Kiwanis Hears Safety Address and Club Plans
The Kiwanis club heard D. W. Naff of Norfolk and Western Railway give an accident prevention talk. A Kiwanis baseball lineup was announced with players at every position and no admission charged for games. A tennis tournament was proposed, and visitors Miss Pearle Brammer and Dr. Sam Holroyd attended. Plans for a joint Bluefield Beckley dinner were announced for the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
D. W. Naff
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Dr. Steele
Kiwanis
Anderson
Bob Sheffy
Dr. Vass
Reppert
Gills
Sells
McGuire
le Noir
Coleman
Smith
Andrews
Steele
Kirchner
Pearle Brammer
Bluefield Auto Club
Sam Holroyd
Athens
Luther G. Scott
W. C. Pollock
R. R. Jones
James R. Cameron
Bluefield
Beckley
4-H Club Girls Camp at Wolf Creek Roland
About fifty girls from Tazewell county 4-H clubs attend a week at Camp Roland on Wolf Creek Bland county under Miss Alice Mary Clark home demonstration agent. Edwin Humphreys acts as chief lifeguard with two assistants. Charlie Dickenson Eagle scout serves as cook. Boy Scouts perform patrol duty and assist with camp routine. Girls stay until Saturday afternoon. Camp Roland opens for Boy Scouts July 8 with weekly groups thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Camp Roland
Wolf Creek
Bland County
Alice Mary Clark
Boy Scout Organization
Edwin Humphreys
Charlie Dickenson
Lilly Reunion Plans Second Annual Gathering in August
The Lilly family will hold a two day reunion August 15 and 16 at Flat Top with plans for parking, a rostrum, and speakers of state and national note. A. A. Lilly of Charleston chairs the Lilly Reunion association with Mrs. W. Y. Lilby of Beckley as secretary and J. Halls as treasurer. R. C. Lilly and other Bluefield relatives will participate as organizers anticipate a larger crowd than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly
A. A. Lilly
Charleston
Lilly Reunion Association
WY. T.lilby
Beckley
J. H.alls
Te Lilly Land Company
Princeton
R. C. Lilly
Bluefield
Senator Schall Sues Standard Oil for 90000
Minnesota Senator Thomas D. Schall sues Standard Oil Company of New Jersey for 90000 for injuries to his son Thomas D. Schall Jr. in a Maryland auto crash. The complaint claims an oil truck struck the car, injuring the youth and ending his studies at the Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Schall
Minnesota
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Thomas D. Schall Jr
Maryland
Naval Academy
Thomas Davis
Mina
The
Funeral for Dan Short at Rock Baptist Church
Dan Short age 27 died in Crane Creek mines and funeral services were held Sunday at the Rock Baptist Church led by Rev. Anderson. Survivors include his parents and several brothers and sisters. The Rock community also noted a Baptist Home Mission gathering at the church with attendees listing local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Huffman
Bluefield
S. A. Parks
Frank Scott
Mabel Scott
A. F. Robinson
Raymond Farmer
E. T. Halsey
Gary
R. M. Farris
J. B. Neal
Mary Ann Neal
J. P. Fanning
Vulcan
Violet Bailey
Goodwill
Robert
Dewey Lack
Elizabethton
Tenn
Gladys Vaughn
Crumpler
M. H. Duncan
L. L. Lambdin
Montcalm
L. G. Vaughan
C. E. Frazier
Williamson
M. C. Cooper
Cretin Stevenson
Harold
Marguerite Wagner
Norene Holsten
Frances Sparks
Irene
East Radford
Fred Young
Baptist Home Mission
The
Baptist Church
John J. Taylor
W. C. Huffman
Bill Young
W. E. Neal
D. Taylor
Joe Stump
A. K. Shrewsbury
J. S. Glass
Taxpayers Save Under Hatfield Relief Bill
State Auditor Edgar C. Lawson reports that West Virginia taxpayers saved about 100000 under the Hatfield relief measures for delinquent land redemption. From March 16 to June 1 there were 6310 redemptions totaling 352186.01 dollars, compared with 2785 redemptions totaling 187632.14 dollars in 1930. The relief law runs through November, with 1928 and 1929 delinquencies exempt from interest or penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Edgar C. Lawson
Hatfield
McDowell
Lawson
Amelia completes round trip flight in autogyro
Amelia Earhart lands at Newark Metropolitan Airport after a west to east and return flight in an autogyro. She calls the journey a huge success and highlights the notable feat for aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Newark
N. J
Amelia Warhart
Newark Metropolitan Airport
West Coast
Aviatrin
Drowning death reported at Guyandot River near Martha
Conley Stephenson nineteen twenty one a Huntington man drowned while swimming in the Guyandot River near Martha Witnessed by his bride of four months formerly Ethel Vale Rainelle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
W. Va
Conley Stephenson
Huntington
Guyandot River
Martha
Ethel Vale
Rainelle
Hemroid tablets claim cure for piles with internal remedy
An advertisement promotes HEMROID tablets as an internal treatment for piles. It asserts the cause is poor blood circulation in weak areas and promises relief by stimulating circulation, removing congested blood, and healing. Goodykoontz Drug Stores offer a money back guarantee if symptoms persist.
Beryl and Tommy Find Love Amid Hospital Strife
In a hospital ward, Beryl endures Irene’s jealousy and Gaylord’s control while awaiting a risky recovery. Tommy arrives with confession and devotion, declaring lifelong love and breaking Irene’s hold as Beryl finally finds happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene
Beryl
Tommy
Gaylord
Mr. Everett
Oakdale
Trene
B C Pain Relief Claim for Women Catalogued
A drug store claim touts a pain relief preparation named B-C marketed at 10 and 25 cents. Purported to ease pain and calm nerves for women at special times, it allegedly works in three minutes and is guaranteed harmless.
Prohibition Official W H Chrisley Resigns for Federal Post
Charleston June 22 W G Brown state prohibition commissioner announces the resignation of W H Chrisley deputy prohibition commissioner of Elkins to take a federal prohibition officer position with headquarters in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
W. G. Brown
W.H. Chrisley
Elkins
Beckley
New York Jury Hears Story in Vivian Gordon Slaying
In a Bronx courtroom, witness Harry Schutten testified that Vivian Gordon was killed by strangling with a rope tied to a car, as part of gang intrigue tied to an indebted ex convict. He described directing a driver to abduct and a plan to remove a rival party linked to a Brooklyn lawyer named Radeloff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Vivian Gordon
Broadway
Harry Schutten
Vivian
Harry Stein
Samuel Greenberg
Schutten
Schlitten
Stein
Radeloff
John A. Radeloff
Brooklyn
Miss Gordon
Avena
Greenberg
van Cortlandt Pa
Mayor Heffernan declines La Fiesta trip to Los Angeles
Youngstown Ohio June 22. Mayor Joseph L Heffernan announced he refused an invitation to attend La Fiesta de Los Angeles citing his refusal to visit California while Tom Mooney remains imprisoned for the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing. He authored a letter to Isadore B Weiler condemning California’s justice system as biased and corrupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Joseph L. Heffernan
California
Tom Mooney
San Francisco
Isadore Bweiler
America
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Speed
United
Modern Dentists
Princeton Ave
Standard Oil Company
Rock, W. VA
Everett Strange
Gay
Tommy Wilson
North Carolina
Dryman
Los Angeles
Packard
eNear
Lushluy Bom
Packards
Geraldine Farrar
Raleigh Street
Bluefield, W. Va
Goon Nie Sxtra
W. R. Keesee & CO
Bluefield Ave
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