Bluefield Men Back School Levy Plan in Countywide Vote
Bluefield Virginia businessmen express 100 percent support for a proposed 50 cent per $100 tax levy to fund a county school program. Local committees are formed to mobilize voters as Richlands, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Pocahontas and other areas report pro levy sentiment. Public- school advocates including a militant Parent Teacher group push for a strong yes ahead of the June 19 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Business Men's Club
L. J. Barbee
Richlands
Cedar Bluff
Tazewell
Pocahontas
Burkes Garden
Parent-Teacher Association
Auto Runs 59 Miles On Gallon of Gas
Automobile engineers claim a new device lowers fuel use to 59 miles per gallon. Test results show quicker pickup and smoother runs, with carbon disappearance. Advertiser E Oliver offers free samples and a sales opportunity in Milwaukee with a $100 weekly potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Oliver
Third St
Milwaukee
Wis
Ady
Politics in the Fighting Ninth District Grows
Political activity in Virginia’s Fighting Ninth district increases as dates near the state and national conventions. Democrats circulate opposition literature on Governor Smith’s New York Assembly record. Tazewell county Democrats plan a June 9 mass meeting to choose delegates for Roanoke and Houston. Representative George C. Peery of Tazewell is slated as keynoter at the state convention in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Kansas City
Houston
Smith
General Assembly of
New York
Abbe Valley Monument Dedication Sparks Holiday Plans
July 14 ceremony honors the Moore family of Abbs Valley with the Matz Coal Co promising a holiday for its Raven employees. Towns in Tazewell County plan proclamations, with Pocahontas and Bluefield joining. The Old Common Council debates state constitution amendments ahead of June 19 vote as Governor Byrd campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Abbs Valley
Matz Coal Company
Raven
Tazewell County
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Abbe Valley
Breckenridge
American Legion Post of
O. B. Moore
James Moore
Minstrel Show Delights Radford Crowd At Virginian Theater
The Goodwill class of the Christian church staged a minstrel show at the Virginian theater. Notable performers included interlocutor George P. Crockett and end men J. M. Tanner R. L. Longworth Harry Williams and Steve Davenport. Vocalists J. E. Wagner Shelby Lusk Sheb Gillespie J. S. Dudley and the Business Men’s Club quartet delivered encores. Miss Lois Showalter who died recently was remembered in a note about her nursing degree from Columbia and Philippine missionary plans. A July 4 celebration is planned at the Tazewell fair grounds with automobile racing as an attraction for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginian
Goodwill
Christian Church
George P. Crockett
J. M. Tanner
R. L. Longworth
Harry Williams
Steve Davenport
L. J. Barbee Jr
Harry George
Landgraff
J. E. Wagner
Shelby Lusk
Sheb Gillespie
J. S. Dudley
Business Men's
Radford Suoscay
Lois Showalter
Miss Showalter
Columbia University
Philippine Islands
Virginia Sidelights Honor For Miss Atta Sprinkle Class of ’28
Mrs Glenn Dudley hosted a junior senior night at West Blue field Virginia for the senior class and faculty in honor of Atta Sprinkle class president. Readings by Eleanor Witten trombone selections by Dante Jametolo with James Warden on piano. Ice course served and rose favors given as guests departed while singing Be Still The Tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Dudley
West Bluefield
Virginia
Atta Sprinkle
Eleanor Witten
Will Witten
Bluefield
Dante Jametolo
James Warden
Lois Humphrey
Nell Tabor
Claudine Neel
Alice Baldwin
Jamnita
Ethel Saund- Co. Snyder
Alvin Cooke
Garnett Shufflebarger
Walter Presley
Bill Peery
Reynold Sprinkle
Dante Janutolo
Miss Covey Attends Graduation Then Heads to State Finals
Miss India Covey spent the week with sister Mrs. O M Jennings and attended the local high school graduation exercise before traveling to East Radford for the State Teachers college finals. Covey was assistant principal at Anawalt high school last term. They were called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India Covey
O. M. Jennings
East Radford
Miss Covey
Anawalt
Jennings
Sunday School and Evening Services at Local Church
Morning Sunday school at 9 30 led by W K Graves with organized departments and capable officers. At 11 the pastor reports on the Southern Baptist convention in Chattanooga. Junior and senior B Y P U meet at 7. Evangelistic service at 8 with sermon and gospel music. all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Graves
Southern Baptist Convention
Chattanooga
Junior International
Ire a Chair campaign to furnish seats for city auditorium
The ir e a chair effort grows to fund chairs for the handsome city auditorium without burdening individuals. Mrs Laura Davenport city treasurer notes taxpayers pleased by the new building opening. Frank Monroe Beverly known as the Poet of the Cumberlands sues his poems in book form and the volume is in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Davenport
Frank Monroe Beverly
Dickenson County
The
Cumberlands
Gats and Hawks Being Attacked in Local Wildlife Talk
Rev Noel J Allen advocates game birds and songsters conservation in Bluefield Va area. He cites predation by hawks owls cats and crows and urges public sentiment to thin arch enemies to protect pheasant quail and song birds. Road funds and local farm notes follow including honey season and Dr Joyner's medical internship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Life League
Noel J. Allen
Mr. Allen
Allen
Gloucester County
Woodoe
Bluefield
Byrd Address Plans Set For June 14 Visit
The Byrd address committee arranges a June 14 reception and entertainment in the city for Governor Harry Flood Byrd. The event may be at the new city hall with about 100 seats. plans include seating the Men’s Club and others. Senator ad Thom is expected to speak along with Byrd. the gathering is set for 8 o’clock with a large crowd anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Flood Byrd
Ad Thom
Misses Return From State Farmville Teachers College
Miss Eliza Williamson and Miss Virginia Osborne return home for vacation from State Farmville Teachers College. They were joined by Miss Ellany Johnson of Clincheo Russell county who stayed overnight as guest of Miss Osborne before returning home. Miss Ashworth Wins Medal For piano progress Mrs C L Alexander awards music medal to Evelyn Ashworth daughter of Mr and Mrs T J Ashworth for best advancement during term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Williamson
Virginia Osborne
State Farmville Teachers College
Ellany Johnson
Clincheo
Russell County
Miss Osborne
Ashworth
C L. Alexander
Evelyn Ashworth
T. J. Ashworth
Falls Mills Birthday Party for Wayne Anderson
Falls Mills Virginia June 2 Wayne Anderson hosted a birthday party with many children and adults attending. Games and refreshments followed with Mary Burton assisting. Personal notes report Paul Sarver broke his arm and others show slight health improvements and visits to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Mills
Wayne Anderson
Helen
Edith
Dana Ernest
Nellie Reed
Virginia Keesee
Clista Chandler
Sara Stanger
Thelma Thompson
James Thompson
Allan Turner
Alfred Compton
Watson Buckland
Robert Buckland
Wilmuth Anderson
Mary Burton
Some Fish Angler Enters Club Amid Rival’s Fishing Yarn
A compact scene centers on a club entrance as a fish angler joins while a rival finishes a fishing yarn. The Coast and Geodetic Survey notes Florida’s coastline spans 122 miles on the Atlantic and 2530 miles along the Gulf, underscoring regional geography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Sourleys
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Recital Draws Large Crowd in Tazewell High School
A rainy Friday evening recital at Tazewell high school auditorium drew a large appreciative audience for Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Crockett’s pupils. Notable guests included Bluefield soprano Mrs. Phillip Lilly who offered several vocal selections, while young violinists and pianists from Crockett’s class performed pieces by Panella, Cr主ig, Kern, and others amid warm acclaim. Community members and graduates from area schools were also noted among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Elizabeth Hall Crockett
Phillip Lilly
Bluefield
Lilly
West Virginia
Creig
Mire Bowen
Minnetonka
Mary Crockett Bowen
Catherine Peery
Earnest Boyd
Harvey
Ruth Peery
Jane Royall
Scanton
Robert Spencer Mullins
Mary Ellen Brown
Mrs Crockett
Henry Kiser
Henry McGuire
Kern
Mary Lynch Crockett
Viola Clapp
Guy
Preston
Maria Bowen
Bluestone Notes Move and Visits Describe Local Life
Bluestone West Virginia reports Mr and Mrs T R Jones moved to Coaldale to establish a home. Mrs Frank Lawrence hosts her sister Miss Nancy Mason from Bristol Virginia. Mrs J H Cramer visits relatives Dear and Herndon. W O Scruggs was shopping. Master Hobart Boyer of Fries appears in the brief notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
J. G. Denny
Coaldale
M. D. Heath
Vulcan
Charles D. Moore
Fries, Va
Jamie Tidwell
Hamilton
Lara Bell McCoy
Blanche McCoy
Radford
Virginia
J. H. Culliney
Richmond
O. K. Dillon
C. K. Adams
Bluestone
W. Va
T. R Jones
Frank Lawrence
Nancy Mason
Bristol
J. H. Cramer
Eee
Herndon
W. O. Scruggs
Pocahontas
Hobart Boyer
Fries
No such thing as a little town says daily editor
The piece argues every town harbors many individuals worthy of pride and notes the vast number of potential errors in printing. It highlights the immense effort to publish a newspaper accurately and claims mistakes occur at a rate far lower than one in a thousandth of one percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Moore
Abbs Valley
Daily Telegraph
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Deltox Woven
Fibre
Ghae Ten
Parent - Teacher Association
Raven Concern
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Juse
Tazewell Fair Grounds
Fair
Mrs. Dudley
Memorial Baptist
George
Graham High School
Alta Sprinkle
Jessie Philpot
Ramson Reid Carter
Theresa McMullin
M. McMullin
Falls Mille
Methodist Church
Trigg James
Bluefield, VA
Mary Amato
Pete E. Tigens
L. €. Burton
Gladys
Bland, Va
Burton
J. E. Farmer
Rigby Street
W. L. Harrell
Winston Salem
Gats
Hawks
Shirley
State Highway Commission
E. C. Joyner
Mercer County
Richmond Medical College
Falls Mills, VA
Paul Sarver
C. M. Tabor
Clyde Anderson
J. P. Hutton
Mt. Carmel
J. H. Harry
L. W. Buckland
Bluestone, W. VA
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