Brubeck Denies Shooting Picket With Air Rifle
Brubeck testified he did not shoot a boy at Main Street beauty parlor or carry an air rifle from the Raleigh County Bank building after the shooting. He said a dust particle caused eye irritation and told of borrowing a carpenter s level. He admitted buying an air rifle and BB shot at Beckley Hardware.
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Main Street
Lewis Brubeck
Raleigh County Bank
H. M. Kilgore
Brubeck
Bank of Raleigh
F. L. Banks
Banks
Frank Bair
Beckley Hardware Company
Beckley Chamber Meeting On State Chamber Plan
Beckley Chamber of Commerce will hear Phil Conley and W. B. McVicker at 7 30 PM in the Bair Brothers building. The meeting promotes organizing a West Virginia Chamber of Commerce to aid local chambers, trade groups, industries and state fiscal issues statewide.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Bair Brothers Lending
Beckley
Kelly in Hospital After Saw Mill Accident
Claude Kelly an 18 year old from Beaver was admitted to Beckley Hospital after a saw mill accident tore several fingers from his left hand. He is expected to remain in the hospital for several days as doctors treat his injuries.
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Claude Kelly
Beaver
Beckley Hospital
Johnson Boy III critically ill in Beck bey hospital
Louis Johnson age 13 son of Dr and Mrs G W Johnson of Mc Alpin is critically ill in Beck bey hospital with no known cause or diagnosis at present.
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Louis Johnson
Confession Tells How Harper Killing Unfolded
Scalf admits shooting French A. Harper near his Raleigh County home on October 26 after drinking. He recalls a blinding light, says he pulled a .38 revolver and fired, then wandered away in a drunken state. He burned his coat, hid his shoes, and later slept at Big Marys Place before confessing to officers.
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W. H. McGinnis
Jess Scalf
Raleigh
French A. Harper
Scalf
Harper
Harper Home
Harper Hill
Big Mary's Place
Harper Road
Mary’s
Eccles
Debate Club To Be Given Tests At Woodrow Wilson High
Twenty one Woodrow Wilson High students forming the Debate Club will take part in a declamation contest this evening at 7 15 o clock in the school auditorium. Irvin S Maddy of the faculty leads the club. The winner will represent Woodrow Wilson in the district literary contest at Mullens next spring. Participating are Bill Covey Nellie Nace Madeline Dix Roy Wray Sam Rahall Arthur Pennington Guy Amato Nellie Sparcino Orland Payne Glenn Webb Mary Dickenson Louise George Jesse Bailey Blaine Kinzer Dennis Morrison James Hayes Jr Pauline Alderman Gladys Lawrence James Farris David Wiseman and Belva Bowman.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Irvin S. Maddy
Woodrow Wilson
Mullens
Bill Covey
Nellie Nace
Madeline Dix
Roy Wray
Sam Rahall
Arthur Pennington
Guy Amato
Charge Against Scott Dropped in Local Court
The indictment charging E. Clyde Scott with embezzling 6700 as school lands commissioner was dropped on prosecution motion. Prosecution and special prosecutor Ashworth argued the indictment should never have been returned and that Scott filed a voluntary report. no record shows misappropriation, and the county owes him legitimate expenses.
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E. Clyde Scott
David D. Ashworth
Scott
Clarence W. Meadows
Ashworth
Beckley
Everett Hughes
Tax Commissioner’s Office
School Lands Commissioner
Circuit Court
Broker Held On Larceny Count
A Washington grand jury indicted stock broker Irving Lowengrub on charges of embezzlement and larceny after trust. Allen Baker said evidence about financial transactions was presented. Lowengrub and his brother Perry were arrested amid an investigation following the suicide of Leona Epstein of Newark. A Huntington stenographer named Miss Billy Hopkins also killed herself last September after writing a note to Lowengrub.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia
Irving Lowengrub
Allen Baker
Lowengrub
Perry
Leona Epstein
Newark
N. J
Billy Hopkins
Huntington
W. Va
Fires Abating in Southern West Virginia Counties
Conservation officials said forest fires in southern counties were abating after rains. Director H. W. Shawhan reported 55 blazes confined to small areas were being checked by state forest forester D. B. Griffith.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Conservation Commission
H. W. Shawhan
D. B. Griffith
State Forestex
Mrs. Sarver Is Taken By Death
Maude Buckland Sarver 63 a Beckley resident since 1920 died last night at 10 15 in a local hospital after long illness. Funeral at St Stephens Episcopal Beckley Friday 10 30 with Rev J W Hobson of Bluefield. Burial Monte Vista Bluefield Princeton Haighmary. Survived by children W Luther Sarver Beckley Mable Norton Blanche Osborne Ora Sarver all Beckley C H Elsom Bluefield Hunter Sturgill Roanoke and brother C E Buckland Falls Mills. Pallbearers named Grover Hedrick A C Sutphin J H Harvell John P Bonner A Scalise James Halstead.
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Maude Buckland Sarver
Beckley
Tazewell County
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
J. W. Hobson
Bluefield
Monte Vista
Bluefield-Princeton Haigghmary
Keyser
W. Luther Sarver
Princeton
Mable S. Norton
Blanche Osborne
Ora Sarver
C. H. Elsom
Hunter Sturgill
Roanoke
C. E. Buckland
Falls Mills
Grover C. Hedrick
A. C. Sutphin
J. H. Harvell
John P. Bonner
A. Scalise
James Halstead
Mrs Northnagle Dies At Whipple Home
Marie Augusta Northnagle 81 died at her Whipple home yesterday at 4 AM from heart disease. Born August 14, 1854 in Loberchain Germany she lived with her son Joe Yablonski in Scarbro. Funeral Sunday 2 PM by Rev J A Wilson and burial in Hilltop cemetery. Tyree and Dew in charge. Surviving are sons John Nothnagle Patton PA and Mrs Henriette Distin Philipsburg PA.
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Marie Augusta Nothnagle
Whipple
Germany
Loberchain
Joe Yablonski
Scarbro
J. A. Wilson
Hilltop
Tyree
Dew
John Nothnagle
Patton, Pa
Henriette Distin
Philipsburg, Pa
Eight Students on Debate Team at Stoco High
Stoco High School began debate practice for the new year as Eugene Scott interviewed eight candidates in room 15. The topic: That states should enact a public expense funded medical service for all citizens. Five veterans remain from last year: Mary Sanchez, Clarice Bradford, Jimmie Doyle, Juanita Rice, Cecil McKinney. New debaters include Elva West, George McKinney, and Danese Meadows.
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Stoco High School
Eugene Scott
Scott
Mary Sanchez
Clarice Bradford
Jimmie Doyle
Juanita Rice
Cecil McKinney
Elva West
George McKinney
Danese Meadows
Roosevelt appoints Virginian to national mediation board
President Roosevelt appoints Otto Beyer of Virginia to the National Mediation Board to replace John M. Carmody who resigned. The appointment was announced from Hyde Park, New York, on November 7.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt Today
Otto Beyer
Virginia
National Mediation Board
John M. Carmody
Hurricane Near To New Orleans
Hurricane winds that killed eight people along Florida's east coast were forecast to lash the coast north of Pensacola. The weather bulletin placed the storm 150 miles east of Pensacola moving northeast toward Cedar Keys to the Mississippi mouth. Warnings covered from Cedar Keys to the river entrance. The system caused eight deaths about 160 injuries and 3 million dollars in property damage as it moved from Miami west to the Gulf, with relief agencies aiding thousands in Miami and nearby areas.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Florida
Pensacola
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Cedar Keys
Fla
Mississippi River
Miami
Gulf
Cranberry School Set For PTA Meeting Tonight
The Cranberry school PTA meets at seven this evening in the school house. Newly elected officers Mrs. B B Richmond president Mrs William Bergines Jr vice president and C R Lamb secretary treasurer will serve for the first time. Refreshments will follow.
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Cranberry School
B. B. Richmond
William Bergines Jr
C. R. Lamb
Billy Sunday Dies at 72 After Angina Attack
The Reverend William A. Sunday died at 72 in Chicago after a period of ill health. A former major league baseball star, he left the sport to pursue evangelistic work and preached in Beckley in 1924. Born November 19 1863 in Aimes Iowa he finished high school at Nevada Iowa then studied at Northwestern before turning to baseball.
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William A
Billy
Chicago
Beckley
Beckley Junior High School
Associated Press
Mishawaka
Ind
Aimes
Iowa
Nevada
Northwestern University
Calhoun County To Receive F WPA Funds
Nov. 7 the federal government allotted 81 423 dollars to Prosperity for W P A road work but officials faced confusion due to two Prosperities in West Virginia Comptroller General John R McCarl ordered the money paid to Prosperity Raleigh county a village four miles from Beckley but county officials denied an application had been made State Road Commission said funds will grade and drain state route 16 from Prosperity Calhoun county to the Wirt Ritchie near Burnt House
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
John R. McCarl
Raleigh County
Beckley
State Road Commission
Prosperity
Calhoun County
Wirt-Ritchie
Burnt House
Dormitory Suit Finally Settled at Raleigh County Board Meeting
The Leccony Smokeless Coal company and the Raleigh County school board settled the dispute over the old Stoco dormitory by surrendering claims for $2000 to be paid by the coal company. The board also agreed to cover half of litigation costs and $147 as its share of a long-standing electric light bill. J. L. Huffman was authorized to convey title to land at Fayette street cut-off and Smith street for a Jewish synagogue site. All members attended except Dr. G W Johnson due to his son’s illness.
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Stoco
Leccony Smokeless Coal Company
Raleigh County School Board
Memorial Building
J. L. Huffman
Fayette Street
Smith Street
G. W. Johnson
Maryland Governor Seeks Federal Relief Conference
Governor Harry W. Nice of Maryland called for an immediate meeting of all state governors to plan a coordinated response to the national relief problem. He wired Governor Herbert Lehman of New York urging him to convene, warning that ending federal direct relief could place states in a grave, possibly disastrous, situation. Maryland has already been cut from the relief list effective December.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Nice
Herbert Lehman
New York
Democratic Majority In Kentucky Breaks Record
Democratic leaders hailed A B Chandler leading Kentucky's gubernatorial race as a sign of party strength while nationwide ties to the New Deal sparked competing readings of Tuesday's off year elections. Republicans pointed to gains in New York and New Jersey as a repudiation, Democrats argued New York and northern New Jersey supported the New Deal, and Philadelphia offered mixed signals with a GOP mayoral win.
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Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
Philadelphia
A. B. Chandler
Farley
Washington
Kentucky
A. B
Chandler
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Democratic National Committee
Assembly
C.me
New York State
Walace
Fire roars through Stevens building in Mayfield KY
Mayfield Kentucky fire leaves estimated 80000 in damage and cuts power to the downtown business district. The Stevens building was destroyed and flames threatened nearby structures, with crews clearing debris after being checked shortly after midnight as power lines were shut off to prevent collapses.
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Associated Press
Mayfield
Stevens
Louisville race signals Chandler lands Kentucky governorship
Louisvill e reports early returns show Lieutenant Governor A B Happy Chandler leading Republican Judge King Swope by about 50 000 with about one third of precincts counted. Prohibition repeal also ahead by a strong majority as Chandler defeats the current governor Ruby Laffoon amid tax debates.
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Associated Press
Louisville
A. B
Chandler
Kentucky
Judge King Swope
Swope
All Demos
Ruby Laffoon
Italians Push Toward Makale
The Northern Italian army about 100000 strong pushed against Makale and gained a ridge outlook into the valley toward the caravan center. Italian native troops routed Ethiopians. Ethiopians massed about 40 miles south at Amba Alaji. Mussolini ordered men from military classes 1900 to 1910 for home service. Rome and London discuss reducing tensions and renewing talks.
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Associated Press
Makale
Amba Alaji
Rome
Mussolini
London
Foreign Office
Eric Drummond
Paris
Mediterranean
New Books Added To Stoco School Library
Twenty six new books were added to the Stoco High School library last week per librarian Mrs. Compton. The additions, issued from the County Board of Education list, mainly serve seventh and eighth grades. Principal Fay Harper urges careful handling of the new books.
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Stoco High School
Compton
County Board of Education
Fay Harper
Beckley Weather Report From Yesterday
Beckley saw a high of 70 degrees and a low of 45 last night per L. A. Mauek. The report notes mild conditions with no precipitation mentioned.
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Beckley
L. A
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Billy Sunday
Board of Education
James A. Farley
National Democratic Committee
Pennsylvania
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