Escaped Georgia convict recaptured after highway chase
Benjamin Hughes alias Hightower, a 25 year old convict from Georgia, overpowered two officers on Route 52, chained them to a tree, stole their car and guns, and fled. The pursuit ended near Georgetown, Ohio, when Ohio patrolman Sergeant Webb spotted the Georgia plates and pursued. Hughes had been serving 35 to 70 years for robbery and escaped from a Georgia prison camp in 1935.
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Huntington
W. Va
Georgetown
Here
Cincinnati
E. P. Webb
Ohio Highway Patrol
Georgia
J. D. Ragsdale
Fulton County
Atlanta
C. E. Lyle
Benjamin Hughes
Hightower
Hughes
Detroit
Ragsdale
Wayne Highway
Lyle
Seven West Virginians Join Flying Cadet Corps
Seven West Virginians in the Fifth corps area were selected for enlistment as flying cadets in the United States army. They will report to Parks Air College in St. Louis for training and, upon completion, be commissioned as second lieutenants in the air corps reserve. Names include John S. Cather Grafton R H Conaway Wilburn Ralph J Mc Goodell Kearneysville Robert W Goodell Kearneysville Homer D Martin Montrose Rochard E Romig Keyser and Leslie H Workman Wayne.
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West
Wayne
Air Corps Reserve
Scott Street Baptist Church Celebrates 50th Year
The Scott Street Baptist Church marks its fiftieth anniversary with a ten night program starting June 30. Pastor E. T. Browne opens, followed July 7 by Dr. C. P. Madison of Norfolk. Boards manage each night, anniversary ends with a banquet July 16.
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Scott Street Baptist Church
E. T. Browne
C. P. Madison
Norfolk
Missionary Society
Philathea
BYPU
Scott Street
Goodykoontz Receives Bachelor of Laws at George Washington
William Francis Goodykoontz of Bluefield earned the bachelor of laws degree at George Washington University in Washington D C during the university's annual commencement. The baccalaureate was delivered by Right Rev James Freeman and the commencement address by Dr Cloyd Heck Marvin as 675 graduates were honored.
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William Francis Goodykoontz
Charles H. Goodykoontz
Bluefield
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
James E. Freeman
Washington
Cloyd Heck Marvin
Grauates
Local firm faces ICC charge over rate filing violation
The Black Diamond Lines of Bluefield is accused by the U S government of handling 15 interstate shipments from Bluefield Virginia to Bluefield West Virginia without filed rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Alex Funair heads the firm and a federal court appearance is scheduled in June.
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U. S
Black Diamond Lines
Bluefield
W. Va
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alex Funair
Jefferson Street
George W. McClintic
Ares
Radio Thursday Schedule Includes Sunshine Sisters And Musical Hours
A Radio Thursday lineup lists programs from 5:00 PM to 3:30 PM with acts such as the Sunshine Sisters Walford Wrecking Co and Golden Jubilee Boys. Included are Lee Moore Lilly Mountaineers Dearest Mother and various news segments and guides. Local sponsors include Coca Cola Feuchtenberger Bakery and Pocahontas Fuel Co with multiple time slots across the day.
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UNE
Sunshine Sisters
Walford Wrecking Co
LEE Moor
Buskirk Family
Bi-Tone Corp
Golden Jubilee Boys
Chicago House
Lilly Mountaineers
Lilly Land CO
the Hymn Singers
Breakfast Club
Granada Guide
S. H. Heironimus
Mary Lee Taylor Pet Milk CO
Warlick
Lee Moore Tomchin
Mother Feuchtenberger Bakery
Colonial Bulletin
Woman’s Radio Journal
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Music Box Revue
Clark Furniture Co
Coca-Cola
Tonic Tunes
Bluefield Supply Co
Mineral Springs
Bluefield Hardware Co
Radio Schedule and Serial Listings for Evening Program
A dense listing of 4:30 to 6:15 PM radio programs and sponsors includes Sun Rise Bottling Co. and Pepsi-Cola with acts such as Jack Armstrong and The ONeills, plus serials like Scattergood Baines and Little Orphan Annie. Several network brands and stations are cited, detailing sponsors, titles, and time slots.
Radio Schedule Highlights From National Network Lineup
The listings outline a dense 1940s era network lineup with NBC and CBS programs. It features Mr Keen Dramatic Serial, The All Star Revue, Vox Poppers and Questions, Accent on Music, Dixie Arthur Hale's Broadcast, Dr District Attorney, Singing and Swinging Orchestra, and I Love a Mystery among others. The schedule notes time slots such as 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, and 7:30, with orchestras and variety acts dominating the broadcast day.
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Jack Armstrong
Nbcwear
Abe Red
Irene Edge
Cbs
Wbcweaf
Nbc
Wjz
Paul Sullivan
Wabc
The
Cbs-Chain
Arthur Hale
Wrva
Paul Douglas
Mbs
F. Waring
West
H. Foote and Organ
Nbc-Wed
Amos
Andy
Cbs-Wabc
Lynn Cole
Cbs-Chain West
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Weaf
Mr. Keen
Wiz
Lanny Ross
Cbswest
Dancing Music Orchestra
Nbc-Red
Wor
Sam Bakter
East
H. V. Kaltenborn
Nbec
Red-Net
Jim McWilliams
Wabs
Nbcweaf
Nbe
California Melodies and Classic Radio Lineup
A rhythm filled radio schedule lists programs from Elmer Davis News at 8:00 to Bing Crosby Show and Morton Gould Orchestra, with Rudy Vallee, Florence Wyman Concert, Nan Wynn News, and Fred Waring segments across NBC CBS and mutual affiliates. The lineup includes dance music, talks, and repeated repeats by Ed Hill Dixie and Lanny Ross.
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California
Mbs-Chain
Elmer Davis
Cbswabe
Good News
Nbc-Weaf
Toronto
Nbc-Wiz
Major Bowes
Cbs-Wabe
G. Heatter
Wor
Wgn
Waab
Whkwhal
Mbswor
Rudy Vallee
Nbecweaf
Morton Gould
Cbs-Wor
Nan Wynn
Nbcwear-East
Fred Waring
Nbc-Wjz
Cbs-Wabe-East
Andy
Cbswes
Ed Hill
cbs-Dixie
Nbc-Chain Dance Or
Cbs
Mbs
Lanny Ross
Cbs-West
New Fathers to Get Free Adam Hat on Father’s Day
A local men’s store in Greater Bluefield offers a free Adam hat to any man who becomes a new father on Father’s Day. The ad promises a replacement hat if the original is damaged, with a lighthearted nod to cigars and storks. Wrens changing mates is noted as a side quip.
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Men's Furnishings
Greater Bluefield
Stork
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Lloyd Nolan
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Busirk Family
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Fesenmeier Brewing Co
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Princeton
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Hollywood
Jeffrey Lynn
Humphrey Bogart
Sean Una O'Conn
Busley
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Lewis Seiler
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Lewrence Kimble
Red Cross
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Greyhound Bus Terminal
Federal and Scott Lts
Opp. W. Va
Paul Jones
Pinti
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
Louisville & Baltimore
Saul Jone
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