Cooper Explains Legal Action In School Board Row
John Q. Cooper of Coal City explains why a petition seeking the impeachment of Board President J L Huffiman was filed over alleged irregularities in the county school system. He cites intimidation attempts, offers of teaching jobs to withdraw, and asserts continued pursuit of the case with additional signers to be presented before a July hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. Cooper
Coal City
Democratic Board of Education
J. L. Huffiman
Huffman
Beckley Lumber and Supply Company
Hartley Sanders
Princeton
Ben Pendleton
Glen Hedrick
J. T Stephens
Sophia
Cooper
Board of Education
Ward
W. BR. Fugitt
W. H. McGinnis, Jr
Ship Wins Race With Death at Cranberry Weekend
Residents and relatives circulate in Oak Hill Kingston and Whipple over the weekend. Funeral services for Jacob Siegel were held in New York City. Flora Tyree and Mildred Mullens visit family, while Roy Foster plans tonsil surgery.
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Jacob Siegel
Oak Hill Hospital
East Worchester
New York City
Kovach Funeral Services Set For Olga Kovach
Olga Kovach of Glen White will be buried after funeral services at 2 p m today at her parents home in Glen White. Rev J E Knight to conduct the rites with interment to follow. Mrs Jennie Mosall traveled 135 miles from Albany to Syracuse in a related note.
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Jennie Mosall
Albany
Syracuse
Olga Kovach
N.Y
John
Kovach
Glen White
E. Knight
Miner Shot by Officer in Beckley Incident
Rhodell miner Rhodell Harmon, 29, was shot in the right leg by G. Oley n Mills, a conservator of the peace, at about 2 30 p m Friday. Harmon, who said he had been drinking, was injured after a dispute with Mrs Jess Witt over care of three children. He is hospitalized with a splintered foot that may require amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Oleyn Mills
Conservator of the
Clyde Harmon
Rhodell Miner
Beckley Hospital
Harmon
Jess Wilt
Via to Teach Bible Class at First Baptist Church
L. R. Via of Huntington will lead the men’s Bible class at the First Baptist church today. He arrived in Beckley after addressing the Roosevelt Nominators’ meeting at R. M. 1 park with Beckley attorney W. A. Thornhill. Via heads a large Bible class in Huntington with about 400 members.
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L. R. Via
Huntington
First Baptist Church
Via
Beckley
R. M. 1. Park
W.A. Thornhill
Baptist Temple
Dog Gets Diploma Sunset cemetery
A child born in Trenton New Jersey in 1927 received a diploma as the family, residents of Glen White for four years, mourns the death of a parent. Surviving besides the parents are a younger sister Margaret.
Mullens Mayor Promotes City on WHIS Broadcast
Mullens Mayor William M. Holroyd drew radio attention on June 15 during the Mullens hour on WHIS Bluefeld Station. He pitched Mullens as a small city with one post office and one jail, and claimed no local graveyard while noting entertainment by Mullens musicians. He said 90 percent of residents under 25 were born elsewhere, prompting questions from listeners.
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Mullens
William M. Holroyd
Bluefeld
WHIS
Wyoming
Holroyd
Raleigh County Scouts Camp at Dunbar and Court of Honor Plans
More than 300 scouts from Charleston council gathered at the 4-H Fair grounds Dunbar West Virginia for the third annual Camporal. The event featured a two day camp with campfires inspections and a large Rodeo program including long distance semaphore wig wag signaling rope spinning and lariat throwing. Court of Honor sessions for Raleigh county districts are set for July 7 and July 9 with 8:00 pm start and boards of review beginning at 7:00 pm. New registrants include Lester Troop members and Besoco troop assigned number 62 while Crab Orchard is numbered 73 and Lester troop 37.
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Charleston Council
Dunbar
W. Va
W.J. Graham
Kenneth Pratt
Charleston
Raleigh County
Montreal
Eunice
Sepa
Colcord
Ameagle
Courts of Honor
Court of Honor
Board of Review
Sectional Court of Honor
New Lester
Lester
Lestie Bowling
Charles Covey
Eddie McGinnis
Huebert McGinnis
Clyde McKinney
Billy McMullin
Jim Bob McMulln
Clifton O'Neal
James Smith
Wille Smith
Eugene Smith
Clyde G. Manklin
L. R. Floyd
J. C. O'Neal
W.T. Smith
East Beckley
D. C. Worley
Regular meeting and social notes from Clear Creek society
Clear Creek West Virginia reports the Christian Endeavor society meeting Monday at 8 PM. Rev Burgner of Colcord preached Bess Thursday night. Local residents and visitors frequent Beckley Ameagle Fayetteville Gatewood and Charleston with several family visits and returns to home towns.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Bess
Burgner
Colcord
Maxie Maynor
Beckley
Florence Martin
Pikesville College
Ollie Dunbar
W. S. Dunbar
Workman's Creek
Arbutus Buttrick
Faye
Wylie Explains Security Law to Mulllens Rotary
Dr. Ward Wylie outgoing president of the Mullens Rotary club spoke on the social security act and the West Virginia department of public assistance during a weekly meeting. He noted a recent session enacting the social security bill and described his trip to New York to watch the Joe Louis Max Schmeling prize fight. He will be succeeded as Rotary president by R. W. Kirby on July 2.
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Mullens
Ward Wylie
Dr. Wylie
Funeral for Pasquale Nucita Held Today
Funeral services for Pasquale Nucita a Spanish merchant who died suddenly will be held at Sun Set Cemetery at 2 p.m. today. Burial by Keyser undertakers. A delivery letter to Postmaster Farley sent to his Philadelphia hotel with three cents postage due was refused until paid.
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Pasquale Nucita
City Avenue
Sunset Cemetery
Keyser Undertakers
Farley
Philaadelphia
Local Visits Highlight Community Weekend
Mrs. F. R. Buttrick hosts visitors Tuesday evening. Bruce Allen visits relatives there. Miss Jewell Workman visits Miss Oreta Williams Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Maynor of Cittsville visit brother Lacy Maynor.
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F. R. Buttrick
Bruce Allen
Jewell Workman
Oreta Williams
Woodrow Maynor
Cittsville
Mr. Maynor
Lacy Maynor
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Charles Billings
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Whipple
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Long Branch, W. Va
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Ennis Tyree
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Clematine
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Plum Orchard
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Beckley Sanitarium
J. T. Humphrey
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Riggs Grammar School
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Raleigh
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Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
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Besoco
Crab Orchard Loop
Lester Treap
Clear Creek, W. Va
Wylie
Seaysion
Rotary
Inucita
Automobile Life and Fire Insurance
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