Efforts Under Way to Secure Right of Way on Cherry Street Cut‑Off
Local chamber of commerce officials began pushing to obtain easements for the Cherry street cut‑off linking the West End with South Bluefield. Five property owners were involved with two signaling possible land withdrawals, while state authorities delay work until waivers are secured. An estimated 50 workers would be employed under the CWA project with a tentative $50,000 grant to grade and drain from Cherry street to the south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Street
South Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Ose
Max Matz
Bluefield
A. Z Litz
Tazewell
CWA
Jess W. Easley
Mercer Countelief
State Road Commission
Charleston
Frederick Street
Ferndale Avenue
Frederick
Ferndale
Chamber of Commere
Former Bluefielder Charles A. Combs Dies in Norton
Charles A. Combs 53 formerly of Bluefield died after a paralytic stroke yesterday afternoon in Norton Virginia just after reporting to work at the Norfolk and Western shops. He was born December 12 1880 in Coalwood West Virginia and survived by a wife Blasche Keyser and several children and siblings. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Finney Virginia with interment in Kiser cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Combe
Bluefield
Norfolk and Estern
Norton
Combs
Coalwood
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Blasche Keyser
Russell County
A. M. Crowder
W. Va
Kathleen Combs
Brooklyn
N. Y
Giles KE
First Baptist Church of
Norton, Va
Finney
Kiser Cemetery
Dr David's Sanative Wash Ad Claims Quick Itch Relief
An advertisement for Dr David's Sanative Wash promises rapid relief from itching and nerve discomfort by destroying skin germs. It claims to prevent blood poisoning and offers purchase by mail or at druggists for 60 cents with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. David
Oweng & Minor, Dept
Richmond
Home Bake Shop and Rainbow Cleaners Ads
An old city classified section lists Raleigh Home Bake Shop offering pastries and confections in Epworth Williams with terms and trial claims. It also promotes New Rainbow Cleaners and Laundry with phone contact 1020, advertising dress items, suits, cleaning and pressing services and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Cleaners
New Rainbow Cleaners Opens on Princeton Road
Blue Eagle Tea Room now open with Miss French owner, offering cleaner press services and modern plant. Bailey Lumber coordinates cleaning and pressing, one price to all, phone 1020, plus Rainbow Cleaners promotes Christmas Philco radios and new stock. Masonic notice lists Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M with meeting tonight at 7:30. Ladies linen handkerchiefs offered at 10 cents each from Fretwell's, phone 334.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow
Bluefield Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
L. M. Carper
New Sedan Seized With Rum Cargo In Giles
A 1933 Dodge sedan carrying eight gallons of whiskey was stopped at Narrows on the New River bridge by Giles county officers. The vehicle bore West Virginia license 192852 registered to Latosca Lilly of Flat Top. Driver fled on foot when cornered by Magistrate Emory Johnson and deputies Charlton and Frazier pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narrows
Giles County
New River Bridge
West Virginia
Latosca Lilly
Flat Top
W. Va
Emory Johnson
Big Machine
Johnson
Two Local Men Fined On Possession Count
Vince Lambert and L Kaufman pleaded guilty to possession of Iquez before Municipal Judge R Reid Harding. Each fined 103.90 with a 30 day jail sentence suspended. Arrested early Sunday at the Beer Stein and Lambert's garage on Bluefield avenue near the state line. About seven gallons of whiskey confiscated. portions in the Beer Stein and in Lambert's garage. Chief C N Wilson and patrolmen Bailey Lilly and Greever led the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vince Lambert
L. Kaufman
R. Reid Harding
Lambert
Kaufman
Bluefield Avenue
State Line
C. N. Wilson
Carl Bailey
A. B. Lilly
Claude Greever
Bramwell Road Home Entered by Robbers
A complaint filed with the city police says unknown burglars entered N. B. Ayres residence on Bramwell Road Sunday night. A .32 calibre pistol was the only item reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell Road
N. B. Ayres
Bramwell
Lawmaking Sail Through Cold Session and Redistricting Bills
Delegates endured a chilly chamber as they rejected a adjournment motion. The house revived the smell loan act with two point zero percent and one percent interest restructures for loans under three hundred dollars. Senate redistricting proposals and a clerk funds bill dominated discussion as committees eyed court fund relief and publication fee cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Harrison
House
Stout
Wood
Rutherford Sanitarium
Beckley
Beckley Sanitarium
Lilly
Raleigh
Foster
Roane
Senate
Hyre
Jackson
Jones
Boone
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Plyne
Circuit Cours
Jayne County
Robbers Target Classic on Federal Street
A break in at The Classic on Federal Street yesterday morning netted the burglars several dollars in change. Three one dollar bills were left in the cash drawer. Neighbors alerted police after hearing a crash as a Ford carburetor was used to smash the front door glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Street
Prof Q A Connelly to Preach Tonight at Bethel A M E
Prof Q A Connelly will preach at 7 30 p m tonight at Bethel A M E with his choir singing. All King's Daughters and friends are invited to attend.
Elder J. F. Foster Receives Church Membership and Preaches
Elder J. F. Foster was received as a member and minister in the church. He delivered two inspiring sermons and will preach again tonight and Friday night. All are invited to hear him, with a Wednesday service in Tazewell, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Street
J. F. Foster
Foster
Tazewell
Evangelist Bilder McNeil Leads Princeton Revival Services
Great progress is reported in revival services conducted by Bilder L R S McNeil, general traveling evangelist, at a Princeton church. Many people attend each night at 8 o'clock on Lewis Street, with a welcome extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis St
Princeton
W. Va
Bilder L. R. S. McNeil
Jolly Golden Star Club Meeting Set at Eliza McKinney Home
The Jolly Golden Star club will meet at Mrs. Eliza McKinney's home 226 Williams Street at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Golden Star Club
Eliza McKinney
Williams Street
Minister Preaches Installation Sermon at Gary Convention
The Rev. Mrs. Mary L. Glenn of North Side United Holy Church delivered the installation sermon for the district Women’s Missionary convention during a union Sunday at United Holy Church in Gary West Virginia. Mrs Glenn reported a joyous service with a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Glenn
North Side
United Holy Church
Gary
W. Va
J. H. Wooding
Glenn
Women’s Missionary Convention
Gienn
Giles county sets up civil works administration
Giles County forms Civil Works Administration body with W G Cunningham as county administrator and Mrs W P Miller as disbursing agent. The board includes Miss Mary Lanier R T Linkous J L Dillon O H Williams J A Robertson and A P D Gerberich. Quota listed as 120 men with hopes to increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearisburg
Giles County Civil Works Administration
W. G. Cunningham
W. P. Miller
Forrest Robertson
Mary Lanier
R. T. Linkous
J. L Dillon
0. H. Willams
J. A. Robertson
A. P D. Gerberich
Giles County
Stafford Family Fetes 75th Birthday at Dinner
On Sunday December 3 Mr and Mrs J W Stafford hosted a dinner honoring J S Stafford on his 75th birthday. Attending were Mr and Mrs J E B M Stanford, Mr and Mrs J H Walker, Mr and Mrs P M Johnston and daughter Sue Shell, and Miss Annie Brotherton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stafford
J. S . Stafford
J. EB. M. Stafford
J. H. Walker
P. M. Johnston
Sue Shell
Annie Brotherton
Giles County Circuit Court Set To Convene Under Judge Buchanan
The Giles county circuit court will convene on Tuesday with Judge A C Buchanan of Tazewell presiding. The term is expected to be brief and the grand jury will be in session for one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles County
A. C. Buchanan
Tazewell
Elk hunter Stafford among top mountain kill in three day season
Pete Stafford of Egleston was the only reported successful elk hunter. About 300 hunters were in the mountains during the three day season. Stafford killed his elk around 9 AM on opening day, said to be one of the largest in the mountains. Two cows and a calf were wounded and likely to die. The CCC crews at Pem broke and Bastian camps fought fires across several county sections including along the Pearisburg station to curve bluffs and on Sugar Run mountain Butt mountain and near Bland county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Stafford
Egleston
Stafford
Pembroke
Pearisburg Station
Curve
Sugar Run Mountain
Butt Mountain
Bland
Bastian
Weekend Visitors Honor Local Families in Pearisburg
Farmville residents Mrs L D Whittaker and Miss Willie Mae Shelton joined Mrs D H Matson and daughter from Buenos Aires for a Pearisburg weekend visit. Other locals hosting guests included Miss Nelle Fisher of Salem and Miss Mary Finley. Transportation officials C S Hoge and J K Givens traveled to Richmond for a revenue commissioners meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Whittaker
Willie Mae Shelton
Farmville
D. H. Matson
Buenos Aires
Pearisburg
Nelle Fisher
Salem
Mary Finley
Guy Lucas
Mary Harless
Wakeville
Leroy Lucas
Blacksburg
W. K. Luc
Carrie ‘Williams
Bluefield
W. Va
Pauline Williams
Vernon
Richmond
Mary Easley Hill
Farmville State Teachers College
W. P. Miller
the Revenue
Hogé
J. K. Givens
Commissioners of the Revenue
J. H. French
Narrows
Floods and Storms Struck Pacific Northwest Amid Death Toll
Floods and storms left a trail of death and suffering across the Pacific Northwest with property losses exceeding one million dollars. Eleven deaths were reported from the prior storm. As waters receded, trains and buses resumed regular schedules in Tacoma Puyallup and Grays Harbor areas Aberdeen reported normal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Tacoma
Puyallup Valley
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Virginia Civil Works Projects Approved in Richmond
Virginia approves 105 new civil works projects and continues with the public works program. The advisory board urges fast loan and grant applications while detailing specific projects in Lee Tazewell Washington Smyth Henrytown Warm Springs and Bath county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Civil Works Administration
Public Works Advisory Board For
Virginia
Ickes
Public Works Administrator
Public Works Program
James A. Anderson
State Advisory Board
Civil Works Administration
Winchester
Bristol
Waynesboro
Waverly
Lynchburg
Danville
Martinsville
Emporia
Lee
Poor Farm
Tazewell
CWA
Washington
Smyth
Henrytown
Bath County
Millboro
Warm Springs
State CWA Jobs Near 80 000 Mark
Civil works programs in West Virginia near eighty thousand jobs with 2 435 projects approved, employing 77 573 people. State 38 330 local 37 443 federal 1 800. over quota by about 6 000. One new project adds 24 jobs at Capan High School Hampshire County. Counties list projects and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
CWA
Capan
Hampshire County
Civil Works Administration
Fayette
Logan
Mercer
Monroe
McDowell
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
Officials Warned to Guard Against Mobs
Charleston West Virginia Attorney General Holt urged prosecuting attorneys to prevent mob violence citing lynchings in other states. He advised removing accused to other counties for safety and using larger forces or stronger jails to curb potential outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginna
Holt
WARDENS SUGGEST LARGE PENAL FARM
Moundsville West Virginia July 4 Establishment of a large penal farm on state confiscated lands for tax delinquents will be proposed by Dr C F McClintic warden in a conference with the board of control. He said 500 men could work reclaiming and cultivating the lands and that the prison addition now under construction would be abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
C.F. McClintie
Board of Control
Spates Bardy
John Baker White
James A. Chambers
McClintic
Evangelistic Services Led by Rev. Pat Withrow in Charleston
Rev Pat Withrow of Charleston West Virginia head of the Charleston Mission will conduct a series of evangelistic services here beginning next Wednesday night at the Ramsey junior high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibery
Pat &, Withrow
Charleston
W. Va
Ramsey Junior High School
Man Walks East Into River Near First Avenue
Charles Carlson, 63, nearly blind, asked directions and followed the reply to walk east. He passed Third, Second, and First avenues and fell into the East River. He was rescued and treated at Bellevue Hospital for submersion and exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Third Avenue
Charles Carlson
Carlson
Second
First
East River
Bellevue Hospital
Million and Half Freed to Bank Depositors
Two banks reopen today releasing 1.5 million dollars to depositors before Christmas shopping. First National Braddock deposits gain 65 percent as Old First National is replaced. Crafton National replaces Crafton First National with 60 percent ready for withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
First National Bank of Braddock
First National
Crafton National Bank
First National Bank of Crafton
New Deep December Freeze Records Hit Adirondack Town
A new low for December, 24 degrees below zero, was set in Owls Head New York. Nearby Saranac Lake reported ten below and Malone five below as a heavy snowstorm raged with a 38 mile per hour wind. Drifts formed on country roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owls Head
N. Y
Adirondack
Saranac Lake
Malone
Buffalo
Officer Transferred To New Ohio River Division Post
Lt. Col. Roger Powell, army sector engineer of the Ohio river sector, was ordered to duty as division engineer of the newly created Ohio river division with headquarters in Cincinnati. The division covers the Pittsburgh Huntington Cincinnati Nashville and Louisville district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roger Powell
Ohio River
Ohio River Division
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh, Huntington
Nashville
Louisville
Bluefield Grid Rate 15 Reduced In New Schedule
Bluefield announces a new rate schedule for utility bills. Jet 500 cu ft minimum applies, 1 500 cu ft at 1.50 per 1 000 cu ft, 3 000 cu ft at 1.10, 5 000 cu ft at 0.90, and over 10 000 cu ft at 0.70 per 1 000 cu ft. Bills payable 1st to 10th. 10 percent added after the tenth.
Local Man Burned In Fire Threatening Home
Philip Cohen a clerk at Bills Jog gery Princeton avenue was badly burned when gasoline used to clean floors ignited threatening destruction of his brother W H Cohen's home at 901 Augusta street He escaped a second story window and was taken to St Luke s hospital Firemen from South Side and Central stations fought the blaze causing considerable damage to the dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Cohen
Bill
Princeton Avenue
W. H. Cohen
Augusta Street
Cohen
Mr. Cohen
St. Luke’s Hospital
South Side
Central Stations
Local Lodge Men Prepare to Install New Council
Twin City council No 149 Jr. O U A M plans a large delegation to Keystone tonight for a new council installation. J T Mathews of Parkersburg selects the degree team to lead initiation work. District Deputy G G Dalton of Bluefield will preside. Members meet Moose Hall at 6 30 and travel by motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Council No. 149 Jr. O. U. A. M. Planns
Keystone
J. T. Mathews
Parkersburg
G. G. Dalton
Bluefield
Moose Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles A. Combs
City and Comsfeld
Raleigh Home
Scott Building
Raleigh Street
Epworth-Williams
Blue Eagle Tea Room
Bluelog
Princeton Road
Miss French
Bailey Lumber Company
Philco
Giles
KUMP
Small Loan Act
News OF the Colored People
Church OF God IN Christ
Grunow
Warlick
Bluefield, W. VA
Pearisburg, VA
Margie Brotherton
D. W. Mason
Bernard Mason
Boone Pnochs
Clay Mason
Paul Stafford
Welch
Bane
W. T. Davis
Pax
Davis
Edward Davis
Providence
Virginia Civil Works Projects
Lachia
The
Amerivar Tobacco Co
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