Descendants of John Cook to Hold Reunion at Cook Homeplace
Thousands of descendants and relatives of John Cook plan a fourth annual reunion at the old Cook homeplace on Clear fork Creek near Oceana. Music by bands and choirs, speeches by state politicians, and family spokesmen are on the program. Speakers include Homer A. Holt, John Kee, U S Senators AM Neely and Rush Hall, and Rev Alvin J. Cook. John Cook settled in what is now Wyoming county in 1799 and died there in 1832.
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John Cook
Cook
Clearfork Creek
Oceana
John
Virginia
Wyoming County
Montgomery County
Andrew Lewis
Point Pleasant
Thomas
Alerts
Hugh Caperton
Kanawha Valley
Daniel Boone
Caperton Company
William
James
Clearfork
G. P. ‘Goode
Homer A. Holt
Summers H. Sharp
Howard B. ‘Lee
Hugh Ike Shott
John Kee
U. S
AM. M. Neely
Rush D.hall
Harry W. Cooke
Reunion Association
Alvin J. Cook
Logan
West Virginia Farm Credit Loans Total Over Period
Raleigh Countians borrowed a total of $20,900 from Federal Land Bank and land bank commissioner between May 1 1833 and June 30 1936, announced by F Witcher McCullough state director for the National Emergency Council. Loans included 51 Federal Land Bank loans totaling $2,519,400 and 2 16 land bank commissioner loans of $3,505,000.
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Raleigh
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank Commissioner
Production Credit Association
Farm Credit Administration
West Virginia
United States
Keg Found While Digging Foundations Turns Out Wine
Workmen digging in the foundations of a razed building in Clarksburg uncovered a keg. They guessed gold, but the label revealed eight years of age. The wine was reported as excellent by the observers.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
Negro Injured In Car Plunge From 200-Foot Bank
Henry Campbell aged 45 was critically injured when a sedan plunged down a 200-foot embankment near here. Campbell, riding with his brother William, was taken to Beckley hospital with chest injuries fractured skull and broken ribs. Trooper R D Walker said they just ran off the road.
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Register Star
Glen Rogers
Henry Campbell
Campbell
William Campbell
Beckley Hospital
R. D. Walker
Mul- Tens
River Settlement Pageant Claims and Family Rivalry
H E Cook of Tams disputes a Ravenswood Ohio River festival crown claiming his mother Rosa Cook of Ury is the true champion grandmother. He cites her 11 direct descendants and 37 great grandchildren plus other deceased kin totaling 129 descendants, arguing for the Logan county claimant Aunt Martha Jeffrey’s title.
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H. E. Cook
Tams
Charleston
Martha” Jeffrey
Logan County
United States
Ravenswood
Martha
Cook
Rosa Cook
Ury
Old Deed Shows Land Cost Low In 1813 Five Shillings Bought 112 Acres
Logan September 5 report describes a 1813 land grant deed found in a vault. The 112 acre tract lies in what is now Logan county, formerly Cabell county Virginia, granted to Peter Dingess. The aged sheepskin deed bears James Barbour, Esq. as Virginia official, with a 1780 warrant and a March 31 1813 survey date.
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Logan
Logan County
H. XM. Booth
Guyan Valley
Cabell County
Dingess
James Barbour
Commonwealth of Virginia
Land Office Treasury
Peter Dingess
Count of Cabell
Peters Twins Naturally Run In Peters Family
Keith Peters of Rhodell says twins seem to run in the Peters family with a string of female ancestors born in the line. He notes his maternal great great grandmother, a great grandmother, a grandmother, his mother, and two of his brothers were all born.
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Keith Peters
Rhodell
Worker Faints. Clavicle Broken in Road Work Incident
James Cote a 0 year old WPA laborer fainted while repairing a road at Sophia. He fell and sustained a broken collar bone and was taken to Beckley hospital where an attendant said he was getting along nicely. A new Italian company with American participation, capitalized at 8 million dollars, formed to produce motion picture films.
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James Cote
WPA
Tlaborer
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Georgians Take Pony With Them on Tour
Georgia tourists drive a Georgia-licensed car through Williamson on September 5 with a pony perched in the back, head out the window, as a policeman jokes it is a brand new sight for him. The group includes a woman and a boy, and locals watch the unusual parade of the animal and vehicle.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Georgia
Remington
Merchants Warned of Counterfeit Money Reach Legion Convention
Huntington Sept. 5 The Associated Press reports S B Phillips a secret service agent warned merchants to be alert for counterfeit money passers during the Legion convention. He said the passers converge on convention cities.
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Associated Press
Huntington
S. B. Phillips
Secret Service
Legion
Three Day Ohio Pageant Opens With Queen Crowning
Ravenswood hosts a three day river festival honoring early settlers along the Ohio with a pageant, speeches, and a royal crowning. About 8,000 cheer Kitty Bette Foulk and 14 princesses at a reception as 600 participants stage a river voyage scene, with 50 towns represented in boating and aquaplane events.
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Ravenswood
Ohio
George Washington
Pretty Kitty Bette Foulk
Ukmp
Poulk
Lewis Hi. Miller
Ripley
Walter
Truck Kills Boy in Huntington Incident
Eight year old Howard Marcum died after a truck driven by 22 year old Dack Bartram struck him on September 5 in Huntington. He passed away at Williamson Hospital.
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Associated Press
Kermit
Howard Marcum
Dack Bartram
Huntington
Williamson
Overhead Span To Be Rushed To Completion
Mullens prepares for an overhead highway bridge at a railway crossing near here if Gilbert Construction bids win. E Vecellio says work can start immediately and finish in about four months, with eight piers and a 500 foot span over the tracks. The low bid of 77 858 17 awaits federal approval, with award expected around September 11.
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Register
Mullens
E. Vecellio
Gilbert Construction Company
Beckley
Vecellio
Virginian Railway
Racks
Corinne
Muyllens
Washington
Pupils Honor Former Teacher W S Kelley
Pioneers of Huntington educator W S Kelley gather at Moundsville for a reunion on September 6 marking three decades since his Meighen teaching in Marshall county. Guests include T S Riley former attorney general and S R Hanen longtime former superintendent of Marshall county schools.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
W. S. Kelley
Huntington
Kelly
Meighen
Marshall County
T. S. Riley
Wheeling
S. R. Hanen
Beckley Woman Hurt in Wreck
Mrs. Mary Price of South Oakwood street was hospitalized in Beckley after a bus struck her husband’s truck near White Sulphur Springs. The truck stalled while the driver stopped traffic, and the bus crashed into it, demolishing the vehicle. Mrs. Price sustained bruises and lacera tions to her legs and back, was treated at the Emergency hospital, then moved by ambulance to Beckley. Photographers meet Jackson's Mill. West Virginia Photographers association convention opened with J. Carl Haney of Charleston as president.
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Mary Price
South Oakwood Street
Beckley Hospital
Associated Press
Jackson’s Mill
West Virginia Photographers Association
J. Carl Haney
Charleston
Landon Buffalo speech tests tax plan in campaign clash
Governor Landon’s Buffalo address on taxation sharpens contrast with the New Deal. He pledges a concrete opposite course on corporate surpluses while critics question details on relief spending and budget balancing. The exchange signals a heated, fact-based stage in the campaign.
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Landon
Buffalo
Kansas
Mr. Landon
al Morgenthau
Anyon
Morgenthau
Pupils to Rent Textbooks at Mark Twain High School
Mark Twain High School will rent textbooks to its 600 pupils this year. Principal W J B Cormany announced the system, with the school retaining ownership. Rental fees range from 75 cents for first grade to two dollars for grades seven through 12, promising substantial savings for families.
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Mark Twain High School
W. J.B. Cormany
Cormany
Mark Twain
Wyoming
Roanoke
Morgantown
Kentucky Boy Offers Blood For Chicago Boy’s Illness
Maurice Oldham of Lexington Kentucky arrived with his mother to donate blood for seven year old Philip Levitt in Chicago. Doctors hoped the transfusion would aid the child suffering from a virulent streptococcal infection. Maurice, 13, previously battled the illness and believes prayers and strength helped his own recovery.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Maurice Oldham
Maurice
Lexington
Philip
Paul Sahlin
Kentucky
Levitt
Checkers Played By Sur People
Fairmont reports a four handed checkers game among old timers who have eliminated kibitzers. Two heads are now combined to puzzle out moves, making the matches more interesting in this vicinity.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
Pineville Man Displays 18 34 Pound Melon
Pineville resident Lee Anderson proclaims top melon grower in the area after displaying an 18 34 pound fruit. The melon measured 36 inches in circumference and was sent to the university experimental station for study to uncover the cause of its extraordinary growth.
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Associated Press
Pineville
Lee Anderson
Anderson
University Experimental Station
Mrs. Clara Meadows District Leader Dies After Stroke
Mrs. Clara Meadows Republican committeewoman for Richmond district died after a paralytic stroke at a local hospital. She married James A. Meadows in 1907 and is survived by her husband, six children, ten grandchildren, and her parents. Funeral at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery.
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Clara Meadows
Richmond
Meadows
James A. Meadows
Abraham
Strick
Mrs. Meadows
Odd
W. J. Farley
Walton Riffe
Mabscott
Noel Meadows
Crab Orchard
Emmett O. Meadows
Eccles
Lawrence W
J. A. Meadows
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
H. H. Hungate
Mount Tabor
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