Dismissing of Matthews Holt Will Be Probed
Washington moves to probe the dismissal of seven WPA workers in Parkersburg including Senator Holt's brother Matthew Holt Jr all reinstated amid a bitter quarrel with WPA Administrator McCullough. Petitioners demand Abe Forsythe oust and inquiry into discrimination. Holt asserts retaliation while Williams orders investigation.
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W. Va
Washington
WPA
Parkersburg
Rush D. Holt
Matthew
F. Witcher McCullough
Holt
Senate
Abe Forsythe
David Dickey
Forsythe
Matthew S. Holt, Jr
Aubrey Williams
McCullough
Robert H. Kidd
Williams
Senator Holt
MLS
Holt, Jr
Wayne Cox
Four Children Die In Fire In New Jersey Bungalow
Four children aged two months to seven years perished in a fast spreading blaze at a bungalow on Pleasant View avenue near Route 2 Hackensack. Father Thomas Zeth, after attempting to save them, was critically burned and hospitalized. His wife was also taken to hospital. Police say an oil stove started the fire.
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Hackensack
N. J
Thomas Zeth
Hackensack Hospital
Pleasant View Avenue
Route 2
Zeth
Congress Hears Farewell Speech Washington Observes Washingtons Birthday
Washington marked the 204th birth anniversary of George Washington with a reverent observance. The Farewell Address was read in Congress while officials and citizens placed wreaths on Washingtons tomb at Mount Vernon. Government offices closed as crowds visited Mount Vernon Fredericksburg and other sites tied to the first president. Captain Wilson Brown assisted as naval aide to President Roosevelt.
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Associated Press
Washington
George’ Washington
White
Congress
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Mount Verenon
Fredericksburg
Wilson Brown
Roosvelt
Money Available For The Completion Of Full Term Of Schools
The Raleigh county board of public works approved funds to complete the nine month term with full teacher salaries. Charleston released a joint statement denying a local news report as misleading and untrue. The board freed 798 600 from state taxes plus 1 000 000 in legislature secondary aid.
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Charleston
W. W.trent
Raleigh
Calvert L. Estill
Four Killed In Ship Explosion Off Atlantic Coast
Four crew members are missing after an explosion and fire ripped the forward section of the oil tanker Albert Hill, about 200 miles east of Charleston. The Atlantic Refining ship, 32 aboard, faced two hours of blaze before listing and awaiting tow into port. Boatswain John Dyban and seamen Herself Norris, John Gallamos, and John Crabtree were named missing. The W P Burdell stood by, with Coast Guard cutters Modoc and Yamacraw en route to assist.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Albert Hill
Charleston
D. C
Atlantic Refining Company
Lts
Swain
John Dyban
Philadelphia
Norris
John Gallamos
Phila Galen
John Crabtree
Detroit
W. P. Burdell
Pure Oil Company
Coast Guard
Modoc
Norfolk, Va
Ssyannaha
Huntington Garden Club Plans Free Flower Center
The Huntington Garden club in Huntington West Virginia seeks to give every resident a plot of flowers. They aim to open a central center offering seeds Calelovirs and information free to the public.
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Vrese Huntington
W. Va
The
Huntington Garden Club
Stens
Wickham offers to aid airport with donation
Beckley leader Thomas H. Wickham urges rapid fundraising to complete Scott Field at Skelton. He proposes Raleigh and Fayette counties assemble a $20,000 to $25,000 drive, with WPA labor and materials backing. Wickham pledges to contribute. Other ideas include World War I veterans bonds pledges.
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Beckley-Mount Hope
Skelton
Thomas H. Wickham
Beckley
Winding Gulf
Scott Field
Raleigh
Fayette
Beckley Committee
WPA
EG. Kincaid
Wayland Redden
Charmco Woman Hattie Page Dead After Illness
Mrs. Hattie Gertrude Page 39 wife of J W Page died at Charmco home after a year of illness from complications. Funeral 2:30 PM tomorrow at the residence conducted by Rev Levi Miller with burial in End of the Trail cemetery. Survived by two sons John and Granville Page and several Harris siblings.
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J. W. Page
Charmco
Levi Miller
Alderson
Trail
Wallace and Wallace Undertakers
Esmont
John
Granville Page
Julian Harris
Charmee
Douglas Harris
Newport News
Daniel Harris
Charlottesville
Cameron Harris
Kentucky
Rosalie Londeree
Hazel Potts
Bessie Hughes
Rajnelle
Col Roosevelt Taken By Death
Col Henry L Roosevelt distant cousin of the president and acting secretary of the navy died suddenly at 36 from a heart attack after a brief illness. He was admitted to Naval hospital last Thursday for influenza and fell ill at Harvard. President Roosevelt notified and planned to return to Hyde Park and then Washington.
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Washington
Henry L. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Navy
Swanson
Io Naval Hospital
Harvard University
Fly Club
Cambridge
Mass
Hyde Park
XN. Y
Mrs. Roosevelt
Edy Drug Store Opens in Beckley with Gracious Reception
Edy Philips owner welcomed a large crowd to Beckley’s Prince Street new Edy Drug Store in the Tabor building. Dr. T C Moorefield moved his dentist offices above the store, joining Radio Manufacturers service, Belknap Hardware display, a real estate office, and a public stenographer. The Parkersburg chamber of commerce elected Richard Harte as first president with A Andrews as director and C McD England and Mason Crickard as officers.
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Edys Drug Store
Beckley
Prince Street
Edy Phillips
Tabor
T.C. Moorefield
Main Street
Radio Manufacturers’ Service
Harry Dorsey
Belknap Hardware Company
Louisville
C. B. Davidson
J. A.thompson
Bulding
G. Evelyn Thompson
Associated Press
Parkersburg
W. Va
State Chamber of Commerce Today
Richard Harte
A. Andrews
Weehawken
Charleston
C. McD.england
Logan
Mason Crickard
Andrews
Connecticut State Chamber of Commerce
Body Recovered in Guyan River Near Mullens
Funeral services for Joe Lestoe 52 Polander were held at Robertson and Foglesong in Mullens yesterday. His body found by schoolchildren in the Guyan River at the lower Mullens limits Thursday evening. Burial at Itmann. Officials believe he drowned after falling from a railroad bridge while walking from Mullens to work at Black Eagle Coal Co in Corinne. He was last seen in Mullens Sunday night and was alone.
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Mul-lens
Joe Lestoe
Polander
Guyan River
Mullens
Itmann
Lestoe
Black Eagle Coal Company
Corinne
Newspaper Held As Not Guilty
A jury acquitted the Philadelphia Inquirer of a criminal libel charge, while ordering the trial costs against the defendant. Co defendants Editor John Trevor Custis and General Manager Charles A. Tyler were acquitted as well after a lengthy deliberation.
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Washington
Philadelphia Inquirer
Charles J. Margiotti
the Inquirer
Philadelphia
Margiotti
The
Inquirer
John Trevor Custis
Charles A. Tyler
World's Tallest Youth Continues Growth At 18 Alton
Alton Illinois February 22 the world's tallest youth Robert J Wadlow age 18 and nearly 8 feet 4 inches tall marked his birthday He weighs 390 pounds and might reach 8 feet 6 inches if his pituitary gland remains overactive Doctors compare him to the Irish giant Charles Byrne 8 feet 4 inches at death in 1783 While medical science doubts legends about nine foot giants they note Wadlow is the best documented case.
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Associated Press
Alton
Robert J. Wadlow
Robert May
Robert
Charles Byrne
O'Brien
Byrne
Royal College of Surgeons
London
Primo Camera
Raleigh county to consider needy children home at poor farm
Circle No 2 of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist church led by Mrs H M Kilgore proposes a Raleigh county children's home on the Shady Spring poor farm site. Judge Kilgore notes about 200 homeless children and a plan to install a matron provide temporary care while seeking support from church and civic groups. The site would include play space and a healthy environment with initial capacity limited by need. Continued on Page 2.
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H. M. Kilgore
Raleigh County
Jarley M. Kilgore
Kilgore
Raleigh
Shady Spring
Circle
Beckley
Meningitis outbreak prompts health chiefs to visit Pax region
Dr W W Hume of Raleigh and Dr H J Puckett of Fayette counties visited Pax Long Branch and Willis Branch communities amid a meningitis outbreak that has killed several people. Hubert Ellison a Long Branch miner died Friday, and Lee Dew of Maynor is critically ill. Burials were conducted by Tyree and Dew. quarantines were imposed on affected homes. Lois Darling, a Cittsville teacher, was living in the area.
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W. W. Hume
H. J. Puckett
Raleigh
Fayette
Pax
Long Branch
Willis Branch
Hubert Ellison
Knights of Pythias
Tyree and Dew
R. E. McNeely
Bakery Truck Crash Near Oak Hill injures none
A Holsum Bakery truck from Charleston collided with a Chevrolet coach near Oak Hill while en route toward Fayetteville. The car veered off the road and toppled a bank but its driver escaped injury as bread rolls and other cargo scattered across the highway.
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Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Holsum Bakery
Charleston
Mitchell Funeral Is Marked By Simplicity
Milwaukee February 22 Brig General William K Mitchell commander of Americas air force in France during World War I was buried beside his father and grandfather. Simplicity marked the services with taps and three volleys fired by an American Legion honor guard at the grave.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
William K. Mitchell
America
France
American Legion Board of Honor
Mullens School Employee Killed by Auto Truck
Mullens bus driver Paris R. Kidd, 26, was struck by a truck driven by Verlie Lee McKinney, about 1 am, and died 45 minutes later. McKinney, arrested on manslaughter charges, faces a hearing before Magistrate G D Kirk. Kidd had parked the Consolidated Bus Lines vehicle in front of the Conley colored schoolhouse to collect riders after an entertainment.
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Paris R. Kidd
Mullens
Verlie Lee McKinney
Kidd
G. D. Kirk
Consolidated
Thieves Steal Alba's Clothes from Woodlawn Avenue Home
Robbers entered the residence of R. S. Alba at 167 Woodlawn Avenue between Friday and Saturday, taking seven suits and a topcoat. Alba and family found the back door and a window open upon returning from Bluefield. Three winter suits, three summer suits, a tuxedo, and an overcoat were stolen. State police were investigating the robbery today.
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R. S. Alba
Woodlawn Avenue
Scalding Death of Ronald Webb at Eccles
Ronald Webb aged two and a half years died after falling backward into a tub of boiling water at the Webb home in Eccles. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Webb and sister Audrey Louise. Body at Rose Funeral Home. funeral at Mt Taber church with burial in the church cemetery conducted by Rev B L Jones tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
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Ronald Webb
Carl Webb
Eccles
Beckley
Rose Funeral Home
Mt. Taber
B. L. Jones
Audrey Louise
Webb
Cranberry Fuel Employee Injured in Fall at Sprague
I FE Gilkerson, 47, Cranberry Fuel Co employee at Sprague, was admitted to Beckley hospital after a slate fell and fractured his left femur last night at 11 o clock. The incident occurred at the Sprague location and his condition is reported as serious.
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I. FE. Gilkerson
Cranberry Fuel Company
Sprague
Beckley Hospital
Farley Praises Roosevelt as Savior of America
Postmaster General James A. Farley hailed Franklin D. Roosevelt as the savior of America on a national radio address from Topeka Kansas. He attacked New Deal critics including Herbert Hoover and the American Liberty League while defending school funding in Kansas and vowing to continue the Roosevelt program.
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New Deal
Herbert Hoover
American Liberty League
Kansas
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Club
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Mrs. Davis Dies In Winter Home
Mrs. George N. Davis 55 of Alderson died Friday night in Mullins South Carolina while wintering there. She and her husband co founded the Davis Stuart school near Lewisburg. Funeral services are planned in Lewisburg with Dr. J L Lineweaver of Beckley leading assisted by Dr. Liosd Courtney of Lewisburg. Pallbearers include G C Hedrick W W Goldsmith A Scotty and Charles Howard of Mt Hope.
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Mullins
South Carolina
George N. Davis
G. N. Davis
Alderson
Neyi River Company
Lewisburg
J. L. Lineweaver
Beckley
Davis-Stuart Board
Liosd Courtney
Dy Lineweaver
W. W. Goldsmith
A. Scotty
Charles Howard
Mt. Hope
Weather Outlook Warm Sunday and Rain Possible Next Week
The forecast calls for fair to warm conditions Sunday with increasing clouds and a likely rain risk, especially Monday. Warmer temperatures expected in the Ohio valley, western lower lake regions, the eastern lower arie regions, and the middle to north Atlantic states with rain Monday night.
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