Fairmont Traffic Rules Tightened As Lights And Signs Enforced
City police will assign traffic duty to enforce parking, traffic lights, and speed laws in Fairmont starting Monday. Reports describe ongoing despondency and a suicide by a local resident, while several WVU construction projects receive funding boosts. A fatal accident in Charleston involves a 800pound gun pole incident and a Danville water system loan.
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W. Moran
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J.B
Reynolds
Union School
Hotse
Challenge over tax authority swirls around Valvoline public service claim
Charleston hearings centered on whether the board of public works can levy utility taxes on Valvoline Oil Company as a public service corporation. Herbert Adams of Parkersburg questioned the board’s authority after similar protests from pipeline and gas firms amid state oil and gas field concerns. Cook urged for Roy Bird Cook of Charleston to join the State Board of Control as Gov Kump considers replacements for A Spates Brady, with other Republicans discussed.
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Public Works
Valvoline Oil Company
Public Service Corporation
Herbert Adams
Parkersburg
Valvoline
Roy Bird Cook
West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
State Board of Control
Kump
A. Spates Brady
Elkins
Senate
Howard M. Gore
Clarksburg
M. B. Carrico
Terra Alta
Howard F. Neale
Judith Lane in a Silent Power Struggle Over Diablo Dam
Judith Lane acts as Big Tom Bevins secretary to block or push Scoggins land takeover for the Rio Diablo Dam while a geologist visits. The intertwined schemes threaten bonds, wages, and Mamie and Tommy’s future as Judith weighs loyalty, risk, and federal court action amid oil fears and dam plans.
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Scoggins
Tommy
Big Tom Bevins
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Crista
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Will
Delphy
Ship Rock
Diablo Dam
Diablo
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Swale
Slim
Jeanne Bowman
Nursery transplant program plans millions of trees
Donald A. Oliver leads a government nursery transplanting two and a half million trees across about seven acres within a 70 acre area. The effort uses red and white pine and red spruce, aimed at forestry enhancement near Parkersburg.
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Donald A. Oliver
Couzens Higher Income Tax Plan Is Defeated
Washington May 3 The senate completed congressional action on a 417 million tax plan by eliminating the 10 percent emergency super income tax for next year proposed by Senator Couzens R Mich The conference report was adopted without a record vote and then the senate receded on the proposed levy which the house had rejected by a large majority
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Senate
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House
Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Ny Clues and Fragments
Puzzle clues mix across words and phrases with scattered readable items from a crossword grid. The fragmentary text lists hints like Italian city cheese forms and ages, plus abbreviations and partial entries, reflecting a page section of a daily puzzle with incomplete, jumbled entries.
New Penal Farm Opinion From Governor Kump
Charleston May 3 Governor Kump expressed the opinion that establishing a penal farm to relieve penitentiary congestion is unadvisable at present. The statement reflects concerns about feasibility and readiness amid ongoing prison issues.
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Kump
Charleston
Classified Rates and Listings from The Sentinel
Classified ads explain two cent per word for first insertion and one cent for each addi tional insertion, minimum 45 cents. Furnished room at Vankirks 19 West Washington St listed. Office rooms for rent in East wing Y M C A with phone 630 R.
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Springtime Marble Mischief in Willy Nilly's Box
Mary Graham Bonner narrates a playful scene where Willy Nilly and animal friends raid a toy box for marbles. Mud pies get made first, then marbles are shared, each child receiving equal pieces and a striking blue marble. But Christopher Columbus Crow notices Top Notch’s mirror and, with disappearance of crow and marbles, ends the moment.
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Top Notch
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Columbus Crow
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Belington approves $45,000 pond contract for plant
Belington city council approves a $45,000 pond contract for a new filtration plant. The project is financed through a loan to be provided by the Public Works Administration.
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Belington
Federal Administration of ‘Public Works
Robt Blaney Seeks Aides In Business Ventures
In the 1910s and 1920s Robert Emmett Blaney a leading local life insurance figure with Prudential, trained agents through illustrated lessons on how life insurance should be sold. He aims to recruit one or two young assistants with ambition and a car to cover wide rural territory and learn the trade under his guidance.
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Robert Emmett Blaney
Howe
Blaney
Ithe
Prudential,Life Insurance Company
Iack
Mr. Blaney
Bull
Pruntytown Scouts Guests Of Clarksburg Rotary Club
Pruntytown Scouts were hosted by Clarksburg Rotarians at the Waldon hotel in Harrison County. The gathering in the city highlighted youth participation with the Rotary Club extending hospitality on Wednesday.
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Pruntytown
Rotary Club
Clarksburg
Waldon Hotel
Harrison County
City
School Scouts Highlight Morale During Visit
The institution showcased three Scout troops totaling 96 members. Visiting Scouts presented the scout oath and flag salute, then performed a harmonica program, underscoring morale and organization at the school during the assembly.
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Ively
Jon
Soldiers Change Guard Amid Quiet Parade
The text notes soldiers changing the guard with mentions of Puffy and Shepard watching from the crowd. It hints at a hopeful mood that the march of the soldiers will continue, reflecting a moment of attentive observers and steady duty.
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Shepard
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