Oscrittee County Prosecutor Charged in Wife Theft Case
Blaine Hicks, 24, freed on 800 bond as Supreme Court grants habeas corpus. Judge Shepherd will hear charges Monday. Warrant alleges Hicks stole the wife of Prosecutor B T Clayton, a Charleston lawyer who prosecutes in Winfield, who once handled a murder-for-marriage insurance case.
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Blaine Hicks
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Heroism Costs Rescuer in Mine Rescue
Oak Hill man Charlie Bragg earned praise for freeing a wounded buddy after a slate fall then fetching help. Four months later doctors say his leg remains badly damaged, forcing an indefinite hospital stay as physicians work to coax healing.
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Oak Hill
Charlie Bragg
Charlie
Oak Hill Hospital
Minden
Grand Jury to Investigate Death in Kentucky
The Grand Jury in ington, Kentucky, pledged to investigate the death of Frances Marie Brady, 37, shot as she returned home five days before her wedding to John J. O'Donnell. Commonwealth Attorney Alie J. Howard announced rewards up to 2500 for information. The coroner's inquest urged continued motive inquiry as burglary motive was not proven.
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Monwealth
Alie J. Howard
Brady
John J. O'Donnell
Howard
Ancient Chalmer’s 1910 car visits Beckley display
A 1910 Chalmer sport phaeton with over 250000 miles visits Beckley for an afternoon display at the Beckley Charleston football game, presented by H C Simms of Standard Oil. The car, bought in 1931 by Esso marketers, still averages 25 mph under its own power.
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Beckley
Beckley-Charleston
H. C. Simms
Standard Oil Company
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New Traffic Law Enforced by Uniformed Officers
Oak Hill reports stricter enforcement at the northwestern and southeastern city limits as two uniformed officers monitor road laws today. Auto dealer Al Schroath offers to open a parking lot to relieve congestion.
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Register
Oak Hill
al Schroath
Sharp Attacks State Finances in West Virginia Race
Buckhannon judge Somers H Sharp told a mass meeting that in 1932 Democrats campaigned on economy but broke that pledge. He accused the Rump administration of four tax hikes, raising state income by over twenty million, with most funds going to schools and relief while questioning the remaining balance.
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Buckhannon
Somers H. Sharp
West Virginia
Kentucky Merit System Begins September First
Kentucky's merit system for state employes, defined by the 1936 reorganization act, takes effect September 1. The article also notes Earl Sargent of U C L A favors water polo as his favorite spectator sport.
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Associated Press
Frankfort
Kentucky
Earl Sargent
U. C. L. A. Guard
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