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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1933
Page
3
Southwest Virginia graziers gathered in Lebanon on Monday to discuss the cattle growing industry and to seek methods to avert possible ruin. They call themselves forgotten men as markets suffer unprecedented lows and many face bankruptcy.
The article explains a six month poll tax rule affecting eligibility to vote in the June 12 1934 Virginia city elections. It clarifies December 11 1933 to June 12 1934 as the valid period and notes December 12 would be too late, denying thousands of Virginians their vote.
A Bluefield hunter near Glenwood Park shot and killed a buzzard tied to a walnut stick a foot long. The bound foot nearly severed by the string, the bird was killed while the hunter sought to relieve its misery inspired by reports of a buzzard with a steel trap.
The Virginia side personal notes list Graham Presbyterian choir practice with Misses Jessee and Sally Graham, visits by Nannie Sexton near Marion, Varna Routh from Lebanon, and other locals visiting relatives or traveling to towns like Richlands, Logan, Pamplin, and Norfolk. It mentions residents teaching, returning from holidays, and a few illness updates, with a Bristol school head and a local businessman recovering from a sprain.
For many years doctors have prescribed creosote for bronchial infections and lingering coughs. Creomulsion combines creosote with six other medicinal elements to halt colds quickly and safely. A local druggist guarantees relief or refunds the purchase price if not relieved after proper use. Keep Creomulsion on hand for persistent coughs and colds.
Tazewell officials and welfare board members held a meeting to review the CWA program in the county. The aim is to place every idle worker into a job as soon as possible, with about 1,600 unemployed previously identified. Miss Mary B. Hardy oversees the western section with several assistants, and the local CWA office reports over two hundred names on the list.
Norfolk and Western railroad men at Eckman yard office query how they made a calf into a dogie. The mystery, linked to the radio ditty Git Along Little Dogie, has been sent to Bluefield News wild animal editor for solution. Telegraph operator Campbell yardmaster Warden and assistant Hill have not agreed on the animal involved.
News items announce the Carolina Club to meet at the Carolina home for girls on Wednesday at 6 o clock. Church notices include Service at Church of God in Christ 200 Wilson street with Bishop F Kyle, Sunshine Band refreshments, and a revival in Princeton led by Elder L R S McNeil. YW H M S meets at Mrs Edmonia Wilsons 3 1 2 Jones street at 7 30 tonight. Eighteen members of Blake s Chapel A M B Zion form House to House Prayer Band with officers and prayers. Mount Zion center choir rehearsal scheduled for tonight.
Mrs Lottie Lee Roberson wife of W M Roberson died suddenly at her home on Church Street. She is survived by her husband mother Mrs Malinda Burke two children Allize and Dolores Roberson three sisters Mrs Edith Banks Miss Olivia Burks Miss Campbell Lee Burks and two brothers Leroy Burks and Theodore Jones of Chicago. Funeral at North Side United Holy Church Tuesday 1 30 pm with Rev Mrs Mary L Glenn officiating. Burial in Tazewell Va. Pallbearers H H Dickereon M E McGue O M McGue Otis Phinize Ward Roberson Aaron Black L Harding Flower bearers Mrs Hendrix Mrs Mary Colline Mrs Tommie McGue Mrs Zola Brown one Vivian Slash Mrs Mattie Mcue.
Camden New Jersey December 4 A 50 year old man Alex Slusaruk was arrested on a charge of violating the Volstead act. Federal prohibition agents had pursued him for three years and held him on $1000 bail after a raid on a Camden site in 1930.
Federal court in Charleston finished testimony in the manslaughter trial of Edward Weir, Marmet dam site superintendent for Dravo Contracting of Pittsburgh, over the April 1932 earth slide that killed Chester Ryan and five other workers. Arguments set for tomorrow with the jury to hear the case. four others remain indicted in the deaths.
New York reports that the magazine Steel states steel works operations are expected to remain at 28 to 29 percent of capacity for the third straight week, defying typical year end trends.
The Bluefield district Methodist Episcopal pastors retreat at First church Princeton runs today through Wednesday under Rev C E Lundy and others with topics on the minister, church, revival and financing the kingdom. In New York a Christmas buying rush is expected to add over 450000 jobs as about 4 billion dollars will be spent in December per the National Retail Dry Goods Association.
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