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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1935
Page
2
The Mt Hope Lions Club provides eye examinations and glasses for Mt Hope schoolchildren. Eleven examined. five pairs of glasses secured, four more to arrive this week. Dr Banks of Beckley donates services and sources glasses at cost. Lions plan two more projects including a carnival the week of November 27 to 30.
Officials heard his tale of the killing and the motive for arson and concealment of his shoes. Scalf said he burned his coat to avoid capture and hanging. Harper, a prominent Raleigh merchant, died at Raleigh General Hospital about two hours after the shooting from pistol bullets to head back and left arm. A preliminary hearing for Scalf was expected within the next day.
A day after a shooting Brubeck denied firing the rifle claiming it did not shoot straight. O B Harris, a game protector, testified he saw an air rifle under Brubeck’s coat in a bank corridor and identified the gun as an air rifle. Meanwhile Canterbury, a 15 year old protest sign carrier, said pellets passed through his placard and hit him near the left eye, later treated by a physician. Verdict was expected this afternoon alongside other court actions and local notices.
Scalf admitted owning a gun carried for years and said drunkenness led him to carry it the night Harper was shot. He denied taking a watch or pocketbook from the merchant. Found by his brother, Harper had only glasses and a few papers. Police had alleged robbery as the motive. The confession followed two weeks of intensive investigation.
Mabscott West Virginia B Y P U met in the church auditorium for its annual fall kick off service led by Miss Gladys Davenport president with a devotional on Youth In The Race of Life. Miss Margaret Sullivan associate president supervised the installation service for the new officers.
Long Branch West Virginia hosts Alpha Omega and Hi Y clubs Halloween carnival in Pax school auditorium drawing hundreds. Freshmen win silver loving cup for rhythm band, Eugene Holley and Mary Kathryn Lively tie for best original costume before Holley reappears as winner. Notable costumes noted. Boxing matches entertain. Birthday dinner hosted by Mrs. Robert Emmerson lists numerous attendees.
Washington reports a grand jury investigated the death of Billy Hopkins, 22, a Huntington, West Virginia stenographer, tied to financial dealings of Irving Leongrab, 32, a stock broker. Hopkins killed herself by poison after resigning a letter. Nearby Iwona Epstein, 28, of Newark, New Jersey, divorced, also died by suicide last Sunday after writing letters to the district attorney.
The Degree of Honor Lodge will meet this evening at 7 30 in the Moose hall. All members urged to be present.
In Washington District of Columbia supreme court, union labor and government action were cited as the only stabilizing influences in soft coal. George W. Reed of Peabody Coal testified the two forces were the sole stabilizers in his 30 years of experience. E. C. Mahan of Knoxville noted the federal government intervened twice to stabilize the industry for short periods.
Summerlee West Virginia notes a surprise birthday gathering at Mrs. W. Cawidl in Oak Hill honoring her husband on Saturday night. Others include visits from H G McGinley and son Charles Emmett to Mt. Hope. Laura Bell McCauley visited A. R. Long. W E Alexander honored daughter with a shower on October 30. Marylee Bishop resumes outings after a light illness.
Mr and Mrs J A Kennedy were business visitors to Charles Town on Saturday J E McCool of Glen Jean was a business visitor here last week
An old health ad promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple way to shed fat by stimulating a gland in the body. It claims doctors use the same method and that the formula is in every box so consumers know what they take. The pitch urges starting Marmola today from druggists.
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