Beckner Loses Chance At Reprieve In Insanity Findings
Five psychiatrists reported to Governor Holt that Willie Beckner showed no signs of insanity and could distinguish right from wrong. Beckner, 23, was condemned to die for the murder of Cy Page near Sissonville, with execution set for June 23. His counsel seeks commutation to life.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Willie Beckner
State Penitentiary
Holt
Kanawha County
Beckner
Cy Page
Sisson
S. Collett Littlepage
Poca
Page
Bekner
Kump
M. M. Matheny
Moundsvile
Fire Loss In May Drops 68 Percent In West Virginia
West Virginia fire losses for May 1937 totaled 70 825 dollars, down 151 510 from a year earlier, a 68 percent drop. Buildings sustained most damage at 46 980 dollars, total losses reached 25 of 40 fires, 26 investigations and 24 inspections conducted, seven orders issued, two arson indictments in Berkeley county, and 11 fire related deaths across several counties. A note mentions Martian Latin author describing early use of the trout fly in fishing.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Fred B. Watkins
Berkeley
Boone
Cabell
Lewis
Lincoln
Mason
Monroe
Monongalia
Raleigh
Randolph
Logan
Mercer
Mingo
Putnam
Wood
Harrison
Kanawha
Hampshire
Mercer, Morgan
Cabell County
Berkeley County
Braxton
Brooke
Greenbrier
McDowell
Marion County
Grasshopper Fight Sets Precinct Groups in Cheyenne County
Farmers in Cheyenne County Nebraska form precinct groups not for politics but to battle grasshoppers. Crews will spread poison bait across the entire county to curb the infestation.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Husband Kills Dilatory Wife at Farm Home
Fowler Indiana state police said Leroy Clark age 23 confessed to shooting Mamie Clark 21 at their Boswell area farm home because she wouldn’t get up. He reported her suicide to an undertaker after a fatal shotgun blast to her bed. their three month old baby was present.
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Associated Press
Fowler
Ind
Paul Rue
Wayne Timmons
Leroy Clark
Mamie
Boswell
Clark
State Police
LaFayette
Officials for election named in Fayetteville county
The board of education announced 545 election officials for the June 29 special levy election. The roster includes five clerks from each of the county's 109 precincts, as reported by the Register staff.
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Register
Fayetteville
Board of Education
Forest Road Near Parsons Opens for Sunday Tours
Parson s mountain officials will open a backbone mountain government road near Parsons on June 20 for Sun day tours of the Monongahela National Forest. Guides will be provided for Sunday motorists and the road will be closed to weekday traffic.
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Parsons
Monongahela National Forest
Water from Jordan blesses baptism of Haddad child
Norman George Haddad received baptism aided by water from the Jordan River. Nathan Haddad, an uncle, brought the sacred water during a visit to Syria and Palestine at the request of Mr. and Mrs. George Haddad.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Jordan
Norman George Haddad
Nathan Haddad
Syria
Palestine
George Haddad
Kidds Barber Shop Ad in Beckley West Virginia
An old newspaper item advertises Kidds Barber Shop at the north end of North Oakwood in Beckley West Virginia offering adult hair cuts and children hair cuts for 25 cents each per day except Saturdays. Residence phone 1629.
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Beckley
W Va
North Oakwood
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Phillips Magnesia
Woodbury's Powder
W. Va
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Alco
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Bliss Tea
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Longhorn
Pineville
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Rhodell
Mullens
Fancy Box
Mississippi
Main ST
East Beckley
Mabscott
Eccles
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Calvert
Ke Ino
Calvert Distillers Corp
Relay
Louisville, KY
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N.Y
Calvert’s
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