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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1930

Page

5

Bolvia Leaders Face New Revolt in La Paz

Paris Buenos Aires June 27 reports say fighting rages in La Paz as a provisional military directorate battles rebels led by cadets and officers. Former president Bautista Saavedra cites heavy casualties, with two loyal regiments defending Murillo square and Comercio street while revolts spread to Sunere Potosi and Cochabamba.

Buenos Aires la Paz Bautista Saavedra Bolivia Senor Saavedra Toro Benzer Gonzales Military Academy Yngayi Saavedra Murillo Square Comercio Street Passenera Hernando Siles Dr. Siles Siles Sunere Potosi Cochabamba Camacho Regiment Oruro

Hoover to seek private funds for finance inquiry

Under debate in the Senate a plan to add 250000 for a broad inquiry into prohibition and other laws faced resistance. Senator Jones urged restricting the study to prohibition, warning that expanding it would waste funds and erase prior investigative efforts.

Hoover Finance Congress Hoover Agency Jones Appropriations Committee Glass Overman North Carolina Dill Washington

Cheater cruiser joins fleet at Philadelphia yard

The 10,000 ton cruiser Cheater is placed in commission at the Philadelphia navy yard and christened after Chester Pennsylvania. Its new commander is Captain Arthur P. Fairfield.

TRIM Uncle Sam Cheater Philadelphia Navy Yard Chester Arthur P. Fairfield

Hall Jury Awards $10,000 Verdict in Federal Court

In Bluefield on Thursday Judge McClintic sentenced Albert Dean, father of Clinton, to thirty days in jail for contempt after attempting to remove a government witness. The case tied to a warrant for the witness’s arrest as a theft suspect.

McClintle Albert Dean Clinton McDowell County Bluefield McClintic Robert “Buck” Ellie Atlanta Mills Giles County Pearseburg Mercer County Mille Lewis Turner Colored Roanoke James Pareley Mingo County Santa Clarence Finnton McDowell Robert Bracy Henry Hendricks Clarence Harless Hawton Davis J. W. Blankenship J. A. Crawford Howard Howard Jarvis Cole Mary Neely Goldie Doyle Princeton Royal C. Harriston Grant Page Elmer Cousins Herbert Beaton Tom Sterne Jesse Runyon Huntington Linda Danielle Charleston Cecil Robinson Dewey Kirby Joe Sharpe Karl Slaven Sherman Lawrence Aubrey Kitts Everett Stevenson John Petite William R. Monk Nick Panos Fred Edward Gilbert Cosimo Serge McComas

Wright Announces Bid for House of Delegates in West Virginia

E Blake Wright of Rock West Virginia announces candidacy for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic primary and seeks voters support.

House of Delegates E. Blake Wright Rock W. Va

City and Goalfield Items For Sale and More

For Sale Studebaker coupe in excellent mechanical shape with new casings and fresh paint. Priced at 275 cash, inspect at Law and Commerce Building room 221. Also midsummer hat sale two groups 1.95 and 2.95 and summer millinery 1.75 to 2.95. Canaries for sale and a note on groceries plus ranch supplies and coalfield paint offerings.

Studebaker Care Daily Telegraph

Senate predicts rapid House passage of World War I veterans pension bill

Senator Watson of Indiana forecasts quick Senate approval of a new measure granting disability pensions to World War I veterans. Hines of the veterans bureau backs the bill, with C. L. Bodenhamer urging speedy reporting. The American Legion seeks two amendments while Democrats push for higher pension caps.

Washington Jone House Watson Indiana S Senate Finance Committee Hines Veterans’ Bureau C. L. Bodenhamer American Legion Senate Bill Tomorow Office of Comptroller of the Veterans

Six-Cent Kiss Verdict In Butler Suit

Mrs. Orville Butler sued Dr. Leonard Butler for an alleged unwanted kiss during a medical examination seeking 25000 dollars. Jurors awarded six cents for the damages claiming the kiss was merely a mere dalliance with no real harm.

Cleveland Orville Butler Leonard Buttler

Plane Carries Five Million To Cincinnati Federal Reserve

Cincinnati Ohio June 27 M J Fleming deputy governor of the federal reserve bank Cleveland said five million dollars in currency had been flown from Cleveland to the Cincinnati branch to bolster the banking system. Six armed guards accompanied the money and the move followed recent bank closings including the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank and the Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company.

Cincinnati Ohio M. J. Fleming Federal Reserve Bank Cleveland Federal Reserve Branch Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company

Gale death toll climbs in eastern storm across Canada

The cyclone sweeping from Sudbury to New England causes fifty deaths in Canada and New Jersey. Seven transcontinental passenger trains stalled near Sudbury as telephones and roads suffer heavy damage. In the south, Atlanta reports wind and rain. in St Johns a man, James Clark, died after a lightning strike while warning his wife by telephone.

Hackettatown N. J Sudbury Ont Seaboard St. Lawrence River Atlanta St. Johns N. F James Clark Clark Ead

Five Die As Newfoundland Storm Strikes Coastal Areas

A severe thunderstorm in Newfoundland killed five people or left them drowning after a lightning strike and high winds. Ice fragments weighing ten pounds damaged roofs and boats in Lumsden Bona Vista bay. Drownings occurred at Pouch Cove and Outer Cove. George Diamond died at Outer Cove and James Clarke was fatally struck while near a telephone in St John s. Two homes were destroyed by hail.

St. Johns N. F Lumsden Bona Vista Bay Pouch Cove George Diamond Outer Cove James Clarke

Chicago Crime Commission Backs Economic Boycott of Gangs

The Chicago crime commission led by Frank J. Loesch reports success in an economic boycott against gangsters. It lists 28 public enemies, notes bank and insurer refusals, cites raids on Capone-related sites, and says law enforcement has tightened to reduce crime in Chicago.

Chicago Chicago Crime Commission Frank J. Loesch Loesch Philip R. Clarke The Central Trust Company of Illinois Scarface al” Capon Palm Beach Fla Capone Cicero Alfred Lingle Chicago Tribune

Riveters to Replace Noisy Rivets with Welding

In New York authorities report that over 100 cities have authorized replacing rivets with electrical welding in steel construction to reduce noise for busy workers.

New York

Manhunt for Iowa slayer widens with posse and planes

A 200 strong posse including 20 mounted guards and airplanes scoured the Iowa River valley near North Liberty for the killer of Sheriff Fred Sweet and Marshal Aaron Bailey of Washington. Bloodhounds tracked a straw pile where the suspect slept. rewards total 2000 dollars.

North Liberty Iowa National James E. Risden State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Fred Sweet Marshall Aaron Bailey Washington Lowa River Iowa City Cedar Rapids Waterloo River Valley Sheriff Sweet Marshal Bailey

Doctor Farms as Hobby Showplace of South Mississippi

Dr. J. F. Scarborough farms for joy and medicine is his profession. He breeds purebred cattle using a native cow herd and a purebred sire to produce hardy stock resistant to local ticks and climate. The operation includes sheep, hogs, chickens, vegetables, hay and grain to feed the stock.

Laurel J. F. Scarborough South Mississippi

Officers Foil Port Arthur Mob In Lynching Attempt

Port Arthur Texas June 27 Officers here today fought off a mob of about 200 as they tried to seize Rainey Williams 38 Negro prisoner who confessed to attacking eight white women on a highway near an oil refinery over thirty days. Williams was driven to Beaumont Prison after tear gas bombs and gunfire in the street.

Port Arthur Texas Rainey Williams Beaumont J. C. Enright Williams M. B. Ward Williama

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