Old Santa to Visit Bluefield for Christmas Eve Show
Bluefield funds plans to raise over 1500 for eight hundred children. Santa will arrive by high powered plane from Pocahontan Air Transportation, dropping in at the municipal building. Boy Scouts repair and repaint toys at Lameth building while Junior Guild dresses about 600 dolls for girls. Contributions to Ben H. Williams, treasurer, Bluefield, WV, will be announced on WHIS.
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Santa Claus
Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield
Old Santa Claue
North
Pocahontan Air Transportation Corporation
Steiner Geiger
Chamber of Commerce
WHIS
Ing
Passion Play Chorus
Ben H. Williams
W. Va
Rich Creek Daily Notes Local Social and Travel Updates
Dec 6 Rich Creek notices report Walter Morrison travels to Richmond for surgery after a fall crippled him two years ago. Several locals visit relatives in Roanoke and Bland, Elk hunting trips end empty handed, and families relocate or visit kin across nearby towns and colleges.
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Rich Creek
Walter Morrison
Ben Morrison
Richmond
Tom Adair
Fork Union Military Academy
Christianshoro
A. A. Adair
Ellen
Pat Adair
Mary Morrison
Newport News
Wallace Chandler
Princeton
W. R. Bonham
Anna Huffman
Roanoke
S. G. Wagner
W. A. Brown
Clarence Duncan
W. G. Gwinn
Clarence Bradley
Aubry Powell
Kyle Smith
M. Tiller
J. E. Carson
Narrows
Gaylord Huffman
Elizabeth Hale
Near Narrows
Lacy Cawley
M. T. Smith
Margie
Nita Copeland
Rock Camp
Haze] Mann
Greeneville
Frank
Death of Pittsburgh youth Philip Hanauer investigated
Coroners office and police probe the death of 23 year old Philip Hanauer found with a bullet wound in the left temple in a room of his home. A rifle lay beside the body and relatives say he had not been seen since Wednesday when he spoke of going hunting. He is the son of Albert M. Hanauer, an investment broker.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Hanauer
Hanauer
Albert M. Hanauer
Ford Village at Twin Branch Made Modern Mining Community
Twin Branch near Welch and Bluefield hosts Henry Ford model mining village with million-dollar dam and power plant, new tenement houses, and a well paid workforce. Ford school trains new miners, safety is strict, and living quarters are attractive. Epworth League awards highlight community activity and local residents travel for visits and events across nearby towns.
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Twin Branch
W. Vu
Welch
Bluefield
McDowell
Henry Ford
Fordson Coal Company
Ford School
Ford
McDowell County
Poison Fatal in Ottawa Social Figure's Death
Poison taken by mistake led to the death of Mrs. Frankford Rogers, daughter of Senator and Mrs. A. Hardy, a prominent member of the capital's younger social set. She consumed two poison tablets while seeking relief from headaches on Sunday.
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Ottawa
Frankford Rogers
A. ©. Hardy
Capitol
Social news from Nemours and Bluefield events
The Nemours area hosts a Tuesday party at the Turner home with music by Ralph Reba and Goldie Marrs and a large guest list including the Morries and Wood families. Bluefield hosts family dinners and visits. births, illnesses, and several local shopping trips are noted among residents such as the Liddles, Warden, Barrett, Marrs, and Page families.
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Nemours
W. Va
Vance Turner
Ralph Reba
Goldie Marrs
Lynn Jones
J. W. Morris
C. W. Wood
Faye Quesenberry
Julia Wagner
Maude Fleshman
Francia Carter
Ethel Reba
Goldie Marre
Heeter Barrett
Dorothy Riley
Bill Turner
Harry Butt
Guy Tickle
Earl Sarver
Tom George
Wat Neel
Bill
Ralph Marrs
Jarvis
Hubert Warden
Marion
Andrew Butt
G. W. Liddle
Educator William E Huntington Dies at 86
Rev. Dr. William Edwards Huntington, 86, president emeritus of Boston University, died today in Newton Massachusetts. He was a native of Hillsboro Illinois.
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Newton
Mass
William Edwards Huntington
Boston University
Hillsboro
Illinois
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TWIN
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Reece Johnson
Epworth League
Epworth League Institute
Twin Branch League
Clyde Walters
Hazel Wolf
Frankie Rugh
Annie McDermott
N. O. Tate
E. B., Williams
Alfred Walters
Alfred Stone
G. C. Pittman
G. C. Sarver
Harlan
W. K. Howard
Mary Evelyn
Bernard Howard
Howard
Blackstone College
Blackstone
Bee Academy
Bedford
R. C. Newkirk
Louisville
A. R. Rose
Chester Watson
Middlesboro
W. Craft
Bramwell
William Cline
Hengley Commissary
St. Luke's Hospital
C. C. Bearre
Mary Lou
Mise Frances
Hutchison
Pat Stewart
Charleston
Do. V. Nowlin
H. M. Williamson
Williamson
Fred Gilbert
Leonard Tate
Lebanon
B. P. Lewis
Fordeon Coal Company
Majestic
Curtis Farmer
Coeburn
Ruby Foy
Davy
David Chester
Herndon
J. R. (Laurie) Miller
J. R. Helms
Anna
J. W. Waters Co
Federal Street
Bluefield, W. Va
I. Liddle
J. T. Nelson
T. KE. Liddle
Ernest Liddle
Pocahontas
H. B. Tabor
W. L. Warden
Preston
Emmett Barrett
Albert
Luther Workman
Master May
Lyman Jones
Tickle
F. Page
Margaret
William Shrader
Jamita Riley
Fred
Bluefield Avenue
Mani
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