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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1930
Page
3
A survey of modern holidays from government workers to social routines contrasts with a Civil War battlefield anecdote. An elderly dealer peddles bullets found on a field, while fashion shifts drive trends and propaganda shapes public opinion. The week closes noting autos claim many lives as traffic deaths rival wartime losses.
The Graf Zeppelin arrived at Lakehurst after a stormy crossing, repairs needed on aft engine gondola struts, passengers describing the voyage as undramatic. Officials noted the ship ready for refueling before the return flight to Friedrichshafen with a Seville stop scheduled for Monday 9 o clock EST.
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that O Emerson Camp Kanawha County superintendent of schools must vacate his post after a larceny conviction. The decision holds conviction automatically vacates office and directs county boards to elect a successor. Camp was convicted of stealing Malden district school funds and sentenced to three years. execution was stayed pending appeal.
M's MOMA MICHAEL of New York earned the nickname The Poppy Lady for first proposing the poppy as a symbol of soldiers sacrifices in the World War era.
President Hoover spent a weekend in the Allegheny mountains at the Jay Cooke Philadelphia estate near Williamsport. He toured the hunting and fishing grounds with Governor Fisher and White House physician Captain Boone, fishing for brook trout and enjoying the primeval atmosphere. Escorts of motorcycle police will clear roads on the return to Washington.
In a Southwest Side corner shooting, Philip Gnolfo was killed as gunmen fired from a speeding car. Wounded were Carmelo Guell, 48, and Joseph Iannaca, 34, with a 14 year old boy also hit by flying glass. Gnolfo once faced charges since 1915 and was rumored to have slain Henry Spingola. Guell and Iannaca claimed legitimate business in Chicago.
Logan West Virginia May 31 Naa man Jackson president of the First National Bank of Logan announced plans for the bank to acquire the Bank of Logan and Trust Company. A stockholders meeting to confirm the merger is to be held within two weeks.
Washington notes North Carolina holds its June 7 primary to gauge Democratic and Republican shifts after 1928. The Senate race pits Simmons Bailey and Jons amid party splits, with Governor Gardner’s margin cited as a marker of voter realignment. Iowa and Florida also vote this week on tariff, farm relief, and repeal of Prohibition.
In Alexandria and surrounding parishes refugees sing praises for Red Cross rations as floodwaters rise. More than 10,000 people have fled from Natchitoches and Red River regions. Levee crews work to strengthen defenses and hold emergency dikes while officials forecast river crests near 40 to 40.5 feet by June 3.
Ulio Prbesths president elect of Brazil sails for a visit to the United States and will take office November 15. He began public life as a state deputy in 1909 and was elected March 1, 1930.
United States Senator Henry D. Hatfield will deliver the commencement address at Concord College Athens Tuesday at 10 30 am. 28 AB graduates will receive diplomas and Pauline Rogers tops the class as valedictorian.
Jefferson Ohio May 31 A young woman Maude Lowther 22 and Trilby Smith 26 were charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Smiths wife. Both confessed to plotting the murder and were arraigned before Justice T J Weatherstone held for grand jury June 9 in jail without bond. Mrs Lowther described how she was entangled with Smith and the married man who urged her to kill his wife.
Federal officials police and the county coroner opened a triple probe into the Ameco disaster off Santa Monica after a gale swamped the 45 foot fishing boat. Fifty three survivors were rescued by nearby vessels, with three confirmed dead and thirteen listed as missing.
In Chickasha Oklahoma a mob of over 1000 people stormed the Grady county jail after Henry Argo a 19 year old Negro was accused of attacking a white woman He died from a gunshot wound while jailed and a second alleged assailant was killed by a mob leader The incident followed earlier mob violence in Sherman Texas and left several guards injured as National Guard units tried to restore order
The Pocahontas and southern coal operators fight to block a further raise in lake cargo freight differentials sought by northern producers. Lawyers Greever Quirk and Norman represent southern interests before the Interstate Commerce Commission, with hearing slated in Washington on June 16.
Senator McKellar Democrat of Tennessee voiced opposition to the London naval limitations agreement. He said the pact fails to meet any objective and would increase naval arms, widening current disparities. Some senators may miss the next session, prompting calls to delay final action until December. Chairman Borah set a Monday meeting to review secret talks in the lead up to the London conference.
The Pocahontas Tug River district posted a weekly production of 508 097 net tons for the week ending May 24, up 14 484 tons from the prior week. Through May 24 the calendar year total reached 10 615 605 net tons with a yearly average of 505 400 net tons.
Morgantown May 31 The West Virginia University board of governors accepted Col. James E. Jones Switchback McDowell county offer to fund ten research scholarships of 1200 yearly for the new graduate school led by Dr. John Roscoe Turner. Recipients chosen annually by the graduate council on recommendation of the president and board. Also the Theodore Smith memorial fund opens with 2000 from Jones via insurer after the drowning death of Theodore Smith Switchback and American Natural Gas Foundation adds a $500 scholarship at the university.
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