Rev Hart to be Main Speaker for Ministers Meeting
The Rev H D Hart pastor of the Graham Methodist church Bluefield Virginia will be the principal speaker at the Greater Bluefield Ministerial association meeting Monday morning at the First Baptist church in Bluefield. The discussion will follow his message on the churchs obligations and source of power to meet them. Visiting ministers usually attend and are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H D. Hart
Graham Methodist Church
Bluefield
Greater Bluefield
WHS
Howard L. Weeks
College Avenue Baptist Church
Salvation Army
Union Mission
3. E. Wiley
Trinity Methodist Church
N. and W. Official Seeks New Post at Terminal Co
Joseph E. Crawford of Roanoke, Va., president of Norfolk and Western Railway, asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to serve as president of the Cincinnati Union Terminal Company, a post elected to on April 16 for a one year term. He will remain N and W vice president with minimal duties at the terminal company. The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge construction used 45,000 tons steel, 8,115 tons cable, and 200,000 gallons of red lead and aluminum paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joeph E. Crawford
Roanoke
Ico
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cincinnati Union Terminal Company
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Helton Returned to City for Trial in Larceny Case
John Helton, 56, waived extradition and was brought from Pound, Virginia to face a larceny charge in Bluefield for allegedly stealing $5000 from Mrs. Mima Dugdale, 87. Arrested by Wise county deputy and handed to West Virginia and Mercer county officers, he is jailed in Princeton. He admits receiving money but disputes the manner, and owned a Virginia farm near Big Stone Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Helton
Virginia
Mima Duedale
New Jersey
Helton
Wise County
Pound
Walter Hampton
West Virginia State Police
C. C. Elmore
Mercer County
Princeton
Carl Jones
Robert Dugdale
Hampton
Break thwarted by alert guards at Moundsville prison
At least 50 to 100 shots were fired as inmates attempted a break. Guards on piers halted the escape, praised by Governor Holt. Warden McClintic resumed duties after being summoned from a youth conference. The 60 year old penitentiary now holds over 2,200 prisoners. Included are McDowell native Altizer, Stewart serving 12 years for armed robbery, Richards jailed for 5 years after a Wellsburg escape and robbery, and Battle tied to a Wheeling case after wounding an officer.
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Holt
Stone
McClintic
Parkersburg
W. Va
Moundsville
McDowell Man
Altizer
McDowell County
Stewart
Huntington
Richards
Brooke County
Wellsburs
Jess
Tris
Robe Bing & Gas Station
Wellsburg
Wheeling
Mount Pleasant
Battle
L. E. Core
Statewide school money allocated to counties in uneven grants
The Board approved a total apportionment of 1 1,114,000 though actual distribution reached 1,088,293 with 20,000 already anticipated. Counties received varying sums based on usage of secondary aid and local revenues, led by Raleigh and Greenbrier while others drew smaller shares.
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Barbour
Berkeley
Boone
Braxton
Calhoun
Clay
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Logan
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Mingo
Monroe
McDowell
Nicholas
Pendleton
Pleasant
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Summers
Tucker
Tyler
Uphsur
Wayne
Wabster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wyoming
Senate pressure on court bill fuels debate in Congress
Reported remarks show Senate opposition could delay passage of the court bill for months or years. Analysts describe reform stages from ridicule to argument to enactment, with Norris proposing a two thirds Supreme Court concurrence to void acts of Congress. Sixteen commemorative coins were authorized in the last session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Norris
ind-Neb
Supreme Court Ruat
Congress
Assured Quality Batiefaction Offered by Local Shops
City and Coalfield items advertise permanence of assured quality beauty at Ma Lee Beauty Shop with a dress special in pastel shades and all sizes. Fretwell’s promotes living room furniture discounts this week at Warlick Furniture. Mary Lee Dress Shop on Raleigh Street highlights dress reductions and summer styles, with limited stock and real values.
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Ma / Lee Beauty Shop
Fretwell's
Warlick Furniture
Aere
the Bridge
Mary Lee Dress Shop
Raleigh St
Flood Debris Cleared As Panhandle Recovers
Water on New Martinsville main street receded with under two feet by morning while the crest at Parkersburg reached 90.2 feet, three feet above flood level but with little damage. Ohio River levels eased, delaying spring crop damage estimates. Officials noted the mild winter offset losses to winter wheat and oats, and a first survey found negligible crop losses overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Martinsville
Ohio
Parkersburg
Department of Agriculture
Panhandle
Auto Union Wins In Packard Vote
The Auto Workers win a Packard vote with the labor relations board noting both sides agreed in writing to respect the results for one year. The U A W executive board calls it an overwhelming victory and says it proves workers want genuine democratic union representation, vindicating Wiener labor relations law and avoiding strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Bowen
The
Labor Relations Board
Company
Winion
Bona Fide
Democratic Industrial’ Union
Wiener
Charles Asberry Held as Witness in Counterfeiting Case
Charles B. Asberry was held yesterday by Commissioner Thomas H. Scott as a material witness in the Charles E. Lantz counterfeiting case. Lantz, recently arrested in Bluefield, is charged with making counterfeit money and was linked to Asberry by information given to the commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Asberry
Thomas H. Scott
Charles E. Lantz
Bluefield
Asberry
Jess Gilpin
Lantz
Ater? Ig
Pall
Bobby Tolbert
Tophet Man Arrested On Drunk Driving Charge
D. D. Pace of Tophet West Virginia was arrested yesterday by Tradic Officer Beverly Buchanan for driving drunk. Pace ran into a funeral procession he was escorting to the city limits. He is held in the city jail pending municipal trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Pace
Tophet
W. Va
Beverly Buchanan
Pace
Arrest of man on charge of threatening wife
R. W. Ratcliff was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Cook on a warrant charging him with threatening to kill his wife Gladys Ratcliff. Mrs. Ratcliff was the complainant. Ratcliff is held in the city jail pending magisterate hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Ratcliff
Cook
Gladys Ratcliff
Chamber Seeks Public Works Plan Meeting Here
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce asks local civic groups to assemble next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in room 205 to draft a six year public works program aligned with state planning board suggestions. A city planning official and a state engineer will outline the plan while the chamber serves in advisory capacity. Local groups urged to participate include the City Planning board Women’s Club Garden Club Parent-Teacher Association Rotary Kiwanis Lions and Quota clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
State Planning Board
Chamber of Commerce
Conrad Brevick
Law and Commerce
City Planning Board
Planning Board
Bluefield
National Resources Committee
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Women's Club
Garden Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Roars Kiwanis
Lions and
Quota Clubs
Kiwanis Club
W. A. Pankey
Court plan reshapes C of C leadership with new directors
Fay San Francisco Clem D Johnston Roanoke Va George A Sloan New York James S Kem per Chicago 5 Clay Williams Winston Salem N C and W C Mullendore Los Angeles named directors at large to fill vacancies in the organization.
Court writ balks aluminum suit in vast company case
A court writ halts an aluminum lawsuit against a corporate group including 25 subsidiaries and 36 officials as the fight centers on a March price advance for virgin ingot and earnings growth from 1935 to 1936 despite the petition’s breadth. Oren Wyatt later killed what he believed to be a hawk, later identified as an eagle, in Braxton county.
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Virgin Ingot
Eagle Sutton
W. Va
Oren Wyatt
Wyatt
Braxton County
Driver held after Elk River crash that killed three
Ode Hayhurst was held on a $600 bond to Braxton county grand jury after a preliminary hearing on involuntary manslaughter charges. The Elk River accident near Gassaway on March 7 killed Daniel Boone, his son-in-law Chan tie Boone, and Bonnie Carr. Emma Boggs and Johnny Dobbins swam to safety. Five witnesses testified before Magistrate E. G. Cutlip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone
Chantie Boone
Bonnie Carr
Tazewell Citizen Died Yesterday
Tazewell county resident T. Perry, 67, died after 1:15 yesterday morning at his Five Oaks home due to complications. He had been bedfast five months and leaves a stepmother, two sons, a brother, and a sister. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the nearby church with Rev. Arrowood officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Perry
Tazewell County
Five Oaks
Mr. Peery
Mershall
Rebecca Peery
Sarah Peery
8. T. and
Walcott Peery
Tazewell
Austin M. Peery
Nannie Shafer
Chandler
Okla
George Peery
Magnificent Mercer Medical Society Banquet Praised
Visiting physicians and guests at the Mercer County Medical Society banquet and dance at the West Virginian hotel applauded the event. Dr. Harry G. Steele Dr. A. King and Dr. R. C. Rogers organized the lavish evening, surpassing prior efforts and rivaling gatherings beyond the state medical association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Medical Society
West Virginian
Mercer County Society
State Medical Association
Harry G. Steele
A. King
R. C. Rogers
Steel Company Refuses To Sign With CIO Union
Pittsburgh report states Youngstown Sheet and Tube refused to sign a collective bargaining contract with CIO steel workers. Philip Murray, chair, said after a three and a half hour conference the company declined to agree. Murray offered no comment on future negotiations at Youngstown. Also noted is a DOJ estimate that 95.1 percent of 1936 crimes victimized property.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers' Organizing Committee
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Princeton Names City Candidates In Local Party Nominations
About 400 attendees heard GOP and Democratic selections for city offices. Parker R Wilson nominated Ballard, John R Pendleton backed Holroyd, and Walter Burton placed Mayor Witten's name. In council races Second ward saw Bennett win GOP nod over Lacy Moses and W C Thompson. Democratic Second ward saw Bhannon defeat Schuyler. Third ward incumbent Snider lost to Owens 24 to 24.
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W. Broughton Johnson
Clark Thornton
R. M. Yeage
Ballard
Parker R. Wilson
Holroyd
John R. Pendleton
Bhannon
A. J. Schuyler
Jos M. Snider
Owens
Marshall Parthenon names editor in chief and staff
Paul Becker a Wheeling arts college junior was elected editor in chief of Marshall college semi weekly Parthenon for next year succeeding Henry King of Huntington. Other editorial posts include Muncy Kegley Huntington managing editor Ruth Dickson Beckley Tuesday news editor Betty Garrett Beckley Friday news editor Virginia Daniels Huntington society editor Jack Murphy Huntington feature editor Dallas Higbee Dunbar reelected sports editor Eugene Hinkie Ronceverte assistant news editor Fred Cody Huntington and Paul Lilly Beckley reelected assistant sports editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Paul Becker
Arts College
Wheeling
Parthenon, Marshall College
Henry King
Huntngton
Muncy Kegley
Ruth Dickson
Beckley
Betty Garrett
Virginia Daniels
Jack Murphy
36 New Beer Licenses Issued In Wheeling
The state tax department announced 36 new beer licenses issued since April 15 to Wheeling dealers. It revoked 101 permits and denied five Ohio county applications after proving they stemmed from establishments that had lost licenses for sale and possession of liquor. New owners must show no association with former operators whose licenses were revoked.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Tax Department
Wheeling
Ohio County
Ban on liquor store clerks entertainment by salesmen
Charleston April 29 Chairman R E Kelly of the state liquor commission forbade in a letter to store managers the entertainment of commission employes by liquor salesmen He also ordered salesmen to stay out of stores unless buying He cited reports that salesmen visit dispensaries to question employees on brands Holt to speak Washington April 29 Senator Rush D Holt of West Virginia accepted an invitation to deliver a radio address on Belle over a national chain May 7
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
R. E. Kelly
State Liquor Commission
Commission
Kelly
Holt
Washington
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Columbia
Work to Start on Appalachian O Dam Near Radford
Appalachian Electric Power will begin construction within thirty days on an $11,000,000 dam on the New River near Radford. Bids were approved and site officials expect 600 workers at start with potential increases as the project progresses. American Gas and Electric officials visited the site recently, staying in Bluefield and White Sulphur Springs.
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
New River
Radford
Tom
American Gas and Electric Company
The
Appalachian
Bluefield
White Sulphur Springs
Britain Offers Haven to Bilbao Children
A Philadelphia-area dispatch describes Bilbao’s defense during a Basque rally. Citizens swarm the streets as planes and armada formations display fortifications and air raid shelters ahead of potential raids by General Emilio Mola’s insurgents. Promenading crowds, uniformed men, and cheering civilians mark the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Fight Develops on Bridge Bill
Representative Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton declares opposition from two Ohio senators and affected district representatives. He warns the measure introduces dangerous new principles that could harm bridge owners and should not be passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Ohio
Damage suits total 95000 filed in West Virginia case
Damage suits totaling 95000 were filed yesterday by Mrs. Lucille Whitley of Peterstown as administratrix of Joe Heslip’s estate. The actions name former Monroe county officials and Mullens police chief, alleging Heslip did not receive proper attention while in the county jail after his arrest at Mullens.
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Pineville
W. Va
Joe Heslip
Peterstown
Monroe County
Mullens
Lucille Whitley
R. M. Stovall
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Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labor
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