Supreme Court Hearings On Jurisdiction Over Bridge Case
The supreme court will hear on September 20 the question of jurisdiction raised by the commission and the bridge owners. If the people win this point they will be near victory, though merits remain to be tested, a prospect the defendants wish to avoid. The commission would be outlawed either by the recent special session or by the next regular session in January.
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Supreme Court
Raleigh
Sumers
Hinton Bridge
Quips and Quirks From a Bygone Column
A collage of opinions and wry remarks on politics science and social scenes. Notes touch on Hitler echoes eugenics Hawaii Waikiki beach dancers and a witty exchange about board bills. The piece blends humor critique and topical references in a satirical reader column.
Crab Orchard News Loyal parishioners absent from services
The local notes show no church services at the Baptist church last Sunday due to the pastor Rev Sturgill's illness. The column lists visits and travels among Crab Orchard residents including relatives, friends, choir activities, marriages and family updates, ending with a note that the United States produces one third of all apples globally.
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the Baptist Church
Sturgill
James Carter
Glen Rogers
Homer Carter
Roanoke
Harry Carter
Jack Carpenter
Mary Lou
Leon
SL. Carpenter
Lego
Fireco
Bert Oldridge
Blanche
Corrine
Dora Deck
A. C. Allen
Robert
Ray
Marie
Mary Janice
Cranberry
E. I. Deck
James Ray
Hattie Riffe
Atha Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Fred Meadows
Jumping Branch
H. T
I. P. Meadows
Bobbie Ray
Carter
Crab Orchard
Virginia
James
Margaret Ann
William Edward Sutphin
Beckley
Jewel Martin
Emmet Wolfe
Green Sulphur Springs
Kerney Hicks
Walter Norman
Madeleine
J. G. Shrewsbury
Lou Carter
A. C. Sutphin
Louise
United States
Ghosts Fail to Haunt Empire State Seance
New York September 3 A spooky experiment by Joseph Dunninger at the Empire State Building ends as an abysmal flop despite high expectations. A famed elderly spiritualist couple fails to contact a departed scientist amid delays and skepticism. Molly Picon’s ascent from Philadelphia to New York stages noted.
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William Gaines
New York
Empire State Building
Joseph Dunninger
Houdini
Dunninger
Prof
Empire State
The Trend to Coal and Regional Prosperity
The coal business shows resilience as prices fall and efficiency rises. Schools in Parkersburg will heat with coal. gas burners are replaced to save thousands for schools. Large buildings adopt coal to beat high gas rates, lifting demand for West Virginia Smokeless coal and signaling stable, long term prosperity. The Register supports a unified Smokeless region marketing effort to restore full regional growth.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
The
Register
Contending Against the Inevitable in Bridge Abolition
The bridge commission fights a legislature backed abolition aimed at ending toll bridge purchases at inflated values. Members resist surrender of records to the road commission and seek court ruling on the special session act as unconstitutional. The move risks exposing legislative overreach and questions of state power over private bridge takings.
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Bridge Commission
Road Commission
Old Customer and Favors in Credit Practice
The bulletin argues a merchant should treat the old customer as a coequal party in each deal, offering value without guarantees of special favors, with adjustments made on fair demands. It notes merchants should reward loyalty, while customers should not expect gratuities, and mentions Roosevelt’s Columbus speech and labor federation endorsements in Rhode Island and New York.
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the Credit Bureau of
Beckley
Moses
Rep
N .H
Columbus
Roosevelt
Rhode Island State Federation of Labor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Providence
New York State Federation of Labor
Cheap trick alleged at state capitol sparks calls for housecleaning
The Fairmont Times reports janitors found whisky bottles in the new state capitol after adjournment. A private vault visit to Governor Conley and a display in Speaker J Alfred Taylor's office triggered a photographer, with no one admitting who staged the scene. Speaker Taylor launches an official probe as critics call for capitol reform.
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New
State Capitol
Conley
Doc Pullen
Speaker Taylor
W. E.R. Byrne
Chrleston
Pullen
Taylor
Fairmont Times
Local News Notes From Skelton and Nearby Areas
Skelton residents host and visit friends in Fayette county and Beckley. Mrs Nannie Cummings returns home after weeks away. Mrs Ora Cox of Ragland visits here Friday. Mrs Celia Toney and Mrs William Gaylor visit Beckley Friday. Frank Pettit and Mr Mrs C Teel dine with L L Woods Wednesday. Frankie Jordan of Whinple visits Drefus and Mrs Woods. J G Starr and spouses visit Coal River Wednesday. T L Woods on sick list this week. O S Teel and Misses Ora and Elizabeth Wilgfpatrick leave today for Virginia.
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W. S. Cavendish
Fayette County
E. H. Jones
Tennessee
Nannie Cummings
Ora Cox
Ragland
Celia Toney
William Gaylor
Beckley
Frank Pettit
Teel
L. L. Woods
Frankie Jordan
Whinple
Drefus Woods
J. G. Starr
Coal River
T. TL. Woods
Ora
Elizabeth Wfilgpatrick
Virginia
Nothing Venture by Patricia Wentworth at NOPAIE
Nan Weare endures a tense social scene as secrets swirl around a past rescue and a looming murder accusation. Jervis Weare and Rosamund Carew clash in a crowded dinner gathering while Ferdinand Francis unveils a ten year-old incident, drawing Nan into a confrontation that tests her nerves and loyalties.
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Nopaie
Nan Weare
Jervis
Robert Leonard
Jervie
Leoneard
Ferdinand Francis
Rancis
Servia
Funeral Directors Pick Bluefield For 1983 Convention
Bluefield was selected as the 1983 convention city for the 39th annual gathering of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association, which closed Friday in Morgantown. R. B. Coffman of Martinsburg presided as the event concluded.
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Associated Preas
Morgantown
W. Va
Bluefield
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
R. B. Coffman
Martinsburg
Bootlegger Hangs Self in City Jail
Kilbourn Wis Sept 3 Frank Tylius a Kenosha bootlegger who confessed to police he plotted the slaying of Robert A Wilson real estate dealer hanged himself with his belt in the city jail Friday Guards found him dead when they went to call him for breakfast He was one of four men held in connection with Wilsons killing.
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Walters
Mr. Francis
F.F
Jervis Weare
Rosamund
Robert Leonard
Enid
Leonardo
Nan
Caren
Jervis
Robert
Rosamund Carew
Beau
Jarvis
Lippincotte
Associated Press
Kilbourn
Wis
Frank Tylius
Kenosha
Robert A. Wilson
Wilson
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