Virginia Tech to Grant 1075 Diplomas at Burruss Hall
Virginia Tech holds two graduation ceremonies in Burruss Hall with Rt Rev Dr Paul N Garber and Rev Dr J Manning Potts as speakers. About 1075 candidates receive Bachelor of Science degrees in engineering architecture agriculture business administration and applied science. class president William K Barlow delivers greetings.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Burruss Hall
Paul N. Garber
Richmond
Virginia Methodist Conference
J. Manning Potts
Nashville, Tenn
William K. Barlow
Smithfield
Walter S. Newman
McDowell County
Robert N. Davis
Edwin M., Frye
Thomas D. Petty Jr
Russe R. Sheets
Mercer County
William G. Lilly Jr
Bluefield
Elmer C. Burgess
John T. Coffman
Jerry Counts
Jack R. Houseman
Michael W. Jackson
Sam P. Morgan Jr
Harold D. Pierce
Princeton
Robert L. Lambert
Youths Loot Metcalfe Cabin at Claytor Lake
Two unidentified youths were arrested in Pulaski Virginia after an auto chase for breaking into seven cabins including the Metcalfe cabin owned by Tom and Jack Metcalfe of Bluefield. Items stolen totaled a Zenith transistor an RCA transoceanic radio Ithica shotgun Remington rifle field glasses a light grey suit blankets and other goods.
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Claytor Lake
Tom
Jack Metcalfe
Bluefield
Pulaski
John Blackburn
Metcalfe
Ithica
Blackburn
Radford
Ollhe
Deaths and funerals across Richlands and Bluefield region
Mrs. Mattie Baldwin Belcher 73 of Tucson Arizona died in Richlands hospital from injuries in a crash near Raven and Swords Creek. Surviving children and grandchildren listed. Funeral at Tookland Baptist Church followed by burial Tookland Cemetery. Also noted are death notices for Lilly Blankenship, Will L. Blevins, Ethel Echols, Mae Deaton, and William E Booth with funeral details and survivors.
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Richlands
Richlands Hospital
Mattie Baldwin Belcher
Tucson
Ariz
Raven
Swords Creek
Jeannette McCoy
Elmer Kershner
Ronda Dillon
Nora Davis
Yukon
Stella Baldwin
Bradshaw
John Baldwin
Tockland
Burns
Doran
Luther
Robert Baldwin
Welch
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
H. T. Belcher
Tookland Baptist Church
Tookland
Lilly Blankenship
Niday
Giles Memorial Hospital
Pearisburg
Raleigh Blankenship
Clarence
Claude
Gilbert
Narrows
Arvin
Raymond
Orchard
Gracie Blankenship
Madeline Blankenship
Nokesville
Lena Perdue
Oakvale
Evelyn Conley
Opal Clark
Bluewell
Church of Christ
Shrader
Riffe
Ethel Echols
D. B. Echols Sr
Rock
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mae Deaton
Bluefield
Bland St
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Miss Deaton
Pocahontas
John William
Sarah Frances Jones Deaton
Abbs Valley
Tazewell County
Bertha Deaton
Hubert Rogers
George Taylor
C. Ey Nawman
Richmond
James R. Deaton
William R. Keesee
William E. Booth
Kimball
Booth
Houston Methodist Church
Vivian Lodge
Wood-Venable V.F.W. Post
Henrietta Booth
William Jr
Bristol
Tenn
C. Warren Rader
Charlestom
Pete Damon
Sam Sarver
Kermit Gorgan
W. T.parsons
B. C. Lackey
C. D Eddings
Lewis Finney Dies Unexpectedly in Welch Emergency Hospital
Lewis Finney of Anawailt died Saturday afternoon at Welch Emergency Hospital. The deceased was taken to Lugo's Funeral Service and arrangements are incomplete.
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Bailey
Princeton
Lewis Finney
Anawailt
Welch
Lugo
Five Day Old Cathy Cook Dies in Welch Clinic
Cathy Elaine Cook five day old daughter of Mr and Mrs James T Cook Baileysville died Friday night at Stevens Clinic Welch. Funeral 1 p m today Gospel Tabernacle Church Baileysville burial Brewster Cemetery Sandrock. Survived by sister Jennifer paternal grandparents and Mrs Carl Cook Hanes maternal grandparents Rev and Mrs Edgar Beverly Baileysville. Fanning Funeral Home in charge.
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Will L. Blevins
Richlands
A. C. Shelton
North Carolina
Frank Allison
New Richmond
Mack Garrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Guinn Blevins
Cedar Bluff
Cathy Elaine Cook
James T. Cook
Baileysville
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Gospel Tabernacle
Brewster
Sandrock
Jennifer
Carl Cook
Hanes
Edgar Beverly
Fanning Funeral Home
Funerals for McGlamary Brown Keys and others listed
Funeral notices list Frank M McGlamary 46 Berkeley Street Princeton and Benjamin Brown 83 Keystone with services today in Damascus and Borders Kentucky interments in Sunset Memorial and family cemeteries Roy M Keys 75 Sugar Grove VA at Sugar Grove Baptist Church Charles W Stanley 2 p m today Pearisburg interment Shiloh Church Cemetery George W Robinson 79 Hot Springs AR 2 p m Monday First Methodist Bluefield interment Grandview Memorial Bland County WV. William Green 73 Austinville VA 2 p m today Wytheville interment McGavock Cemetery Max Meadows. Charles E Steele 58 Waiteville 2 p m today Waiteville Union Church interment church cemetery. plus a Waiteville service note.
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Bland Street
Virginia Court
Bluefield
College Ave
Bertha Deaton
Trinity Methodist Church
Frank L. Shaffer
Maple Hill
Hawkins
W. J. Berry Jr
H. Andrew Geisen
John C. Shott
Max Kammer
Harold Renkin
C. G. Hoffman
W. J. Skews
McGlamary
Frank M
Berkeley Street
Princeton
Baptist Church
Damascus
Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Brown
Benjamin
Keystone
Borders
Robinson
George W
Hot Springs
Ark
First Methodist
Grandview Memorial
Green
William
Austinville
Porterfield - Minnick Funeral Chapel
Wytheville
McGavock Cemetery
Max Meadows
Stanley
Charles W
Pearisburg
George Branham
Shiloh Church
Bland County
Three Area Students Due Va. Degrees
Three students from Bluefield West Virginia area are candidates for University of Richmond degrees at commencement Monday night. Fred Kelly McCoy earns BA in psychology as a dean's list student who was a football manager and dramatics participant. Kay Hampton Crawford of Tazewell majors in psychology and led Westhampton College Glee Club while serving in the University Chorus. David Stafford Miller II of Bland transfers from Bluefield College and is son of D S Miller. he also attends the ceremony.
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Richmond
Bluefield
W. Va
University of Richmond
Fred Kelly McCoy
Fred O. McCoy
301 North Street
Kay Hampton Crawford
Tazewell
David Stafford Miller
David Stafford Miller, II
Bland
Bluefield College
Miller
D. S. Miller
Miss Crawford
Westhampton College Glee Club
Hampton B. Crawford
Natural Bridge On Y s Tour
The Y M C A offers a summer sight seeing tour to Virginia featuring Natural Bridge and historic sites such as Monticello Jamestown Yorktown and Richmond. Cost 27.50 covers meals lodging transport and guide service for boys nine to fifteen with sign up via the Y office or phone.
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Virginia
Y.M.C.A. Boys
Monticello
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Yorktown
Richmond
Capitol
Rock
Henry Clay
Old Dominion
Local Nurse Regina Thompson Earns Columbia Nursing Degree
Miss Regina Thompson R N received a Master of Science in Nursing Education Curriculum and Teaching from Columbia University New York on June 3 She is a genoa high school and Bluefield State College graduate and Lincoln School for Nurses Bronx NY Now a commissioned Army Nurse Corps officer attached to First Army Fort Jay NY Also Mrs A L Younger attends West Virginia Congress of PTA Training School at Camp Caesar June 6 8 Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 8517 meets today at 4 pm Deacons Wives Auxiliary Convention in Mt Olive Baptist Church today at 10 am Speakers include Mrs Mammie Morgan Mrs Mary Blackstone Mrs Odel Muse 11 am guest speaker Lettie Ray sermon 1130 am Rev P D Edwards president Mammie Morgan address.
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Regina Thompson
R. N
Columbia University
New York
Miss Thompson
Thompson
Belcher Street
Genoa High School
Bluefield State
Lincoln School For Nurses
Bronx
N. Y
Sea View Hospital
Staten Island
Army Nurse Corps
First Army
Fort Jay
A. L. Younger
West Virginia Congress of Colored Pta
West Virginia
Congress of Pta
Camp Caesar
Deacons Wives Auxiliary Convention
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Mammie Morgan
Mary Blackstone
Odel Muse
Lettie Ray
P. D. Edwards
Pastors reassigned in Tazewell churches
Unofficial advance report from Holston Conference shows ministers receiving new assignments for the coming year. Rev. Sam Bratton to lead the Tazewell district, Harrell Russell to pastor Asbury Church in Greenville Tennessee. Rev. Paul Martin to fill St. Paul’s vacancy at Main Street Church in Tazewell.
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Bristol
Holston
Roy H. Short
Sam Bratton
Tazewell, Va
Harrell Russell
Asbury Church
Greenville
Tenn
Paul Martin
Main ‘Street Church
Tazewell
St. Paul's
Richlands Kiwanis Club Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary
The Richlands Kiwanis Club marks its twentieth anniversary on June 11 at the elementary school cafeteria with Dr. Peter Nobel Lombard as main speaker and wide district representation. The club has funded shoes and clothing for underprivileged children and cooperates with local ministers. The sixth annual bathing beauty contest at Richlands High School Auditorium on June 13 aims to raise funds for ongoing community projects.
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Richlands Kiwanis Club
Peter Nobel Lombard
Capital District
Silver Springs
Kiwanis International
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Richlands Club
Richlands Clu
Richlands
Ministerial Association
Richlands High School
B'nai B'rith Film Telecast on WHIS
Bluefield audiences may view a new Dynamic Films production for the Anti-Defamation League on Sunday June 8 at 3:30 on Station WHIS TV. The film follows an incident of irrational prejudice seen through a Midwest American decoyte and features Bennye Gatteys Frank Overton Audra Lindley Patty Duke and Richard Ide.
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Bluefield
Dynamic Films, Inc
Anti-Defamation League of B
Bennye Gatteys
Frank Overton
Audra Lindley
Patty Duke
Richard Ide
New Presbyterian Pastor To Be Honored
The Presbyterian Women of the Church honor the new minister the Rev Mr and Mrs Robert Fields at 5 p m today at the church. Public is invited.
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New Presbyterian
Robert Fields
Weekend forecast for Virginia and West Virginia
Mostly sunny weather in Virginia with highs near 80s to 90s and scattered storms in the western mountains. Humidity rises Monday with lingering storms. West Virginia sees warmer Sunday with highs near 80 to 90 and scattered thunderstorms, followed by humid and cooler north Monday.
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Virginia
West Virginia
City YMCA Maps Drive to reenroll members
The City Y M C A will stage a membership reenrollment drive the week of June 24 led by chairman Thomas K Bruce. A study shows about 20 former members have not renewed this year and workers will contact outstanding members. An organization meeting is set for Tuesday June 24 to assign prospective members to workers.
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Y.M.C.A
Thomas K. Bruce
Bruce
Charles C. Walker
William A. Looney
W. T. Hall
E. S. Stowers Jr
Kyle Shelton
N. 8. Bovenizer
Charles W. Eggleston
F. Tyler Easley
Samsonite Luggage Promoted At Alfred Land Jewelers
Alfred Land promotes Samsonite luggage priced from 15.95 with no money down and weekly payments available. The ad highlights easy charging options and affordable installments to attract shoppers.
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Alfred Land
McQuail Honors Long Serving Coal Company Staff
W. E. McQuail, general manager of the Turkey Gap operation of Crozer Coal and Land Company, hosted a dinner for employees with long service. Of 600 men employed on June 15, 1927, only 11 remained with longer continuous service. He praised the men as key to Pocahontas Coal Fields’ success.
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W. E. McQuail
Turkey Gap
Crozer Coal and Land Company
He. McQuail
Reading
Cecil Graham
Dott
Gilbert Bailey
W. C. Billings
Princeton
R. A. Jones
Oliver's Supper Club
McQuail
Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company
Pocahontas
Two College Loot Recovered After Police Trap
Bluefield police recovered six window fans two record players six cartons of shoes two tires two cases of shirts and ten dozen dress shirts with undisclosed merchandise still missing. Lt Cregger Sgt Kirk and officers Meadows Oliver aided by federal agents staged the operation. Three youths are represented by Katz Kats and Kantor.
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Bluefield
Charles Cregger
Gene Kirk
W. A. Meadows
Paul Oliver
Burke and Rutland
Kirk
Oliver
Katz, Kats and Kantor
Area Towns Contd. List of Candidates for Local Elections
The moved list names C. E. Claytor John H. Hansbarger Jr Luther Hudson Mrs Katherine Gwinn Ernest P. Lane A P Meadows R H Walton Jr and Dalton I Wills. Glen Lyn Mayor Ira Wiley runs unopposed. R E Hare W R Johnson Edwin A Painter Carl B Patterson Bernard M Smith and Lake E Thompson contend for five council posts.
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C. E. Claytor
John H. Hansbarger, Jr
Luther Hudson
Katherine Gwinn
Ernest P. Lane
A. P. Meadows
R. H. Walton, Jr
Dalton I. Wills
Ira Wiley
Glen Lyn
R. E. Hare
W. R. Johnson
Edwin A. Painter
Carl B. Patterson
Bernard M Smith
Lake E. Thompson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Willis M. Kitts
Buchanan County
Harold K. Chandler
William D. Kilgore Jr
Elmer P. Shortridge
Russell County
Billy B. Cross
Nell E. Howard
Wiley B. Lewis
Donald R. Saly
Max Sproles
Lar H H. Sykes
Bill R. Taylor
William C
Eddie C. Crews
Carl G. Deskins Jr
Marion W. Gilliam Jr
Billy R. Higginbotham
James L. MacGlothlin
Robert C. Tweedy
Virginia C. Williams
William G. Wilson
Wise County
Richard C. Carter
Gerald J. Counts
Rexford H. Talbert
Edward M. Ringley Jr
Big Stone Gap
William D. Beasley
Martha Gilly
Jack W. Hurd
Camp B. Slemp
Agricultural Edu
Norton
Robert E. Smith
Wythe County
Donald d. Moore
Rey C. Smythers
Business Adman
Louis H. Watson
Edward C. Canney
Edwin R. Carter MI
Edward T. Moore
Robert H. Shumate
Robert J. Wolfenden
Weather Bureau Forecast
U.S. Weather
Burtau
Dept. of Commerce
New England
Great Lakes Area
Gulf Coast
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
North
Middle Atlantic
Ohio, Tennessee
Middle Mississippi Valleys
Upper
Greates
Kern Plains
Mrs
Harold J. Tabor
Keil D. Anderson
Frank L. Smoot
Kelly Sult
L. J. Whitehead
Abe Angrist
Jess B. Michaelson
C. C. Hindley
A. V. Sproles
J. B. Hindley
Frank D. Lazenby
William McKinney
Bernard Trout
H. H. Ballard
W. J. German
Alder Gastanali
J. W. Eliott
Christie A. Dennen
Edwin R. Davis
B. R. Kinter
E. McMullin
J. R. Shanklin
E. L. Gage
R. B. Browder
Frank Lawrence
A. V. Sproles, Jr
Miss Mae Deaton
Cook Infant
Natural Bridge
Marvel of Earth
Cedar Creek
George III of England
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
George Washington
V.F.W. Post
Jones Street
Jimmy
Coy Casey
Kegley
Motorman
Troy White
RFD
Luther Jennings
Elmer Mills
Matoaka
E. L Neely
Kent Gray
Joe Roberts
Eighth Division
THE
Associated Press
Albany
Atlanta
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
City Ymca
Jeweler
Mademoiselle’s
McQuail Fetes
TWO College
Weat
Beckley, Mondey
Beckley Hotel
Lewisburg
Fort Union Hotel
Nerrows
MacArthur Hotel
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