Community Recreation Program At Army Gym Draws Crowd
A Salvation Army gym program in Bluefield drew a crowd despite heavy rain. The Band of Love group the V P and Woesome League performed drills songs tumbling and pyramids taught by Mrs Daisy Rhodes W P A recreation director Adjutant K E Moss praised Rhodes and urged support for a public playground for boys and girls, noting none should miss supervised play.
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Salvation Army
Band of Love
V. P
Daisy Rhodes
K. E. Moss
Lindamood Declared State Contest Winner in Meat Essay
James W. Lindamood of Bluefield is named one of two state champions in National Live Stock and Meat Board contests. Miss Geraldin of Spencer wins West Virginia first prize in the fourteenth national meat essay contest. About 20,581 high school students participated nationwide. The winning essay is titled The Value of Meat in the Diet.
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Fom Lindamood
Bluefield
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Lindamood
Geraldin
Bpencer
West Virginia
Taa
Graduate Miss Litton Omitted From Graduation List
The Daily Telegraph regrets that Miss Margaret Ruth Litton’s name was left out of the Beaver High School graduation list. She completed the Secretarial course and is acknowledged in the published report.
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Grent Beaver High School
Margaret Ruth Litton
Litton
Tele
Gilpin Shooting Probe Begins In Tazewell County
Carl Crockett Gillespie the commonwealth's attorney and R A Crockett deputy sheriff launched an investigation into the shooting and serious wounding of Billy Gilpin 18 of Bluefield Virginia. The incident occurred Tuesday night at the home of Charles B Knowles on Virginia Avenue near the state line. Gilpin reportedly broke in by climbing a window and was fired upon by Knowles who remains at liberty though gravely injured.
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Carl Crockett Gillespie
Commonwealth
Tazewell County
R. A. Crockett
Billy Gilpin
Bluefield
Charles B
Count
James C Blankenship Buried in Roanoke
The body of James C Blankenship of Roanoke was laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery after services at Waverly Place Baptist Church led by Rev R. Orrell. Survived by widow Trent Blankenship and several siblings.
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James
Fourth Street
Noke
Roanoke
Fairview Cemetery
Waverly Place Baptist Chure
R. Orrell
Blankenship
Ae Trent Blank
Drucilla Cundiff
Bluefield
Sarver Blankenship
W. P. Blankenship
Williamson
R. B. Blankenship
Yards
H. B. Sink
M. Marrs
West Graham
F. 8. Sarver
M. Sluss
Tip Top
Bluefield youths honored at Greenbrier commencement
Greenbrier military school concluded its 125th commencement week exercises with Col. H. B. Moore presiding. Thirty one high school cadets received diplomas while junior school cadets and postgraduates earned one year of college credit. Cadet Lieut. Baxter Kemeyer of Bluefield delivered the class oration and Wallace Prazer was corporal of the finest drill squad.
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Greenbrier Military School
H. B. Moore
Greenbrier
Baxter Kemeyer
Bluefield
Allace Prazer
Aged Tazewell Colored Man Sam Smith Dies at 78
Sam Smith, 78, longtime respected Black resident of Tazewell, has died. Funeral arrangements were not yet set as of last night.
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Tazewell
Sam Smith
Rev and Mrs Abshire Visiting in City
The Rev H B Abshire of Hiwassee College Madison Tennessee and his wife are guests of Mr and Mrs Hildebrand at Larch Street. Abshire attends the district conference at North Mex for Hiwassee College and will remain in Bluefield through Sunday.
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Mrs. Abshire
City
H. B. Abshire
Hiwassee College
Madison, Tenn
Hildebrand
Larchstr
Abshire
Northmex
Hiwassee
Bluefield
Sun
City and Coalfield Items and Moose Rally Notice
City and Coalfield items advertise colored shorts and prints for children, a piano tuner on Bland Street, and a Warlick Furniture sale with trade in offers. Also announces a Moose rally at City Auditorium on Friday June 4th with initiation ceremony and banquet at South Mercer Street hosted by W G Peck.
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William Anderson
City Auditorium
Moose
South Mercer Street
W. G. Peck
Funeral on 15 Today for W A Epling
Funeral services for W A Epling 63 will be held at First Baptist Church at 2 30 this afternoon conducted by Rev T E Peters. Epling died at 6 55 yesterday morning after a long cancer illness. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery West Graham. He was a Bluefield resident for 47 years and a Baptist and Red Men lodge member. He was native of Gites county and son of the late A E and Mol. He leaves a sister Mrs G W Abshire Preston Street.
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First Baptist Church
T. E. Peters
W. A. Epling
Maple Hill Cemetery
West Graham
Epling
Bluefield
E. J. Bring
Oneview Avenue
Baptist Church
Red Men's Lodge
Seternity
Gites County
A. E
Mol
Epsides
G. W. Abshire
Preston Street
Fplin Center
West i
Bluefield Health Report Praises City Efforts and Shortcomings
Dr David B Lepper outlines strengths and gaps in Bluefield health services. He cites limited pasteurized milk, need for immunization progress, and resumed nursing and prenatal care. He commends federal aid, sewage improvements, and team effort between doctors, civic groups, and citizens.
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Mhorens
Virginia
West Virginia
Bluefield
United States Chamber of Commerce
Health Department
Preston
David B.lepper
Is Healt Department
Bruce
Ee Pate
Reed
State liquor sales report released with net profit noted
Chegtesten West Virginia June 2 A report shows a net profit of 506 24 on liquor sales with total receipts approximately 800 04 and purchases totaling 100 136 plus 07 for a net gain.
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Chegtesten
W. Va
Noat
Gilmer Speaks at Bluefield Summer Bible School Meeting
Dr. Graham Gilmer of Rivermont Presbyterian Lynchburg spoke at a midweek church gathering then attended a conference of teachers for a Bluefield Summer Bible school. The program runs three weeks from 9 to 11 daily at Trinity Westminster and College avenues with graded classes for ages 4 to 9.
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Graham Gilmer
Rivermont Presbyterian Church
Lynchburg
Bluefield
Gilmer
Trinity Methodist
College Avenue Baptist
Westminster Presbyterian
Ww. M. W
Mary Laird
College Baptist Church
Gladys Udy
Trinity Church
M. C. Young
Trinity
Gretta Buckles
Trinity Assembly Room
Kathleen Peck
Westminster
J. B. Harry
C. G. Gunn
E. E. Wiley
Howard L. Weeks
Levinger to Speak at Local Jewish Banquet Sunday
Dr. Lee J. Levinger, OSU philosophy lecturer and Hillel director, will be the peace speaker at a Jewish Joint Distribution Committee fundraiser in Bluefield. The event moves to the West Virginian hotel to accommodate more attendees and aims to raise about $1,000 for the national funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levinger
Ohio State University
Hillel Foundation Research Bureau
American Jewish Art Distribution Committee
Europe
Germany
United States Army
American Legion
Ranger Defeats Yankee in America Cup Trials
In Newport on June 2 Ranger Harold 8, Vanderbilt's defense candidate, beat Yankee Gerald B. Lambert's veteran by almost six minutes in the opening race of trials to choose an opponent for Tom S. with. Wind shifts kept the contest a procession as Yankee tried a single heading under heavy weather conditions.
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Newport
R. I
Ranger
Harold
Vanderbilt
Gerald B. Lambert
With
Britain
Yankee
Franco Spain conflict diplomacy grows with Axis talks
A Mussolini Blomberg meeting near Venice aims at a shared military stance on Spain. German Italian warships patrol near Almeria and examine contraband arms while denying direct intervention. Officials say no alliance formed though closer armed forces contact is expected.
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Almeria
Studus Dex
Italy
All Italien
Reds
Spain
Germany
von Blomberg
Mussolini
Palazzio Venezia
N Eed
Bilbao
Roosevelt Convenes Aides on European Crisis
President Roosevelt met with the state department team at the White House to assess the European situation. Secretary Hull and Sumner Welles joined Norman H. Davis as ambassador at large to discuss peace prospects amid Germany Spain tensions and Congress guidance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
White House
Hull
Sumner Welles
Norman H. Davis
Germany
United States
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
D-New
Cardenas Sets One Day to End Oil Strike
Mexico City June 3 President Lazaro Cardenas ordered 17 foreign controlled oil firms and their 18 000 idle workers to settle the six day old strike within 24 hours. A spokesman for employers' delegates said the talks would be resumed with the mediation team.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Rvene
German freighter Oliva reported afire 150 miles west of Manila
A radio message from Hong Kong states the German freighter Oliva, a 7800 ton vessel, is afire with the crew taking to lifeboats. The location given is about 150 miles west of Manila and crew size was not immediately learned.
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Hong Kong
Manila
City 3 Third in Job Placements
Report shows first quarter of 1937 lower private industry placements than 1936. C P McKenna of the service notes statewide 2 percent rise while Logan leads. May indicates high private industry and domestic placement, with women’s jobs rising as employment services in West Virginia push toward a new peak.
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Apenas
C. P. McKenna
Logan
Uasal
Virginia
Nazi Submarines Headed to Spain Amid Talks for Peace
Pam spoke at an English society reception in a direct bid for Arf%lo-Germany. Werner von Blomrayme today to discuss action for European peace and the next step, their joint withdrawal from a London neutrality committee.
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Pam
Germany
Werner von Blomrayme
Eupeace
London
Heavy Storm Lashes Towns With Intense Downpour
A powerful storm drenched the region, bringing the heaviest rainfall in weeks. Sanam recorded significant precipitation, with the weather spanning toward Palls Mills and West One Valley, causing travel disruption and localized flooding.
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Sanam
Palls Mills
Ford subpoenaed in beating probe
Officials of the board declined to comment on a probe into intimidation of workers to keep them from joining the union. Homer Martin, president of the U A W A, said complaints allege about 150 employees were fired for union activities. A Boston complaint was filed last Friday and a Detroit complaint a week ago.
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Homer Martin
Washington
Boston
Judge Refuses to Cut Capone Prison Sentence
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson declines to reduce by one year the 11 year term for Al Capone on income tax evasion. Capone remains to serve the Cook County jail portion after Alcatraz sentence. parole eligibility likely next year pending new authorities.
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Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
al Capone
Abraham Teitelbaum
Capone
Cook County
Alcatraz Island
Wilkerson
Wyer
Governor Davey Pushes Steel Strike Settlement Effort
Report notes losses in wages and profits totaling several million dollars amid the steel strike. The piece mentions a seventh potential death, a tense plant scene, and government urging negotiated settlement to aid over 2000 workers and stabilize shuttle service adjustments.
Roosevelt to push power flood plan agencies
President Roosevelt will urge Congress to create regional power and flood control agencies to manage surplus power from federal dams and coordinate soil and water conservation. A central Washington agency would oversee projects. the message adds to the 22nd annual communications to committee chairmen.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hyde Park
N. Y
Senate
Cochranes Road to Recovery Gains Ground After Injury
New York June 2 Mickey Cochrane, who suffered a fractured skull eight days ago, continued on a more varied diet. He learned his Tigers beat the Senators 11 to 8 in eleven innings and asked Ed Bonia to wire congratulations to the team.
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New York
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Senators
Ed Bonia
Progress on Richlands clinic construction advances
Construction of the new Clinch Valley clinic at Richlands Virginia by Bluefield Sanitarium shows marked progress with a steel framework up. The facility is expected to be ready for occupancy around December first. Plans include a staff house and duplex on hospital grounds, though a nurses’ home is not yet included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinch Valley Clinic
Richlands
Bluefield Sanitarium
J. Robinson
Groun Prosani & Duplex
Timber Lady Equaled Track Record For Jefferson Handicap
Charles Town West Virginia June 2 W A Jones Timber Lady today equalled the track record to win the Jefferson Handicap over three year olds and upwards in 49 3 5 seconds. Claude Feltner's Small Change was second with a slim margin, as bettors cashed tickets at 135 for a winner. Feltner led the trainers with Sea Dove and Miss Patches earned easy purses as the crowd of four thousand watched the feature race.
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Charles Town
W. Va
W. A. Jones
Tortune
Claude Feltner
Hugh C. Vaughn
T.rave
Jimmy Corcoran
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Gilpin
Virginia Side Lad
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Peta
Portland Cement Association
W. Broad St
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Ohio
Natione! Organization
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Bland Street
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James Stott
Specia
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P Chean
City 3
Huntington
FORD
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Sair
Cochrane
Richlands Clinic
Clinch Valley
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