Four Fined In Gambling Raids At Two Princeton Venues
State police and county officers raided The Paddock and The Sportsman on Princeton Avenue. C Patsy Mingo Clyde A Thornton Kenneth Jennings and G W Ratliff were arrested and charged with operating poolrooms. Each arraigned before Magistrate Carl Jones and fined 200 plus costs totaling 7 590 dollars. Officers were Troopers Martin Jeffries and Davis and Deputy Sheriff Cook.
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Princeton Avenue
Sportsman
Patsy Mingo
Clyde A. Thornton
Kenneth Jennings
G. W. Ratliff
Carl Jones
Princeton
Minen
Thornton
Jennings
Ratliff
H. E. Martin
A. H. Jeffries
G. T. Davis, Jr
L. H. Cook
Kleiman Named to Head VF. W.
Veterans and Auxiliary members gathered in Pocahontas for the 18th West Virginia department encampment.iu In opening sessions Walter Francis and C L Rolfe led talks on unemployment veteran assistance. Hugh G Maloney and A Hammond spoke as new officers and guests arrived, including D W Au erlander, a Spanish American War veteran. The banquet awarded the Warren Smith trophy to Huntington post, with remarks from M G Duffy and national leaders.
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Walter Francis
West Virginia
Romney
Cit
Department
West Arginian
Harryman
Warren Smith
Huntington Post
Boston
M Aes
Ida Cohen
Mass
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Department Auxilary
Tom Maloney
Welch
Secon
Mary Jane Guthrie
Washington Irving High School
Clarksburg
Lefevre
Ethel Hager
Southern Pioneer Post
Bluefield
Charlies E. Brewster
Elbert Department
Martinsburg Post
Morgantown Post
Paul Wharton
C. G. Harris
Sybil Cartwright
Sally Litz
Bill Saunders
Esther Irene Glenn
Peat Order of Cooties
Wuelney
N W Railway Wins Harriman Memorial Gold Medal
The Norfolk and Western railway earned the E H Harriman Memorial gold medal for the 1938 safety record. W J Jenks, president of the N and W, received the medal at a Yale Club ceremony in New York on June 20. The medal features Harriman’s likeness and is cast from 20 karat gold, 2 3 4 inches in diameter and weighs 8 3 4 ounces.
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E. H. Harriman
American Museum of Safety
United States
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. J. Jenks
Presi
N. and W
Yale Club
New York
Union Pacific
Pioneer
Deaths and Funerals W B Croye Bluesfield area
William Ballard Croye 73 died at home on Delaware Avenue after illness. Born in Pearisburg Giles County he married Lira Journed 48 years ago. Survived by wife eight sons one daughter, sister and brother. Funeral at Trinity Methodist 2:30 Monday conducted by multiple ministers, burial Monta ista Park. Also notices Meadows infant Helmandollar and Rogers family.
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W. B. Croye
William Ballard Croye
Delaware Avenue
Giles County
Mr. Croye
Pearisburg
Lira Bell
James D
Elyina Peters Croye
W. C
Bill” Croye
J. A. Croye
B. K. Croye
R. Lacy Croye
J. H. Croye
Carl Ray Croye
B. L. Croye
Bluefield
C. M. Croye
Miami, Fla
Ernest Stevenson
Welch
E. EB. Wiley
T. E. Peters
C. G. Gunn
Monta Ista Park Cemetery
P. A. Croye
Kenneth Croye
John Croye
Raleigh Ashworth
Evereth Journell Wirt Price
Kenneth Smith
Jess Barbara
Fiddlers Gather At Glenwood For Music Festival
Old time fiddlers contest and music festival at Glenwood Park features Uncle Dave Macon Arthur Smith and Grand Ole Opry guests via WSM Nashville. Directed by Lyn Davis and Joe Woods WHIS entertainers and groups perform with cash prizes for top fiddlers and string musicians from 1 PM to 7 30 PM.
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Glenwood Park
Dave Macon
Arthur Smith and Company
Grand Ole Opry
WSM
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Lyn Davis
Joe Woods
WHIS
Ann
Sue
Lyn
Holden Brothers
Lilly Mountaineers
See Lending Program Indicates Third Term
The article discusses a proposed lending plan tied to 1940 recovery, amid a Congress eager for adjournment and pressure from factions for more federal spending. It notes the plan’s appeal of no immediate treasury drain but potential taxpayer obligations and the likelihood of revival next January or in a special session if recovery lags.
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House
Senate
Congress
Treasury
Townsend Convention Support Follows Protest Over Smith Plan
A 72-year-old Townsend received a strong showing of confidence at the convention as 10,000 attendees cheered. Senator Sheridan Downey warned of pessimism without the Townsend plan and pledged to pursue it by law. The event featured a large chicken dinner for Mrs Townsend and an outdoor rally at the fairgrounds to conclude the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jchn Weir
Townsend
Smith
Covington Club
Baxter G. Rankine
Sheridan Downey
Calif
American Girl Dances Before Hitler Again in Munich
Miriam Verne of Pittsburgh appeared in the ballet Happy Journey at a Munich show attended by Adolf Hitler. The dance, performed months after he first praised her, drew another audience with the Fuehrer present for the performance.
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Munich
Germany
Miriam Verne
Pittsburgh
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Anglo Japanese Showdown Nearing in China Blockade
Tientsin June 24 Japanese extended their river blockade of British and French concessions with tighter travel limits to Tangku. A British passenger ship was delayed, one subject held four hours, and others searched. Reports of undress and search rise to 11 incidents in three days. A Brazilian in Tientsin said he was molested. Fresh food shortages appeared in the French concession as British authorities refused to hand over four alleged Chinese terrorists.
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Crade
J. D. White
Tientein
Cecil Davis
New Zealand
J. A. Whitewright
Tientsin i Country Club
Davis
Whitewright
Country Club
G. A. Smith
Shanghai
Swatow
Hongkong
Swato
Senate Silver Blog Debates Monetary Relief Measure
Senate discussions center on a 2.0 billion dollar currency policy linked to a monetary reform with McCarran. House-passed 1.735 billion dollar relief bill looms, risking WPA disruption if not cleared by July 1. Barkley may sidetrack the monetary bill to accelerate relief action amid Silver bloc hesitance and calls to adjust foreign silver purchases.
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McCarran
Barkley
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Treasury
Borah
Ydaho
Ashurst
Aziz
Senate
Commission Proposes Southern Coal Prices
Washington reports the Bituminous Coal Commission proposed minimum mine prices from 31.36 to 480 dollars per ton for coal sold in Central Southwestern and Southern states. The prices are subject to final hearings to be held within 30 days of formal publication, expected next week.
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Washington
Bituminous Cosal Commission
City and Coalfield Items Advertisements
Fleece goods sold by the yard in various colors at 25¢ by Fretwell’s. Roanoke notices for piano tuning, demonstrator sales, and Roanoke box contacts. Warlick Furniture advertises two Bendix demonstrators at 25 percent off. Mary Lee Beauty Shop offers Fourth of July permanent special. Bradley’s promotes new shipments of fabrics and discounted dresses and coats. Employment listings seek an experienced clerk in bookkeeping and related work with Box 100, Daily Telegraph.
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S. Bland
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Perkins cites 25 million jobs placed since 1933
Secretary of Labor Perkins announced that the U S employment service, soon joining the federal unemployment compensation system, has recorded over 25,900,000 job placements since July 1933.
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Washington
Perkins
U. S. Employment Service
Unique memorial clock installed at Woodlawn
Bluefield couple presents a floral memorial clock to honor Mrs. Robertson's father, the late Broyles. The 24 foot diameter dial, six foot numerals, and 20 000 flowers form a landmark at Woodlawn cemetery. The electrically driven clock sits in a mountain side with a 64 foot height, visible from a mile away, with floodlight plans.
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C. R. Robertson
Bluefield
Conn
Hoge Breaks Arm at Fishing Lodge Fall
Bam Hoge Jr of Peaitaburg is hospitalized at St Luke's with a broken left arm after slipping on a slick rock at Harry Faust's fishing lodge on Little Stoney Creek. He fractured two bones in the arm.
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Bam Hoge, Jr
Peatiaburg
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mr. Hoge
Harry Faust
Crumpler
Little Stoney Creek
London theater area rocked by bombs
Explosions in London's theater district injure about 16 people near Lloyds Bank in the Strand. Police rush to scenes as crowds flee. Majority blame IRA terrorists. chaos spreads to Piccadilly Circus amid shattered glass and panicked crowds. In Akron, Ellsworth E. Medberry is convicted of first degree murder for the hitchhike shooting of John T Gray Jr with a life sentence recommended.
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Lloyd's Bank
Strand
Piccadilly Circus
Akron
Ohio
Ellsworth E. Medberry
John T.gray, Jr
For s Proposal For Foreign Loans Rapped
Debate over Roosevelt era lending plans continues as Ditter and others criticize foreign loans to Latin American nations. Officials expect legislation next week to authorize new lending, potentially reducing funds for WPA relief. Senator Mead proposes adding 500 million to PWA, while Senate leaders say no extra PWA funds needed if lending passes.
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Ditter
Roosevelt
PWA
Senate
Mead
N.Y
House
Anynrmity
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W. T. Jackson
Bouthern Pioneer Post
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Walter Lawson
Meadow Street
Helmandollar
Witten
Wiliam Welmandollar
Loma
Rhoda White
Bowen Place
Witten Mill
Harry Rogers
Harry Leland Rogers
George Rogers
Pulaski
Rogers
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Conawingo
Ind
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Saltville
E. §. Palmer
Helen Rogers
Ernest Rogers
Charles Rogers
Hubert Rogers
Virginia
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Art Lake
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Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Fiddlers
Glenwood
Feuhrer
Senate Silver
Paintera Local No. 1047
Red Men's Hall
A. 5
Hudgins
Bendix
Warlick Furniture Store
Mary Lee Beauty Shop
Bradley's
St Batlates
Bradley’s
Daily Telegraph
Woodlawn
Sam Hoge
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