Candidate Saunders to Launch Campaign on WHIS Radio
P. T. Saunders a Princeton avenue grocerman and Fourth district candidate for the city board of directors will formally launch his campaign this evening. He will speak to Bluefield voters over WHIS at 6 45 p m and outline his platform and key municipal issues. Saunders is one of three candidates from the Fourth district and among the seventeen names on the upcoming primary ballot.
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P. T. Saunders
Princeton Avenue
City Board of Directors
Bluefield
WHIS
Saunders
Parkersburg Man Held on Bad Check Charge
Donald L. Swearingen of Parkersburg West Virginia is jailed on $1,600 bond after three counts of passing worthless checks at Baltimore hotels. He allegedly wrote 50 dollars at the Southern on April 13, 100 dollars at the Hotel Belvedere on May 10, and 50 dollars at the Lord Baltimore on May 27. He was arrested as he entered a downtown restaurant. Magistrate James R. Cadden set bond at 500 dollars per charge.
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Baltimore
Donald L. Swearingen
Parkersburg
W. Va
Swearingen
Southern Hotel
Belvedere
Lord Baltimore
Itzel
New Howard
James R. Cadden
France Waives Immediate Action On Debt Installment
Paris June 8 Premier Daladier may present the French debt installment to the United States due June 15 but is unlikely to alter stance. Finance Minister Bonnet says a Franco American settlement could emerge at the London conference as debt reductions are anticipated amid currency stabilization efforts.
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Paris
Daladier
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Finance
Georges Bonnet
Correspondente
Bonnet
France
Jimmy Mattern Ends First Skyward Rescue Stop
After a forced landing near Krasnoyarsk, pilot Jimmy Mattern repairs a damaged stabilizer temporarily and prepares to depart. He recounts waking disoriented, losing track of time, and receiving aid from locals before continuing toward Krasnoyarsk for full repairs.
City and Coalfield Items From Local stores
Sun back dresses with separate coat today eight cool complete at Fretwell's phone 334. Bailey Lumber Co reports a new paint shipment allowing lower prices. Dixie Clo Co offers bathing suits in varied colors and sizes at popular prices. Clark Hardware and Furniture Co notes postal regulation delays delaying prize announcements and notifying winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fretwell’s
Dixie Clo Co
Heat Wave Breaches Record Temps Across Regions
A heat wave pounds the mid Atlantic and north Atlantic as sections from the western plains to New Mexico swelter and a truck accident yields a fractured skull. The forecast calls for local thunder showers Friday in the upper Ohio valley and related regions with warmer nights easing in northern New York and northern New England.
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Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic States
Western Plain States
New Mexico
Upper
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Appalachian Region
South Atlantic States
North Atlantic
Lower Lakes
New York
New England
Names Officials of Forest Corps Camps
Baltimore June 8 A report outlines de centralization of control over 154 Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Virginia. Key figures include Colonel Kerwin T. Smith chief of staff 80th division Richmond commander Captain John R Basias chaplain and Major George W. C Whiting Major Robert M Carswell Major Basil D Spalding Major Paul H Herman and Major staff from sub districts No 11 No 12 No 13 No 14 with camp locations at Big Meadow Natural Bridge Sugar Grove Yorktown and other sites. Chaplains have reported to division headquarters and sub district commanders must report to camps by June 10.
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Baltimore
Virginia
Kerwin T. Smith
Richmond
John R. Basias
George W. C. Whiting
Big Meadow
Madison County
Robert M. Carswell
N. E
Natural Bridge
Rockbridge County
Basil D. Spalding
Sugar Grove
Paul H. Herman
C. A
Yorktown
Senate approves more money for banking inquiry
The testimony shows Pecora probing funding and influence in finance. V. and allied executives discuss control over Missouri Pacific and Alleghany holdings. Van Sweringen notes a March 1929 to May 1930 acquisition period and the role of debt and stock in consolidating railroad influence spanning East and West.
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Senate
Pecora
van Sweringen
Morgan
Morgan House
Missouri Pacific
Alleghany Corporation
Missouri-Pacific
Alleghany
Missiouri Pacific
Southwest
Chesapeake and Ohio
Sysoe
Eastern Railroad
Eastern Roads
The
Sewer Gas Explosion Injures Two Men in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati the sewer gas explosion inside a 48 inch water main under construction in the east section seriously burned laborer Chester Simon, 39, while inspector Werry Rimmer, 31, was blown from his feet but not badly hurt. Firemen faced difficulties as gas hampered rescue efforts.
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Cincinnati
Chester Simon
Werry Rimmer
Conferees OK $2 Billion Home Mortgage Relief Bill
Washington conferees agreed on the administration's $2 billion home mortgage relief measure as part of Roosevelt's recovery program. The revised limit allows mortgages on homes up to $20,000, lower than the Senate's $25,000 and the House's $16,000 approved figures.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Annual Banquet of Flat Top Auto Supply Set at West Virginian
About 150 dealers from Mercer and neighboring counties will attend the Flat Top Auto Supply annual banquet at 7 pm tonight in the West Virginian hotel. H H Lawson manages arrangements with elaborate entertainment planned. A Warner Brothers talking picture for Perfect Circle Piston Ring Co titled Thru Traffic and Highlights of Ring Engineering will be shown, succeeding Endless Channels viewed by 258000 automotive men nationwide last year.
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Flat Top Auto Supply Company
West Virginian
Mercer
H. H. Lawson
Perfect Circle Piston Ring Company
Warner Brothers
Hammond Evans Granted New Trial in Russell County
Wytheville dispatches report Hammond Evans formerly of Bradshaw McDowell county will receive a new trial in the Russell County circuit court as ordered by the supreme court of appeals remanding the case. He was convicted in 1932 of aiding his brother McKinley Evans in the alleged murder of deputy sheriff Henry Yates in Honaker on December 26 1931.
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Wytheville
Hammond Evans
Bradshaw
McDowell County
Commonwealth of Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals
Russell County
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
McKinley Evans
Henry Yates
Honaker
Yates
McKinley Evens
Two Homes Bombed in Mine Unions Clash
Springfield reports two houses damaged by bombs amid a mine union dispute that led to one death and ten gunshot injuries in a protest at Peabody mine No. 43. Progressives attacked by pickets. United Mine Workers protect a 100-man march through Saline county, with blocks reportedly damaged.
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Springfield
Peabody Mine No. 43
United Mine Workers
Joe Deroncourt
United Mine Workers of America
Robert Holman
Grace A. M. E
Peabody
Harrisburg
United Ming
Williamson County
Saline County
Japanese Troops Renew Hunt for American Missionary
Mukden Manchuria reports say Japanese and Manchukuo units pressed a bid to free Dr Nelisen an American missionary held by brigands since April 12. Troops searched a supposed lair, found it empty, and pursued fresh leads with consular and local authorities in pursuit of his captors.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Neils Neilsen
Nelisen
Minneapolis
Nellsen
Bandits Seize $17,000 From Chicago Bank Cage
Seven masked robbers robbed the Main State bank in Chicago before noon. They used sawed off shotguns to force员工 and customers to lie on the floor and gathered $17,000 in cash into canvas bags before fleeing in two cars. A shot was fired during the getaway.
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Chicago
Elmer Asherman
Eletant
Unnamed tonic claims to clear skin and boost hemoglobin
An advertisement touts 8.8.8 as a general tonic that supposedly clears skin, strengthens resistance, and restores hemoglobin content in the blood. It cites testimonials and suggests using a five dollar product to see improvement.
Injured Children Show Improvement at Stevens Clinic
The two children hurt by automobiles last week are improving at Stevens clinic where they receive treatment. Mary Vasco five of Welch sustained a fractured skull and injuries to her left leg while Carl Spears thirteen of Worth has head and leg injuries and is better.
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Stevens Clinic
Mary Vasco
Welch
Carl Spears
Worth
Welch Paragraphs To Reside Here In Virginia Ave Home
Mr and Mrs W Casius Cook and family return to their Virginia avenue residence after four years in Charleston where Mr Cook served as state superintendent of schools. Bridge hosts Miss Eleanor Amour at Hobart street with Miss Martha Wilkinson as guest of honor and L H Williams high score.
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W. Casius Cook
Eunice and
Casius Jr
Virginia Avenue
Charleston
Cook
West Virginia
Martha Wilkinson
McKenney
Eleanor Amour
Hobart Street
L. 8. Williams
Miss Wilkinson
C. H. Gearhart
Sam Harris
L. S. Williams
E. L. Wilkinson
Mary Jane Wilkinson
Rita Brewster
Tess Counts
Eloise Beavers
Frances Henritze
Walter C Mitchell in Grace Hospital in serious condition
Walter C Mitchell county jailer was reported slightly better yesterday at Grace Hospital where he receives treatment. hospital attaches say he remains in serious condition and many friends wish him a speedy recovery.
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Walter C. Mitchell
Grace Hospital
Injuries Reported In Local Mines And Firm Actions
Hatfield of Welch suffered a finger fracture after his hand was caught in a state fall and was treated at Grace hospital before being sent home. Loney Martin of Newhall injured his right hand at New River Consolidation Coal and is under care at Stevens clinic. The Welch Rotary club meets at noon today at the Methodist church. Dr James A Vermillion arrived to visit his parents and study at the Medical Center in Jersey City, N J. Dr C H Fulcher returned to Grace hospital surgical staff after leaving Mayo clinic with recent specialized study.
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Hatfield
Welch
Kingston-Pocahontas Coal Company
Grace Hospital
Loney Martin
Newhall
New River Consolidation Coal Company
Stevens Clinic
Rotary Club
Welch Rotary Club
Methodist Church
James A. Vermillion
City
E. Vermillion
Vermillion
Jersey City
N. J
C. H. Fulcher
Troy B. Bagwell
Memphis
Tenn
Fulcher
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
161 Pupils Register for Vacation Bible School
One hundred sixty one pupils registered yesterday for the Daily Vacation Bible School announced by Mrs Wilson Anderson, general superintendent. The school will open officially.
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Daily Vacation Bible School
Wilson Anderson
City Sunday School Classes Schedule and Enrollment
Monday morning at city churches for Sunday school groups. Beginners meet in the Baptist basement, primary in the Presbyterian, and junior and intermediate depart ment classes in the Baptist church. Enrollment Thursday shows 23 beginners, 40 primary, and 76 junior and intermediate. A brief 9 o clock devotional enrollment session will be held at the Presbyterian church.
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Baptist Church
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
Infant Daughters Die in Premier and Hartwell Families
Five day old Anna Lewie Riffe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William BE Riffe of Premier, died Wednesday at home. Funeral and burial were held at Premier Cemetery. Lawrence Rose, seven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rose of Hartwell, died Wednesday night in a local hospital after a brief illness. Burial followed in Hartwell.
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Anna Lewie R Iffe
William BE. Riffe
Premier
Little Lawrence Rose
Robert Rose
Hartwell
Hartwell Cemetery
Welch Area Personal Notes Reflect Weekend Travels
A string of local residents and visitors are noted in Welch as they return from trips to Richmond Lynchburg Huntington Cincinnati Morgantown and Morgantown. Attendees and relatives include Mrs W G Brown James Mrs Bevo Browning Lois Rosenweir J W Mathews E W Cook Dr J Howard Anderson and J A Broderick among others with Scout events at Camp Roland upcoming.
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W. G. Brown
James
Richmond
Lynchburg
Bevo Browning
Huntington
Morris Rosenweir
Lois
Cincinnati
Ohio
Paul Daniels
Roger Scott
Morgantown
Isadore Scott
West Virginia university visitors and local notices
West Virginia university report notes Miss Melrose Bore of Mannington and Miss Mary Welsh of Keyeer accompany a student. C. G. Hayes of Superior admitted to Grace hospital for treatment. Mrs. B. F. Arnold of Little Rock is visiting the city for several days. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Grimes of Beckley are in town briefly. Hallie Brannock of Squire had tonsils removed at Stevens clinic Thursday. L. P. Bottemer of Denver arrived for several days. Mrs. William S. Holt, visiting her parents, left for Oklahoma City to join Mr. Holt. R. P. Caney of Cincinnati arrived to attend to business. Miss Rosalyn Katzen left for Columbus for a few days. J. B. Watts of Roanoke is in town on business. Billy Swope left for Columbus to visit for a few days.
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J. Howard Anderson
Beaver Falls
J. W. Mathews
City
Grace Hospital
W. H. Ballard
Peterstown
Welch
Jimmy Ballard
Ballard
West Virginia University
E. W. Cook
Jaeger
Harold Davies
Percey Gilley
Huntington
E. C. Clifton
W. C. Lawrence
New York City
Pearle Flint
Mise Ruth
D. L. Advil
Sneger
Bluefield
J. A. Broderick
Morgantown
J. A. Newton
Narrows
Tom Lambert
James (Pop) Hollandsworth
Camp Roland
Roland
Virginia Partlow
Melrose Bore
Mannington
Mary Welsh
Keyeer
C. G. Hayes
Superior
B. F. Arnold
Little Rock
Ark
E. L Grimes
Beckley
Hallie Brannock
Squire
Stevens Clinic
L. P. Bottemer
Denver
Colo
Williams. Holt
Charles Walker
Oklahoma City
Okla
Holt
R. P. Caney
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rosalyn Katzen
Columbus
J. B. Watts
Roanoke
Billy Swope
Allenriay Cure Promises Fast Rheumatic Relief
An advertisement touts Allenriay as a powerful safe prescription that ends rheumatic agony in 24 hours and swelling in 8 hours, with claims of widespread use by druggists and Goody Koontz Drugstore. It promises satisfaction or money back and offers an 8 ounce bottle for 85 cents.
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Goodykoontz
Fatal Auto Collision Injures Altha Shifler in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant West Virginia June two people injured in a road incident. Altha Shifler sixteen from nearby Bellemead was fatally struck near her home. B Cole man of Bellemead is held pending investigation.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Altha Shifler
B. Coleman
Bellemead
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