Taylor County Repeal Vote Yields 820 Majority In Historic Ballot
In Taylor County the repeal of the 18th Amendment passed by 820 votes across 22 precincts. Precincts split 15 wet to 7 dry with about 44 percent of registered voters casting ballots. Flemington district reported the largest repeal margin, and overall figures show a shift from 1912 when prohibition carried by 1,700. Voters expressed strong sentiment against national prohibition and apathy limited turnout.
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Policies for Road Activity To Be Adopted
Charleston June 28 Policies to be followed under new highway building laws will be drawn at a meeting of the advisory members of the new commission. The meeting is expected to announce Governor Kump's selection of a road commissioner to assume executive control of highway construction and maintenance. The governor has given no indication whom he plans to name as road commissioner, replacing the old three-man road commission with an executive commissioner and four advisory members.
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India
Steamer Corner Brook Collides with Trawler Sloe Near Highlands
A collision at sea four miles northeast of Highlands Light involved the steamer Corner Brook and the trawler Sloe. A radio message to the Boston coast guard asked for immediate assistance and was signed Evans Master.
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Refuses To Identify Woman Who Shot Him
In New York a man, Albert Pearson, 29, was shot near Broadway's theater district. He refused to identify the shooter, who claimed she was Marquita Lopez, a night club hostess, after police rushed her to a hospital. Witnesses say Pearson followed the woman from Broadway to West 48th Street before the shooting.
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West Virginia Anti-Saloon League plans a 1934 repeal end
Charleston June 28 The superintendent B E Ewing says stay-at-home dry voters carried the state for repeal and there will be no letdown in the dry campaign He states plans are under way to end at the 1934 election the net vote of state repeal The state votes on its own dry amendment at the 1934 general election
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B. E. Ewing
West Virgina
Patrick D_ Koontz
United Repeal Council of
West Virginia
Presbyterians Celebrate Natal Day in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh marks the birth of the Presbyterian church in the city as the general assembly opens today, commemorating the denomination’s 72nd anniversary in a ceremony and related events.
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Missing Morgantown Girl Found In Charleroi Home
Missing two weeks, Virginia Lee Destefano of 80 Moore Street Morgantown West Virginia, was found in a Charleroi lodging house. Monessen police hold the girl pending arrival of her parents, while federal agents conduct a tri state search for a man accused of abducting her.
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Tristate
Plan Clearing Points To Assist Unemployed
Washington June 28 Secretary Frances Perkins announced the United States employment service would soon establish several regional clearing houses with field supervision as part of extending aid to various states through the new federal job finding machine.
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B and O expected to return large number of men to work
Local Baltimore and Ohio shops are likely to rehire many workers by early July as freight volume rises and the line plans to overhaul motive power. Officials cite new fiscal year work in Grafton and Cumberland shops plus recent rehires in Fairmont and an extra engine crew to ease weekend congestion.
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Delegates Named for Repeal Vote Convention in Charleston
Charleston June 28 delegates pledged to cast repeal votes at the state repeal convention on July 25 are listed. Elected at the special repeal election Tuesday, figures include Howard H. Holt Grafton Jy Patrick Beacom Hunting ton Edith W Breckinridge Summerville Mary 8 Brew ster Lewisburg Nat O Bud dett Morgantown Paul J Carr Hinton Dr L H Clark Kyle Andrew Edminston Jr Weston Mrs Frances Evans Logan Joseph Holt Gaines Charleston Wells Goody koontz Williamson Sam T Mallison Clarksburg Cl ence E Martin Martinsburg Hetzel S Pownall Moorefield David C Reay Morgan to William H Sawyers Hinton Carl Schmidt Wheeling C E Ned Smith Fairmont Mrs Kenner B Stephenson Parkersburg Natalie Sutherland Walker Hunting ton.
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Howard H. Holt
Grafton
Jy Patrick Beacom
Huntington
Edith W. Breckinridge
Summerville
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B and O to Put 500 Employees Back on Jobs
Baltimore officials say more than 500 men, many former workers, will be hired across the line due to higher passenger traffic. Two hundred have begun work at Mount Clare shops, with about 20 more to join soon and 200 more jobs planned in other areas. Officials credit increased traffic to the Century of Progress Fair in Chicago.
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Bailey Declines Active Campaign in NC Prohibition Fight
Raleigh June 28 Senator Bailey said he would take no active part in the prohibition repeal battle in North Carolina to avoid charges of using his office or federal patronage on either side.
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Bailey
North Carolina
27 County Road Jobs Unfinished
Clarksburg notes that none of the county's 27 road projects funded by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will be completed before month’s end. About 400 men are employed, progress is rapid but insufficient, and July work is being allocated after committee review of new applications.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Battle of the Franc Seen Lost as France Faces Devalorization
Paris reports financial experts declare the franc battle as lost and foresee France devalorizing. Britain’s stabilization efforts in Europe falter while pressure mounts to push the franc or gold to meet the dollar. Fresh overtures from gold-standard nations to stabilize currencies are reportedly rejected as Washington tests price-raising measures.
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West Virginia Dry Counties Repeal Table Analyzed
The report lists 22 counties firmly in the dry column with one more possible, totaling 32 of the larger counties supporting repeal. This snapshot highlights county-by-county alignment on the repeal measure and indicates a regional tilt toward maintaining or expanding prohibitions.
Oil Marketers of State to Discuss Code
West Virginia Oil Marketers Association opens its annual meeting in Charleston. A detailed report on the recently adopted oil marketing code, from a Chicago meeting June 22, will be presented by Paul G. Blazer of Ashland along with Edwin R. Speers of Wheeling and W. R. Reitz of St. Marys. Officers will be elected and a program for next year drafted.
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West Virginia Oil Mareters Association
William’. Newman
Gallipois?c
Chicago
Paul G. Blazer
Ashland
Edwin R. Speers
Wheeling
W. R. Reitz
St. Mary's
Stocks Rise And Fall In Highly Specialized Mart
New York reports a volatile session with early fractional advances followed by late losses. Specialties such as wet issues held gains from two to over five points while several issues retreated one to two points. Owens Illinois rose about 12 points amid mixed activity.
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Detain Negro Chauffeur in Girl's Death
Pittsburgh telegraph reports 62 year old John Davis, a negro chauffeur, held for court on murder charges in the death of Hilda Lindberg, 22, a domestic. Detective Ferris testified about a note found in the victim's pocket and Davis's alleged promise to secure a job for her. Investigators pursue memory clues in the case.
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John. Davis
Hilda Lindberg
Frank Ferris
West Virginia votes favor repeal led by Benwood area
West Virginia reports show a statewide push to repeal the 18th amendment with 216,840 for and 134,629 against from 2227 of 2338 precincts. Benwood tallies 1,871 for repeal to 79 against, amid a clear rural versus industrial split nationwide signaling a southern trend toward repeal. California also reports large majorities for repeal with 718,729 for and 228,083 against from 6312 of 9347 precincts.
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