Escaped man recaptured face wife and children in Beaver
Earl Feeny Sherrill, 28, confined in a Beaver jail awaiting return to Brushy Mountain penitentiary after a five year escape. He recalls fear of flogging and hopes for an end to suspense. Married 1936, he supported his family with a coal truck and coal debts loom. Wife Elnor, expectant with another child, stands by him and waits for his return.
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Beaver
Tennessee
Earl Feeny Sherrill
Sherrill
Sherill
Pedros
Tenn
Darlington
Elnor
Jung
Mary Opal
John Wesley
Jolliffe's Property Sold at Trustee's Sale in Charleston
Trustee sale of George L. Jolliffe store on West Main and Rector addition lots in the first ward held by Central Trust Co of Charleston. No bidders appeared. Reconstruction Finance Corporation bought in the properties.
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George L. Jolliffe
West Main Street
Rector Addition
First Ward
Central Trust Company
Charleston
Reconstruction Pinnance Corporation
Green Bar Scouts Attend Clarksburg Rally
Green Bar Scouts and scouters of Grafton Troop No. 7 sponsored by the Baraca Bible class of the First Baptist church attended a safety demonstration by W. E. Lawrence of the National Boy Scout headquarters at the First Presbyterian church in Clarksburg. Attendees listed in rank order include Dallas Wolfe, A. E. Lockard, E. O. Waugh, J. B. Dryfield, Ralph Murray, Wayne Daugherty, Paul Pierson, Russell Hall, Roy Linn, Paul Brown, Paul Defenbaugh, Charles McDermott, Reynolds Gall, Osborne Lucas, Kenneth Courtney, and Robert Stout.
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Green Bar
Grafton
Baraca
First Baptist Church
W. E. Lawrence
National Boy Scout Headquarters
First Presbyterian Church
Clarksburg
Dallas Wolfe
A. E. Lockard
E. O. Waugh
J. B. Dryfield
Ralph Murray
Public Health Council to meet July 5 to 7
Bluefield officials say the State Public Health council will hold its mid summer meeting here from July 5 to 7, announced by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Bluefield
State Public Health Council
Chamber of Commerce
Logan Club Plans New Clubhouse After Fire
Logan Country club directors announced a new clubhouse will replace the one destroyed by fire a month ago. The rebuilding plan estimates the structure at twelve thousand dollars in cost.
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Logan
Logan Country Club
War Referendum Stand Tied to Public Vote
Washington March 10 Senator Bone urged a constitutional war referendum arguing that no force should push the nation into war without public consent. He told the Senate naval committee that propaganda could bypass Congress, while Congress holds war declaration power. The same session discussed a $38.524 million naval public works bill and Guam project scrutiny of Pacific island readiness.
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Washington
Bone
Congress
Stephen Raushenbush
Senate Munitions Committee
House Naval Affairs Committee
Guam
Senate Naval Committee
Japan
Pacific
Warder vows action on illegal gambling and bootlegging
Warder outlines plans to revoke licenses and prosecute establishments after numerous complaints to his office. He will pursue evidence with all law enforcement branches, warning that illegal activities will be halted or license removal and nuisance-law actions pursued. Sherif, police chief, and Corporal Strader will inspect suspected sites this afternoon.
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Rage Ue
Warder
Sherif
Corporal Strader
Taft era reforms and Roosevelt budget push described
The text outlines Taft's favored reforms like a budget bureau and moving the accounting office from the treasury, notes Congress opposition, and details Roosevelt’s ongoing push for reorganization aimed at efficiency. It mentions a modified bill passing the House and expected Senate approval, impacting ten departments and four independent agencies.
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Congress
Taft
Budget Bureau
Accounting Office
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Yast
House
Senate
Taft's Reorganization Effort and Congressional Push
The article describes Taft ordering a government reorganization study and Congress funding a comprehensive review. After two years the committee released four volumes of reports with statistics and recommendations. Taft sent the findings to Congress in 1912 amid political pushback.
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Page
Congress
White House
Cleveland
Taft
Murderer of Miss McKee Revealed in County Selectives
Continue from page one details indicate Miss McKee who lived alone allowed only known visitors before the fatal incident. Authorities are reviewing evidence and questioning locals as the case unfolds, with investigators focusing on access points and psychological factors.
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McKee
Brazil Plans Five Year Public Works Purchases Abroad
Brazil specifies goods should be bought abroad under a five year program with railroad equipment a leading item. Germany led the United States as Brazil's main exporter last year, selling 67.8 million dollars to Brazil in 11 months of 1938, while the United States sold 64.1 million. A Vatican ceremony mentions a special stand for foreign dignitaries as a throne is described amid a large crowd.
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Brazil
United Tes
Germany
United States
Pontiff’s coronation outside St. Peter’s for first time
The article describes a five hour pontifical mass preceding the pope’s coronation, the ceremony to be held outside St. Peter’s for the first time in nearly a century. It notes an international broadcast and preparations for seating visitors and officials within basilica tribunals. Forty three foreign missions will attend.
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St. Peter's
Sligh Throne
Thief Steals Pastor’s Trouser After Fire
Rev J C Buckley responded to a church fire in Huntington in his pajamas and overcoat. While he fought the blaze, a thief stole his trousers from his home, he told police.
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Huntington
J. C. ‘Buckley
U S Hopes To Stabilize Brazil Currency and Debt Plan
The United States aims to stabilize Brazil's currency by resuming payments on Brazil's dollar debt of 357 million dollars starting July 1 and by helping develop local resources such as rubber, quinine, oils, and hardwoods. The plan includes lending technical experts to assist Brazil and shift trade advantages away from Germany toward the United States through a 19.2 million credit to free Brazil's exchange.
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Brazil
United States
Germany
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Alee
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A&p
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Maine
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Grafton Sentinel
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