Police ALL ROBBERIES SOLVED SINCE JANUARY 1933
West Virginia police report a perfect recovery rate on bank robbery loot since 1933 with all three attempts resolved. Two bandits were slain and five sentenced to long prison terms. Notable cases include Bank of War 1933, Bank of Adrian 1933, and Bank of Wadestown 1935 with outcomes of fatalities and long sentences.
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West Virginia
Robert White
Fred Olmstead
Bank of War At War
William Jasper Altizer
Moundsville
Adrian
Upshur County
John Malik
Lee Haskins
Howard Hayes
Roy Taylor
New York
Wadestown
Monongalia County
Hayes
Taylor
George Ward
Commonwealths
West Virginia 4-H delegates head to Chicago congress
Cut Bank Insurance they s health champions West Virginia will be represented at the 16th National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago beginning today through December 4 in conjunction with the international livestock exposition by 16 older 4 H club members who have won state championships in various 4 H activities C H Hartley state club leader reports Seven delegates are on livestock and poultry judging teams led by coach Ben Morgan The Monroe county poultry team coached by C R Ripley accompanies the judging group with other state champions traveling by rail and road for national contests Scholarships and free trips are provided by Farm Bureau Farm Women s Bureau Southern Planter and others for most participants including health representatives and baking home economics and style winners.
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West Virginia
Chicago
C. H. Hartley
Ritchie County
Herbert
Ernest Goff
William Pew
Pat Fleming
Ben Morgan
West Virginia University
State Agricultural
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Monroe County
John Harvey
Deward Porterfield
Elvin Wickline
C. R. Ripley
Verona Mullins
Summers County
Burl Randolph
Harrison
Anna Ruth Swisher
Lewis
Betty Richmond
Hancock
Evelyn Adamson
Pendleton
Betty Moore
Madeline Rose
Webster
Sarah M. McGarry
Jefferson
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Farm Women's Bureau
William A. Highfield
Hancock County
Southern Planter
Richmond
Clarksburg
Gladys M. Scranage
W. H. Roberts
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Bonnie A. Peck
Mrs Etta Ward Buried At Sullivan Home
Funeral services for Mrs Etta Ward who died at her home near Sullivan yesterday morning of pneumonia were held at her residence at 2 p m conducted by Rev Paul Smith. Burial followed in Farrow cemetery on Ward hill. She was formerly Miss Etta Waddell of Jumping Branch and sister in law of Circuit Judge Co M Ward. Surviving children are Mrs J R Beck Sullivan Mrs Nellie Baldwin Beckley Mrs Paul Underwood Raleigh and children Betty Dave Imogene Maryetta Harold Billy and Bobby Ward all of Sullivan.
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Etta Ward
Sullivan
Paul Smith
Farrow Cemetery
Ward Hill
H. French Ward
Etta Waddell
Jumping Branch
Co. M. Ward
J. R. Beck
Nellie Baldwin
Beckley
Paul Underwood
Raleigh
Betty
Dave
Imogene
Maryetta
Harold
Billy
Bobby Ward
New Orleans Youth Shot by Detectives After Attack Claim
In New Orleans an 18 year old Black man identified as Charles Handy was shot and killed in his rooming house by detectives who said he attacked five white women and tried to escape custody. The police booked him previously.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Charles Handy
London Producer Lilien Baylis Dies at 63
London theatrical producer Lilien Baylis, known for making Shakespeare affordable and profitable, died yesterday at age 63. She built a popular price model that boosted attendance and supported vibrant stage offerings. Her work shaped contemporary English theatre and left a lasting legacy in production accessibility.
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Associated Press
London
Lilien Baylis
Ohio Valley Key to North American Interior Control
A brief note recalls the Ohio Valley as central to interior control of North America. It mentions the 1763 Treaty of Paris and English possession of the continent, then adds a slogan about performing a promise with a service within means and signs as COCKLEY wi WA.
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Ohio Valley
North America
England
Nervex Nerve Tonic Ad at Watkins Drug Store
Nervex 6 ounce bottle advertised at Watkins Drug Store for $1.00. Guaranteed to relieve nerve troubles. an ad style notice urging anxious buyers to purchase the tonic.
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Watkins’ Drug Store
Shotgun Mishap Kills Bridegroom on Hunting Trip
Harry Pence, 19, a groom of three weeks, died after a shotgun fired accidentally during a Thanksgiving Day hunt in Huntington. Pence, with 11 year old Herbert Bunyon, paused to shoot a tin can. Bunyon picked up the gun and discharged it, hitting Pence in the chest. Pence died two hours later. county coroner Dr. F. X. Schuller ruled accidental death.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Harry Pence
Herbert Bunyon
Pence
F. X. Schuller
Rumetex Promises Relief for Uric Acid Ailments
Sufferers from this painful disease as well as Neuritis, Arthritis, Sciatica, Gout, Lumbago and other affections due to excess of Uric Acid find wealth and strength in Rumetex. Money refunded if not benefited Rumetex costs only 85c at Watkin's and all good druggists.
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Rumetex
Watkin's
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