Annual Chamber Dinner Meet Set With West Virginian Speaker
Bluefield chamber of commerce schedules its annual dinner for next Friday at the West Virginian hotel ballroom. E. L. Bailey state road commissioner and another speaker will address health topics. Reservations and tickets available at Raleigh street chamber office. doors open 6 30 p m with adjournment by 9 p m.
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Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian Hotel
K. D. Alderson
J. H. Pritchard
John Morrow
R. I. Devlin
Rhea Blake
James Elmer Brown
Ernest L. Bailey
West Virginia
Raleigh Street
Falls Mills Notes Highlight Local Visits and Health Updates
Falla Mills Virginia June 16 Nettie Chandler home for summer from Berea college. Dingus Hoffman from Pocahontas visiting Phillips family. Mrs W E Herdin and son Sherman Johnson of Coalwood guest of Mrs Phillips. Alva Peake recovering from appendectomy at Bluefield sanitarium. F D Fletcher in Athens reported serious condition to EH Mitchell and family. Dana Ernest returns from Greensboro North Carolina. Sid Kanode shopping in Bluefield. Tom Willis Anderson of Bluefield visiting Andersons. Virginia Taylor Pocahontas and Bettie Owens Cleveland visiting Elizabeth Hedrick. Edythe Ernest shopping in Bluefield. Mable Carter returns from Mullens. R L Poindexter in critical condition. BE Keesee of Greensboro visiting. J I s Forest improving. FE K Spracher family visiting Roanoke. Mary Burton returns from Orange Alexandria Charlottesville Radford. Snooks Hawley Bluefield visiting Kahle. Many locals attend Midway church revival. Rev Charles Williams and W Deane Bluefield visited.
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Falla Mills
Nettie Chandler
Berea College
Dingus Hoffman
Pocahontas
Joe Phillips
W. BE
Herdin and Son
Sherman Johnson
Coalwood
Alva Peake
Bluefield Sanitarium
EH. M. Mitchell
F. D. Fletcher
Athens
Dana Ernest
Greensboro
N. C
Sid Kanode
Bluefield
Tom Willis Anderson
T. E. Anderson
C. C. Poindexter
Claycee
Virginia Taylor
Trudie Owens
Bettie
Cleveland
Elizabeth Hedrick
Edythe Ernest
Mable Carter
Mullens
Sam Caldwell
Dairymen Hear McLaughlin Optimistic Talk At Bluefield Meeting
The West Virginia agriculture commissioner J B McLaughlin spoke at the Bluefield auditorium Friday night to local dairy men. Attendees from Tip Top included Hoge Wagner T H art and son John S H Moore W W Mathena and Walter Mathena. Robbers entered the Mills home at Mudfork near Tip Top last Friday night and stole dresses and other wearing materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip Top
Bluefield
Municipal Auditorium
Commissioner of Agriculture of
West Virginia
J. B. McLaughlin
Hoge Wagner
T. H. Art and Son
John
S. H. Moore
W. W. Mathena
Walter Mathena
Robert Mills
Mudfork
Tazewell
City and Goalfield Tems Notice and Local Classifieds
Bluefield pages show a Masonic notice for Bluefield Lodge No 85 funeral service for T W Clements with Mercer Lodge No 160 invited to assist. Other items include home laundry service guaranteed, course ads at Bluefield Business College, Fuller brushes sales, rental cottage on Bluefield Princeton road, and Mrs D N Matthews traveling to Philadelphia for throat treatment at Jefferson Hospital.
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D. N. Matthews
Edna K. Dudley
R. H. Matthews
Philadelphia
Matthews
Jefferson Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital
West Virginians Celebrate N. A. State Birthdays
The Mine Workers of America praise the NRA and Roosevelt as West Virginia marks the state 71st anniversary. Governor Kump proclaimed the observance for today with Senator Neely delayed in Washington. The program aired nationwide via CBS hook-up.
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Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
NIRA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
NRA
F. Witcher McCullough
West Virginia
Kump
U.S
Neely, D
Washington
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Loot Recovered as Two Suspects Brought to Tazewell Jail
After a home intrusion, two suspects were arrested for questioning. Most of the stolen goods were recovered when the arrests were made. The pair remain in the Tazewell jail awaiting the next term of court.
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Tazewell
Sunday church services and events schedule
Christian church holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:39 p.m. Methodist church offers service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday school led by R. B. Compton. Preaching Saturday night, June 23, by the pastor.
Clements Funeral This Afternoon at Hawkins Chapel
The body of Thomas W. Clements a former Bluefield resident who died Friday at his Huntington West Virginia home arrives in Bluefield on train No 4 and is taken to Hawkins chapel Bland street Services are set for 2 pm at Hawkins chapel conducted by Rev M A Stevenson pastor of Bland Street Methodist church Interment will be in Walnut Grove cemetery Members of Bluefield lodge No 85 AF and AM will oversee the burial
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Thomas W. Clements
Bluefield
Huntington
W. Va
Hawkins Chapel
Bland Street
M. A. Stevenson
Bland Street Methodist Church
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Bluefield Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Local visitors over the weekend and dinner hosts
Mr and Mrs A H Brewster hosted dinner Sunday for T L Hawkins and daughters Amnella and Betty Jean from Baptist Valley. Bill Scott of Bluefield visited J Johnson and Marcus of Elmore hosted Dewey Evans over the weekend. Maggie Neal Critt Gills and Bill Gills of Bluefield visited friends. Harry Turner of Rocky Mount and Parris Barrett of Nemous spent the weekend here. Dranon Bowman visited Bluefield relatives Monday. Mike Casino and children and Mrs Henry Goins of Jenkin Jones were here Wednesday.
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A. H. Brewster
Mre
T. L. Hawkins
Amnella
Betty Jean
Baptist Valley
Bill Scott
Bluefield
J. ©. Johnson
Mr. Marcus
Elmore
Dewey Evans
Maggie Neal
Critt Gills
Bill Gills
Harry Turner
Rocky Mount
Parris Barrett
Nemous
Dranon Bowman
Mike Casino
Henry Goins
Jenkin Jones
Baptist Pastor to Preach at College Avenue Church
The Rev. Howard Weeks returns to Bluefield to preach at College Avenue Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Sunday with the sermon What If We Were Christian and at 8 p.m. Foot Notes to the Gospel. The usual B Y P U meets at 7 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer service at 8 p.m. led by young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Weeks
Bluefield
College Avenue Baptist Church
Jimmy's Restaurant Menu Reflects Sunny Day Pleasures
During the warm spell and other times the restaurant offers cheerful menu highlights. The standard dishes and new specials provide a reliable source of satisfying choices for patrons seeking comfort and flavor.
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Jimmy's
Secretary Ickes Defends Brain Trust at Northwestern
Secretary Harold Ickes, addressing Northwestern University's graduating class, denounced attacks on the brain trust as fear driven by those who oppose social progress. He argued critics seek to block reform and questioned whether officials must prove they are "perfectly dumb." He predicted the criticism would fade into obscurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold L. Ickes
Northwestern University
Ickes
Lincoln
Mercer Bar Association Plans June Meeting Dinner
Members of the Mercer County Bar association anticipate a June meeting at the West Virginian hotel. Judge George W. McClintic will discuss Making West Virginia in honor of the state's birthday. Attorneys from the county and visiting lawyers are invited to attend the dinner with Thomas H. Scott presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Bar Association
West Virginian
George W. McClintic
United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
George S. Neal
United States District Attorney
John M. McGrath
Mercer Criminal Court
Howell M. Tanner
Mercer- Wyoming
Ira H. Mottesheard
United States District Court
McClintic
Virginia
Bluefield
Thomas H. Scott
Local Lions Prepare for Wheeling Convention
Alfred G. Fox Bluefield attorney district governor of West Virginia Lions clubs and Herbert D. May state secretary will depart Wednesday for Wheeling to attend the annual state convention. Fox and May terms end at the convention, with several Bluefield club members also attending and inviting the 1935 convention to Bluefield.
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Alfred G. Fox
Bluefield
West Virginia
Lionae Clubs
Herbert D. May
Cooperative Fuel Company
Wheeling
Lions Clubs
Fox
Mr. May
Lighthorse Harry Cooper Sweeps Into West Lead
In Peoria Illinois on June 16 Lighthorse Harry Cooper of Chicago surged to the western open golf lead with a 36 hole total of 136. Jimmy Thompson of Los Angeles flirted with the course record by firing a 65 to tie for the lead before Cooper posted a 67. Other contenders include John Rogers Denver pro 69 70 Tommy Armour 72 67 and Walter Hagen Detroit 68 71 with von Willoughby Ohio at 70 10 1407.
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Peoria
Ill
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Jimmy Thompson
Blond Walloper
Los Angeles
Laffoon
Denver
Cooper
John Rogers
Tommy Armour
Walter Hagen
Detroit
T. Philip von Willoughby
Ohio
Accused Bluefield group held for federal court on liquor charge
A group of five Black residents of Bluefield and one linked man were held by Commissioner Thomas H. Scott for the federal grand jury on non tax liquor possession. Five were arrested near East End bridge with seven gallons seized from their car, bond set at 1500 each. Another man, Charles Jackson, was held for the grand jury after arrest on Bland street Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Thomas H. Scott
East End Bridge
Roosevelt Hickman
Princeton
Hessie Lee
Vine Street
C. L. Lee
Jones Street
George Erwin
Bland Street
W. L. Terry
H. L. Chapman
Christley
C. N. Wilson
C. G. Farmer
Scott
Charles Jackson
J. A. Tabor
J. Earle Bailey
Jackson
Clinic for crippled children in Bluefield Wednesday
Dr. A. Jones of Huntington Orthopedic Hospital and Dr. Henson of Charleston General will lead a crippled children clinic in Bluefield next Wednesday sponsored by the state Department of Public Welfare. Examinations run 8 30 a m to 6 p m for all crippled children under 18 from Mercer and McDowell counties, white and colored. Rotary clubs of Welch Princeton and Bluefield will provide transportation for families lacking means. call to arrange.
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A. 8. Jones
Huntington Orthopedic Hospital
KK. B. Henson
Charleston General Hospital
Bluefield
Nellie Poff
State Department of Public Welfare
Mercer
McDowell
Blanche Hockingberry
Division of Crippled Children
Bluefield Public Health Department
Poff
Welch
Princeton
Local social notes from Roerfeld area and surrounding towns
Roerfeld and nearby communities report several health and visitation updates. Mr and Mrs Joe Hall and Mrs J M Harvey, injured in a Premier mountain wreck, have returned home improving after hospital care in Welch. Various visitors and travelers frequent Roerfeld and surrounding towns including Lookout Kentucky and Greenup Kentucky.
Ice Cream Supper Planned by Coopers Sunday School
A Sunday school meeting of the Methodist Episcopal church in Coopers West Virginia appointed a six member committee to plan an ice cream supper for the last week of June. The event will run from 6 to 8 PM on the church lot where the old store stood. Committee members are Mr and Mrs Ray Hill G W Niswander Mrs E L Byrd Mrs W B Martin and Miss Alice Garland.
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E. L. Byrd
W. B. Martin
Alice Garland
Coopers Personal Notes From Roanoke And Nearby Areas
Mrs. Harris Hoge Jr. and daughter Glenna Bell of Roanoke visited her father J. E. Miss Alice Garland returns from Emory Virginia after attending a young people assembly. Trene Moore ill with bronchial pneumonia at home. Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan of Little Rock visited relatives. Co A. Martin improving after illness. Mrs. T. W. Rhodes returned from a week with sister Mrs. Mkh. Taylor in Anjean West Virginia. Patricia Lawson stayed with cousin Ruby Collins in Bluefield Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Kitts of Tazewell spent Sunday with E. H. Lowe. Young people division of Methodist church met at Thomas Ryder's home. Misses Janice Long Irene Bryant and H. W. Dunn of Bluefield visited Bill Pasley. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stanger of Princeton visited this week. No visit to Bluefield is complete without a seafood dinner at Jimmys Restaurant.
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Young People’s Division
The
Methodist Church
Thomas Ryder
Janice Long
Irene Bryant
H. W. Dunn
Bluefield
Bill Pasley
W. T. Stanger
Princeton
Charley Bivens Sprints to Fifty Straight in Bluefield Trapshoot
Charley Bivens scored a fifty straight at the West Virginia trapshoot, part of the Bluefield Gun Club’s preparations for the state team race in Charleston. Beury and Enyder posted high scores. lineup adjustments left Calloway away and Karnes unavailable.
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Roy Calloway
H. W. Karnes
Bluefield Gun Club
Charleston
West Virginia Trapshooting Association
Charley Bivens
Bill Beury
Bivens
Beury
Bill Enyder
J. C. Baldwin
Interstate Life Association marketing notice for life certificate
An advertisement offers a $3,000 death benefit with a short-term paid-up feature. It targets all ages with no medical exam and invites readers to mail name age address and beneficiary, then pay $1 after a 10 day free inspection period to activate coverage.
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Interstate Life Association
Hollywood
Calif
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Grunow Motor
Warlick Furniture Store
Bluefield, W. VA
Callaway
Batiste
T. W. Clements
Mercer Lodge No. 160
W. M
Bluefield Business College
Bailey Building
W. H. Cunningham
Earl Cathers
West
Clements
Ng Baptist
Shenandoah Life Insurance Co
Roanoke
I. B. Galbraith
Ckes
Brain Trust
America
Hitler
New York
Ernst Franz Hanfstaengl
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Europa
Harvard
125Th Street
Boston
BAR Association
Mercer County Group
City OF
Lighthoss
U. S
King
Jimmy
Jimmy’s
Rocky Mountain
Bluefield Automobile Club
Department of Public Welfare
Roerfeld, WA
Roderfield
Joe Hall
J. M. Harvey
Premier Mountain
Welch Hospitals
Kent Foglesong
Lookout
Thomas Dakin
Blanche Foglesong
David Miles Jr
Big Sandy
John Cook
Frances Joyce
Marytown
D. T. Miles
H. A. Hetherington
Hettie Miller
Giles County
John Burgraf
Clyde
Greenup
Annie Akers
Lucille Jones
L. H. Hunter
Richlands
Otho Bragg
Dan
David Miles
Marvin Perdue
Couch
War
T. B. Dillon
Gary Tran
Vestal Hodges
Bobby
Donald
North Carolina
W. D. Liddle
Bill Jr
Dora Frances
B. J. White
Vengeance Wheeler
Housewives
Thompson Radio Service
Beary
W. J. Beury
J. G. Dailey
Bluiofield Club
R. R. Smiley
Lyle James
C. H. Bivens
Wm. Beary
W. C. Snyder
A. Ll. Smith
A. CG Daily
J. J. Huddleston
Care Daily Telegraph
National Exterminating CO
Knoxville, Tenn
Mme
Goodrich Silvertown
Goodrich
Goodrich Safety
Silverton Ife-Saver
Golden Ply
Mercer Garage
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