Law's delays in Raleigh county blueprint of fraud and hopeful terms
A reader notes Raleigh County officials looted public funds in the late 1920s leading to special debt levies and tax bills. R E Turner and Jackson Smith were imprisoned after conviction. Aubrey Smith awaits retrial. other officers face indictments and partial repayments. The piece cautions about legal delays and possible outcomes.
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Tauptmann
Raleigh County
R. E. Turner
Jackson Smith
Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
High Court
Aubrey
C. Smith
Criminal Court
Raleigh
Trent Vindicated as State Board Funds Extend Nine Month Terms
The board of public works freed funds allowing Raleigh and other state aided counties to run nine months of school without cutting teachers salaries. Superintendent W. W. Trent is vindicated for his accurate budget estimates. Since 1933 31 West Virginia resumed nine month elementary terms under his watch. The legislature may consider his advisory role on school funding.
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Trent
Board of Public Works
Raleigh
W. W. ‘Trent
Yrent
West Virginia
Mad Dog Rampage Fears Amid Harsh Winter Conditions
In Beckley and Preston County reports warn of proliferating stray dogs during a severe winter. Authorities criticize the unchecked numbers and the lack of owner care, noting patrol officers face a grim duty to destroy marauding canines left to roam.
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Beckley
Preston
Raeant
Rabies Outbreak Prompts Dog Quarantine and Policy Critique
A community faces deadly rabies after bites by roaming dogs. Authorities declare a dog quarantine, but enforcement lapses leave many unvaccinated canines. Past campaigns promised vaccination with threats of killing unvaccinated dogs, a policy not fully carried out. Strong enforcement is urged to stop further outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebilieee
Auto Volume Rises Despite Bad Weather
The weekly auto output report notes good demand across the Pacific Coast South and in northern metropolitan areas despite snow and cold. It praises the automobile industry for reliability in all weather, credits new models with stabilizing demand, and highlights employment benefits during tough seasons.
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Pacific Coast
South
No Conservatives This Year Sparks Liberal Clash
The piece questions political labels as Hoover calls himself liberal while Ogden Mills promotes Liberalism Fights On. Vandenberg Knox London Borah claim liberal status, and Kent faults liberal execution. The text riffs on liberal identity and power dynamics in a satirical tone.
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Sigma
Hoover
Ogden Mills
Vandenberg
Knox
London
Borah
Shige
Mr. Mills
Kent
Mr. Kent
Messrs
Mills
Landon, Et al
McCullough Won't Seek Governor Nomination Says WPA Chief
State Works Progress Administration head F Witcher McCullough will not run for governor. He will stay as WPA leader, stamping out rumors of his political ambitions. Ernest L Bailey emerges as a leading Democratic hopeful as the field narrows.
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F. Witcher McCullough
Works Progress Administration
McCullough
WPA
Charleston
Ernest L. Bailey
Ako
Morgantown
Borah Pressure Shapes Republican Influence in National Scene
The Atlanta Constitution notes Borah’s pressure could boost Republican influence nationally. It suggests Republicans in northern and eastern states may feel the impact, while western conservative states show a possible rise in pro Democratic activity amid shifting farm prospects.
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Farm Democratic
Atlanta Constitution
Man About Manhattan and Nightlife Curiosities
A collage of city oddities and comic observations. A shopworn old man scavenges in a curbside garbage can while a crowd watches. a police officer disperses the scene and recalls the man’s daughter’s graduation from Columbia. A revue at the French Casino features chorus girls and artistically painted portraits. Professor James F. Bender notes a student nodding off during class.
Twin Boys Born to Stotesbury Couple Die Within Hours
Twin boys born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Byron Udy of Stotesbury died within hours. Bennie died at 7 30 am and Byron Jr at 12 45 pm. Funeral services set for 2 pm at Sunset Memorial Park led by Reverend J E Knight. Foster undertakers in charge.
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Byron Udy
Stotesbury
Bennie
Byron Jr
Sunset Memorial Park
J. E. Knight
Buriat
Foster Undertakers
Hollywood Clippings Track Chaplin Fame Costs and Records
Hollywood columnist outlines Chaplin fame as a daily cost to the actor and his studio. It details clipping bureaus charging Perry rates, the rise from Mack Sennett to star, marriages and legal battles, and the bid by studios for his name on contracts.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
United Artists J
Mack Sennett
Mildred Hacks
Lita Grey
Paulette Goddard
Ttis
Paulette
Charlie
City Lights
Unclear historical utterance about a mayor’s procession
A garbled line cites a fareman attributing a thunderous rumble to a palace that bounces with every step of His Lordship the Mayor, implying a ceremonial procession rather than a storm or event.
Mrs Raymond Taylor Moves to Florida
Mrs Raymond Taylor of Glen Morgan and her son Woodrow Taylor plan to leave today for Miami Florida. The move is described as a relocation to start anew in the Sunshine State with family support.
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Raymond Taylor
Florida
Glen Morgan
Woodrow Taylor
Miami
Fla
Teside
Taylor
Murder Suspect Theorized In Allan Carstairs Case
Frankie Derwent and Bobby Jones weigh Yr Nicholson 49 as prime suspect while rumors point to a group led by Cayman tied to Lander. Henry Rossingtons death is blamed on easier fate and Br Nicholson’s drug cure, with Solly removed from her abusive husband amid the turmoil.
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Frankie Derwent
Bobby Jones
Nicholson
Alan Carstairs
Ale
Henry
Kel
Tifa
Frankie Pursues Lead To Cayman in London Estate Hunt
Frankie travels from Merroway Court to London seeking Cayman and Moira Nicholson. She visits St Leonard's Gardens next to inspect 37 no faults, uses agents for tenancy leads, and uncovers a railway guide hint while pursuing the elusive Cayman amid dwindling clues.
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Frankie
Dr. Nicholson
Moira
London
The
Savoy
Rankie
No. 17
Franke
Sei | Gordon & Porter
Praed Street
Frantie
St. Leonard's Gardens
No. 37
Garret
Agatha Cérsys
Frye celebrates birth of baby girl in Lochgelly
Lochgelly West Virginia announces the birth of a baby girl on Friday February 7 at Oak Hit hospital. Both mother and baby are doing nicely. Herman Hinte has been homebound for six weeks with influenza. Mary Alice Samuels is seriously ill with scarlet fever. Geo McPhee and Roy McPhee visited the Godsey home in Glen Jean. Henry Davis left for Pennsylvania to take a steel mill job. H C Ramsey spent the week-
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R. J. Frye
the Oak
Hit Hospital
Herman Hinte
Mary Alice Samuels
Thomas Samuels
Geo. McPhee
Roy McPhee
Mrs. Godsey
Glen Jean
Henry Davis
Pennsylvania
Steal Mills
H. C. Ramsey
Journalism Delegates Plan For Convention
Delegates from Dispatch and Woodrow Wilson High School prepare for the United High School Press statewide convention in Charleston next Friday and Saturday. Attendees include editors, managers, editors of society and exchanges, and sponsors J Q Stover Jr and John H Hull. Yehudi Menuhin and Emil Francais reportedly examined a $60,000 Stradivarius given to Menuhin on his twelfth birthday and built a replica.
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Dispatch
Woodrow Q Wilson High School
United High School Press
Charleston
Charlotte Jones
James Wauhop
Billy Bonner
Helen Farris
Rosemary Brown
Mariam Smith
J. Q. Stover, Jr
John H. Hull
Yehudi Menuhin
Emil Francais
Mas ‘Ter
Paris
Menuhin
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