Deaths From Accidents Put West Virginia Among Eight States
West Virginia ranks with eight states in high auto death rates. In 1934 the state had 444 motor-vehicle deaths and 99.9 per 100000 population died in accidents. The National Safety Council notes the dangers outweigh population figures and cites broad comparisons with gasoline consumption and other states.
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West Virginia
National Safety Council
United States
Council
Kentucky
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arizona
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
Florida
Washington
Presbyterian Circles Plan Meetings In Mount Hope West Virginia
Mt Hope presbyterian circles meet Monday at various homes with chairs named and attendees listed. A Girl Scout picnic at Mill Creek Road outlines a campfire evening and names participants. Church council in session discusses Holland magazine drive closing June 27. Peggy Hardesty hosts fourth birthday party with children, gifts, cake and favors. Woman's Class hosts chicken dinner at church June 7 with many present.
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Church Council
Woman’s Council of the Christian Church
W. E. Tissue
Holland’s
Mesdames Garnet Bennett
John Carver
W. L. Keyser
S.ef, Dunkley
Bessie Faulkiner
Eva Beverley
John Lattice
Louise Vance
Colas Burgess
Martin Ramey
Margaret Marks
Juanita Jordan
I. McK. Hardesty
Margaret Louise
Peggy” Hardesty
Hardesty
Peggy
Shirley Temple
Nancy Ellen Poling
Sue Riggs
Winefrede Coleman
Katherine Marie Graff
Patsy Graff
Elizabeth Collins
Peggy Coleman
Mary Gene Gray
Peggy Graff
Carolyn Rodgers
Mary McIntyre
Patty McIntyre
Patty Ann Malone
Barbara Lawton
Nancy Ellen Feazell
Datty Hardesty
Donald Hunter
Shirley Pettit
Ben Carson
Edward Graff
Bob Clark
Recital and Personal Notices From Mount Hope Area
The column lists hospitality at Mrs. Moseley’s home with numerous visitors and guests. A piano recital by Mrs. J. M. Spinks pupils is set for Mountainair Hotel Tuesday at eight. Several local residents travel, visit kin, or plan study and work summers, including Doak, Tweedy, Graff sisters, St Clair, Nuckols, Lanes, and Evans Jr.
Local Society and Visiting Guests Report
Morgantown summer school attendance for Walkup family. Beckley visitor Felix Holmes at Mount Hope Wednesday. Charleston visitors include Mrs. E M Hardesty and Mrs. G G Hodges. MacDonald Company Store manager C H Duncan ill at home. Irene Nuckolls returns home after weeks with Aubrey Nuckolls in Glen White. Mrs. H A Walkup returns from WVU commencement. son Homer Allen graduates. Earl H Tracey visits Charleston. J M Clark Jr attends Charleston High School Class of 1915 reunion. Willis Triplett family weekend in Charleston. Trene Nuckolls leaves for Weston to World Wide Guild party. Rev Clarence Figgatt visits Charleston. Rochester Reynolds ill at home. Mrs. Harry Clark visits Princewick. Dawson Phillips in charge of Mountainair Hotel during Youngs’ absence in Oneida Tenn. Belle Maroney and Elizabeth Morgan attend Presbyterian Y P Conference in Lewisburg. Alice Pownall returns home after summer at West Hampton College. Birth announced for Beverley Hume daughter. DeWitt Clinton Snyder marries Louise Howard French in New York. will reside Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Moseley
L. A. Wilson
R. E.ribble
C. M. Brown
S. E. Dunkley
Josie Darby
Ola Deal
W. L. Keyser
Elizabeth Rodgers
Charley Jones
A. R. Warren
Noskins
Joe Thomas Hoskins
Thomas
Frances Vernon
John Craver
Elizabeth Ann Craver
Frances Harless
J. M. Spinks
Mountainair Hotel
Dorothy Ann Doak
Doak
Newport
Tennessee
A. D. Moseley
Katherine Tweedy
Appomattox
Virginia
R. O. Simpkins
Billy Jim Gray
Louise Gray
Kenova
W. W. Nunn
Louise Hanes
Louise Self
Dillwyn
Mount Hope
Sally Smith
Ann
Edwina Graff
Edward Graff
Charleroi
Mary St. Clair
Bland
C. R. Summerfield
Fayetteville
Mt. Hope
Aubrey Nuckols
Glen
P. M. Snyder
Ronald Snyder
Marylane
Charleston
W. E. Tissue
S. C. Higgons
Montgomery
C. K. Young
Ruth Kimball
Mary Frances
Oneida
Willia Thompson
Morgantown
West Virginian University
E. McK. Hardesty
Beckley
Homer Allen
Aubrey Nuckolls
Glen White
H. A. Walkup
West Virginia University
Clark
Willis Triplett
Willis
W. C. Thompson
Betty
J. P. Rhinehart
Trene Nuckolls
Weston
Clarence Figgatt
Rochester Reynolds
Harry Clark
Princewick
Dawson Phillips
Tenn
Belle Maroney
Elizabeth Morgan
Presbyterian Young People's Conference
Lewisburg
Alice Pownall
C. B. Pownall
Harvey
West Hampton College
Richmond
Beverley Hume
Stock Averages and Total Sales Report
The Assorted Press compiles stock averages and total sales figures with daily, monthly, and yearly comparisons. Sales today reach 579,620 with various index values noted, including 60.8 high for 1935 and 49.5 low for 1934.
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Indust. Net Clig. al
ABC
Recc
Mrs Newman Gives Birth To Her 19th Child In Newcastle
Newcastle England June 15 Mrs i Newman wife of an unemployed truck driver has given birth to her 19th baby at age 39. Five of the children are under six years old.
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Associated Press
Newcastle
England
I. Newman
Prosperity man held for moonshine operation in county
Chester Kopeck of Prosperity was jailed on a $2,000 bond after being charged with operating a moonshine still and possessing liquor. Officers found a 52 gallon still in a chicken house connected by a hose line from the kitchen, while Kopeck fled the scene with a half gallon jug. The case follows reports of a screaming woman identified as Kopeck’s step mother amid alleged beating.
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Chester Kopeck
Prosperity
U. S
W. H. Bardin
Kopeck
Conservator of the Peace
Tom Harmon
U. S. Marshall
Bob Miller
Local social notes from Glen Hedrick and surrounding towns
Glen Hedrick and Albert Johnson family from Detroit visit Paris Snead. Lottie Plumley of Ghent guests Mrs. Lilly. Atholene Rodgers of Beckley with Pauline Oakes. Jean M Hollandsworth of Pennsylvania visiting Mrs. Dillon. Elsie Lafon and Deloris Pendleton from Morris Harvey college spend summer with parents. Mrs. Dobbins visits Mrs. Brammer. Carl Oakes returns after Wayne sburg commencement. Steiner family from Bluefield visit Litly. Ruth Mildred Oakes Gazelle Bowers to Athens for summer session. Hila Pettry of Daniels guests Claribel Lilly.
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Albert Johnson
Detroit
Mich
Paris Snead
Lottie Plumley
Ghent
David Lilly
Atholene Rodgers
Beckley
Pauline_Oakes
Jean M Hollandsworth
Pennsylvania
Robert Dillon
Elsie Lafon
Deloris Pendleton
Morris Harvey College
Barboursville
B. M. Dobbins
H. E. Brammer
Carl Oakes
Yaynesburg
William Steiner
Dora Stiener
Teddie Stiener
Bluefield
O. A. Litly
Ruth
Mildred Oakes
Gazelle Bowers
Athens
Hila Pettry
Daniels
Claribel Lilly
Accessories Add Color Paris Fashion Taste
Parisians embrace colorful accessories this spring extending to shoes. A young French woman in a gray wool suit wears a straw sailor hat, large square bag, wide buckled belt and jade green kid shoes. A trembling old man spoke to the district attorney in Superior Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Paris
Man seeks confession after burning schoolhouse 31 years ago
The man says he recently found religion and wishes to confess the arson from decades past, asking to accept punishment. He argues the statute of limitations protected him, but he wants accountability now.
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Preston Foster
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Wallace Ford
O'Connor
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Stooges
National Finance Co. of
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley, W. VA
Mt. Hope, W. Va
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S. J. Jasper
G. &. Lively
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Glen Jean
W. E. Lawton
John Porter
H. B. Maroney
B. E. Walker
W. J. Harnsbarger
Circle No. 4
Fred Frisk
Mornay
E. S. Carter
A. R. Moore
Carter
T. L. Feazell
Dorothy Muir
TE. M. Harris
Mill Creek Road
Ruth Figgatt
Betty Chandler
Marjorie Wonder
Nancy Howard
Mary Jane Snyder
Virginia Smith
Margaret Duncan
Edith Simpkins
Mary McIntire
Charles Bassett
New York
DeWitt Clinton Snyder
T. H. Snyder
Louise Howard French
New York City
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Michigan
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Atwell-Catron Motor Co
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