Warns Lack of Forestation Will Leave State Barren Waste
Ansted July 20 John Hammond section forester says West Virginia faces barren waste without reforestation. He argues forests sustain humus and moisture, prevent erosion, and provide shade, warning of desertlike land and abandoned farms if forests are destroyed. He notes public cooperation aids fire prevention as he surveys Gauley Mountain and five counties.
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Elusive Justice Evades Officers in Fayetteville
Fayetteville July 20 J Alex Tinsley Democratic legislative nominee and former Anited justice of the peace has dodged process servers seeking a court order to return him to Fayette county jail for a one year term for assaulting W C Cole another Ansted magistrate. He has moved between Montgomery Hinton and used bond to campaign while appealing to the state supreme court. Sheriff S J Jasper continues pursuit.
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Bad Old Days Recalled by Winona Oldtimer John Nelson
Winona July 20 A veteran named John Nelson 70 recalls Keeney s creek era from New River to Lookout with tales of early travel, saloons, bootleggers, and lawmen. He cites four saloons, notable killings, and miners Dave Boone and France Boone works at Lookout and river mines long vanished.
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Christening of Dionne Postponed in Callander
The christening of ten day old Joseph Robert Telesphore Dionne was postponed in Callander Ontario. The infant was to be renamed Oliva father’s first name. The timing of the brother of the quintuplets’ christening was not announced.
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Old Song Sought by Doc Brooks in Pineville
Pineville July 20 A copy of the old song Root Hog or Die is sought by Uncle Doc Brooks He says he wishes to pass it in old age pensions and preserve a local musical memory for future generations.
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Doc” Brooks
Reunion Scene At Grand Canyon Involving West Virginians
Ottway Gunnoe Fayette county schools assistant superintendent returns from Seattle to find the car door stuffed with the board of Huntington’s H. E. Summers. Gunnoe and Dale Crandall locate Summers and companions Dr. Henry E Glass and Mr. Woods of Charleston near the Grand Canyon museum.
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Jail no Novelty To Negro Woman
A Fayetteville patrol recounts a late night shooting in Scarbro where no one was injured and a suspect is being sought. Trooper C W Thomas encountered a collapsing figure on the road and detained Pearl Dow, 34, a Scarbro housekeeper, on a drunk charge, lodging her in the county jail. the text notes prior jail experience for Dow.
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Pearl Pleads Guilty After Strike Riot Encounter
Pearl, brought to state police headquarters for questioning after a strike riot, admitted drunken arrests in the past and cited spending 25 months in Kana wha county jail for shoplifting. Arraigned before Squire R. Lee Graves, she likely faces 20 days more if unable to pay a $9 fine.
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Shakespeare's Future Bright Says Reinhardt
Reinhardt predicts a bright future for Shakespeare as a new writer in Hollywood on the heels of his early success. The Tribune notes growing attention to the newcomer as studios scout for fresh talent.
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New York Herald Tribune
Hollywood
Squire Settles Longacre Brawl in Fayetteville
In Fayetteville a free-for-all outside House 42 Longacre ended with two jailed and one fined. Marion West pleaded guilty to concealed weapon charges with a $50 fine and six months in jail plus a $5 drunkenness fine. Okey Bond received six months in jail and $150 in fines for brandishing a weapon and habitual drunkenness. Carl Suttle paid a small fine for drunkenness. Sergeant Rowe noted wine and women as factors, not singing, in the incident near Suttle’s residence.
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Auto clubs to ask new laws
Parkersburg July 20 Representatives of organized motorists in West Virginia will meet today to consider proposed road legislation to be presented to the state legislature in January. Art Oliver secretary of the Parkersburg Automobile club.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Art Oliver
The
Parkersburg Automobile Club
West Virginia association to elect president in Clarksburg
Robert R. Wilson of Clarksburg, president of the West Virginia association, will preside as the body meets in a regional gathering. The report notes continued representation from various cities as part of the event.
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Clarksburg
The
West Virginia Association
Skinnertown Sawmilling Site Attracts Attention
Lookout reports J C Herndon operating a portable sawmill on an old site two miles west of Skinnertown. The town name stems from past operators who allegedly skinned workers out of wages. Herndon pays promptly and markets mine timbers mainly to Koppers Coal Company.
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J. C. Herndon
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