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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
2
A jumble of short notices covers coal prices and vendors, bake sales, dances, fruit shipments, book events, and church lawn parties. Items mention Bluefield WV, Shrine Club, Masons, a bankruptcy petition by Stella Levie, and a prohibition arrest. Multiple businesses, addresses, and phone numbers appear alongside community happenings and sales.
Huntington West Virginia July. Lynnwood Harris thirty six butler at Rye New York arrested on information from post office inspector B L Pitcher. Harris's arrest followed the seizure of Charlies Mayo a Negro arrested at Huntington post office as he was to receive a narcotic pack. Mayo confessed to buying narcotics from Harris on two occasions and said orders were filled through the mails. A third narcotics parcel arrived in Huntington addressed to Mayo while he awaited arraignment.
The West Virginia State Association elected J. D. Merriman of Wheeling as president and F. A. Armburater of Wheeling as secretary and treasurer at its annual meeting. New executive committee members include A. Payne Charlston? Edgewood CC, Harold Hutchinson Fairmont CC, W. C. Strickling Gune CC Huntington, and others. Re-elected members are W. H. Melilhaney Bluefield CC, O R Barter Clarksburg CC, and several more.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville must repay 198 484 dollars to the government for excess earnings tied to an advance payment under the Transportation Act. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific faced similar actions last week, each involving more than a million dollars, with petitions for reconsideration already filed.
Syracuse reports two men died when an airplane burst into flames and crashed in a field near Amber. The pilot was George C. Ceratt of Syracuse and the passenger was Clarence F. Filkins of Belle Isle. The craft plummeted from about two to three hundred feet as witnesses watched.
A suspect held in Roanoke on a first degree murder charge in the deaths of Officer C H Morgan and Officer W Herry, tied to the Roanoke police killings. Commonwealth's Attorney Samuel R Price opposed release, while Mabel Paxton and Albert Kinson were named in the case. Price Willett was sent to the grand jury on Wednesday.
Two young men claiming kin to Charles Smith arrived in Bluefield after a Wyoming county raid on a still left him dead from a bullet wound to the leg. They said his father lives near Peter Creek Kentucky and his mother is dead. They learned of the shooting only yesterday and no arrangements had been made for the body’s removal from Hawkine Undertaking.
Babe Herman the California featherweight outboxed Benny Gould of Canada in all twelve rounds to win the decision here in Albany. He knocked down Gould four times as efforts to line up a title bout with Kid Kaplan in Waterbury failed but may resume at a New York boxing Commission conference next Tuesday.
Huntington West Virginia July 9 A Seminas Ross twenty seven employed at a local restaurant was killed instantly when the car he drove crashed through a bridge guard rail and fell twenty five feet into the creek bed. His skull was fractured in four places and his right wrist broken. The accident occurred on the Huntington Hamlin road at Davie creek.
The report notes that thirty four states do not regulate the number of birds and game fowl that may be bagged in a single day.
A five year old boy named Roscoe Canaday was abducted by a woman while playing on the lawn of his paternal guardian's home in Forest Hills. The child had recently been abducted from his mother in Texas. his parents are separated. Authorities seek the kidnapper and the missing child.
The Day in Washington reports the shipping board turned down offers for 200 ships while Latvia signals it will fund its U S debt. Forecasts show a corn crop of 895 million bushels and wheat at 60 million. Will Hays is named head of the PR committee for National Air Transport Inc.
A National Geographic Society bulletin describes Rome as the magnet for pilgrims and American tourists with its blend of ancient ruins and modern city life. It notes the city today is a busy, modern center, where seven hills remain but are reshaped by time, and highlights landmarks like the Colosseum, Vatican, and Victor Emmanuel II monument, alongside vast churches and fountains and the vast Vatican palace.
Miss Phebe D. Davis eighty of Swampscott Mass has seen Lincoln and since then spoken with every president including Coolidge. She rose at 6 30 to greet the president and his party as they arrived at the summer White House to pay respects to the chief executive.
Oklahoma City July 9 reports a movement to make cowboy actor Will Rogers from Broadway a candidate for governor next year. Bartlesville sources said a plan to endorse Rogers for the Democratic nomination was forming but Rogers has not yet commented before any formal “boom” begins.
London reports the British government maintains constant contact with Washington and Tokyo over the Chinese situation. Officials express belief that a conference of powers to adjust Chinese customs will soon be cleared, enabling cooperation with China to set its house in order.
A severe storm swept Minnesota on Wednesday evening, causing four deaths in Minneapolis, eighteen injuries, and one missing. The south part of the city saw wreckage and over $100,000 in property damage as streets flooded and hundreds of uprooted trees blocked roadways.
Washington reports fiscal year 1925 federal internal revenue fell by 212 million from 1924 but total receipts reached 2.584 billion as income tax and miscellaneous sources contributed. Officials say reduced rates increased overall receipts and spurred new income, while West Virginia details show income tax drops in 1925 compared with 1924.
Hayes Picklesimer of Charleston has been named receiver for the Bank of Benwood. State officials closed the bank on June 10 after cashier William S. Leach was arrested for misappropriating funds. Assistant cashier Joseph Ward fled and remains at large. Picklesimer is connected with the state banking department.
In Muskegon Michigan on July 9 Krip an old brindle bulldog protecting Miss Mabel Hill from a rattlesnake near her Point Sheldon cottage killed the strike threat but was bitten. The poison quickened and within an hour the dog died.
The Kokumin reports four Koreans sneaked bombs into the imperial palace in Tokyo a fortnight ago. Two were captured and two escaped but were later lured toward Korea. The bombs did not explode and no injuries were reported. The emperor and empress are summering at Mikko Palace.
Governor Pinchot directs a three phase inquiry into the Carnegie Trust Company. Attorney General Woodruff and C H Graff arrive to coordinate salvage of assets for depositors and a general investigation of the bank and related surety company dealings. Meetings continue with state officials.
Mr. W stated that before public hearings the investigation would reach a stage allowing open action. He indicated that this open action would take the form of a civil suit, reducing the need for secrecy.
A fire destroyed the Roanoke Spoke and Lever factory in the Norwich section on Wednesday night causing about 150000 dollars in damage. Insurance covered roughly half of the losses.
An army aircraft carrying mail and 500000 in bank clearances from southern cities arrived in Cleveland at 7 04 p m. The flight to Nashville took three hours and forty five minutes with one stop at Louisville where no mail was picked up.
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