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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1928

Page

9

Latonia Derby Set Sparks As Nation Awaits Finish

W L Currence previews Latonia Derby at Greater Cincinnati race plant. Galahad favored amid strong Western and Eastern contends including Misstep Vito Toro Bobashela Jack Higgins Hiram Colonel Shaw and Reigh Count absent. Weathered odds and bets frame a national interest in the 1 1/2 mile race with $25 000 added.

Carson City Fitz Corbett Chicago White Sox Cubs Bee Greater Cincinnati Galahad Victorian Vito Toro Jack Higgins Easter Stockinge Bobashela Hiram Reigh Olga Diavolo Colonel Shaw Latonia America Gala Misstep Minetep Reigh Minstep Rana Mae Lone Babe In Latonta Audley Farm Lawley Bonivan Typhoo Downs Saratoga Molly Baby Songster Jack Mise

Endeavorers Hold Election At Princeton Presbyterian Church

The Christian Endeavor Union met at the Princeton Presbyterian church with attendees from multiple local churches. Robert Laird was elected president, J D Barkley vice president, Louise Christie secretary, and Frances Eskew treasurer. The group plans to host the next meeting in July and featured talks from the state convention echo. A Cleveland area man was arrested for stealing 30 cents worth of cookies.

Christian Endeavor Union Presbyterian Church Princeton First Christian Westminster Presbyterian First Presbyterian Presbyterian Churches Tazewell Christian Church Robert Laird Bluefield J. D. Barkley Louise Christie Frances Eskew State Christian Endeavor Convention First Presbyterian Church First Christian Church Union Christian Endeavor Society Princeton Church

Pioneer in coal industry passes away at 80

J S Johnson aged 80 died Monday in Coeburn Virginia. A pioneer in southern West Virginia coalfields he helped develop the Pocahontas field with John Cooper and Jenkin Jones. He was a lumberman who supplied mine buildings and later worked in Wise and Kentucky areas. Buried in Tacoma Virginia, he was active in Masonic and church circles.

Coeburn J. S. Johnson W. W. McClaugherty Bluefield West Virginia Mr. Johnson Tacoma Virginia Pocahontas John Cooper Jen

Buchanan Fined for Reckless Driving in City Court

C W Buchanan was fined 25 dollars after arraignment on reckless driving charges stemming from an afternoon accident that injured 14 year old Henry Call, a mail truck messenger. Police said Buchanan did not keep far enough to the right, causing Call to collide with the driveway as the vehicle turned from Federal Street. Buchanan filed an appeal.

C. W. Buchanan Henry Call Messenger

Lindbergh Forced to Land by Thick Pennsylvania Fog

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was forced to land near Duryea due to thick fog. The aviator stayed overnight in Coxton and planned to resume his flight to New York the next morning as hundreds gathered to watch the landing.

Wilkes-Barre Charlies A. Lindbergh Lehigh Ry Railroad Coxton Yarde Pittston Lindbergh Duryea Coxton New York Lackawanna Susquehanna Rivers Lindber

Payson Leads Opening Round in 18 Hole Women’s Golf Event

Miss Helen Payson of Portland Maine shot 82 to lead a field of 66 after the first day of the Allegany country club women’s invitation. Runner-up Miss Louise Fordyce of Kingstown tallied 86 while Mrs J B Rose Wheeling Stifel Wheeling and Miss Ann Jeannette Hunter Pittsburgh posted 88 89 and 0. Competition continues with another 18 hole round.

Pittsburgh Helen Payson Portland Allegheny Country Club Chamion Louise Fordyce Kingstown J. B. Rose Fritizi Stifel Wheeling W. Va Ann Jeannette Hunter W. Stifel

Mullens Drug Company Files Bankruptcy Plea

A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in the United States district court by McGraw Drug Company of Mullens Wyoming County. Grover Worrell, counsel for H. D. McGraw, heads the defunct firm. Liabilities are listed at 11,594.22 with assets of 20,041.86.

United Sates District Court McGraw Drug Company Mullens Wyoming County Grover ©. Worrell H. D. McGraw

Sam A. Bowling Reported Better After Bull Attack Near Ada

Sam A Bowling, a merchant living at 2200 Beat Princeton Avenue, Ada area, was gored by a bull Thursday morning. He remained in favorable condition at the Bluefield sanitarium yesterday with eye injuries and serious body harm from the surprise attack as he entered the bull pen.

Sam A. Bowling Ada Bluefield Bowling Baet Princeton Avenue

Right foods to help you gain weight advertisement

An advertisement promotes weight gain through foods like fruit cocoa and milk. It highlights high calorie items such as sugar cream cheese and candy and suggests consuming a quart of milk daily. The piece invites sending for the Carnation Cook Book from Carnation Milk Products Co.

Stacy Aere Bodildus Carnation Milk Products Co

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