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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1940
Page
3
Station WHIS presents an eight hour radio stage show at Granada Theatre on Sunday December 15 from noon to 8 pm to raise funds for Bluefield's Community Christmas Tree. Every cent goes to needy children with Santa Claus visiting for seventeen hundred youngsters.
Bar ney Nash, popular singer pianist and announcer, re joins WHIS staff and is immediately assigned a key role in the annual Christmas Party. He renews acquaintances at the studio and with old friends who enjoyed his ms during his previous stint at WHIS.
Miles Foland of WHIS received a letter from an unsigned admirer who planned a 4 PM meeting at Jimmy's restaurant. He arrived to find the restaurant full of WHIS staff wearing white flowers, while no blonde 19 year old showed up.
Gab over Alleta Jo Loony, barely 17, as WHIS welcomes the versatile receptionist at the new studio. Her grandfather lives in Bluefield and colleagues cheer her as a rising success in the station’s lineup. A WHIS continuity writer handles Santa Claus Stories sponsorship amid playful notes from listeners in Tazewell.
Readable segments show a daily radio lineup with entries for Carter Coal Co. Dan Wilson miner Hillbilly Pals His Gang Lilly Mountaineers Hy Singers Walford Wrecking Co Musical Clock Breakfast Club Morning Salon Morning Devo Poca Fuel Co Mary gt Tay Milk Musical Nugge Warlick's Lee ot & Ji Tome Forbidden Diary Topics Tunes Tips News The Forty Nin Tenors Rock Minerals It’s Dance Time Bluefield Hardware News Local or Uanita
A dense listing of radio time slots and programs from 2:00 to 9:30 with station identifications, show titles, hosts, and sponsor hints. Includes notes on NBC CBS and local advertisers such as Sun Rise Bottling Co and Bluefield Supply Co plus references to music, dances, and drama segments.
Three automobile accidents Sunday and yesterday sent three area residents to Bluefield sanitarium for treatment. Hazel Wells 18 of Boissevain Va suffered lacerations. Mrs Cecil Johnston 40 of McDowell Street sustained head injuries. Martin Sowers of Rocky Gap sought treatment for injuries from a wreck near here.
The Sixth U. S. Circuit Court today refused to revisit its decision upholding most of the National Labor Relations Board order against Ford Motor Company. The ruling kept the ban on certain unfair labor practices but excised a section about Henry Ford's published views on unionism.
A fragmented broadcast listing shows multiple orchestras and news programs airing across networks and times. Entries include Glenn Miller style dance music, Edward Weiss programs, and Fred Waring repeats with dance segments and war news updates across channels.
A fan letter from Mrs. Lova Noble Morris lauds Miss Chilton Ryburn new Tazewell county home demonstrator. She impressed in Wythe county and begins duties in Tazewell yesterday as an efficient club organizer.
Residents of Tazewell county Bluefield Virginia and the town of Bluefield must pay their taxes by December 5 to avoid a five percent penalty. The town recently moved to exempt interest and penalties on back taxes from 1938 onward. A tax ticket pickup at noon at the school building features Rev J A Jones as guest speaker.
Charles Roby of Radford, a veteran retired locomotive engineer of the Pocahontas division of the Norfolk and Western, sends regards to his friends through his daughter Mrs. B. W. Henley. He notes the oversight of two other retirees West Thomas and Jess Rutledge, living in Roanoke and Blacksburg, well remembered in Bluefield and the coalfields.
The Bluefield Virginia Woman's Club meets at 7 30 PM in McLain's Business College rooms with guest speaker Mrs R G Boatwright of Coeburn. She is vice president of Federated Women's Clubs of Virginia and will deliver an engaging message to members. The club has about 100 members and Boatwright arrives this afternoon.
The Mount Pleasant New York Women’s club endorses a law to bar any candidate who is delinquent in personal taxes. A resolution notes township officials on salary from taxpayers who have paid.
Open season in Virginia prompts discussion on bag limits for pheasant hunters. The article notes a 15 bird season limit and reflects on hunting fortunes and policy implications.
The Bluefield Elks Lodge will initiate a class of 25 new members on Wednesday night December 4. The Antler tribe will oversee the ceremony with Charles ton's championship Ritualistic team providing the work. The meeting starts at 7 30. It is expected to be the largest turnout in some time.
The Santa Claus event has no available venue this Christmas as last year’s firehouse is occupied. Toys are bought and ready, says Ray Barnett, committee chair.
The Child's Study club plans a 1 o clock Wednesday gathering at Virginia avenue with Mrs J W Dickenson and Mrs Reese Osborne as hostesses. Old Thanksgiving observed in Danville on November 26 with church services and a closed tobacco market. Graham High school P T A meets at 3 30 this afternoon.
Frank Shelton returned from Pearisburg hospital with a suspected fractured right ankle after a scaffold collapse while painting. A miscommunication over similar sounding names led to erroneous reports of a broken neck, prompting careful verification by reporters and hospital staff.
Virginia side personals Miss Elizabeth Tanner has been critically ill at St Luke's hospital but is much improved and hopes to be home within a week.
R L Polk and Company announce a new West Virginia Gazeteer with Charles Hannick chosen to write and catalogue Bluefield and nearby features. The book will cover business in West Virginia and select Ohio cities, classifying firms for a modern directory release after year start.
Lewis Bing, 26, a Bluefield Country Club employee, is held without bail for murder after allegedly shooting Clifford Evans at the Blue Ribbon cafe on Bland street. Police say the 32 caliber revolver was used. Bing was arrested with three other officers after an altercation early Sunday. A highway association delegation, including W. J. Cole and Harry Burnett, toured northern cities this week.
Three Bluefield business leaders join representatives from Charlotte North Carolina and other cities for a week's campaign to increase travel over the Lakes to Florida highway corridor. The delegation aims to boost regional commerce and attract more visitors along the route.
Many suffer backaches from tired kidneys and poisonous waste in the blood. Doan’s Pills are advertised as a solution used for years by millions, aiding the kidneys to flush waste and provide relief.
John Turko of Switchback West Virginia details dramatic improvements after using World’s Tonic for constipation and related ailments. He reports better digestion, reduced stomach pain, relief from rheumatic kidney pains, fewer dizzy spells, and weight gain. Visit Goodykoontz East End Prievy and others to learn more.
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