Ten Farmers Request Funds From Uncle Sam
Ten farmers in Morgantown seek government aid for soil rebuilding under the Agricultural Conservation Program. Basil Stinnett reports first checks could arrive in November if applications are approved, with over half of the county’s 1,100 requests filed and per cent payments expected, tied to soil restoration work and pasture projects.
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Byer
FAE
Morgantown
Agricul Conservation Commission
Basilnett
Stinnett
Lazzeri to Meet Cubs Owner on Release
Tony Lazzeri arrived in Chicago to learn why his release from the New York Yankees was finalized and to discuss his role with the Chicago Cubs in a conference with owner William Wrigley Jr. Wrigley kept plans private but indicated the club valued Lazzeri’s baseball experience after his years with the Yankees.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Tony Lazzeri
New York Yankees
Wrigley
Cubs
Lazzeri
Cub
Kelley Won't Join Pro Football Team
Larry Kelley, Yale's 1936 All American end, announced he would not play pro football with the Boston Shamrocks. He will instead cover the season as a sports writer for a chain of newspapers. He denied pressure from Peddie School officials to abandon the pro idea.
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Associated Press
New York
Larry Kelley
Yale
Boston Shamrocks
Kelley
Peddie
Class officers for year named at local Baptist church
Miss Betty Ann Snyder was elected president of the Go-Getters class at the Mount Hope local Baptist church annual meeting. Ruth Edwin Figgatt was named vice president and Olena Cruise secretary at the same time.
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Register
Mount Hope
Betty Ann Snyder
Ruth Edwin Figgatt
Olena Cruise
New School Bus Serves Mount Hope Children
The Mount Hope school district will stop long walks as a new bus route connects the city to Mill Creek, serving about a score of children. The bus will run two trips daily between the town and the mining community adjacent to school days.
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Register
Mount Hope
Mill Creek
Board of Education
Mrs Iona Pate Returns To Job
Fayetteville Mrs Iona M Pate investigator for the welfare department resumed duties after a fall in her bathroom confined her to Oak Hill hospital for several days. Her condition is improved though she continues treatment.
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Register
Fayetteville
Iona M. Pate
Welfare Department
Oak Hill
Pistol Carrier Receives Six Months Jail Term
Fayetteville resident B J Meadcalf of Smithers was convicted before Magistrate Montgomery Hancock for carrying a pistol. He received six months in jail and a $50 fine that was not paid.
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Register
Fayetteville
B. J. Meadcalf
Smithers
Montgomery Hancock
Hancock
SGT. Jay Rowe Goes A Hunting
Fayetteville state police Sgt. Jay Rowe returned from a hunting trip in Pocahontas county and resumes duty today.
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Sgt
Jay Rowe
Register
Fayetteville
Pocahontas County
Ansted man jailed six months for auto radio theft
Raymond Neff was convicted of stealing a car radio from a local residence and sentenced to six months in jail by Magistrate W. C. Cole.
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Register
Ansted
Raymond Neff
W. C. Cole
Anderson Held After Stabbing Incident
Jim Anderson is jailed following an investigation into a fight alleged to have occurred last Saturday night. State police were notified two days afterward. Anderson is charged with stabbing Sam Burley, who physicians say is likely to recover from the wound.
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Associated Red Star
Jim
Anderson
Sam Burley
Burley
Dance planned for Fayetteville homecoming game
A homecoming dance will be held at the Fayetteville high school auditorium next Saturday after the grid game between Ronceverte and Fayetteville. Music will be provided by the Mount Hope Syncopators orchestra.
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Register
Fayetteville
Ronceverte
Mount Hope Orchestra
Frances Amick Named Most Popular Girl at High School
Frances Amick, a senior, was named the most popular girl at the Fayetteville high school in a senior class sponsored contest. She also earned the prettiest girl honor. In the boys’ division, Robert Ball held the top honor.
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Register
Fayetteville
Frances Amick
Robert Ball
Man Remanded After Lumber Yard Theft Case
Frazier Henry, captured yesterday morning hiding in a lumber yard, was sentenced to one year in jail by Magistrate R C Godsey for stealing produce and truck equipment from Dempsey Transfer company. State police say Henry and two juveniles took a flashlight, prunes, a lap robe, tobacco and produce. Henry was found under a pile of lumber with a lap robe. Trooper O R Kincaid arrested the juveniles. Henry’s fourth offense noted. juveniles held for juvenile court.
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Register
Fayetteville
Frazier Henry
R. C. Godsey
Dempsey Transfer Company
Henry
O. R. Kincaid
Kincaid
Schmeling Names Allen As Preferred December Opponent
German heavyweight Schmeling selected Harry Thomas of Chicago as his preferred opponent for a Madison Square Garden bout in December. Five candidates were proposed by Joe Jacobs and promoter Mike Jacobs, with dates Dec 17 and Dec 13 discussed. Other considered challengers were Nathan Mann, Al McCoy, Jimmy Adamick, and Illadore Gastanaga.
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Associated Press
New York
Max Schmeling
Harry Thomas
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Joe Jacobs
Mike Jacobs
Scrmeling
Thomas
Nathan Mann
New Haven
Conn
al McCoy
Boston
Jimmy Adamick
Detroit
Illadore Gastanaga
Spain
Zivic Knocks Out Portland In Second Round
Pittsburgh's Fritzie Zivic stopped Frankie Portland of Ambridge in the second round of a ten round affair. It marked Zivic's first outing since a near fatal illness in July. A sharp left and right sent Portland to the canvas for the ten count, weights 144 1 2 to 148.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Frankie Portland
Ambridge
Zivic
Portland
Itch Relief Ad At Watkins Drug Store
An old advertisement urges readers to visit Watkins Drug Store to buy Gates Sanative Lotion for 60 cents a large bottle, claiming it stops embarrassment and discomfort from itching.
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Watkins’ Drug Store
GATES
Marriage licenses decline in Fayette County
Fayetteville reports a 25 percent drop in marriage license requests since the three day law took effect last summer. County Clerk Herman Beckelheimer notes the lull, with this week showing no license maturities and only a few pending later in the four day period, suggesting couples marry elsewhere or without spur of the moment ties.
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Register
Fayetteville
Herman Beckleheimer
Fayette County
Brown Officer Gets New Post
A. E. Moses former conservator of the peace at Brown has been transferred to Fayetteville and named a deputy under Sheriff J. R. Aliff. He and Albert Buchannon newly appointed deputies will concentrate on the river section of Fayette county.
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Register
Fayetteville
A. E. Moses
Brown
J. R. Aliff
Albert Buchannon
Fayette County
French's Court Sessions Light
City Police Judge Millard French held a short session of court last night for the second time in a week. He tried only two drunkenness cases and both pleaded guilty with fines of $5 to be paid Saturday. Six others forfeited bonds of $10 and costs on drunkenness counts. A small number of cases were tried Monday night, all with convictions for drunkenness.
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Millard French
Speed attempt postponed on land speed record
A soft track at Beville Salt Flats Utah caused another postponement of Captain George E. T. Eyston's planned run for the 301.129 mph land speed record aiming to surpass Sir Malcolm Campbell.
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Associated Press
Beville
Salt Flats
Utah
George E. T. Eyston
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Woman in Owensboro Faints After Beggar Plea
A 22 year old Miss Leonia Clayton fainted in a parked car in Owensboro Kentucky after a Negro beggar asked for alms. She died of shock minutes later.
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Leonia Clayton
Owensboro
Carlisle Woman Stricken With Diphtheria
Mrs Martha Pate 41 wife of Tom Pate coal operation employee is seriously ill with diphtheria the first case reported to Fayette health department this autumn. Several children and friends in contact have been immunized by the health department this week to prevent spread.
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Register
Carlisle
Martha Pate
Tom Pate
Fayette
Health Department
Woodrow Wilson High Orchestra Heads to State Tryouts
Eight Woodrow Wilson high school musicians plus Director Glenn Sallack depart November 2 for Clarksburg to audition for statewide high school orchestra. Participants include first violinists Dennis Lilly Ann Ware Edith McKinney and Mildred Lilly second violinists Geneva Lilly and Mary Belle Polley and violists Louise Benis Edith Truman. The state ensemble will be led by the New York Philharmonic concertmaster.
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Woodrow Wilson High Schol Orchestra
Glenn Sallack
Clarksburg
State Education Association
Dennis Lilly
Ann Ware
Edith McKinney
Mildred Lilly
Geneva Lilly
Mary Belle Polley
Louise Benis
Edith Truman
State High Schol
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Reduce Safely Says Noted Authority Promotes Watkins Tablets
A claimed health expert endorses Rock-A Water Tablets from Watkins offering a thirty day treatment to lose ten pounds in eleven days for two dollars. The ad asserts guaranteed fat loss without dieting and urges readers to obtain the box from Watkins.
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Watkins
Project Okeh Labor Wanted for Fayetteville High School Grounds
Mrs. C R Summerfield director of National Youth administration in Fayette county said a project to improve Fayetteville high school grounds has been approved but no workers are available now. She hopes to have workmen in a few weeks to begin grading stone walls sidewalks and other improvements.
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Register
Fayetteville
C. R. Summerfield
National Youth Administration
Fayette County
Fayetteville High School
Scented linens and soaps advised for pleasant odors
If you like scented linens and use scented soaps, store the soap unwrapped in the linen drawers or closet. Sachets also lend pleasing odors.
Administrators Lock in Suit In Fayetteville
Mrs M A Gentry administratrix of W J Gentry sues J R Aliff administrator of Virgil Lightfoot estate in Fayetteville circuit clerk office. R J Thrift Jr files the case.
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Register
Fayetteville
M. A. Gentry
W. J. Gentry
J. R. Aliff
Virgil Lightfoot
R. J. Thrift Jr
First Chinese Immigrants Arrive in San Francisco 1848
The first recorded Chinese immigrants to the United States arrived in San Francisco in 1848 marking an early milestone in a long migration.
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United States
San Francisco
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