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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1933
Page
5
The Ramsey community hosts a religious service featuring a charge on Sunday, with a welcome to a visiting figure and a focus on youth participation. A ministerial procession and closing assembly highlight the event, including a ten minute period for the city’s children.
Weather and scheduling shifts raise expectations for a much larger turnout than previously forecast. Organizers urge prompt arrival, citing limited seating and enhanced safety measures to handle the crowd.
The annual meeting of the Mineral County Medical Society will be held Thursday at 6:40 PM in the West Virginian hotel. Outgoing president Dev G. Reynolds will chair, with committee members arranging the program and noting forthcoming officer elections.
The county society plans a grand annual banquet with many special guests expected. The event, marked as one of the most elaborate occasions in territory, will be attended by TL ta and other officials.
Guy Palmer byname Palmer 28 of Princeton a GWR truck driver was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when his truck overturned on the Sand Lick road. He was taken to Memorial hospital at Princeton with multiple fractures chest injuries and concussion. Palmer was trapped under the vehicle as it rolled.
A funeral party returning from a service in Hepsden Tip Top Virginia suffered injuries when a pickup truck ran off a highway and tipped over an embankment. John Hstel Christian aged 32 and Miss Bowman were seriously hurt with fractures, bruises, and lacerations. They were transported to Bluefield Sanitarium for treatment. the truck belonged to Dan Barrett, father of the deceased Matthew Barrett who was killed in a hunting accident nearby.
Samuel Repass 81, father of Mrs. J. B. Hawkins of Bluefield, Va., died suddenly at his son Bailey Re naga home in Adria. Death due to heart disease, after years of illness. Native of Burke's Garden, he lived all his life in Tazewell county. Funeral at son's home in Adria with interment in Maplewood cemetery, Tazewell County.
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 music program at the school auditorium starts Wednesday at 10 30 with choral music by the muale classes led by Mrs P B Barrow Mrs C G Harris and Miss Elizabeth McClaugh arty popular local artists to present and invite patrons and friends to attend
Invitations designed for the Bluefield Clover yuletide dance event will be issued Friday evening December 20 at a local country club. The social gathering promises festive entertainment and seasonal cheer.
The Bluefield Clover Club announces its Thirtieth annual holiday dance at Bluefield Country Club in Divefield West Virginia on Friday December 29 1933 at 10 p m Formal attire required and invitations feature a butler design. The event stars Jack Wardlaw and his Carolina Pines Orchestra from Raleigh North Carolina. Also noted are holiday visits from local students and residents returning home for Christmas with several named families and towns. A separate report from Pineville West Virginia notes a murder charge filed against Kim Herron of Allen Junction for a shotgun death at Beckley Hospital following a quarrel, with self defense claimed by Beenly.
Mrs L Farris and her baby daughter Jane Elizabeth have returned home to Mullens after visiting Mrs Farris sister Mrs W W Hill on Ohio street. Mrs Kenneth Martin of Huntington has left St Luke's hospital for her sister's home in 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 16
Judge R Reid Harding presided in a crowded municipal court session. Seventeen defendants faced charges mainly for drunkenness with fines totaling 410.90 and ninety days of sentences. Jim Hendricks failed to appear and $250 bond was forfeited. Four defendants were CCC or CWA workers and risks to future employment loomed. End of weekend session marked one of the largest in months.
In rural West Virginia, a Saturday shooting at Burke's Garden involved Diahman Dishman and Lawson Latson. Latson, who fled toward West Virginia after the altercation, was captured when a wrecker repair delay forced the escape plan. authorities say the dispute remains under investigation with no clear motive determined. Deputy guarded Latson as he was taken to the county jail. Parking notice at Jimmy's Restaurant offered free package holding during town shopping.
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