Dudley Addresses Layman's League on Self mastery
Dudley a prominent Bluefield Va business man spoke to the Layman's League of Christ Episcopal Church on the importance of self mastery and living by the Golden Rule. He urged applying talent through close communion with God to improve oneself and support church work. The league voted to end summer meetings and plan an outdoor gathering in Bland county in July with officers appointed for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley
Bluefield
League of Christ Episcopal Church
League
Bland County
Albert Kemper
Albert Bivens
Stewart Morgan
P. K. Piermt
H. C. Lauder
Boy Scouts
Jenkins Scott
Jennings Hobson
Washington
E. Swindler
A. L. Wellford, Jr
William Steele Awarded Collegiate Who's Who Mention
William Shirley Steele of Glenwood Park son of Dr W 8 Steele and Mrs Steele will graduate from Emory and Henry College in August has a mention in Who's Who among American university students for his work at E H He plans to enter Emory University in September to study for the ministry His three year scholastic average at Emory and Henry runs about 95 percent reading honors include Calliopean Improvement Medalist honor court secretary White Topper editor in chief 37 YMCA cabinet treasurer 37 Chi club secretary 36 Kappa Phi Kappa business manager student handbook 36 honor roll 35 36 summer 35 36 Calliopean critic 36 Calliopean lector 37 and literary society officer at commencement spring 0
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shirley Steele
Glenwood Park
W. 8. Steele
Steele
Emory and Henry College
Emory University
Emory and Henry
Calliopean
Chi Club
Kappa Phi Kappa
Business Manager
Two Tazewell Men Set For Virginia Medical Work
Albert Ritchie Gillespie and Barnes Gillespie Jr of Tazewell are among 61 graduates in the University of Virginia medical department who will receive degrees next Tuesday. A R Gillespie will intern at UVA hospitals while B Gillespie goes to Union Memorial hospital in Baltimore. The cohort emerged from over 400 applications for 68 entering spots four years ago and will pursue residencies in 18 states after graduation, with eight staying at UVA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ritchie Gillespie
Barnes Gillespie, Jr
Tazewell
University of Virginia Department of Medicine
A. R. Gillespie
University of Virginia
Barnes Gillespie
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Florida
Homecoming Planned at Jordans Chapel Sunday
A homecoming will be held Sunday at Jordans Chapel Lerena circuit with layman’s day program. Dr J F Marsh president of Cousens State Teachers College and W Udy of Bluefield will be speakers. Dinner will be served on the ground by church friends. The Monroe string band will perform sacred music. Local talent aids the musical portion. Rev W Looney pastors the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan’s Chapel
Lerena
J. F. Marsh
Cousens State Teachers’ College
W. Udy
Bluefield
Ladies and Friends of
Monroe
W. Looney
Noi
Silk Crepe Slips at Fretwell's Coalfield City Item
Silk crepe slips in white and tearose with shadow panel priced at $1.00. Available at Fretwell's, phone 334, in the City and Coalfield area.
Last Rites Held For Charles D Garber In Waynesboro Va
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in Waynesboro for Charles David Garber 84 father of H W Garber of the city. He died Tuesday at his home after a period of failing health. Born August 20 1852 at the Garber homestead near Fort Defiance he married Mary Virginia Pirkey in November 1882. Surviving are his widow nine sons and daughters including Mrs G M Kefauver Waynesboro F Bartlet Garber Harrisonburg H W Garber Bluefield Albert Garber Hampton the Rev J H Garber Hampton Miss Nell Garber Waynesboro Mrs L T Utz Florence Ky Charles P Garber Waynesboro and Mrs Claude Ashberry Portsmouth also a brother G Prank Garber Staunton, seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Charles David Garber
H. W. Garber
Garber
Mr. Garber
F. Bartlet Garber
Harrisonburg
Bluefield
Albert Garber
Hampton
J. H. Garber
Nell Garber
L. T. Utz
Florence
Charles P. Garber
Claude Ashberry
Portsmouth
G. Prank Garber
Staunton
Parson Ransom Ready With No Sign From Kidnappers
Investigators monitor the Parsons kidnapping case as two telegraphs arrive at the farm one to Parsons and one to a federal agent. The note demanded $25,000 and warned against police. Parsons did not confirm payment plans and federal/state agents pursue the Long Island Sound coast for evidence and possible hideouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Creek
Long Island
New London
Conn
Pratt
Frank McDonnell
Parsons
Murphy
New York
Huntington
Jamaica
Sevbut
Remar
Garnishee Amendment Contention in West Virginia Case
Circuit Judge Bouchelle ordered state officials to appear as the case challenges whether the garnishee amendment is self executing. The state argues the amendment is permissive and requires enabling legislation before becoming operative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggington
Julian F. Bouchelle
West Virginia
Holt
Clarence Meadows
Edgar B. Sims
Siege of Bilbao Near Final Phase in New Offensive
Frontline reports claim three insurgent attacks were repulsed as Basque defenses brace for a potential bombardment by a fleet of 300 aircraft if resistance continues. Concurrent talks in London between Eden and ambassadors of Germany Italy and France advance on restoring non intervention. A Paris briefing says a new non intervention pact to protect neutral patrol ships near Spanish waters is close to completion. Silage value for Atlas Sorge dairy cattle feeding near corn silage, per H W Cave at State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Italy
London
Anthony Eden
Paris
Cnt
Atlas Sorge
H. W. Cave
Ara State College
Legion Nominates Woodyard For Bluefield Post Commander
Marvin Woodyard was nominated for commander of Bluefield Post No. 9 American Legion at a meeting in the Appalachian Electric Power building on Raleigh street. G. T. Leslie withdrew in favor of Woodyard, leaving him unopposed for the election to be held soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Woodyard
Bluefield
American Legion
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Raleigh Street
G. T. Leslie
Woodyard
R. W. Butt
Dave Warden
C. William Harry
John Cahill
C. O. Ross
R. L. Longworth
George M. Palmer
Victor R. DeVault
T. Courtney Tanner
Louis Zaultman
Sam Shannon
W. A. Sutherland
Trudy Fox
Ed Cofey
D. C. Duncan
Dave Lowman
Jimmy Rantis
Wm. Fortner
Harry Kleiman
Harry West
L. E. Poe
Harry Kammer
Guy L. Parr
Shawnee Lake
Sons and Daughters of Legionnaires
Practice Shoot At Bluefield Gun Club This Afternoon
The Bluefield Gun Club opens skeet and 16 yard targets for an afternoon practice session aligned with regular hours. Plans for the C H Bivens honor shoot are progressing, with details to be announced soon. The event is postponed from July 5 due to Independence Day activities in Bluefield and nearby areas, now likely in mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
C. H. Bivens
Soviet Army Men Sentenced to Die in Kharkoff Garrison Trial
The chief of the personnel section General V. M. Primakoff led a Kharkoff garrison trial in which Soviet Army men were sentenced to death. The law imposed execution within 24 hours of conviction and barred appeals, sparking foreign observers to view the proceedings as highly decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Staff
V. M. Primakoff
Kharkoff
Woman Refuses Shelter Then Breaks Into Shoplifting Charge
Mary Fraley 20 alias pene Harper, after being refused shelter in the city jail, deliberately broke into a shop. She later appeared in custody and was charged with shoplifting. Magistrate W. W. McNeal sentenced her to fifteen days in the county jail and fined $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fraley
Pene Harper
O. J. Caldwell
W. W. McNeal
Howell Infant to be Buried This Afternoon
Funeral services for Robert Lee Howell Jr. 13 months old of Rock are at 2 p.m. at Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Preston Brown and Rev. Carl Talley officiating. Burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery. He died Thursday at Bluefield sanitarium from pneumonia after measles. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Howell and sister Billy Rae Howell. Pallbearers: D. Scott, L. Shape, Howard West, and Deweycy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Howell
R. L. Howell
Rock
the Rock Baptist Church
Preston Brown
Carl Talley
Woodlawn
Bluefield
Matoaka
Billy Rae Howell
D. Scott
L. Shape Howard West
Dewey Cy
William H Wade Taken by Death
William H Wade died after a long illness. He had served as secretary treasurer for A A Graham and Company in Christiansburg and was an early Morse operator for the Norfolk and Western railway. He was the first agent at Poca, Virginia, and later with A A Graham. He leaves a wife who died in 1927, two sons, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
A. A. Graham and Company
Christiansburg
Norfolk and Western Railway
Morse
Pocahontas
Wade
Lewis Nominated Lions President in Bluefield
H C Kit Lewis was nominated for president of the Bluefield Lions. The club created an honorary title named Col William Homas as first holder. Election is in two weeks with further floor nominations. Incumbent M L Smith leads, and multiple peers were named for vice president secretary treasurer and other posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C
Kit) Lewis
Bluefield Lions
Col. Wm. Homas
M. L. Smith
Fairview School
Joe Wilds
D. E. Templeton
W. A. McCue
Roy Browder
Johnny Lamanca
C. E. Greenstreet
Paul L. Roger
William Otew
Jerry Houston
Otis Biven
C. W. Houseman
Howard Lawder
Hubert Cole
J. D. Thompson
Buddy Sites
C. Douglas
Vernon Ellett
Georges. Strader Jr
Guy L. Farr
Bill McDe
Otis Bivens
Dick Eviunere
Frank Alford
St. Albans
Roy Clelland
Charleston
Parley Proposes Seven Point Plan in Steel Strike
The Carnegie Illinois Steel Co and United States Steel dispute stalls as Tom Girdler refuses to sign the contract. Gov Townsend of Indiana hosts two meetings to end the idle 73,000 workers, while a Senate panel probes mail interference and steel company conduct in the strike area. Postmaster General aides vow no forced force. officials urge lawful actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Co
United States Steel
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corp
Carnegie-Illinois
M. Clifford Townsend
Indiana
Washington
Senate Post Office
Ohio
W. W. Howes
Reublic
Youngstown Sheet
The
Inland Steel Corp
Howes
Fish probes FDR taxes amid evasion claims
Representative Fish urged a probe into tax evasion and tax avoidance across autos cosmetics furs electricity and more, asking the committee to review the president’s returns and alleging deductions for Hyde Park losses. The exchange drew mixed comments in the House with praise and criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hyde Park
New York
Lcans
Democrats
House
Labor strike turmoil sparks clashes and political pressure
The strike has shut wages at least six million dollars and injured many as 800 non union workers broke a picket line at the Monroe plant. Officials call for martial law as mayor presses for police support amid mass meetings and union disputes across cities in Ohio and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Davey
Monroe
Homerartin
United Automobile Orders of America
C.I.0
Pontiac
Mich
Daniel A. Knaggs
Michigan
Martin
Murray
Republic Steel Colon
Ford Motor Co
Howes
Washington
Bridges
R-N.h
Senate
C. B. Galloway
Walter J. Payne
Niles, C
Kingstown
The Right Food For Warm Days
Appetizing summer dishes that are nourishing yet light. Jimmy Rantis oversees Jimmy's Restaurant menus and food quality. Excellent Sunday dinners guarantee happy and satisfied diners. Bring the whole family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Jimmy Rantis
Funeral set for Essie Proffitt in Hurricane Church
Essie Arthur Proffitt 49 dies after heart attack at home 317 Allen Street. Funeral services announced for Sunday afternoon at Hurricane church with burial in Hurricane area cemetery. Survived by wife Lula and son Essie Arthur Proffitt Jr. Funeral arranged in Mercer County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Hurrican
Essie Arthur Proffitt
Allen Street
Proffitt
Mr. Proffitt
Lula Proffitt
Essie Arthur Proffitt Jr
Proffitt Family Obituary Notice from Hurricane Section
Mrs Alice Proffitt of Hurricane section and her siblings Fred R Proffitt Bertha Proffitt and Nannie Stewart are remembered in a local notice listing their Allen street family ties and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Proffitt
Fred
R. W. Proffit
Bertha Proffitt
Nannie Stewart
Allen Street
19 Legislative Acts Become Law
The 60 day divorce bill and the uniform contract measure become law. Under the divorce bill, all divorces would have been and the parties free to marry 60 days after the court decree.
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Layman's League
Bland Street
MFN
E. M. Louthan
Bluefiel College
McCue
Round Tram
Wolf Creek
Alno
William
Steel
E.H
U, OF Virginia
Jordans Chapel
Bilbao
Legion
Leon Trotsky
Howell
William H. Wade
Lewis
LIONS
Col. W. H. Thomas
Daveyht
Philip Murray
John Owens
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
R. M. Welsh
J. C. Argetsinger
J. A. Voss
Fish
Plant
Bethlehem
8.W.O.C
United States Steel Corp
Conemaugh
Blacklike
Union
Kahle & Humphrey
Welch's
Rose Brand
Vienna
Lamb
Ve Anes
E. A. Proffitt
Usat
Domino
Box
Maxwell House
Libby
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