City Police Have Busy Christmas and Forty Plead Guilty
Forty persons in police court last night pleaded guilty to minor charges on Christmas Eve and Day. Several began pleas of not guilty but withdrew, others forfeited bonds. Mrs. Timpson paid fine for her husband’s disorderly conduct, remarking the court would not see him again. Police Judge Millard French presided over a two hour session with about $255 in fines collected. multiple defendants listed for drunkenness and gambling with various outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Timpson
Nefro
James Mitchell
Millard French
Glenny Jackson
Willie White
James Brown
Arthur Cove
James Bevins
Walter Alexander
Wilson Marshall
James Strange
Rosie Reeves
Ernest Persinger
Lester Vaught
H. W. Carnes
Ed Wirdnesky
Hudson Woodson
Ernest Collins
Walter Prince
J. G. Ballard
Cicero Donaldson
W. EF. Duneway
Bill Hanks
Dennis Wiseman
H. M. Oxford
Ernest Davis
Harry Turpin
Lovell
Glenville Redden
Roy Atkinson
B. P. Saxton
Norman Carey
A. P. Thompson
E. H. Dye
Bill Billups
Sylvester Gel
Born To Be Queen Elizabeth Empress of Hearts
British readers fell in love with Princess Elizabeth from birth on April 22 1925 in London and through Glamis Castle as she grew. The article traces her royal lineage her early life and public adoration and hints at her future place on the throne as Elizabeth II. It notes her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and recalls the 1920 birth of her sister Margaret Rose and Elizabeths childhood near Windsor and Glamis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
Duke of Kent
Duke of Windsor
George VI
Princess Elizabeth
Charles Norman
Hans Christian Andersen
Britain
Elizabeth 11
Bess
Burton Street
Fondon
Earl of Strathmore
Home Secretary
London
George V
Duke of York
Elizabeth
Baby Hand
Searis
Windsor Great Park
Glamis Castle
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Strath
Macbeth
Duncan
England
Margaret Rose
Edward
Queen Hary
Queen Mary
Olympia
Wallis Simpson
Howard
Madame ‘Tussaud
Associated Press
Elissa Landi Balances Film Craft and Writing Ambitions
Hollywood notes reveal Elissa Landi knitting between takes while pursuing a second career as a novelist. She speaks of rejection, uncertain publication, and continues to land roles, including a lead in After the Thin Man, as she nears American citizenship and plots future work amid neighborhood disruption from a nearby studio expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olly Wood
Elissa Landi
Miss Landi
Elissa
W. S. van Dyke
Italy
America
Four Piece Suit Now Last Word In Fashion Forecasts
The Associated Press reports travel and resort fashion foresees four piece outfits built for hard wear and long service. Designs include a fitted orange suit with a slender skirt and a two piece silk frock, with beige diagonal wool and printed silk accents. Ensemble options cover street wear, dress with coat, and top with a coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Recovery Boosts Price of Metals
Metals prices rose sharply as 1929’s final period saw copper up 19 percent from 9.25 cents to 11 cents a pound, lead up 18 percent, tin and arsenic eight and nine percent, and zinc four percent. Demand from corporations with large order backlogs and war scare-driven buying abroad fueled the upturn. copper rose cautiously as domestic producers tested demand. Trade tensions and supply agreements also shaped the year’s end, with broader industrial activity lifting metal quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Jand
Siam
Jin
Beckley Holiday Visits and Church Services Reported
East Beckley hosts a stream of visitors for Christmas holidays with MT Hope resident Bill Goldston and Miss Frances Morton among those listed. Mt Vernon Baptist church in Stanaford plans closing services with Rev J A Adams preaching at 5 30 AM and music by Prof ITD West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
Bill Goldston
Mt. Hope
Lottia Jones
J. D. West
J. C. Christian
Stamford
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Stanaford City
J. A. Adams
ITD
West
J. R. Tuck
Stanaford
Frances Morton
West Virginia State College
Beckley
E. J. Morton
Samuel A. White
New York
Debra Langhorn
Saraly White
Grace Cozart
Bluefield Teachers College
Abs
USCG
Cozart
Evelyn Payne Starling
Halidays
Gary
J. B., Starling
Elizabeth Lash
Pennsylvania
Lash
Stratton Elementary
Wyche Capel
Wiliam Capel
Emma Capel
Maude Rainey
Geneva Rainey
Poison
Hettie “Poison
Beckley Hospital
Hunter Cemetery
Morning Valley Baptist Church
Dan Carey
Berkley
Bluefield
Grace Jackson
Willie Vaden
George McMillan
First Baptist Church
J. W. Lee
Dorothy
Perkins
Lee
Coal Company
Dawkins
Gertrude Adams
Henry Brooks
Atronfill
Bluefield State Teachers College
E. V. Hi
J. A. Jackson
Young
Pemberton
Grant
Affinity
D. W. Calloway
Stansbury Smiles Sent to Friends in Christmas Cards
I A Stansbury and his family sent eight smiles with their Christmas greeting cards. The children named Harry Adams Jr Richard George Mary Elizabeth Edward Charles Patricia Ann William Taylor Robert James and Samuel Lewis had pictures on the cards. Belly Furness is said to own the largest collection of hats in the film colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Stansbury
Harry Adams, Jr
Richard George
Mary Elizabeth
Edward Charles
Patricia Ann
William Taylor
Robert James
Samuel Lewis —W
Local Colored News Board Reverses Compensation Decision
Brown W Payne for Daisy Clark won a workmen compensation appeal in Charleston. December 19 board order reversed the compensation commissioner and granted relief. Also notes a cantata at Ebenezer Baptist Beckley, a postponed meeting of the State Sunday School executive board, funeral services for Johnie Dues, Sharpshooters club meeting, and assorted local notices including marriages and Christmas events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board
Brown W. Payne
Daisy Clark
Edwight
Nelson
Charleston
Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Payne
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Beckley
Dandridge
State Sunday School Executive Board
Montgomery
Johnie Dues
Amigo
First Baptist Church
J. C. Brown
Melvina Teel
Nannie White
Cara Moore
Joe Dues
Elnora Johnson
Annie Staunton
Sharpshooters Club
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Clark Gable
Nelson Eddy
Empire
Pil Wark
Aly Four
Lady Allerdale
Emeire
Princess and Her Pony
Hollywood
Screen Life
By Robbin Coons
Stadio
Wally
Stansbury
Harvey & Son Cabinet Shop
Weber Street
Morris Bros
Ehel
Raleigh
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Mabscott
Mullens
Joabt
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