Diver search for missing man on Cumberland River
Divers and boatmen hunted the Cumberland River for J. J. DeMoville former head of a national drugstore chain believed to have drowned today. A coat hat glasses and a note saying I am dead were found, with DeMoville identified by his sister. He had suffered years of despondency after a nervous breakdown.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
J. J. DeMolville
de Moyille
W. P. Rankin
Lula May Rankin
J. L. DeMoville
Boston
United Drug Company
National Drug Company
New York
DeMoville Sales Promotion Agency
Awards At Mining Meet Highlight White Oak and Raleigh Teams
The Longbranch page notes White Oak Fuel third place and a special prize for a first time white team won by Raleigh Coal and Coke with 1 988 of 2000 possible. Eccles Grab Orchard colored team earned best new colored team with 881 points. White girls’ top award went to Price Hill Colliery with 1 993 points, Whipple White Oak Fuel second with 1 966, and white boys’ teams claimed first and second with 1 097 and 1 982 points. Entertainment and prizes followed, with remarks from N P Rhinehart, mines chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progam
Long Branch
E. E. Christian
Clyde Harris
Clem Brown
Tilden Lively
Wilbur Treadway
Stallard
G. C. Hedrick
Beckley
Helen Davis
Sanger
Mary Freckelton
Summeriee
John Edmundson
Robert Lilly
Edmundson
Fredrick
Lilly
Werev
H. Shriver
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Price Hill Colliery Company
Sprague
Cranberry Fuel Company
C. I. Brown
Robert Meadows
Denver Arnold
Mayo Warden
Wash Williams
Bob Shafer
Summerbe
New River Company
Fred Lamb
Ottie Blake Buel Campbell
Willie Sahuels
Willie Berry
Whipple Colored Boys
Rose Funeral Home
Nell Shanklin
Nina Carper
White Oak Fuel Company
Eccles
Grab Orchard Improvement Company
Price Hill Colliery
Mpany
Ata
Whipple
Qak Fuel Company
Dxon
R.M. J. Park
N. P. Rhinehart
Department of Mines
Colored American Legion Post 70 Special Meeting Called
All members and officers of the Colored American Legion post No 70 are urged to attend a special called meeting Monday night at 7 30 p m in the post hall to discuss upcoming activities and organizational matters.
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Colored American Legion Post No. 70
Idle Miners Hunger Amid Union Row in Virginia Fields
About 1200 of 2600 miners idle in the St Charles field faced hunger as mine operations halted. Red Cross sent 3000 pounds of flour, exhausted quickly, with relief calls issued. Miner Pete Alsup accused operators of starving the union, while Ruben Wallen and Red Lanningham said they were discharged for union ties. Operators denied political influence on job actions. Idle crowds gathered at Red Cross hall and planned mass miner meetings in Lee and Wise counties tomorrow.
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Associated Press
St. Charles
St. Charles Field
Red Cross
Pete Alsup
Ruben Wallen
Red” Lanningham
Lee County
Lee
Wise Counties
West Virginia Officials Attend Chicago Exhibit Program
Rufus C. Dawes presided as West Virginia and Chicago officials welcomed a large West Virginia delegation at the World’s Fair. Notables included Mrs. Kump and four daughters, Sen. A. G. Mathews, J. B. McLaughlin, Sen. Lee J. Sandridge, and others. Dawes praised West Virginia’s contributions, and Com. McLaughlin invited all to Elkins forest festival in October.
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Rufus C. Dawes
West
Lee J. Sandridge
Philippi
R. L. McCoy
Fairmont
W. T. Williamson
Charleston
Court of Hall of States
Veterans of Foreign Wars Band of
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Richard Dolan
Bluefield
Annis D Woodwine
Kump
Chicago
Texas Voters Weigh Prohibition and Party Platform
In Texas the pro prohibition retention drive dominates scene as a veteran speaker floods 31 state senate districts, urging voters to hold the line in August heat. Vice President John N Starner of Uvalde votes early against the veteran city leaders while Bailey Ferguson and Garner campaign for Roosevelt recovery and party platform. Local option elections emerge across counties as outcomes loom.
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Texas
Prohibition
John N. Starner
Uvalde
Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Roosevelt
Garner
James A. Farfey
Texas Votes to Permit 3.2 Beer Under New Amendment
The Texas legislature ratified the eighteenth amendment in February 1918 and the people later approved a state prohibition amendment on May 24, 1919. The current proposal would liberalize the provision to permit manufacture and sale of 3.2 beer, relaxing dry rules in counties that were dry before national and state prohibition took effect.
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Texas
Hines Probe Sought by Pennsylvania American Legion
At the 15th annual Pennsylvania department convention the American Legion voted for an investigation of Brigadier General Frank T. Hines's conduct as United States Veterans' administrator and for his dismissal if found guilty of violating the trust and confidence of his office. A companion resolution seeks an amendment to the region's national constitution to allow candidates for elective public office to hold regional office.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
American Legion
Frank T. Hines
United States Veterans
Pennsylvania Department
Chicago
Hurricane disrupts Norfolk Southern tracks and relief efforts
Rebuilding is under way after Wednesday's hurricane. Track damage along a quarter mile undermined lines, with early reports downplaying the impact. Workmen repaired the lines after two trains were delayed. A severe electrical storm accompanied the cloudburst. Rehabilitation agencies along the Chesapeake Bay coast coordinate with local, state, and federal groups to restore homes, businesses, and salvage crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Chesapeake Bay
Seaboard
Price Fixing Campaign Under NRA Push Across Sectors
The article describes a week long push to enforce NRA Blue Eagle codes nationwide with William Green urging wage earners to cooperate. Johnson aims to fast track coal, automobile, and retail codes and personally lead a large volunteer effort. The administrator plans speeches in Boston and Chicago on Labor Day as talks on the automobile code near completion, while a tougher position on the coal code looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Johnson
Boston
Chicago
NRA TEAMS AND COMMUNITY CLUBS REPRESENTED
The article lists representatives from NRA TEAMS and local groups including Junior Woman's Club Lions Club Rotary Club and Womans Improvement League with named captains and members such as Elinor St Clair Dorsey E Biggs Greve Maples J R Van Meter and George Kellman among others.
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E. 8. Hawkins
Glenn Sallack
Platt H. Phippis
J.R. van Meter
Walter Muir
W. A. Thornhill
Iry J. J. Huffman
Elinor St. Clair
John Ward
Garl Drewry
Sarah Elizabeth MeKinnis
Elizabeth Phipps
Elizabeth Schwank
Grace Curtis
Dorsey E. Biggs
Lions Club
Greve Maples
Dorsey Biggs
George D. George
E. Guy Graves
Everette Sayre
W. Bryson
Sam Thomson
Bill Baldwin
Rotary Club
A. A. Theche
George Kellman
Ear Bibb
J. G. Smisko
Ned Payne
Robert Davis
W. ©. Griffith
G. P. Stinnette
G. Larrick
Womans Improvement League
Severe Earth Shock Affects Cuban City
A severe earthquake was felt in Santiago, Cuba, today with three tremors two minor. No immediate damage reported though thunder accompanied the shocks and many residents fled their homes.
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Associated Press
Havana
Santiago
Oregon Forest Fires Rage Toward Shoreline
Portland reports Oregon’s fiercest forest fires burning hundreds of acres of timber along a 125 mile front near the Wilson and Trask rivers. Winds drive flaming debris 300 to 400 feet ahead as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Pacific
Wilson
Trask Rivers
Tillamook
Wilson River
Weekend Visits and Local Activities Highlight Sophia News
Sophia West Virginia area residents hosted family and friends over the weekend including Mr and Mrs R L Stone and son Forest from Bassett Virginia and Mr Vern Snyder from Hattensville. Local events noted include Gulf Post 86 American Legion meeting and Scout Troop 75 reporting to Charleston. Dr L D Stoner plans a trip to Alexander Bay New York with wife and son Douglas.
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R. L. Stone and Son
Forest
Fred Stone
Bassett, Va
P. G. Thomas
Sophia
W. F. Weaver
Fannie Weaver
Vern Snyder
Hattensville
W. Va
Grady Stone
Bluefield
Elsie Tosh
Oritha Burdett
Thurmond
Orvil Burdett
Paul Tosh
J. F. Farley
Virgie
iPence Springs
James Farley
Walter, Jr
James Smith
Winding Gulf
Mariam Daniels
Ora Stone
Nanna Lovell
Carl Hammond
Joe Robinson
Dolores Blackburn
Anna Newland
Ruth
Slab Fork
Leo Hall
Jenny Buttrick
Dothen
PF. d. Smith
Oak Hill
G. C. Hall
G. C. Jr
Leo
John Hall
Vivian Buttrick
Dotthan
Leo’ S Hall
Jennie R. Hall
Gulf Post No. 86
American Legion
Scout Troop No. 75
Arthur Holtzapple
Earnest Gayheart
Alfonsie Salamania
W. E.williams
S. M
W. J. McEl‘rath
Camparrall
W. J. McElrath
L. D. Stoner
Alexander Bay
N. Y
Douglas
Mount Tabor Visitors and Local Social Notes
Mount Tabor West Virginia families including Mr and Mrs Joseph Boland and son James Mrs Lee Snuffer and son visited Mrs Bertha Cook and Walter Harper in Alderson Sunday. Thedford Stanley and children Dennis and Billy visited Crab Orchard hosts Jim and Crystal Campbell. Beulah Patton of Metallon spent a week with Cleo Stanley Mary Anna Bowman ill after tonsil adenoid removal but improving. Virginia Campbell and Jean Robertson of Crab Orchard visited J D Stanley. Missey Edith and Stella Bowman returned home Sunday after weeks away.
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Joseph Boland
James
Lee Snuffer
Bertha Cook
Walter Harper
Alderson
Thedford Stanley
Dennis
Billy
Jim Campbell
Crab Orchard
Beulah Patton
Ton
Cleo Stanley
Mary Anna
J. E. Borrer
Virginia Campbell
Jean [Robertson
J. D. Stanley
Missey Edith
Stella Bowman
Use Of Cars By College Students Plan Proposed
In response to inquiries from students living out of town Beckley College officials and two professors proposed a car sharing plan. Students form groups of two to three with one owner providing transportation while others pay about one cent per mile. For those beyond thirty miles the administration aims to secure special bus rates to be announced later.
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Beckley College
D.k.shroyer
G. E. Hartman
Visit Notes From Skelton and Nearby Towns
Residents and relatives from Skelton and nearby communities gather, with Luther Johnson visiting his grandparents in Prudence and others from Paintsville Parkersburg Lochgelly Sprague and Calloway Heights seen at family homes. Joe Garbo undergoes appendectomy at Beckley Hospital.
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Luther Johnson
W. S. Fink
Prudence
H. Patrick
Paintsville
Carl Evans
Parkersburg
Herbert Biggs
James Poland
Calloway, Heights
Dorothy Bazzarree
Lamoor
E. R. Biggs
Lochgelly
M. C. Fitzpatrick
Gorman Shultz
Sprague Spe
T.S. Greve
Nick Rizzi
Gary
Lewis McKinney
Beckley
Reed family and others visit Blue Jay and Coal City area
Princewick residents and relatives attend a revival in Coal City. Visitors include Florence Meadows and Nellie Gunter. Local illness notes list Hub Kaylor and Emmitt Stanley. Eloise Collison returns from Rainelle with family. Attendees travel to Tennessee for James Jenkins funeral.
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Tom Reed
Blue Jay
Florence Meadows
Jimmy Hugh
Killarney
Coal City
Hub Kaylor
Nellie Gunter
Resaco
Marie Nisely
Earl Collison
Rainelle
Eloise
Emmitt Stanley
J. H. Moore
Tennessee
Polly Ann Wilder
Charleston
Edith Saunders
Jack Reed
Lula Riller
Helen Nicely
Koppers
Huntington
James Jenkins
John Mavis
D.breakfield
Oakie Meadows
W. Nickerson
John Corns
Henry Moore
Amos Myers
Marvin Ferguson
Beckley
Marie Nicely
Miners to Get Six-Hour Jobs Next Week in Fayette County
Uniontown Pa August 26 12 000 to 15 000 miners in Fayette county may gain work under a six day schedule at the H C Frick Coke company mines next week with other operators expected to follow suit promising more employment across the region.
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Associated Press
Uniontown
Fayette County
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Roosevelt Addresses Dutchess County Recovery Rally at Vassar
President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks on economic recovery at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. He outlines wages policy, tax shifts to fund neighbor benefits, and the need to curb monopolies while preserving personal liberty. Mrs Roosevelt joins, as the family tours decorated streets.
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Vassar
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
United States
America
Vassar Lawn
Truck Crash Near Weirton Wrecks Beer Keg Load
A truck carrying empty beer kegs skidded off a highway near Weirton Wheeling August 26 and crashed, injuring or shocking drivers as responders investigated the wreck.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Weirton
Fatal pole accident in Tippecanoe City injures bystander
A pole incident in Tippecanoe City, Ohio, killed 35 year old Ted Johnson and critically injured his helper Bert Jackson, 45. Details indicate Jackson remained in critical condition as investigators assess the scene.
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Ted Johnson
Bof
Tippecanoe City
Bert” Jackson
Jackson
Pier Collapse Douses Crowds At New Haven Harbor
More than 75 persons were thrown into the water when a section of a docking pier collapsed as spectators watched a cross harbor swimming race finish. Police say all were accounted for. three were taken to hospitals but none in serious condition.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Bank of England Chief to Visit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt invited Sir Montagu Norman governor of the Bank of England for a four day visit next week upon instruction from George Harrison governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Norman has been on a mystery visit in the United States for over two weeks. Roosevelt has long opposed immediate currency stabilization in foreign exchanges.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
George Harrison
Ernor
Federal Reserve, Bank of New York
Montagu
Roosell
Hawks Balked By Weather In Vancouver to Quebec Flight
Frank Hawks, speed pilot, was forced to land at Quebec after leaving Vancouver at 8:21 p m. and attempting a non stop trans continental flight. He touched down at 1 31 p m eastern standard time after diversion to Montreal and Kingston Ontario.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Badeather
Vancouver
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Sea Island
Montreal
Kingston
Ontario
Treasury aide to assist Cuban relief program
Washington announces a treasury representative will go to Cuba to support the newly designated ambassador Jefferson Caffersy in studying a relief program for the republic’s economic distress.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Treasury
Cuba
Jefferson Caffersy Jin
Republic
Istres
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Mt. Hope
J. L. Heizer
New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute
Tim
Colored Post
Virginia
HINES
Pn. Legion Group
Cuban City
Atkins
Ned Brierly
Violet
Manning
Glen
Rogers
Jim
Edith Stanley
Helen Lickliter
Johnstown Road
Frank Harper
Beckley Hospital
J. W. Harper
Sophia, W. Va
Mount Tabor
Skelton, W. Va
Princewick, W. Va
W. L. McCray
Beckley Hotel
Foster
Mabscott
Stanaford Transit Company
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