Hogg Takes Stand In Own Defense In Kimball Ice Plant Fire
The Kimball Ice Plant arson trial of Eugene Stoss and Leonard Ayres continued with Ayres testifying about meeting Ross on the bridge and arranging the fire for a $50 payoff. Other witnesses supported or disputed the alibi as Ross denied involvement and the judge ruled on war record relevance. Court adjourned to resume with instructions and final arguments after a day of testimony.
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Kimball
Eugene Stoss
Leonard Ayres
Tee
Sol Kaufman
Ross
Ayres
Kaufman
France
Bluefield Visitors and Charleston Guest Spend Time in Welch
J. W. Overstreet A. J. Graham and KE M Thompson of Bluefield visited Welch on Thursday. Houston Young of Charleston spent Wednesday on business. M le O Neal of Fairmont was in Welch on business yesterday. Miss Julia Robinson has been critically ill for about ten days.
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Grace Hospital
W. D. Upshaw
Atlanta
Welch
J. J. Seder
Charleston
Welch Yestern
M. A. Watkins
Fairmont
Cincinnati
H. C. Eigelberner
Chicago
Board of Education
W. L. Peck
Coalwood
Welch Thurs
Moses Hyman
Baltimore
Hyman Jr
Kim
Welch Westeray
Jeff Cartwright
Bluefield
Fred Burmeister
Adam Bowman
Williamson
William Smith
C. C. Morfit
Tug River Operators Association
Washington
Lee Bahar
French Lick
Ind
Clarence Smiddy
Caretta
J. W. Overstreet
A. J. Graham
KE. M. Thompson
Houston Young
M. le O'Neal
Julia Robinson
Jim Webster Sentenced to Life for Wife Killing
Jim Webster, colored, pleaded guilty to killing his wife Sallie Webster in Coalwood. He received a life sentence in Moundsville State Prison, influenced by John Workman’s death penalty case. Webster admitted axe failure then shot her, killing Sallie Oogle. The defendant is the second man given a life term this term.
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Jim Webster
Sallie Webster
Moundsvile
John Workman
Sallie Ogle
Webster
Coalwood
Criminal Court
Local Dance Tonight At Memorial Building
A dance will be held at the Memorial building with local boys and a local orchestra providing music. The hall will be decorated for the occasion and a good crowd is expected to attend. The event operates on a subscription basis.
Death penalty asked for bombers at Sofia
Indictment seeks the death penalty for those charged in the Sofia cathedral bombing that killed 160. The panel accuses a conspirators committee linked to a secret communist group and agrarian party communists. Defendants include Sacristan Freedman and former deputy Grantcharoff, with others at large or killed.
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Sofia
Agrarian Party
Petrini
Kossoveki Koeff
Dimitroff
Freedman
Grantcharoff
Minkoff
Abadjieff
Atty
Oil Shortage Reported By Phillips on Light Crude
Frank Phillips, president of Phillips Petroleum, says light crude oil is in short supply as production falls and prices will not be reduced. A machine like a typewriter has been invented to write music.
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New York
Frank Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Company
Mulkey
Mulkey Salt Company
Detroit, Mich
Local residents visit relatives across four towns
Mrs. Arthur Horsley visits relatives in Virginia. Mr and Mrs H K Lyons of Washington DC visit relatives. John Goodwin and family spend weekend with kin. Several locals such as Miss Mary Cagle Ruby Hart Ruth Compton Ursula Goodwin and Mabel Compton shop or visit friends in Bluefield Welch Northfork and Bramwell. Arch Bolen and sons Thurman Elbert travel from Boissevain. James Elwood Jones returns from abroad.
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John Goodwin
Schomas
Mary Cagle
Ruby Hart
Bluefield
Larkin Agnew
Albert Sells
Noorthfork
Ace Ketterman
High Point
N. C
Mabel Compton
Welch
Thomas Duvall
Falls Mills
Floyd Ratcliff
Keystone
L. Agnew
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Kimball Ice Plant
J. Callaway Houchins
Northfork, W. Va
Mulkeys
Jack Frost
Ethel
W. VA
Arthur Horsley
Virginia
H. K. Lyons
Washoe D. C
Postume Cereal Company
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Battle Creek, Michigan
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Postum
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