West Virginia road work to begin in nine counties
The road commission announces rights of way secured for 1614 miles of creek and follow roads in nine counties and work to start immediately. Total project cost is 2 211 000 dollars with additional W P A highway work in five counties ready to begin. Burr Simpson reported several contracts and bids were awarded or rejected in Logan Mingo Mercer Raleigh Wyoming and Mercer counties and low bid noted for Dolph Simmons road work.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Road Commission
Burr H. Simpson
Logan County
Amherstdale
Lorado
Mingo County
McDowell County
Mercer
Raleigh
Wyoming
Pigeon Creek
Stirratt Road Company
Cleveland
Mercer County
Joe Miracale
Welch
Plane crash kills pilot and one passenger near Lawrenceville
A Florida bound plane crashed 15 miles south of Lawrenceville Va killing pilot Lafayette Rothsteen of Port Washington N Y and one of the two women aboard. The other passenger, identified as Anne Mullen, died later in a Roanoke Rapids N C hospital. Vivian Mullen, her sister, survived with non fatal injuries in Petersburg Va with a fair prognosis.
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Associated Press
Lawrenceville
Here
Lafayette Rothsteen
Port Washington
N. Y
Long Island
Anne Mullen
Vivian
William Mullen
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Anne
Petersburg
Finnish Composer Is Given Coveted Award
Johan Julius Sibelius the Finnish composer aged 70 won the gold medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society in London. He could not attend the ceremony and the medal was accepted by Finnish minister G A Gripenberg from Sir Thomas Beecham. Sibelius is known for ten symphonic poems six symphonies a violin concerto and numerous choral and incidental works.
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Associated Press
London
Johan Julius Sibelius
Royal Philharmonic Society
Europe
Sir Thomas Beecham
G. A. Gripenberg
Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Heavy Buying Wave In Trading This Morning
A heavy wave of buying swept over the stock exchange at today's opening and lifted prices of many issues one to more than two points within the first minutes of trading. Utilities led the rush with Western Union Pacific Lighting Public Service of M J People's Gas Consolidated Gas International Harvester Coca Cola Schenley and United States Steel among early leaders.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Start
Western Union Pacific Lighting
Public Service of
M. J. People’s Gas
Consolidated Gas
International Harvester
Coca Cola
Schenley
United States Steel
Professor Gets 30 Days In Jail
Elijah Butler a self described traveling professor of Romance languages from Chicago was jailed for 30 days and fined 10 dollars after pleading guilty to petty larceny. He claimed robbery prior night and said two men offered lodging while stating he lectured at schools and churches as a traveling professor for the federal government.
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Elijah Butler
Jamaica
Chicago
Squire Zach Petty
Butler
F. E. Lemon
Hotcoal
Congressional party lands in Philippines
Vice President John Garner and 43 congressmen arrived in Manila to attend the inauguration of the Philippine commonwealth Navy. Among the travelers is Hon. Joe L. Smith of Beckley, WV Sixth District, and his wife Mrs. Smith.
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Congressional
Philippines
Associated Press
Manila
P. I
John Garner
Philippine Commonwealth Navy
Joe L. Smith
Beckley
West Virginia
Smith
Thompson Case Opens At Local Court Involving Thompson And Miller
Virgil Thompson of Colcord was found guilty of assault and battery after a brief jury deliberation. He admits striking Miller but says it was with his fist over the dog accusation. Lewis Brubeck of Beckley was convicted of assault and battery for an air rifle shooting of a union picket in front of a Main Street beauty shop last May. James Quesenberry, the wounded picket, was targeted as he protested near Brubeck's sister’s shop. A motion to set aside Brubeck’s conviction will be argued November 16 before Judge Kilgore. Ted Barr of Beckley received a sentence of one year and a day for participation in the theft of a Ford coupe from Dr. Wriston.
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Virgil Thompson
Colcord
Kyle Miller
Thompson
Miller
Lewis Brubeck
Beckley
Main Street
James Quesenberry
Brubeck
C. R. Harless
Brubeck Tt
On Ee
H. M. Kilgore
Ted Barr
State Penitentiary
Robert Wriston
Ash To Request Armory Erection
Adjutant General F Guy Ash will ask federal W P A officials for funds to build armories delayed by State Administrator F Witcher McCullough. Ash says plans for nineteen armories are ready and can be finished by June 30 1936 if enough workers are assigned. McCullough says federal approval for armories and state police barracks at 3 821 909 could not be funded since the state share is limited to 17 130 000.
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Associated Press
Charleston
F. Guy Ash
F. Witcher McCullough
Ash
McCullough
Presidential Room For Hoffman Being Placed
Trenton Nov 8 A presidential trial balloon for Governor Hoffman of New Jersey will be floated at the national convention in Des Moines Iowa this week. Albert B Hermann executive clerk of the governor and chairman of the New Jersey young Republicans said he would present Hoffmans name as a potential presidential candidate.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Hoffman
New Jersey
Des Moines
Iowa
Young Republicans
Albert B. Hermann
Physicians Attending White Sulphur Meeting
Several physicians from here traveled to White Sulphur Springs for the annual convention of physicians and surgeons of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Robert Winston, Dr. and Mrs. A A Tieche, Dr. and Mrs. K M Jarrell, and Dr. and Mrs. R G Broaddus with their daughter Miss Ferne Randolph.
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White Sulphur Springs
Physicians and Surgeons
The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Robert Winston
A. A. Tieche
K. M. Jarrell
R. G. Broaddus
Ferne Randolph
Sunday Burial Set On Saturday
Chicago reports thousands of condolence messages for Rev. Billy Sunday after his sudden death. President Roosevelt and Mayor LaGuardia sent letters to Mrs. Helen Sunday at the north side home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moody Memorial Church with burial rites and participation by aides and church staff.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Billy” Sunday
North Side
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Helen Sunday
Moody Memorial Church
Harry Clark
T&@ will
Eleven Drowned In The Bahamas
Nassau reports say Commander John Eldridge Russell and ten others drowned off Great Abaco when hurricane winds swept the island Sunday. Five sponge fishing vessels were destroyed and three badly damaged. Miami area suffered five deaths and $3,000 damage as the storm moved from the Gulf toward Cedar Keys.
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Associated Press
Nassau
B. I
Bahamas
John Eldridge Russell
Great Abaco
Miami
Gulf of Mexico
The
Weather Bureau Today
Florida West Coast
Cedar Keys
Norris Not to Seek Reelection
Salt Lake City reports Senator George W Norris of Nebraska will not seek another term in the senate. He told the Desert News during a stop en route to California that age has come and younger men should carry on the work he has pursued in his many years of service.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
George W. Norris
Nebraska
The
Desert News
Senate
Compton
California
China Clipper Starts Trans-Pacific Flight to Orient
The China Clipper flying boat left at 6 11 a m eastern time under clear skies from Miami for Acapulco Mexico en route to San Francisco to inaugurate trans Pacific service. It carried 3800 gallons of gasoline with a six man crew and six passengers aboard.
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Associated Press
Miami
Acapulco
Mexico
San Francisco
Orient
Lewis Home Is Robbery Scene
City police investigated a burglary at the Williams street home of D. H. Lewis. Stolen items valued over 100 dollars included a .32 pistol, an Eastman Kodak with the owner's name, two fountain pens, a small bank, a brown suit, shoes, and linen. The crime was discovered when the family returned about 8:45 p.m. No witnesses reported seeing the thieves.
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Williams Street
D. H. Lewis
Eastman Kodak
Mr. Lewis
Kingsford Smith Missing After Long Flight Across Indian Ocean
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and his co-pilot are missing after a flight from England to Australia. They were last seen over the Bay of Bengal as darkness fell near the Malacca Strait. Royal Air Force search efforts to begin tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Malicca Strait
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
England
Australia
Bay of Bengal
Royal Air Corps
Colorado Liquor Head Impeached
Denver announces formal impeachment charges against James H. Carr secretary of state and head of the liquor licensing department. A five member commission cites malfeasance of office and ten acts including conspiring with Wm. E. O'Toole to extort a 300000 bribe from a wholesale drug firm as leverage for a lax liability compromise.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
James H. Carr
House of Representatives
Carr
Five Man Investigation Commission
Wm. E. O'Toole
Fayette Women Meet November 20 in Fayetteville
An all day county meeting of the Fayette county Farm Women's Bureau and clubs will convene November 20 at 10 30 am in the Farm Women's room Fayetteville. Sessions will cover review of club work plan for future activities including 4 H farm camp vesper programs and summer plans. Committees and officers listed include J A Duncan president H L Moore vice president Alli Amick secretary George Morton chairman Homes committee T B Daugherty health committee R R Amick schools committee Raymond Fox recreation committee Fred Wiseman West Virginia committee H L Moore four girls loan committee R E Amick Dempsey chair Salem J F O Dell Pea Ridge Okey Brooks Bunker Hill George Myles Fayetteville Martha Holliday Arrowhead and J W Webb Powelton.
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Fayette
J. A. Duncan
H. L. Moore
Allie Amick
George Morton
T. B. Daugherty
R. R. Amick
Raymond Fox
Fred Wiseman
West Virginia
R. E. Amick
Dempsey
Salem
J. F. O'Dell
Pea Ridge
Okey Brooks
Bunker Hill
George Myles
Fayetteville
Martha Holliday
Arrowhead
J. W. Webb
Powelton
Stores Close Saturday for Armistice Day Observance
Beckley merchants urge holiday shopping as stores and union barber shops close for Armistice Day Monday. First time in years local shops declare a full day off, with union cards and nonunion merchants cooperating. J B I U Local No 975 secretary notes by laws require observance and national holiday status.
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Beckley
F. W. Ramsey
Man Held for Grand Jury in Break and Enter Try
Lacy Blaney a colored man was arrested yesterday for attempting to break and enter the Harper road home of J L Middleton. He was held for grand jury action by Squire Petty.
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Lacy Blaney
Harper Road
J. L. Middleton
Squire Petty
Loyalty Sunday Service at First Christian Church
A special Loyalty Sunday service will be held at First Christian Church Sunday at 10 40 a m Pastor Dr Ritchie Ware will deliver a message titled Loyalty to a Person The event urges full attendance by all church members.
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First Christian Church
Ritchie Ware
Beckley Votes to Join State Chamber of Commerce
At a Beckley chamber meeting last night officials voted to affiliate with a statewide chamber of commerce now forming. Phil M. Conley explained the aim of the state body to Beckley members and guests from Mt. Hope and Hinton who attended regional sessions on organizing the state chamber. He urged a constitution preventing control by any single group and advocated tax limits to attract business, noting sales tax as the state's most popular levy and the potential for improved legislation through a state chamber.
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Phil M. Conley
J. W. F. Beckner
W. J. McVickers
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Conley
The
West Virginia Review
State Chamber
Beckley
W. E. Tissue
Mt. Hope
E. W. Fortune
Hinton
Cone
Chamber of Commerce
Missing fliers reported safe in Yukon region
Fairbanks Alaska November 8 Northern Air Transport says pilot Jack Herman and five passengers missing since Saturday on a Dawson Territory flight are safe at Cassiar Roadhouse 35 miles from Dawson A searching plane spotted them but could not land Herman's craft was seen on a Yukon river island Six men waved from a cabin as observers Mills and Edmundson reported the sighting to the company offices
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Associated Press
Fairbanks
Alaska
Northern Air Transport Company
Jack Herman
Dawson
V. T
Cassiar Roadhouse
Bob Randall
Herman
Yukon River
Randall
Charles W. Mills
Merion Edmundson
Mills
Former Monroe Man Succumbs
Jasper F. Ford, 56, a Beckley carpenter born in Monroe county on June 2, 1879, died at his Johnstown road home at 7 am. He leaves a widow May and children Glenn Forest Lorrayne Kathleen Merle, plus siblings, and parents at Wayside. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at Salvation Army hall Prince street with Crow cemetery burial.
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Jasper F. Ford
Carpenter
Johnstown Road
Monroe County
May Ford
Glenn
Forest
Lorrayne
Kathleen
Merle Ford
Beckley
Frank Stambaugh
New York City
J. M. Parker
Ford
Harvey
Italians seize Makale in Ethiopia campaign move toward Ambaalgi
Italian forces occupied Makale with little resistance as Blackshirt troops under General Ruggero Santini took nearby Dolo, while Ras Haile Selassie Gugsa led followers into Makale and claimed governance, aiming to shape Tigre province with the city as capital and accelerate toward Ambaalgi, 40 miles from Addis Ababa.
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Associated Press
Makale
Ethiopia
Italy
Ambaalgi
Addis Ababa
Ruggero Santini
Dolo
Ras Haile Selassie
Italian forces seize Gorrahel in southern Ethiopia
Rome reports General Graziani's troops captured Gorrahel, a key objective on the southern front. Earlier Makale fell, marking a second major conquest as Italian forces push toward Harrar. The strategic town lies on the route between Italian Somaliland and Harrar, guiding advances inland.
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Associated Press
Rome
Gorrahel
Ethiopia
Rodolfo Graziani
Makale
Gorrahei
Harrar
Jersey Bank Is Robbed Of Cash
Four men robbed the Prospect Park national bank taking about 25000 dollars. A teller fired at the robbers as they fled in a waiting car. Shots hit the car, and police believed one man was wounded. Bank officials said the quartet forced employees and customers to submit while two covered others.
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Associated
P. Paterson
Prospect Park National Bank
Elbert Bauman
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