Market Prices Fall in Broad Stock Decline
The Associated Press reports a downbeat trading day with New York markets drifting lower on April 18. The Dow edge fell as John Manville slid after a disappointing earnings report and major builders showed weakness. U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel declined while United Aircraft, Sears, and Chrysler also slipped. Overall volume reached 809,550 shares, with declines across rails, autos, and numerous sectors as investors sought safety and hoped for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
New York
Johns- Manville
Associated Press
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Otis
U. Rubber
Firestone
American
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Deere
Pullman
Winding Gulf Shower Honors Mrs Derby At Darby Home
Mrs Willard Derby was the guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Ralph Darby in Winding Gulf on Tuesday evening. Many guests sent gifts and refreshments were served. Additional items note a birthday supper for Mr Hubbard, sick lists, a recent birth, and various local visits and travels among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Derby
Ralph Darby
C. D. Hambrie
C. K. Lilly
Wiley Canney
Oscar Chambers
Howard Southern
C. D. Cary
Terry Osborne
Joe Maroney
Will Southern
R. E. Cline
Pete Hedrick
Ottis Martin
Leonard Darby
Wizard Darby
Clarence Miller
Carl Blankenship
Robertson
W. R. David
Herbert Blankenship
Mary Waldron
Mike Marc
Ilness
Dale Thompson
Winding Gulf
Luke McGraw
Ted Nelson
J. W. Nunp
Beckley
J.C. White
Marie Young
Besoco
Oscar Chambers J
Stoco
Dramatic Club
Margaretta Blake
Beckley College
Blake
George Dixon
Terrance Conway
Mary Conway
Edgar Hatfield
Clifford Harmon
Matoaka
Lucy Cannoy
Bill Cannoy
Max Meadows
Shelor
Joe Maloney
Cora
Eliza Idabell
Charles Maloney
Paul Roberts
Bradshaw
A. L. Justice
Reva
Glen Justice
Pinecrest Santatrium
Jim Cannoy
Gene
Ing
A. W. Crawford
P. O. Martin
Bernard Ofast Beckley
Emmett Mann
Christine Farrell
Rho~dell
Frieda Mae Rogers
Bernard Camel
Katherine Mann
Charleston
L. W. Withrow
Roy Beckelheimer
Rosco Sutphin
Patty Ann
Kentucky
Dewey Brown
Harold Lewis
Norma Jean Lee
Betty Jane Shultz
Lillian and
Ethel Massie
Patsy Ruth Miller
Charlotte Hylton
Patsy Jean Armstrong
Marie
Patsy Griffith
Kathleen Withrow
Remona Clark
Rosa Lee
Mary Ann Lego
Georgia Gay Brown
Bobby Miller
Bobby Brown
Larry Shultz
Freddie Armstrong
George Meadows
Kenneth Hayden
Rex Brown
Eldridge Lambert
Donald Griffith
Howard Brown
Tom Brown
C. I. Brown
Veterans And A Young Trooper Lead West Virginia Safety
Three men epitomize experience and youth in the West Virginia Department of Public Safety as it reorganizes. George H. Skeen commands Company D in Beckley, J. P. Horne presides over highway safety, and Cecil C. Stewart from Charleston, recruited last summer, reflects new talent. The report also lists local social visits, travels, and a St. Mary’s basketball stat showing 38 points per game across 28 games in 1935-36.
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West Virginia
St. Mary’s
Sprague Families Gather for Easter and Visits
A local social page lists visits and gatherings across Sprague Beckley Oak Hill and surrounding areas. Families including Baileys Browns Gartons and Sutphins host birthday parties and weekend visits while Mrs Emory Bailey and Mrs Homer Alley are noted as callers. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Everett Neal Mrs F T Mays Roy Beckelheimer and others with multiple households noted for Easter and birthday celebrations.
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Emery Bailey
Beckley Hospital
Ruther Pierce
Charles Lego
P. M. Buckland
Audie Bailey
Ray Williams
Pax
Don Mills
Oak Hill
F. T. Bays
John Hauck
Beckley
Everett Neal Sunny
Marie Broyles
Oakvale
KE. &, Harris
Stuart McLain
Joan
Edward Hughes
Lois Thomas
Jacksonville
Fla
Virginia Bishop
F. T. Mays
C. W. Brownlee
Emory Bailey
Sprague
Homer Alley
Cranberry
Frank Rogers
Frieda Mae
Mabscott
Amanda Lilly
Emmett Mann
T. S. Gray
Skelton
McNair Held In Jail In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh mayor William N. McNair spent over an hour in jail on a embezzlement charge based on an old state law after refusing to sign a warrant to repay a $100 lottery fine. Judge Thomas Marshall granted habeas corpus and released him on his own recognizance pending a Monday hearing.
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Associated Praca
Pittsburgh
Wiliam N. McNair
City Hall
McNair
Theodore L. Moritz
D- Pa
Thomas Marshall
McNair Arrested Amid 1860 Court Order Dispute
Attorney Warren I Van Kirk filed charges for Sam Collinger 34 against the mayor of Pittsburgh alleging a court order to repay funds was unlawfully refused. The case invokes a five year prison term and fine for noncompliance with court orders. The mayor faces nonfeasance as a lesser charge linked to actions against numbers writers and lottery operators.
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McNair
Warren I van Kirk
Sam Collinger
Pittsburgh
van Kirk
Senators Beat Albany. Bell Star for Charlotte
Washington Senators faced Albany at Winter Garden as Bucky Harris lauded Sammy Bell of Charlotte for his strong showing. Bell, the second baseman for the International League club, keyed the game with solid defense and timely hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Senators
Albany
Winter Garden
Bucky Harris
Sammy Bell
Charlotte
Bell
Trout Fishing Season Opens Across West Virginia
West Virginia’s trout season runs three months starting tomorrow with clear central streams and good prospects. Main streams include Cranberry Cherry rivers Big Laurel Greenbrier and Mountain streams in Webster Randolph Randolph and Tucker counties. Cold weather could cut opening day crowds while bag limits are 10 daily for Brown and Rainbow and 15 daily for Brook. Walt Gordon, a Negro, serves as assistant football coach and scout at the University of California.
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Prana
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
The
Conservation Commission
Big Laurel Creek
Nicholas County
Greenbrier
Webster
Grant
Randolph
Tucker
Pocahontas
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Winding Gulf, W.va
Jack Yancey
Killarney
Brown Shelor
Clayton Crere
W. A. Clere
Dawes
Rayford
Jack White
Nunn
Irene
Steve
Frank
Mae
H. N. Hambric
J. W. Nunn
Allisonia
Oberin. Richards
Spark Stuart
Paul Peters
Manuel Amato
Theresa and
Emanuel
Jimmie Clemons
Pemberton
John Yancey
Stotesbury
F. B. Shelor
Will Moore
Delton
Frank Mitchell
Jewel Via
Resoco
Frances White
Irene Nunn
Loren Fleshman
Clyde
George Bowman
Dave Mayes
E. W. Hatfield
Marie McElyea
Wiley Cannoy
Jaqueline
Bill Callahan
Cook Town
Louise
Lorraine
Wytheville
Edna Ritter
Leonard Adkins
Paul Cole
Vena Kennedy
Sam
Theresa Amato
Harry Hambricee
Jimmie
Arnold Kennedy
Affinity
W. M. Kennedy
Mosella Spencer
Willis Farley
David, Allen
Alice
Harry Peters
Callie Luttrel
Sid Shumate
Crab Orchard
John Carter
Mayo Burgess
Therman Southern
Raymond
Cecil G& Stewart
Sgt
Wjpf
H Skeew
Sprague, W. Va
GeRise
Ginger
Bowling’s Shoe Store
Neville St
Indust. Net
Ms Tone
Owen
Walt Gordon
University of California
Stark Trees
P. G. McCollam
Ford St
Pretty Polly
Gyit Yest
Coal Fields Truck CO
Sprague Gray Motor CO
Cobb Motor CO
Raiseslte
Nicholas Hardware & Ruestates Co
KRISS
Richwood
W. Belva
M.A.C
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