Music Clubs Second Session At West Virginia Convention
Beckley attendees are few as the sixteenth annual West Virginia Federation of Music clubs convenes at the Presbyterian church. Officials hope Beckley residents attend tonight at 8 at the Memorial building, where Gibson Morrissey will perform The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and his Piano Concerto with the Washington Irving High School concert orchestra.
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West Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
Presbyterian Church
Beckley
Lynn Marie Bailey
Volney Shepard
Monday Music Club
Federation
Gibson Morrissey
Bluefield
Washington Irving High School
Clarksburg
A. C. Arms
Morrissey
Primaries Held At High School For Boys Week
Woodrow Wilson High School held a primary election to select candidates for Boys Week city and county offices. Two tickets Democrat and Republican were chosen with boys voting. an hourlong post to be held next week while Irvin Maddy supervised.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Irvin Maddy
Republican
James Hayes
Don Hutchinson
Paul Rowles
Norval Rose
Blaine Kinzer
Morris Higginbotham
Robert Hatcher
John Prince
Frank Hancock
Sam Ramey
David Robertson
Willard Webb
Virgil Miller
Virgil Calloway
Vernon Knighton
Wayne Waybright
Chares
Re-Election Of Roosevelt In 1936 Predicted Despite Big Business Opposition
Washington May 3 A triple headed forecast from the Democratic high command predicted big business would oppose President Roosevelt in 1936 while Republicans would nominate a conservative, and Roosevelt would win easily. Postmaster General Farley and Emil Hurja backed the statements, with other party leaders tightening organization to counter EPIC and Townsend plans. Senators defended Father Coughlin amid anti-lynching filibuster fallout as Long argued about political sermons and Big Oil.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
Washington
Big Business
Farley
Emil Hurja
Chamber of Commerce
NRA
Rayburn-Wheeler Utility Holding Company
Bill
San Francisco
Upton Sinclair
Atlantic City
Chicago
St. Louis
Park Acreage Reduced In Grandview Proposal
Grandview park project trims land from 10 000 acres to 250 300 acres to ease state purchase limits. State Conservation Commissioner H W Shawhan favors a smaller tract including Grandview rock and Turkey Spur for park development. Chamber committee to seek proposals from nearby landowners for state purchase. If agreed, road work and a summer hotel may follow. Children’s camp moves from Camp Boone to Madison. CCC camp to occupy Keith quarters. Chamber aims to improve roads Coal City Fireco and McCreery Terry. Reports from U S Chamber convention were given by Ted McDowell and J A Cunningham.
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Grandview Park
Beckley
Shady Spring
Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Shawhan
Grandview Rock
Turkey Spur
Chamber
The
Rock
G. A. Mahler
State Welfare Department
Camp Boone
Madison
CCC
Keith
Coal City
Fireco
McCreery
Terry
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Ted McDowell
J. A. Cunningham
Washington
Officials Seek Rules On Relief Drive
Washington May 3 public officials and civic leaders gathered to learn the rules for the 4 billion dollar work relief program. How relief populations will be distributed remains unsettled and application blanks for specific projects are not yet announced. Secretary Ickes said new P W A regulations will be drafted very soon to supersede the current ones.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ickes
Public Works
Work Relief Allotment Board
Cement Company Displays Film At Kiwanis Luncheon
Port land Cement Association representatives addressed Kiwanis at the weekly luncheon presenting films on highway importance and opposing diversion of gas and license taxes. Spinning Wheels of the Highway argued for better roads while Saving Seconds warned against reckless driving. A fall festival idea for lyceum or chautauqua entertainment was referred to the committee.
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Portland Cement Association
Kiwanis Club
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Slaver Weeps Bidding His Parents Farewell
Wilkesbarre Pa May 3 Bobby Edwards wept as he bade his father mother and 16 year old brother farewell before his execution in the electric chair Monday morning The slayer known as the American Tragedy faced death with “stee’ nerves” deserted by his nerves and cried on his cot during the afternoon before his fate.
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Associated Press
Wilkesbarre
Bobby Edwards
Stee
Trade Body To Assist With Smokeless Coal Exposition
FRANCE AND RUSSIA SIGN ACCORD TO AID EACH OTHER IN DEFENSE IF EITHER IS ATTACKED. PARIS REPORTS MAJOR PACT SIGNED BY LAVAL AND POTEMKIN, CLAIMING NO MILITARY ALLIANCE, BUT AID IN UNPROVOKED ATTACKS ACROSS EUROPE.
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France
Russia
Associated Press
Paris
Pierre Laval
Vladimir Potemkin
Soviet
Locarno
Germany
Bonus Showdown Expected Soon
Washington May 3 Senate gears up for a bonus questions showdown. O M W Sprague, a former treasury adviser now Harvard economics professor, tells a banking committee that paying the obligation in new currency could spark inflation only if seen as a price rise policy. He says administration aims for more active demand for credit, which has not yet appeared.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
O. M. W. Sprague
Banking
Treasury
Administration
Sprague
Harvard
Smokeless Coal Expo Planned in Beckley with Chamber Support
The Beckley chamber votes to back the Smokeless Coal Exposition, September 12–14, with up to 500 dollars to cover potential deficits. J T Evans E E Bibb and J A Cunningham named to guide chamber participation as New River and Winding Gulf Institute join the event. The show will feature mine safety talks, coal prep exhibits, and overflow booths as part of a broader effort to establish an annual Smokeless Coal exposition.
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Beckley
New River and
Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Winding Gulf Mining Institute
J. T. Evans
E. E. Bibb
J. A. Cunningham
Chamber of Commerce
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Machine and Electric Company
Preacher Testifies in Franklin Murder Trial
Reverend George Lawton of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Norwood testified in Marvin J. Franklin's murder defense in Cincinnati on May 3. He said he aided Franklin with spiritual advice and refused to testify further unless his conditions were met.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
George Lawton
Church of the Good Shepherd
Norwood
Marvin J. Franklin
Franklin
Two Kidnapped In New Mexico By Masked Men
Gallup New Mexico May 3 Robert Minor a New York journalist and David Levinson a Philadelphia attorney were reported abducted last night by masked men who seized them in three cars. Mrs Joe Bartel wife of a man held over a riot reported the pair were driven away after Minor was slugged. The town remains tense as state police and local authorities mobilize amid labor strife and mass murder charges.
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Associated Press
Gallup
N. M
Robert Minor
New York
David Levinson
Philadelphia
Joe Bartel
Minor
Levinson
Earl Irish
Surface On Skelton Cut Off Advances
Hatfield Construction moved over 700 feet of concrete on the Skelton Black Knight club cut off, with 140 men at work. The project, aimed to link routes 19 21 and skirt Beckley to the east, should finish in five weeks of active labor. Rain limited cement laying to 410 feet yesterday. 300 feet were poured today. L. L. Smith leads field operations.
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Hatfield Construction Company
Skelton
Black Knight Club
Beckley
Mt. Hope
L. L. Smith
Fisherman Seeks Long Jail Stay Over License Case
Willard Dancy of Jonben was jailed by Game Protector O B Harris after being charged with fishing without a license. Dancy asked how much time he could get, explaining he needed days to clear his late father’s new ground before release.
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Willard Dancy
Jonben
O. B. Harris
Dancy
Harris
Raleigh county court house project revived under relief programs
Raleigh county may see a new court house built under public buildings programs of state and national relief administrations. Architect Bengston inspected current structures to assess rebuilding or additions for better records protection and office space. State relief's Cc Allen hopes federal works relief funds could unlock a $200,000 expenditure amid renewed chamber interest led by James and local leaders.
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Court House
Raleigh County
Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
Washington
Bengston
State Relief Administration
Cc. L. Allen
Federal Works-Relief Fund
PWA
James
Allen
Parish Freed Of Fraud Charges
A federal court jury in Chicago acquitted Frank Parish and co defendant Samuel J Maddin of mail fraud tied to the collapse of the Missouri Kansas Pipeline company. The verdict came after a trial that tested proving intent to defraud and followed instructions similar to a prior Insull case.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank Parish
Parish
Samuel J. Maddin
Parish Enterprise
John P. Barnes
Samuel Insull, Jr
Mrs John Beckley Campbell Buys New Stock for Purple Box
Mrs John Beckley Campbell of the Purple Box returned from New York with new stock for the local dress shop. She spent several days shopping in New York and the merchandise will go on sale tomorrow.
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John Beckley Campbell
The
Purple Box
New York
Campbell
Independence of America Sought by Sakdalistas'
In the Philippines insurgents led a rapid uprising near Manila with a plan to form a socialistic regime and seek immediate independence from the United States. The insular constabulary repelled attacks, killing dozens as clashes spread to Cabuyao and other towns. Atsushi Kimura and Philippine officials denied Japanese aid to the extremists.
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Associated Press
Manila
P. I
Philippine
Insular Constabulary
Sakdalistas
United States
Cabuyao
Condon Evidence Is Made Public in Lindbergh Case
New York May 3 Supreme Court Justice McGeehan made public part of Dr John F Condon s Bronx grand jury testimony from April 1932 to show it did not conflict with his identification of Bruno Hauptmann as the ransom recipient The action followed a request by District Attorney Foley over a former juror s claim that Condon had said he could not identify the man in a Bronx cemetery The record was read aloud as it became public Would you be able to identify him Yes Are you positive Yes
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Associated Press
New York
Supreme Court
John McGeehan
John F
Jafsie) Condon
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Samuel Foley
Harry L. Whaley
Condon
Missing Madison Girl Found In Cincinnati
Doctors in Cincinnati identified a girl wandering the streets as Nira Barr of Madison West Virginia. Believed to be a victim of amnesia she was found last Friday with a seven page poem Minstrel of the Garden and a magazine rejection slip. Identification came through a letter from Edna Barr of Madison, sister.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Nira Barr
Madison
W. Va
Edna Barr
Beckley Tallies Yesterday’s Highs and Lows
Beckley recorded a high of 78 degrees and a low of 51 degrees yesterday, according to L. A Mauck.
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Beckley
L. A Mauck
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