Coal and service ads fill Bluefield pages
A Bluefield area page lists coal companies and services with phone numbers and prices for Pocahontas nut coal and red ash coal. It includes notices for meetings of Legionnaires and Masons, piano ads, a sale at 107 Bluefield Avenue, and a court bulletin noting speeding fines. Weather reports show 1.69 inches of rain in 24 hours and 4.42 inches for the month so far.
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Bluefield Avenue
Rolls
Your
Vocalion Records
Aeolian
Aeolian Vacaliona
Thurman & Boone Co., Inc
RM. Turner
Aviation Officials Cite Difficulties and Industry Haemorrhage
The hearing heard from experts including Mr Loening and Mr Wright on aviation hurdles. They praised American engineering feats while noting government purchase limits hinder growth. The Curtis Company disclosed an $11 million capital with $90 million in business but no dividends, mortgaged assets to the US. leaders warn of a brain drain as key figures exit aviation.
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Cutebell
Curtis Company
United States
Orville Wright
Glenn Curtiss
William Gilmore
Pentecostal Holiness Revival Set on Wayne Street
The Pentecostal Holiness church hosts an evening revival at 7 30 nightly at the Wayne Street church. Rev R L Hager will preach inviting all to attend the Gospel in the old time way.
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Wayne Street
R. L Hager
Bluefield Considers Higher Hawker License Ordinance
The Bluefield board of directors will take up a new license ordinance next Tuesday raising hawker and peddler taxes and adding strict registration with tags. The draft imposes $300-$600 six to twelve month licenses for vehicle traders and higher penalties, with reports of public input welcome at City Manager Bennett’s office.
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Bluefield
Board of Directors
Boyd A. Bennett
Hennett
Biluefield
Kennet
Bennett
City Manager Names New Purchasing Agent for Bluefield
J. Fe McGregory named office engineer and purchasing agent of Bluefield by City Manager Boyd A Bennett. A Lynchburg resident and Virginia Tech graduate, he previously worked in public works with Bennett and succeeds Robert Jorn of Pittsburgh.
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J. FE. McGregory
Bluefield
Boyd A. Bennett
Mr. McGregory
Lynchburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Bennett
Robert Jorn
Pittsburg
Produc ers and Refiners Reports 1925 Half-Year Net Income
Producers and Refiners Corporation reports consolidated net income of 69.0 million for the first half of 1925 after depreciation and federal taxes but before depletion, versus 1.26 million for the same period in 1924.
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New York
Producers and Refiners Corporation
Nominations for bishops in six districts announced
The House of Bishops named nominees for missionary bishops in six districts with elections set for tomorrow. William M. Thomas heads Porto Alegre’s Seeborn Cross College and is the sole candidate for that position. Eleven names were offered for Idaho, F B Houchen seeks Mexico, Frank Elmer Wilson for Kyoto and Arizona, and three candidates for Liberia. The new presiding bishop John Gardner Murray was introduced. Debates on baptism led to a reshaping of baptism questions, dropping creed confession in favor of personal devotion to Christ.
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The
Associated Press
New Orleans
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of the Dupetites
Era
William M. Thomas
Seeborn Cross College
Porto Alegre
Idaho
F. B. Houchen
New Mexico
Mexico
Frank Elmer Wilson
Eau Claire
Wis
Kyoto
Arizona
Liberia
John Gardner Murray
House of Deputies
F. H. Nelson
Cincinnati
Christ
Turner Indicted for Murder in Kentucky Dynamite Blast
Taylor Hatfield identifies Turner from Pike county as the blast suspect in the Auburn Coal Company mine incident. Turner, held on murder charges, implicates his father in law Joe Jacks after earlier denials. Jacks and Turner were indicted. letters from Hamburg aided the case.
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Taylor Hatfield
Feather
Clieri
Pike County
Hatfeld
Turner
Hatfield
Kentucky
Auburn Coal Company
Henry Lewis
Ae Turner
Tombs Prison
Joe Jacks
Jacks
New York
Hamburg
Germany
Williamson
W. Va
Bluefield Militia Holds Regular Drill With Address
Bluefield Mountaineers, the local National Guard unit, held its weekly drill at the Rogers Street armory with strong attendance. Cap George West Diehl of Concord College spoke, followed by a wrestling match between two company members. A vacancy for three men will fill the unit before its first inspection, a public event planned soon.
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Bluefield Mountaineers
Armory
Rogers Street
George West Diehl
Concord College
150Th Regiment
Bluefiled Mountaineers
National Guard
Evening Radio Programs Highlight Broad Night of Music
A varied radio schedule lists grand opera, musical comedies, studio orchestras and dance programs across stations WEAF KDKA WJR WBZ WRNY WCAE WEAR WWJ WCAP WCAU WAHG WLIT WTIC KFNF KSD WDAF WOC KYW WON and others. The lineup features The Hidden Idol musical, piano recitals, Moon program, Reich orchestral selections and dance programs through late night with multiple time zones noted.
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WEAF
Meyer Davis Lido-Venice Orchestra
KDKA
WJR
Trgy
WBZ
Steele
WRNY
Aschenfelder Opera Co
WCAE
WEAR
WWJ
WCAP
WCAU
Rennie Cormack
WAHG
WLIT
WTIC
KFNF
Scotch Trio
KSD
Dorothy Coates
WDAF
WOC
KYW
Wwoco
Jack Chapmaes
Orchestr Stain
Railroad labor board takes up Western Maryland strike
The U S railroad labor board assumed jurisdiction in the Western Maryland engineers and firemen strike and summoned parties to a hearing in Chicago next Monday. Union leaders and company officials reported few workers on duty and said passenger service would likely be little hampered.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Western Maryland Railroad
Ben Hooper
Baltimore
Maxwell C. Byers
Western Maryland
Frederick Barr
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. A. Paddock
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Hooper
Fremen and Hostlers
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Cleveland
A. Johnston
The
D. B. Robertson
M . Byers
Western Maryland Company
Navy cannot pay Shenandoah crash burials bills
Lakehurst N J October 15 The navy department returned bills for funeral expenses of fourteen men killed in the Shenandoah crash saying no funds are available. Air station had allowed 150 dollars per burial but funds were not provided to cover transport and burial costs. Relative bills for incidental burial expenses were sent to Washington.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Federal Department
Lakeburnt
Washington
Mayor Stewart Enters Retail Coal Business
Mayor A J Stewart expands into coal trade by buying L A Dunns interest and part of C Jenkins stake in Standard Fuel and Supply Company. He has years of coal development experience in southern West Virginia and will likely oversee the business personally.
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A. J. Stewart
L. A. Dunn
C. Jenkins
Standard Fuel and Supply Company
Mr. Stewart
West Virginia
British Fascisti grows to over one hundred thousand
The British Fascisti organization formed to combat Communism has surpassed 100000 members. The group includes both men and women and claims rapid expansion across the country.
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British Fascisti
British Fascisti Organization
Turner alive in New Jersey tied to Matewan mine deaths
Fred Turner a former Auburn Coal supervisor believed killed in a January mine explosion is alive in New Jersey. His wife and sister allegedly collected 50 000 life insurance while Turner’s letter prompted authorities to plan his arrest for involvement in the cave and insurance fraud. Joe Jack, Turner’s brother in law, faces charges as an accomplice.
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W. Va
Turner
West Virginia
New York
Joe Jack
New Jersey
Federal plan would place motor buses under federal control
Oct 15 Washington state and industry groups clash over a proposed measure by the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners to place interstate motor buses under federal authority. Opponents plan a national fight as officials argue over the balance of state versus federal regulation and the impact on essential utilities.
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Washington
National Association of Railroad and Utilities
gmmis/ioners
Jerome Fanciulli
District of Columbia Commercial Motor Vehicle Association
Commissioners
John B. Benton
National Association
Lewis E. Pierson
New York
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Warriner Replies to Lewis on Anthracite Controversy
Samuel D. Warriner, chair of the anthracite operators conference, defended the industry in Harrisburg against John Is Lewis’s charges. He argued coal size standardization served retailers and customers with no public advantage to operators, and refuted Lewis’s claim of 1,200,000 killed since 1870, citing 23,745 fatalities total and an average 431.7 per year from Pennsylvania mine inspection records.
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Harisburg
Samuel D. Warriner
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic City
John Is Lewis
United Mine Workers
Warrineraid
Mine Inspection Bureau of Pennsylvania
Mine Sweeper Ortolan Rammed by Submarine
Off Point Loma eight miles at sea in water under 100 feet the United States mine sweeper Ortolan nose up surfaced and was rammed by a submarine. Periscope and antenna were damaged. hull plates bent but no injuries or serious damage. Submarine reported no water intake. Ortolan commanded by Lieutenant M. M. Nelson.
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San Diego
Cal
Point Loma
J. M. Haines
Por
M. M. Nelson
Bluefield National Bank Opens New Banking Room
The Bluefield National Bank plans a new banking room in the Law and Commerce Building at the corner of Federal and Raleigh Streets. It promises ample light and a pleasant, well lit space for customers with opening details to be announced locally in the near future.
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Bluefield National Bank
Law and Commerce
Federal and
Raleigh Streets
Charles Smith Misidentified as Notorious Bank Bandit
New Martinsville West Virginia October 15 a construction worker Charles Smith was dragged from a hotel bed at Proctor by Sheriff J P Morgan and deputies who released him after he convinced them he was not William Dutck Anderson a bandit associate of Gerald Chapman Sheriff Morgan said the resemblance was marked but would not reveal the source of his tip
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Proctor
Here
J. P Morgan
Charles Smith
William “Dutck” Anderson
Gerald Chapman
Morgan
Two Freight Cars Derailment Delays B and O Trains
A derailment of two cars on a local freight near West Alexander Pennsylvania at 7 p m blocked traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio line between Pittsburgh and Wheeling. The Pittsburg and Kenova flyer due in Wheeling at 8 40 will instead run about three hours late.
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West Alexander
Here
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Kenova
Court Drops Theft Charge After Proposal
In Des Moines a theft charge against Mies Edith Connolly was dismissed when a young man requested marriage and she consented. The event occurred in court as the couple's engagement led to the resolution.
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Cupld
Des Moines
Mies
Edith Connolly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercer Coal and Supply Co
Service Coal Company
Federal Street
Lawrence & Webb
Call
Citizens Coal & Supply Company
Legionnaires
Austary
Economy House & Material Co
Tel
Masonic Temple
Lawrence A Webb
Bluefield Post No. 9
American Legion
Glenwood Park
Princeton
Dennis R. Holley
Brotherhood of Railroad
H. B. Pudge
Phone
Bailey Lumber Company
Brookey Coal Co
J. P. Bowers
Blue Rose Tea Room
Scott Apartments
Kell's
Bland Street
Bradmanna Building
Cnenk
Halley Lumber Company
Scott Aparuments
Pocahontas Operators’ Association
Bailey Building
United States District Court
Little War Creek Coal Company
McDowell County
Sullivan
Little War Creek Company
Staffordsville
Miller
J. Batts Brown
Workmans’ Compensation Commission
Worth Kilpatrick
Connellsville
United Pocahontas Coal Company
Worth
Ballart
KR. F. Cornett
Speedi Ng
O. C. Beaney
J. B. Eades
Mayor
Luefield
Res
Harry L. Greenspon
Aliff Transfer Co
Bluefield Ave
Thomas St
Bluefield Hardware Co
N. Y
Jas. G. Lita, Agt
Commercial Bank
P. D. Drawer
Altamont
Mercer Funeral Home
R. L. Morris
Bluefield, W. Va
WM. H. Carr
Coal & Coke
Sluevield
House of Bishops of Episcopal Church
Bluefield Militia
Football Today
Beaver High
Beckley High
Fair Grounds
Rail Labor Board
Stewart
Wife and Sister
Fred Turner
Matewan
Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
Pikeville
William Turner
Warriner
Lewis
Ortolan
Alabama
West VA
DR. J. S. Compton
Dutch Anderson
Fox Pharmacy
Goody Koontz Drug CO
Good Drug Stores
State
Union
Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Pairview Pharmacy
Bland and
South Streets
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