Miss Nellie Sue French Dies in Bluefield Area Hospital
Miss Nellie Sue French, longtime Bluefield resident and nurse leader, died at St. Luke's Hospital at 5 AM after a several week illness. Born December 12, 1876 in Pearisburg Virginia, she was active in nursing public health and held posts at St. Luke's and Mont Eagle Tennessee. Survived by three brothers Guy Charlies and George French all of Bluefield and a sister Mary E French of Mont Eagle. Funeral at Guy D French home Oak Grove Avenue conducted by Rev J Taylor Stinson and Rev T B Peters, with burial in Pearisburg French Cemetery at 4 PM.
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Nellie Sue French
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Charlee W. French
Misa French
Pearlsburg
Giles County
Virginia
David A. French
Mary Killen Williams
Guy D. French
Oak Grove Avenue
J. Taylor Stinson
Bluefield College
T. B. Peters
First Baptist Church
Pearisburg
French Cemetery
Driver Is Fined And Sentenced To Prison
Frank Steele age 33 of Williamson was fined 100 dollars and costs and jailed 30 days after conviction in municipal court for driving an automobile while under the influence. E L Thompson age 22 of Williamson was fined 100 dollars and costs and given 30 days in jail for possessing whiskey. The pair were arrested Friday after a Princeton avenue crash where Steele, in an Oakland sedan, struck one car and rammed into two more, causing heavy damage to all four vehicles.
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Frank Steele
Williamson
E. L. Thompson
Steele
Thompson
Princeton Avenue
Federal Street
Oakland
Fortune in Ancient Relics Found in Pompeii House
Archaeologists in Pompeii uncover a fortune of ancient Roman gold objects buried under lava from Vesuvius. They reveal a polychromatic Apollo statue and a fresco from a house at 4 Via Abbondanza, hidden since AD 79. The porch and peristyle are exposed, matching earlier discoveries of tragic masks suggesting a Patrician home.
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Pompeii
Italy
Vesuvius
Apollo
No. 4
Via Abbondanza
Malur
Levine Freed by Vienna Officials After Counterfeit Suspicion
Charles A. Levine, freed of suspicion of attempting to counterfeit small French coins, plans to return to the United States to complete arrangements for a solo round the world flight in fifteen days. Charges filed November 17 were quashed due to absence of proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Charles A. Levine
United States
Levine
Gifts And notices Highlight Local Stores And Events
Fretwell's advertises holiday umbrellas and dress sale with prices and phone numbers. Elks pledge memorial service attendance at Granada theater led by W L Mullin. Coal prices reduced for cash offered by Service Coal Co. Miss Stella Jones announced near post office. Training for better jobs promoted by Bailey Building with W H Cunningham as manager and teacher since 1900.
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Service Coal Co
Bailey Building
Bluefield
W. H. Cunningham
Old Restaurant to Move Location in Bluefield
Jimmy's Restaurant announces relocation after 25 years at its current site. Owner Jimmy Rantis has leased the Commercial Hotel dining room at 626 Princeton Avenue and plans a January move with new fixtures. The restaurant will reopen as Jimmy's Restaurant and Sea Food Garden to serve a larger area.
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Jimmy
Rantig
American Loan and Trust Company
Richmond
L. Kaufman
E Commercial Dining Room
Bluefield
Myron Marsh
Gus Pistolis
Royal Cafe No
Rantis
Oppose Cash Bonus for War Veterans in New Bond Drive
In a continuation from page one the discussion centers on paying cash bonuses early and the enormous fiscal burden. Mellon cautions that selling 3.5 billion dollars in bonds now to fund an advance payment is not prudent and likely not feasible for taxpayers.
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United States
Mellon
Child Hurt In Auto Crash At Bottom Creek
Marie Frigo daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frigo suffered a deep cheek cut after being thrown against a windshield wiper when her father braked to avoid a hidden highway cut at Bottom Creek. She was treated at Grace hospital Welch. The Methodist Women’s Missionary Society met at the church with Mra Goode presiding and a program led by Mra W C Houchine. Thanksgiving guests at the Atkins home included Mr. and Mrs. J Spring of Cumberland Md Mrs Ella Proudfoot Melissa Zeiler Nora Billips and Mise Nora Billips Crandon Va.
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Keystone
W. Va
Marie
Joe Frigo
Bottom Creek
Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Mra
R. M. Goade
W. C. Houchine
Mesdames
EB. Elliott
R. M. Goode
Lucy North
Nutter
W. F. Houchine
Frank Keesee
F. Woodyard
W. P. Beane
H. P
D. A. Atkins
J. ©. Spring
Cumberland, Md
Ella Proudfoot
Melissa Zeiler
Vivian
Mise Nora Billips
Crandon, Va
E. T. King
C. W. King
Williamson
D. P. King
Hazel Welch
Pulaski
E. T. Ng
Fred White
Foxie
June
Jack
Bluefield
J. C. Spring
Cumberland
BE. T. King
W. King
Don Watkins
Gilliam
Taylor Blackburn
Tennessee
M. K. Murphy
Fank Keesee
Evelyn
Princeton
H. P. Evans
W. F. Dooley
Glenn
C. M. Eddy
Bedford
F. F. Courtney
Roanoke
T. M. Shupe
A. J. Preece
M. Edwards
Jimmy Preece
Toledo
Ohio
L. L. Hughes
Mansfield
Gene Black
Buford Brown
Jaeger
Bill Brown
F. F. Courtney Sunny
George Leckie
Welch
Garfield Shupe
K. H. Hern
C. FE. Elliott
Red Cross
J. M. Bell
W. F. Jones
L. A
Beatrice Rover
King
Bland
T. M. Luttrell
Clarence Watkins
Maybeury
Bailey Campbell
Northfork
J. R. Brown
Walter Smith
Eusthead
Bob Wheeler
G. B. Wingo
Leroy Hawkins
Iva Lee
Andy Brewster
Crocketts Cove
George Beavers
Hartwell
Laura Claypool
Albert Lowe
Claypool Hill
Burk
Maurice Hagg
Madge Caudill
Bishop
Roberta
Kate Mitchell
Little Helen
Baylor McGuire
College Hill
Bernard Humphrey
Emory and Henry
B. D. Humphrey
N. J. Smith
Honaker
Elizabeth
W Eleanor Shrader
Squire
J. A. Shuler
W. B. Greer
Cliffield
Mary Cruey
G. T. Catron
Leck Hawkins
Edna Mann
Sherman Norman
John Scott
Walter Thacker
A. N. Norman
S. E. Clay
Cassie
Joe E. Allen
Seaban
Paul Brown
J. H. Kinder
Tazewell
Wade Peery and Son
Keystone and Keystone Baptist church notices and local arrivals
Sunday school times for Keystone Methodist and Keystone Baptist churches are listed, with superintendents and pastors named. The page records several local visits, travels, and illnesses among residents, including Bluefield Williamson and Welch connections, and updates on Red Cross activity and family visits.
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Keystone Methodist Church
C. KE. Elliott
Barbary
Keystone Baptist Church
F. L. Ray
R. J. Tyler
Adams to discuss Navy plans before House Naval Committee
Secretary Adams and Admiral Pratt will brief the House Naval Committee on modernization and new construction proposals linked to the London treaty limits. Adams had already sent a Senate request seeking legislation authorizing modernization of battleships New Mexico Mississippi and Idaho. The discussions will be held behind closed doors.
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Washington
Adams
House Naval Committee
Britten
Senate Naval Committee
New Mexico
Mississippi
Idaho
William V. Pratt
Naval Operations
Crowded German Premiere of All Quiet on the Western Front
Berlin reports a German version of All Quiet on the Western Front screening to packed crowds amid fascist protests. Police guarded theaters to prevent disturbances while audiences focused on the film.
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Berlin
Bluefield Shrine Club and Patrol Elect Officers
The Bluefield Shrine club and Shrine club patrol held their annual officer elections at the Masonic temple on Federal street. All Shrine club officers were re-elected: President Will C Easley first vice president Dr F L Black second vice president F A Harris secretary and treasurer Marty L Henderson. New Shrine club patrol officers: President W T Elliott vice president W F Bond secretary and treasurer George Dean captain Dr J A Nelson first lieutenant H L Moore Jr second lieutenant C H Dudley custodian Bert Phillips.
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Bluefield Shrine Club
Shrine Club Patrol
Masonic Temple
Federal Street
Shrine Club
Will C. Easley
F. L. Black
F. A. Harris
Marty L. Henderson
W. T. Elliott
W. F. Bond
George Dean
Dr. J. &. Nelson
H. L. Moore Jr
C. H. Dudley
Bert ©. Phillips
Appointees Reveal Views On Tariff In Open Session
Taft and Wilson tariff commissions discuss the flexible tariff while aiming to correct inequalities. Virginia’s Thomas W. Page supports improvements but opposes broad rate readjustment. Connecticut Senator Bingham is surprised by the commission’s task to administer the clause. John Lee Coulter notes Hoover asked if he was a Republican. he says he has been a Progressive Republican for thirty years.
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Fletcher
Thomas W. Page
Virginia
Bingham
Connecticut
Page
John Lee Coulter
North Dakota
Commission
Hoover
Harrison
Coulter
Henry Jury Fails to Reach Verdict and Is Dismissed
West Virginia court scenes unfold as Henry and Dunn cases face hung juries. Defense seeks evidence on confessions amid alleged mistreatment while Dunn testifies of beatings. Judge allows nonjury testimony on confession methods and delays Henry retrial to March term.
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West Virginia
Brennan
Ohio
Lloyd Arnold
Moundsville
Snyder
Dunn
Shipman
Henry
Ury
0. B. Conaway
Sistersville
Monay
Lawrence Bradley
Wetzel County
Brady
Bradley
Fairmont
Pennsylvania Ordered to Dispose of Stock
The Interstate Commerce Commission charged the Pennsylvania railroad with violating the Clayton act and ordered it to divest holdings in the Wabash and Lehigh Valley railroads within six months. The commission cited 281,829 Wabash shares in Lehigh Valley and 675,800 Wabash shares held via the Pennsylvania company as reducing competition.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wabash
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
Frisco Detroit Hiker Arrested for Begging
Edward Fitzgerald, 58, claims to have hiked from Francisco to Detroit with no hitch. He was arrested for begging and brought before Judge W McKay Skillman who suspended sentence after Fitzgerald said he had no relatives in Detroit and hoped to find family.
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Detroit
Edward Fitserald
Francisco
Skillman
Fitzgerald
Yuletide Lights Cut In Service In Bluefield
Bluefield streets glow with Christmas lights as power crews finish installation and several strands are added. Appalachian Power lights its Commerce and Raleigh building with trees and varicolored bulbs while city decorations progress under city electrician E. W. Rutherford. Merchants join in festive windows as authorities plan further work into the week.
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Bluefield
Power Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Commerce
Raleigh
E. W. Rutherford
City Electrician
Governor GonleyNames Committee on Employment
Governor Gonley appoints a wide committee on employment including labor officials like Hiram A. Carpenter and Edward O Toole. railroad, coal, and industry leaders such as W R Keyser Hinton D O O Cooper and Finley Dunlap join along with public officials from Buckhannon Huntington and Charleston. The roster lists judges, mayors, and company executives from towns across the state, reflecting a broad cross section of government and industry.
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Charleston
Hiram A. Carpenter
St. Marys
Edward O'Toole
Gary
United States Coal and Coke Company
M. Snyder
Hope
C. C. and
B. Smokeles Coal Company
Houston G. Young
Charles K. Payne
W. D. Zinn
Philippi
Eugene Sommerville
Grafton
G. W. Ford
Ray F. Poling
Buckhannon
H. Roy Waugh
West Union
A. B. Bogges
Clarksburg
W.S. Wiley
Sharples
Boone County Coal Corporation
A. G. Hughes
Kingwood
A. A. Pickering
Rowlesburg
Irvin Hardy
Morgantown
Decatur H. Rodgers
Martinsburg
Percy Tetlow
United Mine Workers
Isaac Loewenstein
C. D. Howard
Cowen
Luther Jones
Madison
Albert W. Reynolds Jr
Princeton
W. A. Ares Ira Vv
Cowgill
Romney
C . S. Meredith Spencer
C. L. Smith
J. C. Doddrill
Summersville
J. W. Hatfield
Welch
R. BE. Allen
Berkeley Springs
J. W. Hinshelwood
Widen
Elk River Coal and Lumber
Referendum Plans Debated By Prohibition Groups In Capital
National conference of organizations backing the eighteenth amendment plans a national referendum approach. Prohibition opponents also set a constitutional meeting to discuss a concrete substitute to the eighteenth amendment and Volstead act. Both sides seek a unified position before any vote.
False alarm empties Bluefield box 17 on Saturday
City firemen were called to box No 17 Bluefield avenue late Saturday night. The alarm proved false as Fire Chief W G Harrie said someone tampered with the box.
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Bluefield Avenue
W. G. Harrie
New York Actors Equity Considers Five Percent Tax On Wages
The executive council of the Actors Equity association proposes a five percent tax on foreign stars' salaries. A general meeting will likely vote on January 12 in New York to adopt the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Actor's Equity Association
Cedar Bluff Church Meeting and Community Notes
Cedar Bluff Virginia reports Circle 1 of the Presbyterian church met at Mrs. T. M. Luttrell home with eleven members. Several local residents attend events, illnesses noted, Christmas plans announced, and many visits between Cedar Bluff, Richlands, Bluefield, and nearby towns. The column lists social calls, illness updates, and minor local happenings from December.
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Cedar Bluff
Circle 1
The
Presbyterian Church
T. M. Luttrell
H. Peery
Laslie Claypool
Henshew
Ted Luttrell
H. G. Norman
C. H. Peery
Jim Wilson
Kansas Bales
Will Fields
Evelyn Graybeal
Hubert Davis
Richmond
Community League
Neil Porter Boggess
Bluefield
Evelyn Draper
Rosalinda St. Clair
Richlands
Ford Car and Bicycle Reported Stolen
A 1930 Ford coupe owned by E. Y. Hudson of Ramsey street was stolen from Federal street around 10:30 p m. A bicycle was also reported stolen from near Fairview Pharmacy at Bland and South streets around 11 p m.
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Ford
E. Y. Hudson
Ramsey Street
Federal Street
Fairview
Bland
South Streets
Elks Lodge of Sorrow to Honor Departed Members
The Bluefield Elks Lodge No. 269 holds its annual Lodge of Sorrow at the Granada theater today at 2 30 pm paying homage to 241 departed brothers. John Kee of Bluefield will deliver the memorial address with lodge officers participating and Bland Street Methodist choir providing music under James Elmer Brown. The public is invited.
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Bluefield Lodge of Elks No. 269
Granada Theater
Commerce Street
John Kee
Bluefield
James Elmer Brown
Bland Street Methodist Choir
Bluefield Lodge
St Nicholas Day Observed in Bari Italy
St Nicholas Day celebrated in Bari with services near the church housing the saint’s relics believed to bring blessings to merchants sailors bakers and travelers. Bari merchants reportedly brought his remains from Myra in 1097 and the relics were linked to the miraculous Manna said to flow from them.
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Bari
Italy
St. Nicholas
Myra
Asia Minor
Diocletian
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Mss
French
City and Coalfield News
Fretwell's
P. C. Elks
Elks Club
W. L. Mullin
Stella Jones
Jimmy’s
Bluefield Radio
Philco
National Salvation Army Fund
Bluefield, Va
News Review OF
Keystone Region
G. W. Britt
Keystone Personals
Secretary Adams
NAVY
Gonley
Committee ON
L. Brown
Mose Lowe
Jones Chapel
Charles Wingo
Caretta Sunny
John Phipps
Glen Martin
Chiildren
John Boothe
Pounding Mill
R. BE. Lowe
Ed Mays
Cedar Bluff Wednesay
Betty Short
Mamie West
Faraday
Paul
Milton
Della Honaker
Caretta
Hazel
May Phipps
J. F. Russell
John D. Russell
Robert Shamblin
Bristol
W. B. McGuire
Shady Monk
Lilly Mutter
Crockett Mutter
S. D. Claypool
Wiley Brown
Steelesburg
H. B. Kitts
Short Gap
Dollie Ferrell
Cliffield School
E. Clay
Joe Allen
Isaban
J. P. Mann
Virginia Wingo
Co. E. Scott
Bernard Watkins
Algoma
M. L. Watkins
ELKS
K Gould
Bluefield, W
West Virginia Business College
T. B. Cain
E. A. Cain
Nunnally’s
Nunnally
Federal St
Bluefield, W. Va
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