Southern Pioneer Post to welcome Capt Kochli on Flag Day program
The Southern Pioneer Post No 578 VFW plans a Friday meeting at Jimmy's banquet room to welcome Capt Fred Kochli, World War I hero and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, now affiliated with the Bluefield post. Patriotic Instructor C G Harris urges all to display flags on Saturday June 14 to honor the flag and democracy.
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C. G. Harris
Southern Pioneer Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
United States
Fred Kochli
Wwton
D. C
Kochli
146Th Infantry
Casey M. Jones
National Claims Officer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bluefield
Post
Harris
Extradition Secured for Suspect in Child Assault Case
A 29 year old steelworker arrested in Petersburg West Virginia waived extradition to Maryland to face charges of attacking a 10 year old girl Sunday night. Warrants accuse him of head blows with a metal object. The girl is in serious condition at University Hospital.
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Baltimore
Petersburg
W. Va
Harry Weini
Dundalk
University Hospital
Cooney Family Plans Reunion in Buchanan County
The Looney family plans a reunion in August at the Old Primitive Baptist church at the forks of Prater in Buchanan county. Descendants of three Looney brothers who first settled in the area gather from Kentucky Virginia Tennessee Ohio and beyond.
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Looney
Buchanan County
Looney Brothers
Vansant
Levisa River
Grundy
Levisa
Big Sandy
Ohio River
Roane County
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Washington
Old Primitive Baptist Church
Forks of Prater
M. H. Looney
Elsie Looney Sayers
M. C. Looney
J. Paris Looney
G. L. Looney
R. A. Looney
Joseph Looney
Abbs Valley
Tazewell County
Absolom Looney
Yorktown
David Looney
Isle of Man
Maryland
Virginia
David
Looneys
Grundy Chamber Set for Regular Dinner Election
The Grundy county chamber of commerce holds its annual officer and director election during the regular dinner meeting Friday at 7 30 in the Grundy hotel banquet hall with Dr W G Burkes presiding. Mr and Mrs L F Wolfe and daughter Margaret travel to near Preeland Maryland to be with Mrs Lou Wolfe who is critically injured after a fall.
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Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce
Grundy Hotel
W. G. Burkes
L. F. Wolfe
Margaret
Mr. Wolfe
Lou Wolfe
Near
Preeland
Zone Meeting Among Grundy Methodists Reports
Attendees from Grundy participated in a Methodist Society of Christian Edge zone meeting held at Mrs K Charies house during the business session. Announcements were reviewed by Johnson-Comes and noted for follow up.
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Grundy
Methodist Society of Christian Ege
K. Charies
Old
Lawless Hosts Dinner for Ledford Williams at Poe Town Home
Lawless entertained Rev. and Mrs. Ledford and Mr. and Mrs. Williams with a Monday evening dinner at their new Poe Town residence.
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Lawless
Creed Lawless
Poetown
W. F. Ledford
R. E. Williams
Sutherland and Attorneys Return From Court of Appeals
George F Sutherland a Duke University medical student visits his parents Mr and Mrs George C Sutherland in Grundy. H Claude Probst R E Williams George C Sutherland and Miss Marjorie Coleman Grundy attorneys have returned from Wytheville Virginia where they attended court of appeals.
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George F Sutherland
Duke University
George C. Sutherland
Grundy
Court OF Appeals
H. Claude Probst
R. E. Williams
Marjorie Coleman
Guildies Gather for Wesleyan Meeting at Mrs Charles Home
The Wesleyan guild holds its monthly meeting this evening at Mrs R K Charles residence with Mrs Pierre Williams leading. An outdoor supper precedes the business session and reports from the zone meeting will be presented.
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Wesleyan Guild
R. K. Charles
Pierre Williams
Mrs Hal Kemp to Wed Actor Victor Mature
New York reports Mrs Martha Stephenson Kemp widow of Hal Kemp will wed stage and screen actor Victor Mature at St Patrick's Cathedral after obtaining a license. Kemp, 22, Birmingham native and New York debutante, is the daughter of James and Mrs Stephenson. Mature, 26, from Louisville, is appearing in Lady in the Dark on Broadway.
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New York
Martha Stephenson Kemp
Hal Kemp
Victor Mature
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
City Hall
Kemp
Birmingham
Ala
James Stephenson
Mature
Louisville
Gertrude Lawrence
Benefits Paid From Railroad Relief Fund 1941 First Quarter
Norfolk and Western relief fund paid 158 775 18 to members and families in Q1 1941. Receipts for the quarter ended March 31 totaled 215 500 10, leaving a net gain of 56 724 92. Since 1917 up to 1941 payments amount to 13 282 618 12. The department cost 2 875 509 03 paid by the railroad. Oil prices in the U S rose over 40 percent since the war began.
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Norfolk and Western Relief Fund
T. H. Palmer
Relief and Pension Department
Norfolk and Western
County Picnic on Big A Mountain Draws Big Crowd
Dr. J. S. Richardson and J. H. Stinson led Buchanan county at the four county picnic on Big A mountain last Sunday. Accompanied by Mrs. Richardson Mrs. Stinson and Eugene Bane the party attended the annual event. The speaker said a large crowd attended as string bands vied for honors and about four dozen speakers covered many topics. The site 2400 feet high offers views of several states and Dr. Richardson called Big A mountain among the state’s most interesting.
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J. S. Richardson
J. H. Stinson
Big A Mountain
Richardson
Buchanan County
Stinson
Eugene Bane
Big A
Fairmont Man Named to Fill State Senate Vacancy
Governor Neely appointed C. Howard Hardesty of Fairmont to fill the vacancy in the 14th senatorial district created by the death of State Senator Earl H. Smith. Hardesty, president of the Fairmont Board of Commerce, will serve until the 1942 general election to choose a successor for the unexpired term.
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Charleston
W. Va
Neely
C. Howard Hardesty
Fairmont
Earl H. Smith
Hardesty
Fairmont Board of Commerce
Smith
Cars Dropped from Roads As Depression Bites 1931 33
During the low mood years 1931 to 1933 ten percent of automobiles in the United States were forced off the highways because their owners could not afford to run them.
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United States
Virginia markets report strong spring lamb prices across five towns
The Virginia Dept of Agriculture reports 2,800 head sold last week across Wytheville Christiansburg Bristol Abingdon and Tazewell with prices rising sharply from the prior week. Prices ranged from 7.45 to 13.00 per head depending on weight and grade, with notable gains in Chicago Jersey City and Baltimore trade.
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Wytheville
Christiansburg
Bristol
Tazewell
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Richmond
Abingdon
Chicago
Jersey City
Virginia Springers
Baltimore
Milk Drives Largest Source of Farm Income in U S
Milk accounts for the largest share of farm income in the United States, underscoring dairy’s economic importance to farmers nationwide. The statement highlights dairy product farming as a key national agricultural sector.
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United States
Progressive Dinner Planned by Bland Street Methodist Youth
The Bland Street Methodist Church Youth division schedules a secret progressive dinner Friday night starting at 6 15 at the church. Miss Helen Mills and Miss Ruby Brewer lead the event honoring the students home college and inviting Bun dy Harvey’s Wesleyan, Miss Mary Lou Carr’s, and Mrs A C Stower’s classes to attend.
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Bland Street
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Grundy High School
William and Mary College
National Business College
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Radford
West Virginia University
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20Th Century-Fox
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