Welch Mayor Criticizes Former City Officials Over Riverside Drive Delay
City council meeting on Riverside Drive widening ends without action as Mayor Blakely and council defend delaying to allow lower side property owners to establish their rights. Engineer Osborne confirms wall lines set street edge. a citizen committee will study fines and rights before a final plan is debated. Local residents on both sides named to advise with counsel.
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Riverside Drive
John Blair
Osborne
Guy Cooper
Dewey Hilton
Blakely
GR. Richardson
G. M. Daniel
Julius Cartrieht
W. J. McClaren
Sam Polop
G. T. Lepling
Pryor v Carter Case Continues After Briefs
The Welch circuit court heard the Pryor versus Carter case, a hung jury previously, with proceedings continued to the next term after briefs and arguments. Also noted were obituaries for Daniel Sanchez of Gary and local golf plans, with three county games set and a visit by Congressman Peery regarding a coal company judgment.
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Circuit Court
John E. Pryor
St. James Baptist Church
Ha, Carter
Council
Pryor
Carter
Bartley Receives New Pastor For Short Tenure
Rev. Robert C. Laphew has come to Bartley to serve as pastor for the next few months. He plans to divide time between Bartley and Bradshaw, leading church and prayer meetings, expanding the Sunday school, and organizing church societies. The Bartley Sunday School meets at 10 a.m. each Sunday, with Connelly as superintendent. Enrollment has grown from 20 to 40 members. Ladies' Aid society was organized at Mrs. B. F. Hondell’s home, with Rev. Laphew, Miss Bess Eaton, and Rev. F. P. Jennings assisting. officers include Mrs. H. M. Turner president, Mrs. M. Donahue vice president, Mrs. J. A. Moore secretary-treasurer, Mrs. R. B. Childere social service superintendent, and Mrs. B. F. Hondell reporter.
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Robert C. Laphew
Bartley
Mr. Lahew
They
Bradshaw
Connelly
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ladies of Bartley
B. F. Hondell
Bess Eaton
War
F. P. Jennings
H. M. Turner
M. Donahue
J. A. Moore
R. B. Childere
Alter
Local Social News From Charleston Area
Mira Ann Early visits her parents in Charleston with training at Charleston General hospital. Mrs. Lewie Meddows visits her parents. Mrs. J A Carte of Charleston visits Mr and Mrs Homer Bailey. Miss Charlotte Bagge visits Bluefield relatives. Mr and Mrs Bionnie Bailey visit in Christiansburg Virginia. Mr and Mrs B F Badger recently returned from a two week vacation. Miss Anna Early plans return to Charleston Monday after two weeks off.
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Mira Ann Early
Charleston General Hospital
J. W. Early
Lewie
J. A. Carte
Charleston
Homer Bailey
Mise Charlotte Bagge
Bluefield
Bill Spury
Bionnie Bailey
Christiansburg
B. F. Badger
Anna Early
Football Star Hurt In Track Accident
Welch high school football standout Bob Simpkins, 19, was injured in a truck crash on lower McDowell street when the right front wheel came off the county road truck. He suffered a pelvic injury and was taken to Welch Hospital No 1. doctors expect a quick recovery as he prepares for the coming season.
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Bob Simpkins
Welch
Welch Hospital No. 1
Lower McDowell Street
Simpkins
Bob
Soviet farm area surpasses prewar levels in union wide report
Moscow reports the Soviet Union for the first time since the revolution has more cultivated land than in the last prewar year 1916. A Ivanovitch Rikov says tractor numbers reach about 13 600 and agricultural machinery output exceeds prewar records by 20 percent. He notes industrial progress and outlines 1927 industrial funds totaling 249 million rubles with new plants planned at Rostov on Don Stalingrad Kerch Magnet Mountain and Tuapse.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Alexie Ivanovitch Rikov
People's Communsaries
Congress of Soviets
Rostovy-on- Do
Stalingrad
Volga
Kerch
Sea of Azov
Magnet Mountain
Urals
Tuapse
Ciucasus
Women Call for Longer Skirts for Capetown Teachers
Capetown June 25 The South African Women's Federation urged teachers to lengthen skirts by at least five inches. Teachers and government oppose the reform. Federation Congress discussed the issue and decided to ask the Transvaal administrator to legislate. He replied that short skirts were not his business and his hands were tied.
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Capetown
South African Women's Federation
Women's Federation Congress
Transvaal
British Army Demonstrates New Mobility Afloat and on Land
In Aldershot on June 25 representatives from British colonies observed a mobility display. Six wheeled trucks moved three tons over rough terrain at 25 mph, while new tank types ranged from heavy moving fortresses to single man assault vehicles. A battalion transport unit showcased tracked vehicles, traveling cookers, kitchens, machine gun trucks and supply transport.
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Aldershot
Erig
Ess
Bluefield Dispatch Notes Local Vibes and Regional Quips
A Bluefield radio broadcast reflects West Virginia life with humor and social commentary. The writer references roads, safety education, local police, rail promises to the coal field, jokes about alcohol and cigars, and updates on figures like Will Rogers and President Coolidge. Community pride and regional entertainment hopes close the piece.
Bank Reelects Stevens as Kimball Bank Directors Reassure
Frank Riffe of Wilcoe suffers facial and hand burns when a gas tank ignites while siphoning gasoline. The blaze is stopped before the car burns. The First National Bank of Kimball re elected Dr W B Stevens as president and declared a 5 percent semi annual dividend. Directors and officers were re elected at yesterday’s meeting including George J Turner D John M Cook Guy H Lawhead and others.
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W. B. Stevens
First National Bank Company
First National Bank of Kimball
Financial Institution
George J. Turner
D. John M. Cook
Guy H. Lawhead
B. C. Hylton
A. P. Wood
D. F. Houston
Col. H
Monuments to be placed by U S on French soil
The American Battle Monuments Commission has laid plans for memorials on French battlefields for American soldiers with bids to be invited from American and European firms. Three major monuments will honor key operations at Chateau Thierry Montsec and Montfaucon, with smaller markers for allied brigade areas and a naval memorial at Brest.
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Washington
American Battle Monuments Commission
John J. Pershing
T‘hateau Thierry
Montsec
St. Mihiel
Montfaucon
Meuse-Arconne
Comemorate
Navy
Brest
Rock Fireplace Made of 90 Black Hills Minerals
Rapid City report describes a lodge breakfast room fireplace at a South Dakota state park vacation home for President Coolidge built with 90 native minerals. The wall features stalactite and stalagmite rock from Wind Cave, rose and crystal quartz, peacock iron, mica, copper, tin, silver and gold ore, schist for lithia water, garnets, petrified wood moss and turtle shell, plus Badlands fossil ferns with black imprints.
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Rapid City
S. D
Black Hills
Game Lodge
South Dakota State Park
President Coolidge
Wind Cave
Lithia
Badlands
Auto Casualty List Heaviest at Six P.M.
Paris reports the heaviest auto fatalities occur at six o'clock in the evening with pedestrians dying about once every eighteen hours. Police chief Jean Chiappe cites psychological factors and is testing to find remedies while others blame fatigue poor light and exhaust fumes dulling reflexes in end of day traffic.
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Paris
Automobil
Jean Chiappe
Social Habits Change in England Since War
London reports shifting social life after the war with daylight saving, cheaper autos, and shorter business hours. Dinner now commonly begins around nine or ten in summer, with sandwich bars in many clubs. Members attend theater or golf before dining briefly, then return home by car.
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England
London
Chinch Bug Decline in Dry Weather Affects Crops
Wet conditions reduce chinch bug damage to corn and small grains while favoring cutworms during cooler, wetter seasons across much of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Blasts Destroy Mine Fan and Burn Home at Nutterfork
In Clarksburg West Virginia on June 25 a mine fan at Central Fairmont Coal company end of workings at Nutterfork was wrecked by two dynamite blasts. A miner's house nearby was burned with no loss figure available.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Yiiner
Central Fairmont Coal Company
Nutterfork
Danner Mystery: Young Girl Believed Drowned in Potomac
Cumberland Md June 25 officers believe Ethel Louise Danner 17 of Mp Junction W Va may have drowned in the Potomac. Her body was found tonight by railway workers near the Western Maryland shops after she had been missing since Wednesday. She wore a flimsy silken undergarment and no marks of violence were found, with clothes on the riverbank a half mile above the discovery leading authorities to think an accidental drowning during Wednesday night swimming.
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Cumberland
Jane
Ethel Louise Danner
Potomac River
Mp Junction
W. Va
Western Maryland Railway
Traditions of the Old West at Fort Riley Cavalry School
Junction City Kansas June 25 Fort Riley frontier outpost showcases Troop C Second Cavalry in a cavalry school exhibition. Fifteen riders perform saber charges Roman riding jumping vaulting and other horsemanship feats to train officers and bolster esprit de corps and morals. Spectators scatter as dust settles umbrellas and hats mark the barrier.
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Cavalry
Mounted Service
Troop C
Five Story Streets as Traffic Solution
Paris officials receive Dr John Harris plan from the New York City traffic commission. The scheme proposes five stacked one way streets for autos omnibuses trucks taxis and pleasure cars to separate traffic and reduce accidents. The plan promises weather shelter and economic benefits with casualties dropping to less than a third.
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Paris
John Harris
New York City Traffic Commission
Harris
Chaliapin Justifies High Fee By Supporting 26 Dependents
Vienna reports Fedor Chaliapin defended his recent 3000 dollar fee for a single appearance by noting he supports 26 dependents including ten children relatives and servants. He argued the payments are reasonable given the risk to his voice and the number of mouths to feed.
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Chaliapin
Vienna
Fedor Chaliapin
Rue- Sian
Chaliupin
King George Enjoys Fried Egg Plant at Chelsea Show
King George and the queen were seen viewing vegetables at the Chelsea flower show when the king praised fried egg plant. He recommended thinly sliced pieces fried until crisp and stated they are very good and that the royal family often has them.
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London
George
Chelsea
Advocate of liquor control defeated in PEI election
Prince Edward Island voters rejected Premier J. D. Stewart's government in the general election, giving his liberal opponent A. C. Launch a substantial victory. Six followers for Stewart versus 24 for Launch reflected a sweeping policy defeat. Lightning killed three Indiana men in separate incidents near Winchester and Terre Haute.
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Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
J. D. Stewart
A. C. Launch
Lightning
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Guy Wilfe
Kenneth Knoll
Winchester
William J. Smith
Terre Haute
Sixteen Hurt in East St. Louis Train Collision
Sixteen persons were injured when a limited train on the East St. Louis and Suburban railway sideswiped a special car on the Oakhill siding. Four were seriously injured and taken to a local hospital.
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East St. Louis
East
Heat Kills Man as Chicago Endures 85 Degree Day
A man died after heat exposure as Chicago sweltered with temperatures reaching 85 degrees. Crowded beaches contrasted with the tragedy, reflecting the severe heat affecting residents and visitors alike.
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Chicago
MacMillan Begins Eleventh Arctic Voyage From Maine
Lieutenant Commander Donald B. MacMillan starts the Rawson MacMillan Field Museum expedition on a 15 month northern voyage aboard the Bowdoin and Radio from Wiscasset Maine to Greenland Labrador and Sydney. The aim is Punic ruins legends Eskimo history and meteorological studies for aviation with a temporary stop at Christmas Cove and a permanent station at Kauk Greenland.
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Wiscasset
Maine
Donald B. MacMillan
MacMillan
Bowdoin
Radio
Rawson-MacMillan-Field Museum
Greenland
Christmas Cove
Sydney
N. S
Battle Harbor
Labrador
Kauk
Hope Held for Recovery of Injured Aviator
Clyde Emerick of Dayton Ohio was seriously hurt when his plane owned by E R Gerber of Johnstown crashed at Bettis Field McKeesport as he attempted takeoff for Johnstown. Emerick sustained a fractured skull after the aircraft nose dived and struck the ground while Gerber escaped with minor bruises.
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Pittsburgh
Clyde Emerick
Dayton
Ohio
Bettin Field
McKeesport
E. R. Gerber
Johnstown
Emerick
Bettisfield
Gerber
New Georgia Governor Embraces Early Hours and Teetotal Habits
Aulianta Ga June 25. Dr I A Hardman a 71 year old physician is sworn in as Georgia governor. He lives by early to bed and rise, waking at dawn and sleeping by 8 to 9:30 p m. He will not attend banquets or evening functions. He avoids tobacco coffee tea and pop.
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Aulianta
I. A. Hardman
Georgia
Girl Drowns Saving Friend at Coney Island
New York June 25 Miss Ethel Dean 18 drowned at Coney Island while aiding a companion in distress. Dean kept the girl afloat until two bathers arrived, then both swam to shore. When others reached the water’s edge, Dean was missing and later recovered.
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New York
Ethel Dean
Coney Island
Miss Dean
Chamberlin and Levine Tour Czech Cities in Flight
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine visited Prague Pilsen and Carlsbad in Czecho Slovakia. They toured the Pilsener brewery and were greeted with enthusiasm. A mounted officer’s horse caused injuries to five. They planned to fly to Warsaw next, with possible further plans to Moscow and Paris.
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Marienrad
Czecho-slovakia
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Prague
Pilsen
Chamberlin
Levine
Carlsbad
Marienbad
Warsaw
Moscow
Paris
Negro couple held as witnesses in murder
Pawnee Biggers and her husband Frank Biggers were jailed as material witnesses in the killing of a farmer's 78 year old wife found with throat cut in her Filbert area home. Kenton Thompson was being sought by police and a citizen posse. Thomasson farm tenants are not charged.
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Kenton Thompson
Prizes Awarded to First Aid Teams at Bethlehem Meet
Bethlehem Pa June 25 P E Grace president of Bethlehem Steel awarded prizes totaling 2000 to winning employe first aid teams at the thirteenth annual inter plant first aid meet. Teams from all plants and mines competed after preliminary eliminations. Maryland Sparrows Point plant won first prize in steel plants. Wehrum Wehuur Pa led mines to second prize with Ellsworth Bentleyville Marion Dakota and Johnstown divisions taking third and fourth prizes.
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Bethlehem
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Maryland
Sparrows Point
Wehrum
Ellsworth
Bentleyville
Marion
Dakota
W. Va
Johnstown
Fifteen Planes Qualify For National Air Tour
Fifteen aircraft representing touring models to large three motor Ford transports qualified tonight at Ford airport for the national air tour. All but one exceeded 100 mph in tests, with 80 mph minimum. The 4006 mile route spans Detroit to the Atlantic seaboard then Dallas Omaha Chicago and back, with 24 city stops.
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Detroit
Ford
Atlantic Seaboard
Dallas
Texas
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Cormorants Are Trained to Fish in Japan’s Night Boats
The Japanese cormorants dive for fish along the Nagara River near Gifu as fishermen guide sixteen birds in two paddlers per boat. Each bird is tethered to prevent swallowing and fed the caught ayus, yielding 700 to 800 fish per night.
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Washington
Nagra
Gifu
Lanooue
Japan
Tantalus
Step father of plane victim comes for body
Pottsville Pennsylvania June 25 M P Clapton of St Louis step father of J Ted Walker who was killed when an airplane owned by his cousin G L Lambert of Narragansett spun and crashed on the Reed farm near here yesterday Clapton arrived this evening and arranged to take the body to St Louis Sunday He was injured but is expected to recover
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Pottsville
M. P. Clapton
St. Louis
J. Ted Walker
G. L. Lambert
Narragansett
Reed Farm
Here
Medals Awarded to Five Boy Scouts for Heroism
Five Boy Scouts were to receive honor medals at the national Boy Scouts of America offices. Seven certificates of heroism were also awarded, lifting the yearly total to 17 medals and 28 certificates. One medal goes to Harold Herman of Portsmouth who died trying to save Harry Eckfel of Ohio from drowning in Pon Creek.
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New York
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Harold Herman
Portsmouth
Harry Eckfel
Pon Creek
Ohio
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