Bluefield News Sketches Local Efforts and Baseball Revival
In Bluefield Virginia a proposed law would aid towns under five thousand and let the state highway commission take over street maintenance if needed. Dr. J W Witten seeks re election while noting a 4000 population. Local notes mention garden club entries, lawn honors, and streets with pretty homes. Baseball revival talks spur old players to plan a rally and kid teams, with talk of Red Sox exhibitions and a modern athletic field for Bluefield. A Graham Circuit Missionary Society meeting at May’s Chapel discusses youth and broken homes, with new members added. The notice closes with thanks after a death in the Stowers family.
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State Highway Commission
Bluefield
General Assembly
J. W. Witten
North Tazewell
Dr. Witten
Brumfield
Shell
Bourne
Davidson Boys
Wade
Red Sox
Jim Burton
Bram
Sid Shell
Graham Circuit Missionary Society
May's Chapel
Jeans
A. Witton
James Wilson
Ella Greear
The
Voice
May Bowen
Charles Harman
Harman
West Virginia Briefs Touch on Officials and Local Incidents
AP reports Dr Hartigan's finances settled in Charleston while the governor orders a sanity test for Carr. Fay Wilson, 12, dies at Pruntytown Industrial Home. Charlestown notes ex speaker Wetzel hospitalized in Moundsville parole board reviews 19 parole applications. Rev W Henry Scott, 58, dies in Clarksburg. In Weston a 14 year old is wounded by an unloaded gun. One of three jailbreakers from May 10 captured in Grafton.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Dr. Hartigan
Carr
Grafton
Fay Wilson
Pruntytown
Charles Town
Charlies M. Wetzel
Moundsville
Pocahontas Man Seriously Hurt In Accident
Pocahontas Virginia June 8 Irvin Jenkins formerly of Pocahontas now in Washington was seriously injured when struck by a large truck while on a street corner. He was rushed to Walter Reed Hospital and may remain for months though improving. He is the son of W E Jenkins of the area.
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Washington
W. J. Jenkins
Walter Reed Hospital
Pocahontas
Irvin Jenkins
Ashington
Walter Reid Hospital
W. E. Jenkins
Ths Place
Leedy Home Destroyed by Fire Near Gar land Hill
The Harry Leedy house a two story frame home near Gard land Hill was nearly destroyed by a Friday night blaze started by a cook stove. Mrs Leedy and six children were asleep as flames broke out just after 10 pm. insurance stood at 2000 with 1500 on dwelling and 500 on furniture.
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Harry Leedy
Garland Hill
G. W. Havens
Rtg
Leedys
Industries Listed in Bluefield Va How Many In City
The passage discusses Bluefield Virginia industries excluding retail, naming the J P Cameron foundry on West Graham as the oldest, dating back about forty years. It mentions A Metcalfe and the Graham Mattress and Pillow works, along with Keys Planing Mill and Chicago House Furnishing as other senior industrial concerns.
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Bluefield
West Graham
J. P. Cameron
Meoe
Lynchburg
Rites Held for Miss Carrie Pyle at Graham Church
Funeral services for Carrie Pyle were held at Graham Methodist Church with Rev. J. F. Benton and Dr. T. C. Schuler officiating. Pyle had lived with her brother George W. Pyle for 18 years and was active in church affairs. She was buried at North Tazewell cemetery.
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Graham Methodist Church
Carrie Pyle
George W. Pyle
J. F. Benton
Welch
Methodist Church
T. C. Schuler
Mies Pyle
North Tazewell
Daring Couple Seen In Old Ford Near City
Between four and five o clock a handsome couple passed through the city toward Bristol in an old Ford with a heavy steamer trunk tied on the running board. The man, bareheaded, resembled the Lone Eagle, while the woman with black hair resembled Anne. Observers said it would be like Colonel Lindbergh and his bride to travel the country that way.
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Bristol
Lone Eagle
Anne
Colonel Lindbergh
Republican Mass Meeting Called in Tazewell
J G Barnes of Tazewell chairs a Republican county committee call for a mass meeting on June 15 at 2 30 PM to elect delegates to the state convention in Richmond on June 26 marking the first political action in town since last year’s presidential campaign.
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J. G. Barnes
Tazewell
Republican County Committee
Richmond
Knights of Pythias To Confer Degrees Monday Night
The Knights of Pythias lodge will hold a large meeting Monday in the Odd Fellows hall to confer degrees in the page esquire and knight ranks. Visiting Pythians are invited and rivalry grows over which team will win the prize as the lodge expands in the city.
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Knights of Pythias
Pythians
Page
Esquire
Knight
Odd Fellows Hall
Kk. of P. Lodge
Plans for blowing down Graham furnace chimney
Plans are shaping for a July 4 celebration to blow down the big brick stack at the old Graham furnace. M B Postlethwaite of Bluefield W Va will speak. The 185 foot tapering six car loads of brick stack, built about 1890, remains. the Platnick Brothers now own the furnace. A picnic is planned as the stack is demolished with spectators watching from nearby hills. Exact blast time to be announced.
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Graham Furnace
M. B. Postlethwaite
Bluefield
W. Va
Postlethwaite
Hotel Graham Corporation
Platnick Brothers
Platnicks
Local Health and School News From Richlands Area
J T Ward remains sick at his son in law P H Ritter Virginia side. W P Springle returns home in West Graham after two weeks at Bluefield sanitarium. Mies Magele Neele back at West Graham and able to work at H B Frazier clinic. Jake Sexton ill at St Lukes now mending. Alex Spence crippled at Seyler Lumber remains unable to work. Jimmy Witten infant son of Mr and Mrs Vance Wells recovering. Mr Prilliman and brother attended Callaway high school graduation. Miss Louise Bowen returns home from May Baldwin college. Miss Salle Sanders Virginia Frazier and Mrs Helen Cantrel return home for vacation from Richlands.
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J.T Ward
P. H. Ritter
Virginia
W. P. Springle
West Graham
Bluefield Sanitarium
Iso
Mies Magele Neele
H. B. Frazier
Jake Sexton
Prilliman
Louise Bowen
May Baldwin College
Witten Mill
Salle Sanders
Virginia Frazier
Helen Cantrel
Richlands School
Miss Baum to Sing at Gra Methodist Church
Virginia report notes Miss Baum of Atlanta will sing at the 11 o'clock service at Gra Methodist church, announced yesterday. The item accompanies a series of local society notes including a Young Matrons Guild meeting and Bluefield College scholarship praise.
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D. N. Stephens
Alta Sprinkle
Eleanor Witten
Will Witten
Miss Baum
Atlanta
Gra Methodist Church
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