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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
3
Humorous reminiscence from Wilson Ames recalls a Waters family late to service, whose arrival coincided with the opening words Save me, O for the waters are coming in, leading to the Waters clan arriving early ever after. Local social notes cover Hillbilly Barn events and neighborhood dances with names and performers.
The page shows a 40 item radio schedule with times from 5:30 to 11:30 including acts like Lee Moore Tomchins Jamboree Chanticlers NBC Ivory Silhouettes and Juanta. It lists various music groups and show titles in a dense timetable style common to period broadcasting pages.
A dense OCR list outlines a full day’s radio lineup from early morning to late night, naming shows, hosts, orchestras, and sponsors. Entries include Harmony Kro, Lilly Mountaineers, Honolulu Hawaiians, NBC orchestras, CBS features, and multiple ad spots, offering a snapshot of 1940s broadcast variety.
Dexter Short of Amonate visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. A Peery on Virginia Avenue. Short is a graduate of a local business college and recently joined the Ecot Tas Puel company at Amonate.
A circulated report claimed the local draft board would bar service for anyone over 28, but officials say no such instruction exists. The registry remains 21 to 35, and calls under the original age rules could still occur. Also mentioned are local ties to Bernard Harrison and Rasnick, plus notes on prayer cards circulating locally.
The Bluefield Virginia branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will convene Thursday at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs W K Graves on Embrey Court.
Three ladies once employed as telegraphers for the Norfolk and Western attended a dinner in Palmer hall Saturday evening. Mrs. T. A. Draper of Richlands, Mrs. Luther Dickens of Tazewell, and Mrs. Gaston Benneage of Bluefield, Va were among the guests. The section also notes a Raleigh county reader seeking dog days timing and expresses appreciation for the column.
Mr and Mrs J E Long of Jefferson Street attended the funeral yesterday in a local ceremony. The event drew relatives and neighbors paying last respects to the deceased.
Miss Mamie Lee Baldwin teacher says annuals have not arrived and will issue notice when they come and when to call for them.
Residents note heavy rainfall arriving after a long dry spell aiding crops while causing localized flooding and travel disruptions. Community leaders urge caution as moisture benefits mix with soggy conditions in the region.
Questionnaires were mailed to registrants on June 10 and must be returned by June 20. Order No. 1902 through 1930 list names and birthplaces including Pocahontas Bluefield Bluefield Falls Mills North Tazewell and Boissevain.
A compiled list shows individuals with birth or association years from 1931 to 1946 tied to Pocahontas Falls Mills Bluefield Falls Mills and Pittsburgh. Names include James Fincher Steve Lewis Jackson Frank Rye Garland Lester Gent Fred Carter Harding Creasy Earlie Charlies Myers Hughes Jeffery Brinkley and others with birth or activity years from 1931 through 1946.
Many friends attended Tuesday to honor Mrs R L Poindexter who died Monday after months of illness. The funeral was at St Marys church with interment in Maple Hill cemetery Blue Vale beside her husband. The Poindexter family was prominent in the community for many years.
Goodwin is hospitalized at St Luke s hospital in Bluefield Virginia. Mrs Harold Kurtz has returned to Butler Pennsylvania after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs B B Tunnell and will be joined by her brother Robert Tunnell for a several week visit. Mrs Kurtz attended Old Timers vacation party Saturday night. Mrs Grafton Owen of Akron Ohio has spent several days visiting her parents Dr and Mrs O K Phiegar.
A revival event is underway at Memorial Church drawing local congregants and visitors. Organizers promote community outreach, song, and reflection as service activities proceed through the day.
The Rev J Guy Saunders of Roanoke preaches strong sermons assisted by Pastor H S Cummins. The Baptist choir is noted as one of the citys best with services nightly at 745. A Bible school runs at Memorial church this week starting Tuesday.
Bluefield Virginia loses a prominent Williams family as a moving van takes the Williams household to Norfolk after Mr Williams was transferred from Bluestone by Norfolk and Western. The family, long active in town and church, includes Mrs Williams, their daughter Miss Williams, and Charles Jack Williams. The W home is rented to Mr and Mrs J J Hodges, local draft board clerk and tobacco company district manager.
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