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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1925
Page
8
Washington Sept 7. Secretary Wilbur described the investigation into the Shenan disaster aboard a dirigible in which diagonal bracing failed, causing structural strain. He cited reduced safety valves in a shared gas-cell system and noted the theft of a gas cell by souvenir hunters as hindering tests.
Bishop Collina Denny at Bland Street Methodist preached that Jesus is the sole foundation and sinless life, defending the Virgin birth as miraculous but deeming sinlessness greater, and affirmed Scripture infallibility amid attacks. The Bluefield audience overflowed the main hall as the sermon lasted about seventy minutes.
In Huntington West Virginia charges of malfeasance in office against Commissioner Homer L Yeich were dismissed by a citizens board after a five hour trial. The vote totaled thirteen for dismissal three against and two not voting. Witnesses included PF Saunders and his three daughters who testified the Saunders daughter Verna Reynolds gave Yeich a 200 check to secure Saunders appointment as street superintendent. Yeich admitted receiving the check but said his husband knew nothing of it and he had no knowledge of the transaction at the time of appointment.
Venice Sept 7. How ard W Spratley father of William H Soratley twenty six old mechanic killed when he Shenandoah was wrecked over Ohio telegraphed Secretary Wilbur protesting the condition in which his son's body was received and lack of escort. Spratley said the body was sent with express charges collected on delivery reposed on excelsior in a casket resembling a wooden box and was only partly clothed and imperfectly embalmed.
In Wenatchee Washington on September 7 twelve bodies were recovered and five girls were missing after a cloudburst in the Squillichuck mountains sent floodwaters through the area. Debris scattered cars and possible additional fatalities. Apple Yard terminal flooded and railroad tracks washed out. Hundreds of apple carloads destroyed by accompanying hail. Wenatchee reclamation canal sections choked with mud and washed away.
In Union Street and South Bluefield residents report makeshift sledding as warm September weather persists. Local youths have dug out sleds and carved a 400 foot dry track, reaching speeds around fifty miles per hour, offering Decemberlike thrills before school starts.
James A Blosser seventy five died at 10 26 at his daughter Mrs W E B Seattle home on the Virginia side of the city after a week of illness He came to Bluefield from Buena Vista Va as custodian of the Graham furnace property He belonged to a Lutheran church and was known locally Survived by widow and four children Mrs Averill Clarence Edward and William Blosser Body to be shipped to Buena Vista for burial today on passenger train No 2
Honolulu reports a seaplane mission from San Francisco to Honolulu with Commander John Rodgers and four sailors gone for a week. Navy ships and submarines scour waters where the craft last sighted as destroyer squadrons return from Australia and New Zealand to reinforce the hunt. Admiral Moffett and Governor Farrington express cautious optimism while officials admit little hope remains.
The section sees widespread fires near Bluefield with thousands of acres burning. South Bluefield firefighters subdued a blaze on lower College avenue aided by spectators from a ball game. Eyewitnesses blame careless behavior on the hill east of the sand quarries near the fairgrounds.
Copenhagen police face mental torture from Harold Storm Nielsen a famed criminal who taunts them with letters and verses after a burglar left a coat and evidence pointing to him. The 40 year old Danes suspect his continued escapes and public taunts as his criminal career spans Faaborg and London before returning home.
In New Jersey a youth named Noel, held in Essex County jail, confessed to the kidnapping and murders of Mary Daley and Raymond Pierce among related charges. He admitted killing Pierce to obtain a car and later killed Daley in Mountain View, while claiming innocence of other offenses. Authorities prepare to submit evidence to a county jury and seek a commission to examine Noel’s sanity.
New York September 7 Mayor John F Hylan and State Senator James J Walker clashed as they shook hands at a Labor Day picnic on Fort Hamilton Brooklyn. Walker greeted Hylan as a candidate while Governor Smith stood nearby. All three paid tribute to labor's role in public life.
Rain late today offered relief to drought stricken areas of South Carolina. Churches held prayers for rain aligned with Governor McLeod’s proclamation. Piedmont endured the driest stretch with scattered showers and central eastern regions saw thundershowers. The heat peaked at 105 in Bartanburg and 102 in nearby areas.
A Negro woman was struck and dragged by a car driven by Barney Green of this city after alighting from a street car on Giles street. She was treated at Lomax Hospital and released to her home. Police issued a warrant for Green on a charge of reckless driving ahead of tonight’s police court trial.
Howard Cash of the Norfolk and Western railroad suffered a severe scalp wound when his car overturned on a short improvised bridge over the Blue Stone River near the field west of a junction. Three other occupants Miss Dorothy Overaker Miss Louise Baker and Mr. Johnson escaped with minor injuries as the car rolled after rounding a curve at high speed. The party had been to Shannon Dale and were en route to Bluefield. Cash was hospitalized at St Luke's with no skull fracture reported.
In Pittsburg on September 7 two masked youths robbed the Cameo theatre on Fifth Avenue of 1118 dollars. They forced cashier Harry Turner to open the safe after entering the basement office, struck the manager, and fled as the theater managers stalled them at the door.
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