Organize New National Bank in Kimball West Virginia
Welch West Virginia August 7 Organization of a new national bank at Kimball to be named Kimball National Bank was announced to James W Tyson representing the treasury department of the Koppers Coal Company. Tyson said officers will include Dr W B Stevens president J P Williams Jr vice president and D J M Cook cashier and that opening will follow treasury approval. The First National Bank of Kimball was closed June 26 by a national bank examiner and its board due to unusual withdrawals. It had resources around 500742 and deposits over 400000, part of a wave of bank closures in McDowell county within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
Kimball
Kimball National Bank
James W. Tyson
Treasury Department
Koppers Coal Company
Elos
First-National Bank
First - National Board of Directors
W. B. Stevens
J. P. Williams, Jr
D. J. M. Cook
Tyson
United States Treasury Department
First National Bank of
D. A. Wood
National Bank Examiner
McDowell County
Pennsylvania Transit Company May Operate Bus Line
The Pennsylvania General Transit Company of Pittsburgh was authorized by the state road commission to operate an interstate bus line from Fort Steuben Bridge at the Ohio state line to the Pennsylvania state line near Paris. Authority to operate as a bus line in Delorme, Mingo County, for interstate use, was granted to Ken Gooslin of Liss Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Pennsylvania General Transit Company
Pittsburgh
State Road Commission
Fort Steuben Bridge
Pennsylvania State Line
Paris
Delorme
Mingo County
Ken Gooslin
Liss
Schenck Widow Sues to Collect $52,000
Mrs. Lillian Schenck widow and heir of vaudeville partner Joe Schenck sues Gus B. Van to recover 52 000 in Brooklyn Supreme Court. She claims Van owed 26 000 at the Detroit death of June 28 and seeks 25 000 under a partner insurance agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lillian Schenck
Joe Schenck
van and Schenck
Gus B. van
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Van
August van Glohn
Detroit
William F Hite Dies in Auto Crash near Portsmouth
William F Hite 63 Huntington West Virginia banker and publisher dies from injuries after a collision between his car and lumber trucks near Portsmouth New Hampshire. His wife injured and taken to hospital with him. Chauffeur and two grandchildren unhurt. Hite former Huntington mayor and Huntington Herald Dispatch publisher. Survived by widow and son Ely Hite. He had summered at New Castle and had ties to banking and coal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
William’ F.hite
Huntington
W. Va
Hite
New Castle
Little Field Lumber Co
United States Senate
West Virginia
W.va
William PF. Hite
W. B. Jones
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Guyandotté
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Herald- Dispatch
Dave Gideon
United States
Ely Hite
Masonic Lodge
The
Shrine
Bigamy Probe Arrest In Grand Rapids Man Named John Sherwood
Grand Rapids, Mich Aug 7 The man identified as John Sherwood is under arrest on bigamy and embezzlement charges from a Grand Rapids woman two years after her loss. Police say he used aliases including J W Orton and may be wanted in Wisconsin Indiana Nebraska Illinois Pennsylvania and Minnesota. A younger man claiming to be his cousin was also arrested when seeking to post bond. A friend says Sherwood married and fled with $3000 in savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
John Sherwood
Sherwood
J. W. Orton
Wisconsin
Indiana
Nebraska
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Rain brings relief to parched regions across the country
Rains and cooler winds eased heat in many areas though Southern Illinois endured 100 degree heat. Omaha and Lincoln saw sharp drops while Midwest storms flooded streets and adobe houses in the Mexican border region. Hundreds were displaced as water and debris clogged streets and searches continued for the missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Midwest
Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota
North Dakota
St. Paul
Omaha
Nebraska
Lincoln
Iowa
Ohio
New York City
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Indiana
Flood Waters Ravage Town as Infants Swept Away
Witnesses said heavy floods ripped through the community trapping residents. Infants in cribs reportedly were swept away amid rising waters and collapsed homes left many evacuated and in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
aSea
Power Hearing Date Set for Two West Virginia Dams
The Public Service Commission fixed September 30 as the hearing date for West Virginia Power Company's request to build two water power projects on the New and Bluestone rivers in Summers Mercer and Monroe counties and Giles county Virginia. Construction costs are estimated at 23 026 000 dollars with Bulls Falls dam to create a 12 feet high barrier, a 5 500 000 000 cubic feet reservoir, and a 168 000 horsepower station. The second project near Hinton Summers County seeks a dam with 900 000 000 cable feet capacity and a 21 000 horsepower plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Power Company of
West Virginia
Summers
Mercer
Monroe
Giles County
Virginia
Bulls Falls
Hinton
Summers County
Witness calls W K Billings a blaster in San Francisco
In a San Francisco hearing the court weighed moving Warren K Billings from prison to testify in a pardon case. Prosecutor Cunha alleged Mooney and Billings were part of a bomb gang tied to the 1916 parade bombing that killed 10. The judge paused action to decide on legality and admissibility of related documents and testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Warren XK. Billings
Teatimofly
Ed Cunha
Thos
J. Mooney
Billings
Mooney
Sdrwin McKenzie
Bilings
Jusce William H. Waste
McKenzie
Steel plant resumes full time work in Donora
Officials of the American Steel and Wire Company said one of two blast furnaces at the Donora plant resumed operations Sunday after months idle. The restart will provide full time employment for about 200 men who had been working half time. The report quotes company officials and notes the broader impact on local workers and community employment conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donora
American Steel and Wire Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lowell Tarraan
Tre
Ayea
Pat Sem Deri
Opera House
Tonue
Georgeous
Joe Smith
Solemates
Otial SC
Cross Pharmacy
West Side
Court Pharmacy
Tobias Building
Loyer’ Bilt
Radio Tures
Pfimble Electric Co
Latrobe Street
Penn
Schenck
William F. Hite
Ohio Hospital
Beige-Clair
Plage
Rollin
C. V. Miller
Grafton
Reliable Footwear
Ted Preas
Dennistoun Burney
Canada
Sir Dennistoun
Posen
Slows
Commission
Ethel Duffield
Burnsville
Wilma Jean
Johnny Cassedy
Maple Avenue
W. K. Billings
Blaster
SOW
Tures Md
Hollywood
Fey
Chester Morris
Conrad Nagel
Montgomery
Ursula Parrott
Robert %. Leonard
Justice Waste
Folsom Prison
Harry Beverlin, Jr
Harry Lee
Washington
Baltimore
Cole
Heinze Cleaners and Dyers
Main St
Liberty Shoe Shop
Grand ‘Theatre
Ape Duske Taleun
Toc Jasmine
Glenn
RED Cross Pharmacy
Peart ‘Tooth
Haste
Dog Cox Peste Hy
Veh
Aental Creme
Rexall
Rexall Drug Store
Wes
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Buddy
Heaven
Claramount
Jean Arthur
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!