Bluefield to Hometown Trucking Service Planned
After a chamber of commerce meeting, J O Mitchell of Bluefield Express announced a new trucking service from Bluefield to Welch Mullens Matoaka Beckley and Winding Gulf area. Two 4 ton trucks with daily two trips will begin soon to serve wholesalers and jobbers g
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Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
J. O. Mitchell
Bluefield Express Company
Mitchell
Welch
Mullene
Matoaka
Beckley
Winding Gulf
Charles M. Montgomery
Local lad seeks Hoot Gibson ends in jail
Jack Neal a 13 year old from Bluefield Virginia ran away to Los Angeles to see film cowboy Hoot Gibson. He hitchhiked across the country and loitered on streets hoping for a sighting before Los Angeles police detained him as a delinquent. Telegrams were sent to his parents who could not be located. Virginia police said he left home two weeks earlier.
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Hoot Gibson
Jack Neal
Bluefield
Los Angeles
Cal
Associated Press
Daily Telegraph
Virginia Side
Local business men take agency for Workman's Finance
S C Douglas and M W Reynolds assume the local agency for Workman's Finance corporation of Parkersburg. The firm has operated five years and boosted capital stock from 600000 to 1000000. The loan company plans to sell about 90000 common no par shares and 40000 preferred par 25 shares with 7 percent cumulative quarterly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S$. C. Douglas
M. W. Reynolds
Workman's Finance Corporation
Parkersburg
Seven Men Sentenced to Terms in Prison
Seven men were sentenced to jail and Atlanta penitentiary by Federal Judge George W. McClintic for violating probation. William Perkins of Charleston received two years in Atlanta, Guy Chambers of Richwood 18 months in Atlanta, Grant Stone of Kanawha County 18 months Atlanta, Pearl Jack of Charleston 18 months Atlanta, Lem Walker of Greenbrier County 18 months Atlanta, Alfonso Baria of Charleston six months Charleston jail, and Orville Hoover of Nicholas County eight months Nicholas County jail.
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Charleston
W. Va
Atlanta
George W. McClintic
William Perkins
Guy Chambers
Richwood
Grant Stone
Kanawha County
Pearl Jack Charleston
Lem Walker
Greenbrier
Alfonso Baria
Orville Hoover
Nicholas County
Must Patrol River in Search for Lost Girl
Clarence Crookshanks 24 must patrol the Kanawha river for five days after claiming a mysterious drowned girl fell from his canoe. He was released from city jail under strict condition and police kept checking reports of missing girls though river draggings ended last night.
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Charleston
W. Va
Clarence Crookshanks
Kanawha
Crookshank
Hoover Nominates Legge Teague for Farm Board Reappointment
President Hoover nominates Chairman Legge and C. C. Teague of California for reappointment to the federal farm board. Their terms expire Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Legge
C. C. Teague
California
Federal Farm Board
GITY AND COALFILD TEMS Dance at Lake Shawnee
Langley-esque local dance notice at Lake Shawnee Friday night from 9 to 1 30 with chaperones and admission of 1.50. Music fans may also enjoy Beckley’s Country Club Orchestra, previously praised Tuesday.
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Country Club
Beckley
Brock and Schlee Reach Atlanta Airport in Record Bid
Brock and Edward F. Schlee of Detroit landed at Atlanta airport at 6 15 p m after a flight from Columbus Ohio. They plan to proceed to Jacksonville to begin a Sunday or Monday flight aiming to attack three transcontinental records.
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Atlanta
William 5. Brock
Detroit
Columbus
Ohio
Jacksonville
Local man heads state pharmaceutical group
C. H. Goodykoontz of the Goodykoontz Drug company was elected president of the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association at the 24th annual convention in White Sulphur Springs. The Bluefield businessman, with four stores in Greater Bluefield and a Richlands, Virginia location, leads a growing regional drug operation.
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C. H. Goodykoontz
West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Goodykoontz Drug Company
Rexall
Greater Bluefield
White Sulphur Springs
Thomas W. Bradley
Matoaka
Bluefield
Kia
Bradley
Goodykoontz
Richlands
Two Hoboes Shoot and Rob Man Near Bluestone Junction
Reported near Bluestone Junction two hoboes shot and robbed a man as they boarded a freight train. Officers tracked the suspects to Bluefield before they vanished. a search of the local train yielded no clue. Police warned coalfield authorities to monitor the westbound train. Local counties had not yet learned of any progress by McDowell officers.
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Bluestone Junction
Jordan
Bluefield
McDowell County
Dokkies Set Big Ceremonial at Princeton Temple
El Katan temple No. 227 plans a large ceremony next Thursday at Princeton with at least fifty candidates to be initiated under a 90 day special dispensation. Additional initiations will occur in Beckley Keystone and Matoaka with a final Bluefield ceremony in September before the reduced initiation fee expires. Thomas S. Ferguson of Matoaka heads the temple.
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el Katan
Princeton
Thomas H. Scott
Scott
Beckley
Keystone
Matoaka
Bluefield
Thomas S. Ferguson
el Katan Temple
Two Men Fined and Jailed for Lottery Charge
Ulysses Ramsey and Carl Hendricks, both colored, were arraigned before Police Judge L B Sutherland for violating the baseball lottery ordinance. Each was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. They stated appeals but had not posted bail by early morning.
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Ulysses Ramsey
Carl Hendricks
L. B. Sutherland
Ramsey
Hendricks
Sharkey Wins By Foul Blow In Escalating Ring War
Sharkey defeats Schmeling after a controversial foul blow ends the bout, drawing crowd boos and a chaotic scene. Schmeling sustains a left scrotal injury while Sharkey displays mixed emotions and doubts about a champion outcome. Tunney hints no clear title holder emerges from the fight.
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Sharkey
Pit Scott
Miami
Tunney
Schmeling
Boston
Uncle Sam
Dempsey
America
William Walker
Max
Rexall Orderlie Promises Quick Constipation Relief
A Battle Creek physician claims constipation causes much misery and presents Rexall Orderlie as a safe quick remedy. The tablet draws water into the colon to soften waste, producing a gentle natural movement without habit. Chew Rexall Orderlie at night for relief by next day, 24 for 25 cents at Rexall drug stores including Rice Drug Co Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall Drug
Rexall
Rice Drug Co
Princeton
Free Transport For Scout Troops To Princeton Event
Dr. Kell reports Lions Club transportation committee arranged with Tri City Freight manager 8 J Evans to carry all scouts in uniform to Princeton Friday and back to Bluefield Saturday at no charge. The rest of the text recounts a boxing match between Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey with extensive play-by-play and postfight medical notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kell
Lions Club Transportation Committee
J. Evans
Tri-City
Princeton
Bluefield
Sharkey vows rematch after dramatic loss to Schmeling
The Boston sailor Joe Sharkey fought Max Schmeling in a brutal bout. Sharkey expressed troubled pride saying he could have knocked Schmeling out at will and then sought a rematch. He told his manager he would rather have lost any other fight.
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Schmeling
Crowley
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Children’s Milk Fund
New York City
Sharkey
Max
Jack
Boston
Buckley
Madison Square Garden
Nunnally Child Hurt In Crash Near Strausberg Md
Mrs. R. L. Nunnally and her daughter June were injured when a blowout caused Mr. Nunnally to lose control of their car near Strausberg Maryland. June suffered a broken leg, Mr. Nunnally injuries to his leg, Mrs. Nunnally minor scrapes. They were treated in Baltimore after the crash and returned home Wednesday night.
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R. L. Nunnally
Union Street
June
Strausberg
Nunnally
That City
Easiest Way To Stop Pain Capudine Ad
An advertisement touts Capudine for quick relief from headaches neuralgic and periodic pains. It claims faster absorption as a liquid and advises two teaspoonfuls in water for relief. Sold at drug stores in single dose and 10c 60c bottles.
Train carrier brings car from Winchester after skid incident
The party traveled to Bluefield by train while Mr Nunnally arrived last night with the automobile from Winchester Virginia where it had been taken for repairs. Rain was reported as the blow-out caused the car to skid.
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Bluefield
Mr. Nunnally
Inchester
George C. Reneke Enters Race for State Senate
George C. Reneke of Wheeling filed his certificate of candidacy for the Republican nomination for state senator from the first senatorial district.
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Charleston
George C. Reneke
Wheeling
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F. M. Peters
M. K. Harmon
Coalfild
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Brock and Schlee
Dokkies
Aue Sharkey
Sailor Man
Tarzan the Tiger
Tyler
of Syndicate Pictures
Teuton
Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
Jack Sharkey
New York State Atthletic Commission
Rio Rita
Ben Lyon
Hollywood
Bebe Aniels
Gertie
Buster Keaton
Byblos
Weinberg’s
Crach
Blue-jay
J.C. Penney CO Department
Federal St
Flat Top
Ievite
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