Scouts 10 Hold Summer Camps in Bluefield and Bland
Bluefield district Boy Scouts camp at city park June 20 to 22 for the first local Camporee of the vacation season with about 125 Scouts led by W. E. Duncan. Nearby Camp Roland in Bland county hosts Princeton Tazewell and Giles County Scouts June 21 to 23, expected to draw 200 boys. Eric Smith chairs the Bland event with staff including Jack Witten Mac McClaugherty and W. L. Hargess. Religious services will be held Sunday.
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Bluefield
City Park
Princeton
Tazewell
Giles County
Camp Roland
Bland County
Bluefield District
Coopers
W. E. Duncan
Acuff
Virginia
Eric Smith
Pearisburg
Jack Witten
North Tazewell
Mac McC
Area Scout Chief To Be Transferred
Joseph R. Stratton, Boy Scout official, will be transferred to the Katoga area council in Parkersburg. He has served here since December 1938 and assumes his new post June 15 in Athens Ohio, overseeing scout work in two Ohio counties. Stratton formerly directed work in Taze well and Giles Virginia and Summers and Wyoming West Virginia. His successor is not yet named.
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Joseph R. Stratton
Katoga
Parkersburg
L. E. Tierney
Stratton
Athens
Ohio Counes
Salem
Tazewell
Giles
Summers
Wyoming
W. Va
Kee announces birth of granddaughter in Washington
Congressman Kee of West Virginia and Mrs Kee announced the birth of their first grandchild, a granddaughter born in Washington on Sunday June 2. The baby is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Kee of Washington, whose mother was Helen Lee Chapman of Bluefield West Virginia.
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Washington
Representative Kee
W. Va
Kee
James Kee
Helen Lee Chapman
Bluefield
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Harriet Brown
J. D. Brown
Sanford
Fla
Miss Brown
Mary Anderson
C. M. Anderson
E. B. Smith
George Anderson
Portsmouth
Brown
Garden Club Meeting Scheduled for This Morning
Members of the Bluefield Garden Club will meet with Mrs. Laurence Tierney at the Country Club hill today at 10 o'clock, as announced yesterday.
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Bluefield Garden Club
Laurence Tierney
Country Club Hill
Mt Hope Post Office Contract Awarded
The public buildings administration awarded a $48,900 contract to E. T. Dale Construction company of Morganton North Carolina for construction of a post office at Mt. Hope West Virginia.
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MT. Hope
Washington
Public Buildings Administration
E. T. Dale Construction Company
Morganton, N. C
W. Va
White Sulphur Festival Announces Contest Numbers
Gibson Morrissey announces the White Sulphur Music Festival contest numbers for senior and junior divisions. Seniors aged 18 to 25 will perform a concerto or sonata movement in piano and an aria in voice, with an extra piece optional. Juniors aged 14 to 18 will play Celtic Dance in piano and select one vocal piece from provided options. an additional piece is required in both divisions. Further inquiries to Gibson Morrissey, 501 Tazewell Street, Bluefield, West Virginia.
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S. C. Bocard
Haydn
Thomas
Ponce
Beach
Greig
Coates
Densmore
Mana Zucca
Sanderson
Fisher
Gibson Morrissey
Tazewell Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Final touches on mine meet plans in West Virginia
Preparations for the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute summer meeting at the West Virginian hotel June 14 15 are nearly complete. The program features business sessions all day Friday and a banquet Saturday night with Harry M. Moses U S Coal and Coke president as speaker.
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West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
H. C. Faust
Crumpler
Col. J. J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
West Virginian Hotel
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburgh
Lincoln
S. S. Higgins
Mr. Hope
Joseph Ardigo
Williamson
George Mash
Widemouth
J. K. Pierpont
Bluefield
W. A. Richards
Paul Pack
Bramwell
R. C. Luther
Vivian
William Beary
Algoma
Hal Scott
Beckley
J. W. Colley
Logan
William McQuail
Dott
L. E. Tierney
W. W. Walker
I. B. Iddings
Henry Warden
McComas
Mr. Faust
W. A. Buchanan
Welch
E. C. Luther
B. C. Hylton
Superior
R. E. Salvati
Raysal
John Fox
H. A. Henthorn
Northfork
Don B. Potter
Harry W. Payne
H. D. Smith
L. C. Tierney
Marshall proposes regular army expansion to 400000
General George C. Marshall urged expanding the regular army to 400000 men to avoid pressing the national guard into service. Plans include organizing 335000 potential augmented forces into 12 divisions, two fully armored, with many troops assigned to the air corps.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
National Guard
Air Corps
Marshall
Superstition of Show Folk Believed in Right Foot Luck
Among theater folk, the belief holds that the right foot brings good luck while the left foot is unlucky and should be avoided when starting tasks or performances.
Bluefield Virginia Voters to Elect Tuesday
About 700 residents in Bluefield Virginia vote in the municipal election next Tuesday. Roughly 600 votes are expected as many citizens miss the poll tax requirement. Incumbent town treasurer C P Painter faces Robert G Armes. East Ward incumbent Evans Omar is opposed by E M Cecil, a race nicknamed a bottle of ice cream. West Ward incumbent H H Gill faces Brittain Brown and B W Harmon. Harmon’s name misses the ballot due to an oversight, resolvable by rubber stamps in booths.
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Bluefield
C. P. Painter
Robert G. Armes
Locust Blitzkrieg Heads Toward Bluefield in 17 Year Cycle
Virginia notes a looming 17 year locust swarm headed for Bluefield with McDowell County darker than Welch in election day terms. Residents are urged to prepare with ear muffs and brooms as infestations threaten trees and shrubs along routes near Peeled Chestnut and Simmons mountains. Tickets for an Appalachian Electric Power show at Colonial Theatre are handed out at Twin City Bank building.
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Virginia
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Colonial Theatre
Twin City Bank
Circles Meet for Woman's Missionary Society at Graham Methodist
Circles of the Woman's Missionary society at Graham Methodist hold meetings today at 2 30 p m. Circle 1 meets with Mrs W J Crockett Circle 2 with Mrs C B Blankenship Circle 3 with Mrs C P Painter Circle 4 with Mrs Dean Brewer at 8 pm Circle 5 with Mrs A H Cannon with Mrs B E Bates assisting. Program chairman Mrs C T Rees O E S. School of instructions led by Mrs Belva Good at Masonic temple Thursday at 745 pm. Eastern Star officers urged to attend. visitors welcome.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
Graham Methodist Church
rMs
W. J. Crockett
C. B. Blankenship
C. P Painter
Dean Brewer
A. H. Cannon
B. E. Bates
C. T. Rees
O. E
Belva
Virginia
Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Homecoming for Clay Bullio After Five Years Away
Clay Bullio returns from Canton Island after a five year absence. He is employed by Pan American Airways and spent fourteen months abroad with little social contact.
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Island
Clay Bullio
Canton Island
Pan-American Airways
Falls Mills youth heads for Aero I T training in Los Angeles
Raleigh Emerson Tabor Jr. leaves Falls Mills for training school in Los Angeles after graduating from Graham high and joining the Falls Mills Red Caps. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Tabor of Falls Mills, and he is well known among local youth.
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Raleigh Emerson Tabor, Jr
Falls Mills
Los Angeles
California
Aero I. T. J
Raleigh Emerson
Graham High
Falls Mills Red Caps
R. H. Tabor
Teacher Dorothy Bunts Travels to Visit Father
Miss Dorothy Bunts visits her father Dr W M Bunts in Ga lax before a lecture tour through the south.
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South
Dorothy Bunts
W. M. Bunts
Galax
Planting Cucumbers Best On June 21 For Long Here
Mrs. P. H. Ritter advised planting cucumbers on June 21, the longest day, as the best time to grow long cucumbers.
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P. H. Ritter
Tears Found In Ancient Tomb Near Luxemberg
Chemical analysis reveals a vial from a 2000 year old tomb near Luxem burg containing human tears. The find suggests tears were buried with the dead as a silent expression of sympathy and connection in ancient burial rites.
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Luxemburg
Andi
Series of Services at Memorial Baptist Church
The Memorial Baptist church hosts a week long revival led by Dr. J. B. Hill, a World War chaplain and former visitor to Russia, with Rev. H. S. Cummins assisting. Mrs Graves and Mrs E. B. Witten contribute to the choir and organ. The Graham Methodists join the revival as the church fills.
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Memorial Baptist Church
J. B. Hill
Russia
Hill
Baptist Sunday School of Virginia
H. S. Cummins
Graves
William Graves
Kirkville
E. B. Witten
Baptist Church
Graham Methodists
Electrical storms play pranks across rural Virginia
As storms approach, readers are urged to shut windows and doors. Berry pickers should avoid sheltering under lone trees since lightning strikes trees and can kill animals. A Troutville area tale notes a gray squirrel print on a tree struck by lightning, while a Wrights Valley farmer recounts a bolt that knocked seven shoes off his cot.
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Troutville
Wright’s Valley
Sanders Optimistic About West Virginia Campaign Outlook
In Bluefield the writer met Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Sanders in an optimistic frame of mind about the political outlook this year. Mrs. Sanders noted that Princeton reads their efforts as West Virginia and the nation head into the campaign season.
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Bluefield
Hartley Sanders
West Virginia
Woman credits World’s Tonic with curing colds and ailments
Mrs. J. A. Shinault of Bluefield Virginia reports relief from repeated colds and a long list of symptoms including back pains dizziness and indigestion after using World's Tonic. She praises improved sleep appetite and energy and urges a visit to the Goodykoontz East End pharmacy to learn about the tonic.
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J. A. Shinault
Brown Ave
Bluefield
Goodykoontz East End
Fairview
Politics and Change Weathers Time of Progress
The passage notes ongoing improvement and constant evolution in politics, contrasting yesterday's struggles with current efforts. It frames political life as dynamic, never fixed, and emphasizes adaptation and persistent effort.
McComas Man Held Awaiting Grand Jury Hearing
Cosmo Serge, a McComas miner and former Bluefield restaurant owner, was arraigned before Magistrate H. B. Kitts on a charge of attempting to run down Emanuel Shuell with his auto. Serge was ordered held for grand jury action as he told local officers who...
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H. B Kitts
Emanuel Shuell
Cosmo Serge
McComas
Bluefield
Serge
Miner accused of attempting to run down man in wreck
Arrest report states the driver swerved to avoid Shuell and that Shuell claimed the McComas miner wrecked his car in a vain effort to run him down. Officers described the incident as a confrontation on the road.
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Shuell
McComas
Mirror as omen in ancient belief about gods will
An early belief held that one could glimpse the will of the gods in a mirror. If the mirror shattered, it was seen as the gods trying to shield the observer from foretelling an unpleasant future.
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