Neely Brothers Sentenced Six Years Each in Liquor Case
Federal court in Bluefield imposed six year terms for Claut and Grat Neely of Lerona Mercer county on five counts of liquor distilling. Each received $1,300 fines, with appeal noted and sentence suspended for sixty days. The case drew intense local interest for its link to a killing at the still and an officer’s wounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claut and Grat Neely
Lerena
Mercer County
Atlanta
MecClintic
United States Supreme Court of Appeals
Bluefield
Neely
Neely Brothers
Bird H. Wade
Northfork
Roanoke
Magic City
Fred C. Smith
Pearce White
Clarence Akers
S. A. Sweker
Howard Sweker
Nollied
Allen Lewis
Charleston
Andrew Day
Pond
Dave Johnsn
W. ©. Dodd
Jess Reed
Citywide garbage and rubbish twice weekly schedule set
Beginning Monday, June 23, the city will collect garbage and rubbish twice a week in six zones. Zone details cover North Side, West End, East End, Central District, Southwest District with specific days. Containers must be properly prepared and placed for pickup. public cooperation urged to keep collections on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Kent Street
Carter Street
West End
Mercer Street
City Limits
Norfolk and Western
Central District
Federal Building
Union Street
North Street
Jeferson Street
Roy Avenue
Southwest District
Jefferson Street
Lewis Street
Cumberland Road
Trooper Crawford Shot While Hunting Fugitive in WV Hills
State trooper A L Crawford was killed while leading a search for farmer G E Speight near the Berkeley Morgan county line on the West Virginia border. A large force of state police and special officers scoured the mountains for Speight as the Democratic pre convention struggle heats up with McAdoo Smith and Klan issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
A. L. Crawford
West Virginia
Berkeley- Morgan County
G. E. Speight
Speight
Ivetta Jewell Brown
John W. Davis
McAdoo
Smith
Elmer Wilson
Hilda Mark
Rt Pagirl
The
Messagero
Amerigo Dumini
Matteotti
Rome
General Pershing
London
Battle Monuments Commission
France
Parties Prepare for County Campaigns In West Virginia
Democratic and Republican county committees meet with crowded attendance. Democrats elect Wm. E. Foss chairman and P. W. Poff associate chair, Nattie Vass Steele secretary, Thos. EK. Cofer treasurer. Republicans name J. C. Pack chairman and E. W Hale campaign chairman with plans for early campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
West Virginia
Anl
Wm. E. Foss
P. W. Poff
Nettie Vass Steele
Thos. EK. Cofer
Matz Hotel
J. C. Pack
Thos. H. Scott
Jim Shott
J. E. Woodson
E. W Hale
Princeton
Presbyterians to Hear Rev Lardner Moore Missionary Arrival
Rev and Mrs Lardner W Moore, appointed to Japan, arrived yesterday and remain until Monday. Moore, a Union Theological Seminary graduate, has preached in Caddo Oklahoma while awaiting funding to go overseas. They sail from San Francisco July 18 and Moore will preach at First Presbyterian today at 11 AM and Westminster at 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lardner W. Moore
Japan
Moore
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond Va
Caddo
Okla
San Francisco
Doubles Title Won By Emmerson And Chapman
In Buffalo on June 21 R Lindley Murray of Niagara Falls and Sam Hardy of New York defeated Gerald Emmerson of Summit New Jersey and A H Chapman Jr of Springfield Massachusetts in the finals of the Great Lakes doubles tennis championship 6 2 7 5 1 6 H 2. The annual tournament closed with William T Tilden II of Philadelphia taking the singles title yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
R. Lindley Murray
Niagara Falls
Sam Hardy
New York
Gerald Emmerson
Summit
N. J
A. H. Chapman, Jr
Springfield
Mass
Great Lakes
William T. Tilden, II
Philadelphia
Baseball trade headlines Reading club ships Connelly to Baltimore
The Reading International League club announced the sale of outfielder Tommy Connelly to Baltimore for outfielder Clarence Pitt and cash. Pitt led the International League in hits last season. Bethlehem is noted as the center of the mother of pearl industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Reading International League Club
Today
Tommy Connelly
Baltimore
Clarence Pitt
Pitt
Bethlehem
Notice of Trustee Sale in Bluefield West Virginia
By virtue of a deed of trust dated September 1919 to M. B. Boyd and Roxie Boyd the trustee will sell at 1 o clock PM July 1 1924 at the Mercer county court house front door to the highest bidder the West one half of Lot 4 Section 849 Cumberland Addition Bluefield WV described by metes and bounds and bounded by Shenandoah Avenue and an alley with title from L G Bowling and others dated September 8 1919. Cash in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Boyd
Roxie Boyd
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bluefield
Shennandoah Avenue
Wyth Avenue
Shenandoah Avenue
Cumberland
Roxie
L. G. Bowling
Mercer Couny
Otal Triar
Pe Sihaa
Keystone plans a revived baseball team for three towns
Keystone Landgraff and Eckman residents back a new local baseball club as prominent businessmen support a revival era team for youth. Flood repair and rail work by Norfolk and Western continue with safety cautions on the Welch Northfork road amid preparations for Chautauqua starting June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
W. Va
Landgraff
Norfolk and Western Railway
Elkhorn Creek
Welch
Northfork
Methodist Church
B. F. Sells
S. S. Boyer
Sunday School
Reforms and readings highlighted in Sunday School lesson
A Sunday School lesson outlines Ezra and Nehemiah reforms focusing on three service phases creation, devotion, and social joy. It notes readers stood from morning to midday as they sought understanding of God's law, then celebrated with food and charity. Directors meet York Masonic Investment Company discusses value and leadership. Local notices report movements of residents and church events across Bluefield and Tip Top Virginia communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elesson
Ezra
Nehemiah
God
Israel
Jehovah
York Masonic Investment Company
Masonic Building
Jones Street
H. J. Capert
West Virginia
Tip Top
Virginia
Lottle B. Harman
M. BE
J. B. Martin
Martin
Christ
Joshua
Moses
Henry Sinkford
John Baldwin
Bluefield
Nelson Harman
Charles Harman
John Witten
Richard Sinkford
Epperson
Edward L. Bowen
Cincinnati
E. P. Gibson
A. Bascom Linkford
Christiansburg
Boyd Harman
Wilco
Leona Free
Bluefield Institute
Jenkin Jones
Robert Brown
Ladies’ Aid Society
L. L. Sinkford
Improvement Club Meeting At Mrs Effie Scott Home
The Bluefield Woman's Improvement Club gathered at 4 o'clock Thursday with Mrs Effie Scott hosting. A large group of members attended an especially interesting session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Woman's Improvement Club
Effie Scott
Bethel AME Church announces summer schedule and meeting
Scott hosts a pleasant gathering then schedules the next meeting with Mrs. E L Rann at 15 Hill Ave on Thursday June 26. Members are urged to attend to hear the delegate report from the state federation. The Widow and Widowers Club meets Monday at 8 pm at the Bigger home on Clifford street with Dallas Hill as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Efficiency Club
Northfork
Moore
Kimball
John Stewart
G. E. Cochran
Pinnacle Creek
Miss Monday
Mt. Airy
N. C
Harry White
Keystone Hill
Anna Mounts
War Eagle
Guy C. Smith
Jas Hylton
Keystone
Jne Godson
Pocahontas
J. W. Staples
Iris Rebekah Lodge No. 99
Odd Fellow Hall
Flower Girl
Ocie Hamblin
Chaplin
Lillie Hamblin
Ruth Lambert
Mabel Severns
Minnie Snyder
W. R. Willard
Lodge
Reed
Iris Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Secretary of State Assembly
Annie Snyder
Morris Snyder
Algoma
N. J. Pennington
Grayson County
Virginia
B. T. Sells
George Bigger
Clifford Street
Dallas Hill
Pearl Penn
Uncle of More Than One Hundred People Arrives in Illinois
Bent Tabler of Monence Illinois near Chicago visits relatives in the area. He is seventy seven and a half brother of the mother of the late Alex St Clair and the uncle of many prominent locals including Clairs Hopkins and Thompsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bent. Tabler
Monence
I1l
Chicago
Mr. Tabler
Alex St. Clair
Clairs
Hopkins
Thompsons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Supreme Court
Yellowstone National Park
Utah and
Scenic Colorado
America
Denver
Weber Canyon
Echo Canyon
Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Royal Gorge
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Circle Drive
South Cheyenne Canyon
Seven Falls
Cave of the Winds
Pike’s Peak
Market St
Parkersburg
Pack
Ross
Rev
Lardner Moore
Emmerson and
Chapman
News of the Colored People
P. G. Gaines
Giotto
William Miller
Elkhorn
George W. Deane
Switchback
J. E. Hereford
W. C. Mitchell
C. H. Kirtley
Jacob Simpson
S. L. Trigg
National Benefit Life Insurance Company
Scott Street
Lomax
Bland and
Jesse Austin
Elnora Austin
Jesse, Jr
Lewisburg
Austin
Lucy Crump
Maggie Austin
Crump
Cleveland
Arthur G. Free
Recorder of Deeds
Washington, D. C
J. H. Easley
Davidson Street
Max Meadows
Daniel Flowers
Charlie Clark
B. Bracton
Gary
J. H. Hasley
Early Smith
Goodwill
James Haislip
Travelers’ Hotel
Sandy River
Bethel A. M. E. Church
A. A. Paim
Alpha Bible
Marcus Huston
Monrovia
Africa
Huston
Ampiio
Ducing Pianos
Kurtzmann
William Knabe & Son
C. Kurtzmann & Co
J. & C. Fischer
Schubert
Lester
Milton
Holland
Stodart
Alden
Bradmann
Bluefield, W. Va
Big Six Studebaker
Studebaker
Mountain Motor Corporation
Roanoke Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!