City Fire Equipment Lacks and Chamber Discussion
The Chamber of Commerce reviewed the city’s fire fighting gear, finding minimal on hand storage beyond 2000 feet of hose and a few worn reels and unusable tanks. A plan to form a council joint committee was urged, plus letters to Mayor Campbell and officials to seek action and improve fire protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. James
City Recorder
Campbell
Postoffice Department
W. E. Baker
E. E. Bibb
J. O. Freeman
Ralph G. Hess
Two Sought for a Brutal Murder
C F Wiseman of Elkins was found severely injured beside the C and O tracks at McQuade near Raleigh and died at Beckley hospital. Police pursued two suspects described as a white man and a negro, with a $300 reward offered for their capture. A negro matching the description was later removed from a Prince freight train in Charleston. The struggle at the scene was intense, with ground torn and Wiseman resisting until the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Wiseman
Elkins
McQuade
Raleigh
Fred Maddy
Paul Patton
Beckley Hospital
Wiseman
Royal
Blankenship
Charleston
Prince
Becket to Help Transport Body to Former Home
A report notes that a man would arrive in Beckley to accompany the body, which was being held at C. C. Rose's undertaking rooms, back to the victim's former home for burial or memorial rites.
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Beckley
C. C. Rose
Indicted Deputy Appears in Beckley Court
A. J. Williams former deputy sheriff who was indicted for shooting with intent to wound surrendered in Beckley on Friday. He pleaded sickness kept him from court and furnished a new bond with Dr B B Richmond as surety.
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A. J. Williams
Beckley
George Blankenship
B. B Richmond
A Quiet Sermon Sparks Choir's Restive Wake
A dull sermon lulls a congregant to sleep until a squeaky choir voice disrupts the hush and stirs him awake, capturing the moment's odd contrast within the service.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Huntington Clay Products Company
Robson-Prichard Building
Huntington
West Virginia
Rose & Turner Co. Bldg
Beckley, W. VA
Haynes
America
Bank of Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce Committee
H. R. Anderson
Good Roads Committee
Major Fordney
State Road Commission
Dowell
Townsend
Congress
Fordney
Board of Education
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
T. R. Ragland
R. G. Hess
McQuade Station
CY Sagrertens
U.S. Nobby Tread
U. S
U.S
United States
Usco Tread
Black Diamond Motor CO
W. Va
Foster Hardware Co
T. J. Harper
Harper
W.S. Peck
Hinton
Pocahontas Fuel CO
Itmann
Rhodell Motor Co
Rhodell
Mullens Auto Co
Mullens
Beckley Pocahontas Coal Co., Inc
Besoco
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