Local Doctor Speaks On Preventive Medicine At Kiwanis
Dr. T. E. Vass of St. Luke's Hospital told Bluefield Kiwanis members that preventive medicine has added twenty years to life expectancy in twenty five years. He cited WWI typhoid stats and noted progress against smallpox diphtheria and scarlet fever while warning limited gains for cancer TB and heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
T. E. Vass
St. Luke's Hospital
Vass
F. T. Ridley
Thomas H Scott
Kiwanis Club
W. S. Anderson
Cliff Sykes
Hudson Huffard
H. E K. Shedd
L. Fowlkes
Dr. Ridley
J. S. Staley
Marion
Roy A. Cole
Moncalm
Nh. Neel
Logan
Children to Enjoy Free Carnival Shows in Bluefield
Bluefield set to host a free Cetlin and Wilson carnival for underprivileged children. Mrs Nellie Poff, county welfare agent, coordinates the event with plans to charter a street car for transport. Children meet at the Municipal building at 2 30 PM for a full afternoon at the show. American Legion sponsors the carnival for junior drum and bugle corps funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Cuesis
Nellie Poff
American Legion
Rumeten Promised Relief for Rheumatism and Nerve Ailments
Advertises Rumeten by Goodykoontz and others as a remedy for rheumatism neuritis arthritis sciatica gout and related uric acid conditions with a money back refund if not benefitted. Mentions Rumetex costs only six weight units and other drug stoves.
Virginia General Assembly prepares for August 17 special session
Virginia lawmakers near a special session on August 17 to consider a beer bill and other measures. Governor Pollard reluctantly agrees to follow a two thirds majority call, while discussions on ratifying repeal of the eighteenth amendment and redistricting are noted amid weather and festival updates. Old Timer reports katydid signals and farmers note a good crop season with only a brief drought episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia General Assembly
John Et Pollard
General Assembly
Old Dominion
Congress
Virginia
Walking-Cane Bug In Possession Of Editor
The editor displays a specimen called the walking-cane bug, a five inch insect with long legs found on a locust tree at the Harper farm. Miss Elizabeth Tanner, a local teacher, says it may be harmless though it could be the insect blamed for chestnut tree damage. Readers are invited to send in items of interest.
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Wild Animal
W. H. Harper
Mud Fork
Elizabeth Tanner
Harper Farm
Lowell Thomas
Famous War Fiddler to Play at White Top Mountain Festival
Jess Johnson of War, West Virginia, the famed fiddling performer known as the fiddlin fool, will appear at the folk music festival on White Top Mountain this Friday and Saturday. The event is announced by Mrs J P Buchanan of Marian, the festival chairwoman, who notes Johnson gained radio exposure on WHIS during a past fiddlers convention.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abingdon
Jess Johnson
War
W. Va
White Top Mountain
J. P. Buchanan
Marian
Johnson
WHIS
Buchanan
Cat Rides Moving Camp Cars From Bradshaw To Falls Mills
A cat rode the Walton Sudduth Construction camp cars from Bradshaw to Falls Mills and appeared in the kitchen car asking for breakfast. The feline lived on the cars for weeks, was placed off at Richlands, but later scratched at the Falls Mills door seeking admission as the trucks moved on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton- Sudduth Construction Company
Bradshaw
Falls Mills
Richlands
Visiting writer to tour Burkes Garden in Bluegrass Empire
Miss Clifon Dangerfield a noted New York fiction writer will tour Burkes Garden as part of a Bluegrass Empire visit. She will pause east of Tazewell to view the walnut tree linked to Alice Ben Bolt and stay here to gather color for upcoming magazines.
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Clifon Dangerfield
New York
Sanders
Burkes Garden
Tazewell
Alice Ben Bolt
Thomas Dunn English
Miss Dangerfield
Local Grocery Stores Observe Closing Hour
The NIRA code with Bluefield Virginia grocery stores went into effect Monday morning as stores opened at 7 30 a m and closed at 5 p m. No lunch hour recess is allowed. It was understood all city grocery stores signed the agreement and other firms are understood to conform to the prescribed hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Oeery
Virginian Rock Faces Washington on Mohegan Mountain
A reader from Welch reports a rock formation near Mohegan displaying a perfect likeness of George Washington on a mountain top. The feature, seen from the public highway west of Mohegan in McDowell county, is described as a flawless profile of the Father of his Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Mohegan
McDowell County
Welch
Sale of King Turner Residence in West Graham
On August 12, 1933 between 10 a.m. and noon the King Turner residence in West Graham Virginia will be sold to the highest bidder. Terms are one third cash with the balance in two equal payments due in six and twelve months after date. Details from M. L. Wagner administrator of the estate of King Turner deceased.
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King Turner
West Graham
Virginia
Virginia Side People Attend World’s Fair in Chicago
Mann Litz from Virginia is at the World's Fair in Chicago. Elder Reynolds departed Monday for the same event. Dr. Ralph Crosby of Staunton spent the weekend with family here. Mrs. Crosby and children stay with her sister Mrs. Margaret Sexton. B S Witten returned from Chicago after the Century of Progress exposition and will soon go home to Florida. Leroy Gerbig and his mother left Sunday for Columbus Ohio after visiting Mrs. Gerbig's sister Mrs. O K Phiegar.
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Mann Litz
Chicago
Elder Reynolds
Ralph Crosby
Staunton
Columbus
Ohio
Postmasters Named in West Virginia Offices
The post office department announced the appointment of postmasters in three fourth class offices in West Virginia. They are Mrs. Mary Corrill Indore Clay county Ford McCoy Merrimac Mingo county and Mrs. Violet King Romont Fayette county.
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Washington
Post Office Department
West Virginia
Mary Corrill
Indore
Clay County
Ford McCoy
Merrimac
Mingo County
Violet King
Romont
Fayette County
Caretaker Dropped at Denver Agency Station
Charleston's Baltimore and Ohio railroad was authorized by the public service commission to dispense with a caretaker at the Denver agency station in Marshall.
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Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Public Service Commission
Nowagency
Denver
Marshall County
Pollard to Seek Bond Action for Public Works
Governor Pollard will propose legislation in the Virginia special session to affirm city and town authority to issue bonds for public works without elections and to allow higher education institutions to anticipate construction fees. He spoke after preassembly talks at his honeymoon headquarters and planned further meetings with department heads and leaders on beer laws and referendum processes. He also announced ar bitration board appointments for Shenandoah park land owner claims and await George Peery's arrival for gubernatorial talks.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Pollard
Virginia General Assembly
Richmond
Virginia
Public Works Committee
George ©. Peery
Alexander, Glasgow
Bertram and
Williams
Board of Arbitration
Shenandoah Park Area
Hitler on March judges accepted appointment to the board
The article notes that Hitler on March judges had accepted his appointment to the board and awaited Judge Smith's acceptance. Five judges preside over circuits in the park area. The governor proposed an arbitration plan to speed litigation handling for future transfer to the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Park
Moley Opens Crime Conference Series United Front
Washington reports Raymond Moley leading a new phase of anti crime efforts by convening conferences to align federal and state actions. Justice agents aiding in four Kidnapping probes pursue Charles Arachel’s abductors as Moley plans forthcoming talks with AG Cummings and officials on needed legislation.
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Washington
Raymond Moley
Department of Justice
Charles F. Arachel
Oklahoma City
Moley
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Cummings
William Stanley
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Urechel
Martinsburg Banker Named State Bank Examiner
Charleston announces Merriman Gilbert of Martinsburg as state bank examiner. Gilbert has long resided in Martinsburg and has worked in the local banking business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
W. C. Given
Merriman Gilbert
Martinsburg
Gilbert
Young Autoist Jones Plunges 200 Feet in Embankment
John Bailey, 15, is in critical condition at St. Luke's hospital with a fractured pelvis and internal injuries after the car he was driving rolled four times off a steep embankment near his Hurrican Mercer county home. Graden Bailey, the father, witnessed the crash and says a front wheel may have detached before the plunge. The accident occurred about two miles from Stony Ridge top. An airplane may fall 200 to 300 feet in seconds when hitting an air pocket.
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John Bailey
St. Luke's Hospital
Hurrican
Mercer County
Graden Bailey
Bailey
Stony Ridge
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