Legislator Trials Reset For July 21 By Judge Jackson
Nine defendants charged with legislative payroll padding saw their trials reset to July 21 after Intermediate Judge Jackson Savage overruled defense demurrers to accessory indictments. The defense challenged the indictment form claiming aiding and abetting counts were missing from the grand larceny charge. The case names Speaker Malcolm Armold House Clerk J R Aliff and assistants E H Tracy and Dell White.
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Jackson
Savage
Malcolm Armold
House of Delegates
House
J. R. Aliff
E. H. Tracy
Dell White
June
Leslie Arnold
Grand jury indictments target delegates and kin in larceny case
Judge Savage demands plain language in indictments as 24 counts pile up against nine defendants including Delegate Lester Perry D Logan and Thelma Perry. Trial week set after May 19 postponement. defense cites lack of authority while prosecutors reference a prior supreme court ruling on similar indictments.
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Alf
Tracy
White
Savage
T. C. Town
Staige Davis
State Supreme Court
Local Nurses Headed for Army Duty from Charleston
Charleston General hospital reports two more graduate nurses will report for army duty. Lena Mae Miller of Pocahontas Virginia heads to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana and Doris Peake of Rupert awaits final orders. Wilma Tonkins of Heaters joined May 15 for Fort Thomas Kentucky. Alma C Corbitt urges volunteers to avoid drafting. over 2,000 nurses still needed to fill 5,019 quota.
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Charleston General Hospital
Lena Mae Miller
Pocahontas
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Doris Peake
Rupert
Wilma Tonkins
Heaters
Fort Thomas
Alma C. Corbitt
West Virginia Red Cross
Charleston
Miss Roberta Frasier Funeral Today
Roberta Veronica Trasier Frasier, 52, of 1552 Lewis Street, died at 1 15 am yesterday after a long illness. Services at 2 30 pm today at St John s Episcopal Church. Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery. Simpson Mortuary in charge. Pallbearers named. flowers requested to be omitted. Survived by mother Mrs Mary Frasier and brother Robert L Frasier. Family home previously at Capitol and Lee streets.
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Roberta Veronica Trasier
Lewis Street
Charleston
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Harry S. Longley
Spring Hill Cemetery
Simpson Mortuary
Miss Frasier
Mary Frasier
Robert L. Frasier
Capitol and
Lee Streets
National Bank of Commerce
J. Edwin Taylor
James D. Ireland
Richard Patrick
Robert B. Cassady
Paul G. Edmunds
Samuel Flournoy
Suit to Void Collins Will Is Dismissed
Litigation started years ago by Helen E Chilwood and others to set aside Justis Collins will, former president of Smokeless Fuel, has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs per a circuit clerk order. Suit named Lamar Epperly Gefrec R Collins executors and trustees and others. Collins will probated in 1934.
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Helen E. Chilwood
Justis Collins
Smokeless Fuel Company
Lamar Epperly
Gefrec R
Special Children's Matinee Set Today at Hennies Brothers
A matinee for children offers free admittance to the grounds and half price rides and shows at Hennies Brothers show grounds. Attractions for children slated with performances at Kelley's field on Dunbar road. last show of the engagement tomorrow night. Santiago, Chile, to host a commercial and industrial exposition in November.
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Hennies Brothers
Kelley's Field
Dunbar Road
Santiago
Chile
Victor Lloyd Elected Playground Fund Surpasses Goal
Charleston public funds for ten playgrounds topped estimates as subscriptions reach 33 990 290 over goal. Donors include Owls club Rotary club B n ai Brith and Domino club totaling 420. Commission chairman I Wesley Jones praises supporters and notes if 1 360 more is raised the 15 playground program will be assured.
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Charleston
Park and Playground Commission
Owls Club
Rotary Club
B'nai Brith
Domino Club
Commission
I. Wesley Jones
Boys' State Passes Finger Print Bill
The Mountaineer Boys' State legislature sent to Governor Jack Lee a finger print mandate for all tamp residents along with a $288,720 budget, a flag salute at daily exercises, and purchase of a Boys' State tag and seal. The senate tabled a non partisan election of supreme court judges bill. The camp will close at noon tomorrow after presenting the Forrest Poling Memorial award to the outstanding citizen.
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Jackson's Mill
Ine
Mountaineer
Jack Lee
Senate
Supreme Court
Boys’ State
Forrest Poling
Births Reported at Mountain State and St Francis Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Walter C Summers of North Charleston welcomed a daughter born May 25 at Mountain State hospital. A daughter was born yesterday at St Francis hospital to Mr and Mrs William L Perry of 1506 Sixth Avenue. Mr and Mrs W S Poorman of 110 Park Avenue are parents of a daughter born yesterday at St Francis hospital. A son Charles William was born June 1 to Mr and Mrs John Watt Jr at the home of Mr and Mrs Mark Simmons on Seventh Avenue. Mr and Mrs P R Sowards of Brooks Street are parents of a daughter Joyce Ray born Thursday.
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Walter C. Summers
North Charleston
Mountain State Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
William L. Perry
W. S. Poorman
Park Avenue
A.son
Charles William
John Watt, Jr
Mark Simmons
Seventh Avenue
P. R. Sowards
Brooks Street
Joyce Ray
Tent meetings to begin at Hissom Holiness Church
The Harry Black evangelistic party launches a week of tent meetings starting Thursday June 12 at the Hissom Holiness camp in Magazine Grove with nightly services. The Asbury College Men's quartet will perform at Morris Memorial Methodist Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow as Rev. George W. Thumm preaches.
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Harry Black Evangelistic Party
Hissom
Magazine Grove
Asbury College
Morris Memorial Methodist Church
George W. Thumm
J. BR. Taylor
Church of Godal Scott Depot
T. W. Nida
Death of Harry Hatfield Road Contractor at 53
Huntington report shows road contractor Harry Hatfield of Cabell County died after a construction accident on Davis Creek near Melissa. He fractured a pelvis and sustained internal injuries while supervising a job. Basil Wellman of Huntingdon faced a manslaughter charge though the crash was deemed unavoidable. Hatfield, a cousin of former U.S. Senator Henry D. Hatfield, was a lifelong Inez native who built roads statewide. He leaves a wife, two daughters and three sons.
Poison Food Case Yields $200 Judgment
Anna Lee Hill won a $200 judgment against Ralph W. Wiggins operator of a Charleston roadside dining spot, in a suit seeking $3,600 damages over alleged food poisoning last October 22. The Huntington circuit jury rendered the verdict amid the downtown incident involving a hospital patient with a broken leg fleeing a man with a knife.
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Huntington
Charleston
Anna Lee Hill
Ralph W. Wiggins
Washington Street
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Joe Black
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R. P. Powell
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Humphreys Memorial Church
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