Reverend Noel Allen Attacks Hawks Crows and Cats in Lecture
The audience at City Hall heard Rev. Noel J. Allen condemn hawks crows and cats as thieves in a notable talk on game birds. He demonstrated a crow call and argued one shot could save many song birds and quail, citing his Virginia game department backing and a quail egg nest he carries.
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Noel J. Allen
New City Hall
Allen
Noe
J. Allen
Mr. Allen
Noah
Ark
Sanders Farm
Barthe
L. J. Barbee
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries of
Virginia
Susanna Wesley Club Vice Prohibition Platform Meeting
The Susanna Wesley club met at Mrs. George Reynolde’s home in May with Mrs. O A Metcalfe presiding. Members discussed dry candidate pledges and instructed Virginia delegates to vote as a unit for pro prohibition enforcement at the Democratic convention in Roanoke. Betty Crockett and Evans Omar won a world figures contest and Florence Nightingale talk.
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Susanna Wesley Club
George Reynolde
O. A. Metcalfe
James F. Galloway
Roanoke
Virginia
Houston
Betty Crockett
Evans Omar
Florence Nightingale
Jim Spracher
Lillian Umberger
J. Bates
Irene Reynolds
Private donations fund new city auditorium seating
At the Wildlife League meeting on Thursday evening several citizens volunteered to contribute a chair for the new city auditorium. Mr. R. M. Witten and Mrs. Dennis Garlick, present at the rally, approved the plan and deem it a fine idea.
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City
The
Wildlife League
R. M. Witten
Dennis Garlick
Wild Life League
Students Travel to Detroit by Norfolk and Western Excursion
A party from Bluefield departs this afternoon for a trip to Detroit over the Norfolk and Western. Several high school faculty members join, including Misses Blackwell Lay and Kelly. The local group will tour Canada for the first time as part of the excursion.
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Detroit
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Misees Blackwell
Lay
Kelly
Canada
Moon Shifts Heralds Warmer Weather, Says Uncle Hugh
Uncle Hugh foretells warmer days as the moon returns to its usual position for this time of year. He notes that the prior cold spring and June 1 frost may yield to milder conditions with the moon's shift.
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Uncle Hugh
Hugh Saye
Pastor Hughes Sets Sunday Services
M. Hughes, pastor, will hold Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m The morning sermon topic is announced as the subject for Sunday services in the local church notices.
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Graham Methodist Church
Jesse F. Benton
S. R. Ashworth
Epworth League
ST. Mary's Episcopal Church
Herbert H. Young
Young People's Service League
Christchurch
Pocahontas
Hughes
Thief Stole Chickens Then Found $700 on Ground
A Bluefield Virginia resident reported chickens worth 100 dollars stolen after an advertisement for sale. The next morning a bulging purse containing 700 dollars was found at the hen roost, with the purse placed where the chickens had vanished. The case raises questions about the thief’s identity.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
The Fowls Lost Purse Dilemma Inqu appears
The item asks who lost the purse and whether the claimant will come forward and reveal identity to recover the wallet, or fear entanglements and refrain from claiming it.
Progress on Moore Monument Sees Groundwork Near Completion
Abbe valley witnesses continued work on the Moore family monument base slated for dedication July 14. The grave of Capt. James Moore is marked and a massacre date of July 14, 1786 is noted with Red Men lodges from multiple towns expected to participate in the ceremony.
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Abbs Valley
Moore
James Moore
Abbe Valley
D. A
Transportation fight impending in Washington Tazewell counties
A dispute grows as a second motor bus company, formed by Tazewell county residents, threatens to contest the Abingdon Transfer company over the franchise to haul freight on state highways from Bluefield to points in Tazewell and Washington counties.
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Abingdon
Washington-Tazewell
Bluefield
Tazewell
Washington Counties
Tazewell County
Freight dispute over exclusive Virginia franchise in Bluefield Tazewell route
The case centers on whether the state can grant an exclusive haulage franchise along the Bluefield to Tazewell route. Tazewell County plans defense with two law firms as hearings set to occur in court. Abingdon Transfer operates large buses between Abingdon and Bluefield amid the controversy.
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Bluefield
Tazewell County
Tazewell
Virginia
Abingdon Transfer Company
Mammoth Motor
Abingdon
Miss Sally Sanders Returns Home for Summer Vacation
Miss Sally Sanders a Lynch Kentucky schoolteacher is home for the summer. Mrs Dora Greever from Louisa who stayed with Mrs Amanda Greever left yesterday for Davy to spend some time.
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Sally Sanders
Lynch, Ky
Dora Greever
Louisa
Amanda Greever
Davy
Local Social Notes Mention Mrs Alley and Mrs Poole
Mrs Alley formerly Georgia Greever is noted with her daughter in town. Mrs Poole, visiting her brother George T Deaton, has returned to her home near St Paul.
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John Alley
Alley
Georgia Greever
W. T. Poole
George T. Deaton
St. Paul
Treasurer Office Moves to New Municipal Building
The city treasurer's office moved into the new municipal building on May 31. It occupies the mezzanine east corner near Twin City National Bank.
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Twin City National Bank
Lowman to preside at Buffalo conference on smuggling
Seymour Lowman assistant secretary of the treasury will preside at a Buffalo conference starting next Tuesday focusing on methods to stop international smuggling along the Canadian border. The meeting aims to coordinate efforts in prohibition and narcotic enforcement.
Boy Killed in Cave-In Near Union South Carolina
In Union, South Carolina, ten year old James Gibbs was instantly killed when a cave near the town collapsed as he and another boy played inside it. The companion was unhurt.
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Union
S. C
James Gibbs
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