Court verdicts and docket updates at Matonka court
Monday sessions yielded verdicts in Henr Halley versus J E Winfrey favoring the defendant. Appeals in Sufe Pappas versus Bruno Bartucca and M Pennington versus Gena Robertson favored defendants. Several cases settled out of court or non suits entered. Docket for today includes Dowdy versus Bennett and Croy versus Bartucco. OWA corn crop reaches 640.9 million bushels and surge of storage shown. Local social notes list many residents visiting, traveling, or ill.
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Ctrewit
Henr. Halley
J. E. Winfrey
Sufe Pappas
Bruno Bartucca
Matonka
of & M. Pennington
Gena Robertson
E. M. Pennington
George Sadder
Bank of Matonka
Jenkins
L. D. Mattox
H. BE
Mattox
H. HE
Oscar L. Bennett
Charles W. Croy Ve. Bruno
Bartucco
Evita
OWA
R. R. Fairchild
Rembrandt
Iowa
Creosote Cures Coughs Sold By Doctors In Past Ads
An old advertisement touts Creosote and Creomulsion as quick remedies for coughs colds and bronchitis claiming safety and effectiveness. It promises guaranteed relief and a money back offer if not satisfied, urging readers to keep Creo on hand for instant use.
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Creonote
Coromnilson
Gusranteea
Crea
Creo
Instant USA
Welch W Va Tax Appeal Placed Before McDowell Court
Tax Commissioner Townsend travels from Charleston to Welch to argue the Norfolk and Western Railway 1039 assessment of 65 million dollars before McDowell County court. The ruling will affect other counties with railroad property. Townsend called his defense a public duty and noted the legislature shifted authority to the attorney general. Secretary Sharp will attend as ex-officio secretary of the public works board. A Bluefield telephone operator, formerly of New York, serves as wire chief in Welch. Local hunters head to North Carolina for deer and duck season. A trio of bridge parties hosted by Mrs Hua McCoy, Miss Jons Witt, and Miss Louise Spanxler are planned at the Appalachian Community room.
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T. C.townsend
Charleston
Welch
McDowell County
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pub Ug Works
Townsend
Tax ‘Commissioner
Attor
Ney
George
Bluefield
Hua McCoy
Misa Jons Witt
Miax
Louise Spanxler
Appalachian Community Room
Nupials and Prominent Names Highlight Welch Paragraphs
A fragmented note from Welch Paragraphs mentions a May Day event with speakers Mrs. Rachel Collins and Balland Spangler, plus a prom night at the high school auditorium. The brief item references Welch parents and local students with unclear details about attendants and timing.
Welch Area Personal News Roundup
Welch to attend piano concert in Cincinnati as attendees tour for events and visits. Local residents Miss Norman, Wilson, Kermit Hunter, Betty Woody, Luther Gods, and Mrs. L. O. Richardson travel and host guests in Huntington and nearby towns. Regulars include Mrs. Pete Kokalea, Albert Payne, J. B. Stewart, Miss Jimmy Ballard, Mrs. Harry Faust, Jack Leihman, Mrs. A. D. Selvati, Judge John T. Sima, and Radley Wood returning from Kentucky and Ohio trips and funerals.
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Laula Hit
Chatterton
Norman. Wilson
Kermit Hunter
Cincinnat
Ohio
Josef Hoffman
Mra
Epling
Pete Kokalea
Grace Hospital Ceater- Ay
Albert Payne
Panther
Worch
J. B. Stewart
Keyrock
Misa Jimmy Ballard
Fourhontas Mra
Harry Fauat
Worth
Jack Leihman
Kimball
A. D. Selvati
Bartley
Huntington
John T. Sima
Charleston
Herbert Calrower
Keystone
T. A. Johnston
Prestonsburg
Misa Gladys Fraser
J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
Three Men Draw Heavy Fines And Imprisonment
Justice J. O. Mangus of Rock district yesterday sentenced three men to heavy fines and imprisonment after guilty pleas. Gego Ponturi received 100 dollars and 60 days in jail for possession of mash and 40 dollar extra fine and six months for carrying a gun on a second offense. Lloyd Sadler was fined 100 dollars and 60 days for possession of trash. George Taems was fined 100 dollars and 86 days for possession of cash.
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J. O. Mangus
Rock District
Gego Ponturi
Lloyd Sadler
George Taemson & Possension
Mercers School Pupils Break Spelling Record
Mercerlte school paper highlights 16 named pupils who achieved nine weeks without a miss in spelling, with 737 pupils overall and room 7-B praised for perfect punctuality. The item ends with a Roumania population note.
Einstein visa finally to be issued by Berlin consul
Washington received word that Professor Albert Einstein has applied for and is deemed eligible for a U S visa. Consul General George S. Measermith reported he would issue the visa tomorrow after reviewing Einstein as any applicant and finding him admissible to the United States.
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Washington
Dec
State Department
Ita
Berlin
Albert Einstein
United States
George 5. Measersmith
Department of State
Einstein Forday
Einstein
Einstein Bs
Mesaeramith
Japanese Push Toward Soviet Border Near Manchuria
Tokyo reports the Japanese army advancing to within 75 miles of the Soviet border in Manchuria amid the campaign against insurgent forces led by Gen Su Ping Wen. The issue strains Russo Japanese relations as Tokyo seeks coordination with Moscow while avoiding broader conflict.
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Manchiuria
Moscow
Manohun
Foreign Office
Jai Amoh
Ruasta
U M. Karakhan
Ne Charan
Karakhan
Su Ping-Wen
Manchuria
Rusalat
Russia
Karakian
Amoh
Progress on new Princeton to Bluefield highway advances
Much progress was made on the new road between Princeton and Bluefield yesterday. Traffic will not be hindered by detours as work continues, with the project crossing the old road near Carbaugh place and a brief detour into Princeton. Steam crews began near Centre and Greens Valley, showing remarkable progress and active work between the two cities.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Carbaugh Place
Centre
Greens Valley
Princeton Society AAS Recital and Social Pages
A Princeton School of Music recital at Memorial Building features Elizabeth Kane Virginia Lee Keasham Fiorena Arrington Mary Neal Alan Ray nolds Juanita Thornton and others. Social notices describe parties hosted by Mr and Mrs D L Hall and Miss Alfreda Pry with many attendees listed.
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Virginia Lee Keasham
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Alan Raynolds
Juanita Thornton
Iva Neal
Edith Norris
Freda Deltz
Beatrice Borinsky
Anna Mase Justice
Ruth Mandervilla
Kathleen White
Frances Poston
Ellan Jazenby
Sarah Borlneky
Virginia Cushman
Princeton Elks Memorial Service Draws Large Crowd
The Princeton lodge of Elk? No. 1583 held its annual memorial service Sunday afternoon in the high school auditorium. An unusually large turnout of Elks and friends heard the address praised as one of the best on the principals of Widkop. The event featured a community orchestra and mixed chorus, with W. Herring directing the service and W. Cody Fletcher delivering the principal address. L. L. Lambert served as master of ceremonies.
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Princeton Lodge
Etka
Elks
Ww . Herring
W. Cody Fletcher
Wikdop
L. L. Lambert
Man dies in wreck injuries on Junior-Eldas road
Eskine West Virginia reports Caragn Lambert age 85 of Bowden died thirty three hours after his car was crushed in a wreck on the Junior-Eldas road. Companion Thurman Phares age 31 of Bowden remains in critical condition at Davis Memorial hospital with a fractured skull serious lacerations and loss of his right ear. Both men were employed by Gilbert Limestone.
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Junior- Ejldas Road
Caragn Lambert
Bowden
Thurman Phares
Davis Memorial Hospital
Phares
Lambert
Hunger march to Washington covers diverse groups
A three-part series follows the hunger march toward Washington D C with a mixed army of jobless activists, Communist supporters and veterans. Night scenes show New York wives bidding farewell as trucks carry their men to the capital while nurses travel to provide care. A long Newark transit view captures the procession as contingents from New England, the Midwest and the South prepare to unite in the capital.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Laft
Bret Ald
Newark
N. J
New England
Middle West
South
Wife of former jail guard killed in Brooklyn
In New York, Mrs. Hilda Nolan, wife of Herbert Nolan, a guard at Raymond Street jail, was killed after the vacant killing of Head Keeper William McConnell and a rancher named Andrew McCormick. Police found Nolan in a kitchen dagged condition and he was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
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Hilda Nolan
Herbert Nolan
Raymond Street
Begaklyn
William McConnell
Andrew McCormick
Er Apertment
Nolan
Far
Taxpayers group seeks tax cuts and policy limits
Randolph County taxpayers group calls for a one third reduction in state highway appropriations and opposes compensation to World War I veterans beyond service and injuries. It also proposes study of eliminating the state miners hospital and redistributing autos licenses. In Charleston, Police Judge D Boone Dawson sentenced Donald Stockton to ten days in jail and fined $25 for stealing the city police docket.
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Kuma
Randolph County
HL. Maxwell
A. Spates Brady
Franck C. Baker
Bock
Miners’ Hospital
Doukel Partoiner
Charleston
D. Boone Dawson
Donald Stockton
Dave
Elking
W. Va
Governor-sled
H. Gsom
Ohio coal investigation halted until Monday
Ohio colliery inquiry into the entire Ohio bituminous coal rate structure paused by Examiner R. N. Trezise and set for Monday to allow clarification. Hearings stalled as railroads and officials debated jurisdiction and location of key witnesses, with the matter referred to federal and state authorities for further action.
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Interstate Commerce Comminston
Ohio
Examiner
T. Trezise
Federal Commission
New York
Shergalion
Gurngay Orcutt
Counse
Samuel Seabury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Legislative Committee
Sherwood
Mexico City
San Antonio
Texas
Cervica
Cuap
State Supreme Court
Widower Quarry Worker in Bowden Case Not Employed
Sam G Pollino of Fairmont owned the company tied to a Bowden quarry where the worker had not been employed for some time. The report notes the ongoing employment gap and ties to the local business.
Body of murder victim found in Creskelde home
Indiana, Pa. reports Alex Warden, 65, shot twice in the stomach and stabbed through the heart with a triangular file. His charred house was found today. coroner says he was murdered. Everett Wilhelm, 67, Creekside, arrested and questioned, denying knowledge. DA Rudock and State Police cite years of bad feeling, climaxing after Wilhelm's prior arrest for disturbance of a religious meeting.
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Alex Warden
Creskelde
Warden
Everett G. Wlhelm
Creekside
William Ruddock
Wilhelm
Warren
Wilielm
Vital Supreme Court Cases Rise From Recess
Washington reports the Supreme Court returns from a two week recess with key cases on the docket. Potential rulings may settle the validity of governor orders for production distribution in Texas militia issues and a challenge to state regulation of motor vehicle carriers.
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Supreme Court
Sterling
Texea
State Milithe
Eaent Taxas Fielde
Bluecoat Squads Block Parade of Capital Marchers
A chaotic scene in Washington as hunger marchers clash with police after a suspect claims to be a government agent. The unidentified man is seized by the crowd, dragged toward the line, and later disappeared behind blue coats. Police form a gas screen and fence the marchers as the column veers away before resuming the trek. A separate thread follows Sherwood’s tale of captivity, a New Mexico ranch, and plans to flee to Canada and then Europe.
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Plainolathea
Washington
Beiong
Rivers Harbors Budget For Next Year Is Cut
Washington December 6 1971 Major General Lytle Brown chief of army engineers trimmed the rivers and harbors budget for the next fiscal year proposing 839 488 1290 for 1933 1984 instead of 76 596 381 this year He said 75 000 000 could be spent profitably noting his estimates as an alternative proposal for maintenance costs fall short by 18 443 020 versus 32 480 150 this year Only 14 047 100 was requested for improvements versus 37 519 250 provided this year
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Washington
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
Alaah
Costas
Pitt Focuses on Stopping Trojan Plays in Alumni Clash
Pitt concentrates on countering Southern California plays as alumni prepare for the December 17 showdown. Ray Montgomery says veterans will bolster two strong alumni elevens while stars like Jimmy Clark and Gibby Welch lead the Trojan-style offense. Sutherland and Gustafson are away briefly. Sutherland to coach the All-North team after the Baltimore game.
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Pittsburgh
Southern California
Pitt
Toby Vensa
Montgomery
Mro
Murdy
Jexs Quatse
Rip Collins
Jock Sutherland
Andy Gustafson
Gustafson
Aurora
Ill
Sutherland
Baltimore
For Rent Four Large Rooms in Warniabed 61
Short ad describes four large rooms for rent in Warniabed 61, unfurnished, with all conveniences. Apply at Baum's Dept. store, phone Sfi.
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Clarksbury Clrak Clerk Commits Death by Self Action
Clarksburg West Virginia George A Mayer 24 an automobile accessories store employee shot and killed himself today in the bathroom of his downtown apartment He left a note to the chief of police saying Please do not involve anyone else Mayer who was at home at the time said his wife had no idea why he would kill himself A photograph of his wife was found near his head Mayer apparently tied a pistol bullet through his heart
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Cardus Walker
Winston-Salem
Nothern New Mexico
New York
Walker
Chicago
Canada
Europa
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W. Va
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B C Relieves Periodical Pains In Three Minutes
An ad claims B C relieves periodical pains in three minutes without opiates. Prepared by a registered pharmacist, it blends multiple ingredients used by physicians to ease headaches backaches muscular pains and nervous tension. Sold in 2¢ packages wherever drugs are sold.
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DB. CO
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