Vermin Contest Winners List With First Prize Named
Fayetteville Karl Warden announced Gillespie Kincaid of Glen Ferris will receive first prize at a Beckwith meeting on September 24 for leading the Fayette County Hunting and Fishing vermin contest run Feb 18 to July 31. Contest totals show 116 entrants and 757,550 points across 3,090 vermin pieces. prizes include 25 dollars plus merchandise from stores.
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Register
Fayetteville
Karl K. Warden
Fayette County
Grey Foxes
Weasels
Hawks
Owls
Sharpskin
Coopers Hawks
Warden
Gillespie Kincaid
Glen Ferris
Naaman Clench
Dixie
Hazel Broad
Gauley Bridge
C. W. Brown
Ramsay
Tom Myers
Smithers
J. R. Ramsay
Clifty
F. F. Kincaid
Bill Nicholls
Edmond
Harley Aliff
Pax
Melbourne James
Oak Hill
Freq Wood
Graydon
Jimmie Miller
Nallan
Richard Bibby
W. A. Nealy
Backus
George Darmont
Minden
Glendon Dial
Belva
H. O. Legg
Ansted
J. M. Hawkins
Leander
John B. Jones
Crausley McClung
Hico
Joe Morgan
Sanger
J. W. Tamplin
Glen Hodge
Milburn
Jim Hall
Nash Kious
Charles Weber
Alley
Sleep to death aged Omaha woman defies surgery
Mrs W W Coble, 78, of Omaha Nebraska, has been sleeping for 32 weeks after a brain clot from a January fall. Her husband and relatives choose to let her sleep to death rather than undergo a fatal operation. Central Press reports.
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Omaha, Neb
W. W. Coble
Seven Couples Expect to Wed in Fayette County Licenses
Fayetteville reports seven marriage licenses issued this week by the county clerk. Couples listed include Donald Croze and Helen Lawrence. William Carrington and May Snyder. George James Prater and Thelma Mae Sedlock. Robert Shockey and Elsie Leora Hayes. Floyd Siles and Dorothy Croze. Charles Thompson and Helen Matthews. Ed Wooding and Thelma Goard.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Donald Croze
Dixie
Helen Lawrence
Longacre
William Carrington
Lochgelly
May Snyder
Summerlee
George James Prater
Lookout
Thelma Mae Sedlock
Nuttallburg
Robert Shockey
Elsie Leora Hayes
Ingram Branch
Floyd Siles
Dorothy Croze
McDunn
Charles Thompson
Helen Matthews
Garten
Ed Wooding
Thelma Goard
Oak Hill
Negro Captured After Peeping in Hinton Court
Walter Carter a 45 year old negro of Hinton confessed to prowling in the west end after weeks of alarm. Police Judge J D Stennett found him guilty of trespassing and loitering and committed him to jail in default of a 25 dollar fine plus costs. Police said he gave only I don t know in answer. Two other suspects were released.
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Register
Hinton
West-End
Walter Carter
J. D. Stennett
Carter
Fourteenth Avenue
Charley Seall Sentenced Again in Fayetteville Jail Term
A second offense led Charley Seall to 40 days in jail for lacking an operator's license. Deputy Sheriff G. T. Davis arrested Seall, under Magistrate R. C. Godsey's order.
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Register
Fayetteville
R. C. Godsey
Charley Seall
Seall
G. T. Davis
Copper wire theft lands man in jail awaiting grand jury
Fayetteville James Smith is jailed awaiting grand jury action on charges of stealing 600 pounds of copper wire from the C. A. Brockman company valued at $200. He was convicted at C. A. Harler's magistrate court.
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Register
Fayetteville
James Smith
C. A. Brockman Company, Inc
C. A. Harler
Truck Driver Foils Theft Of Cow Herd
Oak Hill report says a truck driver awoke at 3 am to haul cattle to Charlestown. He recognized a cow as owned by his brother, alerting police before the trio fled with the herd. Authorities seek Russell Stock Market Taylor and two assistants for alleged cattle stealing and trading a cow for a sedan. Taylor has prior larceny and breaking entering charges in Fayette county.
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Register
Oak Hill
Charlestn
Carl Fox
Russell
Taylor
Summerlee-Oak Hill
Fayette County
Rifle wielder held for trial in Fayetteville
Fayetteville Eugene Churchie is jailed on charges of brandishing a rifle and taking a shot at John Conley who swore out the warrant. He is held for the September grand jury on charges of menacing Conley's life in Magistrate C A Harler's court.
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Fayetteville
Eugene Churchie
John Conley
Churchie
Conley
C. A. Harler
Man Jailed for Theft Off Watch in Fayetteville
Fayetteville report says Harry Freeland was sentenced to 40 days in jail by Magistrate H E Dillon for stealing a wrist watch valued at 10.50. Freeland, arrested in Harrisville West Virginia on another charge, was brought to Fayette to face larceny. Costs totaled 20.50.
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Register
Fayetteville
Harry Freeland
H. E. Dillon
Smithers
Freeland
Harrisville
W. Va
Fayette
Mt Hope Postoffice Funds Allocated for New Building
The treasury and postmaster general announced an allotment of 75000 dollars from emergency construction funds for a Mt Hope postoffice building. The treasury department will acquire a site and prepare drafting specs as work starts immediately. An AP dispatch noted Charleston and Ronceverte post offices also received 975000 and 75000 dollar allotments respectively.
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Postoffice
Mt. Hope
Secretary of the Treasury
Associated Press
Treasury Department
The
Treasury
Joe L. Smith
Charleston
Ronceverte
Park Bears Double Within The Year
Estes Park, Colo. A rise in births among Rocky Mountain National Park bears has puzzled rangers and naturalists. From an estimated 30 bears last year the population has doubled this year with reports of mother bears bearing triplet cubs at two distant locations.
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Associated Press
Estes Park
Colo
Rocky Mountain National Park
Mayor Thirsty at Denver Water Plant Dedication
Denver, June 1938. At a dedication banquet for the city’s new filtering plant, Mayor Ben Stapleton asked for water but the server offered coffee. The plant reportedly had 56 million gallons available yet no drinking water could be provided on site.
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Associated Press
Denver
Ben Stapleton
Camel Evidence Hints Wild Camels in America
Researchers note partial clues suggesting camels may have roamed North American landscapes in the distant past, though uncertainty remains about the extent and timing of their presence. Further fossil and geological work could clarify when these animals last lived on the continent.
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America
Stewardess Sets Air Miles Record In Flight Career
SAN FRANCISCO The average stewardess quits after two years of service to marry, but Miss Clara Johnson has flown on to accumulate 1 075 000 miles. She claims to have more miles than any other woman currently active in aviation.
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San Francisco
Clara Johnson
Walkway Project under way in Fayetteville
The State Road Commission is constructing nearly a half-mile of concrete walkway along the main highway in Fayetteville. The path runs from near the courthouse under the stoplight toward the east end of the city, improving pedestrian connections.
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Fayetteville
State Road Commission
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