Vetoed and Enacted Measures From This Legislature Session
Governor Gore signed 190 bills, vetoed many mainly salary increases for county officials. The tally shows 62 laws approved at signature and 66 passed by the regular session, with notable vetoes on magisterial district upgrades and Morgantown university property matters, plus numerous county clerk and prosecutor salary bills.
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Mey
Senate Masure
Monongalis County
Morgantown
Hancock County
First Judicial Circuit
Tucker County
State Athletic Commission
Wyoming
Monroe County
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Kanawha County
Logan County
Cabell County
Otham County
Brooke County
Pendleton County
Poe
Senate
Lincoln County
Bik | View High School
Taylor County
Putnam County
State Library
Independent School District
Mingo County
Ohio County
Department of Public Safety
Rotarians Celebrate Jed W Robinson as District Governor Nominee
About 42 Rotarians from Elkins Terra Alta and Grafton gathered for a regular meeting praising Jed W Robinson of Grafton for his nomination as district governor of the Rotary’s twenty fourth district. L F Everhart highlighted Terra Alta’s founder role and pledged support. The event featured past president Harry C Compton urging Rotary spirit as the West Virginia motto.
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Elkins
Terra Alta
Grafton
Jed W. Robinson
Rotary
L. F. Everhart
Jed Robinson
Rotary Club
Everhart
Robinson
Roaring Creek
Maxwell l
West Virginia
Grafton Club
Harry C. Compton
Florida
Compton
Twenty-Fourth
L. F. Everhart Inck Wolfe, II
HW. Parsona
A. 8. Welch
J. W. Whittaker
Don Webster
Charles A. Miller
J. G Pettit
B. Trembly
M. Scott
T. Kelley
Terra Aila
Kelm
C. R. Saffel
R. E. Maxwell
Huber
Woode
W. W. Trent
H Hull
Q. Doner
W. W. Golden
MH. G. Keim
Jonn
Brown
R. D. Dardon
Ray Ward
Howard L. Collett
P. L. Stalnakeb
W. TH. Mason
W.N. Fitzwater
R. B. Cody
F.C. Takef
M. M. Smith
E. Jh. Everhart
Farm Hand Charged With Kidnaping Girl In Vermont
Earl Woodward, a farm hand and ex convict, was arraigned in Middlebury Vermont on a kidnaping charge after being captured with 11 year old Lucille Chaterton. Bail set at 10000 dollars. Lucille pleaded for Woodward saying he helped her escape abuse by her father Walter Chatterton of Granville.
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Lucille Chatterton
Middlebury
Earl Woodward
Lucille Chaterton
Granville
South Brookfield
Lucille Chatterston
Vermont
Ama Woodward
Woodward
Walter Chatterton
Ray L. Chase
Lucille
Chase
New Hampshire
Notable Elks Members Named in Local List
A roster lists Elkins residents R. Chaffey William Gross L W Coberly B Wees John B Wilt F H Barron J C Hutz G H Over holt H Ryan and 0 H Taylor. Roy S Long of Montgomery John B Norvell Jr of Charleston and Tom Wilkes of Clarksburg as part of a local grouping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Chaffey
William Gross
L. W. Coberly
B. Wees
John B. Wilt
F. H. Barron
J. C. Hutz
G. H. Overholt
H. Ryan
0. H. Taylor
Elkins
Roy S. Long
Montgomery
John B. Norvell,Jr
Charleston
Tom Wilkes
Clarksburg
Smallpox scare prompts county vaccination order
County Health Commissioner Franklin Dew ordered vaccination in Lafferty after learning a Lafferty baseball player played while infected with smallpox. He said all players and some 200 spectators were exposed as 95 cases have appeared in the county this year.
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St. Clairsville
Franklin Dew
Lafferty
Sleeping Youth Mistakes Burglar For Brother
A burglar entered the Maple Avenue home of French Helms last night between 7 and 8 o clock. He opened a bedroom door where French Helms Jr slept, turned on the light, then left after seeing an unfamiliar figure in bed. The kitchen window was pried open and items appeared disturbed though nothing was reported missing. The family, out for a ride, returned to find the intruder gone and investigators noting a bold entry. French Jr said he thought the noise was a family member and did not react.
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French Helms
Maple Ave
French Helms Jr
French Jr
Howe
Parkerburg Man’s Act Is Given Reward
Pittsburgh May 2 The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honored fifteen heroic deeds at its spring meeting allocating bronze medals to several heroes including five women. Three of the heroes died saving others earning pensions totaling 2800 yearly and 10000 for education plus 4400 for other purposes. Toul Joseph Pickens of Rochester New York drowned July 17 1924 while attempting to save a boy from Lake Ontario. Ty Carlyle Stephens of Washington DC drowned June 29 1924 while trying to rescue two atrlay.
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Pittsburgh
Carengie Hero Fund Commission
Toul Joseph Pickens
Smith Street
Rochester
N. Y
Bronze medals awarded for heroism on river and in water rescues
Widows and rescuers across several states received bronze medals and monthly stipends for brave acts. Andrew C. Rowe drowned amid a Vienna rescue attempt in 1924. Five young women earned medals for rescuing drowning victims in 1921 to 1924. Other heroes included Robert J. Royal, Edna Mae Good, Esther R. Beard, and Elizabeth Wise among others for saving lives in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia.
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Occoquan River
Occoquan
Andrew C. Rowe
Parkersburg
W. Va
Vienna
E. Mason
Johna Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Verango
Ruth Lysle Justice
Beechwood Boulevard
Pittsburgh
Miss Mason
Esther R. Beard
Market Street
Oxford
Elizabeth $. Wise
Hawthorne Fond
Chester
Edna Mae Good
South Avenue
Bradford
Salamanca
Robert J. Royal
General Delivery
Uniontown
Lamberton
W. J. Bryan Bogart
Kirwin Kang
Kirwin
Homer J. Martz
Winston Street
Cumberland
William V. Cagle
Wayne Street
James B. Ruble
Lewis Spence Green
Morgan
Elisha F. Scot
East
Morrill Avenue
Columbus
Ohio
Cheshire
Attachment of Property for GL Peril in Indianapolis
Writs filed in superior court seek attachment and garnishment of all property owned by D. Stephen son on behalf of Mrs. Nattle Stephenson Drehm of Poteau Oklahoma. Brehm seeks $17,000 for Florence Catherine Stephenson nine owed as support. Stephenson, Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry are jailed on a murder charge involving Madge Oberholtzer. arraignment set for Monday. Judge Leathers issued writs returnable May 12.
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Thdianapolis
Aly
Stephenson
Nattle Stephenson Drehm
Poteau
Oklo
Brehm
Florence Catherine Stephenson
Earl Klin
Loaded Smokes Invade France
France faces rising cigarette tampering with hidden explosive capsules. Reports from multiple regions describe smokers burning faces or hands as capsules explode. Motive and creators remain unknown.
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France
Paris
Killer of His Wife and Two Children Gets Life Sentence
Cumberland Md May 2 Russell Morton 29 pleaded guilty to the Jan 20 murders of his wife and two children in Midland Md. He was sentenced to life in Maryland state prison after a first degree verdict. Morton showed no emotion during sentencing and spoke only to decline speaking further. An earlier examination suggested insanity in the family but no defense plea raised this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Russel Morton
Midland
Maryland
Morton
Hum Mer on Trial in Charleston Arson Case
M H Hummer stood trial in Charleston yesterday charged with aiding and abetting the arson of a barn on March 5. Claude Ritenour and Jo son, Charleston residents, testified they started the fire at Hummers alleged instigation and were sentenced to three years in prison. Ritenour said Hummer offered $35 and allowed an assistant. Defense questioned Ritenours credibility as the fire case drew a large crowd. Fire Marshal L Topping testified, noting the department aided prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
M. H. Hummer
Trian
Claude Ritenour
Joson
Hummer
Ritenous
Mélive
L. Topping
Eastern states petrol slump visible in March output
Washington May 2 Kentucky and West Virginia show decreases in petroleum output. Illinois Pennsylvania and Ohio report higher March yields than February, signaling mixed regional trends in oil production across the eastern states.
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Washington
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Charleston Hosts State Board of Children's Guardians Meeting
Charleston May 2 Dr L V Guthrie of Huntington state has last night at a dinner of the state board of children's guardians and state workers gathered for the annual spring conference. James S Lakin president of the state board of control addressed the gathering and Dr John L Dickey of Wheeling attended part of the day.
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Charleston
L. V. Guthrie
Huntington State
State Board of Children’s Guardians
James 8. Lakin
State Board of Control
John L. Dickey
Wheeling
Board of Guardians
Thar
City Hospital crowding blamed for death of patient
Wilford Lee Rogers, 25, of Wickwire, died after an operation postponed due to no available bed at City Hospital. Doctors say earlier admission could have saved him. Officials warn crowding forces delays and push for a larger or expanded hospital, noting monthly losses and charity care.
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Jim
Wilford Lee Rogers
Wickwire
City Hospital
D. W. Fortney
Dr. Fortney
Rogers
Bucklew
Grafton
Oii
Cather
Cath
Women's meeting hits a barrier in Hamilton May day
Foreign delegates at the International Council of Women convention travel to Washington as New York entertainment plans are canceled. Lady Aberdeen notes uncertainty over whether her earlier letter alleging a propaganda program linked to the League of Nations shapes the cancellation.
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Hamilton
International Council of Women
Washington
Natonal Council
New York
Lady Aberdeen
Sara L. W. Coe
Club Women's S Protective Committee
International Council
League of No- Lions
Judge Baker to address miners memorial meeting in Wheeling
Judge W. E. Baker of the U S District Court accepted an invitation to speak at a memorial meeting held Sunday by union miners for 119 men killed in the Henwood mine explosion. He was in Wheeling for a special session on contempt charges against United Mine Workers officials amid unionization efforts in four West Virginia panhandle counties.
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County Court of Barbour
Aenessment of
Vanda
Teachers’ Institute
Charleston
State Board of Control
Supreme Court of Appeal
Wheeling
Csty of Thomas
Morgantown
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Bridge
Montgomery
Common Pleas Court of
Pennsboro
Princeton
Parsons
Huntington Charter
Huntington
Sharples High School
St. Mary's
Jefferson County
Farmers Fire
Randolph ‘County War Memorial
National Guard
Court House
Board of Education
W. E. Baker
United States District Court
United Mine Workers
Praises Morals In Vogue Today
London May 2 Miss Lillian Barker governor of the Borstal Institution for Girls at Aylesbury says after years among tens of thousands of working girls that moral standards are higher today because women know the facts of life. The younger generation favors clear views and rejects forced churchgoing, believing churches should offer what young people want. The speaker argues regular worship is real but compulsory attendance is mistaken.
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London
Lillian Barker
Borstal Institution For
Aylesbury
Miss Barker
Three Bandits Captured After Cash Heist Shootout
Toledo report says three of four bandits who fled with 11000 from the east side branch of the Ohio Savings Pik and Trust Company were captured twenty minutes later after an exchange of shots with police. A stray democracy line appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
East Side
Ohio Savings Pik and Trust Company
Grafton City Visitors and Local Addresses Noted
A long list of out of town shoppers visitors and local residents details daily in Grafton including Miss Alda Brown from Wi visiting, Mrs W T Brown host, John Bailey from Thornton, and many others. Noted hospital update on Mrs George Elliott recovering from pneumonia and several trips to cities like Kansas City and Los Angeles.
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Lee
Mish
Ora Newman
Tilence
W. T. Brown
Alda Brown
George Martin
John Bailey
Thornton
J. Bailey
Route 6
Herbert Evans
Weat Main Street
F. C. Petetay
Route 5
Grafton
Walter Wood
H. E. Luck
Sand Lick
Lucille Baker
Parsons
Taker
Frank C. Baker
Elke Ins
George Elliott
First Ward
I. N
Cumberland
Gail
A. F. Taylor
Johu Fast
W. T. Robinson
Knottsville
Link Dennison
Evansville
Charles Robinson
Route 8
Martha Jolliffe
West Virginia University
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Joseph Jolliffe
Maple Avenue
Thomas P. Lake
Simpson
Express
Lynch
Denye Cole
Los Angeles
Calif
Grafton Man Joins State Police Duty
William DeMoss of West Main street has joined the state police. He traveled from Charleston to enlist and receive his uniform and equipment. DeMoss, a years at Hazel-Atlas Glane factory, follows Andy Morgan as the second Grafton man accepted. Both likely to be stationed in the northern part of the state. F A Cornwell of Cecilty plans a bid trip to Grafton today.
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William DeMoss
West Main Street
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Berkeley Springs
Henry Independent
Clay County
Leenson
Harrisville
Ritchie County
Charleston Charter
Dunbar
Fairmont
Preston County
Pleasants County
Sleeping Youth
Burglar
French Helms, Jr
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Midland, Md
FAC
Man
Children's Board
New York City
Judge Baker
Andy Morgan
F. A. Cornwell
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