Cherry Trees, Scarcities, and Scouting News Mix in Ghent
The column notes cherry trees near Mannie Griffith in Ghent laden with wax cherries and warns of falling fruit hazards. It covers Roosevelts’s strike delay debates, the Sandstone area naming history, and Remenyi’s dancing remarks, plus Beckley Scout troops heading to the National Scout Jamboree in Washington. It also reports a Virginia judge sentencing a couple for beating a three year old adopted daughter and a new patent for a dimples device resembling a brace and bit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannie Griffth
Ghent
Frank Richmond
Sandstone
Washington
New River
Richmond Falls
New River Falls
Richmond
Richmonds
B. B. Richmond
G. A. Grubb
Guthrie Morris Campbell Company
Beckley Boy Scout
R. B. Coburn
Dale Simmons
Baron Dowdy
Raould Trudell
John Laren
Clyde Dowdy
Alexandria
Prisoners Exonerate Sheriff After Kidnapping
Two West Virginia youths aged 14 and 17, Bascum Ray Jr. and Maurice Sheridan, kidnapped Sheriff Edward Luegers at gunpoint near Boonville, released him, and later backed the sheriff amid criticism. They had been given life sentences, with Ray paroled and Sheridan given a one to ten reformatory term after a rehearing. They stated that any person under similar conditions would have acted the same.
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Associated Press
Jasper
Ind
West Virginia
Edward Luegers
Bascum Ray Jr
Maurice Sheridan
Huntington
W. Va
Boonville
Ray
Sheridan
Hank Carlton Beats Contract In Six Spade Slam
In a double dummy deal Hank Carlton of New York defeats a slam with only two hands visible. The East West spade buildup, West’s voids, and strategic discards shaped the play as Carlton correctly inferred East’s double and managed the suit blocks to secure the contract.
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Hank
Alien film Ecstasy deemed obscene by federal jury
In New York on June 27 a federal court jury found the Czechoslovakian film Ecstasy obscene and immoral after a 35 minute deliberation. The government seeks confiscation. Judge John C. Knox gave 20 days to appeal. The film remains in government custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
John C. Knox
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ecstacy
Henry Pearlman
Eureka Productions, Inc
Life takes hold upon some people like flies in a web
The phrase appears as a vivid simile describing how life ensnares certain individuals, twisting their paths and pulling them into complex struggles and situations beyond their control. It conveys a sense of entrapment and unintended consequences shaping personal journeys.
Relief Chiselers Start Jail Terms in Uniontown
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on June 27 two men began 90 day jail terms for relief fraud. Norman Nicholson of Searight took 325.70 from welfare while earning 1155, and his stepson refused 146 in relief work. Donald Richardson a Negro coal miner of Colonial No 4 was convicted of taking 76.50 while paid 55 weekly. They were ordered by Judge D W Henderson to repay the funds.
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Associated Press
Uniontown
Norman Nicholson
Searight
Welfare Department
Donald Richardson
Colonial No. 4
D. W. Henderson
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Remenyi
Roosevelt
Tacoma
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Singleton
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Carlton
Te Sherbrook Distributing CO
Cincinnati
OMIO
Kentucky
Pottoms
Seattle
Miami
Chicago
New Orleans
Istillery Company
Louisville
OLD Forester
Bond
U. S. Gary
Kayser Hosiery
Cela
Mer Shades
Vogue
Coats
Beckley, W
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