Court Asked To Probe Possibility Of Sewer Extension
Beckley chamber backs turning the sewer system into a public utility with per household charges, asking the City Council to seek an Attorney General opinion due to lack of funds for a sewer survey. The meeting also approved coal commission regional office resolutions and other civic actions.
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Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Hodel
Sewer Committee
Clarence W. Meadows
Hodel
Coal Office
National Bituminous Coal Commission
National Board
West Virginia
Commission
Virginia
Kentucky
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
M. M. Neely
Rush D. Holt
Senate of the United States
J. A. Cunningham
J. R. van Meter
Woodrow Wilsor
WPA
G. A. Mohler
Beckley Hotel
Scott Field
Mt. Hope Chamber
Beckley Air Transport Company
Samuel Woods Dies in Capital
Samuel V. Woods, 81, former West Virginia senate president and longtime Charleston lawyer, died last night three days after his wife Mollie Strickler Woods passed away. A Democrat, he served 1910 to 1914, presiding in 1913-14, and twice sought Congress from the Second district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Samuel _ .V. Woods
West Virginia Senate
Woods
Senate
Congress
Philippi
Samuel and
Isabelle Neeson Woods
West Virginia University
Citizens Bank of
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Mollie Strickler Woods
Ministers Called to Meet Monday Beckley Ministers to discuss summer church services
The Beckley Ministerial Association will meet at 10 30 a m Monday in the First Methodist Church to discuss the summer schedule for union church services announced by Rev Ross Culpepper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Ministerial Association
First Methodist
Ross Culpepper
Market Listless Trade with No Clear Direction
New York trading lacked trends as the market moved listlessly. Gains appeared for Inland Steel Bethlehem U S Rubber Goodyear Sears Roebuck Westinghouse and Baltimore and Ohio, while overall direction remained uncertain.
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Associated Press
New York
Inland Steel
Bethlehem
U. S. Rubber
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
Westinghouse
Baltimore and Ohio
Mabscott Home Destroyed In Morning Fire
The Mabscott residence of Henry Mobey burned at 2 45 am destroying the dwelling and a spring house with most furniture. Insurance on the house was 800 dollars. contents uninsured. Fire chief J E Aliff said a large truck was used hoping to draw water from a creek. origin undetermined. The house, once a dance hall, lay outside Mabscott city limits.
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Henry Mobey
Mabscott
J. E. Aliff
Mobey
Beckley Fire Department
Aliff
Kiwanians Hear Of W P A Work At Lunch
Kiwanians heard a Raleigh County WPA adult education and recreation project briefing by Mrs. T A Gatherum. She noted 1175 current enrollees, 3486 students reached over three years, 27 teachers and 10 play center supervisors. the group paid tribute to R B Yaple and set July 9 at Camp Glen Daniel for a summer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Kiwanis Club
T. A. Gatherum
Raleigh
Glen Daniel
Negro Held for McDowell County Maiming Charge
Walter Larkin, a black man, was held in the McDowell County jail on a maiming charge. State police arrested him at Glen White. a warrant says Larkin cut McKinley Hallums on May 27. Constable M. C. Green made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Larkin
McDowell County
Larkin
Glen White
McKinley Hallums
M. C. Green
Parents Seek Damages After Boy Drowns In Creek
In circuit court a young couple seeks damages from Koppers Coal and Transportation for the drowning of two year old George McMillan in a swollen creek. The mother testified the waterway bordered company homes and that a torn fence let the child reach the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McMillan
J. Raymond Gordon
Charleston
Koppers Coal and Transportation Company
Ashton File
L. L. Scherer
Scoutdale Play Ground to Open in Sprague
A new playground at the Scout dale swimming pool in Sprague will be formally opened Monday morning as a Works Progress Administration project. It is Sprague’s first playground with hours 9 to 12 and 5 to dark. John McKinney leads morning sessions Mary Gill afternoon activities. Games include croquet badminton softball deck tennis volleyball basketball and horseshoes. More centers planned in other county areas soon.
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Scoutdale
Sprague
Works Progress Administration
Tees
Cittsville
Shady Spring
Beaver
Woodrow Wilson
John McKinney
Mary Gill
Eccles Youth Is Best Trap Maker
Claude L. Combs of Eccles won first prize in West Virginia at the American Humane society national contest for the best trap. He received $25 for the most humane trap entered from the state. Second and third prizes went to a Fayetteville resident and a Sandstone resident, each winning $15 and $10 respectively. The Charleston Humane society funded the donation, given by Mrs. Helen Ritz. It was not clear if Combs earned national recognition. Game Warden O B Harris noted the awards may be presented at Camp Raleigh near mid June if arrangements with the Raleigh County Red and Gun club allow it. He said southern participants did the work and the northern side funded it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude L. Combs
Eccles
West Virginia
American Humane Society
Combs
Fayetteville
Sandstone
Charleston Humane Society
Helen Ritz
O. B., Harris
Camp
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Red and Gun Club
Kanawha
Wide Open Spaces Highlight Brewster County Size
Austin Texas Brewster County is larger than Rhode Island Delaware and Connecticut. The former King Ranch alone exceeds Delaware in area making Brewster County one of the biggest in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Brewster County
Texas
Rhode Island
Delaware
Connecticut
King Ranch
Graduating by Phone Delivers Program to Student
Triplett high school's graduate Fare Fleet wood could not attend commencement due to a broken leg. Officials arranged to broadcast the program to her by telephone, ensuring she could participate remotely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Triplett
Fare Fleetwood
Triplett High School
Murray says only contract can end steel strike
Philip Murray, CIO Steel Workers organizer, declares a union contract is the sole path to peace as he opens a seven state strike conference. He vows not to settle without Tom Girdler of Republic Steel signing, while miners expand organizing to choke ore supplies and Oscar steel operations face picket lines in Warren and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Youngstown
Ohio
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Great Lakes
Murray
Columbus
Furniture Taker Will Get Hearing
Ed Hanna a local second hand store owner posted a $500 bond on a charge of breaking and entering and will appear in Magistrate J P Meadows court this afternoon at 4. Watson Dudding accuses Hanna of breaking into his Hotcoal house last week and taking personal property valued at over $40 including a breakfast set a kitchen cabinet a dresser and mine tools. Dudding claims the furniture was bought recently from a Beckley store and Hanna took it in payment after an owed $10 debt grew to $17 with hauling charges. Dudding says Hanna entered through the back door and damaged it on leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Hanna
J. P. Meadows
Watson Dudding
Hanna
Dudding
Beckley
Teachers Get Their Last Pay
Raleigh county schoolteachers gathered at the courthouse to collect ninth month pay as checks were signed for delivery. Edith Clay distributed funds while some teachers, due to uncheyed principal reports, found their checks withheld. Others were awaiting payment from Uncle Sam as they vacationed in different localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Edith Clay
Miss Clay
Uncle Sam
Auto-Parking Tax Officer Targets Violations in Beckley
Beckley police report A C Dickson of Charleston left an auto on a main street all night violating the local all night parking ban. The vehicle was hauled to city hall. Dickson said he would report violations. Police Chief Stover said he would ensure enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
Beckley
J. Q. Stover
Stover
A. C. Dickson
Charleston
Dickson
Reckless Driving Arrest in Washington DC Incident
Edward H. Seeley of Washington DC remained jailed today on reckless driving charges after his car struck a curb near City Hall. He reportedly drove 35 mph, skidded 12 feet, and narrowly missed three children. Seeley admitted drinking beer before the incident. a hearing was likely tonight in city police court.
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Washington, D. C
Edward H. Seeley
Otis Lyons
Seeley
Lyons
Kanawha Street
Howe Street
Kanawha
Mount Hope
Beckley
Mrs Buckland Reported Better After Disinfectant Ingestion
A Raleigh General hospital report states Mrs Ruby Buckland of Calloway Heights is improving after swallowing a disinfectant Wednesday.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Ruby Buckland
Calloway Heights
Edward and Wally Ride Venetian Canal Journey
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor rode the Grand Canal in Venice, cheered by Venetians. They traveled from their Austrian honeymoon castle, alighting from a special car and boarding a motor launch as guests of the British consul. Edward wore a blue and white striped shirt, while the Duchess added a white straw hat to her blue ensemble.
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Tenice
Italy
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Niagara
Family of Windsor
Wafferloonburg
Edward
Nine Die as Greyhound Bus Slams, Burns at Shiloh Springs
REDDING Calif Nine passengers died today when a Greyhound bus overturned at Shiloh Springs 48 miles north of Redding. Flames gushed from the machine trapping victims. CCC enrollees aided with water. Coroner R S Duggins reported nine bodies found.
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Associated Press
Redding
Calif
Greyhound
Shiloh Springs
Here
CCC
17000 Walk Out Of Auto Plants
DETROIT Strikes and shutdowns threw nearly 1700 employees out of work in four big automobile units in Detroit and Pontiac Michigan. The Chrysler Jefferson and Kercheval plants closed after a sit down strike was announced affecting 11,000 men. Packard stamping division absences left 2,500 to 3,000 idle, and Fisher body plants at Pontiac closed, affecting 3,300 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Pontiac
Mich
Jefferson and Kercheval
Chrysler Corporation
Packard Motor Car Company
Fisher Body
Child Deserter Turned Over to Kentucky Police
Paul Flynn arrested in Birchton by Emmett Williams, handed to Carter County Kentucky authorities to answer a child desertion charge. A Raleigh County letter earlier sought Flynn, who had been working in a Birchton mine. Sheriff R L Blankenship of Carter County arrived to collect Flynn.
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Paul Flynn
Birchton
Emmett Williams
Carter County
Raleigh
Flynn
R. L. Blankenship
Glynn
Rebel General of Spain Dies in Plane Crash
Victoria Spain insurgent forces mourn General Emile Mola killed when his plane crashed on the Biscayan front near Briviesca. Franco appoints new chiefs as Basque defenders counterattack and Madrid endures shelling amid shifting front lines and intensified German naval activity in Spanish waters.
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Spain
International League of Labor Unions
George Dimitroff
International Organization of the Communist Parties of All Nations
Second Internationale
National League of Labor Unions
Associated Press Victoria
Emile Mola
Francisco Franco
Biscayan
Bilbao
France
San Fernando
Franco
Lemona
Guardarrama
Madrid
Segovia
la Granja Palace
Balsain
la Granja
Britain
Germany
Italy
Partly cloudy with showers in west and south areas
Weather report notes intervals of showers Saturday and tonight in West and South portions. Temperatures remain steady with Beckley’s high at 82 degrees and low at 60, as reported by Weather Observer L A Mauck.
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Beckley
L. A. Mauck
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Cleveland
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
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Humane Society
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Venetian Canal
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Chrysler
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Third Communist Internationale
Second Socialist Internationale
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