Richlands Baseball Club Seeks Funds for Grandstand
Richlands pushes fundraising to finance a 30 by 6 tier grandstand with 200 seats for its local baseball club. Donations reached 30 dollars in one afternoon as officials aim for around 60 dollars to cover all costs. The venture seeks to boost park attendance and local business, with ads on uniforms as part of support.
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Daily Telegraph
Revival of Tom Priddy to Start Here in July
Bluff City hosts Rev. Tom Priddy revival in a large tent with crowds. Attendance figures reach 2 500 at a Bluff City service, with 35 converts in a single meeting. Richlands holds events Sunday night with Ralph Bean as baritone and cornetist. Beans to arrive July 7 to organize choir and help erect the tent for the Richlands revival.
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Clyde Douthat
C. BE. Howell
William
Bluff City
Tenn
Tom Priddy
Priddy
Automobile Rty
Richlands
Ralph Bean
Bean
Knoxville
First National Bank
Beans
Ernestine Priddy
Evangelistic Party
Controversy Over Night Policeman in Richlands Grows
The Richlands council debates adding a night policeman with salary contributors demanding to vote. A special meeting was postponed due to poor attendance and rescheduled for Saturday at City Hall. Aspirants include Joe Cordle J William Combs William H Peery Alex Coe K C Watson and A C Fowler.
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Richlands
Joe Cordle
J. William Combs
William H. Peery
Alex Coe
K. C. Watson
A. C Fower
Richlands High graduates plan further education
The Richlands High School class of the past session largely seeks higher education. Several graduates depart for Roanoke business training, others head to East Radford for a summer normal course, and future enrollments include Emory and Henry College and VMI. Some members have undecided plans for September.
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Richlands High School
Maude Reynolds
Mary Orr
Frances Shreve
Elmer McGee
Roanoke
National Business College
Vergie Lowe
Nipper
Laura Harman
Fannie Duncan
East Radford
State Teachers’ College
William Howell
Robert Warner
Emory and Henry College
Campbell Hyatt
Charlotte Zeigler
Randolph-Macon
James Middle
Resent
Pineville
Margaret Paris
Elizabeth McCall
Only Colored Resident of Buchanan County Remembered
Miss Watkins Atkins died at her home near Grundy at age 75. Once a slave brought to the old home place before the Civil War, she was the county’s sole colored resident to remain in the hills amid long standing segregation. Her funeral at the Grundy Methodist church drew a large crowd, reflecting her esteem in the community.
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Buchanan County
Lowe
Muriar Atkins
Watkins Branch
Grundy
Ham
Miss Watkins
Buchanan
Methodist Church
Boy Scouts Rally And Picnic At Local Church
Today a large Boy Scout rally and picnic will be held at the Methodist church with 11 o’clock services led by Rev. Clyde Douthat. Scouts from Bluefield Virginia Tazewell Cedar Bluff and Raven will join. after services they will march to East End Island for a ground picnic and tests for ranks along with games. The Girl Scouts will also participate in the day's program.
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Orece
Clyde Douthat
Bluefield
Tazewell
Cedar Bluff
Raven
George Couch Improves Steadily After Bladder Surgery
George W. Couch of Honaker is improving after bladder trouble surgery on June 1 at Mattie Williams Hospital. Despite a critical prognosis, he recovered well, spending time on the veranda Friday and nearing discharge. At seventy five, he remains active and his wife marked her eightieth birthday on Mother's Day. He is father to L. A. Couch, superintendent of C. L. Ritter Lumber in Doran.
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George W. Couch
Honaker
Mattie Williams Hospital
Couch
J. Couch
Mr Couch
Mr. Couch
L. A. Couch
C. L. Ritter Lumber Company
Doran
Williams Leaves for Annapolis Naval Academy
William C Williams departed for Annapolis Maryland to enroll as a student at the Annapolis Naval Academy He is a 1923 local high school graduate who studied at Virginian Academy Kingston and took a light physics course before entering the academy He expects six years of training including two years active service and aims for a career in electrical engineering resulting in an ensign chevron after graduation and potential promotion during naval service
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William C. Wiliams
Annapolis
Maryland
Annapolis Naval Academy
Williams
Virginian Academy
Kington
Navy School
United States Navy
Navy
Japanese Lawn Party Benefit for Methodist Church
Mrs J B Crabtree hosted a Friday evening lawn party on Fairfax Avenue. The event featured Oriental decor and ice and salad courses as part of a society fundraiser. Hosted by Mrs W E F Whte Circle No 3 of the Ladies Missionary Society, exponents acted as hostesses for the public event benefiting a new church fund.
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J. B. Crabtree
Fairfax Avenue
W. E. F. Whte
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Crabtree Lawn Party Draws Guests With Colorful Frills
The eg ge Society has contributed 500 up to this time. Dinner was served to the first guests at 6 o'clock Friday evening and the number of guests grew as the evening wore on. Many arrived drawn by the lawn’s color and frivolity at the Crabtree home.
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Eg Ge Society
Crabtree
Bakery Opens In Richlands With Local Experts
Miss Betha Combs accepts a position at the new Blue Ribbon bakery on Suffolk Avenue with R. B. Warner as driver. R. M. Catt and John W. Howell oversee bread production in a modern facility expected to find strong market demand.
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Betha Combs
Suffolk
R. B. Warner
Blue Ribboni
Richlands
R. M. Catt
Southwestern
Virginia
John W. Howell
Suffolk Avenue
Graduations Highlight Elgin Ratliff Visit to Washington and Lee
Mr and Mrs W J Elgin and Miss Pearl Ratliff attended Washington and Lee University commencement in Lexington where their son Worcester earned his A B with honors and received Phi Beta Kappa. Also in Hampden Sydney College graduations Joseph White earned a B S while his mother traveled from Richlands High School roots.
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W J. Elgin
Pearl Ratliff
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Hampden-Sidney
W. E. F. White
Joseph
Hampden- Sydney College
White
Richlands High School
Sunday church services and classes at Christian church
Sunday school at 10 o clock at the Christian church. Two services at 11 o clock morning and evening led by Rev Isaac Wright. Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6 45 this evening. Lesson topic The Difference of Opportunities Between the Business World and the Religious World for Young People.
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Isaac Wright
Christian Endeavor Society
Young People’s Missionary Society Meets at Ringstaff Home
The Methodist church group held its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at Miss Margie Ringstafft’s home on Railroad avenue. About ten members attended, with Miss Maude McBraver serving as acting president. Delightful refreshments followed the discussion.
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Young People’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Joint Ladies Missionary Society Meeting Held at Parsonage
A joint monthly gathering of the entire circles of the Ladies Missionary Society met Thursday at 2 30 in the Methodist parsonage with Mrs Douthat and Mrs C B Orra as hosts. Mrs W R Williams presided as the program impressed attendees and refreshments followed in the late afternoon.
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Ladies’ Missionary Society
Methodist
Douthat
C. B. Orra
W. R. Williams
William Lowe Improves After Delicate Operation
William Lowe, a Railroad avenue merchant, shows steady recovery at Mattie Williams Hospital after a delicate operation on Monday. He has been a patient there for several days but his condition improves nicely and recovery appears assured.
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William Lowe
Mattie Williams Hospital
Methodists Hold Conference Here in Richlands
Richlands prepares to host the Tazewell District Methodist conference opening Thursday at 11 o'clock in the local church. Bishop E D Mouton of Nashville will preach Thursday night, with about 100 delegates and numerous visitors expected through Sunday. The four day session, presided by Rev. W. S. Hendricks, will cover a wide district from Bluefield Virginia to Mickensonville, including notable figures like Congressman George C. Peery and former governor Henry C. Stuart.
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Tazewell
Richlands
E D. Mouton
Nashville
Tenn
Mouton
W. S. Hendricks
Tazewell District
Bluefield
St Paul
Mickensonrville
George C. Peery
Henry C. Stuart
Old Dominion
Richlands Methodist Church
Golden wedding anniversary celebrated in Lancaster Kentucky
Mr and Mrs O A Terrell and Mr and Mrs Charles C Adams attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Jack Adams at their Lancaster home on June 1. The couple have enjoyed fifty years of marriage and are parents of Mrs Terrell and Mr Adams of this city.
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O. A. Terrell
Charles C. Adams
Lancaster
Jack Adams
Terrell
Adams
Local residents return from travels and new job postings
Duff arrives from Chillicothe Ohio after months of work there. Gilmore starts with Fuller Brush in Bluefield and conducts business locally this week. Buskell and Morgan depart for Bluefield and Princeton for several days on business. Eula Johnson returns from East Radford State Teachers College to spend vacation at home. Ella Baker and Maude Reynolds return from Norton as guests of Mr and Mrs W H Cole. Holland Davis from New York visits his mother on Fairfax Avenue. Eula Horton finishes winter study at East Radford and goes home for summer. Campbell Hyatt Jr returns from Marion Wytheville and Big Stone Gap. Merle Kepler and wife return from Revlo Pennsylvania after visiting Miss Mattie West. Bill Reese Williams starts as road aeonnee for the Dixie Grocery Company. Grace Ford of Swords Creek has been a guest this week of Miss.
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Raiflroad Avenue
Keene
Bristol
William D. Repass
Paint Lick
Junior Davis
Ferrum Training School
Henry County
Virginia
R. B Davis
Marcie Anf
Lula Hawkins
Columbus
Ohio
Virginia Witten
Mattie Williams
Pisgah
T. A. Beavers
Eula Horton
Katherine Morgan
William G. Williams
Bluefield
Ruth Jameson
State Teachers’ College
East Radford
G. W
John
Evelyn
Dorothy Draper
George Liddle
Anne van Dyke
Bluefeld Sanitarium
Richland
A. P. Lipford
Abingdon
A. G. Steele
Gittle Jackie Steele
J. B. Steele
W. Renn
Sneger
Fairfax Avenue
Conley Tucker
West End
Stirley Barnes
Wilmer Benn
Laeger
Co. C
C. A. Sykes
Swords Creek
Finney
Richlands
G. K. Williams
Vivian Elkins
W. H. Wheeler
Beckley
W. Va
J.D. Elkins
Washington Square
Mrs. Morgan
A. E. Johnson
Marcie Wingo
Cedar Bluff
Studnt
Radford Normal School
Pearl
Ma Ball
Hollins
Duff
Chillicothe
Milliard Gilmore
Fuller Brush Company
Lacy Buskell
Lacy Morgan
Princeton
Eula Johnson
Ella Baker
Maude Reynolds
Norton
W. H. Cole
Holland Davis
New York City
T. H. Davis
Campbell G. Hyatt, Jr
Marion
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Big Stone Gap
Merle E. Kepler
Revlo
Mattie West
Second Street
Bill Reese Williams
Dixie Grocery
Compan
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