Phone Talk to Show Voices in Light at Exposition
A two way conversation between Beckley and London will be seen and heard during a scientific demonstration by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company of West Virginia on September 27 at the Memorial building. Dr. J O Perrine of AT T will speak from New York with L F Morehouse in London and voices will be interpreted in waves of light on a screen. Details were sent to A B Haneke by Perrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
London
England
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Memorial Building
J. O. Perrine
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York City
L. F. Morehouse
Mrs. Price Promises Reply to Oak Hill Times Article
Mrs. 8 W Price of Scarbro Fayette county delegate said she will reply this week to a front page Oak Hill Times report alleging she used Public Works administration cement bags for her own use. Publisher J Alfred Taylor praised her service in an open letter. Price stated she has nothing to release for publication before her reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. W. Price
Scarbro
House of Delegates
Fayette County
Oak Hill Times
Kump Addresses Labor Meeting In West Virginia
Governor H G Kump told 15000 miners and families at a Labor Day gathering in Montgomery he is deeply interested in their welfare and will cooperate with the state mines department He later attended the 13th annual Coal River Mining Institute meeting in Whitesville praising mine safety teams and programs and pledging full cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montgomery
W. Va
H. G. Kump
State Mines Department
Whitesville
Coal River Mining Institute
Mines Department
Leewood
Clyde Mankin Receives Master of Arts Degree
Clyde G. Mankin principal of Lester Junior High and Raleigh County educator earned the Master of Arts at Ohio State University after the summer quarter. His thesis was The Presidential Election of 1924 with Special Reference to Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde G. Mankin
Lester Junior High School
Raleigh County
Ohio State University
Mankin
Ohio
Teachers Meet to Prepare for School Opening
Two hundred fifty of Raleigh county's 600 teachers gathered in the Memorial building to receive final instructions and supplies for the opening day Tuesday after Labor Day. The session included A. J. Gibson and J. H. Hickman briefing principals and teachers, with sectional meetings led by assistant county superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
A. J. Gibson
West Virginia
H. Cliff Hamilton
J H. Hickman
State Educational Association
Legislative Committee
J. J. K. Wells
Beckley
Beck ley College to Open Sept nine on South Kanawha
Beck ley college will begin moving equipment into its new building on South Kanawha street on a Tuesday, with Dean Hartman confirming September 9 as the opening date. Some laboratories will delay until the second week due to incomplete equipment. pre registration is already higher than last year as bus companies offer student rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Kanawha Street
Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Blue Jay Lumber Company
Dean Hartman
Shroyer
Pemberton Youth Dies Of Diarrhea Illness
Gerald Rock an 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Otis Rock of Pemberton died in a local hospital after diarrhea illness. He is survived by his parents a brother Edward and two sisters Eileen and Nelen all of Pemberton. Funeral services at Pemberton Methodist church Monday at 1 PM with burial in Sunset cemetery under Foster undertakers. Pallbearers named Buddy Reed Thomas Snodgrass Jack Lucado and Henry Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Rock
Otis Rock
Pemberton
Edward
Eileen
Nelen
Pemberton Methodist Church
Foster Undertakers
Sunset Cemetery
Buddy Reed
Thomas Snodgrass
Jack Lucado
Henry Bryant
Kump and Bittner Speak At West Virginia Safety Meet
West Virginia Governor H G Kump and Van Bittner will attend the September 14 safety and first aid meet at Mt Hope. Robert Lilly announces cash prizes, medals, and certificates of merit for participants, with awards for white and colored divisions and prizes for top teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Kump
van Bittner
West Virginia
Mt. Hope
Robert Lilly
Sponsoring Institute
Lilly
United Mine Workers
National Safety Council
N. P. Rhinehart
West Virginia Department of Mines
J. 5. Mason
New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute
John Doe
W. Va
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Legion Convention Parade Roars Through Fairmont West Virginia
In Fairmont West Virginia August 31 3500 Legionnaires flood the city for the 17th annual West Virginia American Legion convention Col William J Donovan World War hero to keynote memorial services Monday night Governor Kump and former Governor Cornwell to speak at the morning session The big parade is set for 1 pm Monday with drum and bugle corps competition at South Side Park Eight corps compete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
Department of
M. P. Temple
Cumberland
Govenor H. G. Kump
John J. Cornwell
South Side Park
Britain Moves To Block Ethiopian Concessions
London reports that Britain acts to halt concessions in Ethiopia for oil and water rights to American and English interests. The foreign office says no deal can be negotiated without trilateral talks under the 1906 treaty with France and Italy. Emperor Haile Selassie is informed Addis Ababa of the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Ethiopia
Italy
France
Britain
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Foreign Office
Francis M. Rickett
Mussolini Visits Former Trento Home As War Readies
Premier Mussolini arrives in Trento, former newspaper editor site, to address cheering crowd. He vows to call 200,000 more troops and warns sanctions will not halt Fascist expansion as thousands line streets with blackshirts and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Trento
Haly
Mussolini
Il Duce
Italy
Bolzano
Great Britain
League of Nations
Tr Duce
Mary
Roosevelt Signs Rivers Measure
President Roosevelt signed the omnibus rivers and harbors bill aiming to create a 140 million freight canal from Pittsburgh to Lake Erie. The act provides no funding and awaits army engineers approval. it originally canalizes Beaver and Cave rivers to Struthers Ohio, with a Guffey amendment pushing extension to Lake Erie or cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated ‘Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Army
House
Beaver
Cave Rivers
Struthers, O
Guffey
Sadie Belcher Suffers Fractured Left Wrist
Sadie Belcher 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Belcher was admitted to Raleigh General hospital last night for treatment of a broken left wrist. Hospital attaches thought the break not too severe to preclude her early recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Belcher
Lewis Belcher
Raleigh General Hospital
Elmer Hurt Jailed on Grand Larceny Charge
Elmer Hurt of Mabscott was jailed after a hearing before Squire H F Tancock as he was held to the grand jury on grand larceny charges. A warrant says he stole a diamond ring valued at $35 from Mark Brown on May 15. Hurt was arrested by Mabscott chief J Q Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hurt
Mabscott
Squire H. F. Tancock
Hurt
Mark Brown
Hur
J. Q . Stover
New Deal Looks For Labor Support On Labor Day
President Roosevelt faces a constitutional dispute over recent laws as labor issues loom large. William Green of the AFL endorses federal action to regulate industry for social aims and national solutions, while the party weighs potential third party challenges and a constitutionalist ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
New Deal
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Farley
William Randolph Hearst
East
Honolulu
Hyde Park
White House
Freeland Rites This Afternoon
Mrs Barbara Freeland 71 died at home in Glen Daniel after a long illness from pneumonia. Funeral at First Christian Church at 3 pm under Caffee undertakers with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Survived by husband L E Freeland two sons and three daughters and a sister. pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Freeland
Glen Daniel
Sunset Cemetery
Freeland
Cameron
Beckley
L. E. Freeland
Lou Lewis
E. H. Jarrell
Edwight
Cc. C. Freeland
D. D. Freeland
Charleston
W. A. Freeland
M. F. Noel
Ash Mankin
Raleigh Mullens
C. L. Calloway
W. W. Watts
Dan Covey
Clyde Cook
E. I. Crouch
Joe Brown
G. P. Daniel
Milton Smith
G. W. Williams
Warren
Harry Meade
L. A. Martin
D. A. Blankenship
James I. Cook
Supreme Court test of Gufey law started in coal case
James W. Carter of Stevenson Maryland seeks to strike down the coal stabilization act soon after Roosevelt signed the Gufey bill. He asks DC Supreme Court to restrain his company and challenge the 15 percent tax and 90 percent rebate tied to compliance. Wood argues the act forces federal control over the industry and its marketing. The court set cause hearing for September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
James W. Carter
Stevenson
Roosevelt
Carter
West Virginia
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Frederick H. Wood
New York
Schetcher
Wood
Carter Coal Company
Mrs Herrick Injured in Hit and Run Car Crash
Mrs Harald L Ickes wife of the interior secretary and a New Mexico politician was killed in a car collision near Santa Fe while en route to a fiesta. Newswoman Genevieve Forbes Herrick and two men were injured. a dark sedan is sought by state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Santa Fe
N. M
Harald L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Coolidge
Genevieve Forbes Herrick
Ickes
John Herrick
Washington
Frank Allen
Gallup
J. R. Modrall
Allen
Corporal Hall Promoted to Sergeant in State Police
Corporal Evan Hall of the Beckley state police detachment was promoted to sergeant by Superintendent P. D. Shingleton as part of eight other promotions. The superintendent described the move as advancing an efficient organization and noted Hall’s eight years of service and prior postings including Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Hall
Beckley
State Police
L. T. Sites
Montgomery
Hall
Point Pleasant
Young Democrats Form New Club At Mt Hope
Organization of a Young Democratic club was effected at Mt Hope Friday with Charles Howard of Price Hill as president. Twenty five members were present as a nucleus from which the club is to grow. Other officers elected were Fred Sauk vice president Charles Miller secretary and Harold Lambert treasurer all of Mt Tope. A membership drive is to be started immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hope
Charles Howard
Price Hill
Fred Sauk
Charles Miller
Harold Lambert
Mt. Tope
Yardmaster at Sewell Succumbs After Heart Attack
W A Robertson aged 51 and longtime yardmaster at Sewell died suddenly yesterday morning from myocarditis. He collapsed at his boarding house after leaving his office. Survived by wife Mrs W A Robertson of Newcastle Virginia, his father E W Robertson of Mabscott, eight children, a brother and two sisters. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of his wife. body taken to Colling undertaking Thurmond.
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W. A. Robertson
O. Yardmaster
Sewell
Robertson
E. W. Robertson
Mabscott
Fayette County
Newcastle
Virginia
Virginia Steep
Carl
Bill
James
Van
Melvin
Clifford
Christina Robertson
Emmett Robertson
Lelia Hugheston
Talcott
C. D. Ruble
Colling Undertaking Establishment
Thurmond
Weather Outlook for Atlantic States and Ohio Valley
Unsettled conditions span the North and mid Atlantic with showers Monday night or Tuesday and again Thursday or Friday. Temperatures rise midweek across the region, with the Ohio Valley and Tennessee expecting showers early in the week and scattered local showers later in the week as warm air moves in.
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Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Price
Butler
Fayette
Oak Hill Paper
Kump
Labor
Kump, Bittner
Mount Hope
Legionnaires
Basil Kerbawy
Kferlan Brotherhood
National Guard
Park Avenue
United States
A. Z. Lilly
C. M. Ward
J. W. Maxwell
Addis. Ababa
Lake Erie Canal
Harold Ickes
Supreme Court
Interior
New Mexico
Mrs. Herrick
Corporal Hall
Young Democrats
WV. A. Robertson
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