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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1931
Page
13
The Beautiful campus of Concord State Teachers college will gain a new park lighting system with underground cables and high powered lamps on artistic steel posts along driveways and buildings. A memorial gate will feature newel lamps flooding the entrance. Underground work begins after equipment arrival.
Pageton West Virginia June 27 Mildred Osborne the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Clarence Osborne was bitten by a copperhead while playing in her front yard. She was treated promptly and is unable to walk yet progressing well. The snake was killed by her father. Local items note a taxi collision near Northfork with no injuries. The page also lists multiple social notices and community updates from Pageton and surrounding areas.
Advices from Canton report Southern insurgents organizing an army to invade Funkien province with Amoy and Foochow as targets. They announce purchase of four gunboats from Japan and extensive munitions imports including 20 airplanes plus 16 American planes recently arrived.
A riot in Havana last night left multiple people injured including several women. Police disrupted a meeting of a student association opposed to the government amid gunplay and clashes. Two were reported badly hurt.
Kimball West Virginia June 27 officers for the coming year of the Kimball chapter of the order of the Eastern Star were installed at the Masonic hall with Mrs Nelle Reyburn of Welch presiding. Officers include Mrs C A Brown Vivian worthy matron Dr Nathan or worthy patron, Mrs L V Scher associate worthy matron J I Payne associate worthy patron, Mrs W Hi Shaw chaplain, Mrs Organ Marshall, Mrs W H Leedy conductress, Mrs Pat Ferguson warden and W P Kerns sentinel. Star points listed and many members from Northfork and Welch chapters attended. Refreshments served to over fifty members and guests.
J P Fanning formerly of Gilbert has moved his family to Jaeger West Virginia and now heads Hunter Brothers funeral home with branch offices at Gilbert and Davy He bought the business from the previous owners Joe Ashworth attended to matters in Pineville and Miss Lucille Jennings of Williamson visited Miss Georgia Damron Locals including Miss Margaret Iler Dorothy Ratliff and Veronica Beavers toured Athens Mrs Harry Pauley and children visited relatives in Grundy Sam Polon of Welch and the Crockett brothers attended to business in Williamson Others noted include Ethel Dose spending summer in Gilbert and Mrs W H Sebastian returning from Milwaukee The state Rebecca lodge officers visited the local lodge Monday night with a reception for attendees and a list of visiting dignitaries.
Liane Barrett drifts through a theatre night with neighbor Molly Cronin and friends. A robbery dispute ends with a man shot, police officer Shane McDermid frees Liane after her mother Cass arrives, and rumors swirl as Liane meets Van Robard and Muriel's romance with Chuck Desmond escalates forging tension and jealousy.
Amonate Virginia June 27 Helen Ramsey four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ramsey suffered painful injuries when struck by an automobile driven by Ed Pasnake. She was flung several feet against a tele phone pole and received cuts and bruises as her father exited a car nearby.
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