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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1929
Page
3
Otto Comp, chief pilot of Pocahontas Air Transportation, staged a first local demonstration of stunt flying in a Bellanca Husky Jr. from several thousand feet. The crowd watched loops and barrel rolls ending with a Pull spin as the craft glided safely away.
Nine defendants charged with operating baseball pools forfeited $900 in the city police court last night after failing to appear for trial before Police Judge Donohue. They were arrested yesterday by Chief Lewis Lieutenant Lilly and Patrolman Macrey and had posted $100 bonds each. Names listed: Sam Slifkin A G Haffine P Peters F A Fox R K Palmer William Bennett V R Correnes D A Fudge Harry Olt.
Frank Houston arrived in Bluefield by Wyco plane piloted by Tom Hill. He departed Cincinnati at 4 35 PM and touched down at 7 10 PM, marking the first privately owned aircraft in Bluefield. Houston has leased the Harry M Waugh residence and plans to settle early next month before heading to Cincinnati this afternoon. Hill previously served in the US airmail between Cincinnati and Chicago.
Senator L E Woods of Welch and John C Kennedy state safety director conferred in Bluefield with W E E Koepler executive secretary of the Pocahontas Operators association on the Pocahontas district safety meet to be held at Welch on August 24. A committee meeting will be held next Thursday to appoint sub committees.
A prominent food scientist extols sugar as an incomparable flavor and nutritious aid that enhances daily meals. He notes sugar enriches cooked fruits and most foods, makes chocolate or cocoa milk tastier, and promotes variety in a wholesome diet. The Sugar Institute.
Pinnacle Circle of the Woman's Missionary Society met at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. W Dugh in McComas. Mrs. Mills led Bible study on St John chapter two with seven members present. Mrs. T R Egbert was named corresponding secretary to fill a vacancy. Dues were collected, a flower fund started, and visitor Mrs. W C Edwards from Sagamore circle attended. The group adjourned to meet July 1 with Mrs. C C Bird.
Sagamore circle met at Mrs. John Purcell's home due to Mrs. Davis illness with eight members and four visitors. Reports include dues, devotional readings, and a planned fundraiser. bridge club hosts at the Sheets home with prizes awarded. Several residents travel, visits, and illnesses are recorded along with attendance at various local events.
In Roanoke on the eve of the anti Smith Democratic convention delegates gather from across Virginia to nominate a governor lieutenant governor and attorney general under Virginia’s short ballot. William Mosely Brown of Lexington is favored for governor with Bishop James Cannon Jr. a keynote figure and extensive press coverage planned by state newspapers.
Report from a mass meeting in Tazewell shows near unanimous sentiment for a summer county Republican convention to nominate a candidate for the house of delegates. The event is expected early in August with delegates to the state convention to be chosen. M Bechick named manager of the Bluefield Mattress company has been in Chicago on business and will bring his family to live here soon.
A Virginia column notes donors to a new Bluefield West Virginia shirt factory project with many contributors of 25 and some 50 dollars. It mentions workers living on the Virginia side and spending locally, plus local real estate transfers near St. Clair's Crossing and plans for a further industry site. The piece also covers a superstition theme around the Calwell family misfortunes on June 13, produce harvest in Clinch Valley, a tomato note from Castlewood, and the June 14 marriage of Ethel Young to Samuel Neikirk.
A council member proposes raising the local tax levy to fund the high school instead of charging tuition. The plan aims to cover budget gaps so high school students attend without tuition, continuing a policy used for several years.
Dr. George H. Gilmer of Pulaski concludes revival meetings at Graham Presbyterian Church with a sermon titled Gods Plan. Congregation votes to call a pastor to preach Sundays at Graham and Pocahontas sites. An Ancil Davidson, Mrs C M Fisher report Monroe County highway to Union among West Virginias prettiest roads, after White Sulphur weekend trip via Narrows Peterstown Lindside along the Mc Adoo route. Monroe County praised for beauty.
Virginia side personals report several family updates. Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Beard travel to Baltimore for their 2 year old child’s treatment at Johns Hopkins hospital. Mrs. Virginia Alley returns from Richmond visiting daughter Mrs. Sherman Maxey. Mrs. Mack Kinzer and two children return home to Ashland Kentucky after visiting West Graham. The West Graham M E church Woman's Missionary Society meets Thursday at 2 pm with district secretary offering suggestions. J and Mrs. J C Beard return from Charleston West Virginia.
Advertises Phillipa Milk of Magnesia as a universal remedy for overindulgence sour stomach indigestion and related symptoms. Claims doctors prescribe it for a range of conditions and notes the product’s long-standing trademark status since 1875.
Mrs Beard's brother Roby Watson, a patient at Hillcrest sanitarium, was visited. M D Shrader, recently in Brooklyn, N Y, is spending days with Shelby Heights relatives. Miss Mary Amato heads to Richlands to see sister Mrs Pete Tizens. George Painter and Rufue Newton traveled from Winston Salem to visit home folks. Mrs O K Phiegar and daughter Thelma in Columbus Ohio. Elizabeth and Evelyn Ashworth, Christiansburg, guests locally. Mrs Fielden Graybeal on hospital list. sister of Mrs C W Pierce and Mrs C A Ralston in Bluefield sanitarium. improving after serious illness.
Clarence Smith and Bill Talbert were arraigned before Squire W. W. McNeal and found guilty of possession of liquor. Smith and Talbert were fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in jail after arrests by federal and state prohibition officers and state police.
Dewey Sheffey 41, arrested in Bluefield by Patrolman Jess Gilpin, was taken to Keystone to face charges of robbing a Keystone resident of 80 dollars in cash. Heffey was seized on a freight train upon arrival in Bluefield after authorities were alerted he was wanted. A final note states the Suez Canal took 13 years to construct.
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