Bank dividends boost local finance in six months
Shareholders in most local banks received semiannual dividends as efforts expand. The Merchants National Bank, Union National Bank and West Virginia Bank all reported strong six month results with rising surplus funds. Home Bank for Savings nearly doubled its business while Farmers Bank kept to annual dividends, and Lowndes Banking and Trust Company showed solid growth.
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Séversp
Merchants National Bank
Union National Bank
West Virginia Bank
For Savings
Farmers Bank
Lowndes Banking and Trust Company
Old Mine Guards Veterans Sleep on Bare Ground
Gettysburg Pennsylvania July 1 veterans spent the night on the field with only ground to lie on and few blankets. Despite rail and army efforts the crowd arrived late as supply trains failed to reach the town before midnight. The third day of the celebration featured remarks by J A Schoonmaker as chairman of the Gettysburg collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emaen
Gettysburg
Galtysbirgz
Beauford
Wheeler
Gettysburg City
Death of Miss Lydia Caveny in Nosebleed Tragedy
Miss Lydia Caveny dies from excessive nose bleeding at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beckwith near Lubeck while visiting. She is daughter of Mrs. Anna Caveney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Lydia Caveny
Anna Caveney
Lewis Beckwith
Lubeck
Real Estate Firm Sold to D R Martin
Harry L. Miller sells his real estate business to D R Martin of the Fuel City Insurance Agency. Martin moves office equipment from the Goff building to rooms 20 and 21 in the Gore building. Miller plans new ventures in town, not yet decided. Martin is expected to succeed in real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Miller
D. R. Martin
Fuel City Insurance Agency
Goff
Gore Building
Mr. Miller
Mr. Martin
Irwin Will Probate Names Executor Without Bond
Miss Mary Irwin's will partly probated in county court on Tuesday naming H H Dent as executor without bond. Bequests include 1500 to John Higgenbotham, items of silverware to Anna Lip pincott Mary Warder Dent and A S Warder, knives to John J Warder, house and lot to Anna Lippincott, and residue to Annie Irwin Carrie Pentland and others equally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Irwin
H. H. Dent
Miss Irwin
John Higgenbotham
Anna Lippincott
Mary Warder Dent
A. S. Warder
John J. Warder
Annie Irwin
Carrie Pentland
William Lee
Mary W. Dent
A S. Warder
John Warder
Light Gasser Reported In Sardis District Farm Well
In Sardis district the Hope Natural Gas Company drilled a tent well on the Temple Smith farm by Tonmile creek and reports a light gasser. In Burning Springs district Wirt county the South Penn Oil Company drilled its No. 5 on the A B Wilson farm through the salt wand and has an eight-barrel pumper.
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Sardis
This
Hope Natural Gas Company
Temple Smith
Tonmile Creek
Burning Springs
Wirt
South Penn ‘Oil Company
A. 'B. Wilson
Salt Wand
Foreigner Canto Arrested on $57 Theft Charge in Glen Elk
Farnont Petro Canto, a foreigner, was jailed in Glen Elk on charges of stealing $57 from Guissepp Mardelli, another foreigner, at a foreign boarding house. He fled the city, was arrested in Fairmont, and delivered to Justice Carter for a hearing. He was held at the jail and timed for the next court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petro Canto
Jackson
Claude Dsnex
Haroi
Romer Gray
Iegroes
Ominatrial
Haddox
Tly
Divorce granted to Alleen M. Moore in circuit court
Alleen M. Moore wins a divorce from Charles W. Moore with custody of Frances and Warren. She receives alimony of 75 dollars per month and a 35 dollar house rent credit. The court orders no interference with custody, an injunction against selling property, and costs allocated as applicable.
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Alleen M. Moore
Charles W. Moore
Frances
Warren
Hugh M. Martin
Hope Natural Gas Company
Iona Conaway
John McCloud
Ira E. Robinson
T. Moore Jackson
Emma L. Jackson
Decia Mitchell
Maggie Wagner
Icemen Strike Ends After Wage Proposal Acceptance
Morgantown July 1 Icemen walked out for a five dollar monthly wage raise. After several hours of disruption, the ice plant management granted the demand and workers returned to their posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Drowning Incident Near Wheeling Claims 14YearOld
A 14 year old boy Archie Hess drowned in the Ohio River at Point Mills twelve miles from Wheeling after swimming with companions. His body was recovered at 4 a m. near the river. Nearby, other drownings have occurred in the area during the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sey
Federal forces fortify Juarez outskirts with trenches and barbed wire
Federal soldiers dig rifle pits and trenches around Juarez on the western edge as barbed wire is laid to bolster defenses against constitutionalist forces. An outpost of about 100 troops is two miles south with scouting parties moving along the border under General Salazar.
Lobbyists to test before Senate committee in Washington
In San Francisco July 1, John Kirby Jr and David M Parry former president of the National Association of Manufacturers cancelled their transport to await the liner Ventura. They rearranged travel to Washington to appear before a Senate committee investigating lobbyists. The last minute change will cost them 4300 each. They promised a public statement before departing for the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ventura
Austraiim
John Kirby, Jr
Dadid M Parry
National Association of Sfanutatturers
Washington
Senate
East
Schaffner Brothers Win $8,000 in Damages Suit
A circuit court jury in a $20,000 damage suit against National Supply Company found for Schaffner Brothers. The case centered on defective pipe sold and had been on trial a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaffner Brothers
National Supply Company
Boys Perish in Fire at McCormick’s Livery Stable
Fire destroyed McCormick’s livery stable after midnight in Huntington. Two boys are believed dead and several horses burned. The blaze threatened a neighboring wholesale food company. Police search for Wayne Alley who had threatened arson after being arrested for stowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
McCormick
Wayne Alley
Chicago Ends Historic June Heat Wave With Sudden Cool Dow
Relief swept Chicago as a July 1 wind and showers cut a record June heat spell. Thermometers fell about twenty degrees in hours and residents welcomed the seasonable change after days of extreme heat. A county road convict on grading duty at the new infirmary escaped earlier in the day, not yet recaptured.
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Cnr
Cricagg
Chicago
Te New County Infirmary
Mura
Tarife Bill Debate Moves Through Senate Caucus
Washington D C Juip Discuasion of the administration tariff bill was up today by the Senate caucus. Democratic leaders sought to push the debate before adjournment tonight. Last night the Senate struck from the income tax section the amendment exempting mutual life insurance companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Washington
D. C
Senate
Wheeling man refuses public service post in Charleston
Louis M. Busiwald of Wheeling has refused the appointment as inspector for the public service commission in Charleston. The post carried a salary of 1900 dollars annually. Advices received here report the rejection of the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Louis M. Busiwald
Wheeling
Public Service Commission
City urged to build public swimming pool for all
Editorial plea cites our winding river, dam needs, and public subscriptions to fund a city swimming pool with dressing rooms. Advocates argue it benefits every man woman and child and would provide safe, accessible recreation in hot summers.
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Fefith
Penaie
Sewaga
Adeno Juriedictida
Atlantie
Robio. the Attedt
Oorkaburg
Palso
Grettier
Wheeling Faces City Licensing Deadlock Over Saloons
Wheeling, July 11. An unusual scene as 230 businesses began operating without city licenses amid a deadlocked council over licensing and tax ordinances. Mayor Kirk plans further meetings with policemen at the chamber doors to enforce the impasse until a consensus is reached. In Washington, President Wilson sails for a three day trip aboard the Mayflower to the Chesapeake Bay before attending the Gettysburg reunion and visiting family in New Hampshire.
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Panew
Wheeling
Kirk
Washington
D. Es Clair
Wilson
Chesapeake Bay
Grayan
Gettysbore
New Hanpasfire
Attorney Fined in Smith Trial Disruption
Webster Springs July 1 reports say the trial of Senator Benjamin A. Smith would conclude this afternoon with a verdict expected tonight. Six hours of closing arguments remained as interruptions forced a last-minute extension and attorney Wysons was reprimanded for discussing matters in the jury’s presence against court warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lay Meen
Ted Pee
Webster Springs
Benjamin A. Smith
Cie
Wysons
Drowning at Ohio River Parkersburg Pumping Station
A third drowning in Parkersburg occurs at the water works pumping station when a man identified as 16 years old was seized by a current while attempting to pump up water and disappeared before rescue could reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Seatbm Socurret
Ohio
Diesnkrstoral
Will of Pitce Waterloo Presented in County Court
The will of Pitce Waterloo was offered before the county court on Tuesday for probate. Administrators Dodd of Chuy Stout and B. Davisson were named for the estate of Sydney Riaymond, reduced to $50,000. James Ward qualified as administrator of Robert Ward’s estate with Dom at $3,000. Several individuals were listed to appraise the estate. A trip planned for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and England was noted for later departure.
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Pitce
Waterloo
Tt County Court
Chuy Stout
B. Davisson
Lestate
Sydney Riaymond
James We Ward
Robert Iu. Ward
Dom
McCward
A.D. Liswson
Isaac Brohard
Waltman
T. Day
Day
Hotel Septiment Opens in Martinsburg Area
In Martinsburg July 1 a newly built hotel complex near Piedmont Street began operation. The Welker firm supplied construction and furnishings while Wetzel County workers completed the interior. The general contract went to Da e and Francis of Marigaville for plumbing and gas work, with scope including a school and district facilities.
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Martinsburg
Piedfont
P Streets
Las de
Welker
W. Ford
Wetzel County
Yesterdary
Stepen
Dae
Francis
Marigaville
Plimbias
Gasetting
Bank Trust Company Witnesses Testify In Fraud Case
Testimony continues as George B. Coz, president, faces charges of misapplying funds at the Continental Trust Company. Henry Sampenem, a former official, resumes testimony about the collateral book and recorded sums in court proceedings yesterday.
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U.S
Harvard
Charles J. Brand
Garvey
Tomas N. Ia
Giaries Se Brands
Kanawha County
Insurance Agency
Irwin Will
Ils
Allene M. ‘Moore
Charles ‘W. Moore
Archie Hess
Durango
Mexico City
Hr Duranso
Federals
City of
Juarez
McCormick's
Tarife Bill
Tio
Lawrence Mytrs
Hippo Theater
Ata Akent
Hmedquartera
Ttelty
Aileen
Celesta Lighland
New Martineville
Hill
Bing
Ben Smith
Wipging
John Kebingard
ad_sen
Sohn
Dentas Trey Wit
Norway
Denmsark
Sweden
Gyning
Cox
Tes
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