Local drinkers prefer shine amid illegal booze raids
Beckley federal investigators report five distilleries captured since Saturday with two 60 gallon stills on Trace Fork. Three Stamford men jailed for operating a distillery and nine others held for federal court. A complete distillery near Jenkin Jones in McDowell county also seized with five gallons of liquor and operator Lester Miller. Deputies aided in the McDowell raid as officers closed in on illicit producers across multiple sites.
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Beckley
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
W. H. Chrisley
Stamford
Lee Thompson
Thedford Quesenberry
Jess Newsom
W. W. Bardin
U. S
Chrisley
Trace Fork
Camp Creek
W. M. Ryman
W. C. Hall
McDowell County
Frank E. Tankersley
Chester Fers
Jenkin Jones
Lester Miller
Hoagland French
Welch
McDowell
McKinley Stacy
Sylvanus T. Wills
Gus Berrian
Jumping Branch
Hitchhiker Robs Men Of Car Worth $424
Three men, L. B. Justice, T. R. Rucker, and L. M. Clay, were forced from their car by a pistol wielding hitchhiker described as well dressed. The robber obtained 400 dollars from Clay and 24 from Justice, then fled toward Huntington. The car and a dog owned by Clay were later found abandoned.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
L. B. Justice
T. R. Rucker
Ironton, O
L. M. Clay
White’s Creek
Clay
Justice
Charleston Police Chief Suffering From Appendicitis
Chief Frank Gibson III of Charleston has appendicitis and may undergo surgery per a statement from Mayor D. Boone Dawson. Gibson, previously conservator of the peace at Winding Gulf, is at home awaiting treatment.
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Frank Gibson
Charleston
D. Boone Dawson
Gibson
Conservator of the Peace
Winding Gulf
Beckley Man Named State Road Chief? Rumor and Resignation Shock
Charleston July 19 News reports state road commissioner Ernest L Bailey resigned at Governor Kump’s request. Regarded engineer C L Allen of Beckley is rumored as successor, though no official basis. Bailey had indicated possible gubernatorial run in 1936 and said he would comment later. Edgar Dickson and Frank J Smith were also asked to leave. Allen Russell became acting secretary.
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C. L. Allen
Ernest Bailey
Kump
Allen
Associated Press
Charleston
Ernest L. Bailey
Bailey
Edgar F. Dickson
Frank J. Smith
Allen Russell
New York
Abraham Starr
Lower East Side
Cape Town
Mamma Starr
Montreal
Maxey
Stal
Mortgage paid after sixty seven years on 2500 loan
In July a Mary B. Young estate paid off a 2500 mortgage on a 53 acre tract near Coraopolis. The loan, taken in 1868 from Dollar Savings Bank, carried steady interest until it grew to 10000. The bank never reduced the debt, then the estate cleared the loan and regained a clear title.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Mary B. Young
Dollar Savings Bank
Coraopolis
Local Burglar Gets Few Cents For Pains
A thief burglarized the Railway Express office on Third Avenue, stealing only a few pennies and postage stamps. Passersby alerted city police after witnessing the suspect. An iron safe used during business hours was stolen and later found smashed under the Neville Street railroad bridge. E. Smith of Chesapeake and Ohio said little money was left in the safe overnight. Patrolman S. J. Bell and Railroad Special Agent R. M. Sims are investigating.
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Railway Express Company
Third Avenue
E. Smith
Chesapeake and Ohio
Neville Street
Smith
S. J. Bell
Railroad
R. M. Sims
Legs Found In Gang Graveyard Near Hammond
A trunk containing legs and shoes from the Lang murder was found by three youths near a Maynard brickyard Ind. The discovery ties to Mrs. Evelyn Smith and her husband and reinforces the killer gangland mystery. Investigators pressed a wider search for Smith and Jung as they review towels with matching marks from Mrs. Smiths apartment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ervin Lang
Hammond
Maynard
Ind
Lang
Blanche Dunkel
Evelyn Smith
Victor Kirsch
al Spartz
Fred Kuntz
Ed Bennett
Munster
West Virginia CCC Camps Expansion Praised
D. B. Griffin, state forest er, said Pineville that West Virginia will have 52 CCC enrolment companies after the latest allotment. He noted WV had 16 camps previously, compared with Ohio 40 and Virginia 66, and praised the progress on projects. The state is described as a major timber storehouse with land suited for future wood growth.
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West Virginia
D. B. Griffin
Pineville
Raleigh Register
CCC
Ohio
Virginia
United States
Court Order Prevents Killing Of Poultry In Ohio Inn
St Clairsville Ohio July 19 Michael Lindelof gains a court order to restrain his wife from cooking 500 chickens 500 pigeons and 100 ducks for dinners at her inn in response to her petition for divorce He seeks dismissal of the divorce suit and the temporary injunction delays proceedings while the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Michael Lindelof
Lindelof
Open air camps aid 70 Raleigh county underprivileged children
Seventy under privileged Raleigh county children, ages six to 12, spend a month at West Virginia camps under welfare auspices. Twenty eight went to Camp Greenbrier near Lewisburg, 14 to a camp at Institute, and another 28 planned for Greenbrier. Camp life provides proper clothing, wholesome food, hygiene training, and outdoor exercise. Three other crippled children were taken to Charleston and Huntington for orthopedic evaluation. Names are withheld to spare parents humiliation.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Brooks Clark
F. E. R. A. Nursing Service
Coal Committee Meeting Delayed in Washington
Duncan C. Kennedy, chairman of the miners wage dispute conference, postponed a Washington meeting of his committee until Thursday July 25. The delay comes six days before a truce expires, a walkout was called by John L. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers of America, at President Roosevelt's request.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Duncan C. Kennedy
Washington
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Switzer Nominated Weston Postmaster in West Virginia
Senator Holt of West Virginia recommends Lee C. Switzer a Weston popcorn vendor for appointment as Weston postmaster. The postmaster salary is $2,800 annually.
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Vendor
Senator Rush Holt
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Holt
West Virginia
Lee C. Switzer
Weston
W. Va
Robbers Hold Up Delaware County Bank Branch
Five masked men robbed a Delaware County National Bank branch in Chester Pennsylvania, taking about 48000 dollars after forcing employees and patrons to lie on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chester
Delaware County National Bank
Longtime Beckley Visitor Recalls City’s Change Over 45 Years
John Henry Vance of Abraham, born 1868, recalls last Beckley visit around 1889 or 1890 while applying for relief in Raleigh county welfare office. He walked 95 miles here 45 years ago and returned yesterday by truck as Beckley transformed from a rural village to a city. The Martin hanging, courthouse shift, and rural to urban growth mark his memories.
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John Henry Vance
Abraham
Harold M. Riffe
Beckley
Mr. Vance
John Beckley
W. T. Shumate
Beckley-Shumate
Shumate
Vance
Raleigh County Welfare Office
Pearl Scott
Bill Shumate
Martin
Hinton
Samuel Adkins
Court House
Kanawha Street
Te Pennzoil
Palace Theatre
Raleigh County
CCC Teachers Are Taught Their Duties To Public
State Forester D B Griffin conducts a Pineville Camp Wyoming school for thirty four CCC foremen from five Southern West Virginia district companies. Instruction covers Reading Writing Arithmetic and project completion. Instructors include Griffin Harbeson Cloud Wittenberg Nutter Bannister Stevenson Thornburg.
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CCC
West Virginia
D. B. Griffin
Wyoming
Pineville
T. C. Harbeson
Mason Cloud
E.C. W
J. N. Wittenberg
O. O. Nutter
J. S. Bannister
Merle Stevenson
Russel Thornburg
Plan to remodel Raleigh county courthouse discussed
A bond issue may be called soon to let county voters approve remodeling the Raleigh county courthouse. Large taxpayers would decide, with coal operators and coal landowners among the biggest contributors. The prior plan sought a mandamus from the state supreme court to authorize a special levy over several years.
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Court House
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Raleigh County Court House
Raleigh Register
Bedxley
Charleston
Bar Association Committee
Jobless Father Of Six Killed In Rochester Shootout
Rochester Pa July 19 John Johnson 60 an unemployed father of six was killed today in a gun fight with police summoned to arrest him on complaint of his wife Patrolman John W Nebig was wounded in the right leg After searching in vain for Johnson Nebig and Police Chief Ralph Batto were about to return to headquarters they reported that Johnson suddenly ran down a hill firing a shotgun
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Associated Press
Rochester
John Johnson
John W. Nebig
Johnson
Nebig
Ralph Batto
Chicago newsboy dies in gasoline car fire
Michael Pasquale, 17, a newsboy, was killed when Edward A. McMullan’s car ran out of gas. McMullan, 20, tried to pour gasoline into the carburetor and the heat ignited the fuel. He discarded the gasoline can as flames engulfed Pasquale at the newsstand.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michael Pasquale
Edward A. McMullan
McMullan
Young Pasquale
Roosevelt Plans Weekend Cruise on Chesapeake Bay
Washington July 19 President Roosevelt plans to motor to Annapolis Maryland tonight for a weekend cruise on Chesapeake Bay, continuing his travel schedule and public appearances.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Annapolis, Md
Chesapeake Bay
Five Homes Destroyed In Whitesville Fire
Fire of unknown origin engulfed five houses along Coal river in Whitesville early today. J W Pettry alerted neighbors at 3 30 am and fled with his family as flames spread to nearby homes of Mrs Velma Rush Mrs Roxie Jarrell and others. A Chesapeake and Ohio crew from Eunice aided local residents to halt spread. all residents escaped unharmed though the Kirtner and Andrews families lost almost everything. The blaze is described as Whitesville’s most disastrous.
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Whitesville
J. W. Pettry
Pettry
Velma Rush
Roxie Jarrell
Fred Kirtner
H. H. Andrews
Kirtner
Chesapeake and Ohio
Eunice
Coal River
Drive For Funds Declared Success In Beckley Campaign
J T Lynch, Kiwanis campaign chair, said funds for Beckley’s Middle Atlantic league franchise are secured with only a cleanup left. He reports a list of 100 unseen donors and expects to raise the target or more. Lynch toured Fayetteville Oak Hill and Mount Hope obtaining donations as the drive ends. C L George Gulf Refining spoke on aviation progress and predicted Scott Field Skelton will be ready for dedication in 60 to 90 days with a surfaced runway and hangar.
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Beckley
J. T. Lynch
Kiwanis Club
C. L. George
Gulf Refining Company
Scott Field
Skelton
George
Chamber of Commerce
Weather Summary From City Agent Mauck
Fair tonight with a touch warmer air in the far east. Saturday looks generally fair and warm. The high yesterday reached 85 degrees, with a cooler interlude last night dropping to 57 degrees, reported by U.S. Weather Observer L A Mauck.
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L. A. Mauck
U.S
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Gibson III
Coal Committee
Camp Wyoming
Newsboy
Vella
Register Correspondent
Aviation
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