Youth Shot by Brother-in-Law During Hunt Ends in Death
Harry Sturgill aged 17 died in Beckley hospital after emergency surgery for a shotgun wound suffered near McAlpin when Estrada Pennington, his brother-in-law, discharged the gun accidentally. State police investigated as survivors mourned the youth and planned funeral arrangements.
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Harry Sturgill
Beckley Hospital
McAlpin
Sturgill
Estrada Pennington
Pennington
Evan Hall
A. Scalise
Beckley State
Coal Town
L. H. Sturgill
Rena Pennington
Clyde
Lawrence
Margame
Gaynell
Analine
Edith Sturgill
the Roses Funeral Home
Injuries Fatal To James King
James Horace King, 23, died in a local hospital from injuries after a Friday accident in the Glen Rogers mine. He worked as a brakeman. body shipped to Flomaton, Alabama, for return to Jay, Florida for Monday funeral. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. G. King and six siblings. Funeral arrangements handled by Rose Funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Horace King
Glen Rogers
King
Flomaton
Alabama
Jay
Florida
J. G. King
Ed Berry
Rose Funeral Home
China Donates More Territory
A new regime forming in North China appears to be separating from the Nanking government in name only. It threatens to shrink the republic by an area about the size of Texas with a population over 30 million, including Hopeh and Chahar provinces.
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Associated Press
Peiping
China
Nanking
Republic
Texas
Hopeh
Chahar
Camp Raleigh Reports Three Truck Wheel Thefts
State and county officers investigate the theft of six wheels and tires from C. C. C. trucks at Camp Raleigh. Spare wheels and the outside halves of rear dual wheels were stolen from four trucks, totaling about 250 dollars. Discovery at 6 am, likely occurred after 2 30 am.
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Camp Raleigh
Japan demands naval parity with Britain and US
London reports Japan flatly demands absolute naval parity with the United States and Great Britain, threatening to block talks until its goal is met. Tokyo cites a 5 5 3 ratio and seeks a definite upper tonnage limit, warning of a potential naval build-up if unmet. Observers foresee talks among France Italy Britain US and Japan to replace treaties or spark a new race.
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London
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Admiralty
France
Italy
Britain
Washington
Governors Name New WVU Heads
Morgantown West Virginia December 7 The West Virginia University board of governors appoints Dr Wilson Porter Shortridge as acting dean of the college of arts and sciences and Christopher G Brouzas as librarian Brouzas succeeds L D Arnett librarian emeritus Mrs Ethelynd Hutton is elected preceptress in the girls dormitory succeeding the late Mrs Alice Hogson The board adopts senate recommendations on botany and the athletic committee adding one alumni member The new athletic committee will have five faculty members two alumni and one student Members present included Judge E G Smith president and other officers
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Associated Press
E.G. Smith
Arthur V. Koontz
Frank H. Babb
H. S. Boreman
Cleveland Jar
Seibert
C. T. Neff
First Candidate Announces For State Auditor Nomination
J Walter Stalnaker of Grantsville, a salesman and former Calhoun county Republican committee member, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state auditor. He is the first to enter the race. Primary is May 12.
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Assostated
Charleston
W. Va
J. Walter Stalnaker
Grantsville
Stalnaker
Calhoun County Republican Committee
Jersey Sleuth Criticized For Hauptmann Case Probes
Burlington detective Ellis H. Parker who sought Hauptmann innocence faced sharp challenges to his claim that prosecutors know his stance. Officials disclosed Parker earlier voiced belief in guilt and had no new evidence. Governor Hoffman’s nocturnal visit to Hauptmann’s death cell spurred renewed speculation about the execution procedure.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Ellis H. Parker
Burlington County
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Parker
Harold G. Hoffman
Flemington
Bronx
Death House
Hoffman
Aged Man Plans Birthday Today
Tobias Wildstein, a New York resident living with The Daughters of Israel for 18 years, plans a 109th birthday tomorrow and recalls a prior birthday in July. He previously shocked residents by swimming in the pool and says he was born in Austria and has been married two and a half times.
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Associated Press
New York
Tobias Wildstein
Santa Claus
Daughters of Israel
Wildstein
Austria
Bible Pageant Presents Nation's Largest Translation Celebration
Huntington West Virginia readies a four thousand strong parade and a 500 voice choir for a pageant marking the four hundredth anniversary of the English Bible translation. The parade will start downtown and end at Fairfield Stadium where the pageant begins at 2 30 PM with the living Bible formation by Boy Scouts and the choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
National Bible Commemoration Committee
Fairfield Stadium
Exponent Sale Brings John A Kennedy to Clarksburg
J Horner Davis announces sale of controlling interest in the Clarksburg Exponent to John A Kennedy of Elkins and Washington DC. Kennedy, Hearst associate and 1929 Pugsley award winner, has West Virginia ties through Ellen Bruce Lee and Senator Henry Gassaway Davis lineage.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
W. Va
Washington
West Virginia
Kennedy
Elkins
Ellen Bruce Lee
Henry Gassaway Davis
Town
The
Washington Herald
Senate Finance Committee
Bingham
Connecticut
Pugstey
Glen Morgan Lady Dies After Tuberculosis Illness
Mrs. Gertrude Johnson aged 37 died at Glen Morgan after a two year tuberculosis illness. Survived by husband Alex Johnson and parents M. L. Lewis of Pulaski. Children include Della Daniels, Clara Claude and Charles Johnson all of Glen Morgan. Five brothers and four sisters also survive. Funeral arrangements by Foster Undertakers incomplete.
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Gertrude Johnson
Glen Morgan
Alex Johnson
M. L. Lewis
Pulaski
Virginia
Della Daniels
Clara
Claude
Charles Johnson
Edward Lewis
Newland
N. C
Don Lewis
Rabies Case Ends in Logan Child Died Years After Bite
In Logan West Virginia on December 7 Ray Garrett age seven died five months after receiving anti rabies treatment following a bite from a rabid dog. His sister who was bitten at the same time died last August. The Garretts asked Dr F C Hadzes of Huntington to perform an autopsy to determine if rabies was present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Logan
W. Va
Ray Garrett
James Garrett
F. C. Hadzes
Huntington
Child Dies in Charleston Fire After Rabies Treatments
Jane Helen Reynolds, six, died in Charleston after clothing caught fire from an open flame five weeks earlier. She had been receiving Pasteur treatments following a dog bite days before the incident.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Wo Wa
Dee
Jane Helen Reynolds
Federal Warrant Against Taylor In Wadestown Bank Raid
Federal warrant issued against Roy Taylor for a role in the Wadestown bank robbery attempt. He is in a hospital recovering from shotgun wounds as state troopers defend the scene. Howard Hayes died from wounds. Charles Wright was released on bond after being arrested as the driver.
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Associated Presa Fairmont
W. Va
Roy Taylor
Wadestown
R.L. Eddy
Taylor
Department of Justice
United States Marshal's Office
Howard Hayes
Jo. C. Henderson
Charles Wright
Morgantown Post
Garment Workers Pledge To Lewis
The executive board of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union pledged support to John L. Lewis in his drive for industrial unions. They vowed full backing to the new committee on organization within the AFL as long as it follows its original aims, predicting the AFL will eventually adopt mass production union methods over craft unionism.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
William Green
A. F of L
Railroad Seeks To Avert Strike In Mediation Move
Chicago December reports Burlington road officials awaited word from the national mediation board in Washington after accepting mediation to avert a potential strike by 1700 workers. Edward Flynn, vice president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, said a mediator assignment could come by nightfall with no new developments since the offer was accepted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Burlington Road
National Mediation Board
Washington
Edward Flynn
Burlington and Quincy Road
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Engimen
Blind merchant robbed of cash and cigarettes in roadside store
State police hunt two suspects in Grab-Orchard robbery of blind shopkeeper T. L. Craft. About $60 in cash and 12 to 15 cartons of cigarettes stolen. Craft restrained and warned to stay down as robbers fled. No witnesses or arrests reported. series of similar crimes noted in Beckley area.
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T. L. Craft
Craft
Stote
Evanall
A. Scalise
Beckley
Camp Raleigh
Coal City
Pistol Point
Cairo Students Clash With British Police in Campus Riot
In Cairo Egypt on December 7 police and about 1000 Cairo University students clashed with stones clubs and bird shot. Three British policemen injured and 60 students jailed. The fight at Giza bridge lasted about thirty minutes. Demonstrators were beaten and many knocked down as police fired into the crowd. The outbreak followed a dispute over permission to erect a memorial for classmates killed in a recent anti British riot.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo University
Giza Bridge
Institute Keens Same Officials
All officers of the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute were retained for 1936 at a Beckley hotel meeting. Reelected were C. Q. Gallaher president, T. C. Harmon vice president, Merritt K. Clay secretary treasurer. Thirteen of 13 executive committee attended. Next meeting December 19 at Mountainair Mt. Hope features J. H. Edwards and K. F. Humphries.
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New River and Winding Gulf
K. F. Humphries
Mt. Hope
Institute
Mountainair Hotel
Humphries
Edswards
Whisky Not Coal Keeps Couple Warm
Grafton 58 and Kennelly 31 admitted to stealing 400 pounds of coal to stay warm. They told Municipal Judge Stanton Addams they swapped the coal for whiskey and drank it. Judge ordered 25 dollars and 30 days.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Winfield Grafton
Elmer Kennelly
Stanton Addams
Grafton
Mussolini defies Europe in talk as air raids continue
Premier Mussolini, cheered by a rubber-stamp Chamber, vowed to press with his colonial venture despite sanctions. Italian bombers hit Dessye again as Addis Ababa mourns 55 dead and 300 wounded. British and French officials anticipate an oil embargo vote by the League, with timing tied to U.S. oil denial. A Red Cross protest followed the attack.
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Associated Press
Mussolini
Africa
Europe
Chamber of Deputies
1N Duce
Pierre Laval
Samuel Hoare
Paris
League
United States
Italy
Dessy
Haile Selassie
Little Mill
Haspite
Red Cross
Addis Ababa
International Red Cross
Eva
Schacht Opposes Sanctions Against World Economy
Munich Dec 7 Dr Hjalmar Schacht economics minister attacked League of Nations sanctions as fueling autocracy and harming sound development. He told the League of Friends of the Technical University that modern war will be economic and that sanctions will alter world commerce beyond current understanding. He urged creditor nations to drop coercive policies to allow debtors to recover and pay obligations.
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Associated Press
Munich
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
League of Nations
League of Friends of the Technical University
Schacht
League
High Schools Papers Meet in Charleston Tennessee 1926 group history
The Charleston event gathers high school papers for a statewide meet with sessions scheduled in Charleston. The association formed in 1926 in Huntington and will send members with Marshall College journalism students on their annual trip to New York in April.
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Ted
Charleston
WY United Mieiy
Pat Forney
Ane Acrnece
Huntington Sines
Marshall College
New York
Italian Planes Attack Dessye and Selassie En Campments
Italian aircraft bombed Dessye and nearby encampment as Haile Selassie reportedly moved headquarters to the former Italian consulate. Reports say the consulate was hit, a red tent stood in the camp, and Ethiopian forces fired back with rifles machine guns and anti aircraft guns. Dessye lies about 175 miles northeast of Addis Ababa amid heavy fighting.
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Associated Press
Asmara
Eritrea
Dessye
Haile Selassie
Borumieda
Thhe
Addis Ababa
Coal Operators Elect Officers In West Virginia
The Winding Gulf Operators Association re elected all officers and committee members at its office in the Bair building. A. W. Laing presides. L. T. Putman is vice president. P. C. Graney serves as secretary treasurer. Hal M. Scott as assistant secretary. Eight other committees named. Banquet and officers election set for Tuesday at Mountainair Hotel Mount Hope. Also reported a fatal fall at Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal mine injuring Bd Derring aged 52 while removing old timber.
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Winding Gulf Operators Association
Bair
A. W. Laing
Charleston
L. T. Putman
Beckley
P. C. Graney
Mount Hope
Hal M. Scott
E. C. Minter
W. F. Tams
S. Austin
Weather forecast for West Virginia with rain and mild trend
The weather section notes likely rain across West Virginia with Sunday and Monday turning mostly cloudy and mild. It cites recent widespread rains from the east gulf states to the Great Lakes, with additional rains in the north Pacific and northern California. Indications point to considerable cloudiness and occasional rain inland and along the Atlantic coast, with higher temperatures on the Atlantic states and continued mild conditions in most areas.
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West Virginia
East Gulf States
Tower Mississippi Wall
Great Lake
North Pacific States
California
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic States
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James King
WVU
Jersey
Lindbergh
Wilentz
Press
Bruno Hauptmann
Huntington Will Wold
Dorothy Bradley Roman
William
Roman
Lewisburg
John Kennedy
Hearst Man
Wadestown Bank
Istate
New River
Winding Gulf Electrical Men
IL Duce
Rome
Dessve
Selassie
Winding Gulf Group
Preey Rayford
Derring
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company
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