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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1925

Page

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Reverend Bays Named New Pastor at Trinity El Paso

Holston conference notes Rev J A Bays transferred to Trinity church El Paso Texas the largest church in the city with about 2000 members. The El Paso assignment ends sixty eight years of Bays family representation in Holston annual conference and preparations for the next session at Johnson City.

Holston Chattanooga Bluefield S. D. Long Elder Berwind W. J.anna Bland Street J. A. Baylor Gracechurch F. Y. Jackson Trinity J. M. Carter Bramwell H. Yankee Coalwood Hutsell Crumpler J. B. Fogleman Davy C. Batley Athens A. B Moore Ruberns P. H. Horner Bland C. Weatherly Draper A. H. Towe Dublin L. D. Mayberry East Radford Matoaka C. G. McKay Mechanicsburg K. G Mercer H. A. Murrell New River J. D. Dame Pearlsam C. Wright Princeton Z. Randall Narrows C. A. Hillman M. Quessenberry Pulaski D. P. Hurley Radford R. A. Owen Staffordsville J. B. Davis Spanishburg T. H Gilbert East Neeton A. F. Pheonix EB Ll. Addington Thomas Priddy Tazewell S. Hendricks Presiding Elder Clinchfeld TH. Belfast W. M. Dean Bossevain J. Jone Buchanan B. N. Waterhouse Casdlewood Dante R. C West Graham Trigg James J. A Bays Trinity Church el Paso Texas Bays Johnson City

Bradford Bride: Beale Death Appears Accident Gas Fatality

Police in Bradford report no match to missing Binghamton insurer Fred Beale. A 25 year old man found in a rooming house, 5 foot 10, dark brown hair and eyes, 160 pounds, unknown in Bradford, died reportedly from gas fumes. Coroner's jury rules accidental. body sent to Philadelphia Anatomical Board.

Bradford Fred Beale Binghamton Pennsylvania Anatomical Board Philadelphia

Evan Burrows Fontaine Released on Bail in Contempt Case

Chicago reports dancer Evan Burrows Fontaine, complainant in breach of promise case with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, surrendered for removal to San Francisco on a contempt charge. She posted a $5,000 bond and faces a October 12 hearing.

Chicago Evan Burrowes Fontaine Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney New York United States San Francisco Whitney

Second Book Poems At Age Twelve Years

Natalie Crane, a twelve year old poetess, today published her second book of verse titled Lava for Her. The Brooklyn Eagle reviews praise her knowledge of geology and evolution and her use of seafaring terms while naming Bel and Balthazar as figures in her work.

Natalie Crane London Miss Crane The Brooklyn Eagle Lava Lane Bel Balthazar

Hope Fades as Search For Missing Air Pilot Expands

Bellefonte Pennsylvania October 6 hope that air mail pilot Charles H Ames missing since last Thursday night would be found alive waned at nightfall after another fruitless search. Four veteran flyers from the Chicago Cheyenne route ordered to assist, ten planes logged 6000 miles over mountains with no trace found. State troops likely to be called in at Governor Pinchots request and a formal appeal for aid sent to Adjutant General Beary.

Bellefonte Charles H. Ames Air Mail Carl F. Egge Air Mail Service Ames Chicago Page Lewis Lee Allison Egge Pinchot Beary Harrisburg Huntingdon Rock Ridge Stone Mountain New York-Chicago Air Mail Cleveland Ohio Arkman J. EB. Whitbeck Eastern Division Mail Service Air Mes

Deadlock Medalists Honor at Pittsburg Golf Open

In Pittsburg a deadlock for medalist honors marked the qualifying round of the western Pennsylvania amateur women's golf championship at the Pittsburg Field Club. Mrs J Raymond Price of Oakmont and Emilie Roseburg of her club led with 1 overs. Fritz Stifel of Wheeling struggled to qualify carding 102 while her mother Mrs E W Stifel advanced with 105.

Pittsburg Western Pennsylvania Pittsburg Field Club J. Raymond Price Oakmont Emilie Roseburg Fritzz Stifel Wheeling Cambridge Springs St. Louis Glenna Collett E. W. Stifel

Tribute to Gompers as labor leader at AFL meeting

President William Green opened the forty fifth AFL convention in Atlantic City honoring Samuel Gompers and urging passage of the child labor amendment. The executive council reported a 13 000 gain in membership and warned unions to proceed with caution on banking ventures while opposing Communists and maintaining a nonpartisan labor agenda. Fraternal delegates from Europe attended.

Atlantic City Organized Labor Wiliam Green American Federation of Labor Samuel Gompera Green Gompers America Rock Gibraltar Executive Council Europe

Ford rail suit over milk truck collision in Lima

Henry Ford's railway the D. and I. filed suit in Lima against W. C. Johnson and Son of Harrod for 403 damages after a milk truck owned by the Harrod firm knocked a locomotive from the rails at a road intersection. Details of the truck's fate were not disclosed.

Lima Ohio Henry Ford D., T. and I W. C. Johnson and Son Harrod

New York Declared Decent and Clean by District Attorney

On October 5 the District Attorney defended New York against claims of vice by church temperance officials. He called the metropolis decent and clean, countering the board of temperance and morals and saying big towns can be as upright as any.

New York Main Street Banton Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Morals Methodist Epiiscot Church

Continental Baking faces Clayton Act charge in merger case

The Continental Banking Corporation is charged by the Federal Trade Commission with violating the Clayton Act through its control of several bakeries. Commissioners Nugent and Thompson state the complaint aims to show a substantial lessening of competition in bread crackers cakes and related goods and a move toward a Continental monopoly.

Federal Trade Commission Washington Continental Banking Corporation New York Huston Thompson John F. Nugett Trade Commission Continental Comy Ward and General Baking Corporations Thompson Continental Baking Company

Coast Guard Patrol Boat 101 Sinks Off Atlantic City

The patrol boat CG 101, operating from Atlantic City, was reported sinking about 37 miles off the New Jersey coast near Cape May. CG 104 rushed to aid while the Porto Rico and William Rockefeller searched the area for survivors.

New York Coast Guard Atlantic City Cape May N. J Independent

Temple of Ashtaroth Found in Beisan Palestine

Philadelphia October 5 The Temple of Ashtaroth the Philistine sanctuary linked to Saul and the Battle of Gilboa has been unearthed by the University of Pennsylvania Beisan expedition A foundation deposit within the cornerstone yielded electrum ingots and related cult objects confirming the ancient site discovery by Allan Rowe field director and museum officials.

Philadelphia Ashtaroth Saul Gilboa Museum Theniversity of Pennsylvania Beisan Palestine Allan Rowe

Woman jailed for delinquent taxes in Dauphin County

Harrisburg October 5. Sara Dorsey of Middletown was jailed in Dauphin county today after failing to pay delinquent taxes. She locked herself in a second floor room and a search warrant was needed to arrest her.

Harrisburg Sara Dorsey Middletown Dauphin County

Loan outrage on common decency in Doheny leases case

In San Francisco on October 6 government counsel denounced a $100,000 loan from Edward L. Keny to former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall as an outrage on common decency. The argument centered on Doheny interests leases in the Elk Hills naval oil reserve and whether Fall acted with proper authority amid questions of secrecy surrounding Pearl Harbor base plans.

San Francisco Edward L. Keny Megnate Interior Albert B. 1 United States Circuit Court of Appeals Doheny Elk Hilla Naval Oil Reserve Paul J. McCormick Los Angeles Mr. Roberts Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company Pan American Petroleum Company Congress Pearl Harbor Hawaii Naval Oir Frank J Secretary of the Navy Denby

Little Hope Reaching Cave-In Victims Alive

Rescue workers labored through darkness to reach three men buried since Friday in the Church Hill tunnel cave in Richmond Virginia. Despite a hope to reach them by Saturday, officials believed the engineer Tom Mason and two Black laborers likely perished. Three shafts were sunk with one reaching over 30 feet by nightfall.

Richmond Vn Church Hill Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Tom Mason

Lively Indicted for Criminal Assault in Fairmont

C E Lively once a prominent Mingo county strike figure and later a guard at a Fairmont coal mine was indicted today by the grand jury on a criminal assault charge. Another company employee, William Arroll, faces a similar indictment based on the testimony of a thirteen year old girl from the same mining town.

Fairmont W. Va C. E. Lively Mingo County Fairmont-Cleveland Coal Company William Arroll

Coolidge Enjoys Rest Before Omaha American Legion Address

President Coolidge rode in a train through Ohio Indiana and Illinois savoring a quiet day of rest en route to Omaha where he will address the American Legion convention tomorrow. Crowds greeted him at stations and he thanked Flora Illinois for a wedding anniversary bouquet as the trip continued toward St. Louis and Omaha. The trip featured ideal weather and brief stops including greetings from children at North Vernon and a handshake with Elles Emison in Vincennes. The Seventh annual Legion session in Omaha opened with committee work and knotty issues including the aeronautics committee stance toward Col William Mitchell.

President Coolidge Omaha ST. Louis Flora Ills Vincennes Ind Elles Emison Ewing Emison Emison Indiana Walter Head Legion Associated Press Neb The American Legion Aeronautcs Committee William Mitcheil

Bethany's Toonerville Trolley Is Stolen

Wheeling West Virginia October 5 Brooke county authorities could not recover the street car stolen from Bethany College town Sunday night. The vehicle was Bethany’s only transportation and a search since morning yielded no trace. Bayard Seyler Bethany student was arrested on a charge of stealing the street car. he previously served time in Ge county jail under bond. Residents must walk to Wellsburg for daily visits.

Wheeling W. Va Brooke County Bethany Bayard Seyler Bethany Ol. Lowe Wellsburg

Campaign to Replace Odious Term Flapper With Moderns

The Campfire Girls, Inc. with 160000 members lead a crusade against the term flap per as odious and unfair. Colleen Moore is drafted to front the campaign while Lester J. Scott cites that among 2,000,000 honors given to girls past and present, most recognize homecraft skills like cooking sewing and childcare.

Campfire Girls, Inc Colleen Moore Lester J. Scott

Fight Just Begun Mitchell Avers Strong Stand

Washington October 5 naval air officers opposed Colonel William Mitchell’s plan to reorganize national defense before the air board while Mitchell faced disciplinary proceedings at the war department for criticizing policies. Lieut Bryan J Connell and Cmdr Kenneth Whiting oppose parts of the proposal and call for civilian leadership in defense. Mitchell warned that disciplinary action may occur, and he pledged to continue the aerial defense effort as hearings proceed.

Wrahington Naval Air Air Board William Mitchell National Defense War Department Department of National Defense Bryan J. Connell Mitchell John Rodgers John L. Hines Army Illinois House Aircraft Committee Defense Department George A. Nuent Inspector General Davis

Des Moines Pilot To Get New Plane For Pulitzer Flight

Lieutenant Commander Montgomery and crew members A Chamberlain and Charlies Kidder will fly to Washington to be assigned a new ship for the Pulitzer race trip to Mineola after their naval plane was damaged by a forced landing caused by fire. The crew, based in San Diego, praised Montgomery for a rare airman ship maneuver to avert a larger blaze.

Des Moines Iowa Ongomery A. Chamberlain Charlies Kidder Washington Mineola San Diego Montgomery

Black Diamond Express Wreck Near Geneva No Injuries Reported

A Lehigh Valley report says the Black Diamond Express derailed near Geneva with engine, main car, two parlor cars and coaches from the Pennsylvania Bottlers Association on board. No passengers or crew were hurt. four hours were spent on the delay as damaged cars were rerouted and connected to a different engine.

Buffalo Lehigh Valley Geneva Pennsylvania Bottlers Erie

Word Picture of Picket Line Scenes at Contempt Trial

In Monongah West Virginia Judge W S Meredith opened contempt proceedings for fifty four defendants amid a picket line scene described by W J Wolfe superintendent of Consolidation Coal Company. Most defendants appeared without counsel and adjourned to seek legal advice with Mayor Harry Bennett represented by city attorney Wat kins. The day ended with Wolfe detailing the picket line and a photo shown in a New York Sunday supplement as the trial continued tomorrow.

Mairmont W. Va W. S. Meredith W. J. Wolfe Monongah Meredith Tusca Morris Consolidation Coal Company Elipoyes New England Harry Bennett Harry PB. Watkins Watkins Bennett John Patrick Buckley City Counel Wolfe Presen Mr. Wolfe

Pirates Ready for World Series War in Pittsburgh

The Pirates and Senators gear up for the 1925 World Series with Pirates manager Ral McKechnie naming Lee Meadows or Vic Aldridge as starter depending on weather. Harris of the Senators hopes Dutch Renther can share mound duties with Johnson and Coveleskie as Pittsburgh fans flood Forbes Field for opening battles.

Associated Press Pittevers Baseball Sun Pittsburg Pirates Washington Busby Harris Senators Forbes Field Harris Maria Coveleskie Peckinpaugh Dutch Renther Corden Johnson Coveleaskie Pan Ral McKechnie McKechnie Lee Meadows Meadows MecKechnie Vic Aldridge McKeynle Corns Hie Eddie Moore George Grantham

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rev. S. D. Long GRACE Roy E. Early Z. B. Randall Mr. Bays Evan Burrows Fontaine Charles Ames Labor C. G. No. 101 E. L. Doheny Albert B. Fall Coolidge American Legion Today Mittee Col. Mitchell Toonerville Mitchell Avers Pulitzer Flight Aldridge Reuther Burden Walter Johnson Stanley Coveleskie
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