West Virginia road bids set for June 25 with 27 projects
Charleston June 11 27 road projects totaling near two million dollars will go to bid June 25. Primary road surfacing includes seven mile North River Road and several U S routes with six county projects in Mason Monongalia and Fayette counties. Federal aid secondary work covers widening a Mason County segment and culvert and bridge replacements on W V routes.
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Charleston
Ridge
Patrick C. Graneup
Mason
Monongalia County
W. Va
Fayette
Area Students Attend Forest Camp At Holiday Lake
Nine boys from five southwest counties will attend a weeklong forestry camp at Holiday Lake near Farevue Virginia starting June 24. Topics include forest management reforestation fire prevention and wildlife management. Evening sports and entertainment accompany daily sessions with prizes awarded for top performers.
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Southweat
Holiday Lake
Farevue Va
Harry Lee
Aeson County
Eann
Tazewell
Camicia Appointed to Island Creek Post in 1938
Camicia takes a new post with Island Creek in 1938 after earning mining engineering training at Virginia Fos. The report notes his rise as a capable manager and seasoned professional in the mining industry.
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Camicia
Island Creek
Dearee Mining Engineering
Virginia Fos
Ae Pi
Gener
Weather Outlook for West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee
West Virginia sees warm humid weather with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms and highs in the 80s, cooler 70s in mountains. Virginia reports warm humid conditions with afternoon and evening storms, highs near the 80s. Tennessee stays partly to mostly cloudy with warm humid days, scattered showers mainly afternoon and night.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Mayflower II navigates rough seas toward Nantucket Shoals
Mayflower II under British skipper Commander Alan Villiers sails in rough Atlantic waters near Provincetown and Nantucket, escorted by Coast Guard Eagle and Navy vessels. The voyage mirrors Pilgrim origins with careful flag signaling as Mayflower II crosses Nantucket Shoals amid turbulent seas.
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Provincetown
Mass
Alan Villiers
Nantucket Island
Mayflower
Mayflower II
Coast Guard
Eagle
Navy
Nantucket Shoals
Villiers
Britain
A Marine
Royal Navy
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield to Peterstown Regions
Several obituaries and funeral notices from Bluefield Mar kland to Peterstown focus on William Edmonds and Ora Alice Jones. Surviving family ties include Mary Edmonds Oscar Stevenson and Charley Wright plus multiple grandchildren and siblings. Interments and service details note Dudley Memorial Mortuary Groses Creek Baptist Church Mountain View Cemetery and Brosley Funeral Home with planned rites.
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William
Ora Alice Jones
Marion
Georg. Jones
Roy Franklin Dowell
Chilhowie
Graham
Robert Jones
Baker Jones
Clyde Thomas
Will Little
North Tazewell
Virginia Heath
Stanley Hedrick
J. Dowell
Chiljhowie
George Teaster
W. M. Leffier
James Barr
Abingdon
Coy Barr
Move time with redesigned office forms
Move time with redesigned office forms advertised to improve filling efficiency. Call for design service by dialing DA 17 5919. Commercial Printing Co. 21 Commerce St Bluefield.
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Commercial Printing Co
Commerce St
Bluefield
Filmore Neace Dies. Funeral Planned at Gilbert Home
Filmore Neace 51 of Gilbert died yesterday morning after digging at his home following a heart attack. He was a coal miner with Riley-Hammond Coal Co. Survived by widow Dobie and eight daughters, two sons, and seven grandchildren. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at home. Rev. Lloyd Ferguson officiating. Burial in family cemetery. Adams Funeral Home in charge. Delia Green 81 of Leek Virginia died yesterday at home. Funeral for Green set for 12 noon Thursday at home with Rev. Ballard Baker officiating. Burial in Rose Cemetery.
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W. M. Masters
Willie Wickline
Baptist Church
Lindside
Alleghany C . Va
Marion
Kimbalston
Paul
Raymond
Peterstown
Willie Wi
Charlies Flaveus Harman
Skygusty
Welch
Harman
John B. Harman
Lou Alley Harman
Nannie Davidson Harman
Burton Harman
Claude Prestley
Thomas Gilley
Travis Barber
Kermit Miller
Largo
Ohio
John
Calvin
Rock Falls
Ill
Jim Charles
Columbus
Walter
Dan
Ste . Harry
Albert
Cammie
Sherman
Ernest Freeman
Christ
Henry Thomd
Alex Hagerman Se Meting
Shady Grove
Filmore Neace
Gilbert
Riley-Hammond Coal Co
Dobie Neace
Ruby Wilson
Justice
Rosa
Stella
Mary
Virginia
Helen
Betty
Carolyn
Roy
Filmore, Jr
Lloyd Ferguson
Adams Funeral Home
Delia Green
Leek
Josh
Elbert
Kentucky
John Hardman
St. Paul
Ballard Baker
Rose Cemetery
Reynolds Mary A funeral in Johnson City at Norris Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A. Reynolds 77 of Johnson City Tennessee were held at 10 a.m. today at Norris Funeral Chapel in Johnson City with interment to follow in Johnson City Cemetery.
Hired Two Days Ago Man Crushed To Death
William Elmer Erwin 44 of Catlettsburg Kentucky was crushed to death while operating a crane at a roadwork site in De Leon Inc Charleston relocation of U S 35. He had joined the firm two days earlier. A father of five, he jumped from the crane as it began to tip and was struck in its path. Deputy Harshbarger noted the accident occurred near a railroad track where the machine toppled.
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PT. Pleasant
W. Va
William Elmer Erwin
Catlettsburg
Rt. 1
de Leon, Inc
Charleston
U. S
Erwin
Harshbarger
Methodists Permit Negro Churches Joining White Conferences
Virginia conference approves measure to admit Negro churches to white conferences by a two thirds vote at local quarterly meetings and Central Negro Conference vote, with transfer of bishops after joint approval. Conference also votes against moving Ferrum Junior College and allocates funds to Randolph-Macon and Ferrum education efforts.
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Roanoke
Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church
Genoc Co. Bell
Mipsrintandeat
Central Conference
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Minneapolis
Ferrum Junitor College
Franklin County
Methodist
Randolph-Macon College
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Ferrum Junior College
Randolph-Macon Academy
Wesleyan Foundation
Probe Ordered In Prisoner's Eye Injury Incident
The State Board of Welfare and Institutions orders an inquiry into prison camp eye injuries after guard J L Ebbert fired a tear gas shell into inmate J W Corvin's solitary cell. Corvin, 32, from Max Meadows Wythe County, sustained permanent eye damage. Ebbert defends the action as necessary for a violent prisoner. Corvin, serving seven years for second degree murder, had been placed in solitary May 9.
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Richmond
State Board of Welfare and Institutions
Ite
Luther Glass
J. W. Corvin
Max Meadows
Wythe County
J. L. Ebbert
Prince William County
Corvin
Ebbert
State Penitentiary
Omey
L. C. Clouse
State Convict Road Force
Wythe
Girls State Names Candidates For Election
Ninety six high school juniors at the citizenship camp nominate candidates from two parties for seven offices. The general election is set for tomorrow at 1 PM to decide Secretary of State Attorney General State Treasurer State Auditor Superintendent of Public Instruction and five Supreme Court judges.
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Unron Girls
Agricals
Supreme Court
Grand Jury Begins Work as Judge Names New Law Clerk
A federal grand jury of six women and eleven men returned eight true bills in Bluefield. Judge Ben Moore introduced his new law clerk Charles E. Hurt who will begin work today. The panel will resume at 9:30 a.m. to review about 50 presentments, mainly alleged whisky law violations.
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Charles E. Hurt
Charleston
Ben Moore
Bluefield
Hal Williams
Hurt
West Virginia University Law School
Williams
W. W. Barron
Phillips
Moore
Hart
Stonewall Jackson High School
Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Alpha Theta
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Young Democratic Club
West Side Lions Club
W. Va
American Legion
Kanawha County
Home Fair Show Opens To Crowd
The 3rd annual Home Fair Show in Bluefield opened with the best first night yet and about 500 attendees. Civic League sponsored the event at ce Auditorium with daily 7 to 10 pm shows through Friday. Free giveaways and door prizes highlighted by a $25 savings bond and various prizes. Modern displays feature 28 retailers with homebuilding, appliances, automotive, and sports items. A Friday grand prize lineup includes a refrigerator, power lawn mower, and three children's phonographs. Esther Irene Graham and her students presented a dance recital with many participants listed.
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Bluefield
Civic League
Ce Auditorium
Inclu
Esther Irene Graham
Kathy Sexton
Susan Kahle
Becky Kahle
Dana Kay Johnson
Carol Hill
Judy McGuire
Becky" Pruitt
Becky Arney
Bobbie" Gage
Joyce Gladwell
Shelia Fielder
Bonnie Brown
Patty Stafford
Margaret Ann Johnson
Patty Lockley
Sue White
Carolyn Barnett
Betty Clair Moore
Carolyn Wassum
Connie Cofer
Beverly Goforth
Cheri Harry
Larry Shupe
Postal Service Cuts Reported for Summerfield Area
The article outlines looming postal cuts including mail delivery terminations, reduction of first and second class offices on Saturdays, end of money order sales at some offices, closure of about 2000 small fourth class offices, and a ban on new services amid delivery restrictions. Summerfield seeks 149.2 million dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1, with Rep Gary Subcomet Vee noting potential appropriations after hearings.
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Summerfield
Congress
Rep
Gary Re
Gary
Appropriations Committee
Dozer Operator Dies Beneath Machine in West Virginia Site
Rupert Adkins, 44, dozer operator, died on site at Chafin Coal Rich Creek project when crushed beneath his machine. The incident occurred June 10 as crews worked at the new coal site near Logan. Authorities are investigating the accident.
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Logan
Rupert Adkins
Annual Buchanan County Day Set At Dis Mal River Club
The Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce schedules a no speeches all day event Saturday at the Dis Mal River County Club starting 10 30 a m with a stag dance to follow. About 100 chamber members and 100 guests are expected. Contests include golf and shuffleboard. Congressman W Pat Jennings and coal industry leaders will attend. Committee members and officers are listed with refreshments provided by the sponsor.
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Buchanan County
Oth Gibson
W. Pat Jennings
N&w
Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce
Gibson
Tom Collins
Pete Hurst
Paul Belcher
E. M. Banes
Fred Short
George Bishop
Tom Holland
Russell Lester
Max Lester
Robert Cooke
W. R. Peraldo
Church Conference Opens in Bluefield June 1923
The seventy seventh East Tennessee Annual Conference of the Methodist Church Central Jurisdiction will meet at John Stewart Methodist in Bluefield from June 19 1923. Bishop Edgar A Lore presides. C Anderson Davis serves as general secretary. Open session starts Wednesday at 7 30 p m with delegates from 51 charges across Bluefield Bristol and Tennessee Virginia West Virginia regions.
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East Tennessee
Methodist Church Central Jurisdiction
John Stewart Methodist Church
Edgar A. Lore
Baltimore
General Church
C. Anderson Davis
Entertaining
Bluefield
Bristol
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court Accepts Writ in Waggoner Case
The Virginia Supreme Court granted nine writs of error yesterday, including one involving Jack Waggoner Jr. from Buchanan County. The writ challenges a Buchanan County Circuit Court ruling in favor of Jack’s Creek Co. Corp. over a trespass claim seeking $4,500.
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Virginia State Supreme Court
Jack Waggoner, Jr
Buchanan County
Jack's Creek Co. Corp
Waggoner
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John Doe
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Remington
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