Leaders Attend Boy Scout Camp In Portsmouth
The first week of the training camp for Negro Boy Scout executives drew the largest attendance in history at Camp Oye in Portsmouth Ohio. Charles H Atkinson of Southern West Virginia area led as director with Bluefield area council earning top honors for a 31 percent share. The event gathered 36 Negro leaders from Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky for a three day intensive program. Attendees included A J Taylor national staff New York City John H Franklin Kimball W Va J H Watlington Kimball W Va and J A...
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Charles H. Atkinson
West Virginia
Bluefield
Atkinson
Camp Oye
Kentucky
A. J. Taylor
National Staff
New York City
John H. Franklin
Kimball
W. Va
J. H. Watlington
J. A
Sage of Emporia shines at GOP convention
William Alien White, veteran political figure known as the sage of Emporia, is photographed at the Cleveland national convention. The upper image shows him smiling as things seem to be going well. below, he listens with a quizzical expression amid circulating chatter.
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William Alien White
Emporia
Cleveland
Scout Executive Seminar Ends As Leaders Train In Bluefield
Regional and local scouting leaders from Bluefield Cincinnati Portsmouth Parkersburg Louisville and Dayton gathered for a three day training seminar. Courses covered health safety waterfront activities swimming lifesaving organization and troop camping with campfires songfests lectures demonstrations hikes and cooking. Certificates were issued at the closing supper Sunday at 5 30 p m. The report notes the Western North Atlantic cod catch averaged 1 1 billion pounds annually over the past four decades.
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C. H. Atkinson
Bluefield
R. M. Wheat
Louisville
Edgar R. Christopher
R. B. Jameson
Portsmouth
James Slayton
Dayton
Ohio
Eagle Scout
City Election 19 Held Today in Bluefield Va
Bluefield Virginia conducts municipal elections with two council seats and a city treasurer on the ballot. Candidates for treasurer are C. P. Painter T. A. Osborne and James F. Galloway. Council candidates include W. M. Painter H. H. Gill H. Broyles Ed Devor H. J. Stowers Evans Omar and C. S. Pippin. Officials take office September 1.
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Bluefield
Virginia
W. W. Brumfield
West Ward
C. L. Weels
East Ward
Religious services held at road camp near the Divides
At Gra ham Presbyterian Church Rev. H Graham Keys preached about Sunday afternoon services at the state road camp near the Divides. Men in shackles attended quietly as the camp choir sang with a strong tenor solo. The Bluefield Wa and Tazewell Ministerial association sponsors these services and invites laymen to attend.
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Graham Presbyterian Church
H. Graham Keys
State Road
Mr. Keys
James F. Galloway
Bluefield Wa
Tazewell Ministerial Association
Animal editor reports three birds in one egg and a vanity cat
In Bluefield West Virginia a bird egg blown from a nest yielded three tiny birds. A local Persian cat, owned by Mrs Charles B Davis, reportedly primps before the mirror as if preparing for lipstick. The editor invites readers to share pet stories.
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Animal Editor
Bluefield
W. Va
Dickie Coen
Washington Street
Charles B. Davis
North Street
Virginia Sidelights Seeks Home Trade
A Bluefield West Virginia neighbor seeks to trade Bluefield property for a home in Shelby Heights. Contact the paper if interested in a swap.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Shelby Heights
Virginia Family Visit Arrives in Timberville
Mr and Mrs Lee May of Timberville Virginia and their son John May a University of Virginia student are expected to arrive today to spend time with Mr and Mrs J D Hinegardner on Vincil street Mrs May is Mrs Hinegardner s sister Mr May is a prominent Shenandoah valley farmer.
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H. V. Clary
M. D. Hinton
Margaret Sexton
Washington
Lee May
Timberville
John May
University of Virginia
J. D. Hinegardner
Vincil ‘Street
Wagner Takes Over Miami Apartment House Operation
Bernard J. Wagner, a Bluefield attorney, has taken over running a large Miami apartment building. He arrived in Miami three weeks ago and aims to offer year round tenancy, unlike many local owners. Wagner, a Washington and Lee graduate, was once a junior member of Kingdom and Wagner and is active in civic groups including Kiwanis and B Nai B Rith.
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Bernard J. Wagner
Bluefield
Miami
Florida
Wagner
Mr. Wagner
Washington and Lee University
Kingdom and Wagner
Bluefield B'Nai B’rith Lodge
Equipment for oil and gas prospecting moves through Bluefield
Equipment en route to Russell county passed Bluefield yesterday and will be used for further prospecting near Cleveland. A truck carried a long steel cable. The enterprise head expressed confidence that oil and gas will be struck at about seven thousand feet.
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Russell County
Bluefield
Cleveland
Princeton Rooster in Jug Sparks Wide Attention
A Princeton feed salesman keeps a day-old chick in a ten-gallon water jug for two months drawing farmers, humane society interest, and possible court action. Poultry fanciers condemn the cruelty while others say the fuss over a chicken’s fate is overblown.
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Princeton
National Humane Societies
Funeral for Rufus K. B. Murray Held at Troutville
The Botetourt county farmer Rufus K B Murray uncle of Mrs Henry Callaway of Bluefield Va died Sunday after months of illness. His estate near Troutville was among the county's handsomest. Funeral at Troutville Baptist church conducted by Dr Braxton Taylor of Hollins. Survived by widow Miss Nellie Murray son Robert Murray daughter brothers. Large attendance at service.
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Rufus KB. Murray
Botetourt County
Troutville
Murray
Henry (. Callaway
Bluefield
Braxton Taylor
Hollins
Bedford County
Botetourt
Dilla Reynolds
Robert Murray
Nellie Murrray
Normal corn crop in prospect after rains
Clinch valley farmers celebrate rains that revived vegetation and relieved drought concerns. Despite prior damage to all crops, latest showers raise expectation of a normal corn crop, though experts warn drought patterns in June are not uncommon.
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Clinch Valley
Clinch
Playground Opens in Bluefield Community Park This Summer
Children of Bluefield Virginia are invited to play in Lover's Lane at the community playground sponsored by the city and the W P A. It opens Tuesday at 9 am and runs daily to 5 pm all summer except Sundays. Mrs S J Thompson supervises with W P A staff assisting. Equipment will be installed later including sand boxes. No age limit and games for all ages.
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Bluefield
Lover’s Lane
S. J. Thompson
Slemp Attends GOP Big Conclave in Cleveland
C B Slemp attends the GOP big show in Cleveland saying he could not stay away from the seat of the excitement. He and his father, the late Col Campbell Slemp, represented the ninth Virginia district in congress twenty years without a break. Slemp is rated among the nation’s big shots in politics and finance and is reputed very wealthy. He resides at Big Stone Gap.
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C. B. Slemp
Cleveland
Mr. Slemp
Col
Campbell Slemp
Congress
Co. B. S'emp
Big Stone Gap
Local residents plan visits for Baptist reunion
This week several Artrip residents travel for a Baptist reunion with Mr. Fife. Mrs. Ted Brown returns home from a business trip in Bluefield Virginia. Mrs. Ray Wyatt and her son Bobby depart to visit Pulaski and Mountain City Tennessee.
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Fife
Artrip
Ted Brown
Bluefield
Ray Wyatt
Bobby
Pulaski Ad Mountain City
Tenn
Fire Breaks Out at Greendale Baptist Church
Flames hit Greendale Baptist Church during a fellowship service in Kansas City. Firefighters saved the piano and the congregation gathered on the corner opposite the burning building singing Count Your Many Blessings.
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Kansas City
Greendale Baptist Church
First American Play Performed Here Is Gustavus Vasa
The first play written by an American and staged in this country is Gustavus Vasa a tragedy by Benjamin Colman.
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Gustavus Vasa
Benjemity Colman
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