Bluefield Laundry Corp Board Orders Site Purchase
The Bluefield Laundry Corp board approved buying a corner lot at Bluefield avenue and Pine street for a new plant. The 100 by 160 foot lot currently has a house to be moved. Directors G M Barger R L Bailey E A Leonard and E T Tyree will visit Charleston to inspect the city laundry as a model. Architects Mahood and VanDusen prepare plans for the building expected to start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Laundry Corporation
Bluefield Avenue
Pine Street
G. M. Barger
R. L. Bailey
E. A. Leonard
E. T. Tyree
Developments in Steel Mergers Maturing in Midwest
Advices from Youngstown indicate merger efforts involving smaller independent steel firms are nearing conclusions. Otis Steel Company backers are most persistent, with Cleveland banking and industrial interests active in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Youngstown
Mid-West
Otis Steel Company
Cleveland
Lions Install 16 Officers For Farce Comedy Night
Bluefield report notes 16 Lions Club officers installed in President J M Sanders absence with Herbert D May stressing attendance and service. The club plans a June 25 roof fundraiser for welfare and invites Kiwanis for June 22 Ladies Night. Cast announced for The Whole Towns Talking tonight at 8 20 with Mrs Barger directing a strong production and elaborate set.
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David Littlejohn
The
Lions Club
J. M. Sanders
Herbert D. May
Bluefield
May
Peery
Kiwanis Club
Everette Corn
Andy McThenna
Municipal Auditorium
F.C. van Dusen
Miss Sue
Henry Simmons
Jobatin
Simmons
Moseby Wade
Ethel
J. E. Wagner
Annie
Hather Henry
Roger Shields
Chicago
Paris
Tom Johnson
Chester Menor
Ralph Miller
Sally Otis
Lala Wilson
Ruby Parks
Helen Spangler
Donald Swift
Eddie Galloway
Waltonia
Claude Wade
Bill Goodloe
June Rice
Claude Ce
Bill Wade
Ers
Dorothy Perkins Faints as Guilty Verdict Announced
Dorothy Perkins collapses in the courtroom as the jury declares her guilty in the Templeton killing. The pistol used in the St Valentine’s Day shooting at the Perkins home on February 14 was carried by Perkins, a war veteran, during a struggle with her father over the weapon. The state says Perkins resented a remark about Michael Connor, a married man with whom she had relations. Perkins testified she loved Templeton.
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Templeton
Perkins House
Dorothy
Michael Connor
Miss Pauline Blankinship Will Sleep in Walnut Grove
The funeral for Miss Pauline Blankinship of this city will be Thursday at 2 30 PM at the First Baptist Church. Rev J T Stinson will conduct the service with pallbearers and Sunday school class members acting as flower-bearers. Interment follows at Walnut Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Blankinship
J. EB. Blaydes
J. C Eades
L W. Page
Wilson Holder
W 0
Zimmerman
Miss Blankenship
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Personal notes on visits of J. R. Laird and Lee Jones
J R Laird departed for Florida for several days on business. Lee Jones, once a Bluefield football star, visited Bluefield yesterday. now a Birmingham resident, this was his first return in twelve years and he marveled at the town’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Laird
Florida
Lee Jones
Bluefield
Mr. Jones
Birmingham
Ala
Local court records reveal numerous fines and sentences in Wyoming county
The report lists verdicts from a bond election eve in Center district with Blakeley delivered to Sheriff Bel cher and Deputy Clerk Rose. It notes embezzlement and blackmail sentences, fines from 25 to 1000 dollars, and multiple defendants placed on probation or sent to Atlanta prison or state facilities. Several cases conclude with no decision or time taken to consider.
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Amos Hale
Atlanta
Theo. Moye
Nicholas County
Alma Hawks
Mary Calloway
Mary, Austin
Tom
Charles Reese
Mary Deese Alfonzo Eggleston
Randolph Anderson
Blakeley
Belcher
Rose
Center
Wyoming County
H. Luckett
Washington, D. C
Yester
T. Paltz
E. M. Sowers
Fayette County
Cin Jack
Wayne Epling
Theo. Hatcher
C. L. Davis
K. C. Farley
John Crouse
Lonnie Franklin
Oval Griffith
Charley Beaman
Louis Feldman
Sophia Feldman
Michael Cohen
Arthur Douzey
T. H. Lally
Charles
Bud McGuire
O. C. McGuire
Hansford J. AK
Hansil Graham
George Mitchell
McDowell County
Antonia Martinez
A. L
Claud
James Woolridge
Rotary delegates at Cleveland stage snowball battle
At the Rotary International convention in Cleveland delegates briefly turned politicians naming candidates for international president and directors while local Rotarians staged a symbolic snowball battle with Denver snow. Notables like Donald A. Adams and Paul H. King were nominated for president and ten men for seven directorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rotary International
Native Sons of
New England
Middle West
Donald A. Adams
New Haven
Conn
Paul H. King
Detroit
Charles R Gardner
Omaha
Rotary
Clerceymen
England
Canon Eliott
Liverpool
Charles L. Mead
Methodist Episcopal Church
Denver
Col
John T. Harding
Lowell Thomas
Ballots Mailed For Bluefield Chamber Of Commerce Primary
Ballots for the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce board election were mailed to 600 members. Each member selects thirteen directors from a full roster. the twenty six top vote-getters advance to a final ballot, then the highest thirteen are elected.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Chamber
Spelling Contest Won by Eleven Year Old Lad
Washington reports Frank Neuhauser eleven of Louisville Ky won the national spelling contest among two million American school children. He received a gold medal and 600 dollars. Edna Stover eleven of Trenton N J took second with 250 dollars. Helen Fischer twelve of Akron was third earning 160 dollars. Mary Daniel thirteen of Hartford Conn won fourth with 100 dollars.
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Washington
Frank Neuhauser
Louisville
Edna Stover
Trenton
N. J
Helen Fischer
Akron
Mary Daniel
Hartford
Conn
CALOTABS PROMOTED AS DELIGHTFUL CALOMEL SUBSTITUTE
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a pleasant calomel alternative with liver cleansing powers. It claims effective relief for biliousness constipation and indigestion with a single bedtime tablet. Genuine Calotabs sold only in marked packages with 10 and 35 cent prices.
Shanghai not back to normal as protests persist
A Chinese mob attacked a British policeman in the Shanghai international concession injuring P. J. Gavin who is hospitalized with a fractured skull. News reports say the city remains quiet otherwise while ships and factories stay idle and Canton and Peking officials grapple with anti foreign agitation and order. Hong Kong reports a small Queen's College student strike in sympathy with Shanghai.
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San Francisco
Shanghai
China
W. W. MacKenzie
International
P. J. Gavin
Canton
Peking
Hong Kong
Queen's College
Coal industry demoralized by overdevelopment says Labor Secretary
Chester, June 17. Secretary of Labor James J. Davis declared at Pennsylvania Military College commencement that the coal industry is demoralized by overdevelopment. Miners work only two to two and a half days weekly across mines, though full operation in fewer mines could meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania Military College
Mr. Davis
Trains Crash Injures Thirty Near Yankee Stadium
Thirty people were seriously injured when two northbound Jerome Avenue elevated trains collided near the Anderson Avenue station by Yankee Stadium. The crash sent victims to area hospitals.
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New York
Jerome Avenue
Anderson Avenue
Allenrho claims to conquer rheumatism with guaranteed refund
A county wide druggist guarantee offers Allenrho a full pint bottle as the cure for rheumatic pain. James H. Allen of Rochester claims years of testing and promises refunds if the therapy does not conquer the disease. Central Pharmacy is the local agent and offers free particulars by mail.
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James H. Allen
Forbes St
Rochester
N. Y
Allenrho
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Allen Atlessones Coal Company
Service Coal Company
South Bluefield Florist
Morton
Exchange
Federal 51
Shrine Meet
Shrine Club
Harry G. Mays
Bluefield Terminal
Brotherhoods Relief and Compensation Fund
John W. Brown
California
James GG. Lits
New York Life Insurance Company
W. Va
Mercer Lodge No. 160
Norman McDowell
Beastie
Plante
Fallon Florist
Seneral Street
Florence
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
Roanoke St
M. G. Whitlow Marware Co
Roanoke Street
Pearman-Edwards Co
Earnest Robert Pearman
N. F. Edwards
Bland Street Methodist Church
Young People’s Department
W. M. Tilson
Nebo
Mr. Tilson
J. Gollehon
W. Ferrell
Arcee Burton Kegley
Virginia Side
J. Hoback
Richmond
State Medical Association
Hoback
Altamont
J.B. Eades
Osteopathic
Harry L. Greenspon
Grcvertising
Ade Written
Peery Building
the Joyce Co
Motel West Virginian
Jas. G. Lite, Agt
Commercial Bank
Telephone
P. D
Dr. Littlejohn
C. W. Woolridge
Bernard Glover
R. L. Glover
Will Davis
M. E. Richards
Grace Brewer
Dorothy Perkins
Walnut Grove
West Virginia
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland Street
Modern Funeral Establishment
R. L. Morris
Bluefield, W. Va
WM. H. Carr
Abrams
Coal & Coke
Res
United Shoe Repairing Corporatio
Bradmann Bldg
Bateau
Miller
Roy
ACTES
Ballots Trade Body
Lad
H. D. Price
Yellowstone National Park
Utah
Scenic
Colorado
St. Louis
Kansas City
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Royal Gorge
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Echo Canyon
Seven Falls
Market Street
Parkersburg
N. E. Rierson
Princeton Avenue
Namnm -S Ly
Goodykoontz Drug CO
Three Good Drug Stores
Rexall
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
Bland
South
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