Pay rates dispute stalls Virginia highway work
A dispute over CWA pay rates in Virginia resurfaces slowing public highway projects. The state highway department seeks 30 to 35 cents per hour, while CWA calls for 45 cents for common labor and 1.10 dollars for skilled labor. The Virginia Federation of Labor backs the federal stance amid claims private contracts tieups stem from higher CWA wages. Some firms reportedly never adopted NRA codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Virginia
State Highway Department
State Administration
Cal
Virginia Federation of Labor
Hen Presents Problem For Wild Animal Editor
A Pocahontas hen traveled nearly two miles from civilization to nest and lay a dozen eggs, puzzling the wild animal editor. Charley and Helen Rogers found the hen’s nest under a pine in mountains behind Boissevain while hunting a Christmas tree. They speculate the hen aimed to stock a Santa Claus nest, given Santa’s omnipresence.
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Pocahontas
Civilization
Wild Animal
Boissevain
Charley Rogers
Helen M. Rogers
Helen
Santa Claus
Santa
Aged Colored Farm Owner Seeks Help Over Losses
An elderly Black farmer from Bluefield Virginia with eighty acres says his farm nets only raspberries worth about nothing after paying legal notices to his tenant. He complains welfare should aid him and quips that his raspberry crop is his Roosevelt bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mulford
Welfare Department
Roosevelt Bacon
Burkett Infant Dies in West Graham Friday Morning
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Brooks Burkett died Friday morning in West Graham and will be buried today.
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Brooks Burkett
Burkett’s
West
Graham
13 C. W. A. Workers in Bluefield Face Dismissal
In Bluefield Virginia two hundred CWA workers are under scrutiny as thirteen are accused of laziness. They allegedly waste time with watches, cigarettes, gab, and boot mud. A headquarters representative said the lazy thirteen will be removed from the list immediately, risking their final CWA checks unless their status improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Bluefield
Funeral rites Sunday for William Peery
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the home 754 Wheeling avenue Bluefield West Virginia for William Peery 68 who died early Friday morning at the home of his son C J Peery at Switchback He had lived in Bluefield for years and had been in failing health He was a native of Witten Mill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Avenue
Bluefield
W. Va
William Peery
C. J. Peery
Switchback
Peery
Witten Mill
Peery Family Obituary Mentioned In Bluefield Area
The obituary notes Tazewell county ties and lists surviving children C. J. Peery of Switchback C. M F. T W W G W M F and L. W. Peery of Bluefield West Virginia and Mrs Richard Ward of Oxford New Jersey The deceased was the sole living brother of Squire A. S Peery of Bluefield Virginia His wife Rose Mc Farland died in 1913.
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Tazewell County
C. J. Peery
Switchback
C. M
F. T
M. F
L. W. Peery
Bluefield
W. Va
Richard Ward
Oxford
N. J
Peery
Squire A. S Peery
Rose McFarland
Virginia Side Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. C. C. Rakes remains ill at home on North College Avenue. Garland and a Mrs. Williams return from Castlewood. John Mathena spent holidays with mother Mrs. J. H. Mathena. Frank Pierce and Zack Sanders plan to matriculate at University of North Carolina. Mrs. Virginia Virano visited sister Mrs. May McParland at Marytown. Mamie St Clair of Tazewell visits Betty and Nan Crockett on Virginia Avenue. Rev and Mrs. H. Graham Keys and child return from Abingdon to visit Key’s mother. Mrs. James F. E. Greever hospitalized in Huntington. Her husband is a Logan attorney, son of Mrs. Amanda Greever of Bluefield. Miss Gladys Looney hosts Miss Mary Bill Johnson of Grundy. Miss Looney resides with sister Mrs. H. C. Davis on Walnut Street. Forest Shufflebarger, Northwestern medical student, visits brother C. L. Shufflebarger. Shuffle barger to be a doctor next year.
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C. C. Rakes
North College Avenue
Garland Williams
Castlewood
John Mathena
J. H. Mathena
Frank Pierce
Zack Sanders
University of North Carolina
Virginia Virano
Marytown
May McParland
Mamie St. Clair
Taze
Bluefield
Gladys Looney
Mary Bill Johnson
Grundy
Looney
H. C. Davis
Walnut Street
Forest Shufflebarger
Northwestern University
Chicago
C. L. Shufflebarger
Dogs Fall Victims to Planted Poison in Bluefield
Several valuable dogs in Bluefield Virginia have been poisoned in recent days. Bud Fisher and Tommy Williamson lost their bird dogs to the poison, and authorities believe someone is feeding poison laced food to the dogs for unknown reasons. Virginia law imposes a severe penalty on those found guilty of distributing poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bud Fisher
Tommy Williamson
Virginia
Old Timer Predicts Snow as Cold Air Moves In
An elder resident reported last evening a sense of coming snow and predicted falling weather, with a cold rain or snow flurries. The thermometer showed 18 above Friday morning after 24 above the day before and 12 above on Wednesday morning as temperatures trended downward.
Virginia Sidelights Young People Conference
Delegations of young people from Abingdon Presbytery churches gather at Graham church at 10 AM for a one day conference with reports and discussions. Participants from Tazewell Richlands Cedar Bluff Norton Big Stone Gap Bristol Abingdon Marion Wytheville Pulaski Galax and other points are expected. Local youths are invited to attend the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Abingdon
Graham Church
Tazewell
Richlands
Cedar Bluff
Norton
Big Stone Gap
Bristol
Marion
Wytheville
Pulaski
Galax
Greeting Card From Mary Stuart Recalled
A hand-painted Christmas postcard from Los Angeles arrives here sent by Miss Mary Stuart. It recalls that years ago as a young girl she wrote for local help to enlist support for her cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Stuart
Birth certificate straight and Christmas greetings from Bluefield
The note presents Miss Stuart born in Bluefield Virginia and sending Christmas greetings. It recalls a prior item about Miss Stuart that drew attention. Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Maurer and their daughter Miss Jane Maurer of New Haven are visiting Bluefield as guests of Mrs. Maurer’s father J. P. Camron and Misses Cameron at Thistledown on Virginia Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Stuart
Bluefield
Lloyd Maurer
Jane Maurer
New Haven
Friendship class urged to attend Sunday service
All members of the Friendship class of the Christian church are urged to the present Sunday morning. The lesson will be taught by J. H. McMullin, member of the Christian church of Bluefield, W. Va.
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Friendship Class
The
Christian Church
J. H. McMullin
Christian Church of
Bluefield
W. V
Sunday and church notices from Virginia area pars
Virginia side churches invite attendance at Sunday services with Children hour at 7 10 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m Graham Presbyterian offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m with J F Galloway as superintendent Communion at 11 a m Junior C E at 3 p m Senior Co E at 5 p m Abingdon Presbytery youth group conference Saturday 10 a m led by Nancy Pabst of Grundy All invited Graham M E Church South holds orphanage day in Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship 11 a m evening worship 7 30 p m with sermon and 6 45 p m league devotionals We extend invitation to worship with us.
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Pocahontas Presbyterian
Graham Presbyterian
J. F. Galloway
C. E
Co. E
Abingdon
Nancy Pabst
Grundy
Graham M. E
South
Charles H. Williams
League
Christian Church sermon and services schedule
Christian Church led by Pastor Hughes offers Bible School at 9:45 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday topics include Gods Mercy On His Church and A Fifty Fifty Man. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. features talks How the Future Looks to an Old Man How it Looks to a Young Man How it Looks to a Mother and How it Looks to a Young Woman. All invited.
Jews Reallowed Access to Munich Baths After Refund Claims
In Munich Germany Jews again may use the municipal baths after months of exclusion. Authorities reversed the ruling following claims by non Aryans for refunds of prepaid subscriptions, restoring access and signaling policy adjustment amid the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germay
Public sale in Bramwell for defaulted trust foreclosure
Defaulted on two notes secured by a deed of trust of October 1927 by Edgar L. Williams and Minnie Williams. Trustees J. N. Harman Jr and James W Harman will sell January 16, 1934 at 2 PM in front of Bramwell post office Mercer County West Virginia. Property described as Edgar L. Williams residence in Spicertown Bramwell, one quarter acre, bounded 116 feet east and west and 93.2 feet north and south, conveyed 1907 to L. Williams by deed Book 64 Page 57.
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Edgar L. Williams
Minnie Williams
J. N. Harman, Jr
James W Harman
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bramwell
Spicertown
Mercer Couny
Eoland
Gar .L. Williams
Thomas R. Shupe
N. Harman
James W. Harman
Trustacs
Record Holders Extend Flight To Endurance Mark
Frances Marselis and Helen Richey pushed through foul weather to continue their refueling endurance flight in Miami. By the tenth day at 1 03 p m they had surpassed the previous record of eight days four hours five minutes and still hoped to land the following day. Crowds gathered at the municipal airport to watch the endurance plane cycle.
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Miami
Fla
Frances Marselis
Helen Richey
Helen
White House Removes Bitey Dogs Meggie and Major
Washington reports two White House dogs Meggie and Major have been removed from official residence after biting incidents. Meggie, a one year old Scotch terrier, was given to a friend for keeping. Major, noted for nipping Prime Minister Bennett of Canada and Senator Hattie Caraway, was sent back to Hyde Park.
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Washington
White House
Meggie
Major
Chicago racketeering indictments target vast conspiracy
A Chicago grand jury indicted William "Three-Fingered Jack" White and sixteen associates as leaders of an outlaw union and contracting ring. Prosecutors say they extorted a quarter million from coal and construction interests, forced equipment rentals, and threatened strikes to control city contracts and prices. The case marks a push to end racketeering led by State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney and the T. N. T. trucking exchange.
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Chicago
William
Jack” White
George “Red” Barker
White
Trucking and Transportation Exchange
Thomas J. Courtney
al Capone
Courtney
Freight Car Loadings Drop Week Dec 23
The American Railway Association announced that revenue freight loadings for the week ended December 23 were 527,067, down 27,765 from the prior week but up 82,557 from 1932 and 86,168 from 1931, reflecting year-to-year gains despite the weekly dip.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Christmas Week Car Totals and Coke Freight Adjustments
Oval traffic for the week of 23 reached 121,650 with a drop of 3,618 from the prior week and 19,250 less than 1932, but 22,006 higher than 1931. Coke shipments totaled 6,743, down 908 from the previous week yet up 113 from last year and 2,382 above 1931. figures reflect freight inclusion.
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Oval
New York Hotels bar flasks for New Year celebration
New York hotel dining rooms will no longer allow guests to drink liquor or wine unless purchased from the hotel. The Hotel Association of New York City issued the edict prohibiting flask-toting on New Year’s Eve and other occasions, with drink prices set to equal regular levels.
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New York
Hotel Association of
New York City
Mystery Speaker Attacks Austrian Bishops Over Nazi Policy
In Munich a speaker identified as a member of the Nazi leadership council used Bavarian radio to attack Austrian bishops for a pre Christmas pastoral letter condemning Nazi measures. He accused Austrian hierarchy of harsher action than Germany clerics and predicted Dollfuss and his supporters would fall by next Christmas.
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Munich
Germany
Land-Leadere’ Council
Engelbert Dollfuss
Dollfng
Newepaner
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Tom Tyler
Phantom OF the Air
First National Picture
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Marion Davies
Bing Crosby
Fifi D’orsey
Ned Sparks
U. S. Control
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Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Alred Wiggin
Thehase National Bank
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New Mark
T. N. T. Clique
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