Christmas Tree Group Plans First Meeting Of Year
Bluefield community group outlines plans for annual Christmas tree for underprivileged children. A 7:45 p m meeting at the Bluefield chamber of commerce will organize funds and toy donations from schools firemen Wade Junior High arts class and various civic groups. About 500 children were served last year and more are expected this Christmas with fruit candy and toys for each child.
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Old Saint Nicholas
Bluefield
Wilson
Wade
Arts
Fall Victim Shows Little Improvement
E H York of Winston-Salem N C remains in poor condition at Bluefield sanitarium after a fall on Norfolk and Western train No 16. The back injury from a 1920s Coalwood accident left him with crutches. he suffered two convulsions during transfer and doctors fear a new back fracture.
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E H York
Winston-Salem
N. C
Bluefield Sanitarium
Norfolk and Western
York
Welch
Consolidation Coal Company
Coalwood
Trio Held in Prison on Moonshine Charge
Paul Bailey Leon ard Gus Bailey all residents of Sandlick Mercer county were arraigned before Commissioner Thomas H. Scott charged with manufacturing liquor. They were arrested Thursday night at a still above Sandlick and held for the Bluefield term with bail set at 3500 each.
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Paul Bailey
Matoaka Leonard
Gus Bailey
Sandlick
Mercer County
Thomas H. Scott
Ctill
H. H. Lucas
Montcalm
Bluefield
United States District Court
Lucas
Lions Club Plans Charity Ball in Bluefield
Bluefield Lions Club members voted to sponsor a charity ball at the West Virginian hotel on Christmas night. The meeting focused on a proposed stadium project and approved a Sun-Get News referendum to gauge popular opinion with friends outside the club asked to vote.
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Bluefield Lions Club
West Virginian
Lions
Bluefield
Sun- Get News
Fatal shooting deemed accidental near Moorefield
John Ketterman aged 24 was fatally shot while hunting near his Durgon home in Moorefield West Virginia. The shotgun blast was ruled accidental after his body was found today.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Dee
John Ketterman
Durgon
Two Minute Cold Reliever Aspironal Promoted Nationwide
The ad touts Aspironal as a fast acting two minute cold reliever tested and endorsed by authorities. It claims rapid relief of congestion and catarrhal symptoms for all ages and promises refunds if symptoms persist after two minutes.
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Drqnions
The Belton Case Ties Griffins to Bank Heist
In Belton, Detective Strawn and Dundee piece together Dan Griffin’s elusive profile. Eyewitness sketches vary, but locals recall a plain looking man with uncertain eye color and hair. They recover handwriting samples and bank deposits, aiming to connect Griffin to Hogarth’s murder and the bank robbery.
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Dan Grutin
Griffin
Brrawn
Aswell
Emil Sevier
New York
Belton
Dundee
Strawn
Harknesses
Dan Griffin
John Henry
Murder and Mystery in Mrs Hogarths House
Dundee investigates a money hoard in Mrs Hogarths room on the second floor while boarders including Emil Sevier and Cora Park are drawn into a murder web. Sevier confesses planning robbery, Cora is found dead strangled, and Duke Dundee traces Sally Graves and Dan Griffin to a fatal New York case.
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Emma Hogarth
Bonnie Dunn
Emil Sevier
Mrs. Hogarth
Bert Magnus
Daisy Shepherd
Dundee
Dowd
New York
Sevier
Cora
Detective Recovers Before Inquests
At eight thirty on a Wednesday morning a weary young detective is roused by Lieutenant Strawn and told to rest before the afternoon double inquests. Bonnie Dandee appears shaken as the scene focuses on recovery and forthcoming court proceedings.
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Strawn
Bonnie Dandee
Murder Mansion at Rhodes House Deepens Local Case
Detective Dundee reports Sevier confessed to entering Rhodes House to recruit Cora Barker for a burglary scheme tied to Mrs. Hogarth. Sevier then killed Cora after discovering she was dead during his visit, while Strawn questions motive and cautions about the timing and witness accounts. The inquest looms as investigators press for more leads.
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Dundee
Strawn
Cora Barker
Sevier
Cora
Rhodes House
Callahan and
Lunt
Rhodes
Mrs. Hogarth
Bonnie
Turner
Portrait of a Harkness family scene from 1921
The passage recalls Emma Harkness and Mise Harkness in Dundee as a photographer snaps a 1921 image. Sally Harkness’ marriage to Griffin is noted, with the mother’s silk dress and ornate chair scene described. The child’s puzzled gaze and the mother’s changing weight are mentioned as the moment captures family dynamics.
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Emma Harkness
Mise
Harkness
Dundee
Sally Harkness
Griffin
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