Bankruptcy Petition for Claude Wingfield in West Virginia
Claude Wingfield of Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia filed for bankruptcy on July 2 1928 and seeks discharge of debts statutory hearing set for May 7 1929 in the Southern District of West Virginia with notice to creditors via Daily Telegraph and mail to known interested parties. The court ordered publication and appearances to show cause why discharge should not be granted.
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District Court of the United Stor Ne Fears
Kern
West Rginia
Claude Wingfield
Pengree
George W. McClintice
District Court of the United States
Digeria
West Virginia
Laude Wingfield
Bluefield
Mercer
Acts of Congress
Pri Srame
Hera
Sald Eg
Ee Daily Telegraph
George W Seeewntie
Jude
Sald
A. D
Er Ira Morresumyn
A. U Ears Bacar
Notice of Truster's Sale in Bluefield West Virginia
Default on notes secured by trust deed leads to public auction June 22 1929 at 16 00 at the law and commerce Building Bluefield WV. Lot 5 Montvale Addition Bluefield Mercer County described by metes and bounds in Heatherwood Road and Intervale Street. Property conveyed June 23 1927 by Lenarland and F M Sutherland to J B Hancock Trustee.
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C. B Hancock
Law & Commerce
Bluefield
West Virginia
Yotettunte
Mercer County
Montvale Addition
Heatherwood Road
Intervale Street
Heathrwood Road
Lenarlande
FM. Sutherland
J. B. Hancock
Thenty Court
Virginia
Notice of Trustee's Sale of May Motor Company Assets
Trustee to sell bankrupt May Motor Company estate assets at Bluefield West Virginia on June 10 1924 at 2 PM. Items include Hupmobile Durant Nash Studebaker Hudson and other cars tires tools and parts plus electric drills jacks desks and fencing. Sale under bankruptcy order by Referee James H Gallehon and subject to creditors confirmation.
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O'Cloche
Shell
Nixon
Bland Street
Bluefeld
Upmobile
Studebaker
Hudson
Ford Rutha .S. Automobile Parte
Greseer
DeRoto
May Motor Company
James H. Gallehon
Coal & Coke
Bluefield
West Virginia
Notice of Surrender of Charter in Vermont Town
A formal notice announces the surrender of a corporation charter and corporate franchises. The action is taken at a town meeting in Vermont with Thomas Rutherford as president and J. M. Rutherford as secretary, dated May 2.
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Aherfoor
Tay
Thomas Rutherpoord
Cotton goods markets open quiet in New York trade
Dry Goods New York reports June 1 trading as cotton goods markets opened quiet with scattered inquiries and light sales. Bur lap cables little changed in Calcutta and futures sales muted. Silk prints remain in demand for late summer at fair prices.
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New York
Calcutta
Norfolk and Western rises on lease talk in market surge
Bulls buy utilities late in a shortened session as short covering lifts the market. Norfolk and Western gains to a record amid rumors Pennsylvania may seek to lease it, while overall indices show mixed moves with brokers loans down and cautious sentiment lingering.
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Norfolk and Western
Pennsylvania
Claude A. Jagger
New York
Bulls
Associated Press
Federal Lion and Traction
Standard Gas and Electric
North American Co
Sbort
American Water Works
New York Central
Atchison
Columbian Carbon
Commercial Solvents
Union Carbide
Allied Chemical
Burroughs
Case
Advance Rumler
International Harvester
American Telephone
Curtiss Aero
General Electric
Anaconda
Mohawk Carpet
Republic Steel
Wright Aero
Westcavo
Anburp
Chrvyster
General Motors
Packard
S. Steel
New York Stocks and Commodities Mixed Across Rail and Steel Firms
Trading mixed with industrials leading shifts as steel Grey- linked and chemical groups move. Major names like American Can, United Aircraft, General Electric, and Studebaker appear among a broad list of company listings, with railroads and energy stocks driving regional activity and a USDA dairy and produce demand update noting slow demand and steady onion and potato shipments.
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Motion Srseeveveseree
Ajex Rubber
Allied Chem American Can
Eeerees
Teachsee American Itt
American Steel Nary American Tel
Anaconda Corporation
Ted Dry Goods Ciccessere
Ommon
Ltimere
Ohio
Seeaeoeseeres Ethiehem Steel Eissevapan
Dant de Nemoura
Flebeechmann
Freeport Texas
General Asphalt
International Nickel National Power
York Central
Royal Dutch
St Louis
San Francisco
Studebaker Texas Company
Virginia-Carolina
Chemies
General Electric
General Motors
S. H. and
Martford
Norfolk and Western
Sears Roebuck
Saees Timken Roller
Weringhouse Medtric Willys Overland
Kennecott
Kelvinator Corporation
Myers
Ancode
Great Northern
Gulf States Steel
Inspiration Copper International Harvester
Mack Truck
Ccccee
Missouri Pacific
National Cash Registerittsburgh
WES
Dcccdes Pullman Corporation
Radio Corporation
Remington Rand
Severe
Republic
Southern
New Jersey
Stewart Warner
United Aircraft
United
United States
Bond Market Averages Rise on Saturdy Strength and Foreign Issues
The Saturday bond market shows convertibles and foreign issues advancing amid gains in European obligations. German and French bonds react to reparations settlement as US, state government securities remain irregular but with a firmer tone. Total par value sales reach 5 614 000 in New York.
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New York
Foreign exchange rates in New York on June first
The market shows easy foreign exchanges with quotes in cents and currencies. The report lists demand and cable rates for Great Britain Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Jugo Slavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal and more with varied figures.
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New York
Great Britain
Nee
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norwe
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentine
Brazil
Tokyo
Shenghai
Montreal
Poultry Prices Reported For New York Market
June 14 poultry live broilers by express 30 to 60 with freight not quoted. Dressed fowls steady 30 to 39. Eggs receipts 54 035. Fresh gathered extras 33% 31% 32% storage packed not quoted. Nearby hennery brown fancy to extra fancy 31 5 to 38%.
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New York
Express
Hennery Brown
Local Lumber, Hardware, and Armature Firms Report Totals
A fragmented ledger mentions several West Virginia firms including Blackwood Lumber Co., American Coal Co., and West Virginia Armature Co. with assorted monetary figures such as 100.9, 15606.6, 177.56 and 93.00. The snippet reads like a deal or account listing from a business page.
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American Coal Co
Oatwee Blackwood Lumber Co
Community Loan Co. and Co
Coal Catering Hardware Co
Va Armature Co
Amitter Lor. Co
Flour Weakens on New York Markets
Flour prices in New York weaken on June 1 as market activity slows and demand remains soft, traders report. Analysts note lingering oversupply and cautious buying from mills and bakers.
Butter Prices Rise Across Scores In Chicago Market
Butter prices advanced 2 cents today across scores with exceptions. Fresh grade scores showed varied results with 43 and 42 points and prices around 90 to 91 cents for lower scores.
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Chicago
Awe
Wheat Market Rebounds on Quick Turn in Chicago Trading
Chicago June 1 Wheat surged amid quick right about-face action and aggressive buying as expectations rise for farm relief measures within ten weeks. Prices closed unsettled as profit taking limited gains. corn and oats edged higher while provisions were mixed.
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Chicago
Grain prices and bids in Toledo market report
Toledo market notes show Wheat No 2 red at 1.144% 1.15% and Corn No 3 yellow at 86 87 cents, Oats No 2 white 45% 46%, Barley No 2 60 61 cents with others unchanged as of June 1.
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Toledo
Pittsburgh Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Pittsburgh June 1 hogs cattle calves and sheep markets show receipts for hogs 600 with mixed prices across weight classes. cattle receipts 25 with no trading and varied prices by weight and class. calves receipts 25 steady with vealers and milk fed ranges. sheep receipts 125 with general stability and range across weight, with spring lambs at 16 to 17 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
P U
Ice Course Served to Pollyannas
Local notes report a string of visits and brief travels. Numerous families, including Nash, Long, Francisco, Jackson, Spangler, Meade, Coleman, Haley, Phillips, Brown, Heneley, Gray, and Ashworth, are mentioned with relatives in Pikeville Richlands Huntington Kimball Pilot and other towns. Illnesses include bronchial pneumonia and measles. several residents plan multi week visits with relatives.
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Pikeville
W. H. Spangler
C. H. Meade and Sons
Richlands
H. H. Coleman
Roanoke
P. H. Haley
Lynchburg
B. M. Gray
Pilot
Howard Ellie
Kimball
J. N. Gray
Crockett Brammer
Pilot, 4
Investment Bankers Suspend Operations In Chicago
Chicago June 1 Taylor Ewart and company investment bankers with annual business that year totaling about 50 million suspended operations after New York and Chicago banks called in loans totaling around 4 million. B F Taylor chairman said co operation could resume and noted liquidity needs. L R Billett secretary treasurer said firm was sound and suspension likely permanent though no receivership was announced.
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Chicago
Taylor, Eart and Company
New York
B. F. Taylor
Gos
L. R. Billett
Ita
Billett
Two Girls Killed in Car Running Off Highway
In North and Versailles township two teenage girls Niola Fisher 17 and Olive Logan 17 were killed when their car ran off the highway and overturned. Two male youths Theodore Massy 16 and William Betz 17 were injured and await inquest.
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Pittsburgh
North
Versailles Township
Niola Fisher
Olive Logan
Theodore Massy
William Betz
Tanner is sentenced in Parkersburg court for unlawful shooting
Francis Tanner of Parkersburg was sentenced to six months in jail after conviction on a charge of unlawfully shooting. Deputy Summers was shot during a midnight raid near the Tanner home on the Kanawha River. Tanner, his father, and J D Lowry were arrested on shooting and mash possession charges.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Francis Tanner
Pear Here
C. EB Summers
Summers
Tanner
Kanawha River
J. D. Lowry
Young Piener
Fish Dinners Featured at The Busy Bee Today
The Busy Bee offers shad roe dinners and soft shell crab scallop and lobster dinners available today. Local restaurant menu highlights seafood specials for patrons seeking maritime fare.
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The
Busy Bee
Bids Opened for 78 Miles of Paving and Five Bridges in West Virginia
The West Virginia State Road Commission called for bids on July 2 for 78 miles of road paving, five bridges, and related projects across multiple counties, including 19 miles of Henlawson-Harts road and 10.4 miles of Piedmont-Keyser-New Creek roads. Also planned are work on state routes 17 and others, with details on grading, drainage, resurfacing, and concrete paving, plus separate bids for several bridge structures across Mason, Pleasants, Doddridge, Preston, and other counties.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Logan
Lincoln
New Creek
Mineral County
Henderson
Kanawha River
Point Pleasant
St. Albans
Boone County
Julian-Woodville
Clay County
Cabell County
Milton-Culloden
Lacan
Peach Creek
Henlawson
Stallings
Ethel
Steamwell
Rum Creek
Harts
Wyoming
Camps
Logan County
Brooke County
Wellsburg
Beech Bottom
Ritchie County
Main Street
Cairo
Roane County
Vineyard Gap
Hyter County
Josephsville
Wetzel County
New Martinaville
Wileyville
Barbour County
Astor Road
Piedmont-Keyser
Jefferson County
Charles Town
Dallery Bridge
Gilmer County
Burnt House
Cox Millis
Rosne County
Ripley- Spencer Road
South Side
Mason County
McCausland
Russell Bridge
Pleasants County
Blancheville
Doddrige County
Caddell Bridge
Preston County
Mason and
Putnam Counties
Chicken Neck Bill
Ohio County
Java Run
Pleasante County
Shinnston Bridge
Shinnston
Harrison
Murphy Named Assistant Tax Chief in Charleston
Robert G. Murphy, Charleston newspaper man, was named chief assistant to Tax Commissioner T. C. Townsend. He succeeds Frank B. Hall, who served under his father Grant P. Hall. Murphy was publicity director of the Republican state committee during the last campaign.
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Charleston
W. Va
Robert G. Murphy
T. C. Townsend
Frank B. Hall
Grant P. Hall
Murphy
Republican State Committee
Wilbur links superstition to American conduct in war
Philadelphia June 14 secretary of the interior Ray Lyman Wilbur said that superstition and savagery are inherent in the American people and could lead them to another war. He spoke at Beaver College asserting the nation’s expansion and civilization mask slow mental improvement.
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Philadelphia
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Interior
Beaver College
Reparations talks reach agreement on most Young plan terms
Paris June 1 experts at the reparations conference tentatively agreed on all but Belgium’s reimbursement issue. The compromise fixes annuity payments totaling about 9.9 billion marks over 37, 21, and 1 year, with a two year moratorium on part of the protected share and a fixed annual 660 million mark annuity. Belgium-German dispute over 1991 surplus marks remains unresolved.
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Paris
Belgium
Owen D. Young
Germany
Young Eal
Thiere
Austria
Dawes
Dawes Committee
Chinese Foreign Minister Denies Raid on Soviet Consulate
In Nanking on June 2 the Foreign minister denied knowledge of the raid on the Soviet consulate in Harbin and said no recall of Moscow representatives had been actioned. Reports claimed the Nationalist government ordered raids on Soviet missions in Manchuria. Russia protested in Moscow, warning against further strains to international law.
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Nanking
China
Harbin
Moscow
Berlin
Manchuria
Japan
Manchurian
Russia
Burroughs Awarded 2700 in West Virginia Water Case
A Mercer circuit court jury awarded J. B. Burroughs and others 2700 in the condemnation suit of the West Virginia Water Service company. The company sought 67 acres for a dam under construction near Horton Bailey Hollow east of Bluefield. Defense motion for new trial was overruled. trial featured fifty four witnesses.
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J. B. Burroughs
West Virginia Water Company
Horton-Bailey Hollow
Bluefield
Mercer County Condemnation Case Versus A D Preston
Mercer County pursues condemnation proceedings against A D Preston over right of way near Oakvale on the Brince ton Glen Lyn road. The case seeks authority to acquire land for a public road project and lists affected parcels and proceedings.
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Mercer County
A. D. Preston
Oakvale
Brinceton Glen Lyn
Retired physician arraigned in torso murder case
Dr. Frank P. Westlake, an elderly Los Angeles physician, is arraigned on a murder charge in the Laura B. Sutton case. The complaint replaces an earlier suspicion charge, with a preliminary hearing set for next Wednesday in municipal court. The torso was found April 4 in the Los Angeles river and a skull linked to Mrs. Sutton was later found near the wreckage. Westlake’s attorney calls the charge a frameup and bail is denied.
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Los Angeles
Frank P. Westlake
Laura B. Sutton
Artesia
Calif
Sherific
Municpal
Sutton
Westlake
Marshall C. Hartranft
Weetlake
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