Lillys Decline To Hear Senator Holt At Flat Top Reunion
The Lillys refuse Senator Rush Holt’s request to speak at the 1936 Lilly Reunion to be held August 15 and 16 at Flat Top. W Londa Lilly cited Holt and Neely as political rivals and said the program was too heavy to add Holt, with other invited speakers listed by initials and titles.
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M. M. Neely
Rush Holt
Lilly Reunion Association
Lilly Land Company
W. Londa Lilly
State Road Commission
Charleston
Holt
A. A. Lilly
Reunion Association
Neely
Lilly
West Virginia
Frank Knox
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Pete ‘Dent
Knox
Homer A. Holt
Summers H. Sharp
Fred L. Fox
Clarence W. Meadows
Burr H. Simpson
Edgar B. Sims
Mortimer W. Smith
State
Grover Worrell
Mullens
Howard B. Lee
Phil Hill
Princeton High School
Shady Spring High School
New River Five
Hinton
Dunn
J. M. Lilly
W. T. Lilly
Ira MM. Lilly
Cool Ridge
B. J. Lilly
Ghent
U. S
Rush D. Holt
R. M. Neely
Mrs Landon Won’t Campaign Says Campaign Worker
Topeka July 11 AP Miss Natalie Couch Republican campaign worker told Governor Alf Landon today that things look fine for his presidential campaign and then reported to news ten cents really very swell. She added that while lacking specific information she did not seek for Mrs Landon to take an active part in the campaign and thought it wise for her not to.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Natalie Couch
Alf
Two Hundred Delegates Registered at Church of God Meet
Bluefield reports more than 200 delegates registered for the annual state young people's convention of the Church of God on July 11.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
The
Church of God
Ruth Bryan Owen Weds Officer in Royal Danish Ceremony
Ruth Bryan Owen, United States minister to Denmark and daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan, married Vanian Boerge Rohde in James Chapel with 70 to 80 guests. Rev Samuel Shoemaker officiated as Owen adopts the name Ruth Bryan Owen and continues her diplomatic work.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Ruth Bryan Owen
United States
Denmark
Vaniain Boerge-Rohde
Christian IX
James’ Chapel
Roosevelts
Samuel Shoemaker
Calvary Episcopal Church
New York
Rohde
William Jennings Bryan
Harvest Is Ripe But Laborers Few
In La Paz Bolivia, officials begin a survey of unemployed men aged 18 to 60 to fill jobs. White industrial and commercial enterprises list their needs for men with police aid. Registrations close July 27 and compulsory placement will follow.
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Associated Press
la Paz
Bolivia
Litz Wins McDowell County Backing for Supreme Court Nomination
Welch July 11 reports Judge M D Thitz secured unanimous Republican backing in McDowell County for renomination to the supreme court. Judge Reno F Howard faced no opposition for renomination to the Eighth judicial circuit bench.
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Associated Press
Welch
M. D
Thitz
McDowell
Supreme Court
Reno F. Howard
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Labor Strives to Avert Rift in Federation
Washington reports bitter internal strains as the American Federation of Labor seeks to prevent a split among unions led by John L. Lewis. Secret talks and a pending executive council vote on suspending 12 unions mark a tense day, while Goodyear faces charges and Wheeling Steel settles a seven week strike.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Labor Relations Board
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
United Rubber Workers
Gadsden
Ala
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Portsmouth, C
Edward F. McGrady
International Longshoremen’s’association
Wilmington
N.C
Pensacola
Fla
McGrady
Roosevelt
A. F. of
L. Row
New York
Labor Department
Lewis
Council
Townsend Meet Opens Wednesday
The Townsend organization launches a five day national convention in Cleveland starting Wednesday to gauge support for third party movements. Dr Francis E Townsend cited a possible coalition with the Union party led by Rep William Lemke and Rev Charles E Coughlin's movement. A key goal is a national membership drive to reach ten million by the fall elections.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Townsend
Denver
Francis E. Townsend
Old Age Pension Organization
Union Party
William Lemke
Charles £. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Young
Shopkeeper set deadly traps to harm children in yard
San Francisco July 11 shop keeper Hyman Gorwitz 56 faced assault charges after two women testified he hid large steel jaw traps beneath dirt in his back yard baited with metal disks. Judge O Brien increased bail to 2500 and ordered jail until trial on July 13.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Hyman Gorwitz
Gorwitz
Terrance Boyle
Daniel S. O'Brien
Abraham Glickberg
Blanche Orton
Knox Hamilton May Visit State
National Committeeman Hallanan said the Republican State convention at Huntington next month will run two days and feature a speech by either National Chairman John Hamilton or Col Frank Knox. Judge Miller will preside August 13 as committees form, a platform is adopted, two supreme court nominees and eight electors chosen, with about 1800 expected attendees.
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Walter
Hallanan
Col
Frank Knox
John D. M. Hamilton
Huntington
Associated Press
Charleston
Walter S. Hallanan
John Hamilton
Supreme Court
Services For Mabscott Planned
Sunday school will convene this morning at the Mabscott Methodist church at 9 45 and at the Baptist at 10 The Rev Levi Chapman will conduct devotional services at the Methodist church tonight at 8 The B Y P A will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 and discuss The Divine Voice In The Bible The Rev L E Fineout will lead the Wednesday night prayer service at the Baptist church at 8
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Mabscott Methodist Church
the Baptist
Levi Chapman
Methodist Church
L. E. Fineout
Baptist Church
Churches Honor McGuffey as Education Pioneer
In Oxford Ohio ministers and many churches planJuly 19 tributes to Williams Holmes McGuffey the red haired Presbyterian schoolmaster whose Eclectic Readers educated pioneer America The centennial publication will be marked with ceremonies including unveiling a monument in the town where he lived and taught
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Associated Press
Oxford
Jim
Eatierees
Williams
Holmes McGuffey
America
Act Guffey
College Town
Showalter Endorsed by Marion County Republicans
Fairmont July 1 Marion county Republicans endorsed E M Showalter for domination to the state supreme report in a formal party endorsement signaling strong local support.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
E. M. Showalter
Marion County
State Supreme Report
Uninstructed Delegates Trend in County GOP Convention
Delegates at a district mass meeting reported one instructed delegation to the state judicial convention backing Homer B. Woods and M. O. Litz for renomination as state supreme court judges. Town district apportioned votes equally among attending delegates. Slab Fork districts remained uninstructed.
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Republican Executive Committee
Slab Fork
Homer B. Woods
M. O. Litz
J. Q. Hutchinson
Ashworth
D. D. Ashworth
United States
Hutchinson
E. M. Hoke
D. W. Anderson
Jackson Smith
Memorial Building
S. Verne Scott
Beckley
Byrd-Prillerman High School
Amigo
Kermit Locke
Millard French
Charles Lilly
E. L. Morton
George L. Ballard
Brown W. Payne
W. T. Blakeley
K. D. Bowers
A. D. Belton
Floyd M. Sayre
David D. Ashworth
Fletcher Mann
Dr. N. L. Collins
J. W. Maxwell
W. H. Bardin
Kenneth Cunningham
Grover C. Hedrick
Robert Ashworth
C. R. Harless
Clyde Scott
Carl C. Sanders
Grover Trail
Hal M. Scott
Verne Scott
Virginia Ridenour
Loving Hutchinson
C. H. Meade
G. R
Relief Seen As Drouth Costs 127 Lives, Records Broken
The thermometer in Beckley reached 91 degrees while other areas saw 96 in Charleston as rain and storms Friday night brought relief from a week of heat. State crops suffered due to drought though West Virginia remains better off than drought areas elsewhere. Potato crop estimate for July 1 stands at 1,881,000 bushels versus a five year average of 3,445,000.
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Beckley
A. Munck
Glenbriey
Bluestone
New
Department of Agriculture
Mercury
Charleston
Agricultous Department
West Virginia
United States
Federal drought relief efforts span drought and heat wave relief
A sweeping weather bulletin details a cooling air mass reducing the worst heat wave across the northwest and plains. Relief efforts expand as WPA adds Oklahoma to drought emergency and AAA extends aid to 59 counties in Kentucky and Georgia, with Rexford Tugwell forecasting rapid assistance for Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina.
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Associated Press
Bismarck
Suly Ll
Ug Vie
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Plains
J. R. Lloyd
Mercury
Danville
Rockford
Grand Forks
N. D
York
Hamilton
Ont
Canada
Washington
WPA
Oklahoma
AAA
Kentucky
Georgia
Rexford G. Tugwell
Alabama
South Carolina
Dought
Two Held For $1,000 Robbery
Charles Wright and Leroy Wilson are jailed on $5,000 bond for stealing $1,000 in cash and jewelry from D. H. Johnston’s home on 36 South Kanawhan. They deny each other’s role, claiming the other stole the missing items including a $500 diamond ring and a $300 cash. The theft occurred before June when Mrs. Johnston fired Wright. Wilson aided Wright earlier. Wright was arrested Wednesday. Wilson was found at his parents’ home in Pickshin Friday by state and county officers.
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D. H. Johnston
Kanawhan Street
Charles Wright
Leroy Wilson
Leroy Wright
Leroy Fisher
Wilson
Wright
F. E. Lemon
A. Scalise
B. F. McLaughlin
Howard George
Pickshin
Coach Convicted on Morals Charge
A federal court jury convicted Leslie Q. Carpenter former Bethesda high school athletic coach and teacher of violating the Mann act. The case involved a 15 year old girl who testified they spent a night in a tourist cabin at Parkersburg after leaving Bethesda in an automobile.
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Associated Press Elkins
Leslie Q. Carpenter
Bethesda, C
Carpenter
Parkersburg
Bethesda
Stricken Woman To Be Executed At Sing Sing
Mrs. Mary Frances Creighton, 36, mother of two, lies paralyzed from the waist down and near death in Sing Sing death house as officials prepare to carry her to the electric chair Thursday night for the Cyrenog murder of Ada Applegate. Her five months confinement has left her hair white and unable to exercise as she endures prison doctors’ notes of nervous fear.
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Ossining
N.Y
Mary Frances Creighton
Sing Sing
Snake Bites Child In Copperhead Bite
Eight year old Mike Lester was in critical condition after a copperhead snake bit him. Welch Hospital reported the condition today and medical staff continued treatment.
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Associated Press
Welch
Mike Lester
Heat Affects Beckley Businesses Differently
Local business owners report mixed impact from heat with temperatures near 95 to 100 degrees. Ice cream sales rise in July, seed and fertilizer demand increases after rain, and many retailers note slower clothing shopping as customers tire of heat.
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Beckley
Fred Watkins
Beckley Ice Cream Company
O. R. Taylor
Beckley Ice and Feed Company
R. B. Maynard
Maynard's Tea Room
Cress Pharmacy
Nick Gagalis
Sway Cafe
Watkins Cr Ce
James Pickus
W. J. Trail
Morele
County Issues No Fund Checks
County Clerk C. V. Shannon said no fund drafts for 8767.04 were issued by the county court meeting last week. He expected banks to honor the drafts on receipt of county taxes and noted the drafts had been honored in the past. The drafts covered officers claims and current expenses.
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Pineville
C. V. Shannon
Weather Outlook Fair and Warm With Scattered Showers
Generally fair and continued warm weather expected Sunday and Monday with widely scattered thundershowers in the afternoons. Local showers and slightly higher temperatures anticipated in portions of New England and elsewhere with similar conditions.
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New Fair
England
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Senator Holt
Weston
Flat Top
A. Z. Lilly
M. J. Meadows
President Roosevelt
LITZ
LABOR
A. F. L. Executive Council
M’grady
Mars
Knox, Hamilton
Pehirteen
Mabscott
W. H. Mguffey
Showalter
Slab
Woods
Margaret Mitchell
Atlanta
Othey
Wyoming
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