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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1936

Page

8

Fayette County Assessing Office Names Start Officials

Field men for the Fayette County assessor's office include Glen Harshbarger Summerlee Ellery Thornton Minn Bruce Wright Long Branch Kessler Victor and Guyons Boomer. Seven start in the county with H C Cavendish East Joe and L H Dunbar not continuing. New appointees report to Karl Warden. P A Williams Pax becomes office deputy and Howard Carson Montgom acts as chief deputy Warden. Williams has begun work in the office ahead of January 1. John Thompson, former chief deputy, has not announced future plans. The office completes transfers and records for the year and prepares for the new year's work.

Glen Harshbarger Uinder Karl Warden J. R. Aliff P. A. Williams Pax Howard Carson Montgom Williams Tion John Thompson

Strike Leaders Confer On United Auto Strike Threats

Strike leaders plan a Washington conference today with John L. Lewis and heads of auto and flat glass unions to discuss threats to curb automobile production. Flat glass strikes cripple Pittsburgh Plate Glass plants Libby Owens Ford operations in Toledo Columbus Charleston Shreveport Ottawa. An Auto Workers strike at Fisher Body in Kansas City followed Chevrolet's refusal to reinstate a discharged employee. The Mississippi state agricultural board was established in 1856.

John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization Automobile Flat Pittsburgh Plate

Nobel laureate Ossietzky moved to private sanitarium

Berlin pacifist Nobel winner Carl von Ossietzky was moved from West End hospital to a small private sanitarium friends said. His prize money of over $30,000 will be kept in Oslo until he can collect it himself, to avoid German foreign exchange laws and possible death penalties.

Associated Press Berlin Carl von Ossietzky West End Oslo Norway

Tonsillitis Forces Girl to Stay at Parents Home

Coal City resident Carroll Peters is confined to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J W Peters after an attack of tonsillitis. The brief notice notes the illness and the temporary absence from daily activities.

Register Coal City Carrol Peters J. W. Peters

Oh Professor Comedy at Stoco High Tonight

School Players present a three act comedy about a playboy aiming to teach at a girls school. Stoco Dramatic club directs with Meredith White and Mrs Ingram. Cast includes Harlan Groach Juanita Withrow Dale Lilly and others with a student chorus and music department numbers.

Register Stoco High School Stoco Dramatic Club Meredith White Edward Mack Dr. Aristotle Academy Virginia McGrady Frederico John Peters Jake Brixton Academy Vernone Doyle Ethel Bodo Elizabeth Warden Annabelle McParland Billy Bryant Percival Courtwright Nile Cooper Patricia Patterson Paris McKinney Boys Howard, George, Charles George Jr

Fugitive convict shoots deputy jailer in Kentucky

Paducah report says deputy Jailer William Burton 45 was shot twice in the abdomen by escapee Frank Lever 27 during an incident at the county jail. Burton is listed in serious condition after Lever, held on robbery charges, struck him with a gun and fired three shots after allowing him to use the telephone.

Associated Press Paducah William Burton Burton Frank Lever

Early pay for teachers slated before Christmas

Fayetteville Fayette county teachers were promised their December checks before Christmas. Sheriff Sam Jasper said he did not know the exact payment day.

Register Fayetteville Fayette County Sam Jasper

Christmas Music Program at Methodist Temple

A Christmas music program replaces the regular prayer service Sunday morning at the Methodist Temple on South Kanawha Street. Directed by Miss Wilda Ganeau and H. K. Stairs, the program mirrors the Thanksgiving service. Dr H L Clay and his congregation invite the public to attend.

Methodist Temple South Kanawha Street Wilda Ganeau H. K. Stairs H. L. Clay

Sleepers Miss Rough Burglars In Mount Hope

Seven residents of a six room house slept as burglars entered the home of Jack Burdette at Mount Hope and took $38 from a pocketbook. The raiders overturned furniture and rifled cabinets during a prolonged search for cash. State troopers and local police are investigating.

Register Mount Hope Jack Burdette

Frees friends by taking all robbery blame

Oak Hill reports John Lazarsky pleaded guilty to armed robbery, clearing his friend Roy Snell while Lazarsky faces grand jury action for an assault and robbery on Joe Hobson on the Minden road. Officers sought two accomplices, locating Snell. Lazarsky refused to incriminate Snell, claiming self blame. The crime followed a beer gathering at a road-house local to Hobson.

Register Oak Hill John Lazarsky Squire W. H. Level Bob Godsey Roy Snell Lazarsky Level Joe Hobson Minden Snell Hobson

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