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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1937

Page

7

Winning Contract in Bridge After Elimination Plays

A bridge hand shows four early losing tricks yet a clever elimination sequence lets declarer make a four spade contract. West led hearts, dummy’s ace won, then trumps were drawn. Analyzed: diamonds three rounds, last spade to trump third, heart lead forces West to concede. West’s play on clubs risks declarer’s ace queen. expert play raises success from 50 to about 75 percent.

Dec Dummy Declarer West

Marriage of Miss Suzanne McClain and Edward Slaughter

The wedding occurred Wednesday at noon at the Slaughter home in Mullens area with Rev. O L Washington officiating. Bride Miss Suzanne McClain, daughter of Mrs Annie Wright, teaches at Keystone Eckman Junior High and serves as Mt Chapel Baptist Sunday school superintendent. Groom Edward Boyd Slaughter, WV State College graduate, Alpha Phi Alpha member, McDowell County rath club president, was state road department foreman assistant. After the ceremony they traveled to Roanoke and Norfolk, Va. YOUNG STREET PTA MEETING Also, the Young Street school PTA will meet at 7 30 p.m. today for an important business session.

Suzanne McClain Edward Boyd Slaughter Warner Slaughter Yyburg O. L. Washington Agricola Annie Wright Carl Hazzard Mullens

Missionary Society to Meet at Mrs Johnson’s Home

The Missionary Society of Edwards Memorial church meets today at 4 30 PM at 514 Church Street, with Mrs Cornelia Johnson hosting. Also today Tivous Raymond Woods is to be buried at 2 PM at Scotts Street Church, conducted by Rev Q A Connaley.

The Missionary Society of the Edwards Memorial Church Cornelia Johnson Church Street

Pallbearers Named for Late Classmate in Funeral

Assisted by the Rev. T. B. Wright the funeral procession for the late classmate will form at the home at 1 30 p m Active pallbearers include Herbert Cain Charles Thompson Joseph Wiggins Willie Chapel Dreyfus Free Carl Hazzard Abner Davis, all associates on the football team and closest friends.

T. B. Wright Herbert Cain Charles Thompson Joseph Wiggins Willie Chapel Dreyfus Free Carl Hazzard Abner Davis

Garden Lovers Club Postpones Meeting to Monday

The Garden Lovers club meeting at Mrs. J. W. Moore’s home has been rescheduled to Monday, June 14. Members are asked to attend then.

Garden*Lovers Club J. W. Moore

Tennessee farmer indicted in abortion death of wife

John W. Davis, a 65-year-old poverty-stricken farmer from Woodbury, Tennessee, was indicted by a grand jury for second degree murder in the death of his wife Jodie, who died May 25 after helping pull the family's bull tongue plow four days earlier. Authorities say an auto disclosed a criminal operation and Davis was later accused in a warrant of killing her by an abortion performed with scissors or a similar instrument.

Woodbury Tenn John W. Davis Davis Jodie

Elks elect Hull as exalted grand ruler in Clarksburg

Harry L. Hull was elected exalted grand ruler of the Elks lodge in Clarksburg West Virginia on June 9, succeeding Frank McAndrew who had resigned.

ELKS Clarksburg W. Va Harry L. Hull The Elks Lodge Frank McAndrew

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