Toy watch removed from child's throat at hospital
Theda Trent six, daughter of Mrs. Wm. M. Trent of Gilmer street, had a toy watch extracted from her esophagus by Dr. Harry Haggart using an esophagoscope at St Luke's hospital. The operation completed yesterday afternoon, the child was lively and recovering.
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Theda Trent
Wm. M. Trent
Gilmer Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Harry Haggart
Joy
Rey
Trent
Cinf
Mra
N. C. Folkes
Albemarle Street
David Bailey
Lake Bailey
Vineyard Street
Folkes
Clover Dew
A. Caffee
Preston
Bland Streets
Bluefield Man Heads to Maytag Dealers Convention
L. Davin of the Maytag company in the Bluefield Welch district travels to Richmond Virginia to address the Maytag dealers of West Virginia and Virginia. He plans to report strong sales in the Bluefield Welch area with Maytag machines achieving a new district record of 224 units in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian L. Davin
Maytag Com- Vy
Welch
Richmond
Maytag
West and Virginia
G. H. Moss Levy
Davis
Said
Maytag Company
Minefield
Maytac Company
Local Woman Plans to Greet Lindbergh in Return
Mrs. Clara Creutzburg of 124 Union Street departed for Washington D C to join Bluefield residents in welcoming Captain Charles Lindbergh upon his return. The crowd hopes to hear from the famed air hero as the transatlantic flight is recognized by the nation and President.
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Clara Creuteburg
Union T
Washine D. C
Jes A. Lindbergh
Creutzburg
Vy Bluefield
Ndberch
New York
Paris
National Capital
America
Blowers Wins Ten Round Milling Bout in New York
Bruce Lowers, a Negro lightweight from Rochelle, N Y, outpoints A Winkler of Philadelphia in the 10th final bout at the Queensboro tonight. Flowers weighed 134 and Winkler 134. In another 10 round bout, Joe Ick of New York 129 won a decision over Andre Routis of France 126.
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New York
Brucelowers
Rochelle
N. Y
Winkler
Philadelphia
Queensboro
Flowers
Joeick
Ision
Andre Routis
Fance
Wheeling Increases Golf Open Prize Fund
Wheeling West Virginia on June 7 reports the Wheeling Country Club boosting the open tournament prize from zero to 2000 dollars for the Saturday event June 18. Walter Hagen promises to compete, likely drawing many United States and British Ryder Cup members. Gene Sarazen Joe Kirk Chick Evans and other prominent players have shown interest.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Walter
Wheeling Country Club
Hagen
Wheeling Tourn
Gene Sarazen
Joe Kirk
Chick Evans
Wesleyan Names New Athletic Director
Kelm Ross, Wes An college graduate, was named athletic director at his alma mater in an announcement from Uckhannon West Virginia. Ross served as a high school coach after graduation and has worked as a WV varsity law student and assistant coach under Dr CC W and I E Rogers.
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Uckhannon
W. Va
Kelm Ross
Wesan College
Wesleyan
Ross
West Virginia
Law School
CC. W
I. E. Rogers
Beauty Shoppe Offers Permanent Waves In City
Local ads promote permanent waves at Gabriel or Eugene salons with special pricing and phone contact. Listings note Lorraine Hicks dies at two and a half, buried at Sand Lick cemetery, and Modoc miner George Kenale dies after a work accident. Other items report a crime probe, Shrine Patrol drill, salon and market notices, and community events with phone numbers and addresses.
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Rose Beauty Shoppe
Gabriel
Eugene
Lorraine Hicks
Henry Hicks
Montcalm
Sand Lick
Competition Between Farmers Keen and Fierce
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia June 7 Competition between groups of farmers is as fierce as between industries especially among cotton growers of the south J C Pridmore of Atlanta Ga director of the National Fertilizer association told delegates at the annual convention Texas cotton growers are giving fellow planters in Georgia Alabama and the Carolinas a hard fight for markets Pridmore says Texas alone now has more acreage to cotton than all the states east of the Mississippi River New improved machinery permits larger production per man with lower cost per pound than present southern averages Charlies J Brand executive secretary treasurer of the association attributes the present plight of the fertilizer industry to excessive overproduction of cotton with low prices Farmers of the United States offer a potential market for three times the fertilizer they now use said Charles Coolidge Parlin director of the Curtis Publishing company
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W. Va
South
J. C. Pridmore
Atlanta
National Fertilizer Association
Texas
Georgia
Alabama
Carolinas
Pridmore
Mississippi River
Charlies J. Brand
Association
United States
Charles Coolidge Parlin
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Men Who Helped Flights Will Go Without Reward
New York June 7 Two men who aided Charles A Lindbergh and Clarence D Chamberlin in the trans Atlantic flights will not receive medals. Meteorologist James H Searr and James H Kimball proposed a daily Atlantic weather chart that would aid aviators and forecast U S weather with small expense.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Clarence D. Chamberlin
James H. Searr
James H. Kimball
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Europe
United States
Breach Threat at Motion Picture Theatre Owners Meeting
In Columbus Ohio on June 7 the western Pennsylvania branch threatened to withdraw at the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America convention if producers and distributors owning theatre chains are invited into membership. The dispute arose after Joseph M Seider submitted the board report proposing a three member committee to study the invitation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
Western Pennsylvania
Joseph M. Seider
Suit Against General Motors Is Dismissed
Philadelphia June 7 The United States circuit court of appeals ordered the dismissal of the suit by William P Dephe and Dephe Motors Corp charging patent infringement by General Motors Corp The plaintiff claimed to be the inventor of the internal combustion engine and alleged GM infringed on patents in the 1922 Buick and GM truck models seeking profits from those sales.
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Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
William P. Dephe
Dephe Motors Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Dephe
General Motors
Thiel College Installs E Y Clyde Xander as President
Dr E Y Clyde Xander longtime college pastor at Ohio State University was inaugurated today as president of Thiel College in Greenville Pennsylvania.
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Greenville
E. Y. Clyde Xander
Ohio State University
Thiel College
West Virginia Men Held on Booze Law Charges
Three men arrested in Washington on prohibition and bribery charges. George Colonero 41 Martins Ferry Ohio Gust Camaratus Weirton West Virginia and Thomas Barbalosa Philadelphia alleged to have attempted to bribe officers after being charged with transporting liquor. The $200 allegedly paid was turned over to the district attorney.
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Washington
George Colonero
Martins Ferry
Gust Camaratus
Weirton
W. Va
Thomas Barbalosa
Philadelphia
Coal and Iron
Colonero
Broadway Mourns Death of Former Matinee Idol
Broadway today mourns the death of Robert Cochran Hilliard veteran actor and playwright once famed as a matinee idol. The obituary notes his towering presence and Basa voice defining an era in stage entertainment.
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Broadway
New York
Broadway Today
Robert Cochran Hilliard
Beau Drummel
Notable 19th Century Figure Dies After Prolonged Illness
A prominent socialite succumbed to heart failure after a six year struggle with diabetes. Known for sartorial elegance and striking looks, he earned nicknames including Beau Brummel. He is survived by his third wife, Mrs. Olea Everard Wil s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beau Brummel
Olea Everard Wils
Organization to Push Aviation Is Completed
In St Joseph Missouri on June 7 a permanent national conference for the development of commercial aviation was completed by a group of aviation experts and leaders from rail, ship, and aircraft industries after a two day meeting. The note adds that U S automobile production rose from 4 cars in 1895 to 3 950 000 in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Poles Await Bellanda Arrival In Warsaw
About twenty thousand Poles gathered in Warsaw hoping to see Charles A. Levine return in the trans Atlantic plane Columbia. The war office had reports the Columbia was headed for Warsaw and the crowd waited vainly for landing.
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Warsaw
Poland
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Polish War Office
Wheeling Elects Officers In City Caucus
Wheeling West Virginia June 7 former city water agent Charles C. Ephiin was returned to the office of city manager at a formal caucus of the newly elected council he will succeed Harvey L. Kirk George A Buchwald retained as chief of police.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Charles C. Ephiin
Wahager
Ephiin
Harvey L. Kirk
George
A. Buchwald
Chiek
Police
Gowns For Girl Graduates
Fashion advises modest graduation gowns for teen girls emphasizing long sleeves, knee-length skirts, and simple lines in white or cream. Materials include crepe Roma lace and satin with minimal trim. Several beige lace and georgette two-piece designs feature tucked belts, necklines resembling necklaces, and turquoise belt buckles for a youthful, dignified look.
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New York
Ior
Kiwanis convention notes progress and future plans
At the Memphis Kiwanis convention Fred Parker reports 1 640 clubs with 100 160 members in U S and Canada. New clubs added 110 with 3 755 new members since June 1926. Highlights include a 150 000 Riley hospital wing in Indianapolis and a 50 000 000 West Virginia road program. Voting for next year's host city and leaders is set for Thursday.
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Daily Telegraph
Memphis
Tenn
Kiwanis
United States
Canada
Fred ©. W. Parker
Chicago
Montreal
Parker
Indiana Kiwanis District
Riley Memorial Hospital
Indianapolis
Carl E. Endicott
Andrews
Ind
West Virginia
Albert Snedeker
Wheeling
Kiwahis * Roads Committee
Indian runner wagers ten thousand on marathon threat
Kansas City report says Mike Kirk, manager of the Arizona and New Mexico Indians, will bet $10,000 that Chief Quanowahn from Oribi Arizona can outpace any Tarahumara Tan Ner runners in a marathon. The Chief finished New York to Long Beach in 2 hours 4% minutes beating 212 rivals.
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Kansas City
Mike Kirk
Kirk
U S Policy of Reducing Public Debts Explained
Washington June 7 The government aims to retire securities and refund them quickly with lower interest rate debt. Under Secretary Mills told the New York State Bankers association that debt reduction is the prime objective of current policy.
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Washington
Treasury
Mills
New York State Bankers’ Association
Frost fires in 1924 cost large sum daily
A 1924 frost fire season burned across 29 000 acres causing daily costs around 100000 dollars. Local authorities documented extensive property damage and firefighting expenses.
GUS SIMMONS TO JOIN ELL WITKINS IN WEST VIRGINIA PROHIBITION
G G Simmons of Hinton who recently resigned from federal prohibition forces has been appointed by the state prohibition department and assigned to duty in this section. He is known in Mercer and McDowell counties and will work with Ell Watkins, state prohibition officer of Bluefield.
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G. J. Simmons
Hinton
West Virginia
State Prohibition Department
Mr. Simmons
Mercer
McDowell
el! Watkins
Bluefield
Arrests Soon for Illegal Parkers in Bluefield
City manager Boyd A Bennett ordered police to arrest violators of parking restrictions in front of the West Virginian hotel and Fox pharmacy on Federal Street. He said warnings failed and fines in the police court may follow. complaints come from hotel managers and visitors as buses are forced to unload in street during rain.
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West Virginian
Fox Pharmacy
Federal Street
Boyd A. Bennett
Bennett
Bluefield
Vienna Doctors Threaten Strike Over Pay Rise
Vienna reports doctors threaten a strike if negotiations with the government fail to raise income. Most Austrians are covered by Krankenkassen health insurance paying doctors salaries as low as 30 to 45 dollars monthly, prompting calls to end the public scheme for high earners and push patients to private care.
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Vienna
Lubitsch Shoots Final Heidelberg Scenes in Germany
Director Ernest Lubitsch his wife Dr Edward Locke and two cameramen have gone to Germany to film the final scenes of Old Heidelberg at Heidelberg University, the film’s described locale.
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Hollywood
Cal
INS
Ernest Lubitsch
Edward Locke
Germany
Old Heidelberg
Old Heidelberg University
Taft Sees Supreme Court Catching Up With Schedule
Chief Justice Taft, in Washington, said the Supreme Court will catch up with its work if the term’s progress is maintained for two years. He believes cases in arrears can be wiped out and the court will resume full pace.
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Washington
Taft
Supreme Court
Hosiery Ad Promises Comfort and Durable Fit
An advertisement touts hosiery of excellent quality with long wear reinforced construction. It highlights careful styling and a trim fit in new hole proof shades.
Berlin Leads World in Beer Consumption Says Germany
Berlin tops Germany and the world in beer drinking per capita. Berliners average 101 liters annually, compared with 76 liters for the rest of Germany, and the city's total beer intake would fill a massive tank when aggregated.
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Berlina
INSI
Berlin
Germany
Belgian Cabinet Seeks Higher Minister Salaries
Brussels June 7. Cabinet ministers urge raises from 1600 dollars a year plus 750 travel funds. Catholic, liberal and socialist parties say current pay excludes poorer leaders and note Senate passage of a resolution urging higher stipends.
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Brussels
Senate
Tea visit leads to weekend shooting claim
A Life brief notes Lulu plans a Sunday tea while Marge cannot hear. Bess invites her to visit for the weekend when she says the hens are plentiful and there is talk of a shooting. The fragment implies a local social setting with a possible incident referenced.
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Lulu
Marge
Bess
Noted author dies in Atlantic City at 58
Thomas Willing Balch of Philadelphia, renowned author and editor in international law and history and science, died in Atlantic City on June 7.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jane
Thomas Willing Balch
Philadelphia
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George Kenale
Binefield Sanitarium
Kenale
Janie Tate
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Tate
Shrine Patrol
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Honaker
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L. D. Davis
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Blue Boys Club
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F. A Harman
South Bluefield
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Latore Longley
Maywood
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Lindy
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Kiwanis International
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U. S
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