Kee Urges Aid to Britain at Beaver Pond Democratic Club
Congressman John Kee urged broad aid to Great Britain to defeat the invaders and avoid world war. He warned Britain’s defeat could draw the U S into conflict and praised Roosevelt defense efforts as guiding the nation through crisis. Kee criticized Republican leaders and highlighted November’s election stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kee
Women's Democratic Club
Beaver Pond
West Virginian
Great Britain
Britain
Kee
Hart French
Jhn Kee
Dist
House Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Joe Martin
Endell Willkie
West Virginia Wholesale Trade Figures Rise in 1939
The Cen Bureau reports West Virginia wholesale trade totaling 284,196,000 in 1939, up 23.0 percent from 1935 and down from 341,433,000 in 1929. Employment grew from 8,835 in 1935 to 11,525 in 1939, with 757 owners and firm members noted. Payrolls reached 153,000 in 1939, compared with 161,000 in 1935, while total payroll for wholesale firms reached 19,216,000 in 1929. The number of wholesale establishments rose to 1,? in 1939 from 1,251 in 1935 and 1,127 in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cen- Bureau
Department of Comee
West Virginia
Perel
Virginia
Grand Jury Seeks Broad Look at Campaign Spending
A federal grand jury in Washington begins a wide inquiry into Democratic and Republican campaign expenditures. Testimony from former New Deal officials and party treasurers aims to uncover Hatch Act and federal corruption violations. Milligan indicates the probe could span weeks as records and witnesses are pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ver Quayle, Jr
Iisa
John W
Lewis W. Douglas
New Deal
Wendell L. Willkie
Edward J
Eittee
Joseph W. Martin
Milligan
Kan
Jar
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Deaths and Funerals Walter Hamlin 74 coal salesman
Walter S Hamlin 74 pioneer coal salesman died at his Tyler street home after a years illness Born in Virginia October 1866 he lived in Bluefield 35 years He is survived by his wife Addie Dunn a son W S Hamlin Jr and a granddaughter Funeral at Grace Methodist Church with Knights Templar escort and Monte Vista cemetery burial Pallbearers listed flowers by Mrs Dudley circle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Hamlin
Tyler Street
Mr. Hamilin
Bluefield
Hamlin
French Coal Company
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Fiat Top Fuel Company
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Hamlin
Addie Dunn
W. 8. Hamlin Jr
Norfolk and Western Railway
Ida Kabler
Richmond
Grace Methodist Church
J. T Browning
Knights Templar
Monte Vista Cemetery
Phelps
W. B. Owen
R. L. Shelton
Williams former lumber foreman dies in Princeton home
Melvin C. Williams about 65 and former shop foreman at Bail ey Lumber died yesterday morning at his daughter Mrs Bill Walker's home in Princeton. He also was foreman at George P Hall Co in Tazewell before retiring for health reasons. Burial likely Saturday in Tazewell.
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Melvin C. Williams
Bailey Lumber Company
Bill Walker
Princeton
Williams
George P. Hall Company
Tazewell
Bluefield
Walker
Death of Harry Small Leaves Large Family in Mourning
Harry Small a 70 year old horse and cattle trader died yesterday at 4 30 p m influenza is given as the cause. He had been ill several days and leaves his wife the former Miss Hezekiah Harrison and sons Morris Ezra Tom Florence Henry Harry Joshua Averill and Milda Small. He also leaves seven brothers and sisters Edward Joshua of Christiansburg Dick John Moorefield Va Mrs Morris Small Buckhannon Mrs Coachie Vanguard Pittsburgh and Lizzie Morgan Baltimore. Funeral arrangements are not complete.
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Harry Small
Brushfork Road
Mr. Small
Hezekiah Harrison
Morris
Ezra
Tom
Florence
Henry
Harry
Joshua
Averill
Milda Small
Edward
Johsua
Christiansburg
Dick and
John
Moorefield
Morris Small
Buckhannon
Coachie Vanguard
Pittsburgh
Lizzie Morgan
Baltimore
Mrs Cynthia Hutchinson Kahie Obituary
Mrs Cynthia Hutchinson Kahie 84 widow of W T Kahie died yesterday at 4 40 pm at her daughter Mrs Frank Jarrells home Born Peterstown Sept 10 1856 daughter of Alexander Hutchinson and Lydia Hutchinson She is survived by sons and daughters Minnie Overstreet Walter Kahle Effie Kahle Rufus Kahle Sam Eugene Kahle Mrs AC Smith and Mrs Frank Jarrell Also survived by brother James Hutchinson Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Cynthia Hutchinson Kahie
W. T. Kahie
Frank Jarrell
Peterstown
Alexander Hutch
Lydia McDonnell Hutchinson
Minnie Overstreet
Libertytown
Walter Kahle
Citronella
Ala
Effie Kahle
Farnhurst
Dela
Rufus Kahle
Athens
W. Va
Sam
Eugene Kahle
Princeton
Mra
A. C. Smith
Bluefield
James Hutchinson
Experts Seek Cause of Crash Fatal to Eight
Chicago and Charles W. Manville of Cleveland died this morning. Killed last night were Captain Philip C. Scott of Chicago the pilot George 8 Young of Oak Park IL co pilot Stuart W Moore of Cleveland Wilbert J Austin of Cleveland Miss Jane Selby of Akron Ohio and Lee Haneline of Downers Grove IL.
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Chicago
Charles W. Manville
Cleveland
Philip C. Scott
George 8. Young
Oak Park
Stuart W
Moore Cleveland
Wilbert J. Austin
Jane Selby
Akron
Ohio
Lee ?. Haneline
Downers Grove
November Postal Receipts Rise at Bluefield Office
The Bluefield post office reported November receipts of 13,430.89, up from 12,798.09 in 1939. Money orders issued rose by 1,240.19 and money repaid by 29, with an increase of 9,931.25 in savings bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Wesley Fellowship Class Holds Monthly Meeting
Grace Methodist Church Wesley Fellowship class met at Pinnacle restaurant last evening with 24 members present. They planned the next meeting for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Fellowship
Grace Ethodist Church
Pinnacle Restaurant
Greeks Glam Vital Albania Port Captured
Greek forces push in southern and central Albania as Premet falls and Tepelini lines advance. RAF and Italian air action accompany the battle with Italian ships listed and planes down. Argirocastro and Porto Edda see shifting fronts as withdrawal signals grow.
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Albania
Porto Edda
Argirocastra
Premet
Viosa
Tepelini
Dryno
Argirocastro
Chimara
Greeks report key Italians captured as front advances
A Greek spokesman stated the last Italian positions in the lofty arc were dislodged and more than 500 Italians were captured. He said Greeks beyond Permet were welcomed by a population freed from Fascist rule. Front reports described Greek air force dive bombing mechanized Italian units and barracks, with Italian trenches also attacked.
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Greece
Royal Air Force
Athens
Permet
Matoaka Theater Hopes to Reopen by Christmas Day
Matoaka theater owner M D Williams says the building ruined by fire will be rebuilt to reopen by December 25. Carpenters and laborers work overtime as John Powell, the lessee, plans a top equipped venue with no expense spared for an up to date show house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Williams
Matoaka
John Powell
Local notices and sales push in Bluefield area
Roanoke piano tuner Harry Haffen visits monthly. Telegraph Printing Co offers printing services at low prices. Mademoiselle and Bradley's advertise sales on coats dresses and fur items with limited time offers. Legion and lodge notices announce meetings and funeral arrangements for W. S. Hamlin. Warlick Furniture promotes calendars and furniture. Special fishing and cloak items include sable mink coats and other furs for two days only.
Roosevelt Sees Naval Base Sites on Jamaica Coast
President Roosevelt hosts British officials including Sir Arthur Richards and Lady Richards at Portland Bight after the Tuscaloosa and escorts anchor. He then tours Guantanamo naval base and discusses plans for extensive defense development with officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Richards
Jamaica
Woman Shot at Home in East Liverpool Jealousy Suspect
Police seek a recently released prisoner believed to be jealous over Mrs. Howard Anderson’s plan to return to her estranged husband. The 45 year old woman was shot in the temple and taken to a hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Howard Anderson
British MPs Debate Peace Aims Amid World War II
The House of Commons hosts a heated discussion on war aims and a potential peace conference. Attlee defends free peoples and resists surrender language while McGovern and Maxton push for a twofold peace approach and shared resources to build a new world order.
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Chamberlain
McGovern
Britain
Stephen
Germany
Maxton
Attlee
Churchill
Hitler
Fraser Is Sentenced In Car Theft Case Involved State Habitual Act
Ivan Willis Fraser 27 of West Charleston was given a five year federal sentence in Atlanta for automobile theft from a Massillon Ohio furniture firm. Convicted last week by a federal jury he previously faced liquor tax law violations and may face a state habitual criminal act indictment at the January intermediate court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Ivan Willis Fraser
West Charleston
Atlanta
Recruiting District Enlists 5299 Men in Six Months
Charleston West Virginia December 5 the state recruiting district of the US army enlisted 5299 men in the six month period ended November 30 Captain R N Ott chief announces West Virginia has exceeded quotas and ranks among the first six states in voluntary enlistments per capita One of every 463 residents enlisted during June 1 September 30 compared with 1170 in the four state area recruits sent to Alaska Panama Hawaii and other posts nationwide.
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Charleston
W. Va
U. S. Army
R. N. Ott
West Virginia
West Virpas
Ohio
Indiana
Kennuky
Alaska
Panama
Hawaii
Ott
Uncle Sam Catches Up With Happiness Father
Cleveland reports Uncle Sam meets Apple ton Beemster known as the Happiness Father. Ohio residents, including hundreds of elderly women, sent support to the phantom figure who aids cheerful deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Happiness
Cleveland
Dec
Appleton Beemster
Ohio
Canfield Youth Charged in Mail Fraud Case Involving Companions
Edward T. Corll of Canfield Ohio, 25, was arrested on secret federal charges accusing him of using the mails to defraud in a scheme promising jobs as companions. He pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing after being jailed. Corll lured middle aged women nationwide with false claims of employment at Windsor Manor.
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Appleton
Edward T. Corll
Canfield
U. S
Young Corll
Robert N. Wilkin
Corll
Windsor Manor
Judgment Awarded in Insurance Suit
A federal court awarded $2,500 to Mrs. Harriet K. Moon of Huntington West Virginia against the Illinois Commercial Men's Association over a $5,000 life policy. Moon said her husband C C Moon died accidentally and the insurer refused payment citing possible suicide or liquor involvement after his body was found by a fishpond behind their home.
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Chicago
Harriet K. Moon
Huntington
W. Va
Illinois Commercial Men’s Association
Moon
Strike Halts Work at Pacific Northwest Lumber Mills
Twenty five lumber mills and logging camps across the Pacific Northwest idle today after a wage dispute between the AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union and employers. About 9,000 workers affected, with 16 Tacoma mills idle and spread to Everett and Oregon. The union seeks 72 cent hourly increase and four weeks paid vacation. Tacoma official warns of potential impact on national defense contracts and plywood and siding for army projects.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union
AFL
Everett
Snoqualmie
Morton
Oregon
Portland
Washington
M. J. Mackey
Amy
Alaska
Canal Zone
Mackey
Washington, D. C
Labor Department
Hunter Will Claim Wolf Killing Award in Elkins
Elkins West Virginia December 5 Elmer Corley of Weaver filed his claim for about 300 dollars as the Wolf Killing Award. Corley seeks the award based on his wolf hunt claim and the local tally.
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Elkins
W. Va
Elmer Corley
Weaver
Senators Doubt England a Good Risk for Loans
Mor genthau remarked that England has visited twice and never asked for aid while discussions showed the treasury and Export Import Bank planning to extend about 100 million dollars in credit to Argentina. Officials indicated 50 million from the stabilization fund may be used to stabilize exchange rates between Argentine and U S currencies with the remainder from the Export-Import bank.
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Argentina
United States
Rewards Offered for Slaying Sheep Killing Brush Wolf
Chief Game Protector H Prentice Farley and the conservation commission identified a brush wolf killed by Corley during a deer hunt. Corley shot the animal after it was flushed from a hole with help from a companion. Rewards of $25 or more, with the commission matching, have been offered. posses hunted the wolf for days after it killed several sheep and at least one dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Prentice Farley
The
Conservation Commission
Corley
Bludgeon Slayer Sentenced to Death in Atk ins Case
William J. Earnest is condemned to death for the bludgeon slaying of Mrs. Ethel Atk ins, wife of a Duke tobacco family member. Jury of seven men and five women verdict came after five hours of deliberation. Earnest testified he struck in self defense at a vacant Horsham area farm house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
William J. Earnest
Ethel
Angier Atkins
Duke Tobacco Famy
Earnest
Mrs. Atkins
Horsham
Mrs Atkins Linked To Sept 24 Night In Angier Case
Mrs Atkins mother of five, the divorced wife of John Cicero Angier of Baltimore Maryland, had accompanied him on the night of September 24.
Postponement of Active Duty for Some Guard Units
Washington report says select national guard units will delay active duty due to delays in cantonment and facility construction at several army posts. While the overall program remains on schedule, accommodations shortages at Camp Blanding Florida and Camp Stewart Georgia cause some units to shift dates. officials caution details are limited.
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Washington
National Guard
War Department
Boston
43Rd Division
172Nd Field Artillery
Camp Blanding
Florida
James A. Woodruff
First Army Corps
Blanding
Atlanta
Fourth Corps
Camp Stewart
Hines
Patterson Vending Machine Plant Destroyed in Fire
Fire after an explosion destroyed the Patterson Vending Machine company plant in Huntington West Virginia. Loss includes building equipment and automobiles, with limited insurance and 15 workers affected. Firemen evacuated nearby homes damaged minor. John A Patterson owner provided loss estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Patterson Vending Machine Company
John A. Patterson
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W. S. Hamlin
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Cynthia H. Kahle
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Roanoke
Bland Road
Telegraph Commercial
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland &T
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Legion Party
American Legion
Drum & Bugle Corps
Bluefield Id Lodge No. 85
Mercer Lodge No. 160
Asonic Temple
M. L. M. Carper
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Warlick Furniture Co
Warlick Furniture
Bluefield Commandery No
W. P. Ryan
M. Fompson
Walter
Bradley's
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Bradley's Daily
Naval
Commons
Cap’n Ahab
Srite
Erin
Tame West Air
Pine Ridge
Frances Langford
Frank Craven
Bobs Watson
Phil Harris
VOCO
Richard E. Sylvers
England
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Princeton Avenue
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Noel Coward
Lesser Samuels
W. 5. van Dyke
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Andy Clyde
Lucky” Hayden
Hop-Along
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Dlang
Lynne Roberts
Guy Kibbee
John McGuire
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