Public school bill passed by House of Delegates
The county unit school bill cleared the House by a decisive margin. The measure shifts control from local districts to a single county board, promising efficiency and uniform standards. Supporters say it advances progressive governance and reduces inter district conflicts while uniting city and country residents under one county system.
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House of Delegates
House
Senate
The
Sentinel
Formal War in Gran Chaco Puts New Face on Old
The Associated Press reports that Paraguay has declared formal war on Bolivia, raising the Gran Chaco conflict to a new level. The aid of the League of Nations and other peace bodies is sought as clashes threaten wider hostilities. Bolivia is said to be assembling up to 40,000 troops for a push toward Asuncion amid a rainy season pause.
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Gran Chaco
Associated Press
League of Nations
South America
Bolivia
Republic
Paraguay
Commission of Five Powers
Washington
Asuncion
Hans Kundt
County School Board Plan Shapes Rural City Balance
The plan aims to unify county representation on five member boards, with Gratton and Morgantown among cities sharing seats. It argues cities should not dominate the boards and emphasizes practical law application over fears of minority control, citing Wheeling Register commentary.
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Gratton
Fetterman
Grafton
Blueville
Morgantown
Fairmont
Clarksburgh
Public mob disrupts foreign counsel office in Philadelphia
Police dispersed a sizable mob in Philadelphia that stormed a foreign counsel’s office to demand a harsh denunciation of its country’s politics. The writer argues such protests are futile and distract from real work at home while stirring tyrants.
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Philadelphia
United States
Italy
England
Ireland
Hungary
Third road for the United States in an industrial era
The Clarkburg Exponent argues that Fascist Germany and Communist Russia pursue similar top down control of labor and industry, threatening individual freedom. It suggests the US can forge a third path by maintaining liberty while sustaining an intricate industrial society through a new deal directed to preserving individual initiative.
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Germany
Stalin
Russia
James Watt
United States
Escaped Convict Robs Hotel Cash In Bold Theft
Pittsburgh May 16 In bold defiance of police John Maug escaped convict and gang leader walked unmasked into a fashionable hotel last night and robbed a restaurant cashier of 300 dollars shielding a gun from forty patrons seated at tables.
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Pittsburgh
John Maug
Maug
Lightning tubes reveal clues to magneted stay of storms
In Columbia South Carolina Prof Julius J Petty geologist reports discovery of more than 30 fulgurites or lightning tubes in sand hills near Columbia fused sand forms tubes glassy walls range from one eighth to one inch in diameter with one tube traced 20 feet downward highlighting the rarity of lightning strikes in the surveyed area over thousands of years and the energy involved in tube formation
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Columbia
8. C
Julius J. Petty
University of South Carolina
Petty
Acre
J. J. Petty
Robbery Suspect Identified by Cashier and Waitresses
A holdup occurred at a dining room where Mrs. Helen Loevenich, the cashier, was warned quietly and later identified Maug from a police picture by the cashier and two waitresses. Two companions fled in a car, and the diners were unaware of the crime until afterward.
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Helen Loevenich
Maug
Bank Cashier Robert L. Wilson Commits Suicide at Kitzmiller
In Kitzmiller Maryland on May 16 cashier Robert L Wilson age 35 of the Fifty National Bank shot himself in the head. He died about twenty minutes after the shot and never regained consciousness. Andrew W.
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Kitzmiller
Robert L. Wilson
Fift National Bank
Neven
Andrew W
Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mix for Daily Telegraph Edition
Readable crossword fragments present a dense mix of across and down clues. The page lists numerous words and partial phrases including geographic names, personal traits, and generic puzzle terms, with a jumble of letters and incomplete entries characteristic of OCR from an old newspaper puzzle page.
The Stolen Pig in a Quiet Night
Willy Nilly finishes repairs and plans the next day while Jelly Bear returns with a pig he took from a village pen. Rip the Dog hears odd sounds as the pair ponder the pig’s fate, and Puff the cat explores the park by night.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Willy Nilly
Honey Bear
Jelly Bear
Rip
Justice of the Peace Gonder’s suicide note reveal
Justice of the peace Gonder acted as coroner and left messages to his wife and friends. Mrs. Wilson recalls his Sunday night remark, I do not see how I can stand it any more. The Kitzmiller bank remained under Wilson as conservator since banks closed March 5.
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Gonder
Wilson
Kitzmiller
Elkins Seeks Canal to Prevent Tygarts Floods
A West Virginia bill introduced by Delegate Harper would authorize the city of Elkins to cut a canal at the oxbow of the Tygarts Valley River. The project aims to prevent flood damage from river overflows. The measure allows Elkins to borrow funds and could be extended to other cities facing similar flood risks.
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Charleston
City of
Elkins
Tygarts Valley
Harper
Randolph
Delegates Kill Bill To Consolidate Suits
Charleston May 16 Delegates killed a bill to allow courts to consolidate suits on petition by two or more plaintiffs. The measure sought to ease a Fayete county civil docket where 150 suits were filed against Rhinehart and Dennis Inc Charlottesville Va builders of Hawk's Nest dam tunnel. Plaintiffs claim silicosis from tunnel work. Sweetwater citizens send a chuck wagon to advertise their town.
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Charleston
House
Fayete County
Rhinehart and Dennis, Inc
Charlottesville
Hawk's Nest
Fiduciary Notice to Creditors of Stephen Mahaffey Estate
To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Stephen Mahaffey deceased. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them with vouchers verified to J Guy Allender Commissioner of Accounts at the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank Building Grafton Taylor County West Virginia on or before November 20 1933 or be barred from benefits. Beneficiaries must be present on that date to protect their interests. Dated May 16 1933.
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Stephen Mahaffey
Merchants ‘and Mechanics Savings ‘Baile
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
J. Guy Allender
Notice to settle debts and file claims for James L Lilly Estate
Persons knowing themselves indebted to the estate of James L Lilly deceased should settle at once. Creditors must present itemized statements to J P Green, Administrator, personal estate, at 110 Ethel Street. May 9 10 16 17.
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James L, Lilly
James L. Lilly
Ethel Street
J. P. Green
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Grafton Printing Co
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Continental Hall
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Union
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Eo Aguay
Uruguay
Wheeling Register
Clarksburg
Maryland Bank
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Hol- Jang
Greenland
Jetharey
Gutloi
Pune
Fez
Ory
Puff
Bill
Sweetwater
Texas
Westelex
H. F. Englehardt
Fort Worth
Tex
Cope
Meple Avenue
Pearl Street
E.J. Kersting
W. V
Senitinel Office
R. C. McDade
Maple Avé
Cyclopaedia of Literature
West Wilford St
Wolf's Tire
Andrew Curry
Indy
Call
H.C. Poe
Rock Street
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