Elk Refining Dealers to Meet in West Virginia Banquet
West Virginia Elk Refining division managers dealers wives and customers will banquet at Black Knight Country club on May 19 announced Beckley division manager A R Summers. Speakers include company president Harry Logan Warren Pa John W Wright F G Banneret Charleston and Harold Riffe Raleigh Register reporter. The Porterfield sisters will sing Alice LeJune will tap dance and an orchestra will play with Summers as toastmaster.
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West Virginia
Elk Refining Company
Black Knight Country Club
A. R. Summers
Beckley
Harry Logan
Warren, Pa
John W. Wright
F. G. Banneret
Charleston
Harold Riffe
Raleigh Register
Porterfield Sisters
Alice LeJune
Summers
Mayors Aid Rhodell Plan To Incorporate
Mayors and ex mayors from neighboring towns will explain the incorporation procedure at a May 13 mass meeting in Rhodell at 7 p m Sam Lilly announced The town has 496 votes to be cast May 22 on incorporation A census and survey covered the required 160 acres and the move aims to improve sanitation and police protection with active backing from Rhodell locals including A O Kagy and Lilly denied backing to gain office with his ally Kyle D Harper leading the effort
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Rhodell
Sam Lilly
Lilly
Robert Winston
Beckley
R. L. Early
Mullens
J. K. Tosh
Sophia
William Holroyd
A. K. Minter
Frances
Rhodesl
Kyle D. Harper
Black man charged with slaying in March courtroom
Joe Wesley was held for grand jury action on a charge of causing the fatal harm to Barney Watson in March. Magistrate L. W. Worley ordered no bond. Wesley told police he fired at Watson after he said he would cause fatal harm, saying he lit waste from a car boxing sport and threw it on the porch.
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Joe Wesley
Barney Watson
L. W. Worley
Wesley
Watson
Frances
Goods Stolen Receiver Fined in Stamford Case
F. J. Simmons of Stamford was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate J. P. Meadows after pleading guilty to receiving stolen goods. Officers said he bought six spark plugs from a boy for 25 cents each. The boy took them from Koppers Coal at Stanaford.
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F. J. Simmons
Stamford
J. P. Meadows
Simmons
Koppers Coal Company
Stanaford
Meadows
Prisoner Carter Builds Long Record Of Minor Charges
A county jail inmate using multiple aliases has been arrested on fifteen minor charges. Sheriff H G Farmer released a report from J Edgar Hoover tracing offenses from drunkenness and petty larceny to vagrancy across several states since 1928, with fines totaling 61 dollars and 25 days behind bars. No disposition listed in four cases.
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William Carter
H. G. Farmer
Farmer
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Carter
Hoover
Charleston
Wheeler Christy
Hope
William F. Carter
Wheeler Francis Christy
Wiley Carney
William Francis Carter
Tennessee
West Virginia
Bristow
Virginia
Wiley Charged With Assault Near Pinecrest Roadhouse
Dennis Wiley, owner of a road house near Pinecrest sanitarium, faces a hearing tonight on a felonious assault charge for allegedly striking a youth with a beer bottle on May 2. The warrant was sworn by Clara Kelly in Magistrate Frank Lemon's office. Robert Kelly is named as the victim.
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Dennis Wiley
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Clara Kelly
Frank Lemon
Wiley
Robert Kelly
Deck Holdren
French Smith
Fighters Sent To County Jail
A fight over a married woman led to fines and jail terms for two Stamford men. Percy Hurst was held for grand jury action on felonious assault, while Harry Dyer was fined $10 and costs for assault and battery after a verdict. Conservator C. M. Goodwin said he arrested them after the men fought at the woman's house with Hurst striking Dyer with a poker.
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Stamford
Percy Hurst
Harry Dyer
C. M. Goodwin
Goodwin
Hurst
Dyer
Train Wreck Near Nariva Causes Little Damage
A Virginian Railroad freight train derailed near Nariva Sunday morning with the official stating there was very little damage. The eastbound wreck delayed a time freight about two hours, but no one was hurt. Report by Mull en.
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Nariva
Here
Register
Mullen
Cooking School Opens Beckley in Memorial building
Beckley housewives crowded the Memorial building auditorium for the Beckley Newspapers annual cooking school opening session. Mrs. George Thurn of New York, a noted home management authority, led with demonstrations of a modern kitchen and menu planning.
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Beckley
Memorial Building
George Thurn
New York
Thurn
Home Economics Service Corporation
New York City
L. C. Rentchler
Cincinnati
First Milk Law Violator Fined in Public Health Case
Public health officials and state police secured the first conviction under the standard milk ordinance. H. H. Gregg of Eccles paid a $10 fine for improper labeling after being summoned before Magistrate Frank Lemon. The case followed inspections by J. R. Erwin and Trooper B. F. Mc Laughlin, who checked eight dairy trucks and two food establishments in Beckley.
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H. H. Gregg
Eccles
Gregg
Frank Lemon
J. R. Erwin
Erwin
B. F. McLaughlin
Beckley
McLaughlin
Senators Study Court Problem In Roosevelt Court Bill Debate
The senate judiciary committee in Washington begins final week of study on the Roosevelt court bill. Senator Burke Nebraska proposes a constitutional amendment to cap the court at nine members with compulsory retirement at 75 and seven votes to override congress acts. Senator McAdoo California backs expanding to 15 and states voting on a constitutional amendment to hold that size for 25 years. The committee will vote next week on recommending the Roosevelt bill, with a majority of 18 members opposing both the bill and any compromise.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Bench
Burke
Nebraska
McAdoo
California
Senate
PTA Okeh Levy Increase Approved at Lincoln School
Members of the Lincoln school Parent-Teacher Association voted to raise revenue through a levy increase. After remarks by W. R. Fugitt and J. L. Huffman the vote favored the increase with only one patron in opposition. Ruth and Pauline Porterfield sang after the meeting.
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Parent-Teacher Association of the
Lincoln School
W. R. Fugitt
J. L. Huffman
Ruth
Pauline Porterfield
Ex Magistrate Knife Victim Wounded in Mullens Brawl
Helen Herman E Vest, a machinist, is recovering in Mullens hospital from knife wounds suffered in a restaurant area brawl Saturday night. A man and wife, B. M. Hall and his wife of Corinne, are free on bond charged with cutting him, Hall 2500 dollars and wife 500. West, formerly Rhodell justice of the peace, was attacked. motive undisclosed.
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Register
Helen—Herman E. Vest
Mullens Hospital
West
Mullens
B. M. Hall
Corinne
Hall
Rhodell
Institute PTA Seeks More Room for School
A resolution pledging support to any constructive program to expand room at Grades school was adopted by the Institute PTA. A committee will meet the Raleigh County board of education tomorrow to discuss a possible special election to increase school levies. E. G. Larrick was named president, succeeding George H. Foresman. F. A. Freeman became vice president, Miss Margaret Phipps secretary treasurer, and Mrs. G. P. Stinnette reporter. The PTA thanked Foresman and Mrs. Leslie Carter for their prior service.
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Institute
P. A
PTA
Raleigh County Board of Education
E. G. Larrick
George H. Foresman
F. A. Freeman
Margaret Phipps
G. P. Stinnette
Foresman
Leslie Carter
Mystery Grows In Air Tragedy at Lakehurst
Lakehurst New Jersey the Hindenburg disaster story widens as aeronautical experts question the two leading theories. Commander Charles E Rosendahl a key eyewitness rejects ground spark and lightning as causes. The Commerce Department probe pauses for funeral services as evidence is reviewed.
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Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Charles E. Rosendahl
Department of Commerce
Future Mexican Tells The Cops Why He Left Raligh
Ira Green of Pineville sues Wyoming County Board of Education for 300 dollars claiming he was hired to drive a school bus for half a year but was replaced before starting. Attorney Paul D. Blackshear represents Green. An 18 year old escapee from Beckley hospital wrote a letter from Bristol Tennessee claiming he will go to Mexico and will not stay in the U.S. to improve his life.
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Raligh
Register
Pineville
Ira Green
Wyoming County Board of Education Today
Green
Paul D. Blackshear
Beckley Hospital
B. F. McLaughlin
Mexico
Artie Ferrell
McLaughlin
Bristol
Tenn
Mr. McGlophan
Police Headcatters
Road Census Fueled Push For New Stonecoal Ghent Road
A Rhodell census of residents along the 16 mile Stonecoal Junction Ghent road aims to back a new link. Officials estimate about 15 000 coal company taxpayers and workers would use the road, highlighting a densely populated mining and farming corridor in Raleigh County.
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Register
Rhodell
Stonecoal Junction
Ghent
B. C. Minter
Minter
R. W. Chambers
Amigo
T. G. McConnell
W. 5. Overstreet
Frances
Raleigh
Burr Simpey
Raleigh Cunty
U. S
East Gulf
Mead
Killarney
Besoco
Winding Gulf
Odd
Whitby
Fireco
Beckley Nurse Awarded Damages in Auto Crash Case
Mrs Velma Spangler Beckley hospital staff nurse won 1250 in Fayette county circuit court for injuries from a Christmas Day collision on Mount Hope road. She sought 2500 against P T Rainey whose truck struck the car driven by her husband James Spangler. Jury heard she suffered a broken jaw and other injuries.
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Velma Spangler
Beckley Hospital
Fayette County
P. T. Rainey
James Spangler
Mount Hope Road
Coronation Eve in London Aims for Royal Glimpse
Half a billion Brit ish subjects pledged allegiance on the eve of George VI coronation at Westminster Abbey as crowds brace for 24 hours of waiting for a moment with the monarch. Weather turns wet and buses threaten strike impact while Empire reps present loyal addresses at Buckingham Palace. King George VI vows to carry on his father’s work with Commonwealth support.
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Associated Press
London
Empire
George VI
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
India
Colonies
CIO enters transportation field with AFL dispute
Labor leaders foresee clashes as the Committee for Industrial Organization expands into transportation. John L. Lewis accepts the transport workers union as an affiliate, signaling a bold venture outside mass production. He wrote to Michael J. Quill to include workers in passenger transport and railroad systems.
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Associated Press
Washington
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Transport Workers Union
CIO
Lewis
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers
President Roosevelt ends 11 day fishing cruise
In Galveston Texas President Roosevelt disembarked from the yacht Potomac at 9 10 am marking the end of an 11 day fishing cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. A reception committee led by Governor James R Allred greeted him. After landing he rode in an open car through the city to his special train for the trip eastward en route to Washington Friday morning.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Roosevelt
Gulf of Mexico
James R. Allred
Washington
Weather Update From Local Observer L A Mauck
Fair and warmer tonight with cloudy skies and a warmer Wednesday. Showers possible Wednesday afternoon and night. Record yesterday reached 65 degrees with a 30 degree low last night, according to L A Mauck today.
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L. A
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