Interest Grows in Ninth Virginia District Race
Bruce Crawford Norton publisher and writer eyed as an independent bid against Representative John W Flannagan in the Ninth Virginia district. Republican leaders, including John G Anderson, acknowledge Crawford’s appeal and credit his integrity and ability, while noting party leaders’ cautious stance.
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Bruce Crawford
Norton
Congress
Virginia
Crawford
John W. Flannagan
Wy’. Ruesel
Anderson
Bruce
Animals Observe a Code of Ethics Like Humans
A Norfolk and Western engineer references a magazine piece arguing wild animals and birds follow an unwritten ethics. The bear, crow and lion exemplify duties at the water hole, vigilant sentinels, and peaceful coexistence, with notes on pet bears causing injuries in Virginia last year.
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Norfolk and Western
Animal Kingdom
Aimals
Virginia
Roanoke July Fourth Celebration to Feature Southwest Virginia
Bluefield and Clinch Valley counties will play a major role in the Roanoke celebration July 4 to 6 hosted by Southwestern Virginia Inc. A grand pageant is planned with all counties of southwest Virginia contributing exhibits. Hudson Huffard of Bluefield sits on the Southwestern Virginia Inc. board and will help stage the show. The event promises showcases of coal timber bluegrass livestock and scenic mountains with antiques to be displayed including Daniel Boone's powder horn owned by a Tazewell citizen.
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Bluefield
Clinch Valley
Roanoke
Southwestern Virginia Inc
Southwest Virginia
Hudson Huffard
Southestern Virginia Inc
Daniel
Virginia Press Supports Byrd New Deal Critics
The Virginia press shows near unanimous backing for Senator Harry F. Byrd as he breaks with the Roosevelt administration over the new deal. Articles note Byrd’s charge of efforts to Hitlerize America and cite editorials in multiple papers supporting his stance.
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Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Roosevelt
America
Senaor Cartier Glass
NRA
Blue Eagle
Vera Men Start Work on Projects Tomorrow on Ridge Road
Fifty men will begin digging on the Ridge road and complete the West Graham sidewalk. The town will supply foremen and materials as needed under the Vera work program. Work halted on April 1 when the CWA left, and will resume under the Vera initiative.
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Vera
Ridge Road
West Graham
West Graham Walk
CWA
Graham High School Commencement Week Opens
The Graham high school commencement week begins with a baccalaureate sermon next Sunday by Rev. Paul L. Royer of Bluefield West Virginia. The exercises are at 11 15 a m in the high school auditorium and other town church services will be canceled for the occasion. Diplomas will be awarded June 12 in the evening.
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Graham High School
Paul L. Royer
Lutheran Church
Bluefield
W. Va
Mother With Nursing Babe Spotted on Freight Train
A young mother about 20 rode a Norfolk and Western freight train through Clinch Valley with a nursing infant. She sat with feet dangling from an empty box car as the train paused for a noon meal, while a man lay asleep on burlap sacks nearby.
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Norfolk and Western
Clinch Valley
An & Man
Bluefield Va to Elect City Council and Treasurer
Bluefield Virginia will hold a municipal election next Tuesday week to select three of five council members and the city treasurer. The mayor is chosen from council members and serves as council chair. The town adopted a manager form years ago reducing to five members with two wards and one at large. this year one member from each ward and one at large are to be elected.
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Bluefield
Virginia Sidelights Christian Church Circles Meet
Group 3 led by Mrs J R Barnett meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm with Mrs Barnett in charge of the program and a Polly Anna party at close Group 4 led by Mrs W M Keister meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Mrs J T Lamberts home with Mrs A P Reed in charge and Polly Anna gifts exchanged at close
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Christian Church Circles Group 3
J. R. Barnett
Barnett
Okey Yost
Polly Anna
W. M. Keister
J. T. Lampbert
A. P. Reed
Eastern Star to Meet in Masonic Temple Lodge Room
C E S to met Bluefield cee 102 orders East ern Star will hold its regular meeting Monday evening in the Masonic temple lodge room. The grand chapter report will be given. The men of the chapter will run the refreshments and social hour with J R Barnett J D Hinegardner Dr H B Frazier B F Quillen T Kyle H B Smith Walter Painter Frank Anderson a Tiller C le Shufflebarger and A G Wright in charge.
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C. E.S
Bluefield
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple Lodge
J. R. Barnett
J. D. Hinegardner
H. B. Frazier
B. F. Quillen
T. Kyle
H. B. Smith
Walter Painter
Frank Anderson
A. Tiller
C. le Shufflebarger
A. G. Wright
Notables From Suffolk and Newport News Visit Frazier Home
A group of prominent guests visits Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Frazier Jr. from Suffolk and Newport News. Attending are Senator J. B. West and Mrs. West, Mrs. Frazier’s parents, Miss Effa Beale, and Mayor and Mrs. Cabel West of Newport News. Senator West, author of Virginia’s West school law, is discussed as a possible successor to Governor George C. Peery.
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Suffolk
Newport News
H. B. Frazier Jr
J. EB. West
Frazier
Effa Beale
Cabel West
West
Senator West
J. B. West
Virginia
George C. Peery
Thanking All For Kindness and Sympathy
We thank everyone for expressions of kindness and sympathy after our bereavement and assure that a tender place remains in our hearts for you. Mrs. E. B. Tiller and Family.
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E. B
Tiller
DetroitJobs for Eight Men From Bluefield Group
Edward Randolph of Bluefield Virginia will lead eight men to Detroit to take Ford Motor Company jobs. He just completed six years at Tuskegee Institute where the positions were secured. Randolph, a skilled technician, is a native of Bluefield and son of J. P. Randolph.
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Detroit
Edward Randolph
Bluefield
Ford Motor Company
Randolph
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee School
J. P. Randolph
Virginia Side Personal News From Mt Airy And Nearby
Mrs J K Burgess injured in an automobile crash near Mt Airy N C May 15 continues to improve in a Mt Airy hospital. Mike Bell Simpson of Pocahontas attended the Tazewell district conference and stayed over as guest of Mrs G M Goodwin East Street. Mrs Helen Baldwin of Five Oaks underwent an operation at the Bluefield sanitarium and hopes to return home soon. Mrs Algerson Ronnick and her two children visit her parents Mr and Mrs J M Newton. John C Beard pioneer railroad bridge foreman remains ill at his West Graham home. Mrs FE JL Callaway has returned from a visit to Tazewell. Mrs Alia Peery is in Marion visiting her brothers and sister. Mrs H S Lesler is in Columbus Ohio due to her daughter's illness. The condition of G A Ralston at the Bluefield sanitarium remains about the same.
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J. K. Burgess
Mt. Airy
N. C
Mike Bell Simpson
Pocahontas
Tazewell
G. M. Goodwin
East Street
Helen Baldwin
Five Oaks
Bluefieldsanitarium
Algerson Ronnick
Roanoke
J. M. Newton
John C. Beard
Pioneer
West Graham
FE. JL. Callaway
Alia Peery
Marion
Lesler
Columbus
Ohio
A. Ralston
Bluefield Sanitarium
Funeral attendance noted at Cedar Bluff in Raven
Raven Va June 2 Among those who attended the funeral of Mrs D Lowe were Mrs Alice Maynard Mrs Charles Green Mrs Sarah Reedy Mr and Mrs Joe White and daughter Margaret and sons Paul and John M Mrs Jim Hawkins Mrs Bud Robinette and daughter Mary Mr and Mrs P H Lambert of Hinestone Mrs Bill Lambert Miss Muriel Lambert Mrs Agnest Lambert of Bluefield were visiting relatives here Wednesday.
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Raven
D. ©. Lowe
Cedar Bluff
Alice Maynard
Charles Green
Sarah Reedy
Joe White
Margaret
Paul
John M
Jim Hawkins
Bud Robinette
Mary
P. H. Lambert
Hinestone
Bill Lambert
Muriel Lambert
Agnest Lambert
Bluefield
Heavy liquor shipments loom after Virginia board decision
The Alcoholic Beverage Control board plans a statewide mail and liquor business with express shipping once the order takes effect next month. Dispensaries may ship anywhere, amid legal questions over board authority and proximity rules. Leases signed for stores in Roanoke and Richmond, with Norfolk and Newport News on the list as campaigns for wet and dry press on. A Richmond judge notes increased drunkenness after liquor store openings.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Virginia
Liquor Board
Roan
High School Exercises Held in Cedar Bluff Town Hall
Cedar Bluff Va June 2 High school exercises were held at the town hall May 21 with students taking part in program activities and displays in a community event.
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Cedar Bluff
Town Hall
May Day Pageant Crowns May Queen on College Hill
An outdoor May Day pageant on College Hill crowned Virginia Amos as May queen on May 30 at 6 45. The school ground was neatly decorated for the event.
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College Hill
Virginia Amos
Birthday Pageant Presented by Woman's Auxiliary
The Woman's Presbyterian auxiliary staged a birthday pageant titled A Seen in a Missionary Home in the church basement on Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Members of the Young People's Society attended a conference in Jewell Ridge on Saturday.
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Woman’s Presbyterian Auxiliary
The
Young People’s Society
Jewell Ridge
Circle No 2 Presbyterians Meet Thursday June 7
Circle No 2 of the Presbyterian auxiliary will meet Thursday June 7 at 2 30 with Mrs B D Humphrey serving as host.
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Presbyterian Auxiliary
B. D. Humphrey
Personal Notices Highlight Cedar Bluff Area Visits and Moves
Social news notes numerous visits and relocations across Cedar Bluff Grundy and nearby towns. Families including Williams Duncan Brown and McGuire share gatherings in Bluefield Roanoke and Charlottesville while others relocate to Glen Rogers and Welch. A funeral in Baptist Valley and hospital reads frame a week of local activity.
Capels and surrounding communities note funerals and visits
Capels West Virginia reports funeral in Mullens for Mr. O Dara after operation. Mrs Deck and son attend. Edna Beaver visits sister Miss Hagg in Maxwell Virginia. Mrs Amick and children visit the Walkers in Caretta. Mrs Francis and daughter from Coalwood visit EB Meade family. Basil Brammer travels to Prenter for father-in-law Frank Balaz death from mine accident. Ralph Mulkey and family travel to Barnesboro Pennsylvania for a visit, planning to bring relatives back.
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Capels
W. Va
L. C. Deck and Son
Mullens
Deck
O'Dara
Roncevert
Edna Beaver
Maxwell
H. H. Hagg
W. H. Amick
Harold Walker
Caretta
M. V. Francis
Coalwood
EB. B. Meade
Basil Brammer
Prenter
Frank Balaz
Ralph Mulkey
John Herbert
Jimmy French
Anawalt
Ancient Local Terrapin May Go To World's Fair
Mathusala a 228 year old terrapin may be exhibited at the Chicago Century of Progress this year. The terrapin's manager is corresponding with the world's fair manager about a satisfactory arrangement. A 250 year old terrapin was shown at the 1900 St Louis exposition. Mathusala bears the carved date 1706 and experts deem it genuine.
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Mathusala
Rally Planned by City Forces Against Liquor Sale
A rally by allied city groups is set for 2 30 this afternoon in the Graham Methodist church auditorium Bluefield Virginia to oppose liquor sales in Tazewell county. The Tazewell district Methodist conference pledged local Methodists in Giles Tazewell Russell Buchanan and Dickenson counties to resist liquor stores. The mass meeting is open to all opponents of liquor not limited to any church or temperance group.
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Graham Methodist Church
Bluefield
Tazewell
Methodist Conference
Giles
Russell
Buchanan
Dickenson
Falls Mills Church News and Local Visits
Falls Mills Virginia June 2 The Rev K W Deane will hold services Sunday at 10 45 at the Methodist church The Mountain State club meets at the Cumby home Wednesday at 8 Mr and Mrs M C Whitley hosted guests including Mrs T R Reynolds of New York and others Mrs Hattie Carter at Beckley hospital by niece Sarah Ann Caldwell ill J L Forest Willis Hawley and Marion Harry visited Buchanan County this week. Harry Carter stayed with his parents for the weekend. Several locals noted visitors from Detroit Kingsport Bluefield and Keystone with several families hosting and visiting.
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Falls Mills
K. W. Deane
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mountain State Club
L. E. Cumby
Perkins Gregory
M. C. Whitley
T. R. Reynolds
New York
John Tucker
Big Stone Gap
Frank Benson
Herman Evans
Detroit
John T. Johnson
J. L. Forest
Willis Hawley
Marion Harry
Buchanan County
Harry Carter
Caretta
C. A. Carter
Jane Forest
Lillie Forest
Ned
Don Brookshire
Lenoir
N. C
F. L. Ernest
Allie Sheppard
Bluefield
Florence Bowling
Keystone
West Virginia Twins and Baby Girl Born This May
Amonate report notes two new arrivals. Mr and Mrs Bill Glover welcomed twins Nellie and Kelly born Tuesday May 28. Mr and Mrs Jim Yates welcomed a baby girl born Tuesday May 21.
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Amonate
W. Va
Bill Glover
Nellie
Kelly
Jim Yates
Picnic at Lost Mills Nests Local Social Gathers
A Thursday night picnic at Lost Mills drew Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hopkins, Mrs. Harry Cooke, Mrs. Claudine Peery, and Misses Grace Wagner, Elizabeth Shrader, Norma Theiss, and Peggy Price as attendees.
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Lost Mills
R. R. Hopkins
Harry Cooke
Claudine Peery
Grace Wagner
Elizabeth Shrader
Norma Theiss
Peggy Price
Shower Honors Mrs. Harry Cooke as Bride-elect
Mrs. B K F Cyphers hosted a Wednesday night shower for Mrs. Harry Cooke whose marriage was announced last fall. Two bridge tables formed the main activity with high prize going to Mrs. J E B Cassell. Attendees included Mrs. Karl Bartley Mrs R E F Cassell Mrs E Taylor Mrs Harry Cooke Mrs Claudine Peery Miss Norma Theiss Miss Elizabeth Shrader Miss Grace Wagner and Miss Gladys Lyons.
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BK. F. Cyphers
Harry Cooke
J. EB. Cassell
Karl Bartley
R. EF. Cassell
E. ©. Taylor
Claudine Peery
Norma Theiss
Elizabeth Shrader
Grace Wagner
Gladys Lyons
May Attendance Percentages At Local School
The school reports May attendance at 97 percent overall. Miss Norma Theiss in fifth grade achieved 99 percent attendance.
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Norma Theiss
Music Pupils Enjoy Picnic at Local Ball Park
Mrs. J. I. Phillips led her Bishop and Amonate music pupils to a Friday afternoon picnic at the local ball park.
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J. I. Phillips
Bishop and
Amonate
Local Socials Include Visits From Tazewell to Bluefield and Berwind
Mrs Charles Gregory and Mrs R K M Cassell spent Friday with relatives in Tazewell. J C Baldwin of Bluefield visited here Saturday. Mrs Raymond Christian and Mr and Mrs Howard Ratcliff spent the weekend with relatives in Louisa. Mrs F F Cyphers and Mrs Carl Badger and children of Pennsylvania were dinner guests of Mrs Kea Mathena at Berwind Tuesday. Several teachers left Friday for their homes including Miss Norma Theiss Ravenswood W Va Miss Claudine Peery Bluefield Va Miss Harry Cooke Athens and Miss Elizabeth Shrader Bishop. Mrs H A Cassell and children of Son visited relatives here Thursday. Mr and Mrs J M Cruise and daughter Mary Alice of Tazewell were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs R K B Cassell Sunday. Mr and Mrs Francis Lambert at
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Charles Gregory
R. KM. Cassell
Tazewell
J. C. Baldwin
Bluefield
Raymond Christian
Howard Ratcliff
Lousia
F. F. Cyphers
Carl Badger
Penn-sylvania
Kea Mathena
Berwind
Tuesay
Norma Theiss
Ravenswood
W. Va
Claudine Peery
Harry Cooke
Athens
Elizabeth Shrader
Bishop
H. A. Cassell
Son
Thursay
J. M. Cruise
Mary Alice
R. KB. Cassell
Francis Lambert
Pounding Mill
M. C. Hughes
George Owens
Christian Endeavor
Hasel Thacker
Union
Melissa Lowe
David Lowe
Easthead
Leroy Hawkins
Grat Steele
Paint Lick
L. W. Ringstgr
Willis
Ellis McGee
Fern Shamblin
Janie Ringstaff
The
Christian Church
Richlands
Miss Wilson
Miss Pruett
Julia Williams
Miss Carrie
Williamson Hospital
C. F. Thomas
Walter Thomas
Ransom
Rosa Smith
M. H. Christian and Sons
Martin
Clytus
Cleveland
Charles and
Grady Asbury
Hattie Perkins
Martha Sparke
J. T. Pruett
C. H. Robinette
Samuel and
David
Richlands Christian Church
Local Visitors and Funeral Attendance Noted
The region recorded several social visits and a funeral. Names include Mrs. Lowe at Cedar Bluff, Leonard Taylor from Kings College Bristol visiting the Crains, Richard Griggs of Anawalt, the Fitts family at Hartwell, Mrs. J Le Phillips and Joe of Bluefield, Mrs. J B Widner visiting relatives, and the Cyphers and Reynolds families with guests from Gary and Pennsylvania. Bonacaglione children also visited Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe
Cedar Bluff
Leonard Taylor
Kings College
Bristol
J. T. Crains
Richard Griggs
Anawalt
Earl Fitts
Hartwell
J. le Phillips
Joe
Bluefield
Job Roncaglione
Friay
Burkes Garden High School Closes Spring Term
Burkes Garden Virginia elementary grades conclude a successful term with an operetta Molly Be Jolly a one act play Reformation of Bobby and a juvenile minstrel directed by Miss Ruth Umbarger Miss Frances Miller and Miss Jessie Philpot Commencement for Burkes Garden high school set for the week of June 9 to 11 with a Saturday senior class event George in a amn held recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkes Garden
Ruth Umbarger
Frances Miller
Jessie Philpot
Molly Be Jolly
Bobby
George
Amn
Burkes Garden High School
School contest and graduation events announced
On Saturday evening contests in reading and declamation will precede the senior class night program. The baccalaureate sermon Sunday evening by Dr. W W Arrowwood at Central church. Monday evening graduation exercises in the school auditorium with Dr J N Hillman of Emory and Henry College delivering the commencement address. Elmer Rhody Jr and Mary Sparks named salutatorian and valedictorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Arrowwood
Central Church
J. N. Hillman
Emory and Henry College
Elmer Rhody Jr
Mary Sparks
Burkes Garden High School Mother and Daughter Event
The Burkes Garden high school home economics club held its annual Mother and Daughter event Tuesday at 6 30 in the dining room of the home economics apartment. Various local residents attended including Miss Martha Hurst of Bluefield and families from White Gate and Bowen's Cove. The Rev Carl Honeycutt plans to marry Mary Elizabeth Barre in Columbia S C on June 7 and will give the baccalaureate at Richlands high school on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkes Garden High School
Martha Hurst
Bluefield
Nira
Clint Moss
Rice Thomas
Burkes Garden
Williamson
Frances Miller
White Gate
Lucille
Eliza
Bonie Miller
Mabel Bane
Robert
Joe
W. T. Miller Jr
Julian Wright
Chapman Poser
Carl Honeycutt
Lutheran Church
Tazewell
Columbia
S. C
Mary Elizabeth Barre
Mr. Honeycutt
Richlands High School
Mona Davis
Frances Cassell
Jessie Philpott
Will Moss
Bob Davis
J. D. Greener
Mr. Long
Washington
Francis Miller
Ruth Umbarger
Concord
N. C
Local Fishing Party Heads to Cove Creek Trip
Tip Top Virginia June 2 with ideal weather a local party left Friday for a fishing trip on Cove Creek and nearby streams. The party includes Cris Pucket and his son Ted Thomas J Johns on Hzra Mathena and her sons Junior and Harold. Fishing is reported good in Cove Creek this year.
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Tip Top
Cove Creek
Cris Pucket
Ted
Thomas Johnson
Hzra Mathena
Junior
Harold
Thieves take cattle from two farms on consecutive days
On Monday Analize Thompson reported a cow stolen from her premises. On Thursday night intruders visited Henry Calloway’s property and stole a small calf. No trace of the animals has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Analize Thompson
Henry Calloway
Stork Visits Local Residents with New Daughters
Born to Mrs. Millard Hess on May 29 a daughter Christine Charity. Mr Hess died at his home here several months ago. Also born to Mr and Mrs William G Saunders on May 30 a daughter Mary Kathleen.
Safety meeting attendees named at Bluefield railroad gathering
Local railroad men who attended the safety meeting in Bluefield Monday evening were J. C. Johnson Grat Snell Bass Pauley Marvin Johnson Junior Johnson and A. H. Brewster.
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Bluefield
J. C. Johnson
Grat Snell
Bass Pauley
Marvin Johnson
Junior Johnson
A. H. Brewster
Local Socials Highlight Weekend Visits Across Town
Princeton residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with several guests traveling from Rocky Mount East Radford Bristol Bluefield and Witten Valley. The gatherings included a birthday party at Tazewell and multiple family visits throughout the period.
Revival Ends At Christian Church In Richlands
The three week revival concluded on Wednesday night drawing twenty four new members to the Christian church. Rev M C Hughes of Bluefield and Rev George Earl Owen of Tazewell led the services with A R Front of Seaboard directing large choir. A group conference of Presbyterian youths from multiple counties met at Jewell Ridge with about 150 delegates, electing unions for Tazewell and Dickenson counties to meet monthly. Several local residents and visitors are listed with occupations and travel, including Miss Bernice Jansen returning from missionary work in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Christian Church
M. C. Hughes
Bluefield
George Earl Owen
Tazewell
A. R. Front
Seaboard
Christian Endeavor Society
James Peery Farmer
Elizabeth Whitt
Elizabeth Elswick
Margaret Helton
HeleneBrayer
Ruth Hagg
John Draper
Presbyterian
Buchanan
Dickenson
Jewell Ridge
Thompson Valley
Cedar Bluff
Haysi
Grundy
Alma D. Heldreth
Play Given by Club at Trinity Episcopal Church
One of the most interesting pore of the season a play by the Sir Galahad club of the Trinity Episcopal church was presented Friday evening to a large appreciative audience. Participants included Mary Steele Margaret Steele Lucy Griffith Ruby McGlothlin Eulah Blankenship Josephine Wysor Charles Henry McGlothlin Marvin Wilson John Ratcliff Eldridge Brown Elsal Crawford Herman Griffith Warren Blankenship and Howard Gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Boggs
Sir Galahad Club
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mary Steele
Margaret Steele
Lucy Griffith
Ruby McGlothlin
Eulah Blankenship
Josephine Wysor
Charles Henry McGlothlin
Marvin Wilson
John Ratcliff
Eldridge Brown
Elsal Crawford
Herman Griffith
Warren Blankenship
Howard Gross
Richlands seniors enjoy school picnic at Mountain Lake
Richlands high school seniors and faculty picnic at Mountain Kentucky Lake near Honaker on Friday night. Also reports that many students who failed subjects will attend eight week summer school tutored by Prof. K M Hicks and Prof. Lawrence Trice at the local high school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands High School
Mountain Ky J Lake
Honaker
K. M. Hicks
Lawrence Trice
Recital by Miss Ireson’s Pupils Delights Richlands Audience
Saturday evening the pupils of Miss Rosalie Ireson presented a piano and violin recital to a full Richlands high school auditorium. The program featured pleasing costumes and stage arrangement with Earl Hurt as soloist in the climax song Will She Come From the East. Notables on the program included Toots Harris Catherine Cruise Inez McGlathlin Virginia Robinson Gwendolyn Humphrey Ruth McGlothlin Lavonia Belcher Mary Phylis English Bessie Williams Kathleen Cruise Hazel Laven der Mary Ruth Graham Jackie St Clair Jean Cecil Annie Johnston Filomenia Warner Mary Lou Ige Jackson Betty Montgomery Alice Frances Parson Ann Gideon Repass Junior Patton Billy Jackson Charles Ireson Billy Beavers Jimmie Warner Johnnie Morgan and Jimmy Ratcliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Ireson
Richlands High School
Miss Ireson
East
Earl Hurt
Toots Harris
Catherine Cruise
Inez McGlathlin
Virginia Robinson
Gwendolyn Humphrey
Ruth McGlothlin
Lavonia Belcher
Mary Phylis English
Bessie Williams
Kathleen Cruise
Hazel Lavender
Mary Ruth Graham
Jackie St. Clair
Jean Cecil
Annie Johnston
Filomenia Warner
Mary Louige Jackson
Betty Montgomery
Alice Frances Parson
Ann Gideon Repass
Junior Patton
Billy Jackson
Charles Ireson
Billy Beavers
Jimmie Warner
Johnnie Morgan
Jimmy Ratcliff
Card of Thanks for Mrs. D. C. Lowe
The children thank friends for kindness shown during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. D C Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Lowe
Return of Teachers to Homes After Interim Posting
Teachers listed to return home in the coming week include Prof. Six of Rural Retreat and a group of women from Virginia towns such as Stella Ganter ton Franklin, Mamie Morris Galax, Louise Thomas Gladys, and more. The roster covers Bluefield Lynchburg Tazewell Coeburn Elkton Richlands and other localities with several named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Six
Stella Ganerton
Franklin
Mamie Morris
Galax
Louise Thomas
Gladys
Louise Spracher
Bluefield
Sally Saunders
Ruth McHenry
Lynchburg
Billie Miller
White Gate
Virginia Belcher
Tazewell
Jane Royall
Virginia Wagner
Bertha Eads
Jonesville
Lora Dingus
Coeburn
Elizabeth Powell
Elkton
Mary Ollie Bowen
Neil Porter Boggess
Ann Hyatt
Richlands
Young Miner Killed At Jewell Ridge Mine
Garnett E. Rose of Jewell Ridge, 23, was killed when the mine motor he operated wrecked and toppled over him early Thursday night. He had worked for Jewell Ridge Coal Co. for years. Funeral services at his home in Seaboard Sunday at 1 pm with interment at Jones Chapel near Cedar Bluff. Survived by his father C M Rose and mother, eight brothers and sisters all of Seaboard, listed as Goldie Gladys Grace Gertrude George Gioner Junior and Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett E. Rose
Jewell Ridge
Jewell Ridge Coal Company
Seabord
Jones Chapel
Cedar Bluff
C. M. Rose
Goldie
Gladys
Grace
Gertrude
George
Gioner
Junior
Gordon Rose
Commencement events for Richlands High School announced
The schedule includes a baccalaureate sermon June 3 at 11 a.m. by Rev. Carl G. Honeycutt, June 4 class night at 8 p.m. featuring a senior play by Miss Boggess, prophecy by Mary Phyllis English and Albert Horton, and graduation June 5 at 8 p.m. with principal speakers C R Six J B Crabtree and A S Greever. Margaret Hamilton is named in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands High School
Carl 8. Honeycutt
Burkes Garden
Tazewell Lutheran
Miss Boggess
Mary Phyllis English
Albert Horton
Marie Mullins
Octavia Wysor
C. R. Six
J. B. Crabtree
A. S. Greever
Hannah Ascue
Kelly Crawford
Tis
Margaret Hamilton
Miss Mary Margaret Carter’s Bristol Weekend and Visits
Miss Mary Margaret Carter spends the weekend in Bristol with Ralph Asbury of Emory. Mary Margaret plans to travel to Pikeville on Wednesday. Josephine Gilmer leads her kindergarten class on a hike and picnic on Tank Hill Friday afternoon. Mrs A M Duer of Portsmouth Ohio and Miss Etta Mae McBrayer of Wellston Ohio visit Mr and Mrs W McBrayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Margaret Carter
Bristol
Ralph Asbury
Emory
Mary Margaret Her
Pikeville
Josephine Gilmer
Tank Hill
A. M. Duer
Portsmouth
Ohio
Etta Mae McBrayer
Wellston
W. McBrayer
Pounding Mill News Notes Local Church and Community
The Rev. M. C. Hughes and Rev. George Owens plan a meeting at 11 a.m. in Pounding Mill while the Christian Endeavor group led by Mrs. Hasel Thacker held a Tuesday night session. Nearby, Mrs. Melissa Lowe’s funeral drew a large crowd with burial at a local cemetery.
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Fred McGuire
Betty Jane
Fred Dickenson
Prestonsburg
Pearl McGuire
George Duncan
Baptist Valley
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Mary Ruth
Elizabeth Brown
McVeigh
John Dills
Dayton
Harold Kitts
Glen Rogers
Fred McCloud
Ripplemeade
PD. C. Lowe
J. A. Shuler
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Tom West
Harold Duncan
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Vamrs, J. B. McElveen Correspondent
J. B. Widner
E. F. Cyphers
H. A. Reynolds
J. M. Cyphers
Gary
Carl Barger
Thelma
Pennsylvania
Louis Bonacaglione
Charles Gose
Walter Mathena
Jim Bowman
Princeton
J. R. Bowman
Harry Turner
Rocky Mount
Gladius Turner
East Radford
Henry Nash
Blaine Hampton
W. W. Witten
Migs Fla Fone
Harry G. Bundy
Witten Valley
Sam Bundy
Harve Sanders
W. W. Myers
Richlands, VA
Joseph Lee Warner
John Burton
Wil
America For Humanity
Six
Mr. Greever
Edith Buskill
Virginia Steele
Euva Kennady
Edgar Ratcliffe
Gladys Wallace
Helen McCall
Mae Lowe
Isabel McBrayer
Virgil Tizens
J. B. Whittaker
Albert Horton Jr
John Henry Crabtree
James Carlton Craig
Harman Allison
James Gillespie
Richlands Personals
Joseph White
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Fortress Monroe
Hampden Sydney
Bernice Jansen
Japan
Orient
Earl Hart
A. D. Rise
Alice
Harry Bane
W. E. Penny
New Lexington
H. V. Lindsay
Georgia Lee Gose
West Virginia Business College
Monay
Lacy Morgan
Brushfork
C. W. Ascue
C. T. Underwood
Pete Tizen
H. G. McGlothlin
Charlee Baker
Chicago
W. P. Spratt
Louise Dunn
R. W. Liddle
Mattie Williams Hospital
Mary Stinson
Wittens Mill
C. F. Brown
I. W. Cunningham
Richmond
Kenneth Belcher
Robert Elkins
Jaeger
J. S. Maxwell
Margerite
Mabel Clark
A. R. Underwood
Ray and
Bill
War
I. T. Jessie
H. B. Sadler
John Joyce
Burley Houchins
John Heaton
H. A. Barrett
Charles O’malley
Milligan College
Johnson City
Tenn
Beulah Buskill
H. K. Woody
Kingsport
Roy Fitzer
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Virginia Bane
Virginia Lake Luttrell
Henry Barrett
George R. McCall
Winfred
Medical College of Virginia
Wilmer Renn
Callie Fields
Zelma Smith
Clyde Bandy
Blowing Rock
Cecil Clarke
Henry Childress
Lake Shawnee
Oscar Jessie
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
C. B. Jessie
Pauline Fore
Brookwel
Guy Flannery
Mary Williams
W. R. Williams
Billie
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union
Acompany Junior Ascue
Ercil Underwood
Marion College
Bert Ratcliffe
Logan
James Maxwell
Ray Wolf
J. T. Altizer
I. E. Horton
New York City
Mary Crabtree
Benhams
Paul Morehead
Dublin
Bluestone Mattresses
Bluestone Mattress & Pillow Company
Bluefield, VA
Ponting Mill
Anti-Superstition Society
Bluefield Onument Co
Wright & Mathews
Prop
Bluefield, Virginia
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