Rain In Bluefield Keeps Up Average
Bluefield experiences rainfall close to last year as drought grips the western states. Local soil remains dry with gardens and farms in need of steady rain. C C Keeney reports 1934 five month rainfall at 19.50 inches, 1.89 inches below 1933. If trend continues, yearly total may reach 3 feet 10.89 inches. January through May totals listed by the local weatherman.
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Texas
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mid-West Territory
C. C. Keeney
Bluefield
Keeney
Midway Christian To Continue Big Revival
The Midway Christian church revival, begun last Monday, will run for another week. Rev. W. M. Snead preached on There Is No Escape, and six converts joined the church. Sunday at 11 a.m. the sermon is Memory and at 8 p.m. Treasures in Heaven. The public is invited.
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Midway Christian Church
W. M. Snead
Bake Sale and Furniture Trade At Local Stores
Warlick Furniture Store promotes trade in old furniture for Grunow value. Eureka Hardware advertises baked goods today including brownies pecan rolls pies and breads.
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Warlick Furniture Store, Inc
Bluefield
W. Va
Eureka Hardware Company
Litton Takes Third in Richmond Motorcycle Championship
John W. Litton of 305 Rogers Street returned from Richmond Virginia where Memorial Day racing earned him third place in the national championship motorcycle event sponsored by the Legion of Honor and the American Motorcycle Association.
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John W. Litton
Rogers Street
Richmond
Legion of Honor
American Motorcycle Association
Mercer Republicans to Meet Saturday in Princeton
The Mercer county Republican executive committee will meet at 2 30 p m Saturday June 9 at the Mercer county courthouse in Princeton. All Republicans in the county are invited to attend.
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Mercer Republicans
Mercer County Republican Executive Committee
Princeton
Mercer County Court House
West Virginia Student Wins Harvard Graduate Scholarship
Cambridge mass June 1 twenty five scholarship and fellowship awards for graduate students totaling fifteen thousand five hundred dollars were announced at Harvard university. Fifteen recipients are Harvard graduates and among the winners is Charles H Wells of Wheeling West Virginia holder of the Gordon McKay scholarships.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Harvard
Gordon McKay
Charles H. Wells
Wheeling
W. Va
Explorer William Robinson battles appendicitis in Galapagos
June 1 Panama reports that American writer and explorer William Albert Robinson, honeymooning on a small ketch, has acute appendicitis. Doctors in the Galapagos Islands say they have not yet removed the diseased appendix, only draining poison. however they expect recovery.
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Panama
William Albert Robinson
Galapagos Islands
Canal Zone
Robinson
T. W. Earhart
Dr. Earhart
Koppers firm near deal to buy three Kanawha coal firms
The Kop pers company of Pittsburgh is negotiating to acquire Kingston Pocahontas Coal of Kingston Christian Collieries of Mahan and Indianapolis Gas and Electric of Milburn in Paint Creek area Kanawha county. The Imperial Collieries of Burnwell remains unpurchased. The buyer seeks Paint Creek by product coal for West Virginia operations.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charleston Gazette
Koppers Company
Pittsburgh
Kanawha County
Carl
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Kingston
Christian Collieries Company
Mahan
Kanawha
New River
West Virginia
Bluefield Gun Club To Hold A Practice Shoot
Members of the Bluefield Gun club plan a weekend shoot at Cumberland Heights trap grounds this afternoon at 3 p m. Singles doubles and handicap targets will be set for those aiming to compete in the state tournament at Charleston this month. Visitors are invited to join. Several beginners were on the traps last week.
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Bluefield Gun Club
Cumberland Heights
Charleston
American Beauty Rose Captures Queen of the Show
In Charleston West Virginia on June 1 the American Beauty rose won top honors in the twelfth annual display by local rose enthusiasts. J H Boneall submitted the entry and received a trophy from the Charleston Daily Mail for its win.
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Charleston
W. Va
Capital City
J. H. Boneall
Charleston Daily Mail
Road contract awarded for state route 24 surface treatment
Billups and Wellman of Huntington won the bid for surface treating state route 24 from Princeton to Glen Lyn. The firm’s low bid was 25406.25 dollars for 14.1 miles, with completion slated for September 1 and about fifteen workers. Work includes cleaning 150000 square yards, applying 90000 gallons of tar and 4125 tons of limestone chips.
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Billups & Wellman
Huntington
Princeton
Glen Lyn
New York Boxing Commission Rules Ross to Defend One Title
The New York state athletic commission ruled today that Barney Ross may defend only one of his boxing titles at a time. The decision, announced in June, limits him to defending a single lightweight or welterweight title per occasion, affecting his bout scheduling and title defenses.
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New York State
Ross
Garden Bowl
Long Island
Jack Curley
Jim Londos
Jim Browning
New York
Little Barney Ross
New York State Athletic Commission
Big Blue Eagle
NBA
Jimmy McLarnin
Agency Superintendent Dies in Washington D C
J C Duke general superintendent of agencies for Peoples Life Insurance died at his home in Washington D C. He had visited Bluefield often and presided as master of ceremonies at a recent Bluefield banquet for the companys agents and employees.
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J. D. Thompson
Bluefield
Peoples Life Insurance Company
J. C. Duke
Washington, D. C
Duke
Mrs Louise Rudd Dies in McComas at 75
Louise J Bowling Rudd 75 widow of J F Rudd died after a six month illness at her McComas home where she had lived twenty years She leaves five daughters one son a sister and a brother Funeral at 2 40 p m Sunday at the Rudd residence with Rev J M Wysor and Rev J R Belcher officiating Interment at Woodlawn cemetery Members of the Presbyterian church and several family members served as pallbearers and flower bearers follow.
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Louise J. Rudd
J. F. Rudd
Minnie Asbury
McComas
Rudd
J. M. Wysor
J. R. Belcher
Woodlawn Cemeery
Louise Bowling
David Bowling
Tazewell County
Virginia
Asbury
This City
George Foster
Stone Ky
8. S. Horton
Christiansburg
C. C. Bailey
Montcalm
E. R. Landreth
J. Fred Rudd
Elizabethton
Linnie Johnson
George Bowling
Boissevain
Presbyterian Church
Raymond Cawley
Lloyd Biller
Hiawatha Burnett
Robert Godfrey
Charles Fowler
Harold West
Concord Net Team Wins Match From Alderson
Concord tennis team defeated Alderson College 3-2 in singles and 2-0 in doubles at Alderson. Dobe beat Jackson 5-6 7-5 6-3. Bondurant beat Gatherum 6-4 7-5. Farley beat Taylor 6-8 9-7 7-5. Lilly beat Anderson 6-3 6-4.
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Concord Net
Alderson
Athens
W. Va
Concord
Alderson College
Dobe
Jackson
Bondurant
Gatherum
Farley
Taylor
Lilly
Anderson
Sheesley
Con
Concord Falcons edge Alderson players in indoor match
Os of Alderson doubles Gatherum and Lilly beat Jackson. Anderson of Alderson won 6 4 6 2. Taylor and Dobos of Concord defeated Bondurant and Farley of Alderson 4 6 6 3. Concord closes season at Princeton against Bluefield, with two prior wins over Bluefield.
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A Perry
Alderson
Gatherum
Lilly
Concord
Jackson
Anderson
Taylor
Dobos
Bondurant and Farley
Bluefield College
Princeton
Bluefield
Cupid Attacks Navy Men as Fleet Lands in New York
New York report says two officers and two sailors of the United States fleet were assaulted as the fleet landed in the city. Details are sparse but the incident occurred shortly after arrival, with investigators reviewing the matter.
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Cupid
N. Y
New York
United States
Military Officiants Tie Knot In City Marriage Licenses
Ships travel to municipal building as Lt Cmdr John un Dix of San Francisco and Ensign Francis B. Merkle of Ohio apply for marriage licenses. Gillian of Visalia and Heats Fort of Wilmington are named as fiancés.
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John UN Dix
San Francisco
Ian &. Gillian
Visalie
Oae
Francis B. Merkle
Ohio
Wilmington
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California
Sunkist
Dot
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TABOR
Bland Street
Daily Telegraph
Butte Clearbrook
Cloverbloom
Gavan
Fryers
Paint Creek
Pittsburgh Concern
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Wey
Salt Lake City
Midwest
America
Billups
Wellman
N. Y. Boxing Commission
Louise Rudd
Mcomas
National Biscuit Company
Niagara Falls
Chevrolet
Fisher
Chevrolet Motor CO
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Michigan
General Motors
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