Bill Hart Optimistic On Business Prospects
Wm J Hart, local investment broker, says business conditions are not as bad as expected and that energy, hard work, and determination will work today as in the past. He notes favorable factors including US gold share, Studebaker NY sales up, NCR large first-half sales, NY department stores rising 10 percent, Ford daily output over 4000, and record gold reserves, with the Fed report showing 60 percent reserve-to-liability ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Hart
United States
Studebaker Corporation
Greater
New York
National Cash Register Company
Ford Automobile Company
Federal Reserve
Preliminary hearings for Lovell and Thomas held
Preliminary examinations were held before Justice of the Peace E. P. Lilly for P. A. Lovell and P. G. Thomas of Sophia on moonshine charges. Lovell's case was dismissed due to a warrant defect, while Thomas waived further examination and was bound over to the grand jury in a $2000 bond.
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P. A. Lovell
P. G. Thomas
Sophia
Justice of Peace
E. P. Lilly
Lovell
Thomas
Road Builders Sued Over 7000 Debt in Road Contract
Higgins Construction Company sues George L. Parker and J. C. Burton doing business as George L. Parker and Company for 7000 alleging unpaid subcontractor bills on the Colcord Artie road in Clear Fork District. The suit follows a county court hold on estimates, with Higgins seeking protection of its position in disputes with the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins Construction Company
George L. Parker
J. C. Burton
Higgins Company
Stotesbury News Brief Highlights Construction and Local Happenings
The new church foundation nears completion and carpenters will begin soon. FE W Williams and family plan a Monroe county vacation starting next Saturday. Miss Faye Early returns from vacation with enjoyable time. The amusement hall will be led by Joe Denver and James Rowe during Farmwald’s Indiana vacation. George Woosley returns home recovering well from a severe appendicitis attack after hospital confinement. Dr. Thornhill of Bluefield visited for business last week. Tennis interest rises with new racquets and anticipated star players. night play to begin with electric lights and court concreting planned. Rev O E Hall travels to Baltimore to bring home Mr Nichols shot July 3, operated at Johns Hopkins. spine injury means walking recovery will take time, but doctors project possible normalcy in two to three months.
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FE. W. Williams
Monroe County
Faye Early
Joe Denver
James Rowe
Farmwald
Indiana
George Woosley
Beckley Hospital
Thornhill
Bluefield
O. E. Hall
Baltimore
Mr. Nichols
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Farm Home Burns On Joe L Smith Farm
A two days after moving from Pax, Mrs Rhodes and her two day old child escaped a fast spreading fire that destroyed an eight room house on the Joe L Smith farm near this city. Rhodes was away in Pax. the origin is believed to be a kitchen flue. Mr Smith had partial insurance on the property and nothing was saved.
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Joe L. Smith
Rhodes
Pax
Rahall Building to Rise Four Stories on Main Street
The Nick Rahall building under construction on Main Street will be four stories instead of three. Masons reached the third floor last week when Rahall decided to add another story. The building has already been leased and a strictly high class restaurant will occupy the first floor.
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Nick Rahall
Main Street
Masons
Rahall
Social Notes From Slab Fork and Vicinity
Slab Fork West Virginia notices show Mrs Lydia Barwood as a week end guest of Mrs W G Caperton. Miss Nannie and Billy Osborne visit relatives in Princeton. Austin Caperton leaves for Rush Run to work with mining engineers. Nancy Sexton of Graham Virginia guests Mrs J H Reid. Wiley Osborne visits his brother W E Osborne this week. Robert Lee Fagg Jr was a Beckley visitor last week. W G Caperton attends Smokeless Coal Operators Association in Atlantic City.
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Lydia Barwood
W. G. Caperton
Nannie
Billy Osborne
Princeton
W. Va
Austin Caperton
Rush Run
Nancy Sexton
Graham
J. H. Reid
Wiley Osborne
W. E. Osborne
Robert Lee Fagg, Jr
Beckley
Atlantic City
Smokeless Coal Operators Association
Beckley Churches Preaching Schedule and Associations
The Beckley churches announce Sunday morning and evening sermons on The Mission of the Baptist and Bringing the King Back. Bible study begins August 28 with Hebrews and Leviticus series. Wednesday prayer meetings and outlines start August 31. Raleigh Baptist Association meets August 10 and 11 in Fayetteville with several members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission of the Baptist
Q. Dunn
Raleigh Baptist Association
Fayetteville
B. Lacy Hoge
T. E. Bibb
Dr. Cook
W. L. Foster
W. D. Holliday
E. Z. Burgess
Licensed to Wed and Firecracker Sermon Notice
A long mixed item lists numerous licensed names with ages and towns from Clifton Forge to Quinnimont. It notes Bible School and church services, a parable about firecrackers, a vacation return, and a pastor’s weathered road tale. It also mentions jail crowding after Billy Sunday meetings and a union church service to be held on the Court House Lawn.
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Court House Lawn
Mrs J A Boone Visited Relatives in Charleston
Mrs J A Boone visited relatives in Charleston this weekend. She traveled to the city Saturday and returned Sunday, staying with family members and sharing updates on recent gatherings.
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J. A. Boone
Charleston
New X Ray Machine For Dr Riffe’s Dental Practice
Dr W T Riffe has installed a new X ray machine for his dental office. J A Artitt of Cincinnati installed and demonstrated the unit this week. The latest design will aid in precise diagnosis and enhance the dentist’s offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Riffe
J. A. Artitt
Cincinnati
Riffe
Moye Brought Back to Beckley by Special Officer
C D Moye who faced wire desertion and abandonment charges in Trenton New Jersey was returned to Beckley Monday evening by Special Officer Alderson Blankenship. He had been missing from Beckley for several months before being located in New Jersey and arrested at the request of local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moye
C. D. Moye
Trenton
N. J
Beckley
Alderson Blankenship
New Jersey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Hart
News of Nation
Stotesbury, W. Va
Slab Fork, W. Va
First Baptist Church
B. Lady Hoge
W. Neville St
Samuel Leftwich
Clifton Forge
Alice Mae Waddy
Louisa
James Edward Johnson
Anna Hicks
Pemberton
Charles Emory Queen
Eccles
Elizabeth Murphy
Lee Winston
Rhodell
Geneva Bays
George Hairston
Alice Carr
Raleigh
Col
Bryan Meadows
Barn
Letha Mitchem
Basin
William Hand Hall
Lillybrook
Maggie Burton
Corrine
Hanison Smith
Anna Oxer
Quinnimont
Wilson Adkins
Gerald Culberso
Wickham Ave
Young People’s Christian Endeavor
Green Bay
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Virginia
West Virginia
Mercer County
Department of Woman’s Missionary Society
Herbert Stansbury
Fayette Street
Bie
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