Davis Elected President Of Bluefield Lions Club
C. C. Davis, purchasing agent of Bluefield Supply, was elected president of the Bluefield Lions club at the annual election held yesterday noon at the West Virginian hotel. New directors Paul Holm and William McCue join carry‑over directors Sam Rush and E. L. McClure. other officers include Harry Holmes as first vice president and Charles Pruett as second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Davis
Bluefield Supply Company
Bluefield Lions Club
West Virginian
Harry Holmes
Charles Pruett
Otis Bivens
Henry Fortune
W. R. Cook
Funeral Service Held For Dr. Walter E Bundy
Funeral services for Dr. Walter E Bundy born Belfast Mills Virginia April 5 1884 longtime Payette County medical leader were held at the Oakhill Baptist church on a Wednesday afternoon. The retired physician member of Oakhill No 120 A F and A M and Ben Kedem Temple Shrine died at his home in Oakhill after a career in Newhall and Minden. Survived by wife former Miss Vicle Graham of Belfast Mills two sons Walter E and H a U S Army stationed at Port Knox Kentucky two daughters Miss Bundy Mrs J J Ellerne Mire L A Dickerson and a brother Arch L Bundy all of Coca Bluff Virginia plus other relatives. Burial followed in Hishlows cemetery Oakhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walterb. Bate
Payette County Medical Society
Oakhill
Baptist Church
Hishlows
Bundy
A. F
Beni Kedem
Shrine
Belfast Mills
Old Dominion College
Honaver
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Newhall
W. Va
Minden Fayette County
Vicle Graham
U. S. Army
Port Knox
Walter E
Medical College of
Vira
Miss Bundy
J. J. Ellerne Mire
L. A. Dickerson
Arch L
Settle
Coca Bluff
W. 8. Thompson
Bluefield
Thermometer Rises In Bluefield Area
The Bluefield area saw a warm-up as the Norfolk and Western thermometer rose to 70 degrees in the afternoon and 57 by midnight. GC Keeney reported June temperatures with a high of 85 on June 1 and a low of 40 on June 6, noting five of eight days had light rain totaling .82 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Co. GC
Keeney
Solons Near Clash Over FEPC Measure
Washington June 8 lawmakers nearly clashed in a heated debate over funding for the fair employment practices committee FEPC as opponents accused the measure of double dealing and fought behind closed doors. the scene included shouting and a gavelling as tempers flared and order was restored. The FEPC, created by President Roosevelt to curb employment discrimination, became a focal point in the war agency discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fair Employment Practices Committee
D-Ny
Rules Committee
New Yorker
FEPC
Chelf
Iin
PEPC
Roosevelt
Return To Work Ends Shutdown In Wheeling
About 200 workers returned to their jobs at the Wheeling Bronze Casting plant in Glendale, Ohio Valley, ending a one day shutdown for undetermined causes. A spokesman said no formal statement or complaint was filed and a meeting was held last night to discuss the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
Wheeling Bronze Casting Company
Glendale
Acumon
Deaths and Funerals notice from Cliffield
Deaths and funerals report that Mrs. Brewster, 24, died Thursday at 16 20 from typhoid fever. She is survived by husband, four children Jimmy Mary Frances Betty and Lee, mother Mrs. Bessie Randolph of Johnson City Tennessee a sister Mrs Helmendollar and a brother on Reedy both of Cliffield. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at Cliffield Methodist Church with burial in Tazewell Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Mattie Wila
Brewster
Jimmy
Mary Frances
Betty
Lee
Bessie Randolph
Johnson City
Tenn
Helmendollar
Reedy
Cliffield
Tazewell
Death of Chester Wilson Kirk Former Berton Postmaster
Chester Wilson Kirk 70 of Radford a retired merchant and former Berton Va postmaster died suddenly Thursday afternoon of a heart attack at his Radford home. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m at Berton Methodist Church with Rev Lee Hill and Rev L D Pierce assisting. Survived by daughter Mrs J H Butterworth Radford two sons Royce Radford and L B Kirk Pontes W E Kirk of Clearwater Fla and Georg Kirk of Narrows Va plus other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Wilson Kirk
Bluefield
Berton
Radford
Lee Hill
L. D. Pierce
D.D
Grave Avenue Methodist Church
Kirk
J. H. Butterworth
Eve
Royce
Salem
Oa Sweet Co
Narrows
Gas Output Resumed Following Seizure
Normal production of natural gas, gasoline and oil resumed at Pure Oil company installations in Cabin district after government seizure ordered by President Truman. WLB had directed maintenance of membership and dues check off in contracts with CIO oil workers international union. Government representatives supervised transfer of operations to control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Pure Oil Company
Cabin District
Truman
Office of Petroleum Administration
War Labor Board
WLB
Pure Ot
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Dawes and Comfort Plants
Ickes
J. R. Wiley, Jr
Washington
Local Man Faces Car Theft Charge
Roy Cataline about 20 of Bluefield was arrested in Bluefield on a warrant charging him with stealing an automobile owned by Frank Effier of Princeton. The car was taken early Wednesday on the Bluefield Princeton road and recovered by Bluefield officers on Logan Street. The warrant was issued at Princeton and Cataline was taken to the county seat for a hearing. He was arrested by Bluefield police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Cataline
Bluefield
Frank Effier
Princeton
Inceton Road
Logan Street
Cataline
Death of Dr James A Waddell Charlottesville VA
Dr James Alexander Waddell professor of pharmacology materia medica and toxicology at the University of Virginia medical school died at his home in Charlottesville. He was 60 and a native of Albemarle county son of Legh Richmond and Lillie Mills Waddell. He graduated from the University of Virginia and its medical school and became an instructor in anatomy in 1909 and full professor in 1917. He belonged to the American Pharmacological Society and the AAAS and contributed to journals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
James Alexander Waddell
University of Virginia Medical School
Waddell
Albemarle County
Legh Richmond
Lillie Mills Waddell
Staunton
University of Virginia
American Pharmacological Society
American Society For the Advancement of Science
Bluewell Man Fined for Intoxication and Resisting Arrest
Curtis Nicewander of Bluewell was fined 18.90 for intoxication and 25 plus 30 days for resisting arrest in municipal court last night. He pleaded guilty to both charges after arrest Thursday night in South Bluefield by Officers W. A. Meedows and R. O. Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Nicewander
Bluewell
Nicewander
South Bluefield
W. A. Meedows
R. O. Bond
Missing You Dear George One Year Later
A heartfelt memorial note marks one year since George was killed in an accident. Family names remain unlisted but express enduring grief and love as they say he is sadly missed by siblings and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Kelland proposes labor share of management in GOP plan
Clarence Kelland urged Milwaukee Republicans to back a law granting labor a 10 percent stake on corporate boards in firms with 250 or more workers. Employee directors would be elected by secret ballot and must have two years at the plant. Kelland called the idea conservative yet provocative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Clarence Buddington Kell
Arizona
Kelland
Republican Party
Pledge Allegiance to Flag Week Proclaimed in West Virginia
Governor Meadows proclaims June 19 16 as Pledge Allegiance to the Flag Week urging display of the flag on all public and private buildings. He notes June 14 marks the 16th anniversary of the flag and calls for renewed devotion to democracy with practical support such as war bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Meadows
Rescuers Fight To Reach Aerial Funeral In War Zone
A plane from Hollandia flew over the wreck site on May 26 as chaplains conducted burial rites. Crosses mark the burials near Shangri-la while a landing strip is built to airlift the party out, with a week expected for evacuation. A 31 year old 100 pound nurse, Miss Hastings, declared she is fine and enjoying it all over the radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandia
Shangri-la
Far East
Miss Hastings
Tribute to Witt Hancock by NBC correspondent St John
Robert St John paid tribute to Witt Hancock on his Washington morning NBC broadcast. A transcription was prepared for Mrs. C B Hancock and read as a lasting record of St Johns association with Hancock overseas. St John recalled their early contacts and Hancock kidney insulin needs and his final Java posting as a war correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witt Hancock
Robert St. John
Witt Han
Java
NBC
Washington, D. C
St. John
WHIS
Paul Cole
Bluefield
C. B. Hancock
Hancock
London
Moscow
New York
Associated Press
Istanbul
Witt
India
Pearl Harbor
Livi P
J. B. Lewis, Jr
Tax Funds May Be Used For Auto Insurance
Charleston West Virginia June 8 1945 act allows state and local governments to use tax funds to purchase automobile property damage and personal injury insurance. Policies must be issued in the name of an official or employee and not a department, with underwriting delayed as forms are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Cting
Carl Riggs
Chinese Drive Isolates 200000 Japanese Troops in Southeast Asia
American officers report a Chinese offensive isolating about 200000 Japanese troops in Burma Thailand Indochina and Malaya. The advance threatens Liuchow Ishan and the Kwetyang Kwangsi railroad cutting the Japanese escape route to Ishan as units close in on Ta tang and Liuchow from multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Ty Wan
Liuchow
Korean China
Indo-China
Burma
Thailand
Malaya
Ishan
Tatang
Marines Push Inland on Okinawa front near Ito and Zawa
American forces under Maj. Gen. Pedro A. Del Valle’s first division drove south from Zawa toward the Mukue river and Ito town area, extending the line toward Oroku peninsula while seizing Zawa. Air attacks resumed as weather cleared, with Corsairs and Thunderbolts contributing to heavy anti aircraft and ship defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanagusuku
Pedro A. del Valle
Zawa Town
Mukue River
Itoman Town
Yaeju-Dake
Dakiton
del Valle
Sixth Marine Division
Oroku
Zawa
First Marine
96Th
Seventh Infantry
Okinawa
Marine Corsairs
Army Thunderbolts
Tactical Airforce
Seven 17 year olds seek enlistment in U S Navy
Seventeen year old applicants from North Tazewell Alder son Beckley Beaver Laurel Creek Princeton and nearby towns sought enlistment through the Bluefield recruiting station announced by L R Black Navy recruiter. Coast guard helicopter pilots conducted fire suppression rescues and mercy flights amid ongoing emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
L. R Black
Bluefield Navy
Ralph M. Hardin
North Tazewell
Joseph Tyler Grose, Jr
Alderson
Raymond Russell Jamb
Beckley
James Milner Siemund
Elwood Berne Lilly
Beaver
John Melvin Berry
Laurel Creek
Benjamin Franklin Marshall
Princeton
Welch News Court Term Opens Monday
The June term of court lists more than 190 divorce cases on the docket. No jury trials will be held to save gasoline and keep litigants at work. such cases will be carried over to the September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Thomas H
Card
Funeral Services For Mrs. Hamilton Set This Afternoon
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 o'clock this afternoon for Mrs. Hamilton. The ceremony will be held at the local chapel with family and friends in attendance.
Sgt Kenneth Dowell Reported Liberated From POW Camp
Sgt Kenneth L. Dowell, grandson of Mrs Sue Oram, reports he has been liberated from a prisoner of war camp and expects to be home soon. He entered the army August 28, 1940 and went overseas October 1, 1942, taking part in the North Italy campaign after being captured April 2, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dowell
Sue Oram
Set
North Tita
Resignations Of Eighteen McDowell Teachers Accepted
Resignations of eighteen McDowell County teachers are accepted by SuperintendentGeorge W. Bryson effective at the close of the school year. Names listed include Katherine Robbelsion Hallie Grose Marie Sledge Mariam Coontz Elizabeth Brown Annie Wilkerson Hazel Long Thompson Virginia Pitman J F Roberts Nona Hamlett Virginia Williams Sallie Wilkenson, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
George W. Bryson
Katherine B. Robbelsior
Hallie Smith Grose
Northfork High
Marie G. Sledge
Welch High
Mariam Coontz
Anawalt
Elizabeth Brown
War
Annie Wilkerson Bland
Gary
Negro High
Hazel Long Thompson
Virginia Pitman
Coalwood
Witt Dies at Anawalt after Long Illness
Jesse C. Witt of Anawalt a retired merchant died at home after a long illness. Born June 4, 1885 in Witten Valley Va he worked for Norfolk and Western Railroad later at Central Pocahontas Coal then ran a mercantile business until earlier this year. Survived by widow Louise Whitman and three brothers the funeral is at Anawalt Baptist Church Sunday at 2 pm with interment Maple Hill cemetery Bluefield Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse C. Witt
Anawalt
Mr. Witt
Witten Valley
Tazewell County
Virginia
Joseph
Frances
Jane Witt
Louise Whitman
Tazewel
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Central Pocahontas Coal Company
The
Baptist Church
Moose Lodge
Harvey
Maxwell
Oscar
North Tazewell
Witt
H. N. Murphy
Elbert Bradley
R. H. Bradley
W. T
Fourteen Nominees Named In Bluefield Chamber Election
Ballots cast in the annual primary of the Greater Bluefield chamber of commerce yield fourteen candidates for four seats on the board of directors. Frank S. Easley, president, announced the nominees including C. I Tierney Jr, P L Feuchtenberg, Harry Kammer, A Goodykoontz and others from Bluefield. Retiring from the board June 30 1945 are W J Cole S Dudley S Fasiey and Lewis C. Fasiey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bluefield
Racial Segregation Law Upheld in Virginia
Virginia ruling upholds a Middlesex County circuit court decision on racial segregation law. Irene Morgan’s case prompted the review as she refused to give up her seat and faced arrest and fine. The court held the statute does not discriminate against white or Black individuals and notes states may enact segregation under police power until Congress acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pen Va
Middlesex County
Virginia
Irene Morgan
Congress
Jailer On Trial For Inmate Death In Charleston
Charleston judge begins trial of assistant jailer Ernest H. Anderson for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Wirt Stone Jr a 47 year old tax accountant Stone died after three jailers failed to obtain prompt medical attention medical testimony suggests negligence in treatment after a February 23 1944 arrest and ensuing confinement at the city jail in Kanawha County West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Wirt Stone
Bernard M. Hutchinson
Cyrus W. Hall
Frank L. Taylor
Anderson
L. Allen Koontz
John Kelley
Stone
Moose Lodge to Lead Cemetery Service
Belcher R L Martin Carl Brooks James Lee and Carl Sage are listed as participants. Members of the Moose lodge will have charge of the service at the cemetery.
Jury verdict in Kelley case cited with jailhouse testimony
The text notes Kelley’s case verdict last July and details testimonies from Phil E. Trout about the jail timeline. Trout described delays in medical calls and described jailers and inmates as thinking Stone was under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Phil E. Trout
Stone
Trout
Petain says Churchill could save him from charges
Marshal Petain testified at Montrouge fortress that Churchill or Britain might exonerate him from treason charges by confirming or denying a secret 1940 pact with Hitler. He claimed he instructed for negotiations and could not reveal pact details without British consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Petain
Churchill
Paris
High Court
Hitler
British Foreign Office
Petain
Montcire
High Court Commission
Montrouge Fortress
Britain
London
Bombing Raid Targets Key Japanese Aircraft Plants
Allied air strikes focus on central Honshu with attacks near Nagoya Akashi and Naruo. Naruo at Amagasaki harbor sees raids on Kawabe company, a major naval fighter producer known to Americans as George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Tokyo
Akashi
Kobe
Japan
Narusa
Amagasaki
Ofsaka Bay
Naruo
Kawabe Company
Muko River
Amagasaki Harbor
Revival to Begin at First Church of God West of Clinch Valley
The First Church of God in North Tazewell Virginia near Clinch Valley announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. with Mrs. J. P. Russell as superintendent. Morning worship will start revival services led by the Rev G E W from Groesbeck Texas at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinch Valley Lumber Company
North Tazewell
W. J. Ellis
J. P. Russell
Groesback
Texas
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Davis
Lions
Walter E. Bundy
Solons
Wheeling
Mrs. James Brewster
Chester W. Kirk
James A. Waddell
Mr. and
Mye Acneeeers
George Luther Crawford
Mo. M. M
Louis Pasteur
Freshie
Coast Guard
Welch News
Kenneth Dowell
Dial
Mercer Lodge No
A. M
B. F. Gravely
R. £. Thompson
Honshu Island
First Church OF God
Federal St
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