Beaver High School A Cappella Choir Christmas Program
Choir alumni join the Beaver high school A Cappella group for a 7 30 p m Christmas Day service at Immanuel Lutheran church featuring Handel Messiah selections and other familiar pieces with soloists and choir responses.
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Beaver High School
Yale
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Shelton
Mary Cheyney Nelson
Harry Crow
Conrad Crow
John Young
John Dellis
Mary Francis Douthat
Susan Burnett
Redeemer
Marjorie Horton
Hallelujah
City And Coalfields Lodge Meets Friday At Masonic Temple
Bluefield Lodge of Perfection holds its regular meeting this Friday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Venerable Master W Frank Bond and secretary J Toy Nelson lead the session.
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Bluefield Lodge of Perfection
Masonic Temple
W. Frank Bond
J. Toy Nelson
Deaths and Funerals: Walter E. Hale 81
Walter E. Hale 81 died Wednesday at his sister Mrs. W. A. Smith in Narrows Virginia after a lingering illness. He was a lifelong resident and son of Thomas Fountain Hale and Catherine Hale. He is survived by another sister Mrs. Helen Coburn. Funeral arrangements involve services at Mrs. Smiths home and burial at Fairview cemetery with multiple obituaries at Johnnycake Church of God and Saeger Memorial cemetery.
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Walter E. Hale
W. A. Smith
Narrows
Mr. Hale
Thomas Fountain Hale
Catherine (Hale) Hale
Virgie Robertson
Smith
Hale
Helen Coburn
Funeral service for Mrs Lillie Compton in Richlands
Funeral services for Mrs Lillie Josephine Compton 69 of Richlands Va take place at 1 p m from the Layman's Chapel Richlands with Revs Albert Ball and Joseph Hawkins officiating. Burial follows at Clinch Valley Memorial cemetery. Mrs Compton had been in failing health for eight months and was hospitalized recently.
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Lillie Josephine Compton
Richlands
Albert Ball
Raven
Joseph Hawkins
North Tazewell
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
William Lowe Dies from Auto Crash Injuries
The body of 23 year old William Lowe arrived in Bluefield after dying Monday in a St. Augustine Florida hospital from injuries from a Sunday night auto wreck. Rites were held at Hawkins funeral chapel at 10 AM with Rev Winton R. Houck officiating. Burial was in Monte Vista cemetery. Lowe was a salesman for Progressive Sales Co of Philadelphia and son of Mr and Mrs C E Lowe of Ridge Street.
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William
Bill) Lowe
St. Augustine
Fla
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Winton R. Houck
Grace Methodist Church
Monte Vista Cemetery
Lowe
Progressive Sales Company of
Philadelphia
C. E. Lowe
Ridge Street
Rites for James Gentry and Charles B. Davis
Obituary notices for James Gentry a 45 resident of Litwar who died Wednesday at home after an extended illness and Charles B. Davis 78 a retired Norfolk and Western conductor of Bluefield who died Friday morning at his home 1016 Frederick Street. Davis a Virginia native and longtime railroad employee belonged to the Elks Masons Shriners and Brotherhood of Railway Conductors. He left a son a sister and several relatives. Funeral services are tentatively set for Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Home.
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James Gentry
Litwar
Charles B. Davis
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Frederick Street
Mr. Davis
Carroll County
Virginia
William
Emily Davis
Ollie A. Curd
Charles Bert
Frank C. Davis
John Davis
Florida
Bert Davis
Norton
Lelia Moreland
Hattie Kinder
Kate Smith
Caroll County
William H. Davis
Elks, Masons and Shriners
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Hawkins Funeral Home
Funeral to be held for K M Tarter at Mercer Funeral Home
The funeral for K M Tarter of 313 South Mercer Street is set for 2 PM at Mercer Funeral Home. The body will lie in state at the mortuary before burial in Maplewood Cemetery at Tazewell. Rev. Glen W. Stewart of Bland Street Methodist Church will conduct the service. Mr. Tarter died Wednesday afternoon after a month long illness.
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K. M. Tarter
Mercer Street
Mercer Funeral Home
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Glen W. Stewart
Bland Street Methodist Church
Tarter
Last rites for Dorothy Rayfield held at Lashmeet church
Mrs Dorothy Rayfield 28 wife of J B Rayfield of Corrine died Wednesday at her parents home Elder Darrell Stovall Glen White to conduct services at 2 P M from Rich Creek Primitive Baptist church Lashmeet Burial in Rufe McComas cemetery Pinoak this list notes the event and place with no sensational detail.
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Dorothy Rayfield
J. B. Rayfield
Corrine
Thomas Jenkins
Lashmeet
Rich Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Darrell Stovall
Glen White
Buria
Pinoak
Johnsons Mourn Narrows Man After Monthlong Illness
Jesse O Keefe Johnson 63 of Narrows died at St Elizabeths Pearlsburg after a monthlong illness. He was a builder and lifelong Narrows resident. Services at First Christian Church today at 2 pm with Rev H H Harmon and Rev B F Sperow officiating. Survived by wife Effie Lamb four daughters two sons one brother two sisters and thirteen grandchildren. IOOF Fort Narrows member.
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Jesse O’keefe Johnson
Frank Johnson
Cinderella Givens Johnson
Narrows
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Pearlsburg
First Christian Church
H. H. Harmon
B. F
Jesse W. Johnson
C. W. Johnson
S. K. Spangler
Bluefield
W. Va
I. Hale Brown
Fort Narrows Lodge
IOOF
Graham High expansion rumor denied by Dalton
Principal Dalton rejected rumors that Graham High School will add a 12th grade soon saying no official word has been received and facilities cannot support it yet. County supervisor Walthall and officials hedge on timing, noting potential funding and a state grant proposal of 75.6 million dollars pending legislature.
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Graham High School
Lewis Dalton
Dalton
J. L. Walthall
Tazewell County
Vir
Graham Kiwanis Club
Walthall
Tazewell
Virginia
AEP Employees Held Yule Dinner
More than 235 Bluefield divisional employees and guests enjoyed Appalachian Electric Power company’s annual Christmas dinner and party in the assembly room. Paul Hilliard served as emcee for entertainment featuring solo selections by Conrad Brevick and a community sing led by James Elmer Brown, with a dance at the country club afterward. Carol Shockey chaired the arrangements committee.
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Bluefield
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Paul Hilliard
Conrad Brevick
James Elmer Brown
Bland Street Methodist Church
Carol Shockey
Decatur Union Opens Recreation Rooms After Work
Decatur Illinois: after long shifts, local bartenders and waitresses join a union initiative to run their own recreation rooms. The group uses available talent to create leisure spaces, not employing extra staff.
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Decatur, Ill
Decatur Bartenders and Waitresses Union
Stork Delivers 16 Boys Then a Girl at Walther Memorial
In a 30 hour span at Walther Memorial Hospital a nurse reported 16 consecutive boy births to two new fathers and then, at the end, a girl was born. The sequence occurred in Thailand but linked to a Chicago hospital.
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Chicago
Walther Memorial Hospital
Weston hospital to seek bids for $320000 mental ward
Charleston officials said bids will be asked as soon as the completed plans are approved by the U. S. Public Health Service. Board of Control President Joe F. Burdett announced plans have been sent to Washington for final approval.
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Charleston
W. Va
Weston State Hospital
U. S. Public Health Service
Board of Control
Joe F. Burdett
Washington
Rites Set for Pocahontas Woman and Ruby Reed
Funeral services are planned for Miss Ruby Evelyn Reed 17 of McComas who died Tuesday at Bluefield Sanitarium. Her service will be at 2 pm at the Pentecostal Holiness church in Thomas with interment in Conner cemetery. The casket will be closed after the service. Additional obituaries note survivors of Mrs. O B Baired and others from Roanoke, Wise, Knoxville and Bosse vain with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and pallbearers from the family church choir.
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Pentecostal Holiness Church
Thomas
Ruby Evelyn Reed
William L. Reed
McComas
Bluefield Sanitarium
V. D. B. Howell
Kelley
Conner
Miss Reed
Funeral rites for David J. Wells held at Thomas Memorial Church
David Jesse Wells 84 of McComas died Thursday evening at Old Sweet Springs. Funeral at 10 AM Saturday from Thomas Memorial Church with Rev. T. E. Shea officiating. Interment in Big Stony Gap, Va. Surviving daughters Mrs. Ross Robbins, Mrs. Henley Chatwell, Mrs. Charles J. Baker, Mrs. R. A. Robbins. sons Bill R. Wells, A. G., R. N. Wells. 19 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Body to be moved from Mercer funeral home to the Robbins home today at 5 PM. Pallbearers chosen at the home. WSCS and Crane Creek church members serve as flower bearers.
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W.C. Minnick
Pocahontas
O. B. Baired
Roanoke
George Gillespie
Bossevain
Alex Mathena
Charlotte
N. C
Dewey Mathena
Ora Kilgore
Wise
Grace McBryant
P. M. Murphy
Knoxville
Tenn
Walter Mathena
Tip Top
Charles
McComas
Lon
Richlands
Raleigh
Utah
Claude Nelson
Boissevain
Pocahontas Union
Thomas Memorial Church
David Jesse Wells
Old Sweet Springs
T. E. Shea
Big Stony Gap
Ross Robbins
Henley Chatwell
Montcalm
Charles J. Baker
Hollywood
Thomas Memorial Wscs
Crane Creek
Truman says Eisenhower unlikely candidate for president
President Truman stated he does not believe General Dwight D. Eisenhower will run for president, though many have urged him since leaving the army. He said they remain on friendly terms and recalled Eisenhower’s past disavowals, while noting others push for a bid.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Florida
Eisenhower
White House
General Eisenhower
Columbia University
Turman
Mr. Truman
Army
Spencer Chamber Chooses New Officers For Next Year
Spencer West Virginia, December 22. The Spencer chamber of commerce elected Thomas J. Arnold as president and Earl M. Daniels as first vice president at a meeting last night. Arnold also leads the West Virginia Automobiles Dealers Association. A manufacturer banker and lawyer helped finalize the list.
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Spencer
W. Va
Spencer Chamber of Commerce
Thomas J. Arnold
West Virginia Automobiles Dealers Association
Earl M. Daniels
New York and State Seek Long Term Water Fix
Governor Dewey and city officials agree on joint efforts to ease the New York water shortage. The city urges voluntary conservation like a recent dry Friday as reservoirs fall to 34.5 percent capacity. A Hudson River intake plan could add up to 300 million gallons daily but would take about a year to deliver full impact.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Dewey
Hudson River
City
Several Items Taken From Virginia Parked Car
A Bluefield Virginia man, Bill Reed of 303 Tazewell avenue, reported a theft from his unlocked automobile on Virginia avenue between 6 and 6 30 p m. A carton of cigarettes a pair of gloves and several small items were taken while he dined nearby.
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Bill Reed
Tazewell Avenue
Bluefield
Virginia Avenue
Driver Arrested After Virginia Side Mishap
Onis Baize, 24, of 635 Union Street Bluefield, was arrested at 9 0 p m on drunken driving charges after crashing his car into a steel railing on Virginia Avenue in West Graham Virginia Side Patrolman George Asbury said Baize, the sole occupant, was uninjured though the front of the vehicle was heavily damaged.
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Onis Baize
Union Street
Bluefield
Virginia Avenue
West Graham
Virginia
George Asbury
Asbury
Baize
Brown
Neece Posts Bond On Drunk Driving Charge
Robert H. Neece of 517 Fairmont Street posted a 151 bond after a drunk driving charge on Bland Street. He was picked up by Patrolman Robert C. Lilly. His case will be heard this evening before Police Judge James Martin at 7 oclock.
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Robert H. Neece
Fairmont Street
Bland Street
Neece
Robert C. Lilly
James Martin
Anawalt Drug Store Robbery Reported
Merchandise valued around $2000 stolen from Anawalt Drug Store in Ana walt Wednesday morning after a rear window was broken. State police trooper G H Osborne said watches drugs and costume jewelry were among the items taken.
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Anawalt Drug Store
Anawalt
G. H. Osborne
Laburnum Construction Sues UMW Over $500000 Damage Claim
In Richmond Virginia on December 22 a City Circuit Court continued hearings on motions in Laburnum Construction's $500000 damage suit against the United Mine Workers and two AFL affiliated groups led by John L. Lewis. Laburnum alleges union interference caused an eight day work stoppage and loss of contracts on a Breathitt County Kentucky project. It claims an armed mob of 75 to 100 men terrorized AFL workers and led to contract cancellations in August.
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Richmond
Harold F. Snead
Laburnum Construction Company
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Norman L. Flippen
United Construction Workers
District 50
American Federation of Labor Workers
Kentucky
Laburnum
Breathitt County
AFL
Hi Union
Philadelphia Founded in 1682 by William Penn
The city of Philadelphia traces its founding to 1682 when William Penn established the Pennsylvanian settlement. This historical moment marks the origin of a major American urban center with enduring civic and cultural significance.
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Philadelphia
William Penn
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City and Coalfields
Bluefield, W. Va
Charles Lindsay
Washington, D. C
Lindsay
Mrs. Lillie Compton
William Lowe
B. Davis
Bas
Lag Gia Ea RS
Jesse Johnson
William W. Mathena
William Wesley Mathena
Tip Top Methodist Church
P. C. Foote
D. B. Gillespie
Mathena
Graham Hi
Ginia
AEP
Stork
Thailand
Ruby Reed
David J. Wells
Helen Traubel
Metropolitan Opera
WHIS
NBC
Chamber
Gable and Bride
Clark Gable
Sylvia Stanley
Solvang
Cal
Gable
Carole Lombard
Douglas Fairbanks
Virginia Side
Big Damage
Coles Flower Shop
Shamans
Kith
SWANK
Quae
Men’s & Boys’ Shop
Princeton Ave
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