Vinson to Speak At Legion Meet in Huntington
Kentucky Democrat Fred Vinson joins a speaker slate for the 18th annual American Legion state convention in Huntington. Other speakers include Milton D. Campbell, John L. Cornwell, Governor H. Guy Kump, and Ray Murphy. Organizers expect a record four day attendance surpassing 7,500 with Logan drum corps leading a 5,000 turnout for opening events.
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Huntington
Fred Vinson
Kentucky
American Legion
Milton D. Campbell
Legion Department
Ohio
John L. Cornwell
West Virginia
H. Guy Kump
Ray Murphy
Legion
Kump
Cornwell
Congressman Vinson
Campbell
Murphy
E. E. Winters Jr
Edwin C
Whitey) Bloom
Logan Drum and Bogie Corps
Logan
Dew Clan Meets At Sweeneysburg
The Dew family reunion took place at Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dew’s home in Sweeneysburg on Sunday. Elderly attendees included W. R. Dew 84 Mrs. W. R. Dew 78 Dr J W Hunter 81 Will Sweeney 81 and many Dew relatives from Beckley Greenbrier and surrounding areas attended including Homer Ronald Alma Ida Hunter Lee Dew Overton Cant ley Peach Tree Harper East Beckley and other Dews with extended family members listed.
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Dew
W. R. Dew
Sweeneysburg
J. W. Hunter
Pax
Will Sweeney
Greenbrier County
J. C. Dew
Homer
Ronald
Robert Dew
L. W. Dew
Alma
C. H. Dew
Ida Hunter
Beckley
Lee Dew
Cirtsville
Albert Evans
Harper
Nelson Cooper
Oden Cantley
Overton Cantley
Helen Wiley
Peach Tree
Will Christian
Speed Harper
Kyle Mitchell
A. B. Dew and Son
East Beckley
Weather Slows Whiskey Sales This Summer
R. E. Kelly, comptroller of the state liquor control commission, says hot weather cuts liquor sales. He notes that summer heat reduces drinking across the state.
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Oak Hill
R. E. Kelly
State Liquor Control Commission
Pilots Needed By Air Service
Washington dispatch reports the navy pushing to nearly double its aerial fighting strength by 1942 to meet treaty fleet goals. It orders ships and stations to forward immediately applications from enlisted men who are physically qualified and temperamentally suited to become aviation pilots.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Robber Killed by Invalid and Son in Kentucky
Ashland Kentucky August 14 W E Scott 75 and his son Gaylord 40 an invalid repulsed the holdup attempt of a 19 year old bandit who was fatally wounded in a furious encounter Sheriff A J Buckley said Alvin Williams alias Alvin Barrett of Baxter Tennessee confessed before the attempted hold up at the Scotts rural home ten miles from Ashland Inquest ruled the slaying justifiable The elder Scott denied money in the house and was knocked down but rose with a cane a blow felled his son who then grabbed a gun and shot the bandit in the shoulder
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Associated Press
Ashland
W. E. Scott
Gaylord
A. J. Buckley
Alvin Williams
Alvin Barrett
Baxter
Tenn
Scotts
Scott
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