The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Wheeling-A field and track meet
Will feature the next Industrial
Frolic," according to announcement by
A. q. Anderson, head of the Wheeling
Industrial Athletic association. Date
for the affair has not been set.
Parkersburg-Th oats and wheat
crops OF the state are making good
growth, but the stand OF each is short,
according to the weekly review Of
crop conditions for the state, issued
by II. G. Howe, federal meteorologist
for West Virginia.
Parkersburg - Mrs. Rebecca Cold
berg was sentenced in federal court
here to four months in Marshall coun-
ty jail at Moundsville, on her plea
Of guilty to a charge of selling moon
shine and other liquors in her place
of business at Wheeling.
Benwood-A number of houses on
the hillside fronting on Marshall
street are reported to be sliding down
towards the street. The cause is un-
known. Alarmed property owners plan
to construct retaining wall to stop
the land from sliding further.
CharlestOn-Forty-t years and
three months confinement in the peni-
tentiary or jail, or work on the roads,
one life term imprisonment and fines
! totaling S4,4O5 were imposed on 62
defendants by Judge Black during the
| April term or intermediate court
| Wheeling-MisS Ella T. Moran, A,
one of Wheeling's leading women in
the labor movement, former vice presi-
dent of the West Virginia Federation
of Labor died here. She had been i'll
several months. Miss Moran had oc-
cupied several offices in the Ohio val
ley trade assembly and represented
Wheeling at labor conventions.
Charleston-R. n. Begien, of Gin
cinnati, has been made vice-president
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
and the Hooking Valley railway, in
charge of operations effective June 1,
it was announced in a telegram re-
ceived by local officials of the road
from President Harahan. Mr.. Begien
will have his headquarters at Rich
mond, Va.
Clarksburg- Of the first COM
| modities to be organized in West Vir-
ginia under the new cooperative mar
keting act passed by the last legisla-
ture will be that of wool The Off
GERS of the temporary organization
met in Wheeling at which time the
state was divided into nine districts
according to the amounts of wool
which have been signed up.
Clarksburg-A real tented city will
soon rear its head upon the Despard
farm on Chestnut street, for there
tract of five acres mas been set aside
as a camping place for those who wish
to visit Clarksburg's Homecoming cele-
bration, in automobiles. The commit
tee in charge has arranged sufficient
space for 500 cars and tents Running
water and electric lights are to be
installed
organtOwn-Additions and i'm
prOvements are now being made to
the Jones plant of the United States
Window Glass company n this city
which will virtually double the ca
paclty Of the plant, according TO an
nOuncement by officials. In order to
increase production, the company Is
enlarging it's smelling furnace, new
material storage bins are being built
and shipping facilities extended.
untlngtOn-Flylng from Cleveland.
Tenn, Bob Shank, "Flying Farmer"
McMullen and James A. Ellison land
ed at the field of the Shank -McMulIen
aviation school on the Ohio river
road. The trip was made without a
stop. The flyers, in three machines,
started from Americas, Ga, where
they obtained the last Of an 1S-ma-
chine order placed last winter The
ships are now available at the avla-
tiOn school.
Clarksburg - Three Peruvans were
included in this years graduating class
! Of 1874 at Washington and Irving high
school They are Julio Rubio and
: Ernestine SalomOne, both Of Callao
Peru, and Artemlo Montoya, If Lima,
Peru. All three boys are preparing
to do Christian educational work in
their native country and their school
ing is being sponsored by the mission
ary department OF the Methodist
Episcopal church's national organiza-
tiOn.
p Charleston -Opie Walker, Of Raleigh
county, for whose apprehension "a re-
} ward Of $1,000 was offered, has been
] arrested near Bluefeld and lodged I'm
p the Raleigh Jail, It has been reported
s TO the state fire marshalIs office
Walker was indicted on a charge OF
. arson I'm connection with the burning
D of the store and residence Of j. o.
6 Burton at Bhodell Raleigh county
Z on December 3 last, and his trial set
J. for January % following lie was
q placed under $4,000 bond and soon
after being released left RodelI
. Parkcrsburg Philppi blanket