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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
2
Rev. Sarver resumes driving the truck in running order after a busy spring cleanup drive. The project faced delays when the truck broke down. A separate case involving a merchant dumping sauerkraut into a back alley has been referred to the Ladies' Aid society for investigation.
A the ground swallowed a horse on the W. G. Moss farm west of Tazewell near Rush Voss Place. Wallace Moss, 16, was riding when the earth gave way and the horse vanished and died in a grave beneath the surface. The scene sparked neighborhood talk about a predug grave and echoes the Liberty Hill lost mill tale. Irene Grahams performance week features a child dancer in Capitol theater Student Prince, winning applause for toe and doll dances and acrobatics.
Ninth district Republican committee will meet in Tazewell tomorrow to fix time and place for the congressional convention. The event would nominate a candidate to oppose W. H. Rouse, the Democratic nominee, likely in Bristol in early July. Possible candidates include C. B. Slemp and others from the old line and Clinch valley regions.
The Paris Tenn clipping notes little Miss Ester Irene Graham, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Graham of Sanders drive, praised for appearance as a charming child entertainer in Paris during a ten day visit. She studies with Miss Ray Matz and is highlighted as a winsome young entertainer.
In Virginia surveys 575 ministers split votes among Smith Reed and the Democratic ticket while local notes discuss spring weather and crops. Bluefield tales recount a man with spring fever aided by a Blue Grays game and a Barnett Brumfield garage diagnosis. Falls Mills WCTU to hold rally with Rev. Trigg James speaking and children taking part.
One week until the municipal vote on Tuesday in the new City Hall. The field includes three mayoral aspirants and nineteen council hopefuls, with two potentially withdrawing. Voters will conduct ballots privately away from observers.
After visiting Canada on the excursion run by Norfolk and Western Railway, the group of school teachers returned yesterday morning, somewhat ragged but happy. They visited Detroit and Windsor besides.
Fullen Thompson, a well known citizen, is critically ill at his home after months of illness. He remains unresponsive to friends visiting, and doctors report low blood pressure. A telegram from Kansas reports brother B B Thompson’s illness following appendicitis surgery. Hendrickson To Attend Abbe Alley Dedication At Thorpe July 14. James Moore Hendrickson will join the event as a close relative of the Moore family.
A purse containing 750 dollars was dropped at the chicken pen and no one has claimed it. Earlier reports said 700 dollars, but officials now confirm 750 dollars. A note also reminds voters that today is the last day to register to be eligible for the June 19 special election and its amendments.
Miss Louise Whiteside a Red Cross nurse from Tazewell County aided the statewide amendment campaign during a Richmond led registration push. The Texan by birth and University of Texas graduate, she has held Red Cross roles in Georgia and will conduct clinical sessions next week in Bluefield Virginia.
Ten days ahead of Gov. Harry Flood Byrd's visit here discussions focus on reception plans. Senator H. J. Thompson will accompany Byrd on a Tazewell county speaking tour. Byrd will address proposed state constitution amendments set for June 19 in a special election on land tax segregation and the short ballot compromise.
The article identifies Al Smith as editor of the Christian Advocate in Nashville, Tenn., not New York governor, and notes his plan to attend the Houston Democratic convention to press for a prohibition platform and a dry nominee.
Several prominent Democrats including Congressman Deal, former State Senator Walter Mapp, and Judge J M Hart of Roanoke have joined in opposition to the amendments. Governor Byrd will speak on June 14 at 8 PM, with a large crowd expected to attend the event.
Moscow reports Nobile relief commission will dispatch searchers by sea and air to Franz Josef Land to locate the missing Italia dirigible. A Voznesensk radio amateur re conveyed a garbled plea allegedly from Italia readers, noting coordinates and fragmented ending words.
The commission weighs a report of a possible Italia crash site at Franz Josef with wind condition clues from a likely amateur radio message heard ten days after the disappearance. It notes the Russia plane call for an expedition of ice-breakers and airships as part of the search.
A first class railway sleeping coach in England weighs about 40 tons and transports roughly twelve passengers. The massive car represents early rail travel efficiency and luxury for long journeys across the countryside.
An old physician trusted remedy for excess stomach acid, Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes acid instantly. The ad praises its tasteless formula, quick action, and 50 years of physician endorsement, noting 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes and its trademark status since 1875.
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