Dates Tied for Welch Welterweight Bout
Tentative dates July 12 or 15 set for Bill Demetral versus Tony Bernardi in Welch at the new armory. Demetral, a top Greek wrestler, and Bernardi clash recalls a prior Louisville bout. Captain Louis Simmons attends drills as Welch teams prep for Camp Knox and upcoming matches against Pocahontas and Marytown.
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Bill Demetral
Tony Bernardi
Welch
New Armory
Demetral
Bernardi
Louisville
Louis Simmons
West Virginia National Guard
Camp Knox
Welch Kiwanis plans rat and mouse campaign in city
Resolutions introduced at Welch Kiwanis Club meeting propose a three month rat and mouse drive to engage children with a prize for rat tail catches. Free fat poison and traps will be provided to entrants. Rev. James J. Devery spoke on My Friend and two new members joined, Rev. G L Lambert and Dr. Kirkpatrick. Visitors included Rev. Father Hanley and Rev. Father Sikora.
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Welch Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
James J. Devery
New York City
Gary
Ther Devery
G. L. Lambert
Methodist Church
Welch
Kirkpatrick
Deegans
Kiwante
Mitchells Fail to Post Bonds in Welch and Himphill Case
John Mitchell unable to obtain a bondsman and remains jailed after being accused with W. O. Blackman in a highway robbery during a Saturday escapade. Blackman previously fined 100 dollars and sentenced to a year in jail for carrying a gun. Both men held under 5000 dollar bonds awaiting the July grand jury.
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John Mitchell
W. O. Blackman
Welch
Himphill
Blackman
Roderfield Road
Mitchell
Howard Howard
Intensive drive for McDowell Legion backs new members
McDowell Post No. 8 of The American Legion plans an intensive membership drive at Memorial building after a Monday meeting. The county post aims to surpass last year’s record of 520 by July 7 and seeks ninety members to top the mark. R H Powell leads the push challenging peers to match his effort and a combined Eckman Northfork banquet is set for June 27 after a screening of The Man Without a Country.
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McDowell Post No
The
American Legion
Memorial Building
County Post
Bluefield Post
Post No. 8
R. H. Powell
Gogetter
McDowell Post
Eckman
Local Notables Travel for Business and Family Updates
Welch person al y. Ef Jennings spends several days in Washington on business. Mr. and Mrs Russell Woody welcome a baby daughter born Monday. mother and child are reported doing well. United States commissioner FE Womack traveled to Bluefield yesterday for federal court duties. Dr B H Lovely departed Monday night for Manchester New Hampshire to visit family for several weeks.
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Y. EF. Jennings
Washington
Russell Woody
FE. W. Womack
United States
Bluefield
B. H. Lovely
Mancheter
N. H
Welch Briefs: Marriages Suits and Local Deaths
County clerk issued marriage licenses to Claude Bennett and Gertrude Sheffield and Thomas Horton and Narcissus Houston both pairs from Algoma. Suits filed in circuit court include Little and Johnston vs Cooper Hyatt and Hyatts by guardian. Posey Plaster of Leckie died at Welch Hospital of embolism. body sent to Crutz Virginia. funeral tomorrow. Dan Simpson, involved in Hemphill fight, escaped Welch Hospital after sustaining a stab and bullet wound.
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Claude Bennett
Gertrude Sheffield
Algoma
Thomas Horton
Narcissus Houston
Circuit Court
Chancery
Carrie Little
Mamie Johnston
Dan Cooper
O. Hyatt
William R. Hyatt
Harold Hyatt
Next Friend
C. J. Haley
N. G. Hyatt
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Guardian
Posey
Leckie
Welch Hospital
Happy Jack
Welch
Crutz
Dan Simpson
Hemphill
Willie May Moore
Simpson
Barick Family Narrowly Escapes After Auto Turrets Over Bank
William Barick and his son Joe escaped unharmed when their car went over a bank in Wyoming county while driving to Logan on Sunday. A woman driver in an oncoming car caused them to swerve and the vehicle rolled several times down the bank, damaging the car.
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Logan
William Barick
Joe
Wyoming County
Baricks
Dempsey's Camp Workout Reveals Weakness in Defense
In Great Falls Montana on June 19 a heavy rain limited Jack Dempsey to indoor work. He sparred six rounds and did ten minutes of calisthenics, while critics noted a weakness in Dempsey's defense exposed by Jack McMurke's body shot combo opening a possible target for Tom Gibbons.
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Great Falla
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Jack McMurke
Pittsburg
Mosey
Tom Gibbons
Burke
Dempsey
St. Paul
Fuller and McGee Sentenced to Sing Sing Prison
Edward M Fuller and Wim F McGee, confessed bucket shop operators, were sentenced in New York to from one and a quarter to four years at Sing Sing. With good time, the total may be about eleven months. They remain jailed in Ludlow Street awaiting clearance by federal authorities after failing to surrender bankruptcy records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward M. Fuller
Wim. F. McGee
Sing Sing
United States
Hayward
Fuller
McGee
Ludlowstret
Anglo American Debt Agreement Signed by Britain and U S
Washington reports the Anglo American debt funding pact has been formally signed ending wartime loans of 4.6 billion dollars. The exchange of indentures occurred between the U S Treasury and the British embassy with Sir Auckland Geddes and Secretary Mellan signing the proposal and acceptance.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Treasury
Auckland Geddes
Mellan
Pacific Island life and wartime cinema in Caroline Islands
A Washington National Geographic Society bulletin surveys the Japanese mandated Pacific islands from Yap to Mille Atoll, detailing native life, dress, tattooing, and social changes. The author recalls a night of open air movies showing Japanese swords and American cartoons to locals and officials alike.
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Caroline Island
Geographic Society
Caroline Islands
Pacific
Marshalls
Pajaros
Marianas
Greenwich
Carolines
Junius B. Wood
Ponape
Yap
Middle
Kueaie
Four Priests and One Layman Wounded in Arkansas Attack
Four priests and one lay church official were wounded when unidentified shooters fired into the home of the crew in Pocahontas Arkansas. The injured include Father Straussner of Jonesboro and Father Hieflinger of Paragould with neck wounds, Father Werringer of Engleberg a flesh wound, Father Froitzheim of Pocahontas a leg wound, and Joe Bruner a lay official shot in the back. Three youths Burton Knotts Henry Daniels and his younger brother were reported involved Bruner was severely wounded with nineteen shots in the back and in serious condition tonight. The group had been around a table checking reports when the shooting began.
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Pocahontas
Ark
Jrew
Father Herringer
Engleberg Catholic Church
Father Straussner
Jonesboro
Father Hieflinger
Werringer
Engleberg
Froitzheim
Joe Bruno
Burton Knotts
Henry Daniels
Bruner
West Virginia coach to leave for Yale in September
Earl J. Thomson, track coach at West Virginia University, is relieved of duty and will move to New Haven to become Yale track coach when the school opens in September. Thomson, a Dartmouth graduate and former Canadian Olympic team member, set a world record of 14.26 seconds in the 120 yards hurdles.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Earl J. Thomson
West Virginia University
New Haven
Yale
H. A. Stansbury
Thomson
West Virginia
Stansbury
Dartmouth
Antwerp
Pluralities Rise For Preus And Johnson In Minnesota Primary
In Minnesota, Governor J A O Preus and Magnus Johnson gained on rivals after yesterday's primary. With 2,348 of 3,520 precincts reporting Preus led Hallam by about 26,000 votes, tallying 54,702 to 28,664. Johnson widened his margin over Dr. L A Fritsche, with 2,336 precincts reporting showing 43,431 for Johnson and 30,984 for Fritsche on the Democratic ballot.
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St. Paul
Minn
J. A. O. Preus
Magnus Johnson
Farm Labor
United States
Preus
Oscar Hallam
Press
Hallam
Johnson
Dr. L. A. Fritsche
Fritsche
Senator Carley Holds Narrow Lead in State Senate Race
Senator James A. Carley secured 6 204 votes across 2 268 precincts while Cary had 2 136. The campaign centered on prohibition with little national issue discussion. Supporters say Governor Preus backs the national organization.
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James A. Carley
Cary
Senate
Preus
War Eagle sports and visits noted in local columns
War Eagle pitcher Witcher Bailey visited Aris Adama in hospital at William son on Monday. Rufus Barnett left Friday for a short trip to join his wife in East Radford Virginia. The War Eagle team traveled to Big Sandy Sunday to play Big Sandy and were defeated 5 to unknown. Ben Crumpler and John Shelton served as assistant staff in transportation duties.
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Witcher Bailey
Williamson
Aris Adama
Rufus Barnett
East Radford
Big Sandy
Ben Crumpler
John Shelton
War Eagle Notes Include Health Talk and Local Incidents
Foreman of engines from Norfolk and Western and other officials led a health demonstration at War Eagle. Lettie George earned a health merit pennant for her school last term. A shooting incident sent Charley Barnett to hospital. Colling posted bond in Williamson. Community events include church services, visits, and court summonses amid ongoing local activity.
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Norflok and Western
War Eagle
Rouler
Tuberculosis Association
Miss Jones
Health Department
Mingo County
Lettie George
Geo. W. Coffey
Williamson
Charley Barnett
Ira Colins
Barnett
Welch
Colling
Garland Walls
Greenway Blankenship
Gilbert Creek
Martha Wallis
War Eagle Mines
King
War Eagle Church
Blanche
Edna Depue
Dryl Fork
Rome Crofts
Huntington
W. O. Kable
Falls Mills
Bustle Bow Hinges on Detachable Style in Dresses
Many new dresses feature a detachable bustle bow that can be worn or omitted at will. Carpets made on a paper mesh foundation are being manufactured in Germany.
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Germany
Importance of Birth Registration Is Urged
Governor Morgan writes Dr. Carl F. Rayer urging all babies born in West Virginia since January 1 1923 be registered to pass a census bureau efficiency test. He praises progress and asks physicians midwives and parents to ensure registration for every newborn.
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Charleston
Morgan
Carl F. Rayer
Division of Vital Statistics
State Health Department
West Virginia
State Department
Census Department
Washington
Cen. Department
Virginia
Collision injures eighteen in Wheeling area trolley freight crash
Eighteen persons are injured, one seriously, when a Wheel ing Traction trolley and freight car collide between Wellsburg and Follansbee, near Wellsburg West Virginia, early today. The incident disrupts service on the Wheeling to Steubenville line.
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Wellasburg
W. Va
Wheeling Traction Company
Wheeling
Stubenville
Wellsburg
Follansbee
Boxing Bill Fails in Illinois Senate On Eve of Adjournment
The Illinois senate defeated the house boxing bill failing to reach the required 26 votes with only fourteen in its favor. Twenty eight senators opposed the measure as the session adjourned. In Ohio Findlay June 19 the Ohio Oil Co cut Wooster crude oil by fifteen cents to 1.90 per barrel.
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Springfield
Til
Illinois Senate
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Cecil Claglin
Princeton
Dean Spencer
Claglin
Jack Craft
Lowe
R. E. Yost
Summers
Craft
Mrs. H. Hank
Kimball
Hebrew Ladies’ Aid Society
Green
High Point
N. C
Akers
Dublin
Blakely
Shotstop
Marytown
Marytown Tigers
Welch Personall
Welch Briefs
Fuller and
M’gee
County
Daniel Hall
McDowell Street
West, Va
Watts-Ritter & Company
Huntington, West Va
BY Williams
J Rwillans
Wea Servics
Preus and
Mord Rae
Wien
Compito Rf
DR. J. S. Compton
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