Governors Visit Beckley for Coal Region Inspection
Governors from eleven states visit Glen White as part of the White Sulphur Springs conference. A special train arrives amid heavy rain and mud, but the party praises the region and its people after touring the mine and nearby facilities. The visit ends with a Beckley Hotel dinner before returning to White Sulphur Springs. Amateur theatre at Beckley High School features two one act plays next Tuesday night with faculty and student casts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Ephriam F. Morgan
White Sulphur Springs
Beckiey
Mabscott Station
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Winding Gulf
Glen White
Register
Beckley Hotel
Beckley High School
Louise Yaple
Mabel Sweetly
Sarah Elizabeth McGinnis
Maude Harrison
Doris Fisher
Mary Morton
Helen Huddeston
Delia
Henrietta Porter
Ruth Dunny
Louise Sutphin
Elizabeth Miller
Jane Love Ellison
Mary Davis
Miss Yaple
Miss McGinnis
Miss Huddleston
Oak Hill Fair Building Burns
Fire destroyed the Fayette fair ground exhibition hall on December 2 night. About 150 junior high pupils used four rooms. classes moved to churches until a new four-room building is provided. The hall, owned by the county fair association, cost over 5000 to replace and was insured.
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Oak Hill
Fayette Fair
Board of Education
County Fair Association
Pack Sells Grocery to Allen Pack in Kanawha Street
C P Pack, longtime operator on Kanawha Street near Prince, has sold his grocery to brother Allen Pack of Union Cash. The stock is being moved into Union Cash this week as Pack plans to begin an automobile business soon.
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C. P. Pack
Kanawha Street
Prince
Allen Pack
Union Cash Store
Oscar Veazey Ill at Home in Pratt
Oscar Veazey, dean of the mining engineer fraternity of the state, is dangerously ill at his Pratt home after a recent heart ailment. He was the first mine in and has sparked concern as his condition worsens.
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Oscar Veazey
Pratt
Rev Pollitt to Preach at Methodist Church
Rev F S Pollitt will preach at the Methodist Episcopal Church South Sunday evening at seven thirty. Pastor W H Foglesong will preach at the eleven o clock service. Sunday school at 945. Special music at both morning and evening services.
White E E White Re elected Head Of Winding Gulf Operators
The fourteenth annual meeting at the Greenbrier elected E. E. White of Glen White as president. Officers include C. H. Mead Beckley vice president A. W. Laing MacAlpin treasurer and George Wolfe Beckley secretary. Notables from C&O Virginian and Beaver Coal Field attended. A lunch followed and a committee led by White planned hosting visiting governors touring Beckley and the coal fields Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf Operators” Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
E. E. White
Glen White
C. H. Mead
Beckley
A. W. Laing
MacAlpin
George Wolfe
J. R. Cary
Chesapeake and Ohio
S. M. Adsitt
Virginian
W. H. League
Raleigh
Wyoming
George H. Bailey
American Mining Congress
Washington
W. A. James
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Charles Hodel
Raleigh Register
William MacTaggart
Beaver Coal Land Company
Smokeless Operators Association of
West Virginia
Waldorf
New York City
R. H. Gross
Boston
Mass
O. M. Deverle
Bluefield
West Va
Ruper Hood
Cincinnati
Ohio
Geoge R K. Collins
Charleston
W. Va
Gross
New River Company
New River Nets
Deverle
Collins
Hood
Houston
T. F. Farrel
O. M. Deyerle
Pocahontas
John L. Steinbughler
Tug River
G. H. Caperton
S. A. Scott
Macdonald
New River
P. M. Snyder
Mount Hope
W. P. Toms Jr
Toms
Winding Gulf
Col. Taylor Vinson
Huntington
E. J. McVann
Edward Greever
Tazewell
Virginia
J. D. A. Morrow
National Coal Association
Mr. Seward
Seward’s Journal
Meyer
Coal Age
Mr. Bryant
Black Diamond
Messrs.Wilson
Tierney
MecVann
Greever
Tams
Morrow
Ord
Saward
Meeler
Bryant
Community Christmas Tree Fund Receives Donations
Contributions to Beckley’s community Christmas tree lighting and equipment total $189.00. Previously acknowledged gifts include Knights of Pythias lodge Miss Nannie Monroe and Geo. W. Barr Jr, with amounts $164.00, $10.00, and $5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Xmas Tree Fund
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Nannie Monroe
Geo. W. Barr, Jr
Sam Small Lecture Spurs Debate on Ten Commandments
Georgia reformer Sam Small spoke at the First Baptist Church on Tuesday about scrapping the Ten Commandments and warned America faces decay without observing common decencies. He urged reform amid concerns on murder, Prohibition, Sunday observance, and public school Bible teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Small
Georgia
First Baptist Church
Dr. Small
South
B. Lacy Hoge
Young People’s Conference
Christian Church
National Reform Association
Pittsburgh
Small
Andrew Johnson
Paris
Hayes
Atlanta Constitution
Virginia Pilot
Norfolk
Sam Jones
America
Babylon
Greece
Rome
Pistol Licenses Issued Before Raleigh Court Adjourned
Pistol licenses were issued before the adjournment of the Raleigh circuit court on Wednesday to Geo. W. Oakes W. F. Acard Geo. Fordham Joe Adkinson A. J. Pettry G. W. Brumfield A. E. Green J. C. Waddle L. B. Crouch Creed Bryant John Johnson L. C. Lilly Claud A. Stone H. P. Stanley W. M. Smith H. D. Plumer R. L. Stewart Chas. R. Ray E. P. Lilly Sr. R. M. Rigas Prince Stover W. K. Toney Clyde Lilly Ernest Acord J. P. Hunter Harvey Bailey E. J. Dowdy Frank Haley W. M. Warwick J. R. Griffith Geo. Coleman M. C. Karnes C. C. Henson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Circuit Court
Geo. W. Oakes
W. F. Acard
Geo. Fordham
Joe Adkinson
A. J. Pettry
G. W. Brumfield
A. E. Green
J. C. Waddle
L. B. Crouch
Creed Bryant
John Johnson
L. C. Lilly
Claud A. Stone
H. P. Stanley
W. M. Smith
H. D. Plumer
R. L. Stewart
Chas. R. Ray
E. P. Lilly, Sr
R. M. Rigas
Prince Stover
W. K. Toney
Clyde Lilly
Ernest Acord
J. P. Hunter
Harvey Bailey
E. J. Dowdy
Frank Haley
W. M. Warwick
J. R. Griffith
Geo. Coleman
M. C. Karnes
C. C. Henson
Herrin Murder Trials Open With State Witnesses
The prosecution and defense presented their statements to the jury and introduced the first three state witnesses as five men face murder charges in connection with the Herrin mine killings, marking the trial's opening on Wednesday.
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Herrin
Land Vanishes Into Lake Near Gordon Wisconsin
Geologists study a sudden land loss at Upper Big Auclair Lake. A four acre point thirty feet high disappeared between Thursday and Friday, with the entire embankment dropping from the shore into the lake, leaving a sheer plunge at the waterline.
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Big Auclair Lake
Gordon
Wisconsin
Prohibition Seizures Move Forward In Local Prosecutions
Condemnation proceedings and depositions have begun led by Prosecuting Attorney D. D. Ashworth against five cars seized with their owners containing whiskey. The state may confiscate vehicles used to transport liquor as recent seizures proceed. Cars formerly owned by Geo Ormandy O J Pierson J A Robinson John Sims and Burn Crockett were collected over recent weeks.
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D. D. Ashworth
Geo. Ormandy
O. J. Pierson
J. A. Robinson
John Sims
Burn Crocket
Local Pairings in West Virginia Social Columns
Listed couples and ages from Lester Hotch Bluefield Hemlock Fitzpatrick Eccles Be soco Wy co Mabscott Maynor Ath and Jon en. The notice names George McKinley Murdock Clara Loar Robert Preas Nellie Mudd Miskel Eller Elsie Scarborough Robert Kirk Lillian Wirt Joseph Newman Katie Ramsey Edward Sanders Doris Toliver George Phipps Mamie Miller Berman Meadows Ollie Gilkerson.
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George McKinley Murdock
Lester
Clara Loar
Hotchkiss
Robert Julian Preas
Nellie Payne Mudd
Bluefield
Miskel Mack Eller
Hemlock
N. C
Elsie J. Scarborough
Fitzpatrick
Robert Arthur Kirk
Eccles
Lillian Grayden Wirt
Besoco
Joseph Winston Newman
Katie Mae Ramsey
Wyco
Edward Sanders
Doris Toliver
Mabscott
George Phipps
Mamie Miller
Maynor
Berman Earl Meadows
Ath
Ollie Gilkerson
Jonen
Hall Mills Case Probing Expands After Pig-Man Talks
After conversations with the pig-man and pig-woman in the Hall-Mills case, investigators consider further consultation with key witnesses and possible new leads. Officials emphasize careful corroboration of statements and await additional evidence before publishing conclusions.
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Hall-Mills
Southern Regional Young People's Conference Ends
Rain last night hindered a bear hunt after a nine member party, led by Bill Blakey, searched the Maple Fork road area for a large black bear near Town district. Dogs failed to locate the animal, plans for another hunt persist, with doubts about the tracks. Beckley awaits developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Blakey
Watts-Paige Motor Car Company
Maple Fork Road
Hard Road
W. H. Chrisley
Lloyd Waugh
Frank Bennett
Frank Gibson
Gene Mc
Beckley
Beckley Merchants Brace for Holiday Rush
Beckley merchants prepare for Christmas trade with elaborate displays and last minute express shipments. They expect an unprecedented rush next week, aided by improved roads expanding their trade territory and boosting business despite mines operating only half time.
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Beckley
Nick
Gulf
New Daniel Building Under Construction On Neville Street
Dr G P Daniel began work on a new three story building on Neville Street near the Thomas building. Steel ordered months ago has arrived and will be placed soon. The first floor and basement will house business rooms while the second and third floors will be modern apartments. Frontage will be red pressed brick with lighter brick interior walls. The building will be rushed.
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G. P. Daniel
Neville Street
New Thomas Building
Fellowship Banquet closes three day regional youth conference
The Southern Regional Young People's conference ended after three days with 250 delegates returning home. Counties represented included Raleigh, Kanawha, Cabell, Logan, and Wyoming, led by about 125 in Raleigh attendance. Officers were elected for both Boys and Girls Groups, and talks on the Abundant Life framed morning and afternoon sessions. The Fellowship Banquet at the Christian church basement marked the close with Miss Alice May delivering the final address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Christian Church
Raleigh
Putnam
McDowell
Summers
Mason
Wayne
Fayette
Pocahontas
Logan
Lincoln
Nicholas
Mingo
Greenbrier
Monroe
Mercer
Cabell
Boone
Clay
Kanawha
Wyoming
Barton Dakin
Charleston
Hugh Day
Huntington
James Pinkney
Glen Sutphin
Earl Snider
Mount Hope
Vernon Gressang
Arnold Dana
Alma Eastwood
Joe Hill
Mary Shroeder
H. R. Bowen
J. R. Marcum
Alice May
W. Hobart Hill
E. O. Snyder
R. W. Lilly
Walter Getty
E. W.halpenny
Ruth Culberson
John Pack
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Bishop Gravatt to Visit Beckley Church Service
Rt. Rev. W. L. Gravatt bishop of West Virginia will visit Beckley next Sunday and conduct services at St Stephens Episcopal Church. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Gravatt
W. L. Gravatt
Episcopal Diocese of
West Virginia
Beckley
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Coal Company Wins Suit for Damages in Federal Court
The Ft Dearborn Coal and Export Company won a jury verdict against the Norfolk and Western railway in U.S. district court Saturday. Damages awarded totaled 17 366 38 dollars after the plaintiff claimed the railway confiscated coal and sought 50 000. Judge Harold A. Ritz presided before his resignation from the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Dearborn Coal and Export Company
Norsfolk and Western Railway
United States District Court
Palintiff
Harold A. Ritz
Emprems
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High School
C. P. Pack Sells
Oscar Veazey Sii
White
Community Christmas Tree Fund
New River Man
New In Baptist Church
York
Daniel
Coal Company
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