City Board Debates Three Amendments To Ordinance
City directors on first reading approve three amendments. One bans spying on private homes, another adds trespass penalties on city property, and a rule allows coal to be carried in containers on sidewalks in downtown during restricted hours. Also permits March 7 dance, carnival May 26 31, and three building permits totaling 190 dollars.
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City Board of Directors
David Silber
Bluefield Post No. 9
City Park
Drum and Bugle Corps
C. E. Elliott
Bluefield Avenue
Claytor Motor Sales Company
J. S. Compton
Spanish Grill
George McCulloch
Memorial Avenue
S. O. White
R. E. Coffey
Committee Speaks On Humane Bill Amid Worker Concerns
Easton argues workers cannot speak for themselves as employers do. He claims petitions are coerced and that home interviews show workers do want the humane bill. Opponents say the bill gives no exemptions like the federal act and that operating under maximum hours is impractical in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Secret committee members named for Lakin hospital probe
Charleston officials disclose the house of delegates secret panel investigating Lakin hospital for Negro insane and Pruntytown boys reform school. Delegates Jackson as chair leads a five member group with Michie McClung King and Rairden. A separate panel to probe Charleston police department is led by Frank Knight with members Debates Schupbach Eddy and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Lakin Hospital For
Pruntytown Boys’ Reformatory
Malcolm Arnold
Lakin
Pruntytown
Arnold
Jackson
Logan
Michie
Kanawha
McClung
Fayette
King
Monongalia
Rairden
Mason
Frank Knight
Capital
Schupbach
D. Wetzel
Mercer
Eddy
Smith
Lewis
N. and W. Group to Meet at West Virginian Hotel
About 25 delegates from Norfolk and Western railways Pocahontas division and Bluefield terminal will attend a regional better service committee meeting at the West Virginian hotel Friday morning February 21. The discussion will cover railroad industry phases and public service improvements with L C Gardner presiding.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Pocahontas Division
Bluefield Terminal
Better Service Committee
West Virginian Hotel
L. C. Gardner
Deaths and Funerals of Miss Irma Roth
Funeral services for Miss Irma Roth 42 of Pocahontas will be held at the Roth residence at 10 a.m. with Rev. R. H. Bowden and Rev. E. W. Hughes officiating. Burial follows at Monte Vista Park cemetery. Miss Roth, daughter of Max Roth hardware merchant, is survived by one sister Miss Edith Roth.
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Irma Roth
Pocahontas
Roth
R. H. Bowden
E. W. Hughes
Monte Vista Park
Miss Roth
Max Roth
Edith Roth
Funeral services for Mrs L H Clark
Funeral services for Mrs L H Clark of Walton avenue will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home of her sister-in-law Mr L E Tierney on Country Club hill. The Rev Jennings W Hobson will officiate and burial will be at Peterstown. The family asks that flowers be omitted.
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L. H Clark
Walton Avenue
Death of Mrs Lizzie Ellis Bailey
Mrs Lizzie Ellis Bailey 73 died at 5 yesterday morning at her Bramwell road home She was born in Mercer county daughter of Overton Ellis and widow of James M Bailey a Mercer pioneer family member The couple moved to Canada in 1898 returning to Mercer in 1928 Mr Bailey died soon after She leaves four sons all residing in Canada Funeral services will be at Hawkins chapel 3 30 this afternoon with burial at Walnut Grove cemetery
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Lizzie Ellis Bailey
R. L. Bailey
Bluefield
James M. Bailey
Bramwell Road
Bailey
Mercer County
Overton Ellis
Mercer
Canada
Mercern
Hawkin's Chapel
Walnut Grove Cemetery
House debates beer sales and labor bills in busy session
The House weighs beer access limited to state liquor stores after a contentious vote. Rairden loses on a record vote while measures on Sunday sales and local option elections stall. Senate moves on an architects licensing bill and a sales tax exemptions debate prompts mixed reactions. Other actions include a plan to tax membership fees for mutual insurers and county planning measures in Kanawha.
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Rairden
CIO
Senate
Architects’ Licensing Act
Paull
Jones
Boone
House
Kanawha
Bramwell Man Hurt After Bridge Fall
W N Fadden 58 of Bramwell was admitted to Bluefield sanitarium after a 15 foot fall from a bridge near the Bramwell railway depot. Doctors said his back injuries were of undetermined seriousness.
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W. N. Fadden
Bramwell
Bluefield Sanitarium
McFadden
Junior Group of DAR Holds Monday Meeting
The Junior group of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at Mrs. Keil Alderson’s Lyndale Ave home with Mrs. Fred Meyer presiding. D E French spoke on parliamentary law. Evelyn Easley joined as a new member. Plans for a benefit bridal party and fundraising were discussed. Mary Gordon Perkins outlined next year’s programs.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Fred Meyer
Keil Alderson
Lyndale Avenue
D. E. French
Evelyn Easley
Treasury
Mary Gordon Perkins
Chesapeake & Ohio Declares Quarterly Dividend On Common Shares
Cleveland February 18 Chesapeake and Ohio railway declares a quarterly dividend of 1.75 dollars a common share payable March 7 to holders of record. A road reports January net income of 2,147,475 dollars, down 605,219 from January 1940. Railway operating revenues total 10,337,673 dollars, down 423,077.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & O. Railway Today
Lawmakers clash over police wage hour bill amendments
Delegate Russek pressed to remove police wage hour exemptions for municipalities but failed. FOP President Clarence Custer expressed opposition and Wheeling lodge support was cited. Perry noted letters from lodges statewide while arguing the bill would set lower minimum salaries than many cities now pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russek
Ohio
State
Fraternal Order of Police
Clarence Custer
Wheeling
la Wheeling Lodge
Perry
FOP
Food price hike sparks complaint in Morgantown
In Morgantown a coalition of residents led by Dorothy Gordon complains to West Virginia lawmakers that food prices rose sharply after the Du Pont synthetic ammonia plant began construction. She cites coal, flour, cheese, bacon and sausage price jumps. senators Smith and Hussion vow to investigate and may seek action.
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Charleston
W. Va
Morgantown
State Senate
Smith
Marion
Senate
Dorothy Gordon
Monongalia County
Neely
Hussion
D. Taylor
Four Die In Frisco Blaze At Nightclub Building
San Francisco reports a fatal fire at a rambling two story building housing the girls club and Mission Community Center. Three women and an unidentified boy, about 11 or 12, suffocated in second floor workrooms and first floor lavatory. Firemen suspect the blaze started under an outside stair. Two women were visitors, one a WPA sewing project craft teacher.
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San Francisco
Girls Club
Mission Community Center
S. 30
Piano Tuning and Printing Services Advertised
Roanoke piano tuner Harry Haffen to visit town at least one week each month. Businesses advertise printing services including mimeograph paper and telegraph commercial printing at 412 Bland St Bluefield. Contact numbers and addresses listed for orders and inquiries.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Bland Road
Poanoke
Telegraph Commera Printing Co
Bland St
United States Tension in Far East and Pacific Defense
The article notes anxiety in the Far East over a potential Japanese strike in collaboration with axis moves in Europe. It mentions U S naval plans to strengthen Pacific defenses, including Guam, and cites Welles stating that American defense lines depend on other nations' policies and acts to ensure territory safety.
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Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
Far East
Japan
Europe
United States
Congress
Pacific
Guam
Tokyo
Welles
German magazine warns U S on Japan war risk and power
A Berlin based article approved by the German high command argues the United States may repeat mistakes of Russia and China by underestimating Japan. It warns against letting business interests drive a break with Japan and notes Japan's growing sea power and air combat experience in China.
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Berlin
United States
Russia
China
Japan
America
Britain
U. S
House Armaments Committee
American Eagle Reports Merchant Ship Losses Week Ended Feb 9
British and allied ships lost in the week ending February 9 totaled 13 vessels weighing 29,806 tons, well below the wartime weekly average. The ships comprised nine British vessels totaling 19,364 tons and four allied vessels of 10,442 tons.
Hatfield to Speak at John Stewart Methodist Men’s Day
Dr H D Hatfield former governor and senator will address the annual men’s day program Sunday at 11 AM at John Stewart Methodist church. His topic is Preservation of Our Heritage with music by Bluefield State Teachers College men’s choir and a local church men’s choir. Committeeman C W Tiffany chairs the program with Rev H C Jones James Smith and Benjamin Campbell also on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hatfield
United States
John Stewart Methodist Church
Hatfield
Bluefield State Teachers College
C. D. Reece
William P. Green
Dr. Hatfield
C. W. Tiffany
H. C. Jones
James Smith
Benjamin Campbell
Public drive raises five thousand for local organizations
WHIS aired last night speeches urging Bluefield residents to donate to a coordinated drive supporting six groups. Funds will be distributed among the Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts, the Carolina Community Home, the Bluefield Baby Clinic, the Union Mission and the YWCA for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHIS
Rogers
West Virginia House acts on beer rules and blue book bills
Delegates move to regulate beer measures and junk boxes while excluding vending machines. Senate seeks changes to the Blue Book publication schedule and sales. Bills propose painter licensing and decor board, guest liability limits, and higher pay for one assistant attorney general. House also tackles indeterminate sentencing and Blue Sky law enforcement power, plus health department regulation of smoke factories and boilers.
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House
Perry
Logan
Senate
Sweeney
Ohio
Smith
Marion
Greene
Mingo
Moore
Marshall
Moundsville Penitentiary
Shinn
Harrison
Kanawha
State Health Department
Senator Brands bill sparked opposition as supporters withdraw
The scene shifted as leading backers of Senator Brands measure pulled back to their offices. Clark led the opposing side arguing the bill would cripple American defenses, cede dictatorial powers to the president, fund other nations, and threaten the Monroe Doctrine. A related note mentions a new gyroscope artificial horizon instrument for aircraft appears on the market.
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Clark
United States
Senate
America
Europe
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W. N. McFadden II Hospital
American Heating Equipment
Cn Ptandard Funan Fixtures
Aquariay
Sunbeam
Hawfard Corporation
Pittsbergh Assons
Radius & Standard Sanitary Correction
Tron & Steel
Bellers
Gan
Radingen
Telegraph Commercial Ting Company
Bluefield Business College
Appalachian
W. H. Cunningham
Rad Naameh
Lowes
C.I.T
Claytor Motor Sales
Bluefield Ave
M. R. McMillion McComas
John Stewart
Kammer
Boudior
Casaroles
Kammer Furniture Co
Bland Street
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