Industry Starts Climb To Normal
The article reports a broad revival in coal mining as mines reopen across multiple states. West Virginia’s soft coal sector shows 72,000 of 102,000 miners back at work with losses totaling over $100 million in wages and related costs. Pennsylvania sees high reopening levels in the Pittsburgh Uniontown region and central areas, while Indiana New Mexico and other states report substantial resumption of operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Washington
Seco Ad Lone Low
John Y Dent
United Mine
Jesse V. Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia
Pittsburgh - Uniontown
Pennsylvania
SPA
Tinoi
Indiana
Pittsburgh
New Mexico
Two Children Burned In Apartment Blaze
Two children were burned when a three story ten room apartment building burned in Rann. Robert Lee Morgan six weeks old was in critical condition at Braddock General Hospital. His sister Gloria eighteen months also suffered serious burns. Firemen from Rankin and Swissvale fought the blaze for over an hour and occupants of other apartments were driven out by smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Rann
Robert Lee Morgan
Braddock General Hospital
Gloria
Rankin
Swissvale
Deaths and Funerals in Athens Area This Week
Funeral services for Fred Irvin Gautier of Athens were set for 2 PM at Hawkins chapel with interment in Athens cemetery. Survivors include his mother Ida B Gautier and three sons. additional obituaries note Lois Pruett of Princeton Avenue, A N Tate Richardson near Cashmere, and Mary Ramsey of Yards with services at Midway Methodist church and Peterstown cemetery pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfor
Fred Irvin Gautier
Athens
A. B. Moore
Roderfield
J. R. Belcher
Gautier
W. S. Gautier
Ida B. Gautier
Arnold Morgan
Saeger
Franks
Kingston
Joe
Crumpler
Wilson
Graham Chapel
Princeton
Concord College
D. C. Pettrey
Joe Walthall
Martin L. B. Parker
Quincy Ite
Sam Holdren
Co. L. Dove
Saezer
Fredeking - Seaver Funeral Home
A. N. “Tate” Richardson
Cashmere
Richardson
Daisy Law Richardson
Pearle Richardson
Ballard School
Taytone Lee
U. S. Army
Japan
Jimmy
Cashmere Baptist Church
L. D. Candler
Verne Cook
Peterstown Cemetery
Shome
Mary Ramsey
Grace Hospital
Welch
Fred Ramsey
Yards
Fred
Jackson
Mud Fork
Garrett Belcher
Marytown
Litlee Neal
Bishop
Luther Tabor
West Graham
Roscoe Tabor
Richlands
Bob Tabor
Grundy
Rites Set For W G Ashlin
William G. Ashlin 84 retired farmer died early yesterday. Funeral at Mrs O M Gilliam home on old Princeton road Wednesday at 2 PM. interment Walnut Grove cemetery. Survived by six sons daughters and numerous grandchildren.
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O. M. Gilliam
Old Princeton Road
William G. Ashlin
Walnut Grove Cemetery
R. H. Bowder
Mr. Ashlin
Smyth County
Virginia
Walter
William G. Ashlin, Jr
Bluefield
Floyd
Princeton
Teddy
Rockford, Ill
B. D
Marvin Ashlin
Yards
Adam Leontuk
Landgraff
Gilliam
R. A
W. T. Pete
Sugar Grove
M. Ashlin
Detroit
Mich
Mercer Funeral
Gilam
Lee Huston
Clarence Lyon
H. T. Stafford
James Thompson
A. B. Chap- Jian
Nerces
M. A. Ellis
Dean) Ellis
Jennie Hickman Ellis
Ray Ellis
Point Pleasant
Hawkins Funeral Home
Eugene May
Court weighs power to issue restraining order in coal case
The article details the Supreme Court debate over whether a temporary restraining order can stop harm to federal functions and preserve court jurisdiction in the coal dispute involving the United Mine Workers and Lewis. It notes potential outcomes including fines and future prosecutions, and reports miners’ delayed pay recovery and a volatile stock market reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
United States
United Staes
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Norris-LaGuardia
Wee
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
Storm rips liner Europa from moorings at Le Havre
In Le Havre France tugboats battled a record storm that tore the famed liner Europa from her moorings and hurled the former queen of transatlantic service onto a harbor mudbank leaving a large hole in her hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Havre
France
Tazewell Workers Await End Of Coal Mine Controversy
In Tazewell Virginia the coal industry slowdown affects 10 percent of the labor force as a return to work stalls due to labor laws. Small mines still operate, supplying 1500 to 2000 tons daily, while merchants report falling sales and families face hardship without a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Government Starts Move Free Utilities From Strike Paralysis
Washington reports the government opened talks led by Conciliation Director Edgar L. Warren with management and union representatives to avert citywide utility strikes. Discussions touched on compulsory arbitration and possible use beyond utilities to communications, with no definite solution announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edgar L. Warren
Warren
Utility and Transit Services
CIO
AFL
Pittsburgh
Independent Union
Duquesne Light and Power Company
Officers And Pickets Clash At Plant In Milwaukee
A 20 minute street fight at the Allis-Chalmers electric control plant involved about 200 police and 500 pickets. At least 25 arrests were made as bricks flew and badges were torn from uniforms. Two nonstriking workers and two officers were hurt earlier, with a car overturned and a fire fought by West Allis firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
West Allis
Uaw-Cio
UA ¥/CIO
New potato digging machine sorts tubers by air blast
A potato digging machine separates tubers from rocks by blowing the potatoes off a moving belt with a blast of air, enabling cleaner harvests and easier cleaning.
Rescue Teams Seek Miners Trapped In Mine Under Sea
In Whitehaven England rescuers labor in rising water after an explosion trapped miners in a coal mine beneath the sea. Official counts vary from 12 to 15 trapped with over 200 inside. 23 escaped and four more were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehaven
Eng
United Steel Companies
Lowca
Parents Plead Guilty In Death Of Child
William Focht and Ada Focht pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of two year old Edwin James from burns suffered September 14. The father was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to nine to eighteen months in county prison, then placed on probation. Mrs. Focht had charges dropped. The couple, members of a faith healing sect, refused medical aid citing God as the surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
William Focht
Ada
Edwin James
William A. Frack
Northampton County Criminal Court
Fecht
Seidersville
Byrd Calls Lewis Coal Strike Withdrawal Tactical
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia brands John L. Lewis action ending the soft coal miners walkout as a tactical withdrawal to ease public sentiment. He says lasting settlement requires prompt national legislation when Congress meets and warns against relying on temporary moves or court rulings to avert a national catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
John L. Lewis
Virginia
Congress
Lewis
Supreme Court
Youth Convicted in Push Off Bridge Case
Eleven-year-old Arthur Lee Whetzel was convicted of second degree murder in Rockingham county court for pushing five-year-old Patricia Ann Strawder off a bridge into the Shenandoah River. He was sentenced to seven and a half years, with custody transferred to the state department of public welfare.
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Harrisonburg
Arthur Lee Whetzel
Shenandoah River
Rockingham County
H. W. Bertram
State Department of Public Welfare
Virginia
Arthur B. Whetzel
Broadway
Patricia Ann Strawder
James Rantis longtime Bluefield restaurateur dies at 54
James Jimmy Rantis a Greek immigrant who built Jimmy's Restaurant on Princeton Avenue after operating the Busy Bee with his uncles died at 6 30 yesterday following a lapse despite earlier signs of improvement. He served in World War I with the 79th division and was active in American Legion and other civic groups. He leaves a wife Chris Papakargias and three children Helen Ann Sophia, plus a brother Harry and two sisters in Greece. Pallbearers named.
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James Street
Greece
Rantis
Bluefield
George
Jim
Paul Karlos
Jimmy
Ramsey Street
Busy Bee
Princeton Avenue
Matz Hotel
Louis Spanos
Messrs
Jimmy Rantis
79Th
France
American Legion
Mercer County
Pinnacle
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
United States
A. F
A. M
Beni Keden Temple of the Shrine
Bluefield Lodge of Elks
Bluefield Loyal Order of Moose
Bluefield Eagles
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
National Restaurant Associations
American Hellenic Educational and Progressional Association
AHEPA
Bluefield Post
Paris
Chris Papakargias
America
Helen
Ann
Sophia
Harry Rantis
John B. Dellis
Gus Curtis
D. B. Lepper
J. Toy Nelson
A. Harry West
Fred. B. Mitchell
C. Scott Lilly
Dave T. Lowman
Lowery G. Bowling
Man accused in bridge confrontation over romantic dispute
An incident on the Shenandoah River involving a man who knocked a woman from a bridge near Broadway as the pair were returning home. He said he acted in anger because she would not stay out of the relationship, and the case centers on that altercation by the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Fork
Shenandoah
Broadway
Tremendous Fur Sale At The Vogue
The Vogue advertises its entire fur stock at drastic price cuts from one third to one half off. Santa arrives at Bradley's with many items and a festive mood. Also notes the Blue Field Lodge No 85 A F A M inviting visitors tonight at 7 30 with J F Kirby W M and L M Carper Secy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vogue
Bluefield Lodge
A. F
A. M
Local Woman Survives 35-Foot Plunge Into Creek
Mrs. Arnold Crotty of Bluefield escaped injury after her 1940 Chevrolet coupe veered from Virginia Avenue near Bluefield and plunged 35 feet down a bank into a creek. A rock deflected steering, she was extricated by James Higginbotham. one minor facial cut from glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Crotty
Bluefield
Virginia Avenue
Jin
A. &. Andes
Virginia Statenaire
J. B. Brown
Rail traffic recovers after coal strike in Bluefield area
Coal region rail operations show recovery with passenger service returning and some freight trains reinstated. N and W line layoffs approach 5,900. restaffing will be gradual as mines ramp up. Bluefield post office notes early parcel handling, expects mail surge with lifted embargo and possible extra staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Noroask and Western
Dawson
Bluefield
N. and W
R. L. Bailey
Bailey
Building Officials Probe Winecoff Hotel Fire
The Building Officials Conference of America dispatches a two member committee to investigate the Winecoff hotel fire in Atlanta and draft recommendations for enforcement of building codes. Thompson Neeley of Norfolk Virginia and Brig. Gen. John W. Oehmann of Washington DC were named to report to James H. Mooney of Boston, conference chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Building Officials Conference of America
Atlanta
Thompson Neeley
Norfolk
John W. Oehmann
Washington, D. C
James H. Mooney
Boston
Mooney
Department of School Building
City of
Hearing Date Set for 44 Beer Dealers
The West Virginia Beer Commission announced hearings for 44 retail beer dealers cited for violations of regulations. Deputy Commissioner E A Hansbarger said the cases, including 18 dealers convicted of liquor law violations, slot machine possession, and related infractions, are set for December 16 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles John Wva
State Beer Commission
E. A. Hansbarger
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ST. Joseph
United
R. A. Yarbrough
First National Bank
Bluefield, W. Va
Fred Gautier
Lois Pruett
Hawkins Chapel
Lois ‘Pruett
Roy E. Pruett
Cecil V. Cook
First Baptist Church
Maplewood Cemetery
Pruett
Mae Puckett
B. P. Puckett
Roy E. Pruett, Jr
Joe Brown Heldreth
James McGee
Charleston
Howard Ballard
Pocahontas
C. J. Kabe
Bremerton
Wash
James C. J
A. N. Richardson
Virgil
Sensation of the Comics
NEWS
W.G. Ashlin
Northfork, W. V
Tazewell, Va
Fort Aiden
T. C. Bowen
North Tazewell P.T. A
Sidney Coulling
Memorial Hall
Tazewell County
Vivian Grubb
Liberty Hill
Cove
Paint Lick
Falls Mills
Burkes Garden
Music Club
Tazewell Music Club
A. G. Russell
J. Ed Hopkins
Conrad Litz
Carl C. Gillespie
John W. Gillespie
Litz
Church Workers Circle
Jessie O’keeffe
Fincastle Turnpike
Main Street Methodist Church
A. G. Kise
B. T. Sells
James Barnett
Byrd
Tut
Eld
Santa
Bradley's
J. F. Kirby
W. M
Daily Telegraph
Wynn
Cugat
Lombardo
M-G-M
W. Keenan Wynn
Pat Kirkwood
Xavier Cugat
Guy Lombardo
Eta
Goward Arnold
Marie Wilson
Leon Ames
Charles Martin
Leslie Kardes
Joe Pasternak
Granada
Tall Hope
BOB Hope
Popular Science
CCF
Vivien Claure Leigh - Rains
Wale Wen
Cleopatra
Field Theatre
Robert Barratt
Ally Brown
Alan Carney
LEE Theatre
Bluefield,, Va
Dick Powell
Walter Siezak
Micheline Cheire
Hop Harrigan
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