Scouts to Hold Summer Camps in Bluefield and Bland
Bluefield district Boy Scouts will encamp at city park June 20 to 22 for a Camporee with 125 Scouts under W. E. Duncan. Simultaneously Princeton and Tazewell and Giles counties will camp at Camp Roland in Bland county June 21 to 23, about 200 boys. Camporee staff includes Jack Witten, Mac McClaugherty, and W. L. Hargess. religious services are planned for Sunday.
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Bluefield
City Park
Princeton
Tazewell
Giles County
Camp Roland
Bland County
Bluefield District
Coopers
W. E. Duncan
Acuff
Virinia
Smith
Pearisburg
Jack Witten
North Tazewell
Mac McClaugherty
W. L. Hargess
Area Scout Chief To Be Transferred
Joseph R. Stratton, area Boy Scout official, will transfer to the Katoga area council in Parkersburg and assume a new post June 15 based in Athens Ohio overseeing Scout work in two Ohio counties. Stratton since 1938 has led Scout efforts in Tazewell and Giles counties Virginia and Summers and Wyoming counties West Virginia. His successor is not yet named.
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Joseph R. Stratton
Katoga
Parkersburg
L. E. Tierney
Stratton
Athens
Ohio
Salem
Tazewell
Giles
Summers
Wyoming
W. Va
Kee announces birth of first grandchild in Washington
Washington, June 5 Representative Kee and Mrs Kee announce the birth of a granddaughter in Washington Sunday June 2 The child is the first grandchild of the couple and the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Kee of Washington The mother is Helen Lee Chapman of Bluefield West Virginia
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Washington
Kee
W. Va
James Kee
Helen Lee Chapman
Bluefield
Garden Club to Meet This Morning in Country Club Hill
Members of the Bluefield Garden club will meet this morning at 10 o clock with Mrs Laurence Tierney at Country Club Hill. The gathering was announced yesterday and is open to club members and guests expects to discuss upcoming events.
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Bluefield Garden Club
Laurence Tierney
Country Club Hill
Mt Hope Post Office Contract Awarded
Washington reports the public buildings administration awarded a 48900 dollar contract to E. T. Dale Construction Co of Morganton NC for building 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 assistant director at the White Sulphur Music Festival announced the contest numbers and division requirements. Senior division ages 18 to 25 will perform one movement from a concerto or sonata in piano and an aria in voice with an additional chosen piece. junior division ages 14 to 18 will play Celtic Dance in piano and select arias across voice ranges with an extra piece. Inquiries to Gibson Morrissey at 501 Tazewell Street Bluefield West Virginia.
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Gibson Morrissey
S. C. Bocard
Haydn
Thomas
Ponce
Beach
Greig
Coates
Densmore
Mana Zucca
Sanderson
Fisher
Tazewell Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Final touches put on mine meet plans
Preparations for the annual West Virginia Coal Mining Institute summer meeting June 14 and 15 are nearly complete. H. C. Paust of Crumpler chairs the entertainment committee and Col. J. J. Lincoln of Elkhorn heads the reception committee. The event includes a Friday business session and a Saturday banquet at the West Virginian hotel with Harry M. Moses of U S Coal and Coke Co. Pittsburgh as entertainer.
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West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
H. C. Paust
Crumpler
Col. J. J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
West Virginian
Harry M. Moses
U.S. Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburgh
Will Beer
Lincoln
Higgins
Mr. Hope
Joseph Ardigo
Williamson
George Mash
Widemouth
J. K. Pierpont
Bluefield
W. A. Richards
Paul Pack
Bramwell
R. C. Luther
Vivian
Wilam Beury
Algoma
Hal Scott
Beckley
J. W. Colley
H. A. Henthorn
Northfork
Don B. Potter
Harry W. Payne
Mec Comas
H. D. Smith
L. C. Tierney
Marshall proposes 400000 regulars to avert guard call up
Washington June 5 General George C Marshall urged enlarging the regular army to 400000 men to avoid activating the national guard. He outlined plans to organize 335000 troops into 12 divisions with two fully mechanized divisions, part of a larger augmented force.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
National Guard
Superstition of Show Folk
The article notes theater lore that the right foot brings luck while stepping with the left foot invites bad fortune among performers. It highlights common stage superstitions held by actors and crew.
Voters to Elect Bluefield Virginia Town Officers Tuesday
About 700 voters in Bluefield Virginia face a municipal election next Tuesday with a town treasurer and two council seats up. Incumbent Evans Omar faces E M Cecil in East Ward, while H H Gill runs in West Ward against Brittain Brown and B W Harmon though Harmon’s name may be omitted on the ballot due to an oversight. Rubber stamps will be provided to allow voters to indicate Harmon’s candidacy.
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Bluefield
C. P. Painter
Robert G. Armes
T. A. Armes
Evans Omar
E. M. Cecil
H. H. Gill
Brittain Brown
B. W. Harman
Locust Blitzkrieg Nears Bluefield Area
Virginia notes warn the 17 year locust threatens Bluefield and nearby McDowell county with heavy infestation. West Graham is slated for first attack as the pest progressively moves east through Peeled Chestnut and Simmons mountain regions. Tickets are being distributed for a Virginia Appalachian Power theatre event at Tomon City Bank venue.
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Virginia
Appalachian — Power Com Theatre
Tomon City Bank
Circles of Graham Woman's Missionary Society Meet Today
The Graham church women's circles meet today at 2 30 with Circle 1 led by Mrs W J Crockett Circle 2 by Mrs C B Blankenship Circle 3 by Mrs C P Painter Circle 4 by Mrs Dean Brewer at 8 pm Circle 5 hosted by Mrs A H Cannon with Mrs B E Bates assisting Program chair Mrs C T Rees Visitors from other chapters welcome.
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Woman's Missionary Society of
Homecoming of Island Returnee Clay Bullio
Clay Bullio returns from Canton Island after fourteen months away. He works for Pan American Airways and describes the long absence as his first return in five years.
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Island
Clay Bullio
Canton Island
Pan-American Airways
Falls Mills Youth Headed to Aero I T J
Raleigh Emerson Tabor Jr of Falls Mills leaves for Los Angeles to attend train school at Aero I T J. He is a Graham high graduate and member of the Falls Mills Red Caps, son of Mr and Mrs R H Tabor. A Bluefield area nurse graduate from Johns Hopkins was Harriet Brown, daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Brown of Sanford Florida. Mrs George Anderson of Portsmouth attended her. Adolf Hitler is described as the worst scared man in the world in a brief editorial remark. Mr and Mrs C M Anderson moved to a newly purchased home on Virginia Avenue, as Rev J D Kitchen seeks a new residence. Mrs Kitchen and children visit Blacks Stone, Virginia.
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Raleigh Emerson Tabor, Jr
Falls Mills
Los Angeles
California
Aero I
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
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Miss Bunts Visits Father Before Southern Lecture Tour
Miss Dorothy Bunts visits her father Dr. W. M. Bunts in Galax before touring the South on the lecture platform.
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Dorothy Bunts
W. M. Bunts
Galax
Planting Cucumbers Suggested For June Twenty First
Mrs P H Ritter confirms cucumber planting dates noting June 21 the longest day is ideal to grow long cucumbers.
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P. H. Ritter
Tears Found in 2000-Year-Old Luxemberg Tomb Vial
A vial unearthed near Luxem burg dates to about 2000 years ago and contains human tears. Chemical analysis confirms the liquid, suggesting tears were buried with the deceased as an aeromantic expression of sympathy.
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Luxemburg
Series of Services at Memorial Baptist Revival
The Memorial Baptist church hosts a week long revival led by Dr J B Hill former WWI chaplain and world affairs student. The Rev H S Cummins assists with services while Mrs Graves and Mrs E B Witten aid the choir and organ. Graham Methodists attend the revival with their prayer meeting dismissed as the church fills.
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Baptist Church
J. B. Hill
Russia
Hill
Baptist Sunday School of
Vir
H. S. Cummins
Graves
Wil Graves
Kirkville
E. B. Witten
Graham Methodists
Electrical Storm Safety Rules From Virginia
As storms approach this season, follow basic lightning safety. Close doors and windows, avoid sheltering under isolated trees, and note that animals often perish under trees. A bizarre local anecdote recalls a gray squirrel print on a tree in Iv ile and a lightning strike that startled a Wrights Valley farmer.
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Lightn
Iville
Wright's Valley
Optimistic Hartleys Back GOP Candidate in West Virginia
In Bluefield the writer met Mr and Mrs Hartley Sanders who spoke in an optimistic frame about the political outlook this year. Mrs Sanders cited Princeton as reading their efforts and Mr Sanders is the GOP nominee for Congress in the nearby West Virginia district with the outlook.
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Bluefield
Hartley Sanders
West Virginia
Bluefield Woman Praises Laxative Relief From Colds
Mrs. J. A. Shinault of Bluefield Virginia credits World's Tonic with easing constipation and a host of ailments linked to it. She reports improved appetite digestion sleep and energy after using the remedy and notes fewer colds and relief from rheumatic like pains. A Goodykoontz representative offers it at area drug stores.
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J. A. Shinault
Brown Ave
Bluefield
Goodykoontz East End
Fairview Pheys
Politics Changes Like a River
A reflective note compares politics to a brook that runs endlessly and adapts as it flows. It suggests ongoing improvement is possible as circumstances evolve and leaders respond to new challenges.
McComas Man Awaits 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 and kill Emanuel Shuell. He was ordered held for the grand jury’s action as Serge told local officers who
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H. B Kitts
Emanuel Shuell
Cosmo Serge
McComas
Bluefield
Serge
Arrests After Road Incident Involving Shuell and Miner
Officers said Shuell claimed the McComas miner tried to run him down as the miner swerved his car to avoid a collision. The arrest arose from the roadside incident as authorities investigated the alleged attempt.
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Shuell
McComas
Belief in Mirrors Revealing the Gods Will
An early belief held that a mirror could reveal the will of gods. If the mirror broke, it was seen as the gods thwarting the person from foreseeing an unpleasant future.
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