Rotary program notes on satisfaction and forest safety
The Rotary club report highlights a year without any forest fires thanks to a new protection service on East River Mountain. Mrs Spenser Armistead sang and Russell B. Ross spoke on Satisfaction delivering a strong message. An agreement with the Bluefield Garden Club plans flowers along Princeton avenue amid visiting members from Detroit Welch Passaic and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Spencer Armistead
Russell B. Ross
Clare
Ee Protection Service
East River Mountain
Bluefield Garden Club
Princeton Avenue
D. L. Higshee
Detroit
Dick Morgan
Bluefield
Clarkeburg
Bill Roberta
Princeton
J. Slater Call
Savannah
L. B. Woods
Welch
W. B. Warhurst
Passaic
Woman Identifies Suspects in Get Rich Quick Swindle
Janie Tate, a middle aged Black resident of Jones Street, identifies Emma Bammer and Edmundson as the two swindlers who stole her $590 in a get rich quick scheme. The pair were arrested on a state warrant, held on $2,500 bond each, and committed to Bluefield II awaiting removal to Princeton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Tate
Jones Street
Emma Bammer
Edmundson
Edmandeer
Squire W. W. McNeal
Princeton
Jamie Tate
Jannie Tate
Tate
Bammer
Bryant Struck by Car In Raleigh Street Incident
Pat Bryant of Morton Motor Company was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium after a Ford sedan struck him on Princeton Avenue while he was changing a tire in front of the Bluefield Fur Store. D. N. Sanders of 118 Talbot Street drove away with unknown injuries and faced court today. Bryant's condition was reported favorable. exact injuries undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Bryant
Morton Motor Company
Raleigh Street
Bluefield
Bryant
Princeton City Council Race Result Unchanged
Recount of the second ward votes shows J Sam Bennett did not defeat Democrat J B Shrewsbury. Final tally: Earoceters 644, Bonnett 521, with Bennett gaining two votes but not changing the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
J. Sam Bennett
J B. Shrewsbury
Bennett
Earoceters
Bonnett
Five Room House For Sale Near Union Street
Five room brick house on Union street within three minutes of the car line. Three finished attic rooms, large lot, garage ideal for a family man. Box 440 care Telegraph. Do. KK. Ei Katan temple No 227 will hold its regular session tonight at 7 20 o clock at Pythian Engineers hall. All members urged to attend. Preparations for July ceremonial. By order of royal vizier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Street
Care Telegraph
DO. KK. Ei Katan
Pythian Engineers’ Hall
Dokhkies
el Katan Teml
Sythian Engineers’ Hall
Visior
Dairy experts speak in Tazewell County today
Dr. George Carey from Virginia Tech will headline the dairy expansion talks in Tazewell and Mercer counties this week. The schedule includes Burkes Garden today at 2 pm, Batley School tonight at 7 30, and Stony Gap on Friday at 7 30. Free and open to all interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carey
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Tazewell
Mercer Counties
Burkes Garden
Carey
Bill” Roberts
Mercer County
Batley School
Stony Gap
Roberts
Solar halo visible in Phoenix before lunar eclipse
A solar halo appeared over Phoenix and surrounding areas as a prelude to tonight's lunar eclipse. Weather forecaster Robert Q. Grant attributed the phenomenon to light reflection and scattering by high cirrus clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Q. Grant
United States
Mountain State Bus Schedule From Binefield Terminal
Mountain State Transportation Company operates buses from Binefield Union Bus Terminal to Tazewell Lebanon Abingdon Bristol Matoaka Beckley Bristol connections with Bristo city and Knorvine. Some times appear garbled and may be updated without notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binefield Union
Tazewell
Lebanon
Abingdon
Bristol
Matoaka
Beckley
Bristo Pr
Peop City
Knorvine
Thurmond
Charleston
Prisoner Feasts on Bread and Water After Mutinous Stand
Bill Tolbert jailed for drunkenness and fined 25 dollars could not pay. He refused to work on the city chain gang and allegedly incited other prisoners to follow. He was placed in solitary confinement and given bread and water until he agrees to work off the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tolbert
Tolbert
Donahue
Flares Believed to Be Nungesser Signals Near Saguenay
Forest workers in Saguenay district organize search in St. Germain region and northward after reports of flares seen Sunday night. Telegram from a forestry employee says four people saw flares about every three minutes for half an hour, raising possibility they were distress signals from missing aviators Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Saguenay
St. Germain
Charles Nungesser
Francois Coli
Parliament Building
Saguenay River
WANTED FOR FLOGGING RAIL MEN SURRENDER IN GEORGIA
In Toccoa Georgia June 14 Elmer Clark a railroad conductor and Charles Thomas a brakeman surrendered to the sheriff to answer warrants charging them as members of a robed and hooded band that flogged Mrs Ansley Bowers and her son Floyd 15 near here early Sunday They denied knowledge of the incident and were released on bonds of 300 each pending hearing the date to be set Later Their arrest brings to four the number of men held on information from Floyd
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toccoa
Elmer Clark
Charles Thomas
Ansley Bowers
Floyd
Lindbergh to Collect Million Dollar Flight Promise
Omaha June 14 The year old promise by Ed Howe founder of the Globe to pay Charles Lindbergh a million dollars for crossing the Atlantic becomes payable under certain conditions Howe recalls the rash bet made 17 years ago. He says he may finally settle the debt as part of his autobiography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Ed Howe
Globe
National Editorial Association
Howe
Globe Office
Charlie
Russia to Deliver Ultimatum to Poland
Berlin reports a Moscow dispatch stating the Soviet government will issue a third note as an ultimatum. It demands that Poland expel within a set time all Russians in Poland deemed agitators against the Soviet regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Poland
Berlin
A_ news agency
Warsaw
Moscow
Westinghouse Urges Change to Capital Stock
Directors of Westinghouse Air Brake Corp propose converting authorized capital from 1,000,000 shares at 50 dollars par to 4,000,000 no par shares. A special stockholders meeting is set for August 17 to consider the recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Bolden Cleared of Booze Count in Virginia Case
Be. G. Harris with Walter Belden was arrested on Oak Vale Mountain Road last week with thirty gallons of whiskey. Harris admitted ownership of the liquor and car and exonerated Bolden at a trial before Squire H. B. Kitts. Harris was fined $300 and 90 days in jail. Bolden, Keystone resident, claimed no knowledge of the contents. Harris took responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be. G. Harris
Walter Belden
Oakvale Mountain
Bolden
Squire H. B. Kitts
Harris
Christiansburg
Theseco Perty
Keystone
Court Denies Cook Freedom in Probation Ruling
U S appeals court reversed a district court in northern Texas that granted Dr Frederick A Cook five years probation. The ruling held the probation act does not release a prisoner or alter existing statutes, in the case of Cook already sentenced to 14 years and nine months plus fines for multiple counts related to mail fraud. The 1925 verdict placed Cook at Leavenworth with fines totaling 12,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States Court of Appeals
District Court of
Texas
Frederick A. Cook
Cook
United States
Leavenworth
Kas
Mrs J A Bowles Dies at 74 in Bluefield
Mrs. J A Bowles aged 74 longtime Bluefield resident died at 11 50 am at her home 343 Fourth street after years of confinement due to complications Born March 21 1853 in Franklin County Virginia she was twice married first to James Robertson and later to James A Bowles Surviving are sons Eddie Thomas Jessie W Jack and H J Bowles and daughter Lillie Bowles with several deceased relatives listed in the obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bowles
Bluefield
Fourth Street
Bowles
Franklin County
William A
Julia Powell
James Robertson
C. R. Robertson
Alziria Beckett
James A. Bowles
Lillie M. Bowles
Eddie M. Bowles
Thomas D. Bowles
Jessie FE. Bowles
W. E. Bowles
Jack
H. J. Bowles
Obituary Notice of Mrs. Belcher and Family Survivors
The obituary notes she is survived by two sisters Mrs W C Belcher of Bramwell and Mra Alice Flalin of Franklin County Virginia and fourteen grandchildren. Funeral services will be announced Thursday.
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East River Mountain Patrol
McNeal
Harry L. Greenspon
W. Va
Dixie Clo, Co
Princeon Avenue
Dixie Credit Clothing Company
Peery Roof Garden
Auspices
Blue Boys Club
Blue City Blue Boys
R. K E. Dixon
Carolina Ave
Kent
Stewart and
High Streets
Jess
Bell
Renate Ty
Gabrieleen
Barbera
Elizabeth Ball
James Osborne
Ennis
Norfolk and Western
Osborne
J. R. Shepherd
Wythe Avenue
Chamberlin
Pennzoil
Tri-State Refining Co
Pennzoil Co
Bluefield and
Kimball
Dana’s Beauty Salon
Eugene and Edmond Process
Cole's
Federal Street
Charley Cremeans
Squire W. W. Neal
Roby Beckner
Montcalm
John ©. Creig
Beckner
United Market
Flat Top National Bank
T. L. Sanger
Gilmer Street
Elkhorn
Sanger
Mercer Merchandise Co
Gladys Williams
J. P. Gilpin
J. C. Penny Company
Tazewell County
Chamber of Commerce
Mountain State Transportation Commany
Judge Donahue
Milan
Peter Pan Solid and
Inghams
Honaker
Lindbergh
Lindobergh
Stonewall Jackson College
Abingdon, VA
F. W. Alexander
E. G. Harris
Jspirit
Centerville
By Williams
CREPE
Oxfords
Mangus - Phillips Shoe Co
Princeton Ave
Rivefield
Henry Rodgin
Federal St
J. S. Compton
Compton Sane
Leonard
M. G. Whitlow Hardware CO
West VA
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