Churches Name New Officials At West Virginia Conference
J Albert Hall of Holliday's Cove was elected president of the West Virginia convention of Churches of Christ. New officers include H H Webb Huntington and H C Mayhew Parkersburg as vice presidents, J W Yoho Huntington recording secretary, H D Reese Charleston treasurer. Board members coverState board Ritchie Ware Beckley W E Pierce Cameron W H Fields Wheeling J Charles Richards New Martinsville John F Atkins Hinton. Trustees W H Cramblett Bethany Blair Plate Parkersburg P E Dickinson Huntington. Religious education Donald C Ward Fairmont Mrs H C Nayhew Parkersburg Dwight Stevenson Bethany Mrs Rachael Wilson Huntington George Darsie Montgomery and Mrs C E Bliven Charleston. Clarksburg chosen for the 1036 meeting.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
W. Va
J. Albert Hall
Holliday’s Cove
West Virginia
W. E. Pierce
Cameron
W. H. Fields
Wheeling
J. Charles Richards
New Martinsville
John F. Atkins
Hinton
W. H. Cramblett
Bethany
Blair Plate
P. E. Dickinson
Huntington
Donald C. Ward
Fairmont
H. C. Nayhew
Dwight Stevenson
Rachael Wilson
George Darsie
Montgomery
C. E. Bliven
Charleston
Clarksburg
Teachers Plan Summer Outing at Camp Woodram
Beck ley Junior High instructors E. W. Koertge O. C. Weeks and Miss Garnette Thompson announced a new summer camp on Major Woodram farm near Hinton along the Greenbrier river. Camp Woodram will offer supervised activities at low cost including playground ball volley ball tennis rifle practice croquet swimming hiking and campfire programs with Sunday services. Boys attend June 17 to July 1 with girls camp dates to follow in July or August.
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E. W. Koertge
O. C. Weeks
Garnette Thompson
Beckley
Woodram Farm
Hinton
Greenbrier
Woodram
Denial of AAA Promoting March on Washington
Chester C. Davis, AAA administrator, issued a blanket denial that the AAA promoted the March on Washington by farmers who gathered there. He told Senator Robinson that about 4,000 farmers heard Roosevelt condemn alleged lies about the program and paid their own way, stressing farmers have the right to express themselves and come to their capital.
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Associated Press
Washington
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Wallace
Davis
Robinson
Roosevelt
Soap Campaign Gets Underway in Local Territory
Tom Jordan of Lever Brothers announces an extensive sales drive for Lux toilet soap Lux flakes Lifebuoy soap and Rinso. The campaign opens with a full page merchants cooperative ad in today’s paper featuring participating retailers such as Mick-or-Mack Beckley Piggly Wiggly S C Ballengee Crescent Grocery J W Gilmore Raleigh Cash Grocery Oak Hill Grocery McLain Store Clay Brothers Whitesville Piggly Wiggly Sands and Company Wyoming Piggly Wiggly Earl Morton Central Stores NK Market Rush's Cash Market and others.
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Tom Jordan
Lever Brothers Company
Lux Toilet
Lux Flakes
Lifebuoy
Rinso
Mick
Watkins Drug Store
Beckley Drug Company
Miller’s Cash Store
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Promotion For 48 At Colcord
Forty eight eighth grade pupils will be promoted at exercises at the Clear Fork District school in Colcord on May 24. Names include Lorena Abbott Jennie Bienko Junior Bradford Chessie Cook Glen Daniel Donald Dillon Elizabeth Dominion Joy Foster Reg inald Halstead Helen Hammicks Mary Jersomine Buster Kenney Paul Kinder Mary Lasley Ash ford Phelps Alice Russin Oscar Scarbro Marie Sheets Arthur Short Charles Simmons Johnie Sirinia Junior Toney Lois Williams Steve Zachari Wilbert Bowman Arbutus Butterick Shirley Caldwell Herman Coots Violet Farley Edith Flint June Honaker Glen Halstead Jack Jarrell Billy Karantonis Eunice McGown Naoma Osborne Earl Price Gentilista Seacrist Debra Stover Fred Stover Ethel Taylor Elsie Toney Eloise West Buel Williams Greta Williams Arnett Dunbar Elena Stover Alice Stover.
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Clear Fork
Colcord
Lorena Abbott
Jennie Bienko
Junior Bradford
Chessie Cook
Glen Daniel
Donald Dillon
Elizabeth Dominion
Joy Foster
Reginald Halstead
Helen Hammicks
Mary Jersomine
Buster Kenney
Paul Kinder
Mary Lasley
Ashford Phelps
Alice Russin
Oscar Scarbro
Marie Sheets
Arthur Short
Charles Simmons
Johnie Sirinia
Junior Toney
Lois Williams
Steve Zachari
Wilbert Bowman
Arbutus Butterick
Shirley Caldwell
Herman Coots
Violet Farley
Edith Flint
June Honaker
Glen Halstead
Jack Jarrell
Billy Karantonis
Eunice McGown
Naoma Osborne
Earl Price
Gentilista Seacrist
Debra Stover
Fred Stover
Ethel Taylor
Elsie Toney
Eloise West
Buel Williams
Greta Williams
Arnett Dunbar
Elena Stover
Alice Stover
Pastor Hite Abbreviates Long Church Tenure With Regret
The board informs Pastor Hite of his acceptance elsewhere and regrets circumstances beyond control force a reduction of church activities and expenses. It credits his leadership and community involvement, thanks him for loyal support, and wishes him success in his new work.
Germans Build New Submarines
Berlin May 17 Rear Admiral Gadow retired stated in the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung that 250 ton submarines are being constructed by Germany. He said Germany will not forgo this unit, noting Baltic states have at least 50 submarines and that U boats of limited tonnage should not hinder the London naval conference.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Gadow
Germany
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Baltic
Beckley Man Held After Rescue and Arrest
Police recovered a drunken man found scantily clothed on a second floor and took him to headquarters. Jon athan aided the search leading to the arrest of Burks and his wife. Officers described removing the man, wrapped in a blanket, from the building as they found no clothes beyond an old pair of pants and shoes. The defense says Brabhan hired the Burks during his intoxicated period and would pay them.
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Brabhan
Jonathan
Burks
Okey DeBoard
Reporter Jailed for Refusal to Reveal Sources
Reporter Mooney, jailed after a New York court refused to purge him of confidentiality, faced a $250 fine and jail sentence by Judge Morris Koenig in general sessions. The hearing was postponed to May 21 at attorney James D. C. Murray's request, with Mooney remanded to Murray’s custody.
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James D. C. Murray
Murray
Mooney
Morris Koenig
General Sessions
Grand
Koenig
Hite to Join Wright and Terry Work Near June
Mr. Hite plans to start work at Wright and Terry around June 1 and will relocate to Beckley as soon as a house is found.
Contempt Claims In Grand Jury Proceedings
A fragment notes a land dispute phrase describing contempt toward the grand jury in ongoing proceedings. The readable text centers on legal authority and the potential consequences of defiance within the grand jury context.
Miracle Child Helen Priscilla Stam Receives Gifts
Miracle child Helen Priscilla Stam in Tsunanfu Shantung China nears nine months with devoted grandparents after her missionary parents were murdered by Communist soldiers last December. Gifts arrive from across the world, including a college education pledge from Wilson College and donations from Davidson College and a Kansas Sunday School. Helen weighs 17 pounds, is 28 inches tall, has first teeth, and loves music played on a phonograph for her nurse amah.
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Associated Press
Tsunanfu
Shantung
China
Helen Priscial Stam
Charles E. Scott
United States
G. D. Warfield
Wilson College
Williamsburg
Scott
Helen
John C. Stam
Walter Lingle
Davidson College
Davidson
N. C
Hutchinson
Kansas
Helen Priscilla
Amah
Baptismal Services At West Raleigh Sunday
Baptismal services connected to the Glen Morgan revival will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM near Number Six Fall West Raleigh by Reverend W P
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Glen Morgan
West Raleigh
W. P
Army engineers allocate 112 million for 47 rivers and harbors
The advisory committee on the works program recommended allotments totaling 112,186,500 for 47 rivers and harbors projects to be carried out by the army engineers. Funds cover dam construction dredging locks and dams and flood control on rivers including the Mississippi Monongahela Kanawha and Beaver Mahoning systems with several projects already under way or in preliminary stages.
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Associated Press
Washington
Advisory Committee
Army Engineers
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Minneapolis
Rouge River
Detroit
Grafton
W. Va
Tygart River
Monongahela River
Gallipolis
Winfield
Ohio
Kanawha River
Army
Kanawha
Youngstown
Beaver
Mahoning
Power company rates reduced in Virginia ruling
The state corporation commission ordered a rate income cut of about $65,000 for Old Dominion Power Co serving southwest Virginia including coal mining clients. The panel indicated the decrease should be split roughly $55,000 with adjustments to ensure equitable charges across the service area.
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Associated Preas
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Old Dominion Power Company
Virginia
Parrott Conducting Revival Draws Public Baptisms
Parrott, who has been holding the revival, said a large number of persons will be baptized and invited the public to attend.
Virginia Coal Operators Win In Virginia Light Rate Case
The commission ordered a roughly 13 percent rate cut for both coal mining and residential lighting customers, ending a case started August 4, 1932. The decision marks the first mandatory order in a three year drive for lower Virginia Light and Power rates and favors the Virginia Coal Operators Association after a lengthy litigation.
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Commission
Virginia Light and Power
Virginia Coal Operators Association
Red Cross Broadcast Set for Tomorrow Afternoon
Tomorrow from 2 to 3 PM eastern standard time a World Wide Radio Broadcast will be sponsored by the American Junior Red Cross. Mrs. George W. Bright announces the Washington origin program, broadcasting on National Broadcasting Company facilities. Dr. Thomas W. Gosling opens with an address, with speakers Dr. Henry Louis Smith and M. Georges Milsom. Welch children air their goodwill message to children worldwide and American Red Cross members give an international greeting.
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American Junior Red Cross
George W. Bright
Washington
National Broadcasting Company
Thomas W. Gosling
Red Cross
Henry Louis
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Pastor Hite
Admiral
Beckley Man
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Sherman Burks
Helen Priscilla Stam
Ivers
Power Company
Deem Price Talkers
Deem Department Store
Beckley Water Company Building
Kelvinator
Raleigh Radio & Refrigerator Co
Bays Cash Store
Quinwood, W. VA
Beckley, W. VA
Bays & Huddle
Gauley Bridge
Jewel Bulova
Bulova
Fayette ST
Rear Beckley National Exchange Bank
Foster Hardware CO
Main ST
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