03 May 1923
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
1
A Flynn era? The Jersey coast fleet fled in the night after a shot fired across a smuggling craft’s bows. Earlier a whistle signaled stop but the cutter Seneca opened four guns with heavier fire, scaring the crew and causing the craft to flee.
Chicago May 3 Twenty thousand Santa Fe railroad maintenance of way men receive an wage increase from one to three and a half cents an hour following a ten day negotiation. The raise adds about half a million dollars yearly to the road's payroll.
Senior class at the public school auditorium presents Green Stockings tomorrow night. Cast includes Doris Campbell Evelyn Lady Trenchard Ruth McClure Ida Mrs Chis ham Faraday Vada Chistiler Martin Butler Wellman Cooke Phyllis Faraday Florence Heaton Robert Tarver George Sewell James Keigh Claude Thomas William Faraday Rice Gibson Admiral Grice Sneed Friar Henry Steele Adam Engler Celia Faraday Elizabeth Hist Col. Smith Lewis Hollingswerth.
Buried Dead or Alive evangelist Christina church 7:30 p m. The Man in the Street subject of missionary address First M E church 7:30 p m Encampment No 80 10 O F reg war meeting Royal Order of Lions 7 p m Priscila Dean in The Flame of Life Manning Theatre 7:30 and 9 p m Order Eastern Star meets Masonic Hall 7:30 p m
Prince K, once thought a hopeless cripple, now has a strong Derby chance. Once with George D. Widener, the colt’s ankles were battered but Prince K is training hard in hopes of winning America’s premier race. Louisville dispatch notes Widener’s wager offer and Marshall’s early doubts vivid in the tale of uncertain horse racing.
Evangelist Joel Lee Jones led a revival with a sermon on The Parable of the Sower drawing attendees from other churches. He announced Buried Dead or Alive for tonight as a larger crowd is expected and noted several church additions. The revival includes a Friday program at 7:15 PM and ends Sunday night with emphasis on ongoing church work.
Postal receipts for April rose by 8844.50 from the same month a year earlier, per postmaster Charles Cook. He notes a steady monthly revenue rise indicating growing business in Middlesboro.
TARTS May 3 French and Belgian governments today announced they had rejected the Servis Drege reparations proposal as inadequate for negotiation. They said the sum offered was too small and lacked guarantees for payment.
The seventh and eighth grade ball team beat L M U third team 2 to 10 yesterday afternoon. Bureh pitched a steady game with fourteen strikeouts. John Dean hit two home runs, Perr added one more, showcasing strong local batting and pitching.
Associated Press reports Bowing Green area where 95 year old P A Shackleford died at home near Brownsville from shock after his wife died a week earlier. The couple, said to be the state's oldest married pair, had been wed seventy years and had no children.
Representatives from across the state gathered in Louisville to decide whether to hold a state primary or convention for nominating state officers. The key decision will be made tomorrow by the Democratic state central committee. Delegations from Chris Han county and Topkinsville led by Walter Ezell Ira Smith and SY Primble attended.
The body of Bob Williams a painter and carpenter was missing after drowning near the mouth of Indian Creek on Powell's River Sunday night efforts to locate him have failed waters have been dragged with no success relatives and local lodges posted rewards for information leading to the recovery of the body Williams aged about fifty five resided in Sid lesboro most of his life The Mason lodge at Shawanee and the Lodge at Scale offered rewards for information leading to his recovery
Season tickets priced at 1.50 cover the May 7 to 10 festival with music concerts comic opera and novelty acts in the high school auditorium. Thirty local business men guarantee against loss as the event aims for high quality attractions praised in other southern cities. Single admissions are five cents.
Squire Carter Howard, 48, was killed and Mrs. Carter Howard wounded at the Rocky Branch Coal Company office on Puckett's Creek yesterday afternoon. The shooting followed Howard's affair with Miss Mary Johnson. Howard died at Wilson hospital in Pineville. Miss Johnson had a fair chance of recovery. Authorities expect no prosecution against Mrs. Howard. The couple had eight children, oldest about twenty, youngest about a month.
Prof. R F Porter coach leads Middlesboro High School track team in a noon departure for Levington to compete in the state meet this Friday and Saturday. The squad includes Ross Brown Jack Chesney Ror Lambert Abe Easter and Earl Sloan and has shown strong preparation and improvement in practice.
Andy Meyers ends weeks of driving a single vehicle and restarts taxi service. He hands over Tazewell routes to Andy Shipley, a semis driver, and unveils a touring car for evening picnic trips, signaling a refreshed local taxi operation and expanded offerings.
Frankfort state superintendent George Colvin arrives in Toisville on an unannounced mission. He is said to meet leaders about his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor and to carry a statement likely to include his position and an announcement.
Middlesboro taxi operators file equity suit to restrain city from $75 annual license fee while arguing it is exorbitant and discriminatory. A temporary restraining order blocks collection pending court action. Rufus Pry leads drivers. case to be heard before Judge J G Forrester in about ten days, possible appeal to higher courts.
Dean T B Pord reports LMU enrollment climbs to record levels amid ending of the engineering department and no free fall scholarships. Endowment grows to about 70000 with total assets around 40000, faculty and staff heavy with reductions. Summer session outlook bright as publicity expands the school’s reach and influence nationwide.
Mrs W H McChesney of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs heads a statewide effort to catalog Kentucky art treasures. The project seeks photographs and details of public buildings, memorials, fountains, murals, stained glass, and parks. Middlesboro residents are asked to report old paintings and other art trans ties to assist in proper listing.
The Commonwealth charged Flem Campbell with selling whiskey to Marcus Ginsburg age 17 in January. A jury found him guilty this morning and imposed a $100 fine and 20 days jail as punishment. The case followed similar testimony from the witnesses as yesterday.
City collector Frank Kearns reports slow payments for city and professional licenses due May 1, with automobile license plates not yet arrived. He notes 500 plus autos in Middlesboro and only a few owners have paid, hindering the city’s ability to check delinquents.
State highway Commissioner Joe Boggs and colleagues surveyed Bell County roads yesterday with Senator Bosworth. They pledged an engineer within a week to start extending a road from Middlesboro to Cumberland Gap and noted major work on the mines and Pineville routes.
Dr. E.R. Fulkerson will present The Man in the Street at Furst M E church tonight. A veteran missionary to India, he is praised as an excellent speaker and his Chicago home is noted. The third quarterly meeting is set for Sunday with W. W. Shepherd and the Southern District superintendent participating in morning and evening services.
An eastbound Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train derailed near Woodside Utah causing nine deaths and twenty injuries. Fireman and engineer died. a baggage car and smoking car crash into wreckage in a treacherous canyon two miles east of Woodside. Cause under investigation.
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