Kiwanis Hear Edd Ruehl Urge Forest Conservation
Bluefield Va city manager Eddie Ruehl told Bluefield Kiwanis members forest conservation is essential as timber depletion outpaces replenishment. He warned two thirds of U S timber is wasted and cited 25 million acres burned annually with millions in losses.
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Bluefield
Eddie Ruehl
Ruehl
America
H. C. Weller
Hudson Huffard
F. T. Ridley
Cliff Sykes
Paul C. Thomas
Virginia Booth
Frank Booth
Paul Thomas Jr
E. T. Gills
Appomatox
Thomas H. Settle
Robert T. Peters
Bluefield Club
Kiwanis International
Toronto
Canada
Forty-Four Additions During Midway Revival
The Midway Christian church revival extends another week as more converts join. On Sunday night there were 27 additions and four more at the last service after Rev. W. M. Snead preached on Friendship. The revival totals forty four since it began.
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Midway Christian Church
W. M. Snead
Jesus
Pilate
Max and Primo Wind Up Drills In Uncertain Ring
The article notes Carnera and Baer facing medical checks after a controversial buildup with calls for an ambulance at the venue. It also lists results from a Bluefield based tennis event featuring players from Red Jacket, Matewan, Williamson, Logan, and Bluefield with multiple matches and scores.
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Carnera
Baer
Flat Top Net Stars Rally Past Red Jacket Players
Red Jacket Tennis club was no match for the Flat Top racquet artists as Flat Top won 12 to 1 Sunday afternoon at their court. Blankenship of Red Jacket defeated Templeton for the visitors' lone victory.
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RED Jacket
Red Jacket Tennis Club
Blankenship
Templeton
Dutra Plans Quick Cash From Open Victory Tour
Olin Dutra, newly crowned U S Open champion, teams with Walter Hagen for a barnstorming exhibition. He vows to cash in on the $25 000 Open prize, declines the British Open, and targets the P G A, Western Open, and Canadian Open while planning a Cleveland exhibition with Mortie Dutra and others.
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Dutra
Walter Hagen
Olin
Professional Golfers’ Association
Denny Shute
Gene Sarazen
Hagen
Cleveland
Mortie
Bill Burke
al Espinosa
Buffalo
N. Y
William Lawson Little Jr
George T. Dunlap
Old Grads Top WVU Varsity 7-6 In Alumni Baseball Classic
Timely hits by Floyd DeVaughn and Bob Jackson and stellar defense by Rat lis propelled the Alumni to a 7 6 victory over West Virginia Varsity in a commencement week baseball feature. Wilkinson allowed 13 hits while Shaffer yielded 14 for the Varsity. Joe Johnston homered in the eighth as the Alumni clinched their third straight win.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Floyd DeVaughn
Bob Jackson
Ratlis
West Virginia
Shaffer
Collegians
Wilkinson
Joe Johnston
Mountaineer
Smiley Tops Pistol Shoot At CCC Camp
R R Smiley of Bluefield scored 287 of 300 to win top honors in the CCC pistol match at the Bastian camp Sunday. Claude Sumpter was 284, with Dave Platnick 276 and others listed. event serves as a prelude to July sectionwide tournament.
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R. R. Smiley
Bluefield
CCC
Bastian
Civilian Conservation Corps
Claude Sumpter
Dave Platnick
A. L. Smith
Deck Weaver
H. A. Wade
Jack Smith
Red Sox Put Pipgras On Retired List
Boston June 11 The Red Sox placed veteran right hand pitcher George Pipgras on the voluntary retired list for the rest of the season He has entered a hospital for a second operation on his pitching arm since last August X rays show a growth cramping his elbow Pipgras was an early acquisition by Tom Yawkey and Eddie Collins in rebuilding the club last season hampered by a chipped elbow.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
George Pipgras
Biet
Pipgras
Tom Yawkey
Eddie Collins
Red Sox
Mrs Arthur Mitchell Dies in Beckley
Mrs. Arthur Mitchell, formerly of Pocahontas, died after a brief illness in Beckley. She moved there after her husband’s death several years ago. Funeral services and burial are planned in Beckley on Wednesday.
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Beckley
Arthur Mitchell
Pocahontas
Grace church hosts Mrs. Corretta Mason evangelist series
Crowds fill Grace church and overflow as visiting evangelist Mrs. Corretta Mason delivers sermons on The Ten Commandments The Prodigal Son The Only Refuge and Why People Are Lost She plans a Monday service for the Mission and a closing Sunday night session with a Love-Filled Life All invited to attend continuation of services
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Grace Church
Miss Trixie Peters Honored by WVU Law COIF Chapter
Miss Trixie Peters of Bluefield was initiated tonight in the COIF honorary national society of West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown. She was the only member chosen from this year's senior class, as COIF marks its tenth year with about fifty members.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Trixie Peters
Bluefield
COIF
National Society
West Virginia University College of Law
Peters
Order of the Coif
Bittner Addresses United Mine Workers Gathering
Between 1 200 and 1 500 UMWA members gathered in Matoaka on Sunday to hear Van A Bittner the unions chief representative in West Virginia. Jesse Aquino Welch district representative led arrangements for the meeting in Mercer county one of the largest of its kind.
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United Mine Workers of America
Matoaka
van A. Bittner
West Virginia
Mercer County
Jesse Aquino
Welch
Woman to succeed husband as sheriff in Monongalia
Morgantown June 11 Pearl Taylor Hickman named to succeed her late husband Charles T Hickman as sheriff of Monongalian county She is a Republican The county court directed she take office July 1 with a 50000 bond She said she would retain the staff appointed by her husband Hickman a former major league baseball player died recently
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Morgantown
W. Va
Pearl Taylor Hickman
Charles T. Hickman
Monongalian County
Philco dealers to attend meeting on new 1935 radios
More than 250 Philco dealers and salesmen from this area will attend today’s meeting at the West Virginian hotel hosted by Bluefield Supply to preview the 1935 Philco line. S. G. Rogers will present new features and cabinet designs as the distributor touts a sensational lineup and plans for the coming season.
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Philco
West Virginian
Bluefield Supply Company
Phileco
S. G. Rogers
Rogers
Upstate Mine Fire Near Grant Town Under Control
Fairmont West Virginia reports say the Federal Coal company mine fire in the main haulage way near Grant Town is virtually under control after starting Saturday. Rescue teams still battle flames and full operations may resume in a few days. The blaze spans 250 to 300 feet and a short circuit caused by a coal and slate fall hindered initial efforts.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Grant Town
Federal Coal Company
Mines Rescue Crews Merge To Aid Stricken Shaft
Rescue operations near the foot of a 300 foot shaft continue with crews from Federal Coal and Coke joined by workers from Consolidated Coal Bethlehem Mines Cosgrove Meehan and Jamison Coal and Coke. Some outside teams have been released as the effort proceeds.
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Federal Coal and Coke Company
Consolidated Coal Company
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Cosgrove-Meehan Company
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Cardui Promised Relief for Period Pain and Nervousness
A Florida woman Mrs. Carl Graft writes Cardui has been beneficial both during menstruation and as a tonic for run down women. The ad notes thousands testify Cardui’s benefits and suggests consulting a physician if no benefit is felt.
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Carl Graft
Georgetown
Fla
French fliers begin North American goodwill tour stops
Lieutenant Paul Codos and Mauric Rossi left Floyd Bennett airport at 4:21 am for Montreal, first stop on a modified tour after their Paris to San Diego non stop attempt ended. They will skip the West Coast, visit Montreal and Chicago, with a future non stop Paris to U S coast flight planned. A separate item notes Frederick Garrett Smith of Cumberland Md is sentenced to life under habitual criminal law after two prior forgery convictions.
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N. Y
Paul Codos
Cet Mauric Rossi
Floyd Bennet
Montreal
New York
Paris
San Diego
Rossi
Codos
Chicago
Joseph le Brix
United States
Frederick Garrett Smith
Cumberland
H. Clay Worth
Common Pleas Court
Smith
Maryland
Harrison County
West Virginia
Habitual Criminal Draws Life Sentence in Huntington
Huntington West Virginia reports a habitual criminal received a life sentence after a court proceeding. The sentencing details indicate the defendant's repeated offenses prompted the crime pattern leading to a life term.
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