Henry Wise May Be Candidate for Virginia Governor
A Norfolk dispatch reports Col. Henry Wise of Northampton may be the Republican nominee for Virginia governor at the Lynchburg convention in July. Wise is grandson of a former Virginia governor and diplomat and son of the late John S. Wise. Col. Henry W. Anderson is no longer a Republican candidate after accepting a co receivership of the Seaboard Air Line.
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Virginia
Henry Wise
Northampton
Goveror
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Mr. Wise
John S. Wise
Henry A. Wise
Brazil
Wise
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railway
McCall Frazier Visits Virginia Official Over Weekend
T McCall Frazier director of Virginia motor vehicle division visited his parents in Southwest Virginia over the weekend. He attended a Southwest Virginia Incorporated meeting and his term as head of the department expires next January. Some observers expect Governor Peery to reappoint him, while Peery has not committed to future appointments.
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T. McCall Frazier
Motor Vehicle Division of
Virginia
H. B. Frazier
Frazier
Southwest Virginia, Incorporated
John Garland Pollard
George C. Peery
Tazewell
Peery
Old Dominion
Frazier Aides Back Campaign View In Richmond Office
In Richmond T. K. Sexton, aide to Mr. Frazier, backs the campaign view on the state government division he helps run. The department handles and accounts for millions of dollars annually, a fact noted by Democrats observing the effort.
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Frazier
Richmond
T. K. Sexton
Bluefield Party Tours Glen White Mining Camp
A Bluefield Virginia party spent a weekend at Glen White visiting the modern coal mine and met local hosts led by foreman Roseman. The group included Misses Ann and Virginia Osborne Lorene Callaway and Mr J H Hardy Jr and the Murray Callaway family, with a Friday department J dance.
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Bluefield
Glen White
William Osborne
Lee McCormick
Dodge Kyle
Roseman
Ann and
Virginia Osborne
Lorene Callaway
J. H. Hardy Jr
Murray Callaway
Virginia Sidelights Presbyterian Activities and Crop Notes
The Presbyterian circle meets Wednesday at 3 PM with Mrs. W. Pierce and the choir rehearses after the prayer meeting. Drenching rains boost grass and crops in Clinch valley while drought presses parts of southwestern Virginia. Roanoke county teachers list shows Miss Pearle Ball reappointed principal and sister Miss Mary Ball on the faculty. Sunday marked Layman Day at Graham Methodist Church services.
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Presbyterian Circle
W. Pierce
Presbyterian
Clinch Valley
Bluefield
Virginia
Roanoke County
Pearle Ball
Tinker Creek
Miss Mary Ball
Graham Methodist Church
Notable Laymen Lead Church Service Sermon
In charge of prominent laymen Frank Starling presided with Luther Wingate reading scriptures. Ben Bates made announcements and talks followed by remarks from Dr. H. B. Frazier J. E. Baylor and George P. Crockett.
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Frank Starling
Luther Wingate
Ben Bates
Lily blooms captivate garden visit by Keister
J. T. Keister, 84, tended his Brown avenue garden noting an exceptionally fine display of lilies. Observers say the bloom is more developed this year and sweeter in fragrance. He sent samples to town on Monday where the lilies were greatly admired.
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J. T. Keister
Brown Avenue
Mr. Keister
Virginia Side Personal Notes Reflect Local Moves
Miss Katie Hardy departs soon for Duke University summer session in Durham North Carolina after years on the Ramwell School faculty. Gen E S Fagg returns from Johns Hopkins Hospital where doctors examined him during an absence. Mrs Ellen Cantrell visits her aunt Miss Maggie Calloway in Christiansburg while Kate and Pearl Johnson travel to Radford State Teachers College. J M Tanner, E A Harman remain ill at home on Tazewell Avenue. C B Bailey C E B Prillaman visit Thompson Valley for a Sunday chicken dinner. Mrs C K Phiegar returns from Columbus Ohio with daughter Thelma Phiegar.
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Katie Hardy
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Miss Hardy
Theramwell School
J. M. Tanner
Tazewell Avenue
E. A. Harman
Kate
Pearl Johnson
Tazewell
E. L. Callaway
Radford
Radford State Teachers’ College
C. B. Bailey
C. EB. Prillaman
Thompson Valley
C. K. Phiegar
Columbus
Ohio
Thelma Phiegar
E. S. Fagg
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Ellen Cantrells
Christiansburg
Maggie Calloway
King George Opens Global Debt Talks With Plea for Unity
The conference opened with King George delivering a dramatic appeal for cooperation to ease human suffering, as Premier MacDonald urged courage and broad vision. Amid the proceedings, Sequoia trees were noted in honor of Sequoya, the Cherokee alphabet inventor born in 1760 Tennessee.
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George
Sequoia
Wis
Tennessee
Richlands Man Killed In Accidental Shotgun Discharge
Herman Strouth, 22, of Richlands and a Jewell Ridge Coal employee, died instantly yesterday morning at his home when a 12 gauge shotgun discharged while he tried to remove it from a wall. He is survived by his parents and several siblings. most relatives live at Jewell Ridge.
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Herman Strouth
Richlands
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
Strouth
M. Strouth
Tazewell County
Jewell Ridge
Amonate teen in critical condition after foot injury
Ola Kenner, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Keener of Amonate Virginia, remains in critical condition at Bluefield sanitarium from blood poisoning after a nail wound to her foot a week ago. A blood transfusion was given yesterday. Doctors delayed calling a physician until Sunday.
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Ola Kenner
J. C. Keener
Amonate
Bluefield Sanitarium
Congress Pilots Expect End Of Session Today
The senate approved a racketeering inquiry and stalled a municipal bankruptcy bill after a late move by Vandenberg. Proposals on veterans benefits and changes to agricultural extension funding faced debate as Congress eyed adjournment. The House postponed wine legalization and authorized investigations into bankruptcy cases.
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Michigan
Senate
Copeland
New York
Commerce Committee
Steiner
Oregon
Cutting
Roosevelt
Democratic Eteering Committee
House
McNary
Borah
Congress
Tses
Ways and Means
Lea
Judiciary Committee
Cuban Ambush Searche: Fatal Shooting in Peck Street
Cecil and Mack had prior trouble. Cecil went to ask Mack to avoid violence and returned to find Mack with a gun. Two shots rang out. Mack fled. Cecil lay dead on Peck street as authorities pursued Mack with Sheriff Fanning and state police arriving later.
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Cecil
Mack
Peck Street
J. (. Fanning
Princeton
Missing laborer Maak seen near railroad roundhouse
Police traced Cecil Maak a laborer on Norfolk and Western lines, reported seen around 8:30 near the roundhouse and heading to the east end yard. A freight train departed the yards about 4:00, and he is believed to have escaped on it. Authorities issued telegrams, calls, and a circular through Chief R. B. Stanley. Maak is a native of Tazewell County and reputed as a dangerous man among local Black residents.
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Maak
Norfolk and Western Railroad
East End
Stanley
Cecil
Tazewell County
Mack
Norfolk and Western
Victim of Slasher Expected to Survive
Hughrader Peery a 19 year old colored resident of Park Street was badly wounded Saturday night in a fight at Reese and Pulaski streets. Doctors at Providence Hospital said he is more hopeful for recovery than earlier, after being admitted with multiple stab wounds. Lorin Gibson 18 of Reese Street and Charley Watkins 18 of Beasley Street were jailed after Magister McNeal postponed hearings. Watkins charged with aiding and abetting.
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Hughrader Peery
Park Street
Reese and
Pulaski
Providence Hospital
Peery
Lorin Gibson
Reese Street
Charley Watkins
Beasley Street
W. W. McNeal
Watkins
J. A. Tabor
C. N. Wilson
Gibson
Bay State Votes Today On Repeal Battle
Massachusetts voters weigh repeal in a public ballot while local license issuance for beer faces approval. Notable candidates include James Roosevelt and Eben Draper on the repeal side, with Woolley and Tallmadge Root prominent against. The issue follows past moves that ended the Baby Voletead ban and aligned with 3.2 beer legalization.
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James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Charlee F. Ely
Joseph B. Ely
Eben 8. Draper
Judson Hannigan
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Mary BE. Woolley
Mount Holyoke College
Whitfield L. Tuck
K. Tallmadge Root
James Whitcomb Brougher
Elizabeth Tilton
Death of Robert S. Oglesby in Pearisburg Virginia
Robert S. Oglesby died at the home of Mr and Mrs C L King in Pearisburg Va on Monday June 12 after years of living there He was born April 2 1863 in Bedford County and worked as a traveling salesman and in wholesale dry goods in Lynchburg He also spent years in New York with the Lomen Reindeer company and much time in Alaska He was a Protestant Episcopal church member and a high degree Mason Funeral services will be held June 15 at 2 pm at the residence with interment at Birchlawn Burial Park Peakesburg conducted by Giles lodge 106 He leaves two sisters Mrs C L King and Mrs William D Meriwether Sanford Fla a niece Miss Katherine King and seven nephews plus many relatives
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Robert S. Oglesby
L. King
Pearisburg
Mr. Oglesby
Lodowick M
Virginia Braford Oglesby
Bedford County
Lynchburg
New York City
Lomen Reindeer Corporation
Alaska
Protestant Episcopal Church
Hill City Lodge A
B. W. Hughes
Birchlawn
Peakesburg
Giles Lodge
Hill City Lodge
Oglesby
C. L. King
William D. Meriwether
Sanford, Fla
Katherine King
R. L. King
Seattle
Washington
Condition of Father Burk Improves After Illness
A decided improvement was noted yesterday in the condition of Father William M. Burk pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic church who was taken seriously ill last Friday.
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William M. Burk
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Three Injured in Auto Collision Near Crane Creek
Garnett Reed, 12, and June Ouldis, 7, colored children of McComas, are patients at Brown hospital with injuries from a Sunday evening automobile accident on Crane Creek. An adult in the party reportedly has a fractured back and is also a patient at the same hospital.
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Garnett Reed
June Ouldis
McComas
Brown Hospital
Crane Creek
Two Children Injured In Narrow Road Collision
Reed child suffered a Colles fracture while the Oulds child endured a deep elbow slash and other injuries. Both were treated at Bluefield sanitarium and later moved to Brown's hospital after a late Sunday night crash when two cars tried to pass a cow on a blocked road. Conditions were reported favorable yesterday.
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Princeton Hospital
Bluefield
Brown's Hospital
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