Passing Of Ex Governor Is Big Loss
The passing of former West Virginia Governor William A. MacCorkle elicited regret from Governor Conley who called his death a loss to the state and influential friends. The state board of control also expressed sincere sympathy noting his upright leadership and contributions to state life. A resolution signed by board members praised his memory as they observed a two minute silence during prison inquiry proceedings.
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Charleston
W. Va
Conley
William A. MacCorkle
MacCorkle
Moundsville
State Board of Control
H. N. Bradley
James S. Lakin
F. Witcher McCullough
Blast Fatal at Ohio Fireworks Plant in Bellaire
Bellaire Ohio September 25 One man Vincent Guiliana 42 was killed after entering the main building of the Ohio Fireworks company while smoking causing a catastrophic blast that wrecked the plant one of 13 structures. Two others caught fire but survived. The explosion cracked windows within a five block radius and even shattered a store window a mile away. Owner Dominick Preusetti puts losses at about 10000 dollars. The plant had prior blasts including a fatal accident six years earlier.
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Bellaire, O
Ohio Fireworks Company
Bellaire
Vincent Guiliana
East Beckley Woman Dies of Tuberculosis at 39
Mrs Hettie Hendricks 39 of East Beckley died yesterday afternoon at Rutherford sanitarium after four weeks of TB treatment. Burial planned at Lovey cemetery Surveyor Town 1:30 pm Tuesday with Coffee Undertakers in charge. She leaves four children, her husband killed in the Eccles explosions five years ago, and her parents Mr and Mrs B Marshall of Flat Top plus several brothers and sisters.
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Hettie Hendricks
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Deputy Fails to Find Nunn in Lucas Shooting Case
Charley Nunn remains at large after a shotgun wound injured Lee Lucas at Clarence Stacy's home near Abras ham. Deputy Sheriff L A Grier reports the incident may be accidental though Nunn’s disappearance cannot be reconciled. Lucas, hospitalized in Hinton after a transfusion is planned, shows guarded condition as doctors state blood loss is serious. Prosecuting Attorney Read interviewed Lucas for a statement.
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Charley Nunn
Lee Lucas
Abraham Farmer
L.a.grier
Abrasham
Clarence Stacy
Lucas
Hinton Hospital
J. W. Stokes
Hinton
Nunn
Green
Thomas L. Read
Summers Commonwealth
Man Held on Robbery Charges in Pineville
Pineville September 25 Paul Lewis aged 22 was held under $4000 bond awaiting grand jury action on charges of taking part in several robberies in the area. He was arrested Tuesday at Mayberry in McDowell county and allegedly confessed to helping rob Kinzer Jewelry in May. Four other persons await grand jury action on similar charges.
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Pineville
Paul Lewis
Mayberry
McDowell County
Kinzer
Flyer Killed In Santa Fe Plunge From Plane
Warren Blanton a 29 year old Santa Fe flyer died after his plane went into a flat spin. The tail of the craft ripped the texture of his parachute which he had opened before leaping from the aircraft.
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Associated Press
Santa Fe
N. M
Warren Blanton
Santa Fe Flier
Mine Explosion Kills One European Four Die
In Johnnesburg South Africa a mine blast kills one European and three natives. Several natives are buried underground as a rescue party works to reach the victims.
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Associated Press
Johnnesburg
Union of South Africa
Jones Leading After First Eighteen Holes
Robbie Jones held a two up lead over Fay Coleman after 18 holes of their 36 hole quarter final in the National Amateur Golf championship at Merion Cricket Club Ardmore Pa. on Sept 25.
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Merion Cricket Club
Ardmore
Robbie Jones
Fay Coleman
Los Angeles
Colored Democrats Form Local Club Meeting Called
Colored Democrats announce a Friday evening gathering to form a local club at 7:30 p m in Democratic headquarters Beckley National Bank building Fayette street. Robert D Chapman and Joe King lead the committee inviting all colored voters to attend and enjoy sandwiches and refreshments.
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Robert D. Chapman
Joe King
Democratic
Beckley National Bank
Fayette Street
Germans May Smash Treaty Declared by Hitler in Germany
Leipsic September 25 Adolf Hitler declared that once the fascists seize power by legal means they will tear apart the Versailles treaty if necessary by methods viewed as illegal. He said the party would oppose treaties diplomatically and by thorough reading after victory.
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Leipsic
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Generalissimo
Man Hospitalized After Trail Mishap In Beckley
Mack Plemmons of Edwight, 53, was admitted to a Beckley hospital today with a fracture near the left hip from an accident six weeks ago. Doctors say recovery will be slow though expected.
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Mack Plemmons
Edwight
Beckley Hospital
Belgium creates separate nobility section in Order of Malta
Sept 25 Brussels reports Belgium has formed a separate section of the Sovereign Order of Malta led by the King. It includes Belgian high nobility members who can claim at least sixteen quarters of nobility.
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Brussels
Belgium
Malta
Reed Back From European Trip Sees Prohibition Failure
Reed returned from Europe voicing a sharp critique of prohibition. He urged repealing the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act as the ghastliest failure in half a century of legislation. He defended a restrained federal role, supported states’ powers, and said he may participate in the fall campaign.
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Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
Europe
Kansas City
Reed
Hyde
Russia
Geneva
League of Nations
Senate
Flyers Seek New Sustained Flight Record
Oklahoma City endurance pilots Bennett Griffin and Roy Hunt continued circling over Curtiss-Wright airport seeking a new sustained flight record. They had logged 285 hours in the air by 10:36 a.m. central standard time.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Bennett Griffin
Roy Hunt
Curtiss-Wright
Shrimp Trade Big in Houma Louisiana
Houma, known as the shrimp capital of Louisiana, processes about 1.5 million dollars worth of shrimp annually, reflecting a major local industry and economic activity.
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Houma
Louisiana
Senatorial probe in Nebraska alleges filing fraud
Lincoln Neb Sept 25 testimony before the senate committee investigating the August Republican primary claimed Victor Seymour of Lincoln engineered the candidacy filing of George W Norris for opposition to Senator George W Norris of McCook. Attorney A Paul Johnson said Seymour paid the $50 filing fee and mailed a $500 bond to Norris, while Senator Gerald Nye hinted at perjury charges pending if the committee can proceed.
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Neb
Senate
Nebraska
Victor Seymour
Denver
George W. Norris
Broken Bow
Mc&rook
A. Paul Johnson
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Johnson
Seymour
Norris
Supreme Court
Stocks Rise At Market Opening
New York stocks opened higher as yesterday's rally carried through. American Can Case and National Cash Register gained a point, Fox advanced two and a quarter, Johns Manville rose one and a half, Loews up one and three eighths, Eastman Kodak two points, U S Steel and American Telephone unchanged. Westinghouse Borden General Electric and Radio advanced from half to three quarters. American Tobacco fell one point and Cerro De Pasco slipped to a new low.
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American Can
Case
National Cash Register
Fox
Johns Manville
Loew’s
Eastman Kodak
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
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Borden
General Electric
Radio
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Cerro de Pasco
Wiseman Held in Jail on Embezzlement Warrant
Joe Wiseman a bakery clerk is jailed awaiting a hearing before Squire C V Cottle on an embezzlement warrant sworn by Frank Brubeck. Arrested yesterday afternoon on the warrant Wiseman faces formal charges in a local court.
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Squire C. V. Cottle
Joe Wiseman
Squire Cottle
Frank Brubeck
Wiseman
Bodies Of Railroad Men Taken To Home
Funeral services for Maxwell Hyers slain president of the Western Maryland Railway were held at the John McCulloch homestead in Point Pleasant. Dudley G. Gray shot Hyers in Baltimore, then died from self-inflicted wounds. Hyers was laid to rest in Lone Oak cemetery after services led by Rev. John Nesbit.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Baltimore
Dudley G. Gray
Byers
Associated Press
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Maxwell €. Hyers
Western Maryland Railway
John McCulloch
The
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McCulloch
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Catonsville
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Lone Oak
MecCulloh
H. A. Barbee
M. L. Byers
Hornsby Takes Control After McCarthy Resigns Cubs Move
Chicago September 25 The Associated Press reports Joe McCarthy the Cubs manager resigned refusing to finish the season as NL pennant contenders Rogers Hornsby is placed in immediate charge of the team as Cubs prepare to battle Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Joe McCarthy
Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati
Drought Relief Meeting Delayed to October 3
Former Governor Howard M. Gore who leads the state drought relief committee announced that the gathering set for tomorrow was postponed for one week to Friday October 3.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Howard M. Gore
State Drought Relief Committee
Northwest Reports Early Snowfall Across Prairies
Winnipeg reports one of the earliest snowfalls in years blanketing wide areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan. A strong wind snapped poles and tore wires, disrupting communications between the provinces. Temperatures fell to freezing or just below as snow measured from one to one and a quarter inches.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Approve Six Projects On State Roads
The West Virginia state road commission awarded six highway improvement contracts including five bridges. Projects span Greenbrier, Lincoln, Monongalia, Monroe, Pocahontas, and Taylor counties with bids ranging from about 11 thousand to 120 thousand dollars. Some projects were deferred or rejected, and two bridge bids were approved in Ritchie and McDowell counties.
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W. Va
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Greenbrier
Rainelle- Rupert
Clarken Lewis
Luray
Lincoln County
Alum Creek
A. A. Bostic and Company
Huntington
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Grafton
Bartlett Construction Company
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Sweet Springs
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Staunton
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Union-Troy Road
Jackson County
Ripley-Spencer
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Berkeley
Jefferson Counties
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Hazy Foreman Held on Bond in Wounding Case
J M Cox mine foreman at Hazy shot and seriously wounded John McCray a negro miner after a wage dispute. He posted 1000 bond for grand jury action after a prior exoneration and was jailed again for carrying a pistol. State Trooper Lee secured another warrant for felonious assault.
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J. M. Cox
Hazy
John McCray
Squire M. F. O'Dell
Cox
Squire B. H. Pettry
C. F. Lee
Whitesville
Lee
Squire O'Dell
Prohibition Stance by James Ellwood Jones Declared
Charleston Sept 25 James Ellwood Jones Republican nominee for the United States Senate declares himself unalterably opposed to repeal of the eighteenth amendment and to weakening the Volstead Act. He advocates strict enforcement of all laws especially prohibition and pledges to support measures to increase enforcement. Jones a coal operator from McDowell County notes his long job history amid mining communities.
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Associated Press
Charleston
James Ellwood Jones
United States Senate
O. M. Pullen
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Jones
Hoover
Republican Party
McDowell County
Charity meeting urges united relief effort in Raleigh county
A Raleigh county charities meeting at the chamber of commerce room urged coordinated aid as winter looms and transient relief needs rise. Rev A M Robertson proposed forming a committee to canvas the situation and foster cooperation among civic groups within the Charities body. Speakers included Dr J L Lineweaver and W A James with representatives from the American Legion and Salvation Army.
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Raleigh County Associated Charities
Chamber of Commerce
Bair
A. M. Robertson
J. L. Lineweaver
Presbyterian Church
Texas
George W. Bright
J. G. Smisko
Ritchie Ware
W. A. James
J. P. T. Holzmer
Roy T. Elkin
American Legion
Salvation Army
Weather Outlook for Friday Showers North and South
Mostly cloudy and warm with possible showers in northern areas tonight and Friday. Southern portions may see showers as well. Cooler temperatures move in Friday night.
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