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Bluefield Daily Telegraph from Bluefield, West Virginia • Page 29

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Bluefield, West Virginia
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Sunday Morning, Sept. 13, 1936, BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, Bluefield. W. Va. PAGE FIVE SHIFTED BY COURT Liability For Mishap In Which The Late J.

B. Lawrence Figured Placed On Bluefield Gas And Power Company Liability for an acririent at Mue- flelrt. V.i., In which the Inte Joseph B. Lawrence, who became nationally known because of his many blood transfusions, was shitted from the town to the Bluefield Ons and Power company, under a ruling Friday of the Virginia state Biipremo court. Affirmation of the judgment of I he Tazewell circuit court means the town will bo repaid the $2,000 principal which it settled upon the Lawrence estate.

In addition to an almost equal amount representing Interest. e.ostB and attorneys' fees. Lawrence brought suit for $2,000 in 1932, claiming damages for injuries be said he received when he fell into an open and unprotected ditch near his home. lie recovered the full amount and the judgment was paid to his eslatc following his death which occurred during the litigation. With the $2,000 Judgment, the town paid out fees nnd costs which swelled the total to $3,100.

Suit for this amount then was introduced Service corporation, parent company of Bluefield Gas and Tower, by the town of Bluefield, Va. Additional costs and attorneys' fees were demanded In the new complaint, which brought the total to almost $4,000, and the city won In Tazewell court, basing its claim upon the fact the gas company had opened the ditch for new mains in the town. Lawrence became ft headline figure the country over because of a strange malady which resulted In the failure of his body to manufacture its own blood. He submitted to more than 100 transfusions, and actually lived on the blood of his friends for several years. gRANS-PAOFIC (Continued from Preceding Pane) would be terrible if I the grade." "Don't think about that," said.

"Of course you will." There was a. rap on the door and Alice Miller walked in. her brown eyes aglow. She whirled in a. circle, and then sat down beside them.

"Oh. I'm so excited! The moat wonderful Doris eyed her coolly. "So you've got the job! Well, I hope it's out on the west coast somewhere where you'll never see that conceited Chuck Jones again!" Alice's face clouded Instantly and Kay ww that there were tears in her eyes. Alice merely sat there, saying nothing for a while. Doris and Kay exchanged anxious looks.

Suddenly Alice said, "But you don't understand! I haven't a job and I don't want one. Chuck and I were married today." Doris' chin dropped. "Well, nil things! Married!" All at. once she broke out into loud laughter. She stood up and slapped Kay on the hack.

"The fish! The sap! The simpleton. He has ft hundred names in his little book and Alice faced her indignantly. "They didn't mean a thing to blm. Ob, I love him!" But Doris' laughter continued tin- abated. "To meek little girl comes features- pretty little dressed Mr.

Chuck Jones tails for her, hook. line and sinker. The sap! Men are all saps! They think they are lady-killers and they turn out to be little lambs. Oh. this is slaughter." Alice was ft little Indignant.

"We've lust found the most adorable little apartment only two blocks from here. Of course, it's furnished the only kind we can afford now. But I know how to keep house and we're going to save our money so that, before long, we can have a place of our This speech sobered Doris somewhat. Evidently young Mr. Chuck Jones had some qualities she had overlooked.

He and Alice bad looked beyond the honeymoon, were soberly making plans, taking on responsibilities. Kay got up and crossad the room to kiss Alice on both cheeks. "I wish you all the happineas in the world!" she said. Surprisingly, Alice burst Into tears. "But I'll miss you so! You'll be way Kay looked un, startled.

"What do you mean?" "Haven't you heard? Don't you know? It was on the bulletin board. You've been appointed to a position in the western division! You're to go to the coast tomorrow!" Kay could scarcely believe the words. Nevertheless she had a clear picture of what they meant to her. Ted Graham was out. there.

Ship Harbor was the home base of the trans-Pacific flight! There was a a sho would see Ted Graham again. (To BP Continued) Matoaka, W. Va. MRS. W.

B. TABOR Correspondent Iowa. Mr. Sublette returned to his home nt AJhens. Matoaka, W.

Sept. a forty-minute talk given Thursday night at the first meeting of the local A. A. Allison, new principal of Matoaka, stressed the need for a closer cooperation between parents and teachers the coming year. Mr.

Allison also emphasized that the parents who have children in Matoaka school and yet who live out of town, should be urged to attend the meetings of the A. SCHOOL KMILLMENT Matoaka school opened Tuesday, with a grade school enrollment of about 140, and a high school enrollment of ,185. Miss Cupy Meadows is a new teacher in Matoana graded school, Miss McClothin in the high school, and Alias Vermillion in the junior high. REVIVAL ENDS The revival conducted by the Rev. B.

F. Sublette at Matoaka Christian church came to a successful close Sunday evening, Mr. Sublette had as his assistant and singer the Rev. T. A.

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Gary Auto Service. Station Gary, W. Va. Lewis Furniture Company Welch, W. Va.

Lewis Furniture Company Williamson, W. Va. Bottom Creek Colliery Vivian, W. Va. Pocahontas Fuel Company -Pocahontas, Va.

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Pulaski Iron Company Eckman, W. Va. Lickbranch Colliery Va. Rolfe Colliery W. Va.

Burgees Electric Company Bluefield, Va. Harman Electric Company Princeton, W. Va. Virginia Hardware Company Princeton, W. Va.

King Radio Furniture Company Iaeger, W. Va. United Pocahontas Coal W. Va, Lake Superior Coal Superior, Va. Painter Furniture Company Keystone, W.

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C. T. 1. MKKTS The Women's Christian union of the Matoaka Christian church met at the home of Mrs. W.

P. Harmon Thursday afternoon. Nine members were present. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Iloonle (Irahnm with Mrs.

Virgil Farley ns joint hostess In October. After the meeting an rnjoynble social hour wafl held. The hostess served cake and coffee. MATOAKFVEHSONUS Mrs. Gene Dlsbnei and Miss Pansy Hums were visiting in l.ewisburg last, week, where they attended the fair.

Miss Virginia Stlnson and Mc- I Clean, Naomi, and Sylvester Foley I left Wednesday for Grundy, where they will attend school. Mrs. C. Sneed and daughter, Allle, were visiting Mrs. Alice Hailey and Mrs.

.1. B. Neal at Rock Saturday. Mrs. IJ.

M. CaKee visited her son. Cletls. who Is a patient In the hospital at niuefleld, Saturday. Nellie Hailey.

of Sullivan Is visiting nt Matoaka. Allle Sneed is attending Rluefleld business college. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shrewsbury ft baby daughter, Barbara Ann.

on September S. Mrs. Shrewsbury was Miss Opal J.uok before marriage. Burke's J. P.

OOSE Correspondent One pair of meadow mice could have 275 billion descendants 10 yearn, it every descendant lived and bred normally over that period. Burkes Garden, Sept. 12. Clarence Tthudy and daughter, Florence, of Riverside. have returned to their home after visiting relatives and friends here and In Tazewell.

Mrs. II. P. Mosfi Is a patient nt tbo Sanitarium In Battle Creek, Mich. The Rev.

W. Arrowood Is holding services nt, the church each night this. week. School opened here Ibis work with a number of new pupils and three new teachers, Miss Thompson, Miss Crahtree and Mrs. Ringslaff.

The Community League entertained at the home of Mrs. C. Z. Moss in honor of the teachers. Miss Elanor Greever.

of Blacksburg, spent the week-end and Labor day holiday with, home folks. John P. Gose, who has been ill nt his homo here for flometlme. has gone to Mt. Regis sanitarium, in Salem, for treatment of, an ah- cess on his lung.

Mrs. B. J. Tornko of Stony Creek, was. called home- by the Illness of her father, J.

P. Gose. Ralph Gose of New York City spent his vacation with home folks here and. has now returned to hifl work. In one way, 1935 was the oddest year since 1795.

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