Salute to the Pioneers honors Bluefield firms at dinner
The Bluefield chamber announced 39 local business and professional honorees for the Salute to the Pioneers dinner at the West Virginian hotel starting 6:30 PM Friday. Reservations cap 300. 40+ years in continuous operation qualify, with additions welcome by Eddie Steele. Distinguished guests include H. R. Knickerbocker as speaker. event is stag for chamber and executives club members.
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Bluefield
Executives Club
Chamber
H. R. Knickerbocker
Hawley Merchandise Company
First National Bank
Georg Lumber Company
Railroad
Appalachian Electric Company
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Bluefield Telenun Company
West Virginia Ater Service Company
Bank of Graham
Daily Telegraph
Western Union
Chicago House Purnishing Company
Bluefield Milly
Albert's Barber , Thornton Company
Blue Bakery
Standard Oil Company
C. M. Scott
Wade St. Clair
FP. L. Black
J. F. Fox
D. M. Easley
Bluefield W. Va
L. D. Feuchtenberger
Eddie Steele
British Warships Massed Near Burma Front in Warfront Update
Reported dispatches show British ships with new mobile fighting vehicles massing on Burma's northeast frontier. The Malay and Shanghai fronts hint British shipping off China to Hong Kong while Japan weighs US talks amid a rising ABCD encirclement narrative. Singapore hosts a vanguard 35000 ton Prince of Wales arrival as Tokyo cites crisis talks.
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Burma
Tokyo
Japan
Asia
United States
Britain
Thailand
Philippines
East Indies
Singapore
Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Hull
Hideko Togo
Koshiro Oikawae
Supreme War Council
Seigo Nakano
East Asia
Nakano
Tohokai
Washington
Hanoi
Indo-China
Shiegeru Kurayama
Is Epilepsy Inherited What Causes It
A fragmented booklet discusses epilepsy inheritance and causes, mentioning medical opinions and presenting unclear prose about genetic factors and brain disorders. The readable text hints at a public health or educational aim but lacks coherent details or names.
Deaths and Funerals Emma Crigger Mark Givens Mary ONeill
Emma Lee Crigger 80 dies at son in law Rock Carlock Switchback after three months illness. Burial Woodlawn. Mark Wallace Givens 47 Giles county farmer dies at Cloys Hollow Newport after illness. Funeral 1 30 at Clover Hollow Church. Mrs Mary O Neill dies Bramwell 6 10 am widow of James O Neill. Services 2 pm Bramwell home with Rev John P McNulty Mary English.
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Emma Lee Crigger
Rock Carlock
Switchback
Roanoke
Joe
Charles Crigger
Kelly Crigger
Richlands
Carlock
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mark Wallace Givens
Mark
Wallace Givens
Giles County
Cloys Hollow
Newport
Yesteray
Given
American Legion
Virginia Price
Ned
Dan
FP. H. Givens
Giles County Board of Supervisors
H. C. Given
Richmond
M. A. Hutchinson
The
Commonwealth
State Conservation Board
G. Howard Givens
Lebanon
Russell County
Fred B. Givens
J. K
J. P. Givens
Rex
W. Givens
W. P
Mary O'Neill
Bramwell
O'Neil
James O'Neil
George Wehring
Cincinnati
Ohio
Anne O'Neil
Gary
Evhe O'Neil
Thomas O'Neil
Mill Creek Coal and Coke
Coopers
John P. McNulty
Pocahontas
Woodlawn
Roosevelt cites Japan Indo China moves and Vichy limits
President Roosevelt said the United States was surprised by Japan sending troops into Indo China beyond the Vichy limit after brief talks with Vichy. He reported resumed talks with Japan and urged a prompt reply on the future objective while officials questioned Japanese diplomats in Washington.
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Ing
United States
Indo- China
Vichy
Indo-China
Japan
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Kidhisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Welles
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Bossy Gillis Loses Newburyport Mayoral Race
In Newburyport Massachusetts on December 24 Bossy Gillis who ran from jail lost to John M Kelleher a 47 year old dance hall owner Kelleher secured 3859 votes to Gillis 2882 Gillis who is serving a nine month term for criminal libel was reticent about the defeat saying he would speak after his term ends and he would have more to say then
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Newburyport
Mass
Gillis
John M. Kelleher
Seaport
Kelleher
Middleton
Jall Farm
Bluefield council acts on street, terminal, and gas tank measures
The Bluefield city council discussed opening Wayne street through the Belcher property and deferred final action awaiting counsel advice. Norfolk and Western agreed to install three lights on the street bridge with city maintenance. An ordinance to dispose of abandoned gasoline tanks underground was read first. Standard Oil replaces tanks with water and sand. Cedar and Lebanon street paving was approved for publication. Bluefield Telephone Co. gain clearance to trim wild cherry trees near Walnut Grove cemetery. Bills and payrolls were approved.
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George Richardson, Jr
J. B. Belcher
Wayne Street
Belcher
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mr. Richardson
Atlantic Greyhound
Scott
Joseph M. Sanders
Public Service Commission
Greyhound Corporation
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Standard Oil Company
Cedar Street
Lebanon Street
R. L. Shelton
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Bluefield Telephone Company
Frontline push drives Nazis from strong positions
Imperial HQ reports heavy shelling and close combat as German positions are driven back at ranges near 50 yards. About 400 prisoners were taken while the battle widens across roughly 1,600 square miles with shifting centers of gravity amid massed enemy tank actions.
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Imperial Ghq
Ition
Cen
Gangsters Draw Death Sentences In Brooklyn Court
In a Kings County courtroom Judge Franklin Taylor sentenced crime boss Louis Lepke Buchalter and two associates to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week of January 4. An obscured candy shop owner Joseph Rosen, killed five years earlier, was linked to the case as a man who knew too much about the trucking racket Lepke dominated. Rosen’s silencing was meant to prevent testimony. Weiss and Capone were named as accomplices in the plot.
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New York
Brooklyn
Kings County
Franklin Taylor
Louis Lepke
Buchalter
Joseph Rosen
Ske
Emanuel
Wendy) Weiss
Louis Capone
Sing Sing
Rosen
Lepke
National Combination
Supermobsters
Cabone
Weiss
Piano Tuning Service in Roanoke by Harry Haffen
Harry Haffen of Roanoke will visit the town at least one week each month to tune pianos. Contact via West Virginia hotel or PO Box 2455 Roanoke VA for scheduling. Includes notices for telegraph printing and mimeograph paper order details with Telegraph Commercial Printing Co. 2400.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Telephone
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland St
Auditor outlines four point plan for valuing securities
Sims defends West Virginia method for valuing investment company securities and asserts no fraud under his administration. He cites court approvals, declares assets cover full render value, and presents a four point Fidelity valuation formula. West Virginians named in the related indictments include Howard Sutherland Arthur Koontz John Marshall Parkersburg Carroll Evans Foulk and King in Wheeling.
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Sims
Northern District Federal Court of West Virginia
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Virginia
West Virginia
Fidelity
Thompson
Cleveland, O
West
Woman Cashier Foils Bank Robbery At Wise Bank
Mrs C F Alderson a mid aged cashier at the First National Bank here faced a would be robber alone. She drew a gun and fired three times to signal an alarm and chased the intruder from the bank. Deputy Sheriffs later arrested a man matching the description about ten miles away and returned him to jail.
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Pres Adams
State Revenue Officer
Civil defense in Bluefield moves toward unified state plan
Mayor Snyder outlines steps to form a comprehensive civilian defense organization in Bluefield aligned with national and state structures led by LaGuardia. He reports active local groups ready for assigned tasks and a coordinating committee to finalize a statewide setup, with many community organizations represented at a recent conference.
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Snyder
F. H. LaGuardia
Bluefield
Woral
Wgr
E. R
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
F. L. Black
J. O. Bell
William Greenspon
Julius Kravetz
W. C. Easley
Arlene Geordan
Virginia Asher
Ae B. Phillips
U. C
P. Eastwood
Truefield Anntevertal Association
R. A. Lampton
A. A. Angrist
American Legion
Harry Kleiman
Southern Pioneer Post
B. Hager
V. PF. W
Sue Drennen
Bluefield Quota Club
Eulalia Francisco
Business and Professional Club
Prank
Easley
Harold Clench
Seldon
Memorial P.-T. A
Bob Umbarger
Ramsey P.-T. A
Joe Hoge
Preston
Andrew Stafford
Beaver P.-T. A
A. S. Booker
American Legion Auxiliary
Effie Loudermilk
Quota International
City of
Paul C. Thomas
Hudson Huffard
Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club
Minnie Weaver
E. W. Harris
Yw.ca
Churchill seeks 3 million conscripts and women in uniform
Winston Churchill urged Britain to mobilize 3,000,000 more conscripts and give power to compel women to serve in auxiliary or civil defense roles. He proposed raising the conscription age to 18 to 50, shifting to individual deferments, and registering youths 16 to 18 for national service.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Auxiliary Services of the Crown
Germans widen Moscow front as Rostov defense holds
Berlin reports say German troops punched new holes in Moscow’s arc of defenses while fighting near Rostov to stem a Red Army drive. The high command claimed deep penetrations on the Moscow front and described Rostov as a key position, with Soviet counter moves viewed as diversion.
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Berlin
Moscow
Rostov
Bactigroun
Kremlin
Ney
Taganrog
Evangelist Boothby Seeks Converts At Lynn Street Tabernacle
Evangelist Robert L. Boothby urged that excuses for sin condemn souls to hell and highlighted Cross of Calvary during a revival at the Tabernacle on Bluefield avenue and Lynn street. A baptismal service is set for Saturday at 2:45 pm, public invited. tonight he will discuss whether the New Covenant frees believers from obeying the Ten Commandments, with a 30 minute singing service at 7:30 pm.
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Garden of Eden
Heaven
Calvary
Christ
Robert L. Boothby
Boothby
Tabernacle
Bluefield Avenue
Lynn Street
Evangelist Boothby
Red Cross Seeks Final Reports as Fund Drive Near Goal
Red Cross chapters report about $4100 in contributions to date and expect $5000 by week end. Bramwell M-Comas and Matoaka branches have not yet filed final reports. Workers urged to submit final reports by Friday December 5 to close the books and issue a final tally.
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Red Cross
Bluefield
Bramwell
M-Comas
Matoaka
Applicants For Aviation Cadets To Be Examined
Army recruiting announces physical examinations for aviation cadets in Huntington on December 8 and 9. Bluefield area applicants should contact Sergeant Dean to arrange free transport and submit an application package with recommendations, birth certificate, and transcript of grades.
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Army Aviation
Huntington
Army
Dean
Bluefield
Army Recruiting Office
Bradman Building
Matoaka Kiwanis Club Revived With Charter Banquet
The Matoaka Kiwanis club received its charter at a large banquet in the Methodist church basement. J. B. Dudley of Bluefield presided as toastmaster as about 100 Kiwanians and wives attended. Speakers from Bluefield War Princeton and Northfork praised civic clubs and Matoaka’s revival after four years.
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Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Methodist Church
J. 8. Dudley
Bluefield Club
Matoaka Club
Hudson Huffard
Bluefield
Kiwanis International
George Bryson
War
Paul C. Thomas
Willis Chambers
Princeton Club
George Mash
Matoaka
Blue Princeton
Northfork
Kiwanis
Men Assigned For Army Duty
The following men recently inducted into the armor have been assigned for training at Fort Knox. Walter Ng Roby Bluefield R Cole Princewick Charles Roby Bluefield Ted R Roby Bluefield Charles L Glover Gary Gede Huff Gilbert Burl B Lucas Eleanor and George A Smith Thorpe were sent to Fort Knox November 26 from the Reception Center at Fort Thomas Kentucky. After preliminary training they will be permanently assigned for duty with the Armored Force Blitz divisions.
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Ehter
Ft. Knox
Walter Ng Roby
Bluefield
En R. Cole
Princewick
Charles Roby
Ted R. R. Roby
Charles L. Glover
Gary
Gede Huff
Gilbert
Burl B. Lucas
Eleanor
George A. Smith
Thorpe
Uncle Sam
Armored Force
Ft. Thomas
Reserve Officers To Meet Tonight at West Virginian Hotel
A meeting of all Reserve officers in the vicinity is set for this evening at the West Virginian hotel at 7 30. Officers are urged to attend the discussion group and hear from several local draftees recently discharged.
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West Virginian Hotel
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Oscar Pepper
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