Summers Guilty Verdict and Appeal At Virginia Court
The Virginia court of appeals will review Summers case after a guilty verdict and fifteen month sentence to the Atlanta penitentiary. Summers was absent when the verdict was read and a juror was allegedly allowed to deliberate further. lawyers argue for a new trial on instruction issues. Public sentiment favors Summers near Abingdon, with editorials noting prior conduct and political implications.
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Ingdon
Summers
United States
Virginia
Abingdon
Atlanta
Virginia Court of Appeals
Woods
Frank Buchanan
Hutton
Bristol
Congress
Sidewalk Through Town Suggested to Aid City Planning
The Bluefield Virginian News urges full west end sidewalk construction to aid city leaders in addressing ongoing urban problems and to foster cooperative civic action. The piece argues extending sidewalks would clarify pathways, improve safety, and promote orderly town development.
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Bluefield Virginia News
West End
Friendly Tip to Girls of Greater Bluefield
The Bluefield News society page notes a visiting city star observed Western girls use lighter makeup than local girls. He suggests one coat of paint suffices, as heavy application obscures facial features, and recommends less priming for rouge to improve appearance.
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Greater Bluefield
Greater
Bluefield
Society Star
The
Virginia News
Car Destroyed by Fire Near Falls Mills Road
Maxwell touring car owned by Otto Blankenship burned early Tuesday on a side road west of the city in an unaccountable blaze. Some suspect an unknown arsonist attempted to drain the gasoline and ignite it. The time of the incident follows a spate of gasoline thefts citywide amid talks of organized defense to safeguard auto owners.
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Maxwell
Otto Blankenship
Sentenced to Twenty Years in Penitentiary
Charles Wilkes pleaded guilty to a revolting crime at Roanoke two years ago and was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary by Julie Hart. The Wilkes family once lived near the Divides on the Tazewell road, later moving to Roanoke. A shower yesterday afternoon cooled the heat that began Tuesday morning.
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Charles Wilkes
Roanoke
Julie Hart
Wilkes
Tazewell Road
Rain Refreshes Gardens After Cloudy Storm
After clouds gathered and thunder rolled a refreshing rain fell gratefully received by gardeners and farmers who noted the shower aided grass and gardens.
Family cherry pies all punk this summer
The piece notes a poor cherry crop due to late frosts and freezes in May. It mentions even the Robbins family rejecting subpar fruit used for their famed cherry pie.
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Alf
Blackberry Tide Signals June Flood Forecast
Farmers in Tazewell county await the blackberry tide expected to bring rain and a possible June flood while clouds build over Brusky Fork and Shinbriar. Bluefield travelers note a corduroy road segment near Hansonville to Lebanon, praised as a fine highway. Rev. R E Early returns from Honaker after aiding in a large revival, with the Honaker pastor overwhelmed by the crowd and gifts.
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Brusky Fork
Shinbriar
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Bristol
Abingdon
Russell County
Hansonville
Lebanon
Honaker Meeting Noted For Strong Attendance
The Rev and Mrs C L Stradley led a Sunday gathering where coin rained and poured during the collection, described as among the best meetings held in Honaker in a long time.
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C. L. Stradley
Honaker
Bass season to open in Virginia July 1
The bass season starts July 1 in Virginia as local anglers speculate who will catch the biggest bass this season. Dennis Garlick holds the brook trout record at fifteen and a half inches. Missing items note a Florida bass exhibit at Chicago Hough Furniture and talk of road plans linking Wytheville to Bluefield to boost tourism. Also includes notices of lost items, a singer home from vacation, and updates on two injured brothers recovering in Bluefield Sanitarium.
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Virginia
Dennis Garlick
N. Huddard
Chicago Hough Furnishing Company
Rocky
R. P. Johnson
Wytheville
Bluefield
Sallie Litz
Shubert
Prince
Atlantic City
Boston
Miss Litz
Philadelphia
South African Boy Seeks Visit to Beaver High
Sonny Worley of Beaver High School received a letter from Albert H. Dofah a South African student who asks to come to live in the area. Albert sent a bottle of honey asks for a fountain pen and a Bible. The home address is Box 5 Bekwi Gold Coast postmark Kokofa.
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Sonny Worley
Beaver
Albert H. Dofah
Albert
Sonny
Bekwi
Gold Coast
Bland County voters back bond issue in Bland County
Virginia residents celebrated a successful bond issue election in Bland County on Monday. The report notes local approval and the result affecting the Rocky Gap project and Means Rocks removal.
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Virginia
Bland County
Rocks
Summer class taught by Virginia Side High official
Prof. N. P. Reed, assistant principal, teaches a summer course at the local high school with about twenty four students signing up on Monday. In other news, two Nash cars collided on the Tazewell state road Sunday morning and both drivers were sidelined. Speed Cop Breckenridge and Squire Patton in Tazewell ruled on the incident. Also a five room house for rent east of Midway Bluefield at three dollars a day, phone 364.
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N. P. Reed
Virginia Side High School
Nash
Tazewell State Road
Speed Cop
Bath
Midway
Bluefield
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L. P. Summers
Graham
Armour
Asx
Appalachian Power Co
Price
Madras
Poplins
R. E. Early
Tazewell Russell Road
D. C
G. W. Pyle
Jessie
Walker Stinson
Bluefiel
Charley Stinson
South Africa
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