HannahAwaitNewTrial Plea In Murder Case
Hannah Harr ion awaits a new trial plea after a two hour jury verdict for second degree murder in the Newt Halland case. Defense attorney J Q Hutchinson said a motion to set aside the verdict will be argued July 6 before Judge Kilgore with reasons for a new trial. Prince Dickens, indicted with Hannah, faces October term trial. The shooting occurred near Dickens' home following a confrontation at the mine area.
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Harrion Hannah
Newt Halland
Hannah
J. Q. Hutchinson
Jaiquer
H. M. Kilgore
Prince Dickens
Hutchinson
Fatal shooting ends with Holland killed. Dickens linked
Holland died instantly after being shot in the heart as he approached a house where Dickens testified he threw a rock when Holland fired. Dickens claimed he ran after warning Holland to stay away from Mrs Dickens. Mrs Dickens planned to desert for Kentucky with Holland. Before the jury verdict, Willie Perkins, a negro, received four years for voluntary manslaughter in a past killing at Sophia.
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Holland
Dickens
Kentucky
Hannah
Willie Perkins
Sophia
Perkins
Local social notes from Mabscott and nearby towns
Miss Helen Fadeley improves at home in Mabscott while others host visitors and guests across the area. Carlyn Lilly dinner guests. Elmer Wallace and fiancée Blanch Brammer of Odd visit. Phil Hedrick returns from Welch. Lula Thomas hosts weekend guest. R A Hill’s return from Charleston. L D Fink drives to Charleston with A L Carper guest. Clyde Hall of Chicago visits relatives. Nick Laturco and Helen Laturco join Joe Artury of Welch. A Ray Fink hosts Clinton Daley and Buckie Nichols with Buckie remaining in Charleston.
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Helen Fadeley
Carlyn Lilly
Elmer Wallace
Iss Blanch Brammer
Odd
Phil Hedrick
Welch
Lula Thomas
Oak Hal
T. W. Lemon
R. A. Hill
Charleston
W. E. Davenport
L. D. Fink
A. L. Carper
Clyde Hall
Chicago
R AL Hill
George Dale
Nick Laturco
Helen Laturco
Joe Artury
Helen
Deemy Ingale
A. Ray Fink
Clinton Daley
Buckie Nichols
Carries Maynor Enrolls At Emory And Henry College
Mullens West Virginia Miss Carrie Maynor left yesterday for Emory Virginia to enroll for the summer term at Emory and Henry College. She traveled with her sister Mrs Pete Cather. Mr and Mrs Dorse Cadle and children of Tams visited Mrs Eta King recently. Various local visits and travel noted among Oak Hill and Backley residents including Bill Swope heading to Philadelphia for the Democratic convention and Mrs R Douglas visiting her daughter in Lopinsky apartments.
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Carrie Maynor
Emory
Emory and Henry College
Bristol
iArrs
Pete Cather
Dorse Cadle
Tams
Eta King
Robert Scatterfield
Chillicothe
Ohio
Joe Timberlake
Oak Hill
Arvid Robertson
W. M. Ruby
Cincinnati
Virginia Rae Keeley
Mildred Stover
Charleston
C. E. Shrewsbury
Ben D
Backley
Gus Spradling
Bill Swope
Philadelphia
R. Douglas
T. Jjones
Lopinsky Apartments
Visitors and Meetings Across Skelton Beckley and Nearby
Mrs Anthony Douglas visits Beckley. The Thier couple from Woodstock Tenn hold meetings at the Poland home with morning and evening services. Mrs G M Showery visits in Cavendish home. Gordon Toney and Hagar Jones visit relatives. Hayden Jones stays with Hagar Jones. Jesse Garcia and ER Bises visit Herbert Biggs. Cavendish patronizes Beckley Hospital. John Gillispie visits W E Gillispie. Jones and Aiazie conduct business in Bluefield. At Istanbul Armenian Church workers strike over overdue salaries. mass finally offered on payment promise.
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Anthony Douglas
Beckley
Earl Thier
Thier
Woodstock
Tenn
James Poland
G. M. Showery
Links Grove
W. S. Cavendish
Gordon Toney
Thayer
Hayden Jones
Crum
Progress on Five Mile Beckley to Hollywood Water Pipe Line
WPA crews have laid 4,950 feet of three inch pipe and cut two miles of ditch on a five mile line from Beckley to Hollywood. Sophia water works buys water from Pemberton Coal and Coke at 285 dollars monthly, plans to pay 81.55 dollars per 250 000 gallons from Beckley after completion. The project uses federal and local funds with a WPA grant of 15000 dollars plus 1700 from Sophia treasury.
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WPA
Sophia Municipal Water Works
Pemberton Coal and Coke Company
Hollywood
Beckley
Beckley Water Company
Sophia City
Mrs Besie Edmondson Buried Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Bes sie Edmondson age 30 wife of Lee Edmondson press operator at The Hinton Daily News were held at 3 p m. in Central Baptist church with Rev H P Hackney officiating and burial in Pisgah cemetery She is survived by her husband and two children Faye 13 and Loy 9
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Bessie Edmondson
Lee Edmondson
Hinton Daily News
H. P. Hackney
Central Baptist Church
Pisgah
Stansbury Sells Forty One Lots at Glen Daniel Auction
Stansbury sold 41 lots from the old Stansbury farm near Glen Daniel displacing about 41 parcels. The sale grossed $6000 with an average lot size around one third of an acre. Harry A. Stansbury reported a larger crowd and about 21 buyers. The farm has been subdivided over three years, with roughly 500 tracts sold previously.
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Stansbury
Glen Daniel
Harry A. Stansbury
Glen Daniel-Bolt Hard
Glen Daniel Post Office
Holt to Speak At Clan Meet
Attorney General Homer A. Holt Democratic nominee for governor will be the chief speaker at the sixth annual Ballard Biggs and Broyles family reunion at Pine Grove Park near Lindside Monroe county August 16 chairman George W. Ballard said yesterday. Other state figures scheduled to speak are Congressman John Kee State Senator Grover C. Mitchell and W M Lafon. John Q. Hutchinson Judge Hugh A. Dunn Dr K M Jarrell Harold M Riffe and George L Ballard have also been asked to speak.
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Homer A. Holt
Ballard, Biggs
Local residents hosted visitors and campers in Greenbrier area
Mr and Mrs B W Roberts of Hamilton Ohio returned home after a weekend with Mr and Mrs D J McCoy. J Robert Wilson son of Mr and Mrs L A Wilson visits relatives in Parkersburg. Mr and Mrs C L Cook and Dan Covey with daughter Martha of Beckley visited Thursday evening. Mrs Earl Hash and two children of North Carolina stay with her parents Mr and Mrs W H Lindamood. A group of girls including Elizabeth and Virginia Smith Marjorie Eloise Givens Barbara Hog Nellie Boyd Carolyn Jasper Iva Hogg and Waupella Darling from Glen Morgan enjoy a week camping trip on the Greenbrier river.
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Ssue
B. W. Roberts
Hamilton
D. J. Mc‘Coy
Robert Wilson
L. A. Wilson
Parkersburg
C. L. Cook
Dan Covey
Martha
Beckley
Earl Hash
WPA worker in Wheeling slain
Wheeling health officials report Samuel Egan a 42 year old Works Progress Administration laborer was killed by a blow to the head and placed in Wheeling Creek after vanishing Monday afternoon. Police noted no water in his lungs and that he was dead before being disposed in the water. He was last seen Tuesday morning with 11 cents in his pockets.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Palice
Samuel Egan
WPA
Wheeling Creek
Egan
Special delivery letter blocked over three-cent due
A special delivery letter addressed to Post master Parley in Philadelphia was sent to a city hotel with three cents postage due. The messenger refused to deliver to the recipient known as the big stamp man until the three cents were paid.
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Parley
Philadelphia
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