Doctors Pick Officers Coleman Heads Organization for New Year
The Wyoming Medical Society in Mullens elected officers for the year at a meeting in the Wyoming hotel. T. R. Coleman of East Gulf was chosen president. H. A. Taylor vice president. Ward Wylie secretary and treasurer. Censors elected were F. R. Jameson Mead, J. F. Biggart Mullens, and F. H. Penn Covel. New member A. R. Koransky Glen Rogers was admitted. Attendees included B. W. Steel Mullens, J. G. Bailiff Mullens, Wylie, Coleman, Jameson, and Taylor.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming Medical Society
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Wyoming Hotel
T. R. Coleman
East Gulf
H. A. Taylor
Ward Wylie
F. R. Jameson
Mead
J. F. Biggart
F. H. Penn
Covel
A. R. Koransky
Glen Rogers
B. W. Steel
J. G. Bailiff
F. R
Bank of Mullens Reports 1936 Deposits Jump
The Peppies Bank of Mullens reported a one third rise in business for 1936 versus 1935. A January 7 statement shows deposits increased by 208,442.44 to total 622,650.35 for 1936, with loans and deposits totaling 371,073.94.
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BNS
Bank of Mullens
Motorman Hurt While At Work At Por terfield Coal
Emmitt Sturgill a 33 year old motorman for Porterfield Coal was crushed against a mining post while trying to push a car to the tipple. He was admitted to the local hospital in apparently not serious condition.
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Register
Emmitt Sturgill
Porterfield Coal Company
Sturgill
Services Held For J B Sapp Mullens Carpenter
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday for J B Sapp a 60 year old Mullens carpenter at Nariva cemetery. Sapp was found dead at his home after a brief illness.
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R Ter
J. B. Sapp
Mullens Carpenter
Nariva Cemetery
Sapp
Rocky Road Candy and Stuffed Prunes Recipe Notes
Instructions describe making rocky road chocolate bars with marshmallows and nuts, including melting chocolate and salt, layering on a buttered pan, chilling, cutting into squares, and notes on pressing, cooling, and cutting. Also mentions stuffed prunes with fudge, nuts, and fillings for celery sticks suitable for snacks and garnishes.
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Rocky Road
Building Room Seen This Year By The Associated
Washington The Federal Housing Administration expects a 1937 home building rush near 1929 levels with 400000 to 450000 non farm dwelling units planned, a 50 percent rise from 1936. Administrator Stewart McDonald says 1929 total was about 500000. Since 1934 the agency has insured mortgages, transacting about $1.1258 billion through Dec 1 1936.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Stewart McDonald
McDonald
Housing Administration
White Women and Negroes Arrested in Raid
Police rounded up six people after 7 PM, charging cohabitation. Pearl Daniels, Costella Nonery, Robert Brown, Alvin Anderson, Phil Thompson, and Carl Holmes were jailed. one Black arrestee was underage. Officers also raided Clay Bolser's home, seizing five pints of moonshine and a box of racket equipment. Bolser and wife posted $75 bonds.
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East Beckley
J. Q. Stover
Pearl Daniels
Costella Nonery
Robert Brown
Alvin Anderson
Phil Thompson
Carl Holmes
Chief Stover
Howard Keatley
Otis Lyons
Stover
Roy Harvey
Clay
Willie Bolser
Bolser
Eleven Dead in Mexican Air Disasters Reported
A third Mexican air disaster this week left eleven dead, with reports of nine aboard a Vera Cruz State liner and two killed plus two injured in a crash at San Cristobal Las Casas. Further word from Villahermosa said a plane carrying two physicians and a pilot crashed. pilot Robert Navarro was badly hurt and the fates of the doctors were unclear.
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Associated Pres
Mexico City
Vera Cruz State
Adan Galvez Perez
San Cristobal Las Casas
Villahermosa
Tabasco
Early Civil War skirmish under Ohioan C R Woods
An early Civil War clash began when a force led by Ohioan C R Woods of Newark, commander of troops aboard a boat rushing to Fort Sumter, opened fire.
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C. R. Woods
Newark
Fort Sump
New Cold Wave Forecast Hits Western States
The Associated Press reports a steady rain forming an icy crust on the midwest highways. Accidents occurred as cautious motorists crawled at five miles per hour. A fresh cold wave was forecast for the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska and Northwestern Iowa while warmer weather was seen east of the Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Mississippi
Flu cases show drop from last year in Charleston
Officials of the state health department report influenza is still the most prevalent disease in the state for the second week of the year with 76 cases, eleven fewer than the same week in 1936. Scarlet fever has 60 cases and chicken pox 54.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Mail Orders Rise at Stotesbury Post Office
At the Stotesbury post office a thousand people receive mail and money orders totaling 31364.59 were bought in 1936, Postmaster E W Williams said. He added that the mail order business has grown with the revival of business.
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Stotesbury
E. W. Williams
Scalf's Indian River Tonic Heals Neuralgia Tale
Mrs Evaline Smithers of Verda Kentucky writes of neuralgia and rheumatism relief after using Scalf's Indian River Tonic. She claims the medicine went to the root of her trouble, pains disappeared, and she is now well. It is advertised at one dollar per bottle through local druggists.
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Indian River Medicine Company
Scalf
Evaline Smithers
Verda
Scal
Britain Beats American Cops In Gun Battle
In a stark account from New York, Britain enforces strict gun control with police rarely armed. The system requires permits, recorded sales, and strict penalties for illegal possession. It notes crooks and ex convicts face heightened sentences and details how armed householder cases and daylight robberies were handled by under armed police.
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Britain
Associated Press
New York
United States
Congress
Cummings
England
Escape for a Damsel on the High Seas
Madame Karsanakoff draws shipmates with magnetism while Bigelow returns to New York to investigate Count Wronski at his aunt's urging. Dr Austrelitz sees the dancer as guarded, waging life ruthlessly, while the escape offer hints at a ransom of sorts amid flirtation and champagne.
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Madame Karsanakoff
Bigelow
Dr. Austrelitz
New York
Paris
Count Wronski
Anne
Champagne For Two Scene on the Ship Corridor
On a ship, Bigelow helps remove a drunken Woody Taylor from Karsanakoff's cabin after an awkward confrontation. Bigelow comforts the Russian dancer, saves her from gossip, and shares wine as they talk of Paris, distance, and a past performance before hinting at a future revelation. Tomorrow Bigelow may reveal Vronski.
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Bigelow
Karsanakoff
Woody Taylor
Mariushka
Woody
Karsana
Taylor
Paris
Frederick Jackson
Mullens Negro Taken By Death Hawthorne Hawthorne dies at 49
MUNS-Crockett Hawthorne a 49 year old negro died Monday after a long illness. Dr. J F Biggart said death appeared caused by hernia for which Hawthorne had been treated.
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Register
Muns — Crockett Hawthorne
J. F. Biggart
Hawthorne
Feng Yu-hsiang Leads Simple Dinner Drive in Nanking
In Nanking the "simple dinner movement" started by Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang aims to curb wasteful Chinese feasts. Officials arriving late find hosts already serving the final courses, with feasts limited to four or five courses and a maximum two hours from invitation time under New Life guidelines.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Feng Yu-hsiang
Chiang Kai-shek
New Life Movement
Marshal Feng
Func
Washing for a Living Is a Low Paid Drudgery
Widows without an income have to take what work they can get. Ask About Metropolitan Income Policies. J. T. Lynch, Manager, Bair Bldg., Beckley, Phone 943.
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J. T. Lynch
Bair
Beckley
Bicycle crash ends in gunfire killing youth near Jacksonville
In Jacksonville a bicycle collision near town led to a discharged .22 rifle killing 14 year old Clyde Reese Stockes. He crashed after colliding with 15 year old Jennings King who was riding with him. Authorities report no further injuries.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Clyde Reese Stockes
Jennings King
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Jackson
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Vronski
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