Bluefield Chamber 10 Holds Annual Meeting Plans
The Bluefield chamber of commerce announces its annual meeting for June 27 at 8 pm in Municipal Auditorium. Nomination blanks went out June 10 with seven of fourteen nominees to be elected, ballots to be mailed and final tabulation June 24. The board declined to affiliate with lower gas rate moves and opposed the Davis Bacon bill in Congress.
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Bluefield
James
Be, Mann
Frank 8. Hasley
Herbert D. May
Jim Gills
Harry C. Weller
W. C. Pollock
J. T. Thornton
Mann
W. A. Light
Chamber
Charles M. Montgomery
United States
Go Nt
West Virginia
House
Senate
Mrs M N Carper Dies in Virginia Funeral Attends Mother’s Service
Mrs M N Carper traveled to Elkton Virginia to attend the funeral of her mother Mrs Mary Kahle age 81 who died Monday morning. The article notes the elder Kahle’s death and the family’s travel for services.
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M. N. Carper
Virginia
M. N.carper
Elkton
Mary Kahle
The
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Kahie Funeral Planned After Elkton Afternoon Service
Mrs. Kahie, grandmother of Mrs. BE Beamer and L. M. Carper of this city, will be buried after a service in Elkton. She leaves five daughters and one son. widowed by the late Dr. Z T Kahie who preceded her in death.
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Vhcey
Elkton
Evangelist Mason Lee Leads Nazarene Church Revival
The Rev. Mason Lee from Huntington arrives in Bluefield to lead the revival at the Church of the Nazarene. He will preach nightly at 7 45 this week and hold morning services at 10 each Sunday, with special music planned.
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Mason Lee
Huntington
United States
The
Nazarene Church
Bluefield
Church of the Nazarene
Fire damage from wiring injures machine at Wilmore home
A wiring fault caused a small basement fire at the home of Mr and Mrs L D Wilmore 1310 Whitethorne street. The blaze damaged only a machine valued at about 150 dollars and fire crews from South Side and Central stations responded shortly before noon.
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Ing
L. D. Wilmore
Whitethorne Street
Southside
Central
Alrm
Two Killed in Alliance Airplane Crash
In Alliance Ohio two people died in an airplane crash tonight. Robert Purcell son of a prominent Alliance manufacturer and Ruth Cobb were killed and badly burned as flames consumed the plane. Police believe a too steep bank at too low a height caused the crash. Purcell is the son of William Purcell president of the Alliance Machine company. He is about 25.
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Alliance
Ohio
Robert Purcell
Ruth Cobb
Purcell
William Purcell
Alliance Machine Company
New Arrival for Mr and Mrs Robert Arnold
Mr and Mrs Robert Arnold of Mc Dowell Street welcome a fine son, adding a newborn to their family.
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Robert Arnold
McDowell Street
Recital Postponed From Friday to Tuesday at Church
Due to conflicts the recital at First Christian church by pupils of Mrs. J S Phillips will now be held Tuesday evening of next week at 8. It features vocal and piano selections stringed numbers and readings. The public is invited.
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First Christian Church
J. S. Phillips
Orchestra Tours Northern Cities and Coastal Venues
The orchestra performed at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington D C and spent two seasons touring leading dance spots. It played in Virginia Beach Morehead City N C and performed for embassy clubs and casinos along the Atlantic coast during the early summer social calendar.
Senior G R Council Meeting For Outdoor Hike
The Senior Girl Reserve council will meet Friday at 6 30 PM at the Y for an outdoor hike. Girls are asked to wear knickers or white ducks and bring a bit of food for the picnic supper.
Summer dances planned by Bluefield Elks at Elks ballroom
The Bluefield lodge of Elks kicks off a monthly summer dance series Thursday night from 9:30 to 1 in the Elks ballroom with Fred Murff and his Knoxville, Tennessee orchestra providing music. The group features three women entertainers and has entertained at major Southern resorts. The Elks committee includes Harry B. Smith, Bert C. Phillips, Charles Tickle and Grady W. Dalton, aiming for about two dances monthly.
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Bluefield Lodge of Elks
Elks
Fred Murff
Knoxville
Tenn
Bluefield
South
Bluefield Elks
Harry B. Smith
Bert C. Phillips
Charles Tickle
Grady W. Dalton
Bluefield Quota Club Holds Luncheon Conference
Mrs. Alice Zimmerman presides as president of the Bluefield Quota Club at its weekly luncheon today at noon hosted at the West Virginian hotel.
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Bluefield Quota Club
Alice Zimmerman
West Virginian Hotel
Birth of Ora Laicille to the Stewarts
A daughter was born on Sunday June 12 to Mr and Mrs C G Stewart of Halifax Street. The infant has been named Ora Laicille.
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C. G. Stewart
Halifax Street
Ora Laicille
Mrs Lyde McCall Victim of Stroke in Tazewell
Miss Lyde McCall, 63, of North Tazewell, died at her home from a paralytic stroke suffered Sunday morning. A lifelong member of the Southern Methodist church, she was active in church work. Surviving relatives include M H Kiser and several McCall family members. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at North Tazewell Methodist Church with burial in Maplewood cemetery.
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Cedar Bluff
T. B. McCall
Faraday
George R. McCall
Richlands
North Tazewell Methodist Church
Court
Jourdman
C. B. Dickenson
Foster Falls
Maplewood Cemetery
Miss Gladys Cash Returns From Roanoke Visit
Personal notes list Miss Gladys Cash returning from Roanoke and a series of brief trips and health updates. Miriam Jackson visits relatives in Roanoke and Lynchburg while Ann Carr Robertson plans to attend the Olympic games in Los Angeles.
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Gladys Cash
Roanoke
Miriam Jackson
Lynchburg
Ann Carr Robertson
Asco
W. Va
Los Angeles
Cal
David Jackson
L. A. Jackson
Jimmy Eades
J. B. Eades
Virginia Court
Irene Neal
Marguerite Morrisette
Petersburg
Hopewell
Richmond
Jamestown
Norfolk
A. FB. Bailey
Bedford
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
E. Woodrow Bailey
W. I. Bailey
Shady Grove
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Riley
Joanna
Braeholm
J. S. Francisco
Logan and
Matewan
J. O. Shelton Jr
St. Luke's Hospital
Frank O’brien Jr
Camp Roland
Bastian
Craig
Leffel
Shawver Mill
Bluefield Sanitarium
Myrtle Ellen
Economist Would Open Books to the Public
Washington reports Professor William Z. Ripley urged the Senate Banking Committee to require big corporations to open their books and to disclose officer stock holdings. He warned that bull and bear pools spread false information and urged frequent government reports on earnings and operations for large interstate firms.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
William Z. Ripley
Ripley
Couzens
Michigan
Harvard
Gillette
Kreuger
Toll
Economist
Trolley car derails near Midway on Bluefield division
A Tri-City Traction trolley car derailed near Midway just east of the state line injuring no one. Motorman George L. Robinette, 108 Ramsey Street, and several passengers escaped unhurt as only the front rails pulled away. Officials cited rail spread as the cause. it was the first derailment on the Bluefield division in some time.
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Tri-City Traction Company
Midway
State Line
Traction Company
George L. Robinette
Ramsey Street
Bluefield
Mass Yost Loses Committee Post In Hoover Era Fallout
Reported sentiment in the delegation favors Charles G. Dawes for vice president while pledges bind them to support Vice President Curtis or Hoover’s choice. West Virginia leaders say they expect the delegation to act in line with state convention decisions.
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Charles G. Dawes
Curtis
Hoover
West Virginia
West Virginia Woman Active in Suffrage Movement
Mrebert, new national committee woman, joined the West Virginia Republican executive committee after the suffrage amendment took effect. She has been elected to the committee twice since and has long been active in party work. She led the West Virginia Woman's Suffrage Association and campaigned in Charleston during the legislature’s vote.
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Mrebert
West Virginia
Republican Executive Committee
West Virginia Woman's Suffrage Association
Charleston
Rescuer electrocuted in attempt save friend
Altoona Pa June 14. Edward J. Riley 50 Hollidaysburg died while trying to save friend H P Byron 56 who was electrocuted when a wire and wrench touched a power line during radio aerial construction at Log Cabin Inn Canoe Creek Byron was burned but will recover.
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Altoona
Jume
Edward J. Riley
Hollidaysburg
Log Cabin Inn
Canoe Creek
H. P. Byron
Riley
Byran
Flag Day Service Noted by Bluefield Elks Lodge No 269
Bluefield lodge No 269 of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks hosts its annual Flag Day service at Bland and Raleigh streets. The patriotic program, starting after the lodge meeting, features songs, prayers, a patriotic address, duets, and a story of the flag with participants led by Exalted Ruler A. Heilman and officers.
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Benevolent Protective Order of Elke
Bluefield Lodge No
Corner
Bland
Raleigh
Elks Lodge
O’brien
G. W. Dalton
H. B. Kaste
John F. Land
M. B. Hammit
E. W. Hughes
Robert Hartsock
Ralf Bratton
Howell M. Tanner
Henrietta
Ralph Bratton
John Kee
America
A. ©. Heilman
H. B. Smith
F. M. O'Brien
C. L. Shufflebarger
W. J. Hutton
Witnesses Testify In Merchant's Trial At Waynesburg
Nine witnesses testified for the state in the murder trial of Charles Ruttenberg a Wheeling merchant charged with killing Hermann Zimmerman of St Paul Minn Zimmerman burned to death when Ruttenbergs Nemacolin store burned December 1 1931 Fire department members testified about the fire and its circumstances.
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Waynesburg
Charles Ruttenberg
Wheeling
Herman Zimmerman
St. Paul
Restored Argentine Stroll Reopens Florida Avenue for Pedestrians
Buenos Aires city council re divided Calle Florida banning autos from 3 to 6 pm to revive the daily promenade. The de facto government previously kept cars allowed to curb street debates, but now pedestrians return to the famous boulevard.
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Buenos Aires
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