Shower of Gold campaign ends as last period nears
A garbled note describes a fundraising drive titled Shower of Gold for Wadler subscriptions. It mentions a Saturday rally, a late-period push to secure more subscriptions, and prize incentives totaling $2,690 for the period. The text urges readers to start submissions tomorrow and continue through the remaining days to win the top prize.
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Wadler
Muito
HOHL
cAa Thericai
Thera
Warpath hotel inspectors target owners over screen law
State Hotel Inspector A D See says many hotel and restaurant keepers face prosecution for early abandonment of the screen requirement. Weather disruptions led to lapses, but new cold shows screens returning and noncompliant places may be cited. Inspector Lees stresses no misunderstanding of the law and that screens must be kept in use by November 15.
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A. D
Lees
Mien
Ncreeny
Immoral Arrests Lead to Jail Time in City Court
John Grapes and Mrs Avleen Reed were jailed after arrest on immoral purposes near First Street. The accused could not post bond and remained in jail. others Joyce, Shope and Sherman were also detained. Mayor G H Gordon presided as the scene moved through police court.
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Athan
John’ Grapes
Avleen Reed
First Street
Ian Doata
G. H. Gordon
Joyce
Shope
Sherman
Baptists in West Virginia Elect Officers and Plan Name Change
The West Virginia Baptist Association elected officers for the coming years at a convention in Parkersburg. Dr. J G Johnson was named president, with Dr F B Brubner as first vice president and Hon C O Blue as second vice president. Dr G G Bartlett of Parkersburg was secretary, O H Flynn of Parkersburg treasurer, and THW Puniups of Parkersburg auditor. An amendment to reorganize associations and change the convention name to General Associations of the West Virginia Baptists was discussed, with voting set for next autumn at Logan.
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Hobstand
Gondra
Giicera
Brhininatool
Wheeling
Sécorid
Ghariiston
DG. G. Bartlett
Parkersburg
Treapher
O. H. Flynn
Parkers
DUPE
THW
PuNiips
Paikareburg
Flynn
Henry A. Smith
Thin Eity
Afr
Philitoy
Parkersburger
Wood
Logan
J. J. Took
Huntington
P.'g
Wooster
Salem
W. & J. Bradshaw
Togai
Congressional districts by county lists from 1915 legislature
Telegram publishes the counties in each of West Virginia's six congressional districts as defined by the 1915 legislature. District one includes Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Marion, Taylor. District two lists Monongalia, Preston, Barbour, Randolph, Tucker, Fendleton, Grant, Hardy, Minerals, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson. District three covers Ritchie, Doddridge, Harrison, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster. District four contains Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Witten, Jackson, Roane, Mazon, Putnam, Cabell. District five includes Dowell, Wayne, Lincoln, Mingo, Logan, Wyoming, Mercer, Summers, Monroe. District six lists Kobawia, Boone, Ralston, Fayette, Greenbrier, Pocahontas. The legislature also provided for each district to elect one representative to the U S Congress.
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Wacause
Hanscock
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall
Wetgel
Marion
Taylor
Monongalia
Preston
Barbour
Randolph
Tucker
Fendleton
Grant
Hardy
Mineral
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Ritchie
Doddridge
Harrison
Calhoun
Gilmer
Lewis
Upshur
Braxton
Clay
Nicholas
Webster
Tyler
Pleasante
Wood, Witt
Jackson
Roane
Mazon
Putnam
Cabell
Dowell
Wayne
Lincolny Mingo
Logan
Wyoming
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Kubawia
Boone
Ralston
Fayette
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
House of Representatives
Congress of the United
Woman's Home Missionary Society Convenes in Huntington
Huntington October 26 The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Wear Virginia conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will hold its usual convention October 28 and 29 at First Church on Mirth Avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets. Delegates from all parts of the state will be in attendance.
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Huntington
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Wear
Virginia
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mirth Avenue
Eleventh and
Twelfth Streets
Car Strikes Man In Perhr Area Injuries Reported
Gaston Swidk of Perhr was struck by a car on a satakiey road. He was badly injured and taken to the ear Nowpital. The incident occurred near the Monotmahan Wale tractom company depot, where responders reported injuries and the driver stopped.
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Gaston Swidk
Perhr
Hallowe'en Parties Forming Amid Night of Spells
A lively city prepares for a Halloween night parade with costumes and eerie effects. Merchants expect a large turnout as revelers fill streets, while pranksters and anxious residents brace for lights, sounds, and the shadowy spectacle of witches, goblins, and eerie lanterns.
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Elyes
Wille Jathard
Mike Ingitt
Bank Gases Sprredhnjo The TeLeawaus Grafton Crisis
The supreme court has issued a writ of prohibition restraining the lower court and the prosecuting attorney from proceeding with the misdemeanor case against former directors of the Gratton bank. A hearing was scheduled for next week.
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TeLeawaus Grafton
Supreme Court of Annuals
Senatonal
Charleston
Drprit Court
Gratton Bank
Union Heights Residence 46 Burned Down
Industrial area fire of October 1946 destroyed a Union Heights residence at 46 Union Heights. Fire started from a coal tar can explosion while a resident was heating tar. Fire department efforts prevented further spread but caused total loss with nearby furniture possibly damaged. Neighboring structures reported no additional injuries.
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Union Heights
Yismarat
Beck
Oil and Gas Development In Went Viki We teat Nowe
Messy report details oil and gas drilling activity across multiple counties. It notes test wells, gas prices, and company names such as South Penn Oil, Ohio Fuel Oil, and Union Land, with numerous individuals visiting, relocating, or surveying sites.
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Inwiia
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Ial
Blogcreek
South Penn
Skinner
Sana Company
Tthe
A. al. McCorklay
Tdian Trebis
Ohio Fuel Oil Company
Tu Stulthfeld
Ronne County
Ferrell
Wetzel
Miahertek
Dintriyt
Manlfaatt
Light and Heat Company
Hax
Pany & Meat Onitha
E. Nat Mok
Suydok Farm
Cati¢rios Devantaku
Onuthob Toki
Hope
Grant District
Ims
Campbells
Tragic Collision In Pennsylvania Trolley Strike
David Murphy aged 40 dies after stopping near a shifting engine at Sixth and Wilton on the Pennsy line. The irreconcilable event follows a fatal confrontation with Spence, a deputy aboard during Chester’s trolley strike. Spence faced acquittal on a plea of self defense after the courtroom decision.
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Get
Tmimachate Heart
David Murphy
Wilton Atronts
Katie
Murphy Shop
Dorenes Spence
Spence
Sirike
Mhoutin
Murphy
No coherent headline available from readable text
Fragmented OCR passage describes graves and names like Pistrokow and Riedikas with unclear context. Mentions location in Octob er and wartime setting, but readable facts are sparse and names are uncertain. The passage lacks a clear event or outcome to summarize.
Moralia High School Welcomes Embarking Freshmen
The Morapia Normal School plans a new school year with students from Kenly and Emoria entering grade levels as registrar W. S. Bixler notes. Teachers prepare class schedules and welcome events to guide students through their early terms.
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Emoria
Kenly
Alure
Shan
Mmporia
Fragmentary OCR Indicates Unclear Readouts and Names
The fragmentary text shows garbled names and roles such as nurses and guards, with mentions of Janilora, Gavae takers, and footnotes. The run of unreadable terms suggests a damaged page listing people, positions, and actions in a scattered, botched manner.
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Pitts
Andy
Ponta
Ara
Ata
Calita
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