Mercer County items brief notices and sales ads
Short items list meetings and events in Mercer County including a Reserve Officers Association meeting June 22 discussing Defense Test Day 1926, Shrine Club dance June 26 at Masonic Temple, and various ads for coal, real estate, groceries, and services. Also notes on pricing weights, a church revival, and a court hearing for a forgery case.
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Mercer County
Reserve Officers Association
West Virginian
JA. Jas. T. Nelson
Packard Reports Higher Third Quarter Earnings
Detroit June 23. The Packard Motor Car Company announces third quarter earnings for March through May of 3,299,383 dollars, surpassing the first half results. Nine month earnings total 6,128,000 dollars.
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Packard
Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
Charles E Watkins to headline Bluefield Chamber dinner
Charles E. Watkins of Muncie Ind a sought after speaker by chambers of commerce will deliver the principal address at the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet Friday at the Country Club The event is Ladies Night and tickets are selling briskly with reservations encouraged by telephone The speaker has ties to General Motors and Ball Bros Mfg Co in Muncie and follows the well received Dan A Reed address from last year
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Charles E. Watkins
Muncie
Ind
Chambers of Commerce
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Watkins
Middle West
American City Bureau
Munci
General Motors Corporation
Ball Bros. Mfg. Co
Dan A. Reed
Bluefield
Reed
Chamber of Commerce
Municipal report shows finances in splendid shape
City directors held a brief meeting with a light calendar aside from election officers. They approved paving width on Pulaski and Rock streets and introduced a paving ordinance for first reading while confirming paving assessments on Boone and other streets. Consideration of extending Frederick street through the new city park was postponed. requests to pave Dearborn, Hanover, and Madison streets were noted for possible inclusion this year. Sanitary sewer extensions on Fincastle Turnike and Beechwood Avenue were discussed with proposals to be submitted to the city manager. The board adjourned with no further business.
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Hawley
Norman Cust
Porta
Wrights
Annie Woolwine
E. Henson
E. L. Swain
A. C Hare
J. F. Salisbury
J. E. Bowen
W. J Halton
H. Coleman
Heard Tilson
W. & Phelps
Martin Garry
R. Coles
P. J. Alexander
F. C. Blauvelt
Pulaski
Rock
An& An
Boone Streets
Frederick Street
New City Park
Dearborn Street
Dearborn
Albemarle
Pearl Street
Hanover Street
Henry Street
Madison Street
Hanover
Fincastle Turnike
East River Avenue
Chard Street
Beechwood Avenue
Sosmeer
Mercer lawyers honor late judge with formal resolutions
Mercer County Bar Association records praise the late judge for scholarly attainments and courteous bearing. Resolutions call for dissemination to the United States Court of Appeals in Richmond and to the deceased jurist’s family, signed by John Kbe Joseph M. Sanders and George Richardson Jr Comminies. Also a real estate ad notes a four room bungalow on east Princeton avenue for $2,780 with easy terms.
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Mercer County Bar Association
United States Court of Appeals
Richmond
John Kbe
Joseph M. Sanders
George Richardson, JR
Lieutenant Commander Chase Killed in Navy Plane Crash
Lieutenant Commander Nathan B. Chase of San Diego was killed when his aircraft crashed near Ewa plantation on Oahu early this morning. The incident occurred around dawn, the Navy reported from Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Nathan B. Chase
United States Navy
San Diego
Ewa Plantation
Island
Hensley Sentenced Five Years for Embezzlement
Napoleon B. Hensley former Bluefield post office clerk pled guilty to embezzling over 7000 dollars. Judge George W. McClintle sentenced him to five years in federal prison, with three years six months to be served at Atlanta. The article notes other civil cases and a bar association meeting.
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Napoleon B. Hensley
Bluefield
United States Court
George W. McClintle
Hensley
Atlanta
District Court
Mercer County Bar Association
Charles A. Woods
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Norfolk and Estern Railroad Company
Ruth Snyder
Hodges
Norfolk and Western
Display New Chrysler Cars Here Thursday
J Kell, distributor for Chrysler cars, will hold a Thursday display of the new Chrysler four in Bland street showrooms. Enthusiasm centers on the model as a top feature, with hundreds of local and out of town motorists expected to attend. The showroom will be decorated for the occasion and the public is invited.
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J. Kell
Chrysler
Bland Street
Ben Fanna
Kell
Cassidy elected supreme dictator of Loyal Moose
Baltimore June 28 Jey Cassidy of Baltimore today unanimously elected supreme dictator of the Loyal Moose at the annual international convention in session here Norman G Heyd of Toronto moved up to supreme vice director and BE M Stafford of New Orleans takes his place as supreme treasurer Other new officers include Joseph G Armstrongburg William F Broening Frank J Monahan Albert J Dr Irvine J Stoehr and Elias Batche rie as supreme trustees
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Baltimore
Jey Cassidy
Organization
Norman G. Heyd
Toronto
BE. M. Stafford
New Orleans
Harry W. Mace
Philadelphia
Ascene
Joseph G. Armstrongburg
William F. Broening
Frank J. Monahan
San Francisco
Albert J. Dr
J. C. Irvine
Denver
J. Stoehr
Steubenville
Ohio
Elias Batcherie
Syracuse
Fred W. Sargent Heads Northwestern Road
Fred W. Sargent, long time vice president and general counsel, was elected president of the Northwestern Railroad and its affiliated line the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. The move follows the retirement of Marvin Hughitt and William H. Finley from active service. Directors approved a plan to exchange shares in the consolidation with the Omaha line and sought ICC approval.
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New York
Fred W. Pet
Northwestern Railroad Company
Road
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and
Omaha
Marvin Hughitt
William H. Finley
Northwestern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court appeal authorized in International Harvester case
Washington June 23 49 An appeal to the supreme court in the International Harvester Company case has been authorized by Attorney General Sargent. The government says the 1918 consent decree failed to restore competition and seeks further relief after a May 19 federal district court ruling in Chicago denying the supplemental petition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
International Harvester Company
Sargent
Federal District Court
Chicago
Rotary Luncheon Hears Fellowship and Chamber Plans
Rotary club luncheon discussed fellowship questions and replies with a light program. I Cohen announced the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Country Club Friday night. Delegates and visitors from Welch Columbus Princeton Charleston Bluefield attended.
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Rotary Club
Ted
Avescome
I Cohen
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
D. J. F. Strother
Welch
E. Schenk
Columbus
Obie
A. W. Reynolds
Princeton
T. 8
Clark
Charleston
G. A. Jos Muhoe
Harry Berrick
Strother
Cwatardeck
Aston
Mase
R. J. Dugan
J. E. Brown
Bluefield
Unity of Presbyterian Churches Advances at Cardiff Convention
Rev J R FPreming, general secretary, says new evidence the alliance nears uniting all branches, noting thirteen applications for membership since 1921. The assembly plans open council discussion and formed a business committee to draft motions for the western section council. Notables include John McNaugher and Ernest Thompson among Pittsburg and Charleston members.
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Cardiff
Wales
J. R. Fpreming
Alliance of Presbyterian Churches
Council of the
Western Section
John McNaugher
Pittsburg
Ernest Thompson
Charleston
W. Va
W. I. Wishart
Two Die in Newark Chemical Plant Acid Blast
In Newark on June 23 two workers died and two were seriously hurt after a hydro chloric acid explosion at Charles Cooper & The Hooper Statuary car yard. Victims James Kelly and James ONeill, both 20 and 21 from Jersey City, died soon after hospital admission.
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Newark
N. J
Charles Cooper & Company
James Kelly
James O'Neill
Jersey City
Hooper Statuary
Onty
Jersey
Clara B. Gorman Granted Divorce in Los Angeles
Mrs Clara B Gorman formerly Clara Smith Harmon was granted an interlocutory divorce from John W Gorman film director on grounds of mental cruelty The couple married in November 1921 and separated last November The case references an earlier acquittal in Ardmore Oklahoma in 1919 over a murder charge involving Jake Maman
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Los Angeles
Clara B. Gorman
Clara Smith Harmon
Jake Maman
Millonaire
Ardmore
Okla
John W. Gorman
Bormans
Charles Beamer Dies on Radford Porch
Charles Beamer a well known Radford Virginia resident aged 63 fell dead last evening while sitting on his front porch reading a newspaper. He had been in failing health for some time but his condition was not considered serious. Beamer had lived in Bluefield for many years and was widely known in the region.
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Charles Beamer
Radford
Beamer
Mr. Beamer
Bluefield
Virginia
Darrow and Colby Speak to Graduates
Clarence Darrow and Bainbridge Colby addressed graduates in Knoxville tonight as part of a speakers program. Colby, associate counsel for the defense in the Scopes trial, spoke on law and liberty while Darrow discussed education and progress in the state capital’s public schools.
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Darrow
Colby
Knoxville
Tenn
Clarence Darrow
Bainbridge Colby
John T. Scopes
Fire Station Listings Include Bluefield Areas and Streets
Fire department notice lists multiple stations and street junctions in Bluefield and surrounding areas. Entries include Princeton Avenue Russell Street Mercer Street Chestnut Street Spruce Street and Northside stations with phone references. Additional locations feature Federal Raleigh Wyomings Monroe Lee Franklin and Greenbrier areas with noted cross streets and midways.
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Bluefield
Princeton Ave
Russell St
Bluehela Ave
Mercer St
Bogas & Good
Thomas St
Bluefield Ave
Chestnut St
Iuefeld Inc
Spruce St
Bluefeld Ave
Ruce St
Federal and Raleigh
Northside
Stewart Sts
Wyoming
Monroe Sts
Evinestes
Lee and Franklin Sts
Telbert St
South Midway
Midway
Creenbrier
Fenan Greenbrier
Eee
Pepper Jones &T
Forest
Unica Sis
Tral Station
Lawyers Meet in Kingston On Murder Case Prep
Attorneys led by Dr John R Neal senior defense counsel and George W Rappleyea visited Kingston court as circuit court sat. They hurried from Knoxville and held a five minute conference with visitors as jury selection continued. No progress details were announced.
Girl of Nineteen Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Ethel Burke nineteen of Troy Hills New Jersey was convicted of manslaughter for the death of an infant boy placed in scalding water. Her mother Mrs Dellarke operator of a baby farm was acquitted on the joint indictment. The girl was ordered by Judge Wilson to the state home for feeble minds at Vineland where she had been committed months ago.
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Morristown
N. J
Ethel Burke
Troy Hills
Dellarke
Wilson
Vineland
Kiwanis Ideals and Opportunities Outlined at Convention
Senator Frank B Willis of Ohio delivered the afternoon address at the Kiwanis international convention in St Paul highlighting the organization's ideals and opportunities. Glynn Sumner of Scranton Pennsylvania spoke on moulding public opinion and also addressed the session.
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St. Paul
Minn
Frank B .Willis
Ohio
Kiwanis
Kiwanis International
Glynn Sumner
Association of National Advertisers
Scraton
School Advocates Year-Round Operation
Chicago June 23. E P Ellicott president of the school board urged year round operation for schools as a measure to improve attendance and reduce summer learning loss. He argued for extended calendars and summer sessions funded by state aid and local districts.
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Chicago
E. P. Ellicott
School terms debated by board on quarter system
Board members discussed dividing the school year into four quarters of twelve weeks with a one week vacation between terms, but Mr Bilicott said there was no agreement on the proposal.
Family Breakfast to Dinner Menu and Notes on Swiss Chard
A family meal plan lists breakfast luncheon and dinner items including strawberries cereal toast eggs milk car rots and rhubarb tapioca mutton and vegetables en casserole creamed chard and pineapple layer cake. It also describes Swiss chard as a seldom used delicious vegetable and provides a recipe for Baked Timbale of Carrots with carrots milk eggs and bouillon. A sentence notes a Mumbettus practice of binding newborns’ heads with grass ropes to elongate them.
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Ruth
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Seat Company
Service Coal Company
Bg Ba Company
Ete Shrine Club
Masonic Temple
Mercer Coal and Y Supply
G. P. Stovall
First National Bank
Bluefield Avenue
New Freight Station
Georgia
New N. & W
H. B. Peters
College Avenue Baptist Church
Big Brotherhood
Frank Buchanan
Big City
Carter
Ely & Walker Dry Goods Co
St. Louis
K. of C
Weer Virgin Hotel
New Sacred Heart Church
Commercial Bank
Hotel Carter
Bly & Walker Dry Goods Co
The
New Lebanon Baptist Association
Buchanan Mountain Mission School
Council
J. E. Kingsberry
Wytheave
Ceres Church
Princeton Road
J. L Cochran
ER. M. Pleasant
Stewart St
Sitelen
Abingdon
L. P. Summers
Marshall Ward
Squire H. B
Firestone
Altamont
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Harry L. Greenspen
Ade
Peery Building
Uine Orange Bios
Devée Co
Setel
N. Y
Jas. G. Lite, Agt
Bluefield, W. Va
West Virginia
Mercer Funeral Home
Modern Funeral Establishment
R. L. Morris
WM. H. Carr
Coal & Coke Buading
Res
United Shoe Repairing Corporation
Braémsss Bidz
Chas. E. Watkins
Woons
Mercer Lawyers
Gale
Princeton Avenue
Eany Terme
Chase
N. B. Hensley
Postoffice
J. A. Cassidy
Loyal Moose
Fred W. Sargent
Northwestern Road
ALL Branches Presbyterian Church
Clarksburg
Cumberland
Fairmont
Johnstown
Gertrude Watts
Tazewell Street
J. S. Compton
Goodykoontz Drug CO
Three Good Drug Stores
Eagt End
Fairview Pharmacy
Bremd and Sowth Sec
Tstestens
Bluefield Pharmacy
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