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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1926
Page
5
A lengthy restitution endorses canalization plans for a vast port complex at New Orleans. The piece credits Colonel 8. A. Scott of the New River Company and envisions the city as the export hub and base of the United States coal port system if canal work proceeds.
A coalition of West Virginia coal interests presses for canalization of inland waterways to move smokeless southern West Virginia coal. They argue river transport could link the Panama Canal and New Orleans to world markets, lowering freight, boosting exports, and making the Ohio and Mississippi projects key feeders while highlighting coal’s low sulfur, high fixed carbon and minimal ash.
Department of Virginia announces a joint conference for all post commanders and post adjutants in the ninth district to be held in Marion Virginia starting at 1 PM on December 9. Henry M. Taylor J A Nicholas and Fred Parks attend, with a convention of all posts planned for the same day and location. N Clarence Smith issued the call and a potential morning start for the convention is noted. Marion post hosts the day with plans for a strong turnout and social gathering.
H. D. BonDrrant spoke at the Rotary luncheon on sex hygiene under the state board of health. A chart illustrated symptoms and progress of ailments from unsanitary habits. The lecturer plans a regional campaign visiting colleges schools and clubs. Attendees included Bon Durant Morris Nash and others from Columbus and Bluefield.
Dorothy Butterfield, a one year old amateur skater, is suspended by the National Skating Association roller committee. Her case will be reviewed during next season after being charged with receiving pay for a demonstration at a fair.
The Norfolk and Western Railway will extend its Lambert's Point storage tracks to add 1,900 gondolas of capacity. An expenditure of about a quarter of a million dollars has been authorized, with the work slated for completion early next year. Current storage reaches 6,000 to 6,600 cars, and the improvements aim to keep a larger reserve, especially after the British coal strike reduced coal movement.
A London wedding alters fortunes as Sybil, daughter of Sir Adolf Tuck, receives an immense prize from noted banker Sir Edward Stern who married her in a London synagogue. Reports place the fortune around one million pounds.
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