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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
5
The Buchanan county chamber of ecommerce holds its monthly dinner meeting in Grundy hotel banquet hall. Officers to be elected include president vice president and secretary treasurer plus six directors. Current officers are Dr. W. G. Burkes and H. J. Huff. The fiscal year runs July 1 to June 31.
The Buchanan County Young People's union holds its monthly meeting at the Keen Mountain Methodist church this evening starting at 8 o'clock. Betty Gillespie of Grundy leads the program with devotional by Grundy Methodists, Garden Creek handling recreation, and Oak Keen hosts. Rev Herschel B Abshire, Richlands, speaks on Methodism youth work. Looney’s Chapel Epworth League to be initiated into the union.
The Buchanan county union asks all members to attend a meeting organized last month. Miss Helen McGuire serves as president of the union.
The revival at the Little Prater Church of Christ in Tockland draws large crowds each evening with several converts. Gospel messages are delivered at 8 15 by a Freshman evangelist from Blackey. Sunday services will be at Big Rock in the morning Home Creek in the afternoon and back to Tockland for evening worship at Little Prater.
The Daily Vacation Bible school at Grundy Methodist Church progresses with about 60 children in five classes. Mrs. R. W. Griffith leads a Palestine history class, while William Kiser builds a cement City of Palestine for storytelling.
George Matney a 61 year old Stacy farmer died at his home on June 10 and was buried yesterday afternoon in a Stacy family cemetery. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Simon Matney.
The infant daughter of the Rev and Mrs N W Looney of Bradshaw was buried yesterday in the Looney cemetery on Big Prater. She died shortly after birth in a Welch hospital. Rev Mr Looney serves as pastor of the Bradshaw Methodist church.
A total of 757 prisoners have been committed to the Buchanan County jail in Grundy since January 20. Jailor Grover Street’s records show June arrests include 42 with 27 drunkenness, others for cohabitating, stealing, loitering, burglary, illegal whisky, forgery, and concealed weapon. May saw 169 arrests with 100 drunkenness. March 175, February 140, January 100.
The ad promotes Marmola Tablets to slim faces and figures by sensible eating and package directions. It states the product has sold for over thirty years with more than twenty million boxes distributed, claiming it helps adults with hypothyroidism who are otherwise healthy. It cautions a physician should diagnose thyroid issues.
Grundy residents share travel and visit notes. S. R. Hurley and B. N. Waterhouse return from Tennessee trip representing the Mountain Mission school. Pete Hurst attends Virginia Funeral Directors Association convention in Roanoke. The Hanna family visits White Sulphur Springs. Mrs. Tolliver returns from Richlands hospital. Horace McFarlane visits Bluefield. J. Paris Looney visits Bluefield and Princeton. Mildred Sublett visits Grundy. Mrs. Vergie Morrison recovers from illness. The Ledford family attends Pocahontas district conference.
Charleston Road Commissioner Ernest L. Bailey called on department personnel to cut costs amid uncertain fiscal outlook and rising material prices. He urged fuel and metal sector savings, refiltering oil, reducing trips, recapping tires when possible, and conserving health and energy as key defense contributions.
Denver Brown of Montgomery was elected president of the West Virginia State Restaurant Association at its ninth annual convention in Charleston. Morrie Bailey of Huntington steps down. other officers named include John Cantos Weston as vice president Merritt Wilson Jr Elkins as executive secretary and Charles unknown last name. The 1942 convention city will be selected later by the executive committee.
W Boland of Charleston was reelected treasurer as the convention concluded with a final dance and banquet tonight.
H H Bolen assistant principal of Beaver High school will be speaker at the Bland Street Men's club meeting at Bland Street Methodist church. The program starts at 6 15 oclock with a supper arranged by church women. Clarence Brown handles the program. The Bay of Fundy is noted for its tremendous titles.
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