Four Sent to Pen ny Criminal Court
Raleigh county court enacted a busy term with sentences handed for multiple crimes. Dennis Fox received 10 years for a felonious throat-cutting attempt near Woodpeck. Hillary Raines drew eight years for burglary with prior offenses. Melvin Carter got two years and $300 fine for moonshining after escape. Others faced fines, bonds forfeitures, or probation with child support orders and delayed verdicts.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Dennis Fox
Fox
Mackey Cole
Woodpeck
Cole
Hillary Raines
Marsh Fork
Raines
Melvin Carter
Spokane
Wash
Foster
Tom Brown
Western Union Telegraph Company
R. V. Cole
Scira
Loren Daniel
Luther Massey
Carl Daniel
G. T. Trump
George Farley
Smith
Jim Thompson
Lettie B. Thompson
James Anthony Thompson
Thompson
George Trump
Roy Fletcher
Aud Smith
Roy Sweeny
Marino Cilia
Oleg Cozart
Jack Cozart
Mat Cozart
Tom Cadle
Josh Bolen
City of Beckley
T. E. Spangler
Causel
Noah Snuffer
Chap Cook
Tams Buys Coal Land Near Oceana
Major W P Tams of Tams contracted for the Saunders farm five miles below Oceana with about 180000 dollars consideration. Fred N Stewart and F E Shannon arranged the option. Also bought 1100 acres from C M Wikel and 800 acres from Wester and Witcher Cook and 500 acres from Joseph P Cook totaling about a quarter million dollars investment.
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W. P. Tams
Tams
Saunders
Oceana
Fred N. Stewart
Athens
F. E. Shannon
Pineville
C. M. Wikel
Simmons’ Fork
Wester and Witcher Cook
Jesse
Joseph P. Cook
Sun Hill
Clear Fork
Wikel
Slides Demoralize Railroad Service
The C. and O. railroad faced heavy rains with multiple slides halting service from Piney branch to Caperton. A 15 foot by 18 foot washout east of Stamford disrupted train No. 156, while slides between Dorsey and Raleigh and near mile post 12 paused trains 157 and 158. A large capstone slide east of Caperton upended an extra 770 train, nearly injuring the crew as the engine left the tracks. by Sunday operations resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Branch
Stamford
Dorsey
Raleigh
Mile Post
McDougal
Caperton
Moonshiners Busy as Prohibition Agents Arrest 7 in Summers
State prohibition officers seized four hundred gallons of illicit liquor in Summers County last week and made seven arrests. Those charged include Joe Lilly G T Mann Helen McDonald Daniel Johnson Mrs Daniel Johnson all of Hinton and Walter Quesenberry and wife of Jumping Branch. Quesenberry escaped custody. others jailed for prosecution.
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State Prohibition Department
Summers County
Joe Lilly
G. T. Mann
Helen McDonald
Daniel Johnson
Hinton
Walter Quesenberry
Jumping Branch
J. Walter Bee
F. M. Adkins
N. J. Keadle
Rockefeller Adds 10 Million to Medical Watch
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research reports John D. Rockefeller has added 10 million dollars to his prior gifts, bringing the institute’s endowment above 27 million. This increases total Rockefeller philanthropy to 430 million for disease work and 20 million to the General Education Board for medical education outreach announced recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Victrola demonstration hosts entertained at dinner
A. Z. Lilly and Miss Ella M. Brownell spent last Thursday in Fitzpatrick showing the educational Victrola at the Fitzpatrick school and were entertained at dinner by Mrs. J. A. Regan, who expressed appreciation for her culinary efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Z. Lilly
Ella M. Brownell
Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick School
J. A. Reagan
Beckley Mourns Gwynne Injury From California Auto Crash
Reports reach Beckley friends of T. G. Gwynne former Bluefield newspaperman, well known through his Davis family tie, that he was seriously injured in an automobile accident in San Diego California recently.
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Beckley
T. G. Gwynne
Bluefield
Davis
San Diego
Calif
Making Tax Tickets In November Tax Office Efforts Aligned
The sheriff’s office is busy this week preparing tax tickets due in November with a 24 percent discount offered.
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Sheriff’s Office
Injunction Silences Leaders In Coal Strike Across District 29
The five day coal strike in Raleigh county and surrounding fields continues with miners staying home and no violence. Troops in Beckley Charleston and Lo gan deter potential clashes while unions push for a contract. Officials say even if the injunction holds next Saturday, strikers intend to persist until demands are met. New River operators await federal guidance and hope for an early settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley
Regular Army
St. Mehiel
Argonne
District 29
Charleston
Logan
Pemberton
Logan County
John Gatherum
Lawrence Dwyer
International Board
Andrson
International Union
J. R. Gilmore
T. L. Lewis
New River Operators Association
New River District
United Mine Workers
Fedral
Department of Justice
United States District
Indianapolis
New River Operaors
Washington
John L. Lewis
J. H. Sprouse
Jos, Patton
New Coal Company Chartered in Raleigh County
The High Knob Coal Company was incorporated with $75,000 capital by the secretary of state last week. Its business place is Fireco on the Virginian rail road Winding Gulf branch. Incorporators include C. M. Lilly C. H. Meador W. J. Bardin W. S. Smith M. E. Lilly and Rose Smith of Fireco.
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Raleigh County
High Knob
Fireco
Gulf
Virginian
Beckley
C. M. Lilly
C. H. Meador
W. J. Bardin
W. S. Smith
M. E. Lilly
Rose Smith
Daily production of industrial alcohol nears seven hundred thousand gallons
Report notes American factories presently produce nearly 700,000 wine gallons of industrial alcohol each day, reflecting the scale of ethanol output across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fire hazard orders carried out in Beckley and Hinton
A new inspection by M. C. Kindelberger and F. S. Cherrington reports Beckley in good shape and 80 buildings in Hinton ordered repaired. Additional inspections of cities along the Ohio River are planned for this week.
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Beckley
M. C. Kindelberger
F. S. Cherrington
Hinton
Ohio River
Coal Fields Reach 290000 Square Miles in U.S.
The bituminous coal fields of the United States are estimated to cover 290,000 square miles, indicating extensive mineral resources across multiple regions and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Educational meeting reports after Piney Branch washout incident
County officials and Beckley school leaders attended the New River-Greenbrier Valley Round Table in Hinton. They described an excellent meeting and recounted narrow escapes when many travelers were caught between a washout and a slide on the Piney Branch of the C and O near Stanaford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OO. F. Cooke
A. J. Peters
Beckley
W. E. Kenedy
H. T. Stovall
Wesley McKinney
Esther Yaple
Lorena Lilly
Hilda Lilly
Lela Scott
Jessica Davis
Mary Nan McGinnis
Lula Cooper
Ella Wren
L. H. Clark
New River-Greenbrier Valley
Hinton
Stanaford
Riley
Bechkley
Youth and Woman Held For Murder in Beckley
In Beckley West Virginia Mrs Maggie Evans wife of Thomas Evans of Galax Virginia is fatally shot and her daughter Rosemma Evans wounded during an altercation with Minnie Hankla West known as Penny West who is jailed awaiting indictment Dallas Snuffer was arrested for allegedly supplying the gun but released on bond. The weapon a .25 caliber automatic jammed on the third shot and Evans died at Beckley hospital after the incident last Wednesday.
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Maggie Evans
Thomas Evans
Galax
Rosemma Evans
Minnie Hankla West
Beckley
Penny” West
Dallas Snuffer
P. L. Blankenship
G. C. Hedrick
Fannie
Reverend Gray declines Beckley pastorate
Reverend R R Gray, recently invited to lead Beckley Presbyterian Church, declines the call. On October 19 the congregations of Union and Carmel at Gap Mills protested his acceptance, prompting him to remain with the Gap Mills and Union churches where he has served about three years. He is a Monroe County native and popular minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
R. R. Gray
Presbyterian Church
Union
Carmel Church
Gap Mills
Releigh County
Gray
Monroe
Monroe County
Monroe Watchman
Beckley Chamber of Commerce names James new managing director
W A James becomes Beckley Chamber of Commerce managing director arriving from Richmond to organize the campaign for Greater Beckley. He aims to secure better railroad passenger facilities, leveraging prior C&O experience. Despite the coal strike impacting business, the chamber plans a regular meeting at the courthouse Thursday at 8. Every member should attend.
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W. A. James
Beckley
James
Mr. James
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Endeavor Leader Coming to West Virginia Tour
Rev. CG Hetzier, field secretary of the West Virginia Christian Endeavor Union, plans a November 9 week tour of Bluefield Princeton Beckley Hinton and Jerrolds Valley. Afternoon conferences and evening general meetings will be held urging all Endeavorers to attend and support Christian youth work.
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CG. E. Hetzier
West Virginia
Child Falls and Dies After Injury in Sophia
Falls on a nail at home claim the life of Syron Hopkins age 17 months, son of Mr and Mrs Silas Hopkins of Sophia. He died at Beckley hospital on October 31 after striking his head while playing with other children. Survived by parents a brother and sister. Remains buried at Sophia on November 1.
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Syron
Silas Hopkins
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Special Officer Shot Near Cotton Hill
Special officer William K Tuebert of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was shot three times and seriously wounded by train robbers near Cotton Hill in Fayette county last Friday morning. He is hospitalized in Hinton with one arm amputated as advised by physicians. A posse and bloodhounds pursued the robbers, believed to be part of a long-running bandit gang looting freight cars at Cotton Hill for more than a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Tuebert
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Cotton Hill
Fayette County
Tuebert
Hinton
Miner Strike Leader Rejects Safety Committee Plan
Howard Hastings of Ohio County says no public safety committee will be formed amid the coal miners strike unless events demand it. He asserts the county has a clean labor element not prone to breaking agreements, despite Governor Cornwell's suggestion.
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Howard Hastings
Cornwell
Hastings
Ohio County
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Penny Criminal Court
Cole Boy
Carter
Saunders Farm
Prohibition
NEW Company Chartered
Round Table
Grand Jury
Mrs. Evans
Wm. E. Tuebert
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