We Can Try Again On Beckley Federal Court Seat
The Beckley effort for a federal district in West Virginia stalled with only a third judgeship proposed. Senator Neely recommended Harry E. Watkins of Fairmont, but Beckley’s hope for a new district fades as existing districts face crowded dockets. Local groups urged continued pressure, counting on population growth to push relief and keep the pursuit alive.
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Raleigh Register
Hale
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Raiford Watkins
Associated Press
Howland & Howland, Inc
New York
Park Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Pittsburgh
Keystone Bank
Becksey
Star
Mn Advanina
Iage Saarinen
Apery Teeka
West Virginia
Naluring
Neely
Harry E. Watkins
Fairmont
Bluefield
Charleston
Huntington
West
Salis Lory
Lena Neely
Raleigh County “Bar Association
Beckley Chamber F Commerce
Kump to Return to Private Life in Elkins
Governor Kump states plans to return to Elkins after four years in office. He will resume private legal practice with Herman Guy Kump and Cyrus Kump as Kump and Kump Attorneys at Law. The governor asserts state finances are now stronger and foundational to a greater West Virginia, despite ongoing public service critiques.
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Elkins
Hr. G. Kemp
West Virginia
Kump
State Tax Commissioner's Office
E. A. Dover
Union
Iar
Public Service
United States
Iferman Guy Kump
Governor Kump Praised as West Virginia’s Best Yet
A local tribute lauds Governor Kump for his leadership and vision. The writer contrasts factional blame with calls for honest administration and vigilant governance. They predict his recall to public service and endorse his shown readiness for broader national roles in 1940.
Wally Whisky Label Fails as Ex King Pun Sparks Ban
A Peoria distiller’s Wally Whisky label is rejected by the Federal Alcohol Control Administration over a pun aimed at a former king. Davy Windsor lost his job amid apologies for the naming. The piece notes potential puns and recalls a raid on a venue named Sis's Place, with witnesses likely to testify.
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Peoria Distiller
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Davy Windsor
Wally
Snell
Divided roads urged to curb head on collisions
Press comment cites head on crashes and side wiping as common highway dangers. Nash company VP calls for thorough study of the Trenton New Brunswick turnpike implementing a central neutral safety zone created by pumps and blocks to split the highway. Modern roads must prioritize safety and, if feasible, split existing highways to reduce accidents.
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C. H. Bliss
Nash Company
Trenton-New Brunswick
Trenton Turnpike
Fairmont Times
Jury duty shifts fortunes in Oklahoma case
An Oklahoma courtroom featured a high paid oil executive among 12 jurors earning 3 dollars daily to hear a chicken theft case. City officials note rising civic participation, suggesting hard times and boom days influence citizen duty. The trend, deemed healthy, reflects renewed interest in government across communities. A separate snippet notes President Coolidge declining to comment on prohibition, the farm bloc, and the world court when pressed by a reporter.
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Oklahoma
Athens
Local Beckley Clubs Hold Meetings and Church Notices
Local Colored News Club meets at Mr and Mrs Charles Griffin in Beckley for Bible study. Women’s Improvement League plans quilt sale and an apron stunt on February 11. Thurmond Sunday school officers elected for 1947 and plans for new year. West Wickham reports strong church services and Sunday school officers for 1937. Central Street and Ebenezer churches announce services with choirs, sermons, and public invitation. Plus personal notes on illnesses visits and a funeral service set for Mrs Carrie Mae Storey. Farm tenancy rise noted by Dean Mumbord.
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Women’s ‘Improvement League
J.O. Payne
East Beckley
Robert Waller
Mary Waller
Rosa Mitchell
B. T. Cary
Olive Hoover
Hairston
J. S. Butts
Cora Claytor
H. C. Clargrove
J. C. Wright
J. C. Payne
Washington
Beckley
Hoover
Thurmond
Mary Stanton
P.P. Glenn
Ed Mayes
Ed Burgess
Cora Edwards
Courtney Jackson
Belle Jones
Meadow Creek
George
Eccles
Celia Glover
Johnson
Dorothy Mae Hairston
Albert Jackson
J. W. Haynes
Carrie Mae Storey
Welcome Baptist Church
East Park
Hilltop
R. D. Ferry
First Baptist
Ben Moss slaying recalled by Mabscott townsman
In a Mabscott memory, M L N Graveley recalls his first on scene duties after Ben Moss was found dead, the case long closed for court but lingering for relatives and suspects. The era’s curiosities follow with parlor tricks by Szeboda, local weather talk, frog songs, dandelions, and a Beckley attorney general update.
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Ben Moss
Mabscott
Ben’ Moss
M. L. N. Graveley
Funeral services today for Dan Gill 20 in Hinton
Funeral services for Dan Gill age 20 of Hinton will be held at 2 p m today at his Cemetery Hill home with Pastor He P Hockney of Central Baptist officiating. Burial will be in Ballengee cemetery. He is survived by his father F D Gill a brother Jack and sisters Gladys Naomi and Emma Gill all at home. Jack Gill who rode in the truck with him suffered minor injuries.
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Register Sta Wester
Gladys
Naomi
Emma Gill
Jack Gill
Shady Spring
Manly
Red Trotzky's Blue Heaven
Leon Trotzky, the exiled Russian revolutionary, spent 20 days aboard a tanker en route to Tampico then in Mexico City. He claims Norway expelled him and denounces the Moscow frame-up that led to 16 executions for plotting to overthrow the Soviet government and promises to reveal methods used to obtain confessions at the trial.
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Red Trotzky
Leon Trotzky
Lwrath
Tampico
Mexico
Norway
Moscow
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Crossing to New York A Dancer Captures Attention
Madame Karsanakof, a Russian dancer, draws interest from Bigelow, a Parisian American. He later ejects Woody Taylor, a millionaire playboy, after a drunken intrusion into the dancer’s cabin. Bigelow travels to America to investigate Count Wronski for his aunt. At the hotel, Bigelow becomes curious about a séducing girl in sabler who appears discreet.
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New York
A Little Lady in Black Seeks Truth About Vronski
Mrs. Phelps, 60, widow and aunt to Anne Phelps, hosts Bigelow Phelps as he visits the old Fifth Avenue mansion. She laments changing America, critiques modern introductions, and voices unease about Anne's partner Vronski, a charming outsider amid shifting social classes.
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Winthrop Phelps
Bigelow
Anne Phelps
Phelps
Fifth Avenue
Anne
Mrs. Phelps
America
Tea and talk at Phelps house foreshadowing Anne and Count Vronski
Frederick Jackson presents a scene at Mrs. Phelps’s where Walters and a footman attend to tea. Bigelow and relatives discuss Anne’s liberty of thought, her potential marriage to Count Vronski, and whether modern women still seek independence.
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Walters
Anne
Mrs. Phelps
Bigelow
Buller
Count Vronski
Bige- Tow
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Bug Dust
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William Tams
University of Princeton
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Kanawha Street
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