Public Health Work Taken by Red Cross
Milwaukee news reports the American Red Cross public health program as a co operative effort aiding city and state agencies. A Health Service Bureau offers up to date information and a Health Speakers Bureau to arrange lectures. The plan emphasizes cooperation and supplementation of existing health services rather than replacement.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Amer- Ted Cross
George R. Bedineur
New York
Hamth Service Department
American Red Cross
National Conference of Social Work
Red Cross Health Service
Red Cross
City of
Bedinger
Health Service of the Red Cross
Bureau of Public Health
Wim
New York County
Four Roads man dies in midair collision near Boughlix
A man identified as M. J. Trent of Four Roads was killed Wednesday in a midair collision. The other pilot, Boughlix, was reported to have suffered injuries but is recovering at the scene miles away. The wreck occurred during an attempted emergency maneuver over the old battleground area. The investigation continues.
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Roads
Trent
M. J
Religion must fearlessly meet life, not dwell on death
Dr. Clausen argued the new generation seeks a religion that offers no prohibitions but welcomes broad knowledge. It demands a faith willing to be judged by its preparation of people for life rather than death, rejecting restricted dogma. He urged religion to answer fair questions openly.
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Clausen
Dr. Clausen
Woman Stiller Made Shine To Keep Her Home
Laura Carr a 51 year old former nurse in Fayette county pleaded guilty in the U S district court to violating prohibition laws by operating a moonshine still to support her home and care for her incapacitated husband. She received a one year sentence in the state penitentiary. the judge said he would recommend a pardon when possible.
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Charleston
W. Va
Laura Carr
Montgromery
Fayette County
Hills
United States
Mra. C
Carr
Norsing
Young Folks Not to Blame Says Pastor
Des Moines reports at the Northern Baptist convention, Pastor Clausen of Syracuse argues that today’s youth are not to blame for their attitude. He asserts men fault the new generation for religious decline, contending older leaders must reflect on their own conduct.
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Des Moines
Reynard
Clausen
Pirot Baptist Church
Syracuse
Rider Thrown From Horse Into Train Path Kills Farmer
BLUEFIELD West Virginia June 25 J J Kitchen a McDowell County farmer was killed near Taeger Friday by Norfolk and Western passenger train No 9 under peculiar circumstances The horse he rode became excited by the approaching train and threw him from the saddle The train backed up as residents watched and Kitchen lay across the rail until the engine passed The incident occurred during a prize winners course at the State University at Morgantown Four H Club members crowned in county and state events were named and a long list of officers and club members from several counties noted in the report
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Bluefield
W. Va
J. J. Kitchen
McDowell County
Taeger
Norfolk and Western
Kitchen
West Virginia
To Saeger
Mr State University
Morgantown
Eleanor McClung
Monroe County
Adele Bigelow
Wood County
Herman Bowers
Miner Fleming Vyse
Webster County
Katie Hartman
Randolph County
Elma Gregory
Gertrude Coffman
Cabell County
Arthur Allridge
Fayette County
McClung
Vyse
Gregory
Coffman
All Star Club
Emerson Gregory
Freda Horn
Jackson
Darrell Corbin
Jackson County
Susie Stewart
Jessie Schnapp
Preston County
Elizabeth Hudson
Elizabeth Perry
Juanita Hall
Lewis County
Eugene Arnold
Hampshire County
Lester Atha
Marion
Glenn Allen
Eston Rigg
Elma
Robbery Suspects Escapees From State Institution At Large
Two boys believed former inmates hid in the hills after escaping the state institution. They then returned at night to rob a local store taking only what they needed for escape. They changed clothes from those at the school and were supplied with candy, food, and cigars. A discarded shirt left at the store linked them to the robbery.
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Obado
State Institution
Shop Crafts Reject Reduction in Wages
Cumberland Maryland June 25 announcement by federation of shop crafts tellers on a twelve percent wage cut vote. Results show 52 to accept and 680 to reject. Members voted Friday June 17. Final result to be sent to railroad employment department of the American Federation of Labor.
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Cumberland
Federation of Shop Crafts
Railroad Employment Department
American Federation of Labor
Young Baby of Wendel Dies Early Saturday Morning
Vatina Karikos the seven month old child of Mr and Mrs Dersia Karikos of Wendel died at 3 o clock Saturday morning following stomach trouble. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Simpson.
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Vatina Karikos
Dersia Karikos
Wendel
Impson
Kenyon to Head Mingo Committee
Senator Kenyon of the Senate Labor committee is expected to head the sub committee to investigate disturbances in the West Virginia coal fields. The hearings will be held in Williamson West Virginia and the panel is to be appointed likely early next week under a Senate resolution adopted yesterday.
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Washington
Kenyon
Senate Labor Committee
West Virginia
Senate
Wil-iamson
Red Cross Executive Meeting Reports Yearly Work
Taylor county chapter American Red Cross executive committee met at the courthouse Friday evening. Mrs. C. F. Schroeder presided as reports showed variable committee progress but overall gratifying advancement for the community and county. Nursing committee praised, with local nurses busy and aiding national headquarters projects, hospital and charitable work, and finance. Plans for next year aim to grow and expand duties benefiting the city and county.
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Taylor County
the American Red Cross
C. F. Schroeder
National Headquarters
Washington
Reform School Boys Rob Store at Pruntytown
Officers search adjoining counties for Clarence Waddy Arthur Kirkman and Tracy Gardner three colored youths aged 15 to 16 who escaped Pruntytown reform school and are suspected of breaking into W D Burnett store. They pried basement door, busted a trap door lock, and took overalls shirts flashlights batteries socks candies cigars and more from the Pruntytown general store late Friday night.
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Clarence Waddy
Arthur Kirkman
Tracy Gardner
State Reform School
Pruntytown
W. D.burnett
State Board approves nine new normal training schools
The State Board of Education at Charleston confirmed nine new normal training schools as authorized by the legislature. Locations named include Beckley Point Pleasant Easthitch Pine Grove Hillsboro Bridgeport Ravenswood and Carrol with a conditional site at Burch Mitgo County and a tenth site to be chosen later for Lincoln or Cabell counties.
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State
Charleston
Heald l
Beckley
Point Pleasant
Easthink
Pine Grove
Hill& Shoro
Bridgeport
Ravenswood
Carlo
Burch
Mitgo County
Lincoln
Cabell
Bartlett Bolin Purchase New Hearse For Rural Work
Bartlett and Bolin, funeral firm, bought a new one ton Oldsmobile hearse built in Pittsburgh. Junior Hamilton, an employee, returned with the vehicle to replace the heavy city hearse. The new design handles poor rural roads and will be used mainly for rural work, while the larger hearse handles city duties.
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Junior
Hamilton
Bartlett and Bolin Wde
Pittsburgh
Bartlett and Bolin
Specialized Body Built For Pittsburg Escape Experts Report
Bartlett and Bolinin were sent to Pittsburgh where specialists constructed a uniquely designed body. Authorities pursued them as part of the ongoing case.
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Bartlett
Bolinin
Pittsburgh
Taylor County Teachers Institute Opens August 29
Taylor County teachers will meet for a five day institute starting August 29 with W E Legtyets supervising. Prominent educators such as Frank S White Glenville and Dean J M Calhoun West Virginia University will speak on topics including thoroughness in the common schools physical education and the standard school.
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Taylor County
Teachers Institute
W. E. Leg
Frank 8. White
Glenville
Institut
Ck. Gheena
Joseph, Rosler
Department of Education
Dean J. M CalRhan
West Virginia Univerity
Waimnan T Barbe
West Virginia University
Copics Witt
Mme Curie on ship 10 go home with radium frame
New York June 23 Marie Curie scientist and codiscoverer of radium travels aboard the Olympic with her two daughters to return to France The gramme of radium she received as a gift from American women rests in a mahogany casket Curie has been honored by sixty five universities and colleges in the United States and Europe for her contributions to science
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New York
Mme
Marie Curie
France
America
Mme. Curie
League of Nations mass meeting marks second anniversary
Hyde Park hosted a notable League of Nations mass meeting commemorating two years since the league was formed. More than fifty renowned British speakers attended along with delegates from all twelve participating countries.
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London
Hyde Park
League of Nations
League
Great Britain
Picket Shot Down in Chicago Strike
In Chicago on June 25 a running pistol fight wounded a strike picket attacked by five men firing from a car. Strikers and strike breakers clashed as police pursued the escape vehicle after the shooting today.
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Chicago
Noted Lawyer Who Aided Thaw Died in New York Today
NEW YORK June 2. John B Stanchfield a New York lawyer who appeared in many important court cases died today at Islet Long Island He leaves a widow a daughter and a son He was prominent in politics as well as in law Stanchfield figured in the Thaw murder case his pleading aiding the release of Harry K Thaw from Mattewan next Thursday plea in court noted by contemporaries
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New York
John B. Stanchfield
Islet
Long Island
Stanchfield
Harry K. Thaw
Muttewan
Hlnart
Pei Ay
Liquor Case Arrests Reported in Fairmont
Deputy Sheriff Maiie Boggos found whiskey at Leonard Metz's residence on Ten Avenue and arrested Clouds Metz on a charge of having liquor for sale. Clouds Metz jailed and later released on bond to appear before a magistrate.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Sherif Maiie Boggos
Leonard Metz
Ten Avenue
Clouds Metz
Knottsville man is fined and placed under bond
Ernest Wilson, of Knottsville, found guilty on two charges at a local hearing. He was fined for obstructing a public highway and placed under a $100 bond to keep the peace for one year after threatening to kill Roy W. Hauser in an earlier incident. Local details describe the road confrontation and subsequent plea.
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Ernest
Red) Wilkdn
Knottaville
Squire C. W. McCafferty
Wilson
Roy W. Hauser
McCafferty
Hauser
Miser
Knottsville
Missionary with revolver cites India reform at Baptist meeting
Rev Samuel D Baldwin, famed for his work with India’s criminal tribes, described the Criminal Tribes Act and his Kavali settlement method blending law and gospel. He named tribes, detailed punishments, labor contracts, and progress toward rehabilitating thieves into citizens, noting schooling funded by government aid and night classes for youth.
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Des Moines
India
Samuel D. Baldwin
United States
Northern Baptist
Rawden
Kavali
Rev
Bawden
Uberty
Lightning Kills Prominent Farmer Andrew J Matthews
Prominent Taylor county farmer Andrew J Matthews died Friday afternoon during a storm near Independence. While shoveling dirt at the base of a large tree, a lightning strike caused his death. some believe a limb fell on him. He leaves three sons and five daughters headed by Guy, Ray, and Muskerve of Fairmont and Grace, Ruth, Mae, Maud, and Jane Matthews. Brother-in-law Thomas Musgrove of Grafton and sister-in-law Mrs Henderson survive.
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Andrew J. Matthews
Taylor County
Independence
Matthews
Mathews
Guy
Fairmont
Ray
Muskerve
Grace
Ruth
Mae
Maud
Jane Matthews
Thomas Musgrove
Grafton
W. B. Henderson
County Road Work Moving Forward On Bond Issue Roads
County officials announced progress on bond funded road projects. Dorsey R. Potter pledged brick for the Fetterman section next week, enabling quick completion. Cisler Morse will begin laying concrete from Webster crossing to Webster cemetery, with further stretches to follow. Hager Brothers report solid headway on the Thornton Pike federal aid project and all bond road work advancing rapidly.
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Dorsey R. Potter
Thornton Fire Brick Company
Fetterman
Scanton
Cisler & Morse Company
Webster
Webster Cemetery
Hager Brothers
Thornton Pike
Owners and Men To Talk It Over
London June 25. Striking coal miners and mine owners accepted Sir David Lloyd George’s invitation to confer at the Board of Trade to seek a settlement of the three month old coal strike. Baltimore June 25. A fire of determined origin killed two women and two children and burned three other persons.
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London
David Lloyd George
Board of Trade
Baltimore
June
Fifty eight Rural School Graduates Listed in Taylor County
Taylor County rural upper grade students graduated in the spring, per county superintendent W F Leach. The 1921 class is larger than earlier years, with a long list of graduates and their home places including Grafton and Thornton, among others.
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Taylor Co
Taylor County
W. F. Leach
Leachy
Rosa Lee Brown
Grafton
R. F
Gladys Sinsel
Independence
Lawrence Lee Current
Thornton
Lena M. Walter
R. F. PD
Della Shafter
Carl Tutus Cain
Simpson
Charles Selma Hall
Wendel
Edna Gladys Moats
Thorntonida Montgomery
Alma L
Brown
Rosemont
Gladys Martin
Belle B. McVicker
Merle Dessid Riley
Bridgeport
R. B
Gladys Jones
R.F
Elizabeth Grace Tucker
R. BD
Velva Lena Marka
Flemington
Edith Whitehair
Oleta Costello
RB. F. D
Herbert Wayne
Mameington
Henrietta Adelaide Tin
Douglas Dale Basford
RF. D
Martin Berbert Bartlett
Peace terms set for Knox Porter war end agreement
Washington D C June 27 terms of a compromise on the Knox Porter resolutions to end the state of war with Germany and Austria have been settled Republican leaders said today formal acceptance expected at a conferees meeting tomorrow after Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, author of the Senate peace region.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Knox
Pennsylvania
Senate
Shamita
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Homer Rodelhcaver
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Mmckson
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Iown
Chester
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Salem
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Association
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Wiss
Dora
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Stiller
Mingo Committee
Reform School
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Hearst
Mme. Currie
Thaw
Ernest Wilson
Meyer Sandier
B. Fairmount Avenue
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Cal
Federal Reserve Bank
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McCoy
Columbia
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Poindexter
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Denby
Harding
Ohio
White House
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Grand Lodge
Akron
Akron Sand & Gravel Company
Paris
Cosel
Upper Silesia
Wolf Bureau
Berlin
Rilige
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Black Creek
Tadict
Tulsa Police Fores
Tulsa
Okla
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Tana Police Department
Otter
Berk
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