Pinnacle Park Lodge Underway At Pinnacle Rock State Park
Excavation has begun for a shelter house to be built at Pinnacle Rock State Park. The 46 by 54 foot native stone and log building will include restrooms and rustic walks with vistas of the valley. Outdoor fireplaces and free firewood are planned. a human skeleton was found during construction near the south side of Pinnacle Rock.
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Pinnacle Rock State Park
Chamber of Commerce
James H. Baldwin
E. C Sindow
Pinnacle Rock
Children to rehearse at John Stewart M E church
In W Va on June 13 the John Stewart M E Sunday school will rehearse for the children's day program at 4 p m. The senior choir of Scott Street Baptist church will rehearse tonight at 8 o'clock at the church.
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John Stewart M. E
Scott Street Baptist Church
Traveling Fund club to entertain at 217 Church street
The Traveling Fund club of the North Side United Holy church will entertain at the home of Mrs. Darcus Craige on Church street tonight at 8 o clock.
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Traveling Fund Club
North Side
United Holy Church
Darcus Craige
Church Street
Genoa High Band School Opens Without Instructor
Due to the band instructor's absence the Genoa high school summer band course starts today instead of June 12. Interested participants should report to Genoa High School at 4 30 p m for instruction.
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Genoa High School
Oldest Miner Contest Dreamed For Bluefield Exhibit
A Bluefield Virginia note wonders who is the oldest coal miner in Pocahontas and Winding Gulf fields and whether any veterans still living could attend an industrial exhibit. It proposes an oldest miner contest with prizes and ponders pioneer mine work and related curiosities about canaries, mules, and underground life.
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Pocahontas
Winding Gulf Coalfield
Bluefield
Bowles
Coal Mining Now Safer Than Living at Home
A fragment notes coal mining has been made as safe as ordinary home life. The discussion suggests improvements reduce risk and increase safety in mining environments.
Canadian Naturalist Documents Wild Ducks at Kingsville
A Canadian naturalist, Mr. Miner, reports bands on a goose and several ducks from the Falls Mills sanctuary in Kingsville Ontario. He notes a goose banded in 1916 and 1922 and preserves a museum of birds with scripture inscribed on the bands. One duck was named Kingsville and shot by Dr. W Bray of Anderson D C. His Kingsville sanctuary draws worldwide admiration.
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Falls Mills
Kinsville
Ontario
Miner
Turner
Kingsville
W. Bray
Anderson, D. C
Ipic
Ont
Remarkable Bull Dog Respects Terrier’s Grave in Denver
A terrier was killed by a car near a Denver filling station. Bill Taylor witnessed the accident and moved the terrier’s body. A bull dog then dug a grave and carefully covered the terrier with earth before leaving, appearing saddened by the death.
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Denver
Cal
Bill Taylor
Story of Betty Jane Pedigo's miraculous escape
A recalled tale from long ago recounts a little girl named Betty Jane Pedigo who was playing with a racer when she escaped harm at noon after receiving food. The account emphasizes a dramatic brush with danger and a fortunate outcome.
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Little Girl
Snake
Betty Jane
Virginia sidelights class meeting postponed
The Ellen Graves class postpones its Pollyanna meeting to a later time due to concurrent events. Members are asked to attend Welch Chapter on Monday at 8 and Princeton Chapter on Tuesday June 20 at 8. Notify Mrs Walter Painter about attendance for either or both.
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Ellen Graves
Welch
Princeton
Walter Painter
Virginia women cheer baseball in Bowen field auditorium
A Virginia Side observer quotes a woman saying she is crazy about base ball. Indications point to a large turnout this evening at Bowen field auditorium as the ladies plan to attend with the men following them. The scene centers on baseball as a social draw and a civic pastime.
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Virginia
Bowen Field
Virginia Side Personalities Highlight Bluefield Patients
Sherman MacReynolds recovers in Bluefield sanitarium after a major operation with visitors. Phyllis Peery, daughter of Mrs. Claudine Peery, also in Bluefield for poison ivy treatment. Mrs. Ritter, wife of a Bluefield merchant, recuperates after surgery. Mrs. Harman improves at St Luke's. Graham Methodist church notes. Miss Leffel and Robert Pierce depart for Emory to attend Emory and Henry assembly.
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Sherman MacReynolds
Bluefield Sanitarium
Phyllis Peery
Claudine Peery
W. Hyston
Lovers Lane
St. Luke's Ital
Lee Harman
St. Luke's
Harman
Driver Loses Arm in West Virginia Crash
Julius Bocskay, 24, had his left arm torn off above the elbow when his car sideswiped a truck in Williamson West Virginia. Witnesses said his arm was hanging out the window.
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Williamson
W. Va
Julius Bocskay
Bocskay
Madam Vivian Life Reader at Serv Inn offers readings
Madam Vivian advertises as a life reader who can heal health and emotional woes with no questions asked. Permanently located in a studio trailer at the Serv Inn on Bluefield Princeton Road with hours from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Permanen
Serv Inn
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Winning contract dominates duplicate bridge match
In a match point duplicate game dealer east west vulnerable, several west players reached five doubled contracts and were defeated. A 500 point swing occurred when East won the first trick revealing West void in diamonds, allowing a ruff and a plus score as East and partner executed the plan.
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East
West
Bridge dialogue and parcel of aviation safety notes
The passage discusses bridge bidding with partner names David Bruce Burnstone and The Four Aces answering readers, plus a request for a contract bridge pocket outline. It also notes army regulations requiring parachutes in aircraft and two parachutes on all training jumps.
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Army
Meinhard to Demonstrate New Rupture Shield in Danville and Raleigh
E. J. Meinhard, a noted Chicago expert, opens demonstrations of his new rupture shield in Danville Virginia at the Danville Hotel on June 19 and in Raleigh North Carolina at the Sir Walter Hotel on a Wednesday. The device aims to press the rupture back in 10 days without surgery and is removable for washings. Meinhard has offered private demonstrations for men with ruptures who have failed surgical operations or seek noninvasive relief.
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E. J. Meinhard
Chicago
Earene
Jane
Charietia
Meinhardt
Meinhard
S. Vately
Brakeman Killed at Peach Creek Yards
Logan West Virginia June 13 50 year old Chesapeake and Ohio railroad brakeman M McKee was killed at Peach Creek yards yesterday after apparently slipping and being run over by shifting cars.
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Logan
W. Va
M. McKee
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Peach Creek
Here
Clarksburg Man Heads Spanish War Veterans
Fred A. McFarlin of Clarksburg was advanced to department commander of the United Spanish American War Veterans. Charles A. Boyles of Piedmont becomes senior vice commander, with Charles A. Plaster of Charleston succeeding McFarlin as senior vice. The Rev A B Kelly of Parkersburg was re elected chaplain and Dr O T Hines of Hunt appointed department surgeon.
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