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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
3
Jeff Goode of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company bought the finest Mercer County horse lot last week. The ten pair, praised by local dealers as the best Mercer has produced, sold for about 500 to 800 dollars per pair and were shipped to the company works at Maben for special service.
The Springs Hotel hosted a opening dance with Ballard's Orchestra from Salem providing the music. Guests from Alexandria Virginia to Blacksburg and Roanoke attended, with plans to repeat dances biweekly, next on June 29.
Frederick H. Parkhurst of Bangor won the Republican nomination for governor as Maine completed a statewide tabulation. With thirty-two small towns still uncounted, which had 960 votes at the last election, Parkhurst led John P. Deering by 847 votes based on returns available to night.
Delegates from across West Virginia gather in Wheeling for the West Virginia Fire Underwriters Association annual convention. The highlight is a fire prevention show in the city auditorium on Thursday to educate the public on reducing fire losses.
Louis E. B. and Julius A. Haag, two of three proprietors of a drug store chain in Indianapolis, were found guilty on twenty eight counts for Reed Amendment violations and one count for conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States in U S district court.
Los Angeles reports the rebuilding of Inglewood's business section after last night's earthquakes. An emergency ordinance creates a special committee to condemn unsafe buildings. City engineer Arthur Corey says damage in Inglewood will exceed $100,000 with broader losses of $25,000 in Los Angeles and nearby areas.
Philadelphia on June 22 William G Gabell director clerk of the wrecked North Penn Bank was found guilty on seven counts in connection with the bank failure He was admitted to 10 000 bail pending a motion for a new trial One indictment charged conspiracy while six others charged receiving deposits knowing the bank was insolvent
August Dwyer of Middlesboro Kentucky, traveling auditor for the United Mine Workers of America, was found dead in his brother Dennis Dwyer’s Detroit office. Police reported no immediate cause. The incident occurred June 22 and is under investigation.
Police report H Dwyer an attorney was strangled in his office with a struggle evident. A building employee heard a disturbance but could not recall anyone leaving the suite. Newsprint From Alfalfa discusses alfalfa as a potential substitute for wood pulp in paper production.
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