Town Advertisement Fragments and Local Notices
A collage of short notices and ads from Bluefield area papers includes coal prices from Citizens' Coal & Supply, Allen Street Coal, and Service Coal. furniture bargains. a 1924 Ford theft report. rental and service ads. a lumber and showroom sale. a music event in Hillsdale Michigan. a Knights Templar conclave. Shrine Club meeting. concrete benches and garden items. synagogue services. fresh fish market offerings. store fixtures. dry cleaning offer. and a theft charge against Shannon Asbury in Bluefield.
Edna Brockmeyer Seriously Injured in Newark High Wire Fall
Edna Brockmeyer wife of Charley Brockmeyer of Huntington known as Edna and Eugene Brock in circus circles fell forty feet from her husband during a 4& high wire act at Dreamland Park Newark New Jersey Monday. The Brockmeyers have appeared with Barnum and Bailey Ringling Bros and other major shows. Reports say she will recover despite the serious mishap.
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Edna Brockmeyer
Charley Brockmeyer
Huntington
Bluefield
Brockmeyer
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Ringling Bros
Newark
Policeman Uses Palm Leaf Fan To Combat Heat
Patrolman Frank Bean of the city police uses a palm leaf fan with his gear to beat the heat while walking his beat. The article notes many eastern cities shed coats for lighter summer attire and suggests Bluefield consider a similar approach if hot weather continues.
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Frank Bean
Sol
Bean
Bluefield
Japanese Rail Officials Visit Bluefield for Electrification Study
Three representatives of the Japanese Government Railway from Tokyo visit Bluefield to study the Norfolk and Western Railway electrification system. Yentaro Yamashita, T. Ogawara, and T. Hashimoto will observe operations and discuss applying similar electrification methods in Japan. They stay at the West Virginian Hotel for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Japanese Government Railway
Tokyo
Japan
Yentaro Yamashita
T. Ogawara
Mechanical Engineering Bureau
T. Hashimoto
West Virginian
Heat Wave Keeps Pressure On Eastern Towns
Bluefield records a higher temperature with thermometers above ninety degrees as the heat wave grips the region. Soft drink shops and ice cream stands report heavy business while local physicians note rising illnesses among children amid little relief from the scorching weather.
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Hays
Bluefield
MIPO
Forms Placed for Winona Street Paving
Forms for paving Winona Street under private contract by Ford and Harvey are being placed. The project connects Glendale Avenue with Union and Wyoming streets and will be poured from a central mixing plant. The new residential area is owned by A. F. Kingdon and associates.
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Winona Street
Ford & Harvey
Glendale Avenue
Union
Wyoming Streets
A. F. Kingdon
Brick work begins on new garage addition in Greece
Brick work has been started on the new addition to the W. R. Keesee Greece building on Bluefield avenue. L. Dye, the contractor, has made a good showing and is in position to push progress. W. R. Keesee & Co represent the Dodge Bros Motor Company in this section.
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W. R. Keesee Greece
Bluefield Avenue
L. Dye
W. R. Keesee & Com
Dodge Bros. Motor Company
Wirt Hatfield Elected Mayor of Williamson
Williamson West Virginia June 4 Wirt Hatfield Republican was elected mayor by a margin of 665 the largest ever for a Republican in the city L C Ward Democrat will be city clerk and Toney Webb Democrat will be over
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Williamson
W. Va
Wirt Hatfield
L. C. Ward
Toney Webb
Record gas production climbs in April. oil field claims recommended
Government figures show gas production at record-breaking rate in April. Awards totaling 11,750,000 on Red River oil field claims were recommended to Secretary Work. Bureau of Mines to move from the Interior to the Commerce Department. State Department notes Chinese disturbances spreading from Shanghai and Canton to Changsha. Acting Secretary Davis urges governors that state and local cooperation is vital to defense.
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Red River
Bureau of Mines
The
Interior
Commerce Department
State Department
Shanghai
Canton
Changsha
Davis
Governor Grants Reprieve for Gerald Chapman
Hartford Connecticut June 4 Gerald Chapman the bandit who faced a June 25 hanging for the October murder of a New Britain policeman will live past the date a reprieve set for December 3 The governor John T Trumpbill acted on the State’s Attorney Hugh M Alcorn application noting the appeal to the supreme court could not be resolved before June 25 The reprieve preserves options for further appeals to the state board of pardons and keeps Chapman’s life in contention through November.
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Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
John T. Trumbull
Hugh M. Alcorn
Supreme Court
Chapman
State Board of Pardons
Frederick J. Groehl
Heat records and deaths in Fairmont Morgantown
Fairmont West Virginia reported 100 degrees in the shade the hottest day of the year and a record June. A Morgantown death occurred as a middle aged miner collapsed in his garden from heart failure tied to the heat.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Creed BE. Boyard
Morgantown
Shriners Award Charter to Tadmore Temple Akron
The Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine granted a charter to Tadmore Temple in Akron Ohio, the youngest temple in the group. It also set a life membership fee at least ten times annual dues and raised the order's annual dues from five to ten dollars with two dollars for crippled children's hospitals.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine
Tadmore Temple
Akron
Ohio
Tadmore
Mrs Cunningham Held Without Bail for Murder by Poison
Crown Point Indiana June 4 Mrs Anna Cunningham forty nine of Gary Ind held without bail pending arraignment on indictments charging her with the murder by poison of three children The indictments were returned by the grand jury The illness of her son David Jr led to her arrest in Chicago An investigation revealed deaths of David Sr and four other children Since 1912 All were injured She confessed that she killed her children she loved best and tried to poison herself so they might join him in heaven Her defense will be insanity, say her attorneys
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Crown Point
Ind
Anna Cunningham
Gary
David, Jr
Ning
Cunningham
Chicago
David al Sr
Two men held for murder in Havana case
In Marianao a chauffeur Pablo Hernandez and Rafael Leon are jailed for murdering a girl by pinning her to a tree while she fainted and driving an empty car into her. Hernandez reportedly confessed to Judge Manuel Bonada detailing Leon’s involvement and plan to Beraccoa Beach.
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Havana
Marianao
Rafael Leon
Pablo Hernandez
Hernandez
Manuel Bonada
Leon
Beraccoa Beach
Woman killed in car crash under threat and abduction
Encarnacion Casado Brito's return trip with Hernandez and Mim ends with a pistol coercing Leon to force Hernandez to drive to a tree where a crushed body is found. Police initially suspect accident but later detain the driver the chauffeur.
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Encarnacion Casado Brito
Mariano
Hernandez
Leon
Mim
Kentucky Boy Breaks World Marble Record
In Atlantic City New Jersey Howard Robbins thirteen of Springfield Massachusetts defeats Stanley Smith Newark in the marble semi finals. Thomas Raley thirteen Owensboro Kentucky breaks the world record for consecutive shooting with twelve commies in a row as he wins three straight games from Selwyn Jackson Fresno California in the closing rounds.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Howard Robbins
Springfield
Mass
Stanley Smith
Newark
Thomas Raley
Owensboro
Selwyn Jackson
Fresno
Cal
National tennis semi finals and finals outlook stated
Semi finals determine finalists for tomorrow morning. The champion will be decided by a best of seven games to win the national trophy. Jimmy Cambens of Youngstown was outplayed by a Kentucky opponent and lost his chance. Louis Weiss of Pittsburgh fell to a Newark lad as John Forenson of Fort Worth lost to Fresno in ragged games.
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Tomorow
America
Jimmy Cambens
Youngstown
Kentucky
Louis Weiss
Pittsburg
Newark
John Forenson
Fort Worth
Texas
Fresno
A Small Investment with a Big Return Offered
The Appalachian Power Company offers a six pound Golden Rod Electric Iron to anyone signing for electric service for an old, previously unwired house. The promotion notes electricity’s rising value and states the offer expires July tet.
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Appalachian Power Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizens’ Coal & Supply Company
Allen Street Coal Company
Wash. Edwards
Honard Abbott
West Street
Hillsdale
Mich
C L. Seyler Lumber Co
Service Coal Company
W. H. Gibson
Rocky Gap
Altamont Hotel
Morton
Exchange
Federal St
Bargala
Cliff Storage Company
Stewart Street
Easley-Perkins & Co
Big City
Market
Bland Street
Knights Templar
Bluefield Commandery
No. 19
E. T
S. Knights
Shrine Club
Bluefield Shrine Club
Harry G. Mays
Limestone Products Co
Marcus
Leroy Katz
Preston's Fish & Vegetable Market
South
Mercer Street
Bailey-Perkins & Co
Shannon Asbury
Dillon
Glilpin
Asbury
Ballive White
Rogers ST
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Altamont
Harry L. Greenspon
Peery Building
the Joyce Co., Hotel West Virginian Bldg
N. Y
Jas. G. Lits
Agt
Aite 206
Toler Cereial Bes Bldg
West Virginia
Mercer Funeral Home
Modern Funeral Establishment
Washington
Shriners
ARON
Mrs. Cunningham
Post
Bran
R. L. Morris
Bluefield, W. Va
WM. H. Carr
Abrams
Coal & Coke
United Shoe Repairing Corporation
Brad
Setc
Bretmann
DR. J. S. Compton
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Three Good Drug Stores
East End Pharmacy
Princeton Avenue
Charme
Bluefield Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
Bland
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