Jenks Addresses Celebration Crowd at Bluefield
W J Jenks of Roanoke, N and W vice president in charge of operation, spoke at Southwestern Virginia Inc celebrating its eighth year. He argued federal goals to rehabilitate basic industries and reemploy workers, praising railroads as major employers and buyers while urging better efficiency and fair regulation. He recalled Bluefield’s growth tied to Norfolk and Western lines and noted rate cuts and tax concerns amid depression era pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Jenks
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Wade Stadium
Wade Junior High School
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Jenks
Southwest
Graham
No Western
West Virginia
Bristol
New River
Pocahontas
Clinch Valley Railroad
Norton
Breathar de
Norfolk
Virginia
Southwestern Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bristol and
United States
Iron and Steel
Malion
Mercer County
Pasenger
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Chamber
Washington
Mountain Empire
J. Jenks
Oklahoma Collects Bells from Global Corners
Muskogee historian and traveler Grant Foreman has assembled an odd bell collection. It includes an elephant bell from India a temple bell from Sumatra a buffalo bell from Java and bells from Egypt and China among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Grant Foreman
India
Sumatra
Java
Egypt
China
Greenview Revival to Close Sunday at Greenview Church
Union revival services at Greenview church Princeton road featuring Baptist Methodist and Christian churches will end Sunday. Rev. Mr. Jones will lead the morning sermon and Rev. Mr. Swope will preach at the evening service with W C Forlines directing the song service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenview Church
Princeton Road
Mr. Jones
Swope
W. C. Forlines
Macon to Begin 48Hour Test Flight If Weather Allows
Akron Ohio June 10 The U S S Macon will start a 48hour test flight late tomorrow if the weather is suitable Captain Alger H Dresel captain said today The skipper noted conditions must be right for the voyage to proceed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Macon
Alger H. Dresel
Flag Day Observance At Bluefield Elks Lodge
The Bluefield lodge No 269 Elks invite the public to a Flag Day program at the lodge on Bland and Raleigh streets starting 8 p m. The event features music by The Vengen brothers Miss Sallie Litz and others with prayer by Rev E W Hughes and an address by Rev R O Eller. Bishop W N Ainsworth of Macon Ga will preach at 11. District Christian education events follow with several speakers and church leaders scheduled through Friday including Dr R B Platt Jr and Prof W K Barnett. Ten Radford district charges extend into West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lodge No. 269
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Frank O'Brien
Elks Lodge
Bland
Raleigh
Lodge
Tom Shawver
E. W Hughes
Vengen Brothers
E. W.hughes
Esquire
Aires
W. M. Bunts
W. N. Ainsworth
Macon
Holston
Christian Education
F. B. Shelton
S. ©. Beard
Elizabeth Brown
Young People’s Work
Glen Jackson
Holston Conference Young People’s Organization
R. B. Platt Jr
Grove Avenue
East Radford
Greeneville
Dublin
Woman's Missionary Society
Carrie Brown
Dietris
W. H. Wyear
Pulaski
R. B. Platt
Radford
West Virginia
Princeton
Matoaka
Athens
Radford District Conference Opens in Floyd Virginia
The Radford district conference begins in Floyd Virginia on Wednesday June 14 at 7:30 with preaching by Rev. R. E. Regan followed by the Lord's Supper. The business session will open Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radford
Floyd
R. E. Regan
Kin of Local Woman Dies in Charlotte
Mrs. Walter Adkins of 814 Augusta street learns her nephew Lucian Lajoie died Friday night in Charlotte New York. An invalid for years after car crash injuries he will be buried in Winston Salem North Carolina today with funeral and burial services planned there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Adkins
Augusta Street
Lucian Lajoie
Charlotte
N. Y
Lajoie
Winston-Salem
N. C
Woodring Funeral Set For Monday In Bluefield
G W Woodring 86 longtime Bluefield lumberman dies in Norfolk Va while visiting his daughter. Funeral services Monday at Bland Street Methodist with Drs Hayne Hamilton and Moore officiating. Interment Maple Park cemetery. Survived by three daughters Mrs Patton of Norfolk Mrs J D Kesler of Chattanooga and Mrs W T Douthat of Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street Methodist Church
G. W. Woodring
Bluefield
Woodring
Norfolk
W. T. Douthat
Ramsey Street
Stanley W. Hayne
T.S. Hamilton
Trinity Methodist Church
Samuel W. Moore
First Presbyterian
Maple Park Cemetery
Pennsylvania
Florida
BE. R. Woodring
Patton
J. D. Kesler
Chattanooga
Visiting Minister Will Preach in Local Church
The Rev. D. P. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers of Amelia Virginia are visiting and will preach at the local church. Their appearance highlights a brief religious visit by the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
D. P. Rogers
Mrs. Rogers
Amelia, Va
Reverend Dr. Rogers to Speak at First Presbyterian
Dr. Rogers, longtime pastor of Amelia Virginia Presbyterian Church and medical crew member in Korea, will preach at 11 o clock Sunday service in the First Presbyterian Church on Tazewell Street. He is remembered for foreign mission talks and prior pastorates in Princeton and Matoaka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde V. Bailey
Augusta Street
Rogers
Bailey
Presbyterian Church
Amelia
M Rogers
Korea
Southern Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Princeton
Matoaka
Tazewell Street
West Virginia Bonus Marchers Injured in Pennsylvania Accident
In New Castle Pennsylvania Tissie Smith 40 of Proctor West Virginia a member of the B BE F was injured en route home from Washington when a motorist giving him a ride lost control causing the car to go off the road strike a culvert and cause severe lacerations over his right eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Tissie Smith
Proctor
W. Va
B. BE. F
Washington
Britain to Announce War Debt Installment Plan
Neville Chamberlain will present Tuesday before the House of Commons a statement on Britain's war debts to the United States. The note concerns the $75,950,000 installment due next Thursday and clarifies the government's position. No official statement will be issued until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ims
Charleston
Baker's OF
Hotel Baker
Hale and
Quarrier
Baker’s
Ben Baker
PHI
Cohen Louie Jaffer
Greenview
LOGAL
Frank O’brien
Britain
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!