Young Democrats of Raleigh County Plan Reorganization
W A Thornhill announced a meeting for next Friday at 7 30 pm in Heber Street office to reorganize the Raleigh County Young Democratic Club The goal is to affiliate with state and national clubs and determine the county delegation size for Bluefield state meeting in September Thornhill called for full attendance noting Raleigh County lacks an active organization despite being populous
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Young Democrats
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Young Democratic Clubs of America
W. A. Thornhill
Heber Street
Bluefield
Raleigh
Thornhill
Lightning strike kills four at Brighton Beach
A bolt of lightning at Brighton Beach killed four bathers and left four more unconscious. Victims identified include Dr. Joseph Borak and Joseph Harris of Brooklyn, Harris's son Barnett, 15, and Marvin Chesmer. Injured named are Russell De Shant, paralyzed, Zil Graeson, Ruth Honig, and Alice Beer.
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Associated Press
New York
Brighton Beach
Joseph Borak
Joseph Harris
Barnett Harris
Marvin Chesmer
Brooklyn
Russell de Shant
Zil Graeson
Ruth Honig
Alice Beer
Former Beckley Man Undergoes Abdominal Operation
Frank H. Gibson, Charleston police chief formerly of Beckley, underwent an appendicitis operation at Charleston General Hospital. He was reported not to be in alarming condition, with doctors saying the full trend would not be clear until the fourth day after surgery.
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Frank H. Gibson
Charleston
Beckley
Charleston General Hospital
J. E. Cannaday
Five Wallace children drown in Scugog river
In Lindsay Ontario five Wallace children were swept into the Scugog river tonight. three drowned before rescuers arrived. Their mother was arrested on a temporary vagrancy charge. Clarence McGee, 14, reported two others survived. Governor Kump greets a newborn granddaughter and hosts Governor's Day at Camp Conley. Beehler denies resignation rumors as governor contemplates relief leadership.
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Associated Press
Lindsay
Ont
Guy Wallace
Scugog River
Clarence McGee
Mine sealing funding listed in Wheeling projects
Charleston July 20 F Witcher McCullough acting works progress administrator today sent 187 projects calling for expenditure of 6 383 000 to Washington for approval He said they will bring the total sought in applications on file to about 20 000 000 and boost the contemplated employment to the equivalent of one year's work for 30 000 men The projects include farm to market roads 3 500 000 mine sealing 200 000 community sanitation 500 000 schools 300 000
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
F. Witcher McCullough
Works Progress Administrator
Washington
Adult Education Classes To Start Countywide program begins this week
County supervisor Mrs T Allen Gatherum announced that six adult emergency education classes will be launched immediately after state director D D Hicks authorized the move. A commercial subjects class will open Monday at 7 30 PM in the Institute building with Ken Morris as instructor.
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T. Allen Gatherum
D. D. Hicks
Institute
Ken Morris
Condemned Man Seeks Clemency to Preach Gospel
Russell Swiger, condemned to die for a holdup slaying in Zanesville, Ohio, says he wants clemency from Governor Davey to be freed in order to go out and preach. He claims innocence, alleging police pressured a confession to shield radio entertainer Grace Mitchell and cites witnesses who signed a confession under promise of protection. He states his faith and yearning to preach the gospel if pardoned or paroled.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Russell Swiger
Zanesville
God
Tom
Martin L. Davey
Swiger
Harold Flemong
Grace
Grace Mitchel
Pittsburgh
Fleming
Miss Mitchell
Pittsburg
George
Political Foes of President Get Into Stride As Campaign Looms
Washington July 0 President Roosevelt faced impeachment rhetoric from House Republican Leader Snell. He accused the administration of a perilous near impeachable ground and a confusing record. Snell faulted the taxes on wealth and claimed the president skirts the Constitution while courting court battles. He urged a review of failures, warning the country awakens to faultiness of Roosevelts policies and the New Deal administration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Snell
Samuel B. Hill
D-Wash
Guffey-Snyder
Sinclair and Fish clash over EPIC New Deal limits
At Chautauqua Institution Sinclair the socialist and Republican Hamilton Fish Jr debate poverty plans. They agree the New Deal is a failure while Sinclair defends EPIC as constitutional and Fish calls EPIC unconstitutional. The crowd of over 4,000 cheered both speakers.
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Associated Press
Chautauqua
Upton Sinclair
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
Sinclair
Chautauqua Institution
Three Men Jailed in Wickham Chicken Theft Case
Theft of about 30 dollars in chickens from Frank Huffman's Wickham road hen house was declared cleared as state police report three men jailed and a fourth sought. Basil Kidwell Harvey Gunther Ray Shumate and an unnamed Tony Mitchell implicated in confessions. Kidwell Shumate jailed Gunther arrested yesterday Mitchell not yet arrested last night. All charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny.
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Frank Huffman
Wickham Road
A. Scalise
B. F. McLaughlin
Basil Kidwell
Mount Tabor
Harvey Gunther
Wickham
Ray Shumate
Tony Mitchell
Huffman
Kidwell
Gunther
Shumate
Mitchell
New Deal Kept Unscathed by Bar Association Review
In Los Angeles on July 20 the New Deal emerged from ABA scrutiny unscathed though many administration policies were criticized. The association delayed any action on a survey about the effects of the New Deal on citizens rights until at least November.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
New Deal
American Bar Association
Association
School of Law
Noted leaders visiting Hoover cause interest
Palo Alto California July 20 political observers pondered the coincidence of prominent Republicans visiting Herbert Hoover as he and friends spent the weekend at a northern California resort. He will return tomorrow to greet Governor Harry W Nice of Maryland. Others to call later include Patrick Hurley James Beck and Colonel Frank Knox. Hoover’s departure for the Bohemian Grove conclave came earlier than expected with no political import seen by his secretary.
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Associated Press
Palo Alto
Calif
Todlay
Herbert Hoover
California
Paul Sexson
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Patrick J. Hurley
James M. Beck
Frank M. Knox
Chicago
Mr. Toover
Bohemian Grove
Sexson
Hoover
Emperor Haile Selassie Challenges Italy in Parliament
Addis Ababa July 20 Emperor Haile Selassie delivered a fighting speech before parliament urging world aid to avert an Italo Ethiopian war. Count Vinci Italian minister protested the bitter tone of attacks as Italy voiced verbal objections at the foreign office after the address. The emperor warned Italy seeks to attack Ethiopia, recalling past defeats and accusing Italy of repudiating peace efforts.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Count Vinci
Foreign Office
Rome
Judah
Date For Canaday Reunion Determined
The annual Canaday family reunion will be held on Coal River near Whitesville on August 3 and 4. Taunton attendees will be guided to the celebration by signs in Whitesville. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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Canaday
Coal River
Whitesville
Taunton
Beckley Miners Fund Drive Under Way For Continued Season
Local canvassing in Beckley and surrounding coal towns is underway to fund the Middle Atlantic baseball club the Beckley Miners. J T Lynch chairman reports strong citizen support and a second phase will target remaining prospects with results withheld until all contributions are counted.
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Beckley Miners
Middle Atlantic
Bair
J.T. Lynch
Beckley
Lynch
Mountain girl admits killing younger brother on mountain
In Prestonsburg Kentucky on July 20 county officials report 14 year old Hattie Trene Hyden confessed slaying her 9 year old brother Thomas James Hyden while berry picking. The girl described as pretty is jailed awaiting juvenile court trial July 25 on murder charges. If convicted she faces placement at a state reform school for girls. The body was found by the father F M Hyden a coal miner at Weeksbury in Caleb Fork undergrowth on the mountain. The case continues on page 2.
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Who
Associated Press
Prestonsburg
Hattie Trene Hyden
Thomas James Hyden
F. M. Hyden
Weeksbury
Caleb Fork
WPA Director Named For This District
Raleigh county was added to the Works Progress district with S Grover Smith of Charleston named acting director. Other counties in the district include Boone Fayette Logan McDowell Mingo and Wyoming. Joseph R Blackburn of Morgantown was named assistant to Smith.
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Raleigh County
Works Progress District
S. Grover Smith
Charleston
Boone, Fayette
Logan
McDowell
Mingo
Wyoming
Joseph R. Blackburn
Morgantown
Smith
Lands Officials For Cooperation Gratification
Local officials are cooperating with federal investigators from the Alcohol Tax Unit, with the article noting the manner of cooperation. Details continue on page 2.
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Federal
Radiophone to Link Beckley With Cities All Over World
Beckley men expand radio use beyond listening to speaking back. Joe Smith Jr now at college has dismantled his station while Herbert G. Taylor, Raleigh Register foreman, runs a notable transmitting setup in Fayette Street. A map with colored tacks marks many linked points.
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Beckley
Santa
Herbert G. Taylor
Taylor
Raleigh Register
Fayette Street
Lover’s pact ends in stabbing death in park
Chicago police say Joseph Gornik fatally stabbed Mae Lukavich in a “death by own action” pact. He described walking, retrieving a knife, then forcing the kiss and pushing the knife into her heart after she asked to die. He carried the body to a doctor and was arrested. Frederick Boltz is held on jealousy theories.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New City
Joseph Gornik
Mae Lukavich
Gornilk
John Long
John McGinnis
McGinnis
Gornik
Frederick Boltz
Boltz
Ex King to Fly Back to Greece Said Readiness Debated
London July 20 A pilot claimed the ex king of Greece is ready to fly to Athens while the king s aide says he is not The monarch could not be reached for comment Captain William Bedile the pilot identified the former king as the one in question with the fate of the trip hanging on approval or denial
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Associated Press
London
Greece
Athens
Wiliam Bedile
Man Fined After Club Shooting Incident
Edward Gates of Jersey City was fined Fifteen and costs after a hearing before a magistrate following a row at the Ross Night Club in Sprartite. A man was shot through his right leg early Thursday during the same disturbance.
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Edward Gates
Jersey City
Gates
Inter
Ross
Sprartite
Unsettled Weather With Showers Sunday Monday
Weather forecast notes fair conditions in the morning with showers possible in the afternoon Sunday and Monday. Local thunder showers expected in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida with little change in temperatures elsewhere and generally fair weather.
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Lovath
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
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