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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1929
Page
7
Welch council approves a 90 day trial of a one way street system after widening McDowell and Wyoming streets. Parking zones will be created with crushed stone and signs up before testing. Bond issue of 159000 is authorized and to be refunded.
The local churches in Welch schedule Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning services at 11 o clock with guest preachers from Northfork Vivian Davidson college and Cap tain Clevett moving to Logan next week. An evening farewell service at Salvation Army hall features special music.
J B Scott 35 an employee of the Kingston Pocahontas company in Hemphill was hurt Friday night about 1130 by a contusion of the pelvis while cleaning a boiler. His foot slipped causing a fall and he is under treatment at Welch hospital No 1.
Miss Ruth Daniel visits Welch with her parents as summer school continues at Concord College. Master Kister Bunn recovers at Grace hospital after leg surgery, returning home. Various local residents travel to Tazewell Charleston Wilmore Pulaski and Bluefield while several attend to health matters and family visits in Welch and surrounding towns.
A Natco advertisement touts multi use building products for walls floors and fireproofing. It urges readers to consider Natco for any construction and to contact a Natco dealer or office for full information.
The Kiwanis club of War was organized Friday night at the War Hotel banquet with twenty seven charter members. G H Lincoln of Charleston representing Kiwanis International fostered the effort. Dr A W Carr elected first president. G D Davidson vice president. H S Bailey secretary and treasurer. Henry Johnson trustee. A board of directors including EF Runyon Z S French C R Beach BE Stepp J O Nidermier and W FE Kiser named. Visitors from nearby clubs attended.
Funeral services for Samuel Elliot a well known colored resident of Kimball will be held at 2 PM at the Colored Presbyterian Church Kimball conducted by Rev R P Johnson. Elliot about 59 years old and had lived in Mc Dowell county for 40 years. Interment follows at Norwood Cemetery Kimball.
The First Baptist church of Welch will merge Sunday morning worship into a single 10 30 to 11 15 service during summer months following a successful trial last year. Attendance dips in summer, and the plan aims for convenience, with no compulsion to attend the Sunday school portion.
Italian miner Martin Genevo, 37, an employee of the Panther Coal Company, Panther, died instantly Friday at about 9 50 after a slate fall in the mines. Death was caused by a fractured skull. He had no known relatives in the United States. his parents live in Italy. Funeral is expected Monday at Pocahontas.
A regional safety meeting in Williamson drew thousands of miners and visitors, followed by a large parade through Mingo Capital. Norfolk and Western ran a ten car special from Jaeger to Williamson, with ideal weather and high turnout. Speakers P Huntress and John F Daniels commended operators and miners for safety efforts.
Spain’s Spaneh Airlines controls aviation in the kingdom and hopes the success of the flight will prove regular air service on the route. The fliers plan to reach New York with Halifax refueling if needed and then visit Washington before returning to Spain. Major Franco says the plane is in perfect condition and will fly to Horta early Sunday morning once 2,000 litres of gasoline are loaded.
In London a vicar from St. Bride's Church on Fleet Street must pay a toll to access his vicarage through Bridewell Place. The lane lies on Bridewell Foundation land, with an old wall blocking free passage, creating the fee.
Ocle Nix, 22, farmer near New Boston, confessed to poisoning his wife with a capsule he claimed held medicine. District Judge Johnson convened a grand jury to review the case as the woman died in convulsions. Nix said motive was family trouble and noted a $1400 life policy.
After a lengthy legal contest, Sinclair and Day had their criminal contempt sentences cut by thirty days. The pair had been found guilty of employing Burns detectives to shadow jurors in the Teapot Dome case involving Sinclair, Fall, and government fraud charges. Sinclair was acquitted on the main Teapot Dome conspiracy count. Fall's trial was scheduled for September. In sports, Tamio Abe of Japan won the Delaware state tennis title with a 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory over J Gilbert Hallcome Orange.
The article recalls Mrs. Thomas Fortune Ryan departing her husband to languish in a French jail while their grandson, unable to access his funds, issues rubber checks. The creditors press claims as the wife settles the bills but delays his release.
Cleveland reports jockey C Churchman died after a fall in the fourth race at Bainbridge track. He sustained a fractured skull when thrown from his horse Roll 'Em Down during today's program.
The A A team scored 46 to take the annual A M A track and field championship at Pitt stadium Pittsburgh on June 22. Holy Crome A C and Union A C tied for second with 25 each. Loveland of Bethany College, the lone West Virginia entrant, won heat two of the 20 yard low hurdles in 26.45 seconds and placed third in the 120 yard high hurdles won by Lewis of Cross in 16 seconds. Venus is nearly twice as far from the sun as Mercury and nearly the same size as Earth.
In Long Beach California on June 22 John Keller a 45 year old pipe fitter killed his wife Ruth Keller 25 and wounded neighbor Edward Finch. He fired on patrolman J M Bullard and fled, barricade later, leaving via rear door. Mrs Keller leaves behind six children. Finch a frequent visitor was wounded fatally.
Los Angeles June 22 Captain Frank Hawks, holder of the Los Angeles to New York non stop record, announced plans to attempt a 36 hour round trip between the two cities. Lee Schoenhair failed in his bid to beat the transcontinental record from Los Angeles to the Eastern city, hopping off today. Hawks said if his mark stands he will begin from Los Angeles to New York in stages on Monday, timing his run against both the westward record of Colonel Art Goebel and the eastward record.
Nuntington West Virginia June 22 Dr C F Hopson Charleston was elected president of the West Virginia colored medical society at the close of a convention Dr C O Henry Huntington was named vice president and Dr R L Jones Charleston was chosen secretary treasurer A flier wrecked a new plane at East Liverpool Ohio June 22 Edward Low 24 Steubenville aviator survived a tall spin with minor injuries.
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