Tazewell Supervisors Set Public Meeting On Road Needs
The Tazewell county board of supervisors will meet in the courthouse at 10 o clock on Tuesday June 5 to discuss secondary road needs. A highway department representative will join the board to hear citizens and present plans for maintenance and improvements including construction and reconstruction and the board will issue recommendations on fund expenditure. Pop growth rural subdivisions farm to market bus routes increase demand straining funds and prompting many delegations. Hannibal elephants in Rome joke ends the report.
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Tazewell
Department of Highways
Cadet Dan J Myers Jr Graduates From West Point
Dan J Myers Jr of Tazewell Virginia will graduate from the United States Military Academy in June. An appointee of John W Flannagan he attended Tazewell High School and Virginia Military Institute before West Point where he wrestled on the team served on the honor committee German club and camera club and held cadet lieutenant in his final year. He will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry.
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United States Military Academy
Dan J. Myers, Jr
Tazewell
John W. Flannagan
Myers
Tazewell High School
Virginia Military Institute
West Point
Infantry
Pocahontas Post Nominates Officers for Coming Year
Pocahontas Virginia June 2 Special A V Sproles commander of Pocahontas Post 14 American Legion announces Monday night meeting at the Dig In for officer nominations. A movie titled Landing on Saipan and Guam will be shown. Delegates to the Ninth District convention at Mountain Lake Giles County include Sproles Hammitt Greenberg Sotito Wise Forman and Hal Renkin district adjutant and candidate for district commander. American Legion Auxiliary representatives are Mrs Elsa Cheek department vice president and Mrs Butler Hammitt a department committee member.
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Pocahontas
A. V. Sproles
Pocahontas Post 14
American Legion
Saipan
Guam
the Legion
Mountain Lake
Giles County
Post 14
Butler Hammitt
J. O. Greenberg
Dominick Sotito
Walter Wise
J. W. Forman
Hal Renkin
American Legion Auxiliary
Elsa Cheek
Jenkinjones Scouts Attend Camporee
Jenkinjones West Virginia June 3 Special Troop 52 of Boy Scouts from McDowell county took part in a three day Camp Houston camporee. Troop 52 placed high in events with Billy Nolley winning the dressing contest and the troop winning the chariot race while taking second in first aid and flag relay. Attending scouts included Mathena Jack Mathis John Elkins Bill Nolley Kenneth Bradley Micky Bridgeman Kenneth Wright Lester Powers Luther McCrory Otis Dean Pressley Allen Williams Steve Martin Bud Painter Bill Poszich Nick Kon. Field Scout Executive Charles Hupp said regular courts and training courses for scouts and leaders will begin next October.
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Jenkinjones
W. Va
Boy Scouts of Jenkinjones
McDowell County
Camp Houston
Troop 52
Billy Nolley
James Adams
Mathena
Jack Mathis
John Elkins
Bill Nolley
Kenneth Bradley
Micky Bridgeman
Kenneth Wright
Lester Powers
Luther McCrory
Otis Dean Pressley
Allen Williams
Stve Martin
Bud Painter
Bill Poszich
Nick Kon
Charles Hupp
Pocahontas Church Group Names Officers
The Pocahontas Methodist Young Adults group in Pocahontas Virginia elected officers for the coming year led by Raymond Martin as president and J K Peters as counselor. Mrs Frank Stephen became vice president with Peggy Wells secretary and Clinton Mustard treasurer. Hugh Grubb Jr. was the outgoing president and a group picnic on Wolf Creek was planned.
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Pocahontas
Tazewell School Trustees To Meet For Board Seat
The trustee electoral board of Tazewell county meets in the division superintendent's office to elect a four year member for the Clear Fork district starting July 1. Paul E. Goodman of Bluefield currently serves the unexpired term of 8 N. Hufford whose resignation ended a long tenure. Board members include James W. Harman, Edward L. Jackson, and J. K. Sult.
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Tazewell
School Trustee
Tazewell County
Clear Fork
Paul E. Goodman
Bluefield
N. Hufford
James W. Harman
Edward L. Jackson
Richlands
J. K. Sult
Pocahontas
Tazewell KP Ceremony Set
A class of candidates will be admitted to Princes of Syracuse at the Virginia Montaineer Palace 231 Knights of Pythias. The ceremonial will be held at the K P Hall in North Tazewell on Thursday June 7. Knights of Pythias and member princes are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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Tazewell
Princes of
Pocahontas Bible School Opens for Vacation Session
The First Methodist church of Pocahontas marks the fiftieth anniversary of its vacation church school by opening a daily program at 9:00 a.m. Monday for children aged 4 to 16. Four classes run by a team of teachers cover nursery to intermediate levels with Bible study, music, stories, games, and worship activities.
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Pocahontas
First Methodist Church of
Our Church
C. W Taylor
A. H. Brewster
C. H. Martin
Jonella Bloch
Jim Greene
Sam Mitchell
Martha Mitchell
Clinton Mustard
Barbara French
C. E. Brazeal
Tazewell Drive Plans Perfected for Clean-up Week
Mayors of Tazewell and North Tazewell declare Clean-up Week with trucks ready to remove debris. Citizens urged to beautify the Two towns Four Way and River Jack areas through a week of activities led by local clubs and organizations. Daily themes cover streets, vacant lots, rat extermination, planting, and final cleanup with prize judging.
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Tazewell
North Tazewell
Four Way
River Jack
Rotary
Lion’s
Business
Business Men’s Organization
Merchants Association
Hoges Newcomers To Tazewell Section
Tazewell Virginia June 2 Special introduces Mr and Mrs W H Hoge of Mt Airy North Carolina as new residents at Hotel Tazewell. Mrs Hoge is sister of Kermitt Monk who runs the hotel and Shamrock Grill. Mr Hoge will head the stables at the fairgrounds and train five gaited and walking horses as a vocation.
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Tazewell
W. H. Hoge
Mt. Airy
N. C
Hotel Tazewell
Tent Meeting Underway at Sandlick Junction
The Rev. Bob Horne leads a tent meeting at Sandlick Junction with services starting nightly at 7 30. Until the tent ends no services at Littleshore Church of God. Sunday school proceeds today at 10 30 as usual.
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Bob Horne
Sandlick Junction
Littleshore Church
Bluefield Young Adults Elect Officers for Year
At the Bluefield sub-district meeting held at Virginia Avenue Methodist church in Bluefield Virginia officers for the coming year were elected. Hugh Grubb Jr Pocahontas Virginia is named president Bus Peters Bluefield vice president Mrs William Butt Boissevain secretary Miss Margaret Compton West Graham treasurer Mrs Hugh Grubb Jr Pocahontas publicity chairman and Cloyd Ambrister West Graham editor. The program featured The Hidden Cross and a pageant was presented by the Virginia Avenue Young Adults. The next sub-district meeting will be a picnic at the water works Bluefield Virginia on June 28 recreation refreshments and a tour of the new church followed.
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Bluefield
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Hugh Grubb
Pocahontas
Bus Peters
William Butt
Boissevain
Margaret Compton
West Graham
Cloy
Tazewell Union DVBS Scheduled
The union vacation Bible school will run next week Monday through Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Transportation is available within Frog Level and nearby roads for early arrivals. The four age groups meet in different churches with specific superintendents and themes for each session.
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Tazewell
Union Vacation Bible School
Frog Level
River Jack
Four Way
Christian Church
Helen O'Keeffe
Bible Friends and Friends
Mary Brown
Presbyterian Church
R. O. van Dyke
Main Street Methodist Church
Cliffield Church to Host Evangelistic Series June 4 13
Cliffield Va June 3 Special evangelistic services will be held at Cliffield Christian church daily from June 4 to June 13 at 730 pm with guest evangelist Rev Edsel F Pugh pastor of Graham Christian church Bluefield Va A native of Pennington Gap Va he studied at Lynchburg college and College of the Bible Lexington Ky sermon topics cover revival church strength trust life gospel invitation whole heart penitent heart and Christians by preference Invitations extend to the public. The article notes US horse population peak in 1915 at 21 430 000 with current numbers under 3 000 000.
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Cliffield
Cliffield Christian Church
Edsel F. Pugh
Graham Christian Church
Bluefield
Pennington Gap
Pugh
Lynchburg College
College of the Bible
Lexington
The
Disciples of Christ
Virginia
Kentucky
Iday
Thompson Valley Singing Meet Starts Today
Tazewell Virginia. A singing school convention begins at 2 p m this afternoon at the Church of God in Thompson Valley. Special dispatch notes event opens this day.
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Thompson Valley
Tazewell
Church of God In
Tazewell Lamb Sales To Open At Market Monday
Tazewell Livestock Market announces the regular Monday lamb sale on June 4 with lamb offerings from the southwest bringing record prices. Hampshire is the prevailing breed in the county suited to local pasture. The note adds an odd historical line about trained African elephants.
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Tazewell
Revival Set For Willow Chapel
A two week revival series will open at Willow Chapel Methodist Church near Witten's Mill on Monday evening. Rev. Rober Gil lespie will lead the first week and Rev. Joel Hampton, superintendent of Taze well district, will preach in the closing week.
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Tazewell
Willow Chapel Methodist Church
Witten’s Mill
Robert Gillespie
Joel Hampton
Bramwell Church Vacation Bible Schools Planned
Vacation Bible schools will be conducted in Bramwell West Virginia during June 4 to 15. The Baptist session runs 9 a.m. to noon, the Presbyterian 9:30 a.m. to noon, and the Methodist 2 to 4 p.m. at local churches.
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Bramwell
W. Va
Presbyterian
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