Young Man Dies After Auto Crash Near Rich Creek
Basil Hale 18 son of Edward Hale of Lamar West Virginia died at St Elizabeth hospital Pearlsburg after injuries from a crash near Rich Creek occurred Sunday night. Taxi driver Frank Harless Narrows held on $1000 bond for involuntary manslaughter. Hale’s friend Earl Runyan 17 lost two fingers helping at the wreck. Funeral at Narrows Methodist Church.
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Basil Hale
Edward Hale
Lamar Colliery Company
Lamar
W. Va
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Pearlsburg
Rich Creek
Frank Harless
Narrows
Liberty
Edward Hedrick
J. Livingston Dillon
Commonwealth
Giles County
Young Hale
Harlese
William Hardaway
Harless
Hale
Earl Runyan
Narrows High School
The
Local Gem Thefts Suspect as Clock Strikes Saturday
Police pursue multiple clues in a Schlossberg's store robbery at 530 Princeton Avenue. Between 8 and 9 pm a thief lifted a tray of thirty diamond rings worth about 1000 dollars from the rear sliding door while proprietor A. W. Schlossberg attended customers. No insurance was carried on the gems.
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Schlossberg
Princeton Avenue
A. W. Schlosaberg
Annie D Woolwine Hosts Chicago Party Amidfare Quote
Mrs. Annie D. Woolwine organizes a party for Chicago with the cheapest railroad fare quoted. A Masonic notice states Bluefield lodge No. 85 A F and A M holds a stated communication Tuesday night August 8 at 7 30 in the Masonic temple. Visitors welcome. L M Carper secretary.
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Chicago
Bluefield Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
L. M. Carper
Mercer County Schools Likely to Open September 12
Mercer county public schools probably will open for the 1933 34 term on the second Monday in September the twelfth. D M Easley of Bluefield a member of the Mercer county board of education said the date has not been definitely set but most school people view the twelfth as best. The matter will be on the board agenda at their next meeting.
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Mercer County Public Schools
D. M. Easley
Bluefield
Mercer County Board of Education
Night blooming cereus blooms twice at Bluefield Princeton road
Mrs. Thornton of Bluefield Princeton road reports her rare night blooming cereus flower produced two blooms this year. The first bud opened July 31 and a second on August 2, twenty seven days after the initial appearance. Neighbors were invited to view the blossoms each time and enjoyed the fragrance.
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Thornton
Bluefield- Princeton Road
Mre. Thornton
James Sizemore Dies at 12 Following Illness
James Sizemore son of FE B Sizemore, an electrician for the Mill Creek Coal and Coke company at Coopers, died at 6 30 last evening at the Bluefield Sanitarium from mastoiditis. He is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters. funeral arrangements had not been completed.
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James Sizemore
FE. B. Sizemore
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company
Coopers
Bluefield Sanitarium
Langley Bomber Visits Local Port For Bluefield Air Show
Lieut Larry Kuter of the U S Army Air Corps flew a Keystone bomber to Langley Field Virginia and visited Bluefield airport to discuss the fall air show. He said a squadron of army planes would attend, likely similar in size to last year, with several new government aircraft expected. The air show is set for September 9 10 and Harvey Amos the airport manager is arranging one of the region’s most elaborate displays.
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Keystone
Larry Kuter
U. S. Army Air
Langley Field
Bluefield
Harvey Amos
Amos
West Virginia
Local N R A campaign denounces slacker label
Bluefield church leaders urge recovery support and warn against slacker words as N R A campaign chiefs, led by A G Fox, mobilize public opinion to back 63 hour weekly store openings. Citizens are warned to judge employers by their actions, not headlines.
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Bluefield
Bluefield N. R. A. Corps
Civie
Drunk Driver Fined in Mercer County Court
Randolph Galloway of Crystal Mercer county peg legged colored man was fined 52.90 by Judge R Reid Harding in municipal court last night after a chase along Bluefield avenue. Galloway was arrested about 1 am by Lt R O Bond after his car nearly wrecked at Hale's culvert.
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Randolph Galloway
Crystal
Mercer County
R. Reid Harding
Galloway
R. O. Bond
Bluefield Avenue
Hale
Reckless Drivers to Face Police Campaign in Bluefield
Chief C Newt Wilson announced a campaign against dangerous driving and traffic law violations urging citzens to cooperate. He said motorist support could curb Bluefields high auto death rate before schools reopen in September and endorsed fines and imprisonment as part of enforcement.
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Newt Wilson
Bluefield
Wilson
Peane
Septemer
W. A. Light
Local Safety Council
Skunk Henroost Raider Cornered and Killed
A skunk that raided Highland avenue hen roosts was shot and killed by police after being found under a chicken house at 1017 Highland avenue. Formerly a household pet of Walter Perkins, it escaped and returned to its wild behavior, feeding on neighborhood chickens and alarming residents.
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Highland Avenue
Walter Perkins
Polecat
Striking Miners Reconsider Refusal to Work Amid Turbulent Strike
The strike over the coal code enters a tense phase as miners threaten to ignore union leaders and resume picketing. Feeney and President Roosevelt backed an arbitration board and a truce offering reemployment, but local district four leaders defer action. Frick Coke company delays reopening ten Fayette County mines, while Governor Pinchot keeps national guards on duty and dispatches agents to the area as radicals and communists are alleged to influence the campaign.
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Lewie
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Fayette County
General Johnson
NRA
Pitttaburgh
Thomas Moses
H. ©. Frick Coke Company
National Mining Company
Moses
Frick Company
Pinchot
Duncan McCallum
Department of Labor and Industry
Joseph Washington
Washington
Murder Suspect Held in Bristol for Mercer County Kill
A Negro man identified as William Mack is held by Bristol Virginia authorities in connection with the murder of Hobert Cecil in Bluefield weeks earlier. Mercer county officials say the description matches and a warrant was issued. Mack refuses extradition papers. Cecil was shot on a vacant Peck Street lot after an incident at a Wright home party.
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William Mack
Mercer County
Hobert Cecil
Bluefield
Bristol Va
J. C. Fanning
Bristol
Cecil
West Virginia
Fanning
W. W McNeal
C. W. Caffee
BE. T. Looney
Tazewell County
Mamie Wright
Peck Street
Mack
Wright
Club Carolina honors Mamie B Pearis founder at reception
Club Carolina praised president and founder Mrs Mamie B Pearis at a Friday night reception hosted by Mrs V B James and Mrs Hope at Williams street home. Rev KE Wright introduced the speaker who awarded a medal to Mrs Pearis for her energy in organizing the club and home for working girls.
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Club Carolina
Mamie B. Pearis
V. B. James
Hope
James
Williams Street
KE. L. Wright
John Stewart Methodist Church
Club Carolina and Friends
Pearls
Miners Reach Temporary Pact Over Check Weighmen
In Washington events moved toward resuming work as a temp agreement between Pittsburgh Coal Co and striking miners was reached. J D A Morrow met with John L Lewis to resolve who selects weighmen, with the company insisting on company property voting while the union argued for a broader election and arbitration review.
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Washington
Pittsburgh Coal Company
J. D. A. Morrow
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Gerard Swope
Lewis Kiretein
George Berry
Presemen’s Union
Pittsburgh Company
Boston Lawyer Charged Over Gas Bombs in Protest
Eugene 8. Daniell Jr., a young Boston lawyer and leader of the American Commoners party, was accused by detectives late today of buying two teargas bombs that closed a gathering in New York.
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New York
Eugene
Daniell Jr
Boston
American Commoners Party
Ward Manager Assumes Duties at Bluefield Store
Robert L. Barrett of Charleston has taken over as manager of the Bluefield Montgomery Ward store succeeding Paul E. Boughton who is transferred to Alexandria Virginia. Boughton has managed Bluefield for two and a half years and previously led stores in Bristol Uniontown Clarksburg Morgantown. He will relocate with his family to Alexandria today to begin new duties.
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Robert L. Barrett
Charleston
Bluefield
Montgomery Ward
Paul E. Boughton
Alexandria
Boughton
Bristol
Uniontown
Clarksburg
Morgantown
W. Va
Bombs Found At Stock Exchange Halt Trading
Daniell scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow on a charge of malicious mischief. Detectives said he bought the bombs claiming they would be used at a National Guard camp. The bombs were discovered in the ventilating system of the New York Stock Exchange last Friday, forcing the afternoon trading suspension at a Boston sporting goods store.
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New York Stock Exchange
Boston
Daniell
Michief
National Guard
The
Stock Exchange
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