Sheriff Collects 5500 In Licenses With More Due
About 5500 has been paid into the sheriff s office for licenses to sell and about 1000 more is due. Officials said a late fee applies to those operating without a license. Attaches at the county clerk s office processed licenses on Wednesday and Thursday as managers and sellers paid fees for theaters stores and various vending operations.
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Sheriff's Office
Charles H. Stephenson
Howard P. Meadows
Palace
Beckley
James M. Watkins
Leccony Smokeless Coal Company
Besoco
Jung
Nieces of Senator Wagner Attend Walker Wedding Cake
A wedding on the estate of former New York Mayor James J. Walker features the bride and guests including Senator Wagner and Mrs. Walker. The scene shows the bride cutting the cake with Walker observed on the left and Wagner nearer the right.
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Wagner
James J. Walker
New York
Walker
Senator Wagner
Kenneth Steinreich
Northport
L. IL
Evelyn Wagner
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
Kenneth P. Steinreich
Scouts Present State Pageants at Jamboree Arena
Thousands of boy scouts gathered in a giant arena to watch a pageant of scoutcraft and history. Mass demonstrations of wood chopping signaling and camp construction shared attention with reenactments of Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia history. Scouts from eight states including Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia North Carolina Tennessee took part. Five more nights of pageants will depict Indian dances wild west rodeos cyclones a history of New England and a typical day in Dixie.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
New England
Dixie
West Virginia Chancery Notice in Raleigh County
In the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Raleigh County July 2 1937 Princeton Bank and Trust Company sues to subject Wagstaff real estate to its judgment. Wagstaff ordered to appear within one month to protect his interest. Bond requirement and bid procedures outlined by Raleigh County Board of Education.
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State OF
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
Princeton Bank & Trust Company
James A. Wagstaff
J. L. Tabb
Mable Tabb
J. L. Chambers
Board of Education
W. Va
Raleigh County Adverts Bids for Collins High School Heating System
Sealed proposals due July 9 1937 at 11 A M by Raleigh County Board of Education Beckley W V for a heating system addition to Collins High School Wind ing Gulf with plans set by Walter F Martens Architect Charleston. Bid deposit 5 with 10 percent bid bond required. Plans available at Board or Architect offices for inspection and purchase.
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Board of Education
Raleigh County
W. Va
J. L. Huffman
B. B. Chambers
PWA
Memorial Building
Beckley
Collins High School
Winding Gulf
Walter F. Martens
Medical Arts
Charleston
Pittsburgh Plate Glass declares 1.50 dividend
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass company paid a 1.50 dividend to stockholders of record June 10. Production runs near capacity and the outlook for the next three months remains favorable, though seasonal declines and variations are anticipated.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Killers Given Life Sentence in Pittsburg Case
Fred Kuhenisen and John Firat were sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the March murder of Frank Welker a 46 year old tavern keeper during a botched robbery. A third man Nick Spallino faces murder indictment and Trial later. Kuhenisen and Firat were arrested in Morgantown WV after a telegram to a Monessen girl.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Fred Kuhenisen
John Firat
John Mitchell
Frank Welker
Nick Spallino
Kuhenisen
Firat
Morgantown
W. Va
Monessen
For every pupil in American schools an investment of $400
The statement claims that each student in American schools corresponds to about four hundred dollars invested in school property. It frames a per pupil estimate linking funding to facility and equipment value. The source context and methodology are not provided.
Museum Built At Hawk's Nest
HAWKS NEST Antiques and historic articles will be housed in a log museum built here by Civilian Conservation Corps enrolled. The three story building sits on a rock point overlooking the New River canyon the deepest in the East. A watch tower base 25 feet diameter nears completion and a road from the highway brings vehicles to the edge of the point. The museum will display West Virginia artefacts as the state collects them. The base is natural stone eight feet high with large fireplaces and tall stone chimneys. The framework uses heavy logs pine and chestnut.
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Register
Hawks Nest
Civilian Conservation Corps
New River Canyon
West Virginia
Bill to put interstate natural gas under FPC control
Washington report says the House passed a bill to regulate interstate shipment and sale of natural gas by the Federal Power Commission. Sponsors argue it would supplement state regulation of intrastate gas and lower consumer rates.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Federal Power Commission
Hawk's Nest Picnic Area Comes Alive Under CCC Crafts
A hundred feet below the museum along the Midland Trail, CCC workers built long picnic shelters with stone fireplaces and outdoor tables. Durable chestnut from blighted trees forms sturdy seating and shelves for cooking gear. The site, famed in folklore, hosts thousands monthly while remaining free after earlier private sales. Cars from several states flock here in summer.
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Museum
Midland Trail
CCC
Fayete
Asv
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