Two Men Held On Robbery Charge
Arnold Williams and Bill Dillon are held in county jail awaiting preliminary hearing before Magistrate W W McNeal on highway robbery charges. Police say the two men robbed Miss Edith Fine and Miss Margaret Moore near the West Virginia Water Service dam after they were sketched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Williams
Bill Dillon
W. W. McNeal
Margaret Moore
Mia
J. G. Mahan
Oakhurst Avenue
Edith Fine
Samuel Fine
College Avenue
Bluefield
Miss Moore
Mise Fine
Bluefield College
West Virginia Water Service Company
Williams
Fillow
Miss Fine
Piliow
Colored youth loses foot under car wheel at Zenith operation
William Daniel of O'Toole West Virginia, 17, a colored youth, suffered the loss of his right foot and head injuries about 7 25 yesterday morning while attempting to catch a Norfolk and Western shifter engine at Zenith operation. He was taken to a hospital at Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Daniel
O'Toole
W. Va
Welch
Bluefield Area Notices and Specials in Local Shops
Local barber shops promote low prices on haircuts and supplies while merchants advertise coal deals and discounts. Community notices cover Knights Templar meeting, Republican club, a road relocation forum, and Friday night Lake stage dancing with Blue Steele and his orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Whee
Blue Steele
Victor Recording Orchestra
Front Center At National Convention Desks Revealed
At Chicago on June 2 the seating plan for the Republican national convention places Maine California and Pennsylvania in the front positions. Maine leads the middle front, with a back block of New England states and later New York and New Jersey. Large Pennsylvania delegation sits to the speaker's right, while Ohio Indiana Illinois Kentucky West Virginia Michigan follow in the adjacent sections. Far western states head the left section with alternates nearest the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Maine
Pennsylvania
Ralph Williams
Republican National Committee
Saatera
Atiff Necka
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Porto Rico
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Alaska
Ohio
Indiana
Llinois
Kentucky
West Virginia
Michigan
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Operators Deliberate Reopening of Coal Plants
In Columbus Ohio on June 2 operators discussed resuming mine operations as picket lines grew in eastern Ohio. At Wolf Run mine Jefferson county work force rose to 38 with 20 strikers watched by deputies and guards. Rendville No 9 mine voters favored returning to work but officials paused actions pending developments. About 250 men normally employed at the mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Wolf Run
Jefferson County
National Guard
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Rendville
Min
Concord College finals honor graduates at commencement
The article lists standard diploma recipients and degree awardees including Frances Ayers Julia Beckett Gladys Boothe Lelia Copen Melly Crabtree Ruth Cullop Norma Daniel and many others. It notes luncheon hosts Dr. R. A. Armstrong and others and states President J F Mareh will extend his summer vacation to oversee the larger next year’s attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Harriet Grady
Annabel Frances Graves
Mildred Clarke Hamblin
Elizabeth Emmons Hancock
Harold Thomas Houchins
Ruby Johnston
Vivian Mure Keeney
Elva King
Hazel Cleta King
Hazel Mae King
Dewey Woodring Kinzer
Margaret Genevieve Leedy
Helen Louise Lilly
Doris Lugrin
Aven D. Lusk
Maymie TheDora Marshall
Bonnie Louise Otey
Ennis
Gretchen Pennington
Dorothea Gautier Poff
J. F. Mareh
Washington introduces large admin bills and funding calls
Republican Representative Harley of Oregon pushed administration measures for 300 million dollars in relief loans to states and 1.5 billion dollars extra borrowing for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Mills and Harley opposed before senate and house committees. Democratic public works proposals accompany the move. Norris of Nebraska offered a substitute featuring a 10 percent federal salary cut in the economy bill, with 1.5 billion in exemptions. Senate and House conferees work through the revenue bill differences as talks continue. The United States signals willingness to attend the London adjourned Lausanne conference on economic conditions.
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Associated Press
Harley
Republian
Oregon
Reconstruction Corporation
Mills
Senate
House
Norris
Nebraska
United States
London
Lausanne
College plans summer housing expansion and faculty realignment
The campus aims to add summer living quarters and adjust faculty to meet next year’s demand. The administrator noted more students have reserved rooms for the coming year than at the same point last August.
Receivers Named For Large Coal Company Operations
Receivers were named for a large coal company covering McDowell and Tazewell counties with Coalwood and Caretta operations in McDowell and the Sea board area near Richlands in Tazewell. The Coalwood plant began operating as early as 1907 and the McDowell properties were purchased from George L. Carter. Reports said Coalwood and Caretta were being negotiated for sale to Fordson Coal. confirmations were not obtained from Consolidation or Henry Ford.
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McDowell
Tazewell
Coalwood
Caretta
McDowell County
Tazewell County
Seaboard
Richlands
George L. Carter
Fo Fe
Fordson Coal Company
Associated Preas
New York
Consolidation Company
Henry Ford
Funeral Rites Held for William A Haley
William A Haley United States internal revenue agent for the district of West Virginia died early Wednesday at his parents home 1009 Carolina avenue buried in Monte Vista Park cemetery with military honors. Services at 2 30 at the Carolina avenue address conducted by Rev Howard L Weeks attended by many floral tributes pallbearers were members of the American Legion a military escort and rifle squad provided by the West Virginia national guard surviving relatives listing erroneously omitted a half brother Ernest Haley.
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William A. Haley
United States Internal Revenue
District of West Virginia
F. C. Haley
Carolina Avenue
Monte Vista Park
Howard L. Weeks
College Avenue Baptist Church
American Legion
West Virginia National Guard
Ernest Haley
Miners Vote On 10 Percent Wage Cut In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh 2500 miners at four plants of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp prepare to vote on a 10 percent wage reduction. The strike threat follows a bid under a year old pact with the United Mine Workers of America calling for quarterly pay and condition talks. Leaders would see pay drop from 40 to 35 cents per ton while motormen earn 3.65 dollars daily with similar cuts for other positions.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Castle Shannon
Mollenauer
Horning
Coverdale
United Mines Workers of America
Vast program for jobless relief proposed in bills
The article details a comprehensive plan for jobless relief including five year loans from a new corporation to six states counties and municipalities and private firms to fund self liquidating construction. It also provides for loans to cooperatives and export aid for agricultural surpluses with a total funding package around 154 million dollars for waterways and public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Garner
Dole
Hurley
Treasury Chief Opposes Garner Relief Bond Plan
Treasury Secretary told the House Ways and Means Committee that floating government bonds to fund the Garner relief program would wreck the budget plan, undermine federal credit, erode public confidence, and delay any early recovery. He urged against the $2.309 billion measure as futile.
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Mills
House
Ways and Means
the Treasury
Treasury
Norton Bristol Line Rates Are Suspended
Washington June 2 Division 2 of Interstate Commerce Commission ordered suspended until January 1 1933 new rates which the Norfolk and Western Railway proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton-Bristol
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bristol and Norton lines face rate hearing and investigation
The state commission will act today to implement changes on the Bristol to Norton lines while a hearing and probe assess the reasonableness of rates. Southern and other lines challenge voluntary reductions proposed by Norfolk and Western for southwest Virginia. Southwest Virginia interests including the commission, Southwest Virginia Inc., and the Bristol Chamber of Commerce support the N and W proposal.
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Bristol and
Norton
Commission
Norfolk and Western
Southwest Virginia
State Corporation Commission, Southwest Virginia, Inc
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
N. and W
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Central Barber Shop Hatreuts
Mercer Coal and Supply Company
Princeton
Athens
Kennedy
Jos
Bluefields
Bradmann
Knights Templar
Bluefield Commandery No
K. T
Masonic Temple
L. M. Carper
Old Line Republican Club
Glenwood Park
Jame
L. C. Godfrey
Glenwood School
Concord College
Lewis Furniture Co
Princeton Avenue
SW. Engel Auction CO
Klim
the Berden Company
Madison Ave
New York, N.Y
Uneeda Bakers
Turkey
America
Cagle
Liggett & Myers
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