Rubush Injured in Peacemaker Role
Beckley born Charley Rubush, a Blue Jay baseball player, was badly cut on the face by Jack Daniels after a game between Blue Jay and Beckley. Daniels, intoxicated, attacked Rubush after Rubush tried to de escalate a quarrel with Ellis. Four stitches sealed the wound, Rubush treated by Dr. Cunningham and returned home.
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Charley Rubush
Beckley
Blue Jay
Jack Daniels
Rubush
Daniels
Ellis
W. H. Cunningham
Licensed to Wed a List of Couples from West Virginia
Licensed to Wed Bernard Jeffreys 24 and Annie Hoover 26 both of Glen White colored Peter Petrauskas 36 and Frencey Logasy 30 both of Lanark Henry Tincher 20 Gatewood and Lovie Goode 18 of Crab Orchard Clarence Sanderson 58 of Maben and Cora Chivley Akers 50 of Crow
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Bernard Jeffreys
Annie Hoover
Glen White
Peter Petrauskas
Frencey Logasy
Lanark
Henry Tincher
Gatewood
Lovie Goode
Crab Orchard
Clarence Sanderson
Maben
Cora Chivley Akers
Crow
Winding Gulf West Virginia sets Aug 3 school election
In Slab Fork district voters discuss two main questions, an increase in teachers salaries and the establishment of a high school. The piece notes miners earn about $20 a day and argues teachers deserve around 85 dollars daily. It emphasizes that education requires students to leave home to pursue schooling and urges building a local high school to help boys and girls become useful adults.
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Slab Fork
Odd
Gulf
Scout camp plans and local notices
The Boy Scouts plan a major camping trip with hiking and swimming. Brice Foster returns as drill master after a year overseas, assisted by Rev. C Lambert. Isaac Perkins advances construction for a new fireproof machine shop building. Mrs. Everett Lilly dies, leaving friends to mourn. Mrs. Lambert hospitalized in Hinton seeking recovery. Mrs. Roy Wall visits Beckley hospital as Mr. Wall improves. Beaver Coal Co and W M Ritter Lumber Co deploy engineers in Winding Gulf, staying at the club house. Various locals visit Virginia, Beckley, Mullens, and Parkersburg area. ball games among local teams upset by umpire calls.
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Brice Foster
C. Lambert
Everett Lilly
Winding Gulf
H. W. Shawhan
P. B. Earwood
F. J. Wolfe
H. B. Caffee
W. E. Williams
B. J. Andrews
Some Surprising Facts about Crimes Against Women
Beckley leaders praise an Akron Beacon Journal editorial questioning the framing of a reported incident titled Negro Fiend Attacks White Woman. The piece argues sensationalism harms the Negro’s reputation and notes crime statistics by ethnicity, citing 5.3 Italians and 4.8 for other groups per 100,000.
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Beckley
Akron
Ohio
Beacon-Journal
Race prejudice and crime in New York report urges focus on virtues
The Commission on Immigration and Crime highlights crime rates by race in New York court data, noting higher absolute offenses among foreign groups but comparatively lower rates for Negroes per 1 000 population. It calls for reducing race prejudice and recognizing progress in African American citizenship.
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Commission On Immigration and Crime
New York
Court of General Sessions
United States
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Beaver
The
Register
Shady Spring
R. K. Rubush
West Virginia University
S. T. Farley
Wed
Winding Gulf, W. Va
Levitzki
Janos
Ellington
Howard
Beckley, W. VA
Ontee
Beckley Drug CO
Rexall Store
Isaac Perkins
C. O. Shafter
Virginia
Joseph Herndon
Davy
Dr. Tieche
Anna King
Able
William Boniti
East Gulf
J. E. Ferguson
Tams
Frank Turner
Roscoe Lowe
Helen
Raleigh
Charleston Business College
Charleston, W. VA
Quarrier Street
E. C. Stotts, M
Acccts
A. H. Dangerfield
M. Accts
Florence
Beckley Hardware & Supply CO
Raleigh Hardware Company
International Motor Truck
International Line
Heber Street
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