Death claims Joseph Bennett at Triune farm
Joseph Bennett aged 70 died at noon Sunday from a stroke after a long illness at his farm near Triune Monongalia County. He was a lifelong farmer, never married, survived by brother Frank Bennett the County Clerk and sister Mrs Anay Gwyn of Morgantown who is critically ill. Funeral services Tuesday at Summers Methodist Church near Triune with Rev L L Lightner officiating. burial in church cemetery.
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Joseph Bennett
Frank Bennett
Fas ‘Triune
Monongalia
Coun
William and
Mary Jacobs Bennett
Bennett
Annalie Gwyn
Morgantown
Goshen
Knottsville
Triune
L. L. Lightner
Calcium Diet Linked to Longer Life Says NIH Report
Prof H C Sherman of Columbia told the National Academy of Sciences that a rich calcium diet fed to a family can extend descendants lifespans across generations. The study suggests long lived ancestors boost descendants longevity and hints at practical use for a longer living nation. Sherman notes that even with adequate diets, adjusting calcium and vitamins within normal ranges may extend adult vitality.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Chapel Hill
N. C
National Academy of Sciences
Prof
H. C. Sherman
Columbia University
Academy
Columbia
Sherman
No Hubbub Continued on Page One
A fragment notes the phrase hound business, but the copy suggests it should become a pillar of a sound economic framework. The text implies ongoing discussion about economic policy and stability.
New National Child Labor Law Guards Wages and Hours
The act sets a 25 cent hour minimum rising to 40 cents by 1945, caps the work week at 44 hours then 42 and 40, bans under 16 from mining or manufacturing and under 18 in hazardous industries, with limited 14 or 15 year old work allowed in other sectors. Penalties include fines up to 10,000 dollars, imprisonment, or both, and workers may recover double wages. Industry committees may suggest higher rates if employment isn’t reduced.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Andrews
Supreme Court
NRA
Congress
Defense Witnesses Clash Over Espionage Plot Details
Testimony recounts Rumrich's hints of alcohol and evasions while Matthews accuses him of lying about Glasers spy availability for Nazi Germany. The New York Post claims U S Attorney Hardy held proof Berlin and Japan directed the espionage ring, but diplomatic limits kept mention of a second power from public view.
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Japan
State Department
Washington
the Post
Mrs P H Gull Passes Away at 61
Mrs Mariah Catherine Gull aged 61 died at her home 408 East Main Street at 2 15 Sunday afternoon after 12 weeks illness. Born July 17 188? in Preston County she was the daughter of Thomas Squires and Lelia Belle Fortney Squires. Survived by husband Philip Henry Gull retired B and O man, one brother Daniel Squires Huntington three children Gears Gull Washington Pa Vanzula Norris Washington Pa James P Guill Washington Pa and 11 grandchildren. Member of Andrews M E church and Ladies Auxiliary Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Funeral 2 o clock Wednesday at Andrews M E Church with Rev William E Knox officiating. Burial in Knights of Pythias cemetery Newburg. G T Bartlett in charge.
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Mariah Catherine Gull
East Main Street
Preston County
Gull
Thomas 8
Letitia Belle Fortney Squires
Philip Henry Gull
Daniel Squires
Huntington
Gears 8
Grafton
Vanzula S. Norris
Washington
James P. Guill
Andrews M. E. Church
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
William E. Knox
Clergyman Offers Love Advice To Lovelorn Crowd
In Philadelphia at Beth El Lutheran Church the Rev. Ivan Hagedorn urged men to avoid loving a simpleton and advised women not to marry for an easy life, distributing "advice to the lovelorn" pamphlets rather than collection plates.
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Philadelphia
Bethel
Ivan H. Hagedorn
Officers Chosen in Southwestern Woman's Clubs
Huntington October election results show Mrs. W. B. Hamilton of Williamson chosen president of the Southwestern district of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, succeeding Mrs. Arthur N. Holtzworth of Huntington.
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Huntington
West Virginia Federation of Woman’s Clubs
W. 8. Hamilton of
Williamson
Arthur N. Holtzworth
Pittsburgh Markets Produce and Livestock Prices Report
Pittsburgh markets on October 24 show moderate demand for produce with apples and potatoes trading near steady. Livestock figures indicate higher hogs and steady to strong cattle, calves, and sheep with various weight classes and price ranges across hogs cows and vealers.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Dept
Hubbardstons
Baldwins
Kings
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
J Cobblers
Chippewas
Maine Green Mountains
Long Island
Michigan
U. S
Lovern waives hearing in attack on 62 year old Stowers
Truman Lovern, 26, waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Carl Jones on a felonious assault charge against 62 year old Frank Stowers. Lovern was released on $500 bond, awaiting grand jury action.
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Princeton
Truman Lovern
Carl Jones
Frank Stowers
Lovern
Aged Man Dies After Auto Collision in Wadestown
Clement L. Eakins aged 86 of Wadestown died in a Morgantown hospital from injuries suffered October 11 when struck by a car. He was the fifth highway fatality in Monongalia county for 1938.
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Morgantown
Clement L. Eakins
Wadestown
Monongalia County
Willie Rosier Death Victim
Willie Rosier aged 57 died at 4 30 Saturday at his Knottsville home from complications after nine years of illness. A Barbour county native born February 3 1881 he was a farmer who sometimes worked for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He is survived by his widow Clara B Alexander Rosier and three sons Otto Kenneth and Glenn Rosier all at home. Funeral services set for 11 Tuesday at Wesley chapel with Rev Leonard Reckard and Rev W E Knox officiating, interment Wesley cemetery, G T Bartlett in charge.
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Willie Rosier
Knottsville
Barbour County
Christopher
Margaret Bdyard Rosier
Clara B. Alexander Rosier
Otto
Kenneth
Glenn Rosier
Rosier
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Wesley Chapel Church
Leonard Reckard
W. E. Knox
Andrews M
Baby Drowns In Paint Creek At Willis Branch
An 18 month old boy, Jimmy Foster, drowned in Paint Creek near his Willis Branch home in Kanawha County. The child, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Foster, apparently fell from a fence at the stream edge.
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Charleston
Jimmy Foster
Paint Creek
Willis Branch
Kanawana County
Joe Foster
Moonshiners Arrested in Mullens Raid
Walter Byrd and Bill McCoy, both of Mullens, were arrested on a moonshining charge by Corporal R. D. Platt and officers. Platt said more arrests were likely in connection with rifle fire from concealed snipers during the raid.
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Mullens
Walter Byrd
Bill McCoy
R. D. Platt
Platt
Byrd
McCoy
Farm Workers Wages Off From Previous Year in West Virginia
Charleston Oct 24 West Virginia farm workers received seven percent less in wages last year according to the state labor reporting service The report notes labor supply was below average during the growing season but the state labor supply for farms stood at 107 percent for the quarter ending October 1 and 122 percent nationally Wages on October 1 averaged 1 05 a day with board and 32 75 a month without board The 1937 comparison shows the rate with board at 24 a month and 1 25 per day
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Charleston
West Virginia
Ative
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Jnanis
Sasovv
Wheatamin
Love Drug Company
West Main St
Roy Wolfe
Kanawha County
American Automobile Association
Col. C. C. Tallman
Roy
Col. Tallman
Charleston Gazette
Rumrich
Kinsey & CO. Cleaners & Dyers
Cassley
Crosley
P. H. Gull
Farmer
Bakercoal CO
George C. Dix
Johanna Hofman
New York City
D Ignatz Griebl
NAB
Louie
Taylor
Main St
McCue Sheet Metal Shop
Scottie
Skyes
Cairns
Cantor
America
Columbia Network
Benny Goodman
W.G. Weaver
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