Buc Dust on courthouse railing sparks town gossip
The column recalls a day in Beckley where residents joked about public figures and a court house yard scene. Deputies pull the author off a pillar as Milton Meadows, Judge Painter, and lawyer Kermit Locke are playfully lampooned. Meanwhile rain halts a Beckley Charleston ballgame and ties into local lore about families like the Hursts and Lemons amid reminiscences of Eccles and Raleigh county history.
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Court House
Court House Yard
L. A. Green
Tom Lewis
Milton Meadows
Martin Luther Painter
Mr. Meadows
Kermit Locke
Judge Painter
Mr. Locke
W. E. Lambert
New River Company
Charleston
Beckley
Dick Lewis
Eccles
Battle Looms Over TVA Vote In Congress Amid Power Dispute
Opposition charges TVA seek unconstitutional powers as the TVA bill faces House debate. McSwain supports a compromise after weeks of fighting, while liberals push amendments to restore administration features. Debate opens with criticisms that the measure is too broad and power to buy private utilities is contested.
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Associated Press
Washington
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
White House
House
McSwain
D-Sc
Weks
Rankin
Dmiss
Power Trust
Faddis
D-Pa
Antioch College Co-Ed Sought After Disappearance
An Antioch College co-ed, 21 year old Ann Sibley of Chicago, who recently left Yellow Springs home of Antioch, has been missing since July 3. Her brother Joseph Sibley reports a telegram received by their parents the day she disappeared. Ohio officials are assisting in the search.
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Associated Press
Xenia
Antioch College
Smith College
Ohio
Ann Sibley
Chicago
Yellow Springs
Antioch
Joseph Sibley
Industries May Go To Tennessee
Washington July 9 A migration of northern industries to the Tennessee Valley was presented by Representative Don W Harter saying it could occur if the TVA acts under blanket authorization with no responsibility to congress or the people He serves on the military affairs committee which reported a modified TVA bill and warned against unaccountable rapid power development by TVA leaders The population in the TVA area and domestic consumers could only use a small portion of the output if unchecked expansion proceeded
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Associated Press
Washington
Tennessee Valley
Don W. Harter
Dohio
TVA
Congress
Harter
Military Affairs Committee
House
Antioch Student Hides From Bus To Chicago Or Springfield
Antioch college officials say Miss Sibley likely had little money when she left campus after missing the bus for Chicago and intending to seek work in Springfield. Authorities searched bus and railroad stations and lodging houses but found no trace of her. Joseph then continued the search. She had good grades in her first year, officials noted.
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Chicago
Springfield
Joseph
Antioch College
Sibley
Antioch
Tthey
West Virginia Engineers Open Two Day Elkins Convention
The West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers opened a two day convention in Elkins with forestry talks and a tour of the Grafton dam. Speakers included W. E. Potter U S engineer in charge of the dam Lee G. Warren of a contracting firm and Howard Hopkins from the Monongahela national forest staff. Delegates will inspect the dam today with President E W Lyon of Fairmont presiding.
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Associated Press
Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Grafton
W. E. Potter
U. S
Lee G. Warren
Howard Hopkins
Monongahela National
Hydro Stations Set New Record
The U S Geological Survey reports May power production at hydro electric plants was the largest for any month on record, marking a second consecutive month with a new high. Hydro contributed 47 percent of the 8,014 million kilowatt hours, following 46 percent of 7,818 million in April. The record highest percentage was about 49 percent in May 1933.
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U. S. Geological Survey
United States
Coal Operators Differ Sharply on Guffey Bill
Washington reporters note sharp splits among coal operators over the Guffey coal stabilization bill. One chairman estimates the measure would raise annual coal costs by about 448 million dollars, while another asserts mine prices would not rise beyond current NRA bituminous code levels. The Ways and Means subcommittee plans to meet tonight to consider the bill, with Roosevelt urging enactment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hugh R. Hawthorne
NRA
Charles O'Neill
Ways and Means
House
Roosevelt
Mrs Griffith to Return After Week in Pittsburgh
Ghent West Virginia Mrs Charles Griffith will return Sunday after visiting her brother Roscoe Meador in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Miss Madeline Fink spent the week with Miss Gladys Massie of
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Emil Meador
Affinity
Buck Richmond
Beckley
Geraldine Fink
Thelma Sweeney
Wesley Canaday
Lester
G. C. Sweeney
Willie Sweeney
Gardner
G. K. Sweeney
H. P. Hackney
Dicky
Londa Lilly
Howard Massie
Charles Griffith
Roscoe Meador
Pittsburgh
Madeline Fink
Gladys Massie
Taxicab Driver Seeks Lost Car in Charleston
Coy Rutherford of Webster Springs, a taxicab driver, lent his car Sunday to a man who claimed to head to Poca. The man failed to return, leaving Rutherford stranded and prompting a police search.
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Coy Rutherford
Webster Springs
Poca
Rutherford
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