Death of West in Mercer County Shrouded in Mystery
Mercer county authorities withhold key details in the Bert L. West slaying at Flat Top filling station. Basil Lilly, 25, is charged with murder while five others were released after all-night questioning. Evidence remains circumstantial with Lilly denying involvement. West had recently pledged Lilly his stake in the station for 1800, payable as a 1500 World War II bonus to be paid in 1945, if not for the death. The bonus and beneficiary arrangement are being investigated as clues, with further arrests anticipated. others named include Wilson Green, Oscar Green, Robert Peck, Herbert Peck, and Emory Meadows. Lilly claims he heard the shots and found West fatally wounded, denying any guilt.
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Mercer County
Bert L. West
Basil Lilly
Lilly
John West
Vest
Walter W. Ross
West
Wilson
Oscar Green
Robert
Herbert Peck
Emory Meadows
Two Held Without Bond For Assault
Paul Jeffries and Edward Kelly, both waiters from New York City, were ordered held without bail by Magistrate Weil on charges of drugging and robbing Miss Cordig Harvey of Rhodell. The magistrate called them potential murderers and kept them jailed until trial. the assault occurred about 10 days earlier at the Hotel Martinique. Miss Harvey, a Raleigh Register prize winner, traced the men and led to their arrest and she plans to return to Rhodell soon.
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Paul Jeffries
Edward Kelly
New York City
Weil
Cordig Harvey
Rhodell
Miss Harvey
New York
Martinique
Grant injunction in New River Transit case
Judge Eary granted an injunction restraining Arnold Roach and other taxi drivers from soliciting business on routes covered by the New River Transit bus line.
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New River Transit Company
Arnold Roach
Start Work Widening South Kanawha Street
An agreement with property owners led to a $15,000 widening project on South Kanawha street this week. The city covers about one third. work includes removing walls and hedges in front of R A Boyd residence and will extend to Boyles cash store, improving a previously narrow thoroughfare.
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South Kanawha Street
R. A. Boyd
Boyles Cash Store
Kanawha Street
Marrying Parson Once Was Husband of Herndon Woman
The Rev. Willis J. Jordan a 55 year old Methodist minister from Columbus Georgia had a string of marriages. He reportedly wed Mrs. Snyder of Herndon Wyoming county after an earlier marriage in Winona Minnesota. He allegedly married Emma Landridge of Birchwood Wisconsin and another ceremony in Charlotte North Carolina. Authorities say the marriages occurred without divorces and no arrests yet. Jordan claimed amnesia and could not remember his actions.
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Willis J. Jordan
Columbus, Ga
V. V. Snyder
Herndon
Wyoming County
Charleston Gazette
Snyder
Winona
Minn
Emma Landridge
Birchwood
Wis
Charlotte
N. C
Landridge
St. Mary's Hospital
Grand Rapids
Mich
Columbus
Roanoke
Jordan
Mt Hope Hosts Large Shrine Convention Parade and Initiation
Mt Hope welcomed about 10 000 people for a Shrine convention highlighted by a 1608 candidate initiation. Bluefield sent the largest unit with a long motorcade while delegations came from across West Virginia. Ceremonials began at 2 in the Princess theatre after the parade. A band concert followed by banquet patrol drills reception and parade wrapped up the event.
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Mt. Hope
West Virginia
Bluefield
Princess Theatre
Harris Brings Back Man From Covington on Non Support Charge
Everett Harris, who left Minden about four years ago, was brought back from Covington Kentucky by J L Ryan to answer a charge of non support of his wife and three children.
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Everett Harris
Minden
Covington, Ky
J. L. Ryan Oy
Fugitives Reach Stotesbury and Law There in Two Hours
Fugitives McKinney Nichlas and Cic ero Bishop were captured in Stotesbury two hours after arriving from Crandall on theft charges. They were taken to Crandall for trial while two other suspects escaped. The chase spanned Kentucky and Tennessee with a Chandler automobile used in the getaway. Local authorities continue efforts to locate the remaining suspects.
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McKinney Nichlas
Cicero Bishop
Stotesbury
Crandall
Teron
C. C. Blevins
Kentucky
Jenkins
R. E. Turner
Mornig
Tennessee
Parsons
Gravel Road Work To Aid Kanawha River Route
The Kanawha river south side road from Kanawha Falls to Deepwater will be gravelled by the county court with local funding. Fayetteville and Montgomery residents raise about 7500 dollars. Gravel from Armstrong Creek will be used and completion is expected within 60 days. The surface should endure winter traffic and serve when the Kanawha Falls ferry is shut by high water.
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Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls
State Road Commission
Fayetteville
Montgomery
Armstrong Creek
Pay Offered to Teachers for Hin ton Round Table Attendance
Supt C S Mc Kinney announced teachers who attend the Hin ton Round Table next month and have not yet reached five full days of institute will receive pay for Saturday's attendance. Attendance is not mandatory but county representation is expected at 100 percent. The distance is a handicap, so pay is offered as an incentive for those who might not afford the trip.
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Hinton
Supt
C. S. McKinney
McKinney
Edwight Officer Nabs Car Thieves
Edwight constable J B Miller captured four men suspected in a string of robberies after tracking them from Edwight to Boone county. A stolen car owned by C M Beasley, chief electrician at the state capitol in Charleston, was recovered and returned. The September 13 robbery at M Ballard’s store in Edwight involved goods valued at about 300. Names of those detained were not disclosed.
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J. B. Miller
Edwight
C. M. Beasley
State Capitol
Charleston
Beasley
Miller
M. Ballard
Boone County
S A Smiley Dies at Home After Exertion
S A Smiley about 60 died at Price Hill yesterday evening around 10 o’clock from heart failure after attempted to chase a cow from his yard. He had worked 25 years under Sam Dixon, with prior posts at MacDonald Summerlee Lochgelly, and had been a long-time Price Hill resident when the exertion preceded his death. A nurse was present at the time and he appeared short of breath before collapsing.
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S. A. Smiley
Price Hill
Mr. Smiley
Sam Dixon
MacDonald
Summerlee
Lochgelly
Smiley
Democrats Project City Election Margin by Registration
A careful voter registration tally shows Democrats ahead by about 200 votes in the city election. Total registered across parties is 3 952, with East Ark precinct lacking party data. Precincts list Republicans and Democrats: Sylvia 254 81, Johnstown 265 312, Central School 391 431, Court House 198 258, Institute 350 511, Independents present in several precincts.
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Eastark
Sylvia
Johnstown
Central School
Court House
Institute
Commission Promises Road Action at Once
President Bibb will report to the chamber of commerce on the State Road Commission and its pledge to begin Winding Gulf road work. A near mile from Amigo to the Wyoming county line will be let to contract within 24 hours without advertising, and bids for the top of Tams mountain to Amigo will be invited today. The Wyoming county end extends the short stretch beyond Amigo to a contractor.
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Bibb
Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Road
Commission
Amigo
Wyoming County
Tams Mountain
Andrew Cook jailed for auto sale title felony
Squire Staton ordered Andrew Cook held in jail awaiting grand jury action after he was charged with selling an automobile without obtaining a title. The case is classified as a felony offense.
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Andrew Cook
Squire Staton
Death of Mr Smiley in unknown circumstances
Mrs Smiley, wife of an invalid, heard a noise in his room and found him dead behind the bed. The deceased, a native of Lynchburg Virginia, is survived by his widow two brothers J W Smiley of Charleston Knight Smiley of Lynchburg and a married son Harold residing in Baltimore. The body is expected to be taken to Lynchburg for burial.
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Charleston
Knight Smiley
Lynchburg
Harold
Baltimore
Flying Profession Not Harmed by Callizo Action in Altitude Flight
The flying profession remains respected after Jean Callizo was punished by the French Aero Club for claiming an altitude record. Leading papers note that daring exploration often carries honor, though some fear Callizo’s actions may tarnish the field. The Milwaukee Journal, Baltimore Sun, Nashville Banner, and other editors argue the sport’s integrity endures, even when a single case prompts debate about honesty and merit.
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Callizo
French Aero Club
Jean Callizo
Milwaukee Journal
Livingstons
Stanleys
Pearys
Scotts
Lindberghs
Maitlands
Byrds
Negro Held on Charge of Killing Small Babe
In Huntington this week, local members of the Methodist Episcopal and M. E. South churches attend annual conferences. Allen Farmer, colored, formerly Fayette county resident now in East Park, is jailed on a murder charge for allegedly killing his wife's newborn child after refusing medical help. He was arrested while working in East Beckley, with accompanying pistol threats against his wife Eulah Farmer. Authorities say he is also sought in Virginia on a murder count. The Fayette county murder claim centers on a boarding house union with a woman named Palmer, who alleges years of abuse and a baby’s disputed birth before he allegedly disposed of the infant following threats and refusals to call a doctor. State Police later seized and Wooster led the arrest.
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Allen Farmer
Fayette County
East Park
East Beckley
Farmer
Eulah Farmer
Vistal
Virginia
Mudder
Fayette
Palmer
Warmer
Ware
Brown W. Payne
Sealise and Wooster Leth Arrest
Present at Raleigh county recreational institute opening
Forty seven people from fourteen communities attended the initial Raleigh county recreational institute session in Beckley and discussed leisure time usage. John Bradford of the U S Department of Agriculture delivered the keynote on the nation’s leisure hours and the need to fill them productively.
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Raleigh County
John Bradford
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Beckley
T. S. Williams
Violet Cook
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
L. Tucker
Margaret Tucker
Lara Clay
Kyrden Price
Margaret Rose Williong
Louida Colebank
Helen Williams
J. Bruce Hyatt
Lucille Willions
Nannie Ellen Gadd
C. S. McKinney
Glen Morgan
J. A. Brackman
Eccles
Clarence Peregoy
Helen Bowen
H. M. Daniels
Raleigh
Anice Clay
Elizabeth Thompson
Rebecca Thompson
Mark Twain
W. J
Germany
Tees
Bennett Morrison
Lester
Saralou Jordan
Elizabeth Campbell
Brown
Pemberton
J. F. Bowers
Sophia—Oswald Cooper
Orin Cooper
Mabscott
Virginia Peck
Cranberry
William Mitchell
F. V. Kincaid
Goldie Williams
T.S. Williams
Esther Gilbertson
Fund Raised for Minnie Rollyson's Ill Child
A relief fund is started by G. C. Hedrick of Raleigh County Bank for the family of Mrs. Minnie Rollyson, mother of seven. A four year old may lose use of a leg due to infantile paralysis. Dr W H Cunningham of Blue Jay is suggested as treasurer to spend funds as needed.
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Minnie Rollyson
G. C. Hedrick
Raleigh County Bank
W. H. Cunningham
Blue Jay
Garior
Hedrick
Directors of Chamber Will Confer Tonight
Beckley chamber of commerce directors meet at eight in Bair building to discuss delays in Winding Gulf road contracts and other Beckley area welfare issues. A committee report on county records concerning clerk’s office will also be reviewed.
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State Road Commission
Gulf Road
Beckley
Cole
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Cordie Harvey
Parson
Harris
Chase
Robery
Dixon
Ledger- Dispatch
Baltimore Sun
Nashville Banner
The
Oakland Tribune
Methodist Episcopal
Huntington
M. E. Church
M.C. Miles
Robt. Harless
A. B. Maxwell
M. E. South
Mes. C
Jee
Bright
Bo F. Keith
Bradford
Chamber
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