Rebels March on Madrid as Revolt Grows
Moroccan Rebel troops march north toward Madrid led by Francisco Franco as Loyalist forces report heavy fighting on three fronts. Government dispatches claim Loyalist defense and arrests of a rebel assault group in Badajoz.
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Madrid
Associated Press
Francisco Franco
Burgos
Franco
Spanish Morocco
Spanish
Africa
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Huesca
Zaragoza
Badajoz
Fernando Acosta
Exiled Alfonso Enters Germany
Former King Alfonso of Spain entered Germany by car amid Nazi stance on non intervention in Spain's civil war. Berlin questioned allies about neutrality and faced reports of Spain becoming Bolshevized. German officials denied knowledge of plans to meet Hitler or Ciano while France pressed for clarity.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Alfonso
Spain
Germany
Reich
Russia
Foreign Office
Hitler
Count Ciano
Andre Francois-Poncet
Boone County Schools Open September Labor Day
The Boone county board of education announced county schools will reopen on Labor Day September 7. The report notes the district plans to start the new term with all public schools in session.
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Register
Whitesville
Boone County Board of Education
Beckley Restaurateurs Seek Injunction Over Late Beer Ban
Five Beckley eateries ask Circuit Judge Ward to block the city from enforcing a 11 pm beer sales ban arguing the ordinance is unlawful and exceeds state authority. They claim non intoxicating beer is defined differently by state law and harm their businesses and reputations.
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Beckley
C. M. Ward
Robert J. Ashworth
Leslie's Diners, Inc
Swan Cafe
Beckley Cafe
Eatwell Cafe
Central Cafe
Ward
Madison
Boone County
West Virginia
Fase
eaRestaurant
City of
Robert Winston
Moss French
J. O. Freeman
E. L.burleson
Harry Watkins
J. E. McCreery
J. Q. Stover
Millard French
Ben H. Ashworth
National Jeffersonian Democrats form to oppose Roosevelt
A new political group in Detroit called the National Jeffersonian Democrats declares opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt but does not name an alternative candidate. James A. Reed leads the effort with plans to organize nationwide speakers and a campaign apparatus similar to the major parties.
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Associated Press
Detroit
National
Roosevelt
James A. Reed
Misssouri
Reed
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Henry Breckinridge
Sterling E. Edmunds
St. Louis
London
Opens Business Opportunity Firm on Prince Street
R. S. Walden former Palace theatre manager returns to town and plans a business opportunities brokerage on Prince Street in the Tabor building over Edys drug store. The firm will list enterprises for sale or trade from all over southern West Virginia and will also note buyers wants.
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R. S. Walden
Palace Theatre
Bair Brothers
Prince Street
Tabor
Edys Drug Store
West Virginia
Lsted
Walden
Boy Held For Stabbing Man In Self Defense Claim
15 year old Carlos Allen of Dorothy is held at the county jail after stabbing 43 year old electrician Roy Douglas in what Allen says was self defense. Douglas died early today at Charleston General Hospital with a stated critical condition. Allen described the confrontation near a Dorothy doctor’s office Friday night and the weapon a long blade knife he opened. He was arrested at his home by deputies and officers after seeking emergency treatment for his abdominal wound.
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Charleston General Hospital
Roy Douglas
Carlos Allen
Dorothy
Allen
Douglas
Jess Thompson
E. S. Stone
B. L. Pettry
Clear Creek
Charleston
Thompson Sentenced to Life for Murder of Patrolman Robbins
Cincinnati report says Alonzo Thompson was sentenced to life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Patrolman Lawrence Robbins. His elderly parents from Chesapeake West Virginia urged immediate sentencing due to financial hardship.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Mose Thompson
Chesapeake
W. Va
Lawrence Robbins
Robert W. Gorman
Alonzo Thompson
Bay
Three Hurt In Car Train Crash Near Wheeling
At a Baltimore and Ohio crossing in Wheeling a car driven by John Kayubow collided with a train. The impact dragged the vehicle about 150 feet and injured three of the four passengers. Kayubow, his wife, and a four year old daughter Elizabeth were hospitalized. Investigators blame Kayubow's foot on the gas for the crash. In Oak Hill a coal train incident left Frank Bowers with severe head lacerations after a fall from the train at Summerlee. his condition was listed as good at the hospital.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Aug
John Kayubow
Kayubow
Baltimore and Ohio
Kayabow
Elizabeth
Register
Oak Hill
Frank Bowers
Summerlee
Death dive shocks Seattle congressman Zioncheck
In Seattle on August 3 Rep Marion A Zioncheck leapt from a fifth floor window to his death after a psychiatric advisory warning. Witnesses say he had just dressed for a political meeting in a new campaign office as his brother-in-law tried to intervene. The tragedy occurred moments before the congressman’s bride Ruby Louise Nix watched nearby.
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Seattle
Wash
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington
Zioncheck
William Nadeau
Nadeau
Marion
Ruby Louise Nix
Mercer County Privy Builders Win In Contest
Mercer county privy builders outpaced Jackson county in a Friday afternoon contest on the Raleigh road near Beckley. Judges credited Mercer with speed and workmanship earning 89 total points to Jackson’s 61, including a 1 hour 45 minute finish for Mercer.
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Jackson_Privy Builders
Mercer County
Jackson County
Charles E. Pownall
Mercer
Jackson
Raleigh
Beckley
Mottcy County
H. C. Whiting
W. N. Pickett
Payette County
J. R. Erwin
Raleigh County
E. A L. Wilkinson
Webster L
Cunningham to Head Greeters for Huntington Visit
J A Cunningham was named head of a committee to receive Huntington chamber of commerce delegates on a goodwill trip planned for October. President H A Sloan selected the committee with J W F Becker Charles Hodel George A Mohler and George A Watkins. J T Evans was chosen chairman of a safety meeting committee for the New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute with Earl E Bibb and J A Cunningham named as members.
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J. A. Cunningham
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
H. A. Sloan
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. F. Becker
Charles Hodel
George A. Mohler
George A. Watkins
J.T. Evans
New River
Earl E. Bibb
Culpepper Heads to Church Meet and Convention
The Rev. Ross Culpepper of Heber Street Methodist Church departes this morning to attend the Epworth League convention and institute at Buckhannon. He is accompanied by Edward Maxwell, R. B. Coburn, Miss Dorothy McCullough, and Miss Elizabeth Williams.
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Ross Culpepper
Heber Street Methodist Church
Epworth League
Buckhanion
Edward Maxwell
R. B. Coburn
Dorothy McCullough
Elizabeth Williams
Civic Body to Pay For Meadow River Survey
Rainelle community leaders will fund a $450 survey to assess dredging and widening Meadow river and Sewell creek to prevent annual floods in East Rainelle. The creeks flow through the business district and have inundated stores up to two feet.
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Register Star
Rainelle
Meadow River
Sewell Creek
East Rainelie
Chamber of Commerce
Tullys Return From Vacation at Whitby
Mr and Mrs Bill Tully and family return to their Whitby home after a vacation camping on the Greenbrier river. Tully is a bookkeeper for the Sterling Smokeless Coal company at Whitby.
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Whitby
Bill Tully
Greenbrier River
Tully
Sterling Smokeless Coal Company
Revival services announced at Tilden school house
The Rev Henry Lilly announces revival services at the Tilden school house beginning at 7 30 p m today and held daily at the same time In Meadville Pa August 6 Robert Allison 38 was killed instantly in a head on crash between his motorcycle and an automobile driven by John Leckie Hollidays Cove W Va
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Henry Lilly
Tilden School House
Associated Real
Meadville
Robert Allison
John Leckie
Hollidays Cove
W, Va
GOP Convention Delegates Named
Chairman C E Boone certified 1 728 delegates for the West Virginia GOP state convention to be held in Huntington August 13 and 14. Boone predicted 3 000 to 4 000 attendees with Col Frank Knox and Mrs Worthington Scranton among speakers. Kanawha county leads with 77 delegates based on 1932 governor race voting.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
C. E. Boone
Republican State Committee
Huntington
Boone
Frank Knox
Worthington Scranton
Scranton
National Committee
Kanawha County
Edwight Wells To Be Closed In Wake Of Unsafe Water
A survey found Edwight wells unsafe prompting Raleigh Wyoming Mining to abandon the wells. A temporary chlorinating plant is operational, with a permanent treatment system planned for Marsh Fork creek once water lines reach all homes.
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Edwight
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Company
W. W. Hume
Raleigh County
Gilbert Kelso
Health Department
Marsh Fork Creek
West Virginia Democrats endorse platform at state convention
The Aug 1930s style platform pledges include taxation fairness and uniformity, continued economical government, state debt reduction, direct taxation, bank exam requirements, broader credits, and elimination of double liability. It backs statewide teachers retirement, free textbooks, road expansion, social security aid, stricter beer licensing, labor protections, municipal aid, and a civil service system for city police.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
Aug
West Virginia
Prnarns Sete
Prison Keeps Son From Sire's Bier
Charley Hannah, 71, was buried at Whitesville as his son Harrison remained in jail unable to secure permission to attend the funeral under guard. Hannah, convicted of second degree murder, sought release but officials were scattered across Clarksburg and Fort Knox with only Assessor Ira Whitlock present.
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Harrison Hannah
Whitesville
Harrison
Hannah
C.C. Lewis
Clarksburg
Clarence Meadows
Kilgore
Fort Knox
Methodists to Gather in Charleston September
Huntington August 8 The Western Virginia conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will meet in Charleston from September 2 to 6 with Bishop Edwin D. Mouton of Charlotte NC presiding and Rev R T Brown leading Huntington district officials advising.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Western Virginia
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Charleston
R. T. Brown
Edwin D. Mouton
Charlotte, N.C
Bullet Extraction To Help Paralyzed Miner At Beckley Hospital
Physicians at Beckley Hospital plan to remove a bullet from 22 year old miner Joe Gruack to attempt restoring leg use after 13 weeks of paralysis. Gruack was shot May 16 at McCreery following an argument with Frank Bradley who was charged with felonious assault but not vindicated.
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Beckley Hospital
Miner
Joe Gruack
Terry Miner
Tye
M. Ms. Ralsten
Gruack
McCreery
Frank Bradley
Bradley
Gruach
Tax Commissioner Picked For Supreme Court Judge on First Ballot
The Democratic convention in Clarksburg nominated Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox and James B. Riley of Wheeling for supreme court judges. Fox led on the first ballot with 681 votes, while rivals included Walter V. Ross 390 and Riley 350. The crowd praised the campaign on state administration records.
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Supreme Court
Clarksburg
Aug
Democratic Party
Fred L. Fox
James B. Riley
Wheeling
Riley
Virgil Ross
Fairmont
D. H. Hill Arnold
Elkins
George W. McCauley
Moorefield
A. D. Preston
Beckley
W. H. Sawyers
Hinton
Grover C. Worrell
Pineville
State Supreme Court
Sutton
Frank C. Haymond
George E. W. McCauley
Walter Virgil Ross
Bluefeld
William H. Sawyers
Weather Outlook Quiet and Warm Through Weekend
Generally fair conditions with warmer Sunday and possible scattered showers Monday. Over the last 24 hours scattered showers were reported in sections of the southern states with lower visibility at some southern points. Temperatures rose in the middle plains and lower Missouri Valley with maxima over 100 degrees at several stations.
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Lower
Vis
Middle Plains
Missouri Valley
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