Bankrupt seeks discharge and notice of Trustee's Sale in 1932
Bankrupt Silas Robert Beckett petitions for full discharge of provable debts under federal acts. Court schedules hearing for July 22, 1982 in Bluefield and orders notice to creditors. Also notices a trustee sale July 6, 1932 in Princeton for Lots 5 and 6, Park Avenue Land Association, Mercer County, to satisfy a deed of trust.
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Fourth Street
Christie Avenue
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Roscoe H. Pendleton
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County Court House
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Law and Ferce
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Wagner
District Court of the United States
Silas Robert Beckett
George W. McClintic
Mercer
J H Wright Insurance Agency Dissolves by Resolution
On June 10 1932 stockholders met and unanimously adopted a resolution dissolving J H Wright Insurance Agency. Daisy K Wright served as President authorizing steps for legal dissolution of the company.
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J. H. Wright Insurance Agency
Daisy K. Wright
Excitement Over Bout Is Fatal To Listener
Michael Carey aged 89 who favored Sharkey died after reacting aloud to the Sharkey Schmeling championship bout. He had followed the fight via radio and shouted Sharpe lost near the fourteenth round before collapsing.
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Denver
Michael Carey
Sharkey-Schmeling
Sharkey
Carey
Sharpe
Rotary to Select Five Directors
Delegates at the Rotary International convention advance to group discussions and addresses as five U S directorships remain to be decided. Clinton P. Anderson of Albuquerque was elected president of the international organization yesterday without opposition.
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Rotary
Seattle
United States
Rotary International
Clinton P. Anderson
Albuquerque
N. M
International Organization
Princess de Fau cigny Lucinge Wears White Raincoat At Longchamp
Paris reports Princess de Fau cigny Lucinge attended the Longchamp races this spring in a crisp white raincoat paired with a chic black crepe frock. Her outfit featured a white rubberized silk coat with a shoulder cape and a broad brimmed black hat with a white crown.
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Paris
Princess de
New York Star Allows Two Hits in Solid Effort
In a pitcher battle, French earns the win for New York Star with seven and one third innings of strong work. Shaute takes the loss after six innings of damage control, while hitters Morgan Moran and Klem contribute to the sparse scoring.
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Reds Win Slugfest Over Braves In Boston
Cincinnati Reds toppled the Boston Braves 14 to 8 as a high-scoring, free-hitting game unfolded at Boston. Pitcher Carroll earned the win while Brown took the loss amid a lineup shakeup by manager Bill McKechnie.
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Per Purett
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Frankhouse
Johnson
Carrolle
Frey
Phillies Slam Cubs 11-2 On Homers From Four batters
Philadelphia bats explode for 15 hits as Whitney Huret Davis and Klein homer key runs. Moore also goes deep for Chicago while Klein belts his 20th of the season in a one-sided 11-2 win.
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Rhem
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V- Davis
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Grimes
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Gieley
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Donnelly
Thomas Children Suffer Multiple Fractures In Auto Accidents
Denver report notes Mattie Lou Thomas, a co ed, sustained a skull fracture after an auto crash and walked four days before discovery. Her brother Brooks Thomas, also injured, had a shoulder fracture diagnosed two weeks later.
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Col
Thomas
Mattie Lou Thomas
Brooks Thomas
Earhart and Primo Carnera Demonstrate Ring Stance Aboard
Amelia Earhart, a knockout flyer, learns boxing stance from Primo Carnera aboard the Ile de France en route to New York. The famed boxer, described as one of the biggest men in the cauliflower industry, coaches the transatlantic aviatrix on deck.
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Ile de France
Primo Carnera
Carnera
Gehrig's Two Homers Spark Yankees Win
In a game where Lou Gehrig hit two homers, the New York Yankees defeated the opponent 10 runs. Mahaffey took the loss, with Krausse and Freitas giving up multiple hits. Uhle earned the win for Cleveland in a later game mention.
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NEW York Yankees
Three Prisoners Escape Braxton County Jail
Three inmates escaped Braxton county jail by prying bars from cell windows in Sutton West Virginia. Dewey Cook 30 alias Dewey Sawyer and Oscar Wine 22, held on forgery charges, and Virgil Harman 46, a federal prisoner, were missing when guards fed them shortly before midnight. Authorities search the area for the trio.
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Sutton
W. Va
Braxton County
Dewey Cook
Dewey Sawyer
Oscar Wine
H. W. Moyers
Paris War Museum Profit Near Louvre for 1931
The Arc de Triomphe museum near France’s unknown soldier posted a 1931 profit of $25,000, only slightly below the Louvre’s figure. The small museum’s earnings reflect steady interest in war memory amid national heritage sites.
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Louvre
President Galls For Big Slash In World Armaments
Report on a proposed plan debated in a conference with reactions from Senator Reed and Sweater Walsh praising relief for taxpayers while Senator McKellar derides it as nonsense. Administration sources deny linkage to war debt reduction and say no offer to foreign nations has been made.
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Tennessee
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Hoover plan for armament cuts meets mixed reviews at Geneva
At the disarmament conference Geneva France called the plan absolutely unacceptable while Great Britain found it inadequate. Italy welcomed Hoover's program as a new impetus with Germany hailing progress and Russia approving. France urged security guarantees and suggested combining reductions with international security provisions.
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Descendants of First Lilly Settler to Gather
The Lilly descendants will hold their third annual reunion on Flat Top Mountain August 20 and 21. They aim to stage the largest Lilly reunion in the United States. Robert Lilly born 1696 died 1810 at 114. Fannie Moody Lilly born 1696 died 1807 at 111. their grave site on Little Bluestone river bears carved rock headstones.
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Lilly
John
Thomas Lilly
Flat Top Mountain
United States
Fannie Moody
Bluestone River
Elizabeth Lilly-Cooper
Cooper
Betty
Edmond
Robert
A. A. Lilly
Charleston
The
Lilly Reunion Association
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