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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1934
Page
8
The readable text fragment mentions GE plot and rough cipher like phrases with unclear names. No clear events, dates, or places emerge. The excerpt is too garbled to extract a coherent news item, but it implies a story about a corporate plot or plan linked to GE.
Mrs Clift allege s a plot to murder Wright over double indemnity life policies. Eva Coe, roadhouse owner, allegedly planned the crime with Clift after two months of talks. Coe and Clift described driving Wright to Crum Mountain and striking him, then discarding the body in a roadside area during the June 14 incident.
A Kansas weather stretch and parasitic green pests imperil crops, according to experts. The report notes widespread damage potential and ongoing concern for yield this season.
Pocahontas Virginia family and social notices reflect a hospital update as Mrs. Eugene G. Jones suffers strokes and remains gravely ill at Water Street residence. Community events include bridge club gatherings, a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. A. V. Sproles, and Dr. M. J. Alexander's health improvement. A vacation training school runs at the Methodist church with several local and visiting clergy.
Charles Deaton aged 81, formerly of Pocahontas, died at his Bluefield home Sunday morning. He was brother to J. W. Deaton of Pocahontas and could not attend his brother’s funeral Monday at West Graham Methodist Church, where Rev. C. T. Miller led services. Interment followed at Maple Hill Cemetery.
The American Legion sponsored dance at the opera house Tuesday evening drew a large crowd with excellent music provided by a Florida orchestra.
J Carlyle Ellett traveled to Richmond to serve as best man for his brother Arthur Ellett and Miss Katherine Tyler. The ceremony occurred Saturday at 11 am in the chapel of West Hampton College, a highlight of Southern social life. Red the Persian cat startled the Hammitt family by delivering a five black snake into their home Tuesday, which the pet then refused to release until after the reptile was killed.
Mrs Junius Ellett suffered a head wound five weeks ago when a large splinter became embedded in her flesh under the grape arbor at her home. She sought medical help Sunday and is now improving at home.
Mrs. J Warren Graham entertained the Tuesday Bridge club at her Water street home this week.
Local families and relatives from Pocahontas and nearby towns neighbor Bluefield Beckley Welch Jenkins Jones Jenkin Jones Roanoke and Richmond visit kin across private homes camps and churches this week. Names include Warren Graham Lois Fox Anne Fox Gordon Phillips Hoagland French Carol Nale Jess Beavers Emma Yates Justina Cattaruza Ralph Long Bertha Long Elena Pearman and others as summer travels and visits continue.
Rock West Virginia June 23 At its regular meeting Bailey lodge No 137 AF and AM elected officers for the year starting July 1 Worshipful master W S Gailey senior warden Ward Hamblin junior warden Clinton Clyburn senior deacon Henry Blankenship junior deacon P L Vest chaplain C E Hughes Tiler L L Bowling secretary J B Neal treasurer J A West stewards G C Tabor and W M Davis were chosen.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Bilis of Glenwood visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hughes. Mrs. Charles Syres spent Tuesday in Matoaka. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Delp were the
Mrs. Wilbur McKinney and Miss Goldie Palmer visited in Matoaka. Norma Belle Garrett, of Princeton, stayed with Ann West. Lawrence Mills, Charles Pennington, and families from Matoaka visited Andrew Reed. P L Vest family from Arista visited J A Vest. Vergil Palmer Homer Palmer and Miss Price from Princeton visited Wade Reed. Ben Elmore and Bobby Davis of Smokeless spent a week with relatives here. Aubrey Park of Williamson and S A Parks visited during the week.
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