Board appoints more teachers for next fall
Raleigh County board of education approved twenty new teachers for next year designating seventeen schools including Stoco High Trap Hill High and Junior High. The total staff named to date reaches 580 with more appointments pending as summer terms approach. Purchases authorized include two school buses and land, while several petitions were heard.
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Raleigh
Stoco High School
Roy Stephens
E. M. Compton
Henrietta Koiner
Gazelle Ware
Margaret Rose Williong
Bransford Wykle
French Harper Jr
Elsie - Mae Roberts
Catherine Minton
Trap Hill High School
Anthony Leeber
Clyde Mankin
Sherman Trail
Eddie Birch
Collins
Juanita Ramsey
Richmond District High
E. Moye
Blue Jay
Trump
Metalton School
Albert Grimm
Glen
McCausland Remains in Jail on Murder Charge
Sheriff Douglass reports Sam McCausland 54, son of a Confederate general, is held in Mason County jail awaiting trial for the shooting death of Howard Chester West. McCausland allegedly threatened to kill the sheriff and deputy before his arrest and refuses to sign fingerprints, making bail unlikely.
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Associated Pres
Point Pleasant
Gus R. Douglass
Sam McCausland
Howard Chester West
Douglass
McCausland
Stephen K. Yaught
Mason County
Charleston
Washington
Housers In Virginia With Injured Nephew
Dr L G Houser and Mrs Houser expected to go to Adkins Virginia today called by injury to Mrs Houser’s nephew Dr M K Fulton Hi aged five years. The lad fell on a stick penetrating one eye and was reported seriously injured. Another Fulton child died recently.
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L. G. Houser
Three Raleigh Towns to Name New Officials
In Mabscott and Sophia, two tickets nominate mayor recorder and council members with candidates listed by town records. In Lester a woman candidate, Miss Linnie L. White, seeks city recorder on the Progressive ticket amid competing Citizens slate.
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Raleigh
Mabscott
People’s Ticket
D. L. Hill
Citizens Ticket
J. B. Kirk
Mabscott Company
E. H. Loflin
Percy Walker
Walker
People’s
A. Ray Fink
A. Ray
Fink
L Cc
Simpson
A. R. Cook
L. P. Bowers
Percy
H Loflin
Citizens
G. E. Hedrick
B. C. Walker
G. K. Basham
B. B. Brammer
H. Loflin
Sophia
Recorder
O. M. Snyder
J. E. Campbell
Recorder Campbell
J. K. Tosh
James B. Deck
F. L. Daniel
J. L. Rowles
Chris Ruble
James Akers
L. P. Akers
Lester
Linnie L. White
Crab Orchard
City Recorder
The
Pro
Funeral set for Jabez Laferty veteran of Saxon area
Funeral services for 44 year old Jabez Laferty a World War veteran who died Thursday in Huntington Veterans Hospital will be held at his father in law Floyd Milams home near Saxon at 10 30 this morning Burial will follow in a Saxon cemetery He was wounded in France by gunfire and gas and is survived by his wife Mrs Tressie Laferty and siblings S A Laferty Arnett Henry Laferty Pax Alfred Laferty and Mrs Ida Sarrett of Oregon Their only child died years ago
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Jabez Laferty
Huntington Veterans Hospital
Floyd Milam
Saxon
Laferty
France
Tressie Laferty
S.A. Laferty
Arnett
Henry Laferty
Pax
Alfred Laferty
Ida Sarrett
Iving
Oregon
Leaders confer over extending NRA two years
Washington news: NRA chief Donald Richberg and lawmakers meet in secret to outline a two year extension of the NRA's recovery unit. The group aims to push the measure through the house Monday and into the senate, with Roosevelt expected to obtain most demands if approved.
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NRA
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Donald R. Richberg
Burns
Robinson
Arkansas
Doughton
Samuel B. Hill
Wash
Vinson
Cooper
Tonn
Ways and Means Committee
O'Conner
House Rules Committee
Woman Dies After Long Illness in Stotesbury
Mrs. Helen Sleboda 36 a Hungary native and widow of Andrew Sleboda died at home in Stotesbury after a year with cirrhosis of the liver Survived by six sons James Joseph Andrew John Julius Gaze and Mrs Margaret Taraczkozy Funeral set at Holy Cross Taras with Father Burns officiating Burial at Beckley Catholic Cemetery Rose Funeral Home in charge Four pallbearers Steve Saltis John Sombati John Huda Tony Sokola Mike Dulowe Andrew Choka
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Helen Sleboda
Andrew Sleboda
Stotesbury
Hungary
Father Burns
Princeton
Holy Cross Catholic
Taras
Beckley
Rose Funeral
James
Joseph
Andrew
John Sleboda
Julius Sleboda
Powellton
Gaze Sleboda
Tams
Margaret Taraczkozy
Glen Rogers
Steve Saltis
John Sombati
John Huda
Tony Sokola
Mike Dulowe
Andrew Choka
Stoll Kidnapping Trial Postponed Again
Furious defense protests could not stop the Stoll kidnapping case from being moved to October 17. Federal Judge Charles Dawson granted the government’s motion, delaying the trial previously set for June 17 involving Thomas H. Robinson Sr and Mrs Frances Robinson, indicted with Thomas H. Robinson Jr for allegedly kidnapping Mrs Berry Stoll last October 10.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Stoll
Federal
Charles {. Dawson
Thomas H. Robinson Sr
Frances, Robinson
Thomas H. Robinson Jr
Berry Stoll
Young Society
Fayette Man Dies In Auto Accident
Two men were injured in an Oak Hill Fayetteville road crash near a farm. Ernest Miller 19 of Oak Hill died at 12 40 p m from a fractured skull after his car left the road and overturned. Raymond Matheny 21 of Minden suffered minor injuries. Miller worked as a truck driver for a coal company at Minden.
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Oak Hill- Fayetteville
New 'P
Ernest ‘Miller
Oak Hill
Raymond Matheny
Minden
Miller
Tyree and Dew Undertaking
Ella Miller
Fayette and Boone Roads Included in 13 Projects
Fayette county will get 26 400 feet of guard rail on the Spy Rock Havenseye road. Boone county will see 4.5 miles of grading draining stone base gravel and road mix surfacing on the Madison Van road. These 13 projects are among the first under the state's initial allotment of 4 000 349 of the government works relief fund.
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Fayette
Boone County
State Road Commission
Associated Press
Fayette County
Spy Rock-Havenseye
Farley Dies After Hospital Operation At 69
Floyd Farley 69 of Dry Creek, long time Raleigh county educator, died at Charleston General Hospital after emergency appendicitis surgery. He suffered a stroke Saturday, celebrated his 69th birthday Tuesday, and was pronounced improving at 12:30 this morning before his death.
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Floyd Farley
Dry Creek
Raleigh County
C. L. Eye
Richmond
Charleston General Hospital
Charleston
Shrine Ceremonial Initiates Ten Nobles In Clarksburg
Ten candidates were initiated at the Nemesis Temple spring ceremonial in Clarksburg. About five hundred Shriners attended the event. A parade occurred later in the day and a dinner and dance were planned for the evening.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
W. Va
Nemesis Temple
Mystic Shrine
Four Nurses To Take Board Examinations ITALY READY IN EAST AFRICA
Rome reports Benito Mussolini told the deputies that Italy in East Africa is ready to assume all responsibilities including supreme duties. He warned against conciliatory illusions about Ethiopia and called Valual a signal to fulfill Italy's duties, while criticizing disarmament and urging firm, concrete steps amid European tensions.
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Italy
East Africa
Ethiopia
Associated Press
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Taly
Valual
Austria
Germany
Stresa
Tr Duce
France
England
Geneva
Mussolini
Hand Injury Reported From Boxing Match
Hubert Seabolt, 23, of Stotesbury was treated at Beckley hospital yesterday for injuries to his right hand sustained during a boxing match. He was not kept in the hospital.
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Hubert Seabolt
Stotesbury
Beckley Hospital
Three Held For Entering Store In McCreery
Deputy Sheriff Tracy Williams and Constable Clyde McDowell arrested Charles Brubeck Kenneth Scott and Forrest Morcell of McCreery on breaking and entering charges. They allegedly stole four cases of beer from E M Wood’s McCreery store basement. Gerry Martin was also arrested for attempting to defraud the shopkeeper after cashing $6 in scrip later deemed valueless.
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McCreery
E. M. Wood
Tracy Williams
Clyde McDowell
Charles Brubeck
Kenneth Scott
Forrest Morcell
Squire H. F. Hancock
Wood
Gerry Martin
Martin
Four Raleigh General nurses to take state board exams
Miss Sally Swope, Miss Madeline Sutphin, Miss Dorothy Toney, and Miss Nola Thornton, members of Raleigh General hospital's graduating class, will travel to Charleston tomorrow for the State Nurses Board examinations. The tests will run Monday and Tuesday.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Charleston
State Nurses Board
Sally Swope
Madeline Sutphin
Dorothy Toney
Nola Thornton
Man Drowns as Car Plunges in Fayette Creek
The body of Clyde Keener of Laurel Creek, about 30 to 35, was found under his overturned car in Fayette Creek near Laurel Creek yesterday morning. Deputy Sheriff G T Davis said rain obscured tire tracks, suggesting the crash occurred after he left Fayetteville Friday afternoon. Keener, a relief worker, is survived by his widow and a father with no brother in Richmond. funeral plans were pending.
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Clyde Keener
Laurel Creek
C.J. Dodd
Fayetteville
G. T. Davis
Richmond
Ead
Drunk Driving Charges Heard In Squire Petty Court
Three men faced arraignment on drunk driving charges in Squire Zach A. Petty’s court yesterday. Willie Hall paid a $25 fine and got a 30 day jail term after arrest near Camer. Cecil Bailey, from Clear Creek, also fined $25, received 60 days in county jail and planned to appeal with bond set at $500. Chester Osborne, arrested near Fire, was fined $25 and had his car impounded for six months. The two others reportedly drove borrowed cars.
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Zach A. Petty
Willie Hall
James Cooper
Cameron
Cecil Bailey
Clear Creek
Batley
Artie
Jess Thompson
Chester Osborne
Fred Cole
Man Charged With Attempted Forgery at Local Bank
William Smith alias James Meade is held in the county jail on a charge of attempted forgery after arrest in a local bank Friday afternoon by Constable Frank Lemon. Smith used the name Meade and presented a forged check signed by Dr A M Grandison. a Monday hearing is expected.
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William Smith
James Meade
Frank Lemon
Lemon
Smith
Meade
A. M. Grandison
Repairs Begun On Staaford City Road In County Effort
Three quarters of a mile of Staaford City road, badly decayed and long in need of repair, is receiving a slate coating from county road crews, as noted at the road office yesterday.
Ransom Demanded For Washington Heir George Weyerhaeuser
The family of 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser, heir to a lumber fortune, offered to pay a $200000 ransom. Authorities hinted negotiations began as federal agents and police kept aloof. An ad appeared in a Seattle newspaper with the cryptic signature Percy Minnie. The boy was abducted earlier that day.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Seattle
Percy Minnie
John Philip Weyerhaeuser Jr
George
Ingall Flight Ends In Failure In Indianapolis
Laura Ingalls failed to beat Amelia Earhart’s transcontinental record, forced to land in Indianapolis after a leak in the oil line aboard her new black Mystery Ship. Her elapsed time from Burbank to Indianapolis was 10 hours 45 minutes, shorter than Earhart’s pace but not a record.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Laura Ingall
Moniepal Arport
Miss Ingalls
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Cal
Miss Earhart
Kansas City
Reverend Morgan to Give Monthly Sermon at Regular Baptist
Reverend Edwin Morgan of Huntington will deliver his regular monthly sermon at the Regular Baptist church on the Johnstonown Road Sunday morning at 11 oclock. The public is cordially invited to attend these services.
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Edwin Morgan
Huntington
Johnstown Road
Weather Outlook for the Week Across Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley
The forecast calls for fair and slightly warmer Sunday and Monday with generally fair conditions thereafter. Showers are expected midweek and again at week’s end in the central region. Temperatures rise early in the week and stay above normal overall with cooler spells Thursday and at times midweek in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
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Housers
Virginia
Jabez _Laferty
Red River
Burkburnett
Texas
O'Neale
Associated Preageus ”Y Charleston
Maylecorp
West Virginia
M. L. O'Neale
PWA
O’neale
Ernest Miller
Road Commission
Farley Better Hospital
Europe
Il Duce
Fayette Creek
Clyde Kenner
Mchine
Squire Petty
Weyerhaeusers
Ingall
Rev. Morgan
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