Directors Re-elected as Coal River Collieries Ends Meeting
Huntington April 7 stockholders endorsed management policies over the last year and re elected J T Dunigan as president W B Prenter T C Sanger and H L Porter to new terms Warren S Stone will chair the board with J Rex Cooper C E Sandberg William J Denman George D Moore and G Hoffman named to executive posts The vote supported labor policies and opposed Jacksonville wage agreement while officials avoided jail on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Coal River Collieries Company
J. T. Dunigan
W. B. Prenter
T. C. Sanger
H. L. Porter
Warrens. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Charleston
G. Hoffman
Cleveland
Jacksonville
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Cadets and Citizens Battle Blazing Forest Fire Near Blacksburg
Cadets from Wir gate Polytechnic Institute and hundreds of Blacksburg residents fought a forest fire southwest of Blacksburg endangering 150 homes and several sawmills. Battery G, 46th Coast Artillery, was ordered to assist the cadets as the fire grew worse. An estimate of the damage was not available last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiity
Wirgate Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Bluefield
46Th Coast Artillery
Julia A. Burgess
Fire Gerald Chapman's Revenge In Ohio Garage Blaze
A Steubenville garage fire destroyed Stanton Motor Co. with losses cited at 50 000 to 200 200 dollars. Investigators deem the blaze incendiary amid warnings of reprisals after testimony in Hartford. J H Snyder and Katherine Bourne named Gerald Chapman as a threat. patrols had followed them home at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
State Fire Marshals Office
Stanton Motor Colny
Gerald Chapman
J. H. Snyder
Katherine Bourne
Chapman
Hartford
Snyder
Miss Bourne
James
Firefighter Hospitalized After Slaying and Burglaries
Skelly was slain and Chapman was convicted of the crime. Adjoining homes sustained several thousand dollars in damage. William Hollas, a 30 year old volunteer firefighter, is hospitalized with burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelly
Chapman
William Hollas
Interest shifts to Chapman case in Lancaster county
In Lancaster Pennsylvania two men, described as detectives, visited Mrs. Charles Treier on Willow Street seeking links to Gerald Chapman's past as a mall looter and murderer. They claimed Chapman recently revealed a wife and three children in Lancaster county. Treier admitted a prior marriage to a man named Chapman in Philadelphia at seventeen and a later divorce. The visitors photographed her, then said they would return as efforts to save the condemned man are reportedly advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Gerald Chapman
Connecticut
Lancaster County
Charles Treier
Willow Street
Chapman
Continuance Sought in Graft Trials
Cincinnati April 7 thirty nine of seventy one former police officers and rural dry court agents indicted in a graft ring have pleaded guilty and may testify. Attorneys for thirty two defendants who remain not guilty sought a delay and Judge Smith Hickenlooper granted a continuance due to charge complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Federal
Grand Jury
United States District
Smith Hickenlooper
Contracts for Huntington Chesapeake bridge awarded
Huntington West Virginia April 7 Contracts for the Huntington Chesapeake bridge across the Ohio river were awarded to The General Contracting Company of Pittsburgh and Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon Ohio The project cost about 1 000 000 The General Contracting Company will build piers and abutments for 211 620 to be finished in 125 days The Mount Vernon Bridge Company will construct the steel super structure for 550 788 to be completed in 200 days Paving contracts for the river approaches on both sides were postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Huntington and Ohio Bridge Company
General Contracting Company
Pittsburg
Mount Vernon Bridge Company
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Mount Vernon Company
Industrial Party Wins in Election at Salem
Salem W Va April 7 The Industrial party won seven of eight town offices over the Citizens party in the annual election. The twenty cent street paving levy was voted down for the first time in fourteen years. New officers include Mayor W F Meredith recorder Bertha Dew police chief S C Bond street and water commissioner J K E Scott and councilmen W A Carpenter H Nutter Arthur Davis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
W. Va
Industrial Party
Citizens Party
W. F. Meredith
Bertha Dew
8. C. Bond
J. K E. Scott
W. A. Carpenter
H. Nutter
Arthur Davis
Minas Caught After Eight Months Search
Wheeling West Virginia April 74 police nabbed Antonas Minas thirty three after an eight months hunt. He was charged with selling a half interest in a Wheeling lunch room he did not own in a deal valued at about 600 dollars. Minas was held in default of 2000 bond for the Ohio County grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Antonas Minas
Miray
Ohio County
Copies of Letters Admitted in Coal Company Suit
In Huntington West Virginia on April 7 copies of scores of letters between Robert F Carson chief engineer of the Cole and Crane estate and officers of Island Creek Coal Company were admitted as evidence in the circuit court civil suit to recover 275000 dollars in damages from the coal company. The case concerns a lease terms violation and related claims by trustees of the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Robert F. Carson
Cole & Crane
Main Island Creek Coal Company
Cadence
Bluefield Fire Alarm Stations List
Fire alarm stations listed with cross streets and locations around Bluefield. Central Station on Ave oversees alarms. Several streets and intersections across Bluefield and nearby areas are noted with contact numbers and station references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Fire Department
Southside
Nethside
City Hall
Princeton Ave
Russell St
Bluefield Ave
Mercer St
Pd Ave
Bogis & Gooda
Thomas St
Chestnut St
Spruce St
Spruce
Federal
Raleigh
Stower
Wyoming and
Monroe
Giles Bt
Lee and
Franklin St
Talbert St
Princeto St
Reese and
Marshall Stes
Allen and Powell
South and
Jefferson Sts
Penn-Mar Ave
Frederick St
East River
College Ave
Walton Ave
Roanoke and
Clarke Sia
Hardy and
Orange
South Midway
North Midway
Newry and
Greenbrier Ste
Greenbrier and
Logan Sts
Upper Jones St
Forest and Union Ste
Oakhurst Ave
Bland St
Central Station
Easter Breakfast Buns and Dainty Salad Recipes
A collection of traditional Easter dishes includes hot cross buns made with milk, yeast, currants, and a milk sugar syrup glaze plus a spring pineapple salad with cucumber celery and cream cheese. Desserts feature a coconut lemon mold with layered lady fingers, filling, and whipped cream.
Mining Dispute Over Estate at Omar Logan County
Plaintiff charged mining operations on the Omar estate with damages to coal properties. Mr. Carson testified through today, detailing technical issues and correspondence in 1921 with W. T. Jones and A. J. Datton. Letters showed the company’s willingness to cooperate to fix objections, with replies entering as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar
Logan County
Carson
W. T. Jones
A. J
World Record Tied by Negro Athlete at Michigan Meet
DeHart Hubbard of the University of Michigan tied the world fifty yard dash record at .061-5 and Ivan H. Riley reportedly set a new indoor sixty yard high hurdles mark in the Michigan A A U meet. Michigan athletes placed second in both races as Nurmi faced Krogh and Connolly in distance events. Hahn won the three quarter mile while Ritola led the 5,000 metres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
DeHart Hubbard
University of Michigan
Ivan H. Riley
Michigan A. A. U
Riley
Paavo Nurmi
Egil Krogh
Illinois Athletic Club
Jimmy Connolly
Georgtown University
Krogh
Charles Reinke
Ray Dodge
Minnota Athletic Club
Dodge
Willie Ritola
Doley
Lioyd Hahn
Boston Athletic Association
Hahn
Clock Installed in Municipal Building Rotunda
A Western Union clock has been placed on the west side of the municipal building rotunda above the auditorium doors. The clock, with a special design, enhances the rotunda’s attractiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Young Stribling Defeats Walker In Ten Round Bout
In Augusta Georgia on April 7 Young Stribling of Atlanta won a referee decision over Hugh Walker of Kansas City after ten rounds. Stribling pressed the action throughout while Walker fought back hard in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Young Stribling
Atlanta
Hugh Walker
Kansas City
Walker
Monsignor Hafey Named Bishop at Raleigh
Rome reports Pope appoints Monsignor William Hafey, chancellor of Baltimore archdiocese, as the new bishop of Raleigh North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsignor
Hafey
Raleigh
Rome
Jode
William Hafey
Archbishopric of
Baltimore
N. C
Green Hill Collieries workers form wage agreement split
Owners of the Green Hill Collieries of Blairmore Alberta, seventy miles west, who voted for a wage cut yesterday to adopt a separate wage agreement offered by Western Canadian Collieries will form a new arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lee AL Lethbridge, Alta
Green Hill
Blairmore
Here
Marmola Prescription Tablets Claim Easy Fat Reduction
An ad promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a painless method to reduce weight without starvation or exercise. It urges readers to ask their druggist or order directly from Marmela Co in Detroit, promising steady, pleasant results endorsed by thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmela Co
General Motors
Detroi
Mich
Local Week Notes Include Wage and Legacy Details
A new local notice reports the minimum wage set at four dollars and twenty cents per day. Additionally a London story notes Kate Wenham, a courteous shop girl, received a legacy exceeding four hundred dollars yearly from a wealthy donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kate Wenham
Are You His Meal Ticket
Four property owners fail to protect homes from rot and rust and a man named Neglect profits from the neglect. The piece argues that seventy five percent of one and a half trillion in annual property loss could be prevented by painting, blaming neglect for vast waste.
Saratoga Launches As Navy Aircraft Carrier Pioneer
In Camden New Jersey on April 7 the United States Navy launched the USS Saratoga the world s largest aircraft carrier its 850 foot waterline length and four turbine driven propellers powered by 45 000 horsepower generators. The ship will host seventy two planes including thirty one bombers and will enable rapid air deployment ahead of battleships Mrs Curtis D Wilbur broke a bottle over the bow as thousands looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
United States Navy
Saratoga
Navy
Wilbur
William A. Moffet
Bureau of Aeronautics
Philadelphia
Curtis D. Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
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Perry Askham
Win Pringle
Jack Rice
Vera Ross
Jan Moore
Ron Lowenowirth
Louise Blakely
Edgar Atehlon-Big
Jack Mall
Bob Gilbert
James Hamilton
Breenros
Winter Gardes
Beauty Brigade
Rialto
Warser Bros
Louise Fazenda
Irene Rich
Theodore von Eltz
Minas
Booth Theatre
Bey Farly
Colonial Theatre
Bluefield, W. Va
John Golden
By Austin Strong
New ‘Standard’ Oil
FORD
Hoss
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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