Maps Used to Prove Points in Big Suit
Technical details on coal seam thickness at the New River and Price Hill company boundary were presented by Robert Smith as the $675,000 damages case opened in circuit court. Raymond Howard testified for the plaintiff and Gillespie, a mine foreman, aided in cross inquiry. Judge Ward sustained several objections as Ashton File and local attorneys pressed for faster proceedings with more witnesses expected this week.
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Pricc Ti Company
Robert Smith
Hhe
Raymond Howard
New River Company
Tawyers
Howard
Price Wil Company
Ania
Gillespie
Trice Hill Company
Ward
Gas to Reach Beckley Homes by November 1
Beclley gas service is expected in most homes by November 1 subject to weather and other delays. Aniere Gas Utilities general manager Rh D Gavynne announced 150 workers are laying pipes in Beckley with an aim to finish exterior work before cold weather halts progress. Local stores have stocked supplies for gas appliance installations as plans for widespread use accelerate.
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Beckley
Aniere Gas Utilities Company
Rh. D. Gavynne
He Amere Gas Utilities
Beekey
Stop Me If I Green Defends Modern Woman
Stop Me If I. A. Green, a sheriff's deputy, argued that the modern woman is more spiritual than the modern man. He claimed husbands lose interest in their wives but react quickly to cold dinners, racing to the dining room like greased lightning.
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I. A. Green
Sheriff's Office
Irish landlord Alfred Smith to govern New York City
Alfred E. Smith, former governor, is described as a ruler of a vast city within the metropolis. The plan envisions a two hundred story Woolworth Building as his symbolic home and an independent community within Manhattan, with a $66,000,000 Empire State Office Building project noted.
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Donald C. Boiles
New York
Atterien
Saus Ruocka
White House
Alfred EF. Smith
Empire State Office
Youth Held for Murder in Bartley Slaying
Charlie Mitchell 18 of Bartley is held for the grand jury on a murder charge in the death of nine year old Edward Smith. Mitchell allegedly admitted choking the boy and throwing his body into a sand stream after an insult. Two other youths, Emere Booker and Pedro Garza, were released.
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Associated Trees
Welch
Justice of the Pewee
Burgess
Charlie Mitchell
Bartley
Grand Jury
Edward Smith
Mitchell
B. F. Howard
Emere
Ooker
Pedro Garza
Jail Eight Labor Leaders in North Carolina Raid
Eight labor leaders were jailed after police found arms and ammunition at their residence during a raid tied to Aquor. Three pump guns, two shotguns, and 900 shells were recovered. an automobile used to transport the arms was seized. The men are held for investigation without charge as North Carolina statutes reportedly did not count possession without a permit as offense. Fourteen men, including two Gastonia officers and three textile mill superintendents, were bond for a hearing on charges of kidnapping and assault with intent to kill connected to mass activities against Waren organizers and members in the state.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N.C
Aquor
Isbor
North Carolina
iGastonia
Pittsburgh Factions in Street Fighting In Oakland
A clash between rival political factions in Pittsburgh's Oakland district led to street fighting. A crowd damaged two plate glass windows during a protest over posters supporting a mayoral candidate.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Dress
Oakland
Great Tariff Battle Rages in Senate Debates
Prelimin ary skirmishing Ends as Senate plunges into tariff battle. The Republican bill faces sharp criticism from Sen. Simmons who calls it inconsistent and expands presidential power to revise rate schedules. He cites steep increases on cultural commodities and broad rules on purchasable articles, contrasting with President Leaver's industrial focus.
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Hington
Sept
Senate
Tariff Commission
Finance Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Sinool
Litawee
Leaver
Abandon Hope for Lost Ship and Crew Report
A late edition notes the vessel Andaste and its 28 crew remain missing three days after a separate coast guard search. Weathered by steel construction the ship faced possible sinking. no clues emerged from Michigan waters or Chicago harbor. A Jewish Temple selects Rabbi Auriel Goldberg to succeed Maurice Eisenman.
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Hoope
Andaste
Coast
Michigan
Coast Guards
Cad
Mberd Anderson
Beckley Fall Opening Promises Grand Merchants Display
City hall hosts a five day fall opening with siren signaling on September 28 and a drought viewer period from September 21 to October 4. Main Street showcases 14300 autos on platforms while Woodrow Wilson High School band performs at Main Sulavette intersection. merchants raise funds for the event and visitors may tour shops on opening nights with souvenirs offered.
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Phos
Rebtil Merchits
Chamber of Commerce
Beckles
Sulavette
Woodrow Wilson Lid School
Beckley
Woman Found In Bad Shape Near Chapmawille
Logan police investigated an alleged assault on 22 year old Missy Broookie Wuisden found along a roadside near Chapmawille. She lived with her sister Mrs Carrie Burgess. She reportedly jumped onto a passing auto to escape before being found later with injuries and physicians noting mistreatment.
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Assochuel Press
Logan
U—Stiale
Way
Missy Broookie Wuisden
Wan
Carrie Burgess
Conley Plans Holding of Press Conferences
Gov. Conley will host two half hour press conferences weekly starting next week in Charleston. Conferences are Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning at set times. State editors and correspondents may attend and editors statewide are invited to join when in Charleston on those days.
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Charleston
Conley Loilay
Weather Forecast Showing Showers Tonight and Saturday
Weather bulletin notes showers tonight and through Saturday with cooler conditions expected on Saturday overall. Forecast calls for unsettled skies and a drop in temperatures across the region.
Man Shot in the Head May Not Recover
Wool Phipps, 65, of Alvahain, was shot in the head during an intrusion at his home. Mrs. Phipps says three men entered the house and a pistol bullet struck him in the head as she cooked dinner. The assailants remained there for some time, then left with a quantity of diguer. The husband was described as in serious condition at the hospital.
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Phipps
Alvahain
Corcernine
Willie Coodson
King Braye
Freddie Bra
Titswilt
Fink Hedrick Family Reunion Set for Sunday
Several hundred people are expected at the Pink and Electrick families reunion Sunday at the old Bird Fink place near Odd. The event features speeches and a basket dinner. Vol. Fink, a Raleigh County native who moved to Lafontaine Kansas eight years ago, will attend with relatives and is 61 years old on his second visit back to his youth. Nannie Elrad and other Fink kin from Lafontaine plan to attend.
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Old Bird Fink
Odd
Vom. Fink
Raleigh County
Lafontaine
Kansas
Tea Fink
Mes
Nannie Elrad
Aso
Road Force Repairs Tans Mountain Road
A state road crew works on the Tans Mountain stretch using liquid asphalt to improve conditions. Officials say travel on alternate routes should be used when possible while work continues for a few days. The road isn’t fully closed, and travelers may pass the work area.
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Tans Mountain
State Foal Commission
Widow of C. C. Snead Receives Insurance Payout
The widow of C. C. Snead received an insurance settlement from Equitable Life Assurance Society several days ago. The policy, dated at the time of his August death, was noted as being eleven months old, with death not covered if self-inflicted within the first year.
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Stead
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Snead
Nolies
Two Men Prepared to Die Over Dueling Dispute
Two men faced serious charges after a knife attack. Murphy allegedly cut Smitty during a quarrel over a debt. Deputies and police arrested Murphy and another man after the incident at a local home, with bystanders intervening and the suspects jailed.
Kennel Club Officials Face Tax Eight Charges
A disturbance broke out at the Chey Thee Ay Charleston kennel grounds during preground races when Sheriff DL Ed Stephenson and deputies halted events. NAB officials YT. W. Scott president and Robert Kelly secretary were jailed briefly on charges of violating gambling and panting laws amid attachment proceedings by the tax commission over 1 percent gross receipts. manager P.Q. Watson to be served.
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Capitel Kennel Clubs
Tiberdy
Sherif DL Ed Stephenson
Aaider
State Tax Commissioner's Office
T Ruid
W. Scott
Ueehib
Robert Kelly
Ql Elgekhura Watts
P.Q. Watson
Moager
Tix Conansioner
Dys Ings
Sheri
Stephenson
Aid
Spagtidiog Electrician
WIFE OF WILLMOT VISITS HIM TODAY
Condemned to die tonight, William Willmot and Millard Morrison face execution after spending their last hours with prison chaplain Reverend W C Parfet. Willmot will be visited by his wife Violet and family members, while Morrison has not received visitors. Governor Conley refused clemency, and authorities prepared for the hanging following Bowen’s May killing.
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Morrison
Penitentiary
Associated Press
Moundsville
Frank Bowen
Willmot
Willmont
Clarence
James Wicks
Conley
Bowen
Willmint
Elizabeth
British Flyer Augustus Ortelar Sets Dual World Speed Records
Squadron Leader Augustus Ortelar of the British Spyder cup team claimed undisputed speed king status after twice breaking the world airspeed record in a week. He completed four flights over a kilometer course at speeds around 357.74 mph and rose by about 9 to 10 mph to surpass his prior mark, establishing new world records in rapid succession.
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Calshol
Enerland
Airma
Augustus EE Ortelar
West Virginia Crops Falter With Poor Conditions Report
A September crop check in West Virginia shows sharp declines in fish and other crop conditions since August. Weather in September favored little growth, with eastern panhandle hardest hit. corn and pasture fall while hay and apples show mixed changes. The state's overall crop condition trails last year and the five year average, with corn at 7 percent below last week and a projected production around 16.5 million bushels.
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Chitteston
West Virginia
Preyer
Joly W. Smit
Gane Missioner Polentiary
Fo McDonenvh
Gene Anh
Panhandle
Cohen Named U S Deputy Marshal in Washington
The Associated Press reports T A Cohen, a former federal prohibition agent and Charleston detective, was confirmed today as deputy U S marshal at the attorney general’s office in Washington. United States Marshal Siegel Workinen provided no statement on the appointment.
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Sept
T. A. Cohen
U.S
U.S. Attorney General
Washington
Attorney General
United States
Siegel Workinen
Cohen
Irregular Market Opens With Mixed Moves
Price movements at the market opening were highly uneven. American Machine and Foundry rose five points, Westinghouse gained three, American and Foreign Power up 20 and 4, Johnns-Manville up one, RealI up 10, and Fi Four-eytinder American cars gain attention as German buyers show strong demand for eight cylinder models.
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American Machine and Foundry
Westinghouse Hleome
Foreign Power
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Reali
Me Tn
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