Names Drawn For U9 Jury Service In Bluefield
Prospective jurors have been drawn for the June term of the States court for the southern district of West Virginia in Bluefield. The list includes numerous residents from Raleigh, Wyoming, Mercer, McDowell, and surrounding counties.
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United States Court For Southern District
States Court For the
Southern District of
West Virginia
Bluefield
Jake Lester
Hanover
Wyoming County
E. E. Dillon
Skelton
Raleigh County
E. BE. Cook
Windom
W. F. Pennington
Matoake
Fred A. Harris
Colee Bluefield
Arthur Sar- Arnette
R. L. Martin
Princeton
E. R. Cantley
East Beckley
E. G. Cook Jesse
Edward McQuaen
Jim Walker
He Hil
J.B. Carper
Clearfork
Wreatins County
W. G. Cantrell
Panther
McDowell County
John Roe Montcoal
W. M. Ferrell
Matoaka
C. A. Pearson
E. A. Shumate
Oceana
Henry A. Lilly
Dunns
Mercer County
L. C. Now
Local Delegation Plans Charleston Civic League Meeting
A first annual banquet of the 1st Virginia Civic League will be held in Charleston Sunday at 3 P.M. All Bluefield civic league members are invited. A motorcade will depart Sunday morning at 9 A.M. Members planning to go should call Dr. J. C. Kingslow before Friday noon. Dr. J. C. Kingslow leads the local chapter with Charles G. Thompson as secretary.
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Virginia Civic League
Charleston
Bluefield Civic League
J. C. Kingslow
Charles G. Thompson
Missionaries to Meet at Jones Street Church
The senior missionary society of the Jones Street Christian church will meet today at the church at 7 30 p m. All members are asked to be present.
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Missionary Society
Jones Street
Revival Continues At Blakes Church
Revival conducted by Mrs F A Crenshaw attracts good audiences with Friday night music by the Winding Gulf quartet. Public invited to attend.
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Blakes
F. A. Crenshaw
Winding Gulf Quartette
John Stewart church children rehearse and Lawson Street operetta
Children to rehearse today at 2 p m for John Stewart church day exercises. Senior choir meets at 7 30 p m. Lawson Street school teachers present Awake May an operetta at Edwards Memorial church delayed by measles. play features three acts with well trained young cast.
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Lawson Street
Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church
Ruth E Day
Willing Workers Club Meets at Bethel A M E Church
The Willing Workers club of Bethel A M E church will meet tonight at 7:30 at Ada Saunders 109 Ellis street. All members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
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Bethel A. M. E. Church
The
Willing Workers Club of
Bethel A. M. E
Ada Saunders
Ellis Street
Local notices list residents and movements
Mrs Sherman Brown of 812 Jones street is improving after an operation at Providence hospital. Carter Wilds Jr of Washington Pa left Monday after spending the weekend as guest of Miss G Wade at 329 Jones street. Mrs Emma Wade of 329 Jones street has gone to Pittsburg Pa to visit relatives. Rev Hubert C Jones the John Stewart is at a meeting in Lenoir NC and will attend Bennet college commencement in Greensboro NC before returning to his church for Sunday services.
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Sherman Brown
Jones Street
Providence Hospital
Carter Wilds, Jr
Washington, Pa
Miss G Wade
Emma Wade
Pittsburg
Hubert C. Jones
John Stewart
Lenoir
N. C
Bennet College
Greensboro
Indicted for Looting Trusts in New York Case
The indictment of six men for looting seven investment trusts with assets over 16 million dollars was disclosed as four defendants were arrested. Thomas W. Morris and Ralph H. Robb were captured in Boston. Philip A. Frear was seized in Washington DC. Vincent A. Ferretti was detained. The group faces ten felony counts including land larceny and receiving stolen property. The trusts named include First Income Trading and Continental Securities, with assets totaling 13.5 million and 4.3 million dissipated.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Thomas W. Morris
Ralph H. Robb
Boston
Massachusetts
Philip A. Frear
New York City
Washington, D. C
Vincent A. Ferretti
John J. Bennett, Jr
New York State
First Income Trading Corporation
Continental Securities Corporation
Fund Second, Inc
Reynolds Investing
Ee Inc
Graham High School Glass Night Features Seniors in Mock Faculty
Graham high school hosts Glass Night with seniors impersonating faculty members Jack Ralston Margaret Woodworth Joe Higginbotham Bill Duff Virginia Burton Margaret Faulkner Lucy Kelly Lena Blankenship. Amick Morgan sings and Ruth Longworth plays accordion. Key officials include Bill Dudley Lena Blankenship Bill Duff James Averill James Akers Ann Bavilor.
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Graham High School
Jack Ralston
Margaret Woodworth
Joe Higginbotham
Bill Duff
Virginia Burton
Margaret Faulkner
Lucy Kelly
Lena Blankenship
Amick Morgan
Ruth Longworth
Bill Dudley
James Averill
James Akers
Ann Bavilor
Lois Peery
Lily
Beaulah Jones
Huffard
D. W. Peters
Radford State Teachers College
Virginia Sidelights Circles Meet at Graham Churches
Circles of the Woman's Missionary Society at Graham Methodist plan meetings on June 2 and May 31 with several hostesses listed. Circle No 2 at Graham Christian church led by Mrs O M Jennings meets at Mrs Carlisle Yost home for the final Pollyanna session of the year. Bluefield Better Service club notes growing attendance and a program featuring Mrs C G Harris and Henry Fortune. railroad workers praise the music and harmony.
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Woman's Missionary Society
Graham Methodist Church
J. B. Saunders
C. Painter
B. B. Tunnell
Bob Douthat
Gearhart
Rose Hatchett
Circle Meeting
Graham Christian Church
O. M. Jennings
Carlisle Yost
Linkous Street
Bluefield
C. G. Harris
Henry Fortune
Old Timer Predicts Scorching Days After Rain
After Monday rain and a second shower, Old Timer remains steadfast. Forecaster warns of hotter days ahead as patterns point to continued heat.
Polite Toll Gate Keeper At Fractured Cross River Bridge
The Big Sandy River toll bridge at Ft. Gay West Virginia and Louisa Kentucky is notable for a polite toll gate keeper nicknamed Judge. He collects coins with courtesy that makes visitors feel drawn to cross again, as if the host has paid their passage.
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Big Sandy River
Ft. Gay
W. Va
Louisa
Graham Garden Club Plans Summer Flower Show
The Graham Garden club met Tuesday afternoon at the Wagner Hawkins parlors and discussed summer plans. Rose blooms are reported very beautiful this season and the zinnia was adopted as the town flower.
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Garden Club
Graham Garden Club
Wagner Hawkins
Ellen Graves Class Meeting at Memorial Baptist Church
The Ellen Graves class of Memorial Baptist church met Friday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs E B McQueen with Mrs Gayheart as joint hostess. The meeting opened with the class song and prayer by Mrs C B Pippin. The vice president Mrs Rosenbaum then led the business session.
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Ellen Graves
Memorial Baptist Church
E. B. McQueen
Gayheart
C. 8. Pippin
Rosenbaum
Bluefield College honors Virginia Farley for outstanding work
Miss Virginia Farley received outstanding honors at Bluefield College. Her mother is Mrs. Lottie Farley a widow. Farley is active in Memorial Baptist church and completed secretarial studies. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. P A Eaton of Richmond and their children, staying with Miss Sally and Bertha Greever. Eaton is a noted Richmond newspaper man.
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Bluefield
Virginia Farley
Bluefield College
Miss Farley
Lottie Farley
Virginia
Memorial Baptist Church
P. A. Eaton
Richmond
Sally
Bertha Greever
Clarence Greever
Eaton
Frances Scott Wallace
Cliffside residents show surprising refinement at Hobo Inn bluff
The excerpt notes cave dwellers living near a bluff west of town, with women washing on a grape vine during a rain and a blanket stretched over a cave mouth. The area has long been called Hobo Inn and is described as part of ill housed dwellers.
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Hobo Inn
Increase in Weddings Predicted This Year
The piece notes a rise in marriages over last year, forecasting about a ten percent increase. It advises couples to balance romance with practical planning, including finances, citing the Duke of Windsor and Wallis as a cautionary example.
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Duke of Windsor
Wally
Million Gallons Expected In Blackberry Crop
C M Boss Wagner Falls Mills revenue commissioner in the Clear Fork district says the bloom is the heaviest ever and predicts a bumper blackberry crop. He notes a million gallons of berries are anticipated in the Tazewell County Clear Fork area with jam favored from large copper kettles.
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C. M
Boss) Wagner
Falls Mills
Clear Fork
Wagner
Tazewell County
Virginia Side Personals Selections From Local Notices
Mrs Sid Bane has been seriously ill at her home on Tazewell Avenue for several days. Mrs C B Pippin and her sister Mrs W L Ry of Richlands leave for Baltimore to visit Mrs Padburys daughter Mrs Charles Topper who is ill in Baltimore. Mrs R B Pa of Charleston will stay this week with her brother Gaston C Callaway in Bluefield. Mrs Markus Gillespie of Bluefield will play at the Gillespie Jacnuptials in Tazewell Saturday evening.
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Sid Bane
Tazewell Avenue
Pippin
W. L. Ry
Richlands
Baltimore
Padbury
Charles Topper
Topper
Ruth Padbury
R. B. Pa
Charleston
Gaston C. Callaway
Bluefield
Markus Gillespie
Tazewell
Bluestone Homes Attract Bluefield Visitors
A Bluefield housing feature highlights Bluestone Junction and Riverside View where five Norfolk and Western railroad officials live near the Bluestone river. The scene shows modern homes with well kept lawns and flowers, illuminated by electric lights reflecting on the water, under a pleasant summer ambiance.
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Bluefield
Bluestone Junction
M. T. Peery
Riverside View
Blvestone
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bluefield Electric Power House
Bluestone
Perry
Dora Craft
Queen Betty Crowned Third Strawberry Queen of Buckhannon
Dark haired Betty Jarvis will begin a two day reign as Buckhannon strawberry festival queen with 74 princesses in attendance. The festival opened with a horse show at Harmony Acres and a parade based on Snow White will precede coronation. Weston’s Betty returns from Washington after presenting Mrs Roosevelt a festival strawberry sample. President Roy McCuskey of Wesleyan College will greet the royal party and Mayor Ben Carpenter will crown the queen. Agriculture Commissioner J Blaine McLaughlin will speak as the queen and court are feted by locals.
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Buckhanon
W. Va
Betty Jarvis
West Virginia
Harmony Acres
Betty
Weston Miss
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Andrew Edmiston
Roy E. McCuskey
Wesleyan College
Ben Carpenter
J. Blaine McLaughlin
Social Evening Hosts With Mrs Crockett Callaway
Mrs. R V Crockett and Mrs Callaway along with the writer were guests Tuesday evening for a social gathering hosted at an unspecified location.
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R. V. Crockett
Coal group to meet in Fairmont with railroad speaker
Fairmont hosting Central West Virginia Coal Mining Institute meeting Friday with Robert Williams of Chesapeake and Ohio railroad as speaker. Parkersburg sets August 2 levy vote on a $340,000 Parkersburg High field house auditorium for the campus.
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Fairmont
W. Va
McGee
Central West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Robert Williams
Chesapeake Ad Ohio Railroad
Parkersburg
Robert McDougle
Parkersburg High School
Death investigated in Sid Chapman case in West Virginia
Williamson West Virginia June 1 Dr R G Warren continued examination at the request of Mingo county authorities amid reports of a domestic quarrel. The report notes Chapmans death had been suspected to involve acute alcoholism. It adds context on total color blindness noting 11 US cases and 125 worldwide.
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United States
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