Gearheart talks to club on flag
Charles H. Gearheart, captain of the 150th Infantry, National Guard, addressed Welch Kiwanis members about flags from Raven to Columbus to England, tracing the evolution to the new flag based on the Declaration of Independence and the colonists’ resolve for independence and union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Gearheart
150Th Infantry
National Guard
Welch Kiwanis Club
Columbus
Mr. Gearheart
Spain
Far East
England
Mrs Florence Molock of Yukon Dies
Funeral services set for this afternoon at 1 30 at the Yukon Methodist church for Mrs Florence Molock of Yukon who died Tuesday. J W Pruett to officiate with burial in Hartwell Cemetery. She had lived in McDowell county 14 years and previously resided in Bell County Kentucky. Surviving are her husband Henry Molock and two children, Mrs Lilly Welch and others.
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Yukon
Molock
Florence
J. W. Pruett
Hartwell
Dowell County
Bell County
Henry Molock
Dren
Lilly
Welch
Anna Dobos of Gary Dies in Sanatorium
Miss Anna Dobos, 22, of Gary died Tuesday morning at Mt sanitarium after a lingering illness. Born September 16, 1917, in Akron Ohio, she was the daughter of a Gary family. Her father worked for United States Coal and Coke company. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Dobos
Mt. Sanitarium
Akfon
Grogan Elected as Delegate by Rotary
Welch Rotarians chose President-elect Kermit Grogan as delegate to the international convention opening in June. Club members and guests enjoyed a program featuring Sammy uhn two numbers, accompanied at the piano by Charles Sameth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grogan
Rotary
Welch Rotarians
Kermit
Sammy Uhn
Charles Sameth
Local Presbyterians attend state Young People's conference
Seven delegates from the First Church in Welch join peers at Lewisburg for the annual Young People’s conference of the six state churches. Delegates include Vanney Hewlett Stel e Sue Kearns Grace Ann Keyser Isabell Gray Betty Williams and Nancy Woody. The conference opened and will close next Wednesday morning. ALBERT FIZER DIES St. Albans WV June 14 William Albert Pizer 55 father of Leo Fizer WVU athlete shot to death on a Charleston street in 1937 died yesterday and will be buried tomorrow.
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First
Welch
Young People’s Conference of the
Man
Lewisburg
Vanney
Hewlett Stele
Misses Sue Kearns
Grace Ann Keyser
Isabell Gray
Betty Williams
Nancy Woody
Albert Fizer
St. Albans
W. Va
William Albert Pizer
Leo Fizer
West Virinia University
Toeath
Charleston
Welch Men Held on Liquor Still Charge
Two North Side Welch men, Jim Beman and Okey Rottenberry, are jailed in McDowell County on liquor still charges. Beman holds a $1000 bond and Rottenberry a $500 bond, awaiting the next term of federal court in Bluefield. Arresting deputy U S marshal was Lucian Fry.
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North Side
Welch
McDowell County
Jim Beman
Okey Rottenberry
Bluefield
Lucian Fry
U. S. Marshall
High School Dance Planned Friday by Welch P T A
Welch P T A announces a Friday evening school dance to raise funds for P T A projects. Tickets will be sold at the dance and proceeds support activities for the coming school year.
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Welch P. T. A
Welch Area Personal News Highlights
Mr. and Mrs. John Strike and family visit relatives in Welch then travel to Charleston. Scott returns from Welch to Abingdon with Mari Jane Taylor. John J. Lincoln and wife tour Shenandoah Valley by car. Reign Witt, former Pauline Bryant, has appendectomy at Stevens Clinic and is improving. Miss Grendarie Dorsey completes a year in Iowa.
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John Strike
John Patrick
Robert Covey
Ee Vany
Telatives
John J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
Shenandoaha 4
Virginia
Reign Witt
Kimball
Pauline Bryant
Stevens Clinic
Gren’ Barie Dorsey
Isona
Gallaway Reelected by Retail Employes
Hobart Callaway was reelected president of the McDowell County Wholesale and Retail Employee of America local No. 125 last Tuesday evening in the local union hall. Other officers elected include W. M. Whitt vice president FP. E. Simcox second vice president Mrs Bertee Joseph treasurer Nell Fizer financial secretary James Dalton trustees and Walter Odomski members.
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Hobart Callaway
McDowell County Wholesale and Retail Employee of America
Callaway
W. M. Whitt
War
FP. E. Simcox
Welch
Dent
Bertee Joseph
Elch Tem
Nell Fizer
Oe Financial
James Dalton
Hashes Return to Richmond After Riverside Visit
Dr and Mrs Hash have returned to their home in Richmond Virginia after visiting Hashs sister on Riverside Drive Mrs W M Armour and daughter Mrs Eleanor Gambill have returned to their homes here from Richmond Kentucky where they visited
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Hash
Ete Shion
Richmond
Riverside Drive
W. M. Armour
Eleanor Gambill
Welch Resident Spends Few Days in Welch and Vicinity
A former Welch resident is spending several days in Welch and nearby areas, visiting familiar sites and reconnecting with friends and family.
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Welch
Three Named Likely Rotary Candidates
Three named individuals are seen as likely Rotary candidates for delegates to an international meeting. Dr. Squire, an author and lecturer in medicine, is noted among the speakers. Westchester County, New York, is mentioned as the home area for at least one candidate.
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Rotary
Emic
Squire
Westchester County
N. Y
Navy Planes Cost More Per Unit Than Curtiss-Wright
The article notes that the navy type aircraft command is paying a higher price per plane than the cost Curtiss-Wright incurs to manufacture them, highlighting an efficiency gap and potential contract pressures.
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Navy
Curtiss-Wright
Enaoley Leads Elks Flag Day
Judge D. M. Easley of the Mercer-Wyoming circuit court spoke at the Bluefield Elks club on flag history and the Stars and Stripes in defense of the cause. The Bluefield Junior Drum and Bugle corps did not appear as scheduled, but attendance was fairly good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Easley
Mercer-Wyoming Circuit Court
Bluefield Elks Club
Uest
Easley
Bluefield
Elkhorn Lad Breaks Arm Falling From Tree
Aaron Lee La Fon eight year old son of Mr and Mrs P A La Fon of Elkhorn is at Bluefield sanitarium being treated for a fracture in his arm suffered in a fall from a tree.
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Elkhorn Lad
Aaron Lee la Fon
P. A. la Fon
Elkhorn
Bluefield Sanitarium
Unclear fragment from historical page item
A damaged OCR fragment notes an event involving an arm and a person named in garbled text. It lacks clear dates places or outcomes to identify a specific incident or identity.
Tire salesman reports four tires stolen on Scott Street
A tire salesman reported yesterday morning that four tires were stolen from his car on Scott Street. The thief made off with two tires from the trunk and two from inside the car, using a hidden set of extra keys.
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Po- 3
Goff
Scott Street
Jury Deliberates Third Murder Case Of Former Deputy Sheriff
A jury in Marlinton West Virginia considered the case of Walter Williams former Kanawha county deputy sheriff in the third murder trial. The panel deliberated for three hours then was excused until morning. Williams had earlier been convicted in Kanawha county intermediate court and twice overturned on appeal. The trial relates to the slaying of Keffer during an argument on December 1, 1934. The venue was moved to Pocahontas.
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Marlinton
W. Va
Walter Williams
Kanawha County
Williams
Keffer
Pocahontas
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Florence Molock
Gary
Presbyterian Meet
Hawkinson
Bluefield Ave
Gallaway
Senies
L. Repass General
Roanoke
New York
Norfolk and Western
Pai
Lifetime
Montgomery Ward
Federal ST
Enoley
ELKS
Stars and Stripes
Henry Fortune
Taurus
Aad Tern
Bluefield Merchants
IAD
Dad
Yuite Sre
Sale
Hollywood
Lastex
Silvania
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