Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Health Events
Guests of Mr and Mrs A R Bartlett West Main Street include Clyde and William Wallace of Gastonville Pa visiting E M Moore. Lucille McCafferty to visit J B Burgesser in Hagerstown and Vivian Burgesser in Baltimore while Burgessers were guests here. Ruth and Evelyn Welch visiting friends in Cleveland Ohio. Victor L Moore and family return to Large Pa after weekend with E M Moore family. Evert Moore Jr to stay a few weeks. Imogene Hendrickson underwent tonsillectomy at City Hospital. Jerry Zinn had tonsils removed at City Hospital.
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A. R. Bartlett
West Main Street
Clyde
William Wallace
Gastonville
E. M. Moore
Lucille McCafferty
J. B. Burgesser
Hagerstown
Vivian Burgesser
Baltimore
Bettye Flesher to Lead Music at Camp Ken Conn this Summer
Bettye Flesher of Pruntytown will direct music at Camp Ken Conn near Housatonic River, returning after a year at Fairmont State and William Wesleyan College. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H Flesher and was active in P T A activities at Eville school. A large party in Philippi celebrated her prior to her summer role.
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Bettye Flesher
Prun
G. Va
William and Mary Je
Camp Ken- Conn
H. Lather
Pruntytown
Eville School
County Return
Grafton School
Milk Flesher
West A Wesleyan College
Fairmont State
Williams Camp
Tead Miks Flesher
New York City
Housatonic River
Amburg
Imogene
Pruntyfowd
Camp Ken- Cohn
Flesher
Pletcher
Helen Channon
eClub
4s.Fletcher
Wheeling
Menear
Clara Korte
Pollution of Water Fought by Steel Industry Study
The Mellon Institute launches a study on stream pollution caused by steel mills, backed by the American Iron and Steel Institute representing most U.S. producers. The research aims to purify waste liquor, recover useful salts, and develop scalable treatment methods with potential job creation and broader industrial benefits.
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Mellon Institute of Industrial
American ‘Iron and Steel Institute
Mellon Institute
June Social Calendar and Club Meetings
June events include Quota club at 6 15 Cozy Rest Ladies Auxiliary A OH lodge at 8 pm K of C hall King s Daughters Bible class Blueville Sunday school at 7 30 at La Blanche Newcome WCTU meets June 10 2 30 pm First Baptist bring a friend B and O Veterans Clara Fawyer Auxiliary meet June 13 7 30 pm VFW hall guests listed Friendship Bible class meets June 1 at Christian church Alibi club gathering at Mrs Sharman Reed home Leonard street and social at Mrs Robert Taylor Knotts avenue June 13 with dessert and brief business to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. H. Lodge
K. of C. Hall
King’s Daughters Bible
Blueville
la Blanche Newcome
Women's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
B. and O. Veterans
Clara Fawyer
V. F. W. Hall
Alibi Club
Sharman Reed
Leonard Street
Robert Taylor
Knotts Avenue
Ray Withers
A.W
Dean
Dudley Pauley
Lee Valentine
Harper Wooddell
George Ashby
Trial of Dixie Davis Is Continued Indefinitely
In New York on June 6 the trial of J Richard Dixie Davis and 14 others charged with running the policy game racket was postponed indefinitely by the supreme court at the district attorney’s request. A superseding indictment renamed the defendants and added James J Hines a Tammany district leader.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie" Davis
New York City
Supreme Court
James J. Hines
Tammany
Probe of Monopoly Committee Approval Stirs Senate
Washington June 6 The senate judiciary committee approved a broad investigation into monopolistic trends across industry and finance. The panel backed a probe aimed at assessing concentration of power and potential anti competitive practices affecting markets nationwide. The decision signals renewed focus on corporate control and regulatory responses.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Barclay on Bridge: Shortening the foe and card possession
Barclay explains how holding cards in an opponent's suit can aid defense even when that suit is not trump. Such holdings can limit the enemy's lead options, reduce their空间, and influence the timing of their plays, shaping the endgame strategy.
Bidding Puzzle Reveals Missed Club finesse on deal
In a North South game West opens a strong bid and East doubles. South wins with the Ace of diamonds and the declarer notes a missed club entry could have forced a second trick. The hand ends with seven clubs and two of each other suit, a loss of one spade. What is the correct bidding on this deal.
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Trump
South
North
East
Weat
Declarer
Birth of James Milton Robinson in St. Charles area
Mrs. and Mr. Paul Robinson announce the birth of a son named James Milton, born Saturday June 4. The child weighed eight pounds. he is the couple’s second child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Robinson
St. Charles Street
James Milton
Titis
Davies Sees Stalin in Moscow Ahead of Belgium Move
United States Ambassador Joseph E Davies met with Joseph Stalin in the Kremlin for a two hour talk on world affairs before Davies departs to take a post as ambassador to Belgium. Stalin, with no official gov ernment title, and Molotov were present as Pravda publicized the communique.
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Moscow
United States
Joseph E. Davies
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Communist Party
Soviet Russia
Faro- Pravda
Davies
Comrade Molotoff
Belgium
Kremlin
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Council of People's Commissars
Unemployment Insurance Opposed by R R Officials
Charles D. Young of the Pennsylvania Railroad told Senate and Interstate Commerce Committee that railroad unemployment insurance would be unfair to long service workers. He warned the fund would favor short-term hires first and exhaust as trends shift. The Treasury Department also opposed the bill citing risks to standard Social Security benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles D. Young
Pennsylvania Railroad
Senate
Young
Interstate Commerce Committee
Treasury Department
Thomas Loses Newark Brawl Keeps Political Heat Rising
Newark city commissioners split after the weekend disruption of Norman Thomas's Socialist meeting in Military Park. Thomas demanded an apology as eggs and cucumbers were hurled at him by about 100 demonstrators. Mayor Ellenstein accused Hague allies of meddling. a Jersey City parade for Hague was planned with officials to review.
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Newark
N. J
Military Park
Norman Thomas
Public Safety
Michael P. Duffy
Joseph Byrne, Jr
Thomas
Meyer
C. Ellenstein
Prank
Hague
Jersey City
New York
Thomasins
Ellenstein
Opic
Norman ‘Thomas
A. Harry Moore
U. S
Jot Milton
Mary T. Norton
House Labor Committee
Seven Die as Bus Hit by Train in Bavaria
Seven Stuttgart excursionists were killed and eight injured when their bus collided with a train at a grade crossing near Fuessen Bavaria. The crash occurred today as the group traveled through the Bavarian region. Local authorities stated the incident prompted emergency response and investigations.
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BIB
Berlin
Stuttgart
Fuessen
Bavari
Union Leader Seeks Government Takeover of Telegraphs
Willard Bliss of a CIO union representing Communications Companies urged a Senate Interstate Commerce subcommittee to have the government acquire telegraph companies and run them as part of the postal service. He testified amid calls to probe monopolistic tendencies in telegraphic communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Willard Bliss
C. I. O. Union of Communications Companies
Emplover
Senate
Postal Service
Bilés
American Communications Association
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Neely
D.-W. Va
Bliss
Harold Smith Named Fairmont Alumni Leader
Fairmont June 6 Harold Smith of Fairmont elected president of the Fairmont State College Alumni Association at the annual luncheon. Rex Bradley of Paden City Jasper Colebank of Fairmont and Mrs John Freeman of Fairmont named officers with George Hunt as faculty advisor.
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Fairmont
Hares J. Smith
Fairmont State College Alumni Association
Iucheon
Rex Bradley
Paden City
Jasper Colebank
John Freeman
George Hunt
Thomas W. Skuce
State Conservation Commission
Two Negro Gunmen Shot in Bluefield Shootout
In Bluefield two men identified as Andrew Gates and Spurgeon Billup exchanged gunfire after an argument. A stray bullet wounded bystander Ed Merchant, who was nearby as the incident left both gunmen dead and a deputy sheriff reported the scene.
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Bluefield
L. H. Cook
Andrew Gates
Spurgeon Billup
Ed Merchant
Farm machine makers cited by FTC report
The Federal Trade Commission told Congress that International Harvester and seven other large producers dominate farm equipment. It cited coercive practices and possible illegal pricing, naming leading firms such as Deere & Co, J I Case, Allis-Chalmers, Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline, Massey Harris, and B F Avery. The report notes concentration of output and hints at independent courts and political influence on regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
International Harvester Company
Deere Company
International Harvester Co
Chicago
Deere && Co
Moline
Illinois
J. I. Case Co
Racine Wisconsin
Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co
Milwaukee
Oliver Farm Equipment Co
Minneapolis
Moline Power Implement Co
Minnesota
Massey-Harris Co., Inc
Racine
Wis
B. F. Avery & Sons Co
Louisville Ky
Deere & Company
H. C. Merritt
Farm Equipment Institute
Supreme Court Criticizes NLRB Over Stockyards Case
The speaker attacks NLRB for reversing court findings and for issuing a secretary led decision on commission fees. He accuses the board of denying due process by blocking access to report materials and failing fair representation. The critique cites a stockyards case and questions adherence to fair-play rules.
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NLRB
Secretary of Agriculture
National Labor Relations Board
Prosser Dies After Accident Inquest Delayed
The article reports that Sheriff Evans and the state police found Sinsel not at fault in the accident, and funeral services for Prosser were held at Webster Methodist Church with interment in Webster Cemetery. An inquest ordered by Justice Hoye G. White Sr. was postponed, with a probable resumption on Wednesday. Jurors listed: O C Jefferys, William Morgan, H Ringler, C P Hannon, Ora Jenkins, George Burgess.
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Evans
Sinsel
Prosser
Webster Methodist Episcopal Church
H. J. Mitchell
M. P
Chirch
Grafton
Webster Cemetery
W F. Flanagan
Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White
Flanagan
Walnut Street
White
O. C. Jefferys
William Morgan
H. Ringler
C. Phannon
Ora Jenkins
George Burgess
Premier Daladier flies to border frontier
Premier Edouard Daladier departed by plane for the French Spanish frontier from Paris on June 6, accompanied by General Jules Decamp, after word reached that Spanish warplanes crossed the frontier for the second day running. Villacoublay airport was used and arrival at Toulouse was anticipated.
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Daladier
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Jules Decamp
Spain
War Ministry
Villacoub
Toulouse
French Fight Back After Span ish Raids Near Toulouse
French officials report another cross border raid by unmarked planes from Spain flying over Toulouse toward Barcelona before retreating after warnings. French warplanes patrolled the frontier while investigations seek the raiders’ origin and a formal protest will be lodged.
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Ation
Toulouse
Spain
Fron
trans-Pyrenees
Barcelona
France
Orlu
Foreign Office
Labor Board Trial Reveal Spies Hired by Harlan Operators
Testimony before the National Labor Relations Board details hiring of labor spies by the Harlan County Coal Operators Association. Ben Unibank, described as an assistant to disrupt miners’ organizing drives, says he paid others to obtain information and that some spies may have later worked in mines. Judge Ford calls testimonies voluntary and the defense prepares to present defense evidence as government cases advance.
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George Ward
Pene
Association
Unthank
Ford
J. M
Federal Bureau of Investigation
O'Leary
Harlan Countlana
Body Found Near Avondale In Rail Yard Accident
Railroad workers discover A F Bowles aged 71 of Avondale along the tracks near Avondale. They believe he was struck by a freight train.
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Welch
A. F Bowles
Avondale
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Nola Nicholas
London
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