Aged Bluefield Resident Dies After Illness
Squire Thomas H. White 50 a long time Bluefield resident died at 1 20 pm yesterday at his daughter M s W A Allen s home 213 Fourth Street Death came from infirmities He was a former justice of the peace in Beaver Pond district serving four years ending in 1927 A charter Grace Methodist church member and an Odd Fellows leader born Mercer County near Oakvale May 30 1854 His wife died eight years ago Survived by six children Elbert White and Mrs W A Allen of Bluefield Mrs D B Hager of Philadelphia Mrs Ernest Ward of Richmond Va Mrs William Gardner of Staunton Va and Mrs F M Steele of Waynesboro Va Three brothers and two sisters survive also Funeral arrangements to be announced
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Squire Thomas H. White
Bluefield
W. A. Allen
Fourth Street
Mr. White
Beaver Pond
Grace Methodist Church
Bluefield Lodge of Odd Fellows
Mercer Count
Oakvale
Elbert White
D. B. Hager
Philadelphia
Mrs Hugh Humphrey Dies in Abingdon VA Hospital
Mrs. Hugh H. Humphrey, 48, of Liberty Tazewell County, died Tuesday night after an operation last week at an Abingdon hospital. She leaves husband H. H. Humphrey and four children Mra. John Witten Julia Sadie and Margaret Elien Humphrey of Liberty. Surviving relatives include parents Mr and Mrs J N Young of Marion and many siblings in Anawalt Bluefield Marion and Liberty. Funeral services will be at Liberty church this afternoon, Rev. D F Wyrick officiating, burial in Humphrey cemetery.
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Hugh H. Humphrey
Abingdon
John Childress
Clery Charles
Stewart Biswick
Anawalt
W. Va
Mra
John Dailey
Bluefield
Harry Groseclose
John Moore
Marion
D. Howery
Liberty
Sam Young
Thompson Valley
Richard
Robert Young
Joseph and
Jefferson Young
Liberty Church
D. F. Wyrick
Humphrey Cemetery
Retired Lumberman Dies Suddenly on Tazewell Street
Alfred A. Flowers aged 75 a retired lumberman from Parkersburg W V dropped dead near the New theater on Main street Tazewell shortly before noon yesterday He resided in Tazewell about six months with his daughter Mrs H D Poole Survived by two sons Albert Flowers of Patterson N J and Frank Flowers of Parkersburg Funeral services and burial will be held in Parkersburg Friday
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Alfred A. Flowers
Tazewell
Mr. Flowers
Parkersburg
W. V
H. D. Poole
Poole
Albert Flowers
Patterson
N. J
Frank Flowers
Dutch seek milder sentence for Reichstag arsonist
The Dutch government asked Germany to commute Marinus Van Der Lubbe s death penalty for setting the Reichstag fire. Count Limburg Stirum wrote that retroactivity concerns argue the punishment should not be applied retroactively. Berlin offered no immediate reaction.
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Berlin
Marinus van der Lubbe
Reichstag
Johan Paul Limburg Stirum
Foreign Office
Holland
van der Lubbe
Winners announced in Washington Herald weekly contest
The Washington Herald this week unveils the American Weekly Contest winners, listing top performers and prize results for the period.
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Washington Herald
Old Man Winter Drops 12 Degree Chill Over Bluefield Area
Bitter cold grips Bluefield and nearby Norton and Corbin with 12 above zero readings and light snow. Snow blankets East River Mountain while wind steals thermometers in Bluestone Valley. Graziers feed stock. garages handle demand. coal dealers rush service as winter appears in full view.
Hot fight on rum law is forecast in Virginia
As the Virginia general assembly nears, a heated debate over liquor laws unfolds. Gov elect Peery backs temperance, while others argue no law can curb drinking after purchase. 34 counties and three cities voting against repeal signal opposition to liquor sales. Tazewell County also opposed. Pollard favors a one man liquor control, the commission prefers a three head setup.
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General Assembly of
Virginia
George. Peery
General Assembly
Tazewell County
Pollard
Commission
Virginia Sidelights Pat Drennen Injured in Christmas Day Ride
Telegraph operator Pat Drennen of Gillespie sustained a painful injury when thrown from a high spirited horse on Christmas Day near Maxwell golf course along the state highway. He reported he was able for duty yesterday but remained sore.
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Pat Drennen
Gillespie
Maxwell Golf Course
Mr. Drennen
Not a snowbird seen as cardinals brighten Abb's Valley area
A snowy scene reports several beautiful cardinals in the Abb's Valley section and Lynn Hollow. The red birds were active during the storm, pecking at corn crevices in a corn crib in search of food.
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S Valley
Lynn Hollow
Virginia Highway Crew Clears Slick Spans For Winter Traffic
Virginia state highway forces worked Wednesday to rough slick spots with gravel and improve road safety for automobile traffic. The state highway department maintains snow plows but reports little use for them during the present winter.
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Virginia State Highway Forces
State Highway Department
Small Fire Loss Sparks Bluefield Hose Purchase
Bluefield Virginia escaped a near yearly total of fires with only one or two frame structures burned. Town officials note the loss was negligible compared with past years and report plans to buy additional hose to strengthen fire protection.
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Bluefield
Richlands to Have Big Modern Athletic Field
Richlands will build a modern football and baseball yard with a swimming pool under the CWA program. A three acre tract adjoining the new high school will be developed, with about 150 workers alternating on site. The project, part of the Brown estate and Ball property purchase, aims to be ready for football next fall and usable for baseball next summer.
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Richlands
CWA
Brown
Virginia
Virginia Side Personalities Share Christmas Travel News
Virginia side personals list brief holiday travel and family visit notes. Henry Frasier Jr.. Mrs. Frazier. EB D Fizer. L J Barbee. John Barbee. W H Ervin. A M Layne. Walter Carter. Elizabeth Fisher. O A Metcalfe. Katherine Metcalfe. Tommy Metcalfe. L B Oliver. L W Boyd. Gibbons Young. H A Willis. Peter Vermillion. Mendota native arrest trivia.
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EB. D. Fizer
Shannondale
A. A. Carter
Bluefield
Welch
Elizabeth Fisher
Harrisonburg State Teachers College
O. A. Metcalfe
Katherine
Tommy
Charleston
W. Va
L. W. Jr
Bristol
Gibbons Young
Williamsburg
Gibbons
Grahm High School
Lucy Temple Willis
Baltimore
H. A. Willis
Peter Vermillion
Richmond
Coldest Day Yet in Present Season in Bluefield
Bluefield awoke to the coldest day of the winter, with temperatures near 12 degrees above zero at dawn and around 12 early morning, while midnight readings showed 21. Ice covered highways created hazards but no serious local accidents were reported. Snow melted slowly under sun as coal demand rose and deliveries were rushed nationwide. A Norfolk and Western movement was noted today amid general storm impacts on streets and pipes.
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Bluefield
Norton
Corbin
Norfolk and Western
Aera
Parking Practice Triggers City Complaints Over Street Parking
Mayor W. A. Light reports complaints to the city board, manager, and police about cars parked on both sides of Rogers and Third streets and Highland avenue. He urges motorists to use only one side to ease severe congestion, aid fire trucks, and avoid official action.
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Rogers and
Third Streets
Highland Avenue
W. A. Light
Light
Banker Sees Worldwide Business Improvement
A. P. Gianmini of Bank of America reports broad economic recovery in a year end statement. He notes work returning, manufacturing payrolls up 50 percent from 1932, rising corporate disbursements and dividends, stronger wholesale prices, and gains in power, auto, steel, and construction. Foreign demand and a cheaper dollar aid agriculture. He praises leadership and urges removing recovery program obstacles.
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San Francisco
A. P. Gianmini
Bank of America
America
Shrine Club Dance Friday at Dec 29 with West Virginians
Change of Location Dr FE T Eades osteopathic physician has moved offices from Mayer building to 404 Peery building Shrine Club Dance Friday Dec 29 9 p m to 2 a m music by West Virginians Tables of sweaters sold at 50c special today at Fretwells phone 334 close out inventory up to 1 25
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FE. T. Eades
Mayer
Peery
Shrine Club
Local residents return home for holidays visits
Bill Sexton is home from Washington, D. C., to visit the home folks. Mr. Sexton is employed by one of the major bus companies with head quarters in Washington. Ted Fix and Johnnie Anderson are spending the holidays at Driver, Va., home of Mr Fix. Mrs. C. S. Pippin, daughter and two sons, spent Wednesday at Rich lands as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Padbury. Miss Pearle Johnson left yesterday for Durham, N. C., to visit during the holidays.
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Bill Sexton
Washington, D. C
Mr. Sexton
Washington
Ted Fix
Johnnie Anderson
Driver
Mr Fix
C. S. Pippin
Richlands
W. L. Padbury
Pearle Johnson
Yosereay
Durham
N. C
Marriage Unites Lillian Shepherd and BE Harold Barlow
Prominent Bluefield society reports the wedding of Miss Lillian Shepherd of Bluefield to BE Harold Barlow of Long Beach California on a Wednesday afternoon at the bride’s aunt’s home. Rev. Jennings W Hobson officiated with a formal Episcopal service and a floral setting. The couple plans a southern motor honeymoon and will reside in Kingsport Tennessee after January 1.
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Lillian Shepherd
C. H. Shepherd
E. Harold Barlow
California
Harold Barlow
T. O'S. Wilson
Wilson
Pearl Street
Jennings W. Hobson
Christ Episcopal Church
Mises Frances Borden
Henry D. Shepherd
Betty Jeanne Wilson
Miss Wilson
Bluefield Couple Wed In Home Ceremony
Miss Hazel Sandifer of Denmark South Carolina recently of Bluefield and Mr Troy G Smith of Waycross Georgia were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents Mr and Mrs James Sandifer. The bride, a niece of Mrs Belfield Shepherd, trained in nursing at St Luke's hospital in Bluefield. Smith works for Seaboard Air Line Railway.
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Bluefield
Hazel Sandifer
Denmark
S. C
Troy G. Smith
Waycross
James Sandifer
Belfield Shepherd
St. Luke's Hospital
Smith
Seaboard Air Line Railway Corporation
Pythian Sisters Meet At Bluefield Hall Tonight
Pythian Sisters Bluefield temple number 83 will convene this evening at 7:30 at the Pythian hall.
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Bluefield Temple
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Hall
Christmas Visitors At Bailey Home In Bluefield
Christmas visitors from Galveston Welch Roanoke and Bluefield spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. Bailey on the Bluefield Princeton road. Among guests were Miss Elsie Bailey Mrs George Page Nadine Yvonne Page and Earl Graham and Billy Faucett, all relations to the Bailey family. They have now returned home after the visit.
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Elsie Bailey
Tearl Graham
Galveston
Tex
George Page
Nadine Yvonne
Welch
Billy Faucett
Roanoke
Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Ferguson of Hinton
Mr and Mrs Raymond B Ferguson of Pinestreet announce the birth of their daughter at the home of Mrs D E Martin in Hinton. The infant weighs 9 pounds 12 ounces and the mother, before marriage, was Miss Nita Martin.
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Raymond B. Ferguson
Pinestreet
Hyden Family Welcomes Newborn Son at Bluefield
Mr and Mrs A R Hyden of 139 Thorn street announce the arrival of a fine son born at Bluefield Sanitarium. The birth adds a new member to the Hyden household and marks a happy family milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Hyden
Thorn Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bluefield Quota Club meets for luncheon and elections
Bluefield Quota Club held its weekly luncheon at the West Virginian hotel with Miss Rush Rader presiding. guests included Mrs. John R. Davis and Mrs. J. R. Rosenbaum. Miss Spangler urged road safety amid snow and ice and reminded members of Yule tide blessings. Board plans meeting with Miss Price. ballots mailed for next officers election two weeks after the primary. Pearl Taylor chairs the nominating committee.
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Rush Rader
Bluefield
Quota Club
West Virginian Hotel
John R. Davis
Weston
P. &. Vass
J. R. Rosenbaum
Tazewell
Beulah Price
Miss Rader
Myrtle Duke
New Arrival Claude Bird Baby Born Christmas Day
Mr and Mrs Claude H Bird McComas are the parents of a baby boy born on Christmas Day at Bluefield sanitarium. Claude Jackson weighs 8 pounds 8% ounces and is the new addition to the family.
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Claude H. Bird
McComas
Bluefield Sanitarium
Claude Jackson
Ladies Bible Class to Be Entertained at Y W C A Meeting
The Ladies' Bible class of First Christian Church will be hosted by the executive committee at the Y W C A on Federal Street Friday at 7 30. Officers for the coming year will be elected and a large turnout is urged.
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First Christian Church
M. M. Woodyard
Y. W. cc Ame
Federal Street
Marriage Of Edith Lambert And William Reese
Miss Edith Lambert and Mr. William Reese were married on October 12 in Wytheville Virginia. Reese is the son of Mr and Mrs J B Reese of 812 Highland Avenue and an employee at the National Armature and Electric Works. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Lola Lambert of 201 Tazewell Street.
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Edith Lambert
William Reese
Wytheville
Reese
J. B. Reese
Highland Avenue
National Armature and Electric Works
Lola Lambert
Tazewell Street
Joint Celebration of Double Twenty Ninesal Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Neal and Mr. and Mrs. George Nash observed the twenty-ninth anniversary of their marriages on Christmas day at the Nash home in the Hale addition. An elaborate turkey dinner was served to thirty-eight guests by the hostesses. Attendees included Walter Clement Vasco Yats Madeline Nash Norfolk Virginia George Delk Richmond Virginia T. S. Stevenson Thelma Johnson Pauline Christian Nash George Nash Jr. George Nash and I. G. Neal.
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I. G. Neal
George Nash
Nash
Hale
Walter Clement
Vasco Yats
Madeline Nash
Norfolk
George Delk
Richmond
T. 8. Stevenson
Executive Committee Meeting for Woman's Missionary Union
The executive committee of the Woman's Missionary Union at First Christian church will meet Friday at 2 30 p m at the church to discuss upcoming activities and plans.
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Woman's Missionary Union
First Christian Church
Bowery Ball at West Virginian hotel in Bluefield
The Thirteen club hosts its annual Bowery ball this evening at the West Virginian hotel. The holiday event supports students spending the holidays in Bluefield. Dancing runs from 10 to 2 with Eddie Galloway and his popular orchestra providing music.
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West Virginian
Bluefield
Eddie Galloway
Executive Meeting of Woman's Missionary Society
The executive committee of the Woman's Missionary Society at Bland Street Methodist Church will meet Friday afternoon at 2 30 at the church.
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The
Woman's Missionary Society
Bland Street Methodist Church
Local Personal News Highlights From Welch to Richmond
Miss Virginia Green sails Wednesday to Welch to stay with sister Elizabeth recuperating at Grace hospital after appendicitis surgery. Clarice and Ruby Johnston visit Highland avenue home. Bertha and Pearl Boggess from Athens also there during holidays. Verda Mills returns to Bluefield after days with parents in Beeson. Congressman John Kee and Mrs Kee with Frances and James depart for Washington for the winter. Mattie Hanes arrives from Richmond to stay with sister E. H. Easley at 153 Giles street. Dexter Luther and Woodlyn Mills, Hatcher family, and Dr M L Sowers also guests in the city.
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D. W. Dillon
Pocahontas
Dillon
Tabor
Lewere
Wm. Knight Bond
Katheryne Shafer
Brattleboro
Mary Shafer
Bland Street
Bond
Bluefield
New England Institute of Anatomy and Sanitary Science
Boston
M. L. Sowers
New York City
D. W. Tabor
Highland Avenue
George C. Hoback
Harold
Frances
Norton
A. White
Maiden Springs
Tazewell County
Virginia
Helen Caton
Huntington
J. M. Herndon
Albemarle Street
Fan Worley
N. Worley
C. A. Worley
Denver
Colo
Radford
Kathryn Smoot
Frank Smoot
Washington, D. C
Mamie Stone
Roanoke
FE. T. Tyree
Washington Street
John Wilgot
St. Luke's Hospital
A. L. Rice
Arlington
N. J
Alice Appleton
Lillian Sick
Meadowview
J. D. Enochs
Union Street
J. T. Thornburg
Booneville
Ind
Frank Roberts
Isabelle Hayes
Morgantown
Franklin Wilson
Hubert Comer
Woodrow Cash
Robert Jones
Io Angeles
Virginia Green
T. C. Green
Shenandoah Avenue
Welch
Elizabeth Green
Grace Hospital
Clarice
Ruby Johnston
Princeton
Pearl
Bertha Boggess
Athens
F. G. Johnston
Verda Mills
D. B. Mills
Beeson
W. Va
John Kee
Dexter
Luther
Miss Woodlyn
J BE. Hatcher
Jimmy
Murder charges in Ouija board fatal shooting near St. Jones
Ernest Turley 47, a retired naval petty officer, was killed by his 15 year old daughter after an Ouija board instructed the act. County attorney J Smith Gibbons prepared a first degree murder complaint against Turley's wife, alleging she influenced the girl. The daughter may also face first degree murder. if charged she would move from juvenile to superior court.
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St. Jones
Ariz
Ernest J. Turley
J. Smith Gibbons
Turley
Mattie
Corral
San Diego
Two Fire Alarms Call Out City Apparatus
Central firemen answered two alarms yesterday. The first call came at 10 40 from Mrs Ruth Williams 1917 Carolina avenue due to burning soot in a flue. Fifteen minutes later they were summoned to J F Robinette 1221 Norfolk street where rags thawed frozen pipes. No damage resulted.
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Central Firemen
Ruth Williams
Carolina Avenue
J. F. Robinette
Norfolk Street
Free Nursery Planned in Bluefield for Employed Mothers
Announcement says Bluefield will host a free nursery for children two to seven whose mothers work outside the home on CWA projects or elsewhere. G. J. Wood and E. C. Wade head the effort with two county teachers, funded by CWA and private donations. Enrollment day is January 2 at Blaad Street Methodist church, with Misses Meda Basiley and Vanita Faulkner teaching.
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Bluefield
CWA
G. J. Wood
C. Wade
Blaad Street Methodist Church
Meda Basiley
Matoaka
Vanita Faulkner
Services Today for John V. Smith at Princeton
Funeral services for John V. Smith, who died from a heart attack Tuesday night, will be held today at 1 p.m. from the home of his son-in-law John Pendleton on Rogers Street, East Princeton. The Rev. R. Cook and Rev. J. P. Byrd will officiate. burial follows at Blacklick cemetery. He was a North Carolina native who spent fifty years in Mercer County, worked as a boiler maker for the Virginian Railway in Princeton, and is survived by his widow Bettie Gunter Smith and children Mrs. John Pendletoon, Princeton. Mrs. Neta Hunt, Kegley. Luther and Jessie Smith, Princeton. Active pallbearers are Henry St. Clair, Frederick Hatcher, Otis Hearn, Oscar Thomas, Henry Karnes, and George Smith.
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John V. Smith
John Pendleton
Rogers Street
East
Princeton
Servces
R . Cook
J. P. Byrd
Blacklick Cemetery
Smith
North Carolina
Mercer County
Virginian Railway
Bettie Gunter Smith
John Pendletoon
Neta Hunt
Kegley
Luther
Jessie Smith
Henry 8T
Henry 8T. Clair, Frederick Hatcher
Otis Hearn
Oscar Thomas
Henry Karnes
George Smith
B. C. Eases Periodical Pain in Three Minutes
A periodical pain relief remedy named B. C. promises fast soothing results in about three minutes. It is prepared by a registered pharmacist from blended ingredients used by physicians, claimed to work quickly without opiates. Also marketed for colds headaches neuralgia fevers and nervous distress in 10c and 25c packages.
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B. C
B.C
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