Richlands Aged Man Killed by Freight Train
David Elbert Ready seventy seven year old pioneer resident of the Richlands area was struck by a local Norfolk and Western train while walking home from his daughter Alice Lankford’s house near Big Creek. He died shortly after the 1:50 PM incident two and a half miles north of Richlands. He is survived by his widow and seven children. Funeral services were held at the cemetery with Reverend William Blevins officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Elbert Ready
Richlands
Big Creek
Norfolk and Western
Mr. Ready
Alice Lankford
Doran
Richlands-Jewell Ridge
Ready
Fate Ready
Ashe County
North Carolina
Mia
Kathleen Anderson
Middle Creek
Ruby Ready
Frank
Bluefield
Dozen
Fats
Cainie
Ma Oben
William Blevins
West Fork Goenenr
Memorial Day Observed by Thousands in Local Ceremony
Memorial Day exercises sponsored by the American Legion drew about 1,000 attendees at Hawkins cemetery. The parade formed on Folk Avenue with members from the American Legion, W C T U, Red Men, Klan, Boy Scouts, Odd Fellows and others. Procession moved at 2 pm led by Clyde B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Hawkins Cemetery
Front Folk Avenue
American Lejon
Red Men's
A Klux Klan
Boy Scouts
L. Odd Fellows
Clyde B
Alleged Deserter Swims River to Evade Capture
Sterling White, accused deserter from the United States Army, fled by automobile with his brother after learning he was sought. He swam the Clinch River near Wardell Virginia to avoid arrest as officers pursued by car. White, resident of Raven, had been visiting on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling White
United States Army
Clinch River
Wardell
White
Raven
Cers Onborne
Oloae
Osborne
W. M. Hilton
Waldell
Richlands High closes season with 13 2 win over Honaker High
Richlands High School ended its baseball season with a 13 to 2 victory over Honaker High Friday. Harris pitched a strong final game allowing six hits, while Evans started and Boyd relieved after a Richlands onslaught. McGee led the offense with four singles in four at bats.
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Hichlands High School
Honaker High
Harris
Evans
Boyd
Richlands
McGee
Man Injured After Fall From Smokestack at Richlands Plant
A Cit izenty Water Company worker, Mr Lowe, fell from a brick smokestack at Richlands Brick Company while stringing wires. He was unconscious briefly, bruised, and badly hurt. his condition later reported as favorable.
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Gt Oye Eupere
Citizenty Water Company
Richlands Brick Company
Richlander Goes Death Bed of Her Aged Father
Miss Sally Logan of Trinity House left Richlands Monday morning for Salem where she was summoned by the serious illness of her father Judge Joseph D. Logan. He died shortly after her arrival at age seventy. Funeral and burial services were held in Salem Thursday afternoon. The family received community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Logan
Trinity House
Richlands
Salem
Joseph D. Logan
Logan
Judge Logan
Buchanan Mission School Closes for Summer
The Buchanan Mission School at Pouncil Virginia completed its term with sixteen graduates receiving diplomas. A Thursday play by Orang and class exercises on Friday marked the closure as local students returned home for the summer. Names of local attendees include Hazel Neal Bessie Baker Nettie Elswick Helen Draper Roland Gabriel and Lyle Thomas Sublett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Mission School
Pouncil
Clears
Hazel Neal
Bessie Baker
Nettie Elswick
Helen Draper
Roland Gabriel
Lyle Thomas Sublett
Beach Fashion Notes on Linen Sport Coats and Frocks
Short sport coats of printed linen look chic in black and white. They pair well with pink or bright red crepe de chine frocks for a striking summer ensemble.
Alumni Triumph Over Varsity Richlands High in Damp Tuesday
Richlands High alumni defeated the varsity nine 7 to 5 in a Tuesday game led by standout pitching from Rimmer. Harris and Buskill struggled to contain the alumni rally as timely hits supported the visitors batteries listed as Alumal and Rimmer versus Varsity Harris Buskill Lowery and Williams. The Star Theatre announces The Eternal City tomorrow night and Lazy Bones on Friday and Saturday presenting a comedy and a strong story.
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Rimmer
Richlands High
Harris
Buskill
Alumal
Tomlisses
Lowery
Williams
Star Theatre
Buck
Richlands Community Notes and Social Mix
Community notices from Richlands include missionary society plans at Mrs. W C Gilmore's home on Railroad Avenue, a bacon bat at East End Island with chaperones Mrs T A ea and others, and visits by locals to Marion Abingdon Bluefield and Roanoke. Local residents and travelers are listed with movements and health updates amid multiple brief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapero Iasesary Williams
Pansy Gilmore
East End
Big year for Star cinema and local business moves
The Star promotes two big pictures for Monday or Saturday shows amid mystery and romance. J.P. Fisher & Son report a cash system boost in weekly net profits and optimism about business. Bishop Robert C. Jett preached at Trinity Church with an unusually large audience and seven confirmations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
J.P. Fisher & Son
Fisher
Robert C. Jett
Virginia
Trinity Church
Jett
Infant of Raven residents dies. funeral held at home
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Childress died Wednesday at 1 PM at the Childress home in Raven Virginia. Funeral service was conducted at the Raven home Thursday at 2 30 PM and burial followed in Raven cemetery. Circle One of the Ladies Missionary Society begins rehearsals for Suzette a comedy at Star Theatre directed by Mrs A J Stinson and Miss Pearl Ball featuring local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Childress
Childress
Raven
Circle One of
The
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Burgess to Train Famous Woman Swimmers
Boulogne June 5 Two American girls plan to swim the English Channel this year and have engaged T. W. Burgess to supervise training. Gertrude Ederle and Lillian Cannon will be coached with tugboats Alsace La Morinie aiding their attempts early July if weather allows.
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Boulogne
English Channel
T. W. Burgess
Gertrude Ederle
Burgess
Lillian Cannon
Baltimore
Ederle
Alsace
Dunkirk
Jeanne Lion
Yessue
Praia
Lewho Convo
Tirabocchi
Miss Ederle
Madame Sion
Stolen Purses Recovered by Postal Claims Dept
Cleveland pickpockets target wallets with several recent thefts. Victims report purses found in mail boxes and the postal claims department annually returns hundreds of stolen wallets to owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Postal Claims Department
Delphian Club Meets At Community House Tuesday
The Richlands Delphian Club will meet Tuesday at 3 o clock in the Community House led by Mrs J Williams Shawver. All members are asked to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Stokes
James
W. EB. D. Stokes
Helen Elwood Stokes
W. BE. D. Stokes, Jr
Rita d'Acosta Lydig
Delphian Club
Pierian Delphia Club
J. Williams Shawver
GUEST RETURNS HOME FROM Chicago Work Visit
Miss Ava Ball, long a guest on Railroad Avenue, returned Friday night to Chicago to resume her registrar duties at Edward Ryans Jr Hospital where she has worked since August 1921. She may visit again this summer. Richlands students arriving for the summer include Worcester W Elgin of Washington and Lee, Neil Porter Boggess of Randolph Macon, Alverta White of Hollins, James Williams of Medical College of Virginia, and Robert Warner of Emory and Henry.
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Richlands
Bill Reese Williams
Balkan
John Buskill
Marvin
John R. Bogagess
William K. Buskill
Marion
Abingdon
Allen Brown Carter
Roanoke
Z. V. Carter
Mises Frances Hodge
North Carolina
Indian, Va
Mer
Walter Hodge
Kate Fife
North Railroad Avenue
Mar
Ball
Liis Graded School
Harry Ball
Graham Morgan
Blue Ribbon
Milliard
Gilmore
Bluefield
W. Va
Josephine Morgan
Coalwood
Eula Horton
Pisgal
Fragier Pruett
Second Street
Robert Duff
Jewell Ridge
C. W. McBrayer
Isabelle
Saleh
Margarette
Ve. F. Pence Gemgese
Il. BE. Horton
Margaret Marsh
Ls McBrayer
Wells
Roy Fitzer
Forest Bricker
Portamouth
Ohio
Bricker
Mire. Fitzer
Portsmouth
C. B. Neal
Bailey Moore
Norton
Bert Warner
Emory
Henry Cme
W. McBrayer
H. Griffith
Bluefeld
William Steele
Washington
Albert J. Freedman
United States Navy
Richmond
Anne Hyatt
C. Hyatt
Miss Hyatt
R. Williams
Richlands Hospital
Ava Ball
Railroad Avenue
M. O. Warner
Worcester W. Elgin
Washington and Lee
Neil Porter Boggess
Randolph-Macon College
Alverta White
Hollins College
James Williams
Medical College
Visa
Robert Warner
Emory and Henry College
Senior Class Dance After Graduation
After the Monday night graduation exercises at the high school auditorium, seniors and invited guests attended a Legion Hall dance. Har ris Chilton of Roanoke and Mrs. Viola Ratliff along with Mrs. J. W. Shawver played piano. Dancing continued until 1 a.m. with guests praising the event. Those present included Misses Hazel Robinson Elizabeth Gillespie Louise Hodge and Leola Gil.
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Richlands High School
Tazewell County
J. B. Crabtree
Crabtree
Chauncy Olcott
Misa Lockhart
Bernard McClaugherty
Prin. C. R. Six
J. Weigand
Walter Ne
McClaugherty
Six
Mary Elizabeth Gillespie
Haéel Adelie Rodissot
Frances Elizabeth Dalton
Margaret Minda Brown
Tuila Marie Couch
Virginia Beatrice Clarke
Jessie Louise Hodie
Leola Dale Gilliam
Flossie Mae Meade
Alice Minerva Orr
Evelyn Laura Draper
Willie Frances Brown
Lucy Ruth Garland
Carrie Evelyn Williams
Albert Thomas Repass
Ellis Lee McGee
Conan Banner Gilmore
Reba Brady Altizerfi Merie Jacob Shultz
Milliard
Pate Gilmore
Harry Wilton Ball
William Reese Williams
Ned Hanson Gilmer
Augusta Bordine Prater
Robert Earl Joyce
Clarence Rogers Dent
Emory Allan Hodge
Theodore Abbot Lowery
Willis Hoyt Ringstaff
W. W. Arrowood
Tazewell
Jeraldine Slaughter
Legion Shot
Hols
New dressmaking shop opens above Thompson Clothing
A dressmaking establishment has been opened in an apartment over the Thompson Clothing Store. Mrs M A Beavers, an experienced seamstress, will run the shop and plans to offer dresses and ladies apparel in addition to sewing services. The note also mentions a rotor ship phenomenon likened to a pitched ball curve.
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Thompson Clothing Store
M. A. Beavers
Clinch Valley League opens with four teams and sixteen games
The Clinch Valley League organized with Richlands Lebanon Honaker and Clinchfield as members. A schedule of sixteen Saturday games was drawn, ending Labor Day, with local talent only and one paid pitcher per team. A trophy and possible $100 prize await the champion.
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Richlands
Honaker
Anow
Clinch Valleyball League
Bigl Smith
E. F. Lebanon
R. O. Morgan
Richis
Viev Ident
Scott Luton
Clinchfield
Tazewell
Dante Raving Gost
Clinch Valley
Lebanon
Liberty
Sit
Horton Store completes rear cration system on Main Street
The J. B. Horton Store finished a refrigeration system at the rear of its West Main Street building, connecting directly to Richlands Ice Company to keep meats and vegetables cold. The Warner home on Railroad Avenue nears completion, with move-in slated by July 15 and a sparkling spring water feature from its basement after discovery of a mountain aquifer.
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J. B. Horton
West Main Street
Richlands Ice Company
M. O. Warner
Railroad Avenue
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Douthat
Klan
Emgy
C. R. Six
K. M. Hicks
Anna Cassell
Elizabeth Powell
Doris Thomas
Nellie Miller
Annie Perrow
Elizabeth Carter
Rena Parsons
Nannie Rose Buchanan
Louise Thomas
Margaret Carter
Miss Branson
Josephine Brown
Gladys Painter
First National Presents
Buck Jones
R. G. Flanary, Mer
Man
Richlander
Buchanan
W. M. Lowe
Stokes
Iam
Evelyn Dra Carrie Williams
Josephine Wa
Orn Gilmer
MecBrayer
Lucile Reynolds
Gaynelle Lockhart
Miss Reynolds
Messrsa Ant Ort Jackyatt
Jearter Harris
Robert Albert Bass
Allen Carter
Clarence Dent
Emory Hodge
John Roggest
Theodore ‘Lowery
Marc Shultz
Reba Altizer
Ned Gilmer
T. A
Chicago
A. EB. Swingle
Bishop Jett
Circle Auspices
Dr. Ward Martin
Richlands Richlands
Underwood Brothers
Richlands Society
Mattie Brewster
Mattie Williams Hospital
W. B. F. White
Philadelphia
Miss Alverta
Hollens College
Zeigler
Elizabeth Zeigler
Suffolk Avenue
Helen Gillespie
Josenine Gilmore
Witten's Mills
Dancy
Flettner
G. K. Williams
Jos
J. P. Fisher & Son
Main Street
Clingh Valley League
Bly Smith
Methodist
J. A. Early
Pastal.worth League
Laws Club
Trinity
J. A. Wilson
J. W. West
Christian Endeavor Society
Prince of Walesa
B. Altizer
Altizer
Tazewell Insurance Agency
Marty V. Lindsey
Bluegrass Insurance Agency
J. Freed
Miss Tent Globe
DE Luxe Beauty Shoppe
Mair
Pickett Brothers Motor Co
Chrysler Automobiles
Armour
Swan
Kansas
I. E. Horton
Automobile
Insurance
Blue Grass Insurance Agency
Richlands National Bank
Hawkins Building
Front Street
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