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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1931

Page

8

Gary Laymen 70 Conduct Services At Gary Methodist

Gary West Virginia June 13 correspondence laymen of the Gary Methodist church will lead evening services with B Hampton Gray speaking on The Way to Spiritual Power. The program includes songs by the congregation and numbers by the Ketter and Ranklin sisters plus a staged stunt by several locals.

Gary W. Va C. ‘. Cannady FE. F. Ketter Mr. Clemens Claude Boughner

Miss Hester Barrett Correspondent Neighbors News in Nemours W Va

The column covers Mt Herman church Sunday services B Y P A Epworth league and a gathering at Midway church with Irene Jones in charge. Local social notes list visits from Bluefield Bluefield Va and Key stone residents, church events and weekend guests across Nemours and nearby towns.

Nemours W. Va Mt. Herman Epworth League Midway Church Irene Jones Bramwell B. Y. P. A Barrow Rose Summers Methodist Church Nemours Personals G. W. Liddle J. T. Nelson T. J. Liddle Blue FE. Sparks Ivanhoe B. M. Compton Yards Almeta Pocahontas F. H. Jones J. G. Moore Bluestone Jomvid Neel Mise Hester Barrett Dorothy Riley T. Mathena Helen Tabor Bertie Riley

American pilot Williams seeks foreign flyers for Cleveland air races

London lieut Al Williams, a famed American pilot, tours Europe to recruit foreign flyers for the national air races in Cleveland, Ohio. He carries a letter from Governor White and six Ohio mayors inviting participants and will visit England, France, Italy, Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia.

London al Williams Europe Cleveland Ohio Williams Governor White England France Italy Germany Poland Czechoslovakia

Irene Carries Plan to Reconcile as Oakdale Trip Begins

Irene Everett travels by train to Oakdale with dreams of reuniting with Gaylord Prentiss and plans a return to Tommy Wilson. She faces obstacles including Derry Meade and possible gossip at the Oakdale station while savoring luxury and imagining a staged reconciliation.

Derry Meade Oakdale Gaylord Irene Mrs. Everett Beryl Dad Goodby Tommy Old Town Prentiss Tommy Wilson Derry Iree Hollywood

Irene Everett and the Search for Wealthy Love

Irene, a former Prentisa and grocer's daughter, believes luxury comes easily to others and travels through memory to past failures with wealthy suitors. After leaving Gaylord she sees slim chances of meeting rich men, faces social limits, and engages a distant, aloof clerk as a phone call interrupts her attempt to talk.

Irene Gaylord Prentisa

Sunday School and Church Notes From Thorpe

Sunday school starts at 10 p m with Fr H Dillman in charge and Rev L A Yost preaching at 7 39 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. Choir practice and a missionary society program are noted. A birthday party for Thomas Dinkins and local social items follow with several residents mentioned at home and visiting in nearby towns.

Ladies’ Missionary Society B. F. Hall Evelyn Hickman Mildred Hall Dorothy Brooks W. T. Clifton J. L. Cockill Mesdames F. Hall W. R. Price Pearl Nolley J. I. Cockill J. P. Brooks Little Nita Nolley Betty Wiley L. D. Yost Whitcoe Thomas Dinkins Letcher Blevins Florence Bert Savill Saltsville J. W. Huff J. W. Jr Durham N. C Huff Duke University Dollg Vns Welch P. A. Wiley W. C. Adams Indian, Va Tom Dinkins Gary W. J. Price Basham C. R. Richards L. A. Yost Wilcoe Roger Tedder Marion

Humorous Memphis Zoo Hippo Yawns Through Summer Heat

The Memphis Zoo keeps a sleepy scene as hippo hears a familiar tune and stretches through the heat of approaching summer. The caption notes the creature’s laziness and preference for rest as water cools him.

Mr. Hippopotamous Memphis (Tenn.) Zoo

Prisoner totals in United States reach 116670 in 1930

In 1930 the United States housed 116,670 federal and state prisoners, reflecting the era's penal population levels and the scale of incarceration across state and federal systems.

United States

Burglars Enter Rail Station in Oakvale

The N and W railway station in Oakvale West Virginia was broken into Sunday night with entry through the freight room floor. Nothing appears to be missing. Local notices include residents visiting relatives, travels, and moves in Oakvale.

Oakvale Station Oakvale

Cloud blue emerges as new summer shade

Paris fashion notes a pale grey blue cloud blue as a fresh summer color. Designers pair it with midnight blue chiffon for evening gowns. Many outfits feature diamond embroidery to create a starlight effect.

Paris

Summers Uncovers Counterfeit Dies While Digging Worms

In Seattle, George W. Summers found 16 counterfeit die halves while digging for fish worms. Officials inspect the hoard and assess its value and origin.

Seattle George W. Summers

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Hampton Gray Andrew Stromko Mies Hazel Smith John Henry Gary Methodist Church Gary Personals Lorrin Bock Misa Merlyn Smith Andrew J. Smith East Radford State Teachers’ College Paul Duncan Charleston David Buchanan James Buchanan Elizabeth Pritchett Julia Sledge Virginia Danner George Thompson Abingdon Epworth League Assembly of Holston KE. F. Ketter Marie Bobby Syracuse N. Y H. M. Trenor Ione Henry Frank Washington PD. C R. V. Shanklin A. R. Brown Adkins George Barker Fifth-Third National Bank Cincinnati J. H. Barker Ted Dalton Peggy Norfolk Mary Louise Mabel Ann Mildred Gertrude Maloney Maria Academy Wytheville Hubert Baldwin Johnson-Willis Hospital Richmond Hester Barrett MR Service Bervel Borden Trene Everett Young Prentiss Gaylord Ery Printess Derry Weade Mrs William Irvine Fayssoux Fayssoux Goodykoontz Drug Stores Fairview Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy East End Pharmacy Goody’s Drug Store Bluefield, Va The E. H. Dillman Thorpe Guy Lephen Mary T. R. Marlowe Richards Joe Dinkins Charles Eddie War Eagle Commodore Hanks Romney Co. BR. Richards Guy Lephew Marcella Richards McComas J. C. Hall Bluefield Bluefield Ave Lynn St Bluefield Post American Legion —Presents Jean Chanel Girl With William Trvine Fayssoux Dodge Bros Lewis Furniture Company W. R. Keesee & Co., Inc Dodge Bros. Automobiles Southern Maid Ice Cream Co Joyce Jewelry Company Goodykoontz Drug Stores, Inc Duff’s Yellow Front Grocery Mary Lee Epling Boston Mass A. T. Rush Christiansburg G. J. Wood Princeton O. H. Ramsey E. T. Withers Wallace, Va Grover Davis Randolph Boggess Boyd Lucado Concord State Teachers’ College Clarence K. Winfrey Bluefield- Princeton Road America Dodge W. R. Keesee & Co
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