Slemp to be notified of Ninth District Congress nomination
Republican leaders from Clinch valley counties plan to attend a meeting at Big Gap next Saturday where B Slemp will be formally notified of his Ninth District nomination by the party. Slemp intends to accept and will be in Big Stone Gap for the event. The Democrats earlier nominated John E Flanagan of Clintwood for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinch Valley
Big Gap
B. Slemp
Congress
Ninth District
Publican
Slemp
Big Stone Gap
Joe C.haffer
Kaffer
Virinia
John E. Nagan
Clintwood
Flanan
Master Snake Yarns Stir Local Beliefs and Tall Tales
A reader letter from Bend discusses enduring snake lore about hoop snakes and oops snakes, claiming they roll like hoops and strike targets, with exaggerated tales of venom and cow-sucking snakes. It recounts a Grayson county farmer witnessing a inflated mountain horn snake rolled like a tire, then deflating after impact, noting a swollen hoe handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Galax
Council Members Back Joint Town Discussion On Plant
Four council members favor a joint meeting with the incoming administration before September 1 to discuss town problems including a proposed filtering plant. They believe financing is feasible and water rents can be adjusted, avoiding delays and wasted time. The aim is to avoid the current council negotiating the improvement before its term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adinistration
Gard
Little Feathered Pet Finds Good Friends
An anecdote from a railroad tower shows a sparrow with a broken leg learning to trust workers after they feed it. The piece notes a hummingbird visiting a reader’s home and observes how birds respond to kindness, urging readers to enjoy nature quietly outdoors.
Woman painter portraits Pope Pius XI in Vatican studio
Dr Elizabeth Keimer Dunkels Buhler, a female artist, created a portrait of Pope Pius XI in the Vatican. She is shown in her Paris studio and has received promises that every member of the college of cardinals will pose for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Keimer-Dunkels Buhler
Pope Pius XI
Vatican
Paris
College of Cardinals
Services Today for James Moore
Funeral services for James David Moore will be held at West Graham Methodist Church at 2 PM with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery. The Rev. C A Bailey P T Sims and Z D Holbrook will conduct. Mr Moore, a World War I veteran in the A F W, is survived by sisters and brothers including Mrs W K Summers Miss Pearl Moore Mrs C R Holbrook Mrs Flossie Brennan Miss Peery Moore T T Moore George H Moore Theodore Moore Edward Moore and Ernest Moore. Pallbearers are Bill Johnson Ed Odon Ramsey Jackson Ernest Mulien Raymond Neel Zenith Tabor Ottie Stephenson and Pat Stephenson. Honorary pallbearers named. Flower-bearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James David Moore
West Graham
Flossie Brennan
Peery Moore
T. T. Moore
George H. Moore
Theodore Moore
Edward Moore
Ernest Moore
Bill Johnson
Ed Odon
Ramsey Jackson
Ernest Mulien
Raymond Neel
Zenith Tabor
Ottie Stephenson
Pat Stephenson
C. H. Gill
BE. A. Deaton
Hez Richardson
John Richardson
John Blackwell
Sam Link
H. A Farris
Ruth Turley
June Sink
Clara Stephenson
Elizabeth Stephenson
Evelyn Vernon
Helen Grubb
Ella Mae Rubbe
Agnes Fleshman
Lillian Burge
Annie Lampert
Local Girl Wins Scholastic Prize at Ohio State
Miss Thelma Phlegar of Bluefield Va won Vandewater prize for outstanding poetry at Ohio State University tied with Mrs Lenila T Laing daughter of A G Thomas of Charleston and relative to Bluefield. Phlegar earned Master of Arts degree and publication of Those Watching Helen. Laing wrote Work Song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Phlegar
Columbus
Ohio State University
Vandewater
Laing
Miss Phiegar
O. K. Phiegar
Bluefield
Philegar
Misa Phiegar
Groundhog Sightings Reported Along Clinch Valley Rails
Hundreds of young groundhogs seen with mothers across the bluegrass while railroad crews report captures. Norfolk and Western signalman Tom McClintock photographed three kits away from a den. Local marksmen Buchanan and Dr. O K Phiegar are noted for large hauls in nearby Liberty Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinch Valley Railroad
Tom McClintock
Norfolk and Western
Buchanan
St. Clair's Crossing
Dr. O. K. Phiegar
Liberty Hill
Virginia Sidelights Fly Contest and Local Notices
Virginia Sidelights reports on a statewide fly contest with a $25 prize in gold or silver for the catcher of the most pests, plus note of fly trap standards. It also covers harvest fears for blackberries, weather hints, a missionary meeting at Harman's Chapel, and plans to discuss playgrounds with Bluefield and Princeton groups along with Boy Scout activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Swat
Bluefield
Business Men’s Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Princeton
Pastor Patterson Absent. Services Canceled Today
Reverend G F Patterson of Graham and Pocahontas Presbyterian churches will not arrive from Atlanta, so no preaching at either church today. Sunday school proceeds at the usual hour. The gas pipe project reports thirty workers digging and thirty five spectators observing the activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Patterson
Graham Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Pocahontas
Atlanta
Special Sermon for Bluefield Christian Church Graduates
Special services under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor at the Christian church Bluefield this evening for high school and college graduates who are members. Rev M Hughes pastor will preach the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor of the
Christian Church
Bluefield
The
M. Hughes
Gradu
Local Names Note Historic Graham High School Alumni
Brief roster reads Mary Brewster Sarah Brewster Margaret Tate Harold Tate Mary Elien Greggory Georgia McMullin Lynchburg College James Hughes Bluefield College Walter Pressley William and Mary Carl Gillespie listed as associates or former students in a Graham High School community record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ates
Graham High School
Mary and Sarah Brewster
Margaret Tate
Harold Tate
Mary Elien Gregory
Georgia McMullin
Lynchburg College
James Hughes
Bluefield College
Walter Pressley
William and Mary
Carl Gillespie
Hostess Hosts Grady Gabies Class Party in Graham High
Mrs. W. H. Speed entertained the Graham high school graduates and friends at Gravy Gabies Friday evening. The gathering honored Miss Ann Osborne a recent Graham high graduate. Delicious refreshments were served at the enjoyable party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Speed
Graham Hia School
Misa Ann Osborne
Miss Osborne
Graham High
Gulf Oil Plant to Hire 75 to 100 Men in Bluefield
Gulf Refining plans a Bluefield West Virginia plant employing 75 to 100 workers soon. The project includes a Oklahoma to Pittsburgh pipeline and a major distributing hub with large tanks. The site on Virginia Avenue near the Norfolk and Western station was bought from Mitchell Ice Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Refining Company
Bluefield
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Norfolk
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mitchell Ice Company
Virginia Avenue
Norfolk and Western
Big Oil Company
Virginia game wardens meet in Roanoke for examination
Virginia game wardens gather in Roanoke for a bond and exam before the game commissioners. The age limit is 50, with incumbents exempt. H B Lefler of Tazewell to attend. May report shows Tazewell district near top in state averages, behind Norfolk. Lefler is active in duties and in pursuing poachers and dynamiters of streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Roanoke
Lefler
Tazewell County
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Tazewell
Norfolk
Lesler
Mrs Lucian Wells Dies at Catawba
News arrives of the death at Catawba of Mrs. Lucian Wells 43 a former Bluefield Virginia resident. She and her husband lived here for years with the family widely known. Mr Wells long served as postmaster at Catawba and was in mercantile business. Funeral and burial will be held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba
Lucian Wells
Bluefield
Virginia Side Personals Highlights Local Visitors
Falls Mills hostess Mrs Raleigh H Tabor receives her sister Miss Lassie Riddle from Kentucky, a student nurse. Miss Virginia Hinton heads to Charlottesville for the University of Virginia summer session and will teach in Harrisonburg next year. Miss Sally Miller departs for Devon to live with sister Mrs A S Richardson. Warren Tilson leaves for camp in North Carolina, Mrs Tilson and child stay longer. Mrs R B Baylor and two children visit Kenbridge. Bernard L Smith and Richard Yost travel from St Clair's Crossing to Norton and Tacoma for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh H. Tabor
Falls Mills
Lassie Riddle
Kentucky
Co. M. Fisher
Devon
A. 5. Richardson
Warren Tilson
Ailee Peery
North Carolina
Michigan Crop Improvement reports drop in seed production
East Lansing mid June reports the Michigan Crop Improvement Association notes 153 sources of pedi greed corn robust beans and alfalfa seed at the start of 1930, a decline from the prior year. The wording reflects historical agricultural tracking and regional statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Mid
Michigan
Michigan Crop Improvement Association
Richlands Ore Building Activity
Richlands Virginia June 14 progress on the Chevrolet garage shows second story brickwork. The 50 by 90 foot brick concrete and steel structure joins other near depot projects including the Wall building a three story brick restaurant and hotel with R. H. Hudson leasing the restaurant. The McGlothlin dwelling nearby rises rapidly. A cobblestone colonial house is under construction on Richlands Jewel Ridge road near Bueskill station, a unique local example. The W C T U met at Mrs. Parson's Raven home led by Mrs. Roy White with 19 members present and a salad course served after. Dexter Beavers and wife hosted a wedding party at their West Raven home with dancing and games. attendees included Otis Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Buskill, Mrs. Raleigh Turner, Miss Kate Peery, Miss Cleo Reid, Ted Brown, McKinley Maynard, G. Hess, James Ball and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Hudson
Star Theatre
McGlothlin
H. G. McGlothlin
Buskill
Richlands-Jewel Ridge Road
Big Creek
Bueskill
Dexter Beavers
West Raven
Otis Nash
Joe Buskill
Raleigh Turner
Kate Peery
Cleo Reid
Ted Brown
McKinley Maynard
G. Hess
James Ball
Birthday Party At Kelly Crawford Home In Brick Yard
Wednesday night last week Kelly Crawford hosted a party at his Brick Yard area home with games as the main entertainment. Refreshments were served to a long list of guests including Lucy Griffith and Caroline Griffith among others. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs. Bessie Herndon, died in Dante hospital from pneumonia. Funeral at Union church and burial at Copper Ridge near Hansonville. Dinner at Jewell Ridge featured a five course meal and a games session of forty two. High scores were claimed by Mrs. George R. McCall and W. B. F. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Crawford
Brick Yard
Lucy Griffith
Ann Vencll
Caroline Griffith
Virgie Hicks
Leona Ball
Opal Wilson
Delza Pruett
Margie Lester
Worley Buskell
Alfred Pruett
Warren Blankenship
Clarence Dye
Cunningham Shortridge
Marvin Wilson
I. T. Jessee
R. ®. Duff
Jewell Ridge
Mreé
Frank Zeigler
George R. McCall
W. B. F. White
W. B. Spratt
M. Zeigler
M. H. McGuire
W. B. White
T. A. Draper
W. J. Elgin
J. B. Crabtree
Woman's Auxiliary Meets at Presbyterian Church Today
The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will be held at the church Thursday afternoon at 2 50. All members are urged to come. Mrs J D Farmer of Baptist valley had a goiter removed at the local hospital last week and was seriously ill briefly but is convalescing nicely now. She is sister in law of Mr and Mrs W P Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Woman's Auxiliary of
The
Presbyterian Church
J. D. Farmer
Baptist Valley
W. P. Farmer
Death of Infant in Mill Creek Neighborhood
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Ira Hess of Mill Creek died Tuesday morning. Funeral was held at the home and interment followed in Hawkins Cemetery Wednesday afternoon. A Wiener Roast hosted by Mrs J J Atwell and Mrs Susan Brown on the island between Cedar Bluff and Richlands drew several friends Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Hess
Mill Creek
Hawkins Cemetery
J. J. Atwell
Susan Brown
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Spanish ambassador introduces new military attaché
In Washington the Spanish ambassador Senor Don Alejandro Padilla y Bell presents Major Joaquin Planell Riera as the new military attaché to Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley. Beside Hurley stands Gen. Charles P. Summerall chief of staff and highest ranking U. S. Army officer, with the ambassador Hurley and Summerall arranged left to right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pie
Washington
Don Alejandro Padilla Y Bell
Joaquin Planell Riera
Patrick J. Hurley
Charles P. Summerall
U. S. Army
Hurley
Summerall
Young People Missionary Society Meeting at Mrs Hall
The Young People's Missionary society of the Presbyterian church met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Deck Hall with a large number of youngsters present. After the business portion, refreshments were served. Raven attendees included Misses Nancy Gillespie Ruth Cox May Casey Thelma and Ann ex. The Ladies' Aid society of the Christian church met at Mrs. C W. McBrayer's home Thursday afternoon with topics discussed and a salad course served to many members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Circuit
Misionary Society
Harman's Chapel
City of God
Co. H. Harman
8S. A. White
W Cc. T. U
A. D. Parson
Raven
N. O. Gillespie
Roy White
Young People’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Deck Hall
Nancy Gillespie
Ruth Cox
Mary Oe Casey
Thelma and Annex
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
C W. McBrayer
Picnic trip plus local election surprise in Richlands
A mixed social outing near Pisgah roasts wieners and marshmallows then travels to Tazewell. Separate item notes Randy Boggess entering Richlands mayoral race after late Tuesday voting and recounts a small turnout of 94 votes with local candidates listed. Also mentions a play postponement and Richlands personals visiting a Boy Scout camp.
Local social notes list visitors and cures around town
Sunday dinner guests include A P Lipford and A C Gardner while Gardner visits Bluefield. Mrs Carl Lester and Mrs T B Shreve with daughter Mira Frances shop in Bluefield. Beve Stinson stricken with paralysis. Mrs T A Draper visits sister Wade Miller in Bluefield. Families visit Lebanon Thompson Valley and Carretta W Va. Edith Harris returns from Harrisburg State Teachers College. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Garland Keen of Council. Numerous visits to Tazewell and surrounding towns. nursing students prepare for board exams at Charlottesville. staff changes noted at Mattie Williams hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H Warner
Adolphus
Lebanon
John McGuire
Hine
Pauline Stowers
Bluefield
George W. Robinson
R.S. Harris
Thompson Valley
Edith Harris
State Teachers’ College
Harrisburg
Garland Keen
Council
Mattie Williams Hospital
Clyde Jessee
Pittsburg
W. A. Jessee
Georgie Hendrick
Carretta
W. Va
C. CC. Hyatt
Tazewell
John Taylor
Pocahontas
H. L. Combs
Allen Johnson
DeBusk
Saltville
Jewell Ridge
Maggie Blankenship
Honaker
T. L. Lowe
Clintwood
Ray Altizer
Charlottesville
State Board
Charlton
Harlan, Ky
Nash
Raven
Union
Margaret Deboard
Virginia Intermont
Bristol
Steelesburg
Helen
Margaret Gillespie
Wittens Mills
Visiting friends and relatives across the region
Local residents and relatives travel between Saltville, Bluefield, Jaeger, Raven, Richlands, Tejay Ky., Durham, Emory, and other towns for visits, summer terms, and teaching posts. Notables include W R Williams Jr at the University of Virginia, Connie Charlton from Mattie Williams hospital, and J C Montgomery attending VMI finals in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raven and Richlands
B. J. Sisk
Saltville
J. W. Dickenson
Bluefield
Paul Davis
Jaeger
J D. Elkins
W. R. Williams
Mary
Richmond
W. R. Williams Jr
University of
George
Tom
Tejay
Virginia Smith
Swords Creek
Bill Repass
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Ind
Connie Charlton
Mattie Williams Hospital
Pearisburg
Narrows
J. S. Maxwell
Huntington
A. P. Lipford
Jane Garden
Abingdon
Virginia Cooper
Raven Graded School
Castlewood
C. R Burke
Jewell Ridge
J. B. Altizer
Jack Tanner
Bristol
C. Adams
Kentucky
Sam Leece
Betty
Tazewell
C. Hyatt Jr
Lexington
J. C. Montgomery
Virginia
North Carolina
Athens
Davis
Concord State Teachers’ College
Richlands High School
Lena Pugh
Gladys Altizer
State Teachers’ College
Radford
Pioneer of Colombia’s Air Transport Wing Aboard
Guillermo de Leyxa, 19, of Bogota, Colombia, trains at Universal aviation schools in St. Louis with plans to commercialize Colombian air travel after earning a transport licence. He traces lineage to Duke de Leyva and notes his grandfather Doming de Caizedo was president from 1830 to 1850 while his father Roberto served as minister of war 1900 to 1904. His ambition was sparked by Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Guillermo de Leyxa
Bogota
Colombia
Universal Aviation
Duke de Leyva
Philip II
Doming de Caizedo
Kapok Mattresses Marketed By Bluefield Firm
The Bluefield Mattress Company explains kapok as a soft light filler used instead of springs or cotton. Kapok, grown in the Philippines and Japan, lacks binding qualities and breaks down with age, causing discomfort. Kapok mattresses cost about 75 percent more than cotton felt. dealer inquiries are invited at Box 267, Bluefield, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Japan
Bluefield
Goose feather pillows sold cheap for slight soiling
A local seller advertises high price goose feather pillows at a discount due to minor soiling. The item listing notes affordable pricing and urges quick purchase while stock lasts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia News
James Moore
West Graham Methodist Church
Robinwood
Crosley
Ompany
Bluefield, VA
Logal Girl
Scholastic
Gulf Oil
Virginia Game Wardens
J. Lucian Wells
Richlands Ore
R.P. Harmon &Co
D. W. Coleman
Rachel Hayton
Zeta Morgan
Fay Smith
Berlin Vendl
Bud Steele
Tom Brown
Harry Quesenberry
Joe Turner
Barnes Blankenship
William Brown
Ralph Brown
Lewis Coleman
AID Society
Pisgah
Ruth White
Mise Margaret Debord
Grace
Lucille Ascue
Allie Mae Jessee
Edith
Sarah Ascue
Flossie Meade
Bee Clark
Mesers
John Ascue
Charles Deboard
Reynolds
McDaniels
Sherman Blankenship
Roy Lee Wingstaff
Robert Coleman
Chap Cyphres
Robert Warner
Randy Boggess
B. J. Cook
W. W. Fields
George D. Horton
Pete Tizen
C. C. Hyatt
Dr. J. G. Repass
Wright and Mathews
Bluefield Mattress Company
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