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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1937
Page
2
Diets may need more vitamins A and D especially for children. Puretest Cod Liver Oil Concentrate Tablets deliver the potency of cod liver oil in swallowable tablets with no bad taste or oily feel. Sold at The Rexall Store 110 tablets for one dollar.
Old Time Fiddlers contest set for Sunday at Glenwood Park with prizes totaling fifty dollars to bands and five dollars to the best fiddler. Headlining is Clayton McMichen, multiple time national open champion, backed by the Georgia Wildcats. other entrants include Joe Woods Harmony Band, Shorty Aliff, and Leslie Keith. Edward Kitts will emcee. about twenty-five bands expected.
Utah deputy sheriff Fredison spotted a supposedly dead steer on the highway. He grabbed the animal by the tail and tugged, and the steer suddenly came to life and bolted toward his patrol car. Sorenson reports the steer remains irate and so is the officer.
Four ministers spoke at the Bluefield Kiwanis weekly luncheon on the layman and church, led by Rev. W. P. Eastwood of Bland Street Methodist and including Rev. Howard Weeks, Rev. T. G. Hagan, and Rev. C. G. Gunn, emphasizing church as essential to society and spiritual life.
City and Coalfield Items list sales from Lee Dress Shop and Warlick Furniture with specials on linens tefl ta slips and wares. Fretwell's advertises a 1.00 sale on slips while piano tuner James Stott Jr offers service. Royal Arch Mason Bluefield Chapter 20 convocation announced with RD Payne secretary.
Telegram from General Frank T. Hines urges veterans with five year level term policies expiring May 31 to convert before midnight June 1 to preserve conversion rights. Policyholders may exchange during the term for plans including Ordinary Life Twenty Year Life Twenty Year Endowment Thirty Year Endowment and Endowment at age sixty two without medicals. Send conversion applications to the Director in Veterans' Administration Washington DC before midnight one.
Bluefield Junior Drum and Bugle corps won first place at a Memorial Day contest in Johnson City. The Bristol Virginia state champions edged the Bluefield entry as five bands performed for about 20 000 in attendance. Colonel E Be Assistant administrator of Veteran's affairs delivered the principal address at the cemetery ceremony.
The 1936-37 school year at Blue field State Teachers college ends with the conferment of thirty two senior science degrees this morning. The solemn program includes invocations, singing by the Women’s Glee club, remarks by officials, and the presentation of degree candidates.
Thomas Swanson Jr died of pneumonia at Providence hospital early Monday. He was born in Maybeury West Virginia 36 years ago and leaves a wife Ruth Johnson of Bluefield and six children. Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Maybeury by Rev. J B Evans.
The final assembly program of the Jones Street school will be held at 1 30 o clock. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Samuel Mc and Mrs Lorenzo Harris of Key with Messrs William Taylor Mike McDonald Powers Edna Powell W A Hubbard and Prof D W Pillsenha.
The Piedmont Choral Society sang at the ee in Pocahontas. The Piedmont graded school e catak its closing school play Tuesday night at the church. It was directed by Miss Kathleen Simpson.
The Dunbar school graduates of Princeton heard a Sunday sermon at New Century M E church by Rev R V Coger at 3 pm. Monday evening's commencement at Mt Calvary Baptist church featured an address by Mrs L M Mack, diplomas awarded by Assistant Superintendent J Sundle, followed by a Dramalitsa club reception honoring graduates and faculty.
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