New Elected Officials Prepare for Jan 1 in Tazewell
In Tazewell County Virginia new officials elected in November prepare to assume duties January 1. Democrat J H Hurt will take the sheriff role from Republican S F Harman for the first time in 28 years. Joe Gillespie, a veteran lawyer, becomes commonwealths attorney. Joe Litz joins the board of supervisors amid questions about welfare policy and tax easing pressures shape future government.
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Tazewell
Tis
J. H. Hurt
S. F. Harman
Hurt
Wheriff
Perdon
Joe Gillespie
New Commonwealth
Plonear
Board of Supervisors
Intock
Falls Mills family in need of aid this Christmas
A blind head of a five member family at Walls Mills faces a cold winter with no income. Four children ages 14, 12, 8 and an 8 year old girl need clothing including shoes as they cope with illness while asking for community help. The W C T U plans a meeting Monday at 3 30 PM at the Methodist church and local churches prepare Christmas programs with trees and gifts. The Logan Street School PTA will meet Tuesday at 3 40 PM and urges attendance.
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Walls Milla
Metholat
Far-Reaching Changes in Election Law urged by Governor Pollard
Governor Pollard proposes a corrupt practices act and state law modeled on federal rules to curb vote buying and vehicle hauling to polls. The commission on election law reform met December 8 to continue sessions, with many behind efforts to strengthen Virginia election laws as the General Assembly opens in January.
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Pollard
Virginia General Assembly
Commission
General Assembly
Virginia
Doono
Local Pastor Browning Receives Ocean View Call
Rev Charles W Browning Jr pastor of Graham Presbyterian church has received a call from Ocean View Presbyterian Norfolk Virginia The new Ocean View church founded two years ago has over 150 members a growing Sunday school and active members Containing details of Browning preaching there and his modest rise in the ministry Also notes Flannagan slated for post and a mothers stance against her son’s crime with a Kansas City police case
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Charles W. Browning
Graham Presbyterian Church
Ocean View Presbyterian Church
Norfolk
Ocean View Church
Browning
Ocean View
C. W. Browning
Wytheville
Hampden Sidney College
Union Theological Preminary
Richmond
A. Johnson
George
Upper
Mia Johnson
Kansas City
Missouri
Boissevain and Sailors Minstrel Events Highlight Local News
Community notes report a benefit at the local picture show to aid underprivileged children, the Boissevain school reopening after a smallpox scare, the Sailors Minstrel at the high school auditorium with student performers and faculty, a health update on Dr. A B Sutton, ground hog observations, returns from Chicago stock show, a Woman's Day program at Bluefield church, and heavy railroad coal traffic in Norton with county-wide improvements.
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Unuerstoga
Wwe Tive
Bolsaavain
Boissevain
Mize J. Ethel Reama
Norton Railroad
Interstate’ Railroad
Yards Va Community Notes and Local Socials
Yards Virginia report details church schedules at Epworth League program at Falls Mills Methodist church and St Pauls Holocopal church services. Epworth League social at Midway Methodist includes prizes for Moore Compton, Mrs Maggie Tabor and Lydia Brooks. News of new home for Mr and Mrs W Jones and various local visits and shopping in Bluefield Roanoke Nemours and Brushfork by residents.
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Yards
Epworth League
Falls Mills Methodist Church
St. Paul’s Holocopal
J. T. Goosby
League
Midway Methodist Church
Epworth’ Featue
Moore Compton
Maggie Tabor
Lydia Brooks
W. ¥. Jones
Ethel Crawford
Charlie Crawford
Brushfork
S. M. Dangerfield
Mary
Boissevain
C. B. Server
Bluefield
J.B Paga
Tannie Tabor
H. B. Tabor
Nemours
Hallie
Anna
Hazel Crawford
Tazewell Dairy Men Meet at Bailey Virginia
Tazewell County Dairy association met December 3 at the Bailey school house with about thirty members including county agent William Fowler. The group aims to aid producers in finding an outlet for their products and was formed about a year ago. Also notes betrothal announcement for Rose Summers of Summerholme and Rev. Phillip Woote of Tennessee.
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Bailey
Tazewell County
J. H. Summers
Summerholme
Rose
Phillip Woote
Tennessee
Lauer Installed President of Engineers Society in New York
CORRSPN. LAUER, president of the Philadelphia Gas Works company, chosen president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at the opening session of the society's fifty-second annual meeting in New York. He succeeds Roy Wright of New York. More that 2,000 engineers, economists scientists and others attended the annual convention.
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Lauer
Philadelphia Gas Works Company
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
New York
Roy Wright
All-Day Session Held by WAS at Wittens Mills
Wittens Mills Virginia December reports a Women Missionary Society all-day gathering at the church to observe Barge at day. Morning program featured devotionals led by Mrs Larrowe and a stewardship presentation by Mrs Gillespie. Officers were re-elected for the coming year and a bountiful lunch followed. Afternoon included a harvest day program with reports by officers and a playlet by Miss Summers. Guest was Mrs C H Witten from Bluesfield, district secretary.
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Mra
May Bowen
W. W. Witten
WW. Witten
A. Witten
Julia Williams
Mise Ruth Hagy
Ross
Summera
Virginia
Wilson
Misa Summers
C. H. Witten
Blusfield
Epworth League
Milas Louise Bowen
World court talk and regional brief notes
Day News Briefs report diverse items from Detroit and Washington on Senate committee plans for world court discussions and a District of Columbia court decision. The piece also mentions travel notes between London and Manhattan and a Havana to New Orleans record. Limoges memorial statue honors living trades alongside fallen soldiers.
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Associated
Detroit
Lowell R. Bayles
Bohemian Nights Promises Greenwich Village Musical Parade
The Appalachia Electric Power Company presents Bohemian Nights at Greenwich Village with Joseph Discay, famous concert artist, headlining the first program. A 2:45 devotional follows featuring Dr. Stanley W. Hayne, Bland Street Methodist pastor, plus organ by Charles Cassell.
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International Bible Class Group
First Presbyterian Church
Tazewell, Street
S. W. Moore
Sally Lita
Virginia
Victor Concert Orchestra
Rosario Bourdon
Victor Salon Orchestra
Nathaniel Shilkret
Appalachian Electric Power. CO
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Whis
Joseph Discay
Appalachia Electric Power Company
Stanley W. Hayne
Bland Street Methodist Church
Charles Cassell
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