Rites Today for Dr W W Morton
Dr William Wade Morton of Bluefield died after months of illness at his daughter's home in Groveland Avenue. He was 83 and had been bedfast six weeks. Services at 2 pm at the Scott home led by Rev C G Gunn. interment Monte Vista Park cemetery. Active pallbearers listed. Morton came to Bluefield in 1913 from Catlettsburg Kentucky and practiced pediatrics until ill health ended his career.
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William Wade Morton
Bluefield
C. M. Scott
Groveland Avenue
Scott
C. G. Gunn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Dodge Announces New Car at Low Prices
Dodge unveils a bigger more luxurious car billed as the 1936 Beauty Winner with economy claims. Priced as low as 640 dollars at the Detroit factory it boasts 18 to 24 miles per gallon and 20 percent less oil consumption than rivals while inviting public test drives and free economy comparisons.
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America
Detroit
Eco
Don’t Cough Tonight Thoxine Ad
An old time medicine ad promises relief from night coughs with Thoxine. It claims effects in 15 minutes and a money back guarantee if it fails. Bottles priced 35c 60c and 1.00. Pure safe for children.
OURINE Hearing Remedy Claims Quick Relief
Many who were hard of hearing report improvement after using OURINE prescribed by a noted European specialist. The ad promises banishment of earache ringing and buzzing and discharge with quick relief for only a few cents a day and a money back guarantee.
Rosemarie Permanent Wave Shop December Specials
December offers at Rosemarie Permanent Wave Shop include $1 permanents before 11 am and after 6 pm, with other permanents ranging from $1.50 to $10. The shop claims quality with a phone number for contact. Knights Templar holds regular conclave of Binefield Commandery No. 19 at 7:30 pm with visiting Sir Knights welcome, signed by M. F. Thompson, recorder. Weinberg's advertises ladies firh back coats at $7.95.
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Rosemarie
Binefield Commandery No. 19
M. F. Thompson
Dr. Morton Pioneer Mercer County Doctor Dies at Remarkable Age
Dr. Morton born April 15 1853 in Fayetteville then part of Virginia trained in Louisville and New York. He practiced in Montgomery and Catlettsburg before settling at the Scott residence and leaves a daughter Edith wife of Dr C M Scott of St Luke's hospital a son William Peyton Morton Jr a sister Minnie Bennett and four grandchildren. He belonged to Westminster Presbyterian church the Mercer County Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
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Lished
Mercer County
Morton
Fayetteville
Peyton
Katherine Phillips Morton
Virginia
University of Louisville
New York
Montgomery
Catlettsburg
Cincinnati
Charles M. Scott Jr
Harvard University
George and
Billy Morton
Hazard
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mercer County Medical Society
The
American Medical Association
Sister of Local Woman Passes in Morgantown
Mrs. R. R. Chrisman, 66, of Morgantown, sister of Mrs. J. H. McDermott, died last night in Miami Beach after months of ill health. She had been in Florida for the winter with daughter Mrs. Louis Caldwell. She is mother of Mrs. Hugh Shott Jr. and will be buried in Morgantown. funeral plans not yet set.
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R. R. Chrisman
Morgantown
J. H. McDermott
Maryland Avenue
Miami Beach
Chrisman
Florida
Louis Caldwell
McDermott
Hugh Shott, Jr
Student's Father Serves as Target
Roosevelt and De Florez testified after admitting they fired a pistol at a parked car on the night of Nov 20. The youths said they did not intend to hit anyone and had pleaded innocent previously. They were released on $200 bail each as Judge Walcott criticized their conduct. Superior court trial likely in January if indicted.
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Walcott
Coe
Roosevelt
de Florez
Safety campaign on Bland Street yields praise and pledges
Bluefield officials business leaders and citizens welcomed December traffic enforcement on Bland Street. City Attorney Sidney J. Kwass commended the effort and pledged cooperation, urging full community support and promising to prosecute reckless drivers under traffic rules in Bluefield.
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Bland Street
G. E B. Callahan
Bluefield
Bland Sreet
Virginia
Sidney J. Kwass
Britain advances peace plan in African dispute
Twenty miles inside Italy’s northern lines Ethiopian forces raid a supply train in a nighttime attack killing two Italian soldiers. Officers view the strike as the opening move in a broader Ethiopian offensive and Britain says it will not operate until 1937.
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Britain
Mrs. Pauline Leonhart Dies Near Bluefield Virginia
Pauline Leonhart, 80, died last night at 8:30 at her daughter’s home in Bluefield Virginia after a three week illness. Widow of Auguste Leonhart, she moved with family to the area in 1893. She leaves a second daughter Mrs. R W McClintick of Milan Tennessee. Funeral plans are incomplete.
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Pauline Leonhart
0. N
Edmunds
Embry Court
Bluefield
Leonhart
Augustue Leonhart
To End Annoying Cough Home Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old housewife favorite recipe claims to end persistent coughs. Mix 24% ounces of Pinex with a pint of granulated sugar syrup, no cooking required, to create a flavorful remedy that supposedly loosens phlegm and soothes throat irritation. The ad touts cost savings and high effectiveness, though it includes unclear language about Pinex ingredients.
New Deal Support Shifts in Literary Digest Poll
The Literary Digest reports a nationwide poll where 44.4 percent approve the New Deal and 55.6 percent disapprove across eighteen states. California Massachusetts and South Dakota vote against, Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia in favor, with notable shifts from 1932 results.
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Literary Digest
California
Massachusetts
South Dakota
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Roogevelt
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Florida
Minnesota
Nebraska
United States
Town
Kansas
A. B
Hanpy
Chandler
Blue Grass
Hoover
Third Report
Ilinoia
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
Ene
Nnn
Ship
Bluefield Stores to Remain Open for Holidays
Bluefield retail stores will extend hours starting Saturday December 14 and stay open through Christmas Eve. Merchants also plan to open Monday night December 9 for the Santa Claus spectacle sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Men's club. Local merchants anticipate a strong Christmas trade.
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Bluefield
Fred R. Christie
Bluefield Business Men's Association
Chamber of Souenscoe
Business Men's Club
Court orders stay on SEC registration for utility firms
A Federal Judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Central Public Utility and its subsidiary Consolidated Electric and Gas from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The order lasts until December 14, with a hearing set on a preliminary injunction requested by Albert E. Pierce and Central Public Service, stockholders, against registration. The bill alleges directors breached fiduciary duties by choosing to register.
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Wilmington
Del
Central Public Utility Corporation
Consolidated Electric and Gas Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
John P. Nields
Albert E. Pierce
Warrenton
Central Public Service Company
SEC
Pierce
Central Public Service
Central Public Utility
Consolidated Electric
SHC
China Clipper Starts Last Leg of Hop
The China Clipper began the final leg of its 16 000 mile airmail flight from Alameda to Manila, taking off from Pearl Harbor at 3 05 p m. Captain Edwin C Musick anticipated reaching Alameda in 18 hours with favorable winds for most of the 2400 miles. To avoid a mid ocean storm the crew of seven and 61 000 pounds of cargo remained on a southerly course.
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Honolulu
Transpactifi
China
Clipper
Alameda
Calif
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Edwin C. Musick
Chipper
Supreme Court Briefs Filed On Government Utility Power
A radio address noted that 13 briefs filed from 1921 to 1925 urged legal views on constitutional rights and state regulated utilities. The brief argued local utility regulation is a state function and criticized TVA board actions as arbitrary and expansive into government backed commercial power.
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League
Treasury
Federal Court House
TVA
Potatoes Tax Free Allowment Raised to Fifty Bushels
The AAA increases the growers automatic tax free allotment from five to fifty bushels under the potato control law. The national tax exempt allotment totals 226.9 million bushels, about 7 million above the 1924–34 annual average. Growers with higher sales may apply for a sales allotment through county and state committees.
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Washington
AAA
National Potato Advisory Committee
Injured by Car at Pinnacle Rock
Casper Rye, 37, of Bramwell road, was struck crossing the highway near Pinnacle Rock by a car driven by John A. Dann of Switchback. Rye suffered a fractured skull and was described in serious condition at Bluefield sanitarium. Trooper L L Williford said Rye ran into the road. Dunn tried to avoid striking him and steered the car into a road embankment.
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Pinnacle Rock
Casper Rye
Bramwell Road
John A. Dann
Bluefield Sanitarium
Rye
L. L. Williford
Dunn
Bluefield
Fred Ferrell
F. B. Ball
Policy clash in North China raises tensions
Peiping dispatch reports Gen Ho Ying-Ching war minister of the Central government warned by Japanese army to leave North China. Observers see Tokyo’s actions as jeopardizing Nanking reforms and North China control. Peiping mayor Sung Chen-Yuan resigns amid peace duties as a Fu east Hopeh autonomous state air campaign conducts independent宣示 with 14 Japanese planes delivering pamphlets.
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Peiping
Ho Ying- Ching
North China
Nanking
Tan Takahashi
Hayao Tada
China
Sung Chen-Yuan
Pieping
Piieping-Tientsin
East Hopeh Autonomous State
Ho Ying-Ching
Coal Output in Pocahontas Field Falls Week Ended
Coal production in the Pocahontas field last week totaled 378,454 tons, the largest weekly output since July 6. Compared with the prior week, output dropped by 110,772 tons. For the year to date production reached 20,519,319 net tons.
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Pocahontas Field
Demand for Resignation of Mr. Allen by West Virginia Citizen
A West Virginia citizen and member of the state bar and United States Supreme Court requests the head of Marshall demand the resignation of Mr. Allen. The appeal targets those opposing constituted authority and calls for accountability within the state.
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Constitution of the
United States
Supreme Court
West Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Allen
Three Days Cough Warns Of Serious Trouble
Coughs chest colds and bronchial irritation can lead to serious trouble tomorrow. Creomulsion offers relief by soothing inflamed membranes and loosening germ laden phlegm. Medical authorities endorse its palatable creosote emulsion and doctors widely use it.
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DODGE
Taylor’s Drug Store
Princeton Ave
Roanoke
Greyhound Depot
W. Va
Consolidated Bus Linds
J. Millar Watt
Knights Templar
Weinberg’s
UNION
Finck
RED Bar
W. M. Finck & CO
Michigan
South
Gar
John A. Dunn
Hull
Poca
All Goodykoontz Drug
Jefferies Pharmacy
Taylor's Drug Store
Lamanta Sites
Kay's
Hale Pharmacy
Princeton
Goody's Drug Store
United
United Woolen CO
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