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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1917

Page

6

Princeton Aims Ten Thousand For Red Cross Drive

Princeton plans to raise ten thousand dollars for Mercer county Red Cross out of a total twenty thousand. Ten teams will solicit and early gifts reached two thousand five hundred with large donors leading the list. L R Taylor Virginia railroad supervisor heads the drive and pledges show significant public support despite secrecy around the biggest gifts.

Princeton Mercer County Red Cross L. R. Taylor The Virginian Railroad Red Cross Committee Ss. V. Straley A.W. Reynolds

Committed to Asylum for Insanity in Huntington

Oscar Heraldson thirty four and single from North Carolina was committed by the lunacy commission to Huntington asylum after showing delusions tied to war and foreign leaders. He will be moved to Huntington today. Also reports death of Mrs. Lewis Gore and injuries from a Matoaka wreck. Oakwood Cemetery cleanup urged with poor turnout. Superintendent Taylor traveled to Martinsville and urged Red Cross workers to boost campaign. A boy's foot bone issue requires surgery at the hospital.

Oscar Heraldson North Carolina Huntington Asylum Princeton Bluefield Morrison Heraldson New York Col. Roosevelt France Great Britain Huntington Lewis Gore Kanawha County Charleston George Keatley Pride Gore Mack Belcher Matoaka Titus Lusk Oakwood Cemetery Oakwood L. R. Taylor Virginian Martinsville Toyy

Cameron Doctor Held for Pederation and Jury on 500 Bond

Dr Harry Crew of Cameron is held to the federal grand jury on a pederation charge with bond set at 500 dollars. The case centers on alleged sexual offenses involving a minor and is awaiting grand jury action.

Cameron Harry Crew

Man Charged With Failure to Register Under Draft Law

Dr. Crow facing a $500 bond for failure to register on June 65 under the draft law. In a Wheeling hearing before U S district court clerk George E. Boyd, Crow said he believed he was registered in Chicago where he had been attending school.

George E. Boyd United States District Court Wheeling Crow Chicago

Fire chiefs to serve without pay under joint state plan

Marshal Horan says fire chiefs will operate under a joint state and municipal authority to prevent and investigate fires. They will serve without remuneration, but the state bureau will compensate municipal departments for their cooperation and services.

Marshal Horan

State Fire Marshal Plans Expanded Fire Prevention Network

State Fire Marshal John S. Horan outlines a plan to strengthen fire prevention and investigation by appointing all city fire chiefs as deputy state fire marshals. The move aims to create a more complete state fire bureau across municipalities.

John S. Horan

Credit Men in Session in Kansas City War Effects on Credits

The National Association of Credit Men opens its annual convention in Kansas City Missouri with discussions on war impact on credits. It will advocate strong measures against hoarding necessities and gambling in press commodities and credits during the war.

Kansas, City National Association of Credit Men

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