Grafters Flayed by Judge Seabury at Washington College
Judge Samuel Seabury, veteran Hofstadter inquiry lawyer, denounced municipal corruption in a commencement address at Washington and Jefferson College. He urged youths to join in securing honest government and continued the investigation at a alumni luncheon, urging public service amid Depression and municipal debt.
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Washington
Samuel Seabury
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
New York
Washington and Jefferson College
Seabury
Hofstadter
Genius Faces Long Term In Prison
Geneva Illinois reports John E Mellish a 46 year old astronomer once assistant professor at Yerkes Observatory now jailed awaiting trial on a charge by his wife that could yield up to twenty years if convicted. He is famed for building telescopes and discovering four comets during six years in St Charles.
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Geneva
Ill
John E. Mellish
St. Charles
Yerkes Observatory
Lake Geneva
Wis
Mellish
Jessie
Leap Year Bride Chooses Love Over Wealth
Cherry Dixon, 19, defies her aristocratic parents by secretly marrying newspaper reporter Dan Phillips. A dinner and celebration follow at Schroeder's Restaurant as the couple plans a modest life. Cherry hides a costly shopping spree that strains their new marriage while Dan vows to pursue writing and a shared future despite financial limits.
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Cherry Dixon
Dan Phillips
Cherry
Dan
California
Miss Florence E Spence News item in Newhall WA
Newhall, June 4 Miss Freida Marrs was shopping in Bluefield Wednesday. Dalt Blankenship visited Coburn the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lowe spent the weekend with friends at Richlands. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Spence hosted Sunday guests including Mr. and Mrs. Luther Linkous and H. P. Linkous of Tazewell and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Linkous of Berwind. Miss Thelma Riley called on friends in War Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Queen spent the weekend with relatives in Pocahontas. Mrs. G. Edwards visited her daughter at Squire. Mrs. Joe Brumfield, Laura Oeborn,
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Newhall
Freida Marrs
Bluefield
Dalt Blankenship
Coburn
Tom Lowe
Richlands
R. F. Spence
Luther Linkous
H. P. Linkous
Tazewell
Joe Linkous
Berwind
Thelma Riley
Ed Queen
Pocahontas
G. ©. Edwards
Squire
Joe Brumfield
Laura Oeborn
Berwind News Briefs From June Visitations and Arrivals
Berwind WV June 4 report details residents and visitors. Graveses travel to Stanley Virginia to visit mother. R V Myers and son in Bristol Pennsylvania for a month with relatives. Sara Arbill and Freda Marrs visit friends in Athens. Gertrude and Ralph Johnson back from Marshal College Huntington. Gravelys of Roanoke visit M M Gravely. Irene Neel of Bluefield visits aunt Mrs Joe Black. Nahodils spend Sunday at Catawba. Frank Shelton replaces R B McGuire as Berwind telegraph operator. McGuire on relief work at Vulcan. Blake family visits Buckhannon. Huntington guest Mrs Annie Huffman with daughter Mrs Dan Kindley. C B Hardin family of Beckley visiting T H Hardin. Ruth Longworth of Bluefield visiting aunt Mrs P H Lawless. Violet Fleener, Coalwood teacher, visiting en route to Holston Virginia. Mrs L W Troutman visiting her mother in Johnston City. Girl Scouts hold benefit bridge party in gym.
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Berwind
W. Va
C. C. Graves
Stanley
R. V. Myers
Bristol
Sara Arbill
Freda Marrs
Athen
Gertrude Johnson
Ralph Johnson
Marshal College Huntington
George W. Gravely
Roanoke
Mra
M. EB. Gravely
Irene Neel
Bluefield
Joe Black
Charles Nahodil
Catawba
Frank Shelton
Vulcan
R. BE. McGuire
McGuire
C. O. Blake and
Buckhannon
Annie Huffman
Huntington
Dan Kindley
C. B. Hardin
Beckley
T. H Hardin
Ruth Longworth
P. H. Lawless
Violet Fleéner
Coalwood
Holston
Virginia
Mra. L. W. Troutman
Johnston City
Girl Scouts
Duhring and Goodwill Area News Recaps Graduations and Local Life
Mrs Perry Williams and several others attended Concord college graduation exercises in Duhring W Va on Thursday where Miss Louise Wall earned an A B degree. The column lists numerous local residents at commencements, visits, and social events with dates around late May and early June, noting names such as Helen Crossman and Sam Zeola among graduates and attendees.
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R. J. Shrader
Sand Lick
Charles Saddler
Evelyn Booth
Bramwell
Irene Booth
Saddler
Local Visitors and Calls Across Towns
Bill Foy and companions visited Gratton on Monday afternoon. Mrs. A H Altizer called on friends in Berwind on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J B Rosa family visited Tazewell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A C Young spent Saturday night with T R Young. both families later toured Thompson Valley. Zeddock Waldron of Berwind and Ed Henderson were callers. Moscoe Sharp and friends visited Bishop Sunday. J J Baumgardner and Lutter Dillon with Lehern Baumgardner visited Twin Branch Sunday. Roxie Blankenship and Charley Phillips visited M C Fleenor Sunday.
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Bill Foy
R. F
Gary
Ethel
Annaents
Buford Baugh
W. A. Scott
Gratton
A. H. Altizer
Berwind
J. B. Rosa
Tazewell
A. C. Young
T. R. Young
Thompson Valley
Zeddock Waldron
Ed Henderson
Moscoe Sharp
Bishop
J. J. Baumgardner
Lutter Dillon
Lehern Baumgardner
Twin Branch
Roxie Blankenship
Charley Phillips
M. C. Fleenor
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Dean
Philip
Wellington
Locust Street
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Schroeder
Patrick Maloney
Reeves
News and Sentinel
Bismark
Geome
Falls Mills
Eleanore Epperly
W. C. Belcher
Fred Taylor
Montcalm
Avery Thompson
Ed Buckhanan
Charleston
Hez Ratliff
Ratiff
Henry Riley
Carrie Perkins
Lee Whittaker
Freeman
al Famous Simmons Slumber King
Simmons
Bluefield Furniture Company
Deepsleep
Mattress Now
Beautyrest
Clara Dillon
Ruth Mahaffey
Tom Turner
Edgar Dillon
A. J. Dillon
Juanita
May Dillon
Spanishburg
Walter Bailey
Howard
Rock
Walter Mahaffey
Gomer Doudy
Lura Kirby
C. L. Moore
Joe Bowen
Maybeury
Goodwill
Buckeye
Dubring
Harley McCarty
Bert Hurst
Majestic
Majestic Deluxe
Good Housekeeping Institute
Guar
Platnick Bros
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
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