State to name Raleigh director to continue similar duties
A special committee met at the Bair building to advance preparations for a federal disbursement of 4.88 billion dollars under relief programs. Mrs. M. Gaujot resigned as head of the welfare office. Herbert Stansbury said she will remain as a social worker and W. J. Campbell will continue as county project officer. The committee aims to align the organization on paper with its actual functioning without altering core duties.
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Bair
County Welfare Board
H. B. Thomas
Charleston
T. J. Ingersoll
The
Relief Administration
Washington
M. Gaujot
Herbert Stansbury
W. J. Campbell
Injuries Fatal To Halton In Hit Run
William Halton, 48, died at 6:45 after a hit-and-run collision as he walked toward a filling station for gasoline. He suffered base skull fracture and leg injuries, survived by his widow Ruth and brother Thomas of Tennessee. Funeral services planned at Sunset Memorial Park with Dr. Ritchie Ware to conduct at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The driver has not been identified or reported to state police.
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William Halton
Skelton
Foster Undertaking Establishment
Sunset Memorial Park
Ritchie Ware
Christian Church
Halton
New River Company
Ruth Halton
Thomas Halton
Tennessee
Five Robbers in Police Uniforms Rob Payroll Plant
Five men robbed the West Taylor plant of Edison General Electric Appliance company in Chicago seizing $3,800 paid payroll. Three wore police uniforms and arrived in a car labeled police. Guards were outside as the gang gained entry claiming to investigate a prior robbery.
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Associated Press
Chicago
West Taylor
Edison General Electric Appliance Company
Profit Taking Spur Mixed Moves On Wall Street
Profit taking appeared in gainers from the prior session with scattered strength in specialties. An active opening brought fractional advances to around a point for Union Pacific Santa Fe New York Central and Standard Oil of California while U S and Bethlehem steels eased. Inland Steel rose more than three points.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
N. Y
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
New York Central
Standard Oil
California
U. S
Bethlehem
Coughlin Targets U S Banking System At Rally
Cleveland May 9 The Rev Charles E Coughlin addressed about 26000 at a rally of the National Union for Social Justice pledging a militant campaign to replace the federal reserve with a central government bank He indicted the Fed on 27 charges urging its expulsion and a people controlled central bank while denouncing the Eccles banking bill as a path to a president as financial dictator and ownership shift to current owners He said the union is not a new party but pursues politics as expression of moral principles and social justice.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
National Union
Congress
Federal Reserve Banking
Congress of the United
Federal Reserve Banking System
Roosevelt
Union
The
Relief Blanks Now Available For Work Relief
Washington May 9 officials rushing to launch projects under the government's relief bill were told formal application blanks would be ready by nightfall at the National Emergency Council offices. Later blanks would be obtainable from Congress members and state emergency council directors. Frank C Walker head of the emergency council ordered all proposed projects including large PWA approved works, must be submitted on official blanks.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Emergency Council
Congress
Emergency Council
Frank C. Walker
Lasure Sentenced to Two Years for Forgery in New Martinsville
Hubert Lasure of New Martinsville was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to forgery. He is the father of seven children.
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Associated Press
New Martinsville
W. Va
Hubert Lasure
First West Virginia liquor store opens in Charleston
A crowd of about 150 formed before the Kanawha street shop opened at 10 am as West Virginia began legal sale of liquor under a state monopoly. Eleanor Simpson of Glendale bought the first bottle, selecting a rye after the store ran out of her preferred 16 year whiskey. The moment marked 63 days since the liquor commissions were sworn in.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha Street
E. A. Robertson
Eleanor Simpson
Glendale
Miss Simpson
Mine Brakeman Killed In Slate Mine Tragedy
Glen Rogers mine brakeman Morgan Carr Simpson 18 died instantly at 1 30 this morning when a slate fall crushed his head Reports say slate fell after a motor knocked down a post He leaves parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Simpson and brothers and sisters Henry Eugene Howard Daniel Wilma Funeral at Glen Rogers Community Church Sunday at 11 Reverend J E Durham Sunset Memorial Park burial by Rose Funeral Home
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Morgan Carr Simpson
Glen Rogers
Simpson
Arthur Simpson
Henry
Eugene
Howard
Daniel
Wilma Simpson
J. E. Durham
Rose Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley College Geology Class Outing In New River Valley
Tweve members of the geology class of Beckley college with Dr. Albert E. Cooper and D. K. Shroyer toured the New River Valley around Hawks Nest and Gauley Bridge yesterday. They gathered numerous rock formation pictures and visited Hawks Nest power plant. Participants included Harry Lee Pugh Linda Sarrett Anna Lee Hedrick Lucille Foster Rose Noce Phyllis Christian Howard Cunningham Paul Stover Dan Lilly Glen Winchell Howard Burkett Golden Buckland Dr. Cooper and Mr. Shroyer.
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Beckley College
Albert E. Cooper
D. K. Shroyer
New River
Hawks Nest
Gauley Bridge
Harry Lee Pugh
Linda Sarrett
Anna Lee Hedrick
Lucille Foster
Rose Noce
Phyllis Christian
Howard Cunningham
Paul Stover
Dan Lilly
Glen Winchell
Howard Burkett
Golden Buckland
Dr. Cooper
Mr. Shroyer
Union contract signed by Beckley papers and Typographical Union
Beckley Newspapers Corporation and Beckley Typographical Union No 950 signed a contract effective until December 31 1936 after weeks of negotiations. General manager Charles Hodel announced the accord making the company 100 percent union and detailing wages and working conditions for composing rooms.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley Typographical Union No. 950
Charles Hodel
Hodel
Beckley Typographical Union Local
Cutting's Body Taken To Mother's Residence
May 9 The body of United States Senator Bronson M Cutting of New Mexico, killed in a fogbound airliner crash near Atlanta Mo, was brought to his mother's home in New York. The bronze flag draped casket was moved from a St Louis train at Grand Central to 24 East 72nd Street. Funeral services with official Washington attendance were set for Friday at St James Protestant Episcopal Church.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Bronson M. Cutting
New Mexico
Atlanta
W. Bayard Cutting
St. Louis
Grand Central Station
Three Armed Men Rob Worcester Bank in Massachusetts
Three armed men robbed the Worcester County Institute for Savings branch at 9 30 this morning about three miles north of Worcester city center. They escaped in an automobile with about 14400 dollars in cash.
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Associated Press
Worcester
Mass
Worcester County Institute For Savings
Slain Man Near Artie Identified Inconsistently
Prosecuting Attorney W H McGinnis Jr and state police probed a possible slaying in the Clear Fork district near the old Artie church last night. A 24 year old man named Willis White or Ferrell was found shot in the back near Whitesville. Communications limits delayed full details as officials awaited returns to Beckley.
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W. H. McGinnis, Jr
Clear Fork
Ferrell
White
Old
Artie Church
Beckley
Alva Estes
Harper Road
Whitesville
Willis White
Artie
Mec
Ginnis
W. C. Huff
Hamilton Will Die In Morning
Austin Texas May 9 Governor James G Allred refused to intervene in the execution of Raymond Hamilton and Joe Palmer. A prior court of criminal appeals rejected a habeas corpus petition. Both are set to be electrocuted shortly after midnight tonight. The writ by their attorney was deemed insufficient.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
James G. Allred
Raymond Hamilton
Joe Palmer
Court of Criminal Appeals
Hamilton
Southwest
Desperado
Clyde Barrow
Ramsay Seeks Amendment Curbing Supreme Court Power
Washington May 9 Representative Ramsey D W Va proposed a constitutional amendment to limit courts from striking down congressional acts. The joint resolution would let only the United States Supreme Court rule on constitutionality, with a three fourths vote by the court to overturn an act. The plan aims to require seven of nine justices to invalidate Congress, after the pension act was ruled unconstitutional by a 5 4 decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Ramsey
D-W. Va
United States Supreme Court
Workers Refuse Chevrolet Plan In Toledo Strike
Federal mediators renewed efforts to settle the Toledo Chevrolet strike after workers rejected a company peace proposal by 1251 to 605. About 2300 workers were idle as the walkout began slightly over two weeks ago, with transmission supply to GM plants halted. Edward McGrady plans talks with GM officials to smooth differences. The strike has prompted numerous plant shutdowns across several cities.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Chevrolet Motor Company
Auto
Edward McGrady
General Motors
Pauline Snuffer Seeks Treatment at Beckley Hospital
Mrs. Pauline Snuffer, 75, of Bolt, is undergoing treatment at Beckley hospital, admitted April 29.
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Pauline Snuffer
Bolt
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Stores Display Boys Hobbies in Weeklong Event
Beckley merchants open shop windows to showcase boys hobbies as part of the national boys week celebration. W. T. Blake ly receives a city key from Mayor A. Z. Lilly at the opening. Any boy with a hobby may contact local merchants to display, with hundreds expected to visit the window displays Saturday.
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Romeo Ramey
H. W. Koertge
del Simmons
Dr Grisinger Heads Capital Civitan Club
Dr George F Grisinger formerly superintendent of Pinecrest Sanitarium and now a Charleston physician was elected president of the Charleston Civitan Club at a Ruffner hotel meeting Tuesday replacing H A Pierce as head of the civic organization.
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George F. Grisinger
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Charleston
Charleston Civitan Club
Ruffner Hotel
Dr. Grisinger
H. A. Pierce
Stoco High to Graduates 4210 Seniors on May 21
Forty two Stoco High School seniors will graduate with exercises at the school in Lego on May 21 at 8 pm. Forrest Roles, Union attorney and Stoco alumnus of 1927, to deliver the commencement address. Miss Mildred Morefield, daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Morefield, will give the valedictory. Orville Wallace, son of Mr and Mrs Grover Wallace, will give the salutatory. Class officers named include Tony Sanches president and Paula Lee Bowman vice president. Baccalaureate on May 19, Class Night May 20, with Reverend F E Perry delivering the sermon and music by the Stoco Glee clubs. The building will be open for patrons to view student work.
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Stoco High School
Lego
Forrest Roles
Union
Stoco
Raleigh County
Mildred Morefield
W. B. Morefield
Killarney
Orville Wallace
Grover Wallace
Odd
Tony Sanches
Paula Lee Bowman
Otus Harvey
Alma Keatley
Willis Gunnoe
F. FE. Perry
East Gulf Methodist Episcopal Church
Stoco Glee Clubs
Virginia Anderson
Eileen Bailey
R. C. Baird
Ruby Baird
Pauline Bowman
Charles Burdiss
Martha Burdiss
Vernon Canterbury
Hazel Clarke
Elmer Conner
Hazel Eller
Pauline Fares
Macie Graham
Otis Harvey
Cecil Hayworth
Loatha Holcomb
Connie Jackson
Eldridge Logan
Maggie Lusher
Edith Maxey
Nathan Meadows
Lacy Meadows
Mildred Moréfield
Willie O'Shinski
Flo Robertson
Jimmie Fay Robison
Robert Setliff
Damon Setliff
Lenore Shrewsberry
Opal Shrewsberry
Nellie Shumate
Mae Smith
Elgie Smith
Lorena Wallace
Thomas Wood
Irene Wood
Levi Worley
Bernice Wyatt
Pearl Yates
Franklin Lane Alienists Say Cincinnati Murder Trial
The murder trial of Marvin J. Franklin in Cincinnati was interrupted by defense and state alienists debating his sanity. Franklin, 35, a former Welch lumber official, is charged with killing James Walker on March 10 and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. State alienists testified he is sane. defense argues current insanity. Judge Thomas Morrow will rule on sanity and related evidence, with rebuttal possibly by Saturday or Monday.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Marvin J. Franklin
Welch
W. Va
Franklin
James Walker
Ohio
Thomas Morrow
Senate delays bonus measure after passage
Washington May 9 President Roosevelt convened Morgenthau and Hines to review the Patman immediate cash payment bonus bill ahead of a possible veto. Senate leaders debate substitutes or compromise while awaiting a veto and push to override. Representative Patman, Dallas Democrat, defends passage as supporters insist on sending the bill as is.
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Morgenthau
Hines
Bill
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Washington
Veterans
Frank T. Hines
Senate
White House
Patman
Texas
Patrol Planes On Long Flight From Honolulu
May 9 report details a 48 naval patrol planes squadron ready for a 1323 mile unprecedented flight to Midway Island. About 200 men, secrecy surrounds naval base as planes groomed for a month absence and possible leg to Aleutians.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Midway Island
Naval Base
America
Pacific
Midway
Aleutian Islands
Mr Roberts III H T Roberts Critically Ill Father of George Roberts
Mr Roberts III H T Roberts aged 88 is critically ill according to his son who returned from visiting him Monday evening. He was accompanied home by his nephew Bobbie Lee.
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H. T. Roberts
George Roberts
Harper Road
Bobbie Lee
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Morgan Car Simpson
King George
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King George V
St. Paul's Cathedral
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Cutting
Mother
Massachusetts Bank
Ramsay
Court of Land
Chevrolet
Capital Civitan Club
Lego School
Franklin Lane
Hawaii
MR. Roberts III
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