Bluefield Gets New Federal Post Office Site. Annex Dropped
United States authorities selected the present site on Federal Street for Bluefield’s new federal building with plans for a second annex abandoned. The project, worth about 1.2 million, will include land purchases and site preparation, while officials note the South Bluefield sub-post office will open June 10.
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Bluefield
John Kee
Public Buildings Administration
Post Office Department
Washington
Federal Street
Fifth
West Virginia District
Tempone
Kee
Masonic
Red Street
High Street
Kingly City Ancient Danish Kings Lived in Viborg
Ancient Danish kings often established residences at Viborg on the Jutland peninsula, reflecting the region's royal significance and strategic location aboard history’s map.
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Denmark
Viborg
Jutland
Mrs. Hattie Wise 40 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Hattie Wise of Berwind dies after a long illness. Funeral at Berwind Methodist Church at 1:30 PM with burial in Clinch Valley cemetery Richlands. Born in Tazewell VA to Lee Carver and spouse George W Wise. Survived by husband a daughter Josih Lee Wise a son and two grandchildren and four sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements by O J Douglas mortuary Welch.
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George W. Wise
Hattie Wise
Berwind
Berwind Methodist Church
Clinch Valley
Richlands
Wise
Tazewell County
Lee Carver
Delmar Stevens
Josih Lee Wise
Hugh
J. L. Carver
M. S. Wise
Bluefield
Frank Akers
Loraine
Glen Davis
Mack Vance
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Death Notices for Mrs. George W. Walker and Thomas F. Martin
Mrs. George W. Walker 69 died at home in Princeton after four years illness. Survived by husband, daughter Beulah Dalton Mullens, sister Lilly Perkins Raleigh. memorial arrangements pending. Thomas F. Martin 53 of Tazewell died in a Bluefield hospital after an intracranial hemorrhage. He helped run Martin Peery pharmacy Norton and later worked in Appalachia. survived by parents George A. and Annie Peery Martin, three daughters and two sisters.
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George W. Walker
Julia H. Walker
Railroad Avenue
Princeton
Lloyd
Martha Meadows Belcher
Mercer County
Walker
Athens
Beulah Dalton
Mullens
Lilly Perkins Raleigh
Memorial
Thomas F. Martin
Tazewell
Bluefield
Dr. Martin
School of Pharmacy
Medical College of Virginia
O’keeffe Peery
Martin-Peery
Norton
Peerys
George A
Annie (Peery) Martin
Robert Hobba
Portland
Ore
Fannie Clay
Mary Elizabeth
Roanoke
J. H. Frantz, Jr
Ranoke
Louise
Funeral rites for Mrs Julia Akers Landers
Mrs. Julia Akers Landers wife of Guy Landers of West Warwick R I will be buried after services Sunday at 2 30 p m from the First Christian church The Rev Winton R Houck Grace Methodist pastor assisted by Rev Eugene May and Dr C H Patterson Westminster Presbyterian will conduct Interment will be at Monte Vista cemetery Nephews will serve as pallbearers and nieces as flower bearers Mrs Landers daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Riley Akers died Tuesday at West Warwick Her body was moved from Hawkins funeral chapel to the home of her sister Mrs F H Crotty 114 Rogers street
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Guy Landers
Julia Akers Landers
West Warwick
R. I
First Christian Church
Winton R. Houck
Grace Methodist Church
Eugene May
C. H. Patterson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Monte Vista Cemetery
Landers
Riley Akers
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
F. H. Crotty
Rogers Street
MRS EARL GRACE Died at Bluefield Sanitarium in Virginia
Mrs Leoma H Grace 41 wife of Earl Grace of 2116 East River Ave died Friday morning after several days as a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium Born Ikeville Virginia she was a daughter of Mrs Georgia Adams and Lon Hammond She leaves two sons Larry Earl and Lanny Carl Grace a grandson Jimmy and five brothers and two sisters Funeral rites at Fairview Cemetery Williamson to follow after removal from Hawkins chapel. Also Mrs Ava Bell Overstreet 61 wife of W H Overstreet to be taken from Memorial funeral directory to 309 Third Street Princeton for funeral at Bland Virginia Sunday at 1 pm at Bandy Methodist Church Burial in the family cemetery.
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Earl Grace
Leoma H. Grace
East River Avenue
Bluefield Sanitarium
Grace
Ikeville
Georgia Adams
Bluefield
Lon Hammond
Larry Earl Grace
Lanny Carl Grace
Jimmy Grace
Raymond McElroy
Ragland
W. Va
L. C. Myers
Clarksburg
Ty Hammond
Red Jacket
Everett
Sammy Hammond
Willard
Hammond
W. H. Overstreet
Ava Bell Overstreet
Memorial Funeral
Third Street
Princeton
Bland
Bandy Methodist
H. H. Peaks
North Tazewell
Fleming Jr. Dies in Kentucky Auto Crash
Funeral service held for Andrew E. Fleming Jr student at Transylvania College in Lexington Kentucky who died in a vehicle accident near London on Saturday May 27. The service took place Monday at the Presbyterian church in Pikeville with Rev. E L McClurkan officiating.
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Andrew E. Fleming, JR
Transylvania College
Lexington
London
Presbyterian Church
Pikeville
E. L. McClurkan
Glen Lyn Foreman Dies From Work Injury
Bruce Montgomery a 50 year old foreman at a Glen Lyn saw mill died last night in Bluefield Sanitarium from a severe head injury suffered at work Thursday. State police investigate foul play with indications Montgomery was struck by a high velocity object. Mill owner Giles French and Deputy Sheriff Broadwell spoke of the gap in witnesses and Montgomery was found on Oakvale road by Essie Akers.
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Bruce Montgomery
Glen Lyn
Bluefield
West Virginia
E. O. Burner
Giles County
Broadwell
Virginia
Heck
Giles French
Montgomery
French
Oakvale Road
Essie Akers
Buchanan Miner Killed In Fall In Hurley Coal Mine
William Ayers Colley a 49 year old Hurley miner died instantly in a fall at the Lester Fork Coal corporation mine in Hurley. He is survived by his widow two sons Frank and William Ayers Jr two daughters Nellie and Mary Lou his parents Mr and Mrs Mack Colley of Murphy four brothers and nine sisters. Funeral services will be Sunday at 11 am from his parents home in Murphy with Rev Wright in charge. Interment at Colley cemetery Murphy.
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Grundy
William Ayers Colley
Hurley
Lester Fork Coal Corporation
Colley
Frank
William Ayers
Nellie
Mary Lou
Mack Colley
Murphy
Local 19 to Discuss Contract in Welch West Virginia
Welch UCW Local 19 calls a 7:30 p.m. meeting in Union Hall to discuss contract talks with laundry and dry cleaning operators as the current pact expires July 23 and talks reopen. Nine experts, 34 sharpshooters, 24 marksmen in Marine platoon at Parris Island. Walter Fisher of Queenstown, Lions International president, to speak at state convention banquet in Wheeling. Lenore Baber to retire after 21 years as librarian at West Virginia Tech. Transylvania College student from Pocahontas dies in car crash near London. he held multiple college roles and church involvement.
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Welch
W. Va
United Construction Workers
Parris Island
8. C
Marine Corps
Mississippi River
LIONS
Wheeling
Walter C. Fisher
Queenstown
Ontario
Canada
Lions International
Montgomery
West Virginia Tech
Lenore Baber
Young Fleming
Pocahontas
Transylvania College
Lexington
London
Marymount Hospital
Transylvania Geological Society
Kappa Alpha
Christ Episcopal Church
Charles E Francis Sr dies at Bluefield Sanitarium
Charles Ellis Francis Sr a resident of 532 Third Street died at the Bluefield Sanitarium at 9 40 last evening. The body has been removed to Hawkins funeral home.
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Charles E. Francis
Charles Ellis Francis
Third Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hawkins Funeral Home
City And Coalfield Screens Made To Fit
We take measurements for screen fitting at City and Coalfield. Call Bailey Lumber Company to arrange details and ensure proper sizing.
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Bailey Lumber Company
Addington Heads Bluefield Alumni Dinner Meeting
K S Addington was re elected president of the Bluefield college alumni association last night and W A Sutherland was re named Secretary treasurer. Miss Louise Light was chosen vice president to replace Clayton D Sweet. The election closed the annual alumni dinner in the college dining room with Addington as toastmaster.
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K. S. Addington
Bluefield College Alumni Association
W. A. Sutherland
Louise Light
Beaver High School
Clayton D. Sweet
A. Bruce Aker
Addington
Ella Nash Jarrell
Milton Parsons
E. M. Louthan
Charles L. Harman
Bluefield College
Southern Association of Junior Colleges and Secondary Schools
Houston
Tex
Southern Association
James Zambus
Jane Lee Musick
Dana Gullion
Norma Chandler
Marvin G. Williams
J. I. Stinson
D. M. Easley
Playgrounds Open Monday in Bluefield
Bluefield announces the start of the playground season Monday under Tony Lotito. Each site will have a trained supervisor and operate 1 PM to 9 PM five days a week, closed Saturday and Sunday. East End Princeton avenue Wadefield Midway East River and Augusta street sites listed with Miss Virginia Stowers and Pete Smith supervising the municipal recreation center evenings. Municipal tennis courts will also be available for summer play.
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Bluefield
Tony Lotito
Princeton Avenue
Wadefield
Midway
East River
Augusta Street
Virginia Stowers
Pete Smith
Funeral service for Charles W. Colander
Charles William Colander aged 73 died Thursday at his brother James A. Colander’s Switchback home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Memorial Baptist Church Switchback. Rev. W. A. Pittard officiates. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery. Survived by brother, two nieces and three nephews. Body to return to Switchback this afternoon. Pallbearers chosen from family friends. Missionary Society members to serve as flowerbearers. Cars should gather at 1:30 p.m. Friends are asked to bring cars. The Gold Coast in West Africa approximately the size of Minnesota per National Geographic Society.
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Charles W. Colander
Charles William Colander
James A. Colander
Switchback
Memorial Baptist Church
W. A. Pittard
Oak Grove
Pocahontas Union Muneral
Missionary Society of the Church
Radio schedule highlights evening lineup
The listing shows a prime time schedule with Truth or Consequences hosted by Ralph Edwards at 8:00 followed by Dimension X, Your Hit Parade, Day in Life of Dennis Day, Judy Canova Show, Grand Ole Opry, News, and Morton Downey songs ending at 11:15.
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Judy Canova
Morton Downey
Dedication of New Postal Sub Station II Planned
Acting postmaster C C Tickle reports the June 10 opening of the South Bluefield post office carrier sub-station. The brick building nears completion with floor tile nearly finished and a flag pole to be installed. Fixtures move in tomorrow as the project aims to ease uptown station load.
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Post Office Department
C. C. Tickle
Tickle
Washington
South Bluefield
Paul’s Grill
Ralph Huff
Huff and Lilly
Stewart Webster
Herman Kirchner
George P. Fox
H. Edward Steele
J. Dodd Martensen
Rural telephone extensions eyed for Kegley and Spanishburg
Mercer county officials discussed bringing telephone service to Kegley and Spanishburg after an open air meeting. Bluefield and Athens Telephone companies proposed extensions from the Princeton line with residents covering install costs. A follow up meeting is planned in Spanishburg to form an organizing group and advance the project.
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Mercer County
Kegley
Spanishburg
Anf
R. E. Harbert
John M. Bailey
Farm Bureau
P. L. West
Athens Telephone Company
C. T. Snidow
E. W. Anderson
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Princeton
Athens
Bluefield
Bluefield Company
McDowell County Machine Condemned by Mine Workers
Resolutions adopted by the United Mine Workers of America at Keystone accuse McDowell county politics of being run by a Democratic party machine that extracts blood money from hungry women and children through a racket system. The group calls for a future convention to form a ticket against the alleged machine.
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Welch
W. Va
McDowell County
United Mine Workers of America
Keystone
George J. Titler
Beckley
West Virginia
United Construction Workers
McDowell
United Mine Workers
New Cottage Planned at Jackson's Mill Camp
A new cottage at the state 4 H camp in Jackson's Mill West Virginia will be built with funds raised cooperatively in Wetzel Marshall Ohio Brooke and Hancock counties. Director C H Hartley expects completion next year.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Wetzel
Marshall
Ohio
Brooke
Hancock
C. H. Hartley
Sky Club Brings Dining and Dancing Under New Management
Sky Club formerly The Music Box on Cherry Street reopens under new management offering dining and dancing with live bands on Fridays and Saturdays nights.
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Casio’s HiLlBilly
Music Box
Cherry St
Pri
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