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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
2
Local notices announce sales from Special Prepared Stove Coal Service and Mangus Phillips Shoe Co with flourishes for country fairs and plant sales. Upcoming events include Luther League officers, a Masonic lodge meeting, and a junior high candy sale at a church. obits note Mrs McCallister, and a hospital move for Thomas H Scott. Police Court brief lists fines for pistol carrying and statutory charges.
A large turnout at the Wyoming Gun Club weekly shoot produced solid scores despite poor conditions. Dr Bailiff led with the high overall score and first squad tally, while Counts of Py Albans and Smallman tied for second, finishing one third behind Bailiff.
James Rosenheim senior member of Rosenheim Pemberton and Cruise suffered a near serious automobile accident on the Virginia side last night. His car reportedly hit a telephone pole and his head and face were badly lacerated. He received treatment at Bluefield Sanitarium and was later returned to his home on Frederick Avenue.
Police are looking for J. Bishop who pretended to be a Nash Motor Company special representative. He visited several dealers, obtained cash or goods with a plausible story, but a citywide search found no matching person or description.
A local piano dealer advertises special prices and terms on all pianos this month. The sale highlights a Baldwin piano and multiple player pianos including Howard York Livingston Monarch and Kimball models with a Kimball priced at 275 dollars.
J Hadley Scott was elected President of the Lions Club at yesterday's annual officer election over C Douglase. He will be installed at the June 2 ladies night celebration and succeeds Herbert D May. Other officers and directors were named with a full program planned for upcoming events and a dance after the banquet.
New York World reports a near eight million dollar reduction in the late George J. Gould estate. The Ocean County Orphans Court in Toms River notes the accounting covers Dec 31 1924 to Sep 30 1925 and shows executors Kingdon Gould and Schuyler Neileon Rice filed the figures.
Rev Scott Johnson of New York told the Methodist Federation of Social Service in Chicago that churches may accept tainted money. He argued funds gained in wrongful ways should be used by churches without compunction, while the men who earned them would otherwise waste them.
Harold George a principal defense witness in the Durkin murder case has vanished as the eighth venue panel was called in a bid to secure a jury. George is Betty Werner’s uncle and was expected by the state to testify for the defense.
Mr. Louis Spanos announces he is now a proprietor at the Busy Bee Restaurant in Bluefield. The establishment offers a warm welcome and affordable prices, continuing the same service as in prior ventures with a family dining room and daily specials.
Federal court in Atlanta sentences include Edgar and B E White of Giotto pleading guilty to liquor possession with $25 fines. William N Harrison gets 2 years 6 months for Mann Act violation. Multiple defendants receive varied sentences for narcotics and liquor offenses, with judges stressing nonpolitical stance.
Huntington West Virginia June 16 The annual convention of the West Virginia Oil Marketers Association adjourned after electing officers for the upcoming year Floyd B Chapman of Huntington was elected president and S B McKey of Charleston vice president Dr E Frierson of Charleston was named secretary treasurer Directors elected included F B Bish of Clarksburg Chas Pauley of Charleston K E M Blazer of Ashland Ky Harvey Shank of Huntington and J C Hare of Logan
A tornado struck Clarinda Iowa and Torrington Wyoming killing two people and injuring forty one. Damage near Clarinda is estimated at 150000 dollars with homes businesses and farms wrecked. Communication was halted and a KSO radio tower was blown down as mud roads hindered relief efforts.
Philadelphia June 16 A resolution opposing government regulation of railway rates was adopted by the American Association of Engineers at the close of its annual convention. The group argued private ownership and operation are essential to national prosperity and that regulation would fail against interstate commerce commission pressure.
New York records a 54 degree low marking the coldest June 16 in ten years. Weather officials attribute the drop to winds from the Hudson Bay region bringing a cold air mass and icebergs reported by transatlantic liners.
Washington June 16 The House commerce commission postponed action on all coal legislation until December effectively killing any chance for emergency coal measures this session. Several votes were taken in secret on the Parker bill to allow federal distribution in emergencies before the deferment was decided.
A bill by Representative Hayden permitting exploitation of oil and gas on 22.5 million acres of unallotted Indian lands passed the House without a record vote. It grants Indians all royalties and authorizes state production taxes for lands in Arizona Nevada and Utah including the Navajo reservation.
An advertisement claims Othine removes freckles with a money back guarantee. It promotes immediate lightening, noting even lighter freckles may vanish after first applications and urges customers to insist on the double strength version.
In Budapest today Premier Mussolini was insulted as a pickpocket by Opposition deputy Gesa Malacich in the national assembly. Government members cheered the Fascist premier as Italy contemplates possible diplomatic representations.
Thirty youths enroll at the Tri-State All Star conference gathering at Jacksons Mill W V as a pre camp meet. The volunteers camp starts next Monday with leaders to be named and Fifteen West Virginia and Maryland delegates listed plus Downey of Maryland attending the eastern states exposition to share Four-H and All Star ideas.
Rome June 16 The dirigible N-3 sister ship of the Norge carrying Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Elleworth was damaged by fire while the gas bag was being emptied. Quick work of the builders saved the ship with no essential parts burning. Built for the Japanese government for delivery this summer it will be rebuilt.
A court case continues as a couple who met in Romania discuss marriage plans. The two, described as engaged two years ago, are preparing for a wedding as part of the ongoing proceedings.
In Pikeville Kentucky Jane 16 is charged with shooting her father John Charles 65 at their Northfork Raccoon Creek home. He lies in hospital with three wounds including to the lung and heart area. the girl, Bessie Charles 18, was arrested on the shooting charge after fleeing into the hills.
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