Ougie Karnes Tops Weekly Trophy At Bluefield Gun Club
H W Karnes won the weekly trophy with 49 of 50 targets. At 100 targets Karnes Beury and Smith tied at 95. Beury won a shoot off after a later tie, while Karnes had 49 of his first 50 and claimed honors. Beury set three perfect scores and the long run club record with 63 straight.
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H. W. Karnes
Bluefield
Karnes
Beury
Ith
Smith
Ames
Secceeses
Doomsday follows life in a rural love story at Colonial
Paramount presents Doomsday from Warwick Deeping with Florence Vidor as the toll weary heroine and Gary Cooper as the lead. The film blends love with life’s hard choices, offering surprises and strong performances amid elegant pastoral settings.
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Florence Vidtor
Gary Cooper
Legion of the Condemned
Arnold Furze
England
Gene Austin and Warlick Piano Rooms Listings
Local notices list Gene Austin songs at Warlick Piano Rooms with several Fox Trot and Waltz titles. Real estate loan offers appear from W Neikirk at 412 Raleigh street. Community events include dances at Cana Lake Shawnee with Guinn's orchestra and church services at Midway Church of Christ.
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Gene Austin
Gene Avustin
Warlick
Neikirk
Raleigh Street
Nat Shilkret
The
Victor Orchestra
Troubadours
Warlick Piano Rooms
St. Mary's
Knife wounds threaten life of Colina in Jaeger incident
Charles Collina, a Black man, was admitted to Welch hospital with fatal knife injuries after a confrontation at a railway telegraph tower near Jaeger. Virgil Cline aged about 17 and Ratliff about 19 were in custody, alleging assault. Cline claimed attempted robbery, while Collina said he defended his wife from an assault.
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Charles Collina
Welch Hospital
Virgil Cline
Ratliff
Jaeger
Iaeger
F. J. Gentry
Norfolk and Western Telegraph
Collins
Gentry
Cline
Collina
Welch
His Great Fortune and the Prewar Convenience
A court remark mocks a man’s wealth and luck, contrasting a pre war cellar and a pre war wife with a jealous query about Brenkinsop. The judge’s quip frames the tale as a study of status and fortune in a constrained society.
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Brenkinsop
Buffalo Times Reporter Hails Route 21 Scenic Beauty
W A Staples of the Buffalo Times reports stunning scenery along Route 21 from New Philadelphia Ohio to Bluefield West Virginia. He praises Kanawha Falls Gorge Lookout Mountain and river towns, notes friendly West Virginia hospitality and highway safety, and plans photos for a Buffalo Times rotogravure feature.
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W. A. Staples
Buffalo Times
Buffalo
N. Y
Staples
Mississippi
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Bluefield
Kanawha Falls
Gorge
Lookout Mountain
Kanawha
Wstries
Unusual Screen Story Chicago at Granada
Review notes a highly unusual film Chicago starring Phyllis Haver and Victor Varconi. The tale follows Amos Hart and Roxie as a dramatic murder case unfolds with sensational media, courtroom antics, and dark humor.
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Chicago
Phyllis Haver
Victor Varconi
Granada Theater
Amos Hart
Eldewalk
Rosie Hart
Harte
Roxie
Rudolph Valentin
Emma Godfrey Rites Set At Trinity Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Godfrey will be held at 1 30 PM at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev W S Hendricks and Rev J A Baylor officiating. Caskets will proceed to Maple Hill Cemetery in Graham Virginia for interment following services. She died suddenly from a blood clot at Bluefield Sanitarium Friday afternoon. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named, with flowerbearers from Trinity Church ladies Bible class.
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Emma Godfrey
Trinity Methodist Church
W. S. Hendricks
J. A. Baylor
Bland Street Methodist Church
Graham, Va
Maple Hill
C. R. Goodson
Carl Miller
Lee Wright
Charles Rudder
Gilbert Kahle
Arthur DeVault
BE. W. Hetherington
Walter Hypes
W. W. McNeal
R. W. Clifton
W. C. Slusher
Gene St. Clair
J. F
C. M. Scott
A. H. Hoge
Wade H. St. Clair
Walter Burgess
Fred Hawley
James Hawley
Leroy Landrum
John Udy
A. R. MclIntosh
Joe Hutton
Jones Tabor
Perry Dye
W. BE. Jefcoate
Clyde
Bruse DeVault
Jeff Cartwright
Herbert Troutman
Trinity Church
Elliott Store Sale Precedes Line Change
The Elliott department store at Bland and North Streets will close, ending decades of service. After a closing out sale the business will continue as a meat and grocery shop, shifting away from dry goods and general merchandise to focus on food and essentials.
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Elliott
Bie Erale
Elliott Department Store
Bland
North
Bland county store to be remodeled into meat and grocery market
W T Elliott owner of cal country store announces a department sale and the store will be remodeled into a dedicated meat and grocery market. The Bluefield origin, partnership history, and shift away from diverse lines reflect growing grocery space and a new, attractive layout in Southern West Virginia.
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Norfolk
Atlantic Ocean
Virginia Beach
Princess Anne Country Club
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Old Point Comfort
Hampton Roads
Norfolk and Southern R. R
Cal Country
W. T. Elliott
Bluefield
Honaker and Elliott
Elliott Department Store
Bland County
Elliott
Nate
West Virginia
Delegation Races Still in Doubt Amid Missing Returns
Amid incomplete returns, Sixth District reports 462 of 466 precincts with Hallanes 28 830 McKell 22 777 Blue 17 009. Fifth District Dems show 287 of 403 precincts with Chafis 8 255 Brown 8 100 Crumpecker 7 556 Chambers 6 076. Missing Fayette county and Wyoming counties noted. Burgm gardner Smith ald Dunne Garvin listed with anti Smith alignment.
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Hallanes
McKell
Blue
Chafis
Smith
Brown
Crumpecker
anti-Smith
Chambers
Logan
Wyoming
Pere Bumgardner
Ald
Dunne
Garvin
Fayette County
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Ougie Karnes
East End
Ph’cy
Bluefield Ph
Fairvein
Rexall Stores
Warlick Piano Room
Princeton Avenue
Hattie Whitt
Robert E. Lee
Harry Reser
Banjo Boys
Bailey Lumber Company
E. Edmunds
Pearl Street
Lake Shawnee
Guinn
Roanoke
Broaddus E. Chewning
Ays
Thomas H. Cower, Jr
Untain View Avenue
Billy Cooper
Bluefield Sanitarium
Thomas H. Cooper, Jr
Mercer County
Sam M. Lambert
Carrol
Fifth Street
Faro
Church of God
Henley
Normal Business College
Bluefield Avenue
W. H. Cunningham
Midway Church of Christ Sunday School
H. O. Crowe
W. M. Snead
W. J. Peters
Willow Tree
Sippi
Louisiana Sugar Babes
Bluefield Building & Loan Association
Honaker Building
Grand Piano Co
Bland Street
W. Va
Bill Singleton
Busy Bee Family
Edwarde
Royal Cafe
Federal Street
Robins
Lee Tunt
Golling
Cols
Service
Rodefer
Cerel
Pedigo
Princeton Ave
Bland St
Bluefield, W. Va
Uenery
West
Hudson- Essex
Bailey Building
Bailey
Mangus-Phillips Shoe CO
Godfrey
A.f.tinsley
Monte Vista
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Asso
T. O
Chalfonte Hotel
Pocahontas Sea Joy
Martha Washington Hotel
Bte.s
Albemarle Hall
New Castle
J. S. Compton
Reun
Bramwell
H. Tabor
Sua
Liam
Masonic Temple
Wer
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