Mrs. Elma Corinne White Dead After Childbirth Pneumonia
Elma Corinne White died at St Luke's Hospital from pneumonia after childbirth. A baby girl Nancy Ellen was born May 20 but died soon after. Born Bluefield June 20 1912 she was survived by husband William F White her mother Mrs A B Thompson five siblings and other relatives. Funeral 2:30 Saturday at College Avenue Baptist Church with burial at Maple Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Corinne White
Wm. F. White
A. B. Thompson
Walton Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Nancy Ellen
Mrs. White
Bluefield
A, B
Nancy B. Thompson
Beaver High School
West Virgina
College Avenue
College Avenue Baptist Church
Howard L. Weeks
E. E. Wiley
Trinity Methodist Church
Maple Park Cemetery
Weston Willis
Vince Donahue
Jim Higginbothan
Clarence Doyle
Tom Bivens
William Farmer
Don Witherspoon
Taft Morrison
Edith Grogran
Adah French Rohrer
Helen King
Hazel Bailey
Elenor Neal
Irene Farmer
Norris Simplison
Mildred Crawford
Eileen Sawyers
Hilda Thornton
Catherine Mills
Rona McLaughlin
Elizabeth Looney
Edna Caldwell
Anna Owen
Myra French
Mia
Lomas Ball
Alberta Stowers
Virgina Martin
Thetys Martin
Everette Diehl
Hazel Gamble
Brother of Bluefielder Dies in Mahoney City
A. C. Dilcher and his daughters Betty and Eloise traveled to Mahoney City Pennsylvania after being summoned by the death of Ed Dilcher, the brother of Bluefielder.
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Bluefielder
Mahoney City, PA
A. C. Dilcher
Betty
Eloise
Mahoney City
Mr. Dilcher
Ed Dilcher
Radox Foot Baths Now Sold At Goodykoontz Drug Stores
Advert advises readers that Radox foot baths relieve corns and callouses and restore vigor to feet. It promises a money back guarantee if results don’t meet expectations. Goodykoontz Drug Stores, Inc. is listed as selling the product.
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Radox
Goodykoontz Drug Stores, Inc
Funeral Services For Mrs Savannah Murphy
Mrs Savannah Murphy 66 wife of Lee Murphy of Poplar Hill Va died at 7 35 yesterday morning at the residence of Mr and Mrs J S Carter 124 Giles street She was a guest at the Carter home for about three weeks She was last surviving member of her family and leaves no relatives other than her husband Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock this afternoon at the Carter home by Rev I B Underwood and burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park Active pallbearers are N O Leftwich Ed Leftwich J S Carter Alvin Carter P M Wassum and M R Perkins
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Savannah Murphy
Lee Murphy
Poplar Hill
J. S. Carter
Giles Street
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield-Bramwell Road
Ed Leftwich
Alvin Carter
P. M. Wassum
M. R. Perkins
West Virginia Graduates Commissioned at Naval and Military Academies
John D. Hewitt III from Bramwell received his commission at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis amid 262 graduates from 44 states. West Virginia also lists P W Maxwell of Charleston and J B Ienhower of Parkersburg among the class. Bluefield sends L A Jackson Jr to West Point where commencement concludes June 12.
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John D. Hewitt III
Bramwell
United States Naval Academy
Anapolis
P. W. Maxwell
Charleston
J. B. Ieenhower
Parkersburg
West
State Funeral for Speaker Byrns to Be Held Today
Funeral arrangements proceed for Speaker pro tempore after Representative Byrns dies from heart failure. The House adjourned with Byrns presiding and appointed a committee to attend the funeral of Representative Piatt Andrew. Byrns's bedside included Mrs Burns and colleagues. He recalled a life of service from early farm labor to public office and praised the House's generally high caliber members.
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Byring
Piatt Andrew
Massachusetts
Army Medical Corps
George W. Calver
Burns
Tennessee
Cast Named For Let There Be Light Biblical Pageant
Rehearsal at Christ Episcopal Church assigns many leading roles for the June 14, 11 and 12 performances. Over 200 adults and children will join the cast with states of miracles lepers blind pilgrims and Mary Magdalene among the named parts. Tickets and rehearsal punctuality stressed amid record demand.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Julia Hobson
EB. B. Hale
Helen Gregory
Virginia Smith
Virginia Gwinn
John Fortune
Robert Hensley
Jesus
Mary
James
Mary Magdalene
C. A. Shields
Salome
Constance Fortune
Howard Henderson
Jericho
George O. Looney
Woodrow Bailey
Roy E. Harris
Ray H. Smithdeal
Bankhead Named House Speaker In Short Ceremony
Bankhead was elected speaker in a brief ceremony with O'Connor and other leaders escorting him. The oath was given by Rep Sabath as Stockdale opened with a prayer and a Tennyson reading. The session approved a recess resolution and adjourned after 18 minutes with McReynolds delivering a sorrow resolution.
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Bankhead
O'Connor
Snell
New York
Representative Taylor
Colorado
Represoanore Sabath
Illinois
Allen A. Stockdale
First Congressional Church
Tennyson
House
Burns
Representative McReynolds
Tennessee
McReynolds
Pennington Rites Held After Bluefield Death
Mrs. Orthy A. Pennington, 62, died at 11 p.m. at her daughter’s home on Sergeant Street in Bluefield Virginia after eight years of declining health from cancer. A Giles County native formerly Miss Orthy Biba, she leaves children Walter and Jordan Pennington of Cincinnati, Pearl Pennington of this city, William and Edgar Pennington of Bluefield, and Ruby Pennington of Switchback, plus sisters Belle Dunford of Raven and Fannie Riggs of Moncalm, and brother Tom Biba of McComas. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lawson home in Bluefield conducted by Rev Hampden of the Holiness church.
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Orthy A. Pennington
Sergeant Street
Bluefield
Pennington
Giles County
Mise Orthy Biba
William Pennington
Edgar Pennington
C. G. Butterworth
Matoaka
Ruby Pennington
Switchback
Belle Dunford
Raven
Fannie Riggs
Moncalm
Tom Biba
McComas
Lawson
Hampden
The
Holiness Church
Truck Plunges Off Embankment East of Bluefield
A large motor truck loaded with automobile tires, traveling from Akron Ohio to a southern destination, wrecked late last night on the old Bluefield Princeton road just east of the corporate limits of Bluefield. The vehicle slid 15 feet down a bank injuring one of its two operators mildly.
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Akron
Ohio
Bluefield
Princeton
Offiers arrest seven game operators at Cain Field carnival
State police and county officers arrested seven people tied to the J. J. Page Shows for operating illegal gaming devices during a Cain Field exhibit week. The equipment and seven accused operators were moved to Princeton after confiscation.
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J. J. Page
Cain Field
Princeton
President signs naval bill to strengthen fleet and forces
The bill aims to build a navy second to none by increasing enlisted strength from 93,500 to 100,000 sailors and adding 333 aircraft, 12 destroyers, and six submarines. It expands Marine Corps size and facilities, supports sea coast defenses, and bolsters land defense machinery.
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Marine Corps
Senate Faces Clash Over End Session Tax Plan
Senators weighed a ship subsidy measure as a conference battle loomed over the tax bill. The finance committee compromise, a full revision of the House bill, ready to pass, sparked expected conflicts.
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Urday
Senate
Finance Committee
China to Meet Japan with Modernized Air Force
The article states China plans to rely on a modernized air force for defense, listing 300 modern planes with 75 percent American-made. It says in six months Chiang Kai-shek will receive 30 more long range bombers capable of 200 mph and 2,000 mile ranges to threaten Japan’s industrial centers.
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China
Chiang
Japan
China's defense lag spurs anti aircraft gun training
About 409 American trained pilots machine gunners and observers are being deployed to defend key cities. China has fewer than 50 effective anti-aircraft guns. To fix this Nan king trains troops to adapt heavy machine guns for air defense.
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China
Nanking
Amalgamated Union Pushes Steel Industrialization
The Amalgamated group led by Louis Leonard and vice presidents held secret sessions, aiming to form steel workers into a single industrial union. William Green urged unions to fund the campaign, offering $500,000, while the Canonsburg convention approved the approach with craft concessions. Green demanded a decision within 24 hours.
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Green
Amalgamated
Louis Leonard
Thomas G. Gillis
Edward W. Miller
Joseph K. Gaither
A. F. of S
Federation
Steel Wrkers
William Green
Federalin
Lewis
Canonsburg
Landon Seen As New Deal Ally Amid Convention Talks
Reporters describe efforts by Landon backers to steer delegates with pre arranged funding shares across states. Ohio leader cites minimal campaign funds. Taft declines comment. In Buffalo Edwin Jaeckle notes half of Erie delegation may back Landon initially while New York figures seek trading leverage. A plan to nominate Wadsworth for vice president circulates among eastern conservatives.
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Ohio
Fletcher
Walter Brown
Borah
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Idaho
Frank Knox
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Erie County
Landon
Clarlen D. Hilles
Melvin C. Eaton
Hilles
Wadsworth
Lad 18 Dies Crossing Freight Train Yards
Charles Ball Jr 18, son of a WPA worker, was killed in the west end yards while hopping between slowly moving freight cars. He missed his footing and was ground on by the train. his right arm was severed and the body nearly decapitated. The accident occurred as youths tried to cross cars. officials said the crew knew nothing of the mishap for hours. Funeral services set for Saturday at Church of God with burial in Walnut Grove. Survivors include his parents and siblings Dale, Delores, Hazel, Charlotte, and Willa Mae.
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Charles Ball
WPA
Side Park Street
West End
Charles
Ball
Mercer Funeral Home
Dale Witten Ball
Delores Jean Ball
Hazel Ball
Charlotte Ball
Willa Mae Ball
Church of God
South Street
W. D. McCraw
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Charles Ealy
Mr. Hodges
Roby Hearn
B. C. Brooks
States to decide relief use for funds without federal change
A GOP plan leaves states to choose whether to spend their funds on work relief or unemployment benefits while the federal allocation remains unchanged. An unnamed foreign power reportedly ordered $1 bomber aircraft from a California factory.
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California
Ohio Republicans seek Taft second on ticket
Ete was silent on the sab et, as Ohio Republicans launched an effort to place Robert A. Taft in the second spot on the ticket. Former Postmaster General Walter F. Brown, the Ohio national committee man, supported the movement.
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Ete
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Walter F. Brown
Nunan Improves After Fall At Crumpler Community
Jimmy Nunan salesman for Southern Maid Dairy Products shows marked recovery at St. Luke's Hospital after a ten foot fall from Crumpler Community building steps. He was unconscious on arrival, X rays show no skull fracture, and he remains under observation as physicians monitor his condition.
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J. J
Jimmy) Nupan
Southern Maid Dairy Products Company
Crumpler
St. Luke's Hospital
Nunan
Mr. Nunan
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Mrs. WM. White
Pioneer Family
Clark ‘Hardware & Furniture Co
Forest City
Bailey
United States Naval and Military Academies
Studebaker
Helen Dryden
American Automobile Association
Studebcker
C.I.T
Woods-Brevick Motor CO
Bland Street
W. Va
H. H. Ball
Princeton, Wa
Orthy Pennington
Bluefield, VA
Imalcamated
Industrial Unionists Group
Lad
Charles Ball Jr
Prati Pees Nor Pa Tha T Poe
Motziola Auto Radios
Liberal Credit
Goodrich Silvertown Stores
ST Services
Raleigh ST
R. B. Gilliam
Mgr
Jimmy Nunan
Goodykoontz
Jeffries Pharmacy
Taylor's Drug Store
Lamanca Sites
Kay's
Hale A
Goody's Drug Store
Noxzema
United Ropi-Ko OL Vorstedbs
Mans
United Woolen Co
Princeton Ave
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