Divorce ring broken up in New York by district attorney
New York officials said a divorce mill peddling fake evidence and staged bedroom scenes was dismantled. Three arrested include Mrs Sara Ellis 53 year old Max Zuckerman and Samuel Schneiderman all charged with perjury conspiracy and subornation of perjury. Zuckerman allegedly ran setups charging 250 to 400 dollars per case with potential ties to multiple attorneys and hundreds of past divorces. Hearing set for December 21 and bail set at 5000 for Zuckerman 500 for each Mrs Ellis and Schneiderman.
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New York
New York State
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
Sara Ellis
Max Tuckerman
Samuel Schneiderman
Zuckerman
Manhattan
Trade Group Wary Of Business Boom In West Virginia
The West Virginia state chamber of commerce warns that 1948 business gains are inflated by the dollar and not by real production. It notes wage growth and retail sales rise, but coal and lumber outputs lag, with coal down 7 million tons and lumber 92 million board feet below 1947 levels while crude oil and electrical energy exceed 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Chamber
District VFW Posts Meet in Princeton
Veterans of Foreign Wars from district five gather at Mercer Post 2703 in Princeton for a Saturday meeting led by Ninth District commander W. T. Jackson. Prominent officers from Williamson Clarksburg and Welch will attend, with Sunday sessions in Welch and a luncheon. Prizes will honor posts with the largest attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Princeton
W. T. Jackson
Jackson
VFW Club
James R. Davidson
Williamson
C. A. Hammond
William C. Minter
Department of West Virginia
Clarksburg
R. E H. Powell
Welch
Jaycees Allocate 400 for Bluefield Playground Fund
Proceeds from the Fun For All show totaled 400 dollars and will be placed in a Bluefield playground fund. Dr N A Kravey reported at the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Pinnacle restaurant. He thanked Bluefield residents and all who helped present the show as war pictures from the South Pacific were shown. Bob Alston presided as JCC president.
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Bluefield
N. A. Kravey
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pinnacle
Fiaycees
Kruver
War Picures
South Pacific
Bob Alston
Rade
First Baptist Church Holds Evening Prayer Meetings
Home prayer meetings of the First Baptist church will meet tonight with hostesses Mrs. R. F. Wilkins at 176 Giles street Mrs. Belfield Shepherd at 306 Tazewell street Mrs. Ben Hawes at 1214 Highland avenue Miss Lena Morris at 525 Albermarle street and Mrs. R. J. Wilson at 515 Parkway. The pastor and laymen will be in charge. Everyone is invited to attend.
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First Baptist Church
R. F. Wilkins
Giles Street
Belfield Shepherd
Tazewell Street
Ben Hawes
Highland Avenue
Lena Morris
Albermarle Street
R. J. Wilson
Parkway
Revival Underway at Trinity Methodist in Bluefield
A two week revival schedule started at Bluefield Trinity Methodist Church with Dr F B Wyand of Rom ney in charge. Services run at 5:30 p m each evening. Wyand, superintendent of the Moorefield district, formerly led Williamson First Methodist for four years and has visited Bluefield several times. Music is directed by Mr and Mrs Jeff Wall of Cookeville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Trinity Methodist Church
F. B. Wyand
Romney
West Virginia
Dr. Wyand
Moorefield
First Methodist Church
Wiliamson
Bluefield
Jeff Wall
Cookeville, Tenn
City Court Docket Light Last Night
Four illegal parking cases, all against Bluefield residents, ended with bond forfeitures. Three Eggleston men faced disturbances at Vito's lunch on Stewart street. Homer Breeden paid 20 fine and 25 days jail costs, Herbert David 15 fine and 20 days, Arnold David 15 fine and 20 days plus 5 fine or 10 days for firecrackers. One drunkenness case yielded 15 fine and 20 days jail costs.
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Bluefield
Eggleston
Vito
Stewart Street
Homer Walter Breeden
Herbert Martin David
Arnold Richardson David
Local Ad Notice for 412 Bland Street Bluefield
Classified notice from Bluefield West Virginia advertising property at 412 Bland Street. Includes street address and basic location details for potential buyers or renters.
Brown Heads Graham Christmas Tree Club
Virginia West Bluefield organizer J B Brown named finance chairman of the Community Christmas Tree Club to solicit local businesses for toy fund contributions. Cards were distributed to case workers to identify needy families and match requests with available toys. A 7 30 p m meeting is set for December 9 in the town hall to review campaign results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
J. B. Brown
Bluefield
J. R. Barnett
J. R. Barnett, Chairman of the Community Christmas Lree Club
Convict Flees State Pen Road Gang in War Eagle
Williamson West Virginia November 30 Tilton Hall alias War Eagle escaped November 25 from a state penitentiary road gang where he served a 99 year term for the brutal slaying of his paralytic mother Elizabeth Hall at her War Eagle home. He beat her and stabbed her to obtain money for a poker stake. The sentence was handed down by Judge B Howerd in Minzo McDowell county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
War Eagle
State Penitentiary
B. Howerd
Minzo-McDowell County
Bluestone Bang Parents Club to Meet Discuss Uniforms and Finances
A special Bluestone Bang Parents Club meeting is set for Thursday at 1 p.m. in room 207 of the school building to review a financial report and exhibit proposed uniforms. The event invites all interested parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone Bang Parents Club
Aged Woman Dies In Fire In Bluefield Building
Fire at a two family apartment house in Bluefield early this morning killed Mrs. Asbury and left many residents homeless. Firemen freed trapped occupants and fought flames from 2:15 AM to 5 AM. The blaze started in a coal stove flu and damaged both the upstairs and adjoining building. Mrs. Asbury’s body was found in a neighbor’s apartment after she crawled to safety. The incident marked the year’s first fire death in Bluefield.
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Mrs. Asbury
Harry
James Hatcher
Bluefield
E. L. McClure
Charlie Bowling
Bowling
McClure
Asbury
Joe Asbury
Calvin
Tennessee
Nellie
Norfolk
Hawkins Puneral
Asburys
A. D. Tochev
John Elmore
Crockett
Temperature Drops Tuesday Evening
Local weather observer O. C Keeney reports a sharp fall Tuesday night to 28 degrees by 9 PM after a 33 degree low Monday. Yesterday saw a 55 degree afternoon high before cooling as sunset approached. today is expected to reach about 46 with colder conditions tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C Keeney
Keeney
Logan County Man Struck by Hit-and-Run Near Bluefield
W. C. Stamper, 23, of Amherstdale, remained in serious condition at Grace Hospital in Welch after a hit-and-run near Bluefield Monday night. Stamper was struck from behind and knocked several feet when an unidentified vehicle collided with him and fled the scene.
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Logan County
Grace Hospital
Welch
Bluefield
W. C Stamper
Amherstdale
Stamper
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Constipation Relief
For over 40 years Dr F M Edwards, Ohio doctor, offered Olive Tablets to ease constipation and related fatigue signs. The vegetable tablets claim gentle action on both bowels and a smoother digestive flow, with a 30 cent price noted.
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Dr.Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Ohio
Dr. Edwards
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and Nearby Areas
Funeral services proceed for Mrs. Hugh Spangler 58 at First Christian church with burial in Monte Vista. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Dewey E Goins dies at St Luke's hospital with services at Hawkins Funeral Home. Randal Edwards burial in Narrows First Christian Church. Mrs J E Taylor of Morgantown NC mourns loss with daughter Jacqueline and brother Livingston Ginn. Pfc Joseph Treolo buried Mayberry Methodist Church. John Mandon Harmon Jr 23 dies in Welch auto crash. service at Abbs Valley Baptist Church. Final rites for Guy Allen Brown 25 in Crystal. Roscoe R Ross 39 of New Castle. all interred in local cemeteries.
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Hugh Spangler
First Christian Church
Memorial Avenue
Eugene May
Monte Vista Cemetery
Dewey E. Goins
Gilmer Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Hawkins Funeral Home
West Graham
Randal Edward
Morgantown
N. C
Jacqueline Taylor
Livingston Ginn
Narrows
Fairview Cemetery
Pfc
Joseph Treolo
Maybeury
Italy
Maybeury Methodist Church
Carl Looney
Tony Treole
Max Meadows
Woodlawn Cemetery
John Mandon Harmon, Jr
Marianna
Wyoming County
Welch
Abbs Valley Baptist Church
D. B. Gillespie
Bluefield
Lester Schewemer
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell County
Guy Allen Brown
McComas
Concord
Godfrey Baptist Church
Crystal
Belcher
Goodwill
Roscoe R. Ross
New Castle
Rich Creek Methodist Church
K. M. King
Ross Cemetery
Craig County
Anderson Smith
Pearisburg
Pearisburg Methodist Church
A. B. Wing
Pfc. Smith
C. R. Smith
Birchlawn Cemetery
The
American Legion
War dead reburial notices from Virginia communities
The notice lists multiple World War II veterans from Pearisburg Pembroke Narrows and Coaldale with dates of death in 1944 1945 and funeral times at churches and cemeteries in Birchlawn Narrows and Pearisburg. It notes reburial services in aid of local American Legion posts and church affiliations, citing family survivors and officiants.
Second Bluefielder Of Season Kills Deer
The second deer killed by a Bluefielder during the two day season in this county was reported yesterday. Bill Goodloe of Cumberland Road killed an eight pointer with a 30-06 rifle after two shots while it ran. The party took seven hours to haul the seven mile trip to the car. The buck weighed about 170 pounds. The largest deer this year in the area was a 15 point buck shot by William P. Jackson near Bluefield College. Ten deer were reported killed in Mercer County on the first day.
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Bill Goodloe
Cumberland Road
Camp Creek
Goodloe
B. B. Grey
Thomas Henley
Union Street
William P. Jackson
Double Gates
Bluefield College
Chestnut Ridge
Roaring Fork
Tazewell
Mercer County
Bluefield Gas Line Break Repaired
A Bluefield Gas Company line break caused by a truck on Pulaski Street disrupted gas to the business district and west end. Repair crews, led by C G Bass, completed work yesterday afternoon and gas service was restored around 11 PM Monday night, over twelve hours after the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Gas Company
C. G. Bass
Pulaski Street
Bluefield
Wytheville Livestock Head Sold at Auction
Wytheville livestock market reports a sale with hogs from 21.00 to 23.25 top and sows 18.25 to 20.25. Cattle and calves include stockers 20.00 to 27.50, cows 16.50 to 19.00, canners 12.50 to 14.00, vealers around 32.05, and sheep lambs 8.25 to 25.10 with slaughter ewes 2.00 to 9.00.
Four Warrants Filed Over Unemployment Compensation Fraud
Grover C. Poole of Route 1 Princeton faces four warrants for illegally obtaining unemployment compensation. He allegedly failed to disclose employment with West Virginia Water Service Co. to boost benefits. Poole is held on $500 bond and set for hearing December 1 before Justice W. T. Jackson.
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Grover C. Poole
Route 1
Princeton
Poole
West Virginia Water Service Company
Martin L. Tabor
West Virginia Compensation Office
Justice of Peace
W. T. Jackson
Jackson
Three Enlisted In U S Armed Forces
Kenneth R. Duncan and Joseph D. Lambert of Freeman and Lowell A. Bowman of Montcalm were enlisted yesterday by the local U S Army and Air Force recruiting station. Duncan and Bowman report to the Third Armored Division at Ft. Knox Kentucky while Lambert goes to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas.
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Kenneth R. Duncan
Joseph D. Lambert
Freeman
Lowell A. Bowman
Montcalm
U. S. Army and Air Force
Jess V. Portman
Duncan
Bowman
Third Armored Division
Ft. Knox
Lambert
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Mrs Leslie Barnhardt Reveals a Secret About Cookies
Mrs Barnhardt shares a baking tip for cookies with a Franklin Sugar product line and Franklin Confectioners for smooth icings, promising noticeable results and ease.
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Leslie Barnhardt
Mrs. Barnhardt
Waverly Avenue
Charlotte
North Carolina
Franklin
Franklin Confectioners
Princeton man reports stolen license tag 9369
Harry McColgan of Princeton reported to Bluefield Police the loss of license tag 9369 from his car yesterday between 6 a m and 8 p m while parked on Edwards Terrace near the post office.
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Harry McColgan
Princeton
Bluefield
Edwards Terrace
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Friendly Neighborhood
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Mgr
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Matoaka
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Jane Street
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National Cemetery
Richmond
Pulaski
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Puree
Ester
Mildred Bass
Mattie Gardner
Hallie Davidson
Ella Martin
Washington, D. C
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San Diego
Cali
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Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Ashland
Scott Street Baptist Church
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Lawson Street
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Bland St. Bluefield, W. Va
Goins Infant
John M. Harmon
Guy A. Brown
Roscoe Ross
Alvin O. Tawney
Camp Walters
Pembroke Christian Church
John H. Knidd
Birchlawn
Pembroke Post, American Legion
Pembroke
FFC
William Warner
First Methodist
William Vernon Warner
William Bernard
Coburn Warner
Coaldale
C. E. Wilson
H. H Harman
Warner
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Giles Post No 68
Irene Taylor
Irene Ginn Taylor
Narrows, Va
Wytheville Livestock
U.S
Federal Street
Ae Overy
Meor Ginger
Ree Golden
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