Footlight Parade Tops Film Bill at Colonial Theater
Warner Bros opens Footlight Parade at the Colonial, signaling a new musical film era with a strong plot and lavish production. The all star cast includes James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and others as the studio plans four series per production.
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Colonial Theater
Warner Bros
Talking Pictures
Warner Bros. Musical Pictures
Hugh Herbert
Clare Dodd
Gordon Westcott
Arthur Hohl
Phillip Faversham
British ship rescues crew of sinking Gloria at sea
Fishguard Wales report that the British steamer Deebank rescued all 26 crew members of the Spanish steamer Gloria after Gloria flooded her engine room and two holds in the Irish Sea. Deebank responded to the distress call and saved the crew as the vessel neared sinking with only an hour of buoyancy left.
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Fishguard
Wales
Deebank
Gloria
Irish Sea
Religious notices from Princeton area churches and memorials
Church schedule notices from the Colored People Church of God in Christ on Lewis Street and 200 Wilton Street plus Holy Church N.8 United on Church Street list service times and revivals. There are memorial acknowledgments for Betty Glasco and Amandus Cabbell, and a hair salon closure notice for Annie Hancock with a Jones Street Christian church program featuring the Silvertone quartet from Roanoke Roanoke VA announced for Monday night.
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Jones Street Christian Church
Silvertone Quartet
Roanoke
P. E. Carter
Mock trial by Press club at Bluefield State College
The Press club of Bluefield State College presents a mock trial on Thursday December 7 at 8 p m. Mary Kenly a teacher sues the Riverside school board claiming contract violation for attending a public dance. Officials say the event will be entertaining with suspense and the public is invited.
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Press Club
Bluefield
Mary Kenly
Riverside School Board
West Virginia PTA Leaders To Address Meeting
Don, fifth vice president of the West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers, will be present to give an address. Mrs. Edward Frazee, president of Beaver Parent Teacher Association, will give a reading. Dr. K. C. Wade, assistant county superintendent, also will be present.
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Don
West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
Edward Frazee
Beaver Parent Teacher Association
K. C. Wade
Missionary Society Services Led by Junior Group
Today services proceed under Missionary societies with the Junior Missionary Society in charge at 11 o clock. The junior choir provides music. Mrs M N Thomas of the Piedmont District societies Martina ville Va will attend. Mrs Ben Johnson of the First Christian church will speak to the women at 8 o clock. Rev P E Carter is pastor.
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Missionary Societies
Junior Missionary Society
M. N. Thomas
Piedmont District Societies
Martinaville
Ben Johnson
First Christian Church
P. E. Carter
Church Schedule and Rev Dabney at Bedford Peck
Sunday services at 9 30 11 20 a m and 5 45 p m with B Y P U and 7 30 evening service. Monday 7 30 deacon board meeting. Wednesday 7 30 prayer meeting. Friday 7 30 church meeting. Rev L Dabney.
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Bedford and
Peck Street
L, Dabney
Sunday church services and meetings in Ashland
Rev W N Hunter of Shiloh Baptist Ashland conducts Sunday services at 11 am and 7 30 pm with Sunday school at 9 30 am B Y P A meets at 6 30 pm The Progressive club gathers at Mrs Mary Alice Allen's home Tuesday The Regular church meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 pm The Missionary Society meets Wednesday at 6 30 pm at Mrs Lydia Henike 11 Jones street
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W. N. Hunter
Shiloh Baptist Church
Ashland
Progressive Club
Mary Alice Allen
the Missionary Society
Lydia Henike
Jones Street
Evening and Morning Services With Sermons Noted
The notice lists a school at 9 45 morning sermon by Rev J H Collier pastor and an evening sermon at 7 30 with a league at 6 30 p m The Lord s supper will be observed at both morning and evening services.
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J. H. Collier
Sunday church services announced by two pastors
Rev. J. C. Freeman leads Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 with sermon by the pastor At 3 30 Rev. C H Callier of Bethel A M E church will preach his choir will furnish music 6 30 Buds of Promise Eva George superintendent Evening service at 8 All are invited
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J. C. Freeman
C. H. Callier
Bethel A. M. &. Church
Eva George
Twin sisters Roberta and Mary Bell Col line celebrate eighth birthday
The eighth birthday of Roberta and Mary Bell Col line was honored at aunt Mrs J C Collins home on Marshall Street Friday afternoon with about eighteen little girls. Games and gifts highlighted the celebration.
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Roberta
Mary Bell Colline
J. C. Collins
Marshell Street
Community church schedule and local notices
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Epworth League 6:30 p.m. worship 7:30 p.m. Rev. B L Wright preaching both services prayer service Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. morning service 11 a.m. communion administered. Christian Endeavor 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Junior Queen Esther meeting at Mrs Mamie Pearis home on Jones Street refreshments served. Pearl Hairston burial noted. Mrs Ella Pyles hosting visitors from Clincho Virginia and J N Scott teacher from Clincho.
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Epworth League
B. L. Wright
Wednesay
Christian Endeavor
Esther
Mamie Pearis
Jones Street
Dorthula Mitchell
Frances Conner
J. BE
W. H. Purcell
Pearl Hairston
Northfork
Simmons
Ella Pyles
Carter Street
Elizabeth Pyles
Clincho
J. N. Scott
Woman Victim Of Gang Believed Buried Alive Inquest
In Coatesville Pennsylvania coroner Dr. Michael Margolis testifies that Ethel Green tree and Florence Miller may have been buried alive after being shot. The inquest ties their deaths to a gang shooting that began when Edward Wallace killed and John Zukovsky survived. Authorities say the women were killed to silence them.
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Coatesville
Michael Margolis
Ethel Greentree
Ethel Marshall
Florence Miller
Brandywine Manor
Sylvan Mignongia
Shickshinny
Wallace
Pioneer Coal Plans and Local Kindly Ties in 1896
A reprint from the Daily Telegraph recalls Powhatan Coal and Coke Co in McDowell county begun 1889 with 200 workers. It notes founders J. Tierney R. Luther A. Wolff E. Tierney and later successors, donations of land for schools and churches, debts written off as operations resumed, plus a flood of names from Bluefield and nearby towns visiting and Thanksgiving gatherings.
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Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Pocahontas Coal Fields
A. D. Wolff Jr
E. M. Tierney
J. L. Tierney
Northfork Athletic Association
Colored Elkhorn
Miss Margie Brotherton Auxiliary Meeting Notice
Pearisburg Virginia December 2 Ladies auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday December 6 at the home of Mrs S S Hoge at 7 p.m.
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Pearisburg, Mh
Miss Margie Brotherton
Pearisburg
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
The
Presbyterian Church
S. S. Hoge
Pearisburg High School Organizes Two Student Clubs
The Choral club was formed on November 28 with officers Mrs K H Farrier president Allen Walker vice Frances Stafford secretary Rufus Shumate librarian Annie King reporter Mary Hough Pettit pianist Mildred Givens. Meetings are set for Monday and Wednesday afternoons. The Marjorie Johnston club met November 21 in home economics to elect officers Blodwyn Lewey president Louise Dulaney vice reporter Clara Pack secretary Al
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Pearisburg High School
K. H. Farrier
Allen Walker
Frances Stafford
Rufus Shumate
Annie King
Mary Hough Pettit
Mildred Givens
Marjorie Johnston
Home’ Economics
Blodwyn Lewey
Louise Dulaney
Clara Pack
Graduate Honored by Virginia Classical Society Banquet
Miss Pauline Habernigg, a Radford State Teachers college freshman and Pearisburg high school graduate, has been invited by the Classical Society of Virginia to attend a banquet honoring the Virginia high school that ranked first in the Latin contest last year. The event lists observers including Lee n Walker as treasurer Eloise Denton sponsor Mrs H G Johnston and teacher Mrs P H Phiegar.
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Pauline Habernigg
Radford State Teachers’ College
Classical Society of Virginia
Virginia High School
Habernigg
Pearisburg High School
Arista News Highlights and Local Visits
Ray C. Pearman attended the Industrial Stores association directors meeting in Charleston. Wests shopped in Bluefield. families visited in Oakvale and Bramwell. Rev W M Ross and family spent Sunday with the Water Street Moir and George Wingate families. Mrs Howard Bell visited Bluefield to see a ill sister. Dr Jack P Robinson visited with Pearmans. Mrs Rex Gent took Willis to Bluefield sanitarium for treatments. An ancient tale notes shepherds tying bells to sheep hoping for fattening.
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Arista
Ray C. Pearman
Industrial Stores Association
Charleston
P. L. West
Bluefield
W. M. Ross
H. G. Johnson
Hiawatha
P. Water St. Moir
George Wingate Mullens
Oakvale
W. Va
Howard Bell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jack P. Robinson
Hallie Ball
Robbie Faulkner
Princeton
R. R. Fizer
Dorothy
Eveline Ray
Bramwell
Rex Gent
Willis
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Footlight Parade
Colonial
Allace Beery
Jackie Cooper
News of the Colored People
Church OF God IN Christ
Lewis Street
L. R
McNeal
Pentecostal
Wilton Street
C. F. Kyle
Betty Glasco
Oscar Glasco
Amandus Cabbel
Martha Cabbell
Holy Church
United Church Street
Bible
M. MecGue
the Ways Welcome
Rev
Glenn
Gente Ie
Mary L
Annie P. Hancock
Jones Street Church
Ruby Johnson
Reese Street
Reading
the Bowery
Wallace Beery
the Champ
Chuck Conners
Chuck
George Raft
Steve Brodie
Fay Wray
Lucy
Flower
Swipes
Yray
Ernest Truex
MR. Adam
Goofytone News
Jones Street Christian
Mount Zion Baptist
Scott Street Baptist
Birthdday Party
John Stewart M. E. Church
Eddwards Presbyterian
Pocahontas
P.T. A
W. H. Thompson
Tazewell
Virginia
W. J. Thompson
Ishmal Rutherford
Tip Top
Janie W'tten
Welch
R. H. Claytor
Radford
Thelma Thompson
Edward Sinkford
Columbus
Pocahontas Coal Field
By S. R. Anderson
Hattie Burroughs
Robert Williams
Katherine Painter
D. H. Walker
BH. Byron Peters
J. F. Dennis
Mis. Jean Law
Law
Amigo
Hobart Bedwell
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
W. F. Bane
J. Strader
Bane
Tom Kelley
J. Irving Jones
Clifton Forge
Clifton Forge, Are Guests of Mrs. Jones’ Mother, Mrs. S. J. Strader
R. L. Rosenbaum
Richard Hugh Cray
Sallie Lee
Victor Eugene Fields
Bernard Mason
C. E. Pollard
Petersburg
A. Canerton
Slabfork
George Mason
Blacksburg
Leen Walker
Eloise Denton
H. G. Johnston
P. H. Phiegar
Robert Foster
Rialto
Mia
New Who
James Gagney the
Aunt Tir Oere
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Avorite
Eee
Eellion
Blondel
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