Unlawful Liquor Case Continued for Frank Riggin
Frank Riggin, 42, of 121-A Wertz Ave, charged in four indictments with unlawful sale of liquor, had his case continued to the September term of the intermediate court by Special Judge C. Paul Heavener. All other cases were moved to fall term as Judge Cyrus W. Hall was absent due to illness and the petit jury was dismissed. Riggin was denied bond after missing a trial date on June 7 but has been released from jail on a $1,500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Falls
Frank Riggin
Wertz
C. Paul Heavener
Cyrus W.J. Hall
Riggin
Directory Editors Warn Against Husbands' Influences
Editors of the 1926 Charleston City directory warn wives against inflating husbands' importance in employer listings. The new Polk directory, first See] 1144, will release in fall. surveys show sales reps Milone and Lois Malone leading a house to house canvass with Chamber of Commerce support to cover costs. The directory will include residents of Charleston, South Charleston, St Albans and Dunbar with street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
R. L. Polk & Co
Warren Malone
Lois Lockwood Malone
Wyoming St
Milone
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Polk Company
Chambers of Commerce
South Carleston
St. Albans
Dunbar
Damages Sought in Seven Civil Suits
Seven suits filed in Kanawha courts ask total damages of 373000. Largest claim 25000 by Granville Boggess of Sissonville against Mountain State Construction Co for injuries from a April 7 collision involving a company truck and an Atlantic Greyhound bus. Other suits include Esther Herne for 10000 against Diamond Ice and Coal Co. John W. Hall vs Charles W. Boggs 10000, Gusta Binder vs Raymond Frances 10000, William H. Kinder vs Frances 5000, Philip Robert McGee vs Paul C. Davis doing business as Summerville Lumber Co. 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Circuit
Common Pleas
Granville Boggess
Sissonville
Lo V, Cunningham
The
Mountain State Construction Co
Loop
Boggess
John W. Hall
Charleston
Charles W. Boggs
Pinch
Gusta Binder
Raymond Frances
Blue Creek
William H. Kinder
Frances
Philip Robert McGee
Paul C. Davis
Summerville Lumber Co
Parkersburg Hosts 5000 Expected at VEW Meeting
Parkersburg expects at least 5,000 veterans to attend the West Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment opening tomorrow. 400 new members will join the convention, with reports and addresses by State VFW and national officials. The gathering ends with a parade and officer elections on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Blennerhasset
West Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Phew
VFW
W. Chester Williams
Charleston
Denny Cain
Hollidays Cove
James Davis
Williamson
Harley M. Kilgore
Chapman Revercomb
House of Representatives
Clarence W. Meadows
Telephone Co Adds 900 New Subscribers in South Dunbar
The South Dunbar exchange at Grosse Cup Avenue and Twelfth Street opened after a $182,000 expansion, adding nearly 900 subscribers. Manager Harry Watkins said overloads were eased since June 15 and over 1,000 Dunbar customers moved to the new office, with 400 more orders now served and many held orders cleared. He urged use of the new directory for calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Exchange
Telephone Company
Dunbar Exchange
Grosse Cup Av
Twelfth St
Harry Watkins
South Dunbar
Dunbar
Watkins
Nineteen Enlist in Army From Charleston Area
Nineteen men from the Charleston region enlisted in the regular Army since mid last week. Maj. Charles K. Epps, Charleston recruiting station commander, announced yesterday listing the new inductees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Charles K. Epps
Lawrence E. Tucker
Raymond E. White
Norman F. Tackett
St. Albans
Paul C. Mobley
Dunbar
Hansford R. Woods
Clendenin
Wibur C. Crites
Richwood
Earl K. Osborne
Marmet
Jerr
Stump
Frame
William
Harris
Buffalo
Emmitt H. Hill
Ridgeview
Edwards
Carpenter
MacDunn
William FE
Carson
Foster
James Myers
Deep Water
Pedro Thomas
Summersville
Alfred B. Williams
Ward
Forrest A. Dowdy
Ft. Spring
Thomas H. Tasker
Shrewsbury
Ragnell Pilate
Richard L. Ferrell
Rand
Common Man Runs for U S Senate in Alabama Primary
A 35 year old mill worker and former shipyard hand, with only a ninth grade education but night school study, entered the Alabama U S Senate race announcing a hitchhiking campaign. He joins Ted Alten in the Democratic primary to fill the unexpired term of the late John H. Bankhead. other candidates include Sparksman, Boykin, Simpson, and Maxwell as a crowded field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
U.S. Senate
Montgomery
Als
Ela Sottan
Ted Alten
Union
Senate
Pri
John H. Bankhead
Jokin, Sparkman
Huntsville
Frank Boykin
Mobile
Bankhead
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Thomas H. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
Father waives hearing in son murder case
Albert F. Lewis 25 of Smith read South Hills waived preliminary hearing after arraignment before Justice Chase P. Loury and was sent to the intermediate grand jury. He posted a $10,000 bond and was released. The slain Wilbur A. Lewis 27 of Oakwood road died after an altercation at the father’s home Saturday. Deputies said the elder Lewis fired a 38 pistol in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lewis
Albert F. Lewis
Smith
Read
South Hills
Wilbur A. Lewis
Oakwood Road
Justice of the Peace Chase
P. Loury
Young Lewis
Lewis
Beer Price Rise By OPA Raises Bottle Cost One Cent
The OPA ordered a one cent per bottle increase for bottled beer consumed off premises, with bars and restaurants to be considered later. Draught beer prices stay the same as equipment and pipe fittings see suspended controls due to satisfactory production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Virginia Veteran Killed by Train
Henry Phillips 25 of Grundy Virginia a World War II veteran was fatally struck by a west bound Virginian railway freight train at Riverside The body was not found until a second train passed over it He had visited his parents and leaves a wife a brother and several sisters with his discharge from the armed forces five months earlier and service in the European theater
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Phillips
Grundy
Riverside
Phillips
John H.phillips
Belle
Armed Forces
Mabel Phillips
Franklin
Aretta Haymaker
Crown Hill
Ernestine Bragg
Gallia
Aleine
Phyllis Jean
Jo Ann Phillips
Oil Co Employe Injured in Tank Explosion at Sharon
A 30 year old Virginia Oil and Gas Co employee from Miami named A E Ferrell was injured in a Monday explosion at Sharon. He was 10 feet off the ground on a tank when matches fell from his pocket and ignited causing a small blast. He suffers first and second degree burns and a sprained ankle from jumping to the ground. He was treated at the Kanawha Valley hospital yesterday.
Prosecutor Seeks Repayment of Police Overpayment
Huntington officials dispute restitution for more than 11200 paid in unauthorized salaries to four police officers. Prosecutor Edward H. Greene says he will pursue legal action despite a council resolution opposing repayment. Police Chief Bailey Harris is named in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Bailey Harris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johan. Marquis, M.D
Eowa Hill
ELVA
Cerio
Chubb
Harriet
HUNT
Colpa
Colgate
Letter Fabrice Dureald
Ivory Soap
Seyue Ano la
Tance
Wn A. Ebm
Spic Ano Span
Sueare
Idreft
Padre
Medrum
the Carbon Fue. CO
Republic Notomine Wevaco Decota
Allen
James E
Big Jin) Folsom
Folsom
Alien
Carter
Talon
E. F. Collins
Glasace
Apnecainety
Quarrier St. Wund
Union Springs
Virginia
Bay Company
Gladstone
Iuanstone
Siboney Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia
Fifth Avenue
New York
N.Y
Aquella
Barratt Supply Co
North Charlatte
P. O. Box
Capitol
Paul Fiedler
George Aldersor
Social Lansing Reeds
Sonne Ball
Federa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!