Memorial family reunion honors late Mr. and Mrs. pecthet
Society notes describe a memorial reunion at Ripplemeade honoring the late Mr. and Mrs. pecthet. Attendees from Bluefield and Roanoke include Mastin Douthat and Turner families with numerous relatives. The gathering featured a bountiful home style dinner and reflective memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sete Srewent Ter
Pecthet
Garneen
Ana Toe
Agen Ay
Bluefield
John 8
Mastin
Mary
Thelma
Elizabeth Mastin
Will T. Douthat
William
Shelby
Hugh Douthat
Joe
Sue
John
Douthat
Robert
Louis
Frances
Bell Camper
Beas Karnes
Mildred
Lois
Windsor Bower
Social notes of local residents visitations and travel
The column lists Miss Eaton recovering after tonsil surgery and visiting relatives in Pearisburg, Miss Davie enjoying a Pulaski vacation, Miss Chase helping visiting teachers in Mr. and Mrs. Bridgman, Mr and Mrs Bridgman. A motor party including R H IIiams and Mrs Turpin from Black Wolf travels to Mountain Lake, others visit Bluefield and Bristol, Edmar Allison plans Bristol and North Carolina trip, and joins sister Mrs. Keller in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Owens
F. B. Clark
Grundy
John Ellwood
Ming J
Freeman
Margaret 2
Eaton
Pearisburg
Amy Davie
Pulaski
Grace D
Mary Jane
Bristol
Edmar Allison
North Carolina
Roanoke
Harry Keller
Shepherd's Fate to Rest With Jury This Afternoon
A court case centers on Shephard named as chief beneficiary in Billy McClintock's will. Prosecutors pressed a defense challenge to the will amid sharp remarks from the defense attorney calling the case rotten and a scheme to break the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Auto achievement celebrated in a very novel way
A gathering of automobile dealers and guests was treated to excellent music by the West Virginia Ramblers of Chilhowie during the evening as part of an event featuring many regional motor companies and notable individuals from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilhowie
Pembroke Motor Company
Pembroke
Standard Motor Company
Richlands
Sandy Valley Motor Company
Grundy
New River Motor Company
Fries
Modern Motor Company
Tazewell
Dunny Rudder
Bland
D. D. Parks
Pennington Gap
Daugherty & Ratlift
Coeburn
West Virginia
T. W. Kell
Princeton
B. L. Collier
Welch
EB. M. Hoylman
Second Creek
R. J. Ryan
Oak Hill
Two Huntington Men Said to Confess to Theft
Huntington West Virginia June 25 two men Bowman forty three and hard Terrell of Huntington were said tonight to have confessed to stealing expensive rugs and tapes from the Walter D Davidson Furniture Company Bowman was a salesman and Terrell a truck driver for a local laundry Police say the goods were loaded on the truck and disposed of in several cities between Huntington and Columbus An anonymous Columbus letter overheard a conversation that gave police the clue They are held for investigation and not yet transferred to state court until detectives visit the cities where the goods are believed to have gone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
uJn
W. A. Bowman
Hard Terrell
Walter D. Davidson Furniture
Bowman
Terrell
Columbus
State Court
Shade Declines Fight With Mickey Walker
New York reporting that California welterweight Dave Shade declined to travel to California for a proposed ten round decision bout with Mickey Walker on July 21. Leo F Flynn Shade manager said he just returned from California and denied signing Shade to meet Jimmy Slattery in a six round bout on the Italian hospital fund card on July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dave Shade
California
Mickey Walker
Leo F. Flynn
Shade
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
N. Y
Italian Hospital Fund
Hopes for Presbyterian Union Are Defeated
Cardiff June 256 The American delegation failed to secure unity as the Presbyterian Alliance Council passed a motion to appoint a committee to report on the advisability of a common creed and a tentative draft. Scotland and continental delegates doubted timeliness, while US Canada and England favored framing a common creed for church action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
Presbyterian Alliance Council
Presbyterian Churches of the World
Council
United States
Canada
England
Scotland
Governor Gore Leads Road Inspection Tour in Eastern Panhandle
Governor Howard M. Gore heads an inspection tour with state and federal officials of roads in the eastern Panhandle. The party met local engineers in Martinsburg and eyed joint ownership of the Harpers Ferry interstate bridge with Maryland to make it toll free. Gore also visited Shepherd College and planned further travel to central West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Howard M. Gore
Panhandle
Co. P. Fortney
Charleston
State Road Commission
Divison
B. B Gray
Keyser
P. St. J. Wilson
Wv. M. Plerece
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Williamsport
Harpers Ferry
Maryland
Gore
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
French postal strike ends as promised overdue bonus paid
Paris reports the government pledged 250 francs per carrier as an advance for the second quarter with July 7 arrears payment set. Officials said a special bill would pay half immediately and the rest with the budget vote, averting further walkouts and easing service outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Commerce Chauovet
Chamber of Deputies
Finance
Caillaux
Chinese Troops Gather Opposite Shameen Amid Tension
Canton reports Chinese troops gathering across Shameen opposite the foreign concession where recent clashes between demonstrators and allied marines occurred. Naval commanders tighten orders to target Chinese positions if fighting resumes, with fortifications prepared and rear walls breached for escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Canton
Shameen
French note protests Canton murder condemns rioters
The French minister handed a note to the Chinese foreign office defending indemnity claims after the killing of French merchant B. Pasquir by Chinese rioters in Canton on Tuesday. The action emphasizes Paris's demand for compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
B. Pasquir
Canton Tuesaday
Lutherans urged to hold fast to religion at Pittsburg synod
Dr. Carl Sundberg president of Thiel College may withdraw his resignation as head of the school upon arrival for the eighty third annual Pittsburg synod of the United Lutheran church of America. If he does withdraw, he plans to present information that could prompt a trustees’ investigation. Rev. B. B. Burgess was elected president of the Pittsburgh synod at the opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Carl Sundberg
Thiel College
Greenville
Pittsburg Synod
United Lutheran Church of America
Sr. Sundberg
Sundberg
City Dwellers Healthier Than Country Cousins
New York officials report that city residents enjoy better health than rural counterparts due to urban health protections. George E B Vincent of the Rockefeller Foundation cites faucet water over family well water and notes training for public health workers, disease reporting, and community guidance as crucial in malaria yellow fever campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George EB. Vincent
Rockefeller Foundations
Cent
Pubagp
Advocates Law to Control Selling Prices in Hardware Trade
Russell J. Atkinson of Brooklyn urged a law to control selling prices of hardware articles at the National Retail Hardware Association session in Philadelphia. He warned that dealers cutting prices on standard articles as bait create unfairness for manufacturers wholesalers and retailers. A council will be organized tomorrow to promote better understanding of mutual problems and solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Russell J. Atkinson
Brooklyn
N. Y
National Retail Hardware Association
Atkinson
Big Increase in Wage Earners West Virginia
Census Bureau figures show West Virginia manufacturing output in 1923 at 489.51 million dollars, up 57.7 percent from 1921. The average wage earners numbered 86,661, up 41.5 percent, with wage payments totaling 109.93 million dollars, up 38.9 percent. Steel works and rolling mills remain the state's chief industry. Bulgaria uses convict labor in large scale reforestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
West Virginia
Washington Plan Aims to End Inheritance Tax Overlap
Chairman Green of the House Ways and Means Committee proposed a plan to allow deduction of the full amount of inheritance taxes paid to states from the federal tax. The idea aims to remove the current overlap between federal and state taxes, with Treasury officials noting potential merit. Green indicated Congress would likely support a version that keeps the federal tax field no matter what.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Congress
Funeral for W. C. Farabee Set in Washington Pa
The funeral for scientist William C. Farabee will be held in Washington at the Central Presbyterian Church after his body lies in state from noon to 1 30 p m. Messages of condolence pour in from across the United States and abroad as the noted explorer and researcher had endured multiple transfusions following pernicious anemia after an expedition to South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William C. Farabee
Central Presbyterian Church
Farabee
United States
South America
State Bankers Plan Officer Elections At Wheeling Meet
West Virginia Bankers Association wrapped its thirty second annual convention in Wheeling with a banquet and dance at the McLure Hotel. A C Robertson of Peoples Savings Bank Pittsburgh spoke on bank and insurer cooperation. Strickland Gillilan and Fred C Blue addressed attendees. About 400 bankers and wives attended. Officers will be elected and the 1926 convention city chosen during tomorrow’s program with Frank B Willis of Ohio slated to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Bankers Association
McLure
Cvanine
Strickland Gillilan
Fred C. Blue
Charleston
Bankers
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Explosion and Fire in Crowded Gilles Theatre
In Kansas City a blast hit the Gilles Theatre during a performance and caused a fire. An explosion beneath the theatre collapsed a restaurant area and part of the main floor. A wall later caved in, injuring a fireman and a chorus girl. number of deaths was unclear amid flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Gilles Theatre
Hoover Jr Marries Margaret Watson at Stanford
Herbert C. Hoover Jr son of the commerce secretary and Margaret Eva Watson of San Francisco were married today in Stanford University Memorial Chapel. Both graduates of Stanford 1925. Hoover plans two year Harvard business school study in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Cal
Herbert C. Hoover, Jr
Commerce
Margaret Eva Watson
San Francisco
Young Hoover
Business School
Harvard University
Stanford
Centary Weighs Lightly On Old Lady's Shoulders
Mrs Carlson, a Swedish immigrant who arrived in 1867, is featured as a longtime supporter of the community women’s group. The piece highlights senior habits for longevity including exercise sleep temperance and cheerfulness as examples of her outlook.
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Centary
Wale
Caeeea
Carts
Wesers
Carlson
Sweden
List of Scientific Experts Named as Authorities
A list of eminent scientists praised as authoritative figures includes Dr. J. G. Lipman Rutgers College New Brunswick N J. Dr. Ward J Macneal Post-Graduate Medical School NY. Michael Pupin Columbia University inventor of loading coils for long distance telephone. Prof Kirkley F Mather Harvard University geology head and author. Prof L F Rettger Yale biologist and author. Prof Maynard M Metcalfe Oberlin College zoology author. Malone notes these advisers and witnesses are active Christian church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Lipman
Rutgers College
New Brunswick
N. J
Ward J. Macneal
Post-Graduate Medical School
New York City
Michael Pupin
Columbia University
Kirkley F. Mather
Harvard University
United States
The
Baptist Church
Baptist Sunday School
Newton
Mass
L. F. Rettger
Yale University
Maynard M. Metcalfe
Oberlin College
Ohio
Malone
Explosion wrecks a home in Huntington West Virginia
Four men were burned in an explosion that partially wrecked the home of Dr. B. T. McAboy a Huntington dentist John G Ricketts and Robert Kincaid were seriously burned R S Hambrick of Charleston was badly cut and burned the blast cracked windows across the street and was blamed on a gas leak ignited by an electric spark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
B. T. McAboy
McAboy
John G. Ricketts
Robert Kincaid
R.S. Hambrick
Charleston
Fairmont Driver Arrested on Murder Charge
In Fairmont West Virginia on June 26 Henry Spearman also known as R A Brooks a Black man was charged with murder in a warrant issued by Justice Powell for the death of James Hackett in a Riversville auto crash Sunday He was arrested in Brownsville Pennsylvania and brought back to the county jail awaiting trial The charge alleges speeding caused the accident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Justice Powell
James Hackett
Riversville
Henry Spearman
R. A. Brooks
Brownsville
Philadelphia Company Board Approves $100000 Utility Plan
The Philadelphia Company board, controlling utilities in western Pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia, approved a five year program to spend $100000. Arthur W. Thompson, senior officer, announced at a dinner in Pittsburg attended by 1200 industry and finance leaders to celebrate the new central building opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Philadelphia Comny
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Arthur W. Thompson
Directors to be announced at Bluefield Chamber dinner
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting and dinner at the Country Club tonight with a ladies night. Chas. E. Watkins arrives for the program and is the evening’s speaker. two entertainment features and the high school orchestra accompany the meal. The board of directors election results will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Chas
FE. Watkins
C. L Cheyney
Chamber
J. P. Gills
C. A. Lemkuhle
Isadore Cohen
House
Douglass Millar
R. C. Berry
Scott Hale
F. C. Beauvelt
Two Youths Held for Federal Grand Jury
Pittsburg June 25 Glenn Lyons of Greenville and Wesley Hill son of Rev A J Hill of Sharon are held for the federal grand jury after a hearing before a United States commissioner. Postoffice Inspector William T Tafel charged them with using the mails to defraud in a matrimonial scheme involving fake identities and diamond thefts. Lyons is jailed in default of 3000 dollars. Hill freed on 2 dollar bond. Both are married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Glenn Lyons
Greenville
Wesley Hill
A. J. Hill
Sharon
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Postoffice
William T. Tafel
Fae
Hill
Special Grand Jury to Probe Hold-Up in Harrisville
A special grand jury will convene in Harrisville to act on the case of an assailant who beat Bart Butcher of Ellenboro, threw him from the road, and stole his car after he gave the man a ride near Cairo. Ritchie county deputies arrested the suspect and he awaits trial at the Harrisville jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisville
W. Va
Bart Butcher
Ellenboro
Cops in Berlin to Aid Foreign Visitors
A new Berlin patrol of information officers in white armbands has begun duty to assist foreigners. Each officer speaks three languages to guide visitors. The Netherlands Luxembourg and Abyssinia are noted as having women rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Abyssinia
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J. W. Simpson
Washington Street
Elwood Hale
Comers Rock
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mary Lee Hench
Midway
J. T. Stinson
Rogers Street
Hattie Scruggs
Eee
Ruby Pryor
Minefield
Scruggs
Virginia Browning
Wytheville
Alice Epperly
Sadier Sutherland
Francisco
W RB Meade
J. Reynolds
Virginia
C. R. Strother
Joan
Mitzi
Laurie
Theodore Hundley
Little Son
Mr. Hundley
C. W. Jackayn
Margaret @iger
Pauli R. Caldwell
O. A. Wilson
Blacksburg
Wilson
Ise Hazel Crawford
Ethel Crawford
Jack Pickle
Frances Marie McCann
Clarence McCann
Sayersville
Stanford Owens
Honaker
Mulkey
Mulkey Salt Company
Detroit
Mich
Boots
Bulgaria
W. C. Farabee
H. C. Hoover, JR
Margaret Watson
Arkansas
Draggier's
Bee Brand
Killses
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