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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1933

Page

3

Peery Attacks Rivals in Virginia Democratic Primary

George C. Peery of Tazewell assails Joseph T. Deal of Norfolk and Senator W. Worth Smith of Louisa as beneficiaries of the Virginia Democratic machine. He calls for prompt action on repeal of the eighteenth amendment and sees the people deciding the issue. Peery plans further speeches in Rocky Mount with a Tazewell reception before the August 1 primary.

Appomattox George C. Peery Tazewell Virginia Joseph T. Deal Norfolk W. Worth Smith Louisa Democratic Organization of Virginia General Assembly Peery Rocky Mount Tazewell County

Virginia Side Churches PocaHontas Presbyterian Service Times

Regular preaching service Sunday evening at 8. Children’s hour at 7 45 p m You are welcome to services.

Pocahontas Presbyterian

Memorial Baptist Church Service Times and Welcome

Regular services Sunday at 11 a m and 7 45 p m with pastor H A Willis preaching Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by B E McQueen superintendent Young peoples meetings at usual hour and prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 45 All are welcome.

Memorial Baptist Church H. A. Willis BE. McQueen Young Peoples

Graham Presbyterian Sunday Schedule and Meeting

Graham Presbyterian announces Sunday activities including Sunday school at 9 45 a m a special program by Mrs Harold Speed followed by morning worship and a congregational meeting. Evening services include Junior C E at 3 p m Senior C E at 7 p m and choir practice Tuesday at 8 p m. Mid week prayer service Wednesday at 8 p m. St Marys Church Bluefield Va lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m and a young peoples service.

Graham Presbyterian Harold Speed C. E ST. Mary’s Bluefield Herbert H. Young Young People’s’ Service

Pocahontas Church Services Readied by Hughes Ministers

The schedule lists Evening prayer and a sermon at 7 pm by Rev. BE. W. Hughes and morning prayer and a sermon at 11 am by Rev. E. W. Hughes at Christ Church Pocahontas Virginia.

Pocahontas E. W. Hughes

Trinity Church Richlands Service Schedule

Richlands Virginia Trinity Church lists Sunday school at 10 am and evening prayer with sermon at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev E W Hughes.

Sunday Services Led by Rev. John A. Winslow in Big Stone Gap

In Big Stone Gap Virginia Sunday school convenes at 10 a.m. Morning prayer and a sermon are delivered by the Reverend John A. Winslow the minister in charge.

Big Stone Gap John A. Winslow

Norton Virginia Sunday church services noted

Norton Va. Sunday school at 10 a m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7 30 by Rev John A Winslow minister in charge.

Norton John A. Winslow

Pastor M C Hughes Preaches Faithfulness and Distance

Bible school at 9 45 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m The church board meets at 3 p m On Sunday morning the pastor speaks on The Reward of Faithfulness In the evening the sermon is The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Attend and find support in this hour of stress and trial.

M. C. Hughes Church Board

Virginia Side Personalities and Visitors Move Amid Local Notes

Reverend Charles W. Browning Jr. visits Pocahontas coalfields with Marvin Marshall and his mother Mrs. C. W. Browning of Wytheville. Browning's Ocean View church gains members. Senator Thompson of Tazewell improves after Johns Hopkins treatment and plans return home. Mrs. O N Edmunds and son Henry depart for Milan Tennessee to visit sister Mrs. Horton McClintic, formerly Miss Norma Leinhart. Miss Sarah Francis Jarrette of Charleston visits aunt Mrs. J. S. Dudley. Mrs. Robert Perlier of Holden with Sara Jean visits father J. B. Gillespie. Eva Gillespie accompanies them home from Charleston. Dudley’s Memorial Baptist class performs in Richlands. Miss Mamie Lee Baldwin heads to Paris Kentucky for an extended stay after a visit to Jenkin Jones.

Charles W. Browning Jr Ocean View Presbyterian Church Marvin Marshall C. W. Browning Wytheville Pocahontas Coalfields Bluefield Browning Graham Presbyterian Church Ocean View 8. J. Thompson Tazewell John Hopkins Hospital Baltimore O. N. Edmunds Henry Edmunds Milan Tenn Horton McClintic McClintic Norma Leinhart Roanoke Sarah Francis Jarrette Charleston W. Va J. S. Dudley Tazewell Avenue Robert Perlier Holden Sara Jean J. B. Gillespie Eva Gillespie Memorial Baptist Church Richlands Mamie Lee Baldwin Paris Miss Baldwin Jenkin Jones

Frost Fears Fail to Reach Farmers Near Blue Field

Farmers of the section, retiring Thursday, feared frost for Friday morning yet reports say temperatures dipped below 50 but no frost reached Blue field. The cold wind remains puzzling to long-time observers who link it to last year’s solar eclipse.

Bluefield

Minstrel, Auto Laws, and Berry Talks Fill Virginia News

The Epworth league at Wit tens Mill Methodist church sponsors a minstrel at the Wittens Mill schoolhouse Tuesday at 8 PM. Local merchants warned to guard against check flashers amid several forged checks found this week. June 15 is the deadline for auto inspections under the new Virginia law. red stickers will not be honored after then. Wild strawberry crop is bumper. Bluefield pastures report berries. dewberries, raspberries, and blackberries follow. R L Poindexter III, noted Pocahontas coal field traveling salesman, is seriously ill with erysipelas at his cottage near Falls Mills dam.

Epworth League of the Wittens Mill Clinch Valley Pocahontas Virginia Bluefield R. L. Poindexter Falls Mills Dam

Bank of Graham Building Repainted in White House Finish

Mr Poindexter receives medical care from a professional nurse after an ailment initially thought to be poison oak. The Bank of Graham, a brick and stone building, is repainted with a White House finish. R K Crockett has served as cashier for 29 years. Other town buildings are slated for repainting.

Poindexter Bank of Graham R. K. Crockett

Bean Beetle Warning Spurs Local Garden Advice

Farmers in Little Egypt report bean beetle sightings. Experts remind that the Mexican bean beetle hides under leaves, not on top. Virginia Tech’s agricultural department claims a specific compound can kill all beetles when properly used.

Little Egypt Agricultural Department of

Bullfrogs Abound In Bluefield Streams And Dams

Local anglers and campers report a large crop of bullfrogs in streams near Bluefield. One bullfrog in Falls Mill dam reportedly has a deep bass voice and may be as large as a mud turtle. The frogs are captured by gig or by luring them with red flannel to coax a jump.

Bluefield Falls Mill Dam Mud Fork Creek

Young WVU faculty member’s son killed in accident

Morgantown, June 2. Three year old Joseph L. Hayman Jr., son of a West Virginia University faculty member, was struck by an automobile and killed. Police say the child ran across the street in front of a car driven by Samuel E. Bullock of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Bullock was detained for questioning.

Morgantown W. Va Joseph L. Hayman, Jr West Virginia University Samuel E. Bullock Indiana Bullock

Postmasters Named in West Virginia Assignments

Postmaster General Farley appointed Joseph W. Malcolm as postmaster at Madeleine Raleigh county W Va succeeding John C Sullivan who resigned James A Lake named acting postmaster at Dartmoor W Va The note ends with a general remark about growth and life of animals plants and minerals

Washington Farley Joseph W. Malcolm Madeleine Raleigh County W. Va John C. Sullivan James A. Lake Dartmoor

Honaker Herald editor C. C. Bausell dies at 55

C. C. Bausell, editor of the Honaker Herald and a prominent Clinch valley figure, died suddenly at his Honaker home. Funeral services will be held in Honaker with burial in Russell County. He was about fifty five, survived by his parents, a son, two daughters, and several siblings.

C. C. Bausell Honaker Herald Clinch Valley Honaker Mr. Bausell Russell County Virginia Lebanon Russel W. J. Bausell Henry Bausell The Lebanon News Will Baucell Jim Taylor Baucell Hannah Keeth West

Interesting Services at First Presbyterian Church

Sabbath activities at First Presbyterian on Tazewell street include a 9 30 Sabbath school, the debut of the children's vested choir at the morning service, and a baptismal service for infants at 11 o'clock. Rev Samuel W Moore will preach Bringing Children to Christ addressing parents and the church.

First Presbyterian Tazewell Street Infante Samuel W. Moore

Service Attendance Urged for Dr Thompson Sermon

Parente and friends are urged to attend the 7 45 evening service where Rev Franch W Thompson D D president of Greenbrier College for Women Lewisburg West Virginia will preach. He will also preach at the 11 o'clock Sabbath morning service at Westminster Presbyterian church. A cordial invitation is extended to attend these services tomorrow and the Daily Vacation Bible school begins Monday at 9 o clock for three weeks with Miss Regina Brown and assistants.

Regina Brown

Visiting Divine to Fill Pulpit Here

Dr. French W. Thompson president of Greenbrier College Lewisburg will lectern two sermons in Bluefield tomorrow. He will speak at Westminster Presbyterian church at 11 a m and at First Presbyterian at 8 p m. Thompson led Lewisburg for ten years and previously led Daniel Baker College Texas with pastorates. He hosts with Dr Charles G Gunn and Mrs Gunn at their Stowers Street home.

French W. Thompson Greenbrier Women’s College Lewisburg West Virginia Bluefield Thompson Westminster Charles G. Gunn Westminster Presbyterian Church

Morning Service Sunday at Tip Top Methodist Church

A morning service will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Tip Top Methodist Church.

Tip Top Methodist Church

Bethel A. M. E. Junior Choir Meeting Notice

The Junior choir No. 1 of Bethel A. M. E. church is asked to meet at five o'clock today at the church for a rehearsal and ensemble practice.

Bethel A. M. E. Church

Boisséevain Sunday Services Schedule

Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 12 o clock. Tuesday night devotional services at 7 30. Prayer meeting noted in the community religious notice.

Friday and Thursday church events announced

The notice lists Thursday services and a Friday prayer band at 5 PM followed by a mission meeting and Bible class at 8 PM led by Pastor Elder John Forster.

John Forster

Evangelist Dickerson to preach Sunday at two services

Elder L. L. Dickerson son of Rev. G. M. Dickerson of Tazewell Va has been appointed traveling evangelist for the C E societies and will preach at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday in the states of Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee previously pastorates noted in the announcement

L. L. Dickerson G. M. Dickerson Tazewell Ohio Kentucky Tennessee C. E

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