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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1937

Page

6

Speed Trap Abolished by Officer in Trap Hill District

Constable Leonard Floyd of Trap Hill defied pursuit of speed violations saying he will not make further arrests for speeding. Prosecutor W A Thornhill ordered no warrants on Route 3 near Eccles and Glen Daniel without two witnesses after complaints of a speed trap. Floyd cited three wrecks on wet roads and noted motorists mock the 25 mph limit at Eccles.

Leonard Floyd Trap Hill W. A. Thornhill Floyd Thornhill Eccles Glen Daniel L. W. Worley Bolt Hugh Brooks Eck Eles Harper Bridge Worley

Log rolling college win shifts title to Escanaba student

Joe Connor a 26 year old Minnesota university student defeated Wilbur Marx holder of the world title since 1927 in Escanaba Michigan, signaling a major shift in the log rolling sport.

Escanaba Mich Joe Connor Minnesota University Wilbur Marx

Men Taken From Labor Shut Mill

Pittsburgh report on a seven week strike at Hep penstall Steel. Police removed 11 men from the plant as hundreds watched amid rioting and picket lines. Injuries reported, arrests for inciting to riot, liquor stores closed nearby, and ongoing tension as workers demand a signed contract.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Heppenstall Steel Company William Hart C. W. Heppenstall Jr State Liquor Control Board Lawrenceville Heppenstall Guy Hall Tom Dugan S. B. Heppenstall Steel Workers Organizing Committee

Reduce Safely Promises Weight Loss With Rock-A-Water Tablets

Noted authority endorses Watkins to obtain a Rock-A-Water box. Claims can reduce ten pounds in ten days with a thirty day treatment priced at two dollars. Guarantees fat loss without dieting.

Watkins

Two Killed in Polish Rioting Amid Strikes

In Warsaw Poland anti Jewish disorders continued yesterday with 49 deaths overall from the peasants strike. Two peasants were killed and 22 injured when they overturned a lorry carrying vegetables after a Jew attempted to bring it to a stop.

Warsaw Poland

Capper Promotes Grass Roots Campaign Against Trade Pact

Senator Capper of Kansas launches a grass roots drive against the administration reciprocal trade agreements. He calls the policy a sellout of farmers to eastern manufacturers and predicts rising farmer protest as imports rise while farm exports fall. He cites state department figures showing a 400 million dollar rise in agricultural imports and a 40 million dollar drop in farm exports.

Associated Press Washington Capper R-Kans State Department

Rioters Attack Jewish Market in Bransk Injuring 50

Nationalists raid Bransk Jewish market injuring about 50 peddlers. The violence targets minority traders as authorities seek to restore order and investigate the assault.

Buczacz Bransk

Catarrh Linex advertised treatment

An advertisement promising Catarrh Linex guarantees relief for catarrh sinus and bad head colds. It offers a 60 day supply for one dollar and urges readers to visit Watkins to buy a bottle of treatment.

Pearl Ferris and Albert Barlow Wed in Winding Gulf

Formal notice announces the marriage of Miss Pearl Ferris of Oak Hill to Albert Barlow of Winding Gulf. The couple now reside at Winding Gulf with Mr. and Mrs. Barlow listed as the newlywed pair.

Pearl Ferris Albert Barlow Register Winding Gulf Oak Hill Barlow

Black Gold Gusher Sparks Bradford Oil Field Revival

Bradford Pennsylvania reports a first gush er in 20 years in the local oil field near the site of the 1860s strike. Veteran oil men struggled through the night to cap the flow. They call it the largest gusher in the field since 1917.

Bradford Pennsylvania

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