Life term commuted to 18 years allows release for Christmas
A Wyoming county man Ebba Bartrum, 47, serving a life term, was allowed to leave the state penitentiary to reach home for Christmas after his sentence was commuted to 18 years. Bartrum, jailed since May 18, 1925, for the murder of Bascom Workman, was among five men pardoned or given sentence commutations by Governor Holt due to strong prison records, per pardon attorney Stanley Dadisman.
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Wyoming
State Penitentiary
Associated Press
Charleston
Ebba Bartrum
Hyatt Garrett
Bruce Perry
Bascom Workman
Holt
Stanley Dadisman
Coal Board Extends Jurisdiction Over Pa Soft Coal
The Interstate Commerce Commission extended its reach to Pennsylvania soft coal operators, ruling most transactions affect interstate commerce and fall under the federal coal code. Similar intrastate orders exist for several states. Effective January 7, hearings on exemptions will be held, with an estimated Pennsylvania reserve of 100 billion tons.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Coal Commission
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Illinois
Maryland
Personal Mention From Register Staff
Rhode ll and Mrs John Bruffy and daughter Margaret visit his brother Hermon Bruffy in Odd. O C Odell and family plan holidays with his mother Lillian Odell in Mt Nebo. Everett Fraley and Mildred of Coal City were dinner guests of H A Dickerson. Colie Minter and son Tommy of Tommy Creek shopped in Beckley. Mrs W F Clark of East Gulf, ill, shows improvement. George Lane of Charleston stayed with L W Harvey family. Eliza Farley confined at home with stomach ailment. O D Compton of Tommy Creek visited Beckley with C M Compton family. Doyle Minter, Tommy Creek store manager, weekend in Roanoke Virginia.
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Register
Rhodell
John Bruffy
Margaret
Washington, D. C
Hermon Bruffy
Odd
O. C. Odell
Lillian Odell
Mt. Nebo
Everett Fraley
Mildred
Coal City
H. A. Dickerson
Colie Minter
Tommy
Tommy Creek
Beckley
W. F. Clark
East Gulf
George Lane
Charleston
L. W. Harvey
Eliza Farley
O. D. Compton
C. M. Compton
Doyle Minter
Roanoke
Firecracker Triggers Mule Ride Leaves Boy Unharmed
In New Richland a 15-year-old, Otis Halsey, placed a firecracker under a mule to spark Christmas pranks. The mule bolted with a loud report, unseating Halsey and leaving him with a bad shake up and minor bruises.
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Register
NEW Richmond
Otis Halsey
Halsey
Holidays Send Mullens Residents Far and Wide
Mullens residents prepare for Christmas travel as families depart for Point Pleasant Bristol Tennessee and Charleston. Mr and Mrs Harry Foglesong and daughter Harryete visit Foglesongs mother in Point Pleasant. Dewey Whitt head to Bristol Tennessee and Paul Braswell to Tennessee. Margret Sutherland visits Paul Crow in Charleston.
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Register
Mullens
Harry Foglesong
Harryete June
Mr. Foglesong
Point Pleasant
Dewey Whitt
Bristol
Tennessee
R. F. Musgrave
Musgrave
Gerald Musgrave
Paul Braswell
Margaret Sutherland
Paul Crow
Charleston
Teachers Begin Yale Holidays
Mrs Arlene Crow a commercial teacher at Herndon High School left yesterday to spend Christmas holidays in New York City Other teachers Mr and Mrs R E Kuhn will vacation in Charleston and Mr and Mrs Ted Robinette left for Virginia to visit Mrs Robinette s parents
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Register
Herndon
Arlene Crow
Herndon High School
New York City
R. E. Kuhn
Charleston
Ted Robinette
Virginia
Lilac Plant Spread by European Colonists to Northeast America
The lilac, native to eastern Europe and temperate Asia, was carried by European colonists to the northeastern United States, expanding its horticultural reach.
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Eastern
Europe
Temperate
Asia
Northeast
America
Students Form Literary Group in Wyoming County
Virgil A. Stewart announces a Junior Literary group for seventh and eighth graders across Wyoming County. The program trains students for high school literary work with interschool competition from January to March 17 in debating extemporaneous speaking oratory and poetry interpretation. Debates address Should Withdraw All Military Forces From China. Extemporaneous themes include Safety Education. Orations and poetry selections feature Roots by Joyce Kilmer and In the Bath by Ethel M. Kelly.
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Register
Pineville
Wyoming County
Virgil A. Stewart
Stewart
U.S
China
Joyce Kilmer
Bath
Ethel M. Kelly
Employment Situation Said Improving Decline Cut Since Dec
Washington reports show WPA deputy administrator Aubrey Williams saying unemployment decline had leveled off since December 10 with a let-up in disemployment. Isador Lubin and Leon Henderson supported the view, noting jobless lists rose less, while 2 to 3 million added since September 1 and November factory employment fell 0.8 percent with a 10.8 percent payroll drop.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aubrey Williams
Works Progress Administration
United States
Williams
Isador Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lubin
Leon Henderson
WPA
Henderson
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Amish Father Spends Night in Jail Over School Law
Rebecca King, 14, Chester County Pennsylvania, departs Philadelphia federal court after a hearing granted to her father who spent a night in jail for refusing to pay a $2 school fine. He appealed claiming religious tenets forbid sending his daughter to school after age fourteen to avoid modernistic learning.
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Rebecca King
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
King
Unclear OCR: November production drop cited
Fragmentary excerpt notes November output near 90 after 114 a year earlier and 116 earlier this year. Senator Dieterich predicts signs of faster business activity within 60 days while Senator Thomas warns rising unemployment could make balancing the budget impossible.
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Dieterich
Aged Woman Has Fractured Leg
Mrs Harriet Williams aged 67 was in Wylie hospital yesterday for treatment of a knee broken in a fall several days ago.
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Mullens
Harriet Williams
Wylie Hospital
Wilco Man to Visit Daughter for Christmas
Herndon W D Tilley of Wilco will arrive today to spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs Enoch White. Mrs White is his daughter.
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WILCO
Register
Herndon
W. D. Tilley
Enoch White
White
Teachers Spend Xmas At Homes In Coal City Area
Coal City area teachers mostly stay home for vacation. Whitby principal Miss Willa Peters visits her parents at Coal Ridge. Coal City principal Mrs Olive Ferguson stays in Beckley. Marvin Conner remains at home. Cecyle Daniel and husband visit relatives in East Beckley. Rho dell teacher Alberta Thompson visits Athens, and East Gulf teacher Mrs Paul Braswell stays in Mullens.
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Register
Coal City
Stonecoal
Willa Peters
Whitby
Coal Ridge
Olive Ferguson
Beckley
Marvin Conner
Cecyle Daniel
East Beckley
Alberta Thompson
Rhodell
Athens
Paul Braswell
East Gulf
Mullens
Boy Recovers From Poisoning After Hospital Stay
Fourteen year old Mack Howelton returned home from Wylie hospital after several days of treatment for blood poisoning following a leg injury and subsequent infection.
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Register
Bud
Mack Howelton
Wylie Hospital
Wax Candles Origin and Modern Composition
The text notes wax candles may originate with Phoenician origins and explains the modern composite candle uses stearin and paraffin.
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