Golden Frye Dies of Pistol Wounds at Glen White Game
Deputy sheriff Golden Frye died at Beckley hospital after being shot three times by Roy Irvin at a Glen White Stotesbury baseball game Sunday July 3. Frye, 48, survived by wife and daughter Leona, was a longtime Glen White special officer. Irvin faced murder charges after Frye's death and was held without bond. Frye’s body was returned to Glen White for services and later buried in Kenova.
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Golden Frye
Roy Irvin
Glen White
Stotesbury
Beckley Hospital
Frye
Irvin
Leona
Marshall College
Huntington
Bond
Justice Callaway
Kenova
Sheriff's Office
Monkeys Trapped by Sugar Shells In Curious Pursuit
A South American hunting method entranced by curiosity is described as native hunters place large sugar filled shells with narrow openings on the ground. Monkeys slip in to grab sugar, cannot withdraw their hands, and are chased as they cling to the sugar. The scene ends with the monkeys captured for display.
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South America
Valuable timber saved by West Virginia police patrols
Several hundred thousand dollars in timber were saved by West Virginia State Police last year. Forest patrols quashed fires sparked by campers during the dry season, notably a blaze in a 95,000 acre Buffalo Creek tract spotted by troopers, whose quick action prevented widespread destruction. Forest patrols will receive greater focus this year.
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West Virginia
Buffalo Creek
Sarah Bernhardt Money Talk From London Farewell Run
London Tit-Bits reports on Sarah Bernhardt’s farewell London performances and past wages. She reportedly earned about £1,000 a night at a West End music hall while American tours netted around £50,000, but she says money is for spending and insists she keeps no account.
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Sarah Bernhardt
London
West End
Sarah
United States King Celebrates on Moorea Anniversary
Mike Fogel, dubbed King of Moorea by marrying native Queen Taata Mata, marked the first anniversary of his reign with a grand banquet and hula dance for the islanders. He served European styled native foods as 200 girls danced to music from ten oil cans and four hollow drums, the celebration lasting until daybreak.
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Mike Fogel
Moorea Island
San Francisco
Fogel
New Continent Said to Be Found in Antarctica
A newly described continent purportedly lies in the Antarctic regions where no alcohol has ever been produced or traded. The land is described as uninhabited and undiscovered by current settlers or explorers.
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Antarctic
Memories of an old Santa Fe chapel and its legends
The chapel in Santa Fe New Mexico is among the oldest in the United States and is filled with quaint legends. An old bell summons an aged guide who leads visitors through a whitewashed interior with timber beams and faded frescoes dating to the era of Spanish padres and Indian conflicts.
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Santa Fe
N. M
United States
Spain
Painstaking Truthfulness Sparks Suspicions of Dishonesty
A remark notes that extreme insistence on being truthful can make others doubt the speaker. It suggests that overemphasis on honesty may trigger suspicion of deception. The observation mentions social perception and trust dynamics without naming individuals or events.
Always Behind Time by John D. Barry
The excerpt critiques people habitually late and stressed, urging calmer daily focus to gain peace. It contrasts this with a broader note on birth rates, native and foreign born, in the United States, questioning perceptions of 100 percent American families.
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John D. Barry
Los Angeles Times
United States
Test of memory question about new VP
The user asks to recall the name of the new vice president of the United States as a memory test.
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The
United States
The Last Best Hope quote on the American system
Edmund Burke and Lincoln praised the American Constitution as a remarkable achievement while warning against anarchistic misuse. The text defends private property and the locomotive as essential progress, arguing against socialism and regression to primitive methods. Dr Newel Dwight Hibis is cited.
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Edmund Burke
William Gladstone
Lincoln
Newel Dwight Hibis
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National Society For Vocational Education
Open Cars
F. O. B. Flint
Rhodes’ Garage
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Beckley, W. Va
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New Mexico
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