Welch Briefs Mix of Marriage, Baseball and Local News
A marriage license was issued to Joseph De Luca and Edith Patcha in the county clerk’s office. Gary ball club manager Riley visited Welch and touted a strengthened team ahead of Sunday’s Coal Diggers vs Bluefield game. Welch reports several coalfield players, a mining injury at Grace Hospital, and a steady local merchants sale run by the Welch Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Division.
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Joseph de Luca
Edith Patcha
Riley
Gary Ball Club
Welch
Bluefield
Gary Club
Ethan Allen
Settle
Gary
Northfork
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Trouble with Bascombe Boone and probation officer
W T Farley, county probation officer, again faces trouble with Bascombe Boone of Switchback. Boone, previously jailed for safety, escaped through a small jail window then was recaptured. A letter from West Virginia Industrial School for Boys offers a $25 reward for Boone’s capture and detention, noting he is not a promising youth and urging Farley to help recover escaped commitments.
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W. T. Farley
Bascombe
Boone
Welch
W. Va
Farley
Bascombe Boone
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
H. B. Flesher
J Frank Johnson Jr to Manage Ellwood Hotel
Huntington resident J Frank Johnson Jr is expected to take active management of the Ellwood Hotel. The property, once run by Edward W Momack, has been under 3 G Kurtzhals, who is returning to Huntington. Refurbishment includes painting and complete repairs to restore first class condition with new furnishings.
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J. Frank Johnson, Jr
Huntington
Ellwood
Edward W Momack
3. G. Kurtzhals
Ellwood Hotel to Adopt Business-Like Air Under New Manager
Mr. Johnson, a well-known Welcher born and raised in the city, will oversee Ellwood Hotel as it refreshes its image with modern furniture and a more professional ambience aimed at attracting travelers and boosting status as a first-class establishment.
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Johnson
Th City
Ellwood
Refuses an injunction against taxi drivers
A jury returned a verdict for the taxi company in the suit by Josié Marofich alleging an assault by a driver. Judge L C. Herndon denied the injunction against taxi operators on the Princeton to Bluefield line, directing petitions be filed by both the power company and drivers. Sixteen people received naturalization papers in circuit court after noon.
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Josié Marofich
Tas Transportation
Harry Capehart
French & Sasley
Bluefield
L C. Herndon
Princeton Power Company
Princeton
Herndon
Power Company
Neeton Power Company
Miss Gay Nell Sperry to Sleep in Bluefield
The fourteen year old Miss Gay Nellie Sperry daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Sperry of Hemp Hill died Wednesday evening of heart trouble. She was a Welch High School student and described as a pretty child. Funeral arrangements place her burial in the family cemetery at Bluefield with undertaker J W Lather handling preparations.
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Gay Nellie Sperry
Bluefield
W. S. Sperry
Hemphill
Welch High School
J. W. Lather
Lather
Welch Falls Personal Influx Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Rose Nelson Hughes and family from Texas arrive in Welch to visit Dr and Mrs G L Straub. Mrs Charles Boone Houston leaves for Philadelphia to visit her parents and daughter Virginia. Grace Hospital sees multiple patients including Belman Shore and Ray Marshall undergoing appendicitis treatment, and Mrs S C Catron recovering from a throat operation. Local residents travel to Virginia Beach and Chicago for visits and business.
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Ella Proudfoot
Vivian
Friends
Ray Marshall
EB. Marshall
Grace Hospital
William O'Toole
Virginia
William Morgan
Verna Sparks
Bluefield
Mack Parker
Keysome
J. F. Bundy
New Hall
Welch
J. H. Lockwood
Manchester
N. H
Chicago
Furniture Mart
Bootlegger ring linked to Hemphill raids may fall
Mack Jordan of Hemphill faced a police court charge for possessing and transporting liquor after a seizure of his car with several quarts. He said he lent the vehicle to C E B Delp. Delp was held for the McDowell county grand jury. A third man, Preacher Williams, is sought. Meanwhile West Virginia plans a new 5 million dollar road bond sale this month to expand the roads program statewide.
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Mack Jordan
Hemphill
Jordan
C. EB. Delp
Delp
McDowell County
Preacher Williams
Oil Prices Rise at Tide Water Lubricants
Tide Water Oil Company advanced the price of lubricating oils by one to two cents per gallon in New York on June 18, reflecting a market shift.
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New York
Tidewater Oil Company
Foreclosure Suit Filed Against St Paul Road
A foreclosure action was filed in U S district court by the Guaranty Trust Company of New York against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad over bonds maturing June 1. Bondholders total about 200 million dollars, and sale of the road to satisfy claims might be ordered. Receivers say the filing is a natural step and not of special significance.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
United States District Court
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Penney, Harding, Sherman & Rodgers
W. W. Sparrow
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
No Definite Conclusion Reached By Socialists
The Socialist congress broke up at 2 o clock this morning without a definite conclusion on policy toward the Painleve government. Motions favored immediate rupture or consultations with Premier Painleve, to seek a formula acceptable to all. Leaders favor continuing ministry support, while rank and file oppose it. the dispute centers on Morrocan actions and a capital levy opposed by Finance Minister Caillaux. After eating onions look at the bill for your wife's hat.
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Morocco
M. Caillaux
Black Flag Insect Killer Ad Promises Complete Elimination
Vintage advertisement touts Black Flag products for flies mosquitoes and roaches claiming 100 percent kill with a vegetable ingredient. It promotes Black Fuse powder and liquid versions plus a spray at 65 cents and indicates availability at grocery hardware and department stores.
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Welch Briefs
J. W. Coldiron
Consolidation Coal Company
Calderon
Cutiura
Mulkey
Mulkey Salt Company
Detroit, Michigan
C. E. Delp
West Virginia
Charleston
Howard More
Gore
Morgan
State Road Commission
Moundsville
Road Commission
ST. Paul Road
Postrum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek
Michigan
Post
Rela
Aelia
Fletcher
VP. C. Co
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