Chapman Facing Murder Charge Hearings Open in Conn
Six prosecution witnesses link Gerald Chapman to the New Britain murder of Patrolman James Faily on October 13. Patrolman Atwater and Walter Shean testifying described Chapman firing or fleeing the scene. Other New Britain residents identified him leaving the store amid the shooting. Chapman lounged in court, listening as Shean’s testimony unsettled him. A second conference of West Virginia Jewish men and women was announced for April 6 in Munnington.
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Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
James Faily
New Britain
Alfred E. ‘Twater
Chapman
Walter E. Shean
Springfield
Mass
Debonair
Shean
New England
Waldo W. Miller
Dr. Johnson
Skelly
Siias
Anderson
Lower Manhattan
Atlanta
Frederick J. Groehl
New Haven Way
Peter
Meriden
Old Colony Inn
Davidson & Leventhal
Fie
Groehl
Atwater
Groebl
Henry Heller
Adolph la Chance
Bernard Carlson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Louis Hiller
West Virginia
Munnington
Miners Relief and Tornado Funds Appeal Update
The community continues to support relief efforts with ongoing contributions to the Miners' Fund and the Tornado Fund. Notable donors include A. C. Delehter Eckman five dollars and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Sykes five dollars, bringing the Tornado Fund total to eighty five six dollars previously acknowledged forty one dollars and zero cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Sykes
Loan Shark Bill Stands in Senate Amid Debate in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia on March 30 the loan shark measure allowing up to 3.5 percent monthly interest faced Senate scrutiny. Senator Byrer failed to kill the bill by striking the enacting clause, while supporters argued it protects small borrowers. The bill advanced to final reading and other laws passed, including a padlock measure targeting prostitution and a poison-avoidance act to protect animals.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Senate
Herold
Byrer
Johnson
Wilkin
Russell Sage Foundation
Herald
Public Service Corporation
Pennsylvania awards many road contracts in one day
Harrisburg, Pa March 30 Improvement of 238 miles of Pennsylvania highways was provided for an award of forty four contracts announced today at the department of highways. The contract price totaled 12,204,674 dollars, said to be the largest single state award. Notable awards include Bedford-King and Kimmel townships 32,204 feet to Charles Winters Construction Company of Butler for 291,213 dollars and Bedford and Cumberland Valley townships 66,845 feet to Bester Long Company of Hagerstown, Md, for 544,14 dollars.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Highways
Bedford-King and Kimmel
Charles Winters Construction Company
Butler
Bedford
Cumberland Valley
Bester- Long Company
Hagerstown
Bluefield Receives 75-Foot Aerial Ladder Truck
Bluefield adds a 75 foot aerial ladder truck from Ahren Fox Fire Engine Co of Cincinnati at about 15000 dollars. The city expects substantial fire insurance savings of around 30000 dollars annually. Arrival in two box cars, unloading today at Central Fire Station for housing and operation. A representative will remain a week to train crews and formally accept the equipment. Chief Harris has not yet named the crew or response area.
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Bluefield
Ahren Fox Fire Engine Company
Cincinnati
Aretal
Ahren Fox Pe Engine Company
Central Fire Station
W. G. Harris
Bluefield Extends Reach With City Soul Scoring
West Virginia University extension staff visit Bluefield to promote a city wide scoring program. Roy Yoke describes a city with a soul emphasizing neighborliness democracy and unity. Committees meet to gather data across twelve divisions to craft a city inventory guiding future actions. Public Friday gathering will announce the final score.
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Bluefield
University of West Virginia
Bland Street Methodist Church
Roy Yoke
Mr. Yoke
Yoke
Knights of Pythia
Nat Frame
Vincent Paoliello
James Elmer Brown
C. J. Cheyney
Chamber of Commerce
First Christian Church
Juniors and Seniors to Meet at Bluefield College
The Senior and Junior Classes of Beaver School will meet this afternoon at 2 30 in the auditorium of Bluefield College to discuss class matters and upcoming events.
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Beaver School
Bluefield College
Local measures pass in WV House as 26 bills move forward
Charleston dispatch reports the House of Delegates, in a late session, passed twenty six local measures affecting municipalities school districts and counties while suspending constitutional rules. Bills include charters and salaries for Mercer Kanawha Roane and other counties and the consolidation proposal for Benwood and McMechin. The Benwood McMechin merger bill failed by 49 17.
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Charleston
Mar
House of Delegates
Montgomery
Charles Town
Parsons
Randolph County
Mason County
Mercer County
Putnam Couunty
Pennsboro
Calhoun County
Monroe County
Ohio County
Kanawha County
Roane County
Pocahontas County
Wyoming County
House
Benwood
McMechin
Marshal County
Putnam County
Clendennia
Board of Equalization and Review
Committee On
Fairmont
Midkiff Bridge
New Jury Drawn on Sanity in Dorothy Ellingson Trial
In San Francisco Judge Harry Louderback halted the murder trial of 16 year old Dorothy Ellingson after a quarrel over her conduct and mental state. Dr. Jay Don Ball testified she suffers a psychosis and is physically mature beyond her age. A new jury will be impaneled with four challenges each side as civil procedure rules apply.
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San Francisco
Mar
Harry Louderback
Dorothy Ellingson
Speer St Sreeen
Jay Don Ball
No formal vote taken by C and C stockholders
Richmond Va March 31 At 12 15 this morning no formal vote had been taken by stockholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway on the proposed lease to the Nick Plate system Inspectors of elections were still considering proxies in the committee room but completion was expected soon
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Sheriff Delays Dinner By Handcuffing Himself
Clarksburg West Virginia March 30 Deputy Daniel Kimmell of Wyatt took handcuffs home to show his son how they worked. He slipped the cuffs on his wrists and snapped them shut before realizing the keys were far away in Clarkerc. Dinner was delayed as a neighbor retrieved the keys and freed him.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Daniel Kimmell
Wyatt
Kimmell
Clarkcerr
Moseu Lome
Aker
Ben
Davisen
House Sits Late in Effort to End Local Measure
Charleston WVa March 30 A bill to permit temporary state investment in bonds and a railroads stock stake, plus local measures, dominated the House of Delegates session. A Charleston charter bill faced delay while Beckley levy and Brooke jail proposals advanced. Senate amendments to Kimball incorporation were accepted and the sinking fund bill passed.
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Charleston
W. Va
King Fund Commission
House of Delegates
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongahela
Senater
L. M. Robinson
House
Ben B. Brown
Brown
Committee On
Beckley
Heatherlin
Brooke County
Senate
Kimball
Beaver High to Resume Studies Tuesday After Fire
Beaver high school students will resume classes with a reorganized plan after Saturday’s fire gutted the building. Superintendent B C Wade, arriving from Florence, arranged arrangements with Bluefield College Fairview and Ramsey schools to continue high school work, with seniors and juniors at Bluefield College and sophomores and freshmen at Fairview and Ramsey respectively. The school board will meet to discuss future plans as an architect evaluates salvage options. insurance coverage is limited and most of the old structure above the second floor is a total loss.
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Florence
D. C
Beaver High School
Wade
Bluefield College
Fairview
Ramsey
Wademey
Hertofore
Bluefielding
A. Lucas
Board of Education
Jackson
Law and Commerce
Board of Educations
Lineman Killed Pruning Tree in West Virginia
Benjamin F. Pullen twenty eight of Sutton was killed in Clarksburg West Virginia when he fell twenty five feet from a tree while pruning as part of his lineman job for West Penn Public Service Company. He struck the curb and suffered brain concussion.
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Clarksburg
Benjamin F. Pullen
Sutton
West Penn Public Service Company
Ira Kittle Dies In Coal Mine Rock Fall At Haywood
Ira Kittle thirty was killed by a fall of rock and slate at the Seminole Coal Company mine in Haywood near Clarksburg West Virginia on March 20. His widow Iris and one child survive.
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Ira Kittle
Clarksburg
W. Va
Seminole Coal Company
Haywood
Iris
Penitentiary Conditions Criticized by West Virginia Delegate
Dr L M Robinson of Clarkshoro assailed sanitary building discipline and labor conditions at the state penitentiary in a house of delegates address. He described overcrowding vermin and dangerous practices, urged abolishing the private contracting system, and said reforms could save the state money after a prior costly prison labor strike.
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State Penitentiary
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House of Delegates
L. M. Robinson
Clarkshoro
Harrison County
Rob
Inson
State Road Commission
State Board of Control
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Miners’ Fund
A. C. Deleher
Eckman
Bland Street Church
Nat T. Frame
West Virginia University
Keystone
Mc.Mechin
Ellingson
Levy
City of Beckley
Beaver High
B.C. Wade
Lineman
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