Christmas Tree Program Planned in Bluefield
Bluefield to hold its thirteenth annual Community Christmas tree on December 24 at Ramsey school auditorium changing from 6 to 4 p m and moving forward with a $1 200 fundraising goal. Santa Claus will help 1500 children, radio pledges via WHIS December 16, and local groups prepare gifts, decorations, and doll dressing assistance.
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Bluefield
Ramsey School
J. Wilson
Community Christmas Tree Association
Ben H. Williams
WHIS
Frank Booth
Ramsey Auditorium
Jennings
W. Hobson
A. 8. Booker
Minnie Weaver
Rhea Blake
Louis H. Reiland
Santa Claus
C. H. Bloom
Hall Hawkins
Clyde Hillfott
Bluefield Boy Scouts
Norvin
Ovrom
Secrecy Surrounds Committee Action Continues
The article notes secrecy around committee action as the governor and commission appoint district engineers, creating county jobs by appointment. Jobs will not be filled until next spring or after the highway commission completes its new organization. It also mentions troubles within the Democratic executive committee.
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Commission
New Highway Commission
It. Ia
Democratic Executive Committee
Food Distributor Seeks Live-Wire Distributor Territory
Leading potato chip manufacturer seeks a live-wire distributor for this territory. Product touted as finest quality with attractive packaging and profitable potential. Send application with name address firms currently doing business with number of tracks operated to Box No. 10 via telegram.
Rescue at Sea by De Grasse Saves Four Survivors
A north Atlantic gale left the lumber schooner Clemancia adrift for days before the French cruiser De Grasse sighted distress signals. After two nights of heavy seas a daylight rescue brought four crew members to safety. Captain Pierre Thoreaux of De Grasse is pictured with the survivors. Marl Nickerson, a 16 year old apprentice, earned hero status by sacrificing his coat to attract rescuers.
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Achioner Clemancia
Hner de Grasse
Pierre Thoreaux
de Grasee
Marl Nickerson
Ride The Street Car Now For 6 Cents At Fretwell's
Royal Arch Masons receive notice of Bluefield Chapter No. 20 stated convocation this Tuesday evening at 7:80. Work in Royal Arch degree led by R. D. Payne, secretary. Store features silk lamp shades in Rose Green and Orchid with sale pricing.
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Fretwell’s
Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield
Royal Arch
R. D. Payne
Mercer county Democrats seek state or federal appointments
Applicants for positions crowd the county committee’s meeting seeking endorsements. Each candidate leads a small support group pressuring county officers and executive members. After the session, many candidates milled outside the Law and Commerce building awaiting results.
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Mercer County
Law and Commerce
Auto Driver Held In Traffic Death In Bluefield
A traffic death in Bluefield left Lambert dead from a crushed skull after a collision with a coupe driven by Beggs. Brakes were defective and sobriety questioned for Beggs as police linked bottles found in the car to liquor. Lambert, a Norfolk and Western car repairman, was a longtime Narrows resident with a widow and several siblings. Funeral services were set for today in Narrows with a Penvir burial.
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Doyle
Lambert
Stanley
Beggs
Thompson
D. G. Begge
Pinoak
Bluefield Sanitarium
Chief Stanley
W. M. Land
C. N. Wilson
S. W. Lewis
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Grace Méthodiet Church
F. Lambert
Narrows
Edgar Lambert
Matoaka
Jess Lambert
Bertha French
Penvir
Rocky Gap
GC N Richardson
W. T. Underwood
Harry Batley
Ernest Umbarger
W. M. Hurt
W. A. Duncan
Flower Becarere
Nannie Duncan
E. H. Stacy
Harry Ballev
V. T. Underwood
V. ©. Nester
Walter Lowe
No Pot of Gold at End of Trapline in Nebraska
Lincoln Neb Dec 5 The quest for fur lures jobless men to woodlands again this fall but low prices mean there’ll be no pot of gold at the end of the trapline. The trapping season began with 5 000 to 6 000 men pursuing muskrat raccoon possum skunk and mink. State Game Warden Frank O Connell estimates this winter’s haul if larger than some years would be worth about 126 000 dollars, far below peak levels.
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Lincoln
Neb
West
Woodlands
Nebraska
Frank O'Connell
Wrecked plane lifted from Lake Detroit crash victims identified
In Lake Erie recovery efforts, Catherine Seis 29 was pulled from the wreckage of a plane that crashed Saturday with two men and two women aboard returning from Detroit. Earlier, 16 year old Marcella Kopnitsky of Punxsutawney was found, both women mangled, suggesting high speed or great height. Relatives plan to ship Kopnitsky home for funeral services in Punxsutawney, as drag operations resume for the remaining bodies.
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Detroit
Catherine Seis
Lake Erie
Toedo
Marcella Kopnitsky
Punxsutawney
Mise Self
Patrick Toohey
Thomas Neal Brown
Pittsburgh
Toledo
Brown
Familly
Miss Kopnitsky
Evelyn Sets
Punxeutawney
Garner Opens Final Session Amid Backslaps and Cheers
In a rare post campaign mood the House convened for the first time after ending a long legislative run. Speaker Garner entered swiftly to open his last session, amid applause and camera flashes. Leaders Rainey and Snell wore normal attire, while rule breaking applause echoed from the galleries before roll call quieted and Rainey moved for adjournment to Tuesday.
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Garner
House
Rainey
Snell
Domestic Allotment Plan Moves Forward at Farm Bureau
Chicago December 5 United support of agriculture behind the domestic allotment plan favored among farm relief theories moved a step nearer reality today at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention. Edward A O Neal farm bureau president approved in his opening address the domestic allotment principle for control of crop surpluses as a means toward higher prices. General agreement with O Neal was expressed by L J Taber master of the National Grange, a convention guest. The National Farmers Union has endorsed the idea. There was unofficial comment the bureau might ask both the equalization fee and the domestic allotment plans be included in a farm relief bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Support of Agriculture
American Farm Bureau Federation
Edward ‘A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Resolutions Committee
O’neal
L. J. Taber
National Grange
National Farmers’ Union
Methodist Churchman Comments on Day Vote
Clarence True Wilson said the defeat of the eighteenth amendment repeal was due to congressmen who held their oath of office seriously and would not be stampeded by hysteria. He traveled from Washington for a debate with Clarence Darrow on prohibition, noting voters favored bread and work over brewers and taverns.
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Richmond
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Washington
Clarence Darrow
Young Ambush Slayers Enter Pleas of Guilty
Uniontown Pa December 6 Two brothers Sammy age fifteen and George age nineteen pled guilty to murder for the ambush slaying of their father Isley Tate head of a 24 member family The judge heard brief remarks before sending them back to jail until December 8 for continued proceedings
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Uniontown
Isley Tate
Sammy
George
John Morrow
Boye
Trial set for Bruceton Wells family slaying case details
On September 27 a cattle raiser was killed near his Bruceton Wells cabin. Judge Morrow will hear testimony on guilt levels for key defendants, including John Tate who pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods from the $200 pocket theft. Mrs Nellie Tate, 38, widow, and nine daughters witnessed from the courtroom.
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Ber
Day Rally Appeals to End Prohibition Amendments
A Sunday afternoon church rally debated beer sales and urged petitioning Congress and the president to repeal the eighteenth amendment and modify the Volstead Act. The meeting, attended by over 160, resolved to forward copies to Rep Hugh Ike Shott, Senators H. D. Hatfield and M. M. Neely, and the President, with Mrs A B Lazenby presiding.
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Congress
United States
Hugh Ike Shott
H. D. Hatfield
M. M. Neely
Mra. A. BE. Lazenby
Corn Exports Up Over Week as 1931 Comparison Declines
Bradstreet's reports for the week ended November 20 show corn exports at 325,522 bushels, up from 317,862 the prior week but far below 2,110 bushels in the same week last year, reflecting a 40.1 percent year over year drop.
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New York
Bradstreet
Communists Move To Unseat Chancellor In Reichstag
Berlin reports that with the Reichstag to convene, Communists plan a no confidence motion against Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher. Schleicher vows to cope. Goering, Hitler ally, promises an orderly opening session as Nazi deputies pledge allegiance.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Kurt von Schleicher
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Goering
Refchetag
Adolf Hitler
Women Farm Unit Presents Charm School in Style Show
Chicago reports the American Farm Bureau Federation women’s section convened with style shows a charm school public speaking contest teas and art exhibits. Blanche Chenoweth of Oak Park told farm women they are as well dressed as city sisters, noting changes from old house dresses to lounge wear and formal gowns.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Blanche Chenoweth
Oak Park
Johnstown Mayor Held for Grand Jury
Johnstown Pennsylvania December 5 Eddie McCloskey mayor faces five charges after alderman George Patterson announced he was held for the grand jury following testimony in a case that drew national attention for the prize fighter turned mayor He is accused of releasing prisoners unlawfully perjury and fraudulent voting He remains free on $2500 bail pending grand jury action this month
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Johnstown
Eddie McCloskey
George Patterson
Washington
McCloskey
Buchanan County Cuts Cost of Criminal Cases
State Comptroller E R Combs notes a fifty percent drop in prisoners board costs in Buchanan County across July to October as reported by Judge A G Lively. Reductions seen in July 1023.75, August 846.75, September 587.50, October 475.30 with other judges reportedly cooperating.
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Richmond
E. R. Combs
Buchanan County
A. G. Lively
Wae
Marked improvement in holiday buying and rail revenue
The Chicago Association of Commerce reports stronger holiday retail buying and normal winter goods turnover, with a pickup in net operating income for Class 1 railroads. Printing industry activity also rose. In Washington the Bureau of Mines notes bituminous coal output for the week ended November 26 at 6,543,000 tons, up 113,000 from 1931. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports 158 banks and 37 clearing houses in the Seventh District saw deposits fall 11.6 percent to 652,581,000 for the week ended November 30.
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Chicago
Association of Commerce
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Ministers Association December meeting in Bluefield area
The December meeting of the Ministers' association of Bluefield and vicinity will be held at Bland Street Methodist church on Wednesday December 7 at 11 30 a m. After the business conference and a brief program the members will lunch together at the Altamont. A large attendance is expected. A L Shumate secretary.
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Ministers’ Association of
Bluefield and Vicinity
Bland Street Methodist Church
Altamont
A. L. Shumate
Senate limits its opening to short routine session
The piece outlines a short routine opening for the Senate while the House Ways and Means Committee plans Wednesday hearings on a measure to tax legalized beer. It notes a forthcoming showdown over a beer tax between the Hoover administration and the incoming Roosevelt regime, with the budget to be submitted by the president Wednesday and potential drastic economies.
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Philippine Islands
House
Senate
Hoover
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Six labor agitators smeared with paint in jail raid
Vacaville California December 5 officers sought to learn identities of about thirty who abducted six labor agitators from the county jail clipped their hair smeared them with red paint and warned them not to return The six were arrested after demonstrations over wages for fruit tree pruners Police said townsmen with a key to the jail carried out the kidnapping Five of the six were seen toward Sacramento today Names include Claude Thompson T Martiez Marvin Blackburn R B Matney Sacramento Robert Nelson Mountain View and Thomas Clark address unknown
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Vacaville
Cal
O. B. Alley
Elx
Sacramento
Claude Thompson
T. Martiez
Marvin Blackburn
R. B. Matney
Robert Nelson
Mountain View
Thomas Clark
Plymouth Six creation urged as catalyst for better times
A speaker promotes the Plymouth Six as a catalyst for improvement, stating 9 million dollars was spent on tools, equipment and research and 42 million dollars on raw materials. The message argues new cars can be bought now with outstanding value and invites readers to consider the Plymouth before purchase.
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