Raleigh County seeks Laurel Creek road construction aid
Raleigh County legislators push for Laurel Creek road work from Fayette County to Beckley. T. E. Bibb and E. D. Iodson lead the drive with state road engineer Mortimer W. Smith while Senator O. C. Canterbury plans cross-county talks. Bibb targets Stonecoat and Grandview Road projects alongside Laurel Creek.
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Raleigh
Laurel Creek
Harold Riff
Raleigh Register
Charleston
Fayette County
Prince
Raleigh County
T. E. Bibb
House of Delegates
Bibb
Mortimer W. Smith
E. D. Iodson
Stamaford
O. C. Flint
O. C. Canterbury
Beckley
House
Senate
Fayette
Canterbury
Taylor
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayetteville
Alex Tinsley
Ansted
Nell Walker
Winona
R. L. Matthews
Montgomery
Stonecoat
Grandview Road
Beaver
Grandview Cliff
Holding Company Registers Under Utility Act
The American Utilities Service Corporation of Savannah, Mississippi, with about 15 million in assets and subsidiaries in 18 states, notified the Securities Commission it will register under the holding company act. The firm had previously blocked enforcement with an injunction and operates in Virginia, West Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Pre
Washington
Securities Commission
American Utilities Service Corporation
Savannah
Commission
Virginia
West Virginia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
South Dakota
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Sun Couple Applies for Citizenship Papers
Oak Hill couple Yes Melkus and Margerita Melkus of Sun applied for naturalization papers this week at Fayetteville circuit clerk. The pair joined others in the process, seeking US citizenship.
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Register
Oak Hill
Yes Melkus
Margerita Melkus
Sun
Fayetteville
Sinex advertised for catarrh in West Virginia
An ad promotes Sinex as a guaranteed remedy for catarrh sinus and head colds in West Virginia. It offers a 60 day treatment for one dollar and directs readers to Watkins' for purchase.
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Watkins
Junior Red Cross Council To Be Organized January 16
Detroit report describes a sit-down strike at Cadillac clearly tied to the Michigan National Guard. It notes 60 Raleigh County schools are to appoint JRC reps, with a January 16 organization meeting at Beckley Junior High. Messages praise student gifts and hospital donations in Beckley and surrounding schools.
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Junior Red Cross Council
Associated Press
Detroit
Cadillac Motor Car Company
National Guard
Vera Lachs
Cadillac
125Th Infantry
Law and Order
Michigan National Guard
Raleigh County
Junior Red Cross
Garnette Thompson
Beckley
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Marsh Fork High School
Montreal- Stickney
Institute
Central Junior High School
Romney
Sylvia School
Hands and Feet Catch Kidnaper Identified in O Connell Case
CATSKILL N Y Identification by a prisoner named Frank Fischer as the man with the big hands and feet who walked and fed John J O Connell Jr amid efforts to retry Manny Strewl for the 1933 abduction. District Attorney John T Delaney said O Connell definitely identified Fischer who is detained as a key suspect. Fischer had been held as a material witness after discharge from Rikers Island.
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Pro
Catskill
N. Y
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Manny Strewl
John T. Delaney
O’connell
Frank Fischer
Delaney
Albany
Fischer
Riker’s Island Prison
New York City
Coal Loader Romaine Hanson Dies From Mine Injuries
Funeral services set for Romaine T. Hanson a 26 year old coal loader from Eccles who died in a local hospital from chest injuries received at Eccles Mine No 6 Tuesday morning. Rev R G Yoak will lead the service at Mt Tabor church Friday.
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Romaine T. Hanson
Eccles
Mt. Tabor
R. G. Yoak
Hanson
Eaccles
Kan sas crop values set record in 1936
The article notes a 1936 inventory value of farm crops at 181 421 000 dollars, the highest ever recorded, with mention of the deceased's family members and connections in Allen Creek.
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Federal
State Agricultural Boards
Kansas
New Deaf Hails Win in Kentucky
Washington Roosevelt exults as Kentucky approves the proposed child labor amendment to the federal constitution. The move strengthens hopes the measure will be added by spring, allowing Congress to limit regulate and prohibit labor of anyone under 18. President Roosevelt urged governors of 19 non ratifying states to push the amendment this year, naming North and South Carolina New York Kansas Maryland Tennessee and Delaware. Bitter weed poisoning kills sheep but spares cattle. Texas state officials are Auditor Tom Wing six feet six inches and Treasurer Charley Lockhart fifty five.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Congress
North and
South Carolina
New York
Kansas
Maryland
Tennessee
Delaware
Texas
Tom Wing
Charley Lockhart
Orangutan Love Call Recorded To Attract Mate
Susy the red haired orang orangutan at the Washington zoo has a phonograph record of her mating call sent toward Sumatra to lure a mate. Zoo head Blackburne and Dr W M Mann lead the effort with National Geographic support. A radio broadcast preceded the recording but was cut short when Susy grabbed the announcer’s speech and tore it up.
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Associated Press
Washington
Susy
Sumatra
W. M. Mann
National Geographic Society
Smithsonian Institution
James Moran
Blackburne
Lion House
Zoo
Moscow's 1936 Drive Puts Up Schools Houses and Roads
In 1936 Moscow saw rapid expansion with 150 new schools, hundreds of dwellings, and over a million square yards of asphalted pavements completed, reflecting intensive urban development during the period.
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Moscow
Woman Recovers from Rheumatism with Rumetex
Mrs George Morton of between Fayetteville and Oak Hill says Rumetex cured her rheumatism after over a year in hospitals. The ad claims Rumetex helps neuritis arthritis sciatica gout lumbago and other uric acid related afflictions. Money refunded if not benefited. Rumetex costs 85cc at Watkin's and good druggists.
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George Morton
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Watkin's
Reduce Safely Promises Fast Fat Loss Pill Sale
Noted authority recommends Watkins store for Rock-A-Water Tablets claiming 10 pound loss in 11 days. Thirty day treatment priced at $2,000 with guarantee of fat loss without dieting. Promotional claim targets dieters seeking rapid weight reduction.
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Watkins
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Ion
Gilbert Hanson
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Orang
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Washington Zoo
Peenney
Lea
Penney's
Oxfords
Pers. Comp
Soles
Penney
Penney’s
NuTone
Belle-Isle
Amy
Cabes Pall
Neville Street
Post Office
Noxzema
Fem Sagen
Gare
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