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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1929
Page
1
The Mississippi flood threat prompts a citywide effort in Greenville Mississippi as residents rush valuables to upper levels and volunteers join 1000 men plus 300 convicts to fortify a 200 by 500 foot weak spot with willow mats sandbags and brush. The river recedes slightly as closing alarms sound and agencies mobilize.
Governor William G. Conley arrived in Morgantown with his secretary Calvert Estes for West Virginia University commencement exercises. He spoke informally to the Alumni Association and attended a formal reception for the graduating class, then prepared to deliver the commencement address. He declined to comment on state affairs, deferring questions on the Heatherslott matter.
New London Conn June 3 7 The Lindberghs honeymoon voyage emerges as Louis Rounds skipper of a Block Island to New London motorboat reports aiding the couple to dock a new motor yacht at Block Island for supplies. Rounds identified Lindbergh despite sunglasses before the secret marriage to Anne Morrow the ambassador's daughter. The couple then slipped away by boat seeking privacy while reporters hunted. Lindbergh bought a 32 foot double cabin yacht and urged secrecy from builders who sold a similar boat though buyers remained undisclosed.
The Portsmouth ministers association asked municipal judge W. R. Sprague to stop Sunday film showings after theater managers faced ninth daily violation charges of the Sunday blue laws. Frances Mc and Robert Risley pleaded guilty and were fined $50 and costs, with six prior fines and two $25 penalties also on record.
OHN JERICO aged 75 was arrested and fined 500 dollars for possessing a pint of whisky. His wife had mortgaged their St. Clairsville home which they had paid for 50 years, and doctors warned he could not survive two weeks in jail. Jerico claimed the whisky was for medicinal use.
Charleston WV June 3 Two major changes in the state game and fish commission were announced at a meeting. HM B Cornwell ex adjutant general was named chief game warden and Harold S Newins Yale forestry graduate was appointed chief forester succeeding P M Browning. Vernon E B Johnson Berkeley Springs former speaker was named commission member and chosen chairman succeeding Edward Cooper Jr Bramwell.
Archie Negleman awaiting transport to Atlanta where he was sentenced to two years for liquor law violations was taken for a two hour automobile ride by prohibition officers today. The release from the county jail was ordered by a federal court at the request of Prohibition Commissioner John D. Pennington to identify locations tied to alleged violations. Negleman headed a Greene county liquor ring with activities in Greene county and three other Pennsylvania counties and two West Virginia counties. He pleaded guilty about ten days ago to conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law.
The West Virginia board of governors announces Dr. John W. Draper from the University of Maine to head the English department, succeeding Dr. Robert A. Armstrong who resigned. Resignations by H R Cunningham and Miss Martha Fulton are accepted. Ruth Noel becomes acting dean of women. Felix J. Schneiderhan named associate plant pathologist to assist apple growers. over fifty minor appointments made.
In Pittsburgh on June 3 the morning temperature reached 40 degrees, the coldest June 3 since 1888, per the weather bureau. Officials expect warmer conditions tomorrow.
A petition for executive clemency to allow John C. Bond to receive treatment at Walter Reed hospital was filed with Pardon Attorney Albert G. Jenkins. Bond, a former state auditor, is serving six years for misusing state funds. the request cites health issues and seeks pardon or parole to obtain Veterans Bureau treatment while acknowledging state civil authority. Action awaits Governor Conley’s return from Morgantown.
New York reports Soviet authorities sign contracts with more than a dozen American firms, headlined by a nine year Ford agreement for about 30 million dollars in cars parts and a Russian factory to produce 109 000 Ford vehicles annually. Other deals cover American engineering advice and technical assistance.
Hundreds of Confederate veterans gather in Charlotte North Carolina on the eve of their thirty ninth annual reunion to observe Jefferson Davis birthday with ceremonies led by Miss Robena Webb of Colorado, Davis' great granddaughter.
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously agreed to hold open hearings on the House tariff bill from June 12 to July 10. To speed work, testimony will be taken by three to four sub committees of three Republicans and two Democrats.
Four half grown groundhogs escape from a window display at Fox Pharmacy in the West Virginia hotel building. They disappeared, prompting owner Frank Fox and postmaster J. T. Akers to trap them as heat and light linger inside. Local authorities fear what may happen if not recaptured in coming days.
An intermediate court jury in Charleston convicts Millard Morrison, 24, of first degree murder for the slaying of Frank Bowen. The judge imposes the death sentence for Morrison with no mercy recommended, set for September 13 at the state penitentiary. Willmot, Morrison’s companion, faces separate charges and seeks a venue change. Morrison testifies Willmot acted alone. Willmot’s wife corroborates.
Sixteen seniors at Des Moines University received diplomas under a court injunction that blocked trustees from closing the school. Dr. Harry C. Wayman and the faculty were dismissed, though the injunction delays take effect until tomorrow. The commencement referenced disturbances including a student riot and trustees fleeing town. a later investigation into rock and egg demonstrations and diploma eligibility remains unsettled.
London reports Stanley Baldwin will resign today after general elections. He will meet King George at Windsor Castle to transfer power, with Ramsay MacDonald poised to form a new Labor government. MacDonald would likely appoint prominent Labor figures to key posts, including potential foreign affairs leadership.
At Connellsville high school three girls showed up in classes without stockings and were sent home to wear hosiery. The incident reflects the faculty's enforcement of the dress code amid a fashion fad.
Naples reports Mount Vesuvius erupting with a new lava stream about 40 feet wide pouring toward Pompeii. The main crater remains active though not threatening the Pompeii excavations, while modern houses sit near the ancient ruins.
Former President Calvin Coolidge reports a sprained left wrist observed when he visited his law office with his forearm in a sling. The injury is believed to have occurred during a fishing trip on Saturday.
The Supreme Court upheld nearly all contempt rulings in the Burns detective shadowing case. Henry Mason Day must serve four months in jail. William J Burns Jr. fined $1,000. Sinclair faces a second term after his current 90 days, with good behavior credits possible.
Mrs. Catherine Cassler, 40, fights to avoid a murder charge in the death of Cameela Soutar, found shot in a swamp near Hebron after a weeklong disappearance. Coronary jury in Valparaiso, Ind., heard testimony about Cassler's relationship with Soutar and alleged jealousy sparked by the affair.
Miss Eva Cofer of Georgetown is charged with murder after beating Lee Atchley a Georgetown merchant to death with a wagon spoke when he allegedly tried to hug her. She is free on ten thousand dollars bond and denies her blows caused the death.
Boston officials trace threatening letters to a waterfront customs guard. The mailings targeted Constance Morrow and others including Dwight W. Morrow, Clarence R. Edwards, Frederick H. Rawson, and the St John Smith family, demanding large sums with threats of violence.
Rev Dr F Scott McBride of the Anti-Saloon League assailed the wet press and the Hearst prohibition substitute contest as insincere during the United Presbyterian general assembly in Pittsburgh. The body voiced strong disapproval of tobacco advertising on radio, newspapers, magazines and billboards and voted to protest to radio companies. Des Moines Iowa chosen as 1930 assembly site. union with Southern Presbyterian postponed.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Crawford wed at Mt Malachys church in New York with Rev Edward P Leonard officiating. The couple obtained a marriage license beforehand and were congratulated by Fairbanks’s mother Beth Sully and others.
Louise F. McBride a Wellesley College sophomore in good health and standing committed death by her own action by taking poison in her dormitory. Medical Examiner Frederic A. Stanwood announced no motive and her body was found this morning. her father W F McBride of Weston West Virginia has been notified.
Abingdon Virginia June 3 A jury was formed in Washington circuit court to try deputy James W Crowe 50 on murder charges tied to the fatal May 6 shooting of Emory and Henry college student J W Kendrick in Abingdon The defense led by George M Warren attacked yellow journalism and questioned Kendrick’s presence in the car while noting Kendrick’s prior charges and a probation bond for driving intoxicated The Commonwealth's Attorney argued officers acted only if a felony was involved and the jury selection followed a defense continuance request
A party of about 600 coal yard buyers from Wisconsin to the Dakotas tours Old Ben Coal plants in Southern West Virginia and Kentucky and Illinois. They travel from Minneapolis and stop in Bluefield for dinner at the West Virginian hotel before continuing to Glen Rogers Edwight and Beckley for plant inspections and mine visits then return toward Kona Ky and Williamson.
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