Clinic To Guard Health Of Babes In Beckley
Dr. W W Hume announces a pre school children clinic on June 9 at Central School Beckley for ages six months to six years. The program focuses on detecting physical defects sight hearing teeth and bones. Diphtheria vaccines will be given and the event is sponsored by the Woman's Club.
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W. W. Hume
Beckley
Hume
Woman's Club
State Health Department
Blake
Bureau of Child Hygiene
Beulah Ann Graybeal
Artie
Clear Fork
J. O. Williams
Ameagle
Present Wage Talks Extend Miner Deadlock and Pay
The United Mine Workers and operators reached a 30 day pause in a wage dispute with miners seeking a 30 hour week and 10 percent pay rise. Miss Perkins stated the aim to suspend a strike for 30 days to pursue a reasonable public interest agreement. Operators and labor officials echoed commitment to extend existing wages and hours during the pause, with hopes Congress acts on stabilizing coal prices and industry rehabilitation. The agreement follows earlier extensions at President Roosevelt's request.
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Miss Perkins
Lewis
Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
Miss Perkins Labor Department
Roosevelt
Congress
Guffey
Moonshine School Report Alleges Logan County Training
Raleigh area readers learn of a Logan School of Moon shining on Dempsey Branch that trained moon shiners from Raleigh and elsewhere. Federal officers and deputies raided the facility and graduation diplomas were issued before arrests. Moonshiners dispute Logan County’s teaching prowess as commotion ripples through the county.
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Raleigh County
Logan
Dempsey Branch
Raleigh
Logan County
Logan School
Navy Orders 60 Huge Air Fighters
The navy contracts Consolidated Aircraft for 60 large patrol planes at 6.51 million dollars. The flying boats, designed in Buffalo, feature 125 mph speed, 104 ft wingspan, 63 ft length, 17 ft height, crew of five, and can convert to bombers. Engines from Pratt and Whitney and Hamilton Standard propellers are also funded.
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Navy
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Buffalo
N. Y
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Briag
Consolidated New Plant
San Diego
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Engine Company
Hartford
Newsman Pays tribute to Beckley newspapers and growth
The piece honors Beckley s Raleigh Register and Post Herald and their role in the city s rise. It credits industrial titans leaders professionals and citizens while noting the writer s limited scope for telling the full story. The speaker hopes to help build an expanding industrial empire.
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Beckley
Raleigh Register
The
Post Herald
Charles Hodel
Kilgore Hears Sentences and Trials Rulings
Kilgore court actions include Charley Hill receiving 18 months for unlawful wounding and Ellis Bailey fined 25 dollars plus costs with 30 days in jail for drunken driving. Bailey’s license revoked for a year. New trial motions for Bill Ferguson and Bill Widensall, auto theft convicts, delayed to Tuesday. Richard Winters, a 13 year old 4 H member from McCulloch County, reports a net profit of 937.70 over seven months by feeding 24 Hereford calves.
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Gore
Charley Hill
Ellis Bailey
Bailey
Bill Ferguson
Bill Widensall
Richard Winters
McCulloch County
Texas
Hutchinson Kin To Hold Reunion
Descendants of Charles L Hutchinson who settled on Sand Lick in 1828 will meet at the old home place near Crab Orchard on July 21. Elbert Hutchinson chairs the arranging committee. invitations go to descendants and spouses. A brief family history will be distributed. the Higgins of the family built a large Raleigh County legacy across several counties.
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Charles L. Hutchinson
Sand Lick
Monroe
Crab Orchard
Elbert Hutchinson
Jesse Lemon
Harold M. Rifte
Nettie McVey Merrylees
J. Q. Hutchinson
W. O. McGinnis
Lee Davis
G. R. Hutchinson
Surveyor
David
James
Lewis
Judson
John N
George W. Hutchinson
Nancy
Newton Shumate
Rebecca
Achilles McGinnis
Ellender
Green Lowe
Amanda
Hiram Burgess
Elizabeth
Mankin
Wright
Evaline
James Cottle
Mary Ann
John Dunn
Louisa Hutchinson
Matthew Vass
Vass
Spartansburg
D. C
Fight
Raleigh County
Charleston
Summers
Putman
Kanawha
Local fishing rules set bass and trout limits and frog season
State fish laws specify daily limits for largemouth bass ten, brook trout 25, rainbow trout 15, brown trout 10, with a 25 trout daily cap. Frogs may be gigged from last midnight to November 30, but not for game fish. County clerk notes a surge in license applications as bass and frog seasons begin.
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West Virginia
Here's New Hope Community Training Note
Here's New Hope Crab Orchard Shady Spring and Montreal. The procedure in a wreck or personal injury calls for trained first aid to provide care and arrange hospital or physician visit. Those seeking special training should contact Mrs Bright 76 Woodlawn avenue Beckley by mail or phone.
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Crab Orchard
Shady Spring
Montreal
World News At A Glance Highlights Across Cities
Washington acts on utility holding company bill and pushes wealth tax. soft coal strike averted. In Detroit and elsewhere arrests follow a Dickinson stay social case. in Greenville a butcher boy confesses. Tokyo floods kill 71. Tientsin notes invasion prep. Paris duel ends without clash. Wimbledon match called off. Baer weds food expert. Four hundred picnickers fall into a creek at Nanticoke. over 100 injured.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Detroit
Michigan
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dickinson
Chicago
Senate
Greenville
N. Y
Butcher Boy
Max Baer
Playboy
Nanticoke
Congress
Tokyo
Japan
Tientsin
China
Russia
Paris
Wimbledon
England
Rock Lick Miner Melvin Martin Dies in Mine Accident
Funeral services for Melvin Martin 62 of Concho are set in Rock Lick church with Reverend C S Donnelly. Burial at Highlawn Memorial Park follows his death after a timber car accident crushed him at a working face. Surviving are his wife and four children plus a daughter in Minden. Pallbearers named include John Minus George Murphy Dad Whitney L C Rhodes Don Carbal and George Tate.
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Melvin Martin
Concho
Rock Lick
C. S. Donnelly
Oak Hill
Tyree and Dew
Highlawn Memorial Park
Martin
Oak Hill Hospital
Brookie Martin
Hazel
Posey
Jack
George
Edward Weoten
Minden
John Minus
George Murphy
Dad Whitney
L. C., Rhodes
Don Carbal
George Tate
School Bus Costs Across County Unit Operations
The 1934 35 school year marked the first county unit operation of buses with nine new units and two additions, improving pupil access. State contract savings on gas and tires helped cut costs, while updated sheds and revised schedules increased efficiency. Total bus value rose to 32 835 50 with old and new stock. cash and non cash costs show a drop from 53 250 42 to 38 731 71, excluding new buses, and depreciation figures reflect longer term asset use.
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Board of Education
School repairs and operating costs across two years
The records show 1933-34 repairs at 3200 dollars and 3.00 dollars in 1934-35. Operating costs including contractor equipment totaled 40954.42 dollars for 1933-34 and 29622.20 dollars for 1934-35, with no contractor in the last year.
Fatal Blaze Claims Howerton Family in Bud
Howerton dies hours after attempting to rescue his son Ernest from a fire that devastates the family home in Bud. Wife Lila screams for help as Howerton fights flames and gas fumes, but the child is found burned and the house is destroyed. Funeral plans and burial arrangements are led by Robertson and Foglesong. surviving relatives include the mother Mrs Ella Howerton and six children with extended family listed.
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Howerton
Ernest
Beckeeley Hospital
Bud
Robertson and
Foglesong
Ella Howerton
Lloyd
Carrie
Mary
Thelma
Willard
Eva
W. A. Rhinehart
Joe Howerton
Alex Howerton
James Howerton
Sophia
Minerva Howerton
Pat H. Lester
Ida To
Confession Confirms Killing At Local Butcher Shop
Lieut Garry Sagren and Sgt J Waller Wheeler report a 19 year old male confessed to luring Helen Glenn to his shop, abducting her to quarters above, then killing her with a butcher knife to prevent disclosure. Detectives say the body was left on a secluded road after the attack. Father surrendered his son amid lynching rumors as townspeople gathered.
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Garry Sagren
J. Waller Wheeler
Yard
Jad
Helen Glenn
Lieut. Sager
Alan Strange Traded to Washington by St. Louis
St. Louis Browns manager Rogers Hornsby announced a straight no cash trade sending shortstop Alan Strange to the Washington Senators in exchange for Lyn Lary. Lary, a former Yankee and Red Sox star, will report for a double header tomorrow.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns Today
Alan Strange
Washington Senators
Lyn Lary
Yankee
Red Sox
Hornsby
Lary
Vote Will Test Roosevelt Power In Congress Clash
Washington faces a pivotal House vote Monday testing President Roosevelt's influence as Democrats rally around a plan to outlaw utility holding companies within seven years. The amendment, offered by Rep Eicher of Iowa, would substitute the Senate provision and rely on the Securities and Exchange Commission. Administration allies plan to pressure dissenters as the House aims to finish action by Tuesday before a July Fourth recess.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic House
Senate
House Interstate Commerce
Securities Exchange Commission
Eicher
Iowa
Interstate Committee
White House
House
Beckley Newspapers Unveil New Plant With Private Rail Siding
The Beckley Post-Herald and Raleigh Register plan a new 50 by 80 foot building with a private rail siding for paper handling. The facility will house editorial offices on the top floor and a multi‑level setup for composing, printing, packaging, and mailing to speed distribution.
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West Virginia
Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Beckley
Newspaper Boys
Beckley Newspapers
Paner
Tts
Beckley Newspapers Plans New Prince Street Plant
The Beckley Newspapers Corporation invites bids to construct a new building on Prince Street Beckley West Virginia to house its printing and publishing plant. The contract seeks qualified building contractors to submit proposals for the project.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince Street
Beckley
W. Va
Worker plans bid for Charleston building project
Bids will be invited in three divisions general contract plumbing heating and gas fitting and electric wiring Plans may be obtained from Warne Tucker Silling Architects Charleston W Va on deposit of a ten dollar certified check The check is returned if plans are unused Bids open at 2 00 p m July 17 1935 at the architects office in Charleston A one percent certified check accompanies each bid Unsuccessful bidders receive their checks within ten days The building will be a four story brick and concrete structure about fifty by eighty feet
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Warne-Tucker-Silling, Architects
Charleston
W. Va
The
Architects
Pavilion Collapse Injures Hundreds at Luzerne Picnic
At Croop's Glen near Nanticoke Pennsylvania a rustic dance pavilion collapsed during a thunderstorm sending about 250 people into Hunlock Creek. About 175 were pulled from debris and treated at Nanticoke State Hospital. no fatalities were reported.
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Associated Press
Nanticoke
Nanticoke State Hospital
Luzerne County
Croop’s Glen
Operators and Miners Extend Wages and Hours to April 1 1936
Washington advised extension in this region to April 1 1936 to allow Congress to act on the Guffy bill and for courts to rule on its validity. Major Tams notes mixed support and fears a strike or suspension to pressure action while miners hope for a year of wage stability and avoid hardship.
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Register
Washington
Tams
Congress
Raleigh
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Seventy Suspects Detained in County Jail Overnight
Fifty-seven persons were locked up in the county jail last night around midnight, most arrested on drunk charges. No felonies were listed, though one man was held for investigation.
Constable Must Serve Jail Term in Contempt Case
Huntington W Va June 99 L Constable I H Totten was sentenced to ten days in jail and fined 50 dollars and costs for contempt of court. Special Judge Gegge S Wallace granted a 15 day stay for appeal to the supreme court after Totten allegedly tried to intimidate Albert Casto.
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Huntington
W. Va
I. H. Totten
Gegge S. Wallace
Totten
Carpenter
Jealous Wife Shoots Husband to Death in Bowling Green
Bernice Goad, 17, shot and killed truck driver William Goad, 22, after meeting him with two women on the street. She surrendered to Patrolman Horace Snell, said she acted out of jealousy, and was held without bond in Warren County jail on murder charges. Witnesses recounted her cry after learning of his death.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
Bernice Goad
William Goad
Horace Snell
Snell
Goad
Warren County
Charleston golfers defeat White Oak in state amateur prelims
The Kanawha Country Club of Charleston defeated White Oak Country Club players of McDonald today 15 1 2 to 11 1 2 in a state amateur golf tournament preliminary. This marks the fourth Charleston win since 1930 at the White Sulphur Springs venue.
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Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs
Kanawha Country Club
Charleston
White Oak
McDonald
Japan Flood Death Toll Rises in West. 71 Known Dead
West Japan floods leave 71 confirmed dead with damage pegged at 40,000,000 yen. Osake, Kyoto, and Kobe areas suffer worst storms in 50 years as many remain missing and scores injured.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Osaka
Kyoto
Kobe
Middle Aged Woman Wins Golf Tourney
Mrs. Opal Hill of Kansas City wins the sixth annual Women's Western Open at Sunset Ridge Country Club after taking a 36 hole match 9 and 7 against Mrs. S L Reinharit Winnetka Ill. Hill learned golf at 37 and defeated Reinharit on the 29th green.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Opal
Hill
Kansas City Star
Sunset Ridge Country Club
S. L. Reinharit
Winnetka
Ill
Quarrel Breaks Out In Republican Ranks
In Columbus Ohio on June 29 a regional conference of Republicans from six states was announced for July 8 and 9 in Cleveland. It will proceed without official Ohio party endorsement as Ed Schorr, chair of the state central committee, warned that the meeting was not called by party headquarters and urged Republicans to confer with the state organization.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Cleveland
George H. Bender
Ohio A Federation of Republican Clubs
Ed Schorr
Republican State Central
Publc
Bender
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Kilgore
Hutchinson
New Hope
World News
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