Lester to Be Formally Charged Today in Mountain Murder
Lester, 39, will face murder charges for the Saturday shooting of his brother Paul, 43, near their mountain cabin. Paul died after being shot with 84 shotgun pellets. Jerryclaimed the brother shot himself after an argument. He is jailed in Deer County without bond. Funeral services set for Beesom Chapel at 2 p.m. with burial in the family cemetery. Bailey Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Lawrence
Jerry) Lester
Paul
Deer County
Paul Lester
Field Sanitarium
Dye
Jerry Lester
Beesom Chapel
Ben Woodring
A Harvey
Beesom
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
Massachusetts Pig Waste Law Seeks Local Enforcement
Peabody officials plan to require residents to cook all garbage fed to pigs as a new statewide rule under the livestock division. The city operates a pig infirmary and oversees compliance with state supervision.
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Peabody
Mass
Camp Greentop Fire Destroys Main Building
A large fire at Camp Greentop in Thurmont Maryland destroyed the center’s main building and staff lounge damaging the health kitchen serving 150. Damage is estimated at 25 thousand dollars and investigators consider severe storms as a possible cause. Camp David guards helped contain the blaze.
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Thurmont
Camp Greentop
National Park Authorities
G.B. Williams
Catoctic Recreation and
Greentop
Eisenhower
Camp David
Helie Abella
Crimea
Williams
Naval Detachment
Grocers to Register in Washington Today
More than 200 retail wholesale grocers from Weatinia are set to register in Washington for the annual National Association of Retail convention. The event will run through Thursday with speakers including Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson.
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Charlton
Weatinia
Washington
National Association of Retail
Ezra Benson
Bluefield Pool Delayed Until Work Is Finished
A steady stream of visitors viewed the Greater Bluefield swimming pool with at least 100 children swimming. The pool remains closed until lockers and the filtration plant are installed and the project is completed. Jim H. Shott, pool drive chairman, urged Bluefielders to subscribe to the fund to finish the work and meet a planned July 4 opening.
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Shott
Horses for China Communists Reveal
Tokyo reports a broadcast details China’s plan to import 10 000 horses from Mongolia to boost draft power. It notes renewed use of horse drawn farm implements and large scale farming methods by Meas cooperatives.
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Tokyo
Faakrata Peiping
Mongolia
Barber Experiments With Vacuum Cleaner In Indianapolis
Irv Mann rigs a small vacuum cleaner to trim uppings minutes by attaching a suction hose to a clip. "Doesn't miss a single hair," Cummins says as the device works.
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Barber
Indianapolis
Irvmann
Cummins
Fire injures three as Tug River Lumber burns in Welch
Three Welch firemen were injured fighting a stubborn blaze at Tug River Lumber Co on Saturday night. Electrical circuits were damaged leaving Welch residents without power for about three hours. Final damage may reach 50 000 to 60 000 dollars with most losses in the planing mill machinery. A brick fire wall protected two jumper sheds. The cause was not determined though an electrical nature was suspected.
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Welch
Tug River Lumber Co
Dotson Dotson
Onnee
Steve
Dotson
One Stop Costly For Woman Driver
A car driven by Thomas Wilne struck the back of a cart and caused a chain collision. Mrs. Effie Jarrett’s vehicle crashed into the rear of the car ahead, with damages estimated at over $1,000.
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Alanta McKenzie
Thomas Wilne Bes
Veugha
Effie Jarrett
Jarrett
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O. H. (Ham) McCall
Otis Bivens
Pat
Mary Louise Rudder
William C. Harman Jr
Randolph Hambrick
Frank Smoot
Bluefield
Bare Dareth and
Dorothy Kinser
Lester
Massachusetts
Cohen’s
Sudan
Cohens
Pru
Grocers
THE
Chicago House Furnishings Company
Bluefield, VA
China
Tug River
Euan
Viking
Penney
ALVA
Goodyear
Long
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