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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1933

Page

2

Bishop Ainsworth to Speak at Ory Rally Here

Bishop W. M. Ainsworth of Macon Georgia will speak Friday evening June 16 at 8 at Bland Street Methodist church in support of preserving the eighteenth amendment. He comes from Tazewell where he attends the district conference of the M E Church South.

ORY W. M. Ainsworth Macon, Ga Bland Street Macon Bland Street Methodist Church Ainsworth Tazewell M. E. Church South

Weather Causes Slight Shift in Trade Body Plans

Weather forced a change in the Southwestern Virginia incorporated program. Miss Mildred Coleman was crowned Miss Mountain Empire III. Bluefield and Wytheville played a baseball game with Bluefield winning 10 to 4.

W. N. Neff Abingdon Norfolk and Western Wadefield Pulaski Fire Department Mercer Band Princeton Beaver High School American Legion Ekies Homer K. Bowen Wade School Markie W. J. Jenke Roanoke Norfolk and Western Railway Company Mildred Coleman Pulaski Miss Mountain Empire America Hugh Ike Shott Bluefield Association Southwestern Virginia, Incorporated J. N. Hillman Emory and Henry College Jenks Daily Telegraph Coleman T. C. Coleman Mary Baldwin College Staunton Col R. A. Gilliam Richmond Virginia State Commission On Conservation and Development Southwestern Virginia Mountain Empire Great Southwest Colonel Gilliam RE. Lee Trinkle Virginia Afoo Miss Coleman Mise Mountain Empire Laney Pierce Wytheville Roanoke Times United States Chamber of Commerce J. P. Fishburn T. McCall Frazier Frasier George ©. Peery Wellerfield

Jimmy's Delicacy Shad Roe with Bacon on Toast

The item features shad roe with bacon broiled on toast served with waffle potatoes at Jimmy's. This brief notice highlights a unique breakfast or supper option in a small diner setting.

Jimmy's

Notice of Trustee Sale in Mercer County West Virginia

By virtue of deed of trust dated June 30 1931 Melvin Evans William Evans William Carnes Zetina Carnes James Toler and Maggie Toler Henry Evans and Etta Ann Evans Jr to Walter B Anderson trustee recorded in Mercer County West Virginia Deed Book 113 secure the outstanding indebtedness on the property defaulted and the trustee will offer the property for sale at public auction at the courthouse steps in Mercersburg at 16 o clock on the day of sale to satisfy the deed.

Thys Melvin Evans William Evans William Carnes Zetina Carnes James Toler Maggie Toler Henry Evans Etta Ann Evans Jr Walter Anderson Trus Mercer County West Virginia Biueneia

Industrial Bill 19 Caught in Jam

Industrial bill 19 passes with trade association support and gives the chief executive power to compel adoption of the codes and to license or ban industries. It funds the bond issue with taxes including a tenth of a percent tax on corporate net worth and a five percent tax on earnings above 12.5 percent, plus a five percent tax on dividends withheld at source and an extra half cent gasoline tax. The measure extends the three-year consolidation return authority and adds a one percent increase in the consolidated income tax, plus continuation of last Congress special excise taxes totaling about 400 million annually.

Congress

Local Textile Deals and Lodge Booster Meet in June

36 inch dotted Swiss in pastel shades on sale at 29 cents regular price. Fretwell's Bland Street offers linen and seersucker suits. Cozy 3 room apartment with bath and porch available. Stenographic or bookkeeping courses offered in Bailey building. Moose hall hosts Bluefield Lodge 1079 booster meeting Friday night June 16 with $6 initiation for new members or reinstatements.

Fretwell’s Bland St Moose Hall Bluefield Lodge M. H. Nicholson W. G. Peck

Doyle Sentenced to Death at Moundsville

Joseph Doyle, 34, convicted of criminally assaulting a five year old girl, collapsed in court as Judge Ritz sentenced him to death. He will be moved to Moundsville state prison for execution on September 15 after a motion for a new trial was withdrawn. The victim is the adopted daughter of farmer John Bacutt who testified he befriended Doyle. West Virginia last executed for criminal assault in 1928.

Wheeling W. Va Joseph Doyle Ohio County Moundsville State John Ritz Doyle John Bacutt Reymann West Virginia Homer Swain Wood County

Murdered man identified after Elk River find near Webster Springs

The body of John McCoy, 60, of South Charleston, found May 25 on an Elk River island seven miles below Webster Springs, has been identified by his daughter and South Charleston police chief husband. McCoy had been missing a year. last seen October 16. A shotgun wound was noted, coroner’s jury found murder unclear.

Webster Springs W. Va Elk River John McCoy South Charleston Lillian Skagen Frank J. Skaggs Skaggs McCoy M. V. Hammon Hammon Hamion

Senate panel pushes broader inquiry into Morgan influence

Senator Neely attacks J P Morgan and partners over alleged bribery via purchase rights and low income taxes. He claims Morgan associates paid only 48000 in three years and blames them for fostering Bolshevism while praising their vast profits and favorable treasury treatment.

Morgan Neely Morgan Partners J. P. Morgan Treasury

Embezzlement Charge Served on Louisville Park Board Official

Sheriff served bench warrant on Brent Nunnelley secretary of the Louisville Kentucky park board. Warrant charges embezzlement of Louisville city funds and seeks bonds of five thousand dollars.

Mich Mas Bryan Brent Nunnelley Louisville, Ky Park Board Bryan Nunnelley Louisville

Governor to Attend Mountain Song Festival

Ashland Ky June 10 The third annual mountain song festival unfolds tomorrow afternoon at a Mayo trail cabin 15 miles from Ashland. Kentucky mountain songs by natives and old-time dances on the program. Miss Jean Thomas Ashland writer in charge. Governor Ruby Laffoon will deliver an address as honor guest at a following reception.

Ashland Mayo Trail Kentucky Jean Thomas Ruby Laffoon

BROYLES GREENHOUSES Offers Transplants and Plants

Advertisement for transplanting tomato and pepper plants cabbage seedlings and bedding plants. Delivery available in Gruefeld and nearby areas with prompt C O D service. Located at 110 North Street in West Virginia. Contact for growers and bedding plants.

Gruefeld Va. C. O Broyles North Street

Twin Brothers H. and T. H. Hugging Enter Service Together

Childress Texas July 8. H and T H Hugging twin brothers long employed by the Fort Worth and Denver railway for 39 years began service on the same day in the same department and now share headquarters.

Childress Tex T. H. Hugging Forth Worth & Denver Railway

Broiled Lobster at Jimmy's Delights King’s Taste

A dining note highlights broiled lobster served with butter and sauce to please the king's taste at Jimmy's, signaling a refined seafood offering in the establishment's menu.

King's Taste Soc Jimmy's

Votes swell lead of tour entrants

A campaign appeal urges active contestants to solicit votes from friends and neighbors and to remove inactive workers from the list by early week. It directs turning free coupons into ballot boxes by June 14 and stresses that coupons become invalid after that date.

Large Virginia list shows many names and towns across counties

A lengthy OCR list from Bluefield to Stotesbury lists numerous individuals by name and town across West Virginia and nearby areas. The fragment ends with an ad for delicious fried spring chicken and milk fat Sunday dinner at Jimmy's.

Jimmy's

Pythian Memorial Meet in Maybeury Lodge

W W McNeal of Bluefield to deliver principal address at memorial service for lodge members F R Padburry and R B Noell. All Pythians Pythian Sisters and the public invited to attend the service with hymns prayers solos and remarks by W E Owens and W W McNeal.

Maybeury Lodge Bluefielder W. W. McNeal Bluefield Maybeury Pythian Lodge F. R. Padbury R. B. Noell Jesus J. W. Barnett C. B. Moore R. A. Emberger Ruby Keesling W. E Owens W. E. Owens

Funeral Rites Held for Aged War Veteran Captain John D. Alexander

Captain John D. Alexander 91, Confederate veteran and Tazewell resident, died Monday at his daughter's home in Norton. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Tazewell. He served in Lynch's Battery and later under Breckinridge in Virginia and East Tennessee. Survived by five daughters and four sons and many grandchildren. His wife Margaret Peery died 21 years ago.

Tazewell John D. Alexander C. L. Alexander Bluefield F. D. Kitts Norton Alexander Tennessee Kitts A Harmon Sam Aston Bristol Dinwiddie Kilgore Charlotte J. G. Buston N. C Frank Alexander Albany John Alexander Allentown Athens Maryville College Grenada Mise Lynch’s Battery Mississippi Vicksburg Breckinridge Virginia Margaret Peery

Cambridge Collieries Announces Pay Boost

In Cambridge and St. Clairsville wage increases were announced for about 56 000 workers after Northern Coals Inc urged restoration of pre January wage levels. Cambridge Collieries posted a 30 percent rise at four mines starting Monday raising basic pay from 2.60 to 3.29 dollars for nearly 1 000 miners.

Cleveland Northern Coals, Inc Middle Cambridge, C Cambridge St. Clairsville Cambridge Collieries Company

Change in District 3 Precinct Relocated to Vacant Store

City clerk Mrs Murial Kerfoot announced a change in one voting precinct in District No 3. Voters previously told to vote at Beaver high school will cast ballots in a vacant store room at 615 Bluefield avenue just east of Gott's Pharmacy.

Murial Kerfoot Beaver High School Bluefield Avenue Gott’s Pharmacy

National Beauty Contest Revived in West Virginia

Bluefield was chosen to participate in the 1933 Atlantic City pageant after a national headquarters official visited. The pageant will crown Mise America with one representative per state and the District of Columbia, open to all local girls aged 16 to 20 who are unmarried and non professional.

Bluefield West Virginia Atlantic City Union District of Columbia

Senate approves several names in diplomatic postings

The Senate confirmed a slate of nominees including John Cudahy to Poland and Lincoln MacVeagh to Greece after swift action on others such as Francis White to Czechoslovakia Conway Coe as patent commissioner and William Gilliland as Port Arthur customs collector.

Dodd John Cudahy Milwaukee Poland Lincoln MacVeagh New Cannan Conn Greece William H. Gilliland Port Arthur Texas Newton Senate Francis White Maryland Czechoslovakia Robert P Skinner Ohio Turkey Conway P. Coe South Trimble Jr Kentucky Department of Commerce William Stanley David L. Lawrence Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Slashing injures in Park Street confrontation

Hughrader Peery, 19, a colored resident of Park Street, is hospitalized with severe knife wounds believed fatal. Lorin Gibson, 18, also colored of Reese Street, is held on suspicion of wounding Peery after a fight near Reese and Pulaski. Gibson was arrested by Constable J A Tabor and Special Constable Carl Bailey. Prosecution witnesses Watkins Whitaker and Stevenson were questioned. Peery, son of Jean Peery, was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium and then Providence Hospital for chest and facial injuries. the chest wound pierced near the heart vessel.

Hughrader Peery Park Street Providence Hospital Lorin Gibson Reese Street Peery Gibson J. A. Tabor Carl Bailey Reese and Pulaski Walter V. Rose R. S. Stanley Charles Watkins Nathan Whitaker F. Stevenson Bluefield Sanitarium Jean Peery Norfolk and Western Railway

Urge Bluefield Voters to Go to Polls Tuesday

Magistrate W. W. McNeal, chairman of Bluefield's city Democratic executive committee, urged qualified voters to participate in the municipal primary next Tuesday. He stressed judgment in nominating candidates for the city board of directors and urged voters to nominate the best tickets possible.

Bluefield W. W. McNeal City Democratic Executive Committee City Board of Directors McNeal

Raatis withdraws from city board race over district move

Jimmy Raatis states he will move from district 4 to district 1 and withdraws his 1.5 candidacy for the city board of directors. He cites no playground at his home and asks friends to back the best candidates for the next municipal administration.

Bluefield City Board of Directors Jimmy Raatis

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