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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
9
Obituary notices for Hattie Taylor and Mary Hessie Lilly are listed alongside community Christmas tree planning in Genoa and Bluefield. Also reported are Sullivan funeral rites in Roanoke and NAACP activities at John Stewart church with local church officials and volunteers named.
The Roy Scott Post No 39 of the American Legion will present a citizenship medal to Bluefield State College’s student showing top citizen qualities as judged by the faculty. Miss Emily Hill, national nursing council for War service, will address the student body at 11 o clock in After hall Friday November 15. Group discussions with interested students follow with Miss Hill as guest.
A collage of clothing ads lists dress shirts in sizes 14 to 17 at 1.39, bath robes at 18.50, rayon robes at 9.95, leather jackets at 18.50, topcoats from 22.50 to 35.00, Mallory hats 6.00 to 6.50, boys jackets and Mackinaws, and 100 percent virgin wool hose 1.25 with fancy patterns to 2.00. Angrist Men’s Shop and A. W. Cox Department Store advertise at 234 Princeton Avenue and Adam Hat Store banners.
Donald Jones, a representative of the NAACP, visited the campus during the week and addressed the students in their weekly assembly.
President H. L. Dickason and Dean G. W. Whiting spoke at a three day Christian poar institute at Mt. Zion Baptist church under the West Virginia State Baptist convention. The Baptist Sunday School Publishing Board sent its staff of 11 led by Dr. A. M. Townsend to conduct the religious education training.
The Rev. G. Murray Branch spoke as a representative of the national Christian association during the assembly. The Y. M. C. A. quintette performed two spirituals, Good Lord Remember Me and Good Send Me, sung by James Fain James Hagood Beverly Scott James Smith and William Smith.
In Raleigh County circuit court Judge Frank C. Haymond presides as jurors are qualified for the state's civil suit against former Beckley Police Chief Tom Roberts and his bonding company to recover 3500 dollars claimed due the city. Roberts and Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York are joint defendants in the case.
By decree of the Circuit Court of Mercer County West Virginia dated December 4 1944 special commissioners will on Sunday January 7 1945 at 10 a m at the Mercer County courthouse Princeton offer for sale by public auction ten acres more or less of land in U B Route No 52 between Pinnarie Rock and Simmons Freeman to heirs of Botts Johnson and Emma Johnson deceased. The tract is described by survey lines and includes several exceptions including rights of way to Appalachian Electric Power Company and State Road Commission and parcels conveyed to Frank Thomas Pete Thomas and Oba Hodge. Special Commissioners James W Kahle and I L T Reynolds certified bonds and the clerk recorded deeds cited.
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