Santa to visit Bluefield by plane from North Pole
Santa Claus will skip his sleigh and fly in a Bellanca from the North Pole to Bluefield, piloted by Harvey Amos. He will land between 3:30 and 4:00 Sunday afternoon, ride over Ramsey auditorium, then escort children to the city auditorium for a biblical tableau and a Christmas tree program. The event, under the ministerial association, culminates at city hall with gifts for fifteen hundred local kids.
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St. Nichols
Bluefield
Bellanca
Harvey Amos
North Pole
Mr. Claus
Harvey
Santa
Ramsey Auditorium
Tank Hill
Ramsey Street
Ramsey
City Auditorium
Ministerial Association
Attendance Expected to Surge After Change
The afternoon shift anticipates a much larger turnout than usual due to the recent change.
Mercer County Medical Society Announces Banquet and Election
The Mercer County Medical Society will hold its annual banquet and officer election Thursday at 6:30 PM in the West Virginian hotel. Outgoing president Dr. C. J. Reynolds will be honored as the society conducts its organizational transition.
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Mercer County Medical Society
West Virginian
C. J. Reynolds
County society banquet promises elaborate event with guests
The annual banquet is shaping up as one of the county society’s most elaborate occasions. It is expected to draw a large attendance and feature several special guests on the program.
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Nual
County Society
Princeton CWA Truck Driver Hurt In Crash
Guy Palmer 28 of Princeton, a CWA truck driver, was seriously injured yesterday when his truck overturned on Sand Lick Road. Taken to Memorial Hospital at Princeton, doctors said multiple rib fractures, chest injuries, concussion, and he was trapped under the vehicle.
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Guy Palmer
Princeton
CWA
Sand Lick
Palmer
Memorial Hospital
Soviet Recognition as Move for Peace
Corliss Lamont of New York son of Thomas Lamont of J P Morgan says Soviet recognition greatly lessens the possibility of conflict among Japan Russia and China though danger remains. He spoke in Cleveland at a celebration of American recognition of Russia saying if the U S had recognized three years ago Japan would not have pursued Manchuria and Shanghai. He added Russia seeks peace to build socialism and would pay its debts while praising William C Bullitt as ambassador choice.
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Cleveland
Corliss Lamont
New York
Thomas Lamont
J. P. Morgan and Company
Japan
Russia
China
Friends of the
Soviet Union
Lamont
United States
Soviet Russia
Manchuria
Shanghai
William C. Bullitt
Roosevelt
Two Injured As Funeral Truck Plunges Near Boissevain
A truck carrying funeral party members left the highway near Boissevain Virginia and plunged down an embankment injuring two seriously and wounding several others. Jon Ester Christian 32 and Miss Macie Bowman 25 suffered leg and hip fractures and severe head and body injuries and were taken to Bluefield sanitarium. The group had attended the burial of Matthew Barrett who was fatally shot on a hunting trip.
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Boissevain
Jon Ester Christian
Farmer
Abbs Valley
Macie Bowman
Vince Bowman
Tip Top
Bluefield Sanitarium
Christian
Miss Bowman
Matthew Barrett
Dan Barrett
Horsepen
Porter
Father of Local Woman Succumbs in Adria Virginia
Death occurred suddenly yesterday at Adria Virginia to Samuel Repass 81 father of Mrs J B Hawkins of Bluefield Virginia. Found dead in bed at son Bailey Repass home with whom he had been living. Heart disease blamed after years of illness. Native of Burkes Garden he spent life in Tazewell county. Funeral at Baileys home in Adria with Maplewood Cemetery interment in Tazewell.
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Adria
Samuel Repass
J. B. Hawkins
Bluefield
Repass
Bailey Repass
Mr. Repass
Burke's Garden
Fathers Night Observed By Hancock PTA At School
Hancock PTA will observe Fathers Night this evening at 7 30 at the school. A large attendance is urged. A former notice incorrectly stated the meeting would be held Wednesday evening.
Beaver High School Christmas Music Program at School Auditorium
Beaver High School music classes present a Christmas program Wednesday at 10 30 AM in the school auditorium. Local artists Mrs P B Barrow Mrs C G Harris and Miss Elizabeth McClaugherty assist. Patrons and friends invited.
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Beaver High School
P. 8. Barrow
C. G. Harris
Elizabeth McClaugherty
Delicious Shoppers Lunch At Jimmy’s
A brief shopper note advertises a daily lunch at Jimmy’s for 25 cents. It invites readers to refresh themselves with a simple meal and suggests a quick, affordable option for midday sustenance.
Unique Invitations For Bluefield Clover Club Dance
At Bluefield Country Club festive invites have been issued for the Yuletide dance to be held Friday evening, December 29, drawing invitations from members of the Bluefield Clover Club and local social circles.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Clover Club to Hold Thirtieth Holiday Dance
Invitations with shaded relief announce the Bluefield Clover club’s thirtieth annual holiday dance at Bluefield Country Club in Bluefield West Virginia. The formal event occurs Friday December 29 1933 at 8:00 p m with Jack Wardlaw and his Carolina Pines Orchestra from Raleigh NC engaged to perform and members expect widespread local attendance.
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Bluefield Clover Club
Bluefield Country Club
Bluefield
West Virginia
Bluefield Society
Jack Wardlaw
Carolina Pines Orchestra
Raleigh
N. C
Local Personal Items Report Visitors and Illness
Mrs O L Farris and her baby Jane Elizabeth have returned to Mullens after visiting Mrs Farris sister Mrs W W Hill on Ohio street. Mrs Kenneth Mastin of Huntington left St Luke's hospital for her sister Mrs D E Templeton home on Albemarle street to recover. W S (Bill) Woodyard of Third street entered St Luke's hospital for a surgical operation this morning. Miss Sara Catherine Thompson is
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O. L. Farris
Jane Elizabeth
Third Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sara Catherine Thompson
College students return home for Christmas holidays
Wesleyan college in Macon Georgia hosts students visiting family for the Christmas holidays. David Thornhill from Lillybrook West Virginia plans to visit his mother on Walton avenue. Billy Hancock from University of Virginia will arrive Friday to visit his parents on Parkway. Billy Minor Deyerle from Davidson College will visit his parents on Oakhurst. Mary Kahle Elizabeth Alexander Nancy Wilmore Edna Wilburn Fred Goodall travel from West Virginia University Morgantown to spend holidays in Bluefield.
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Wesleyan College
Macon
Roy S. Thompson
Mountain View Avenue
David Thornhill
Lillybrook
W. Va
Page Thornhill
Walton Avenue
Billy Hancock
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
B. H. Hancock
Billy Minor Deyerle
Face murder charge filed in Wyoming county West Virginia
A murder charge was filed today by Wyoming county authorities against Jim Herron of Allen Junction after Wilson Shaffer, 50, died in Beckley hospital from shotgun wounds. Sheriff L O Belcher said the shooting stemmed from a quarrel with Shaffer. Herron claims self defense.
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Pineville
W. Va
Wyoming
Jim Herron
Allen Junction
Beckley
Wilson Shaffer
L. O. Belcher
Beenley
Overflow Police Court docket yields fines and terms
Judge R. Reid Harding presided over a large police court session with fines totaling 410.90 and ninety days of sentences. Seventeen defendants appeared, most charged with drunkenness. Jim Hendricks faced the top fine but forfeited his $250 bond after failing to appear. Four defendants were CWA workers and three CCC members from Bastian, Virginia were turned to camp officials for expected harsher punishment.
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R. Reid Harding
Harding
Jim Hendricks
CWA
CCC
Bastian
Railroad hostler shot by boarder at Burke's Garden
Smith Dishman, a railroad hostler of Berwind West Virginia, was shot Saturday evening at his Burke's Garden home by Lawrence Lawson, a boarder. Wounds not serious. Lawson fled to a cave but was pursued and arrested after a wrecked car delayed escape. Authorities seek motive in Tazewell County.
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Smith Dishman
Heedler
Berwind
W. Va
Burke's Garden
Lawrence Lawson
Dishman
Tazewell County
Lawson
West Virginia
Tazewell
Laweon
Parking services at Jimmy's Restaurant offered downtown
Jimmy's Restaurant provides free package parking while customers shop downtown. The offer invites patrons to park their bags at the eatery, promoting foot traffic and convenience during downtown shopping hours.
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Jimmy's
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