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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1931
Page
18
Members of the Bluefield Gun club plan a regular weekly practice at Cumberland Heights traps this afternoon. Local shooters from the Keyser estate tournament return to discuss aspects of the state tournament. Attendance is expected to be higher than usual and visitors are welcome at the usual opening hour.
A Bluefield native, Mrs. Donohue, was found dead in Cincinnati. The Donohue memorial, named for Mrs. Donohue’s mother and established by Mrs. Charles P. Taft, is used by working women. Her daughters were notified late yesterday. funeral plans had not been made.
In Belmont county 1300 strikers marched on fourteen mines, including Provident and Big Five, as United Mine Workers picketed opposite National Miners unions. Deputies guard operations at mines, with charges filed against eighteen striking workers after disturbances at Piney Fork. Union actions seek eight hour days, end to average-pay system, and reinstatement of miners claimed discharged for union ties.
Topeka Kansas June 19 Urbain Ledoux's army of 500 unemployed white collar workers will be lucky to get $2 a day in the Kansas wheat harvest if they get jobs. Ledoux asked labor officials to guarantee a $4 daily minimum. Labor commissioner Beckman said in parts of Kansas wages could be as low as $1.50 for a ten hour day with board and room furnished.
Beryl Borden hates her hopeless love for Tommy Wilson while Irene, her sister, wed Prentiss Gaylord. Irene’s accident at Oakdale hospital triggers a family crisis as Gaylord finances Irene’s care and Beryl questions her own motives and jealousy. Rio de Janeiro note closes with DO-X seaplane progress.
John W Haloren resigns as head of the city police bureau after two years in the role. He cites regret at stepping down and pledges future cooperation with officers. He holds a locomotive engineer post with Norfolk and Western and may return if other offers do not materialize.
Detroit reports Charlie Gehringer second baseman for the Tigers underwent an operation for adhesions in his arm. He has been out for nearly a month. The arm was in a cast and will receive heat and massage after removal to overcome the disability.
Local banks will be closed today in observance of West Virginia day. Banking activities are suspended but business will largely proceed as usual with no formal holiday observance planned. The holiday marks the state's birth and was designated in recent years as a state holiday.
A truncated report notes BOB GROVE GHALES OF 1990 SEASON ending today amid heavy base hire pressure. The Cleveland Indians gained their first glimpse of the Senators this season as Young Men Harder aided veteran Walter Miller in relief.
The U S S Wyoming tows the disabled Nautilus into Queenstown Ireland after heavy seas damaged the submarine during its mid Atlantic leg toward the North Pole. Distress signals prompted a response from several ships including the battleship. The Arctic submarine suffered engine failure delaying its voyage.
In St Louis on June 19 the Browns were routed by the New York Yankees 16 to 5. Henry Johnson yielded seven hits as the Browns faltered at home and fell behind early, the Yankees building a commanding lead.
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