Bedford Natives in West Virginia Featured in 80th Edition
The 80th anniversary Bedford Democrat edition highlights Bedford county citizens who moved to Mercer and surrounding areas in West Virginia including Princeton and Bluefield. It names Lazenby, Dowdy, Sheppard, Lankford, Claytor, Burks, Callahan, Crenshaw, and many others with roles in rail, hardware, real estate, and public service, tracing careers and family ties across Bluefield and Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia County
Princeton
Bluefield
Bedford Democrat
Bedford
Telph
Bedford le McCormick
The
Observer
Bedford County
Mercer County
West Virginia
McCormick
Princeton and
Mcwrites
Legion
George W. Lazenby
Abbott
Bluefield Grocery Company
Princeton Wholesale
Ceton
West Virginia Relief Administration
Weether
Edgar Lazenby
Fiat Top Grocery Company
Frank Lazenby
Bluefield Furniture Company
Woman's Club of
Coton
J. W. White
Virginian Railway
Sallie Wilkes
Goode
Co. W
Episcopal Church
Aexi
Red Cross Roll Call
E. W
Doris) Cummins
H. C. Ellett
Clarksburg
E. C. New Quiet
Genomes
G. D. Patterson
Virgini
N. & . Railway
Stuart Garrett
Ince
Te Wells
Co. Leftwich
Roll Call
the Cross
Ughter
Marjorie
William Curtis
Garrett
Curtis
Garret
E. QO
Claudine) Flaherty
Princeton Wholesale Company
Ruben Saunders
Gwendolyn
Virginian
Concord Cokie
Anderson
R. C. Saunders
James W. Marshall
Cifax
Marshall West
Mamie Saunders
Cote Our Chil
Mar Shall
Balayer Ae
Lankford
Chris Lankford
Edwin Lankford
Emmard
Imee
Burks
Charlemont
Viewin
Inian Railway
Charles Gilmer
Matoaka
Reba
H Early
Wellan College Avenue
Weston
W. Va
Miss Holt
U. S
Rush Colt
J. E. T. Lents
Martin P. Burks
Supreme Court
Marion Claytor
Graham Claytor
L. Saunders
Francis P. Claytor
Appalachian
Camille Claytor
West Virginia University
Cruecinde
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Ham Claytor
New Viccent
Auearead Plas Andlectric Company
the Lane
Roanoke
Clara Garrett
Bob Garret
Montvale
Clara Williamson
Stuart
Joe Gerret
Cooper Mills
Thurman E. Vass
Vass
Lucy Obenchain
O. M
Sarah Frances Cofer Obenchain
Memorial Hospital
Lynchburg
St. Luke's Hospital
Fredericksburg
Danville
A Bedford
Reverend Sublette to Preach in Horsepen Church
The Rev. Charlie Sublette of Grundy will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Christian church at Horsepen. A kitchen shower honored M. A. Jones Monday at the Gillespie home as he prepares to move to a new residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsepen
Charlie Sublette
Grundy
Christian Church
M. A. Jones
HORS N PERSONALS
Mrs J P Bowman of Tip To visited relatives here the past week. Many locals hosted guests at Sunday gatherings including Mr and Mrs W E Jennings and Mr and Mrs Drewey Day. John McGuire of Huntington dies prompting Mrs W R Murray to travel to Tazewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Bowman
Tip To
Mary’ of War
I.ar
W. E. Jennings
Drewey
Vernie Day
B. Hor
C. B. Daniel
F. H. Martin
Wilcoe
C. A. Ric Sunany R. Waldron
Maxwell
L. I. Murray
Bluefield Eine
T. K. Coteine
Sam Nunley
Leckie
W. R. Murray
Tazewell
John McGuire
Huntington
H. P. Buchanan
R. W. Whitman
S. C. BE. Wyatt
Mayor Angelo J Bennett Cheek Kiss Incident in San Francisco
In San Francisco Mayor Angelo J Bennett drew attention after sharing a cheek kiss with Bechees Bennett during a ceremony. The mayor, who is to receive the Legion of Honor, joked that he might be kissed on both cheeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Angelo J
Bechees Bennett
United States
Butterflies Favor Flower Colors Matching Their Hues
Butterflies tend toward flowers whose colors harmonize with their own wing hues. Other insects also show color preferences for nectar sources, indicating color as a guiding factor in flower choice across species.
Dropping the singleton king in bridge play analyzed
A bridge column explains when finessing the king is logical and when it is not. It discusses a three notrump contract and a four notrump scenario, detailing how opponents' card placement affects the decision to drop the singleton king and conserve chances for a grand slam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Acie
West
Sinleton
Bridge Hand Riddle and Strategic Play
The writer analyzes a bridge hand proposing how holding a king of hearts in back of an original bid would convert a trick into a doubled contract. They describe sequences involving ace and jack of diamonds, dummy’s king, and potential ruffs by Abrahamson, with careful discard and loss planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pishbein
East
Abrahamson
Abrahamsohn
Epworth League Outing Near Lindside West Virginia
Epworth League members enjoyed an all day outing on Sunday with lunch at Pence owing and trips to Lewisburg White Sulphur Beaver in Falls and a supper atop a mountain between Sweet Springs and Paint Hank. About twenty five members participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindside
W. Va
Epworth League
Lewisburg
Beaver
Palls
Sweet Springs
Paint Hank
Young People Meet at Emory Danes Assembly
Seventeenth annual assembly of the Young People of the Holston Conference will convene in Bristol Virginia for youths aged sixteen to twenty three. The program emphasizes instruction recreation and spiritual growth under the sponsorship of the Holston Conference of Christian Education. Officers include President B Stan ery Etowah Tenn and Secretary Miss Betty Johnson Chattanooga Tenn Delegates Helen Gibson George E Burket Jr from West Graham church and instructor Fynes B Jackson from Bluefield are named. Attendees depart Wednesday morning and return Monday with additional Bluefield attendees expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holston
Methodist Episcopal of South
Ardane
Ho Conference of Christian Education
Bristol
Virginia
B. Stanery
Etowah
Tenn
Sans Presient
C.beard, Jr
Big Stone Gapa
Betty Johnson
Chattanooga
Reasurer
Mary Elizabeth Dunn
Buperigtendt
Dorothy Bunts
Lax
Wei
G. K. Patty
E. L. Crump
Pital
D. Trigg James
West Graham
Helen Gibson
George E. Burkett, Jr
Fynes B. Jackson
Tssembly
Ministers Association Meeting at Bland Street Methodist
The Ministers Association will meet Monday at Bland Street Methodist Church at 10 30 AM moving from First Baptist. Rev W P Eastwood pastor of Bland Street will speak, in what promises to be a meeting of special interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministers’ Association
Bland ST
Methodist
Greate Bluegeld Ministerial Association
Bland Street Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
W. P. Eastwood
Bland
Street church picnic plans proposed by association committee
An item of interest to the association is the report of the committee which will propose plans for a picnic for all the preachers their wives and families to be held in the near future.
Child Burned by Spider Bite and Lead Sinker Incident
Lola Pauley, eight, was bitten on the foot by a poisonous spider and taken to Bluefield hospital in critical condition but improving. John Winegar Jr., ten, swallowed a hammered lead sinker, X-rayed at Bluefield sanitarium showing lead near the left lung. bronchoscope removal at University hospital succeeded and he is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastian
Lola
A. S. Pauley
Bluefield Hospital
John Winegar Jr
J. M. Winegar
Bluefield Sanitarium
Charlottesville
University Hospital
Britts farm sold near Bastian to Peake brothers
The C. H. Britts fifty acre farm near Bastian was sold to J. F. and John Peake from Miss Edna Britts and sister Mrs. J. L. Holt who moved to Mt. Airy North Carolina. Andrew Jackson Wynn 73 died May 28 at home near Bastian after a stroke of paralysis. He leaves a widow two daughters and one son. Funeral at Hicksville Methodist Church with burial in Bland cemetery conducted by several ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Britts
Bastian
Tyeeey
J. F
John Peake
Edna Britts
J. L. Holt
Mt. Airy
N. C
A. J. Wynn
Andrew Jackson Wynn
Nannie Wall
James Carver
J. M. Brown
Snell Va
Wagner Wynn
Akron
Ohio
Paris Hall
Bluefield
B. J. Stafford
Staffordsville
Hicksville Methodist Church
M. E. Church
South
Wynn
W. H. Simpkins
Rocky Gap
R. L. Booze
Bland
Bland Cemetery
Mrs B B Robinette III Condition Critical
The condition of Mrs B B Robinette III is critical at home, as her daughter Mrs Vyle She is much improved. More than 31 500 paid and volunteer firemen attended training schools last year in the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Robinette III
B. Rolette
Aees
Vyle
United States
Canada
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Mer
Boete N. & W
Seon Oxyeas Saget
Blanchefee
Alva Luck
Goose Creek
Frank Turpin
Big Island
Sterling Hardware Company
Wholesale Hardware Company
Island
Thomas Cofer
William Cofer
Will Cofer
Bluefield Coal and Coke Company
Central News Service
Mariagenes
Tate
Hymes
Fishbein
von Zedtwitz
Declarer
Maytag
Buckhannon County
B & L Maytag CO
Grundy,Va
Maytag CO
Welch
Princetor
Wytheville
JOWA
Mars
Ezra Ballard
H. D. McCoy
Basil Miller
Ree
Jack Coulter
Detroit
Emma Coulter
Ruth Long
Jackson's Mill
KR. E. Comer
Ed Dairs
Hintoneck
William Cummings
Catherine Campbell
Dry Pond
Kate Boon
In Ronceverte
Sam Shaver
Bobby Jean Comer
Clara
EMORY
Assembly of Holston
Virginia College
Bastian, Va
NORGE
Lowman Music CO
Bluefield, W. Va
Lowman Company
Raleigh St. Bluefield
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