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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1935
Page
3
In Snakeden area cold nights carry distant baying of a fox hound pack chasing a big legged red. Local sportsmen anticipate Christmas hunts, noting the Bluefield Hunt Club aims to spare foxes but may have to end pursuits when foxes take to trees.
Works in West recalls Conductor George W. Yancy of the Pocahontas division who left Bluefield about 27 years ago. Yancy was a handsome and respected railroad figure in the community.
An advertisement promoting Dr David's Sanative Wash as a cure for scabies. It claims itching relief soon after application and notes the liquid destroys skin germs. price 60 cents postpaid with a money back guarantee. Owens & Minor mail order advert-solicitation from Richmond Virginia.
A brief item notes Chap, who once rode the trains as a boy, is now a regular passenger conductor for the Southern Pacific railway, signaling a notable career progression and continued ties to railroading.
Chairman Harold Porterfield extends an invitation to Republicans from nearby Virginia counties to attend a rally and banquet in Bluefield Saturday afternoon and evening. The event is described as part of the Fifth West Virginia district GOP roundup signaling a broader political push.
Funeral services conducted for Shelby Asberry 84, a Mud Fork pioneer and respected resident near Tip Top. Survived by son William Berry and daughter Elizabeth Clayburn of Abbs Valley, plus a brother and two sisters. wife Becky Taylor before marriage.
F B Milton a 55 year old well known Castlewood merchant in Russell county died Thursday morning at his home from complications. He conducted mercantile business in Castlewood for many years and is survived by his widow and several children.
A meeting of Allied Youth group will be held tonight at 7 30 at Graham Methodist church with public invitation. Sponsored by Rev George D West Graham Christian church pastor. Group is non denominational and includes boys and girls focusing on temperance.
The Graham Lutheran church was crowded with relatives and friends Thursday morning for the funeral of J. T. Spracher whose death occurred recently.
Services conducted at his home by Rev. Paul L. Roger of Bluefield Lutheran Church assisted by Rev. H. A. Wilis of Memorial Baptist Bluefield Va. Lutheran choir provided music and a profusion of flowers accompanied the tribute. Interment followed at Maple Hill cemetery.
Hoge Melihany formerly of Bluefield now with Ingersoll-Rand has been named machinery representative and will be based temporarily in Roanoke. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W H Melihany of Charleston.
Mrs. Willis Anderson hosts a class gathering inviting men as guests. Each member will bring a peanut and exchange gifts completing the event's festive activity.
Bluefield residents attend Keystone Mon day meeting at Koppers hall with a diverse program including music speeches and dancing. The event titled Club night features the Bluefield Va Business Men's club providing the feast and meets in Memorial hall at 6:15 PM.
Bluefield Virginia churches join in a cooking school demonstration at Palmer Hall. New families keep moving into Bluefield as vacancies arise, with the Tucker family from Lynchburg renting an Anderson Avenue apartment from Mr. and Mrs. E. R. B. Tucker and their three children.
Mr Tucker, a well known traveling salesman, and Mrs Tucker, a church worker, attended a Presbyterian circle meeting Wednesday.
A fragment notes a forecast by Old-Timer about East River mountain relations. The reader is urged to heed the mountain when it “rears and shows her whiskers,” warning that signs may fool weather officials but not the mountain or Old-Timer.
The Poca Hontas church announces a New Year program led by Rev W Hammond Bowman starting Monday night January 13. Bowman, pastor of Wytheville Virginia Presbyterian Church, trained at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond and served as assistant pastor at Second Presbyterian in Richmond. He will undertake a period of service and training at the Naval academy.
The fragment notes a strong man entering ministry at Union Seminary and delivering a powerful message as a splendid medium of deliverance, referencing Annapolis and associated figures.
J. W. Holliday of Roanoke visited California and spoke with a San Diego officer his curiosity revealed as Pooleman Williams a native of Peterstown and son of the late Rush Williams. Holliday once worked as an engineer for the Norfolk and Western in Lurich.
A report notes that certain U S safe deposit vault doors use four locks and provide 16 351 000 possible combinations. The statistic highlights the complexity of securing bank vaults and the breadth of mechanical combinations available.
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