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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1933
Page
11
Following the death of 16 year old Ethel Albert at Princeton hospital, a warrant charging John Penn with murder was issued by Magistrate D. T. Carr. The incident occurred Tuesday noon and involves a colored girl and the Princeton scene.
Roscoe H Pendleton prosecuting attorney reports a murder charge tied to the November 17 hip wound of a girl on Colored Hill. The victim died of blood poisoning after about 100 shot lodged in her hip. Penn claimed accidental shooting. the girl testified he aimed a shotgun at her from the doorway.
The county court adopted a resolution backing sanitary pit privies for homes in rural and unincorporated areas lacking sewerage. The 8405 privies would cost $152,486 in labor funded by CWA and $117,670 in materials by homeowners, with cooperation from state health officials and the federal relief administration.
The Community Christmas Tree association will distribute gifts to more than 500 children this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Mercer Street School auditorium. A brief music program precedes the distribution, with renovated toys, dressed dolls, candies, nuts and fruits provided by volunteers and the committee for each child.
W A Brown remains seriously ill at home on Highland Avenue. Washington D C visitors Mr and Mrs Edward Sasser stay for Christmas with J W Sasser and family. Boundary district updates include Dangerfield and daughter Margaret returning from Charleston. Several students arrive home for holidays from Concord College North Carolina University Hollins College and West Virginia University. Local residents attend Presbyterian auxiliary meeting in the city.
The Flat Top National Bank of Bluefield was appointed guardian for Lila Benson Taylor and Evelyn Thompson in a fiduciary order filed yesterday. G H Lawhead, the bank’s trust officer, qualified as guardian. Suits were instituted in circuit court by Susong Russell Hardware against W B Mitchell, Mary Annie Mitchell, Charleston National Bank and Union Mortgage Company, and by Carrie V Stafford and Harold G Stafford against Central Trust Company, Charleston National Bank and Union Mortgage Company, in chancery with February and January rules. George H Symes, contractor, is awarded the Honeker avenue surfacing project and street work will start.
The city limits to Walker Street will get a bituminous surface with concrete curbs and gutters under a federal aid project. L. R. Taylor, district road engineer, expects to move equipment shortly after Christmas. Symes finishes a job at Lewisburg.
An unemployment teacher squad visited every county school this past week and will report to G J Wood tomorrow. A J Bowling moves his office to the Memorial building Saturday while Jess Wasley takes over courthouse offices. Royal program Captured! touted as a major drama with a love story, starring Fairbanks Jr Howard Lukas Lindsay, comes to the Royal theater today, set in World War I prison camps.
In a German camp tale two fellow prisoners Howard and Fairbanks form a volatile triangle with Lindsay, Howard’s wife who realises she loves Fairbanks. Jealousy despair and madness erupt among hundreds held behind enemy lines until a sensational denouement when the Victoria Cross officer uncovers the affair.
Sherman H. Gunter of Kegley completed a sixty day jail sentence on a liquor charge and was held to await grand jury action on an alleged attempt to kill by Magistrate D. T. Carr. Gunter is accused of assaulting Norman Reid and forfeited bond after missing October term court appearance.
Jim Lee, a colored man, was fined 59.65 and sentenced to nine months in the county jail after arraignment before Magistrate W. Reynolds in Montcalm yesterday. He was arrested in Mecomas after allegedly prodding several people with a pistol. Deputy Sheriff J. B. Boyd took him to the jail.
The county board of education approved a proposed levy schedule with Class 1 at 27.1 cents Class 2 at 55.3 cents and Classes 3 and 4 at 111.5 cents. The plan aims to raise 483 295 with 132 950 for maintenance 196 224 for high school teachers and 322 208 for elementary teachers totaling 651 284. State aid would cover the 168 089 shortfall. A January 2 meeting is set to finalize the levy unless the supreme court blocks the tax act.
Mothers may donate food to G G Anvil s office before 3 o'clock this afternoon for the Mercer PTA Christmas basket.
The Presbyterian church Woman's auxiliary held a 3 PM meeting with President Mrs. George McConnell presiding. Mrs. Grover Woolridge led the devotional as Mrs. W S Dangerfield hosted the program with stories on minister homes by Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Roney and Mrs. Avery. Gifts of 102 presents, 14 pounds of candy and 39 suckers were sent to the Russians.
Fayette county mission distributes funds among participating children. Circle No 3 led by Mrs A R Kyle won the banner for largest auxiliary meeting attendance. The gathering ended with a prayer.
Attorney General Cummings said the anti trust division is intensively studying the dispute between Weirton Steel and the National Labor Board over employee representation. He noted investigators are gathering reports from recent plant elections and that legal action will follow only after complete analysis of the proof.
Mayor John W. Blakely announced a sixty day extension likely on the lease held by C. L Goodwin Greensburg PA for the McDowell county game refuge. The aim is to clear up issues for an indefinite extension while preserving state supervision and protection against fire hazards.
A Salvation Army appeal requests an additional 200 dollars to fund a list of 60 dinners for the poor. The message mentions a meeting to be announced by Albert Seba Cour and notes support for toys.
The Salvation Army reports heavy requests for Christmas aid despite new regulations limiting aid. C W A officers announce a special meeting at 10 oclock in the Community room of the Appalachian building with all officers urged to attend.
Kermit Wood, 11, son of near Crumpler, who suffered a fractured skull when thrown from a mule and stepped on, is showing marked improvement per Stevens clinic staff yesterday.
The postoffice department announces a new postoffice at Ingram Branch Fayette county W Va and names John D Kirby postmaster Also named in state appointments Basil C Minter Resaco Raleigh county William F Foy Cucumber McDowell county Ernest L Head Jenkin Jones McDowell county and Jesse H Miller Switchback McDowell county.
In a dispute over Jimmy's custody Judge Klarkowski awarded the boy to his father after the mother argued for welfare concerns. Coleman led the boy away as the decision was delivered. The mother's attorney planned to seek a South Bend amendment next. Dublin Irish leader released after custody ruling. General Eoin O'Duffy freed from Arbour Hill prison after five days. The decision cited illegal deception of blue shirt head and follower Captain John Sullivan.
A bond theft case links banker Bonner and lawyer Cunningham to a nationwide scheme. Authorities say Louis Fishmepp Stern and James de Grassi traveled to San Antonio to arrange disposal of $500,000 in missing government bonds. Politician-gambler McLaughlin, freed on 25 000 bond, is named as a key fence. Bonner may have bought bonds at one third discount.
The article asserts India holds power to flood world markets with silver by melting coinage, capable of dumping hundreds of millions of ounces and potentially equal to two years of mine production. This potential action threatens to destabilize silver value globally under the law of supply and demand.
Swiss authorities probe a vast spy ring tied to the United States government. Police seized documents wireless sets books money and photo gear from ten detainees as they trace leads to the eastern frontier France Finland and Berlin with suspicions of Soviet links and concealed military secrets.
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