Hite confesses in local court to killing man
In Raleigh Ohio 37 year old John Henry Hite pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the 1916 death of Tom Wray. Judge M Kilgore deferred sentence to April 5. Hite had previously denied involvement and was captured after a knife wound incident and a long fugitive search.
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Tom Wray
Raleigh
Henry Hite
M. Kilgore
Hite
Wray
Jay
Newsboy
W. G. Thompson
Ite
Terry
Bagh
Kump Studying Federal Bills for State Action
Governor Kump and Senate President Hodges discuss federal state legislation to be studied by a special legislative committee. They consider a special session to act on the proposals, noting many other states have already adjourned or await actions. Proposals include old age pensions unemployment insurance and other social reforms. The date of the special committee meeting has not been set.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kump
Charles Hodges
Senate
Ump
West Vienna
Washington
Whitesville Men at Kiwanis Club Meeting Invite Event
Visitors from the Whitesville Kiwanis club met the Ey club at its weekly lunch and accepted an inter club meeting at Whitesville on April 26. The group also planned a father and son gathering and heard an oration on The Challenge Crime by Pete Gal Woodrow Wilson High School student.
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Whitesville
Wanis Club
Ey Club
Itesville
Pete Gal
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dent
Mitchell Day Parade to Draw 30000 Beckley Crowd
Mitchell Day celebrations in Beckley Monday will draw more than 30,000 people for a parade, athletic events, and speeches by figures including John B. Easton of the West Virginia Federation of Labor. The program runs from 10 a.m. with a parade to Woodlawn and Main streets, a day-long speaking and musical program at Woodrow Wilson High School athletic field, and ends with an evening dance in the Armory. United Mine Workers from Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, and Greenbrier counties participate, with several bands and a detailed schedule of speakers and performances.
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Mitchell
Beckley
John B. Easton
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Armory
Park Avenue
Woodrow Wilson High School
United Mine Workers
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Mead
Mark Twain High School
Stotesbury
Glen White
MacAlpin
Woodlawn
Church Street
Kanawha
Main Street
Mine Workers’ Union
Frank Davis
Mt. Hope
George Barrett
Walters
Nick Alice
The
Press Association Dance Set After Meeting at Woodrow Wilson
Members of the Raleigh County High School Press Association will attend a dance in Woodrow Wilson High gym next Friday after their monthly meeting at the local school. The annual affair, hosted by the Eagle Dispatch staff, runs 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Willis Gunnoe will preside.
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Raleigh County High School Press Association
Woodrow Wilson High
Eagle Dispatch
Willis Gunnoe
Stoco High School
Wolman Expected to Resign As Auto Labor Board Chair
Informal sources say Dr. Leo Wolman, chairman of the automo bile labor board, plans to resign once Roosevelt consents. His board’s policies have drawn AFL criticism and threats of a strike in the auto industry, disclosed during a recent Washington visit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leo Wolman
Automobile Labor Board
Roosevelt
Wolman
American Federation of Labor
War Department Bill Goes To White House
Final congressional action by the House sent a 401,998,170 war department appropriation bill to the White House for the president's signature. It is among the largest peacetime appropriations for the department.
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War Department
White House
Associated Press
Washington
House
Judge Kilgore Excuses Jurors Until Tuesday in Mitchell Day Week
Judge H M Kilgore excused criminal court jurors until Tuesday after hearing three guilty pleas and dismissing charges against a fourth. Hooper and Ellison, of Fireco, pled guilty to attempted grand larceny and got 12 months in jail plus $1 fines and costs. Koontz indictment was dismissed. Ella Blackwell was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of James Davidson, 14, on the Helen clubhouse steps, after a directed verdict for lack of direct proof.
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H. M. Kilgore
Kilgore
United Mine Workers
John Hite
Crawford Hooper
Wilmer Ellison
Fireco
Hezekiah Blevins
Lewis Koontz
East Beckley Negro
Sprague Company
Ella Blackwell
Helen
Miss Blackwell
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
James Davidson
Auto Theft Ring Believed Broken
Police say a trio led by Widensall Ferguson and Barr formed a gang of auto thieves. Cook and Shumate faced hearings while Widensall and others remained in custody after arrests by city and state officers. Victim was Dr. Robert Winston. vehicle wrecked near Glen Daniel.
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Bill Widensall
Wyoming
Raleigh County
Bill Ferguson
Ted Barr
Richard Lewis
Walter Widensall
Pauline Cook
Everett Shumate
Robert Winston
Glen Daniel
A. Scalise
Widensall
Ferguson
Bair
Beckley
Polish man harms five members of his family in Tarnow
Tarnow Poland March 29 Stanislaus Typene a farm hand fatally hurt five of his nine children with a kitchen knife saying he was too poor to keep them Police said Typene planned to leave his job on April 1 and killed the children yesterday in a tragic family tragedy authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tarnow
Poland
Stanislaus Typene
Polie
Typene
League Fate Held Doubtful in Diplomatic Lockstep
London reports a forecast that the League of Nations may collapse under pressure from new prewar style alliances unless European tensions improve. A confidential source cited fears of Germany driving fragmentation, with Britain’s stance seen as pivotal to whether collective security in Europe persists.
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Associated Press
London
League of Nations
The
Daily Herald
League
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Times Today
Hitler
John Simon
Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
the Times
Infant Glen Rogers Jr Dies at 13 Days Old
Funeral services for Glen Rogers Jr aged 13 days, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas De zarn, will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Rose Funeral Home chapel. Burial in Price Hill Cemetery. The couple has one other child, Betty Thelma.
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Thomas Dezarn
Glen Rogers
Rose Funeral Home
Price Hill
Betty Thelma
Holt Plans For European Visit
Senator elect Holt of West Virginia plans a European trip this summer. He will deliver a Fourth of July address at the dedication of Reibald National Park in Denmark and present the West Virginia state flag. He will study industrial centers in England and France and review foreign economic and social security programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Holt
West Virgina
Europe
Reibald National Park
Denmark
West Virginia
England
France
Druggists Replenish Stock Under Liquor Commission Order
Charleston March 29 state liquor commission announced druggists authorized to sell liquor on prescriptions may replenish their stock through arrangement with the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
State Liquor Commission Today
Commission
Grand National winner Reynoldstown claims 1930 title at Aintree
Reynoldstown a 25 to one shot owned and ridden by Major Noel Furlong won the ninety seventh Grand National steeplechase at Aintree England on March 29. Blue Prince finished second with Thomand II third. Golden Miller, last year’s champion, fell early while the field saw only six finishers.
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Associated Press
Aintree
England
Reynoldstown
Noel Furlong
Blue Prince
John Hay Whitney
Thom and II
Golden Miller
Uncle Batt
Lady Lindsay
Thomand II
Lazy Boots
Bachelor Prince
Orators Enter State Contest From Local Schools
Pete Gallo of Woodrow Wilson Highschool and Glenn Webb of Beckley Junior High enter the state declamation contest hosted by Bluefield College. About 15 schools from Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee are represented. Webb plans Our Brother s Keeper and Gallo Challe nge of Crime with no length limit and subjects may be original or chosen.
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Pete Gallo
Woodrow Wilson Highbeschool
Glenn Webb
Beckley Junior High School
Bluefield College
Beckley
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Woodrow Wilson High School
James Hayes
Bryson
Webb
Gallo
Three Die In Fire In Woburn Home
A two family house in Woburn Massachusetts burned today killing Catherine Mercon 49 her daughter Virginia 10 and her grandson Francis six months. The other occupants escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Woburn
Mass
Catherine Mercon
Virginia
Francis
Bartley Mine Strike Persists Amid Labor Dispute
Twenty miners reported to work at the Bartley mine of the Pone Creek Pocahontas Coal Company as a labor dispute continues. United Mine Workers rep Jesse Acquino urged a return to work, noting a largely reluctant majority. Nine state troopers patrolled Bartley while operators say jobs await those who wish to return and wage losses reach about twenty thousand dollars over eight days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Welch
Bartley
Pone Creek Pocahontas
Gunmen Sought In Mississippi Bank Heist and Shootouts
In Jackson Mississippi on March 29 sheriff s posse and two troopers chased two gunmen including suspected Raymond Hamilton the southwest s top desperado. They fired on police wounding two and kidnapping others as they fled in a zigzag car through south Mississippi after holding up Bank of Bluntville and escaping with 1100 dollars.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Raymond Hamilton
Southwest
South Mississippi
Bluntville
Clergyman Machen Found Guilty by Presbyterian Court
In Trenton on March 29, a Presbyterian church court convicted Dr. John Gresham Machen, Philadelphia clergyman, of disobedience. He was sentenced to suspension from the ministry but this was postponed pending appeals. The court found he helped form an independent board of foreign missions and sought funds, and that he refused to withdraw from the board when ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Trenton
Presbyterian Church
John Greshan Machen
Philadelphia
Machen
Independent Board of Foreign Missions
Twin Goats Arrive Nurses Adopt Them
Born twins at Pinecrest Sanitarium during the morning at 9 o'clock. Superintendent Dr K M Jarrell said the twins are in splendid health and will be named Mary and Jerry. Attending physician Dr Soda Webb is caring for the pair, adopted by nurses at the sanitarium.
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Billy Goat
Nanny Goat
Pinecrest Sanitarium
K. M. Jarrell
Pinecrest
Mary
Jerry
Soda Webb
Crowds fill Raleigh cooking school second day
More than 600 attended the Memorial building session as Mrs. Whitney Garrett spoke on new food preparation methods. A model kitchen featured electric ranges from Appalachian Electric Power, Kelvinator refrigerators, and cabinets from Modern Furniture. Local firms supplied groceries, beverages, dairy products, floral decorations, and tableware for the display. The third and final session was held that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Radio and Refrigerator Company
Kelvinator Hostess School
Memorial Building
Whitney Garrett
Garrett
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Kelvinator
Modern Furniture Company
Raleigh Grocery Company
Beckley Baking Company
Aunt Betty Bread
Raleigh Coca-Cola
Raleigh
Lewisburg
Beckley Jewelry
Thornton’s
Piggly-Wigaly
Accused killer declared sane in police chief murder case
Independence Virginia March 29 after 55 minutes a Grafton county circuit court jury ruled Howard Delp 22 sane in the slaying of P C Martin Galax police chief Feb 21 Judge Horace Sutherland ordered veniremen and witnesses to report Saturday morning for Delp s murder trial opening deliberations the trial will start then
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Associated Press Independence
Grafton County
Howard Delp
P. C. Martin
Galax
Horace Sutherland
Delp
Dunkley Sneaks At Glen Hedrick
About 100 people attended the annual homecoming program at Glen Hedrick led by P. T. A. officials. E. W. Dunkley, former Shady Spring district superintendent and now Mt. Hope High principal, spoke as other former officials and current school figures looked on. The Shady High band performed during the evening. U. S. Akers serves as Glen Hedrick principal.
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Glen Hedrick
E. W. Dunkley
Shady Spring
Mt. Hope High School
Fred Burgess
Oscar Rakes
C. G. Peregoy
K. O. Geeen
Randolph Norton
Shady High School
U.S. Akers
Recovery Board May Fix Matter in Mining Wage Row
Washington reports that Appalachian soft coal miners and operators may resume talks today under the National Recovery Administration aim to end the wage and hour stalemate. If no deal is reached by Monday morning, about 400,000 miners could be ordered to stay away from pits as the United Mine Workers seeks higher pay and shorter hours. Donald Richberg, NRA chairman, met with operators and UMWA reps and urged continued negotiations. The contract to replace the expiring agreement has dragged on for over a month while WARN reports from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania indicate plans for a walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
Donald R. Richberg
National Recovery Board
Recovery Board
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Vote Postponed On Relief Bill By Associated Press
Objections from administration officials delayed further action on the 4.88 billion dollar work relief bill to next week. Secretary Wallace conferred with House Appropriations Chairman Buchanan while Senator Burns pointed him out. Buchanan said the vote would not occur today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Proes
Washington
Wallace
Buchanan
House Appropriations Committee
George
Burns
Appropriations Committee
Stanaford Woman Dies After Lengthy Illness
Lizzie Harbison, 67, a Stanaford colored woman, died last evening at a local hospital after about two months illness. Funeral arrangements were not yet set. She is survived by five children: Rosa Page of Affinity, Lula Corpening of Metalton, Ed Crisp of Stanaford, Kelly Harbison of Winding Gulf, and M. A. Harbison of Lenoir, North Carolina.
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Lizzie Harbison
Stanasford
Rosa Page
Affinity
Lula Corpening
Metalton
Ed Crisp
Stanaford
Kelly Harbison
Winding Gulf
M. A. Harbison
Lenoir
N. C
Weather outlook: fair tonight then cloudy warm Saturday
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight followed by cloudy skies Saturday with showers likely in the extreme west. It will turn much colder on Sunday.
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Governor
Hodges
Kiwanis Club
Friends
Bill Weidensall
Culbertsons and Sims
New York
Culbertsons
Sims
P. Hal Sims
Ely Culbertson
Culbertson
West Va
Nag
McDowell
Mississippi
Dr. Machen
Dunkley
Richberg
Call of N. R. A
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