Christmas Lights To Flare Monday In Bluefield
Bluefield will illuminate its streets for the first time in two years as Christmas decorations go up Monday. A chain of multicolored bulbs will line Princeton Avenue and portions of Federal Street, with 25-watt lamps boosting brightness two and a half times over prior years. Wreaths and greenery will adorn lamp posts as merchants hope for revived holiday commerce.
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Bluefield
Princeton Avenue
Mercer Street
Henry Rodgin
Federal Street
Avenue 9
Scott Street
Franklin Dry Cleaners
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Boxing memories link Neil and Tenny with deadly ring events
Robert Edgren recalls a fatal 14th round KO of Harry Tenny by Neil, discusses Al Kaufman's savage exchange with Fred Bradley at a New York club, and notes Frankie Campbell's death and Max Baer's delayed charity fight promise. Boxing commissioners press Baer for a winter benefit.
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Harry Tenny
Tenny
Neil
Frankie
Saddle Rock
New York
National Club
24Th Street
Johnny White
al Kaufman
Billy Delaney
Corbett
Jeffries
Chelsey
Massachussetts
Fred Bradley
Charles G. Huber
Charlie Murphy
Tammany
Bradley
Kaufman
Baer
Campbell
Frankie Campbell
Maxie
Middle West
Eee
Maxie Baer
Ring Tragedy Ends With Max Baer Fight Death
In a San Francisco bout Max Baer felled Frankie Campbell whose brain was reportedly torn in the clash. Campbell’s loss was marked by brutal exchanges and a stoppage that led to his death the next morning.
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Bradley
Johnny White
Johnny
Fred Bradley
Chelsea
San Francisco
Bob Shand
Shand
Baer
Max Baer
Frankie Campbell
Rankie Campbellt
Campbell
Aaeed Campbell
Ed Wagner Stops Humphreys In Main Bout
In a West Virginia boxing card, Ed Wagner stopped Elbert Humphreys in the third round. The night featured eight bouts with crowd disruption as lights failed. results included Schultz over Reynolds and Musser over Bennett in tight decisions.
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Humphreys
Paul Schultz
Freeman
Kid Reynolds
Bluefield
Schulte
Don Musser
Bastide
Bennett
Musser
Saplin
Brooks Webb
Richwood
Buck Dickson
Dayton
Ohio
Jim Giammerino
Princeton
Jack Foster
Bellaire
Calvin Belcher
Belcher
Box Foster
Spates
Smith
Giammerino
Nordsick
Foster
Father Gocke
Holroyd
Daily Telegraph
Whitman-Gillespie
Jack Parker
Mullens
Kidd Cox
Gary
Cox
Parker
Leonard Persinger
Glen White
Baby Belcher
Charley Whitman
W. Va
Earl Gillespie
Ed Wagner
Wytheville
Elbert Humphreys
Charley Nordsick
Willi Holroyd
Ward Wylie
West Virginia State Athletic Commission
New Witnesses Found for Hauptmann Case by State
Prosecutor Hauck says new witnesses have been located within the last month to strengthen the state case against Bruno Hauptmann for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder. Names and testimony details are withheld. The defense requests a bill of particulars, with the state likely alleging the baby was slain during burglary. Hauptmann had Thanksgiving turkey and a cigar.
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Flemington, N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Anthony M. Hauck Jr
Hauck
Hauptmann
Barrel murder victim buried amid manhunt for slayer
The body of Alvin A Brunner was buried in a Jewish cemetery after police sought J S Berman, Brunner's business aide, in connection with his murder in Columbus and the body placed in a barrel transported to Cincinnati. Authorities checked Brunner fingerprints with federal investigators after a Georgia tip about stolen car licenses.
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Cincinnati
Alvin A. Brunner
Columbus
Jack Brunner
Los Angeles
J. S. Berman
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington
Brunner
Georgia
Dry goods market roundup in New York trade
Cotton gray goods moved in substantial quantities for 1935 shipments at firm prices. Rayon cloths were moderately active in gray. Rayon yarns stayed firm with short supply. Silk greige goods showed stronger activity at steady prices. Wool goods moved in good quantities while burlaps remained firm.
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New York
Chicago Livestock Market Report Highlights Hogs Cattle Sheep
Hogs 22,000 head with 7,000 direct sales and strong demand for weights above 240 pounds. Cattle around 5,009 commercial and 1,000 calves with steady yearlings and light steers, heavies weak. Sheep 15,900 with noon trade deadlocked on better lambs, bids mostly lower but overall steady for sheep and feeding lambs.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
London Bayswater Dummies Spark Club Curiosity
Enthusiasts from the Know London Better Club discover three dummy houses on Bayswater block. The fronts are façades with blank interiors placed to preserve symmetry in the row, a harmless clever trick rather than real homes.
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London
Bayswater
Appellate Court Reserves Decision in Vanderbilt Custody Case
The appellate division reserved decision today on Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt's request to compel Supreme Court Justice John F Carew to act on her habeas corpus petition seeking custody of her heiress daughter Gloria, age 10.
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New York
Appellate Division
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Supreme Court
John F. Carew
Aerotype ESSO Sets Bold Claims for Performance and Refund Policy
The advertisement proclaims Aerotype ESSO as a premium fuel promising faster starts, higher efficiency, and superior anti-knock performance in all conditions. It notes a price premium of 2 cents per gallon and offers a cash refund if tests do not prove the claims.
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Aerotype
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