Public Welfare Law of 1936 set to unify WV programs
State officials led by Director A W Garnett outlined plans to consolidate county welfare functions under the State Department of Public Assistance. Two initial services, general relief for unemployables and child welfare, are in effect as preparations for a November 1 statewide rollout.
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State Department of Public Assistance
State of
West Virginia
Charleston
A. W. Garnett
Garnett
State Advisory Board of Public Assistance
Afty
State Department
West Virginia Relief Administration
Public Assistance
Relef
State Relief Administration
State Department of Public Welfare
Bureau of Child Welfare
Joint Legislative Committee On Social Security
House of Delegates
State Senate
Auto Leaves Hospital to Plunge Into Reardon Home
A parked auto belonging to S. W. Stafford of Mullens slid from a Raleigh General Hospital curb on Park Avenue and crashed into the front porch of the R. L. Reardon home. Reardon’s daughter fled indoors as the house shook and the vehicle came to rest against a railing. The driver, Stafford, was visiting a friend in the hospital.
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Park Avenue
S. W. Stafford
Mullens
Raleigh General Hospital
R. L. Reardon
Reardon
Stafford
State Finances See September Balance Drop Under Transfers
Charleston Treasurer Richard E. Talbott reported September ended with a total state balance of 10.108 million dollars. Heavy transfers reduced the general revenue balance from 2.619 million to 762 thousand as payments to schools aid and relief pulled funds down. Receipts topped 7.702 million while expenditures reached 9.518 million with several overdrafts carried over in road sinking and debt sinking funds.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Richard E. Talbott
State Fund
General Revenue
General School Fund
Department of Public Assistance
Fish In Well Baffles Mrs Compton In Bluefield
In Bluefield Mrs Claude Compton reports a 200 foot deep well yields water and mangled fish each bucket. She suspects an underground river feeds the well, but no method exists to extract usable fish.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Claude Compton
Pup Turns Out To Be Bear In Kellison Field
Five year old Robert Kellison chased a creature through the Kellison cornfield and toward the house before his mother identified it as a bear cub. The item notes Sir Henry Craik, a British author and educator born in Glasgow in 1846, who died in 1927.
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Bear
Associated Press
Marlinton
Robert Kellison
Kellison
Sir Henry Craik
Glasgow
Tonic Leading to Jail In Paralyzed-Arm Defence
A man charged with drunkenness told Magistrate Ona C. Jeffreys he had a paralyzed arm and drank verve tonic with high alcohol content. The magistrate, hearing the claim, sentenced or warned the man after the next day he returned for the same charge.
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Associated Press
Grafton
Ona C. Jeffreys
Tige Helps The Towns Mudslingers
The Buckhannon owners of a bulldog named Tige say he spends most days watching workmen dig a deep ditch and eagerly devours mud. He eats the dirt as it is moved, displaying evident relish.
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Associated Press
Buckhannon
Tige
Rev Fineout to Preach Today at Calvary Baptist Church
The Rev L E Fineout will conduct devotional services at Calvary Baptist Church this morning at 11 o'clock and again at 7 tonight. The B Y P A of the Baptist church meets Tuesday at 7 30 for a worship service by the stewardship commission. Mid week prayer meeting follows Wednesday at 7 30 with Mrs L E Fineout leading the discussion.
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L. E. Fineout
Calvary Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
Stewardship Commission
The
Baptist Church
L. E Fineout
Fireco P T A Names New Officers for Year
William Fix is president of the Fireco Parent-Teacher Association for the coming year. Other officers named at a recent meeting include Miss Wilda Peters as vice president, Mrs Hattie Christian as secretary, and Mrs Mae Warden and Mrs Cecil Graham on the program committee for the next meeting on October 21.
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William Fix
Fireco
Wilda Peters
Hattie Christian
Mae Warden
Cecil Graham
Grahams Become Telegraph Men In Long Family Service
Ny Associated Press reports the Graham family of L. T. Graham’s line boasts 245 years in railroad telegraphy with 13 children all but one employed by B and O railroads at various yards. Several members remain in service, including J O Graham with 47 years and L W Graham with 45 years on Monongah division and Bridgeport respectively.
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Associated Press
Cairo
W. Va
L. T. Graham
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harpers Ferry
Graham
Military Telegraph
American Telegraph Company
Cherry Run
Morrisville
Galers Siding
Sandy Hook
Altamont
Cornwallis
Ritchie County
Central Station
Long Run
Doddridge County
B. and O
L. W. Graham
Bridgeport
Harrison County
Della Graham Cahill
Smithburg
J. J. Graham
Sleeping Man Scares the Cops at Aetna ville Bridge
Three carloads of Wheeling police rushed to the Aetna ville bridge after reports the tool-keeper was murdered. They found the collector dead and a man asleep on the sidewalk, who collapsed as a car back-fired. A bystander alerted police, and they opened no further investigation.
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Associated Press
Aetnaville
Jin
Greased Pig Learns Tricks at Community Day Vanishes
Ronald Wommer bought the pig for 5 dollars during a community day with 4,990 attendees. The pig, described as a greased trickster, eluded crowds and has since disappeared. The incident follows a separate insurance advertisement urging readers to think of J T Lynch of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
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Associated Press
Ronald Wommer
Barnhart Attacks Hill Over State Liquor Ties
West Virginia state senator Alvin J. Barnhart accuses Republican nominee Philip H. Hill of sharing in commissions from distilleries via James E. Thomas. He cites alleged ties among Hill, Thomas, and Charles E. Ritchie, urging Hill to resign or sever connections with liquor sales to the state and dismisses Republican campaign claims as insincere.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Alvin J. Barnhart
D-Kanawha
Philip H. Hill
James E. Thomas
D-Kanawwha
State Liquor Commission
Barnhart
Summers H. Sharp
Robert H.C. Kay
James Kay Thomas
Charles E. Ritchie
Thomas
Judge Sharp
Kay
Hill
Woman Doctor Bonds Hard Work and Longevity
Dr Xenia E Bond aged 65 West Virginia s oldest practicing woman physician says she cannot sympathize with housewives who complain of hard work. She walks eight miles daily on rounds keeps long hours and is frequently called at night. She once walked 20 miles daily and used a buggy for visiting patients. She later adopted an automobile but dislikes driving. Dr Bond specializes in obstetrics and has aided in the birth of over 1000 children handling rounds even through heavy snows.
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Presa Salem
Xenia E. Bond
West Virginia
Bond
Salem College
University of Illinois
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