Meadows Boomed For Governor At Courthouse Speech
Former attorney general A. A. Lilly and Attorney General Clarence Meadows spoke at the dedication of a $400,000 courthouse in Beckley West Virginia. Meadows predicted to become governor and possibly president, while the crowd heard praise of equality and the court as a guardian of fair treatment for all races.
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Ows
Jim Sam West
Alfred Boek
A. A. Lilly
van Hunter
Meadows
Hal Scott
Lilly
Clarence Mead
Betty Beckley Campbell
Diehl
Clarence W. Meadows
Frord
Beckley
United States
New
Willian’ Blizzard
District 17
Veited Ivime
Charleston
Courtrom
West Virginia
Ari Ae
Onae Merry
Hal M. Scott
China
Hal Scott Tells Why He's Single
Hal M. Scott addresses kinship and relation questions at a public event in Beckley. He jokes about becoming the son in law of Mrs. Betty Beckley Campbell and recalls courtship anecdotes from local figures. The remarks mix humor with political jibes about Mayor Robert Winston and party nostalgia.
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Hal Scott
Hal M. Scott
Harold M. Riffe
Register J
Betty Beckley Campbell
Peek
Robert Winston
Scott
Beckley
Washington
Teachers Leave Clarksburg Meet Ends Tard Convention
The last of 9,000 State Education Association members departed Clarksburg as their convention closed. Dr. M. P. Shawkey recalled early days of the association at a final session with nine past presidents introduced. Dr. Mary Dabney Davis urged character as the core aim and purpose of education.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
State Education Association
M. P. Shawkey
Morris Harvey ‘College
Charleston
Mary Dabney Davis
Office of Education
Washington,d. C
A. E. Kayes Dies at 54 in Huntington Hospital
A. E. Kayes a 54 year old refinery plant superintendent for International Nickel died in a Huntington hospital. A native of New York City he came to Huntington in 1923 and was an authority on non ferrous metals and their alloys.
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Associated Press
Huntington
A. E. Kayes
International Nickel Company
New York City
Boone County Invents Triggerless Gun
A Boone County man, Sergeant Lyle E White of Fort Moultrie, has patented a gun design that eliminates the trigger. The device uses hydraulic action to press a cartridge and release a firing pin via a glycetine regulated spring. Officials doubt military use but see potential to reduce misfires before detonation. White hails from Madison West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lyle ‘E. White
8Th Infantry
Fort Moultrie
S. C
White
Madison, W. Va
Loyalist Drive Thrusts Back Before Siege Anniversary
Reports from Hendaye say government forces repelled a Madrid front attack aimed at Aravaca, northwest of Madrid, as Jose Miaja leads renewed efforts to break the siege on its one year mark. Insurgent reports claim heavier losses for government infantry and note quiet on other fronts amid aerial activity.
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Associaiia
Hendaye
Madrid
Aravaca
Jose Miaja
Coal Board to Throw a Party for Commission Staff
Washington seven member coal commission hosts an informal Sunday party at headquarters for commission employees after a recent heart to heart with President Roosevelt. Attaches passed the invitation stressing it is a casual meet and greet not tied to ongoing disagreements. In a separate note, Charles F. Tee 70 former coal company executive died in St Petersburg Florida after a paralytic stroke.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Coal Commission
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Commissio
Commission
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Fairmont
Charles F. Tee
St. Petersburg
Fla
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Bankers Cite Tax Policy In Securities Slump
The Bankers Association of America blamed autumn market losses on federal tax laws and urged substantial changes to capital gains and undistributed profits taxes. Former Treasury under secretary Thomas J. Coolidge criticized New Deal spending as centralized and harmful to local self government. In Charleston, five percent dividend of 4,102 dollars to Pax Bank depositors was approved, bringing total payouts to 15 percent.
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Bankers Association of America Today
New Deal Treasury
Treasury
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge
Washington
Boston Banker
Association
Associated Press
Charleston
Bank of Pax
Fayette County
George Ward
Conferees Seek If Japan Will Talk At Brussels
Report from Shanghai and Brussels describes Japanese forces advancing toward Shanghai with refugees reporting units splitting up and destroyers bombarding Chekiang. Brussels note asks Japan to consider a limited peace talk within the nine power framework and allows Japan to choose its path forward.
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Associated Press
Shanghal
Mangchow Bay
Shanghai
Sungklang
Whangpoo River
Sunklang
Chekiang
Hangchow Bay
Brussels
Japan
China
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Windsors Postpone US Labor Survey Amid Labor Storm
The Duke of Windsor called off his world labor study in Paris as American labor criticism of his U S trip sparked a political furor. He may pivot to Russia and Scandinavia after the controversy subsides, while remaining in Paris for a week.
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Associated Press
Paris
Duke of Windsor
United States
Windsor
Soviet Russia
Nazi Germany
Russia
Scandinavia
Europe
Washington
Ickes
Bedaux
State Department
Marsh Fork selects queen in high school coronation
Marsh Fork high school held a coronation for Trap Hill football season after a fund drive. Miss Clay, eighth grade and an A student, won the crown by collecting 48 dollars in penny votes, boosting the athletic fund with donors aiding the pageant.
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Marsh Fork High School
Trap Hill
Sam Tallarico
Marsh Fork
L. G. Daniel
Daniel
Shirley van Winkle
Dorothy Stout
Eloise Jarrell
June Cheek
Rosa‘belle Tabor
Miss Clay
Melba Clay
Roscoe Clay
Pettus
Diehl
Council Studies Justice System Changes Considered
The state judicial council led by Supreme Court Judge Haymond Maxwell studied revisions to the justice of the peace system. Proposals include replacing many justices with summary courts handling minor cases up to a limit and possibly eliminating some justices. Grand jury reforms were also reviewed.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Judicial Council
Supreme Court
Haymond Maxwell
Lewis I Hardin 76 Dies in Ashland
Funeral services are set for Monday for Lewis I Hardin 76 a wealthy Mingo county resident who died in an Ashland Kentucky hospital. The former merchant and pioneer descendant owned extensive land in Buchanan County Virginia Pike County Kentucky Ashland Kentucky and in Raleigh Mingo and Mercer counties West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Lewis Hardin
Mingo County
Ashland
Hardin
Tug River Valley
Buchanan County
Virginia
Pike County
Kentucky
Raileigh
Mingo
Mercer Counties
West Virginia
Fatal fall injuries man in McMechen reported
Robert Porter Jr aged 60 died at Glendale hospital from head injuries after a fall on the pavement in McMechen.
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Associated Press
Toundsville
Robert Porter, Jr
Glendale
McMechen
Market Slides For Big Losses
New York shares fell sharply as steel mill production waned and trade news soured. Copper, motors, rubbers, oils, farm equipment and other sectors led declines while rails recovered slightly. The Associated Press average dropped and total volume rose to 766,390 shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Weather outlook fair and warm with clouds monday
Fair and warmer Sunday followed by a cloudy Monday with mild temperatures. Showers expected Monday afternoon.
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Charles E. Bedaux
Labor
London
Tuil- Jeries Gardens
Council Studies Justice System
Lewis I.ardin
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