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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1934

Page

12

Clem Lane Dies in South Carolina

Clem Lane age 60, longtime railroad official with Seaboard Air Line at Marion South Carolina and former Norfolk and Western train dispatcher at Bluefield, died in a Washington hospital after a heart attack. Funeral in Marion at 3 30 p m with burial at Maple Park Cemetery in Bluefield. He is survived by two brothers Walter of Monroe North Carolina and Clarence of Dallas Texas.

Clem Lane Seaboard Air Line Marion S. c Norfolk & Western Railroad Bluefield Provence D. C Maple Park Cemetery C. J. Borden J. T. Thornton Tom Hardy Hugh Ike Shott L. A. Hooper J. Me McKhany J. B. Pearson Lane Richmond Hamlet N.C Marton Norfolk and Western Seaboard Wand Red Springs N. C Surii Walter Monroe Clarence Dallas Clarence Lane Mr. Lane W. H. . Barrow G. €Ucker G. Taylor Fred . Christie George Barrow F. N. Andrews

Hampton Hudson Funeral Services To Be Held Today

Funeral services for Hampton Hudson, 46, who died suddenly at his home in Pocahontas, will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at the Baptist church in Pocahontas. The Rev. R H Bowden, pastor, will officiate.

Hampton Hudson

Rabbi Albert A Ruskin to Preach This Evening

Dr Albert A Ruskin rabbi of the Ahavath Sholom congregation will preach at the Sabbath evening services at 8 o clock on the subject The Maccabees of the Ages The congregation invites all to attend the service to be held in the synagogue on Scott Street this evening

Albert A. Ruskin Ahavath Sholom Scott Street

Special Offer For Gas Indigestion Victims

Victims of gas and indigestion are offered Dave's Mentha-Pepsin to rapidly relieve symptoms. The ad promises ten minute relief from gas pressure and heart tightness, and a druggist guarantee of Dare's Mentha Pepsin to end gas or indigestion or money back.

Dave Dare

Opening of Mary Gordon Perkins Dancing School

Mary Gordon Perkins reopens her dancing school at 505 Bailey building January 8 with fifth year policies guiding certification. Courses in tap ballet and ballroom to enroll via Continental Telephone 249. Memorial school class at 7 o clock under new policy.

Mary Gordon Perkins Bailey Building Continental Telephone

Accused House Prowler Held for Grand Jury

Theodore Allen, a local youth, was arraigned on three robbery charges after being nabbed Monday night at Dan Davis’s Ramsey street home. Miss Mildred Lynch identified items from Allen at police HQ, including a pen, rosary, and compact. He is held for Mercer county grand jury with $1,000 bond each and in Mercer jail. two fountain pens and a small knife also are held as likely stolen property.

Theodore Allen Dan Davis Ramsey Street Davis H. B. Kitts Allen Mildred Lynch George Lynch Highland Avenue Mercer County Princeton

Huey Long Ousts Political Enemy in Louisiana

Senator Huey Long sat on the committee as Gaston L. Porterie ruled the November special session declared the chairman's position vacant. The dispute centers on naming a party head who favored secession and a third party, challenging the national Democratic Party.

Washington National Democratic Party Long Walmsley Gaston L. Porterie

Broadway Novelties Opens Engagement at Colonial Theater

Broadway Novelties at the Colonial theater presents a three in one revue with Ringling style acts, vaudeville speed, and slapstick. Marion Drew the juggler struggles with hoops, Seabee Hayworth hosts a lively eighty minute program including Leona Hunni on Emil, a teeter board display, Billy Stinnett's band, dancer Pearl Fern, and Marion Drew's performing dog skipper. The show closes with the murder mystery film Fog Over Frisco.

Colonial Theater Ringling Brothers Rock Hill Marion Drew Ita Sauser Seabee Hayworth Earl Carrol Vanities A. B. Marcus Leona Bemil Hayworth Billy Stinnett Wilby Goff Pearl Fern Frisco

Fairview Student Injured by Auto Near North Street

Willis Short a 10 year old Fairview junior high pupil was struck by a moving auto on North Street near Augusta Street at noon yesterday. He suffered a fractured right leg a broken right collar bone and facial bruises. X rays were taken to check for internal injuries. Driver Philip Cohen said the boy may have failed to see his car while watching a vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The injured boy lives on Cumberland Road with his parents.

North Street Augusta Street Willis Short Fairview Junior High School St. Luke’s Hospital Philip Cohen Willis Cohen Cumberland Road

Cigarette smoking lowers finger tip temperature in tests

Recent tests show smoking cools the finger tips by 10 to 12 degrees as blood flow slows in the capillaries. The study highlights vascular effects of tobacco use and may inform health warnings.

Mediation Board to Consider Plea by Virginian Rail Workers

The Independent Shop Crafts association held a meeting in Princeton with H C Hearn presiding to discuss the mediation board hearing in Washington. Walter G. Burton said the report of only six attendees was inaccurate and that the board took petitions under advisement while affirming workers’ rights to organize and bargain. About 150 men attended, with a delegation from Olmore-Mullens.

Independent Shop Crafta Association of the Virginian Railroad Tomekin Hall Princeton H. C. Hearn Walter G. Burton Asanciation Mediation Board Washington, D. C Burton Bluefield Hearn Virginia Railway Company Virginian Railway Independent Shop Crafts Association Olmore-Mullens

Pocahontas Tug River Coal Output Drops to Year Low

Production in the Pocahontas Tug River district fell to its lowest mark of the year last week with 289 215 net tons produced. The decline reflects a broader pullback in regional coal mining despite steady demand.

Pocahontas Tug River Pocahontas-Tug River

Norfork and Western Railway to Restore Wage Reductions

A second 2 percent restoration of the 10 percent wage cut will occur January 1, 1935, with additional restores on July 3 and April 1, 1935. The plan brings half of the reduction back, increasing employee purchasing power by about $65,000 monthly, and overall payroll will exceed pre cut levels by roughly $260,000 monthly after full restoration.

Norfolk and Western Railway Company

Missing Empress Key to Mystery in Paris Escape

In Paris the missing empress key to a mystery centers on Swett, Philipson, and Lorenz. Swett, older than Philipson, favored the baroness and served her. By last January Philipson led the household, Lorenz grew ill with tuberculosis and became morose before fleeing to the Ritter residence four miles over volcanic slag. The baroness, in July, drove Lorenz away and denied him food and water.

Paris Lorenz Swett Philipson Baronets

Missing baroness and companions travel mystery widens

A Negro lad bound for Chat ham island about 60 miles away seeks transport to Guayaquil Ecuador 500 miles eastward. Days after, German family of Charles Whittman Wittmer near the baroness finds departure unknown. Five months pass with no word of the baroness Philipson or the baroness Ritter.

Chatham Island Guayaquil Ecuador Charles Whittman Wittmer Philipson Baronesas Ritter

Home Hygiene Club Plans First Meeting Tonight

The Home Hygiene club will hold its inaugural meeting at 7 30 this evening at Mrs Henry Harned's apartment in the West Virginian hotel. Stemming from recent Red Cross classes, the group invites members and others to attend and participate.

Home Hygiene Club Henry Harned West Virginian

Hunter declares accidental shot killed companion

Ashland Kentucky December 6 after William Wendell 16 admitted to police he accidentally shot and killed Harold Ashworth 19 on a quail trip a coroner's jury ordered him held to the January term of Boyd county grand jury. Wendell said he hid the body beneath brush and leaves out of fear. Ashworth an Ashland high school 1933 honor graduate.

Ashland William Wendell Harold Ashworth Boyd County Wendell Kentucky Ohio West Virginia Ashworth James H. Ashworth

Roosevelt Shapes Details of Plan to Provide Work

The president travels from Warm Springs with Harry Hopkins Tugwell and Walker as possible head of consolidated public works relief agencies. Farley joins the group as he considers recommending federal office appointees. The report notes Old Fort Niagara as a symbol in the journey.

Roosevelt Treasury and Public Works Washington Harry L. Hopkins Tugwell Frank C. Walker New York Walker Emergency Council Pro Consolidated Public Works Farley Warm Springs

Doan's Pills Claim Quick Kidney Relief

An old advertisement promises fast relief for kidney and bladder discomfort. It touts DOAN's Pills as a proven, doctor-backed remedy used for decades, claiming they wash out minerals and wastes and restore vitality. It warns against risky, unproven treatments.

Doan Sare Breyten

End Severe Cough Quickly At One Fourth the Cost

A home remedy promises rapid cough relief using two ingredients. Dissolve sugar in water, add two and a half ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle for a ready pint syrup that soothes chest irritation, loosens phlegm, and eases breathing. Pinex is described as a concentrated healing agent from Norway with a long shelf life and child friendly taste.

Norway

Hanes Underwear Ad Promises Comfort in Climate

Copy reads like a 1950s consumer pitch claiming Hanes underwear stops biting winds and chafing. It touts knit fabric for chest and trunk fit, elastic give without pinch, and sturdy stitching on buttons and seams.

Hanes Hawses Hawne

Also Mentioned on This Page

South Carolina Albert A. ‘Ruskin Cvty and Coalfield Tems Memorial School Blue Field Floral Company L. D. Feuchtenberger Bakeries F. W. Udy Wholesale Company J. C. Penney Company Thornton's Clark Hardware & Furniture Company Cox's Warlick Mano Rooms Hawley Merchandise Company Kreege Company Knights Templar Bluefield Commandery No Asylum M. F. Thompson New Ideal Beauty Shop Huey Long Fairview A. W. Cox Independent Shop Crafts Association of Virginian Place Morena Tomacce Hunter Old Fort Niagara U. S. Army Fort Niagara Military Reservation Sae Seve Atel COM
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