Raleigh double killing shocks county scene
A pay night melee in Raleigh ended with two men dead, George Tatem and Will Jackson. Tom Lawson faces murder charges with Freddy Ford at large. State police arrested seven others, plus moonshine suspects Reca French and Joe Lapori, and raided Pennington and Massie for liquor. Grand jury will hear cases as police boast ongoing efforts.
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Raleigh
George Tatem
Will Jackson
Tom Lawson
Freddy Ford
C. E. Milbe
W. H. Harrison
Ernest Godfrey
Merle Chafin
Joe Lapori
Lapori
French
Squire Wheatley
Shady Spring
L. F. Pennington
Pennington
Hosie Massie
Beckley High Defeats East Bank In Low Scoring Victory
Beckley High held East Bank scoreless and dominated play with strong defense from Kester and Pinkney and solid tackling by Stanley and Hedrick. George the Beckley quarterback made sprinting runs, intercepted a pass, and led a late drive to the East Bank fifteen yard line. Beckley shows improvement and plans a home game against Hinton High next Saturday with help from coach Stoertz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley High
East Bank
Beckley
Kester
Pinkney
Stanley
Hedrick
Smith
George
Stoertz
West Virginia University
West Virginia Preparatory School
Keyser
W. Va
Hinton High
Circle Girls Social Supper and Lyric Outing
Circle Girls held a social supper in the Christian church dining room with about fifty attendees. A menu featured fried chicken cream peas mashed potatoes cold slaw pickles olives cakes pies and fruits prepared by the young ladies. Mrs W H File girole mother was guest of honor. They then went to the Lyric for a picture show with reserved seating.
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Circle
The
Christian Church
W. H. File
Girole
Lyric
Gentle Campaigners Bryson and Parsley Visit The Register
Good natured duo A. F. Bryson and Mose Parsley, both running for justice of the peace in Trap Hill district, paid a morning call to The Register. The paper praises their civil campaign and suggests voters may want to support both candidates.
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A. F. Bryson
Mose Parsley
Justice of the Peace
Trap Hill
Register Office
Romine Boy Killed in Truck Accident at Scarbro
Sam Romine aged 20 and son of Squire W. C. Romine of Dittsville died in Oak Hill hospital after a truck crash at Scarbro. He was driving a wheel laden truck that tipped near an embankment, trapping him beneath the steering wheel. He and a companion were thrown clear as the truck rolled. The brothers helped run a small mine at Cirtsville with coal hauled by truck to the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Romine
Squire W. C. Romine
Dittsville
Oak Hill
Scarbro
Romine
Cirtsville
Great Fleets to Tour the World Timed by Navy Plan
Western Newspaper Union reports two massive world circumnavigation fleets planned by the Navy Department for next June. Atlantic forces will include 20 battleships, 10 cruisers, 80 destroyers, and 10 auxiliaries, led by Pacific giants Tennessee Idaho Mississippi New Mexico and others. The Tennessee, just commissioned, will lead the Pacific armada through Panama with 22,000 tons and electric drive, surpassing earlier Roosevelt era ships in power.
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Union News Service
Washington
Navy Department
America
South America
South American
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Oklahoma
Nevada
Kansas
Utah
Florida
Delaware
North Dakota
Michigan
South Carolina
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Atlantic
Pacific
Tennessee
Newport
Panama Canal
Connecticut
Theodore Roosevelt
Globe
Idaho
Mississippi
New Mexico
Shortage of Cars Dims West Virginia Mining Output
Transportation equipment in the West Virginia mining fields lagged behind improvements seen earlier, as new Interstate Commerce Commission orders reduced car supply on certain routes. Chesapeake and Ohio mines faced a material shortage with only 3,800 cars placed, 88 percent, pushing production down to 148,000 tons and leaving overall car supply at about 66 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
County Golf Tournament Opens At Raleigh County Club
The Raleigh County Country Club hosts its first golf tournament starting next Sunday at 1 30 pm. Members must arrive at the clubhouse for partner selection and newcomers will receive a handicap after the first hole. The event runs through the week with eliminations to crown the county champion.
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Raleigh County Country Club
Cox to address Beckley crowds on presidential visit
Beckley prepares for Governor James M. Cox, first presidential candidate to visit the city, with a welcome at the railway station and a platform address at the courthouse yard. The itinerary covers Mt Hope Fayetteville Hinton Scarbro Glen Jean Montgomery Huntington Kenova and a Kentucky tour, promising a record crowd. Committees arrange decorations band and traffic plans to keep roads open for the Governor and party.
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Beckley Democrats
James M. Cox
Court House Yard
Mt. Hope
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Beckley
Fayette Station
Hinton
Scarbro
Glen Jean
Montgomery
Huntington
Kenova
Kentucky
Princeton
J. E. Summerfield
Raleigh County
Democratic Committee
Committee On
Court House
Summerfield
Hope
Gregory Farley Nuptials Unite Hattie Farley and Albert Gregory
Gregory Farley wedding was held last Thursday at 2 30 PM in the Methodist parsonage with Rev. W H Foglesong officiating. Hattie Marie Farley and Albert H Gregory, both from small families, plan to reside in Beckley for now and start their life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Foglesong
Beckley
Prosecution race asks Ashworth to declare governor choice
A Raleigh County voter requests David D. Ashworth to state which Republican candidate for governor he will support, Montgomery or Morgan, arguing the stance is vital for voters and asking him to respond through local newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David D. Ashworth
Ashworth
Montgomery
Morgan
Raleigh
Mine Foreman Examination Called For October in Charleston
R M Lambie chief of the Department of Mines announces an examination for Mine Foreman and Fire Boss in the Capitol Building, Charleston, on Friday October 29 1920 at 9:00 a m. It will be the last chance to qualify this year as no other exam is scheduled before next summer and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Lambie
Department of Mines
Capitol Building
Charleston
Mr. Lambie
Minters Move to Beckley Neighborhood
Mr and Mrs E C Minter and family move from Resaco to Beckley this week. They will ride Fayette street and occupy the former C H Deem home. Beckley welcomes the new residents as part of its citizenship expansion.
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Minters
Beckley
E. C. Minter
Resaco
Fayette Street
C. H. Deem
Wilson Probes Wheat Deals and Unfair Practices
President Wilson asks Governor Allen of Kansas to send any evidence to the Federal Trade Commission suggesting that the recent wheat price decline stems from unfair practices or artificial causes. Secretary Tumulty says the president wants investigations by the FTC and Agriculture Department. The note urges Allen to forward information. A Washington conference on farm credit continues with a pooled report from the Federal Reserve Board awaiting release.
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Washington
Wilson
Gov. Allen
Kansas
Federal Trade Commission
Tumulty
Commission
Department of Agriculture
Capital
Federal Reserve
Sanks
Federal Reserve Board
American Bankers’ Association
Reserve Banks
Hoggs Celebrate October Wedding at Huntington
Miss Elizabeth Esther Hogg and Mr. Charles Skaggs wed at the bride’s parents home in Huntington on Thursday October 7. The bride, well known locally, has visited friends here and the Hoggs were summer residents of Beckley until recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hogg
Elizabeth Esther Hogg
Charles Skaggs
L. M. Hogg
Huntington
Beckley
Miss Louise Karr Weds Lieut Wilmer Hall in Florence
The wedding of Miss Louise Karr of Florence Alabama to Lieut Wilmer Hall was celebrated at high noon October 6 at the First Presbyterian church in Florence Alabama. The bride visited her aunt Mrs W M Taylor here and the groom is an engineer at Muscle Shoals near Florence.
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Miss Karr
Louise Karr
Florence
Ala
Wilmer Hall
First Presbyterian Church
W. M. Taylor
Muscle Shoals
City Now Assured of Water Supply
The Beckley area announces a stabilized water situation with a new Mabscott well delivering about 300 feet of water and a expanded reservoir storage of 60 000 gallons more. The Chamber of Commerce and Beckley Electric Light Power Co credit cooperation for lower insurance costs while planning longer term water expansion beyond wells.
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Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
J. O. Freeman
Beckley Electric Light & Power Company
Licensed to Wed Couples List From Several Counties
A historical notice lists multiple couples licensed to wed across several towns. Names include James Lonnie Basham and Tressa Elizabeth Toley, Kenna Lee Ballard and Ethel Nae Johnson, Albert G. Gregory and Hattie Marie Farley, George Cline and Fannie Ralston, Louise Lusk and Estela Justice, Arthur W. Jenkins and Mary Warden, Karl Tudor and Wanda Lilly, Wm. P. McKee and Katherine Bostic, John Alberine Moore and Beulah Lilly, Roy Green and Danie Battey, Harael Brook and Beatrice Childers, Calvin Jones and Elnora Bellock. Locations include Mt. View, Ghent, Lego, Be sCoco, Sylvia, Wickham, Winding Gulf, Warden, St. Louis Mo, Beckley, Royal, Lanark, Raleigh, and Helen. The list notes race for some entries as colored.
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James Lonnie Basham
Mt. View
Tressa Elizabeth Toley
Ghent
Kenna Lee Ballard
Lego
Ethel Nae Johnson
BesCoco
Albert G. Gregory
Hattie Marie Farley
Sylvia
George Cline
Fannie Ralston
Wickham
Louise Lusk
Estela Justice
Winding Gulf
Arthur W. Jenkins
Mt. Hope
Mary
Danie Battey
Lanark
Harael Brook
Beatrice Childers
Raleigh
Calvin Jones
Elnora Bellock
Helen
Douglas Fairbanks in The Mollycoddle at Lyric
Douglas Fairbanks biggest picture The Mollycoddle comes to Lyric for Friday and Saturday October 22 and 25. The film features rescues and punishment of villains, with lavish action and expenditures. Tom Geraghty scripted and Victor Fleming directed, following When the Clouds Roll By. Don’t miss this season’s treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks
Lyric
Lyric Theatre
Harold MacGrath
Tom Geraghty
Victor Fleming
Two Sermon Series at First Baptist Church
At First Baptist Church Pastor B Lacy Hoge will start two sermon series next Sunday. Morning topics cover prayer from A Call to Prayer to Jesus and His Friends and Preparing the Way for the Anti Christ. Evening topics focus on the return of Christ including Behold He Cometh and The Marriage of the Lamb with continued tribulation and the Anti Christ. Public invited to all services.
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First Baptist Church
B. Lacy Hoge
Jesus
Jesus Christ
J I Bowling Goes to Bluefield on Business Trip
J I Bowling left Monday to travel to Bluefield for a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Bowling
Bluefield
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Cox
Grover C. Trail
Thos. N. Read
TQ Probe Board OF Trade
Allen
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