Man and Wife Face Manslaughter Charge Over Squire Bennett Killing
Thurmond officials report Squire H. C. Bennett was slain in a pistol shotgun barrage at the Bennett home. Robert and Mrs. Bennett reportedly shot the visitor after he entered seeking Mrs. Bennett. Squire Bennett was hit seven times. The couple may face involuntary manslaughter charges with a one to five year penalty. bond status denied.
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One-Time Miner Becomes Publicly Supported in West Virginia
R B Shrewsbury, 53, paralyzed 15 years, travels from West Virginia to Florida on crutches, living on small daily earnings from oil and coal towns. Once earning up to $50 weekly, he now makes 3.70 in a week, aided by public charity. He recalls Oklahoma mining days and oil camp work, and ends by asking for a hamburger.
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Register
Oak Hill
Southwest
West Virginia
R. B. Shrewsbury
Oklahoma
Shrewsbury
Florida
West
Breckenridge
Tulsa
Chickasha
Oklahoma City
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Brownsville
San Antonio
Beckley
Kingston
Paint Creek
Producive Cow Making Rounds in Fayetteville
A pedigreed Jersey cow, lauded as a milk prodigy, is traveling through Fayetteville area livestock venues. Charles Mcpeer, now a Fayette city resident and member of a prominent agriculturist family, reportedly owns the animal known to yield x gallons daily in season. The calf originated from C. E. Dillon Jr.’s Jersey herd and passed through Mrs. Carrie Schultz, WPA executive, to McElroy.
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Register
Fayetteville
Old Jersey
Charles Mcpeer
Gatewood
Fay County Agriculturists
Jersey
C. E. Dillon Jr
Carrie Schultz
WPA
Babcock CCC Camp Names Ramsey Man WPA Instructor
Fayetteville John Scarbro of Ramsey is tentatively chosen as WPA instructor for men at the Babcock CCC camp. All enrollees lacking grammar school training will be required to enroll in the WPA course. Mrs Myrtle Clinebell, secretary.
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Register
Fayetteville
John Scarbro
Ramsey
Myrtle Clinebell
Fayette camp to offer violin class by Oak Hill musician
S. E. Duncan, Oak Hill musician, will instruct a violin class at the WPA emergency education program camp in Fayette County. A manual arts instructor is yet to be selected. Before the 1986 earthquake, Shaking Rock near Lexington, Georgia, could be moved by a single finger. The quake damaged its balance, but a small child can still rock the stone.
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Fayette County
S. E. Duncan
Oak Hill
Lexington
Three Leaders Added to Work in Fayetteville WPA Program
Fayette county WPA recreational drive will gain three additional leaders, said director Miss Beulah Shorter. The three have not yet been designated and will help run the community program for leisure and instruction.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
WPA
Beulah Shorter
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