07 Feb 1932
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1932
Page
1
A reflective fragment traces a middle aged man nicknamed Old Lick who wastes a fortune inherited yet clings to work, then shifts to a wider meditation on folly and caution. The piece moves to a funeral in rough mountains, praising a hymn singer and the communal vigil, ending with details of the Unknown Soldier tomb being rebuilt with a massive Colorado marble block and new memorial treatments.
Final arrangements for a large community forum at the auditorium on Monday night were made by a Bluefield chamber subcommittee. The event aims to seek public input, with service clubs and local business groups pledging support, and a follow up program to be outlined after initial discussions.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith released a 144 word statement addressing his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. He spoke to a group of 46 newspaper reporters in New York, saying the statement should not be published until Monday morning. Smith, 68, answered a few questions with his trademark wit as copies of his pledge were distributed.
An oblique report suggests Western notions misjudge Chinese armed forces as mostly with obsolete arms. The piece notes snipers with modern pistols and glimpses a Shanghai street incident tied to trio of American gangsters confronting rivals.
Washington February 6 The long expected stop Roosevelt campaign takes dynamic form as Democrats rally to the effort. Alfred E. Smith faces a new battle and John N. Garner gains prominence as Roosevelt foes push to prevent foreclosing the nomination.
Southern West Virginia coal operators pressed for immediate permanent organization of Appalachian Coals Inc to test the legality of a regional sales agency. The Department of Justice said it would cooperate but warned that legislation or litigation may be needed. An agency in four states was tentatively formed in Cincinnati while awaiting DOJ stance.
At an extraordinary Geneva session, spokesmen from sixty nations heard petitions signed by more than 8.3 million people from women churches workers students and pacifists urging disarmament. Miss Mary Dingman spoke for 40 million members of women’s groups as signatures were deposited on the president’s table along with those from fifty nations.
A massive snow avalanche rolled down a mountainside and buried Albert Smith, 18, a miner, near here today. Fellow workers tried to reach him but doubt the body will be recoverable until spring melts the snow.
Seven or eight bandits in white uniforms tried to rob the Waveland State bank but faced vigilante fire after cutting telephone lines and light wires in the area. They barricaded and sniped at guards, failing to reach the inner vault. One wounded suspect was later arrested in Danville, Ill. Previous raids attributed to the same gang included a $4,300 theft from Litton State Bank in Hendricks County and $3,500 taken December 16 in another nearby county.
West Virginia rivers overflowed and inundated central eastern and southern counties. Debris and mud remain in farm lands and towns while power lines roads and railway tracks are repaired. Officials expect municipal water in Philippi to return by tomorrow amid widespread flood disruption.
Ell Watkins a Bluefield prohibition officer filed a libel suit in US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia against Washington Times Company. He seeks 100000 damages over an article titled Shotgun Prohibition listing alleged officer fatalities in Mercer County and other counties, which he says contains false names and depicts him harming his reputation. He denies knowing the four men named and contends the piece harms his character.
Robert McCall, 48, a well known Bishop family member from Var wage, Va., died in a car crash near a 160 foot embankment after his car left a road Saturday night. His neck was broken and skull fractured. He was single and widely known in Taze well county.
Shanghai Feb 7 Japanese and Chinese forces escalated the fight at Chapei with 500 Japanese bluejackets landing from destroyers Yakaze and Okiaze. Tokyo ordered reinforcements as secrecy shielded troop movements. Chinese officials accuse settlement authorities of letting Japanese forces use the foreign section as a base.
Washington report says the four major powers involved in Shanghai tensions pause active peace efforts and await Japan's next moves. Japan rejects linking Manchuria and Shanghai, while signaling no backing down from China's military resistance. Ministers debate methods, with warships and an army division possibly planned, as diplomatic channels in London Paris and Rome discuss further aid and responses.
Japanese troops and bluejackets rushed to aid Shanghai defenders and landed at Woosung to assault the city. Heavy bombardment targeted Chapel district as Chinese forces reinforced lines. Two American missions were attacked while evacuees fled toward Shanghai and Tokyo denied aggressive aims.
Clarence Boyd, 28, an Appalachian Electric Power employee at Glen Lyn, was killed when his car was struck by Norfolk and Western passenger train No. 3 at a grade crossing west of Glen Lyn. His wife was injured and three others escaped serious harm in the collision at about fifteen miles per hour signals.
Edward H B Allen, 23, society man, is found not guilty of murder in the November 9 shooting of Francis A Donaldson III. Crowd scenes, a contempt citation for a demonstrator, and police disruption marked the dramatic Norristown courthouse proceedings as the verdict ends a highly watched case.
Charleson W Va Feb 6 Williams Johnson the only man to hold four consecutive four year terms as a major elective state official announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for reelection. He cited reconstruction era financial and economic problems and his years of training as reasons he should continue guiding the state government.
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