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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1941
Page
15
The Southern Planter editor cites Virginia governor Westmoreland Davis noting an ancient custom of marking convicts with felon stripes, abandoned in Virginia but still used in North Carolina, risking lifelong stigma and humiliation that pressures youth to surrender.
H R Knickerbocker Priday in Bluefield Va contends the United States will join the second world war or perish. A New York radio correspondent adds England expects U S entry, while the speaker condemns Stalin for alleged purges and mass killings, contrasting regimes.
Wallace matron presided as officers were welcomed and new initiations consigned. Guests from other chapters attended a social hour with special music by Daisy Gillespie Edna Dudley Wade Pravier Walter Fink and Bertha Greever at the organ. Mrs Wallace and Mrs Hendricks presented gifts while Mrs Wells cut a star emblemed wedding cake bearing the motto one another.
The Graham High School junior class stages a three act comedy Look Who's Here on December 15 and 16 in the high school auditorium. Two casts, all juniors, perform with lines and humor throughout. Cast members include Jimmy Bates and Harold Mathena among others.
Donald Sanders Jr a student at Augusta Military Academy has made a fine academic showing and gridiron progress. He is expected to participate for Bluefield Va in December ahead of Christmas celebrations at the academy.
The column covers municipal building plans, a suggestion of an auditorium, and a possible home for a club in the public building. It also notes a boy’s Christmas request, a burned house with a rent sign, a Circle No. 1 meeting with mission study notes, a planned Pollyanna party, and officer elections. Short winter signs and church singing plans are included, plus reports of Dudley in New York and Christmas seal drives in Tazewell county. A peculiar farm jackass potato from Pounding Mill is described.
A Baltimore visitor buys the last eggs at Tip Top, telling the grocer to take them. A Cincinnati man writes of deer hides aiding bedridden patients, noting their wartime use. The Bluefield W C T U meets Monday at 2 30 PM at Mrs Painter’s home for a Christmas party with small gifts.
A brief note observes feeding birds during snowy weather. It mentions sparrows and a red bird with its mate checking the situation, indicating birds will rely on provided foods as soon as snow covers the ground.
Col M S Battle, chairman of Virginia motor vehicle department, will deliver an address in Bluefield Virginia on the evening of December 18. The visit is sponsored by three units of the Parent Teacher Association.
Linwood Farley of Richlands Bluefield Virginia and Tazewell counties presents a comprehensive annual health report from headquarters at Richlands. The document outlines organized health efforts under his leadership achieving useful work across the two counties with measurable improvements.
Old-Timer explains he did not index dogs but notes many have found homes since the department began about a year ago. Some dogs are not listed in the paper while others like a German police dog or a coon dog are sometimes requested. The service aims to match dogs with caring owners and ensure humane treatment rather than mere adoption.
The Billy Sunday club travels to Parrott Virginia to hold all day Methodist services. Rev. W. S. Lyons a veteran Holston conference pastor leads the program. Cars depart Bluefield at 8 30 this morning with services at 11 a m and 2 30 p m.
Miss oe Crosswhite of Petersby visits her grandmother. Mrs. G B Stevens, a retired Norfolk and Western agent, and Bertha Dunn return to Buffalo Mill to stay with sister Mrs. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Kinzer and families plan a Maybrook Giles county visit with Mr. and Mrs. Abshire. Mrs. Nathan Cole recovers from head injury in Springville after Halloween accident at the school.
J Cunningham a Pocahontas Fuel employee at Bishop Va broke an ankle when a rail caught him as he exited a mine car at Bishop early Monday. He is healing at Bluefield Sanitarium where one bone is broken and another knocked out of place. Betty Ann infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Leaman died last Wednesday at six months after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held in Horsepen and burial followed nearby. Miss Carrie Harrison Miss Willie Clara Dawson and Grat Snell visited Norton Va last Saturday. Charles Harrison of Lebanon visited here Monday.
Bailey, Va ne, L. C. Bailey or respondent Bailey, Va ne, L. C. Bailey or respondent Bailey, Va. Dec. 6 Nick Ho serious injuries while at work in the Crozier mine Monday and is a patient in the Bluefield sanitarium. Jack Burham had his tenails removed at the Bluefield sani and Mrs. Jack French Princeton. Harold French, employee of a oa aa and Cream plant is l) at ake aoward Mrs. E. J. Dillon visited Mr. Dillon's mother in Roanoke anes. who is r. and Mrs. R. L. Caudill and children spent the week-end at Gary with relatives.
In Raven Virginia on December 6 the Woman’s Society of Christian Service met at Mrs John M White home with 14 members and two visitors present Mrs Roy Reedy led devotionals and plans were finalized for the annual Christmas party to be held December 19 at Mrs Reedy home
Mr and Mrs James Ball and family motored to Princeton on Sunday. Mrs G W Ball spent the past week visiting relatives and friends Monroe Lynchburg and Bristol. Mr and Mrs L E Sedinger of Logan W Va were guests of Mr and Mrs J R Lambert the past week. Mrs R H Edwards and family of Bishop and Mrs John Ratliff of Oakwood are with Mrs Joe H White. Rev Harry Saulter visited his family in Manaseas Va the past week.
The J. W. Wade residence on Tazewell Avenue was destroyed by a Friday fire. Unoccupied at the time, the house was a total loss after standing for 40 years as a local landmark. Mr. Wade and his two sons and a daughter are all deceased. a daughter in Roanoke, Mrs. Clara Ballou, and two granddaughters survive in the area. Mr. Wade formerly operated a retail coal yard in Biuenfeld, Virginia, for many years.
Taxpayers rushed to the treasurer in Tazewell on Friday to lift 1941 tax tickets and dodge a five percent penalty after December 5. Bluefield Virginia saw heavy tax payments, while a six month poll tax for voting in the town expires June 9, with the Bluefield election set for the second Tuesday in June.
Near Lexington Virginia Miller who runs the Buffalo Mill shot a bear he and a companion killed. Two men in a car arrived and demanded the beast claiming the hunt had drawn a pack of hounds. Miller refused to yield the bear despite the dispute.
Mrs. Herbert Ward and Mrs. Wal Kiser hosted for the Advent season as the Auxiliary and rehabilitation committees prepare Christmas baskets and care for children. Programs featured readings, carols, and talks with plans for jail and camp welfare. Local churches and Lynchburg College alumni events are announced alongside lodge elections and Red Cross drive updates.
The Bluefield Virginia library will open Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 to 5 PM in the future and on Friday December 12 from 7 to 8:30 PM. The admission fee is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. The library is sponsored by the Bluefield Woman's Club.
The Navy eased recruitment rules to increase enlistments. Men with minor ailments such as varicocele hydrocele hernia nasal deformity or seasonal hay fever may be accepted if IQ 75 or better and defects can be corrected where needed.
Charleston December 6 The workmen's compensation commission surveys all public and private hospitals in West Virginia to establish a hospital bureau. Commissioner Charles L Heab erlin said the study will help assign injured claimants to facilities with best outcomes. Survey due by February 1.
Mr and Mrs J J Turner announce the marriage of their daughter Clara to James A Whitlow son of Lon Whitlow of Kellysville. The ceremony occurred November 29 at Mrs Whitlow’s home with Rev Carlton Wright officiating. The couple reside with the bride’s parents and both work at Celanese in Narrows Virginia.
Evangelist Robert L. Boothby leads a citywide revival in Bluefield and will speak at Clinch theater Tazewell at 1 30 p m His topic Will Japan and the United States Fight Is the Prewar Armageddon includes Bible prophecy and world events. DAR Chapter Port Maiden Spring to Meet at Mrs E Laera Center Street Tuesday Afternoon.
The North Tazewell Community League will meet at 3 p m Tuesday in the principal's office of the school. Miss Gladys Marth, religious education teacher in Northwell Burkes Garden Bishop and Cedar Bluff schools, will lead the program.
A stated convocation of O Keeffe Chapter Royal Arch Masons will be held Monday evening. The notice mentions P T A notes and February salary matters related to earwell and bate.
Tazewell sees leasing of the Tazewell Farm Bureau retail space to J Bcker for operations supplying local trade. The Piggly Wiggly chain begins an exclusive store in the North Taze well area after purchasing from 8. 8. Harmon, with a formal opening recently held. The move expands the local grocery options and aligns with the former grocer line carried by the Tazewell Supply company.
Abbs Valley Va December 6 The Baptist young people met for a Christmas play with eighteen in attendance Mrs Helen Dixon visited friends in Bluefield W Va over the weekend. Local families. Mrs Wade Jennings Mrs Jim Whelman and George Burroughs visited Bluefield relatives.
Richlands Virginia reports extended Red Cross Roll Call through December due to incomplete counts from areas with miners and callback needs. Cedar Bluff and Doran lead with 59 and 50 memberships, while Richlands shows strong district progress and many firms displaying 100 percent participation.
Walter Andy Shortt 22 died at his home near Richlands after a several year illness. He had been bed bound for months and worked earlier for the Jewell Ridge Corporation. A Buchanan county native, he was the son of Jeff and Eunice Shortt and married Sarah Pack in 1937 who survives him along with his mother and several siblings. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Shortt cemetery near Shortt's Gap with Rev. John Dunn presiding.
Preparations underway for the annual Christmas tree event sponsored by the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs to gift goodies to more than 100 children under twelve. Committees named. joint meeting held Friday night with I T Jessee Joe White Powell Royall Ed Bandy Grady Dalton R L Lambert and R R Moore in attendance.
The Junior Loyal Temperance Legion held its December Friday evening Dec. 5 at the home of Mrs. Roy White. Miss May Turner was in charge of the program.
The Made rid New Mexico Christmas festival attracts about 100000 visitors yearly. The 30 day pageant consumes an estimated 10000 dollars in electricity while remaining non commercial. The item blends regional social notes with the festival highlight and accompanying cost.
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