harlan news1922  
HARLAN KENTUCKY NEWS 1922
Submitted By: Elva Nolan Morgan
HARLAN ENTERPRISE

 
     Accidental Gunshot Wounds Young Girl
May 19, 1922
Miss Maggie Hall 15, years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.K. Hall was wounded by accidental discharge of a shot gun at her house on Bob's Creek a tributary of Martin's Fork early Saturday .The shot passed through her hand and badly mangled it, and lodging in the overhead ceiling, badly scarred it. The gun stood between  a trunk and the bed and while sweeping she picked it up at the muzzle to lift it up and out of the way and while in her hand the gun fired and barely missed her face. She was rushed to the Riverside Hospital. Her hand will be saved. The gun was a twelve gauge.



 
BILOXI OFFICERS HOLD CHITWOOD
February 24, 1922
Wanted Here for the Alleged Seduction of Orphaned girl under 16, at Wallins Creek

 Deputy J. J. Hensley left Wednesday night for Biloxi, Miss to bring Ralph Chitwood wanted here for alleged seduction, back to Harlan. Chitwood was arrested by the Biloxi Chief of police and is being held for the arrival of the Harlan officer. The accused is about 18 years old and is charged with seduction of an orphaned girl under 16, at Wallins Creek. Soon after the alleged crime was committed he gave bond to await action of the grand jury and forfeited his bond.



 
COLLETT  ACCUSED  IN  THREE  CASES
February 24, 1922

Bob Collett was in Judge Howard's court Thursday morning on three charges, namely, alleged robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and for drunkenness. He was bound over to await action of the grand jury on the robbery and pistol charges, waiving examination in cases. His trial on the drunkenness charge will come up before Judge Howard, the 28, of this month. Collett is accused of robbing George Jones at Shields.



 
THREE YOUTHS ARRESTED
February 24, 1922

Three youths, Dewey McGeorge, Elmer Peace and Woodward Lyttle are accused of burglarizing the store of the Harlan gas Company last week. Lyttle and Peace were arrested Monday and committed to jail to await capture of  McGeorge boy, whom they say was implicated in the burglarious larceny. Lyttle was the first arrested. he was selling cigars on the street and too many cigars for one of his age, created suspicion and his detention followed. When before Judge Howard he explained he was selling for McGeorge. All are about 16, years old.



 
CHAD N. NOLAN DIES OF INJURIES
October 13, 1922
Received in Eureka Coal Co. Mine Above Baxter on Poor Fork, Last Wednesday.

Chad N. Nolan aged,  30 years old died at a local hospital here Friday from injuries received at the Eureka coal mine above Baxter on Poor Fork. Mr. Nolan was working in the mine at the time he was injured, a kettle bottom falling on him, mashing his left hip badly and breaking his left leg as well as injuring him internally. Mr. Nolan is survived by his wife, two children, father and mother, six sisters and two brothers. The funeral services were held at his late residence, Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock  being conducted by Squire Davis. His remains were interred in the Nolan cemetery



 
YOUTH  ACCIDENTALLY KILLED WHILE HUNTING
March 17, 1922

While hunting in the woods on lower Pine Mountain about four miles from Pine Mountain Settlement School,  Daniel Turner 13 or 14 years of age, was killed Friday by the accidental discharge of the shotgun he was carring. The discharge lodged in the boys stomach and breast and he survived but a brief while. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs Harmon Turner. He was the grandson of Tom Hensley of this city.



 
MARRIAGE LICENSES
January 20, 1922
Ed Jones,  Lynch   27 Elizabeth  Farley,  Lynch  31
Alfred Wilson,  Baxter  23 Laura  Steale,  Creech    21
Frank Hughett,  Lynch  21 Banie Angel,  Lynch   21
Sim  Saylor,  Red Ox   21 Maudie Worth,   Bledsoe  18
Ira Jones,  High Splint  23 Mary Saraner,  High Splint  22
E.D. Bowing,  Harlan  36 Viola Douglas,  Harlan  26
Rosco Mink,  Harlan  23 Grace Fefler,  Harlan 21
I. A. Murlock, Benham   18 Hattie Ketching,  Benham  18
Bulasz  Farcas,  Lynch   38 Julia Vance,  Lynch   31
Chad  Middleton,  Verda  56 Ella Redwine,  Verda  35
W. M.  Johnson,  Kitts  24 Gertrude Vowell,  Kitts  20
T. F. Easly,  Kitts  21 Rosalle Vowell,  Kitts  18

 
 
Elva Nolan Morgan ©2000

 
Return to Research page
Return to Main Page

 
 
 This site is maintained by Elva Nolan Morgan

 
Copyright Notice: All files on this site are copyrighted by their creator. They may be linked to but may not be reproduced on another site without specific permission from  Elva Morgan . Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which they are presented, the notes and comments, etc., are. It is however, quite permisable to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use ONLY.