Drive totals near $900 mark for Red Cross drive
Taylor county American Red Cross chairman Frank Collins forecasts annual roll call will surpass $900 after final reports. Some donors delayed, turning in to Treasurer Charles W. Steel at First National Bank. Headquarters on Main Street closed. Notable gifts include $10 from Cheseapeate and Potomas Telephone, $5 from Monongahela West Penn Public Service. New members listed include Elayde Spaur John Evans H Haselden Voras D Meeks J W McCracken C R Hawkins H H Bennett Clara E Korte Mary E Cockrell Harold L McMillen Howard Walls Helen Menear Harriett Blaney Mildred Ann Waters.
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Frank Collins
Taylor County
American Red Cross
Charles W. Steel
First National Bank
Collins
Drive On Main Street
Cheseapeate and Potomas Telephone Company
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Elayde Spaur
John Evans
Co op Seeks Certificate In Utility Classification Fight
The Harrison County Rural Electrification association asked the public service commission for a certificate of convenience while reserving its rights to contest being classed as a public utility. The case mirrors a Hardy County effort seeking poles along state rights of way and highlights the dispute whether cooperatives are utilities or non profit members only entities. The commission has ruled such cooperatives are utilities and must obtain operating permits, prompting protests over public utility status.
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Charleston
Harrison County Rural Electricification Association
Public Service Commission
Harrison County
Hardy County
Road Commission
Rural Electrification Administration
Harrison
Hillbilly Night at Strand Thursday with By-Gosh and Country Store
Hillbilly night lights up the Strand this Thursday featuring By-Gosh and his Country Store with the Cheat Mountaineers offering native mountain music. Ida Lupino Ralph Bellamy and Walter Connolly star in a comedy with educational weather facts and scenes about rain, storms, and hurricane warnings, using new meteorological instruments and Caltech input.
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Gosh
the Strand
Cheat Mountaineers
Strand Theatre
Ida Lupino
Ralph Bellamy
Walter Connolly
United States Weather Bureau
Green
Miss Lupino
Bellamy
California Institute of Technology
Irving Krick
Cal~ Tech
O Green
Ilm Reveals Little Known Facts in New Picture
Director Alfred E. Green injects isolated curiosities into The Columbia picture Let's Get Married as it opens. The film features quirky touches designed to entertain and intrigue audiences with obscure details.
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ILM
Alfred E. Green
Holly~wood
Columbia
Canadians Lead In Bridge Mixed Pair Championship
Canadians J A Faulkner and P E Sheardown led the mixed pair championship after the first session of the eleventh annual American Contract Bridge League tournament in Washington with 173 points, while R C Young and C H Goren followed with 230 percent due to playing more boards.
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Washington
J. A. Faulkner
Belleville
Ont
P. E. Sheardown
Toronto
R. C. Young
Bywood
C. H. Goren
Philadelphia
Japan Moves to Recognize Franco Regime
Tokyo reports Japan formally recognized the Spanish insurgent regime of Francisco Franco after cabinet approval. Domei cited Manchoukuo’s decision to recognize Franco, while London sources noted Italy Germany the Vatican Nicaragua and Guatemala formally recognizing the regime. Hungary had established relations equivalent to recognition.
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Tokyo
Japan
Francisco Franco
Domei
Hsinking
Manchoukuo
Franco
London
Italy
Germany
Vatican
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Hungary
Mrs Hahn's Removal To Death House Is Ordered
Cincinnati dispatch reports the Ohio court of appeals refused to keep Anna Marie Hahn jailed during appeal of her death sentence for the Wagner poisoning. Preparations to move her to death row at Columbus began. Hahn said she remains innocent and urged anyone with knowledge to contact her attorneys.
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Mrs. Hahn
Death House
Cincinnati
Court of Appeals
Anna Marie Hahn
Jacob Wagner
Ohio
Columbus
New Trial Requested in East River Death Case
Ronceverte December 1. Arguments on a motion for a new trial will be heard December 13 in the case of Sheriff L. E. Dickinson convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the highway death of E. F. Eggleston of Alderson. Eggleston was injured when struck by a car.
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Ronceverte
L. E. Dickinson
E. F. Eggleston
Alderson
Eggleston
Hughes once radical labeled pink Socialist in Hughes remark
Colonel William T. Chevalier told Air Hygiene Foundation that Chief Justice Hughes was once called a pink whiskered Socialist after proposing public utilities regulation. He argued radical ideas aren’t new and industry must improve social responsibility to workers and the public. He praised occupational health prevention as crucial to extending workers’ lifespans and protecting their value as consumers.
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Pittsburgh
William T. Chevalier
Air Hygiene Foundation
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Foundation
Chevalier
Hughes
Tiny Infant Dies After Birth Weight Two Pounds
Logan dispatch reports baby Harry Milton Haberlin died at three months old after birth weighing two pounds. Nursed in an incubator he reached seven pounds before discharge home. Death attributed to an intestinal ailment by hospital physicians.
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Logan
Harry Milton Haberlin
W. B. Haberlin
Green Lewis feud boils to public dispute over union
Green and Lewis have been at odds since Lewis assumed office in the United Mine Workers two decades ago. Though once seen as friends, their public quarrel intensified after the A F of L. dispute, with both calling each other names as details of their meeting remained largely unknown to many.
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Lewis
Green
United Mine Workers
A. F. of L
Nine Planes Down in Civil War Air Clash near Madrid
Franco Spains frontier reports claim nine aircraft shot down in fierce air battles as government and Insurgent fleets clash over Alcala De Henares and other eastern Spain targets. Government and insurgent reports cite casualties and ongoing dog fights with multiple cities attacked and rail links targeted.
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Hendaye
Alcala de Henares
Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
Calatayud
Barcoa
Teruel
Francisco Franco
Guadalajara
Huntington May Start 12 Months School Term
In Charleston on December 1 Ray Power assistant state superintendent said the education department would not interfere with a plan to run Huntington schools for 12 months. A mass meeting of parents and High School and junior high students is set for December 9 in Cabell County to discuss the proposal. He added that staggering terms would also stagger teacher assignments, avoiding extra costs.
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Charleston
Ray Power
Department of Education
Huntington
Schoo
Cabell County
Pioneer Charleston Merchant Dies at 85
Charleston December 1 George Fayette Coyle longtime Charleston merchant died after a two week illness He was 85 and had been a prominent business figure for decades locally in Charleston.
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Charleston
George Fayette Coyle
Coyle
Brief note on fatal hit and family statements
A 29 year old mother was killed after a pedestrian incident, with Jacqueline Brown her daughter describing plans to visit her grandmother's home on the day of the tragedy. The account includes details of the short travel distance, about two feet or less, centered on the event and family recollections.
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Jacqueline Brown
Bell Defense Mined From Mee One Cont Under Bed
Testimony in a court case continues with J H Adkins of Lincoln County identified as related by marriage to the minister. Mrs J K Brown recalls questioning the pastor about a man involved with Mrs Ball and her son. The pastor reportedly called his wife an old hypocrite. State police Sgt M M Bardin says Ball claimed the gun fired from eight to ten feet. Ballistics expert Sgt C R Cobb notes examination findings.
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Charles Bosshardt
St. George
Utah
Spencer Malan
Bosshardt
Malan
Mra. Malan
Bosshard
George Schaefer
J. H. Adkins
Lincoln County
J. K. Brown
M. M. Bardin
State Police
Ball
C. R. Cobb
Bankers and farmers urged closer ties at gathering
Dan H. Otis of Madison Wisconsin, chairman for the agricultural committee of the American Bankers association, urged better relations between bankers and farmers at the annual meeting of banking men and farm owners from 10 central West Virginia counties in Weston.
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Weston
Dan H.otis
Madison
Wis
American Bankers Association
West Virginia
First Aid Course Enrolls Students in Taylor County
Twenty three students enrolled in a Red Cross sponsored first aid course led by MC A Charles Marshall. The class convened Monday night for five evenings this week and next, with many State Road Commission workers among enrollees. Diplomas awarded on successful completion after exams.
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Taylor County
American Red Cross
Charles Marshall
Red Cross
State Road Commissions
Sane G. T. Bartlett, Jr
Frank Reid Boyd Stutler
Clyde Trader
John ‘Moran
J. L. Shordeh
Hugh Chadmer
Victor Rogers
Bert Riley
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