Two Questioned in Girl's Murder Case
Ward and Wollner, a German born violinist, were held for questioning in the death of Helen Clevenger, a New York co-ed. Sheriff Brown announced statements from three people backing Wollner's alibi and stains on the violinist's clothes were being analyzed. A bloodied paper knife and hotel room key were found as investigators pursued new leads.
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Red Ward
Marx Woll
Ner 35
Helen Clevenger
New York
Laurence E. Brown
Oliner
Miss Ward
Bessie Ward
Wollner
Clevenger
Convicted Spy Murder Trial Involving Wollner and Neighbors
A coroner's jury heard that a negro bellboy described a suspect fleeing into a thunderstorm after the crime. Investigators found a bloody key behind a radiator and linked a violinist, Wollner, to movements at a nearby restaurant and a neighbor's house with statements noting injuries and a pair of trousers. No charges yet. Wollner detained up to 48 hours for questioning.
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Durham Jones
Fiv
Wollner
Ship Missing for Three Days in Caribbean Search
The British motorship Nunoca, with 21 aboard, has not been found after three days of search by American and Cuban vessels. The ship departed Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island, on July 4 for Tampa with nine Americans, four Britons, and a crew of eight. The vessel was last heard from during its voyage toward Tampa.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
West Indies
Georgetown
Grand Cayman Island
Chesapeake
Gladioli Bloom Across Pineville Courts and Countryside
Gladioli blooms flourish in Pineville and Wyoming County with prolific clumps about the court and surrounding countryside. The article notes their beauty and spread through the area as gardeners celebrate the flowering display.
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Pineville
Gladioli
Wyoming County
Bridge Girders Go Into Place at Pineville Bridge
Pineville reports steel girders laid from abutments to the pier of the new highway bridge. I beams measure about 22 inches in width as construction progresses through July.
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Pineville
Priest of the Poor Father Baker Seriously Ill
Father Baker aged 95 renowned as the Priest of the Poor is gravely ill in Lackawanna New York. The venerable Roman Catholic clergyman is among the churchs oldest priests and has long been famed for his charity work.
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Father Baker
Lackawanna, N. Y
Staves and Veneer Still Profitable for Small Timber Dealers
Oliver Cline, an Ansted operator, proves small scale hardwood logging remains profitable. He seeks forties and eighties timber, now logging white oak for staves for a Charleston mill and selling veneer stock to mills in Charleston and Huntington. Veneer trees must scale 16 inches or more, with walnut poplar and oak accepted. Cline plans a 100 acre expansion at Gauley bend.
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Oak Hill
Oliver Cline
Charleston
Huntington
Ansted Cline
Gauley
Dolores Del Rio Embraces Paris Chic on Film Tour
Dolores Del Rio, back from London and Paris, boasts a lifelong love of dressing well. She praises tailored outfits for street wear, shuns slacks, and says she enjoys Hollywood fashion but is drawn to exquisite Parisian and London styles. She discusses the appeal of English films and the refined cinema culture she observed, contrasting it with casual moviegoing at home.
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Robbin Coonsollywood
Dolores del Rio
London
Paris
Dolores
Couturiers
Hollywood
Columbia
Parent Teacher School Opened at Huntington
Members of parent teacher associations opened a five day state institute at Marshall College in Huntington. Mrs. C. E. Roe of Washington DC, field secretary, will speak on the opening topics and goals of the gathering.
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Associated Press Huntington
Parent - Teacher Associations
Marshall College
C. E. Roe
Washington, D. C
Children at Summerlee Pre-School Tests and Vaccinations
July 20 1889 about 1000 children aged six months to six years attended a pre-school conference at Summerlee school house for physical examinations. Parents were informed of defects. example a tongue tie for a six month old. Many had tonsils removed and teeth filled. Ninety six inoculated for diphtheria and ninety three vaccinated for smallpox. Doctors Price Bitt inger S W Price J T Peters E S Dupuy H H Puckett J H Crouch assisted. dentists B C Burnside H A Duncan also present.
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Summerlee
Summerlee School
Price Bittinger
S. W. Price
J. T. Peters
Scarbro
E. S. Dupuy
Beckley
H. H. Puckett
Fayetteville
J. H. Crouch
Public Health Training Center
B. C. Burnside
H. A. Duncan
Oak Hill
Molly O Day Has Baby in Hollywood
A daughter weighing six pounds nine ounces was born yesterday to Molly O Day and Jack Durant of the ms in Hollywood.
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Associated Press Hollywood
Moley O’day
Jack Durant
PTA's Place in Education Emphasized by WV Congress
Mrs Ruth Pell Miller president of the West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers announced that discussions and study classes will be held to help members prepare programs and consider projects to be developed.
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PTA
Ruth Pell Miller
West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
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