WHIS broadcast plans Yuletide radio specials today
WHIS schedules special program features for today’s Yuletide broadcast. A Tiny Tim playlet based on Dickens will air at 4 PM with participants including Mr and Mrs Rhea Blake Berkeley Stewart and others. Jack Dishman hosts a Christmas tree party and a higher quality P A program showcases local talent.
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Jack Dishman
WHIS
Tiny Tim
Charles Dicken
Rhea Blake
Hitl
Berkeley
Tom Stewart
Bill Saunders
John Cary Shott
Betty Ann Holmes
Betty Rhea Clark
Bluefield
Regiar
Ruling appeal over textile workers election in Georgia
Justice Adkins declined to rule on the act's constitutionality and granted a stay pending appeal. United Textile Workers seeks to represent Gate City cotton mills employees in East Point Georgia. The case challenges the act as an infringement on freedom of contract and on congressional power to regulate labor in manufacturing.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Jesse C. Adkins
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United Textile Workers
Gate City
East Point
Lola Echols
Supreme Court
Congress
Services today for Mrs Douglas Shields
Funeral services for Mrs. Douglas Shields widow of a Norfolk and Western conductor will be held at St. Marys Episcopal Church Bluefield at 2 p m She died Friday in the state hospital at Marion after a heart attack She is survived by sons and daughters including Ollie Shields Mrs J W Rose Mrs Bana Ayers Raleigh C A and Richard Shields and G T Hanshaw brother of Bluefield Pallbearers will be vestry members of St Marys Friends are asked to meet at the Hanshaw home at 1 pm
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St. Ag Epicopal Church
Bluefeld
Douglas Shields
Armer
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluefield
Shields
Bana Ayers
Raleigh
C. A
Richard Shields
Marion
Rother
G. T. Hanshaw
Satate
St. Mary's Church
Hanshaw
Mise Ollie Shields
J. W. Rose
Ma Ayers
C. A. Andichard Shields
G. Shields
Columbus
Albert Hagy
Tazewell
F. M. Jennings
Portsmouth
D. H. Hanshaw
Funeral Services for Vance Child at Home
Funeral services for five year old Paul Frederick Vance, son of Mrs Elizabeth Vance, will be held at the home on Princeton avenue at 2:30 this afternoon with Rev Joe B Overmyer and G Gunn from Westminster Presby terian church assisting. Interment follows at Monte Vista Park cemetery. The boy known as Buddy died at St Luke s hospital Friday from pneumonia complications after a hospital stay since November 4.
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Paul Frederick Vance
Elizabeth Vance
Princeton Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Joe B. Overmyer
G. Gunn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Monte Vista Park
Buddy
St. Luke's
Death of W. A. Sarver At 65 In Local Home
W A Sarver 65 longtime city resident died of a heart attack at 4 35 yesterday afternoon at his home 2254 Toledo street Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm at his residence with Rev HE Wiley of Trinity Methodist Church and Rev How ard L Weeks of College Avenue Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery Pallbearers listed He was born June 29 1869 in Shawver s Mill Va came to this field in 1900 and lived here He worked about twenty five years as a carpenter for the Norfolk and Western Rail Company He was married twice first wife Miss Viola Taylor of Va preceded him He is survived by his second wife formerly Miss Bailey and three children from the first marriage Clar C Sarver Mrs W C Farmer and Mrs C B tne plus Matthew Ruble and Ruble Pumkpin Candlesticks fragmentary text continued in source.
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W. A. Barver
Toledo Street
HE. Wiley
Trinity Methodist Church
Howard L. Weeks
College Avenue Baptist Church
Walnut Grove Cemetery
W. FE. Burress
C. W. Ratcliffe
B. C. den
Edwin Bailey
J. Umbarger
Iley Blessing
J. W. Peters
W. Wiley
Sarver
Shawver's Mill
Reed
Famity
Norfolk and Western Rail Company
Viola Taylor
É. Va
Bailey
Clar. CG. Sarver
W. C. Farmer
C. B. Tne
Matthew Ruble
Hn Ruble
Viola Lam
City and Goafield Items and Local Businesses
A jumble of local ads and notices lists items from Fretwell's artificial limbs to Mary Lee Beauty Shop services, Raleigh Hotel meals, Henderson's cleaning, and Bluefield Business College offerings. It mentions Christmas specials on permanents, cheap beauty services, and various phone numbers for contact.
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Mary Lee Beauty Shop
Milano
Mary Lee
Raleigh Street
Rose Marie
Rose Marte
Absent minded motorist recovers stolen car mix up
B J Johnson of Rockbridge Street reported a car theft from in front of the West Virginia hotel Friday night. He found the same vehicle thirty minutes later on Rogers Street and said he had mistaken where he parked it earlier in the evening.
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B. J. Johnson
Rockbridge Street
West Virginia
Rogers Street
Fraternity Brothers Live Under Big Top in Indiana
Sigma Chi members at DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana housing a growing chapter crowded into the house opted for a third floor addition. To shelter under construction the contractor pitched a circus tent across the entire top floor creating a unique living space while work proceeds.
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Greencastle
Ind
Sigma Chi
DePauw University
Threat of Strife in Major Parties Endangers Unity
New York political chatter centers on Republican tensions as the Republican National Committee meets and Borah, Hoover vie for position. Fisher predicts Borah could sweep presidential primaries and energize a GOP sweep of the House, while Townsend plans loom over the era’s party splits.
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New Deal
G.O.P
Hoover
Borah
St. Louis
House
Michigan
Townsend
New York
Hamilton Fish
Republican
William B.B. Borah
Idaho
Herbert Hoover
Congress
William E. Borah
Verner W. Main
Penelon
Main
Washington
Montcalm Blaze Destroys Hotel and Several Buildings
Fire swept through Montcalm destroying the hotel and a brick building occupied by Montcalm Drug Company. Other damaged structures included dwellings owned by J T Tavior and J B Neal, with occupants like Dr John H. and Mrs H Sue era. Few insured losses were reported as Bluefield firemen fought the flames.
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H. H. Sue Era
Montcalm Drug Company
Dwell'ne
J. T. Tavior
J. T Tavior
L. ©. Pennington
J B Neal
Oscar Parley
John H
Loas
Bluefield
Court Rules Wagner Act Unconstitutional In Mill Case
A district court ruling finds the Wagner act unconstitutional in a Springfield mill case challenging the reach of federal labor law. Judge Otis questions whether small, intra state mills affect interstate commerce and warns that state sovereignty could erode if commerce power expands. He cites constitutional concerns and explains the act’s limits while noting the act’s aim to improve labor relations.
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Springfield
Otis
United States
Labor Board
Congressional Committee On the Judiciary
Congress
Roosevelt
Dudley Field Malone Files Bankruptcy Petition
New York, Dec. 21. Dudley Field Malone, famed divorce and criminal lawyer, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 261,370 and assets of 62,500. He cites loans from friends including William K. Vanderbilt Edward F. Hutten and Otto H. Kahn and vows to start a new executive career while praising his friends and health.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
William K. Vanderbilt
Edward F. Hutton
Otto H. Kahn
Malone
Robert Louis Stevenson
Motorist Protests Road Blockage by Stray Animals
A Ra nelle, West Virginia motorist told state police that stray animals on highways create major danger. B P Green cited cows sheep and dogs running at large and near wrecks four times, warning particularly about U S Highway 60 between Clintonville and Ansted where a driver can plunge off a hillside.
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Charleston
W. Va
B. P. Green
Ra Nelle
Clintonville
Ansted
Salvation Army Christmas Campaign Seeks Donations
The Salvation Army campaign to raise 1500 dollars faces a slow start with only a few children visiting for free admission in exchange for food or clothing. Three days remain as kettles stay out through Christmas Eve, with Adjutant Hughes hoping the thermometer on the federal building will peak by Christmas Eve to light the star above. Captain C. E. Frazee of Bluefield toured with a round truck appealing for contributions, boosting donations. Adjutant Hughes is slated to speak this afternoon at 3 o'clock on Christmas topics.
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Salvation Army
Army
Hughes
Federal Building
C. E. Frazee
Bluefield
Ancient Chinese drug held new asthma aid
Researchers at the Nanking health administration report an ancient drug from a corn species may treat asthma more effectively than ephedrine and atropine. The discovery could aid sufferers of asthma and chronic coughs worldwide.
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Nanking
China
Nanking Health Administration
Snell Sees Good Chance For GOP To Control House
Representative Snell of New York, GOP leader, says Republicans may win 50 to 60 seats to seize the House in 1986. He notes sentiment can swing quickly and cites small majorities in past elections. He also backs passage of the soldier's bonus despite a veto risk and sees no clear party issue in Townsend pension push.
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Washington
House
Representative Snell
New York
Snell
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Farmer Laborites
Townsend Old Age Pension Movement
Britain’s Peace Week highlights and political shifts abroad
Britain faces fears of East African conflict spreading to Europe as Laval wins a confidence vote in Paris yet faces an unsettled policy path. Hoover’s campaign and Borah’s liberal push dominate U.S. politics alongside mixed League of Nations signals and a reshaped conservative base.
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Europe
Britain
Mediterranean
Sir Samuel
Laval
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Herriot
Chamber
Ree
Low Temperatures Hit New Winter Low Across City
The article notes a cold snap with the temperature dropping to 1 degree below zero early yesterday, setting a winter low. Many thermometers in the city show readings near 6 below, with official Norfolk and Western division offices at 6 below and a midnight railroad report of 9 above. Despite sunshine, temperatures stayed frigid into the afternoon hours.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad Division
Doctor Treated Patient Who Paid With Apples
Macon Georgia December 21. Rex Clotfelter an apple peddler from Logansville used eight bushels of eating apples to pay the doctor at Macon hospital for treatment in the emergency room after a gunshot wound to the left leg.
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Macon
Rex Clotfelter
Logansville
Clotfelter
Celebrity Is No Help In Impressing Wife
Walt Disney, age 34 on December 5, comments on celebrity life. He says fame helps only for securing football game reservations and rarely aids in making films or guiding polo shots, nor impressing his daughter or wife.
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Associated Press
Walt Disney
Aunt Eda Prefers Traditional Holiday Vittles in Texas
AUNT EDA, 92, born a slave in Little Rock Arkansas, recalls a strong preference for old time foods over modern fare. She touts sausage pounded in wooden mortars and stall fed beef pickled in the old way, and remembers wild turkey breast fried like fish. The bill of sale for her and family, priced at 1300 dollars when she was seven, is held by Jessie Boone, granddaughter of the purchaser William Roark, in Rusk Texas.
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Rusk
Texas
Eda
Little Rock
Ark
Jessie Boone
William Roark
Thief Steals Clock From Texas Court of Appeals
An intruder stole an electric clock from the courtroom of the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin Texas. Judge L Hawkins lamented the clock was among the court’s most valuable items besides its reputation.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
L. Hawkins
British Air Group Sees 200-Ton Plane Possible
London reports the 1984 85 Aeronautical Research Committee forecast passenger aircraft of 200 tons or more. The panel notes no fundamental construction difficulties and cites discussions with leading firms. The report also highlights progress in reducing aircraft noise, especially via exhaust silencers.
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London
Aeronautical Research Committee
Enzyme lipase blamed for cow flavor in milk
Stillwater Oklahoma dairyman J. J. Keith of Oklahoma A and M College says excess cow flavor in milk comes from the enzyme lipase. He recommends heating milk to 145 degrees Fahrenheit and holding it for 80 minutes to prevent the off taste.
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Stillwater
Okla
J. J. Keith
Oklahoma A. M. College
West Texas Folk Songs Recorded for Posterity
John A. Lomax travels West Texas collecting folk songs for the Carnegie Foundation. He has assembled several thousand songs and chants on aluminum discs for the Congressional Library, while Bosque County youth and later University of Texas official serves as curator and secretary.
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San Angelo
Tex
West Texas
John A. Lomax
Congressional Library
Bosque County
University of Texas
Carnegie Foundation
Astronomer says Star of Bethlehem did not exist
Chicago December 21 Dr W D MacMillan a mathematical astronomer at the University of Chicago for 30 years declared there is no astronomical record of the Star of Bethlehem He called it a religious legend and said there is no data to support a hypothesis that the star was a new star expiring like the Hercules.
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Chicago
W. D MacMillan
University of Chicago
Mussolini Plans Full War Drive Across Mediterranean
Reports say Britain prepares sanctions firm and seeks Mediterranean supports from Turkey Greece Yugoslavia and France as Italy advances. London stockpiles tanks near Matruh while Spain concedes to League duties. Baldwin names a foreign secretary as Chamberlains name circulated. Meanwhile Ethiopia claims major victory near Aksum with captured arms and prisoners before a weeklong cereal diet for the army.
Ethiopian government claims recapture of towns and tank loss
Addis Ababa reports that Dedjazmatch Ayele’s forces recaptured Enda Silaa and Dera Shah, about 30 miles west of Aksum and near the Takkaze river, on December 15. It cites Italian losses as considerable and notes Ethiopians killed and Italians dead in the battle.
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Dedjazmatch
Ayele
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Mansolini
Aksum
Godset Hinterzatz
Frankfurter Tagezeitung
Ladislas Pharago
Hinterzatz
Ayele Tood
Enda
Dedjazm Tch Ayele
Multa
Angry WPA Workers Demand Pay Checks in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia a crowd of about 900 WPA workers gathered at the headquarters shouting for Christmas pay. An assistant manager said the payroll, promised for the first two weeks, was delayed but a special messenger would deliver by midnight or later with distribution planned for tomorrow or Monday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
WPA
Robert Plummer
Charleston
Plummer
Fairmont
Four Ways Point to Texas From Thackerville
From a location west of Thackerville Oklahoma it is possible to go north south east or west and reach Texas. Love county sits on Oklahoma's southern border bounded by the Red River oxbow loops marking the state line.
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Thackerville
Okla
Texas
Love County
Oklahoma
Red River
Radio experts blame interference on medical tubes
Washington reports naval radio experts identify vacuum tubes in X-ray and other medical devices as the source of a persistent shadow interference in high frequency broadcasts. The tone, heard on 11 000 to 20 000 kilocycles, disrupts sending and receiving across commercial, naval, and military stations. The FCC is urged to regulate or modify tube designs to stop the issue.
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Washington
Federal
Communicatons Commission
Girl Slayer Held After Farm Death in Oklahoma
Emma Willis, 18, was jailed in Anadarko Oklahoma after her father Harry Willis 45 died from shotgun wounds while sleeping. Hackell Purk assistant county attorney said the girl said she and her father argued last night because he refused to return to normal life to have a date with a boyfriend.
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Anadarko
Okla
Emma Willis
Harry Willis
Hackell Purk
Norma
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