The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
lib MOUN0SVILLE
MORE ACREAGE IS
;LEASED FOR Biz
RADIO STATION
REMOVAL or LANGIN AVIATION
Rr1ID Is SAID TO BE OUT OF
QUESTION As RESULT or
ACTION.
Larger and Better Equipped seAdon 70
be Constructed Near B. . o.
Railroad az"

Larger and Better Equipped station TO
be CONTRACTED Near B. 3 o.
Railroad *"
20 The removal OF LsnEtn Aviation
Field is now said TO be almost entire
" out OF the question as result or
a land deal colsed heer yesterday by
officials Of the United States Air Ssrv-
ice and DR.. NJ F. Compton. Attorney
Scovtlle legal adviser FOR the air serV-
ice came here from Washington. D. c..
Yesterday morning and Immediately
entered into conference with DR.
Compton. tor the Lease OF additional
acreage near the b & o. railroad ~.
Tho lease calls for the use OF about
five acres OF ground lying south OF
the B. & q. ~ The land is all on
level ground and Is said 10 he an ideal
place for a radio station. A now and
more up-to-date station Will be con-
structed on this new land and larger
radio towers put up. The cost of the
new improvements will probably ex-
coed $4,000.
II Is generally conceded IN author!ta-
tive quarters here that the government
would not lease additional land II plans
were under way 10 remove Langln
Aviation Field from Moundsville
DR.. seccs Delivers talk
DR. J. &. Scott, pastor Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church delivered a
very interesting and instructive talk be
fore the Rotary club at the regular
meeting held at noon yesterday at the
snyder hotel. DR.. Scott talked upon the
responsibility OF the Simon-pure Ameri-
can teaching by example as we'll as
precept.
Ah-lanss stop Her~
Two afrplanes stopped at LanSin
Aviation Field Wednesday morning. One
OF the ships was en- route TO Dayton
from Washington while the other was
being flown to Washington from Day
ton. Stops were made here to replen-
lSh the fuel supply OF the two ships.
wheeling Man Hurt
man giving his name as William
Larue and saying that he came from
Wheeling, was found near Limestone by
deputies from the sher.fts office yes
terday morning suffering with Injuries
apparently sustained in an automobile
accident. Larue was released and sent
70 his home In Wheeling.
Convention August 8.
The district convention TO elect dele
gates TO the state convention to be held
at Huntington on August Is Will be
held at the court house here on Aug
was sent out by tho county Republican
executive committee yesterday. A judge
for the state Supreme Court OF Appeals
will be elected at the Huntington meet
Ing.
cAn Register Tuesday.
Those citizens entitled 10 4 vote at
the August primary who have not yet
registered will be given their last
chance Tuesday. The County Court will
meet at this time for the specific pur-
pose OF correcting and amending the
registration list at rhe court house.
Big Picnic August To-
The big Joint picnic OF tho Mounds
Vile and Cameron Kiwanls clubs will
be held at Crows Grove Thursday
August 10 according 70 announcement
made Wednesday by local Kiwanians.
Tho agreement on 4 date was made
Tuesday evening when IS Ktwanians
from the local club went to Cameron
for q joint meeting with the ktwanis
club OF that city.
Mouadsvills Briefs
The Cameron District Sunday school
rally will be held at the Fork Ridge
Baptist church Sunday.
Five local .oung men. as follows. will
attend the Citizens Military Training
Camp at Can Knox, Ky. next month:
Frank A. Bs -nette. James A. Hooton.
Arthur L. NJ rot, Lawrence r. Trim
bic and Charles A. Williamson.
Robert Hammond of this city has
been awarded the contract for the ston-
ing Of the Bowman Hill road.
The population Of the state pen re-
mains at the l,640 mark.
The Fort Pitt mine at Dtllies Bot
tom. o.. across the river from this city.
resumed partial operations Wednesday
after a shutdown OF several months.
There are IS prisoners now confined
in The Marshall county Jail.
Mrs. J. B. Hill. who has been III at
her homo on Third street, Is reported
20 be Improving nicely.
Joseph NJ. Weaver and family OF
Eastland Texas, Is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. v. A. Weaver OF Lafayette avenue.
Miss Caroline Stevens OF Virginia
street has recovered from an attack
OF scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Maxwell Of
Texas are visiting Mr.. and Mrs Arch
McElroy.
Miss Kathryn Myers Of wellsburg has
returned home after visiting for some
time with Miss Mary Garrison OF JEFF
ferson avenue.
Miss Pearl Chambers OF Second
street has returned 70 the city after
visiting friends at Cameron.
Roy D. Myers OF Third street. a local
grocer. has recovered from an attack
Of ptomains poisoning.
Harry l.. Brown OF Akron. o.. Is visit
ing his brother. Charles OF Fifth street.
Miss Grace Weekly Is recovering from
an attack OF teHs+4ll+IsiS-~
Eugene Garrison is visiting friends
at Eashport. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weekly OF
Fourth street have returned home after
visit with friends at St. Marys.
Elisha Crow OF Glen Easton il spend
ing a Few days visiting friends In this
city,