Wing Damage Verdict in Store Imprisonment Case
In a circuit court verdict, Bulia Williams received $10 against the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co after alleging unlawful imprisonment at a Kimball street store. She claimed she bought groceries, left packages for her husband, and was charged 69 cents for sugar her husband had not taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulia Williams
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
William
Kimball
B. F. Howard
Frank Rosé
Kroger Grocery and Banking Company
Kroger
McDowell Street
Temperance Drama Cast Is Chosen For Murder Trial
Announcement from the local sponsoring committee lists Judge G L Counts as judge and Harry Chaffin as bailiff for Thursday night 8 o clock at Welch Criminal Court. Rev D M Dorsey plays bootlegger Jack Stiles. Dr. Cook the coroner. Mrs. Paul W Jones stenographer. Defendant J D Boardwine to be defended by Rev L W Pierce with local clergy and church roles in the telecast style trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wright
Criminal Court Room
Welch
G. L. Counts
Criminal Court
Harry Chaffin
D. M. Dorsey
the Baptist Church
Welch Society Woman's Club Christmas Play Rehearsal
The McDowell Woman's club theater group rehearses tonight at 7 30 in the Appalachian community room for a December 15 performance. All cast members must attend. The Emanuel Sisterhood Bridge club meets at 8 tonight at Mrs Louis Gottlieb's Elkhorn Street home for two tables of play.
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Woman's Club
McDowell Woman’s Club
Appalachian Community Room
Bridge Club
The
Emanuel Sisterhood
Louis Gottlieb
Elkhorn Street
Welch Paragraphs Injured at Station
Capt. R. H. Miller, agent at the Norfolk and Western station, was badly hurt Monday night after slipping on steps from the station platform. He suffered a severely sprained ankle and is confined to his home on Virginia Avenue.
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R. H. Miller
Norfolk and Western
Virginia Avenue
Postal receipts dip at local post office
Postal receipts at the local post office decreased by 1310 dollars and 43 cents during the latest accounting period. The drop reflects reduced mail volume and tighter revenue streams for the facility.
Post Office Receipts Report For November
November receipts totaled $1,978.50, down from October's $3,288.93. The month’s earnings were about $200 less than November of the previous year, as announced by Mrs. W. L. Wetherby, postmistress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wetherby
Lex man in critical condition after accidental gunshot
Tivis Thomas, 25, of Lex, remained in critical condition at Grace Hospital yesterday after a revolver he was handling accidentally discharged and struck him in the abdomen.
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Tivis Thomas
Lex
Grace Hospital
Thomas
Young Highlander Fractures Arm in Yard Play
Cecil Pruitt son of Mr and Mrs A L Pruitt of Highland avenue fractured his right arm yesterday afternoon while playing in a yard with friends. He was taken to Grace hospital where the fracture was reduced and he returned home. Welch Parent Teacher meeting drew a large crowd. a Thanksgiving play by Lottie Stewart's sixth grade and songs by Pinkin Hutton's fifth grade highlighted the session. The next meeting will be the second Tuesday in January instead of the first due to Christmas holidays. Mrs B Hampton Gray presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Pruitt
A. L. Pruitt
Highland Avenue
City
Grace
Welch Parent-Teacher Association
Welch High School
Isadore Scott Invited to WVU Mountain Honorary
Isadore Scott of Welch a senior and wrestling team manager at West Virginia University was invited Monday night into the Mountain honorary organization. Members are elected from upperclassmen. Scott is the son of Mr and Mrs Dave Scott. One ton of wood pulp yields three acres of paper.
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Isadore Scott
Welch
West Virginia University
Mountain
Isadore
Dave Scott
City
Welch Maroon Wave Open Basketball Practice
Coach T K Tandy issued the first practice call as about 35 boys gather in the high school gym Thursday. Five lettermen return from last year led by Captain Charley Souther and Clayton Thomas, with others from junior highs trying for berths. Regular schedule to start in January. annual alumni game set for Christmas holidays at the local gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Tandy
Welch Maroon Wave
Charley Souther
Clayton Thomas
Bob Salt
Johnny McFarland
Bernard Gottlieb
Howard
Harold McComas
Harry Green
Gerald Scott
Reid Lawson
Jack Beamer
Tandy
Frankie Tafolla
Russell Sarver
Bill Leckie
Bids On Welch Postoffice Sites Submitted
Three sealed bids have been received by Mrs. W L Wetherby Welch postmaster for sites for Welch new postoffice building. Bids are expected before December 11 for opening. Welch was allotted 78000 under the public works program for construction of a few post office buildings. Site details were not yet known.
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W. L. Wetherby
Welch Postoffice
Welch
Postoffice
Public Works Administration
Welch City Council approves two civil works projects
Welch city council approved two additional projects to be submitted to the Civil Works Administration. One would improve Elkins Street from McDowell to the N. & W. railway station to level the street and drain water after rains. The other would upgrade Chestnut Street to the Noe property in Hemphill. Gail T. Carter presided in Mayor Blakely's absence.
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Civil Works Administration
Welch City
Elkins Street
McDowell
Chestnut Street
Old Church
Noe
Hemphill
John W. Blakely
Welch Persons News Roundup From Local Moves
Mrs. Paul Calloway returns to Welch after visiting her parents in Williamson. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rosenweig depart for Milford Ohio following a Welch visit with their son Morris Rosenweig and family. A. F. Leckie and W. B. Beale of Columbus Ohio are in Welch a few days to attend to business interests. both are former residents.
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Paul Calloway
Welch
Williamson
J. B. Porter
Samuel Rosenweig
Milford
Ohio
Morris Rosenweig
A. F. Leckie
W. B. Beale
Columbus
Mr. Leckie
Mr. Beale
Local residents enter Grace hospital and Stevens clinic
Mrs. Roby Morefield of Saeger and Elizabeth Ford of Twin Branch were admitted to Grace hospital yesterday for treatment. Mrs. Joseph Benedict of Ashland and W. F. Fletcher of Bartley were patients at Grace. Baby Walter Cook of Gilliam and Mrs. Lillian Sveticki of Bartley were treated at Stevens clinic. Mrs. Bob Lambert of Premier, after two weeks at Grace, was allowed to return home yesterday.
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Roby Morefield
Saeger
Grace Hospital
Elizabeth Ford
W. M. Ford
Twin Branch
Joseph Benedict
Ashland
Stevens Clinic
W. F. Fletcher
Bartley
Walter Cook
J. A. Cook
Gilliam
Lillian Sveticki
Bob Lambert
Premier
New Opera Nero by Mascagni Ready for Milan Premiere
Pietro Mascagni has completed his new opera Nero to premiere in Milan this winter. He spent four hours at the piano recently, performing the work for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Pietro Mascagni
Nero
Glass factories behind in orders in Toledo stemware
Libbey Glass Co of Toledo is 12 to 19 weeks behind in stemware deliveries due to the repeal rush. Plants have run at capacity for months as demand reaches 20 year highs. executives seek outside plant capacity. It may take 18 months to stock jobbing and hotel trade with adequate stemware across distribution and production channels.
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Toledo, O
Libbey Glass Perera Company
John Barleycorn Back on Broadway Continues Revelry
Crowds gather as liquor returns amid prohibition repeal celebrations. Police warn unlicensed bars to close while license holders pour drinks at hotels and clubs. Biltmore lobby and Hotel Astor bar fill as ships bring whiskey and rum and crowds toast happiness and prosperity.
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Ers
John Barleycorn
Four Corners
Cuba
Canada
France
Gold
Rhine
California
Bolan
Hotel Astor
Waildorf-Astoria
Biltmore
High Court Reverses McDowell Court Decisions
The Supreme Court today reversed and remanded McDowell county case Tony Molnor versus Commercial Casualty Insurance. Cabell county also involved in the ruling T J Shipley versus L.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
McDowell County
Tony Molnor
Commercial Casualty Insurance Company
Cabell County
T. J. Shipley
Legal Appeals and County Court Rulings Summary
D Browning and others in Buffalo Hagle mines case affirmed. Upshur County ruling by F Steele reversed and remanded. Original jurisdiction by Charles C Koebert with Clarksburg city dispute denied.
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D. Browning
Buffalo Hagle Mines
Upshur County
F. Steele
County Court of
Charles C. Koebert
City of
Clarksburg
American Girl Taken Ill In Calcutta After Disappearance
Miss Nile Cram Cook, founder of Gandhian seminar y, was hospitalized in Calcutta after vanishing from a New Delhi hotel. Police said she traveled in a first class compartment on the Punjab mail. Negotiations reportedly ongoing in New Delhi.
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Calcutta
India
Nile Cram Cook
Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
Punjab
Government and US Consulate Assist Miss Cook’s Return
Government authorities and the United States consulate began steps to aid Miss Cook’s proposed return to the United States, coordinating resources and travel arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Youth freed on murder charges wounded in alley attack
Chicago police linked Joseph Spinado 19 to the Garelli case after Spinado, acquitted of Garelli’s murder last summer, was found with three bullet wounds and dumped from a car into an alley near Bridewell. Spinado died from his injuries.
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Chicago
Joseph Spinado
Bridewell
Spinaldo
Anthony Garelli
State Faces Loss of C. W. A. Funds
The state administration plans swift action to approve projects that would provide work for about 62,000 men. Beehler promises to seek increased relief allotments until jobs begin, with 12,000 new positions on roads across Raleigh, Mercer, and nearby areas. Projects include surveyor roles, bridge repairs, and maintenance along multiple routes and communities such as Beckley, Arnett, Ameagle, Jarrolds Valley, and Princeton.
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Beehler
Raleigh County
Surveyor
Arnett
Beckley-Surveyor
Arnett-Boone
Peach Tree-Canterburys Farm
Calloway Heights
Beaver-Grandview
Mabecott Reservoir
Cirtsville
Toneys
Ghent
Stone
Crouch Farm
Shandy Springs
Summereine
Pemberton
Becoco
Wyoming
Sophia-Stotesbury
Beckley
Pinch Creek
Pear Grade
Ameagle
Toneys Fork
Jarrolds Valley
Snuffern
Lester
Lanark
Harper-Cameron
McCreery- Prince
Roles Farm
Pine Grove Park
Mercer
Giatto-McComas
Giatto- McComae
Giatto-Piedmont
Willowton Elgood
Hectora Knob
Carper School
Monroe Écales
Old Ingleside
Princeton-Brush Fork
Black Oak Oak Mountain
Plymouth-Old Athens
Springton
Stumpy Bottom
Mercer County
Tax Claim Assessed Against Clarksburg Man Loar
A 1929 income tax claim of 3693 dollars was assessed against Lawson L. Loar of 628 Mulberry Avenue Clarksburg West Virginia. In a stipulation judgment Loar appealed a deficiency originally 7698 dollars claiming the IRS wrongly disallowed losses on Hutchinson Lumber and Midas Carbon stock as worthless before 1929.
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Washington
Lawson L. Loar
Mulberry Avenue
Clarksburg
W. Va
Board of Tax Appeals
Loar
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Hutchinson Lumber Company
Midas Carbon Company
Youth gets five years in the reformatory
Edgar Peterson a 16 year old from Los Angeles was sent to Preston School of Industry for five years after being convicted of selling a club house an old derrick and other property he did not own to a Pomona contractor.
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Los Angeles
Edgar Peterson
Chino
Preston School of Industry
Pomona
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Hurmne Turnver-Boyr
Robert van de Graaf
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Northfork
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June Knight
Lillian Roth
Cliff Edwards
Lillian Bond
Dorothy Lee Lona Andre Chas
Buddy’ Rogers
Eadie
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Lawrence Schwab
William Rowland
Monte Grice
Council
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