Bluefield Nears Rifle Unit Formation
General Charleton E. Pierce promised Bluefield may host a new National Guard rifle company if a vacancy opens. Captain J. Toy Nelson of the Howitzer company and local officials discussed relocating HQ to cheaper facilities as Bluefield already fields the Howitzer unit and the 150th Infantry band.
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National Guard
Howitzer
Bluefield
National Rifle Company
West Virginia
J. Toy Nelson
Howitzer Company
Charleton E. Pierce
150Th Infantry
Pierce
150Th Infantry Band
Richard Rammage
Nelson
Fifth Corps
Pocahontas Tug River Coal Production Declines
Coal output in the Pocahontas Tug River district fell by 17,336 tons in the week ending May 30, totaling 374,344 net tons. Despite the drop, May's final week exceeded the year's average weekly production.
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Pocahontas- Tug River District
Harry and Hoffman Tie for High Honors at Pocahontas Shoot
Walter Harry and C. G. Hoffman tied for high gun with 46x50 at the Pocahontas Gun Club weekly shoot held yesterday. Rutherford was runner-up with 45x50, while Renkin and Skewes scored 44 and 43 respectively. Harry had 74 straight at last week’s practice. the club heads to the Appalachian league second shoot at Tazewell this afternoon.
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Walter Harry
C. G. Hoffman
Pocahontas
Renkin
Copenhaver
Denton
Bennett
Graham
Pocahontas Club
Tazewell
A A A Approves Plan for Levy of Taxes
West Baden Indiana June 4 The American Automobile Association approved a platform for taxing motor vehicles and directing revenues to roads The plan aims to curb tax pyramiding on car owners and prevent revenue diversion It was devised by the AAA taxation committee chaired by Col Sidney D Walden with an executive slate elected at the twenty ninth annual convention including Owen B Augsperger Roy F Britton Howard M Brown and others
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West Baden
Ind
American Automobile Association
Sidney D. Walden
Detroit
Owen B. Augsperger
Buffalo
N. Y
Roy F. Britton
St. Louis
Howard M. Brown
Chicago
S. Edward Gable
Lancaster
Charles M. Hayes
Thomas P. Henry
Arthur M. Hill
Charleston
W. Va
Robert P. Hooper
Philadelphia
Charles C Janes
Columbus
Ohio
William EB. Metzger
A. E. Mittendorf
Cincinnati
Pery E. Towne
San Francisco
Injured Man Struck While Boarding Freight Train
Morgantown West Virginia June 4 Elue Lease 30 of Catawba was seriously injured when he fell under a Baltimore and Ohio northbound freight train as he attempted to board it Both feet were amputated and his head was severely lacerated
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Morgantown
W. Va
Elue Lease
Catawba
Baltimore and Ohio
Peterson's Ointment Promises Clear Skin in a Week
An advertisement urges men to banish pimples with Peterson's Ointment promising skin clearing in a week with a money back guarantee. A testimonial from Thursey Pentecost of Springfield Tennessee claims prior ointments failed but Peterson's succeeded after multiple uses.
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Peterson
Thursey Pentecost
Springfield
Tenn
Newton teen wins national oratorical finals spot
Robert Rayburn a 16 year old student from Newton Kansas has triumphed in the national high school oratorical contest held in Washington and will represent the United States in the finals. He and the other six finalists will undertake a six week tour of Europe following the national event.
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Aving
Washington
Robert Rayburn
Newton
Kan
United States
Europe
Peace looms in northern fields mines to reopen
Evan Marchinsky and Antonia Ignocs were arrested near the Duquesne Coal mine in Avella Washington county for abusive conduct at a strike meeting. Julia Marchinsky, 14, was held after attempting to strike at constables. All three were held for court.
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Evan Marchinsky
Antonia Ignocs
Duquesne Coal Company
Avella
Washington County
Julia Marchinsky
Cour
Visiting American Mayors Banquet in L Alle France
In L Alle France the visiting American mayors were banqueted by the Automobile Club of Northern France after arriving from Rheims where they toured champaign cellars at Pommery Mumm and Heidsieck. Tomorrow they attend a city hall reception at 9 50 am then luncheon in Arras before departing for Paris at 7 20 pm. Arras is noted for tapestries and sieges it has endured.
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lAlle
France
French Flanders
Automobile Club
Rheims
Champaign
Pommery
Mumm
Heidseick
Arras
Paris
Tragic Ashland Murder Suicide Involving Bayes Family
Ray Bayes, 40, of Ashland Kentucky, killed his mother in law and estranged wife with a shotgun in a Bluefield linked case, then shot himself on the Ashland porch. Police reported Bayes and the victims were connected to Bluefield via relatives G H Parke and W C Parks.
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Ray Bayes
Ashland
G. H. Parke
W. C. Parks
Bluefield
Arning Measré
Park
Port
Bayes
Ben Strothers
Ferrell powers eighth win with homer in win over Tigers
Wesley Ferrell earned his eighth win of the year, also homering as Washington beat Detroit 6 to 1. The victory, part of three straight over the Western division, came as Tom Bridges exited early for Detroit, with Crowder and Bruege strong on the mound for Washington. Cronin and Went drove in runs, while McManus and Grabowski added key hits for the Senators.
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Wesley Ferrell
Homer
Hia
Rolt
Washington
Tigers
Tom Bridges
Detroit
Iver
McManus
Ens
Koenig
Walker
Johnnson
Rf Akers
Grabowski
B. Aerf
Manush
If Cronin
Kuhel
Bruege
Spencer
Crowder
Bridges
Sullivan
Ormaby
Nallin
Macks
CHI Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Chicago
Abrhpoate Blue
McKain
Jeffries
Philadelphia
Abrhpoate Bishop
Ae Hiaas
Williams
S Simmons
If Foxx
Miller
Rf McNair
Hmeving
Farn
Dpoor
Chicabo
Sessesses
Fothergill
Foxx
Simmons
McNair
Heving
Clesell
Balla
Thomas
Earnshaw
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General Pierce
Harry
Hoffman
A.A.A
Mle
City
Thedford
Anna Copeland
Anderson
8. C
Tde Bailey Allen
Food Authority
Uneeda Bakers
Columbia
National Biscuit Company Me
Oran Sf
Orf
Supreme
Windsor
DeSoto
Baby
Felt
Hawthorne “Trail Blazer
Windsor de Luxe
Lovell Wringer
Good Housekeeping Institute
R.C.A
Montgomery Ward & Co
Federal Street
Bluefield, W. Va
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