Carroll Better on Second Day in Federal Penitentiary
Earl Carroll, jailed for perjury related to a New York bathtub party, shows improvement on his second day in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. His wife and two brothers visited, and he plans to return to New York tomorrow morning. Prison officials note he appeared depressed but an improvement in condition could allow discharge from the hospital within a week if trends continue.
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Atlanta
New York
Earl Carroll
Greenville
D. C
John W. Snook
West Virginia Senate and House Clash Over Sanatorium Call
The WV legislature sparred over governor’s power to include a sanatorium call without house action, a resolution failing 33 percent but prompting concerns. A separate Senate resolution praised Lindbergh for his flight and invited him to WV, amended to omit a medal and sent back for approval. The session adjourned after formalities as President White announced an executive session for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Lindbergh
Senate
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Lantz
West Virginia
Highland
White Ed Bothe
Seston
Weston hospital case denied of brutal treatment claims
In Clarksburg West Virginia on June 9 Dr Cure superintendent of Weston State hospital told The Exponent that allegations of rough handling of Mrs Hoffman are false. He said the patient was violent on entry and remained so, dying days later from prostration and a weakened heart. He denied any knowledge of a sister being ordered from the hospital over the inmate being not tied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Camden
Weston State Ave
Weston Institution
Cure
Hoffman
Condoo
New Hemroid Remedy Promoted Despite shaky claims
An advertiser touts a purported cure for piles claiming permanent relief through an ointment and suppositories. It credits Dr. O Leonhardt with a term or product called HEM-ROU and says the remedy is widely sold with a money back guarantee, urging quick action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Leonhardt
Leonhard
Fountain State Transportation schedule update
Buses depart Fountain State Transportation Company from Bluefield Union Bus Terminal to Warewell, Lebanon Atmedon and Bristol with multiple daily times. Connections available at Bristol to Johnson City and Konozxvne. Beckley transfers to Thurmond and Charleston. Schedule subject to change without notice.
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Bluefield Union
Warewell
Lebanon
Atmedon
Bristol
Matoaks
Beckley
Johnson City
Konozxvne
Thurmond
Charleston
City and Coalfield Items for Sale in Bluefield Area
Five room brick house on Union Street near the car line offers attic rooms, lot, and garage. Various notices include Moose Lodge initiation drive, barber shop ads, and local sales. Death of Robert T. Watkins in Bluefield hospital, plus two records set by Tri State Refining, and ongoing Red Cross fund drive in Mercer County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Street
Care Graph
Tri-State Refining Co
Birefield
Lou Miller
Chrysler
Frisco
New York
Los Angeles
Pennzoil
Pennzoil Co
Tri- State Refining Co
Bluefield and
Kimball
Red Cross
Mississippi
Mercer County
J. J. Alexander
The
American Red Crogs
H. Burnett
F. W. Bieck
B. B. Houseman
T. O'J. Wilson
Free Methodists consider lifting ban on music in churches
Rochester N Y June 9 The quadrennial Free Methodist conference committee debates allowing musical instruments in worship. The session also marks memorial services for Prahop Benjamin Titus Robarts founder and first bishop. The conference studies rising divorce rates and current church policy on officiating at divorced marriages.
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Rochester
N. Y
General Conference
The
Free Methodist Church
Prahop Benjamin Titus Roberta
Free Methodista
America
Bluefield Library Serves Community with Curated Selections
The Bluefield library is praised for its valuable service to residents through carefully selected reading material. A seven-member book committee, including Mrs. Thomas Clagett and others, reviews and curates shelves in history fiction literature children’s books and more.
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Bluefield
Ita
Lbrarian
Thia
Thomas Clagett
F. T. Ridley
A. W. Alden
Professor Thomas
H. C. Weller
Laura Tierney
William Greenapon
Coal Men From Bluefield Attend National Convention
Bluefield area executives and managers from Empire Coal and Coke Pend reek Pocahontas Coal Aechland Pocahontas Operators' Association Crozer Lime and several other firms will attend the National Coal Association annual meeting at the Edgewater Beach hotel in Chicago next week. The delegation includes William D Ord James D Francis W A Richards WL Greever B Koepler O M Deyerle John T Wilson J Lincoln H W Shields Jon Bowen O L Alexander and George S Strader among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Coal Association
Edgewater Beech Hotel
Chicago
Bluefeld
Falcone
William D. Ord
Landgraft
Empire Coal and Coke Company
James D. Francis
Kingtom
Pendreek Pocahontas Coal Company
W. A. Richards
Bluefield
Aehland Coal and Coke Company
WL. Greever
Tazewell
Pocahontas Operators’ Association
W. B. E. Koepler
O. M. Deyerle
Flat Top Fuel Company
John T. Wilson
Dry Fork Coal Company
J. Lincoln
Eikhorn
Crozer Lime Association
H. W. Shields
Bramwell
Genera!ana
Two Lives Now Hang on Ohio Governor's Pardon
Ohio's Governor faces potential clemency decisions for two inmates. John Hickman, scheduled for execution for the murder of Daniel Garrett, awaits the state clemency board's recommendation and possible Supreme Court action as only 30 hours remain. George Vargo, condemned for the killing of his landlady Mrs. Katherine Vargo, is also slated to die tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Board of Clemency
Supreme Court
John Hickman
Daniel Garrett
Chill
Sain Lomery
Hickman
Clemency Board
Donahey
George Vargo
Lake County
Katherine Vargo
Rent Judgment Against Lloyd Bertaud
New York June 9 A rent judgment was filed against Lloyd W. Bertaud mail pilot who was to be navigator for Clarence D Chamberlin on the Columbia's Atlantic hop. The 12 East Seth street corporation alleged Bertaud did not pay rent on an apartment leased April 1 to September 30, 1924 at 2300 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lloyd W. Bertaud
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Columbia
Atlantic
12 East Séth Street Corporation
Betraud
TAZEWELL MAN SHOT IN NECK BY METAL DART
A Tazewell man was shot in the neck by a metal dart from a toy air gun during an afternoon incident at home. He was taken to Dinefield sanitarium for X rays. doctors said the wound was not dangerous and left the dart in place. The injured man returned home after examination.
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Robert T. Watkins
Bluefield
Eanitarium
Mr. Watkins
Carlisle
Mercer Funeral Home
Dinefield Sanitarium
Mason
Largest annual blast at Boxley quarries rocks Pounding Mill
The Boxley quarries at Pounding Mill Virginia set off their annual blast on Wednesday afternoon. Thousands of tons of limestone were blown down using vast quantities of explosives in the largest blast yet, shaking the surrounding area. Most crushed limestone goes to ballast for the Norfolk and Western railroad. motion pictures of the shot were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxley
Pounding Mill
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Blind man applicant for Fairmont dog catcher draws council critique
Fairmont Minnesota officials considered a blind applicant for the municipal dog catching job, drawing mixed reactions from council members during the discussion.
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Fairmont, Minn
Georgia's Grand Old Lady Nears 92 Birthday
Charlee A Lindbergh, dubbed Georgia’s grand old lady, turns 92 tomorrow. Her hometown plans a memorable celebration, recalling her 74 years since marrying here. She would choose politics again, and in 1922 Governor Thomas W Hardwick appointed her to fill a senate vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlee A. Lindbergh
Georgia
Thomas W. Hardwick
Senate
Burglar Stole $80 Hidden in Thermos from Bed
Mrs Swean Denniston of Indianapolis hid her savings in a thermos inside a folding bed. A burglar pried open the bed, smashed the bottle, and escaped with $80.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Swean Denniston
Dog Whisperer Claims Bond With Town Pups
A man asserts he can catch and train dogs by leveraging their friendships. He says he knows every dog in town by their given names. He presents himself as able to read canine bonds and trainer potential through personal connections.
Cooking guidance for vegetables whole portions
Instructions advise cooking vegetables whole when possible and cutting into large pieces when needed. If the cooking water will be served with the vegetables, smaller pieces may be acceptable.
St Clair to Speak at State Medical Meeting
The sixtieth annual meeting of the West Virginia Medical Association will convene at White Sulphur Springs from June 21 to 23. Dr Wade H St Clair of this city will deliver a principal address on Surgery. Other Bluefield doctors share the program with papers on Renal Tuberculosis and the Management of Acute Abdominal Conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Medical Association
White Sulphur Springs
Wade H. St. Clair
Bluefield
C. J. Ackis
T. EB. Vase
Harry Haggart
H. G. Steele
Former woman senator Felton eyed life at 92
Cartersville Ga June Mrs Rebecca Latimer Felton the only woman ever to sit in the United States Senate looks confidently at life from her 92nd mile stone and is going to make Colone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartersville
Rebecca Latimer Felton
United States Senate
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State Sanitarium
Weston
Ww. VA
Solons
Fountain State Transportation Company
Harry L. Greenspon
Laeas
Bos
Bluefield, W. Va
Bluefield Lodge No. 1079
Pocahontas Building
Ira C. Wills
Honaker
Viet Beauty Service
Dizié Cié. Co
Princeon Avenue
Paper Haneiog
R. Shepherd
Red Ach Coal Company
Biefeld Avenue
Princeton Avenue
Henry Rodgin Co
Bland Street
C. B. Sulter
Chamberlin
Pennzoll
W Va
Pennzoll Co
Bluefelider
Creed Collins
Jeb Hatcher
College Avenue
Albuquerque
N. M
Collins
Duro
Hatcher
Penneboro
Eva Jr
Janie Lee Cathey
Squire W. W. McNeal
Normal Business College
Tyler Atreeta
W. H. Cunningham
Harmat
Zionth Bluefield
Dana's Beauty Salon
Eugene and Edmond Process
Marcus Tailoring Co
Princeton Ave
Pocahontas
Red
Twin City Coal Co
Busy Bee
John Mitchell
Virginia
Roseville
Squire Acute McNeal
Stewart Street
C. Boone Knochs
Cooteecamas
J. M. England
Bramwell Road
Fe, T. Eagland
Mrs. England
Harry Lee Foster
Freeman
Florida
Ernest H. Wray
First Presbyterian Church
Buffalo
Wray
W. 8. Wray
Northfork
Free Methodists
Hind’s Honey
Coty'’S
KOTEX
Woodbury
Honaker’s
Down Stairs
Ohio
Lloyd Bertaud
AIRGU
Thomas F. Watson
Mutual
Tcredit Clothing Co.d
Woolworth’s
Grace
Mangus-Phillip Shoe Co
Princeeton Ave
Madam Dovina
Graham Ave
Lindy
Ceeth
J. S. Compton
SL. Ysriace
Matea
Stowell
Evergreen
Kentucky
M. G. Whitlow Hardware CO
West VA
Lon
Prin
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