Registration Act Outlined by Solons in Charleston
West Virginia interim committee approved a general outline for a permanent voter registration bill to simplify voting after a two year study. The plan includes biannual registration checks and saving voters from frequent re-registration. The panel also reviewed a garnishee amendment enabling wage garnishment up to 20 percent of earnings. Farmers earned 5.803 billion dollars from product sales in the first ten months of 1938, down 14 percent from 1937.
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Charleston
W. Va
Weston
Kay Thomas
Legion to Decide One Home Purchase Friday
Bi Post in Appalachian room will vote on buying a permanent post home. Committee led by Fred Hawley and E G Otey studied feasibility of the old Wilson property at Princeton Ave and Monroe St, with several members responding favorably.
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Bi Post
Don Grating
Bur
Appalachian Room
G. T. Leslie
Hasmittee
Ctes
Wilson
Princeton Avenue
Monroe Street
Fred Hawley
E. G
Necessity of Speed in Appendix Gases Cited
A veteran of 40 years in surgery urged that speech is essential to get appendix cases to surgeons. Dr J G Sherrill of Louisville spoke to the Southern Surgical Association as Dr T B Reeves discussed peritonitis with 24 000 fatalities after appendix rupture. Dr Pred Bailey noted motor accidents cause 60 percent of intra abdominal injuries. The Texas planning board reported ebony wood grown in the Rio Grande valley compares with Indian ebony.
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Sulphur Springs
W. Va
J. G. Sherrill
Louisville
Southern Surgical Association
America
Sherrill
T. B. Reeves
Greenville
8. C
Reeves
Pred Bailey
St. Louis
Postoffice urges early mailing as Christmas rush grows
Bluefield Post Office reports rising mail volume with 301 money orders issued on Monday, far above the 200 average. Postmaster R L Bailey urges residents to mail early, wrap securely, mark fragile items, and use clear addresses to avoid delays as holiday traffic swells.
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Bluefield
Bailey
Plans Made for Genoa Mid Year Graduation
The Genoa Avenue Senior High School announces mid term graduates led by Dorothy McKnight Clarence William Dickason and a large list of others all chosen by scholastic standing. Graduation is set for January 19 1939 at the end of the first semester.
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J. D. Anderson
Genoa Avenue Senior High School
Dorothy McKnight
Clarence William Dickason
as —_ Bundy
Zella Georgia Perry
Becca Seal Palmer
Marie ‘Niles
Beth Harris
Leatryce Joy Smalls
Maggie Sean McClinick
Geraldine Francis Seals
Annie Louise Scrura
Kathleen Ocanna Smalls
Vv Mae Reynolds
Charles Ben Dixon
Lewis Hogans
Celesteen Cecil
Pauline Minnis
Clarence Mack
Theodore Morton
Mrs Mammie Lyles Returns From Musical Tour
Mrs Mammie Lyles has returned from an extended musical tour appearing in Middlesboro Lynch Wenham Ky Big Stone Gap Marion Bristol Kingsport Johnson City and Bristol Tenn She also performed on station WOPT in Bristol Tenn
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Mammie Lyles
Middlesboro
Lynch
Wenham
Big Stone Gap
Marion
Kingsport
Johnson City
Bristol
Tenn
WOPT
Virginia Leaders Present Views On Federal Spending
In Roanoke Senator Harry F. Byrd attacked federal spending and pledged to push for economy in federal aid. In Richmond Dr. Sydney B. Hall, head of public instruction, criticized low teacher salaries and reported that less than half of Virginia school age children attend school.
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Sen
Byrd
Hall
Roanoke
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Richmond
Sydney B. Hall
Public Instructions of
Virg
Frank Pierce Reported to Be Somewhat Better
Frank Pierce, ill for six weeks, was reported as somewhat better on Wednesday. His condition has caused concern among close friends. He resides at his new home on Raham Heights and is married. He is the son of Chester W. Pierce and Mrs. Pierce is former Miss Virginia Lacy of Bluefield. He is nephew of Mrs. C. A. Ralston, sister of Mrs. C. W. Pierce.
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Frank Pierce
Raham Heights
Mr. Pierce
Chester W Pierce
Pierce
Keys Planing Mill Company
Bluefield
Prank Pierce
Virginia Lacy
W. Va
C. A. Ralston
Ralston
C. W. Pierce
Snake killed in Hobo Inn area after storm gathering
A yard long brown snake was killed while resting under leaves near Mrs. George Brinkley as she gathered kindling after a Ming Day storm. The event occurred Saturday in the Hobo Inn section where reptiles were said to be parked in the region.
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Big Snake
Hobo Inn
George Brinkley
Moon Reaches Full Phase Visible At Dawn
Readers noted a bright full moon at 6 a m Wednesday with Venus shining in the east. The sagas of a holiday full moon were mentioned as the Moon moves beyond the mountain, a sign to some that it is time for certain plans.
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Luna
Venus
Double Sun Seen as Sun Dog in Western Sky
A reader reports a sun-dog in the western sky mistaken for a double sun. The event preceded rain and recalls childhood memories of eerie sights in Monroe county, noting belief that sun-dogs foretell weather.
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Monroe County
Texas Rabbit Defeats Poisonous Reptile in Lone Star Tale
A Texas tale recounts a sober rabbit fighting a venomous snake. The rabbit reportedly wounded the reptile twice, with a witness noting the snake’s injuries weeks later.
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Texas
O. K. Phelger
Dispute Over Santa’s Eight Tiny Reindeer Names
The text notes a debate about two of Santa’s reindeer names from the night before Christmas. It lists eight names including Dancer Prancer Dasher Vixen Cupid Comet Donner or Dund er and Blizen or Blixen as variants.
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Santa
Connor
Dunder
Blizen
Blixen
Dancer
Prancer
Dasher
Vixen
Cupid
Comet
Donner
Great Big Hog Club Tops Virginia Sidelights
A. E. Tabor joins the Great Big Hog Club, active through January 1, 1939. Tabor butchered a pig weighing about 550 pounds. E. Jones of Jenkin Jones holds the lead with his whopper.
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Great Big
A. E. Tabor
Brown Avenue
Mr. Tabor
E. Jones
Jenkin Jones
Funeral Service Held for George G. Spangler
Relatives and friends gathered at Petersburg to honor George C. Spangler, owner of Grey Sulphur Springs in Peterstown, who died at his Macon Georgia home Sunday. The funeral was led by Rev L Doe of Peterstown. Spangler was linked to Revolutionary War hero Chris Peters and their Peterstown graves lie nearby. He was a respected citizen and will be missed at the family reunion and local gatherings. A wolf census notes no wolves remain in Pike National Forest near Pike's Peak.
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George C.ler
Peterstown
Macon
al L. D. Oe
Spangler
Chris Peters
Grey
Ballard, Oogler, Callaway
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly In Place
Do your false teeth slip or wobble while you eat or talk. Sprinkle FASTEETH on your plates for firmer, more comfortable dentures. It is an alkaline powder with no gummy taste and helps reduce denture odor. Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Net Star Fred Perry and Helen Vinson Seek Divorce
Los Angeles December 7 The three year marriage of Fred Perry former world tennis champion and Helen Vinson actress headed for divorce court. Peirson Hall Miss Vinsons lawyer filed suit alleging violent language and quarrels in London over medical care and family reasons. She seeks division of community property valued at $64 400 mostly securities.
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Los Angeles
Fred Perry
Helen Vinson
Peirson Hall
United States
Miss Vinson
East
Peery
Florida
Havana
Beaumontt Ev
New York
London
Morgantown to Appeal Supreme Court Over Doctor Tax Policy
Morgantown officials say they will appeal Judge Minter L Wilson's ruling that the municipal privilege and occupational tax does not apply to physicians. The decision, urged as a test case, would affect other professionals. Texas officials estimate $200000 annual loss from out of state smokers mailing cigarettes to dodge the tax.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Supreme Court
Minter L. Wilson
Texas
Parole Post
Virginia Side Personal News and College Dining Stats
Mr and Mrs A G Wright announce Vera Wright's Tuesday departure for a visit with Mrs Wade H Frazier in Roanoke. Mrs W H Cantrell receives Mrs Frazier's visit. Mr and Mrs H M Dye of Bailey celebrate the December 6 arrival of a son Jerry Hobert Dye, their second boy. The Dyes' Norfolk and Western agent travels. Texas A&M dormitory students consume daily 2,885 meals, 2 pounds potatoes, 1 pound butter, 2,700 pounds meat, 5,600 hotcakes, and 9 biscuits.
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A. G. Wright
Vera Wright
Wade H. Frazier
Roanoke
W. H. Cantrell
H. M. Dye
Bailey
Jerry Hobert Dye
Norfolk and Western
Tip Top
Texas A. & M. College Hall
Calotabs Promise Quick Relief From Colds
Calotabs are pitched as a dual purgative and diuretic remedy to expel cold poisons from the body. Ad claims one or two tablets, taken for several nights, purge intestinal mucus and toxins while aiding kidney elimination. Priced at twenty five cents for families, ten cents for trials.
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Granada State
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William Henry
J. Carroll Naish
Mary Carlisle
Irene Dunne
Doug Fairbanks Jr
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Alice Brady
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Texas Planning Board
Rio Grande Valley
India
Pampas
Blues
Joe
Olonial
South
News of the Colored People Co. W. Tiffany
Genoa
William Johnson
William H. Johnson
Kidd Street
Missionary Societ of the
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Dorothy A
Reservoir Street
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the Missionary Society of the
Jones Street Christian Church
Mary Rippy
Minera! Street
Pastor's Aid Club
Bethel A. M. E
Carolina Home
Bland Street
Ladies Aid Society
M. L. Sanders
Jones Street
Graham Colored High School
Soreen
M. C. Green
Cleveland
William E. McKenney
League
NBA Service
Donald B. Tansill
S. W. Peck
Olive Peterson
Philadelphia
Galloway Morris
McKenney
Virginia News
Claytor Motor Sales
Bluefield Avenue
George G. Spangler
Petersburg
Pike National Forest
Pike's Peak
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Thor. & Fri
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A. W. Cox
Net Star
Woodstock
Southern Office Supply
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Kentucky
Old Kentucky
Windsor
Town Tavern
National Distillers Products Corporation
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