Hilton Dies After Four-Week Illness at Mulberry Street Home
J R Hilton 69 longtime Tri City Traction employee died yesterday after a four week illness. A resident of Richlands for twenty two years he was born in 1879 and leaves wife two sons Earl Hilton Bluefield Marvin Hilton and daughter Mrs H Kirby plus several other relatives. Funeral services set for Friday 2 30 pm at Grace Methodist Church with Rev J Browning and Rev G W Collins officiating. burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery under Masonic order.
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J. R. Hilton
Tri-City Traction Company
Mulberry Street
Mr. Hilton
Btushead Fort
C. T. Hilton
Appstactics Power Company
Ty Traction Company
Hilton
Grace Methodist Church
This
Orchiblands Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Earl Hilton
Bluefield
Marvin Vin
H. Kirby
Nice
William and
Claude Hilton
Richlands
Eugene Hilton
Bremerton
Wash
Janie Davis
John Phillips
Reece Lockhart
J. Browning
G. W. Collins
Monte Vista Park
Masonic Order
Ford NLAB Struggle Heads for High Court
Ford Motor Company and the National Labor Relations Board pursue court action over a May 5 order. Ford seeks a stay from the U S circuit court of appeals and may seek a writ to the Supreme Court. The board aims to vacate the decision and drop certain issues related to its procedures.
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Coin
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
City and Coalfield Items
Harry Haffen of E canoke will be in town at least one week each month with piano tuning service. Phone 2633 L or write to Bland Street care EB. EK. iley Also offer Readybuilt Fire PEE paid with $15 down and $5 monthly for 12 months at Bailey Lumber Co plants.
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Harry Haffen
E.canoke
Bland Street
Iley
Lance
Bailey Lumber Co
Bowl of Rice fund drive kicks off at Bluefield lodge
B’nai Brith Bluefield lodge opened its Bowl of Rice Party drive with a $10.70 collection to aid starving Chinese civilians. George Washington university student leader William Goodykoontz spoke on fascism while Henry Rodgin introduced him and lodge president Angrist urged sacrifice of luxuries for liberty.
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Bluefield
B'nai Brith Lodge
William Goodykoontz
George Washington University
A. A.grist
Angriss
Angrist
China
Greater Bluefield
Mr. Goodykoontz
Germany
Bombing of Canton Damages Key Installations and University
Japanese bombing severely damaged cement works and a British owned waterworks in Canton. Several schools and government buildings suffered. American consul general Addison E Southard protested to the Japanese consul general in Hong Kong noting the University of Longnan campus is American owned and financed. No Americans were harmed among 34 in Canton.
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Sun Yat-Sen
Washington
University of Longnan
Canton
China
State Department
Addison E. Southard
Hong Kong
Southard
Great Britain
France
Nrw
Can- Houthard
Cochrane Fines Poffenberger $100 After Park Return
Manager Micky Cochrane fined Detroit Tigers pitcher Cletus Poffenberger $100 for reporting to Shibe Park after being overdue since Tuesday night. Poffenberger appeared in uniform and sat in the dugout as Cochrane planned to send him back to Detroit on the first train.
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Philadelphia
Micky Cochrane
Cletus Elwood Poffenberger
Detroit Tiger
Shibe Park
Neaver
Cochrane
Poffenberger
Detroit
Youth Sustains Knee Laceration in Fall
Billie Owen of Mount View avenue suffered a severe knee laceration yesterday when he fell while paying laying. He is a patient at St. Luke's hospital.
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Billie Owen
Owen
Mount View Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Hampden-Sydney hears Richardson at 1938 commencement
Hampden-Sydney Virginia June 8 seventy one graduates received academic degrees and heard George Richardson Jr Bluefield West Virginia attorney urge that constitutional rights fade as bureaus expand. Alumni awards honored P B Hill and Charles H Friend with Sullivan medallions as Richardson was elected alumni president.
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Hampden-Sydney
Hampden-Sydney College
George Richardson, Jr
Bluefield
W. Va
A. Sullivan
P. B. Hill
San Antonio
Tex
Charles H. Friend
South Boston
Charles Richards
Davidson College
Samuel P. Morton, Jr
Baltimore
Morton Hall
Richardson
George Richardson Jr
Bluefield Hosts Eastern Panhandle Association Dinner
The Eastern Panhandle association holds a dinner in Huntington to familiarize members with the state and foster goodwill. Bluefield delegates include Bernardo Claugherty and a high school orchestra providing entertainment and a WHIS broadcast from 8 to 8 30. Reservations are requested by noon at the chamber of commerce.
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Eastern Panhandle Association
Huntington
BernardoClaugherty
Bluefield
Agalon
High Schoo
Panhandle
Sykes
Chamber of Commerce
Senate Alarm Over Liberal Congress Sparks Endorsement
Senators from Nebraska Georgia Rhode Island New Mexico Utah California New York all Democrats urged a liberal congress. An endorsement of Senator Nye of North Dakota by Senator Norris of Nebraska interrupted the party lines, indicating administration friends favoring a liberal congress irrespective of party.
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Nebraska
George
Georgia
Gerry
Rhode Island
Hatch
New Mexico
King
Utah
McAdoo
California
Wagner
New York
Congress i
Nye
N. D
Norris
Ind
British Raids Hit Spanish Coast In Mediterranean Attacks
Reported attacks off Port 18 and Gandia Spain show British raiders sinking a dredger and bombing Alicante. Rescue teams search ruins as British flags fly over damaged port rooftops with no casualties reported. A Madrid dispatch notes British ships to be investigated.
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Gandia
Inco Ae
Valencia
Mediterranean
Spain
Figueras
France
Francisco Franco Oreast
Castellon de la Plana
Alicante
Ohio lawmakers push work on relief bill
Columbus Ohio June 8 lawmakers moved toward final passage of a 1 500 000 relief bill to fund immediate county relief in 1939 tax revenue savings. The Senate passed the measure late today and the House approved it in a night session, sending it back to the Senate for minor amendments. Final Senate approval was expected tomorrow before sending the bill to Gov. Martin L. Davey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
House
Martin L. Davey
Plant Shutdown Prompts Union Talks and Unemployment Rush
The plant remained closed last Sunday night with management insisting resumption only after assurances of no further stoppages. Union leaders planned a statement tomorrow while a thousand rayon workers gathered at the unemployment compensation office. Some applicants face eligibility questions as the board of review prepares to meet tomorrow to consider appealed unemployment claims and potential status for viscose employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Woodard
textile workers organis_ committee
Rayon
Ray Nolan
Board of Review
Relief funds and carrier modernization move through Senate
Relief hire totals 94 285 404 to restore to 100 000 000 capital of the Commodity Credit Corporation impaired by government cotton loans 50 000 000 for refunds of processing taxes and 40 561 886 to refund social security taxes to states without unemployment laws as of December 31 1936 Senate sends to the White House a 16 000 000 bill to modernize aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga.
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Comodity Credit Corporation
Senate
White House
Lexington
Saratoga
Approve Airmail Experiment Moves Forward in House
The House approved a $100,000 appropriation for experimental airmail pickup and delivery. The amendment, offered by Rep Randolph, directs funding for feeder services including pickup delivery and autogiro routes across several states. The Senate also passed a $37 million Rivers and Harbors bill authorizing over 50 projects nationwide and sent it to the House.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
Ohio
West
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Kentucky
Randolph
D. W. Va
Bluefield Plans Bowl of Rice Drive for China Relief
Greater Bluefield outlines a nationwide Bowl of Rice effort with about 2 000 cities participating to aid starving Chinese civilians. Mayors Snyder and Longworth lead local fundraising with service clubs and civic groups forming committees to drive home donations to the United Council for Civilian Relief in China.
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Greater Bluefield
William C. Snyder
R. L. Longworth
Bluefield
United Council For Civilian Relief In
China
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Greater
Bluefields
United Council General Relief Fund
United General
United Fund
di K M
Rs Dic
Band Mothers Club
Walter C. Pollock
Bfe
First National Bank
Bank d
H Shupe
W. Va
James McNeer
New Graham Pharmacy
Pollock
Committees For
H. W
Isadore Cohen
Luther G. Scott
C. G. Taylor
Booker
F. L. Black
Carroll Woods
J. P Gills
Evans Omar
Jay Ralston
W. L. Sex Ur
Ralph Shole
Bruce Cra
Ike Shott
Pat Purphy
Zadie Steele
H. C. Callaway
Bonner Sams
L. Salzberg
Max Matz
Hudson Huffard
8. B. Hager
R. J. Cousins
Senate wage bill debate links 40 cent goal to unemployment
In a lengthy session the Senate discussed a wage bill setting a 40 cent hourly rate with a phased timetable. Proponents urged rapid increase while linking eligibility to local costs and unemployment factors. Filibusters and related appropriations dominated the day.
Local event notes on a 1 dollar gift and late dancing
An incomplete report describes a ceremony honoring a Kentucky Colonel named Fairless aged RH, with a Governor A. "Happy" eee SC Kentucky letter or frame. Four guests were introduced who did not speak and dancing continued until late.
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Ae . Fairless
Kentucky
A. “Happy
Winners Named in Monday Elks Bridge Championship
East and West winners Mrs Harry Goodykoontz and Mrs R T Little posted 108 match points in the Elk's trophy championship. North and South champs Max Turk and A J Lubliner scored 124 points. Other top results list scores and pairs with substitutes noted. final game scheduled near by June 13 at 8. Call Elk's club at 234 to join.
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Harry Goodykoontz
R. T. Little
J. M. Herndon
Max Turk
A. J. Lubliner
William Greenspon
Belle Rothschild
C. W. Taylor
Ray Evans
R. R. Stuart
Dean Hosmer
Mike Flynn
H. A. Porter
Bernice Bloch
North
J. H. Ginzel
Hayes Johnson
B. D. Lenett
Harry Kammer
A. Wood
Carroll Woods
Elk’s Club
Local Officials and Committee Names Listed
The document lists individuals including Gus Davis E. H. Weaver Mrs J I Phillips Mrs Dick Morgan A A Angrist and Harry Kleiman along with a church committee headed by Rev W P Eastwood Rev T E Peters Kitchen Rabbi Julius Kravetz and Father Wm Burke. It also names restaurant and hotel age committee chair R T Peters with members G T Leslie Jimmy Rantis and W J Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Davis
E. H. Weaver
J. I. Phillips
Dick Morgan
A. A. Angrist
Harry Kleiman
Martha Jane Williams
W. P. Eastwood
T. E.peters
Julius Kravetz
Wm. Burke
R. T. Peters
G. T. Leslie
Jimmy Rantis
W. J. Cole
Vets Plan Trip to Encampment for Bluefield Delegation
Southern Pioneer Post No 578 VFW plans an eight delegates plus twelve from the ladies auxiliary to attend the Parkersburg encampment June 17 for three days. Bluefield seeks the 1939 encampment with chamber support. Arthur Miller to receive Purple Heart for valor.
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Southern Pioneer Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Jimmy's
Department
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Ladies Auxiliary
Warren W. Smith
Priday
Tazewell
Bland
Lindside
Arthur Miller
Virginia
BANE TO SPEAK ON AIR ON SOCIAL SECURITY
Frank Bane executive director of the social security board will discuss Social Security-Everybody s Business over CBS this evening from 1745 to 8 o clock eastern daylight time. Miss Ruth Brine of CBS educational staff will view him. This is the fourth and last program in the network series by social security board officials.
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Frank Bane
Social Security Board
Social Security
Columbia Broadcasting System
Bane
Ruth Brine
Bland Street Men Plan Friday Meeting in Hamilton Hall
The Bland Street Methodist Men's club will hold its last meeting before summer Friday at 6 15 oclock in Hamilton Hall. Ruth Bodell Fox and James Elmer Brown headline the program. Officers expect a big turnout and ask members to reserve seats early.
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Bland Street
Hamilton Hall
Ruth Bodell Fox
James Elmer Brown
Harlan Woman Involved In Car Shooting Case At Wallins
Testimony links a Harlan woman to a February shooting near Wallins and mentions defendants Lee White Bowlin with Deputies Allen Brown Engel in a Harlan Grill meeting. Witnesses describe discussions about Musick and an ambush on January 31 near a railroad spur at Ridgeway Kentucky. Notes on Mysore woolen blankets mention 18 foot length.
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Bill Clontz
Homer Clontz
Clontz
Wallins
Soetin
Tvening
Bennett M 19
Marshall M Musick
Gerioa Allen Bown
Arnold Engel
Harlan Grill
Lee, White
Bowlin
Howard
Merle Middleton
Defi
Engel
Old Man Musick
Music
Young Musick
One Musick
Ridgeway
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Brown-Forman Distillery Co., Incorporated, Lo‘is
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