Hero father dies saving infant in Tar Creek home blaze
Louie R. Howerton, a 38 year old checkweigh man at Tams, died from first degree burns after trying to reach his five year old son Ernest during a Bud North Raleigh house fire. The mother and six other children escaped unhurt though one was slightly burned. The tragedy stemmed from tar heating on a stove to coat the roof, a five gallon can igniting and exploding as Mrs. Howerton fled. Continued on page 2.
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Louie R. Howerton
Ernest
Howerton
Bud
Tams
Raleigh Register
Londa Lilly Named Right-of-Way Agent in West Virginia
W Londa Lilly of Beckley was named right of way agent for the state road commission succeeding George W Williams who resigned. Williams moves to Washington to assist F Witcher McCullough in the national emergency council overseeing more than 80 million of the federal works relief fund from the 4.88 billion program and will work from Charleston.
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W. Londa Lilly
Beckley
State Road Commission
George W. Williams
Associated Press
Williams
F. Witcher MccCullough
National Emergency Council
West Virginia
Road Commission
Charleston
Old Fears Of Law Make This Man Cry
Trooper C L Hawkins stops two men on the Stamford McCreery road. One man shatters a bottle as he sees the law and moans he threw away bonded state store whiskey with seals intact. Both jailed on drunk charges.
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C. L. Hawkins
Stamford-McCreery
Hawkins
Jealous Youth Ends in Tragedy at Huntington Church
Franklin Petry 18 shot his sweetheart Emma Lee Ronk 17 then killed himself in front of the First United Brethren church after a wager dispute with his brother Clovis Liston 14. Petry, president of the church youth group, will lie in state with Boy Scouts serving as pallbearers.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Franklin Petry
F. X. Schuller
Emma Lee Ronk
Milton
Clovis Liston
Miss Ronk
Perry
Franklin
Harry
First United Brethren Church
Harry Petry
Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society
Boy Scouts
Neely Names Martha Horner Princess at Mountain State Festival
Senator Neely of West Virginia selected Martha Horner of Clarksburg to be a princess in the court of Queen Sylvia at the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins scheduled for October.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator Neely
D-W. Va
Martha Horner
Boyd E. Horner
Clarksburg
W. Va
Sylvia
Elkins
Kump and Neely Unite Before West Virginia Democrats
Governor Kump and Senator Neely, longtime political rivals, shook hands and pledged a united front for the 1935 election campaign before a Charleston audience. Neely praised Kump’s governorship while both men recalled a bitter party machinery fight, including a 4-1 vote of confidence in Robert G. Kelly.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Neely
Democratic Party
Robert G. Kelly
Clarksburg
Kelly
Rush D. Holt
Holt
North Carolina
West Virginia
Roosevelt
School Bus Costs Analyzed Further
The Raleigh Register reports that the board of education found cost savings from running buses in house were smaller than a prior superintendent office release suggested. The 1933-34 contracted period vs 1934-35 in house operation shows a difference of 14518.71 dollars according to the final report.
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Board of Education
Raleigh Register
Consolidated Bus Lines
French star Borotra spared duel after Paris meeting
A Paris jury of honor ruled Jean Borotra and Didier Poulian need not duel. Borotra, champion of Wimbledon in England, said his main worry is defeating strong American doubles teams in the all England tournament. He noted Poulian did not mean he was a poor sport and declared the matter settled.
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Associated Press
Eng
Paris
Jean Boratra
Didier Poulian
Boratra
Borotra
Pouilan
Newsman Pays Tribute to Papers Public Service
Monroe Worthington, formerly with the Post Herald and now news editor of the Raleigh Register, lauds Beckley papers for truthful, direct reporting that helps Beckley attract industry and growth. He says Beckley is the best city of its size in the United States for business volume and prosperity.
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Newsman
Beckley News
Monroe-Worthington
Post Herald
Raleigh Register
Beckley
United States
Local Fishermen Seek Shady Bass Streams Today
West Virginia opens bass season at midnight with legal fishing through November 30. Greenbrier River also opens. Glade Creek section in Raleigh County remains closed but markers have been torn down. O B Harris warns fishermen to rely on official signs for closure points.
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West Virginia
O. B. Harris
Greenbrier
Raleigh County
Glade Creek
Harris
Phillips Bridge
Register
New Hope For Local Motorists In Red Cross Plan
The Raleigh County Red Cross seeks to place 24 hour first aid stations in county areas far from physicians. Two trained responders will staff each station with 15 hours of instruction over five days. Garage and filling station operators are favored as initial responders.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
George W. Bright
Red Cross
Kilgore Imposes Prison Sentences
Virgil Wood, a Glen Rogers resident, was sentenced by Judge Kilgore to two five year terms in the state penitentiary for second offense and malicious wounding stemming from a January 1934 case and a later assault on M. D. Oatneal. The assault left Oatneal with a destroyed left eye.
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Virgil Wood
Beckley Negro
M. D. Oatneal
Glen Rogers
Mann
Wood
Oatneal
Kilgore
Kil
Former Follies Beauty Arraigned On Burglary Charge
Natalie Chadwick Colby once a celebrated Fol lies beauty from ten years past faced arraignment for burglary in New York. Police noted she had a prison record as they commented on the alleged looting of a swanky apartment.
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Natalie Chadwick Colby
New York
Beckley Newspapers plans new three story brick building
Beckley Newspapers Corporation has laid plans for a brick concrete steel three story structure with basement to house coal storage heating plant and press rooms. Bids open July 17 in Charleston at the architect firm office Warne Tucker Siiling. Construction may start this year on West Prince street site.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
West
Prince Street
Charles Hodel
Feneral
Charleston
Warne- Tucker-Siiling
Adolescent butcher boy confesses killing pastor’s daughter
A teenager named Alfred Volckmann admitted to the shooting of the 9 year old daughter of his pastor in Greenville New York. He reportedly confessed to mistreatment and homicide last Wednesday after playing violin in the church choir.
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Associated Press
Greenville
N. Y
New York State
Scotland Lyard
Alfred , Volckmann
Wage Talks Halted as UMW President Calls Off Strike
John L. Lewis announced a temporary truce in the soft coal dispute after President Roosevelt’s request. Appalachian producer spokesman Duncan Kennedy said operators would likely accept continuing current wages and hours through July 31, while Secretary Perkins confirmed the agreement after lengthy talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
Duncan Kennedy
Charleston
W. Va
Appalachian
Kennedy
Perkins
Beckley Men Among 74 Appointed to West Virginia State Police
Becketly residents John Soward Griffith and P J Russell along with O C Bowles of Oak Hill and R W Rule of Ansted were among 74 men who completed a six week training and were appointed to the West Virginia state police. They were ordered to report in Charleston Tuesday to take the oath and receive assignments as Colonel P D Shingleton plans the new force. The roster expands state police strength from 120 to 198.
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Raleigh County
Fayette County
West Virginia
Hey
John Soward Griffith
Beckley
P. J. Russell
Hamlet
O. C. Bowles
Oak Hill
R. W. Rule
Ansted
Charleston
Company of State Police
P. D. Shingleton
Department of Public Safety
Operators and Miners Jubilant Over Strike Postponement
Southern West Virginia coal operators and workers reacted with relief after the strike was postponed. Major W. P. Tams of Gulf Smokeless Coal Co commented by phone from Washington that peace was maintained. A spokesman, who wished anonymity, said faithful employees could continue working and earning a living, masking earlier optimism that industrial peace might fail.
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West Virginia
W. P. Tams
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Tams
Raleigh Register
Washington
Weather Outlook and Storm Timeline
Local thunder showers expected Sunday and likely Monday with little temperature change. North and mid-Atlantic states may see thunderstorms. generally fair early week then showers mid to late week. Warmth in the south and cooler conditions in the north.
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North
Middle Atlantic
South
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Louie R.howerton
Babe
Londa Lilly
McCulloch
Huntington Lad
Beckley Newspapers
Raleigh
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