Flood relief fund in Raleigh county reaches 5567.14
The six day old Raleigh county Red Cross flood relief fund swelled to 5567.14 with donations from C H Mead East Gulf workers 453 New River Cranberry 288 Price Hill Colliery 316.25 and a long list of individuals and organizations including The Price Hill Colliery Co and many named contributors.
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Raleigh County
Red Cross
C. H. Mead Company
East Gulf
New River Company
Cranberry
Price Hill Colliery Company
Price Hill Colliery Co
Marion E. French
G. R. Hutchison
Lucille F. Dixon
Fred F. Dixon
G. E. Evans
R. B. French
E. S. Dupuy
N. L. Kemp
R. S. Taylor
Nannie Garten
C. R. Layton
G. E. Dixon
E. H. Cook
E. R. Bolton
Wilber Winston, Jr
J. W. Helton
T. L. Pettit
Harry Crockett
E. J. Bowles
James Barron
Harry Lambert
Lee Crum
Roy Crum
Charley Massey
Emory Crum
Robert Painter
Ray Tennant
Fred Pack
Mack Withrow
Nelson Banks
Pomp Wood
H. H. St. Clair
R. B. Boalt
O. L
D. A. Tyree
Walter Steplowski
Henry Hurd
James Farrow
John Pillish
E. Herren
Bill Persinger
Charley Underwood
A. Massey
Rufus Underwood
P .Price
William Sanchez
John Duran
Jake Elkins
Fred McDaniel
Hubert Watson
H. N. Syme
J. W. Beagy
C. E
W. J. Bowles
Albert Stone
John Yench
C. D. Medding
Hart Pearlman
Clifford Megginson
Joe Teeter
George Crews
John Price
Lovell Williams
A. K. Williams
Ivan Epps
John Jessee
F. H. Penn
Alfred
Roosevelt Sends Health Workers on Regional Clean-Up Mission
President Roosevelt announced four high officials would depart for Memphis on Sunday to lead a sanitation drive north to the Ohio River. The group includes Harry L. Hopkins, Major General Edwin M. H. Markham, Surgeon General Thomas Parran Jr., and Colonel F. C. Harrington. Government agencies are curating a broad flood rehabilitation plan to place about 200,000 people on relief rolls, secure food supplies, and clear debris.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Memphis
Ohio River
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Edwin M. Markham
Army Engineers
Thomas Parran Jr
Public Health Service
F. C. Harrington
Army
WPA
Infant Born to Oak Hill Couple
Oak Hill couple Mr and Mrs Sammy Reid announce the birth of a 7 pound daughter Tuesday morning at their home. The newborn will be named Patricia Lee, according to her parents.
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Register
Oak Hill
Sammy Reid
Wille
Patricia Lee
Sleeping driver crashes into tree near Beckley
Lillybrook Traphes Bryant said he fell asleep at the wheel while returning from Beckley on Saturday night and drove his automobile into a tree. The front end of the car was badly damaged.
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LILLYBROOK—Traphes_ Bryant
Beckley
Birthday Ball To Be Success
Rodney Davis announces plans for the Presidents Ball at the Wyoming Hotel. Organizers prepare a grand event with national flags arch and a portrait of the president above the orchestra. Advance ticket sales promise record attendance as the Bluefield Collegeians provide music.
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Register
Mullens
Rodney Davis
Wyoming Hotel
Bluefield Collegians
New Trial Granted To Felix Butler
Judge C M Ward grants a new trial for Felix Butler who was convicted of statutory rape. The June verdict ordered $10 monthly child support until age 16. The July hearing, with David Lilly as special judge, was ruled illegal for lack of an order to set aside the first judgment and no proof the regular judge was disqualified.
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C. M. Ward
Felix Butler
Butler
Ward
David Lilly
West Virginia flood relief makes health gains
The West Virginia flood area shows improved health conditions as a cleanup surge gathers 2600 WPA workers with Huntington to receive 1500. A Red Cross led relief committee coordinates efforts to prevent duplicate aid and speed evacuee return amid continuing water shortages and isolation of Point Pleasant. William S. Duncan dies of pneumonia.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Health Department
Wheeling
Panhandle
Parkersburg
Huntington
Cecile R. Kennedy
Red Cross
Washington
Miss Kennedy
P. D. Shingleton
State Police
F. Witcher McCullough
WPA
A. W. Garnette
Duprief
Ice Chopped in Hunt For Miner Near Mine Pool
In Flemington West Virginia rescue crews cut a trench through a dark cave to drain icy water and speed the search for missing miner Robert Johnson 36. Footprints and a dog’s whimper point to a possible drowning while another miner Homer McNeff was jailed for questioning under orders from District Attorney Francis L Warder.
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Associated Press
Flemington
W. Va
Robert Johnson
Herbert Evans
Homer McNeff
Johnson
Francis L. Warder
Steel Leads As Market Picks Up Across Stocks
New York stocks edged higher with steel shares leading the advance. U. S. Steel Bethlehem American Telephone Youngstown Sheet and Tube Standard Oil of New Jersey New York Central and Chrysler posted gains, while General Motors and American Can lagged slightly.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
American Telephone
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Standard Oil
New Jersey
New York Central
Chrysler
General Motor
American Can
All Time Record Made in Deaths
The National Safety Council reported 1936 accident deaths reached a national record of 111000, beating the 1934 101139 figure. Motor vehicle fatalities totaled 38500, surpassing 1935’s 37000, as torpedoes floods heat and rising employment contributed to the higher toll.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Safety Council
Liner Reports Fire Controlled
The liner Shaw nee, with a fire in her number two hold, was reported under control as she headed toward Cape Henry Virginia from 60 miles at sea with 190 passengers bound for New York. The ship said she was not in immediate danger but asked ships to stand by. A northeast storm was reported, but heavy weather status was unclear.
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Associated Press
New York
Shawnee
Cape Henry
Virginia
Jacksonville
Carolyn Cole Birthday Party in Pineville
Carolyn Cole celebrated her seventh birthday with a party at home in Pineville. Assisting hostess Ann Crews, guests included Jeanette Holloway, Kellan Cal Frances Marie and Nellie Baisbertson, Mary Frances Noliey, Dephane Brown, Frances Browning, Pattie and Barbara Blankenship, Louise Blakely, Mary Jo Cooke, Mary Wanda Rose, Sammy Lambert, Robert Browning, and Bobby Culbertson.
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Register
Pineville
Carolyn Cole
C. A. Blankenship
Ann Crews
Blankenship
Jeanette Holloway
Kellan Cal- Frances Marie
Nellie Baisbertson
Mary Frances Noliey
Dephane Brown
Frances Browning
Pattie
Barbara Blankenship
Louise Blakely
Mary Jo Cooke
Mary Wanda Rose
Masters Sammy Lambert
Robert Browning
Bobby Culbertson
Boy 15 testifies self defense in murder trial
In Eunice court, fifteen year old Carlos Allen admitted stabbing Roy Douglas in what he described as self defense. His mother testified Douglas had made unwanted advances two weeks before the killing.
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Carlos Allen
Roy Douglas
Eunice Electrician
Douglas
Allens
Dorothy
W. H. McGinnis, Jr
Allen
Eunice
McGinnis
Road Open For Business Only In Huntington
Huntington opens the Salt Rock road today for business traffic only. State police Superintendent P D Shingle orders no pass through unless on emergency, to keep sightseers out of the stricken city while relief work proceeds.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Salt Rock
P. D. Shingle
State Police
Vines Defeats Perry In Cross Country Series Match
In Charlotte, Ellsworth Vines defeated Fred Perry 3-6 6-1 6-4, extending his lead to two matches in the cross country series. Bruce Barnes defeated George Lott 6-1 6-4 in a preliminary.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Ellsworth Vines
Fred Perry
Bruce Barnes
George Lott
Quartet Attends Soil Conservation Meeting in Beckley
Five Fayetteville area counties send delegation to the Soil Conservation meeting in Beckley including J Haynes Miller Basil Stinnitte W L Skaggs and W L Neal led by local organizers from Fayetteville Sanger Ansted and Victor with focus on soil practices and county cooperation.
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Register
Fayetteville
Soil Conservation Meeting
Beckley
J. Haynes Miller
Basil Stinnitte
Sanger
W. L. Skaggs
Ansted
W. L. Neal
Victor
George D George 29 dies after 10 days illness in Beckley
George D George 29, died at 2 30 a m in a local hospital after a ten days illness of heart trouble. He was born May 25 1907 in Charleston and lived in Beckley about 16 years. He was married to Adele Thabet and leaves two children. Survived by parents Diab and Mary George and siblings Ted Alex Louis Louise Marguerite Adele Haddad and Lawrence deceased. Funeral arrangements had not been made.
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George D. George
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Elks Club
The
Shriners
Beckley
National Business College
Roanoke
Beckley High School
Charleston
Adele Thabet
Huntington
George D. George, Jr
Larry George
Diab
Mary George
Walnut Lane
Ted
Alex
Louis
Louise
Marguerite George
Adele Haddad
Toledo
Ohio
Lawrence
Wriston jailed after assault in Fayetteville
Alphonso Weal delivered to the jail Tuesday on charges of feloniously wounding Rudolph Treadway, both from Montgomery. Wriston's case was presented to the grand jury by the Montgomery magistrate. Lewis Ellis, also of Montgomery, jailed on charges of drunken and disorderly conduct, sentenced to 30 days.
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Register
Fayetteville
Alphonso Weal
Tueday
Rudolph Treadway
Montgomer
Army braces as flood waters threaten Mississippi valley
As the Mississippi floods surge into the deep South from Cairo to Memphis, 100000 workers Fortify a 10 billion dollar levee system while U S coast guard cutters monitor for breaks. Refugees flee to high ground and Louisville reports dozens of deaths with an estimated 200 dead four days earlier.
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Ohio River
Deep South
Cairo
Memesphis Tenn
Missisippi
Paducah
United States Coast Guard
Mississippi
U. S. Army
Louisville
Ohio
Love Lands
Hugh Rodman Leavelle
Idle unemployed rise and fall in U S labor market
The American Federation of Labor reports nearly 9 million unemployed have found work since March 1933, but about the same number remain jobless. It warns the nation would still lack 6.25 million jobs at pre crisis levels and urges shorter hours, higher wages, and a large federal works program.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Hollyhocks Bloom In Coal City Weather
Hollyhocks flower in Coal City as warmer winter conditions persist with January feeling like spring. Residents recall milder snows this year while last year brought deep snow and nearly impassable roads. Thermometers hovered near zero prior periods of harsh cold.
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Coal City
Stonecoal
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Jack Heath
W. J. Randolph
Don Jeffries
Jimmie Jones
Lyle Woodrum
Dan Traynor
B. Moore
Manuel Huop
Carl Hornsby
Harlow Williams
Joe Vargo
George Catlett
Lonzo Dickerson
Andy Harcher
W. Williams
Lawrence Banks
Clyde Brown
C. Collison
Chas, Brown
R. M. Syme
Deck Davis
Sylvia Schol
Lou Ellen Harvey
Mary Sue Harvey
Joseph Corns
Marion Corns
Russell Runyon
Donald Harvey
Anna Fern Palmer
Martha Marshall
Nora Bailey
Frankie Corley
Cecil L. Miller
Maytag Company
V. C Willis
J. L. Rucker
Hugh Bunion
C. C. Collins
Stanley Yeley
Vance Miller
James King
Jack Cales
Raleigh Hardware and Employes
Amigo
Shady Spring
Frances Aryson
Arlie Kidwell
Mabscott Ladies Aid
Enos Gwinn
Meadows Creek
White Stick Lodge
Mabscott
Lilian Green Lowe
Tams
Maggie Wilson
McAlpin
H. P. Wilson
Fireco
S. M. Miller
Teel Christian Endeavor
J. G. Foster
O. B. Kirby
Pat Williams
C. H. Foster
Paul Harless
A. E. Helm
D. D. Daniel
E. Z. B. Grubb
Syrian Ladies Society
Robert Higgins
Thelma Brown
H. E. Dickerson
R. H. Keister
Anonymous
S. H. Summers
W. S. Marcus
Eccles
Perry FE. Gulf
Lettie Covey
Eallie Kidd
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Wyoming County
American
Fort Benjamin
Boy
Trail
Mead Allen
Carlos
Shingleton
Perry
Vines
Quartette
Diab George
Wriston
A.F.L
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