Distinguished Woodrum to Speak and Sing at Memorial Church
Congressman Woodrum formerly Roanoke judge will address and sing at Memorial Baptist Church in Bluefield Virginia Sunday at 7 45 p m He is noted as a speaker and singer and will proceed to catch the eastbound train after the service The Bluefield audience anticipates his return after recent appearances in the region and national capital events.
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Congressman Woodrum
Roanoke
Memorial Baptist Church
Congress
National Capital
Bluefield
East
Virginia Sidelights Attend Graduation and Local Visit
Dr. H. B. Frazier and Oscar McCall returned from Fredericksburg with Henry Frazier who graduated from William and Mary Law. Mrs. McCall Frazier and Miss Louise Frazier accompanied them. Mrs. Vance Wells improves after goiter surgery at Bluefield Sanitarium and stays with her mother Mrs. T. S. Neal. Local notices include shopping trips, Knights of Pythias member drive, and several visits by residents to relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graduaton
H. B. Frazier
Oscar McCall
Fredericksburg
Henry Frazier
Law Department of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Vance Wells
Bluefield Sanitarium
T. 8. Neal
West End
Cedar Bluff Y M S Meets at Miss McGuire Home
The Cedar Bluff Y M S met Friday at Miss Mildred McGuire’s home with two new members. The group enjoyed a program and refreshments were served. Local notices list visitors and residents in Cedar Bluff and nearby towns with several trips to Bluefield and Radford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Bluff
Mildred McGuire
Local visitors and church notes from Bluefield area
By Ahern Repass and Misa Pauline Fletcher of Richlands travel to Bluefield on Thursday. Belfast residents Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Brown visit the Mitchells in Cedar Bluff. Albert Brown of Harman visits Cedar Bluff. Narcie Wingo returns from Radford. Mrs. G L Brown recovering and grateful for support. St Marys Episcopal Church rector Rev Herbert H Young returns after absence. 8 p.m. service to be led by Rev John A Winslow. public invited to all services.
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Copan Bluff
Henry Beavers
Gertrude
War
W. B. McGuire
Russell
Bluefield
H. W. Bane
Leck Hawkins
Glate
W.va
Cedar Riotf
Bill Tom Watkins
Doris Lee
M. L. Watkins
Fred Brown
Wea
Graham
James Brown
M. A Smith
Anna Owen
Cedar Bluff
Cecil Beavers
Bartley
W. Va
Peery
C K. Kiser
John Summers
Sherey Leffler
Misa Eleanor Summers
Bill Scott
Kate Catron
G. T. Catron
Elizabeth
W. W. Yost
Baptist Waley
I. O. Perkkas
Mise Zella Watkine
Cyjar Bluff
ST. Mary's Episcopal
Herbert H. Young
John A. Winslow
Not-Support Case Moves as Puckett Vanishes
Court records show Mrs Maud Pucket sues James Puckett for not support and desertion. Puckett disappeared prompting a delay while a letter from Pounding Mill explained her departure to spare her father large costs. Other cases include disorderly conduct with small fines and frequent matrimonial matters. A church memorial notes the passing of Mrs C W Anderson.
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C. T. Benbow
Maud Pucket
James Puckett
Puckett
Pounding Mill
Treasury
Justice Benbow Fe
Tazewell Rotary Charter 19 Granted at Banquet Night
The Tazewell Rotary Club received its charter on Friday June 3 at the Main Street Methodist church banquet hall. More than a hundred attendees included local ministers and wives plus Rotarians from Abingdon Bristol Bluefield and Welch. Dr J P Martin of Abingdon acted as toastmaster as a Welch Rotary orchestra played and local men sang during the evening before the charter was presented by Dr Smith of Abingdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Rotary Club
Main Street Methodist Church
Rotary
Methodist Missionary Society
Abingdon
Bristol
Bluefield
Welch
Rotary Anne
J. P. Martin
Rotary Orchestra
Tazewell Club
Dr. Smith
Abing
Homecoming at Pisgah Set for July Fourth
Community plans a Pisgah homecoming with Bascom Slemp and others likely to attend. Mrs. Davis, 88, is a key descendant. the gathering aims to reconnect neighbors and share old tales from the Davis family linked to early Pocahontas Valley history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bascom Slemp
June
Davis
John Davis
Pounding Mill
Thomas Davis
Christ’s Church of
Alexandria
George Washington
Lucy Pickens Laird
Lord Baltimore
Nancy Davis
Westminster Church Weekly Schedule and Pythian Exhibit
Westminster Presbyterian Church lists sermons Sunday 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with youth programs, Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Choir rehearsals Thursday 7:30 p.m. and midweek prayer. Pythians Graham Lodge No 150 announce an exhibition for the Pocahontas rank team. Bluefield and Graham attendees invited. Also notes are made of Kathleen Parrish visiting and a gratitude card for sympathy messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
J. EB. Nelson
Pythians
Graham Lodge No. 150
Pythias
Helr
Pocahontas
Bluefield Yibians
Graham Methodist Missionary Festival and Vacation Bible School
Graham Methodist church hosts a Thursday night festival with missionary booths, food served by women in costume, and two pageants Children of the Bible and The Nation's Homage to America. Lois Penbow and Rev. Roy K. Early lead singing. music, costumes, and flags promise a colorful program. Regular services today. vacation Bible school opens Monday at 9:00 with cars provided for children five to sixteen, no fee, focus on character building.
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Graham Methodist Church
Sis
Lois Penbow
Roy KE
Early
Children of the Bible
Childrens’ Missionary Societies
America
Father of Nineteen Dies at Seventy Three
George Pembrook Tracey of Phiegar Virginia died June 6 1927 aged 73. He leaves a wife twelve living children seven dead a brother two sisters and twenty eight grandchildren. A Methodist and devout Christian his funeral was led by Rev J H Barton of Oakvale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pembrook Tracey
Phiegar
Methodist Church
J. H. Barton
Oakvale
Wright says transoceanic flights still impractical
Orville Wright, famed for the 1913 flight, told a Chicago interview that transatlantic air travel remains unready due to navigation uncertainty. He cited Lindbergh's Paris hop as a landmark but said instruments must improve before ocean flights become reliable, with commercial aviation now dominating aims beyond sport.
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Chicago
New York
Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Berlin
Orville Wright
Wright
Lindbergh
Wilbur Wright
North Pole
Peary
Manhattan
Atlantic
Angora Knitwear Accentuates Seasonal Outerwear
Readable fragment notes Angora sweater jumpers in pastel shades with crepe collars cuffs and belts as fashionable outdooo costumes. It also states the American Canadian boundary line measures 3.898 miles from Atlantic to Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Negro Migration to the North Sparks Southern Debate
Atlanta reports a new negro migration underway with southern states led by Louisiana and Alabama weighing legal limits on labor agents recruiting workers north. Proposals include outlawing recruitment across state lines and improving southern conditions to curb departures. Critics warn prohibitive laws may backfire, arguing for equal access to economic opportunities.
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Atlanta
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Ead
North
South
Birmingham
New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
Grandoise
Queen Marys Wilderness a Quiet Buckingham Palace Garden
London June 11 The Queen’s favorite Buckingham Palace spot is The Wilderness a lakeside flower filled retreat left to grow naturally by the royal gardeners. The Queen, a lifelong gardening enthusiast, tends her garden library and loves flowers, calling gardening a chief hobby since girlhood.
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London
Mary
Buckingham Palace
England
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Statesman
Virginia
A. R. Thompson
Northfork
Highland Avenue
Trip E. S. Smith
Es Department Store
W Morton and Co
Tom Charleston
Smiths
West Virginia
Knights OF Pythias
I. O. O. F. Hall
Kathleen Parish
Ruth Paris
Tazewell Avenue
Allen Davidson
C M Fisher
Vince Retreet
Henrietta Huffard
Rural Retreat
Archie Neff
Pete Barrow
Barrow Motor Company
W. L. Barton
O. M. Jennings
Hudson Huffard
The
Chicago House Furnishing Company
Washington
Alderson Sexton
Law and Commerce Building
W Wo
W. L. Sexton, Jr
Twin City National Bank
W Va
Mamie Sexton
A. J. Williams
Kentucky
Audine Lane
Clara May Spracher
Farmville State College
Lee J. Barbee
Mr. Barbee
Hopkinsville
Louisville
C. A. Ralston
Ebeneezer
C. H. Logan
Ebeneezer Church
Emory Summers
West Graham
Royal Beauty and Barber Shop
John and
Rosa Turner
Railroad Avenue
STAGS
Shannondale
W. H. Speed
Bill Witten
Beverly W. Straa
John J. Perry
A. G. Kiser
Jem Ward
H. T. Haley
G. H. Brown
J. & Jackson
J .A. Greever
W. T. Gillespie
W. B. Leslie
C Henry Harman
R. M. Kelly
T A .Pabst
C. W. Boyd
W. T Eastwood
W. L. Painter
Garland Peery
J. Thompson
Aaron Russ
Lacy A. Tynes
Robert O. Crockett
Cedar Bluff News
Mabel Dogget
Kingsport, Tenn
Harvey
Fost
By Ahern
Herbert Hl. Young
the. Supe
Ester
C. W. Anderson
Ladies’ Aid Society OF the Christian Church
W. L. Burton
J. F. Dudley
A. M._ LANE
Waloor
C. H. Moore
Bluefield, Va
Tazewell Rotary
New
Columbia
Lucky Lindy
Sung
Vernon Dalhart
Pisgah
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Washington and
Albemarne
C. G. Gunn
W. L. Alley
Young Peoples
Warren Stuart
Nanking
China
Kathleen Parrish
Winm-Salem
N. C
Ruth Farrar
East Tazewellenue
Wm. Lowe
R. H. Hudson
Richlands, VA
Copeland
Burg
Plye
Southern States
Star Theatre
Richlands
Norman Talmadge
Art Acord
Art
Dow
Wonder Horse
Paramount Special
Clara Bow
Esther Ralston
Bessie Love
R. G. Flanary
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