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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
4
In Lynchburg Virginia farewell services for Major and Mrs. Courtois are announced. They will visit Premier and Welch for morning and evening services this Sunday with Brigadier George Rose of the divisional office in Richmond in attendance.
Ivan F. Jennings of Welch will head a West Virginia Certified Public Accountants delegation attending a Marshall hotel meeting. The program theme is accounting in the public interest with several outstanding speakers addressing attendees. Mrs. and R. Y. Henley of Welch accompanied Jennings.
A program selected cadets from about 5,000 youths aged 17 to 25 for deck and engine room training on ships. Successful applicants will receive cadet berths and proceed to sea service as officers.
Multiple brief obituaries and funeral notices. Michael Kosheruk, 54, of Crozer Upland Coal employee, died of pneumonia and will be buried Saturday after 11 AM mass at Crozer Greek Catholic Church. Jimmie Riffe, 8 months, son of W P Riffe of Jolo, died, burial near Stacey, Va. William H Henchey, 64, of Amestown NY, brother of Magistrate James A. H Welch, noted as a coal merchant and Georgetown alum, funeral held in James Town. Miss Anna Dobos, 22, of Thorpe, funeral at Our Victory with burial at Thorpe cemetery, born Akron Ohio, survived by parents Joe and unknown, three brothers Luke Andy Steve. brother John died February 2.
Miss Anna Hitze McDowell county Girl Scout director says Clean-Up Day will be observed at Camp Huston on Saturday June 17 starting at 8 am. Scouts and older men will assist. weather updates to Mrs Chester Harman at 485. Launch will be for workmen by Girls council members.
A jumble of names indicates Welch area residents planning travel and visits. Darsie Welch and Miss Tess Counts along with Miss Vera Eleanor Reed and Miss San Francisco Calif will attend a fair and tour the West for weeks. Betty Smith plans a home visit with Mrs Myrtie B Cox in PA while Rosalyn and Estella Katzen return from New York City. Stevens Stinnett heads to Superior for a homeward stay.
Charleston West Virginia June 15 five thousand cots were ordered by the National Youth Administration South Charleston project. The item was part of a government effort to supply beds for beneficiaries.
McDowell Woman's club led by Mrs. J Howard Anderson will host a flower sale under the direction of Mrs George Eichert. The sale will be conducted from a headquarters set up in the city hall council room with Mrs Eichert in charge.
At 11 a m attorney H J Capehart will speak at the Methodist church prominence in West Virginia's political circles. The event features Capehart addressing attendees on public matters and civic concerns.
The Blake Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church observes Father’s Day with services planned. The event includes a daylong program featuring the men’s choir and other participants among listed church groups.
J W Hutton of Martinsburg presided as most worshipful grand master of the West Virginia Negro Grand Lodge A F and A M with T Hairston of Willgran senior warden and Cleston as grand junior warden. Alex Barbour of Mullens was reelected.
The Bethel Methodist Church of Bluefield Virginia will conduct a daily Vacation Bible School at fre...
The East Tennessee conference held at Swift Run in Morristown, Tenn was one of the outstanding events of the year for the women of the region.
The Band Mothers of Genoa School meet at 7 p.m. The death of sponsor and president Mrs Sinkford leads to band rehearsals resuming Monday at Genoa School.
The schedule lists rehearsals at The Hearse and church at 7 30, Garden Lovers Club meeting at Carolina Community home at 5, and sermons at East Graham Christian Church Bluefield Rev Thomas and Rev Johnson to preach. Lomax Randolph and others on the program. Miss Pannie Braxton vacationing in Virginia and Tennessee. Mrs Daisy Williamson to visit Prides Martinsville V era Allen Blackwell of Bekm ary afternoon with Mrs Ida Philips Adkins Elkhorn week with aunt Leona Dickerson. American Auxiliary Unit 39 meets 7 30 at Carolina Community home. President Mrs W Hamilton urges attendance. Plans for the state
June 8 notice states the postponement of services for Mrs Sinkford due to an official death notice. The item confirms a forthcoming funeral arrangement and involvement of local authorities without further details.
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