Rand Jury Completes Work of Present Term
The grand jury in the U S court for the southern district of West Virginia was discharged. Names of indicted individuals were not released though rumors circulated about five McDowell County residents facing election law charges. Prohibition case dispositions followed with multiple defendants sentenced or given time or fines in Chillicothe Alderson and Lee Hall. English born Princeton residents Florence Ethel Kyle Gordon Maurice Kyle John Walter Kyle and Frederick Robertson Kyle were naturalized in an afternoon session.
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Grand
United States Court For
Southern District of
West Virginia
George W. McClintic
McDowell County
Bluefield
Charles Athey
Clear Fork
Raleigh County
Atlanta
Ballard Tester
Walter Burns
Greenbrier County
Chillicothe
Durward Byere
Josie Crawford
Hinton
Alderson
Madeline Fields
Ashland
Red Hannagen
Charleston
Elbert Smith
Realeigh County
Porter Wykel
Summers County
W. C. Herry James
Ned Madison
Rebecca M. Browning
Alderton
John B. Calderon
Lee Hall
Curly Richardson
Russell Smith
William Mack
Jesse Bibb
Orlando Lane
Virgie Hastings
Wyoming County
Steve Hemmonds
Greenbrier
Willard Lively
Alvin Dunkley
Raleigh
Lively
Dunkley
Walter Peck
Mercer County
Princeton
Florence Ethel Kyle
Gordon Maurice Kyle
John Walter Kyle
Frederick Robertson Kyle
Governor Kump to Attend Lake Shawnee Barbecue Event
Governor Kump along with state officials will visit Bluefield and Lake Shawnee for a dairy men’s public demonstration and barbecue starting at 4 PM. The program includes a luncheon at 1 30 PM, speeches by Agriculture Commissioner McLaughlin and others, with entertainment by local bands and drum corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Lake Shawnee
H. G. Kump
Hugh Ike Shott
Kump
West Virginian
West Virginia-Virginia Dairymen’s Cooperate Association
J. B. McLaughlin
W. C. Given
J. L. Alexander
West Virginia-Virginia Dairymen’s Co-operative Associaton
Dairymen’s Association
Virginia
West Virginia
Beaver High School
American Legion
DeCosta Waltz
Mercer
McDowell
Tazewell
Bland
Cincinnati Storm Tops WKRC Towers and Scatters Damage
A Cincinnati storm toppled WKRC radio towers, sending one into a city boulevard and causing widespread property and utility damage. Winds reached 40 miles per hour, with signboards chimneys and trees uprooted as the towers crashed onto a street and a hotel roof.
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WKRC
Cincinnati
Joe
Clifton
Lunken
Johnson denies deal in U S Senate race
Louis A. Johnson of Clarksburg West Virginia denies rumors of a deal with a candidate to refrain from running for the Democratic nomination for United States senator He says no deal exists and he will issue a definite announcement about next Tuesday and has been named as a possible candidate by observers.
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Louis Johnson
U. S
Senate
Clarksburg
W. Va
United States
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
American Legion
Bailey
Mercer County
Hinton
U. S. 52
West Virginia
Shirley
Virginia
Man and wife shot on Ohio river houseboat in Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia a man George Kipp and his wife Wilma Kipp were wounded in a shooting aboard their houseboat on the Ohio River. Each gave different accounts to police. George said their son fired the shots while Wilma said George shot her and attempted suicide after holding her prisoner overnight following threats to leave.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
George Kipp
Wilma Kipp
Kipp
Notices of Candidacy Filed With Secretary
Charleston West Virginia June 22 notices of candidacy were filed with Secretary W S O Brien today John M Eckerd of Point Pleasant sought the Democratic nomination for state senator Fourth district Mason Jackson and Roane counties W R Power of Huntington sought the Republican nomination for membership on the Huntington park commission operating in Cabell and Wayne counties
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Charleston
W. Va
W. S. O’brien
John M. Eckerd
Point Pleasant
Mason
Jackson
Roane
W. R. Power
Huntington
Huntington Park Commission
Cabell
Wayne Counties
Virginia board tightens rules on liquor prescriptions
Richmond Virginia June 22 a ruling by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board limits liquor prescription sales to licensed physicians with fully handwritten English prescriptions issued the day of writing and valid ten days. Prescriptions must include patient and doctor names addresses quantities and brands with original containers only and be preserved for inspection.
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Richmond
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Roosevelt Enjoys Day Of Pleasure At Yale Harvard Regatta
President Roosevelt spent a calm day aboard the Sequoia watching the Harvard Yale regatta from the referee boat Dodger III. He greeted Franklin Jr. who rowed number six on the Harvard freshman crew and said he would return to work the next day amid hints of vetoes on measures passed late in Congress.
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Sequoia
Thames River
Conn
Roosevelt
Harvard
Congress
Mrs. Roosevelt
Inland coast guard boat Nike to be launched at Point Pleasant
At Point Pleasant West Virginia on June 23 the coast guard patrol boat Nike will slide into the Ohio river marking the first sea going vessel built for the coast guard on an inland waterway. Two companion ships Triton and Nemesis nearing completion will also launch soon. Each vessel carries two 650 horsepower engines, a three inch and two one pound guns, top speed 17 knots, range 4000 miles, 165 feet long and crew of five officers and forty men.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
United States
Nike
Ohio River
Charles 0. Weissenburger
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Coast Guard Service
Ohio
Coast Guard
Jennings Randolph Seeks Re-Election in West Virginia
Rep. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia announces he will seek reelection. He will mail notice from Elkins, notes he passed on a possible Senate run, and states his aim to protect capital, encourage industry, and aid labor with the current administration’s program benefiting overlooked Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Randolph
Elkins
May sales tax receipts climb in Charleston West Virginia
Receipts under the 2 percent consumer sales tax for May totaled 576296.32, about 100000 more than April, with the first month yielding 484000.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wrestling coach charged with murder in Manis death
George H. Bartholomew 49 Washington and Jefferson College wrestling coach and physical director is held in Washington Pennsylvania after admitting he broke the neck of George T. Manis 23 in a fight following alleged blackmail attempts. The incident occurred in a confrontation described as accidental by Bartholomew.
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George H. Bartholomew
Washington and Jefferson
Washington, Pa
Jais
George T. Manis
Manis
Local Contractor Hurt in Street Car Crash
John W. Ruble a 55 year old brick contractor from Bramwell was injured when his Ford V 8 sedan collided head on with a trolley on Bland Street near Genoa Avenue. He was unconscious and rushed to St Luke’s hospital where doctors described his condition as satisfactory and planned X rays.
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John W. Ruble
Bramwell Road
Bland Street
Genoa Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Rublo
Ruble
Portrait of Marion Davis Triggers Venice Art Withdrawal
The unauthorized inclusion of Marion Davis’s portrait in the Venice biennial American display led the Whitney Museum to withdraw the entire American exhibit. The work by Polish artist Tade Styka was hung without permission from Miss Davis or the museum, prompting officials to remove the painting while keeping other American entries.
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New York
Marion Davis
Venice
Miss Davis
Whitney Museum
Miss Davies
Styke
Europe
Fugitive Aldie Cline Captured in Gilbert Creek Area
Aldie Cline, an escapee from a state prison farm, was seized by state police at his brother in law's Gilbert creek home in Williamson West Virginia. He had escaped May 20 while serving a 15 year term for a November 1931 murder plea of guilty to killing Elliott Hopkins.
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Williamson
W. Va
Aldie Cline
Gilbert Creek
Cline
Elliott Hopkins
Bluefield Trade Body Marks 30th Anniversary Banquet
Bluefield chamber of commerce hosts a Ladies night banquet for the thirtieth anniversary with about 135 attendees. Speakers include Michael Kley of Metropolitan Life and Ernest L. Bailey state road commissioner, who outline public health progress and major road projects in the region. Directors are named to fill seven vacancies: Archer, Easley, Fowlkes, Gills, Mann, McClaugherty, and Weller.
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Michael Kley
Ernest L. Bailey
Metropolita Life Insurance Company
New York
Ernest L. Batley
Charleston
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
EK. Tierey Jr
Chamber
Bailey
Frank 8. Bailey
Mr. Kiey
Bluefield
R. A. Lampton
F. M. Archer
F. 8. Easley
L. C. Fowlkes
J. P. Gills
J. E. Mann
Bernard McClaugherty
H. ©. Weller
Marion Smith
James Elmer Brown
Conrad Brevick
Goldie Perry
Two Cars Collide Near Pinnagle Rock Injuring Two
Bluefield Bottling manager H Milner Mitchell and Mrs Walter E Powell of Bramwell were injured in a Friday morning collision near Pinnagle Rock. Mitchell suffered fractures to both legs while Powell sustained facial bruises and chest lacerations. Both were hospitalized. condition reported satisfactory.
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H. Milner Mitchell
Bluefield
Bluefield Bottling Company
Walter E. Powell
Bramwell
Pinnacle Rock
Mitchell
Powell
Welch
F. D. Lazenby
Fairfax Street
W. D. McDowell
Keystone
Public Service Commission Sets Hydrant Rates in Bluefield
The West Virginia Public Service Commission orders West Virginia Water Service Co to charge 20 400 annually for fire hydrant service in Bluefield for two years ending June 30 1935 with a 6200 discount if paid by June 30 1935. After that period the annual rate drops to 14200.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Water Service Company
Bluefield
Plans Drawn For Use Of PWA Funds In West Virginia
Charleston WV June 22 An estimate from the road commission engineer shows about half of the 5 114 800 PWA allotment for West Virginia road building may be used with work already underway close to 700 000 of contracts or bids and about 2 000 000 more in plans. Ickes ordered study of 563 allotments to urge immediate construction.
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Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
PWA
West Virginia
Commission
Ickes
Interior Department
Louis Madden
Mortimer W. Smith
Madden
Smith
L. M. O’neale
PWA Advisory Board
Wayne Water Works
Ripley Water Works
Parsons Water Works
Peterstown Sewer
West Virginia State College
Littleton Water Works
West Union Water Works
Elizabeth
O’neale
Shinnston Water Works
New Cumberland Water Works
Matoaka
Roney’s Point Hospital
Plan for State Forest Park Awaiting Federal Action
Charleston West Virginia June 22 A plan to establish a 2500 acre state forestry park along the Cheat river in Preston county is awaiting action by the federal interior department. An application by T M Cheek of the state conservation department seeks approval with a fall expiration. The park would adjoin Camp Dawson and requires about 25000 in federal funds for trails camps cabins pools and an administration building to be constructed by CCC workers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cheat River
Preston County
Federal Department of Interior
T. M. Cheek
State Conservation Department
Cheek
Gore
Camp
Dawson
National Guard
CCC
70 Year Old Man Charged With Murder in Clintonville
Lewisburg West Virginia June 22 A 70 year old man Luther Hundley is jailed for the murder of neighbor Tall Jackson 31 in Clintonville. Police say Hundley while washing dishes dropped a cloth picked up a pistol and shot Jackson when he came to Hundley’s home. The men reportedly had a long standing dispute.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Reenbrier
Luther Hundley
Tall Jackson
Clintonville
Hundley
Jackson
Mils Hundley
Colorado executes Kelley in gas chamber first time
William Cody Kelley was executed in Colorado's new lethal gas chamber for the murder of Russell Browning. Fifteen physicians watched through the death house windows to learn about treating gas poisoning. The procedure, deemed humane and nearly painless, used twelve poison pills to release deadly gas, with death in about 30 seconds.
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Canon City
Colo
William Cody Kelley
Colorado
Russell Browning
Delta
Kelley
Browning
Howard H. Emmert Dies Prominent Martinsburg Banker Lawyer
Howard H. Emmert a noted attorney and banker died at his Martinsburg home after a 10 day illness from pleuro pneumonia He was 66 a Funkstown Md native He studied law at West Virginia University and joined the Martinsburg bar in 1899 He led Old National Bank of Martinsburg since 1903 served Berkeley Woolen Co and held multiple local posts including Martinsburg Clearing House and Berkeley County Bar association Funeral services are set for 9 am Tuesday with interment in Martinsburg
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Howard H. Emmert
Funkstown
Emmert
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Old National Bank of
Martinsby
Berkley Woolen Company
Martinsburg Clearing House Association
Berkley County Bar Association
West Virginia Bankers Association
Appalachian Defiance of Dam Order Sparks Federal Power Clash
President Roosevelt reappointed Frank R. McNinch as federal power commission chairman amid a new bid by Appalachian Electric Power to build a dam on the New River in Virginia. The commission asserts federal license and control over power sites on navigable and non navigable portions of streams, signaling possible injunctions to stop Appalachian. The move mirrors prior contests involving Union Carbide subsidiaries seeking downstream projects on the same river.
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Washington
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Power Commission
Roosevelt
McNinch
Bailey
North Carolina
Alfred E. Smith
Appalachian Electric Power Company
The
Power Commission
Virgin
Gove
Appalachian
Union Carbide and Carbon
Appalachie
New River
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Susanne Ferrand
Miss Turverson
Miss Ferran
Yale
Son
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Venice Exhibition OF
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Gollide
Pinnagle Rock
P. S.C
Bluefield Fire Hydrant Service
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