Fair Catalogues Are Mailed Out Tazewell July 28
Catalogues for the Tazewell county Agricultural Fair to be held August 13 through 18 are being mailed to prospective exhibitors. The program lists entry day, Children and Farmers Day with grand stand shows, and daily acts with two performances each day. Russell county day features beef cattle judging, and Grand Ole Opry acts appear. other days highlight sheep, dairy cattle, and county days for Bland Smythe, McDowell, and Buchanan. An expectant mother guidance note follows a weight-healthy range of up to twenty five pounds based on age height and build.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Midway
Uncle Hiram
Matilda
Herdinks
Henrys Circus
Ray Lidy
Juggler
Kavanaugh
Ramon
Richlands Clean-Up Contest awards seven top homes
The 1951 Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up contest in Richlands awards grand prize to the Jessee home of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Jessee at 1219 Fourth St for painting re roofing and yard landscaping. Seven other winners in different town sections receive prizes of shrubs trees or bulbs. Judges praised the well kept homes and grounds. honors include Mrs Edith Snead and Mrs Charlie Monk among many residents named as honorees.
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Richlands
I. T. Jessee
Jessee
Fourth St
Intermediate
Woman’s Club
Brickyard
Edith Snead
Charlie Monk
Tom Patrick
R. W. Maxwell
Z. V. Carter
Warren Mullins
Virginia Campbell
Carrie Mar
Former Richlands Resident Dies In St. Louis Hospital
Harry V. Gilbert 24 formerly of Richlands was killed instantly in a St. Louis industrial accident. His wife Dorothy Endicott of St. Louis and two daughters survive along with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gilbert of Richlands and four brothers Hoover Grant John and Jack all of Richlands. His sister Mil dred Gilbert and grandmothers Mrs. Virgie Stranger and Mrs. Renda Gilbert also live in Richlands. Provisions were made for final rites in St. Louis as the family travels there.
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Richlands
Harry V. Gilbert
St. Louis
Gilbert
Chilhavet
Rwarda
Milintly
Creek
Dorothy Endicott
Linda
Lorraine
Paul Gilbert
Hoover
Camp Lee
Grant
John
Jack
Mildred Gilbert
Virgie Stranger
Renda Gilbert
Two On The Aisle Brings Burlesque Charm To Broadway
New York on July 28 burlesque remains banned in Manhattan yet Mark Hellinger theater offers a lively Broadway equivalent In Two On The Aisle Bert Lahr returns to the stage as a burlesque style comedian marking a bridge between eras He is joined by his expressive gags and wide range from burlesque to mainstream musicals as audiences face higher box office prices for upscale venues Burlesque endures transitioning from 65 cent theaters to lounges charging up to 6 60 with Lahr at center stage
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New York
Manhattan
Mark Hellinger
Broadway
Bert Lahr
Lahr
W. C. Fields
Earl Carroll
New Enterprise Starts In North Tazewell
Tazewell Va July 28 Special The initial unit of an enterprise aimed at drawing touring motorists has begun in the developing area east of Tazewell. Co H and K R Hayes owners of River Jack restaurant supermarket and Esso station in Riverside addition North Tazewell started erection of an Esso station at the new site with plans to expand to a modern motor court.
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Tazewell
Co. H
K. R. Hayes
Esso
Twenty four WVU Governor Candidates Named
Charleston West Virginia July 28. Twenty four candidates nominated for 16 posts on the West Virginia State Bar board of governors. Secretary Treasurer Oshel C Parsons says ballots mailed to active members must reach the clerk of the state supreme court by midnight Aug 10. Governors to serve one year in five districts and three year terms in five districts with some districts unopposed.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia State Bar’s
Board of Governors
Oshel C Parsons
State Supreme Court
Wedding Bells Ring Loudest In June In West Virginia
West Virginia state auditor reports 1 880 marriage licenses issued in June 1950 up from 1 708 last year as Korean hostilities influenced the month. Kanawha County led with 248 licenses while Pendleton County reported none.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Auditor
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Pendleton County
Twin births and local social notices from Pounding Mill
Pounding Mill area notes twin girls born July 9 to Mr. and Mrs. James Hagy, weighing five pounds each, plus another set of twins a boy and girl sixteen months old. Funeral attendees for William E. Mulkey included the Ringstaff and Thomas families among others. Various visits, visits by relatives, and weekend guests populate community life across Grundy, Bluefield, Richlands, and nearby towns.
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James Hagy
Paul Ringstaff
Massie
Carl Keene
Grundy
Joe Lee McGee
Roanoke
Elva McGee
Billy Joe Massie
Phyllis McGlothlin
Gail Keene
Oe Bible School
Robin Goodwin
Linda
Monks Corner
S. C
Cedar Bluff
Kathleen Ringstaff
Radford
Jimmie Layne
Richlands
L. W. Ringstaff
Harriet Ann
Saeger
W. Va
James Steele
Raymond Ellis
Joe Conley
Cincinnati
William Lawson
Bluefield
W. C. Lawson
Maxwell
Gordon
Pounding Mill
A. Riley
W. E. Robinson, Jr
Sunny
C. R. Ball and Son
C. R. Jr
J. E. Jackson
M. E Thomas
W. A. Asbury
Nannie Ball
Paintlick
J. T. Tha
M. H. Christian
Christian
E. F Musick
Cleveland
John Leland
Denny
Jack
Enid
Okla
Lenora Beavers
Ellis Tipton
Urchill, Tenn
Martin Christian
J. G Osborne
Roan Mt. Tenn
J. E. Nunley
Clinch Valley Clinic
Chronic Sufferers Reach Beyond 28 Million Americans
More than 28 million Americans live with chronic disease or physical disability. The milestone underscores long term health burdens and the demand for medical support and accessibility services nationwide.
Virginia Broiler Output Growing in Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg, Va July 28 Twenty years ago Virginia broiler production was minor. By 1940s farms in Rockingham Accomac and Shenandoah Valley dominate output with plants in Maryland Delaware and the region handling processing and ready to cook products. Broiler sales last year grossed about 32 million.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Rockingham County
Accomac County
Washington County
Roanoke
Troutville
Maryland
Delaware
Shenandoah
Annual Holston Meeting At Concord Church Today
The East Tazewell charge Holston conference gathers at Concord church near Gratton at 10 a m for class sessions led by Marvin Eagle Pulaski Tonn and teachers for intermediate girls primaries and juniors. A home offering for Greenville Tenn is collected with church reps named. Lay speaker T Granett Shufflebarger and C R Brown Jr will address the audience.
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Holston
Concord Church
Tazewell
East Tazewell
Gratton
Marvin Eagle
Pulaski Tonn
Frank H. Cox
Ada Burton
Frank Bailey
Ralph Fox
T. R. Barrett
Arthur Leffel
Bryan Stowers
Harry H. Lineberry
Methodist
Greenville
Tenn
Missionary Recalls Flight to Bring Polio Victim Home
The Rev. and Mrs. Urquhart recounted the journey of Mrs. Jack Vinson a missionary stricken with polio in Japan. An Air Force plane carried her from Tokyo to Tulsa with two chest respirators en route via Hawaii, while her husband and two children followed.
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Tazewell
R. C. Urquahart
Bloomington
Albert G. Perry
Judge Peery
Jack Vinson
Vinson
Urquahart
Japan
W. D. Boone
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Hickam Field
Tazewell Denizen Unruffled By Honors
Johanna Clengarry, prized cow of the F C Warner Holstein herd, drew attention from officials and dignitaries as Virginia Tech supervised testing in cooperation with the Holstein Friesian Association. The cow yielded 13 659 pounds of milk with 510 pounds butterfat in a 305 day test, entering at seven years four months and milked twice daily.
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Tazewell
Johanna Clengarry
Tazewell County
F. C. Warner
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Dairymen Set Semiannual Meeting In Blacksburg
The Virginia state dairymen association's board of directors will meet in Blacksburg on July 31 for the semiannual session. Two directors from each of the eight Virginia Daily Production districts are expected. President E. C. Norman will preside.
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Blacksburg
Virginia State Dairymen’s Association
Virginia
E. C. Norman
Wythe Herd Tops June DHIA Rankings in Butterfat and Milk
The Wythe No 1 DHIA herd of L J Crowgey led June butterfat with 40.8 percent above average and topped milk production at 1340 pounds per cow. R L Groseclose No 2 DHIA placed second in milk at 52.5 pounds butterfat per cow. Warner No 1 DHIA and H J Haga No 1 DHIA also posted strong results in the region.
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Blacksburg
L. J. Crowgey
Wythe No. 1
Dhia
Crowgey
R. L. Groseclose
F. F E. Warner
Warner
Tazewell Dhia
H. J. Haga
Washington No. 1
R. Willis
Willis
Goochland Dhia
Society For Crippled Will Meet Monday
The Tazewell county chapter of the Virginia Society for Crippled Children and Adults will hold its annual board meeting at the courthouse in Tazewell at 8 p.m. on Monday.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
The
Virginia Society For Crippled Children and Adults
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