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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1931
Page
8
A Charleston heat wave left the city scorching for three days with a 104 degree peak. Mrs. M. J. Smith, 55, collapsed at stairs, breaking an arm and ribs after suffering the heat. A heavy rain later cooled streets and flooded low spots. Later, thieves removed electric lane lines from three city hall offices.
Ernest Hurley, 17, died in Glendale after overheating at a factory. He drank water before cramps struck and lasted about an hour. Survived by his mother, four sisters and a brother.
Deluging rains and high winds hit northern Illinois with at least two deaths. A 12 year old boy in Chicago, Donald Keller, was struck by lightning while swimming. Mrs Jennie Sheldon, 50, died of a heart attack as she rushed home. Hail, flooded basements and downed trees plagued the region.
A certificate of incorporation was granted to the Union Bus Terminal Station of Bluefield by Secretary of State George W. Sharp. The company capitalized at 5000 dollars is formed by Claude Sumpter D R Patrick and W F Bond all of Bluefield to operate motor buses and terminals in Bluefield. The Union Bus Terminal will pursue relocation while continuing to use its Princeton avenue quarters. Several new terminals are planned including a second Bluefield site near Bland and Federal Street by Atlantic Greyhound lines. The other terminal is not named.
Baltimore June 22 engineers at Camp Holabird have developed a motor truck claimed to reach 50 miles per hour and climb a 65 percent slope with a full ton load. A 400 mile road test to Fort Bragg N C was planned after a delayed start. Two trucks were allotted to the coast artillery and two to the air corps for testing. The six cylinder 170 horsepower machine has 12 forward speeds and three reverse and will undergo field artillery board tests at Fort Bragg.
Hollywood wharf area reports Evelyn Knapp a 23 year old motion picture actress suffered a wrenching epine and three fractured ribs after tumbling 15 feet down an embankment. Initial reports claimed a broken back. Mike and Stanley Knapp were hiking with her when the accident occurred.
In St. Clairsville at the New Lafferty mine a tense clash unfolds with armed guards and strikers. Police arrest several workers amid orders while two thousand locals storm the jail seeking release, part of a broader rival union battle for control of the field.
Official eyes focus on path France will take after President Hoover’s plan. Premier Laval Briand and Flandin conferred with ministers and with President Doumer. A cabinet meeting will examine the proposal. France calls Hoover’s move a great and generous act given U S financial difficulties.
A high Italian official in Rome says Italy gladly accepts President Hoover's relief gesture but insists Germany use the aid for economic recovery, not political aims like an Austro-German union. He notes Italy must contribute between 9 and 9.6 million dollars, tying cooperation to this financial sacrifice and to a sinking fund linked to reparations and debts.
Shannondale swimming pool and grounds are not open to the public this season as the area is rented by private families. A. G. Fox and B. Thompson are noted as lessors. Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M announces a meeting at 7:30 PM at the Mansonic temple with officer elections. visitors welcome, secretary L. M. Carper says.
Weather conditions affect transatlantic routes as pilots Wiley Post and Harold Gatty plan a 3 a m departure from Roosevelt Field for Harbor Grace N F on the first leg of a round the world flight. If visibility is poor they will wait for daylight.
A major clash near the Butler Consolidated Coal Company mine in Wildwood resulted in one miner killed and several wounded. The National Miner union blamed deputy sheriffs and company guards for firing on a 600 strong picket line, while officials cited attackers throwing stones.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced in the House of Commons that Britain welcomes America's one-year inter-governmental debt moratorium proposal. Stanley Baldwin and David Lloyd George supported the government’s cooperative stance to develop practical details promptly.
Berlin reacts with optimism to President Hoover's proposal for a one year pause on war debts and reparations. Chancellor Bruening calls it a landmark, while some nationalist presses dub it a new American bluff. France's response remains awaited as Germany eyes next steps.
Charles Broncho Billy Miller aged 78, a former pony express rider, began a trek tonight from Patchogue New York to St Joseph Missouri by horse to follow the historic pony express trails to San Francisco California.
Clifton A. Edwards known as Ukelele Ike won a divorce in a Los Angeles superior court. He cited extreme cruelty and the court upheld a property settlement valuing about 100000 in Edwards property and a lifetime one third of his income to Irene L. Edwards.
Humphrey O Sullivan, 77, died today in Lowell. The Irish immigrant, who settled in New York in 1899, conceived and patented the cushioned rubber heel later forming the O Sullivan Rubber Co to manufacture and market the product.
Mrs Emily Johnson Oxtoby daughter of Senator FE Johnson of South Dakota obtained a divorce from A P Oxtoby Jr in Reno Nevada. She charged cruelty. They wed in Washington February 8 1921. He now resides in Ohio County West Virginia. No children.
A body believed to be Mark Coyne, the last of eight Sea Fox disaster victims, was found in the surf at Rye New York. The Sea Fox, a 35 foot auxiliary sloop, vanished May 23 with several prominent New York educators aboard.
Rotarians from around the world gather for the convention in Vienna. Today International President Almon Roth presided over a closed session for voting delegates to discuss the business meeting agenda.
Charleston W V a June 22 Frank Witcher McCullough of Cabell county was reappointed Democratic member of the state board of control by Governor Connolly for a six year term expiring June 30 1937 He is treasurer of the board McCullough first joined in 1926 for a term to expire June 30 1932 His initial term was cut short by a revision of the state code and the governor named a new member in 1931 James S Lakin of Preston county and H N Bradley of Jefferson county who is president of the board on June 30 1935 are the Republican members.
Charles Sattler aged 28, released from Sing Sing less than a month ago, was shot and killed by four men on a lower East Side street corner. Ida Gold, 28, was wounded in the right leg as she walked home with bundles. The assailants fled into nearby tenements and were not traced.
Clarence Lamont Topping aged 63, former state fire marshal from 1921 to 1927, died at his daughter's home after a months long illness. A prior auto accident and a heart attack near Point Mountain in Webster County worsened his condition. Topping, a Republican, served as clerk of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1907 1909 and 1919. Funeral services are set for Wednesday with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery near Charleston.
General Chen Ming Shu's nineteenth army of about 7000 repulsed a Kiangsi division while a Red battalion ambushed Chiang Kai Shek forces and captured 20000 troops during the day. The dispatch notes heightened tensions as Communist forces press in southeastern China.
Dispatches describe large armaments including rifles mortars and machine guns as Chiang Kai-shek moves to command field forces. Heavy casualties are implied though not confirmed. Break between Nationalists and Canton governments is overshadowed by southern China Communist activity and refugee funded Soviet planning in Fukien.
A man admitted belonging to two auto theft suspects linked to the shooting death of Pa patrolman Forest L. Good, 36, during a pistol battle in Akron. He was found hiding in a basement near the scene and wounded by a bullet from Good's pistol. He gave the name Gust Tango poulis, 36, an ex convict from Walla Walla Washington. He refused to identify his accomplice.
Clara Phillips, the so called hammer murderess, is slated for parole consideration after a 30 year term set by the state board. She entered San Quentin June 2 1923 serving a 10 years to life sentence for the killing of Alice Meadows, whom she claimed harmed her marriage.
Former French president Armand Fallieres died suddenly at age 90 in Bezin. He led the third republic from 1906 to 1913 and had served as Senate president and in several ministerial roles. A confidante to European monarchs including Edward VII, the Prince of Wales, George V, and Haakon VII, he influenced diplomatic circles.
Ellwood City resident Ray Latimer died from injuries after his plane fell 300 feet near the Ellwood City Country Club during a wind storm Saturday. Clarence Shafer, also of Ellwood City, suffered a broken arm.
Bellefonte Pa Clarence Williams 20 and Cleo Peterson 23, both Allegheny County Negroes, were electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary.
Robert Smith who was found guilty in the same Braum murder died in Allegheny county prison. The trio were convicted of slaying Burgess August F. Braum during an attempted holdup at his West Elizabeth meat market on October 4.
Mrs. Edward Dolly Gann, sister of Vice President Curtis, quietly enters the 1932 campaign. She has accepted invitations to speak, addressing the young Republicans and previously giving talks during her brother's senate campaign and in 1928 presidential efforts.
American mayors return from a sunny France tour after a banquet toast to the president prompted namesake comments. One official called the incident a gross error and said it was a misunderstanding. He noted he does not drink and left after speeches and meals were finished.
Atlanta ministers protest a planned welcome for Mayor James L Kee returning from France where he criticized prohibition The Methodist Ministers Association denounced the planned display as an exaggerated welcome and warned it would be seen as wet sentiment The Presbyterian Ministers Association called the reception intemperate and wet hype
Robert Langham, a Cain Aircraft Corp pilot, died when his monoplane failed to recover from a spin and crashed at Wayne County airport during a Department of Commerce test. The June 22 accident ends Langham's flight while seeking approval for the craft.
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