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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1931

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Concord State summer school enrolment breaks records

More than 750 students have enrolled at Concord State teachers college summer school at the Concord farm. Dr J Frank Marsh says Monday and Tuesday were devoted to registration with about 73 courses offered. Regular faculty plus educators from other colleges teach the sessions, Prof Cutright directs, and the term ends in August with graduates earning A B or standard teachers certificates.

Concord State Legr Atheny J. Frank Marsh Concord College Savantean Cutright Uhe

Spangler Funeral Held in Peterstown

Frank Spangler Jin, son of a Bluefield railroad engineer, drowned in Wolf Creek near Narrows. Funeral conducted by Rev Leonard Chaandler at the Peterstown Baptist Church, with burial in Peterstown cemetery. Spangler, born and raised in Bluefield, died while swimming with friends. his father nearly drowned in a rescue attempt.

Peterstown Monroe County Frank Spangler Jin Bluefield Leonard ¢Iandler Wolf Creek Narrows

Arguments Continue in Land Title Case in McDowell

In McDowell circuit court at Welch yesterday the land title case between the Poca Hontas Coal and Coke company and JL Perkins and H Steele proceeded before Special Judge JC Cooling. Judge Reno F Howard was disqualified due to prior connection with the case as the rally on the land title continued.

Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company JL. C. Perkins H. Steele McDowell Circuit Court Ab Welsh JC. Cooling Tudee Reno F . Howard Cass

Brotherhoods Consider Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment

In Columbus Ohio a resolution favoring repeal of the eighteenth amendment and the Jones law was referred to a special committee for study and recommendation. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen will maintain grand lodge officials' salaries and address railroad consolidations unemployment relief and shortened working hours.

Columbus, O Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Grand Lodge

Utica Wrestlers Wow Crowd With Thunderbolt Victory

In Boston on June 11 Joe Mal cowlez of Irea NY faced Howard Calowine nicknamed the Town Thunderbolt. Calowine defeated Mal cowlez in two bouts totaling 21 minutes with a reverse body hold and back fall securing the deciding fall after a flat ten.

Boston Joe Malcowlez Irea N. Y Howard Calowine The Town Thunderbolt Utican Cantowine

The Founder Of An American Institution Who Never Saw America

Explanation of yesterday s cartoon slength and 12 978 feet above sea level near the Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado. The feature describes a snow formed summit in Leadville camp, a symbol of Christ shaped by drifts, noted as a national monument under federal protection.

America Colorado

Minnesota Man Ines WN Thia City Gritty Death Note

Elmer Anderson 48 a Minnesota native and World War II veteran died yesterday afternoon from pneumonia at his sister Mrs. Robert A. Simpson’s home 364 Union Street where he had lived the past 18 months Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 30 pm at Hawking chapel Bland Street Monte Vista Park Bluefield Post No 9 American Legion will oversee the rites with chaplain C G Gunn officiating His wife died years ago while he lived in Duluth Survivors include his sister and a brother Arthur Anderson of North Dakota.

Gust Elmer Anderson Minnesota Robert A. Simpson Union Street Anderson American Legion Hawking Chapel Bland Street Monte Vista Park Bluefield Post No. 9 Stev. C. G. Gunn Post. Chaplin Mr. Anderson Duluth Minn Mrs. Simpson Arthur Anderson North Dakota

Fight card report from a mixed boxing event

The text lists fighters by origin and age, including Him Borwuing from St. Louie who defeated Joe Kumar of Lithuania, with a finisher. Joe Shimkis and Kucal Zbyazko proposed a ten minute draw. Other bouts included Mal from Australia defeating Boris-Demetrott from Hoplkingville. Louis Loew from Montreal and George M Leod from California fought to a one minute draw.

Him Borwuing St. Louie Joe Aun" Kumar Lithuania Joe Shimkis Worcester Kucal Zbyazko New York Bontite Mal Australia Boris — Demetrott Hoplkingville Louis Loew Montreal Farmer George M Leod California

Max Schmeling Heads to Ninth Day of Ring Prep

Five hundred persons watched Max Schmeling, world heavyweight champion, on a ninth day of boxing drills at Conneaut Lake Park Pennsylvania. He sparred two rounds with George Paunka of Pittsburgh, two with Lin Delo of Cleveland, and two with Tony Marwils of New Orleans.

Conneaut Lake Park Dane Ifive Hundred Pergons Max’ Sehmeling Wy B Yours” Strikng Cleveland George Paunka Pittsburgh Lin Delo Tony Marwils New Qelenis

Kid McGy Would Steer Clear Of Women Booze Parole Request

San Quentin Cal June 12 Kid McCoy exibulist has applied for parole from San Quentin promising to steer clear of booze and marriage If released he faces a life sentence on three charges manslaughter assault with a deadly weapon and intent to murder Therasa Alurs his purported sweetheart and wife at a Los Angeles art deal is mentioned among petition signers including Charles Curtis Alfred Smith Theodore Roosevelt Major General Douglas MacArthur Will James J Corbett and WW T Menuke Miller Beates Shea Cincinnati June 1 49 Wraddy Miller Cincinnati featherweight won a ten round decision over Eddie Shot of Chicago here tonight

San Quentin Cal Kid McCoy Hax Nuis Waar Kime Therasa Alurs Los Angeles McCoy Charles Cura Alfred B Smith Theodore Roosevelt Ener Douglas MacArthur Willt James J. Corbett WW. T. Ménuke

Monoplane Crash Fatal to Two in Toledo

A cabin monoplane crashed near Transcontinental airport Toledo killing two Chicago men and injuring a third. Coroner Krank G. Kreft announced a joint investigation with U S Department of Commerce inspectors. The dead include Captain Cte Kuhsus of Houston Ill and Captain Michael M. Stuhner, the pilot.

Toledo Here Chicago Krank G. Kreft United States Department of Commerce Kreft Cte Kuhsus Hynoston Michael M. Stuhner Thomas F. White

Chicago contractor recalls near crash at airport

White the sole survivor described a plane swooping within about 100 feet of the ground as it prepared to land at the airport. He said the craft then swung wildly into the air and veered off, leaving him battered but alive.

Chicago White

Body of Drowned Youth Recovered from River

Huntington West Virginia report says Leonard Bond 12 was recovered from the Ohio River at Kenova after three boys' rowboat overturned on Sunday. Chester Leo Suthers 10 was recovered soon after. Johnny Ihte 17 remains missing.

Huntington W. Va Leonard Bond Ohio River Kenova Chester Leo Suthers Johnny Ihte

Government Settles Street Car Strike In Warsaw

In Warsaw the government intervened in a transport strike and ordered the street car company to inform workers that returning to work would restore their good standing. Police escorted the resumption of street car service, ending the labor disruption.

Warsaw Poland

Livestock Exchange Plans Advertising Fund

Kansas City and Midwest livestock exchanges seek to raise a fund for meat product advertising by collecting 25 cents per car of hogs cattle and sheep. The proceeds would support the National Livestock and Meat Board in Chicago with participation from Kansas City St Joseph Omaha and Wichita exchanges.

Kansas City Midwest Livestock Exchanges National Livestock and Meat Board of Chicago St. Joseph Omaha Wichita Kan

Pineapple King's Son Weds College Girl

Richard A. Dole, 22, son of Hawaiian pineapple magnate James Drummond Dole, married May McManus Johnson, 21, in Reno Nevada after an all-night car ride from San Jose. The ceremony at 10 a.m. was conducted by Rev Edward A. McGowan of the Holocopal church at Sparks. Dole attends Stanford University while Johnson’s father Fred Johnson works as a city plumbing inspector in San Jose.

Reno Nev Richard A. Dole James Drummond Dole May McManus Johnson San Jose Cal Edward A. McGowan Sparks Here Doyle Leland Stanford University Miles Johnson San Jose State Teachers

Medical Association Chooses President

Philadelphia June 11 Dr Edward Henry Cary emeritus dean Baylor university college of medicine Dallas was chosen president-elect of the American Medical association at the closing session of the house of delegates in New Orleans for the 1932 convention Cary was the only candidate proposed for the presidency Olin West Chicago was reelected secretary Austin Albert Hayden Chicago treasurer F C Warnshull Grand Rapids speaker of the house for his twelfth term Albert Bulison Fort Wayne reelected vice speaker over John A Card Poughkeepsie

Philadelphia Edward Henry Cary Dallas Texas Baylor University College of Medicine American Medical Association House of Delegates New Orleans Cary Olin West Chicago Austin Albert Hayden Grand Rapids Mich Albert 4. Bulison Fort Wayne Ind House John A. Card Poughkeepsie N. Y

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