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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1934

Page

2

Kump Urges Second Pen For Youthful Offenders

Governor H G Kump urged a secondary penal institution to separate youthful and less vicious offenders from the main Moundsville prison crowd. He spoke at a Kiwanis district meeting in Pruntytown and praised the West Virginia industrial school for boys while pledging reforms and careful grouping by age and attitude.

Associated Press Pruntytown State ‘Penitentiary Moundsville H. G. Kump Kiwanis Club Civic Club West Virginia Industrial School For Boys Industrial School Kump

Belgian king murder claim sparks furore at writers club

Col Graham Seton Hutchison told an English writers club that King Albert of Belgium was murdered and called the official Belgian death account a major world deception. Belgian officials issued vigorous denials.

Col Graham Seton Hutchison Albert Belgium Associated Press

Mullens Social Roundup Highlights Bridge Dinner and Track Meet

Mrs Wallace entertained a bridge club at Moran Street home with guests including Mrs Ward Wylie and Miss Inez Cox. Prizes awarded to Frances Harrold, R L Burch, and Ethel Kinzer. A June Tolliver hotel dance sponsored by Rodney Davis features the Bluefield Collegians. Wyoming county high school track and field meet set for Mullens ball park Saturday at 1 p.m. Coach James Callighan of Concord College named head official.

Wallace H. F. Wallace Moran Frances Harrold R. L. Burch Goiz Ethel Kinzer A. Cc. Early Tolliver Wyoming County Mullens James Callighan Concord College

Officers select state delegates for Reserve Officers Association

Lieut. R. J. Grennan of Hotcoal and Lieut. James Bibb of Raleigh were elected as delegates to the state convention of the Reserve Officers Association today and tomorrow in Charleston at a chapter meeting last night. Lieut. Ted McDowell was named alternate. Capt. John Pollock Bonner was

R. J. Grennan Hotcoal James Bibb Raleigh Alfred Beckley Reserve Officers Association Charleston Ted McDowell John Pollock Bonner

Membership Elected to Chapter and Monthly Meetings Set

Elected to membership in the chapter with regular meetings scheduled on the first Monday of each month at the Memorial Building.

Flying wonder boy from London defies odds in flight

In Croydon England on May 11 a 14 year old London boy Ovid Victor Ottley earned fame after his first flight. He soloed after only five hours of instruction marking a remarkable aviation debut for a youth prodigy.

Associated Press Croydon England London Ovid Victor Ottley

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Moundsville Institution Arouses PERRY Foster Thomas & Collins Robert Winston Raleigh County Bank Mfg. Co St. Louis, Mo Mullens, W. Va Rodney Davis E. L. Norris O. L. Collier Donald Beckley Clarence Shufflebarger Lewis D'Antoni Ray Toler O. C. Janney Margaret Nancy Mt. Hope Mittie Williams Frank Lee Betsy Worden Alpeca Alice Keeley Frances Keeley Princeton J. R. Keeley D. L. Lynch and Sons Roy Danny Roanoke Lynch Jefferson Hospital R. L. Early Richlands C. E. Shrewsbury Arvid Robertson R. R. Burch Bluefield Zelda Lyric Theatre David Louise Dresser Evelyn Venable Kent Taylor Stepin Fetchit Dinette Davinolas Ars Kelvinator Pictures Hassocks MAIN Raleigh County Beckley, W. VA Hash Furniture
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