Life sentence imposed on Johnson for murder of Alberta Lewis
Logan June 3 A life sentence was given to Judge Johnson 28 a Negro who pleaded mercy after confessing to the first degree murder of his paramour 31 Alberta Lewis Johnson a chauffeur for Mrs Frank B Enslow shot Miss Lewis following a domestic quarrel He testified for the state in the Enslow murder case at Huntington in 1936 and later at the Baldwin trial where Baldwin was acquitted The judge said he would recommend no parole or pardon and would inform the warden
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Enslow
Huntington
Miss Lewis
Frank B. Enslow
Charles B. Baldwin
Fulks Families Hold Joint Reunion in Braxton County
The Given and Fulks families held a reunion last Sunday at Tate Creek in Braxton County. Attendees included numerous relatives from Maysel Chesapeake Villanova Widen Strange Creek Glendon and other towns, such as George Butts family and Roy Hall's household.
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Given and Fulks
Tate Creek
Braxton County
George Butts
Betty
Ruth
George, Jr
Bob
Arthur
Bill
Guy Fulks
Mary Ellen
Mildred Holley
Charleston
L. M. Fulks
Carol
Carmel
Roy Hall
Helen
Raymond Brady
Bonnie May
Maysel
Jefferson Hamric
Wallie Halstead
P. Coleman
Chesapeake
N. H. Mollohan
G. E. Mollohan
Pauline
Villanova
F. S. Given
Mack
Jack
Widen
A. E. Given
Virginia
Norma
Pearl
Strange Creek
V. E. Fulks
Charles
Orland
Arlie
Juanita
Louise
Doyle Talbert
Glendon
New Books Arrive at Kana Waha County Library
A broad new acquisitions list arrives featuring titles on camera work diet and chess. Notable entries include Don't Say It World Famous Paintings Degas Manet and My Best Game of Chess among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County Public
John B. Opdyke
J. Grieg Pirie
Degas
Camille Mauclair
Malmberg
Helen Morgan
John W. Dougherty
Iiature
Morgan and
Lester
King Pessels
Alexander Alekhin
Paul V. Carroll
Albert Schweitzer
Desmond Holdridge
America
Charles and
Mary Beard
Ignatius Loyola
Ludwig Marcuse
Dorothy Parker
Honore Morrow
Sylvia Parker
Faith Baldwin
Anne Paterson
Elizabeth Corbett
Improvement League Charter Members Meet
Charter members of the Charles ton Women's Improvement league gathered Friday at Mrs. R. L. Gordon's South Charleston home. Mrs. Gordon announced the marriage of her daughter Adele Jane Gordon to Stewart J. Johnson, wed in New York City on April 11. Dr. J. Wallis of West Virginia State College reviewed America's Six Families while music came from Mrs. W. L. Clark and Mrs. N. H. Curry. Attendants included Mesdames Clark, Gamble, Carper, Hopkins, Carter, Kinney, Cooper, Spaulding, Wright, Kimbrough, Davis, Bullard, Franklin, Stephenson, Moore, and Misses Elsie Davis, Rebecca Bullard, Mary Williams, Elizabeth Hopkins.
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Charleston Women’s Improvement League
R. L. Gordon
South Charleston
Belgium to Provide for 3 000 Refugees
The Belgian government decided to provide for about 3 000 Jewish refugees in concentration camps in Belgium. About 7 000 others are in the care of regular Jewish residents and refugee aid societies.
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Brussels
Belgium
Spencer man killed in Roane County car crash
George Church, 42, of Letherbank Calhoun county died in Roane County hospital after a wreck yesterday. State Trooper M B Salyers said Raymond Jarvis 30 Minnora was arrested as driver and would be charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
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Spencer — George Church
Letherbank
Calhoun County
Roane County
M. B. Salyers
Raymond Jarvis
Minnora
Homemakers Install West Virginia Officers at Closing Session
Clarksburg The Future Homemakers of West Virginia installed Helen Reeder of Walkersville as president in the closing session of the annual two day meeting. Other officers include Nancy Russell of Mill Creek as vice president Frances Fink of Hodgesville as secretary and Helen Hardman of Spencer as treasurer.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Helen Reeder
Walkersville
Nancy Russell
Mill Creek
Frances Fink
Hodgesville
Moonshine Still Seized In White Oak Mountain Area
State police and county officers seized a 75 gallon moonshine still and destroyed about 400 gallons of mash in the White Oak mountain section yesterday. Two men watching the operation fled as officers approached, according to Ballard of State Police Corp. S. C.
Trainmen Brotherhood to Move HQ from Cleveland to Chicago
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen held a quadrennial convention in Cleveland and voted to relocate its national headquarters to Chicago. It will dispose of substantial Cleveland real estate including an office building.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
Chicago
Brotherhood
Road Commission Seeks Bids on Four Highway Projects
The state road commission called for bids on four highway projects totaling about 168000 dollars with bids due June 20. Projects include McDowell county work on U S Route 52 near Welch, Greenbrier county work on U S Route 219 near Lewisburg and Ronceverte, Wood county work on Worthington creek bridge 1478 on U S Route 50, and related approaches. Colombia will aid its farmers.
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State Road Commission
McDowell County
U. S. Route 52
Welch
Greenbrier
U. S. Route 219
Lewisburg
Ronceverte
Worthington Creek
U. S. Route 50
Cottingham Motor President Hosts Employee Banquet
L. M. Cottingham of Cottingham Motor Company in South Charleston entertained employees with a banquet and dance at the Ritz where the Cottingham orchestra performed.
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L. M. Cottingham
Cottingham Motor Company
South Charleston
Ritz
Cottingham
Watson Oil and Gas Company Chartered in West Virginia
The Watson Oil and Gas company of Jane Lew received a state charter yesterday with a $5,000 capitalization. Incorporators listed are L. H. Barr Jr T. A. Booth and H. E. Davidson all from Clarksburg.
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Watson Oil and Gas Company
Jane Lew
L. H. Barr, Jr
T. A. Booth
H. E. Davidson
Clarksburg
Sound and Color Film Shown Tuesday at Daniel Boone Hotel
A sound and color film titled Out of the Spirit of 49 sponsored by California Packing will be shown to merchants clerks restaurant and hotel stewards at the Daniel Boone hotel Tuesday at 8 p m by Eskew Smith and Cannon company. The film opens with a prologue depicting early Spanish California and the 49ers then displays scenes of modern California agriculture and the Pacific coast. A buffet luncheon will follow the screening.
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California Packing Corporation
Daniel Boone Hotel
Eskew, Smith and Cannon Company
California
Pacific Coast
German press covers Thetis rescue attempts and Yugoslav visit
Berlin reports detailed dispatches on attempts to rescue the trapped crew of the British submarine Thetis and notes dwindling hope for the crew. The coverage appears alongside prominent reports of Prince Paul regent of Yugoslavia’s state visit.
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Berlin
Thetis
Paul
Yugoslavia
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Harold C. Given
L. H. Given
Swarthmore Avenue
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
West Virginia University
Kanawha College
Improvement League Charter
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
McMillion Motors, Inc
Lee St
Hoosier Unit
The
Associated Press
Helen Hardman
Spencer
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Road Commission
Colombia
New York Life Ins. Co
A. D. West
Chartered
Cleveland von CO
Old “Arcade
Frigidaire
Channe
DuPont
Paint & Glass Co
Hale St
Drs. Collins & Collins
Quarrier St
Medical Arts
Hoosier
Frigidiare Uni-Matic
Virginia St
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