Five Prohibition Suspects Nabbed by Local Agents
State Prohibition Agents Eli Watkins and G J Simmons returning from a Mercer Fayette scouting arrest five people and seizing a still. At Flat Top they charged Rosill Lilly Tennyson Epling and Elijah Marshall with liquor possession. Bond set at 1000 for each, to appear in federal court. Millard Gill held on 5000 bond for operating a 15 gallon still with mash and whiskey. Gail Robertson held on 500 bond for whiskey possession.
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Eli Watkins
G. J. Simmons
Mercer
Fayette
Rosi! Lilly
Tennyson Epling
Elijah Marshall
United States
W. H. Bardin
Beckley
Bingefield
Charleston
Rail union banks to merge amid rumor of merger
Cleveland sources report talks of a merger between twelve Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers banks and Mitten Management Incorporated of Philadelphia. If approved, Mitten would inject capital and run all but one bank, creating new cooperative banks in several regions. Existing resources total about 45.66 million dollars in banks and 27.46 million in investment and insurance firms.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mitten Management, Incorporated
Philadelphia
Mitten Company
Brotherhood
Thomas E. Mitten
Mitten
Philadelphia Rapid Traction Company
Venice
Florida
Sinai Inscriptions Found by Explorers at Mount Serabit
Archaeologists from the Harvard-Michigan expedition led by Professors Kirsopp Lake and Robert Blake discovered fragments of the Sinai inscriptions on Mount Serabit in Sinai. They reached the site after a difficult camel journey and brought the fragments to Cairo for deciphering with Dr. Butin of the American School of Oriental Research.
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Jerusalem
Mount Serabit
Sinai
Sinai Peninsula
Kirsopp Lake
Robert Blake
Harvard University
Harvard-Michigan
Cairo
Dr Butin
American School of Oriental Research
City and Coalfield Items for Sale
Real estate listing includes a five room brick house on Union Street near the car line with attic rooms garage and large lot. Also ads for sale items like clothing, beauty services, remodeling sales and local events with discounts, auctions, and notices from Bluefield area merchants.
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Union Street
Care. Telegraph
Jefferson Street
W. A. Sulter
Attacker Identified in Coffeyville Assault Case
Ira Kennedy a Wichita motor car salesman was named in court today by Miss Margaret Akers as one of three white men who attacked her and Miss Julia Mooney on March 17 in Coffeyville. The incident preceded a March 18 race riot and jail assault. state troops restored order.
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Independence
Kas
Ira Kennedy
Wichita
Margaret Akers
Julia Mooney
Coffeyville
Erils
Miss Akers
Kennedy
Miss Mooney
Mies Mooney
Aseailan's
Rain Delays Skeleton Search Near Elk River Pond
Webster Springs West Virginia June 18 rain halted a search party at the pond on the back fork of Elk River for the skeleton of Andrew Mills a mountaineer believed slain five years ago. William Hall imprisoned in Moundville penitentiary told of Mills death to John Meeks who organized the dig. flooding may push work two or three days. Mills reportedly left home for Webster Springs after his father gave money for a car purchase and was never seen again.
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Webster Springs
W. Va
Elk River
Andrew Mills
Young Mountaineer
Mills
William Hall
Moundaville
George Bennett
Hall
Bennett
John Meeks
Meeks
Dyer
Webster County
Hat
First Christian Church Service Schedule and Events
Rev. Ben S. Johnson pastors services at First Christian Church Branch and Federal streets with morning and evening worship. Miss Elnora Cheyney solo at morning, choir anthem at evening, and Virginia and Helen Bivens on solo and duet. Prayer meeting Wednesday, Vacation Bible School to start Monday, June 27 with Preparation and Enrollment Day Friday of this week.
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First Christian Church
Federal Streets
Ben
S. Johnson
Christian Endeavor
Elnora Cheyney
Wm. Felton
Wilson
Virginia
Helen Bivens
Rites Marked for Mrs. H. N. Woods at West Graham
Funeral services for Mrs. H. N. Woods were held at 3 PM yesterday at her daughter's home 1224 College Avenue with Rev. Trigg James and two other ministers officiating. The body was buried at Maple Hill cemetery in West Graham amid heavy rain and abundant flowers.
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H. N. Woods
C. C. Pragier
College Avenue
Maple Hill Cemetery
West Graham
Trigg James
West Graham Methodist Church
J. A. Baylor
Bland Street Methodist Church
J. Tyler Frazier
Chilhowie
C. C. Frasier
Attack on U S Woman Probed Near Paris War Cemetery
Washington officials investigate an assault on American Miss Mary Stewart by her guide near a Paris war cemetery. Ambassador Herrick has asked Paris police to review the case as state department details remain sparse.
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Washington
State Department
Mary Stewart
Paris
Herrick
Indiana Eyes Reforestation Of Waste Lands
Indiana plans to convert about 600000 acres of waste land into reforestation. The state conservation department says the land is unsuitable for other uses and should be allocated for forest planting.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
State Conservation Department
Gap in Road to Charleston Will Be Closed Soon
Road construction aims to close a gap to Charleston with Buffalo and Robertsbn bridges in Wetzel county paving 1.5 miles between Hundred and Pennsylvania line and Preston county grading six miles of the Waybright Bruceton Mills road as work continues.
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Charleston
Buffalo and
Robertsbn
Wetzel County
Hundred and Pennsylvania
Preston County
Waybright-Bruceton Mills
Tea Taster Shortage Hits Mincing Lane
London June 18 The tea trade faces a severe shortage of tasters with broker remarks that a 1000 pound yearly salary could not attract suitable applicants. Trade would attract youngsters only if apprentice pay rose while large imports of eighty thousand dhesia weekly imply potential earnings through commissions, highlighting a looming crisis for Mincing Lane.
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London
Mincing Lane
Nicol Cleared of Fraud Charges by Chicagoans
K V R Nicol former vice president of Armour Grain was acquitted by the Chicago board of trade of dishonorable conduct after a special committee investigated the Armour company. He was the last of three Armour Grain officials tried by the exchange over allegations the firm defrauded the grain marketing company, a merger intended as a farmer owned cooperative.
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Chicago
K. V. R. Nicol
Armour Grain Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Armour Company
Nicol
Exchange
Grain Marketing Company
Rosenbaum Companies
Queen Mary Collects Fans From Royal Heritage
Queen Mary collects fans inherited from her mother the Duchess of Teck with a famous piece made in England featuring red tortoise shell sticks and the initials V M. The fan is feathered with woodcock plumes requiring 3 600 individual birds for a single ornate example. Princess Mary also collects but far fewer pieces.
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London
Queen Mary
Jans
Duchess of
Teck
Princess Mary
England
New Electrical Era Predicted From British Discovery
Heathfield Sussex June 18 A scientist Dr Reid died just as his dream neared market release. A. M. Low consulting for Electric Bulk predicts bulk electricity at far lower cost. The method uses coke and limestone instead of coal to cut production costs dramatically.
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Heathfield
Sussex
Rons
Dr Reid
Britain
A. M. Low
Electric Bulk
Search for Lost Fliers Continues by Air
Major F Sidney Cotton, pilot of the Jeanne d Arc, left Placentia Bay toward Belleoram to extend the search for missing airmen. He plans missions between Belleoram and Port Blanford in the coming days.
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St. Johns
N. B
Placentia Bay
F. Sidney Cotton
Placentia
Belleoram
Port Blanford
Drew in Crisis in San Francisco Hospital
Drew, a veteran actor, was in critical condition tonight in San Francisco where he has been ill for several weeks. Dr. Lawrence H. Hoffman said he is very poorly and it is touch and go whether he will pull through.
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Drew
San Francisco
Johna
Lawrence H. Hoffman
Fiancee Sees Death in Auto Race Sudden Fatality
Arthur Van Vliet, amateur driver from St. Paul, was killed today during an automobile race at the state fair grounds. His fiancé Miss Clara Houdek of St. Paul watched from the stands as the fatal accident occurred.
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St. Paul
Minn
Clara Houdek
Arthur van Vliet
Prizes in Dairy Contest Listed
A local dairy series contest offers seven prizes for clipping and essay entries. Contestants should carefully cut and arrange articles on sheets, date submissions, and preserve all clippings. All papers are returned after prizes are awarded. contributors include West Virginia and Blacksburg extensions and Blue Valley Creamery Institute.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dairy Extension Department
West Virginia University
Virginia Extension Department
Blacksburg
Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Awards and Rules for Clipping Contest in Bluefield News
A clipping contest offers prizes for best complete clipping file from Bluefield Daily Telegraph Sunday issues. Prizes include a Purebred bull calf, dairy feed, and transportation to Memphis for boys and Helfer calf for girls. Essays on Mercer Tazewell dairy prospects are also judged with multiple prize categories and entry rules.
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Dairy Extension Department
University of West Virginia
Tazewell County
Bluefield Milling Co
Mercer County
Mercer-Tazewell
Mercer
Tazewell
Bluefield
West Va.Va
Princeton
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
St Louis Welcomes Lindbergh Hay and Farewell Events
Lindbergh receives a warm St Louis reception as he completes the first day of public appearances. He will spend part of tomorrow at 3 30 p m with an Art Hill appearance and an outdoor municipal opera in the evening before deciding his next moves.
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Onel Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Washington
U. S
Memphis
Art Hill
St. Louis
Golden wedding to cut old fruit cake in Tacoma
Tacoma witnesses a fifty year old fruit cake cut to honor Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hards golden wedding. Some guests from their Grand Rapids wedding will receive a piece of the historic bake as part of the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
H. A. Hards
Grand Rapids
Mich
Youth Is First Buyer of Lindbergh Stamps in Little Falls
In Little Falls Minnesota on June 18 Yale Fortier 14 beat his brother Clarence 10 to the post office by an early morning dash to become the first purchaser of Lindbergh airmail stamps. Yale paid $1.50 for 15 stamps as a long line of 100 formed and over 15000 stamps were sold before noon.
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Little Falls
Minn
Yale Fortier
Yale
Clarence
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Brito
Bristol
Johnson City
Knorvne
Thurmond
Harry L. Greenspon
Binefield, W. van
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Stella Jones
Bradmann
Haulidme
Ross Gorman
Dugout
Bluefeld
Dixie Cla Co
Princeon Avenue
Lewis
Federal Street
Giles Street
8 C. Tolbert
Honaker Beauty Shop
Gabrieleen
Dana
Woodmen of America
Red Men's Hall
R. J. Keadle
J. J. Williams
Beckley W. Va
Shrine Club
Mason's Temple
War Virginian
George §. Strader
W. B. Hicks
J. T. Watts
Baptist
New Lebanons
Calvary Baptist Church
Normal Business College
Bluefield Avenue
Tyler Street
W. HL Cunningham
Pedigo’s
J. H. Shepherd
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Pocahontas
Tony McKavich
Bluefield Sanitarium
Les
Pedigo
Board of Equalization
Board of Equalisation
West Virsinia
L. G. Bowling
R. E. Dixon
Caroline Aveo
Alderson Sexton
Law & Commerce Building
Bluetic
V. I. Sexton
Je. bin
Bailey Lumber Co
Roy N. Stockner
Fancy Gap
Stockner
Hawaii
Pedigo's
Bluefield Insurance Agency
Scott
First National Bank
Poccahontas Coalfields
Bailey Lumber Company
Rose Beauty Shoppe
Hyde Park
Red Ash Coal Co
Lucky Linds
Ennis
W.va
M. N. Mastin
Goodwill
Robin's
Homestead Club House
Raleigh St
South Bluefield
A. B. Bernard
Cornett Avenue
Carroll Carpenter
Fifth St
Montcalm
Robert T. Watkins
Carlisle
Mercer Funeral Home
Kentucky
Pond
J. N. Wood
Colonel Lindbergh
New York
Evangeline Ledge Lindbergh
Detroit
Miller
Mangus-Phillips Shoe Company
Princeton Aven
Bluefield, W
Madam Dovina
Graham Ave
Townes
J. S. Compton
Greater Bluefield Business College
West Virginia
South Bend
M. G. Whitlow Hardware
Princeton Avenue
West VA
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