Ever Higher Taxes Hit Beckley and County
On July 21 1921 The Regis ter reports Beckley assessed valuations rising by over two million dollars this year with similar county increases. State tax officials have ordered higher valuations to fund about 9 million dollar state appropriations for this and next year amid a budget deficit and economic downturn. Voters who supported back to normalcy may face larger tax tickets as next November approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Register
Beckley
Board of Equalization
State Tax Commissioner
West Virginia
Charleston
Raleigh
The Road Hog and Taxi Disputes in City Streets
A city note laments taxi drivers' control of streets after a motorist attempting to park near cabs faced loud abuse from a driver who misread the scene. The piece calls for adherence to law while acknowledging taxi livelihoods and mocks overconfident behavior. It also weaves in varied local ads and odd lines reflecting a newspaper page.
End of Norfolk & Western Terror in West Virginia
West Virginia State Police halted a rail line terror by ruffians along Norfolk & Western in Mingo and adjacent counties. Over 150 arrests in four months followed patrols, train inspections, and armed confrontations, with leader John Marcum killed in a gun fight. Breeding, Mingo, once violent, became peaceful under crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western
Mingo
Railroad Company
Breeding
Mingo County
John Marcum
Borderland
Brown
Naugatuck
Williamson
R. R. Manown
Harry Carton
Carton
Manawn
Carten
Kentucky
Manawa
Tug River
Moonshine Fueled Fight Ends in Miner’s Death
Jack Evans of Wierwood Fayette County shot and killed David McDonald during a quarrel blamed on moonshine liquor. McDonald allegedly struck Evans, who fled then surrendered to Trooper Thomas Barton upon returning home. Evans, detained in Fayette County jail, awaits trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Evans
Wierwood
Fayette County
David McDonald
McDonald
Evans
Thomas Barton
West Virginia State Police
Hyvans
Bad Men Hot Wanted In West Virginia
West Virginia State Police pledge to keep the state free of fugitives from other states. Burley Hodges, a Kentucky resident, shot his cousin Rhuel Hodges near Pond Creek on March 11 and fled into West Virginia before being arrested soon after crossing the border by state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Burley Hodges
Kentucky
Rhuel Hodges
Pond Creek
Draft Evaders List From West Virginia Communities
A long list of individuals across multiple West Virginia towns appears under the heading Draft Evaders. The names include Watson Worry White Stick Felix Watson Audley H Whitt Daniel Franklin Wilkerson Béen Williams Jake Williams Sam Williams Charles Wilson Clifford Windbush and many others from towns such as Winding Gulf Fireco Slab Fork and Cranberry with affiliations to McAlpin Otsego and Sullivan. The roster mixes given names and surnames with town identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Worry
White Stick
W. Va
Felix Watson
Winding Gulf
Walter Watson
Fireco
Audley H. Whitt
McAlpin
Daniel Franklin Wilkerson
Béen Williams
Jake Williams
Otsego
Sam Williams
Hot Coal
Charles Wilson
Slab Fork
Clifford Windbush
Cranberry
Butler Woodward
Pemberton
Buck Wright
Eccles
Stanley Zejoe
Charley M. Adkins
Hamlet
John Wm. Adkins
Sullivans
Anthony Anderson
Sullivan
Henry Brown
Tams
James Allen
Lego
William Banks
Agatino Banto
Stamaford
McKinley Berger
Jakon Biseboich
Cephas Blakely
Sam Bilecki
Blue Jay
Edmund Bodie
Henry Lawrence
Bragg
New
Robert Lee Brandom
Robert H. Brawley
John Brennen
Mr. Hope
Charley Brown
Lillybrook
James A. Bryson
Stotesbury
Will Campbell
Marshes
John W. Canaday
MecAlpin
Alfred Carter
William Carter
Jarrolds Valley
Robert L. Chandler
Clarksville
Fletcher Clark
Raleigh
Lee Clark
Cleve Cole
John Henry Collier
J. H. Collingsworth
Affinity
Albert Davis
Lillybrok
Burk Deans
Sophia
William A. B. Delp
Shady Springs
Edgar Devinney
Glen White
Miczy Tan Dolarski
Andrew Ewing
Dorothy
Demight Gee
Glen Morgan
Edward Gilbert
Wallie Gilbert
Will Gray
Skelton
Bernhardt in America Praises Longfellow and Guests
The American visit reveals Sarah Bernhardt seeking a bust of Longfellow in Boston. Longfellow declines the commission before hosting her at his home with William Dean Howells and Oliver Wendell Holmes. He compliments her Phedre while she praises Hiawatha, and she warmly kisses him goodbye saying Vous etes adorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
America
Boston
Longfellow
Christian, Science Monitor
Portland
Mme. Bernhardt
William Dean Howells
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Phedre
Rachel
Beckley Realty Promotes New Humes Court and Burgess Additions
Clay-Huddleston Land Co. announces two Beckley developments off North Kanawha Street. Humes Court Beverly Street offers 16 prime lots with sidewalks sewerage water and electric lights. Burgess Addition on Oakwood Avenue features concrete streets and visible improvements. Only 21 lots total two white American restricted areas. Car tour available. office contact 204-205 Bair Building phone 412 721.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Humes Court
North
Kanawha Street
Beverly Street
W. W. Hume
Kanawha
Burgess Addition
Oakwood Avenue
Clay-Huddleston Land CO
Bair
Suit to annull contract over Paige car in Raleigh County
State of West Virginia Raleigh County. Rules held in the Clerk's Office July 1921. Complainant J D Abshire seeks nullification of a March 10 1921 contract with L E Cobbs and recovery of 500 damages for a Five passenger Lin Wood Paige automobile. Defendant L E Dobbs is a nonresident. ordered to appear within one month after publication to protect interests. Teste Albert Williams Clerk. Grover Trail Solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
West Virginia
County of
Raleigh
Circuit Court
J. D. Abshire
L. E. Dobbs
L. E. Cobbs
Lin Wood” Paige
Notice for Bids on Coal by Town Board of Education
On July 22, 1921 at 2 00 P M the Board of Education of Town District will meet to let contracts for furnishing coal to multiple school houses Either sealed or open bids will be considered First class run of mine coal with at least 25 per cent lump required The Board may reject any or all bids Section 1 Beckley High School Beckley Institute Beckley Colored School Sylvia White and Colored Johnstown Teel Sprague White and Colored Skelton White and Colored Prosperity Mabscott White and Colored Vardan Cleveland Mt Tabor Dry Hill Land Branch Section 2 Dirtsville Dixon Branch Maple Fork Lewis Williams Rucker Sweeneyburg Section 3 Sunny Side Sophia Brammer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education of Town District
Beckley High School
Beckley Institute
Beckley Colored School
Sylvia
Johnstown
Teel Sprague
Skelton
Prosperity Mabscott
Cleveland
Mt. Tabor
Dry Hill Land Branch
Dirtsville
Dixon Branch
Maple Fork
Lewis Williams Rucker Sweeneyburg
Sunny Side
Sophia Brammer
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Raleigh Register
Raleigh Ister, Inc
War Office
Chas. Hodel
Ralph G. Hess
Road Hog
Wizard Bakery
New Betty Wales
E. M. Payne Co
Paynes
Albert Williams
Grover C. Trail
G. J. Lilly
Beckley, W. Va
A. Ray Fink, Sec’y
Odds and Ends
Bowling & Givens Beckley
Riley
W. Vapill
St. Albans
Register Office
Comen
Hawley Building
Wheeling
R. L. S. Care of
Continental Building
Washington, D. C
Abney
Ps Hope
Princeton
K. M
Henderson
Stanley Avenue
R. C. Stewart
Vas
Court House
C. Pellini
A. P
J. R. Hays
Pendleton
Beckley Junction
P.lipari
Stone Coal
Stotesbury Hard Rocks
Fry
Hard Rocks
James Rowe
James Dover
Walter Butt
Gulf
Estray
U. S
S. Sostock
P. O
N. W. Wade
Joe Patryno
Lynwin Coal Co
Crab Orchard
H. IL
Huff
Lester W. Va
B. E. Tyree
Prosperity
Psil
Jersey
Holstein
M. C. Kingsley
W. Vapsis
My Place
Shady Spring
Jumping Branch
B. B. Harvey
J. R. Meadows
W. Vawyer
K. L. Akers
Seay
New State Road
Harper
C. H. Rogers
Harper, Ie
Alex Culliss
Raleigh Register Office
G. W. Graves
Alderson
Ford
Black Diamond Motor Co
Care Register
Gen. del
Huntington
Beckley National Bank
Raleigh County
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