Southwest Virginia Inc forms to boost region development
More than a thousand delegates from ten counties and four cities gathered in Pulaski to form Southwest Virginia Inc, a cooperative aimed at promoting the region, developing roads and hydro power, and attracting tourism. John P. McConnell was elected president with Lee Long and H L Bonham as vice presidents. Wrytheville chosen as headquarters. The group plans a full time secretary and operations within thirty days and to meet in Marion for the charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefielder
Southwest Virginia, Inc
Pulsek
Southwest Virginia
Marion
Wrytheville
John P. McConnell
Radford
Radford College
Lee Long
Dante
H. L. Bonham
Chilhowle
Clarence E. Ridley
Bluefield
W. Va
Col
K. E. Harmon
Tom Wallner
Pulaski
Carroll
Roanoke
Montgomery
Floyd
Craig
Giles
Bland
Grayson
Tazewell
Smyth
Buchanan
Russell
Washington
Dickerson
Wise
Scott and Lee
Bristol
Tenn
Marion Kiwanis Club
Smyth County
Wythe County
Carroll County
W. Reeves Gardner
Belva Goad
Hillsville
Giles County
Judge Mason
Pearisburg
K. H. Farrier
George A. Lambert
D. E. Zimmerman
Wytheville
Bland County
H. H. Wilson
P. E. Byrd
Pulaski County
Virginia
B. F. Moomaw
Court House
Dalton Theatre
Teaching of Evolution Barred in Tennessee
Tennessee Gov. Austin Verner signs a bill barring evolution from public schools while defending church state separation. He says the Bible shows man created in God's image and rejects the theory of human descent from animals as incompatible with scripture.
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Nashville
Tenn. Mar
Tennessee
Austin Verner
Notorious Criminal Gerald Chapman Faces Hartford Trial
Gerald Chapman will be brought to Hartford county superior court tomorrow to answer a murder indictment in the death of Patrolman James J. Skelly. He will be shackled and guarded in a closed car, with two armed sentries on either side, and another escort car behind. The trial draws intense public interest as Chapman’s violent history and escapes are recounted. Chapman has retained five attorneys to mount a vigorous defense.
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Hartford
Coun
Mar
Derald Chapman
Grammercy Square
Hartford County
James J. Skelly
New Britain
Chapman
Munele
Ind
Ulgernary
Atlanta
Connecticut
Frederick J. Groehl
New York
Dowweanend
Hugh M. Alcorn
Radio Patent Rights Involved In A Battle In Court
In Philadelphia on March 23 a federal court action opened over oscillating oscillators and related patents. DeForest Radio Telephone and Telegraph seeks to validate its De Forest patent and invalidate a Westinghouse patent claimed by Edwin H Armstrong. The case cites appeals court decisions from Washington DC and New York supporting each side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mar
United States District Court
J. Whitaker Thomposn
DeForest Radio Telephone and Telegraph Company
de Lee
United States Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia
Westinghouse Company
United States Court of Appeals of New York
Edwin H. Armstrong
Sentenced to Sing Sing for Abducting a Girl
New York March 23 Captain Hobert F Jennings a merchant marine officer was sentenced by Judge McLaughlin in county court to five to ten years in Sing Sing prison for abducting Anna Brohdssek fourteen from the city to Philadelphia Washington and Norfolk Va without parental consent Jennings pleaded guilty and in a later appeal the girl promised to marry him if released
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hobert F. Jennings
McLaugholin
Sing Sing
Anna Brohdssek
Philadelphia
Washington
Norfolk
Geoghan
Jennings
Careful Registration of Tornado Graves Amid Toll Update
Illinois death toll from last Wednesday's tornado remains mostly unchanged with Murphysboro at 201 dead and 2,939 injured. Totals across states and counties shift as recovery proceeds, while grave registrations are carried out to locate final resting places. Historic救
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Chicago
Indiana
Griffin
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Murphysboro
Red Cross
Sinois
West Frankfort
Desoto
Gorham
Parrish
McLeansboro
Carmi
Hurst
Bush
Enfield
Grayville
Crossville
Ilinoils
Illinois
Joseph N. Slettern
National Funeral Directors’ Association
Williams to Hear Death Penalty for Third Time
Jesse Williams, 40, Negro, twice sentenced to die for murder in 1925 of Jeff Williams, Uzztown recluse near Fairmont, will be taken to Fairmont next week for a third death sentence. Warden Smith was informed Williams’ appeal to the state supreme court had failed.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Jesse Williams
Jeff Williams
Uzztown
Fairmont
P. Smith
State Penitentiary
Williams
State Supreme Court
Ivéi
Supreme Court
Humble Oil Reports Strong 1924 Profits
Humble Oil and Refining posted net profits of 9,835,194 for 1924, a per share of 5.62, up from 1923’s 5,058,192 total and 2.89 per share. The New York report marks a prosperous year for the firm.
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New York
Humble Oil and Refining
West Frankfort Death Toll Rises in Tragic Toll
West Frankfort reports rising fatalities with a death of a one year old infant from the Budtka family. The total in West Frankfort reaches 182 and the county toll climbs to 176.
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West Frankfort
Mar
Budtka
Mrs. John Gordon Battelle Dies in Washington
Mrs. John Gordon Battelle of Columbus Ohio Republican national committeewoman and local club leader died in the New Willard Hotel after a heart attack following a visit to Washington for her brother in law Bishop John W Hamilton birthday She was sixty four and was with Bishop Hamilton and family at her death. The body will be sent to Columbus tomorrow. She had served as director of American Rollin Mills and Inland for concerns.
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Washington
Mar
John Gordon Battelle
Columbus
Ohio
New Willard Hotel
Grand jury called in Ohio West Virginia shooting case
Huntington West Virginia March 2 Grand jury session called after conference in Ironton Ohio to investigate the death of Harrison Wilkes and wounding of Fred Base in Chesapeake. Jess Forgy and Melvin Neff are named in warrants for murder and shooting with intent to kill. both deputies are in Ironton jail awaiting charges. Base underwent surgery to remove a bullet from his back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Wilkes
Fred Base
Chesapeake
Ohio
Huntington
W. Va
Fred G. Roberts
Lawrence County
Common Pleas Court
James Collier
Ironton
Wilkes
Jess Forgy
Melvin Neff
Proctorville
Chesapeake City Hall
Collier
Base
Irenton
Forgy
Neff
Kessler-Hatfield
Hart Defeats Jackle In Lightweight Bout
Alex Hart of Philadelphia edged Clyde Jackle of Toledo by decision in twelve rounds at Baltimore. The lightweight contest ended with a narrow margin. In the semi windup Phil Raymond of Baltimore beat Joe Piscatelli of Washington in six rounds.
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ee _ HART
Kh. O. Jarkle
Baltimore
Alex Hart
Philadelphia
Clyde
Jackle
Toledo
Ohio
Hart
Phil Raymond
Joe Piscatelli
Washington
Rebuilding Rush In Storm Torn Murphysboro Illinois
Murphysboro Illinois March 23 amid wrecked shops and homes repair crews hammer and saw as 4000 workers stock up. Brown Shoe Company and Mobile and Ohio shops pledge rebuilt facilities with total losses around 4.6 million dollars. Dead rise to 201 with hundreds hospitalized as relief agencies and foundations coordinate aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carpenter
Norris
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Brown Shoe Company of
St Louis
Carbondale
Mobile
Ohio
1Afe
Isaac L. Levy
Russell Sage Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Henry Ford
Levy
Parole Sought for Hillsville Tragedy Convicts
In Carroll and Floyd counties a campaign for parole for Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards gains momentum. Mrs. J W Stephens has circulated petitions in both counties. Governor E Lee Trinkle may be petitioned. Judge D W Bolen favors amnesty and parole amid southwest Virginia sentiment.
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Bristol
Carroll
Fliayson
Sidaa Allen
Wesley Edwards
Hillsville
E. Lee Trinkle
J. W. Stephens
Richmond
House Debates Salaries as Senate Moves Quietly Through Business
Charleston March 23 The West Virginia Senate progresses with routine measures as the House debates added compensation for First Judicial Circuit judges raises questions of constitutionality. Other bills address county prosecuting attorney salaries law changes and a 60 day legislative session proposal amid ongoing local measures.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Senate
First Judicial Circuit
Cooke
Jefferson County
Underwood
Judiciary Committee
Turley
Ohio County
Brown
Kanawha
Pease B
House Committee
House
Septimus Hall
Hall
Delecrates Ball
Campbell
Delander
Grove
King
Wells
Robinson
Hall of Wetzel
Brewster
Arnold
McCrum
Baltimore and Ohio
Public Service Corporation
Turh
Page
Bethlehem Mine Victims Recovered After Six Day Rescue
Fairmont West Virginia March 23 report that the ill fated Bethlehem mine at Barrackville has freed all the thirty three entombed men. Rescue teams completed recovery and identified each body for burial as Governor Gore lauded the crews and relief workers. Funds are being raised for widows and orphaned children through the Red Cross.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bethlehem
Barrackville
Rthur Woody
Mother Farth
Coal Company
Barracksville Mine
American Red Cross
Howard M. Gore
Charleston
Governor Gore
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Barracksville
Lambie
United States Bureau of Mines
Bethlehem Company
False entries inflated profits at Cleveland Discount Co
Fred H. Lange, auditor now with receivers, testified he boosted the profit and loss by 100000 on orders from Raymond J. Poland, former treasurer. He recalls July 20 as the time and Josiah Kirby, ex-president, said the entries were all right. Poland and Kirby face trial for issuing a false financial statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Mar
Fred H. Lange
Cleveland Discount Company
Raymond J
Poland
Josiah Kirby
Kirby
Shepherd Bail Hearing Over McClintock Death Continues
William Darl ing Shepherd, indicted for murdering his foster son William McClintock, remains in custody as bail hearings resume. Key testimony showed Judge Hopkins. Gorman said he had released Shepherd after examining him, and witness accounts tied funds from Northern Trust to Shepherds for years.
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Shepherd
Gorman
Chicago
Mar
William Darling Shepherd
Willam N. McClintock
Robert E. Crowe
Jacop Hop
Kins
Justice Olson
Young McClintock
McClintock
New Mexico
IML
Reid
William Scott
Stewart A. ¥. Reichman
Coguardian
Northern Trust Company
Shepherds
William
J. P. Marchand
C. Fatman
Patrick J. McMahon
Fierce dogs thwart planned grave search in Maryland woods
Cumberland Md March 28. Alleghany county officials equipped with picks shovels and firearms planned an expedition into Big Savage mountain above Frostburg to inspect three freshly made graves found by Jacob W Whitaker. He was barred by a ferocious dog blocking closer examination. County Investigator Boyle said opening the graves could unravel the disappearance mystery of several local persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Alleghany County
Big Savage Mountain
Frostburg
Jacob W. Whitaker
Whitaker
William A. Huster
Terrence J. Boyle
Renault Outpoints Romero in Twelve Round Heavyweight Bout
Canadian heavyweight Renault defeats Quintin Romero of Chile over twelve rounds in Newark New Jersey as judged by newspaper men.
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Renault
Newark N. Dep
Dack Renault
Quintin Romero
Chile
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M. E. Church
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Sidna Allen
Relief Committee
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