First Aid School Close After Successful Appalachian Electric Program
A well attended first aid course sponsored by Appalachian Electric Power ends with 32 earning standard Red Cross certificates and two earning advanced certificates. Participants included employees from Bailey Lumber, Wes Virginia Water Service, Bluefield firms, Armature companies, two Boy Scouts and a camp director. Instruction led by D Duncan with exams on June 5 at the Y W A auditorium. Certificates to be presented by Luther G. Scott of Bluefield Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Electric Power Company
American National Red Cross
Bailey Lumber Company
Wes Virginia Water Service Company
Blnefield Gas and Power Company
Bluefield Supply Company
Bluefield Hardware Company
West Virginia Armature
Bluefield
American Red Cross
J. H. Andrews
J. C. Akers
H. L. Brown
W. T. Branch
R. L. Caudill
G. EB. Callahan
James Dunn
Ralph fBchols
W. G. French
Benjamin Fink
B Gibson
Sami Kelley
Hulbert McClung
W. L. McDaniels
J. B. Meadors
8. Nash
L. A. Niswander
R. T. Phelps
G. W. Phelps
Clark Peck Jr
Paul L. Royer
J. D. Rodman
Jack Ramage
G. ©. Reese
C. B. Whitlock
S. F. Stowers
Mra. Burton Wolford
G. C. Yost
M. E. Kidd
H. H. Kirby
Johna Dunn
Rowena Wyrick
F. P. Claytor
Jerome Weinberg
William Phelps
Mra
Walter Petera
Helen Sue Spangler
Police Seek Reunion Of Puzzled Evangelists
Baltimore June 24 police searched for two evangelists Rev Henry Dolfermeyer 58 of Hagerstown and Rev Reuben Siers 72 of Charles Town W Va at their own request to reunite them. Both had no charges. They planned meetings with Dolfermeyer carrying a banjo and Siers a hymn book but were separated after arriving in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Henry Dolfermeyer
Hagerstown
Reuben Siers
Charles Town
W. Va
Dolermyer
Mr. Siers
Captain Frank Hawks Sets Sail for Quebec
Southampton June 24 Captain Frank Hawks sails for Quebec aboard the Empress of France after a series of speed tours over Europe. His red monoplane left Liverpool yesterday on the Duke of York and will meet him at Quebec on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Frank Hawks
Europe
Quebec
Farnum Seeks Bow for Earl Carroll Vanities
Ralph Farnum, New York theatrical agent, stopped in Las Vegas en route to Rex Bell ranch near Searchlight to discuss Clara Bow appearing with the Earl Carroll Vanities in August. He plans to offer the actress the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calra
Vanities
Las Vegas
Nev
Ralph Farnum
New York
Rex Bell Ranch
Searchlight
Calif
Clara Bow
Farnum
Miss Bow
Earl Carroll Vanities
Vanderbilt Jr Chases Cartoonist With Gun Outside Reno Home
A humorous sketch depicts Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr pursuing satirical cartoonist Peter Arno as he exits a car with Mrs. Vanderbilt in Reno. Arno runs toward his house while Vanderbilt follows. the pursuer stops halfway, discovers the revolver is unloaded, and attorneys begin separation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
Peter Arno
Former grid star named guardian for brother
Pittsburgh, June 24. Judge Samuel H. Gardner appointed Latham Flanagan of Buckhannon West Virginia, a former Carnegie Tech football player, as guardian for his brother Thayer Flanagan, also a former Carnegie player and hospital patient from head injuries suffered in a game with Notre Dame at South Bend last October. The injured man receives $50 a month but cannot manage his affairs. A doctor reports Thayer is recovering at the city hospital Mayview.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel H. Gardner
Latham Flanagan
Buckhannon
W. Va
Carnegie Tech
Thayer Flanagan
Carnegie
Notre Dame
South Bend
Thayer
Mayview
Orders Divorce Files Given to Prosecutor
White Plains New York June 24 Supreme Court Justice Graham Witschief ordered all documents in the divorce counter suit filed by William H Edwards former port of New York collector against Mrs Norma Jones Edwards to be turned over to District Attorney Frank H Coyne. Edwards counsel Sydney H Syme withdrew from the case saying I wash my hands of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Graham Witschief
William H
Bill
Edwards
Ford Changes Method on Freight Schedules
Washington June 24 Ford Motor Company informed the Shipping Board that its weasels would operate on freight schedules of the Atlantic Continental Freight Conference. The move follows accusations by J Caldwell Jenkins former VP of Merchant Fleet Corporation that Ford used chartered foreign vessels to compete with American ships and cut rates on general cargo to fill vessels.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company Today
The
Shipping Board
J. Caldwell Jenkins
Merchant Fleet Corporation
Ford Company Wos
Final Rites Held for Edward J Shawver
Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 30 pm at the Church of God for Edward J Shawver a Norfolk and Western locomotive engineer attended by a large crowd. The Rev H Rice led with Rev Ben Johnson assisting and interment followed at Maple Park Cemetery. The church was filled to capacity with mourners paying tribute to the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Edward J, Shawver
Norfolk and Western
H. Rice
Ben 8. Johnson
First Christian Church
Maple Park
Postpone Dividends Vote by International Paper Directors
New York June 24 reports directors of International Paper Power Company and International Paper Company voted to postpone consideration of dividend declarations on preferred stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Paper Vod Power Company
Interntonal Paper Company Omieeting Day
Raleigh Hotel Plate Lunch and Dinner Specials
The Raleigh Hotel spotlight promotes plate lunches from 25 to 40 cents and fried chicken dinners around 50 to 60 cents. Dining room serves meals for 6 o'clock, with desserts and angel food cake offered, plus room accommodations and teas. A Masonic notice advertises a Mercer lodge meeting at 7:30 p.m. for work and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Raleigh
Mercer Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Norman McDowell
Raleigh Hotel
William Alley
Model and Movie Magnates Wed in Hollywood
Gretta G. Lemon, a leading fashion model, and Jacobus Graaff, vice president of a motion picture company, announced their marriage in Hollywood. The license lists Graaff as son of the late Sir Jacobus Arnoldus Combrinck Graaff, a Capetown financier and former cabinet minister in the Union of South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Gretta G. Lemon
Duluth
Mion
Jacobus Graaff
Jacobus Arnoldus Combrinck Graaff
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Two Die in Fire at Thirteenth Lake House
A blaze at the Thirteenth lake house on Thirteenth lake North River New York killed FE C Weiss 50 of New York and Paul Owen 12 of Rotterdam and left four others injured. Four survivors were taken to Glens Falls hospital for treatment.
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North River
N. Y
Thirteenth Lake
FE. C. Weiss
New York City
Steagiet
Paul Owen
Rotterdam
Glens Fall
French fliers enter third day of record flight
At Istres airport the French team of Lucien Boussoutrot and Emil Rousi began their third day aloft in a bid to top the non fueling duration record of 4 hours 83 minutes set by Walter Lees and Frederick Brossy. They took off at 6 15 a m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etampes
France
Lucien Boussoutrot
Emil Rousi
Walter Lees
Frederick Brossy
Istres
Retired Banker Robert Sweet Dies in St Albans
Robert Cornell Sweet 62, a retired banker, died at his home in St Albans after two years of ill health. He helped organize the 1st National Bank of St Albans in 1910, served as its first cashier, later becoming president. He is survived by his widow Edith M. Sweet and one son Mohler Sweet, a Staunton Military Academy student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Robert Cornell Sweet
St. Albans
Swen
Edith M. Sweet
Democratic State Executive Committee
Mohler Sweet
Staunton Military Academy
1St National Bank of
Mrs H C Atwell Dies at 3:15 in Bluefield Home
Mrs H C Atwell of 1444 Hill Avenue died Wednesday afternoon after a fourteen month illness. Born March 5 1891 in Round Bottom Bland County Virginia she is survived by husband and ten children Oscar Grace Flora William James Helen Dorothy Velmer and Mary Elien Also surviving are her mother Mrs A Hazer four sisters and three brothers. Funeral 3 pm at Calvary Baptist Church Bluefield with interment at Mangle Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed and flower bearers from Calvary class.
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Mra
H. C. Atwell
Hill Avenue
Mra. Atwell
Round Bottom
Bland County
Oscar
Grace
Flora
William
James
Helen
Dorothy
Velmer
Mary Elien
A. Hazer
This City
Asa Caldwell
J. E. Caldwell
Rocky Gap
J. M. Hawley
Z. G. Perdue
Brush Fork
J. W. Hager
IL. B
A. T. Hager
Bluefield
Calvary Baptist Church
R. H. Black
T. P. Simma
Mangle Hill Cemetery
Virginia
EB. K. Wilkinson
G. C. Mattox
C. K. Akers
J. M. Gilpin
C. W. Painter
G. G. Pese
H. C. Baugh
T. J. Jarrett
W. H. Perdue
Wayne W. Farmer
T. BE. L
Two American Flyers Reach Berlin After Transatlantic Trio
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at Tempelhof after completing a long leg of their round the world flight. Crowds cheered as Post described rough weather and rain during parts of the journey while the Winnie Mae prepared for the next leg toward Berlin.
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Berlin
Templehof
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Fiiers
Winnie Mae
Women’s disarmament caravan heads to Geneva conference
188 Dorothy Cook of Washington D C will drive the leading car as a motor caravan of Women’s International League for Freedom and Peace leaves California this month to carry disarmament petitions to President Hoover. The petitions will be presented to the 1942 International Disarmament Conference in Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Cook
Washington, D. C
Women’s International League For Freedom and Peace
California
Hoover
Geneva
Danish Seaplanes to Escort Early Atlantic Flight Visit
At Copenhagen airport Otto Hillig and Holger Horrils prepare for the first America Denmark flight from Newfoundland. A Danish navy squadron stands ready to escort to land as officials finalize reception plans. Tyge Rothe will present the Aeronautical society gold plaque before they tour Hil lig’s birthplace in Germany.
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Copenhagen
Otto Hillig
Holger Horrils
Atlantic
Newfoundland
America
Denmark
Tyge Rothe
The
Aeronautical Society
Germany
Hillig
Vacation Bible School Closes at First Presbyterian Church
The Daily Vacation Bible School at the First Presbyterian Church on Tazewell Street will close this evening at 7 30 with exercises in the Sunday school auditorium. An offering will be taken to aid the school. Regina Brown returns as principal with Isa bel Pollock Elva Brown and others directing the various departments. The program includes memory work crafts and songs, benefiting the Davis Stuart Orphanage in Lewisburg West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Tazewell Street
Christian F Endeavor Union
Davis-Stuart
Lewisburg
W. Va
Regina Brown
Isabel Pollock
Elsie Marshall
Elva Brown
Susan Shirey
Bettie Brown Morrisey
Andrew Morrissey
Marie Sarver
Gertrude Steele
Julia Reese
Ruby McLoughlin
Gibson Morrissey
R. R. Rogers
Clara Davis
S. W. Moore
Gatty and Post land in Berlin after Atlantic crossing
Harold Gatty and Wiley Post arrive at Tempelhof Airport Berlin after crossing the Atlantic from Newfoundland in about 24 hours. They endure bad weather, crowds, and intense police protection, then rest briefly after a day of media attention before continuing toward Moscow.
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Berlin
Harold Gatty
Wiley Post
Moscow
Tempelhof
Atlantic
Harbor Grace
Gatty
Newfoundland
Chester
England
Hanover
France
Holland
Germany
Post
New York
Get Up Nights Relief With BU-KEPTS 25c Test
Box of BU-KEPTS contains buchy leaves juniper oil and other ingredients. After four days if not relieved return for your money. Cleanses bladder like castor oil cleanses bowels and may ease backache and leg pains. Sold at Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
Private H. L. Osborne Rescued After Parachute Entrapment
Private H. L. Osborne of the air corps, stationed at Rantoul NL, dangled 45 minutes from a plane tail when his parachute tangled. The pilot avoided landing to prevent injury, another pilot threw a rope, and Osborne was pulled into a rescue plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Osborne
Air Corps
Rantoul
Osborne
Proposed Bill Would Change Pension Law
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Veterans' Administrator Hines announced a plan to reform war veterans pensions. He spoke at the Disabled American Veterans convention, promising definite legislation by Congress to address current inequalities and to provide a national policy for future wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Congress
Hines
Mother Trapped in Ravine 48 Hours After Crash
In Newhall California a mother Mrs Theodore Tourneur of Birmingham Alabama was trapped in a remote ravine for 48 hours with her dying 12 year old daughter after a motor crash. A passing motorist heard her cries from the 200 foot cut as she told of separate vehicles involved in the accident. The mother survived but suffered leg injuries and other wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhall
Calif
Theodore Tourneur
Birmingham
Ala
Oklahoma Farm Income Averages Shown by Region
Oklahoma agriculture figures from Oklahoma A and M College extend tion division show three year average gross income per farm at 1379.84 dollars. Western region avg 1499.91 dollars versus eastern 882.88 dollars, indicating regional disparity in farm earnings.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Extension Division
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Western Oklahoma Farms
Dozen Arrested in Dig Mine Zone Across Ohio
More than a dozen arrests were reported in Belmont and Harrison counties amid ongoing coal mine strike disturbances. In Meigs county 180 of 300 Essex Coal workers left after officials refused to meet with a United Mine Workers delegation seeking union recognition and a check weightman. Several arrests included two women charged with striking workers at the mine entrance. 100 miners walked out at Ball and River near Bellaire as 400 strikers demonstrated. Police prepared for a hunger march expected Sunday with 8,000 miners to participate, led by N M U officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Belmont
Harricon
Meigs County
Belmont County
Essex Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Ball and River Coal Company
Bellaire
Justice of Peace
C. B. Bradfield
National Miners Union
Gay
Preserve with refined cane sugar demand and uses
Sugar at low prices drives home canning of fruit jellies jams and relishes. Housewives turn to refined cane sugar for preserving fruits and vegetables and for canned fruits breakfast desserts salads and sandwiches. The Sugar Institute endorses these uses.
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The
Sugar Institute
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