Fire inspectors report 236 defects in 286 Bluefield buildings
Fire prevention day inspectors found 236 buildings defective and recorded 1091 recommendations to remove fire hazards. Fifteen inspector teams with two Boy Scouts each visited Bluefield, starting from the chamber of commerce. Electrical wiring hazards were most common, with improper fuses and poor housekeeping cited as risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia Board of Fire Underwriters
Chamber of Commerce
E. P. Douglass
Parkersburg
Harris
Hasarde
Marehall
C. W. Nolte
Musical program at Blake's chapel tonight
A free admission musical program will be held at Blake's chapel this evening at 8 o clock. The lineup includes prayers by the pastor, recitations by Miss Alice Mitchell and Miss Annie George, instrumental solos by Miss Sallie Anderson and Miss Gladys Purcelle, vocal solos by Miss Gertrude Bowen and Miss Eatelia Shields, a Wakina Quartet selection, and a duet by the Misses Johnson. Mistresses of ceremonies are Mrs Lidia Nash and Mrs Mary George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake’s Chapel
Alice Mitchell
Sallie Anderson
Annie George
William Green
Gertrude Bowen
Lorrine Nash
Eatelia Shields
Professor Tipton
Misses
A Busy City Listing of Local Businesses and Events
A collage of ads and notices notes the New Commercial cafe with good food and moderate prices, the Next Commercial hotel hosting a Lake Shawnee dance with Watkins Orchestra, and a Queen contest voting deadline at A. F. Tingley Co. The page lists prices on produce at United Market, piano rooms promotions, and an office move for Dr. Harry Steele.
Court 15 Busy on Damage Suit
Federal court heard the administrators for J. Dunnigan of Appalachian Electric Power Company seek damages for his death after he reportedly contacted power lines. The case did not go to the jury when court adjourned. This was the only case on Thursday's docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dunnigan
Aplachian Electric Power Company
Dunnigan
Old Dominion Democrats Push Strict Day Laws
Virginia Democrats denounce Harding Coolidge, call for tariff cuts to aid farmers, praise Shenandoah National Park and Mt. Vernon memorial highway, and endorse the state’s senators and nominee. Byrd prepares for Texas trip. Virginia delegation to Houston meets Saturday with listed delegates and alternates. Local Bluefield attendees report dry plank support and plan report to WCTU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Shenandoah National Park
Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway
Virginia
Congress
Harding
Coolidge
Republican
Teapot Dome
Veterans Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Byrd
Richmond
Texas
Roanoke
Delecates
Mra
R. C. Wattle
Lynchburg
W. Woulds
Norfolk
A. P. Staples
Lemuel F. Smith
Albemarte
J. M. Arnold
Elizabeth City
George A. Bowles
Goochland
W. D. Sirman
Annie Mann
Petersburg
W. C. N. Merchant
Pittsylvania
Ninth District
B. T. Wilson
Scott Litton
Wright Cox
A. W. Aston Alternetes
H.J. Peters
John A. Mahoney
D. M. Pence
W. L. D. Moncoure
Bluefield
A. B. Sutton
N. Huffard
McCall Frazier
K. C. Patty
John
Frank St. Clair
W. K Graves
Bettie Crockett
Graves
Miss Crockett
Gravee
Pocahontas
Rocky Mount Man Held on Liquor Charge
Walter J. Mason a 28 year old of Rocky Mount Virginia was arrested by prohibition officers for transporting and possession of liquor. Mason was in a Ford car reported to contain 34 gallons of whiskey and the officers poured the liquor into city sewers near the Norfolk and Western station. He is held in the city jail awaiting trial before Commissioner Thomas H. Scott. El Watkins a state prohibition officer and federal agents G B Hildebrand L F Mcglethlin and Robert Shipley assisted in the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Mason
Rocky Mount
Prohibition
Mason
Norfolk and Western
Thomas H. Scott
el Watkins
G. B. Hildebrand
L. F. McGlethlin
Robert Shipley
Man Wrongly Convicted Is Granted Pauper Sequel Aid
Ben Bess of Florence County South Carolina, freed by pardon after a 30 year sentence for a crime he did not commit, receives public relief from a $600 fund raised by The State to support his income until the next legislative session. The fund disburses monthly, starting with 60 dollars, as citizens rally for redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Ben Bess
Florence
S C
Bess
Florence County
John G. Richards
Beas
Richards
Western Union Boy Struck by Auto in Bluefield
Henry Call, 14, a Western Union boy, was injured when a mail truck driven by C. W. Buchanan struck him on a bicycle at the driveway intersection north of the government building on Federal street. Call suffered head and body injuries and is hospitalized at Bluefield sanitarium. Witnesses saw the accident. Call’s parents reside at 705 Bluefield avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Call
Western Union
Government Building
Federal Street
Young Call
Bluefield Sanitarium
Call
C. W. Buchanan
Accellent
Breton fisher's turtle harvest shocks Brittany shores
In Downarnenez on June 20, Breton fishers reel in a rich turtle harvest. A ketch trawling for mackerel near Armen light house nets an eight foot long turtle over 700 pounds, and a second 600 pound giant is taken by a smack from Audierne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downarnenez
Brittany
France
Armen
Audierne
Horse Comes Back Bruen Fined for Disorderly Conduct
In Louisville FP Bruen rode a saddle horse across a municipal park and collided with a motorcycle policeman. Bruen was fined $5 for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
H. Bruen
Bruen
McLarnin Knocks Out McGraw in One Round Show
In New York Jimmy McLarnin blasted Phil McGraw in 2 minutes 45 seconds of the first round at Madison Square Garden. The Irish California fighter dominated the bout delivering rapid rights and lefts to end the contest. Later in Bluefield West Virginia Boy Scouts hold public merit badge tests at the fairgrounds with Troop 19 excelling in recent eight week achievement contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phil McGraw
Jimmy McLarnin
California
Gotham
Sammy Mandell
Jimmy
Celt
Detroit
Orey
Madison Square Garden
McLarnin
Sid Terris
Me- Larnin
Me- Larin
McGraw
McClarin
Phil
Strugate McGraw
Jack Dorman
MecLarnin
Bluefield- Bramwell
Bluefield Fairgrounds
Roland H. Colar
Scouts of
West Virginia
Area Council
J. E. McMullin
Bluefield
Kyle
A. W. Reynolds Jr
Princeton
C. H. Dudley
J. E. Nelson
G O P Begins National Campaign With Key Proxy
A formal representative issued a proxy to Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrand assistant attorney general and Hoover campaign worker. Mrs Hoover hosted a tea for the nine members of the new executive committee at her Washington residence as the campaign opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Walker Willebrand
Hoover
Executive Committee
Washington
U O F C Banquet Deadline Delayed
Final reservations for the chamber of commerce annual meeting and dinner at the West Virginian may be made until noon today. James A Reed of New York will address the gathering starting at 6 30 p m with no tedious reports. The eight board vacancies and election results will be announced during the dinner while a heavy vote is already cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian
James Elmer Brown
Rotary Quartet
James A. Reed
New York
Reed
Chamber
T. L. Felts
F. H. Borden
V. Foland
W. B. Perkins
W. E. McDougle
M. Brown
C. A. Lemkuhi
Becl ey merchant tailor W H Kester dies
W H Kester 56 uncle of a local woman died at his Beckley home. Funeral 3 p m today in Beckley. body to Bluefield then Martinsville Va for interment on Norfolk and Western train No 16 tonight. Survived by widow and three children Howard Holt and Jannie Kester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Bluefield
Howard Kester
New York
Holt Kester
Jannie Kester
Maybeury Man Fractures Leg In Mine Accident
H Hartwell of Maybeury and Pocahontas Fuel company workers injured in a mine accident on Wednesday. He was admitted to Bluefield sanitarium yesterday for treatment of a fractured leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hartwell
Maybeury
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hartwell
Eastern Star officers elected at Prince Hall meeting
At the annual Prince Hall Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star meeting in Morgantown and Bluefield officers were elected including Bettie E. Bensbdn G W M Wheeling Roscoe Clarion G W P Morgantown Addie Calloway A G M Wheeling George Fuller A G P Wheeling Jeanette Parker grand secretary Morgantown She a Hance G F C Bluefield Sharplette Morrison grand secretary burial relief fund Bluefield D F Jackson grand treasurer burial relief fund Grafton Pearl Brown G C Bluefield Cecil Richards G A C Bluefield Lizzie Hall G L St Albans. Also officers of Prince Hall F and A M Heroines of Jericho chosen: Mary E Harris M A G M Finlaw Lizzie Hall S G M St Albans D J Jackson W G J Garston Cecil Richards G C Bluefield Stella Hance G T Bluefield Belle Bolden S G A Bluefield Sadie Jackson J G A Grafton Andy Bolden G C Bluefield Rev J C Kemp first court director Beckley Major Hawkins second court director Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Hall
Order of Eastern Star
Bettie E. Bensbdn
Wheeling
Roscoe Clarion
Morgantown
Addie Calloway
George Fuller
Jeanette Parker
She
She''a Hance
Bluefield
Sharplette Morrison
D. F. Jackson
Burial Relief Fund
Grafton
Pearl Brown
G. C
Cecil Richards
Lizzie Hall
G. L
St. Albans
Prince Hall F
Sadie Jackson
Father of Bluefield Woman Laid to Rest
Funeral services were held in Coeburn Virginia for Jacob Johnson 80 father of Mrs. W W McClaugherty of Bluefield. He died Monday and was a lay preacher in the Methodist church noted across Southwest Virginia and West Virginia. Seventeen children were born from two marriages thirteen living plus the widow Jane Cavendish. Interment at Tacoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeburn
Jacob
Jane Cavendish
C. E. Painter
Marion
Q. Johnson
Terre Haute
Ind
J. R. Meade
Dante
L. D. Hebereldin
Corbin, Ky
W. L. Cavendish
Kingeport
Tenn
A. A. Johnson
Tacoma
A. B. Wells
Corbin
W. F. Kibler
Appalachia
J. O. Williams
Kimball
W. Va
W. M. Lewie
Mullene
C. B. Robinson
East la Porte
N. C
W. W. McClaugherty
Bluefield
Joseph Johnson
Long Island
N. Y
Johnson
Methodist Church
Southwest Virginia
West Virginia
Tells Skinny Folks How One Thin Woman Gained 11 Pounds
A testimonial from Mrs. W E Looney praises McCoy's Tablets claiming she weighed 104 pounds and rose to 115 after use. The ad promises a 5 pound gain guarantee within four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes and offers refunds if not satisfied. McCoy's Tablets are sold by Goody Koontz Drug Co and other drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. EF. Looney
W. E. Looney
Tennessee
McCoy
Goodykoontz Drug Co
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colored ‘People
Kampkook
Army & Navy
Nest Lewis Furniture Co
Princeton Ave
Lake Shawnee
Watkins’ Orchestra
Bailey Lumber Co
A. F. Tingley Co
A. J. Stewart
Colonial Theatre
Newlifornia
United Market
Jean Austin
Warlick Piano Rooms
Golden Gate
Johnny Marvin
Nat Shilkret
Victor
Waring
Busy Bee
Harry Steele
Balley Building
Appalachian
Dez
Old Dominion
Western Union Boy
Athletic Union
Silk Union
Pedigo
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
Bluefield, W. VA
Mlarnin Kayoes
Fair Grounds
U.of C
W. H. Kester
Granada
Reno
Spperbart
Wurlitzer
Howard Kennedy
Girl
Neil Hamilton
Ralph Lewis
Shield OF Honor
THE
Americas Police
Eastern Star
Jericho
Bert
Mangus-Phillips
Mangus-Phillips Shoe Co
Bluefield Gas & Power Co
By Sidney Smith
Chvnge Tribune
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