Hatfield widow recalls Welch shooting and court chaos
In Matewan interview Mrs. Ed Chambers, widow of Sid Hatfield, recounts the Welch shooting and courthouse melee. She describes Lively's pursuit, the change of venue plan, and claims sheriff guarantees were betrayed. She notes firearms removed from Sid before his death and disputes reports about armed Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Everett Lively
Yolyn
Hatfield
Lively
Sid
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Ushare
Mr. van Fleet
Hugh
Court House
C. B. Lively
Salters
Calfee
William Hatfield
McDowell Co
Sid Hatfield
Hol Chambers
Sid Hatfeld
Matewan
C. E
Attorney van Fleet
Ming
Myself
Sallie Chambers
Mingo
Williamson
Judge Hailey
Williatson
Weleh
Sil
Testerman
Funeral of Dorsey White Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Dorsey White the young son of Mr and Mrs R K White of Pensacola Florida were held Wednesday afternoon on Sixth avenue. The Red Cross field director Major J T McMullen led the service at the home with singing by Mrs N C Henn and several others at the grave. The casket lay in a decorative casket in the home before transport to St Johns cemetery. Miss Dave White sister of the deceased arrived home just before the funeral procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey White
Mra
R. KC. White
Pensacola
Florida
Dorsey
John
Herr
R. K. White
Sixth Avenue
J.T. McMullen
Red Cross
N. C. Henn
Mosars
Clinton Tompkins
Harry Howland
Wallace Purdy
Rennie Burke
Alvo
St. John's Cemetery
Dave White
Miss White
Louisville
Sie
Jet Giles
Wage plans on railways known soon
Eastern railroad executives will answer four major unions on wage decreases and overtime relief next week. They may delay action on the current 12 percent wage cut set for July 1 while the Railroad Labor Board review continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Big Eastern
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Eastern Presidents’ Conference
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
P Dents
Warren S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
L. B. Sheppard
Order of Railroad Conductors
W. S
Inventor of Sodas Attributed to Rain Shower
Fred Sanders Jr of Detroit cites his grandfather Fred Sanders as the discoverer of the ice cream soda following a 41 year old thunder shower. He recalls how Americans once avoided ice cream as a painted lily, with syrups rare and carbonated water used in early sweet cream sodas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Fred Sanders, Jr
Fred Sanders
Crocodiles Reported in Marble Pool Used by Soldiers
In Versilles the marble pool built by Louis XIV near the Trianon Palace drew private soldiers for cooling drills. A heat wave spurred a panic when six large crocodiles surfaced prompting a guard called to investigate. Two men with a machine gun-like device arrived, explaining the reptiles were harmless and intended for a film.
Bankers to Meet in Clarksburg August 24
Bankers from Group No 6 of the West Virginia Bankers Association select Clarksburg as the meeting site for August 24. Thirteen central and northern counties represented. program to include talks by Major C P Fortney and State Senator Edgar B Stewart. Topics cover tax exemptions and banking practices. banquet planned at Clarksburg Country Club. Oscar C Wilt chairs the group. eight groups form the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Aus
West Virginia Bankers Association
Central
West Virginia
C. P. Fortney
State Road Commission
Edgar B. Stewart
Morgantown
Preston
Lewis
Doddridge
Upshur
Braxton
Webster
Barbour
Randolph
Taylor and Gilmer
Oscar C. Wilt
Empire National Bank
Tthe State Associati
Grimms execution stay in West Virginia described
Report details Hobart Grimm's scheduled execution for murder, Governor Morgan's refusal to commute, and the legal rationale cited. The article also notes prior parole appeals, a brief disruption attempt at the West Virginia prison, and the warden's actions to halt unrest.
Training School for Nurses By U S Public Health Service
The surgeon general plans a three year training school for women to become nurses serving disabled military patients. Openings begin September 1 at Fort McHenry Baltimore and Fox Era Staten Island. Courses cover surgical, pediatric, public health nursing with civilian hospital affiliations and gynecology. Tuition free with stipends, uniforms required, and advancement into the U S Public Health Service nurse corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health
Surgeon General
Washington, DC
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Fox Era
Staten Island
N. J
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D.C
Red Cross
United States Public Health Service Nurse Corps
American Nurse Association
Nursing Service of the
American Red Cross
Hobart Grimm Executed for Murder in West Virginia
Hobart Grimm of Follanabee was hanged at 6 30 p m in the state penitentiary at Moundsville for the murder of Stephen Golchak of Pittsburgh wire works. The case involved a hold up near Lake Park with a man wounded and another dead. Governor Morgan granted a reprieve earlier but Grimm was executed after appeals by his lawyers and friends failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capes
Grimm
Navy Department
Charleston
Wii
Hobart Stead
California
Mexico
Pacific
Feisshee
Maryland
J. F. Morgan
Washington
Morgan
Terrell
West Virginia
Golchak
Golehak
Brooke County
Venice
Somerville
Wheeling
Moundsville
Hobart Grimm
Follanabee
States
Stephen Golchak
Pittsburgh
Manus Canton
Ohio
Ohio River
Steubenville
Lake
Honos Park
G. Hahn
Wireless transmission of photos across ocean tested
Annapolis reports two successful tests sending a photograph and a written message to a French radio station. Two French government engineers are staying for further tests, aiming to prove the method a complete success soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval
Funeral of Mrs C C Rosier in Newburg Held
The funeral of Mrs. C. C. Rosier, 51, who died Thursday morning at her Newburg home, was held Saturday at 2 PM from the Methodist Episcopal church. She suffered chronic medical issues and recent surgery. survived by her husband, two brothers, and nine sisters including W. N. Ball of Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Rosier
Newburg
Methodist Episcopal Church
World's most powerful sea craft Maryland to be Pacific flagship
The Maryland battleship, described as the world's most powerful sea craft, will soon serve as Pacific Fleet flagship. It features sixteen inch guns, eight turrets, a 2100 pound shell with over twenty mile range, plus fourteen five inch guns, anti aircraft armament, a three inch landing gun, and dual torpedo tubes marking a major leap in naval architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Maryland
List of Americans in Russia Held by Soviet Authorities
Riga dispatch notes American officials compiling a full list of U S citizens in Russia at Washington state department request. The list includes those in Bolshevik prisons and will go to Walter Brown of American Relief for talks with Soviet delegates. No resolution yet on repatriation of all or only the six to seven imprisoned Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Washington State Department
Russia
Walter Brown
American Relief
United States
Will Bring Art Within Easy Reach
New York August 6 A new non profit organization the Art Center Incorporated formed in New York aims to bring art to the broad public. William J Harris managing director notes the center will bridge the gap between beauty and utilitarian life and will include seven societies focused on integrating art into everyday objects and surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Art Center, Incorporated
Organistian
William J. Harris
New Center
Names of Draft Evaders Published in Congressional Record
Washington Aug. President Johnson and war department released a list from June 5 to July 4 naming about 17 000 alleged draft evaders. The Congressional Record printed 86 pages detailing the names and noting corrections by the adjutant general and representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Goetpe
War Department
Congressional Record
Met
Johnson
Ean
South Dakota
House
Art Center Inc Aims to Bridge American Art and Industry
Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock leads a new venture to house and promote American industrial art. The organization, Art Center Inc, will unite seven societies and provide galleries at 66-67 East 56th Street to showcase works by native artists for publishers, advertisers, and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Europe
Ripley Hitchcock
QM |Ganizer
Art Alliance of
America
Art Center ‘Inc
Thas
Genster, Inc
Harris
Beaux Arts
Paris
Art Center, Inc
Thorou
Center
Alliance of America
al Club
New York
Men
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Mrs. Hatfield
Samuel B. Montgomery
Ed Chambers
Louis XVI of
France
Bankers
W. E. Marking
U. S. Public Health Service
Annapolis, Md
State Department
Paul T. Williamson
Hestro
Kunat
Eftp
Wat and
Charles Dana Gibson
Wade H. Hayes
Heyworth Campbell
Walter L. Brrtely
Ray Greenleaf
John Henry Hammond
Charles E. Pellew
W. Frank Purdy
Henry L. Sparks
Charles B. Upjohn
Clarence H. White
Richard L. Marwere
Charles H. Jaeger
Henry Payne
Whitney
John H. Findley
E. H. Harriman
Louis
Fort Tiffany
Charles Scribner
Joy
Willard. Straight
Frank A. Vanderlip
T. Pathan
Henry White
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