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Shepherdstown Register

Location

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1921

Page

3

Start School for Training State Police in West Virginia

A new two story training school for West Virginia state troopers opens in Kanawha City under Colonel Jackson Arnold. Seventeen recruits study laws under Private A. R. Sting with plans to add Beckley lectures by distinguished attorneys. The program aims to raise efficiency and enforceability of law.

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Thanksgiving Homecomings In A Small Town

In Country Town Thanksgiving day stirs nostalgia as locals reunite after long absences. Friends return from farms, mining camps, and distant towns. tales unfold of Florida orange groves, gold mines, and long-ago farms. The piece highlights mothers' unwavering belief and fathers' quiet pride, centering on the pull of home.

West Virginia troopers cite 107 convictions in September drive

State troopers in Huntington led a September traffic safety campaign arresting 114 violators for license and light violations. Seven cases went to appeals as 107 pleaded guilty, producing 1580.60 dollars in fines plus four dollars thirty cents per offender in costs.

West Virginia Jackson Arnold Department of Public Safety Huntington Con W. H. Pitt

Moonshiner Foiled in Abandoned Mine Near Morgantown

Frank Roff a Pole set up a still in a deserted Scott's Run mine near Morgantown more than a mile from the opening. State police traced him to the hiding place while he operated, destroyed his apparatus, and he was sent for the grand jury.

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Courtesy Is The Rule For West Virginia State Police

The article stresses that a trooper must ride and shoot well and possess knowledge of law, criminal detection, and legal procedures. It argues officers should handle duties with firm interference while respecting citizens’ rights, asserting the force requires honesty and gentlemanly conduct.

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Trooper Bowles Recovers From Shoulder Wound

Private James Bowles of the West Virginia state police recovered after several weeks in Charleston and Huntington hospitals. He was shot through the shoulder by Alex Freed Jove at the Lick Creek tent colony months ago and still has limited use of his right arm.

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Newfoundland a Crown Colony With Broad Fisheries and Cables

Newfoundland is described as the oldest British colony with a large fishing industry including cod and herring, a major pulp and paper mill at Grand Patterson on the Exploits river, and a network of transatlantic telegraphic cables. The piece notes its small population, unique name retention after British purchase, and absence of reptiles. A quip about a life saving job applicant is included as a stray exchange.

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Thanksgiving as Internal Gratitude Beyond Material Wealth

A reflective piece argues Thanksgiving should center on inner gratitude rather than material abundance. It urges acknowledging both fortunes and misfortunes, embracing life’s love and opportunity, and guarding against self centered excess while honoring duties to others.

Pessimism Has No Place on Thanksgiving Spirit

Thanksgiving message urges readers to shift from pessimism to optimism by counting blessings despite hardships. It notes Americans remain prosperous and urges gratitude as a path to hope, outlining the day’s spiritual meaning and national mood. The piece includes humorous exchanges and a newspaper subscription pitch amid the prose.

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