Siss Walden Released On Probation After Jail Time
Mrs Eugenia Siss Walden is freed on five years probation by five county officials after a 1942 conviction for operating a house of ill fame. She served 100 days of a 12 month sentence, had fines and costs of 210.05, and faces conditions including keeping peace and avoiding any roadhouse or similar business in Raleigh County.
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Eugenia
Eugenia “Siss” Walden
Georgia
C. M. Ward
H. G. Farmer
van Hunter
W. H.mcginnis Jr
W. W. Hume
W. A. Thornhill Jr
Thornhill
Walden
Harper Road
Register
Harley M. Kilgore
Criminal Court
United States
West Virginia
Raleigh
Tennessee Valley Authority Rift Opens as Morgan Signals Probe
In Knoxville Tennessee Chairman A F Morgan hints at a congressional investigation into the general situation at the Tennessee Valley Authority amid a rift with directors H A Morgan and David E Lilienthal. The two directors criticize his testimony at a condemnation hearing over Norris dam leases Marble leases of Senator George Berry and other matters. They accuse Morgan of false and malicious inferences aimed at discrediting attorneys and misrepresenting a majority board conciliation on Berry claims.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
A. F. Morgan
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Norris Dam Reservoir
George Berry
D.tenn
Morgan
Berry
Flying Santa Drowned in Bay
U S Army Corporal Harold J. Kramer of Winthrop, a veteran of more than 100 jumps, fell into Boston harbor when a fresh wind blew his parachute from Oceanside airport during a Christmas party. Army planes and police boats searched for his body as his wife and 18 month old child watched.
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Boston
Boston Harbor
U. S. Army
Harold J. Kramer
Winthrop
Santa Claus
Oceanside Airport
Kramer
Roosevelt to Press Ahead in Next Congress Fight
President Roosevelt faces a high stakes battle in the forthcoming session as he pivots from a hands off stance to assert leadership on wage hour and road appropriation reforms. A White House meeting with liberal senators and a letter to Representative Cartwright signal a push to curb federal road funds and win labor support for the farm bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Cartwright
D.okla
House Roads Committee
Wallace
White House
Youths Admit Ambulance Wreck Case Plea
Two Camp Raleigh men, Cyril Lilly and George Perry, initially denied stealing a company ambulance found overturned on a 25 foot embankment south of the camp. They pled guilty at a U S commissioner hearing. Damages were estimated at 500 to 600 dollars. Both were held on bond for grand jury action. Conviction could bring 10 to 15 years in a federal penitentiary.
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Camp Raleigh
U. S
W. H. Bard
Cyril Lilly
Odd
George Perry
Crab Orchard
Lilly
Perry
Rardin
Sheriff Receives $95,270 for School Funds
Checks totaling 95270 were received by the sheriff's office for teacher and maintenance funds. Chief deputy C. H. Stevenson said the stamps were released yesterday so recipients would have their checks for Christmas shopping, noting the payments were issued before the usual time.
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C. H. Stevenson
Stevenson
Chief Warns Decorators In Beckley On Christmas Fires
Assistant Fire Chief W H Weidensall warned Beckley residents today to avoid lighted candles on decorations. He noted the last Beckley Christmas tree fire was in 1934 and urged keeping trees away from active fireplaces. He warned short circuits can start fires and urged owners to inspect all wiring before decorating trees.
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W. H. Weidensall
Beckley
Weidensall
Mishap Victim Awarded 175 Dollars in Suit Against Driver
George McGill was awarded 175 after a jury deliberated three and a half hours. He sought 5000 for injuries from a Bedley Dry Cleaners truck driven by Clarence Hilton. McGill claimed ten weeks off work and ongoing impairment. The case against the company was dismissed as Hilton lacked authorization to drive. Witnesses described injuries including a sprained ankle and facial lacerations. Hilton was said by some witnesses to be intoxicated. Bowers testified he and Hilton saw McGill unharmed and that McGill denied injury at the scene.
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George McGill
Bedley Dry Cleaners
Clarence Hilton
McGill
Fletcher Mann
Kenneth Cunningham
Hilton
W. H. Cunningham
Bowers
Negroes Deny Stabbing Charge in Brawl
Lacy and Earl Williams, both Col cord negroes, denied charges of stabbing Claude Gilbert during a drunken brawl. Gilbert was wounded in the back twice and in the chest, and was taken to McKendree state hospital. His condition improved from critical, officials said. The defendants are held at the county jail without bond on maiming charges pending outcome of his wounds.
Spanish Rebels Still Resisting Teruel Assault
Franco Spanish frontier force reports a major push into Teruel breaking government lines while insurgents defend a seminary citadel high above the city. The Teruel garrison and civilians cling to resistance as government field guns and a fast tank army press the attack amid heavy shelling.
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Associated Press
Hendaye
Teruel
Iran
Aragon
Alcazar
Furniture Firm Sues for Damages
Arguments in the Modern Furniture company versus J A Staton case were delivered to the jury after hours of testimony. The firm seeks 121.80 for damage to its truck driven by Ralph Wheeler in a collision with Staton’s car driven by J A Staton Jr. Verne Scott urged Staton drive too fast to stop. Dick Burgess said Staton claimed he was driving too fast to notice Wheeler’s signal. The defense contends Wheeler failed to check for traffic behind and turned abruptly.
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Modern Furniture Company
J. A. Staton
Pemberton
Furniture Company
Ralph Wheeler
Staton
J. A. Staton, Jr
Verne Scott
Wheeler
Dick Burgess
W. H. McGinnis
Woman Sues for 10000 Damages in Car Collision
Mrs. Laura A. Montgomery of Affinity sues for 10000 dollars for internal injuries from an automobile crash near Jumping Branch last October. Defendants named are Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and F H Moten, with her husband W M Montgomery riding in the other car. The suit asserts permanent internal injuries from the truck collision.
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Laura A. Montgomery
Affinity
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
F. H. Moten
Ashworth and Sanders
Montgomery
W. M. Montgomery
Telephone Company
F. H. Mcten
Hedrick Freed of Charge of Evading Permit Payment
Grover Hedrick, banker and real estate operator, cleared by Police Judge Millard F. French of a charge that he obtained sewer connections without permits. Evidence suggested only a probability of guilt. He claimed city funds paid for sewers in 1924 could cover permits. council records showed no city obligation. Prosecutor Grover Trail replaced city attorney Herbert Stansbury for the case.
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Grover Hedrick
Millard F. French
French
Hedrick
Hall Street
Wright Road
B. P. Farley
Grover Trail
Herbert Stansbury
Aisi Charged With Larceny In Long Branch Case
Lewis Aliff of Long Branch jailed on grand larceny count after a charge of 86 dollars in Christmas presents was dropped. Magistrate Frank Lemon ordered him held for grand jury action while witnesses saw a man fitting his description near the Wagon Wheel theft. Bond set at 1000 dollars remained unmet.
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Lewis Aliff
Long Branch
Frank Lemon
Lemon
Aliff
Beckley
J. P. Meadows
Carl Atkins
Lillybrook
Atkins
Wagon Wheel
Teachers Going Home for Holiday From Mt View School
Mt. View Junior high teachers plan holidays at home. Miss Batty Cubbedge leaves yesterday for Huntington to be married January 1. Principal George Chambers, Carl Jarrell, and Miss Maude Farley stay at Dry Creek homes while others head to Skelton Salem Lewisburg Gasaway for the break.
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Mt. View Junior High
Batty Cubbedge
Huntington
George Chambers
Carl Jarrell
Maude Farley
Dry Creek
Thelma Cavendish
Skelton
Ruby Givens
Salem
Grace Tabor
Lewisburg
Jesse Brown
Gasaway
Crouch Returns From Hospital After Car Crash
Dr J H Crouch director of the Public Health Training center has returned home after a week in Raleigh General hospital. He suffered two broken ribs and a chest injury once feared dangerous and is reported in good condition now.
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J. H. Crouch
Public Health Training Center
Raleigh General Hospital
Santa Claus Toy Fund Delivers 600 Gifts to Kiddies
About 600 children crowded Memorial Building for the Mac Toy Fund distribution. Welfare workers issued 1 400 admission tickets and funds over $600 enabled toys, candy, oranges, and drinks. Ted McDowell led 30 helpers from the American Legion, Legion auxiliary, Boy Scouts, and supporters to hand out dolls, planes, trucks, trains, and doll trunks.
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Santa Claus” McDowell
Memorial Building
Mac Toy Fund
Ted McDowell
The
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Boy Scouts
Friends of the Toy Fund
McDowell
Stroke Fatal to Ben M Dobbins Beaver Merchant dies
Benjamin M Dobbins aged 67 of Beaver died at home from a stroke suffered nine days earlier. Born April 6 1870 in Summers County he was son of the late Rev William Dobbins and Fannie Byrd Dobbins. Survived by wife Emma Simmons two sons Arthur and Hercial and three daughters J M Meador Charles F Havener and H E Brammer along with a sister Lacy Farrow. Funeral at Beaver Community Church Friday at 2:30 conducted by Revs Fineout and Burns and burial in Beaver Cemetery.
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Benjamin M. Dobbins
Summers County
William Dobbins
Fannie Byrd Dobbins
Summers
Raleigh
Baptist Church
Moose Lodge
Dobbins
Emma Simmons
Mr. Burns
East Beckley
Beaver Cemetery
Man Jailed for Check Forgery in Quinwood Case
James Walker is jailed on two counts of forging checks drawn on the Bank of Quinwood. He faces eight charges total, including driving while intoxicated. Deputy Tracy Williams arrested him, with a hearing set before Magistrate J. P. Meadows. One check was for 100 dollars and the other for 30 dollars. D. L. Bryson, a Lewis Chevrolet salesman, filed the charges. Walker has prior jail terms in Fayetteville East Rainelle Beckley and Montgomery.
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James Walker
Quinwood
Walker
Tracy Williams
J. P. Meadows
D. L. Bryson
Lewis Chevrolet Company
Fayetteville
East Rainelle
Beckley
Montgomery
Gains and Losses Evenly Divided In Stock Market
Fractional gains and losses were about evenly divided in today s stock market. Advancing issues included Standard Oil of New Jersey General Motors General Electric and Pennsylvania. United States Steel and Bethlehem remained unchanged while National Distillers and New York Central declined.
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Associated Press
New York
Standard Oil
New Jersey
General Motors
General Electric
Pennsylvania
United States Steel
Bethlehem
National Distillers
N. Y. Central
Blackburn Opens Trading Post in Mount Hope Hardware
Reeider staff writer reports J A Blackburn, in business four years, opening Blackburn Trading Post in Mount Hope Hardware building. Store offers radios, furniture, washers and holds the agency for Bendis Home Laundry.
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Reeider
Mount Hope
J. A. Blackburn
Blackburn Trading Post
Bendis
Invaders Move to Establish Provisional Chinese Regimes
Japanese officials announce a new autonomous government at Nanking after capturing the city on December 13. A provisional government under Japanese auspices was proclaimed at Peiping ten days earlier. Chinese ministries fled south to Hankow, Changsha and Chunking as Japan expands its control and aims to unify China under provisional regimes.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
China
Peiping
Peking
All
Hankow
Changsha
Chunking
Nome Christmas Parade Faces Snowless Challenge
Nome residents react to unusually warm conditions with insufficient snow for sleigh travel. Locals joke that Santa may switch to a sedan while a welcoming committee prepares the traditional Main Street entry. Despite the lack of snow, officials plan to parade Santa Claus with a wheeled sleigh and real reindeer.
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Associated Press
Nome
Alaska
Santa
Kris
Santa Claus
Main Street
Four Realty Deeds Filed In Local Transfers
The C. H. Mead Coal company granted Winding Gulf Collieries lease rights for the Fire Creek Pocahontas vein for seven years. Ned H. Ragland, as special commissioner, sold a tract on the Kanawha and Mercer Turnpike road to E. C. Epling for $540. Tracts in the Clear Fork district transferred from Floyd and Manerida Cook to Stanley Cook. The Lilly Land company sold a Crab Orchard lot to V. T. Lilly and Ada Mae Lilly for $600.
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C. H. Mead Coal Company
Winding Gulf
The
Lilly Land Company
V. T
Ada Mae Lilly
Boy's Arm Broken In Fall At Pax
Marion Davis a 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs George Davis of Pax was treated at Beckley hospital yesterday for a fractured left arm. The attendant said the fall caused the break which was serious.
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Marion Davis
George Davis
Pax
Beckley Hospital
Weather outlook with rain and snow tonight and Friday
Occasional rains or snow expected tonight and Friday with a cooler NE shift. Max today around the low forties, Beckley reported 42 yesterday, 33 overnight, Weather Observer L A Mauck noted.
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Beckley
L. A. Mauck
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Siss Walden
High County
Senate
Flying Santa
Bay
McKendree Hospital
Aisi
Crouch
Ben. M. Dobbins
Beaver Business
Blackburn
Couneter
Santa’ll
Ciai
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