Labor Asks Employment Conference PROPOSE CONFAB IN RESOLUTION
Labor leaders representing 1,250,000 railway workers seek a conference with railway executives to discuss stabilizing employment and wages. The group warns unemployment is a major issue as 350,000 rail workers are out of work. A resolution was sent to R. H. Aishton requesting the meeting and possible reforms to the transportation act.
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Associated Press
Washington
R. H. Aishton
Association of
Railway Executives
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Senate Manufactures
Willard
Mrs. Virginia Ellen Clemens Dies at Bolt
Mrs Virginia Ellen Clemens 89 widow of John Harvey Clemens died at her Bolt home after a two week illness. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Bolt at 2:00 PM with Rev Grant Stephens officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery at Bolt. Surviving are son D W Clemens of Bolt and daughters Mrs John Raffatl of Fairmont and Mrs H R Canterbury of Surveyor. She was a Giles county native who had lived in the county over 60 years and long been a Missionary Baptist church member.
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Baptist Church
Bolt
Virginia Ellen Clemens
John Harvey Clemens
Caffee
Grant Stephens
Fairmont
H. R. Canterbury
Surveyor
H A
Giles County
Missionary Baptist Church
Ads That Help Readers Save Through Advertising
The piece applauds advertising as a tool for cost savings in production and distribution. It argues advertised goods are not more expensive and often cheaper, and that reading ads can save more than a newspaper subscription over a year.
Wine Bricks Will Be Given A Test
Luttrell Robson secretary of the state prohibition department announced a test case to determine if wine bricks may be sold legally in West Virginia. He would not specify when or where the case would be brought. The department contends the bricks are illegal under the prohibition law as a transported mixture intended for sale or use in violation of state prohibitions.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Luttrell Robson
State Prohibition Department
West Virginia
Department
Defense lawyer names poisoner in Simmons case
In Lebanon Indiana on November 3, defense attorney Charles Tindall argued that Carrie Simmons is not guilty and named her brother in law Horace M Jackson as the poisoner. Prosecutor Ben M Scifres countered demanding proof that Jackson poisoned the sandwich that killed Alice Jean Simmons, ten, the defendant's daughter.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Ind
Charles Tindall
Carrie Simmons
Horace M. Jackson
Tindall
Ben M. Scifres
Jackson
Alice Jean Simmons
Simmons
Gandhi Discusses Indian Round Table at 10 Downing Street
Mahatma Gandhi visited 10 Downing Street and met Prime Minister MacDonald for about an hour to discuss issues related to the Indian Round Table Conference. The talks centered on goals and strategies for India’s future negotiations.
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Associated Press
London
Mahatma Gandhi
Number Ten
Downine Street
MacDonald
New Trial Granted in Thornhill Murder Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Andrew Thornhill from Logan County for second degree murder and ordered a new trial. The decision cited that Taylor Bowling entered Thornhill's home, threatened him, and brandished a pistol. The court ruled a householder may legally defend against an imminent threat by deadly force.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Andrew Thornhill
Logan County
Taylor Bowling
Thornhill
Bus Permits Sought for Southern West Virginia Routes
Hearings for seven bus line permit applications were set for November 30 by F. O. Sanders. Five filings from J. E. Craft sought routes linking Huntington Bluefield and several towns, plus connections through Beckley Mullens and Welch. Barton Brothers and Interstate Transportation also sought Mullens Bluefield and Bluefield Welch routes respectively.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
F. O. Sanders
J. E. Craft
Bluefield
Uuntington
Glenwood Park
Rock
Matoaka
Herndon
Elmore
Fire Fatal to Patients at Ontario Hospital
Seven patients died and two were injured in a cottage ward blaze at the Ontario hospital for the insane in Penatang. The fire started downstairs before dawn trapping occupants in a ground floor room as flames spread rapidly. Rescue efforts saved 33 via a single fire escape while four victims suffocated and the rest succumbed to smoke and shock.
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Associated Press
Penatang
Ont
Ontario Hospital For the
Here
Lilly Child Dies At Home Of Her Parents
Nora Lilly ten daughter of Mr and Mrs Lonza Lilly of Ghent died at home yesterday afternoon at 1 oclock of diphtheria after a brief illness. Services at 2 30 this afternoon from the home burial in Charles Griffith cemetery near Ghent Rev J R Foley officiating Rose Funeral Home prepared the body for burial. Four sisters and five brothers survive Estelle Bolen Lilly Minnie Chloe Lois Lilly and Kenneth Oscar Lake Wesley and Robert Lilly of Ghent
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Nora Lilly
Lonza Lilly
Ghent
Charles Griffith
J. R. Foley
Rose Funeral Home
Estelle Bolen Lilly
Lillybrook
Minnie
Chloe
Lois Lilly
Kenneth
Oscar
Lake
Wesley
Robert Lilly
Four Plead Guilty and Ninesee Sentences in Judge Dunn Court
Four men Cody Cook Juddy Meadows and Harvey Lewis pleaded guilty to petty larceny with grand larceny charges dropped and each given one year in jail. Mat Cozort pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after nolle prosequi on a felony charge with judgment set for January. W H Bragg and Charley Bragg were found not guilty of maiming in a late verdict. Elmer Goodson was wounded in the June incident, with the jury not yet reached by then.
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Dunn
Cozort
W. H. Bragg
Charley Bragg
Elmer Goodson
Ballot theft reported in Honaker Virginia
Norman Yates registrar for Honaker precinct said two armed men entered his home last night and demanded all mailed ballots. About 110 ballots were taken and 14 were found discarded along a road this morning. no suspects have been located.
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Associated Press
Honaker
Norman Yates
Yates
Hoover names five to probe Navy League charges
President Hoover selected five high level figures to form a committee of vindication to study all factual statements in William Gardiner’s Navy League pamphlet. The panel includes Admiral Hugh Rodman retired and John Jays Hammond of Washington.
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Navy League
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
League
Hugh Rodman
John Jays Hammond
Wadsworth
Boston
the Treasury
Castle
Castle of State and Assistant Secretary Jaheline of the Navy. Jahneke, Wadsworth
Hammond
William Howard Gardiner
Navy
Gardiner
Adams
Navy Department
White House
Army Ready to Intervene in Red River Bridge Feud
Federal District Judge John C. Pollock warned that federal troops could be called to the Red River bridge dispute near Durant Oklahoma as Oklahoma Governor Murray defies federal authority. A martial law bridge remained open while pollock urged settlement in Texas courts over a $165000 breach of contract suit.
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Preas
Kansas City
Kansas
Red River Bridge
Oklahoma
John C. Pollock
W. Hi. Murray
Pollock
Red River Bridge Company
Red River
Durant
Bridge Company
Texas
Austin
Tex
Murray
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma National Guard
United States Army
United States
National Guard
Congress
Injunction To Halt Tax Collection On Bond Interest Funds
A temporary injunction stops tax collection to pay interest and sinking fund requirements on Wyoming county bond issues beyond war bond election limits. Judge Howell M. Tanner granted the order in Wyoming county circuit court. A motion to dissolve the injunction is set for November 13.
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Associated Press
Pineville
Wyoming County
Howell M. Tanner
Jury Ready To Hear Pantages Next Trial
A jury of ten men and two women is tentatively accepted as trial proceedings begin for the second case against Alexander Pantages the theatrical magnate accused of assaulting Eunice Pringle a 17 year old dancer in a case set to start today in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
MISS NEFFLIN SPEAKS HERE
Myra Nefflin state supervisor of rural schools will explain new standards now in force for state rural schools at the County Council of Education meeting on Monday November 16 at 7 30 p m in the Heber Street Methodist church parish hall Raleigh county officials are to hear about the new classification of elementary schools Miss Nefflin will speak and a chicken dinner will be served to council members by church ladies with a full attendance expected
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Myra &. Nefflin
County Council of Education
Heber Street Methodist Church
Bernard B. Chambers
Nefflin
Bosky Richmond Convicted for Killing Father at Hinton
Bosky Richmond, 34, was convicted of second degree murder for killing his father Sherman Richmond, 66, in a quarrel at Hinton. Judge C M Ward sentenced him to ten years in the state penitentiary after denying a motion for a new trial.
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Associated Press
Hinton
Bosky Richmond
Sherman Richmond
C. M. Ward
Fairmont Jeweler Found Dead In His Office
Jacob Slaven a 42 year old Fairmont jeweler was found with a self inflicted bullet wound in his store office yesterday authorities said he ended his life An inquest was ordered by Prosecuting Attorney M E Morgan since there were no witnesses A brother named Slaven also works as a jeweler in Morgantown
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Associated Press
Fairmont
Jacob Slaven
M. E. Morgan
Slaven
Morgantown
Big Verdict Set Aside in Railroad Accident Case
The West Virginia supreme court set aside a $40,000 verdict against the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and ordered a new trial. J. E. Stafford was awarded the sum by a Kanawha County jury after falling from a railroad bridge while painting it. The railroad argued Stafford assumed the risk of the work.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
State Supreme Court
J. E. Stafford
Kanawha County
Earthquake Hits Kyushin Island Causes Conflicting Reports
Tokyo reports conflicting earthquake tallies with Jiji Hochi claiming 1000 casualties and 200 houses toppled while Asahi cites few casualties and about a dozen collapsed homes. Epicenter near Miyazaki Prefecture. multiple quakes damaged Kumamoto and Fukuoka areas as communications lagged.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Kyushin Island
Jiji Hochi
Asahi
Miyazaki
Kyushin
Miyazaki Prefecture
Kumamoto
Shira
Fukuoka
Charles A. Lindbergh
Yellow Sea
Nanking
Japan
Korea
Strait of Korea
Capture Fugitive
Clarence Sneed, absconder from Moundsville Penitentiary since April 1930 after an auto theft sentence, was arrested at his Charleston home by state police.
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Associated Praise
Charleston
W. Va
Clarence Sneed
Moundsville
National Deficit for First Four Months Totals 661,120,850
Washington reports the government closed four months of the current fiscal year with a deficit of 661,120,850 dollars. Officials note the shortfall reflects early financial-period spending and revenue trends, with exact timing and policy implications under review.
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Associated Press
Washington
Control Of House Hangs In Balance
Five congressional districts vote to shape control of the House amid a broader national mood. If Republicans win three seats they could tie Democrats at 216, while two Democratic victories elsewhere keep the House split near 214 to 213. Vacancies widen the suspense as results lag in New Jersey. Kentucky voters decide a governor amid highway department controversy with count delayed by law.
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Associated Press
New York
Anton J. Cremak
Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walker
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Hague
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
Smith
Roosevelt
Illinois
J. Hamilton Lewis
Cermak
Washington
Ohio
Michigan
New Jersey
County Sued For Big Sum In Civil Damages
Two new suits filed in the circuit court name the county as defendant in a damage action seeking 20 000 pounds after an automobile accident near Whitby injured a boy. Linda Bolen, suing through Charles L. Bolen, alleges injuries from a county truck and a hospital treatment at Beckley. Attorneys for plaintiffs are J C Hutchinson and Clarence W Meadows. The second suit, C I T Corporation versus Victor Koyich, seeks recovery of a Hupmobile sedan valued at 500 dollars.
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Charles L. Bolen
Linda Bolen
Whitby
J. C. Hutchinson
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley Hospital
C. I. T. Corporation
Victor Koyich
Missing man sought by police in Pittsburgh case
Pittsburgh November 3 police sought Giles S. Smith of Pomeroy Ohio who left October 22 for Pittsburgh with a truck load of farm produce. His driver returned saying Smith sold the produce and planned to stay another day but he has not been heard from since. Relatives say Smith carried $1,000 in cash.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Giles S. Smith
Pomeroy
Ohio
Smith
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