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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1936

Page

7

Baldwin Held In Enslow Murder Case In Huntington

Charles Buffington Baldwin age 41, son of a Huntington family, was arrested on a murder warrant for his mother Juliette Buffington Enslow. He was taken from her Third Avenue home after new evidence prompted charges. He remains in custody with no visitors admitted.

Yay Associated Press Huntington Leslie J. Swann Charles Buffington Baldwin Girn Juliette Buffington Enslow Swann O. Mishipps E.E. Winters, Jr Baldwin Third Avenue Warn Charles Baldwin Ora Cincinnati Army Corps Washington and Lee University Southern West Virginia Coal Companies Hazel Hatfield

Relief Workers Conduct Strike Across West Virginia

A one day sit down strike by WPA workers, called by the West Virginia Workers Alliance, ended tonight with unclear participation figures. Some projects, including the Kanawha river bridge at Charleston, continued as usual while others reportedly saw no work. A. Scott, state chairman, said the walkout sought 20 percent wage increases, more relief, more WPA projects, and regional reassignment from Region One to Two. The Alliance claimed 8,060 members. WPA rolls showed about 44,000 workers in the state. Alliance said no quarrel with WPA leadership. State WPA headquarters did not comment.

Associated Press Charleston WPA West Virginia Workers Alliance Ig Wpa Kanawha River Kanawha County A. Scott Workers Alliance West Virginia Region One Scott

Revival Series Opens with Oak Hill Pastor Kinzer

Revival services begin today at the Church of God on South Oakwood Avenue led by Rev. WW Kinzer of Oak Hill. Kinzer previously pastored Oak Hill Twelve years and is now stationed in Winston. He is noted for inspiring sermons and is set to preach at morning services.

An. ED WW. Kinzer Oak Hill Church of God South Oakwood Avenue Rev. Kinzer Oak Fll Winston

Raleigh County School Board Finances Report Shows $269407.30 Spent

Raleigh County's board of education reviewed expenditures from July 1 to October 15 totaling $269,407.30 including $170,296.51 in teachers payroll and $99,110.79 in maintenance. Major costs were $10,034.15 in insurance and $32,912.59 for building repairs.

Raleigh County Board of Education Collins High W. R.ruste PWA Collins High School W. W. Trent Trap Hill Stotesbury Glen White Lester Besaco Daniels

Trent Will Air School Problems

State Superintendent W. W. Trent will discuss Raleigh County school issues Monday at 7 30 p m in the Memorial Building Auditorium. He is the Democratic incumbent for reelection. Democrat leaders invite teachers to attend. L L Scherer campaign manager will chair. all candidates have been invited.

State Board of Education Raleigh County W. W. Trent Memorial Building L. L. Scherer

Frank Tyree Dies After Paralytic Stroke At 80

Frank Tyree aged 80 died at his son J. S. Tyree's home in Rhodesl at 1 p m after a paralytic stroke. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services scheduled for 3 pm today in Matoaka conducted by Rev. John Foley. Surviving are sons J S Tyree W F Tyree R C Tyree of Rhode and J H Tyree of Matoaka, Tom Tyree of Princeton, and Mrs Elizabeth Meador of Besoco.

Frank Tyree J. S. Tyree Rhodesl Matoaka John Foley J. S W. F R. C Rhode J. H Tom Princeton Elizabeth Meador Besoco

Leaders Await Court Ruling on CCC Camps Names

West Virginia leaders await the state supreme court decision on J. Q. Hutchinson's plea to strike 19 Camp Raleigh CCC enrollees from Shady Spring district poll books. The GOP seeks removal of about 5,000 CCC names from registration lists if ruling favors Hutchinson.

West Virginia State Supreme Court Republican J. Q. Hutchinson Camp Raleigh Shady Spring Republican State Committee Charleston W. W. Goldsmith CCC

Alliance Seeks Higher WPA Wages Amid Protests

The Workers Alliance of America, after three leaders were arrested near the White House, presented demands for a 20 percent wage increase and a minimum $40 monthly pay to Marvin McIntyre and Aubrey Williams. Roosevelt not directly met.

Associated Press Washington WPA White House Relief Administration Alliance of America Executive Mansion Alliance Roosevelt Marvin McIntyre Aubrey Williams Works Progress McIntyre Roosevel

Religious Hour at Mullens High

Mullens High hosted a chapel program Friday afternoon at 2 20 led by staff and sponsored by Mrs R M Ember. The Rev Thomas opened with a hymn and prayer followed by scripture from Rev Currie. Rev Criswell spoke on Pioneering New Enterprises. A hymn closed the program.

Mullens R. M. Ember Mulllens High School Thomas Currie Criswell

Man Without A Country Miner in Fayette County

A Fayette County feature profiles Andy Dzinga a Russian-born American veteran of the 80th division who laments failed disability pay claims after suffering lung damage in the Argonne. He recalls Kaiser Wilhelm and Trotsky as three men without a country, noting Lithuania’s rise and his lack of government support. Dzinga shows a Victory medal and a British service class as his only war mementos while working at Elverton for Branch Coal and Coke.

Register Oak Hill Argonne Forest Andy Dzinga I Company 320Th Infantry U.S Dzinga Kaiser Wilhelm Leon Trotzky Russia Lithuania Elverton Branch Coal and Coke Company

Madrid Bombarded by Fascist Airplanes on Madrid Front

Fascist warplanes bombed Madrid suburbs with reporting of air attacks on Getafe and Cuatro Vientos. Government planes reportedly flew in defense as citizens fortified cellars and anti-aircraft units. Insurgents claimed imminent onslaught and warned Madrid could be bombed if surrender refused after El Escorial falls.

Associated Press Madrid Getafe Cuatro Vientos Madsi Zarzalejo el Escorial Lisbon

Russian Aid Seen For Spanish Government

Gerald Flatt, 20, Glen Rovers student, treated for a fractured right shoulder after a Friday football injury while blocking for the ball carrier. His brother Stephen Flatt died in a car crash two weeks ago. In Moscow, Russian technical aid to the Madrid government was anticipated as Russia asserts independence in the civil war, with Vladimir Antonoff Ovseenko named Russian consul at Barcelona to advise Spanish leaders if they reorganize government and military units.

Gerald Flatt Glenie Be Beckley Hospital Young Flatt Glen Rovers Schohool Trap ‘Hill Stephen Flatt Associated Press Moscow Madrid Russia Vladimir Antonoff-Ovseenko Barcelona Manuel Azana Antonoff Ovseenko

Services Today for Mrs Blume at Local Church

Funeral services will be held here today at 3 30 p m for Mrs Eliza Florence Blume 65 who died suddenly Friday afternoon of a heart attack Rev E E McClung will conduct the services Burial will be in the Gennett cemetery She was the wife of O W Blume of Lookout and leaves children Mrs Bertie Fitzwater Olie Lawrence Florence Oscar Blume Mrs Cleo McCutcheon Misses Rita and Gertrude Blume all of Lookout Two brothers James Fitzwater Beaver George Fitzwater Winona and a sister Mrs Edna Beam Miller W Va also living

By_ Register Eliza Florence Blume E. E. McClung Buria Gennett O. W. Blume Lookout Bertie Fitzwater Olie Lawrence Florence Oscar Blume Cleo McCutcheon Rita Gertrude Blume James Fitzwater Beaver George Fitzwater Winona Edna Beam Miller W. Va

Infant Itmann Hale Dies After Pneumonia Illness

Itmann infant Itmann-Louise Ann Hale one year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hale of Itmann died Thursday night at home from pneumonia after a three day illness. Burial in Monte Vista Cemetery between Princeton and Bluefield Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Itmann Louise Ann Hale Wir H. M. Hale Monte Vista Princeton Bluefield

Garageman III Oak Hill Garage Owner In Hospital

Oak Hill garage owner C. P. Cobb was treated at Oak Hill hospital Saturday night for a severe stomach attack. Physicians reported he is "doing well."

Oak Hill C. P. Cobb Oak Hill Hospital

Roads Open Up All-Year Travel In West Virginia

The 11 mile Gla Alderson road between Alderson and Alta was surfaced this summer, cutting a half hour to Lewisburg for Raleigh and Summers county travelers and linking Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties southward. State route 41 between Heckley and Summersville is slated for improvement with grading begun. Grading and draining seven miles between Sem Blackcatch and Dawson will create a new all year route to the Grassy Meadows area, and Quinnimont-Chifton work will be completed soon.

West Virginia Alderson Alta Raleigh Summers County Lewisburg Greenbrier Pocahontas Sem Black Cetch Dawson

Barkley labels Landon bid a plea to dissatisfied voters

Senator Barkley in Wheeling praised Roosevelt recovery and said Landon’s bid is an appeal to the discontented across parties and regions. He noted four years of New Deal gains and contrasted it with Landon’s lack of a clear program, urging support for Roosevelt. Delegate parade preceded his keynote address.

Associated Press Wheeling W. Va Atben W. Barkley D-Ky Alt M. Landon Barkley Ohio County Kentucky Mle Hoover Yorktown Nestle Roosevelt Landon Colonel Knox Bee

Cafe Man Sues Logan Policeman

Logan West Virginia restaurant owner J W Meadows sues Police Chief Jeff D Watts for 10000 damages claiming failure to protect his cafe. He cites damage during Oct 17 clash with a crowd estimated from 890 to 1690 people while he negotiated with striking restaurant staff. Four men are arrested for violation of the Red Man act related to the case.

Asenciated Logan W. Va

Man Faces Lunacy Hearing in Ax Murder Case

Fayetteville prosecutors plan a private lunacy hearing tomorrow to determine if Morris Wire, 27, a miner who confessed to killing Julius Gnies, was sane at the time of the axe murder. Wire, who lived with Gnies in Brooklyn, admitted the slaying after muttering about weather and claiming Gnies stabbed him with a hot poker. The body of the German leader was found Wednesday. Wire was arrested hours after the investigation began.

Hexhitter Fauyetteville Fayette County Morris Wire Julius Gnies Whef, Dillon, Jr Wire Brooklyn Virgil Lyons Jay Rowe Fayetteville

Double Wounding at Neville Street Rainbow Lunch

Police hunted an armed assailant after he slashed Pete Corey on the neck and Gus Corey was cut on the hand during a noon time attack at the Rainbow Lunch on Neville street near the railroad bridge. The attacker fled toward Prince street after shots fired by the Corey brothers and a bystander failed to stop him.

Neville Street Pete Corey First Avenue Robert Winston Gus Corey Railroad Bridge Pete Toy Harves Pote Prince Street Gus J. Q. Stover Patri Iman Harvey A. Scalise

Bittner Speaks Here This Week

Van A. Bittner president of UMWA district 17 will urge re election of Roosevelt Neely and six WV congressmen in an address at Memorial building auditorium Friday night. He will speak as Labor Non Partisan League chairman and has six WV speeches ahead after arriving from Chicago where he handles industrial union work in steel mills. J H Carter urged voters to hear Bittner and noted plans to mobilize local miners for the event.

van A. Bittner UMWA Franklin D. Roosevelt U. S M. M. Neely Bittner Memorial Building Mine Workers West Virginia Labor Non- Partisan League Beckley Chicago J. H. Carter Biltner

Gas Causes Mine Blast Verdict in West Virginia Deaths

A coroner's jury in Logan West Virginia ruled that a gas explosion caused the Hutchinson Coal Company mine blast on September 2, killing ten miners. The fatalities were listed as accidental deaths from a gas explosion at the Macbeth coal mine.

Associated Press Logan W. Va Hutchinson Coal Company Macbeth

Capture Charges Raise Deer Purchase Cost for State

Charleston state records show the conservation commission bought 100 deer from a Pennsylvania farm, with a listed capture charge to cover the expense of catching them. The deer will be placed on state game refuges, some released to propagate, alongside beaver, 20 pairs, 3,000 adult squats, and 2,509,000 trout eggs slated for late January or February delivery.

Ty Register Charleston The Conservation Commission Pennsylvania G. H. Querholt Commission Overholt

Democratic Club Address On Labor Organizing Rights

William H. File told about 80 members of the county Democratic Woman's club Friday that only under this administration has labor had a chance to organize. He noted the Liberty Leaguers' name change to Jeffersonian Tammerats and contrasted beliefs with Jefferson. David Kennedy briefed on the Literary Digest poll and its relevance to the November 3 election. Mrs. Hilda Holtz and Mrs. William Taylor performed songs Ciribiribin and Indian Love Call.

Allorney William H. File Democratic Woman's Club Liberty Leaguers Jefferson David Kennedy Literary Digest Hilda Holtz William Taylor

George Royall Jr. Follows Funeral Today

Funeral services for four month old George Royal Jr. will be held today at 2 p.m. from his father's Pemberton home conducted by Rev. Levi Akers. He died Friday at 6 p.m. in a local hospital from erysipelas of the brain.

George Royal Jr Pemberton Levi Akers

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Son Enslow I State Alliance Trent Raleigh Case Goldsmith Hutchinson Army Navy Marine Corps Reidsmith Pocahontas County J. E. Buckley Marlinton Buckley Mullens High Boston West Democrat CAFE Labor Randolph County ABC Ridge Morgan County Ohio River George Royall JR Ohio Vaile Jower Lake
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