Children Take Part in Mercer County National Child Day Events
Large crowd at Glenwood Park watched Mercer county children compete in numerous races and games. Winners include Frances Bush, Lacie Wickline, Wilson Brown, Joe Wagner, Cleo Glenwood, and Mary Smith among others. standout youths honored as park’s most notable.
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Mercer County
Glenwood Park
Mary Smith
Henwood
Marjorie Hare
Princeton
Herbert Peters
Denny Templeton
Bluefield
Frances Bush
Ceton
Mary Lee Hare
Wilson Wheatley
Billy Alley
Lacie Wickline
Jacille Peters
Boye
Wilson Brown
Elmer Wyatt
Hoye
Joe Wagner
Glenwood
Miss Cleo
Misa Switzer
Asper Davis
Lucille Wickline
Elizabeth Flare
Frances Carter Bush
Lillian Peters
Jack Bluefield
Elmer Bluefield
Chea Aon
Robby Peters Haymond Mi
Bluefirst
Denial Hale
Paul
Bluefield Area Classifieds and Notices
Local ads offer a new Essex coupe for sale, prime Bluefield Virginia home, and weekly Yellow Front Stores specials. Notices announce engineers division meeting, plant sales, spelling contest reps, new student admissions, and a Billy Sunday club service at Bland Street Methodist Church.
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Billy
Hamilton Hall
Bland Street Methodist Church
Aviation Inspector and Pilot Dead in Buffalo Plane Crash
Howard Jones of Wichita Kansas aviation inspector for the U S department of commerce and William J Schults of Buffalo pilot were killed when their airplane went into a dive and crashed at the Buffalo airport tonight.
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Buffalo
Howard Jones
Wichita
Kansas
U. S Department of Commerce
William J. Schults
Shrine guard Walter Sugden returns to Sisteraville
Walter Sugden of Sisteraville West Virginia, elected imperial outer guard at the Shrine convention in Los Angeles, was welcomed home today by a bard and many citizens. A parade escorted him from the railroad station to his home.
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Sisteraville
W. Va
Walter
Sugden
Imperial Outer Guard
Los Angeles
Delegates Named for Virginia GOP Convention
In Tazewell County Virginia delegates were chosen to attend the Republican state convention in Richmond on June 28. J G Barnes chaired the mass meeting at the courthouse with J Powell Royall explaining the meeting's purpose. Delegates include Mrs A B Higginbotham Miss Vivian Sparks Ormond Dailey W T Sparks C W Jones Howard Bourne Henry Yost and many others.
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J. G. Barnes
J. P. Royall
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Richmond
Tazewell
J. Powell Royall
A. M. Lane
Carewe to remarry former wife Mary Aiken in Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports film director Edwin Carewe awaiting the arrival of his former wife Mary Aiken to be remarried at once. Aiken, once married to Chicago businessman Thomas L. Armstrong, wed Carewe in 1926 and divorced in Mexico in 1928. They have two children.
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Chicago
Edwin Carewe
Mary Aiken
Carewe
Thomas L. Armstrong
Hollywood
Mexico
Impressive Rites Held for Mrs W M Abshire
Funeral services were held at Grace Methodist Church for Mrs. W. M. Abshire of Bluefield who died Thursday after a long illness. Rev. C. W. Kelley and Rev. J. Taylor Stinson led the rites at 2:30 pm, with burial at Monte Vista Park cemetery. Numerous cars formed the procession. pallbearers were fellow Bluefield Telephone Co. employees.
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Grace Methodist Church
W. M. Abshire
Bluefield
Fourth Street
C. W. Kelley
J. Taylor Stinson
First Baptist Church
Monte Vista Park
Jealousy Said To Motive Priest Slaying In Winona
Winona Minnesota June 15 Jealousy was the motive given by police tonight for the slaying of Father Nicholas Brommenschenker 65 a Roman Catholic priest by John Gira 65 at whose home the priest roomed Gira was wounded in the thigh with his own pistol in an encounter after Gira had clubbed his wife 48 with a baseball bat Mrs Gira said the priest was killed when he responded to her screams for aid Gira charged the priest beat him after remarks made by the priest both Gira and his wife are held without charge County Attorney Morris J Owen said Gira admitted shooting the priest and claimed the priest had beaten him twice after his wife repeated remarks he had made
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Winona
Minn
Nicholas Brommenschenker
John Gira
Gira
Brommenechenkel
Sald
Race star Ray Keech dies in Altoona crash
Indianapolis winner Ray Keech was killed in a crash that halted a 200 mile track event at Altoona Pennsylvania. Clif Woodbury injured, both were slated to race in Aurora Illinois the next day. Keech had been expected to compete after Altoona.
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Aurora Aurora
Lll
Ray Keech
Indianapolis
Altoona
Clif Woodbury
Chicago
Death of H L Stephens Jr. after hospital injuries
H L Stephens Jr dies from injuries as hundreds visit him in the hospital. Born September 13 1909 in Bluefield he lived here and attended Beaver high school class of 1928. He worked for Daily Telegraph Printing with his father and played football and basketball for local teams and church groups. He leaves parents and one sister Frances. Funeral Monday at 3 at First Presbyterian with interment Monte Vista Park cemetery.
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Bluefield
Rogers Street
Beaver High School
Daily Telegraph Printing Company
Covenanters
Beaver High
Beaver
Highlanders
First Presbyterian Church
Barrow
Jimmie Martin
Cloyd Martin
Mass Perkins
Lonnie Rice
Blair Stone
G. T. Porterfield
Everett Calloway
Ben Bivens
Fred Pelter
Lawton Gills
Davis Bradshaw
Charles Yearout
Eddie Rutledge
William Bane
Joseph Rangeley
Harry Holmes
Cecil Hefner
B. L. Parley
R. L. Edwarda
James H. Seets
W. K. McDowell
Arthur Olte
Navy Receives Bids On Five 10,000 Ton Cruisers
Washington reports the administration moved to receive bids for five of fifteen 10,000 ton cruisers to be started in three years. Hoover would not forgo any ships absent a new limitation treaty, keeping total American cruiser tonnage near Geneva limits even with these ships in commission.
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Washington
Cruiser Expansion Department
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Hoover
Pyven
Geneva
Arc light inventor Charles Brush dies at 80
Cleveland reports the death of Charles Francia Brush 80 a pioneering arc light inventor famed scientist humanitarian and philanthropist died tonight at his home in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Charles Francia Brush
Arc
Camp Miriam Houston Scouts Enjoy Busy Camp Program
Camp Miriam Houston reports ongoing activities despite heavy rain. Miss Richter arrived to start the Pioneer unit as Indian troop joins, with separate campfires and stunts, hikes planned, and a Saturday military ball. Visitors urged to use the mountain road with care. campfire Sunday night ends the activities with a water stunt and swimming period.
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Miriam Houston
Girl Scouts
Miss Richter
Mother Darling
Peter Pan
Kimball
Miss Payne
Petitions Urge State Court Trial for Patrolman White
International Falls residents circulated petitions urging Emmet J. White be tried in state courts for murder. Federal authorities favor removal to federal court. L. L. Drill says removal petitions may be filed. County Attorney Hurlburt opposes federal transfer while White is questioned over the shooting of Henry Virkala near here.
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International Falls
Minn
Koochiching County
Emmet J. White
White
L. L. Drill
United States
St. Paul
Mitchell
Drill
Henry Virkkula
Big Falls
Here
David Hurlburt
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Natco Unibacker
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