Work of Weddle Praised at Welch Police Confab
C C Weddle Bluefield police investigator earned praise from PBS agent E E Kuhner at a Welch conference for securing Lula Freeman Bolden’s confession in a Tazewell county double slaying. Kuhner credited fingerprinting as key, noting Weddle’s finds on weapons helped solve the case. About 50 officers and mayors attended the FBI sponsored event with a September follow up planned.
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C. C. Weddle
Bluefield
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Milo W. Gray
Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Company
Carl Straka
Frank D. Stanton
Caretta Man Eminent Commander Named By Welch Commandery
Clyde H. Bennett of Caretta was elected eminent commander of Welch Commandery No. 27. Officers installed by retiring commander H. H. Honaker included W. F. Freman generalissimo, D. B. Hambrick captain general, T. A. Johnston treasurer, L. Sinnett recorder, E. R. Shaw prelate, F. W. Hervey senior warden, J. R. Moore junior warden, D. W. Wheatley standard bearer, F. Woodson sword bearer, Walter H. Steen warder, and G. W. Rouse sentinel.
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Clyde H. Bennett
Caretta
Welch
Templar
H. H. Honaker
W. F. Freman
Coalwood
Generalissimo
D. B. Mhambrick
Northfork
T. A. Johnston
L. Sinnett
Superior
E. R. Shaw
Kimball
F. W. Hervey
J. R. Moore
D. W. Wheatley
Landcraft
F. Woodson
Walter H Steen
G. W Rouse
Sentinel
Salvation Army Leaders Resign After Three Years in Charge
Captain and Mrs. F M Gaugh, who have led the Salvation Army Corps here for three years, have resigned their posts and will depart soon, ending a notable period of service in the community.
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Salvation Army
F. M. Gaugh
Salvation Army Corps
Salvation Army Couple Completes Local Service Report
The text notes Capt. and Mrs. Gaugh and Capt. and Mrs. Street replacing personnel in Baltimore and Atlanta. It highlights the Welchs Ministerial Association, Welch grade school Bible school, and McDowell chest clinic campaigns. The Gaughs and their colleagues are praised for leadership and fundraising work.
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Baltimore
Otis Street
Atlanta
McDowell Women's Club
McDowell Chest
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army
Hemphill Man Is Denied Writ Error By Supreme Court
Ollie Davis of Hemphill, a Negro, must serve a six month jail term after conviction in McDowell criminal court for selling tax paid liquor. The State supreme court denied a writ of error, upholding the McDowell circuit court. Davis was tried in October 1942 for a sale in a social club. he was sentenced to six months, fined $50 and costs. The defense motion to set aside the verdict was overruled by Judge J. C. Marshall, later replaced by Judge T. F. Henritze.
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Ollie Davis
Hemphill Negro
McDowell
Davis
State Supreme Court
McDowell Circuit
Hemp
J. C. Marshall
T. F. Henritze
Funeral Services Set for Charlie Brooks Barber
Funeral services for Charlie Brooks Barber 25 Welch will be held Sunday at 2 from the Barber home East End. He was killed Monday night when lightning struck a transformer at Havace. George Day and Hobart Carter, who worked with Barber, were injured Day was hospitalized but discharged Wednesday. Burial will be on Tom's Mountain. A brother in the army in California caused a delay in the service.
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Charlie Brooks Barber
Welch
Havace
George Day
Hobart Carter
Barber
East End
Isom
William Woody
Tom's Mountain
California
Coal Miner Fatally Hurt in Wyoming County Mine Collapse
Claire Goode, 48, a coal miner from Sugar Run Wyoming County, died en route to Welch hospital after a kettlebottom collapsed from the mine roof during Wyoming Mining Co. operations. The huge rock weighing several hundred pounds pinned him, after which he lived about two hours. Survived by widow and two children.
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Claire Goode
Sugar Run
Wyoming County
Welch
Wyoming Mining Corporation
Goode
Mrs. Sarah Lester of Sanrock Dies at 96
Mrs. Sarah Lester, 96, of Sanrock Wyoming County, grandmother of William Lester WA field director in the Poca hontas Tug River district, died Wednesday at her home. Funeral services were held yesterday with interment near Fanrock. Sy Lester attended.
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Sarah Lester
William Lester
Pocahontas-Tug River District
Sanrock
Wyoming County
Fanrock
Sy Lester
Charleston Architect Higginbotham Dies at 71
Ambrose Grayson Higginbotham a Charleston architect contractor and real estate man died at his residence after weeks of illness He built the municipal building Daniel Boone hotel and Charleston high school His firm A G Higginbotham and sons formed 1927 worked on West Virginia ordnance works at Point Pleasant Survived by widow two sons and two daughters along with several step relations
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Charleston
W. Va
Ambrose Grayson Higginbotham
Higginbotham
Logan County
Municipal
Daniel Boone
Charleston High School
Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio
George Wier
Denton
South Charleston
Thomas Riggs
Walkout Cuts Tire Production at General Tire Plant
Akron June 10 A walkout by 35 tire bead builders at General Tire and Rubber Co today forced layoffs of several hundred workers and sharply curtailed tire output. A union spokesman warned the stoppage could halt more than half of the company's operations if not ended immediately. Unionists ignored a CIO local president's order to return to work. A union rep cited objections to transferring beaders to other departments to permit hiring of women bead workers. The report also notes a tin salvage update from the tin salvage institute to the Office of War Information showing 395,765 pounds of collapsible tin tubes reclaimed to date with West Virginia contributing 1,738 pounds May totals lifting the state's cumulative to 36,909 pounds as part of a national 443,432-pound total.
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Akron
General Tire & Rubber Co
General
Emmett B. Harper
Cio-United Rubber Workers
Charleston
W. Va
The
Tin Salvage Institute
Office of War Information Today
West Virginia
Senate funds FSA as Byrd attack stirs farm aid debate
Washington June 10 the senate provided 160 million dollars for the farm security administration with action expected tomorrow on the 820 million agricultural appropriations bill. Byrd proposed transferring FSA duties to the Palm Credit administration but failed 54 to 25. The body approved 66 to 12 for 29.6 million for supervision and 97.5 million loaning authority for rural rehabilitation, and voice authority for a 30 million loan program to tenants buying farms. Byrd labeled PSA head Baldwin as inefficient and extravagant amid calls to reject the amendment. Senator Russell urged support for FSA aiding those without a chance.
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Washington
Senate
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Byrd
PSA
Palm Credit Administration
House Appropriations Committee
C. B. Baldwin
Sen
Russell
RAF Continues Burma Raids Reported by British
New Delhi dispatch says RAF bombers kept daily assaults on Japanese bases in Burma blasting targets at Kalewa on the upper Chindwin river. One plane was reported lost in the raid. Small scale patrol activity noted in the Sarakan sector.
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New Delhi
Kalewa
Chindwin
Sarakan
Quiet Western Burma Front Bulletin Notes Few Changes
Western Burma frontier remained calm as described in the military bulletin with no significant movements or clashes reported. The report emphasizes a stable line and suggests routine vigilance by allied forces along the border.
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Burma
More Safe Guards Recommended For Three State Mines
Washington reports safety measures urged for three large West Virginia coal mines by the bureau of mines. The Laing No 2 mine Kanawha county Leslie mine Greenbrier county and No 2 mine Logan county are cited for practices including permissible explosives and protective gear.
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Washington
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Wyatt Coal Company
Kanawha County
New River
Pocahontas
Laing
Mine Safety Improvements Across Several Mines Described
The report lists better ventilation in Leslie and Amherst No. 2 mines, safer haulage and storage of explosives, and elimination of ignition and electrical fire hazards. It calls for extended first aid training to 25 percent, plus fire bosses, dust control, guarded trolley wires, and pre shift gas checks with joint safety meetings.
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Leslie
Amherst No. 2
Two Youths Drown In Ohio River at Martins Ferry
Kenneth Clevenger 13 of Martins Ferry and Carl Baker 9 of Bridgeport drowned while wading in the Ohio River. Firemen recovered the bodies. Porter Clevenger, a brother of Kenneth, was present.
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Martina Ferry
Kenneth Clevenger
Martins Ferry
Carl Baker
Bridgeport
Ohio River
Porter Clevenger
Tragic 1941 Drowning In Skiff Incident Near Waterway
A 16 year old named Kenneth drowned about a mile upstream in 1941 when a skiff capsized or left him in deep water. Authorities reported the accident as a fatal incident with no witnesses described.
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Kenneth
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