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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
4
Welch residents along Elkhorn stream are repeatedly dumping trash into the river, disturbing Grace Hospital patients and drawing orders from Mayor to curb the practice. The city may deploy a special police officer to halt river and Tug River dumping, with district quotas to raise funds for community uplift through the Hoy Scouts.
After a weekly meeting, Northfork Kikanis Club President Cunningham urged McDowell County Council BSA to form a district drive. Emanuel Pais, finance chairman, named Dr. L H Clark and H Foust as associates to raise 1750 dollars. Territory from Landgraf to Coaldale will be split into eight zones with zone captains listed for Kyle, Upland, Crozer, and Houston Coal & Coke Co., among others.
Russell, thirty five, fired more than forty shots at his victims in a dwelling, killing his aged mother and others as they slept. One child survived after a chaotic scene as police entered. Neighbors and a mortgaged home figure in the aftermath as Dorothy, seven, alone and traumatized, aids inquiries into the massacre with coroner and authorities present.
A terse summary notes a second missed witness in the case as the Prosecution hurried to present its brief. The fragment suggests unresolved questions about the ventlemen and the handling of testimony. Further details remain unclear from the damaged text.
After severe illness the McCoy Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets are advertised as a tonic to restore strength, increase appetite, and promote weight gain. Sugar coated and pleasant like candy, they claim quick results for adults and children alike, with a money back promise if six pounds aren’t gained in 30 days.
Welch reports two mining accidents with Grace Hospital treatment for George Crigger and Hansford DeLong. Crigger suffered a crushed left foot between mine cars and expects no amputation. DeLong incurred a severely fractured thigh after a moving train incident near Miles Branch, resting well after admission. Also noted: a mine worker Albert Smith treated and discharged. McDowell Auxiliary plans a June 18 dance at Eckman with Lou Davidson’s Orchestra. County surveyor Basham predicts a large turnout for the Wyoming county bond issue funding Welch-Pineruile road. Fire at Payne building Moose lodge caused minor damage, under control by midnight. City Attorney Howard receives notice of bond approval.
Citizens of Welch endured a scorching day as Old Sol beat down. Many sought relief at county swimming holes and Baileysville in Wyoming county. A brief, heavy shower brought relief after 6 pm and a light breeze followed. The thermometer stayed at ninety degrees with no heat-related illnesses reported.
Japan is prepared to send naval and military forces to reduce the insurgents to obedience. This sensational threat, veiled as an offer of assistance, is causing great anxiety among persons with large commercial interests in China. The Daily Express reports the development as a bold move amid tensions on the Chinese front.
In McDowell County Post No. ... American Legion meeting crowds of over one hundred expected a real dog fight. J. W. Luther impressed with a clever talk about a dog vs a badger showing little chance for the dog. Sam Solins brought an Alvedale dog to participate but the release revealed a staged ploy, a badger game, turning the event into a joke.
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