Huge Crowd Attends Joint Memorial Services
About a thousand people filled the Memorial Ramsey auditorium for a joint memorial service last night. Sponsors included the 150th Infantry, Richard Ramage of the VFW and Ladies Aux, Bluefield Red Cross, Bluefield Better Service club, and local military and civic leaders. Mrs. C G Henry Fortune led songs and the film Century of Service on the Norfolk and Western railway was shown under J K. A sermon by Rev rt e. Miss Gladys Garst of the Red Cross announced efforts to form a complete Bluefield emergency rescue organization with local groups supporting the memorial event. Refreshments were served by the American Legion Drum and Bugle corps.
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Ramsey
Ieroe
Richard Ramage
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies’ Auxiliary
Bluefield
American Red Cross
American and Ladies’ Auxiliary
Blue Howitzer Company
Prank Neal
Bluefield On
Rte
C. G. Henry Fortune
Bill Qameders
Vocafilm
Norfolk and Western Railway
J. K
Con 150Th Infantry
Gladys Garst
American Legion
Mrs. C. N. Abbott Dies in Virginia Kin of Local Folk
Word arrived of the death of Mrs. C. N. Abbott of Kewpial Virginia in Lynchburg. Survived by husband and daughter mates, two sons Tom of Bluefield and Alfred G. Abbott of Omar West Virginia, plus brothers and sisters in Bluefield Chilhowie Richmond and Appomattox. Funeral services set for Appomattox Thursday afternoon.
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C. N. Abbott
Kewpial
Lynchburg
Uweas
Matex
Tom
Bluefield
Alfred G. Abbott
Omar
W. Va
D. Cofer
M. G. Ne
C. Fleshman
Frazier
Chilhowie
King Infant Dies at McComas
Dave King Jr eight month old died at 2 30 yesterday afternoon at the parents home in McComas. Funeral service will be at the home Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock conducted by Rev C A Hillman. Burial will be in the family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave King, Jr
McComas
C. A. Hillman
Levine Slaying Suspect Body Found Drifted in Sound
Doctors test the body for poison to determine cause of death and possible predeath state. The remains, missing a head and part of the neck, washed ashore 94 days after the boy vanished on his way home from school. A copper wire tied around the body suggests it was weighted down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Squire
Long Island Sound
Bombing hits Spanish market town. deaths and damage rise
Spanish bombing hits a market town injuring many and killing up to fifty five people. About twenty five buildings are destroyed as civilians flee. Barcelona experiences alarms but is not bombed. Madrid and Valencia areas report shelling and air raids with several wounded.
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Barcelona
Spain
Madrid
Bint Hosiital
Red Cross
San Juan de Dios
Tov
Valencia
Supreme Court Hears Case Involving Benes Aets And Ford Petition
The Supreme Court heard a dispute on Benes acts with a motor company and a steel firm tied to a Philadelphia court. Robert Watts for the labor board indicated the case might reopen after Republic Steel decision. Objections were raised to Ford seeking depositions from board members and employees. Justices Roberts delivered the opinion with the labor board opposing, while Justices Butler and Mold dissented.
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Circuit Court
Butler and Mold
Piano Tuning and Local Advertisements in City and Coalfield
Harry Haffen of E.oanoke will be in town at least one week every month. Phone 2633 L or write to 161 Bland Street care EB. Bailey Lumber Company claims the most complete stock of screen doors in the Black Diamond Empire. Fretwell's advertises a clearance on prints from 18c to 9c.
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Harry Haffen
E.oanoke
Bland Street
EB. K. Bailey
Telegraph
We Inc
Fretwell's
Bailey Lumber Company
Black Diamond Empire
Byrd Files for Democratic Nomination in Coopers District
E L Byrd of Coopers Rock district filed his certificate of announcement for the Democratic nomination for office yesterday. Byrd works in the train dispatcher's office at Bluefield.
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E. L. Byrd
Coopers, Rock Distrint
Byrd
Bluefield
Shelton Youth Burned As Gasoline Explodes
Robert Shelton son of Mr and Mrs J F Shelton 330 Fourth wrote last when a can gasoline exploded in the cellar of the Shelton home The can had been gathered with scrap iron The boy and associates had collected it for sale to a junk dealer A match lit the gas and Central Station firemen extinguished the blaze with no material damage to the dwelling
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Robert Shelton
J. F. Shelton
Shelton Oine
Shelton Boy
Central Station
Spelling Winners and Turbulent Notes from a Contest
The report highlights a spelling contest with Betty Ashton of Orange Virginia and Billy Sampson of Memphis Tennessee among the competitors. It describes winners, missteps on challenging words, and a four day sightseeing stay in Washington.
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Billy Sampson
Taded
Mempis
Tenn
Champus Press-Scimitar
Betty Ashton
Orange
Nmb
Washoe
Vanderbilt Cup Match Ends With Unusual Strip Play
In an early Vanderbilt Cup knockout round, the defending pair faced Mr Gibbs under a four heart contract with vulnerable side. Gibbs preserved the hand by a rare play, thwarting a five diamond sacrifice and forcing a strategic sequence including a spade duck and club blockage to secure the win for Gibbs.
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American Bridge League
Mr. Gibbs
East
West
Declarer
Choir Rehearsal Date Change Announced
Announcements say College Avenue Baptist Church choir will meet for rehearsal Friday evening at 1:00 instead of the previously scheduled time. Mrs. Low California Oklahoma and Texas are the leading producing states in the oat one production.
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College Avenue Baptist Church
Ryan
Low
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Epidemics in China Raise Alarm and Relief Appeal
New York May 31 Cable reports estimate cholera and other diseases threaten over 50 million Chinese refugees, with camps housing tens of thousands in Shanghai and Nantao. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr urges American help to stop epidemics and funds to support relief agencies in China. A June 17 fundraiser drive with over 2,000 parties is planned amid efforts with Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
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New York
China
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
United Council For Civilian Relief
Roosevelt
Shanghai
Shanghai International Settlement
Nantao
Pootung
Shanghia
Asia
Ton
Robbery of McComas post office safe investigated
Larue reported a safe unseen but later it was found opened with hacksaws on a creek bank. Smith and his sons traced a trail and found the safe, with stamps missing. Sheriff Crumpecker and Corporal Hampton confirmed the robbery occurred between Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon, as the safe was hauled away likely by vehicle after being rolled from a rear window.
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Smith
Larue
G. H. Crumpecker
Walter Hampton
Ashland plant probe over union activity and firings set in Ky
The charged organizers of the Ashland lodge of the 8 W O C faced a complaint accusing them of anti union pressure at Armco. The board scheduled a hearing for June 7 in Catlettsburg Kentucky as workers faced discharge and demotions tied to union involvement.
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Ers Organizing Committee
C.I.0
Ashland Lodge
8.W.oc
Armco
Ashland
Catlettsburg
Harlan Trial Details Emerge on 1937 Flight
Testimony recounts Creech and Hickey driving to the Gilbert home and the suspect fleeing through a window at midnight after discharge. Beecher Sizemore testifies he was at the Gilbert home and says Gilbert was not there the night officers went.
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Creech
Hickey
Beecher Sizemore
Gilbert
Man Admits Slaying Girl in Woods Near Her Home
A man confessed to luring Shirley Ann into a wooded area near her home and stabbing her with a tin blade after chasing her along a muddy path. The coroner said the body showed prior attack signs and burial in mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rahn
Shirley Ann
Heist
Shirley
Huner Hayes
Hayes
Jey Outcast
Frank M. Coppock
Shearl
Outcast
Sheriff's Office
New Health Unit and City Licensing Actions
The city board approved a weekly public service payroll of 377.05 and authorized a 159.35 draft for a license to operate a 5 cent automatic machine on Bland street. Licenses granted for thirty two penny vending machines at multiple city locations. Lasser-White show licensed to exhibit at City Park on July 8. A loading zone will be established in front of the Altamont Hotel on Princeton Avenue. A crew of six will seal cracks on streets. A report on prior refers was provided to the city manager and directors.
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Lawson Street
Public Service
Bland Street
Lasser-White
City Park
Mitchell
Altamont Hotel
Princeton Avenue
Rotary tribute scene features Mr. Johnson impersonation
A Rotary program used tall white candles on improvised candelabra as a tribute to the departed. Blair Stone impersonated Mr. Johnson to deliver the real objectives and ideals of Rotary International, with a cast including Pete Barrow as Charlie Hancock and Spencer Armi stead as Dick Parrish among others.
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Rotary
Lewis
Blair Stone
Mr. Johnson
Rotary International
Pete S. Barrow
Charlie Hancock
Spencer Armistead
Dick Parrish
Claude Boughner
Fred Udy
Dan Easley
Dan Goodykoontz
Sam Standrod
George Dunglinson
William Crowe
Jimmie T. McCarthy
Clair Stone
Bill Cole
Harold Barlow
John Billy Hancock
Clyde Cheyney
Paul Cole
Joe Hoge
Eugene Stowers
Wade St. Clair
Billy Hoge
Ray Evans
Allen Swinler
C. E. Lilley
Clyde Elliot
Edwin Wade
Billy Hancock
Rotary Banquet Honors Club Presidents and Guests
The Rotary banquet honored current presidents and their wives with a taped introduction scene. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Parrish, Hancock, Cheyney, McClaugherty, Shott, Hoge, Hobson, Foland, Clagett, and Easley plus past presidents and wives of departed presidents. New officers were announced, a pageant entertained, and tributes read for departed members.
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Rotary Clubs
R. B. Parrish
C. B. Hancock
Clyde S. Cheyney
Bernard McClaugherty
H. I. Shott
Albert H Hoge
Hoge
Jennings W. Hobson
J. B. Moseley
Tom S. Hamilton
D. E. French
J. G. Stone
E. H. Easley
C. H. Goodykoontz
E. A. Leonard, Jr
C. L. Borden
J. T. Thornton
Fred W. Udy
Herbert Markle
Appalachian to Build Lines in Mingo Area
Appalachian Electric Power announced a planned 37 mile line project to serve 380 rural consumers in Mingo and Wayne counties West Virginia and Martin County Kentucky. Officials said the construction should be completed this year.
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Williamson
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Mingo
Wayne Counties
W. Va
Martin County
Progressive Miners Plan Radio Campaign in West Virginia
The Progressive Mine Workers of America launch a radio push to recruit West Virginia members. Barney, state director for the AFL affiliate aligned with the CIO stronghold, leads the effort in the miners' campaign.
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Charleston
Progressive Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Barney
United Mine Workers
Plane Sent Over Logan Ore Noted In Brief
A brief note says the plane was sent over Logan to assess ore transport with plans likely proceeding this week. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Logan
Four Held on BGID for Lottery Tickets
Four local men were arrested Monday night on lottery ticket charges and released on bond. Named suspects Arch Hare Dewey Nichols Kenneth Jennings and Raymond Ratliff face counts of operating selling and selling lottery tickets with deputies making the arrests and setting hearings later in the week.
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Arch Hare
Dewey Nichols
Kenneth Jennings
Raymond Ratliff
Nichols
Ratcliff
P. L. Dye
Huntington Youth Weds McDowell County Girl on Graduation Day
In Huntington West Virginia on May 31 Harry Edward Slack Jr 24 and Lenore Sinnett 23 celebrated commencement by marrying. The license was locally notable as Cabell county’s first granted after a new three day notice law took effect last June. The bride’s parents reside in Superior McDowell county and Slack is from Huntington.
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Huntington
W. Va
Harry Edward Slack, Jr
Lenore Sinnett
Cabell County
Starling Sinnett
Superior
McDowell County
Slack
Don D. Cook Elected Republican County Chairman
Don D. Cook of Oceana was elected Republican county chairman in Wyoming succeeding A. A. Browning who resigned. The vote followed Browning’s resignation and the announcement came from Pineville West Virginia on May 31.
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Wyoming
Pineville
W. Va
Don D. Cook
Oceana
A. A. Browning
Presbyterians Elect Pugh as Stated Clerk
Philadelphia May 31 nominated from the floor against the committee’s choice Rev Dr William B K of Chester Pa elected as stated clerk of the General Assembly Presbyterian Church Rev Dr Paul C Johnston withdrew in favor of Dr K and was re elected nearly unanimously Dr Pugh 48 has been assistant to Rev Dr Lewis S since 19a n the retiring stated clerk The committee on social education urged labor peace and opposed compulsory military training in schools and colleges adoption of federal anti lynching legislation urged.
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Philadelphia
William B. K
Chester
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Paul C. Johnston
Pugh
Lewis
Committee On Social Education and Action
Assembly
Collect Ie
Deadlock Seen On Wage Hour Bill Amid Committee Row
Washington May 31 insiders warn a deadlock may follow after Speaker Bankhead refused to deviate from seniority in naming a seven member House labor committee to a wage hour conference group. Norton sought Randolph instead of Dunn, but Bankhead stood firm. The Amazon mouth note adds a geographic aside.
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Washington
Bankhead
Ent
Senate
House Labor Committee
Norton
N. J
Randolph
W. Va
Dunn
William Daniel Smith Dies in Gate City
Gate City Virginia May 31 William Daniel Smith 77 longtime superintendent of Scott county schools for 51 years died suddenly today of a heart attack He is survived by three sons W D Smith Jr editor in New York R E Smith in Richmond and Dr Howard C Smith in Baltimore and a daughter Mrs E R Wolfe of Gate City
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Gate City
William Daniel Smith
Scott County
W. D. Smith, Jr
New York
R. E. Smith
Richmond
Howard C. Smith
Baltimore
E. R. Wolfe
Housewares Style Show Draws Big Crowd At Dorsens Store
A department store executive staged a housewares style show using ten recent brides as sponsors to showcase kitchen and dining room selections within budget. The event attracted large crowds, with pull-page newspaper ads listing the brides’ choices and news about the sale. The strategy shifted attention from the church to the store basement, making the sale a great success. Georgia accounts for half of U.S. turpentine production.
Is Epilepsy Inherited and Can It Be Cured
A booklet with opinions of doctors on epilepsy will be sent free to readers who write to the Education er at 551 Fifth Avenue New York NY, requesting the pamphlet.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Vy Dept
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