Beckley seeks changes to beer law and music ban
Beckley officials consider modifying the new beer ordinance to permit radios and victrolas in beer selling venues until a reasonable hour, with a 10 o clock curfew. Attorneys Scott and Maxwell represent restaurateurs arguing the ban is invalid and discriminatory. Police report no arrests yet as the city enforces the 11 pm to 7 am sale ban, while minors and known prostitutes are barred from loitering near beer establishments. Proponents note about 25000 dollars invested in nickel victrolas across Beckley.
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Clyde Scott
Ing
J. W. Maxwell
Scott
Earl’ A. Hall
Beckley Music Store
Berkey
Stricter Beer Laws In Offing
A six member legislature committee in Charleston held hearings with beer vendors and state officials and will report stricter beer sale rules to Governor Kump. The group plans further hearings before the November 30 report, considering beer sale licensing and limits, with Tax Commissioner Fox urging some dealers be banned. Named members include C Lee Spillers A L Helmick W B Johnston W T Brotherhood and Harvey D Beeler.
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Associated Press
Charleston
C. L. Howard
Dwood
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kump
Fred L. Fox
Howard
Twesday
Lee ‘Spillers
A. L. Helmick
R-Tucker
W. B. Johnston
Mercer
W. T.brotherton
Kanawha
Harvey D. Beeler
Morgan
Police Pursuit After Hit and Run Driver
A man fled after ramming a city car and resisting arrest. Officers Roy Harvey and Otis Lyons chased the suspect from a South Kanawha Street beer parlor to Johns town Road, confirming the license number and taking the driver to jail. The city car suffered rear fender damage while the other vehicle had torn fenders and running board.
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State Road Commission
Houston Holliday
Sprague
Roy Harvey
Otis Lyons
South Kanawha Street
Lyons
Johnstown
Collie Attacks Williams Child at Grandfather’s Home
Six year old Geraldine Williams was treated at Raleigh General Hospital after a collie bit her above the eye while she played with the dog at her grandfather J N Howe’s house on Hinton road. Five stitches were needed and the eyeball was not injured.
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Geraldine Williams
Raleigh General Hospital
J. M. Williams
Orchard Avenue
J. N. Howe
Hinton Road
Smoking Motor Triggers Beckley Fire Alarm at Market
Beckley firemen were summoned to the Modern Market on Neville street yesterday after an occupant upstairs detected smoke. Fire Chief J E Aliff said a smoking motor caused the alarm and heavy fuses were responsible for the damage.
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Beckley
Neville Street
J. E. Aliff
G P Williams Dies at 72 in Cirtsville Home
G P Williams, 72, died yesterday at 6 p.m. at his home in Cirtsville after a long illness. Born in Cirtsville, he lived there his whole life. He was a farmer and unmarried. Survived by four brothers: The Reverend T J Williams of Lester, J Frank Williams and Jos L Williams of Beckley, and Alfred Williams of Long Branch.
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G. P. Williams
Cirtsville
T. J. Williams
Lester
J. Frank Williams
Jos L. Williams
Beckley
Alfred Williams
Long Branch
Circuit Court Jurors Named for August Term
Circuit court commissioners announced a list of 50 men from Beckley and nearby areas who are summoned to appear for jury service at the circuit court term opening August 24. Names include Cee Allen, W J Beavers, Perry Cook, Charles Crawford, and many others across Beckley Coal City Slab Fork and surrounding communities.
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Circuit Court
S. B. Hale
PH. Wilson
Cee Allen
W.J. Beavers
Perry Cook
Charles E. Crawford
Roy T. Elkin
Palmer Farley
Harry Nesbit
James Warden
J. A. Lucas
Beckley
Elzie Akers
Glen Hedrick
Harles Adkins
Abraham
WW. E. Brooks
Bolt
G. C. Boles
McAlpin
Hubert Bradley
Fireco
George Bennett
Madams Creek
S. E. Church
Amigo
George Cole
Coal City
L. S. Cook
Killarney
Noah Cooper
Glen White
Carl Daniel
A. E. Garrettson
Pete Goad
Slab Fork
Tolbert Green
Monteval
Henry Griffith
Eccles
Weslie Gross
Lillybrook
T. J. Harper
Harper
R. S. Jackson
Rhodesi
Luther Jones
Daveron
Carrie Martin
Clear Creek
Cecil Martin
Shady Spring
G.W. Martin
Lester
Mont Massie
Paxville
George Miller
Fred Mitch
Club Owner Convicted of Kidnap Charge
A federal court jury convicted John P. Peifer a night club owner of conspiracy in the $100000 kidnapping of William Hammer a St Paul brewer. The verdict came after about 25 hours of deliberation. Peifer was the only defendant tried among seven conspirators with four having pleaded guilty.
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The
Associated Press
St. Paul
John P
Jack) Peifer
William Hammer
Peifer
Fingerman
Alvin Kacpis
America
Charles
Big Fitz) Fitzgerald
Angeles
Hamm
Edmund C. Bartholmey
Bensenville
Byron Bolton
Barker-Karpis
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Elmer Farmer
Alcatraz
Edmund G. Bremer
Barker
Farmer
Bensville
M. M. Joyce
Two Injured in Auto Accidents on Prince Street
A white man and a Black woman were injured in two Prince Street crashes last night. Mike Plasta, 45, of Stamford, received a minor head cut after being struck around 3 p.m. by a car driven by C. L. Ferrell, Greenbrier County deputy sheriff. Rosanna Webster, 26, suffered a left shin cut after being hit by a car driven by Arlena Barton of Beckley about a half hour earlier. Both were treated at Beckley hospital and released. Officers said the accidents were unavoidable.
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Prince Street
Mike Plasta
Stamaford
C. L. Ferrell
Greenbrier
Rosanna Webster
Arlena Barton
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Parker Dies at 82 in Mabscott Home
Mrs V E Parker died yesterday at age 82 in Mabscott at her daughter Mrs George Walker's home. Survived by husband J H Parker, two daughters Mrs Walker and Mrs Annie Thompson, and son E D Parker. Funeral Monday at 1 p m in Walker home. burial Wildwood Cemetery.
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George Walker
Mabscott
J. H. Parker
Pemberton
Walker
Annie Thompson
E. D. Parker
Caffee
Wildwood Cemetery
Clevenger Freed but Stays in Jail in Asheville
Sheriff Brown freed Prof W L Clevenger after a habeas corpus writ but he chose to remain in jail to aid the murder inquiry into his niece Helen Clevenger whose hotel room death sparked the case. Clevenger had been detained after returning from Ohio for his niece’s funeral and is among several suspects questioned in the investigation.
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Associated Pres
Asheville
N. C
Laurence E. Brown
W. L. Clevenger
Helen Clevenger
Clevenger
Prof. Cle
Superior Court
F. . Donald Phillips
Rockingham
Brown
Prof
Cleveniger
Phillips
M. C. State College
Ohio
Assault Charge Against Negro In Helen
A 17-year-old Negro, Richard Barns, of Helen, is jailed on charges of assaulting Mrs. W. M. Morrison, who tried to intervene in an argument with Barns and her son. Barns allegedly threw a rack at Morrison and struck her leg with a crowbar. Barns says they argued and Morrison pursued him with a knife. Squire G. W. Brumfield, of Ury, set bond at $500 to answer an indictment.
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Richard Barns
Helen
W. M. Morrison
Barns
Morrison
Sober Soldiers Go To Ft. Knox Mt. Hope
Members of Company A the 150th Infantry West Virginia National Guard head to Camp Knox for a large peace time encampment. Recruits are warned that any member deemed unfit due to alcohol will be confined to the guardhouse for the camp period.
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Mt. Hope
150Th Infantry
W. Va
National Guard
Camp Knox
McGhee Leads Revival at East Beckley Church
The Rev. Albert H. McGhee of Bluefield conducts revival services at the Pentecostal Holiness church in East Beckley. Services begin at 7 45 p m and are to continue through the coming week.
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Albert H. McGhee
Bluefield
Pentecostal Holiness Church
East Beckley
Surveyor Worker Suffers Foot Injury in Rail Yard Accident
N Fury, 36, of Surveyor, received treatment at Raleigh General Hospital yesterday for a fractured toe and mashed foot after a rail he was unloading fell on his foot. Fury works as a railroad section laborer.
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V_N. Fury
Surveyor
Raleigh General Hospital
Fury
George Monday Killed by Train Near Thayer
George Gardner, 22, also known as George Monday of Thayer, died in McKendree hospital from head injuries sustained after being found along the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad near Thayer. He appeared to have been struck by a train and was taken to the Colling undertaking establishment at Thurmond.
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George Gardner
George Monday
Thayer
McKendree Hospital
Chesappeake and
Ohio Railroad
Colling Undertaking Establishment
Thurmond
Gambling Party Leads to Jail
Eight black men were jailed yesterday on gambling charges and 18 others released on cash bonds after state and city officers raided Lar kins hotel on Prince Street. Nine pints of whiskey were confiscated. Date and hearings due Monday for Sam Starke, Dolphus Mattox, Ike King, Henry Jackson, Henry Nickel Willie Holmes, Henry White, Richard McClendon, and Tom White.
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Hunter Larkins
Larkins
Prince Street
Sam Starke
Keystone
Dolphus Mattox
Sprague
Ike King
Logan
Henry Jackson
Henry “Nickel
Willie” Holmes
East Park
Henry White
Richard McClendon
Radpond
Tom White
Beckley
Legion Meeting Opens Mt Hope July Delegates Convene in West Virginia
Delegates from American Legion posts in the Seventh West Virginia district met at Mt Hope for the annual convention. The first day featured a parade through the business district led by State Commander W. G. Stathers and Vice Commander H. E B Foglesong with District Commander L. M. Withrow. A color guard from Company A 150th Infantry West Virginia National Guard carried colors, followed by the Bluefield 80 piece drum and bugle corps. The group marched to the Mountainary hotel, where the New River band performed before the drum corps staged an hour of street drills. Attendees wore coal miner garb with cap lamps. The Commander’s ball was held at the M C A building. The convention resumes Sunday at 1 30 pm with a business session and about a hundred more delegates expected. Commander Stathers praised Mt Hope post 103 for its efforts to entertain other posts.
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Mt. Hope
West Virginia
W.G. Stathers
H. E B. Foglesong
L. M
150Th Infantry
West Virginia National Guard
Bluefield
Dave Warden
New River Company
Mountainary
New River Band
M.C. A
Battle rages near Madrid as Hull anxious for evac
A group of 161 Americans in the Madrid embassy awaited developments as government and rebel forces fought about 50 miles north of Madrid. Secretary Hull reported that all egress from the capital was cut off and evacuation by air was unfeasible. Morale among the Americans remained good despite the peril as front lines shifted across central Spain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Madrid
United States
State Department
Hull
Eric C. Wendelin
Wendelin
Liquor Stores Open In Beckley On Prince Street
Roy Smith, manager, says two state liquor stores opened last night in Beckley with the old location closed to ease stock movement. The new building, opened Wednesday, is expected to be the nicest liquor store in the state, though the old store was kept open briefly to reduce remaining stock.
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Beckley
Busi Presse
Prince Street
Roy Smith
Smith
Weather outlook with scattered showers Sunday and Monday
Generally fair conditions continue with scattered afternoon showers on Sunday and likely Monday. Temperatures remain steady, though a continuation of hot, thunderstorm activity is possible from the Ohio Valley and lower lake regions east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Regions
Ward
Atlantic Coast
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