Normal Crops in Raleigh Seen After Late Rains Come
Raleigh county crops improve after drought breaks with hay set to be scarce. Clyde E Shumate notes corn good oats short hay likely poorest since 1930. farmers may rely on silage but few silos exist. State reports show hay down nearly 260000 tons from 1935. corn down 19 percent from last year.
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Raleigh County
Clyde E.shumate
Harper Road
Raleigh
Shumate
Department of Agriculture
Clarksburg Cops Seek Biweekly Day Off
Clarksburg policemen asked the city council for a scheduled day off every two weeks to reduce overwork. The request will be considered by council members.
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Clarksburg
Associated Pressesburg
Hinton Clinic Set by Public Welfare Doctors
By the Associated Press physicians of the department of public welfare will hold a children's clinic here September 22. Local health officials urge families to bring immunization records and health needs for examination and follow up care during the session.
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Associated. Press
Hinton
Department of Public Welfare
Fall From Truck Leaves Boy With Serious Head Injuries
Theodore Webb, 19, of Fast Park, sustained severe head injuries after a truck he rode in toppled a box loose while circling a curve near Pinecrest sanitarium. Webb fell from the moving vehicle, hitting his head on the highway, suffering lacerations, a cerebral concussion, and possibly a fractured skull.
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Theodore Webb
Fast Park
Pinecrest Sanitarium
WPA
Young Webb
Stricter Truant Officers Needed in Fayette County
Fayette County schools superintendent RB Vawter urged stronger truant officers to lift attendance. He cited economic hardship, poor officers and distant schools as causes, and advocated leading children to class by making schools attractive and appointing capable, unbiased truant staff.
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Associated Press
Charleston
K. RB. Vawter
Fayette County
State Department of Education
Vawter
Mamie Bowers Appeals High Court Over Slot Conviction
Berkeley Springs counsel for Mamie Bowers said they will appeal a circuit court verdict convicting her of operating slot machines. Psychologists say parental acts and gestures can educate children more effectively than words, amid discussions on school attendance incentives and compulsory education ages.
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Associated Press
Berkeley Springs
Mamie Bowers
Supreme Court
Troopers Check 9 453 Motor Cars In August
State police report 9 453 motorists stopped during August across 41 checks. Of these 312 arrested for road law violations and 1 092 held for mechanical defects. About 86 percent received OK stickers, while 129 lacked operator permits and 146 lacked registration cards.
Stocks Edge Ahead in Dull Session of 1936 Market
In a quiet trading day the Associated Press average fell 0.2 to 68.5 as 494,700 shares changed hands. U.S. Steel rose on hoped mill expansion. Bethlehem declined. Advancers included Atlantic Gulf & West Indies, Packard, N. Central, Radio, Pressed Steel Car, Zenith Radio, Anaconda, Blaw-Knox, American Can, and Superior Steel with mixed gains.
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Associated Press
New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Atlantic Gulf & West Indies
Packard
N. ¥. Central
Radio
Pressed Steel Car
Zenith Radio
California Pours Over $2000 Yearly for Warrants Paper
A historical note reports California spends more than two thousand dollars annually on paper used to print state warrants. A quirky tip mentions tying a strip of old stocking around broom bristles to extend broom life.
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California
Raleigh Baptist association ends with temperance address
The final day session in Sophia Friday featured Rev. C. S. Donnelly decrying strong drinks as public enemy number one before 400 Baptists. Rev. Thomas Moody reviewed Africa’s religious progress, and Dr. A. B. Kelley explained missionary motives. The conference closed with a consecration service by Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald and summaries of association work.
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Stong
C. S. Donnelly
Oak Hill
Raleigh Baptist Association
Sophia
Association
Thomas Moody
Africa
A. 8. Kelley
Parkersburg
J. H. Fitzgerald
Harry J. Birt
Baptist Young People’s
Margaret Sullivan
Mab
F. E. Foster
Mount Hope
Firemen Recover Car From Cliff Edge In Milwaukee
Firemen recovered the auto of Mrs. Lillian Haggerty of Milwaukee after it skidded and hung on the cliff edge. The incident involved a dramatic rescue as officials secured the vehicle and ensured the passenger’s safety.
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Lillian Haggerty
Milwaukee
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