City Stadium Work Advances With Federal Funds Plans
Bills introduced in the West Virginia legislature seek federal loans to build a city market armory and fund a modern municipal stadium in Bluefield. Projects are self liquidating with 30 percent gift aid and 30 year repayment, while CWA funds support grading drainage and fencing. Local architect A B Mahood leads final stadium planning as shale removal and earthworks proceed.
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Bluefield
National Guard
Frank M. Peters
Charleston
W. A. Light
Mercer County
West Virginia
CWA
A. B. Mahood
Mahood
Civil Works Administraton
Frederick Street
Ferndale Avenue
Kyle Bruce
E P Burton Held On Series Of Charges
E P Burton was arrested on Bramwell road by Deputy Sheriffs Charles Caffee and Oscar Mitchell and held in the city jail awaiting hearing before Magistrate W W McNeal on a series of charges. Officers say Burton invaded a home on Bramwell road fired a revolver several times threatened inmates and damaged furniture. He was intoxicated and armed at arrest.
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P. Burton
Bramwell Road
Charles Caffee
Oscar Mitchell
W. W. McNeal
Burton
Tragic Loss Follows Wynekoop Family Wedding Tale
A memoir recounts the August 1929 Wynekoop wedding at St. Alban's chapel near Chicago and the first months of newlyweds Earle and Rheta Wynekoop. Letters from the couple bring comfort to the grieving mother after the patriarch's death, with family scenes at a Michigan honeymoon and a gloomy mansion awaiting news.
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Sycamore
Chicago
St. Alban’s
Rheta Gardner
Earle Wynekoop
Indianapolis
Charles L. Street
Earle
Walker
Walker Jr
Yomege
Rheta
Midwest Athletic Club
Michigan
Mother
Dad
Mary
University of Michigan
Drake
Cook County Hospital
Frankfort
Family secrets and a mother's arrest in a Chicago case
A woman recalls ten years in a household with Rheta and Earle, marriage troubles, and tragedy. After Rheta's death a police inquiry targets the mother, who endures hours of questioning and public mistreatment while hoping to prepare Rheta's belongings for the funeral.
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Mother
Join Marshall High School
Rheta
Chicago
Services Held Yesterday for Harry M Waugh
Funeral rites were conducted yesterday afternoon at the Spring Grove home of Harry M Waugh a prominent railroad contractor and Bluefield citizen. Dr Thomas S Hamilton led with ministers from Trinity Methodist Bland Street Methodist and Christ Episcopal Church assisting. The service honored Waughs character and wide circle of friends with many floral tributes. Interment followed at Mont Vista Park cemetery.
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Spring Grove
Harry M. Waugh
Bluefield
Thomas S. Hamilton
Trinity Methodist Church
Stevenson
Bland Street Methodist Church
Jennings W. Hobson
Christ Episcopal Church
Hamilton
Mr. Waugh
Mont Vista Park Cemetery
Ohio House Approves State Monopoly Liquor Bill
The Ohio House passed a liquor control bill by 97 to 17 creating a state monopoly on package liquor and allowing glass sales in wet communities. The measure heads to the Senate which favors state wholesale ownership and drugstores retaining exclusive retail rights.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Dover Striking Steel Workers Honor Krantz Funeral
Picketing by steel workers halted in Dover as tribute to Joseph A. Krantz, 64, secretary at Reeves Manufacturing during funeral services held amid the strike at Reeves and Greer Steel.
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Dover
Reeves Manufacturing Company
Greer Steel Company
Joseph A. Krantz
Orchestra leader recalls stiff White House party memories
Meyer Davis, who supplied music for three White House balls, calls Allan Hoover’s party the stiffest. He notes the 1913 Wilson event marked a new era with syncopation as the Marine Band previously performed.
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New York
White House
Meyer Davis
Herbert Hoover
Allan
Davis
Wilson
Marine Band
Alexander
Georgia Gold Mining Revival Sparks Boom Look
Higher gold prices and profitable strikes revive mining near Klonega Georgia and surrounding mountains. The old boom era returns with renewed activity and prospects.
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Georgia
Klonega
Johnson 10 Stay at Head of NRA
Washington reports General Hugh S. Johnson to remain as administrator while the NRA enforces its reemployment pledge. Ten more establishments received orders to remove blue eagles for excess hours or underpayment. Green of the Federation of Labor cites a record of labor troubles at Ford’s Edgewater plant. Johnson defers comment until records are reviewed.
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Washington
Hugh
Jonson
NRA
White House
Johnson
William Green
Federation of Labor
Edgewater
N. J
Ford
Helen Koenig
Newport
Charleston Tower Supply Co
Charleston
W. Va
Campus Inn
Baltimore
Green
Six Additional GWA Projects In Tazewell
The county announced unemployment will exceed 3 000 with new GWA projects. A federal representative will survey home conditions in the county in the coming days. Miss Vivian Waters county home director leads local women and three office staff to classify and tabulate data over five weeks.
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Tazewell
Vivian Waters
Clarke
11 000 Jobs For White Collar Men Will Be Provided
Washington estimated 11 000 white collar workers will be employed in a few days to inventory the nation building situation. Willard L. Thorp of the bureau of commerce will supervise the project noting the need for detailed local data to steady employment. Ennumerators will be assigned by population. cities like Cleveland Zanesville and Wheeling will be included to gauge current rents against 1929 census figures.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Willard L. Thorp
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Thorp
Cleveland
Zanesville
Ohio
Wheeling
West Virginia
PWA Grants Wayne West Virginia Filter Plant Project
The Public Works Administration allotted 25000 dollars to Wayne West Virginia for a filter plant and distribution main extension. About 19000 dollars of the total is a grant covering 30 percent of labor and materials. the remainder is a loan backed by 4 percent revenue bonds. Work may start in 30 days and employ thirty men for three months.
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PWA
Washington
Public Works Administration Today
Wayne
W. Va
Nothing But The Truth at Macedonia White Shrine
Public notices advertise the Macedonia White Shrine event Nothing But The Truth and thank patrons. Local ads offer laundry bags at Fretwell's, Cocoanut and caramel cakes at Eureka Hardware, and coal from Custard Coal Company with low prices. A lost billfold with money and passes prompts a Liberal reward from J. H. Turner.
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Macedonia White Shrine
Ramsey School
Eureka Hardware
J. H. Turner
Slayer of nuvs confesses crime and motive revealed
The suspect confesses to the crime after a boy provides a key tip. He recalls piling rubbish, pouring gasoline, and lighting a match to destroy evidence, then returning to breakfast. Jackie’s mother Nettie Threlkeld admits knowing both men but denies involvement or knowledge of the killing or body disposal.
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Nuvs
Lad
Jackie
Nettie Threlkeld
County Officials Seek Taxes for Municipal Utilities
County sheriffs move to collect taxes from municipalities to fund electric, sewer, and water works with new and existing law tweaks. A House bill allows counties to divert utility tax receipts to state obligations including sinking funds. Speaker Hiner blocks two delinquent tax relief bills citing a fairness concern over discounts and redemption extensions.
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House
Hiner
Don’t Miss The Advertisements
Advertising notes praise the advertiser who offers value and reliable goods, arguing ads deliver better merchandise at fair prices due to larger legitimate business. The message urges readers to notice today’s advertisements to avoid future regret.
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E. P. Burton
Carolina Fruit Market
Princeton Avenue
Federal St
First National Bank
Florida
Tangerines
Lima Beans
Wynekoops
Mary Louise
Doom
Catherine Wynekooy
Binefeld Daily Telegraph
NEA Service
Monroe Street
Redroom
Eta
Ace Shaw
Perties
Hom Rheta
Earle Ealwaye
Rush Medical College
Catherine
Berle
Rush
Canada
Presbyterian Hospital
Cook County
T. B
Detroit
Crystal Lake
St. Louis Career Hospital
Interneship
Exposition
Marve
Stanley Young
Northwestern University
Alice Wynekoop
The
Grand Canyon
Warie
Louise
Rheta Wynekoop
Cathe Ln
GWA
Princeton Ave
Philco
Custard Coal Company
Pocahontas
Paymore & Algo
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