Beckley Adopts New Traffic Ordinance Aims to Ease Congestion
City officials report marked improvement after the May 1 traffic ordinance. Mayor Robert Winston and business leaders praise results while Chief J Q Staver notes about 2 000 cars tagged for parking violations since May. 215 in fines collected. The measure bans extended parking on several streets and limits parking to one hour in key areas. A new special officer will tag violators and chalk marks risk a $10 fine instead of $1.
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Beckley
Robert Winston
W. C. Griffith
Beckley Hotel
W. Aldames
Chamber of Commerce
J. Q. Staver
Olis Lyon
Kanawha
City Hall
McKinney Street
Main
Heber
Neville
Baptist Church
Kanaw
Local visitors and travels across states
Glen Morgan and Mrs Brock of Vansville Indiana visit friends in the area. Dr C M Peck and son Oliver from Sophia spend Monday with Ralph Rice. Mrs Harvey Persinger and children Josephine and Lo Max visit friends in Roanoke Evansville and Oak Hill. Harold Boyd Martin left Sunday for two weeks in Tipelo to visit his uncle and aunt Bry.
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W. C. Brock
Vansville
Ind
C. M. Peck
Oliver
Sophia
Ralph Rice
Harvey Persinger
Josephine
Lo- Max
Roanoke
Virginia
Evansville
R. R. Noel
Oak Hill
Harold Boyd Martin
Tipelo
Bry
Slain In College and Mrs James H McGraw
Local society notes recount visits and family gatherings. Many residents travel, host guests, or visit relatives in towns including Sophia Oak Hill Beckley and Cabell Williams. Reports mention multiple couples and families from Barrett Pulaski Layland and Crab Orchard.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE SUMMARY OF PUZZLE CONTENT
Puzzle appears as a scrambled crossword listing with numbered clues across and down. Includes references to vehicles, gas, tools, languages, and literary hints. Mentions themes like maritime terms, Greek letters, and a poem tied to a coastal region.
Moon Mullins Alcohol Tax Board Finds One Violation
The federal Alcohol Tax Unit reports 67 Huntington retail liquor inspections in eight months ending April 30, resulting in one violation and a $27.50 fine.
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Associated Press
Washington
Huntington
Germany seeks to take rivers ruled by treaty
Berlin reports Germany plans to reassert control of major rivers once under foreign commissions, aiming to end Versailles treaty constraints. The Upper Rhine and Moselle, Upper Danube, Elbe and Oder would return to German management, with existing international commissions redefined or dissolved.
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Germany
Associated Press
Berlin
Reichsfuhrer
Hitler
Maren
Reich
Czechoslovakia
Hamburg
Stettin
Upper Rhine
Moselle
Upper Danube
Elbe
Oder
Danube
Kiel Canal
Sore Snot
Rhine and Moselle
Holland
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
England
France
Baltic
Noel family returns from Pence Springs Girl Scouts trip
Mr. R. R. Noel and his daughter Thelma spent a week at Pence Springs with the Girl Scouts and have now returned home.
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Cliff Top
R. R. Noel
Thelma
Girl Scouts Club
Pence Springs
Edmiston Moves Up in House Military Ranking
The Associated Press reports that if reelected Representative Andrew Edmiston of West Virginia rises two ranks in the House Military Affairs Committee, potentially reaching higher chairmanship. With Chairman McSwain not seeking reelection, Lister Hall may take the chair, and Edmiston’s rank could advance further after Numa Montez’s primary defeat. Police testing a combination siren and bed light for cars is noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Andrew Edmis
Edmiston
John J. McSwain
D-Sc
Lister Hall
Alabama
Numa Montez
Lousiana
Department of Public Safety
Joint light and siren tested in Charleston
Motorists may soon see and hear a joint light and siren device tested in Charleston as officials explore integrated warning signals. The test aims to improve alert visibility and audibility for emergency responses across city streets.
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Charleston
Drought Toll Hits Hundreds of Millions Across Seven States
In Atlanta on June 6 the drought losses topped 100 million dollars with North Carolina alone at 50 million. Executives urged prayer and federal aid as drought shifts from wheat and cattle to cotton and tobacco in the southeast. A drought sufferer asked Senator Waller F. George to press the president to bring rain. Engineers study a proposed tunnel to join Ire-
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Associated Press
Atlanta
North Carolina
Midwest
Waller F. George
D-Ga
U.S. A
Ulster Parliament Member Backs Scheme
William N. Stewart of Ulster Parliament endorses the scheme claiming support from land and England interests. The statement ties local land policy to wider imperial backing as campaign momentum builds.
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Land
England
William N.stewart
Ulster Parliament
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James Dawson
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Kelly Pool
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