Fire Fatal Fire Takes English Manor Guests
A blaze at the McCormick home in Whitchurch Hampshire England killed Duke de la Tremoille and Capt J H B Rodney during a weekend party. Mrs Rodney, Frances Lovell, was critically injured after a 20 foot leap to escape. she and Mr McCormick were treated at Royal Hampshire Hospital Winchester where surgery saved her life briefly but left spinal injuries. Firefighters struggled as guests and servants escaped via windows and drainpipes with no ladders available.
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Associated Press
Whitchurch
Hampshire
England
Leander J. McCormick
Rodney
Frances Strickland Lovell
Rep
Oldham
Seattle
Wash
Royal Hampshire Hospital
Winchester
Roosevelt guest skit shows era of New Deal satire
The piece parodies recovery agencies and key figures like Hugh S. Johnson and Henry Ford, staging a circus of skits with figures such as Ferdinand Pecora and P T Barnum. A mock interview with the Newspaper Publishers association highlights press freedom tensions amid the era's policy debates.
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Ritchie
James Cannon, Jr
Flooradora
Ferdinand Pecora
P. T. Barnum
Carter Glass
Louis M. Howe
Walter Somebull
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
King Midas Warren
Humorous quizzical look at recent headlines
A lighthearted roundup examines recent front page stories with playful twists and curious angles. It highlights oddities, witty observations, and questions sparked by prominent events, inviting readers to savor the humor behind unfolding headlines.
West Virginia urged to sell the state to itself
E L Lively reports on a talk by Dr McClintic arguing West Virginia is underutilized and should promote its resources. He claims tourism and industry leave the state to neighbors, proposes local investment in wildlife and advertising, and notes historic claims about independence and Point Pleasant. Mayor-elect A Z Lilly acts as toastmaster at a banquet with musical and dance performances.
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West
West Virginia
McClintic
A. Z. Lilly
Samuel Thompson
Oscar Williams
Rosalie Blue
Burke
Hazel Couch
Elizabeth Studio
Earl Snead
Chester Cook
Wreck on Crab Orchard road leads to liquor charge
A two vehicle collision on the Crab Orchard road after a Kanawha street crash left Clinton Hodges with facial injuries and F M Canaday hospitalized with a head wound. Five gallons of untaxed liquor were found in Canaday's car and authorities prepared a warrant for his arrest. Mrs. Fanny Walker suffered back injuries in a separate crash reportedly involving D G Cunningham.
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Crab Orchard
Kanawha Street
F. M. Canaday
Glen White
William Carter
Whitby
Carter
Clinton Hodges
Lego
Beckley Hospital
K. C. Butler
Fitzpatrick
Fanny Walker
Crab Orchard Road
Mariscoll
Raleigh General Hospital
D. G. Cunningham
Winding Gulf
Pennington In Coma Ten Days After Sawmill Accident
Edgar Pennington a 44 year old sawmill worker remained in a coma at Raleigh General Hospital ten days after a starting crank hurled by a backfiring engine struck him. He was unconscious from the morning of November 29 and has shown only occasional incoherent mutterings since admission.
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Edgar Pennington
Raleigh General Hospital
Pennington
Doff Stover
Quilt Show At Beckley Draws Crowds And Prizes
The Methodist Temple hosted a quilt show sponsored by Mrs. George W. Williams Circle attracting many Beckley residents. Visitors viewed diverse quilts while enjoying music and old fashioned refreshments. Prizes crowned the prettiest quilt and oldest unquilted and oldest quilted pieces, with notable winners including Mrs. Duff D. Daniel and Mrs. Thomas S. Rice. A Silk quilts’ 1842 provenance highlighted the event’s depth.
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iMethodist ‘Temple
George W. Williams
Beckley
Duff D. Daniel
John Morton
Mountains Home
Duho
Charles Hodel
Margaret Christie
H. L. Clay
Thomas S. Rice
Harry , Batesole
Thomas Rice
L. A. Gates
Adult Class Programs Expand in Raleigh County
Raleigh county teachers discuss Adult Emergency Education with officials in Charleston. Fifteen classes already operate. nursery school plans may follow. Classes are open to illiterate adults and those seeking further study. eight participants are required per group, with free instruction and texts.
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Memorial Building
Urey
Civil Works Administration
O. J Rife
State Department of Education
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Institute
Lula Cooper
Slayings and confrontation at mill hill dispute
In testimony the boy recounted how his father Godbey faced Jennings and was shot when Jennings dodged his gun. Godbey died minutes later from a shotgun wound to the side as tensions over removal of the Jennings family protest the action near a shanty by the mill.
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Daddy
Mr. Jennings
Jennings
Willard
Godbey
Hutchinson
Fatal shooting near Jennings lot leads to court appearance
The focused man appeared in justice court with bandaged head and later removed bandages at Hutchinson's urging after a fight with elder Godbey left three injured. Jennings said he aimed to scare and had the gun off him before firing.
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Jennings
Justice Court
Hutchinson
Godbey
Ming Men Meet Highlights Safety and Loading Talks
Pupils from towns hosting Koppers operations helped form safety clubs and discuss mechanical loading challenges. Evans and Morgan reviewed loading methods across C C E operations while Ellsworth Shriver reported on the state mining institute meeting. The New River Operators association faced marketing hurdles as members considered a car stop device by William Pilkington. The institute approved enrollment in the state mining institute and musical numbers closed the gathering.
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Koppers
Morgan
Evans
Institute
Ellsworth Shriver
Raleigh
State Mining Institute
Bluefield
C. Higgins
New River Operators’ Association
William Pilkington
Beckley
Long Branch
Tax Bill Update Dominates Capitol Week End Action
Lawmakers adjourned with little action aside from tax collection and a key voter registration reform bill. Delegates rejected a move to kill a license plate manufacturing bill as unemployed league members pressured for relief measures for the destitute.
Bystander Killed as Police Chase Robbers Across West Side
Police pursued four young robbers across five miles of West Side streets after spotting a plateless car linked to recent robberies. A bystander was killed during the incident. Michael Campione, 26, an ex reformatory inmate, reportedly aimed to fund his entry to a tuberculosis sanitarium in Arizona. L A Frady, 41, a coal loader, was hospitalized for treatment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
West Side
Michael Campione
Arizona
Howard Narder
States CWA work push to 76,931 in Maryland
Charleston reports that the Civil Works Administration will have 76,931 men and women at work by Thursday across 40 counties in the state. 10,773 jobs were provided in the latest approved projects, exceeding the state quota of 71,633. Road supervisors were ordered to place men on all approved projects, with continued reviews for projects extending beyond February 1. Raleigh County listed 202 men among the final project group.
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Charleston
Istate Civil Works Administration
Bailey
William N. Beehler
Bechler
Raleigh
WORK ON AIRPORT CONTINUED WITH CWA FUNDS AND LEASED SITE
The airport project near Skelton will be built on a small adjoining tract leased with Koppers, using 130 CWA workers starting tomorrow. State CWA funds of 50,000 dollars cover clearing, grading, and paving. runways will be 500 feet wide with a 200 foot center strip paved with shale. The north-south runway will be 3300 feet and the east-west about 2000 feet, suitable for most transports. The facility is non commercial and may be named Scott Field in honor of S A Scott of the New River company, with an official opening anticipated in spring.
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Koppers Company
State Civil Works Administration
Skelton
Scott Field
CWA
West Virginia
S.A. Scott
New River Company
Pittsburgh Markets Review Slaughter Hogs Cattle and Eggs
Yesterday's Markets from Pittsburgh report varied prices across livestock and produce. Hogs steady to higher with gains 0.10, cattle and calves mixed while sheep move higher. eggs and poultry show mixed quotes with steady or firm trends in live poultry and egg markets.
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Pittsburgh
Dept. Agri
New York
Starks
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Green Mountains
Ohlo
West Virgtate
Kentucky
Luke Lea Seeks High Court Appeal in Noted Case
Luke Lea and his son Luke Lea Jr lose appeals in Tennessee and face extradition after Governor McAlister ordered arrest. Lea, a longtime Tennessee political leader dubbed a maker of governors, was convicted in Asheville more than two years ago of violating state banking laws and sentenced to six to ten years.
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Associated Fress
Nashville Tenn
Luke Lea
United States
United States Supreme Court
North Carolina
Tennessee
Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
McAlister
Leas
Asheville
Hamlet lad hurt by fall treated at Beckley hospital
Glyde E. Riddle five son of Willie Riddle of Hamlet received treatment at Beckley hospital yesterday for an injury to his left arm from a fall. He was able to leave the hospital after ward.
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Glyde E. Riddle
Willie Riddle
Hamlet
Beckley Hospital
Date of Next Beckley Play Changed to December 19
Beckley Players announce the production The Youngest will now run Tuesday evening December 19 instead of Friday December 15. Director Garnet Handley cited clashes with other events and praised the comedy as among the troupe’s best. The cast features John Edward Bridge Richard Winslow Belly Watts Nancy Blake Nannie Ellen Gadd Muff Winslow and local performers including Alan Winslow Ray Martin Augusta Winslow Mary Alice Winston Emerson Pownall and others.
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Beckley Players
Garnet Handley
Richard Winslow
John Edward Bridge
Nancy Blake
Belly Watts
Muff? Winslow
Nannie Ellen Gadd
Nancy
Richard
Alan Winslow
Ray Martin
Augusta Winslow
Mary Alice Winston
Mark Winslow
Emerson Pownall
Oliver Winslow
Dorsey Elmer Biggs
Anderson Seeks Coaching Post Amid NYU Offer
South Bend report says former Notre Dame coach Hunk Anderson has received a coaching offer from New York University. He confirms dickered with several schools to coach.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Capone Plea Denied in Habeas Corpus Plea
Federal Judge E Marvin Underwood denied Capone's second plea for freedom from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary on a writ of habeas corpus based on the statute of limitations. The decision came in Atlanta Georgia on December 9. Capone remains imprisoned on his conviction.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
E. Marvin Underwood
Scarface al Capone
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
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