Howe Exposition Billed for City Auditorium Week
The Bluefield Better Homes and Industrial Exposition will run in the city auditorium during June 2 through 25 with open afternoons and evenings. Exhibits cover planning financing construction materials appliances and decorating by local firms. prizes contests weddings baby shows and entertainment by Emma Barlow's Circus Revue and a top orchestra are planned.
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Bluefield
Emma Barlow
Roanoke
J. T. Craig
Representa
West Virginian Hotel
United States Minister to Canada Acclaimed in Ottawa
Ottawa reports the first U S minister to Canada William Phillips was welcomed with ceremonies and official duties. He met Prime Minister King and ministers, dined with the governor general, and will visit Washington before resuming duties in Ottawa.
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U. S
Canada
Ottawa
William
Rae
Willingdon
Phillipe
United States
Belgium
United
Phil
Phillips
Dominion
Laurier
King
Toyjake
Taft Art Collection to Move to Cincinnati Foundation
Charles Taft and Mrs. Taft donate a renowned art collection and residence valued at about a million dollars to Cincinnati for the Institute of Fine Arts. The gift funds a parental endowment for the Cincinnati Symphony and requires an additional 2.5 million raised by year end 1927, with control phased in by 1927.
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Cincinnati
Charles Taft
The
Cincinnati Star
Taft
Cincinnati Istitute of Fine Arts
Wen
Cincin
Cinnati Symphony Orchestra
State Odd Fellows Convention at End
Parkersburg West Virginia June 1 officers tonight conduct sessions of the Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows meeting this week. Officers elected include Grand patriarch J Rhodes Huntington Grand high priest D D McCardle Cameron senior warden M S Fultz Eston grand scribe C L Simp Huntington grand representative B F Beall Morgantown junior warden C B Merritt Wolfe Summitt sessions were held at Masonic temple where the de of chivalry was conferred on a large class of candidates Point Pleasant was selected as the convention city for 1928.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Odd Fellows
J. Rhodes
Huntington
D. D. McCardle
Cameron
Local Classified News Notes in Bluefield May 1927
Bluefield items advertise rental space with soda fountain, real estate views, beauty services, and local business notices. Also notices of funerals, a Masonic meeting, a Chautauqua guarantors gathering, liquor seizure, and convention planning for the West Virginia Publishers association. Numerous small ads from Harman to Pugh span real estate, loans, services, and shops.
Pacific flight gains official U S sanction
San Francisco to Hawaii air run receives approval from Assistant Secretary of War F Tru bee Davison and ACA head Porter Adams. James D Dole posts 25000 for first and 10000 for second aviators. San Francisco offers 50000 for first round trip Hawaii flight.
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San Francisco
Hawaii
F. Trubee Davison
Porter Adams
National Aeronautical Association
Citizens’ Committees
Fileh
Adams
Lindbergh
Atlantic
James D. Dole
California-Hawaiian Pineapple Company
Mellon Refuses Lawrence Portrait Then Sold to Huntington
The Lawrence portrait of Miss Mary Barret known as Pinky was sold to Henry E Huntington after Andrew Mellon refused it. Huntington bought it for his California collection just before his death. the work fetched $988,900 in London, the highest price at auction.
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New York
New York Herald-Tribune
Thomas Lawrence
Mary Houston Barrett
Pinky
Henry BE. Huntington
San Marino
Cal
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Huntington
California
Philadelphia
London
Joseph Duveen
Rescue Ship Aids Wreck Survivors Near Romblon
Manila June 2 A relief ship carrying a doctor and nurses and food and clothing left for Mulanay Tayabas province to aid survivors of the inter island steamer Negros which sank Sunday off Romblon island Heavy loss of life is feared with 108 missing as details are meagre
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Manila
Pi—A
Mulanay
Tayabas
Here
Negros
Romblon Island
Mountain State Bus Schedule Outlines Multi City Routes
Mountain State Transportation Company operates buses from Bluefield to Tazewell Lebapen Kingdom Bristol and Beckley with multiple daily departures starting at 8:00 am and ending around 9:30 pm. Connections exist at Bristol to Johnson City and Knoxville and at Beckley for Thurmond and Charleston. Schedule may change.
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Bluefield Union
Tazewell
Lebapen Kingdon
Bristol
Matoaka
Wham
Beckley
Bristo Ter
Johnson City
Knoxville
Thurmond
Charleston
Mt Moticn
Spain to Again Be Given Guarantees
Dispatches from Madrid report King Alfonso actively guiding Spain toward constitutional guarantees and parliamentary government. Observers note his mentorship of General Primo De Rivera's political program and his insistence the dictatorship was temporary.
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Biarritz
France
Alfonso
Spain
Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Thirteen Arrested Over Coal Mine Riot Incident
Thirteen persons were arrested near the Mansfield mine of the Pittsburgh Coal company on charges of inciting a riot. State police allege the group tried to interfere with workers going to the Mansfield mine and hearings are to be scheduled later.
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Pittsburgh
Glendale
Mansfield
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Storm strikes Brussels hot houses region causing extensive damage
A severe storm swept the Brussels Antwerp district causing widespread destruction to hot houses. Many buildings lost roofs, trees were uprooted, walls toppled, and several houses collapsed as the storm battered the area.
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Brussels
Brussels-Antwerp
Woman and child hurt in Pulaski Street crash
Mrs H A Goodykoontz and Janet Buckley were injured when A W Cawthorn allegedly sped his car into the Goodykoontz vehicle at the Pulaski Burton Street intersection. Cawthorn jailed on speed and reckless driving charges. George Marshall present. Goodykoontz ankle sprained and Buckley child cut on the nose. other two children uninjured. Witnesses say Cawthorn was driving at a wild rate of speed.
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H. A. Goodykoontz
Giles Street
Janet Buckley
C. Henry Buckley
A. W. Cawthorn
Mineral Street
Government Poison Alcohol Policy Censured in Congress
The death of John Harper from poisoned liquor sparks criticism from Congressman Fred Britten and W. E. Hull who condemn the federal poisoning policy. Matthew McAnany, charged in the case, is held on $5,000 bond for the federal grand jury. Mrs. Pearl Harper plans a $10,000 damages suit against the druggist.
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Chicago
John Harper
Fred Britten
W. E. Hull
Harper
Matthew MccAnany
Pearl Harper
Soviet Leader Accuses Britain of War Provocation
Moscow June 1 Alexia Rykoff president of the council of peoples commissars told a Moscow Soviet plenary that British rupture with Russia violated trust and risked war. He charged Britain forged documents and spied on the Soviet republic, saying the USSR opposes a steady peace-toward-war policy amid grave international danger.
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Moscow
Alexia Ryckoff
Council of Peoples Commissre
Moscow Soviet Today
Russia
Great Britain
Soviet Union
De Pinedo Set to Resume Four Continent Flight
Commander Francesco De Pinedo, the Fascist long distance aviator, is ready to resume his four continent flight from Horta Azores after an atmospheric interruption on May 23 during the Atlantic crossing from Trepassey Newfoundland. He will return to the landing spot to weld the journey into a continuous path.
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Horta
Fayal
Azores
Francesco de Pinedo
Atlantic Ocean
Trepassey
New Foundland
Mexican Government Boycotts U S Goods
Confirmation from Ambassador Sheffield that the Mexican government has decreed a boycott on American products previously purchased by Mexican governmental departments. The dispatch provided no further information or reasons for the action.
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Washington
State Department
Sheffield
Tornado Levels Homes In Stroud Oklahoma
A tornado from the northwest leveled at least 25 homes and damaged 75 more in Stroud Oklahoma late today. No casualties were reported.
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Stroud
Okla
Oil Storage Tanks Explode In Seal Beach Field
Fire caused by an explosion broke out in several oil storage tanks on the Marland Oil company lease in the Seal Beach field today.
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Long Beach
Cal
Marland Oil Company
Seal Beach
Summer Furs Set Against Hot Weather Trends
Furs survive the heat by following summer fashions featuring collars in fabot style bow knot ties and other fancy necklines reflecting seasonal style notes.
Purnell Accused as Mercenary Fraud in House of David Case
In St Joseph Michigan June 1 defense attorneys aided Esther Hansel the state's key witness in the House of David receivership suit. Hansel said she lied for the kingdom but told the truth now, charging Benjamin Purnell with abuses and tunnels for escape. She called Purnell a mercenary fraud and said Queen Mary Purnell witnessed abuse. The testimony ended with court adjournment.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Atorneys
Esther Hannel
House of David
Mary Purnell
Benjamin
Hansel
Purnell
Huge cut in income taxes predicted in 1930s talk
Chicago reports Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania predicted radical income tax reductions next year. He cited a national treasury surplus of 600 million dollars and 1.1 billion dollars of debt refinanced, arguing the maximum rate should not exceed 10 percent.
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Chicago
United States
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
National Treasury
Reed
Help Asked in Sacco Vanzetti Case Review in Boston
Governor Fuller requested aid from Harvard University MIT and a former Massachusetts probate judge for an independent review of the Sacco and Vanzetti murder case. The panel will sit independently of the governor during the week of July 16.
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Boston
Alvan T. Fuller
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Court
Sacco
Vanzetti
Fewer and Better Ministers Urged at Congregational Meeting
At Omaha the National Council of Congregational churches heard Rev J T Stocking of Montclair urge fewer and better ministers, criticizing unprepared candidates. Rev W Ernest Collins of Topeka pressed vacation schools for children, claiming four to five days can surpass two years of Sunday school.
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Omaha
Neb
National Council of the Congregational Churches
J. T. Stocking
Montclair
N. J
Stocking
W. Ernest Collins
Topeka
Kas
Ford Denies Offering Lindbergh A Ford Post
Henry Ford dismissed reports that Captain Charles Lindbergh was offered a position in Ford Motor Company’s aviation division. He stated the claim is entirely without foundation and that no contact with Lindbergh by cable or other means occurred.
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Detroit
Charles Lindbergh
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Lindbergh
Liebold
EB. G. Liebold
Publisher Gilbert Hitchcock Weds Martha Harris in Memphis
In Memphis on June 1 a small wedding united Gilbert M. Hitchcock Omaha newspaper publisher and former Nebraska senator with Miss Martha Harris of Memphis. After the ceremony the couple departed for White Sulphur Springs West Virginia for their honeymoon.
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Memphis
Tenn
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Omaha
United States
Nebraska
Martha Harris
Harris
Hitchcock
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Contributions to Red Cross Still Coming In
Mississippi relief continues with donations to the American Red Cross. The Mercer county chapter still lacks several hundred dollars to meet its quota. Names appear with small contributions from local residents including John T. Binfield, Brothers, H. Batte Jr, Charles K. Fisher, J. C. Gordon, and Walter Griffith among others.
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American Red Cross
Mississippi
Mercer County
John T. Bine
Eld
Hepa
Eoetaes Brothers
H. Batte, Jr
Charles KK Fishe
J. C. Gordon
Walter Griffith
Negro waits in electric chair as execution fails
At Balford Florida on June 1 Jim Williams a black man condemned to die sat in the death chair awaiting an executioner who did not arrive He will live until Friday Sheriff R L Hancock of Putnam County designated a deputy Walter Minton to operate the switch but Minton declined saying the act would not be legal
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Balford
Fla
Jim Williams
Sherif R. L Hancock
Putnam County
Walter Minton
Minton
Fire threat wipes out Cassville in Morgantown area
Morgantown West Virginia June 1 fire threatened to wipe out Cassville seven miles north in Scott's Run district. One apartment house was destroyed a church badly damaged and about six buildings minorly damaged. Morgantown fire department aided by volunteers who built a creek dam for water. A miner's clothes drying near an open gas fire is said to have sparked the blaze. Loss not yet determined.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Cassville
Here
Scott's Run
John Drew Improves in San Francisco Sanitarium
John Drew 74 once a leading American stage figure is reported to be decidedly improved after confinement in a San Francisco sanitarium due to arthritis. The physician announced the improvement today.
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John Drew
San Francisco
Five Hurt As Well Blazes Gas Well Fire
Five men were injured and one possibly fatally harmed when a gas well caught fire near Sanford Texas late today in Borger. the incident occurred as crews battled the blaze.
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Borger
Tex
Sanford
Reverend J Taylor Stinson Resigns as College Head
The article reports the resignation of Rev J Taylor Stinson from his role as head of the college. It notes that under his leadership the preparatory department was eliminated and the college advanced to first class status over an eight year tenure.
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J. Taylor Stinson
Car
Bluefield College sees growth under Dr Samson and Burnett
Enrollment rose from a few students to 450 last year. Five buildings were built during his tenure and the deficit was erased leaving an endowment about 500000 dollars. Dr Sams family includes his wife and two sons. one son graduated recently. Dr Burnett, appointed last July, will leave Bluefield to lead Layman's work for the Southern Baptist convention spanning seventeen states from Maryland to Mexico.
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Son and Newman
Sams
Burnett
Bluefield
Bluefield College
Samson
Southern Baptist Convention
Maryland
Mexico
Tennessee College
Murphree Aboro, Tenn
Tennessee Convention
Tennessee Association of Colleges
Logan County
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Redefer
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Harry L. Greenspon
Bluefield, W. Va
Winifred Graves
Binghamton
N. Y
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Granville
May
Blacfield
Edwardes
Howard Abbott
Responsible Party
Bluefield Avenue
W. P. Tabor
Brady Hall
Honakers Beauty Shop
de Benis
Mercer Lodge No. 160
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Norman McDowell
Greater Bluefield Business College
Great Business Training School of
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Murray Kantor
Coleus
Harman
South Bluefield
R. B. Parrish
Law & Commerce Building
Geo
Walker
Bailey Lumber Company
Chantangua
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian
KE. A. Potts
Redpath Bureau
Red Ash Coal Company
Coal & Coke Building
Bluefield Building & Loan Association
Sheppard
M. Hamilton
W. W. Hamilton
Princeton
Mr. Price
Monte Vieta Park
Dixie Clo. Co
Princeon Avenue
James Crawford
Irby Combs
W. H. Harry Ware
Princeton Avenue
Saenaunee Jesse Gilpin
John C. Creig
Thos. P. Hubbard
Kent
Altamont
Elizabeth Hughes
Lavena Gilligan
Altamont Cafeteria Company
J. L. Cohen
Dana's
Care Daily Telegraph
United Market Today
Rose Beauty Shoppe
Eugene
Welch
Marcel
Gabriel
West End
Lerwich
James W. Weir
Elkins
West Virginia
Jesse L. Bell
Coal & Cake Building
Pacific Flight
Mellon
Lawrence
Mountain State Transportation Company
Little Janet Buckley
Depinedo
Saccovanzetti
FORD
Triangular Mountain Institute
Buchanan County
J. W. Arthur
Mt. Heron
RED Cross
Negro
Baseball
New
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Norfolk & Western Ry
Mangus Phillips Shoe CO
Princeton Ave
Kenova
Ohio
Washington Orchestra
J. S. Compton
Colvy Reee
P. Goldsmith Sons Company
M. G. Whitlow Hardware CO
West VA
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