Driver of Death Automobile Held in West Virginia
Meadow Tucker a 17 year old Black youth of 203 Peck Street is in the city jail on a manslaughter charge in the death of Dillard Ratcliff 60 of Bramwell Road who was struck by a car in front of his home at 6 30 Sunday evening Ratcliff died at Bluefield Sanitarium within two hours after the collision He is survived by a large family including his two marriages and ten children The driver was traced by license number after witnesses noted a car failed to stop Tucker said he planned to report the accident after church services and was arrested about 10 o’clock Sunday night at a Wilson Street church by Chief C N Wilson and Lt Roy Bond The death occurred as Ratcliff a mechanic helper at his son s garage was repairing an auto by the roadside and had just crossed the highway before the approaching vehicle passed by The Ratcliff family with roots in Grundy Virginia and Bluefield is listed with numerous relatives including siblings and half siblings in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia.
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Meadow Tucker
Peck Street
Dillard Ratcliff
Bramwell Road
Ratcliff
Bluefield
I. B. Underwood
Grundy
Frank E. Clark
Meadows
Wilson Street
C. N. Wilson
Roy Bond
Tucker
Kentucky
Mr. Ratcliff
Lucy E. Wyatt
Bertha Ratcliff
Charleston
Curtis M. Ratcliff
Ernest
Ed Ratcliff
Lou K. Murphy
Ombis
Erman
Ava
Dillard
Clyde
Homer
Bruce
Guy
Harold Ratcliff
Myles R. Ratcliff
Kingsport
Lou Ward
Jaeger
Laura Carpenter
Drill Va
Eleven Drunks Fined in Local Police Court
Eleven drunks were arraigned before Municipal Judge R. Ricd Harding and each was fined $12.90. About four other drunkenness cases were continued. The weekend arrests exceeded fifteen, the largest number before Judge Harding since he took office August 1.
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R. Ricd Harding
Judge Harding
Elks Memorial Service Honors 278 Deceased Members
Bluefield lodge No 269 Elks held a Sunday memorial at the municipal auditorium. N Clarence Smith of Tazewell delivered the principal address described as among his finest. The Beaver trio plus Maury L Barret offered music. 278 names were read, twelve in the last year, prompting talk of changing the long-reading format.
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Bluefield Lodge No. 269
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Bluefield Order
N. Clarence Smith
Tazewell
Commonwealth’s
Tazewell County
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Maury L. Barret
Beaver
Christine Steele
Frances Barret
Virginia Taylor
Frank Booth
Rites Held For Mrs. Margaret Hill At McComas
Last rites were held yesterday afternoon at McComas for Mrs. Margaret Hill 55 a long time resident who died Saturday after a lingering diabetes illness The Rev J R Belcher Methodist pastor officiated Burial was in Montcalm cemetery She was born in England and had lived in Mercer county for years Surviving are husband James Hall two brothers Thomas Lightfoot Morgantown and John Lightfoot Whipple W Va and children Cora Otey Wide Mouth Harriet Hayzee Martinsville Beulah Hill Bois Sevilla Thomas Meadwell Mc Comas John Meadwell Naa ee Va Willie Meadwell Lamar Grandchildren served as flower bearers
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Margaret Hill
J. R. Belcher
Methodist Church
Montcalm
Hall
England
Mercer County
James Hall
Thomas Lightfoot
Morgantown
John Lightfoot
Whipple
W. Va
Cora Otey
Widemouth
Harriett Hayzee
Martinsville
Beulah Hill
Boissevain
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John Meadwell
Naeee Va
Willie Meadwell
Lamar
Kiwan tang to Install Officers at Bluefield Banquet
Bluefield Kiwantane will install officers elected two weeks ago at a January 1 banquet and ladies night. The committee includes Paul C. Thomas as chairman and J P Gills Hudson Huffard Clyde Stephens James Bulmer Brown and R T Peters. New officers are William J Bruch president T S Gillespie vice president W S Anderson treasurer W C Pollock H C Weller B Sykes Hudson Huffard L C Fowlkes and George C Crockett. Reverend T E Peters spoke on what sort of old men they will be, and John L Thomas joined as a new member. Attendance prizes and community Christmas tree fund drives were noted with visitors from Bluefield and Charleston.
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Will Mnstall
Paul C. Thomas
J. P. Gills
Hudson Huffard
Clyde Stephens
James Bulmer Brown
R. T. Peters
William J. Bruch
T. 8. Gillespie
W.S. Anderson
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Thomas H. Settle
Herman B. Kirchner
Harry C. Adams
Thomas H. Scott
Cliff Sykes
Ralph Smith
Claude Taylor
Eddie Ruhel
James Cameron
B. J. Wagner
Bluefield
William Garcelon
Charleston
Greenspon Couple Depart After Visit Homeward Bound
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Greenspon of Wilkes Barre Pa depart today after visiting Mr and Mrs Solomon Greenspon on North Street and sister Isadore Cohen at a West Virginia hotel.
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Lawrence Greenspon
Wilksbarre
Mr. Greenspon
Solomon Greenspon
North Street
Isadore Cohen
West
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