Map Evidence Sets Stage In Multi Million Dollar Suit
Technical testimony on coal seam thickness at the New River and Price Hill property boundary was given by Robert Smith as the circuits court opened the second day of a suit seeking about 675000 dollars. Raymond Howard, chief engineer for New River, was recalled for further questioning as the first witness of the proceedings.
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New River
Price Hill Company
Robert Smith
Raymond Howard
New River Company
Howard
Gillespie
Ward
Ashton
Gas to reach Beckley homes by November 1
Amere Gas Utilities announces gas will be in Beckley homes by November 1 barring storms. R D Gwynne says 150 workers are laying lines, with outside work to finish before cold weather. Beckley Hardware stores stock installation supplies as gas use is forecast in local businesses.
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Beckley
Amere Gas Utilities Company
R. D. Gwynne
Amere Gas Utilities
Beckey
Beckley Hardware Stores
Register
Modern woman inspires sheriff deputy's sharp contrast
Stop Me If is quoted by L A Green of the sheriff's office who argues the modern woman is more spiritual than the modern man. He claims a husband ignores the sports page but will rush to the dining room when dinner grows cold.
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L. A
The Irish landlord
Alfred E. Smith, former governor and potential White House contender, aims to govern New York City as a distinct city within a city. He envisions a brick and steel citadel rising 80 stories on two costly acres of Manhattan, housing a $60,000,000 constituency in an Empire State Office Building car.
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Donald C. Bolles
New York
America
White House
Alfred E. Smith
Manhattan
Empire State Office
Woolworth
Youth Held for Murder Near Bartley
Charlie Mitchell 18 of Bartley was held for the grand jury on a murder charge in the death of Edward Smith nine. Mitchell allegedly confessed to choking the boy and dumping the body in a small stream after an insult. Two other youths Elmore Hooker and Pedro Garza were discharged.
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Associated Press
Welch
Justice of the Peace
F. M. Burgess
Charlie Mitchell
Bartley
Edward Smith
Mitchell
B. F. Howard
Elmore Hooker
Pedro Garza
Eight Labor Leaders Jailed in Raleigh Area Raid
Charlotte, Sept 13 Eight labor leaders were jailed after police found three pump guns two shotguns and 500 shells at their residence during a raid tied to liquor search. An automobile linked to warehouseing the guns was seized. They were held for investigation without charges while North Carolina rules on armed possession appeared not to apply. Fourteen men including Gastonia officers and textile mill superintendents faced bond for hearings on kidnapping and assault with intent to kill in mob actions against union organizers and members in North Carolina.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Gastonia
Pittsburgh Street Fight Between Factions
In Pittsburgh Oakland district a free for all fight broke out today between members of two political factions over a display of posters for a mayoralty candidate. Two plate glass windows were shattered by the crowd objecting to the posters.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Great Tariff Battle Rages in Senate Debate
Washington, Sept 13. Preliminaries over, the senate opened a long anticipated tariff battle. The finance committee bill features a tariff commission flexible provisions and a changed ad valorem base. Senator Simmons criticized the measure as inconsistent and expansionary of presidential power, noting excessive or useless rate hikes on agricultural goods and failure to limit increases to distressed industries per Hoover guidance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Tariff Commission
Finance Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Smoot
Hoover
Abandon Hope For Lost Ship Andaste Crew Feared Lost
Chicago reports little hope for the missing gravel ship Andaste and its 28 crew after a three day search. Coast guardsmen return from Lake Michigan saying no clue surfaced about the vessel or its fate. The steel vessel would have sunk quickly if damaged, and Cant. Albert Anderson and the crew were believed to have little chance to escape.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Coast
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Coast Guards
Cant
Albert Anderson
Charleston Temple to Install New Rabbi from Cincinnati
The Jewish Temple congregation of Charleston selects Rabbi Auriel Goldberg of Cincinnati to succeed Rabbi Maurice Eisen drath who resigned to lead a Toronto Ontario temple. Rabbi Goldberg will arrive next month to assume duties.
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Jewish Temple At
Charleston
Auriel Goldberg
Cincinnati
Maurice Eisendrath
Toronto
Ontario
Rabbi Goldberg
Beckley Set for Pall Opening and Styles Show
A siren at city hall will cue a citywide window illumination on September 30 at 7 30 PM inaugurating Beckley s Pall Opening and Styles Show planned after a merchants meeting in the chamber of commerce. From September 28 through October 4 windows will be screened before displays go on view and Main Street will glow with lights at the courthouse and a platform for 1930 automobiles. Woodrow Wilson High School band will perform from a Main Fayette platform as merchants raise a fund of 1420 dollars to support the festival with more subscriptions expected. Look around night designates the opening with no sales or price tags that evening while subsequent days allow purchases and visitor souvenirs. The aim is to market Beckley as a premier shopping center with no special sales during the festival.
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Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Main
Fayette Streets
Woodrow Wilson High School
Woman Found in Bad Shape Near Chapmanville
Logan September article reports state police investigating an alleged assault on Miss Brookie Baisden, 22, described as ill mentally by physicians. She was found along a roadside near her home after jumping onto a passing car as it sped away, with doctors noting mistreatment.
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Associated Press
Logan
Brookie Baisden
Chapmanville
Carrie Burgess
Conley Plans Holding of Press Conferences
Gov Conley announced weekly press conferences to discuss state matters with newspaper men. Two half hour slots were set: Tuesday at 4 PM and Friday at 11 AM in Charleston. Editors visiting Charleston on those days are welcome to attend.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Govv. Conley
Weather outlook showers tonight and Saturday
The weather page reports showers tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures arriving by Saturday. Forecasters expect unsettled conditions to ease after the weekend, with temperatures dropping to seasonal norms and showers diminishing by Sunday.
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Associated Preas
Shooting at Home Leaves Husband Seriously Wounded
W H Phipps a 63 year old of Abraham was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital in serious condition after a bullet wound. His wife said three men Willie Goodson King Brage and Freddie Bragg visited Thursday night and a quarrel over liquor led to the shooting as Phipps reached for a shotgun. The assailants remained in the house for some time afterward.
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W. H. Phipps
Abraham
Raleigh General Hospital
Phipps
Fink Hedrick Family Reunion Set for Sunday at Bird Fink Place
Several hundred people are expected for the Fink and Hedrfisk families reunion Sunday at the old Bird Fink place near Odd. An all day celebration features speeches and a basket dinner. T. M. Fink, 84, native of Raleigh county now in Lafontaine Kansas, will attend with relatives Ira Fink and Mrs. Nannie Elrod.
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Fink
O Hedrfisk
Old Bird Fink Place
Odd
T. M. Fink
Raleigh County
Lafontaine
Kansas
Ile
Ira Fink
Nannie Elrod
Road Force Repairing Tams Mountain Road
State road workers are repairing the stretch of road down Tams Mountain using liquid asphalt. B B Hill of the State Road Commission urged drivers to use alternate routes while the work continues, which is expected to take only a few days. The road remains passable for essential traffic.
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Tams Mountain
B. B. Hill
State Road Commission
Widow of C C Snead Paid Insurance Money
The widow of C C Snead received 10000 from Equitable Life after his death by his own hand on August 17. The policy was eleven months old and died during the grace period. The policy did not cover death by own action within one year of issue.
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CC. CC
Two Men Prepared to Die in Mine Attack Case
John Murphy, arrested near Sullivan by Deputy Sheriffs Dillon Nicely and Joe Williams, is jailed on a felony charge for attacking Roy Smith, superintendent of the Raleo mine, with a knife Tuesday afternoon after a quarrel over a debt. By-standers intervened.
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John Murphy
Sullivan
Dillon
Nicely
Joe Wiliams
Murphy
Roy Smith
Raleo
Smith
Ted
NAB OFFICIALS OF KENNEL CLUB IN BOND CASES
Charleston Sept. 13 Two officials of the capitol Kennel club were freed on 600 bonds after being charged with gambling. A warrant was issued for manager T Q O Watson. State tax officials filed attachment over alleged one percent gross receipts under the gross sales law. The raid disrupted a greyhound race with shots fired to quell the crowd.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Capitol Kennel Club
Liberty
D. Th. Stephenson
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
T. W. Scott
Robert Kelly
J. Blackburn Watts
T. Q O. Watson
Tax Commissioner’s
T. C. Townsend
Kr. T. Atkinson
West Virginia crops worsen in September outlook
Charleston reports a downturn in West Virginia crop conditions since August first with cool dry weather and drought. Buckwheat corn and pastures show the steepest drops though hay and apples hold steady while peaches pears tobacco and sweet potatoes improve. Corn production falls from 79 to 74 percent with an estimated 13.93 million bushels versus last year 16.52 million and five year average 16.53 million.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John W. Smith
Commissioner of Agriculture
Panhandle
Willmot and Morrison Face Execution Night Before
In Moundsville on September 13 Walter E Willmot aged 21 and Millard E Morrison aged 24, condemned for the killing of Frank Bowen at a gas station last May, spent their last hours with prison chaplain Rev. W C Harold. Willmot will see his bride Violet Willmot before the trap is sprung. Morrison has no known visiting relatives. Governor Conley refused clemency. Willmot’s body expected to Elizabeth New Jersey. Morrison’s removal not arranged. A Kanawha City patrolman linked Bowen’s murder to a speeding car incident.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
W. Va
Walter E. Willot
Millard
Morrison
W.C. Harold
Harold
Wilmat
Violet Willmot
Frank Bowen
Willmot
Clarence
James Wicks
Conley
Bowen
Willmont
Elizabeth
N. J
Kanawha City
Charleston
British flyer Orlebar crowned speed king of world
Calshot England Sept 13 Augustus H Orlebar Squadron Leader and captain of the British Snyder cup team broke the world's airplane speed record twice in a week. His averaged four flights over a spree kilometer course yielded speeds of 357 and 7-10 miles per hour and 9-10 miles per hour higher than his Tuesday record.
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Associated Press
Calshot
England
Augustus H. Orlebar
Firman
Cohen Named U S Deputy Marshal
Charleston reports the appointment of I. A. Cohen, a former federal prohibition agent and Charleston city detective, as a deputy U S marshal. The confirmation came from the U S attorney general's office in Washington, with a request for more information sent to the local marshal's office. Marshal Siegel Workman declined to comment.
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Associated Press
Charleston
I. A. Cohen
T. S
U. S. Attorney General's Office
Washington
Attorney General's
Marshal’s
United States
Siegel Workman
Cohen
Irregular Opening in Market Prices Across Industries
Wall Street opened with irregular price movements as American Machine and Foundry rose five points, Westinghouse Electric gained three, American Power and Light and Johns Manville up one each, while Radio edged up from 109.
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Wall Street
American Machine and Foundry
Westinghouse Electric
American
Johns Manville
German buyers shift to eight cylinder cars
Four cylinder American cars have declined in importance with German buyers showing strong demand for eight cylinder automobiles.
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Map
McDowell County
N. C
C. C. Snead
NAB
Kennel Club
Dog Race
Penitentiary
J. M. Hobinson
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