Diplomas Awarded to 22 at Bluefield College
The seventh annual commencement at Bluefield College honored twenty-two graduates. Rev. Richard S. Owens of Calvary Baptist Roanoke spoke. diplomas went to twenty-one college department graduates and one fitting school graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard S. Owens
Calvary Baptist Church
Roanoke
Bluefield College
Jennings W. Hobson
Christ Messenger Church
Edwin Fox
James Elmer Brown
Old Virginia
M. R. Louthan
D. M. Bailey
Mary M. Fasley
Catherine McLaughlin
Run
T. McLaughlin
Evelyn Bastar
Conway Sams
E. H. Pryor
J. . Snow
Delmas Elkins
E. H. L. Snellings
Nancy Stone
Rodgin
Dora Page Thornhill
John Marshall Literary Society
Virginia Wagner
Joyce
McIntyre R. Louthan
Forrest Joseph Kell
University of Richmond
Charles Parker
Howard Gilmer
Mary Minerva Easley
George W. Ferrell
Dean Wood
W. S. Hendricks
Trinity Methodist Church
Marguerite Grogan
Margaret Isabel Kell
Mary Robertson
Kelly Shumate
Virginia Patria Wagner
Clayton Dwitht Sweet
Robert Karl Hendricks
John Pickett Snow
Walter Joseph Payne Jr
Navy Turner
Leslie Shaw Craig
James Nelson Greever
William Kemp Menefee
Mary Radcliffe Lambert
We Richards Louthan
Kelly
Bradford Lamson
Dora Page
Thornhilees School
Clayton Dwight Weet
Motorcycle Driver Fined for Reckless Riding
Karl Collins an 18 year old motorcyclist was fined 25 dollars by Police Judge J A Donahue after being arrested Sunday on Bland Street near Jones Street for reckless driving. An accident injured Owen Saunders a Black pedestrian when Collins lost control and collided with a storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Collins
J. A. Donahue
Young Collins
Bland Street
Jones Street
Owen Saunders
Collins
Saunders
Elen Wills Faces Uproar Over Stockingless Tennis Abroad
Elen Wills, noted American tennis queen, stirs controversy by possibly competing in England without stockings after her Nice appearance. Helen Jacobs, another California star, may imitate. Jacobs previously wore socks on Paris courts and now has reportedly dropped them altogether, drawing mixed British reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elen Wills
Jolly Old
England
Nice
Helen Jacobs
California
Helen
Paris
Big Picnic At Giant Caverns Hill Narrows Va
Thousands are expected to attend a two day picnic at Giant Caverns Hill in Narrows Virginia on June 11 and 12. Entertainment music and amusements are planned along with tours of Virginia’s beautiful underground wonders. The event targets all of Giles county Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia. Uncle Joe and his Wabash band will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giant Caverns Hill
Narrows
Virginia
Giles County
West Virginia
Joe
Trusty at Industrial Home Still Sought in WV
Gratton West Virginia June 4 James Miles trusted at the West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys at Pruntytown left the institution with four boys last night after it was alleged he attacked a 12 year old girl. Two of the boys returned this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratton
W. Va
James Miles
Trusty
West Virginia
Pruntytown
Republicans Win General Victory in Princeton Race
In Princeton, Republicans gained the mayoral, recorder and council seats. Mayor McConnell led with 1,230 votes to Democratic rival 1,267 in a tight statewide contest. Recorder A L Bow edged E B King 1,236 to 1,234. Council results showed Ward by Ward Republican gains, with narrow margins in several districts.
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Princeton
MccConnell
D. Brown
R le. & Suieene
A. L. Bow
E. B. King
Ring
L. E. White
J. W. Sasser
J. F. Spangler
J. Lamer
Third Ward
Charles Thorn
Charles Hare
Dunbar Elects Entire Democratic Administration
Official returns from Dunbar West Virginia municipal election show F. H. Casto elected mayor over Republican William Silverman and Roy K. Price elected treasurer over George M. Robinson. Six Democratic council members also captured seats.
Pa. man receives nine year term for assault on Ohio sheriff
Ravenna Ohio June 4 Ralph Brown of Chambersburg Pa was sentenced to nine years in the Ohio penitentiary on charges of assaulting Sheriff J R Ferry with intent to kill during a confrontation with the sheriff and a deputy who were pursuing chicken thieves last July Two of Brown's companions were killed and he was shot in the back during the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
Ohio
Ralph Brown
Chambersburg
J. R. Ferry
Brown
Recital at First Christian Church Delights Bluefield Audience
A large audience enjoyed a recital by Mrs. Frank P. Roberts pupils at the First Christian church Bluefield. Performers included Helen Wagner Margaret Zaharris Lillian Morrisette Blanche Frampton D. C. Mitchell June Spangler Genevieve Bradley and Helen Lindamood with a closing duet by June Spangler and Mrs. Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Frank P. Roberts
Bluefield
Roberts
Engelmann
Helen Wagner
Lillian Morrisette
Blanche Frampton
Lindsay
Presser
June Spangler
D. C. Mitchell
Wiggers
Moore
Julian Linkous
Ellmenreich
Ewing
Helen Lindamood
Greig
Cherry Blossoms
Lance
Howell
Genevieve Bradley
Local social notices list weekend travels and visits
Mrs. Mike Flynn Mrs. Moseby Wade and Mrs. J B McCabe plan a weekend away. Mr. and Mrs S H Arnn of Kingsport Tennessee visit Mrs Arnn's sister Mrs R D Clark and Mr Clark. Miss Helen Scott travels to Danville Kentucky for a Center College finale. Elinor Ritz daughter of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Flynn
Moseby Wade
J. B. McCabe
S. H. Arnn
Kingsport
Tenn
Arnn
R. D. Clark
Clark
Helen Scott
Danville
Center College
Elinor Ritz
Body of Lee White Claimed by Common Law Wife
The body of Lee White was claimed by Brad dock, a woman who stated she was his common law wife Mrs Lee White. White and Jess Pearson were killed in a gun fight with Wheeling police after four armed men robbed and engaged officers. One bandit was captured and a fourth escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Lee White
Jess Pearson
Williams
Braddock
White
Pearson
Woman and boy held on illicit liquor count
Margaret Smith aged 28 of Littlesburg and Fred Hurt aged 18 of Princeton face transport of three gallons of whiskey charges. Federal Agents Hildebrand Stacey and Prohibition Officer Walking with State Police Hawks arrested them yesterday and they await trial in the city jail. A dated reference to 1732 notes a historical note about chloride of silver and the origins of photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smith
Littlesburg
Fred Hurt
Princeton
Hildebrand and Stacey
Gas Tablets Claim To Cure Stomach Distress And Gas
An ad touts Baalmanns Gas Tablets as a permanent cure for gas in stomach and bowels. It promises relief from stomach discomfort, nervous palpitations after meals, drowsiness, insomnia, and cold limbs, claiming the yellow package is genuine and priced at $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baalmann
Rasineon
Alweve
Goody Koontz Drug CO
Local travelers return from Bristol motor trip
Lindsey Rollen Julian Linkous Bill Brown A W Sparke and Claude Brown returned Sunday night from a pleasant motor trip to Bristol Virginia En route they visited friends at Martha Washington college Abingdon Virginia While in Bristol they were guests of Rev P P Hasselvander and Mrs Hasselvan der former residents of this city They had picnic lunch at Maiden Springs Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey Rollen
Julian Linkous
Bill Brown
A. W. Sparke
Claude Brown
Bristol
Martha Washington College
Abingdon
P. P. Hasselvander
Hasselvander
Maiden Springs
Man Named Louis R Roberts Held on Bad Checks Charge
Easton Pennsylvania June 4 A man using the name Louis R Roberts is jailed on a charge of passing worthless checks. Detroit and other cities seek him, alleging he posed as a Lafayette College fraternity member and passed several bad checks mostly drawn on a Parkersburg West Virginia bank. Detroit police warned he is wanted badly in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Louis R. Roberts
Detroit
Lafayette College
Parkersburg
W. Va
Roberta
Convict Shot During Break From Ohio Penitentiary Plant
A breakout from the Junction City brick plant at Ohio penitentiary left one convict Stan ley Starr 20 of Cuyahoga county wounded by guards with bullets to the hips and abdomen. Three other escapees Henry Schara 19 Cuyahoga Ray Crooks 31 Lucas and Clarence Hagland 24 fled, climbing a wire fence and vanishing into nearby woods as deputies pursued.
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Columbus
Junction City
Ohio
Stanley Starr
Cuyahoga County
Starr
Henry Schara
Ray Crooks
Lucas County
Clarence Hagland
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Dunbar
Busy Bee
Russ Ritz
Randolph Macon Oklege
Lynchburg
Helen Yeatta
Pocahontas
Virginia Green
H. Green
Bluefield Sanitarium
C. F. Tynes
Wytheville
Christiansburg
R. S. Wehrle
Albany
N. Y
C. G. Huffman
Bluefield Avenue
Jean Frazier
Pittsburgh
P. M. Joyce
Waynesboro
Bobby
Fishburne Military Academy
I. L. Slifkin
Morgantown
C. A. Johnson
South Mercer Street
Courtney
W. R. Dodd
Akron
W. T. Blakely
Welch
R. L. Marshall
Carl Northcutt
Carl Curtis Jr
Marshall
John Land Jr
Brady Sutherland
L. A. Hooper
Holling College
Elizabeth Hooper
Hollins
Sam Standrod
Ruth
Gladye Harris
Arlene
Vernie Gordon
Virginia Rothe
Mamye Rollen
Rex
General Motors
GMAC
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Marquette
Oakland
Viking
BUICE
Lasalle
Cadillac
Fisher
DELCO
Sverexs
Gmac Plan
Creda
J. H. Schulze
Hecht
Genere! Motors
Peery
WEAF
N. B.C
Atwater
Kent
Leonard and
Gibson
Leonard
Mint
Lewis
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