Commission To Allow Hearing On Coal Deliveries
A report from Associated Press states the commission will hear testimony on coal deliveries amid tensions. No action taken as officials await further information.
06 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1923
Page
1
A report from Associated Press states the commission will hear testimony on coal deliveries amid tensions. No action taken as officials await further information.
The Associated Press account describes torture of Mer Rouge victims. Testimony alleges heads crushed, body fractures, and injuries linked to devices designed to inflict punishment.
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with colder conditions. Washington forecast notes a warmer western area. Kentucky and neighboring regions expect a dip in temperatures and mixed cloud coverage through the weekend.
Supt Bradner reports at the January meeting that 1961 enrollment was reviewed by the school board. Burns resigns and Mrs Ida Lee Burns is set to leave. Krag was offered and accepted by the board. Board members indicated four new grade school buildings should be ready for occupancy January 29.
A fragmentary note from NE FR reports a guilty finding related to a seller and public official conduct. The text is garbled but indicates a court or public action concerning improper practices by a seller linked to officials. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
A report from Hutcheson notes births far exceed deaths in the territory, with an estimated 200 births and 75 deaths unrecorded. He stresses the need for prompt reporting of vital statistics as many mountain districts lack physicians and complete data remain unavailable. He plans to submit the report to the state bureau of vital statistics around January 20.
Nate Lane, a well known contractor of Denison Texas, died recently at 71 from heart failure. He and his brother J. S. Twe were builders who laid pulsing groundwork for local projects. He leaves five children including R Lane of Denison and Lane of Fort Worth, a sister Bob Miefing of Crab Orchard Kentucky.
A garbled dispatch notes a visit by W L Mapother, president of L&N, to a local office yesterday. The incomplete text hints at a media telegraphic caption, with unclear rest of details and confirmation.
Dr Jethro Hancock of the State Board of Health in cooperation with the United States Public Health Service praises local health efforts in Pineville and Middlesboro. He notes the work by Dr Hayes has been effective and says continued support is needed through 1923 with help from charitable organizations in the area.
The Kentucky Mine Supply company reports improved business with prospects for the first quarter. Officials say mining industry prosperity is shown by rising demand for supplies that keep mines running. The company sells to mines in Kentucky, Virginia, and nearby states.
The report highlights Miss Marx uring the time hours from 9 to 5 and notes exposure of 50 ex servicemen in government correspondence. The American Red Cross stands for high type service and relief. Revenue from post office records shows growth with a four year rise around ten thousand dollars yearly. Chicago whispers mention a possible suburb near Los Angeles.
The list of jurymen for the upcoming circuit court session in Middlesboro is announced. Names include George Yankelber, G. R. Bastin, W. B. Birmingham, John W. Oswley, Ally Campbell, J. S. Les, Oilbun Campbell, and Rev. Willie Brookis, among others. Proceedings begin in January with reserved terms and magistrate involvement noted.
WB Jones a member of Pinnacle Lodge No 80 will deliver an address at the public installation of officers at Lynch Lodge No 100. The event sets the lodge’s officers for the coming year and invites members.
Miss Wilhelm Mars, Red Cross Nurse, said Christmas seals raised about 150 this December. She noted several proceeds remain unitemized but placed the aggregate near the figure, marking the year as the city's least successful sale on record.
Associated Press reports in Owensboro that the Henderson murder suspect, jailed for aiding the crime, continues to deny involvement in the death of Gus Noffsinger. The case centers on charges tied to the murder and ongoing legal action.
A clipping blends a wartime rumor about U S entry into a conflict with a local obituary. It notes Mrs Margaret Halline Smith aged 40 dying after illness at the home of Branddari Enter on Cumberland Avenue. Survived by a son. Funeral and burial arranged at Corbin.
President Harding offered Secretary of Commerce Hoover the cabinet chair but Hoover refused. The move leaves Hoover at his current post as interior secretary for the moment while reports say a successor for the commerce post may be considered after a cabinet reshuffle.
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