Campaign On Drunk Drivers Urged By State Officials
At a state road commission traffic safety conference in Charleston on May 4 high officials pledged a relentless campaign against drunken drivers and those who protect them. Captain J R Brockus criticized prosecutors for aiding intoxicated motorists and vowed to expose condoners. Governor Kump backed the road commission, refusing to restore revoked licenses, while safety expert John J Hall cited rising accidents and urged education and strict law enforcement.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Road Commission
J. R. Brockus
H. G. Kump
Road Commission
Kump
John J. Hall
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety
Assembly of State
Marfork and Whitesville Residents Gathered in Various Visits
Local social notes recount visits by Marfork residents to Whitesville and Lens Creek. Families including the Morgans, Thompsons, Riffes, Peters, Jarrells, and Jarrell relatives are noted at church, parties, and a Whitesville baseball game. Delegates to a BYU convention from Fairmont are listed among attendees.
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C. C. Morgan
Herbert
W. G. Mahones
Whitesville
James Thompson
Louis
Cecil
Lens Creek
C. E. Strong
Whitesville Baptist Church
Pettus School
A. T. McHale
Joe Riffe
Dorothy Riffe
Charlie Riffe
Dorothy
Iaa Jean Foster
Hazel Jarrell
Funice
Herman Young
Alfred Peters
Shirley Stillwell
Charles Riffe
Nellis
Pete Jarrell
Packsville
Louis Jarrell
Johnny Yates
Max McDowell
Rayford
Lewis Hammock
Margaret Peters
Joe Browning
Red Dragon
Colcord
Souls
Montroal
Stotesbury Boosts Snuffer Fund for Surgery Efforts
The Snuffer fund to pay for plastic surgery for Garland Snuffer grew to 982.22 after a belated Stotesbury contribution. R. R. Boone delivered 50 from the Stotesbury Welfare Fund and 193 from Koppers mine workers and office staff. Snuffer has had one treatment in Baltimore and faces years of procedures to return his face toward normal, per his surgeon.
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Register
Garland Snuffer
Glen White
Pittman
Stotesbury
R. R. Boone
Koppers Company
Snuffer
Baltimore
Local social notes include Thurman homecoming and visitors list
Mrs. Hilton Thurman returns home after a prolonged stay at Beckley Hospital. Fritz Dunlap and Orland Payne are mentioned among friends. Mrs Clifford Snuffer hosted Sunday guests Gordon Davis of Abney, Clay Miller, W. E. Farrow and family of Shady Springs, and M. J. Lilly.
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Fritz Dunlap
Orland Payne
Hilton Thurman
Beckley Hospital
Clifford Snuffer
Gordon Davis
Abney
Clay Miller
W. E. Farrow
Shady Springs
M. J. Lilly
Crop Of Apples Good In State
West Virginia faces a decent apple crop this year if late frosts do not occur. Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin expects a better yield than last year’s 3,630,000 bushels though frost risk remains in some areas. Peach orchards fared worse, with severe damage in the eastern Panhandle and central, southwestern, and southern regions, while northern Panhandle and parts of the eastern Panhandle fared better.
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Associated Press
Charleston
J. B. McLaughlin
West Virginia
Eastern Panhandle
Northern
Panhandle
Eastern
Landscaping at Pinecrest Sanitarium Receives Community Help
Improvement at Pinecrest concentrates on grounds around the main unit under Dr K M Jarrell. With no state funds, the institution appeals for donations of young trees and shrubs. Generous responses have already added maples pines spruces and laurels. Additional plantings are welcomed near the new stone gateway. Call the sanitarium office to arrange pickup and relocation of material to enhance Beckley’s sole state institution.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
K. M. Jarrell
Friends of
Beckley
Beckley Truck and Auto firm reopens in Oakwood Ave
The Beckley Truck and Auto company announces reorganization into a sales and service agency at 175 Oakwood Avenue. E. L. Burleson serves as president. Vince L. Shumate as manager and vice-president. Orange Snuffer as secretary-treasurer. The firm will handle International, White, Indiana, and Reo trucks and Graham cars, with McCormick-Derring tractors and a large parts and service garage.
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Beckley Truck and Auto Company
Oakwood Avenue
E. L. Burleson
Burleson Motor Company
Vince L. Shumate
Amigo and Wacomah Coal
Graham
McCormick- Derring
Lanark P T A Holds Enthusiastic Meeting
The Lanark P T A held its May meeting with C L McClure presiding. Pupils performed, talks were given by George M Parker Randolph Norton and Reverend Levi Harrah, followed by refreshments. It marked the close of the school year and praised the group’s work in raising the school's rating from second to first class. A special meeting is planned for May 16 to elect officers and address other business.
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Lanark P. T. A
C. L. McClure
George M. Parker
Randolph Norton
Shady Spring High School
Levi Harrah
Fred Clark
Audra Stanley
Collins School Operetta Set For May at Winding Gulf
Collins Elementary will stage the operetta Bluebirds in the Forest Court on Tuesday May 7 at 8 p m at the Winding Gulf theatre. About 50 children will participate in the performance presented in a special arrangement with the L G Fearis company of Chicago.
Methodist Temple Beckley Church Schedule and Notices
The Methodist Episcopal Church South at So. Kanawha at Church Street lists services: 9:45 Sunday school led by E F Cooper, 11:00 morning worship with communion meditations It Is Finished, 6:45 Young People and Intermediate League, 7:30 Evening worship with sermon Life's Treasures. Monday board of stewards 7:20. Wednesday church night Three Crosses. Cirlea No 1 led by Mrs F M Foote meets Sprague Thursday 2:30. Devotions 7:00 and sermon 8:00 by Bishop T J Cox Bluefield. Public invited.
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Methodist Temple Methodist Episcopal Church
South So. Kanawha
Church Street
Henry L. Clay
E. F. Cooper
Young People's Meeting
Intermediate League
Board of Stewards
Cirela No. 1
F. M. Foote
Robert Smith
Sprague
First Church of God Service Schedule and Broadcast
The First Church of God on South Oakwood Avenue at Fourth Street announces Sunday school at 10, morning service at 11 with a sermon by Pastor J. E. Williams, evening service at 7:45 with The One Talented Man. Wednesday Y P M meeting. A WHIS Bluefield broadcast at 2:30 this afternoon.
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First Church OF God
Beckley Presbyterian Church Announcements
J L Lineweaver D D minister Mrs William Taylor organist Mrs T S Williams choir director Sunday Schools at 955 am church 945 am Teel Stanaford preaching 11 am church 730 pm church Stanaford Christian Endeavor 630 pm Senior circles meet Monday night at 8 o'clock Stamford Junior and Senior Circles meet Tuesday 730 pm May Birthday Party of the Woman's Auxiliary Thursday 730 pm program led by Business Girls Circle refreshments served Floor C public invited to all services
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Business Girls
W. C. Griffith
Holt Kester
C. J. Kinzer
Stamford
Woman's Auxiliary
Christ Church May 3 1935 Worship and Boy's Week Program
First Christian Church announces worship and the Lord's Supper at 10 45 am with a sermon The Christ of Yesterday Today Tomorrow The evening program at 7 30 emphasizes Boy's Week with address by Dr Ritchie Ware Sunday school begins 9 30 am Christian Endeavor at 6 30 pm Teachers and officers hold a general conference
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First Christian Church
Ritchie Ware
Christian Endeavor
Methodist church services announce multiple events
James M Hayes and Pastor Gilbert Gerhold lead at the First Methodist Episcopal Church at 49 South Heber Street. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. morning worship at 11:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. service, plus 7:00 p.m. B Y P U and 7:30 p.m. Epworth League. A special program for youth titled Christ's Challenge to Young People. Officers and teachers meet Tuesday 6:00 p.m. and prayer meeting Wednesday. Cordial welcome to all.
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James M. Hayes
Gilbert Gerhold
S. S
B. Y
First Methodist Episcopal Church
South Heber St
J. E. Bird
Epworth League
Colored Churches Raleigh Rev. A McFadden Pastor
Morning services at 9 45 feature Sunday school led by Supt Sylvesta Coger and an 11 oclock sermon by the pastor on Missionary. At 6 oclock Allens C IE League is addressed by president Douglass Hairston followed by a 7 30 p m sermon on Having Peace With God. Members with envelopes from the past event drive are urged to bring and turn them in. Public invited to participate.
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Raleigh
A. McFadden
Sylvesta Coger
Allens C. IE. League
Douglass Hairston
Esen Ezra Baptist Church Service Schedule
Esenezer Baptist Church Beckley presents 9:30 Sunday school led by J.8. Butts and 11:00 a.m. sermon titled The Christian Church by Pastor Philip F. King. Baptism administered. 7:30 p.m. leadership training credits awarded.
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Esenezer Baptist Church
Beckley
Philip F. King
Butts
The
Christian Church
Shady Grove and Mt Grove Churches Miss Craft at event
Shady Grove Baptist Church led by Rev G C Gilbert holds 9:30 Sunday school and 11:99 sermon with evening service by the pastor. Mt Grove Baptist Church with Rev W M Jones features 11:00 sermon, Wyco choir, 2:30 program, welcome address by Miss Frances Craft, and papers by Miss Etella Harvey and Rec Miss Graves. Music includes multiple quartets and choirs from Fireco Stotesbury Amigo Lillybrook Iroquois and more with Miss Gertrude Grasty as captain.
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Shady Grove Baptist Church
Eccles
G. C. Gilbert
MT. Grove Baptist Church
Wyco Y
W. M. Jones
Wyco
Frances Craft
Etella Harvey
Miss Graves
Fireco
Telmale
Loving Sisters
Affinity
Helen
Stotesbury
Amigo
Lillybrook
Iroquois
Slab Fork
McAlpin
Tams
Nuriva
Gertrude Grasty
Church of God East Beckley Service Program
The East Beckley church schedules an 11:00 a m devotional and 11 30 a m missionary sermon by Rev Mrs Ella Cox with response by Rev Mrs E M Moore of Penn at 11 30 a m 2 00 p m sermonettes by Mrs.
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Church OF God
East Beckley
Ella Cox
E. M. Moore
Penn
St. John’s Baptist Church Service Notes
St John s Baptist Church led by Rev C H Clemons with 10:00 Sunday School led by Riley McGown. 11:00 sermon by Clemons titled The Three-Fold Glory of God. 7:30 p m evening sermon The Strength of Grace with special music by O W Rowles and church choir.
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ST. John's Baptist Church High Coal
C. H. Clemons
Riley McGown
O. W. Rowles
No Verdict In Buchanan Trial
The jury unable to agree on Albert Buchanan murder verdict was discharged by Judge J. W. Bary in Fayette County Circuit Court. Jurors reportedly stood ten to two for acquittal after deliberating since Friday afternoon. Staton died after being shot three times following a political argument in Milburn where both men were employed.
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Albert Buchanan
D. C
Charleston
Milburn
Buchanan
Staton
Kentucky Farmers Shift to Mules and Horses Amid Price Rise
Increased livestock prices push Kentucky farmers to pivot from cattle to mule and horse raising. The United States has emerged as Poland's main import source, overtaking Germany which previously held that role.
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Kentucky
United States
Poland
Germany
Growth in strawberry acreage and 1934 consumption
In the last 12 years, 65000 new acres have been added to strawberry production. The AAA consumers guide notes Americans consumed 318336000 quarts of strawberries in 1934.
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Consumers’ Guide
AAA
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