Father of Two Local Men Passes in Richlands
William Harvey Steele sixty six year old former Bluefield resident died after a four year illness from cancer at his Richlands Virginia home. He was father to George W. Steele Daily Telegraph circulation manager and Rodney Steele Norfolk and Western railway employee. Funeral at Layman’s Chapel with burial at Hawkins cemetery. He was born January 24 1866 and married November 13 1889 to Mattie Burress.
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William Harvey Steele
Bluefield
Richlands
George W. Steele
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Rodney Steele
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mr. Steele
Tazewell
Russell
A. J. Freedman
H. D. Tomlinson
Damascus
Charlie Steele
Milan
Alex Steele
Ross Steele
Holston
Levi Steele
Lebanon
Florence Wilson
Big Four
Mollie Campbell
Anna Williams
Bertha Fields
Layman’s Chapel
Hawkins Cemetery
P. P. Tabor
Methodist Church
Gene Brooks
Pembrooke
Steele
Charleston Residents On Capitol Dedication Week
Clifford Lowe manager of the Ruffner hotel Charleston and Foster Egner who directed a special Charleston supplement for the capitol dedication visited Bluefield yesterday traveling there and back by airplane. The capitol dedication runs the week of June 20 with daily special attractions.
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Clifford Lowe
Charleston
Foster Egner
State Capitol
Bluefield
U C T Delegates Visit Natural Bridge and Lexington
Delegates from Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Maryland and the District of Columbia gather at Natural Bridge Virginia for the thirty sixth annual convention of the United Commercial Travelers of America. A motorcade to Lexington includes stops at Washington and Lee University Virginia Military Institute and the tombs of Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
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Natural Bridge
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
District of Columbia
Grand Council
United Commercial Travelers of America
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Military Iine
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
National Fertilizer Association Elects Officers
The eighth annual convention in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia elected Bayleys W. Haynes of Jacksonville Florida as president. John J. Watson of New York was chosen vice president Charles J. Brand of Washington D C became executive secretary and treasurer. Board members named include Wilbur Miller Baltimore Wood Crady Louisville A D Strohbar Savannah Horace Bowker New York J I Sanford Chicago and C F Burroughs Norfolk Virginia.
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W. Vadune
National Fertilizer Association
Bayleys W. Haynes
Jacksonville
Mia
John J. Watson
New York
Charles J. Brand
Washington, D. C
Wilbur Miller
Baltimore
Wood Crady
Louisville
A. D. Strohbar
Savannah
Horace Bowker
J. I. Sanford
Chicago
C. F. Burroughs
Norfolk
Townsend plan dominates West Virginia party meeting
Delegates to the August convention were set at 1 727 with districts apportioned by 200 vote blocks from 1928 Conley totals. The event featured praise for Townsend and Hoover alongside calls for unity as committee members, including James B. Clendenin, reshaped leadership after FEL Hogsett’s resignation.
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Schuck
Townsend
Walter 8S
Hallahan
Carrigan
Lenna Lowe Yost
Howard M. Gore
William C. Cook
Frank Lively
State Supreme Court
Roberta Scott
Bluefield
A. A. Lilly
L. Younge
Welch
Conley
Mass
Circuit
Common Pleas
Henry D. Hazeld
Washington
Hoover
Hatfield
Fel Hogsett
Luntington
James B. Clendenin
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Hogsett
Cabbell County
Circle To Picnic At Blue Field Floral Company
The Business Women's circle of the First Baptist church meets tonight at 6 PM at Blue Field Floral Company for an outing and picnic with members caravaning from the site.
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Business Women's Circle
The
First Baptist Church
Bluefield Floral Company
Linen Towels and Beauty Services Advertised
Local page lists hand embroidered linen finger towels from Fretwell's and Earle's Beauty Shoppe promotions. Bel canto facial, mask, arch, and various shampoo options priced from 35 cents to 3 dollars with appointment line.
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Fretwell’s
Earle’s Beauty Shoppe
East End
White House weighs resubmission plank at convention
James R. Garfield said no statement on Hoover approved prohibition resubmission. Republicans clash over campaign leadership with Fess resigning as national committee chair. Hoover has opposed repealing the eighteenth amendment while possible replacements are Brown or Hurley.
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Chicago
National Committee
Fess
Ohio
Congress
Brown
Hurley
Hoover
Garfield
Cleveland
James R. Garfield
Associated Press
City firemen quench basement blaze at Lake Side home
A small basement fire at 114 Lake Side was extinguished by city firefighters yesterday morning with no material damage to the dwelling. The alarm rang at 9 25 a m.
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Lake Side
Veterans clash over leadership at capital camps
Police and federal officials monitor tense situation as veterans elect a new chief and set up emergency measures near Bollingfield on the Anacostia river. Guards double and food shortages fear looms while Communists push mimeographed sheets among the crowd.
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Bollingfield
Anacostia River
Anacostia
Seabury Rules Walker Unfit To Remain In Office
Seabury finds Mayor Walker unfit citing malfeasance and neglect of duties. He alleges improper conduct including accepting 26000 in bonds and a joint brokerage account with Paul Block, plus concealment of funds through missing accountant Sherwood.
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Seabury
Walker
City of
New York
New Yok
J. A. Sisto
Russell T. Sherwood
Sherwood
Legislative Committee
Paul Block
Fire gutts six story Ellington apartment injures and ruins
A six story Ellington apartment building in Cleveland Ohio was gutted by flames after a blast. At least twelve lives were lost and more than forty injured. About twelve others are missing. Damage is estimated near 500000. Police investigate the cause.
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Rulne
Ellington
Cleveland
Brief Asks J. C. C. To Lift Rate Suspension
A brief filed to the Interstate Commerce Commission seeks to lift the suspension on Norfolk and Western class rates for Norton and Bristol lines. H J S Ketner represents the Virginia Corporation Commission Southwestern Virginia Inc and the Bristol chamber of commerce. The rate reductions, allowed last December, face opposition from Southern Railway and other lines petitioning for suspension pending a hearing.
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Richmond
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk and Western
Norton and
Bristol
H. Js. Ketner
Commercee
State Corporation Commission
Commerce Commission
Corporation Commission
Southwestern, Virginia, Inc
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Southern Railway
Police arrest pool room operators in numbers racket sweep
Wheeling West Virginia police struck at the numbers racket today with the first arrest as Mike Manos and Babe Green pool room operators were taken into custody and ordered to pay 59 dollars fines or serve 80 days in jail.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mike Manos
Babe Green
Capudine Advertisement Promises Quick Nerve Pain Relief
An ad asserts nervous headaches signal high nerve strain and that Capudine eases tense nerves. It claims no opiates, gentle on the stomach, and fast action as a liquid. Sold by druggists in 10c 30c 60c sizes or by the dose at fountain stands.
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