Rites Held Today for J E Litz Bluefield Hardware Leader
J E Litz 43 a Bluefield Hardware salesman died suddenly Sunday at Grace Methodist church after collapsing during the 11 o clock service. Funeral at Grace Methodist at 2 30 conducted by Rev E H Cassidy with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Funeral details include escort of cars and a store tribute from Bluefield Hardware.
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Bluefield
Grace Methodist Church
Grace
J. E. Litz
Bluefield Hardware Company
Litz
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Litz
The
Hardware Company
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Witten’s Mills
D. H. Litz
Morristown Tenn
Tazewell
Grace Etheline Simpoom
Ernest
Edward Litz
West Virginia University
Vir- Crafe Polytechnic Institute
Respectely
Margaret Litz
Knoxville
Vivian Litz
Nashville
F. H. Hale
T. G. Litz
Frank
Harold
George Litz
Morristown
C. H. Litz
R. B. Litz
Colorado
Texas
A. W. Litz
C. A. Lilly
John D. Rodman
D. N. Hume
W. C. Cline
G. W. Wagner
John W. Helton
Lewis Agee
W. J. Hayton
Strikes Idle Thousands in Auto Plants and Maritime Sectors
Auto industry stoppages by United Auto Workers halt operations at General Motors subsidiaries Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants in Atlanta and Kansas City affecting over 5,000 workers. Kelsey-Hayes wheel plants near Detroit close while Windsor site operates with skeleton crew. Taxicab line clashes occur in Windsor. Sailor unions seek tentative settlement talks led by Harry Lunderberg. Baltimore tugboat crews and 2,500 stevedores face picket lines and work resumption.
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UV. A. W
General Motors
Fisher Body Corporation
Chevrolet Motor Company
Atlanta
Kansas City
Kelsey-Hayes Company
Wheel Manufacturers
Detroit
Kelsey Wheel Company
Windsor
Harry Lunderberg
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Baltimore
Climax to Steel Drive Planned at Laughlin Mill Scene
Organizers swept into Homestead at 6:30 a.m. as workers changed shifts and set up loud speakers near the main gate. They delivered six language speeches urging workers to join the union and distributed leaflets and membership cards, signaling a nationwide winter drive.
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Laughlin Mill
Homestead
America
Carnegie - Illinois
Icy Streets Slow Holiday Traffic Reported
Streets and sidewalks remained hazardous over the weekend with no serious accidents. The holiday spirits led to disorder and several defendants received jail sentences in addition to fines.
Local Holiday Offers and Services Advertised in Bluefield
Retail items from Fretwell's and Mary Lee outlets advertise Christmas dresses and accessories, while Bluefield Milling and Walterndale Farm promote dairy products and holiday closures. Cab service, beauty treatments, laundry help, and a George's Place meal are listed alongside a Masonic lodge notice for Bluefield Lodge No. 85.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 85
A. F
A. M
L. M. Carper
Salvation Army Christmas Basket Drive Urges Main Boost
Adjutant Hal Hughes announced three days remain to raise 489.75 for the Salvation Army Christmas basket fund. Yester day $93.50 was received, totaling 1,010.25 with over 200 families seeking baskets. He warned that empty stomachs could mar Christmas Day despite Tree program hopes.
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Salvation Army
Hal Hughes
Adjutant Hughes
Santa Calas
Bluefield
Salvation Army Christmas Basket Fund
Cubans Impeach President Gomez Amid Senate Pistols
The Cuban senate session ended in uproar when anti Gomez senator Santiago Verdeja and others drew pistols. President Gomez opposed army action to open rural schools arguing it exceeds civil powers and would violate the constitution by funding schools through a sugar tax bill.
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Navy
Santiago Verdeja
Gomez
Arturo Illas
Senate
Jose M. Gutierrez
Illas
Liquor salesmen urged to donate to YMCA in West Virginia
A. Spates Brady of the West Virginia Liquor Commission asked liquor salesmen and other businessmen to contribute to the state YMCA. Brady, Y M C A finance committee chair, said donations fund work with high school youths and urged supporters to give at least the prior amount.
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Charleston
W. Va
A. Spates Brady
Liquor Commission
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
Brady
State
Young Men’s Christian Association For
Death at Christmas in Woodbury leaves tree in arms
Mrs Lena Stoobe 74 could not afford a Christmas tree so she wandered into the woods with a hatchet. Police and firemen searched through the night and found her exhausted body at daybreak. A small fir tree lay in her arms.
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Woodbury
N. Y
Lena Stoobe
Davis recovers stolen farm turkeys after car chase
In Hawkinsville Georgia Jesse Davis chased a thief who stole 30 turkeys from his farm. He found the getaway car on a highway damaged with the birds inside and recovered all items returning them to the farm.
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Hawkinsville
Jesse Davis
Davis
Kentucky posses trail trio who tried to burn woman
Three masked men tried to burn a 19 year old farm wife after assault in Smithland Kentucky. The trio drenched kerosene on the bed and planned to light it but were stopped by a partner. State highway patrol and Sheriff George Heater led the pursuit. The report notes a past local execution of Willie Deboe. The victim's husband works nearby. New York City transit ridership is mentioned.
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Smithland
Clarence Baker
Kentucky
George Heater
Livingston County
Willie Deboe
Deboe
Kresge Building Rebuild Planned After Fire
Immediate reconstruction of the 8 8 Kresge store on Federal and Bland streets is planned after a recent fire. J A Tabor will dismantle the damaged structure starting this morning. The site will be cleared and a full basement excavated for a new, wholly owned Kresge building.
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Kresge Company
Federal
J. A. Tabor
Prison evangelist spends week in Bluefield on tour
The Rev. J F Nichols a prison evangelist spending the week in Bluefield en route to southern cities after a missionary tour of the Great Lakes region He is a member of the Personal Workers league of Huntington and pays his own expenses He celebrated his 75th birthday on December 5.
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J. F. Nichols
Bluefield
Great Lakes
Nichols
Personal Workers’ League of
Huntington
Miners burned in powder blast at remote mine
A powder blast injured about 13 miners when a cap knocked loose a wire or bulb and set off a powder sack. The superintendent noted roughly 35 men were entering the mine as the flare up occurred.
Mrs. O. C. Belcher Burial Today at Littlesburg Church
In failing health for years Mrs. O C Belcher 42 died at 6 am yesterday at 942 Bluefield Ave She moved to Bluefield two years ago from Littlesburg where most of her life was spent Survived by husband an employee of Georgia Lumber company son Thoreau Belcher father Robert L Smith step mother Mrs Fannie Smith of Mt Hope one brother John Smith New Hope a sister Mrs H Lugherty Princeton Road half brothers Ray Millard Allen and Dennis Smith New Hope half sister Mrs Etta Brook man New Hope Burial rites set at Littlesburg Church.
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O. C. Belcher
Bluefield Avenue
New Hope
H. Lugherty
Princeton Road
Ray, Millard
Allen
Dennis Smith
Etta Brookman
Revolt in New Province Faces Nanking Regime
Brother of Madame Chiang Kai-shek returns to Nanking and calls a Soong family conference amid reports Madame Chiang and her brother plan to travel to Sianfu to press negotiations with the rebel leader for General Chiang Kai-shek's release.
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Nanking
New Province
Chiang Kai-Saek
Soong
Execution of Six Men Will Be Carried Out
Ossining New York December 21 Warden Lewis E Lawes rejected calls to split the mass execution of six slayers scheduled for the week of January 4 at Sing Sing The six men Dominick Zizzo Salvatore Scala Theodore Didonne Eugene Bruno Joseph Bologna and Sam Kim mel were convicted of killing Edwin Esposito in a Brooklyn holdup
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Ossining
N. Y
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Dominick Zizzo
Salvatore Scala
Theodore Didonne
Eugene Bruno
Joseph Bolognia
Sam Kimmel
Edwin Esposito
Brooklyn
Bonner Sams Father Ill With Pneumonia
A. F. Sams father of Boner Sams manager of the Granada theatres is critically ill at his Winston-Salem home with pneumonia. Boner Sams has stayed at his bedside for days. The elder Sams owns a large chain of theatres across the east and south.
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A. F. Sams
Boner
Granada
Theatres
Winston-Salem
N. C
Boner Sams
Mr. Sams
Two Army Fliers Hurt In Crash Near Elkins
A plane crashed near Mabne yesterday injuring Lt. Robert J. Koster and Lt. Marshall C. Hoppin of Cincinnati. Koster suffered shock and Hoppin broken ribs. The aviators were en route from Washington to Cincinnati. the plane was destroyed but did not ignite. Farmers summoned help.
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Elkins
W. Va
Mabne
Robert J. Koster
Marshall C. Hoppin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Koster
Horpin
Washington
George T. Mann Dies at 66 Former Monongahela West Penn Public Service Leader
Parkersburg West Virginia George T Mann 66 longtime district superintendent for the Monongahela West Penn Public Service company died his widow survives Mann retired last year his death announced in local notices.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
George T. Mann
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