Man Killed By Coal Train Near Peerless Tipple
Thomas Gibson of Kimball was killed at 6 30 yesterday morning while crossing tracks at Bottom Creek to reach the Peerless Coal and Coke tipple. The mine motorman suffered a severed right leg and a fractured skull. Funeral planned for Thursday with burial at Coopers. autopsy by Coroner Camper.
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Peerless Coal and Coke Company
Bottom Creek
Thomas Gibson
Kimball
J. W. Luther
M. G. Camper
Gibson
W. D. Gibson
Coopers
Good Attendance At Welch Kiwanis Meeting In Rain
The Welch Kiwanis Club met at the Elkhorn Tavern with strong turnout despite heavy rain. Graham Sale spoke on Friendship and Robert Talent of Jackson Kentucky discussed Brethitt county development and education's role in growth, noting similarities to McDowell county. Visitors included Jafoola Bailey Wilmore Lambert Lambert Talent Sale.
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Welch Kiwanis Club
Elkhorn Tavern
Graham Sale
Robert Talent
Jackson
Kentucky
Brethett County
Talent
McDowell County
8. M. Jafoola
Virgel A. Bailey
The
State Road Commission
L. D. Wilmore
Bluefield
Mr. Lambert
Charleston
Jackson, Ky
Welch
Clyde Ward Hit by Auto Leaves Boy Seriously Hurt
Clyde Ward nine years old was run down by an automobile driven by Ed Gillespie colored at Superior. He was taken to Welch Hospital in serious condition. Gillespie faced Justice A C Houfford and was held on bond while the injury outcome remains uncertain. Ward's home is Maitland.
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Clyde Ward
Ed. Gillespie
Superior
Welch Hospital
Clyde
Gillespie
C. M. Payne
Justice of the Peace
A. C. Houfford
Maitland
Circuit Court Adjudgments Against Unrepresented Defendants
In circuit court yesterday two judgments were entered against nonresponding defendants. Gilbert Grocery Co. won 334.50 plus costs against Riffe and Flat Top Bottling Works won 82.50. C. W. Womack and Sons won 357.27 against A. C. Weber who did not appear. The Brent appeal over an 80 judgment in favor of William Jones failed. Brent ordered to pay costs. Davis v Cooley and Davis v Motley were settled out of court and dismissed.
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Riffe
Gilbert Grocery Company
C. W. Womack and Sons
A. C. Weber
K. C. Brent
Justice of Peace
William Jones
Dones
Heral Davis
E. M. Cooley
Laura Hill Motley
County Clerk Reports Local Marriages and Court Actions
The county clerk issued marriage licenses for Jeff Jarrett and Lucife union both 21 and 16 of Thorpe, Silas Reynolds 21 and Rebecca Kennedy 18 of Panther, and William Walker 21 to Estella Harper 22 of Maybeury. Suits in chancery filed include Alma Hawks v Bergit Hawks for divorce and Hannah Share v Bess ie Zalzman. In circuit court Floyd Harvey M J Keffer and T B Dillon were elected trustees of the Church of Christ of Rodeveld. Women's Auxiliary meetings of the Presbyterian church circles are planned for tomorrow.
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Jeff Jarrett
Lucife Union
Thorpe
Silas Reynolds
Rebecca Kennedy
Panther
William Walker
Estella Harper
Maybeury
Alma Hawks
Bergit G. Hawks
Hannah Share
Bessie Zalzman
Floyd Harvey
M. J. Keffer
T. B. Dillon
Church of Christ of
Local circle meetings announced and town court notes
Circle meetings led by Mrs. Kyle Mrs. Badgett and Mrs. Hatfield are scheduled for Friday and tomorrow with their hosts. Louis Glass was fined twenty five dollars and costs for a drunken disturbance at Caples last Saturday night by Justice Hufford. Tug River danger rises with heavy rains. Eight children from a Caples Welch Hospital auto crash recover at home except two still in hospital. Tickets for a Memorial building concert by J H Brient the Dayton blind musician may be bought at Welch Drug Store. Painter Porroni Post will send delegates to Morgantown for the state encampment on June 23.
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Louis Glass
Caples
Justice of the Peace
A. C. Hufford
Walter Johnson
Deegane
Welch Hospital
J. H. Brient
Dayton
Ohio
Memorial Building
American Legion
Welch Drug Store
Painter-Porroni
W. PF. W
Morgantown
Food and Seed Grain Shipments to Russia Exceed 100 Million Pounds Monthly
The American Relief Administration shipped over a hundred million pounds of food and seed grain monthly to Russia since late August, totaling about 1.824 billion pounds in 18 months. The operation used 287 ships for food and seed, with medical supplies and clothing added separately. Hoover directed mobilization of resources totaling about $66 million for distribution, with no external money sent out of the country.
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Russia
American Relief Administration
Conte
Americas Coducer Ail
America
Danzig
Hamburg
Herbert Hoover
Welch Personal Notices Mix Local Guests and Travel
Welch personals report visitors from Logan to Welch and Rogersville guests staying with local families. Separate notes mention Gilly Crook from Rocky Mount Virginia visiting Welch, Helen Snyder from Bluefield visiting a cousin on Maple avenue, and Mr and Mrs T J Price from Rogersville Tennessee visiting on Maple avenue.
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Louis Michelson
Shirley and
Yetta
Logan
Jack M. Liebman
Gilly Crook
Rocky Mount
F. B. Lilly
Welch
Helen Snyder
Bluefield
Lillian Bingham
Maple Avenue
T. J. Price
Rogersville
Tenn
T. J. Lytton
W. L. Crockett
Eleanor
Edward Womack
Max Meadows
Cincinnati
FP. M. Hamrick
Huntington
Walter Smith
Boot Converts Waste Into Work in Cleveland Yorks
An old boot has long served as the unlikely laborer in Cleveland Yorks as a makeshift device to perform tasks and keep routines going during lean times. The improvised tool embodies resilience of workers in the town.
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Henley
Eng
B. Hinton
Cleveland
Yorks, Eng
We do not sell omnibuses sign shown after crash
London reports an omnibus crash into a jeweler's window. The next day a man posted a sign stating that the omnibus from yesterday was not for sale, humorously denying any sale.
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London
Local post plans large delegation to encampment and state offices
Jack Ross, light heavyweight wrestler, defeated Silent Olsen two falls to one in a match at the new armory Monday night before a small crowd. Olsen won the first fall in seventeen minutes, but Ross rallied and finished Olsen, leaving observers underwhelmed. The post plans to send a sizable delegation to the encampment and may bring back some state offices.
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Jack Ross
Silent Olsen
New Armory
Olsen
Ross
Boxers Clash as Ross Defeats Olsen in Quick Bouts
In a calm arena, Ross beat Olsen with two swift rounds eight and six minutes apart. Ross used weight advantage, while spectators remained largely unmoved. After the bout Ross called for a match with Tony Bernardi. In Auvergne France an old cafe table yielded 122 gold coins bearing Louis XVI likenesses.
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Ting
Ross
Olsen
Tony Bernardi
Auvergne
France
Louis XVI
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Kiwanis Meeting
Circuit Court
Welch Briefs
Woman's Auxiliary of
Presbyterian Church
Mabel Therese Bonney
Sorbonne University
New York
C. M. Kyle
Otto Willis
Badgett
J. Logan Hill
W. J. Hatfield
R. G. Farris
Tug River
Ous
United States
Vijayarg-Hallachaarlay
Epsom County Court
Tazewell Mfg. CO
Tazewell
Noha
Wm. Greenspon, O. D
Optometrist
W. Virginia
BY Williams
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