CP Group lays plan to carry county rotation rule wins approval
Republicans meeting in the county courthouse debated registrar selection for the upcoming primary. Chairman Harry Compton said the list would be completed within a day or two and publicized afterward. Howard Holt, editor of the Sentinel and candidate for State Senator, urged faith in a November victory and urged adherence to constitutional authority as the party’s cornerstone. The meeting emphasized optimism for a Lincoln era comeback and a broad GOP gain in the fall, with continued support despite past defeats. (Continued on page eight)
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Republican County Committee
Harry ©. Compton
Party of
Lincoln
Congress
West Virginia
Holt
Howard H. Holt
Bentinel
Sgt
Republican Party
Republic
Grant
Ofley
Roosevelt
William Woodin Dead After Throat Infection
New York May 4 William Woodin secretary of the treasury and frail aide who helped steer the nation through the 1933 bank crisis has died From a throat infection he would have been sixty six May 27 He resigned last fall after illness and forced to the treasury post in November President Roosevelt said at Washington I am deeply shocked by the passing of my devoted public servant Continued on page six.
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New York
William Woodin
Treasury
Treasirg
Wooutin
Roosevelt
Washington
Saturday Specials At Your Grocer's Tasty Bakery
Special bakery ads list cakes donuts buns and rolls with prices. Mentions 8 layer cake two layer loaf and pineapple tarts from Homestead Read Kleen Krust Bakery. Includes items like cinnamon rolls two dozen at low price and general grocery store promotions.
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Tasty Vane Oe
Kleen Krust Bakery
Two Die as Forest Fires Raze North Carolina Woods
In Coughton North Carolina on May 4 two persons were believed dead and 13 homes were burned as a forest fire swept through about Wyj acres of mountain woods. Mrs Calloway mother of three and an unidentified firefighter were missing or killed as flames roared toward Roaring Gap. Residents fled and officials evacuated the Mitchell River settlement of 13 houses.
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Coughton
N. C
North Carolina
Calloway
Mitchell River
Roaring Gap
Jury finds Ruth Shroyer not guilty of trespass
A jury in Magistrate W. E. Rightmire's court last night found Ruth Shroyer not guilty on a trespass charge involving ownership of a police dog. The case stemmed from events in March and centered on disputed ownership and custodial rights over the dog.
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W. E. Rightmire
Ruth Shroyer
Shroyen
Nutt Blamed for Failure of Big Bank
Investigators told the senate stock market and banking committee that policies leading to the Union Trust Company failure in Cleveland were dictated by Joseph R. Nutt and influenced by the Van Sweringen Brothers. Nutt, former Republican national committee treasurer, and O. P. Sweringen, railroad builder, face indictment over a window dressing loan. the report cites years of unsound banking.
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Washin
May.a
Senate
Union Trust Company of
Cleveland
Joseph R. Nutt
Senate Stock Market and Banking Investigating Committee Today
Ferdinand Pecora
Ceounsel
Taylor County Farmers See Higher Labor and Product Prices This Month
Taylor county farmers received higher price indexes for April driven by increased costs in grains, beef cattle, lambs, milk, and other commodities. The report, compiled by J. B. McLaughlin, notes price gains on most grains except corn, with some declines offsetting gains in several dairy and animal products. The April farm product index rose 21 points from April 1993, while the labor factor adds to the overall cost pressure on growers.
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Taylor County
J. B. McLaughlin
Dillinger Blamed for Bank Robbery Looting Five Wounded
Fostoria Ohio police investigate a First National Bank raid that wounded five, with two in critical condition. Robbers fled toward Toledo after kidnapping two employees. Capt. Jack Kesler and investigators from Cleveland and Cincinnati examine a money drawer with fingerprints. Authorities consider Dillinger or his Michigan gang as possible suspects. Chicago guards tightened citywide security.
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Jack Kesler
Fostoria
John Dillinger
First National Bank
Federal
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Kesler
Howard G. Robinson
London
Robinson
First National Banto
Toledo
Frank Culp
William Feasel
Michigan
Devise Check on Sales Tax Collections
State readers are told Commissioner Fred L. Fox proposes a certificate for each business reporting the Consumers' Sales Tax to prove proper registration. The plan aims to deter non reporting by signaling compliance and enabling field agents to check delinquent accounts, hoping citizens assist in a state wide tax audit.
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Devise
Fred L. Fox
Sentinel
Fox
Tax collection progress reported by county sheriff
Sheriff Lee Bennett Jr. announced that about 70 percent of county taxes have been collected since April 2. More than $133,000 has been received at his office, with the 212 percent discount period ending Tuesday and a 9 percent penalty added after June 1 to all tax bills.
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Lee Bennett,Jr
Delmar Mine Worker Dies in Rock Fall
Delmar mine No 1, Waddell Fuel Co, Flemington, reports 58 year old Antonio Merlino killed by a rock fall while working with Tony Domego. Coroner says suffocation likely, Domego aided Merlino within ten minutes. Merlino died before removal. Survived by wife and six children in Italy. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of brother in law.
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Antonio Merlino
Flemington
Delmar
Waddell Fuel Company
Ona C. Jefferys
Merlino
Tony Domego
Domego
Italy
Ma~sontown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Lands $800000 Loan
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad received an $800,000 federal loan to fund two high speed trains. Details on where the trains will be built were not specified, with expectations they will be produced in a private shop rather than in the company's own Gratten or Cumberland facilities.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Associated Press
Ull
Gratten
Cumberland
Man Rans Amuck Two Miners Killed Near Wilkes Barre
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania May 4 two miners were shot to death by a man who appeared to have gone insane in the Keystone collieries in the mountains six miles from Wilkes Barre. Lucerne county detectives were notified and investigators, with no names, left for the scene. The Keystone colleries are owned by the Conlon Coal Company nearby.
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Wilkes Barre
Lucerne County
Conlon Coal Company
Modification of Securities Act Is Sought
Washington May 4 The Chamber of Commerce of the United States adopted resolutions calling for modification of the securities act broader stock exchange regulation and repeal of the wheat processing tax They urged more power for NRA code authorities to set wages and opposed unemployment reserve mandates They also backed international silver negotiations and urged voluntary rather than compulsory transport policy measures Secretary Wallace linked agriculture and industry noting prosperity hinges on agricultural purchasing power.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
NRA
Tailo
S. Transporta
Washingtim
Wallace
Labar
Agriculture Department
Local theatre groups hold Friday play tourney at three towns
Grafton Little Theatre opens at 8 30 tonight with The Last of The Lowerys by Paul Green in one act. Fairmont Community Players present a one act comedy and Clarksburg Little Theatre stages Mansions, a Mason-Dixon drama. Tournament runs next week in Fairmont and Clarksburg with final points tally.
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Grafton
Lowerys
Paul Green
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Little Theatre
Three Cities Begin Action on Joint Airport Plan
Boosters from Grafton Clarksburg and Fairmont plan a joint airport discussion in Clarksburg. Brubaker Clarksburg Chamber of Commerce airport committee chair aims to set a meeting for all three cities. Proponents seek a site midway among Fairmont Grafton and Clarksburg with Bridgeport land eyed as eastern site.
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Grafton
Clarksburg
Pairmont
Brubaker
Local of Commerce
Fairmontini
Fairmont
Bridgeport
Philippi Receiver to Pay $100,000 Dividend
Dividend checks totaling a little over $100,000 are being prepared by J. A. Harrell, receiver of Citizens National Bank of Philippi, for delivery in a few days. This is the third dividend since the bank closed in October 1931, bringing aid to about 43 percent. Loans pending with the Federal Land Bank of Baltimore and the Home Owners Loan Corporation totaling roughly $150,000 affect the bank’s recovery. Harrell has collected $400,000 and retains assets to collect about $600,000. Continued on page eighty-
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John ©. Carpenter
Philippi
J. A. Harrell
Citizens National Bank
Harrell
Federal Land Bank of
Baltimore
Home Owners Loan Corporation of
West Virginia
City of Grafton Likely Wins 120000 FHA Loan for Hospital
The City of Grafton appears poised to secure federal approval for a 120000 loan from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works to build a modern fireproof hospital. Officials met in Washington with city leaders and departmental heads to address objections about funding sources and county contributions, with action expected in the coming days.
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Grafton
Federal Emergency Administration
Charles 0. King
Wallace Henderson
Washington
Longs Struggie
King
Parden
Administration of Public Works
Gray
Board of Review
Walsh
Struck by Engine While Picking Up Coal
Fred White, 64, an unemployed bachelor from Terra Alta, was struck by an engine near Crane Avenue Bridge while gathering coal. He sustained a severed left foot and a fractured skull, was brought to City Hospital by Baltimore and Ohio train No. 3 around 6:30 this morning, and underwent surgery with little hope for recovery.
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Fred White
Terra Alta
Crané Avenue
Alta
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