Milson Harris Dies at 96 in Tazewell County
Milton Harris a Civil War veteran aged 96 died at his home near Pounding Mill Virginia. He served in Captain Dirks battalion was captured and held six months at Point Lookout. Survived by children John R A Thomas Cora Lee Hoops Mollie Hoops Mary Gee and Lancinda Elswick among 24 grandchildren and great grandchildren. services by Revs Issac Wright and Herman Lovelace at Thomas Cemetery.
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Milton Harris
Pounding Mill
Dirks
Point Lockhart
Harris
Thomas
Claypool Hill
John
R. A
Tazewell County
Beckley
Cora Lee Hoops
Mollie Hoops
Jackson, O
Addie
Atnceste
Grant
Mary Gee
Cedar Bluff
Laicinda Elswick
Paint Lick
Issac Wright
Bluefield
Herman Lovelace
Thomas Cemetery
Huntington Becomes West Virginia A P News Hub
West Virginia Associated Press members will receive news from a newly established Huntington bureau, marking state control of wires for the first time. The Pittsburgh bureau remains active for northern West Virginia coverage, while Ernest Agnew becomes Huntington’s statewide correspondent in charge.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Viria
Associated
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Tri-State
Ernest Agnew
Charleston
West Vic
Ae Ee Ee
Virgil E Davis Named N W Freight Agent
Virgil E. Davis of Bluefield has been named freight agent for the Norfolk and Western Railway succeeding the late S F Thacker. Davis will oversee the Radford to Kenova route and large territory with headquarters at the Norfolk and Western freight station in this city. Sheffey Apmey of Bluefield named Davis assistant. Davis was formerly Thacker’s assistant.
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Virgil E. Davis
Bluefield
Norfolk Western Railway
S. F. Thacker
Davis
Radford Kenova
Norfolk and Western
Sheffey Apmey
Thacker
Error in Age for Marriage License Applicants
Notice of corrected ages for Dudley E. Cruise of Pocahontas and Sarah E. Cramer of Bluefield before marriage license issuance. The age was listed as 37 but should be 27. Also notes a monthly list of fraudulent companies sent to offices with instructions to stamp fraud ulent and return to sender.
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Dudley E. Cruise
Pocahontas
Sarah E. Cramer
Bluefield
U. S
Bailey Lumber Co promotes storm door at six plants
City and Coalfield Items notes Bailey Lumber Co offers the New Combination Screen Storm Door at all six plants. Also in town is Harry Haffen who tunes pianos and plans to stay about a week each month. Contact at 2633-L Bland Street.
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Bailey Lumber Co
Harry Haffen
Oanoke
Ek Bland Street
K. Ev
City to Seek Federal Funds for Lending Program Details
City officials led by Cit oer P. Mitchell and Ruty Solicitor Luther G. Scott head to Charleston to query federal representatives about a new lend-spend bill. They seek loan terms, eligibility for municipalities, and whether West Virginia’s 30 year loan limit aligns with the proposal. A Bluefield chamber committee will assist in pursuing funds and possible project plans.
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Cit Oer
P. Mitchell
Ruty
Luther G. Scott
Charleston
Congress
Mitchell
Scott
West Virginia
Del
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Senate Debates Relief Bill With Advisories On W P A Funding
Senate debates over the relief bill focus on boosting work programs and farm payments. Amendments seek earmarks of hundreds of millions for flood control and farm benefits while wage rules aim to equalize W P A and federal standards. A plan would extend W P A funds to next March and oppose large cuts to rural electrification.
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Senate
Spencers
Russell
Byrnes
Souther
South
Lundeen
Minn
Appropriations Committee
House
Norris
Ind
Neb
Fough
Native Ada Islanders Celebrate Wailing At Festive Weddings
In Ada man Islands within the Bay of Benoa natives mark weddings by a prolonged wailing rite. They muddle together and wail for an hour at a time as part of their joyful celebration.
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Adaman Islands
Bay of
Benoa
Japanese Drive Westward Aims at Kaifeng and Chengchow
Hull reports Dothara division resisted encirclement yet could not be driven out as Japan advances toward Kaifeng the first objective along Lunghia with Chengchow 40 miles west as the next strategic junction. 50 to 60 thousand Chinese troops mass near Kaifeng with a larger force between Kaifeng and Chengchow. Cholera cases rise in Shanghai’s international settlement and French concession, with possible epidemic declaration.
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Kaifeng
China
Lunghia
Chengchow
Lanfeng
Shanghai
Health Department
China protests League action over Japanese bombing
Geneva June 1 China urged the League of Nations to take urgent and effective measures to halt Japan s savage bombardment of noncombatants. The protest cited aerial attacks such as Canton and recalled the September 28 1937 league resolution that there could be no excuse for such slaughter.
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Geneva
China
League of Nations
Japan
Canton
League
War Protest Claims Japanese Air Attacks on Open Towns
The protest asserts daily ta aircraft bomb open towns behind front lines causing heavy civilian casualties since Japan began its aggression in China.
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China
OTEY TO SPEAK AT BANKERS MEETING IN WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
Huntington June 1 West Virginia Bankers association announces Hayes Picklesimer of Weston will lead sessions at the annual convention in White Sulphur Springs June 23 to 25. Other speakers include Charles A. e of First Huntington National Bank E G Otey of First National Bluefield and S C Schull of Wheeling Dollar Savings and Trust.
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Huntington
W. Va
Homer Gebhardt
West Virginia Bankes’ Association
Hayes Picklesimer
Leston
Kanawha Valley
White Sulphur Springs
Charles A. E
First Huntington National Bank
E. G. Otey
First National of
Bluefield
Time Zones Sketch Across the Pacific Islands
The text notes simultaneous dates across the Pacific as 11 30 p m Monday near the Aleutian Islands coinciding with 12 30 a m Tuesday in Apia Samoa and 12 20 a m Wednesday in the Tonga Islands, illustrating world-wide time differences and the cycle of days.
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Aleutian Islands
Apia
Samoa
Tonga Islands
Boy Scouts Hold Camporee At Kirk's Dairy Farm
Boy Scouts from seven Bluefield troops plus a patrol from another unit plan a Friday and Saturday Camporee at Kirk's Dairy Farm Cumberland road. Patrols of eight will camp with self reliance rules and noncompetitive judging up to 1000 points. R A Harrison deputy Hubert Winfrey Clark Brown supervise the event with Rev P L Roger leading a four member camp HQ patrol handling fire building color guards and buglers.
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Kirk
Cumberland Road
R. A. Harrison
Bluefield
Harrison
Hubert Winfrey
Clark
Brown
Mystery surrounds future of Dean pitching prospect
From St Louis June 1 report on Paul Dean younger brother of Pan Dean. He flew from Houston to meet with Vice President Branch Rickey about a potential future with the Cardinals. He has a 1 win 4 loss record and the meeting aimed to gauge his time in the big leagues.
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St. Louis
Paul
Houston
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Pan Dean
Aenge Bomyud
Cardinal
Paul Fy RI
Huntington paper urges GOP meeting over 1940 platform pledges
The Huntington paper calls on Chairman C. E. Boone of the State Republican committee to avoid a 1938 policy drafting meeting. It argues a timely gathering could propose pledges to unify, retake the house in the next election, and lay groundwork for a 1940 Senate majority, listing possible topics for the session.
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C. E. Boone
State Ublican Committee
Thenper
State Committee
House of the
Heraldeo
Sertee Republican
Bluefield Business Men to Elect Directors Tonight
The Bluefield Business Men's Association will hold its annual meeting at the West Virginian hotel tonight with Miss Gertrud Thomas as the lead in a pantomime. Dinner begins at 6 30 and five directors will be chosen for a two year term. A J Cole is president of the board and Martha Jane Williams directs the pantomime with music by Miss Williams and piano accompaniment by Bill Soege. J T Thornton also appears in the pantomime.
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Bluefield Business Men's Association
West Virginian Hotel
Gertrud Thomas
Miss Bluefield
A. J. Cole
Martha Jane Williams
The
Little Theater of
Bluefield
Miss Williams
Bill Soege
J. T. Thornton
Glue Studied Turned Home With Jim Mizell At Fil Station
An apparently garbled report describes Jim Mizell and a friend returning home from a fill station where they were seen with Skeeg ie, the boy’s nickname. About an hour later Mrs Mizell asked at the Braxton house if anyone had seen Skeeg ie, and Mrs Braxton said the boy was missing.
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Jim Mizell
Back-to-the-land push and liquor, road post reform urged
A call urged amendment of laws to elect liquor commissioners and the state road commissioner, replacing current appointive posts. It also urged backing a back-to-the-land movement as part of the platform.
Cassowary Sounds Like Cow and Unearthly Croaks
The peculiar cassowary emits an unearthly croak lasting minutes. When excited the bird snorts, and the call of the young resembles the lowing of a cow.
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Lombard Fredric March —In
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Tunnelton Bus Line
Preston County Bus and Garage Company
Rodion Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Caroline Fisher
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Dolores del Rio
Jeannette MacDonald
Myrna Loy
Rathbone
Caroline Blake
Woodstock VI
Otis Skinner
Herusband
Alden Blodgett
New York
HULL
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Rialto
Little Lord Fauntleroy” With
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Freddie Bartholomew
Olonial
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Sally Eilers
Louis Hayward
Anne Shirley
Lew Landers
Robert Silk
Lionel How
Floyd Gibbons
Eve
Oo Radio “Incue
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Mackian Movie
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Harlan
Murray Brown
Forney Johnston
Defense Counsel
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Lady X
Lawrence Oliver Bunny Barnes
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