Final day of West Virginia music clubs convention
The 16th annual West Virginia Federation of Music Clubs wrapped up in Beckley with 400 musicians from across the state. Young performers from high school groups shared the spotlight while Andrew Gibson Morrissey, Bluefield, presented his works including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and a self composed piano concerto with Washington Irving High School orchestra. The article notes a youthful Clarksburg Harmonica band and continued coverage on page 2.
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West Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
Beckley
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Salem
Shinnston
Bluefield
Princeton
Morrissey
Andrew Gibson Morrissey
Memorial Building
Washington-Irving
Institutional Uni
Japs Threaten Northern China
Tokyo reports Japan will take drastic action over Chinese demilitarized zone violations in Hopei Manchukuo. General Yu Hsueh Chung accused of moving soldiers into forbidden areas April 30. Tangku truce signed after 1923 invasion. prior charges foreshadowed later border actions.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
China
Rengo
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Yu Hsueh Chung
Hopei
Tientsin
Peiping
Chahar
Prisoner Escape Sparks Manhunt in Clear Fork District
County and federal officers searched the Clear Fork district for Mrs Samantha Barker who escaped Friday from the federal women’s institution at Alderson where she was serving a sentence for a liquor law violation. By late last night she remained at large.
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Clear Fork
Samantha Barker
Federal Women’s Institution
Alderson
Raleigh County Men Draw Federal Terms
Two Raleigh county residents were sentenced in federal court for violations of federal laws. John Kopec received three months and a $200 fine for possession of tax unpaid liquor, while Emmet Martin faced six months at the Petersburg Va reformatory for violating prohibition.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Raleigh County
John Kopec
Emmet Martin
Petersburg
Fosters Face $100000 Alienation Suit in Federal Court
Summons served on Mr and Mrs W L Foster of 46 North Kanawha street to answer a $100000 alienation of affections suit filed by their daughter in law Elise Foster of Columbia South Carolina The suit claims they alienated the affections of her husband Ned Foster leading to a separation preparation for a June declaration and trial in Bluefield Federal Court Judge McClintic to preside Thornhill of Goldsmith and Thornhill represents Elise Foster and Foster is a retired Raleigh County sheriff and former power company executive
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W. Lee Foster
North
Kanawha Street
Elise Lynch Foster
Columbia
South Carolina
Federal Court
Bluefield
Elise Foster
Ned Foster
Mount Hope
McClintic
Thornhill
W. L. Foster
Raleigh County
The
Beckley Electric Light and Power Company
Beckley Players To Present Charm Monday
Beckley Players present John Kirkpatrick three act comedy Charm tonight at 8 in Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium. Audience limited to members and their guests. Cast includes Mrs. Minetta Gerhold Nannie Ellen Gadd Irvin Maddy Baxter Laird A S Johnston Jr Ray Martin Patty Ellison Hazel Miller Hilda Powers R D Watts Jr Thelma Batesole Betty Jordan John Bridge.
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Beckley Players
John Kirkpatrick
Charm
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mrs. Minetta Gerhold
Nannie Ellen Gadd
Irvin Maddy
Baxter Laird
A. S. Johnston, Jr
Ray Martin
Patty Ellison
Hazel Miller
Sawyer Held In Kidnaping Case
Federal agents arrest Omaha Harry Sawyer once called Sea Lion and Harry Porche in the Bremer 200000 kidnapping case. Held awaiting indictment copy from St Paul, likely to be taken there soon. Sawyer declares he has no chance to post 100000 bond as other suspects face trial in Minnesota. Continued on Page 2.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Omaha
Harry” Sawyer
Sawyer
St. Paul
Minn
Harry
Edward G. Bremer
Sea Lion
Harry Sandlovitch
Harry J. Porche
Beckley Be g High School graduates 180 on May 27
The Woodrow Wilson High School will graduate 180 seniors on May 27 in the school auditorium with Professor Stringfellow Barr of the University of Virginia as principal speaker. Commencement events begin May 22 with a class picnic, May 24 class night, and May 26 sermon by Rev. Ritchie Ware. A full list of the 180 graduates follows.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Ritchie Ware
Elvet Kenneth Allen
Herbert Alley
Ruby Armstrong
Pattie Anna Ashley
Gretchen Bailey
John Earle Bailey
Bobbie Marguerite Bair
Sibyl Leon Bair
Etheline Ballard
Mary Elizabeth Ballard
Thomas Edward Bazzarre
Minnie Mildred Biggs
Lois Virginia Blevins
Dorothy Lee Bostick
Nelson Ray Bragg
Roland Brewster
Alline Rose Brock
William Huffman Bruster
Robert C. Bryson
Phillip Bsharah
Lillys Planning August Reunion
The Lilly Reunion executive committee met in Beckley at Lilly Land offices and set August 17 and 18 for the Flat Top gathering. Officers were elected: A. A. Lilly president, W. Londa Lilly first vice president, Ira Lilly second vice president, Ada Mae Lilly secretary, J. H. Lilly treasurer and general manager. Forty attendees and new committees were announced, with another June meeting to follow.
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Lilly
Lilly Land Company
Beckley
Flat Top
W. T. Lilly
A. A. Lilly
Charleston
W. Londa Lilly
Ira Lilly
Ada Mae Lilly
J. H. Lilly
Funeral services held for Father of Bethel Childress near Matoaka
Funeral services for the father of Bethel Childress of Princewick were held near Matoaka yesterday in Smith cemetery. Survivors include Bethel Robie Spring ton Jesse Stotesbury and several daughters from New Hope Lashmeet McAndrew Ky Matoaka and others. Wife Rachel Childress survives. He died at Matoaka Friday morning.
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Bethel Childress
Princewick
Matoaka
Smith Cemetery
Childress
Robie Childress
Springton
Jesse Childress
Stotesbury
Edd Shrader
Hugh Tabor
New Hope
Roy Hurst
Lashmeet
Albert Jones
McAndrew, Ky
Ed Farley
Alex Graham
Rachel Childress
Four Die and Jackie Coogan Injured in Mountain Crash
In San Diego County Calif on May 4 four persons were killed when the Coogan car plunged down a roadside embankment in the mountains 55 miles east of San Diego Jack ie Coogan the film juvenile known as The Kid was injured not seriously A priest was called to his side He was taken to Pine Valley grocery by a passing motorist and treated by a local physician A plane was believed en route from Burbank with his mother Patricia Ellis was at first thought to be in the crash
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Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Jackie Coogan
Coogan
John Coogan
Jackie
Junior Durkin
Robert Horner
Los Angeles
Charles Jones
Pine Valley
the Kid
Charlie Chaplin
Burbank
Patricia Ellis
Trusty Struck By Automobile in Sprague Night Crash
George Roseblach 37 a Raleigh county jail trusty was knocked down by a car at Sprague around 11 pm. He suffered head lacerations and a leg injury and was to be transferred from Raleigh General to Beckley hospital. State police arrested three Fayette county men Sid ney Waters Percy Catlet and Manuel Berezo and two unnamed women on drunkenness charges.
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George Roseblach
Raleigh County
Sprague
Roseblach
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Hospital
Fayette County
Sidney Waters
Percy Catlet
Oak Hill
Manuel Berezo
Catholic Women Seet In Beckley
The state convention of the Catholic Daughters of America will meet in Beckley Sunday and Monday May 19 and 20 with about 200 visitors and delegates expected. Court Paula 741 will host. Bishop John J. Swint will address the final day after registration and high mass opening.
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The
Catholic Daughters of America
Beckley
Court
Reilly Seeks Fee In Hauptmann Trial Case
Edward J. Reilly filed a supreme court action to collect 22398 dollars he says is due for the Hauptmann defense, seeking to enjoin Mrs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann from disposing funds until his claim is resolved. He claims she has raised 15000 dollars from public appeals and refused to advance his remaining 22398.
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Associated Press
New York
Edward J. Reilly
New Jersey State Bar Association
Hauptmann Defense Fund
Supreme Court
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Reilly
Man Found Dead in Weirton Steel Worker Resident
In Wheeling on May 4 James Vonderau 22 a Weirton steel mill employee was found dead at his home. He had been ill in bed and apparently fainted while heading to the bathroom striking his head on the tub edge.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
James Vonderau
El Monar Society Meeting Postponed to Date To Be Announced
El Monar a society of Syrian young men planned a meeting this evening at Gus Farris home but it has been postponed to a later date to be announced in this paper.
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el Monar
Gus Farris
State liquor stores publish 334 item price list
Charleston May 4 A comprehensive price list from the state liquor control commission shows 334 listings of liquors with prices from 60 cents a pint for straight whisky to 6.35 a quart for champagne. The list covers whiskies, blends, corn liquors, gins, brandies, cognac, rums, vermouths, wines and more.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
The
State Liquor Control Commission
Russian Plane Strength Given
Moscow May 4 Russia officially disclosed its air power for the first time stating the Soviet Union has more than 3,000 military planes with over 800 based in the far east. May Day maneuvers featured 800 bombers fighters and pursuit ships across Red Square and multiple bases including Leningrad Minsk Kiev Kharkov and Postov-on-Don. The May Day pageant also showed large tank strength with 500 at Moscow and 2,030 at eight other cities.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Far East
Far Eastern
Red Square
Leningrad
Minsk
Kiev
Kharkov
Postov-on-Don
Causcasian
Dunbar Nominates Mayors In Local Election
Martin M. Malomey was nominated for mayor of Dunbar without opposition on the Democratic ticket. G. H. Samples won the Republican nomination in a four way contest.
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Associated Presse
Dunbar
W. Va
Martin M. Malomey
G. H. Samples
London Hails Jubilee Amid Rain Dampened by Enthusiasm
Thousands converged in London for King George V’s silver jubilee, despite rain threats. Crowds from Britain and its domains packed the streets as officials prepared a procession to St Paul’s Cathedral and issued jubilee coins, with a holiday slated across the empire.
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Associated Press
London
George V
Britain
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Privy Council
Empire
St. Paul's Cathedral
Four bullets strike Raleigh miner in shooting at Log Cabin
State police and county officers hunted a yet unnamed man who shot John Mollish at the Log Cabin on New Raleigh road just after 11 last night. Mollish was treated at Beckley hospital for four wounds including the left shoulder blade and right hip. A woman labeled Miss Woods is held as a material witness. Officers describe the suspect fleeing in a car before escaping on foot as they arrived.
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John Mollish
Raleigh
New Raleigh
Beckley Hospital
Mollish
Miss Woods
Frank Lemon
Guy Bolt Sells Plane To Roanoke Flyer
Guy Bolt of this city sold one aeroplane yesterday to Clayton Lemons manager at Roanoke City municipal airport. Lemons sent a truck to Beckley and it departed at 8 AM with a Simplex monoplane aboard. Sale price not disclosed. Bolt said he now has a Taylor Cub monoplane and a Bird biplane remaining.
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Guy Bolt
Clayton Lemons
Roanoke City
Lemons
Beckley
Bolt
Quakes Ravage Eastern Turkey Amid Mount Ararat Activity
Reports from Istanbul describe violent earthquakes along with volcanic activity near Mount Ararat. The death toll and injuries are rising toward 2000, with 1600 homes destroyed and 25 villages wiped out. Center Digor district now campsites for survivors as cattle corpses raise epidemic fears while relief squads push in.
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Associated Press
Istanbul
Turkey
Mount
Ararat
Digor
Internal Strife Among Workers in Toledo Plant
In Toledo Ohio 2300 idle Chevrolet Motor plant workers face internal strife amid a 33200 strong auto workers strike. Unorganized plant employees circulated petitions to reopen the factory drafted by a new independent association. Nicholas Klein said William Green warned of possible AF of L action unless Toledo is quickly settled.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Chevrolet Motor Company
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Employer’ Association
Nicholas Klein
Chevrolet
Fisher Body
Cincinnati
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Mrs Payne Brought To Beckley Hospital
Mrs Maye Marie Payne, seriously injured in a Sunday morning automobile accident near Fayetteville that killed Ralph Holmes of Raleigh, was transported to Beckley hospital yesterday afternoon from Oal Hill hospital where she had been a patient since the crash.
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Maye Marie Payne
Fayetteville
Ralph Holmes
Raleigh
Beckley Hospital
Oal Hill Hospital
Weather Update For Week Beginning Monday
Rain and continued cool conditions affect the North and Middle Atlantic States with rain spreading from the mid Atlantic Sunday night into Monday and lingering into Tuesday night. Expect generally fair weather after, with showers possible Friday. Ohio Valley and Tennessee see rain Monday into Tuesday followed by rising temperatures, then a warmer Thursday and Friday with cooler conditions at week’s end.
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North
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
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Federation OF Music Clubs
Fosters
Elsie Foster
Bremer
Beckley School
Virginia
Stringfellow Barr
Charlottesville
Lillys
Abe Lilly
Pat Rode
Daredevil
Maxine Bruce
Kansas City
Pat
Maxine
Juvenile
City
Hauptmann
England
Severignty
Mount Ararat
Raleigh Miner
Flyer
Roanoke
Lava
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