Cleaners Strike Continues With No Talks Yet
Beckley five day strike by the local dry cleaners union enters its fifth day as employers refuse about a 12 percent wage increase and better conditions. Negotiators spend hours at the union hall with no contact from operators. Hazlewood says no progress and no meeting planned, with the possibility the protest could last beyond five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Dry Cleaners Union
B. F. Hazlewood
Hazlewood
Hazelrool
Bear That Tried To Eat A Lawyer Finds Contentment In A Bottle
Report from Clay Brothers service station Pettus describes three bears Teddy Jimmy and Sallie kept at the station along Marsh Fork river Their diet hog feed beer and candy from travelers and entertainment for visitors Teddy once grabbed candy from attorney W C Haythe who was bumped by the bear and required hospital care Haythe considered at fault The bears are kept channeled under a pavilion and exercised by swimming and parading They sleep 106 days each winter without food or drink and emerge hungry Teddy drinks two gallons of water first days back bears drink beer and soft drinks causing Jimmy to become intoxicated All three have white skin under coal black fur and can be fed by visitors through holes in the fence The Clays plan no changes to the bears other than ongoing entertainment for travelers.
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Ted
Clay Brothers
Pettus
Route Three
Teddy
Jimmy
Sallie
Beshe
W. C. Haythe
Hinton
Howard Clay
Lacy
Roscoe Clay
Haythe
Clay
Clays
Black Animals
Marsh Fork
Michigan
Little Dionne Almost Well Parade Return Near
Emile Dionne of the quintuplets sits on a nursery veranda as nurses prepare for a parade. Her temperature is normal and throat improving while she remains separated from four sisters since Sunday. Hundreds watch the babies play, with doctors noting Emilie’s illness from an unspecified source amid house residents near the Dafoe nursery.
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Callander
Emile Dionne
Dafoe Nursery
Yvonne
Annette
Marie
Allen Roy Dafoe
Emilie
Oliva Dionne
Paris Society Gowns Shown In Veiled Evening Style
The Parisian fashion scene features veiled evening wear with white silk organdy frocks and black sashes. A black taffeta coiffure bow tops a filmy black veil, reflecting refined elegance among observant Parisians.
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Comtesse de Gabride
West Virginia J C U A M convention Aug 26 28
Six hundred delegates and visitors expected at the 49th annual West Virginia council Junior Order of United Mechanicks and the Daughters of America convention in Huntington August 26 to 28. Initiations degree work dances banquet and business sessions to be held.
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Associated Press Huntington
West Virginia Council
Junior Order of United Mechanics
The
Daughters of America
M. H. Adkins
Kalispell reports first Montana trailer theft case
Kalispell Montana police chased a suspect after Sand Point Idaho police explained a reported house theft was in fact a trailer theft. The incident marks Montana’s first recorded trailer theft.
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Associated Press
Kalispell
Mont
Sand Point
Idaho
Cotton Favored in Paris by Mrs Balcom
Mrs Donald Balcom formerly Millicent Rogers embraces cotton in a major way with a sprigged cotton suit featuring a revers jacket that gathers under the chin and a blue sleeveless beach dress printed with tiny hearts. Both outfits are Schiaparelli models.
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Associated Press
Paris
Donald Balcom
Millicent Rogers
Schiaparelli
August milestones for Snyder family in Bluefield
In Bluefield, John W. Snyder retired from Norfolk and Western Railway after 52 years at the compulsory retirement age of 70. On the same day his son William C. Snyder became mayor of Bluefield and is affiliated with the Daily Telegraph.
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Dad
Son
Associated Press
Bluefield
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
William C. Snyder
The
Daily Telegraph
War's a Footrace To Sine Printers
Five Chinese language newspapers in San Francisco’s Chinatown labor to inform the community on the Far East war. Hand-set type fills large cases as 6,000 pieces are needed per issue, with Free War Extra The Young China announcing the Fengtai capture. The Cantonese community supports Red Cross and war materials while aviation training ventures and widespread correspondence deepen ties to China.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Far East
Young China
Nationalist Party
Fengtai
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
John Yehall Chin
Red Cross
China
Shanghai
Chinatown
Lewis Furniture marks 29th anniversary sale at Neville street store
Lewis Furniture celebrates its 29th anniversary with a store wide sale at Neville street offering furniture at bargain prices. Manager J B Heller cites purchases made months ago as the reason for savings and credits loyal customers with the specials. The sale covers all home furnishings and runs across all company stores in West Virginia and southern Ohio.
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Lewis Furniture Company
Neville Street
J. B. Heller
West Virginia
Ohio
Two Lynching Memories Stand Out In West Virginian Mind
West Virginia doctor A. M. Fredlock recalls two lynchings that left a mark on history. In 1901 Police Chief Robert Lilly died in a gunfight with a Black suspect, Brooks, who was later dragged from jail and hanged by a mob. The next year Coalton saw another lynching of Bud Milmoth, marked by vigilantes. The cases linger as rare memories of lynching in the state.
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Associated Press
Elkins
West Virginia
A. M. Fredlock
Robert Lilly
Brooks
Charles M. Marstiller
Beverly
Prospect Street
Buffalo
Coalton
Roaring Creek
Bud Milmoth
Elks Honor Miller After Picnic Nickname Gain
Parallel to 1903 events Wilbur Davis killed deputy Charles Marstiller tied to Brooks lynching. Davis was tried convicted and hanged at Moundsville State Penitentiary. Judge Miller of Fairmont, robed for cooking, earned the nickname Charles of the Ritz from fellow Elks.
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Wilbur Davis
Charles Marstiller
Brooks
Davis
Moundsville
Fairmonto
Charles FE. Miller
Elks
Charles of the
Ritz
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Dionne
Mabscott
Arthur Lowery
Mabscott Shoe Repair Shop
City Ave
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Harwood James
Murphy's
Main 8&T
Old Boston
Washington
Boston
Hancock
Ben Burk, Inc
Poston, Mass
Cope
Ben Burk
Old Bos
Sine Printers
Edward G. Robinson
Betty Davis
Galahad
Charles OF
Beckley’s
Oak Hill
Whitesville Mullens
Mount Hope Rhodelle
Pineville
Rainelle Sophia Hinton
Alderson Scarbro
Fayetteville
Kelly Drug Store
Whitesville Drug Co
Steele Drug Co
Bing's New Store
Stonecoat Drug Co
Holloway Drug Co
Blairs Jewelry Co
Sophia Drug Co
Wilson Cigar Stand
White Oak Drug Co
Wiseman Drug Co
Beckley Newspapers Corp
lIn
Wom
Sport Oxfords
Oxfords
A. J. Britton State Auto Mutual Insurance
Also Life and Fire Insurance
Lilly Bldg
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