Local Man Fetes Turk's Fiftieth Year in Bluefield
Fifty years ago Samuel Turk arrived as a 14 year old immigrant from Posen Germany and became a major property owner and respected citizen of Bluefield. A dinner at 209 Russell Street marks the anniversary with J B Turk of Philadelphia expected to attend. Turk built a chain of businesses including a picture framing shop a department store and real estate holdings before retiring from merchandising in 1924 to start the American Loan company.
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Samuel Turk
Bluefield
Posen
Germany
Sam Turk
Mercer Street
Bluefield Avenue
Gulf Oil Company
Bland Street
Bluefield Gas
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Albert
Kammer Furniture Company
Princeton Avenue
Federal Street
Stewart Street
Turk
Turk Department
American Loan Company
Be Tter Concern
Bluefield Sends Dozen Salesmen to Philco Meet
G Rogers general manager of Saigonela ly company travels to Chicago for Philco annual national convention. more than 800 distributors and officials from across the U S and foreign countries attend to view Philco’s 1941 line of radios and phonographs. Rogers notes innovations will boost the 1940-41 sales year.
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G. Rogers
Saigonela Ly Company
Chicago
Philco
United States
Rogers
Philadelphia
Phil
Mr. Rogers
M. W. Kellerman
C A. Mowles
S.S. Hoge
R. L. Bell
Barnes Crockett
H. H. Lawson
C. M. Thornton
H. Lambden
Frank Hancock
Es McClaugherty
W. W. Jarre
Wrong guess in court costs Penos $200 in deer meat case
In Emporium Pennsylvania Thomas Jeno and his son Fred were fined $200 for illegal possession of deer meat after a court challenge over a disputed liver. The pendants claimed the liver was pork while game wardens testified it was venison.
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Emporium
Thomas Jeno
Fred
Matoaka Family Reunion Brings Gadd Kin Together
A Matoaka West Virginia reunion at Rev. I A Gadd Camp Creek welcomed relatives from Princeton Beckley Mabscott Shady Springs Daniels Camp Creek and London Kentucky with Rev Gadd leading devotional and J H Gadd giving a welcome address. Attendance included multiple Gadd families and extended kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoaka
W. Va
I. A. Gadd
Camp Creek
J. H. Gadd
Earl Lilly
I.A. Gadd
Iva
I. A. Jr
G. S. Gadd
Eunan
Paul
G. S. Gadd, Jr
Effie Gadd
Princeton
J. Q. Farley
Nellie Sue
J. H. Farley
Earl Manning
D. P. Gadd
C. C. Gadd
Bonnie Basham
Beckley
George Gadd
Beatrice
Lillian
Glendon
James Kirk
Mabscott
Cc. C. Farley
Berman, Boone
Doris Ann
Kelsie Farley
Shardy Springs
B. F. Gartlan
Jim Hicks
Lamar
L. H. Farley
Daniels
W. S. Epperly
Don Sneed
John Patterson
Minnie Totten
Bonnie Patterson
Hines
W. V.a
D. H. Harvey
Shady Heights
Fred Elmadolar
Helen
Peggy
Lon Farley
Beaver
Harold Holt
Mt. Hope
William Cloud
Surprise Shower For Miss Frances Foley Before Charleston Trip
Mrs. W. P. Harmon sponsored a surprise shower for Miss Frances Foley Monday evening at Mrs. M. E. Sizemore home before her departure for Charleston West Virginia. Foley will enter St. Francis hospital for final steps in plastic surgery to her neck from burns sustained as a child. Guests numbered about thirty with many gifts and best wishes.
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Verdis Nicholson
Frank Thompson
C. H. Hodges
Beckley
W Va
Charles FP. Clark
South Charleston
W. Va
Nancy E. Laisce
Clark
Arettia Ratcliff
Matoaka
Etta Nelson
Ioughtars
Charles Wright
Elmer St. Clair
Frances Nelson
James
Bill Britts
Britts
Catawba
Catawba Sanitarium
Girl Scouts of
Ozela Robertson
Camp Laurel Creek
Bland County
Robertson
Murphy
Thomlison
Richard Joseph
Joseph
London
Kay
Charles, Jr
Litwar
Howard Blankenship
M. G. Gilmer
West Virginia University
Morgantown
John K
Virginia Kelly
Opal
Lynchburg General Hospital
Lynchburg
Charleston General Hospital
Harlie Snead
C. W. Snead
Norfolk
N. S. Navy
W. M. Ferrell
University of Maryland At
W. P. Harmon
Frances Foley
Charleston
St. Francis Hospital
Miss Foley
M. E. Sizemore
Christian Union Meeting Noted With Local Residents
The Christian Union of Ma totaka church will meet with Mrs Claude Thompson on Thursday evening June 13. Personal notices mention Mr and Mrs Everett Thompson and Miss Novelda Thompson.
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Christian Union the
Christian Union of
Everett Thompson
Novelda Thompson
Fishermen Await Bass Season Opening on July 1
Falls Mills fishing club members anticipate the July 1 opening of bass season after weeks of catching crappie brim and other fish. The bass season is described as the thrill for the real fisherman in Falls Mills.
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Falls Mills Fishing Club
Falls Mills
Falls Mills Club Opens Season With Swim Pools and Picnics
The club reports a greatly improved season setup with a likely record attendance. The swimming season is now open and supervision by competent life guards is guaranteed. Free picnics and playgrounds are offered while swimming pools and boats carry a fee. A Red Cross swimming class will soon begin.
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Falls Mills
Red Cross
Missionary Society Met at Belle Hall Home
Pageton West Virginia June 8 The Missionary society met at the home of Mrs Belle Hall Thursday night June 6 After the business session refreshments were served to the several members present.
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Pageton
W. Va
the Missionary Society
Belle Hall
Local visits across Virginia over the weekend
Mrs Hicks and her sons James Kenneth and Martin visited relatives in Groseclose Virginia. Mr and Mrs Raymond Rash and daughter Betty visited Mr and Mrs Lawrence Ayers in Keen Mountain Virginia. Mrs Gilbert Rash and children Haze Betty and grandson Jimmy Ayers as well as Mrs W B Powell and Wilmer Bishop visited the speaker and friends Monday.
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Hicks
James
Kenneth
Martin
Groseclose
Raymond Rash
Betty
Lawrence Ayers
Keen Mountain
Gilbert Rash
Haze
Jimmy Ayers
Powell
Wilmer Bishop
Monay
Bluefield Chamber Opens Annual Primary Election
The Bluefield chamber of commerce begins its annual primary election to choose seven new directors to take office July 1. Retiring directors include Hudson Huffard and Thomas H. Clagett among others. 350 members will receive ballots by mail.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Hudson Huffard
Thomas H. Clagett
W. E. E. Koepler
Eugene Stowers
E. G. Otey
L. E
Chamber
Residents share travel and visits in Rock and nearby towns
Rock and surrounding area residents report trips to Washington DC Florida and Tennessee. Local people including Mrs. B B Hurst Miss Meryleen Bay and Miss Violet Bailey visit family members study at Cincinnati Concord College enrollment noted. A wedding at Beckley Methodist temple is described with Miss Virginia Grogan and Mr Lee Logan.
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Aubrey Bailey
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Mercer Garage
DeSoto
Chrysler Corporation
de Soto
Auourn Vaisal
Taxes Inc
Tresapertalion, Siteans Focal
Scott and Raleigh Sts
Bluefield, W. Va
St. Clair St. Pocahontas, Va
Warlick Furniture Store
Darrell Shumate
Logal Chamber
Davenport
Warlick’s
Rock, W. Va
Cincinnati
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