Widespread graft era and deputy embezzlement shock Marion and Raleigh counties
Warrants issued for Drexel R. George former Marion county deputy sheriff on embezzlement charges totaling nearly 250000 dollars. The piece contrasts Marion and Raleigh counties noting fiscal troubles and a climate of graft while praising high school alumni progress and moral resilience amid economic hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drexel R. George
Marion County
Watsons
Marion
Raleigh
Garet Garrett
Changing Viewpoint on Isolationism and World Policy
The text notes a shift in American thinking under a new Washington administration. It observes abandonment of old taboos on inflation debt cancellation and internationalism, while stopping short of full commitment to global military action. It mentions a world court with an enforcement police and contrasts Roosevelt era cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Wilson
Roosevelt
Health From the Soil and Local Referendum News
The article praises outdoor work and soil contact for health benefits, noting farmers’ vitality and urging home garden labor. It also reports Monongalia county’s No Fund Order trustee scrip, and a West Virginia name-change debate tied to Upton Sinclair’s book, plus Ronceverte’s upcoming Sunday movie and sports referendum in the municipal election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongalia County
William Fox
Upton Sinclair
Virginias
White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier Hotel
Virginia
West Virginia
Prohibition repeal debate fades in West Virginia
A Gazette editorial notes anti repeal meetings in West Virginia have been small and cautious while repeal supporters press on. The Coal Valley News compares repeal foes to an old couple and suggests prohibition is dead and deserves a proper burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
West Virginia
Prohibition
Coal Valley News
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A column by ALPHONSOL offers social mockery and reflections on temperance debates sparked by Oberlin Ohio's shift to 3.2 beer. The piece blends quips about manners, brains, and gossip with brief jokes about memory and social conduct.
Sophia WV visitors among local residents and sports event
Sophia West Virginia residents visited families including Mrs Owens and Mrs Hall while Mr Holmes and Frank Hill traveled to Charleston. Earl Williams stopped by Statesboro to see his brother. Sophia baseball team to play Stamford on local diamond Sunday. Johnson family news and hospital discharge noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weor, Cobb
Winter
Anna Owens
Loa Hall
Fd Holmes
Frank Hill
Stotesbury
Charleston
Earl Williams
Statesbory
W. Fr. Williams
Sophia
Stamford
Mes
Johnson
Hattie
Delmar Johnson
Henry
Nate
PG. Thomas
W. S. Lovell
J. Kk. Tosh
Raleigh General Hospital
John F. Hall
Jonnie RB
Frank Pile
McAlpin
Gins
Madelon Hall Guests With Miss Henrietta Stennitt
Gulf Post No. SG of the American Legion met in the town hall last Tuesday. Scout Troop No. 74 met Thursday at the scout headquarters. The next meeting is an open Parents Night at the Odd Fellows Hall to discuss important matters and invite all parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelon Hall
Henrietta Stennitt
Beckley
Gulf Post No. SG
The
American Legion
Scout Troop No. 74
Scout Headquarters
Odd Fellows Hall
Talks to Parents on Dominating Playmates
Article warns parents about children dominated by an older, aggressive playmate or sibling. It notes the unhealthy effects on the submissive child, including timidity and secret revenge, and suggests separating the pair and fostering independent friend groups with teacher support when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Judson Peale
Red Cross Meeting Set for Raleigh County Chapter
Directors and members of the executive and advisory committees of the Raleigh County chapter of the American Red Cross will meet June 6 in the Memorial building at 7:30 p.m. CG G Peregoy, chapter chairman, announced plans for next year's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
Memorial
CG. G. Peregoy
Holtinood Sights aK Sound
Hollywood May 27 Harry Green and Cecil B De Mille strike a low salary pact for a new film The actor will work one week for a dollar a week to legalize the arrangement He explains the move as a test of his drawing power while critics doubt industry pay standards and value of past work The plan includes a ten percent agent cut and additional pay for extra days in the production The odd deal reflects Hollywood's salary politics and Green's bid to prove his worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Davis
Coast Guard Service
Raleiah
Hartbitten
Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Harry Green
Cecil B. DeMille
Harry
Europe
Mr. DeMille
Green
Bettter
Pucet
Madame Grethe
Pucci
Lovschiem
Madane
Thad
Princewick WV Church News Revival and Meetings
Revival progresses with nightly 8 oclock services and Sunday morning preaching after Sunday school. Epworth League at 3:80 and Sunday school at 10 oclock. Ladies Aid met at community hall with refreshments for Rev Withrow and several members. Next meeting at Mrs Elbert Meadows home in Blue Ita. members urged to attend. Mrs Hubert Daniel visited Mrs Withrow in Lego on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Ladies Aid
Withrow
Hubert Daniel
Pigg
Charley Hall
Kenneth Moore
Breakfield
Edgar Dolin-ger
The White Cockatoo Conspiracy Ends in Police Standoff
In a dramatic scene at a hotel, superintendent Lorn is unmasked as the killer behind the Lovschiems and the Francis Tally plot. A cockatoo and a wax-seal clue convict him as police seize him after Miss Eloise Collison learns of the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lori
Lorn
Francis Tally
Grethe
Michael Stravsky
Stravsky
Marcel
Sue
Marcello
Samnone
Lovschiems
Mignon G. Eberhart
Local Community Illnesses and Social Visits Reported
Ruth Hall improves after illness. Mrs. Tom Saunders is sick at home. Elsie Jane Reid, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Reed, visited Mrs Willie Waddell in Blue Jay Sunday night. A A Myers and son Marvin Ferguson spent Saturday with her parents. Gene Dolinger’s daughter ill at home. Earnest Fleshman of Rainelle visiting his sisters Mrs Earl Colison and Mrs Nancy Meadows. Lila Ritter of Coal Cuy visited her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Reed. Several youths attended the winding gulf commencement exercises Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hall Hay
Tom Saunders
Elsie Jane Reid
Jack Reed
Willie Waddell
Blue Jay
Mes
A. A. Myers
Marvin Perguson
Glen
Marvin Dolinger
Qgene
Earnest Fleshman
Rainelle
Earl Collison
Nancy Meadows
Lila Ritter
Coal Cuy
Tom Reed
Winding Gulf
Miss Matheson to Speak on Prohibition at Temple
Miss Matheson, state W C T U worker, will address the public at the Methodist Temple tomorrow evening at 8 oclock on prohibition. Mrs J Taylor said she hopes for a large turnout of both men and women to hear the important subject discussed.
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Marion and
Bluegrass
Ronceverte
Alphonsol
B. C
Ik Wend
Oberlin
Ohio
College Town
O. M. Pullen
Charity
Papa Jenks
Henks
Jenks
Sophia, W. Va
Rtalks
Red Cross
Holtinood
Ak Sound
Princewick, W. Va
Francis
Marianne
Lora
Sundean
Miss Tally
Grethel
Eloise Collison
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