Consolidation of B&O Shops in Parkersburg Reported
Report says 77 Baltimore and Ohio workers will be furloughed as Ohio River shops merge with SH and O yards in Marietta. Final details, including which workers are affected and where they report, will unfold Saturday. Payroll savings of about 40000 monthly cited. impact could remove much local work.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio River
SH & O. Wich
Marieton
O.R
Marietta Avenue
Farmer Labor nominates its state leaders
Dr A S Bosworth of Hikins was nominated for governor on the Farmer Labor ticket by delegates at Clarksburg West Virginia. Other nominations include W Naylor for railroad shop craft, McMeehen for secretary of state, Della Verrick Franklin for superintendent of free schools, Joseph Diggs for state auditor, and J J Thayer for state treasurer. All names were finalized by acclamation after caucus withdrawals.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Maren
A. S. Bosworth
Hikins
Farmer Labor
West Virginia Farmer Labor
W. ¥. Naylor
McMeehen
Della Verrick Franklin
Huntington
Department Free Schools
Joseph TR. Diggs
Fairmont
J. John
Guy Stillman Declared Legitimate in Divorce Case
The New York appellate division in Brooklyn on March 14 upheld Referee Gleason’s findings in Mia Stim’s divorce suit against James de Galllenann former head of National City Bank. The court held Guy Stillman was illegitimate and that Stim proved adultery. the lower court’s and referee’s conclusions were affirmed.
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New York
Suprem Court
Brooklyn
Gleason
Mia
Agia A. Stim
James de Galllenann
National City Bank
Tillmat
Guy
Stilman
Court rejects lower court findings on Mrs Stillman innocence
Today's decision declares the findings of the lower court and referee as to the innocence of Mrs. Stillman immaterial and unnecessary, and orders them struck out.
Adamston to Erect New Crossing Western Adamston
Clarksburg March 12 The city council accepted an agreement with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for a new crossing in western Adamston and voted funds for the city’s portion of construction. Bids on paving and grading were opened but no contracts awarded. Building permits totaling about $31,000 were issued. An indoor circus at Carmichael Auditorium was approved for March 1944 to benefit firemen’s pension and police recreation funds.
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Clarksburg
Mared
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Adamston
Main
Haymond Street
Reding
West
Thorney Pietro
Keeley
Construction Company
Thomas Keehen
Paul S. Hornor
Waldeck
Nicholson
Pietro
Paul S. Horner
Carmichael Auditorium
LaPeal Amusement Company
L. M. Wolfe
8.J. Hoffman
Firemen's Pension Fund
Police Department
1000 Acre Game Refuge Proposed
Wheeling West Virginia March 2 Marshall county fish and game protective association held a large meeting at Moundsville. A 7000 acre tract near McKeefrey Coal holdings south of Moundsville was proposed as a game refuge with boundaries to be set by a committee led by secretary J B Saner. A measure to urge a national park in West Virginia was adopted. The group planned to seek a deputy game warden for Marshall county and discussed forming a trap shooting club on land near Moundsville with land offered by Dr Compton. A renewal of the Wild Life League of West Virginia was debated and tabled. Margaret Cather teaching in Flemington arrived in Grafton for a weekend visit. The fuel policy phrase about airship routes appears garbled.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Marshall County Fish and Game Protective Association
Moundsville
Marshall County
McKeefrey Coal Company
Woodland
Ohio River
J. B. Saner
Congress
West Virginia
State Commission
Ohio County Association
Wildlife League
Elky Club
Waa
The¢Y
Compton
West
Grafton Takes Second Game In State Tournament
Grafton High School defeated Spencer 22 to 18 at Buckhannon to take the second game of the state tournament. Hickman Shaw Hofner Poling led Grafton with multiple field goals as Murray and Johnson scored for Spencer. Scoring details list a close, spirited contest with Grafton pulling ahead early and holding on to win.
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Grafton Fgh
Buckhannon
Spencer
Grafton
Hickman
Shaw
Hofner
Poling
Murray
Johnson
Johnain
Gratton
Ity Grafton
Hickman Murray
Flashlights of Famous People Face to Face With Davis
An illustrated profile of James J. Davis the "Iron Puddler" and future Secretary of Labor. The piece traces his immigrant upbringing in Wales and Pittsburgh, rising from puddler to labor leader, Mooseheart founder, and political figure, noting his influence on labor policy and immigrant registration. It blends biographical highlights with contemporaneous naval secretary speculation and a curious note on the number 13 in Wilbur’s Navy appointment.
Bomb plot aimed at ex wife’s house in Los Angeles
Authorities arrested Joseph Lanzit and Frederick Tate after an alleged plan to place a bomb under the building occupied by Mrs. Josephine Lanzit and her relatives. Lanzit confessed he sought to kill his estranged wife to claim a $15,000 estate and a $150,000 fortune of her mother and brother Shaw.
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Hos Angeles
Marce Ti
Joseph Lanzit
Business Win
Frederick Tate
Josephine Lanzit
Lattera
Lanzit
Local games yield varied scores across towns
In morning action Muttonsville 16 Milford 22, Barracksville 15 Wadestown 20, Lew 10 Greenbank 18, Tunnelton 28 Farmington 22, Middlebourne 6 Smithfield 6, Jacksonburg 18 Keyser 12, and Fayetteville forfeited against Davis as Fayetteville failed to appear. Salem toppled Pollansbee 14 10 in Division A.
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Cowen
Barracksville
Wadestown
Wallace
We Lew
Greenbank
Thomas
Tunnelton
Belington
Hundred
Farmington
Montgomery
Jaz. Ee ' Gaira
Middlebourne
Smithfield
Nerkeley
Jacksonburg
Keyser
Payetteville
Davis
Fayetteville
Salem
Pollansbee
Tucker Died at Lost Run After Illness
William A. Tucker aged 50 died at his brother Isaac Tucker’s home on Lost Run eight miles west of Grafton after a long illness. Death caused by arterial sclerosis and Bright’s Disease. Survived by three children and a brother. Funeral at 2 30 tomorrow conducted by Reverend Pugh of Boothsville. Burial in family cemetery nearby.
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William A. Tucker
Isaac Tucker
Lost Run
Grafton
Bright
Reverend Pugh
Boothsville
Mystery grows in Louisville murder case torture house tale unfolds
Reporters recount a fresh version of events after the tal tal shooting of Richard Heaton in Louisville Kentucky. Dr E R Clark describes arriving at the scene and finding Heaton dead beside a kneeling Mrs Heaton. Dr Schoonover recalls another account while Mrs Walter Crogan and the Keyser family visit Mrs Frank Kinedict on West Washington street.
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Louisville Ky
Ta‘tal
Richard Heaton
E.R. Clark
Iday
Heaton
Dr. Clark
Walter Crogan
Keyser
Pardenta
City Hospital
Frank Kinedict
West Washington Street
Lover Kills with Chlorform in Norristown
In Norristown Pennsylvania on March 14 a 22 year old boarder Harold Dean allegedly confessed to murdering 17 year old Louise Bruppacker by chloroforming her in her sleep. Police report he carried out the act due to jealousy of other admirers and later showed remorse when authorities found the girl dead. Dean allegedly admitted after the father of the girl produced a letterhead claiming to be from the Morals Division of Montgomery County Orphans Court.
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Norristown
Louise Bruppacker
Harold Dean
Dean
President Commutes War Fraud Convictions to One Year
New York March 14 President Coolidge commuted the sentences of Dr Edward A Rumley former owner of the New York Evening Mail Walter Kaufmann and Norvin R Lindhin who were convicted of defrauding the alien property custodian during the war from one year and one day to one year The action announced by telegraph said the convicts must surrender for transfer to Atlanta prison where only sentences longer than a year are accepted
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New York
Coolidge
Edward A. Rumley
New York Evening Mail
Walter Kaufmann
Norvin R. Lindhin
Heent
U.S. Marshak
Measles danger and signs in children in public health notice
Measles tends to hit in winter and spring with high contagion before the rash. Do not wait for the rash to appear to isolate a sick child. First five years see over 90 percent of fatal cases. Seek doctor immediately for cold with fever, cough, sore throat. Measles can lead to pneumonia, ear and throat involvement, and other complications. Public health note warns against deliberate exposure and stresses vigilance.
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Troy
Measles Containment Guidance From Quarantine Measures
Health guidance notes that measles spreads person to person and stresses quarantine, general cleaning of fabrics, and delaying school openings. It advises daily morning checks for symptoms before school, focusing on Koplik spots and cold signs, and cautions that closing schools has limited impact.
Senator Walsh Ill Delays Oil Hearing In Senate
Washington March 14 The oil committee hearing planned for today was canceled due to Senator Walsh the committee prosecutor falling ill He will remain at home for a few days and the hearings will resume Tuesday with no clear plan yet on which evidence will be examined. The illness was described as not serious.
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Washington
Ty Oil Committee
Senator Walsh
Hughes
Wasrington
Senate
Dill
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Ben
Mall
Colombia
Cities Week Conference Planned for Morgantown
The West Virginia Cities Week conference, March 19 to 21 in Morgantown, gathers city officials, chambers, and welfare workers to discuss city planning, charters, taxes, budgets, water, and public service bonding under WVU extension committee auspices with Mayor Dunn presiding and experts from WVU and the Public Service Commission offering guidance.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Morgantown
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia University Extension Committee
Iite
J. 8. Dunn
Parkersburg
B. H. Vickers
West Virginia University
Public Service Commission
James J. Devine
One More To File In The World’s Longest Bridge
Tampa Bay area notes a bridge spanning Old Tampa Bay between Tampa and St. Petersburg under construction. It promises to shorten highway travel by about 24 miles, cutting Tampa to St. Petersburg distance from 43 to roughly 19 miles, with many workers involved in the effort.
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Tampa Bay
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Citien
Petersburg
Expert Testimony In West Virginia Rate Hearings
Expert B. W. Williamson testified on rate complaints against Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Monongahela Railway in northern West Virginia. Proceedings discussed coke and coal haul rates with a plea for lower fuel transport rates up to ten miles. Petitioners include northern industries and chambers of commerce in Clarksburg, Fairmont, and Blair, with hearings likely to continue after a day session. The commission also reviewed S. J. Settle versus Virginian Railway seeking a Robson Fayette County station, likely to be renewed after amplification.
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Charleston
W. Va
B.williamson
Togton
Reariah
Public Service
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongahela Railway Company
S. J. Settle
Vesus
Virginian Railway
Robson
Fayette County
Clean Up Campaign Appeals to All State Schools
Harleton West Virginia report urges the Clean Up and Paint Up initiative to engage schools statewide. Officials emphasize youth involvement as essential to building citizenship, neighborhood pride, and practical city maintenance through organized efforts and visible results.
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Harleston
W. Va
Marek
State Tire Marshall Department
Départment
Acho
John D. Shoop
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Nothir
Attenta
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John. S. Thayer
Taylor
County
Guy Stillman
Brooklan
Burrame
Lower Court
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Margaret Cather
Flemington
Graftote
Wekend
Wilbur
NAVY
William Kenyon
Curtis D. Wilbur
California
Naval Academy
Edwinh Henley
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Judgne
A Wilbur
San Francisco
William & Kenyon
James J. Davis
Labor
By Joe Mitchell
Chapp
Swift
Americ
James jJohn Davis
Herding
Jim Davis
Hid
Secor
Wales
James Join
America
Jim
Castle Garden
Pudler
Siateen
Tiwood
Indiana
Sharon
Elwood
Madison County
Pennnsylvania
Amaleamatoid Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of America
Loyal Order of Moose
Jac Mitchell Chapple
New York City
Hall of Fame
Heart of Dimes J
Mooseheart
Davis Cofsta
Lloyd George
Europe
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Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Sentinel
Mitcheft Chapple
Naval
Daugherty
Kenyon
Roosevelt
Winifred Street
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
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