Mrs J J Weimer dies after gall stone operation
Mrs J J Weimer died at St Luke s hospital Friday just before noon after gall stones surgery. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs William Souden and Mrs Earle Shoop of Shamokin Pa and son Russell Fiddler of Easton Pa. Funeral at Hawkins chapel this morning at 1 o clock Rev P J Roger to officiate. Body to Shamokin for burial Tuesday. She belonged to United Evangelical church of Shamokin and in Bluefield aided Immanuel Lutheran church activities.
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J. J. Wimer
St. Lukes Hospital
Wimmer
William Souden
Earle Shoop
Shamokin
Russell Fiddler
Aston
Hawkins Chapel
P. J. Roger
Lutheran Church
Weimer
United Evangelical Church of
Pocahontas Field Produces Slight Drop Week Ending Aug 9
Production in the Pocahontas field edged down for the week ending August 9. The Pocahontas Operator's Association reported 447,080 tons mined, an 11,845 ton decrease from the prior week, with a year to date total of 15,964,417 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Sifers infant dies in local hospital
James Sifers age 13 months, child of Mr and Mrs J F Sifers of Luther Street, died Friday afternoon in a local hospital. Funeral services set for 3 pm at Church of God on South Street with Rev C H Rice officiating. Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery West Graham.
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James Sifers
J. F. Sifers
Luther Street
Church of God
South Street
C. H. Rice
Maple Hill Cemetery
West Graham
Bellanca Shuts Down for Factory Overhaul
The Bellanca prize ship of Pocahontas Air Transport was moved to the Wright factory for engine work and to the Bellanca plant at New Castle New Jersey for fuselage replacement and interior remodeling. The Charleston service will be covered by other planes from the port.
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Bellanca
Pocahontas Air Transport Company
Bill Duff
Wright
New Castle
N. J
Charleston
New York
Conrad Hubert
Foley
President Coolidge
Smith
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
Hubert
Market Price List For Produce Deals
Readable items show celery in three bunches at 28 cents per bunch. Prices listed include cabbage at 25 cents per pound, beets and carrots at 20 to 25 cents, with small 25 cent and 20 cent markers indicating typical grocery district rates.
Rorimer's Hollywood World Collides With Housewarming
Dan Rorimer, a temperamental writer, clashes with Continental Pictures and alternates between disdain and fascination as he attends a housewarming hosted by Martin Collins. Anne Winter, eager for a Grand United test, mixes with Maury and Farrell while Collins hints at Maris Farrell’s rising star. The party glances into Hollywood ambitions, screens, and private lives as guests tour the Collins home and pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Rorimer
Hollywood
Continental Pictures
Dan
Anne Winters
Tulsa
Okla
Grand United Studios
Rorimer
Paul Collier
Anne
Mona Morrison
Eva Harley
Eva
Garry Sloan
Anne Winter
Sloan
Martin Collins
Continental
Amalgamated
Collins
Farrell
Maris Farrell
Miss Farrell
Paul
Frank Maury
Collier
Maury
Anne Wer
Maris Ferrell
Grand United
Miss Winter
Colling
Maris
Zeigfeld
Tsuika
Divorce Granted to Mary Lewis from Michael Bohnen
Mary Lewis, noted opera star, obtained a divorce from operatic singer Michael Bohnen in a Los Angeles superior court. The action cited desertion and cruelty. Bohnen did not contest and left his wife in July 1929. The hearing lasted under ten minutes.
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Los Angeles
Mary Lewis
Grand Opera Stor
Michael Bohnen
Bohnen
Makes Appeal for Stricken Family
Mrs. Nellie Poff, county welfare agent, urges Bluefield residents to donate toward buying a new horse for an elderly man who lost his horse after it was injured. The appeal notes the man’s daughters face illness and the mother is too ill to help, and donations will stop once the horse is paid for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Poff
Bluefield
West Virginia briefs sweep through Charleston and counties
Mrs. Charles W. Osen ton, widow of a former committeeman, is recovering after three strokes. Police hunt bandits who robbed a Charleston gasoline station for the third time in three months. Three state senate candidates file expense reports, listing W A Street $76.37, Charles B Hodges $2, L F Everhart $280 income and $717.93 expenses. Beckley officers seize a suitcase with 12 quarts of liquor in the vacant Raleigh court offices. Clarksburg police investigate a case.
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Charleston
Charles W. Osenton
Senate
W. A. Street
Belington
Charles B. Hodges
Morgantown
L. F. Everhart
Tera Alta
Beckley
Raleigh
Clarksburg
Theft and cattle butchering across Barbour Taylor Marion counties
Reports detail theft and slaughter of cattle spanning Barbour Taylor and Marion counties. The Wheeling State board of education adjourned its meeting.
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Barbour
Taylor
Marion
Wheeling
State Board of Education
Lundgren Postpones Start of World Hop
Rosevelt Field New York Aug 15 Adverse reports on ocean weather to delay the start of World Hop voyage and related proceedings as officials assess conditions and timing for departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lundgren
Rosevelt Field
N. Y
World flight plans announced by Ted Lundgren
Ted Lundgren said he would depart soon on a proposed round the world flight and would reveal his crew, likely including co pilot Roger Q Williams, after leaving the field. He would route via Old Orchard Beach Maine, stopping there for fuel.
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Ted Lundgren
Lundgren
Roger Q. Williams
Old Orchard
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Mag. J. J. Weimer
Sifers
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Bland and
Jones Sts
Larsen
Family Coffee
Ideal
Heis
Europe
Helen
Saeed
Ben
Guyandotte Club
del Marz
Kroger’s
Country Club
Janison
Cheese
Lakeshire
White Chip
Kroger’s, Rige
ICE Company
Bluefield Ice & Cold Storage CO
Princeton Ice Company
Star
Housewives
West Virginia
THE
Hope Shoppe
Federal St
Bluefield’s New
E. W. Hyman
Sauer’s
Loin
Frankfurters
Princeton
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