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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1936
Page
7
Oak Hill reports heavy downpours ending drought in Fayette county. The storm knocked down trees, caused power outages, and disrupted traffic. No damage totals yet, but flood concerns arise as the deluge continues. Tourists were turned away from a local hotel due to full bookings.
Harvey August 23 A West Virginia motorist is wrongly blamed for killing a cat owned by Mrs. Richard Mitchell 80 of a coal camp. The cat was hit after darting into the road as Fred Treadway chased Clayborne Shumate.
Funeral services for John Foster Aaron 68 will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m in his Reservoir road home by Rev Eugene Nichols Burial will be in Sunset Memorial park Aaron died yesterday in a local hospital after a lengthy illness He was father of Claude Aaron who drowned in Bluestone river near Hinton July 4 He had lived in Beckley 25 years He is survived by his widow Mrs Lucie Ann Puckett Aaron two sons James H Aaron and Homer W Aaron five daughters Mrs W E Cawley Mabscott Mrs Orville Hawkins Beckley Mrs Leslie McClung Shady Spring Mrs John E Huffman Beckley and Miss Annie Lee Aaron of Beckley two brothers Gaston Aaron Winston Salem NC and Robert Aaron Madison NC and two sisters Mrs Frank Wright Lawsonville NC and Miss Willie Ann Aaron Aaron also leaves 20 grand children The following pallbearers were announced Active Luther Shomoe Cetus Shrewsberry John Hauck Earl Berper Jim Dillon and Oliver Dilly Honorary J D Hughes P W McClung Joe Wright Richard Wright A H Willis Noah Huffman Frank Rogers and D H Harvey.
H J Steinmetz of Air Reduction Sales of New York says his firm will present a first-class scientific exhibit in the Smokeless Coal Industrial Exhibition with one week’s notice. The company, a large exhibitor at Mt Hope with 82 district offices, displayed last year at Beckley winning a loving cup for valuable coal industry improvements. Their 1935 Beckley demo featured liquid oxygen experiments including mercury freezing and whiskey solidification.
Aug 28 report from Chimney Corner notes ex-state trooper's police dog Ike was swapped by John Lawson for a lop-eared hound from Virginia. Mrs. L W Walker, who kept Ike for Lawson, laments the swap and questions the trade.
Mr. Hope reports that W. W. Leake is spending ten days vacationing in North Carolina. Former Greensboro employee visits friends before traveling to Northampton County, where he was born and raised. He works for the New River company in this city.
Fred Titlow, a veteran bus driver and Beckley resident, oversees an Atlantic Greyhound Lines outside exhibit featuring a blunt-nosed bus with 37 seats. The bus showcases a rear-end 180 horsepower motor, air conditioning, rear baggage compartments, larger reclining seats, and other new-on-service features for travelers.
Titlow, now a Charleston resident, reflects on initial problems with new buses turning corners. He explains they initially misjudged front-wheel placement and learned to handle them before service. Titlow has 11 years with the company and runs between Charleston and Winston-Salem, N C.
O H Meador of Beckley Machine and Electric Company showcases repair parts for mining machines and locomotives but also displays a vase of gladioli. The floral gift comes from Mrs S L Davis of Mt Hope during the August exhibit suggesting a blend of industry and art.
Governor H G Kump visited the 1936 Smokeless Coal Industrial Exhibition at Mt Hope accompanied by Arthur B Koontz. They toured the Y M C A building and viewed a cable display intended to span the Washington bridge across the Hudson, with the governor expressing interest.
The narrative notes He commented on the event as very interesting and observed visits to the Y M C A building and the Armory exhibit before returning to Charleston. Governor Kump and other state officials had visited Beckley last year for the show.
Aug 28 storm hits mountainside community by New River and Big Creek. Rainbound tourists find shelter at Log Cabin as evening storm arrives near 5 p m.
The Junior Order of United American Mechanics closed its annual convention naming S. J. Cunningham of West Union as state councilor. The women's auxiliary chose Mrs. Garnett Tomer of Parkersburg as state councilor. L. W. Walker, a local proprietor, devised a real emergency lighting plan using ten oil lamps when power failed, and was about to fetch five more when electricity resumed.
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