Gloves Stolen From Williams Tire and Battery Shop Safe
A customer encountered at Williams Tire and Battery Shop on Prince Street witnessed proprietor Harold Williams open his safe and take out worn gloves. The scene unfolds amid Raleigh’s abundant Lilly and Williams names, with a local anecdote on city directories and a mention of Mrs. R. E. DeHart’s collection of spinning wheels at Pershing Street.
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Williams Tire and Battery
Prince Street
Louis H. Williams
Mr. Williams
R. E. DeHart
Pershing Street
Spinning Wheels in Parlors and Odd Local Lore
A humorous note on spinning wheels being legal only in parlors, with jokes about those who obsess over them. The piece shifts to a solemn remembrance ten years after the death of Rev. Jacob B. Moore at Lake Brady Ohio, highlighting his son Rev. A. B. Moore of Athens West Virginia and his relation to Mrs. R. C. Cannon formerly of the city.
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Alfonso
de Hart
Jacob B. Moore
Lake Brady
Ohio
A. B. Moore
Athens
W. Va
R. C. Cannon
Moore
Minister Moore Found Dead At Lake after walking routine
Morning search by son in law Bert Harter revealed cane and hat along the lakeside. The minister's body floated in the water and heart failure, not drowning, was noted as the cause per examination. A camp gathering with local officials featured songs and a future box and pie supper planned by Princewick P T A to aid the school.
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Bert Harter
Mr. Moore
Harter
Mocking Up a Roster Farce Before the Fight
A coach boasts that all top players are laid up with illnesses to dodge a key match against the Whoositz team. He vows miraculous recovery on game day, claiming victory as checker champions, while condemning rival coaches as poor sports if they cheat.
State gas firms fight Akron plan
The Ohio state utilities commission heard testimony on a proposed system to cut Akron gas rates that would adversely affect 370 independent producers in West Virginia. Loring Tonkin of Hope Gas argued much Ohio fuel comes from small WV producers and that contracts might need changing under the plan to pull Akron gas from the Akron Field.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Akron
West Virginia
Loring Tonkin
Pittsburgh
Hope Gas Company
Robbery After Job Scam Reported in Bluefield
John Lofay told police two men urged him to withdraw 150 dollars from a bank on the promise of job help and then robbed him. The incident was reported in Bluefield on November 21.
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Bluefield
John Lofay
Steamer Sheaf Brook Believed Lost With Crew
London November 22 The steamer Sheaf Water reported to Lloyds that it had picked up a capsized lifeboat and floating wreckage from the distressed sister ship the 2179 ton Sheaf Brook, indicating it foundered. The Sheaf Brook's crew of 21 is believed lost after a last radio message stating We are sinking.
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Associated Press
London
Sheaf Water
Sheaf Brook
Lloyd’s
Cranberry WV Residents Gather for Visits and Guests
Cranberry West Virginia residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Mr and Mrs C G Croston of Levels were guests of their daughter Mrs A B Cummings and family. Mr and Mrs Ruthven Creed and Mrs Hughie Webb were in Charleston on business. Mrs R L Creed visited sister Mrs Ada Brammer of Skelton. Mr and Mrs J P Martin of Prosperity visited their daughter Mrs Walter Douglas. Mrs Gladys Williams and children of Skelton were guests of Mrs T W Creed. Mrs Lee Burgess and daughters N Thompson Edith and Ann Wire of Oak Hill visited Mrs C R Lamb. Mrs Kaiser Buckland and daughter Joan and Mrs Clifford ...
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C. G. Croston
Levels
A. B. Cummings
Ruthven Creed
Hughie Webb
Charleston
C. M. Allen
Sam Bowman
Vermont Hinkle
Beckley
Harry Croft
Layland
R. L. Creed
Ada Brammer
Skelton
J. P. Martin
Prosperity
Walter Douglas
Gladys Williams
T. W. Creed
Lee Burgess
N. Thompson
Edith
Ann Wire
Oak Hill
C. R. Lamb
Kaiser Buckland
Joan
Clifford
Parsons of Eccles Visit Mrs. Chick O'Neil Sunday
Parsons of Eccles were Sunday guests of Mrs. Chick O'Neil. Mrs. Dick Dee family moved to Glen White. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Lamb were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Heerman in Mt. Hope Tuesday night.
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Trade Mixed Across Classes
Cattle run 575 with 1,375 holdovers, in between grades fairly active and firm to 25 higher. beef cows 4.50-6.00, calves weak to 50 lower. hogs 800 head fairly active about 10 higher with good weights 10.40-55. sheep 1,600 slow with early lambs 11.00-11.75 and ewes at 4.50 down.
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Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agr
Prediction of another glut by 1938 from state college experts
C R Jac card and E H Teagarden of Kansas State College warned that another glut would follow, predicting economic strains as markets faced oversupply in the near term.
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C. R. Jaccard
E. H. Teagarden
Kansas State College
Opera Sponsor of Ra vina Group Dies After 20 Years
The Metropolitan Opera Company of New York and sponsor of the Summer Opera Company at Ravina for two decades died yesterday.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Ravina
Opera Director Dies in Chicago at Seventy
Louis Eckstein, 70, a noted opera director, died in Chicago after a long career shaping productions across major stages. He led acclaimed premieres and mentored young performers, leaving a lasting imprint on American opera.
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Chicago
Louis Eckstein
Gobi Desert Names in Chinese Terms
The Gobi desert is also known in Chinese as Sha-mo meaning sand desert and Han-hai meaning dry sea, reflecting its arid expanse and historical perceptions.
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Gobi Desert
Hog glut seen dodge city
1938 Hog glut seen in Dodge City Kansas with Nov 22 report noting hog production is controlled and supply conditions are described amid market pressure.
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Associated Press
Dodge City
Kas
Uness
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L. A. Green
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H. E. Anderson
W. H. McGinnis
H. E. George
Zach Petty
Albert Gregory
Princewick
Princewick P. T. A
Checkers
D. E. Driscoll
Akron Plan
Cranberry, W. Va
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Furnitus
Neville Street
Beckley, W. VA
Oeoes
the Star Beckley
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Champion
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