Swing Fourteen Vocalist Fusion Daring Broadcast Plans
The article describes Ray Bloch's Swing Fourteen as a composed chorus blending operatic, pop, and swing talents into a unified group. It covers the cast, a radio show hiatus, and upcoming fall return with a larger, improved program. It also notes surrounding radio programming and local entertainment events at WHIS and the bus terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio
Ray Bloch
Bloch
The
Ambassadors
Sone
Beverly
Floyd Sherman
Glen Cross
Carter Party Carried By Coal Company Leader
Radio log notes 5:00 mention Carter party and carted coal. At 5:30 Dan Wilson connected to a miner and coal firm. 5:45 lists Woody Williams in the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Dan Wilson
Miner—Car- Coal Company
Woody Williams
Radio Schedule Highlights From the NBC CBS and MBS Networks
A dense list of likely broadcast slots shows programs across NBC CBS and MBS networks with names like The Three Suns Wings on the Watch Captain Midnight Battle of Sexes Quiz and Ernie Wills. It includes sports news segments dance orchestras and dramatic serials with times from 4:45 to 9:00 PM and multiple regional color codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Armstrong
Nbc-Redeast
Nbce
Wings On the Watch
Nbc-Blue-East
W. van Dyne
Nbc-Blue-West
Scattergoond Baines
Cbs
Captain Midnight
Mbs
Nbc-Red
Dinning Sisters
Ireene Wicker
Edwin C. Hill
Cbs-Basic
Cbswest
Cbsbasic
The
Three Suns
Bartons
Nbce-Blue-West
Boo Hannon
Brad Reynolds
Dancing Music Orch
Paul Sullivan
Cbs - East
Chicago
Cbs-West
Paul Douglas
Abc-Red
Lowell Thomas
Nbc - Blue
Wings
Eest
Midwest
F. Waring
Abcred
Herbert Foote
Nbc-Blue
Amos and Andy
Cbs-East
the Delta Rhythm Boys
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Europe
Mr. Keen
Lanny Ross
Dan Orchestra
T Morgan
Jayne Cozzens
Abe-Red
Get Goin
Nbe-Blue
Helen Menken
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Sam Baker
We, the People
Mexico
Pibber McGeee
Molly
Ted Steele
Morton Creh
Bobh Hope
Nbe
Glenn Miller
Marks Opens Police Fire Dept Benefit at Airport Grounds
The Marks Shows caravan returns to Bluefield for a week long benefit event for the Police and Fire Departments. Headlined by John H. Marks with new rides including the Moon Rockets valued at 12500 dollars, Auto Speedway, Sky Ride, and more. nightly performances begin tonight with free parking and shuttle buses from downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marks
Fire Dept
Bluefield
Airport
John H. Marks
Sino Posing Girls
Club Chocolate Minstrels
Laughland
Big PTA Institute Planned in Palmer Hall Wednesday
A large national PTA institute will be held in Palmer Hall on Wednesday with Mrs Berry Willis among the speakers. Several counties participate and an expected large attendance is anticipated as the program runs from forenoon to late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Hall
Institute
Berry Willis
Vacation Bible School at First Methodist Church
A Vacation Bible school is in full sway at the First Methodist church. We spoke to Mrs. S. E. Eschbach's class Monday and answered a child’s question about the town's age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
S. E. Eschbach
Local Doctors Speaker Invited by Bluefield Club
Dr R Homer Anderson of Roanoke has been invited as a speaker for Bluefield ness Men's club on June 27. He is brother to R C and FP J Anderson of Bluefield Va and was raised in the area. Derel Eugene Douthit Jr born June 9 to Mr and Mrs Derel Douthit of Virginia avenue. Mrs Douthit formerly Miss Isabel Mahood and a former telephone operator for seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Homer Anderson
Roanoke
Bluefieldness Men's Club
Dr. Anderson
R. C
FP. J. Anderson
Bluefield
Derel Douthit
Virginia Avenue
Derel Eugene Douthit
Blueneld Wroe Around and Wore In Grates Onion
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Blueneld Wroe around with onion wearing grates. No clear event, date, or entities to verify.
Camp Lee transfers move Bluefield trainees to other camps
A letter from William Osborne at Camp Lee informs the family that several trainees from Bluefield Virginia are to be transferred to other camps immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Osborne
Camp Lee
Bluefield
Woman claimed to be 110 at Tip Top area
Family and friends insist a colored woman known as Aunt Nan Lewis in a small roadside house has reached age 110. An interview and photo are planned. A whippoorwill has been heard near the waterworks plant on Hockman Pike, its night song echoing close to homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip Top
Nan Lewis
Hockman Pike
Broadcast Schedules Tangle with Network Shuffle
Radio listings show a mixed day of public affairs guest segments, defense reports, college humor, and musical variety. Programs include Fulton Lewis Defense Report, Cleveland Dance Music Orchestra, Olmsted Story Drama, Ramona and the Tune Twisters, Fred Waring repeats, Amos and Andy repeats, and Lanny Ross segments across CBS and NBC channels with several time slots and repeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Lewis
Cbs
Cleveland Dance Music Orchestra
FB H. Ramona
Fred Waring
Pipes and walking sticks mark E A Shugart collection
Dr E A Shugart pastor of Piste Methodist Bluefield Virginia owns a vast hobby set including a large pipe collection with items from Missouri Meerschaum to Civil War era briars and Indian pipes He also preserves over 150 walking sticks from many countries and holds rare old books including 1773 1813 minutes and Holston Conference journals He helps publish Holston materials and was secretary since 1906 Mrs Kell Thornton and son Thornton visit Welch after a week with Mrs Kell's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Shugart
Piste Methodist Church
Bluefield
Gabe
Malacca
Holston
Union
Williams
Thornton Kell
Thornton
Nash Family Reunion Draws Wide Bluestone Valley Kin
The Nash family of Bluestone valley gathered Sunday for their annual reunion with 10 children. Guests included W. L. Nash and R. K. Crockett, C. W. Pierce, plus a writer from Bluefield Virginia. Mrs. Nash led a elaborate dinner served by her daughters and daughters in law. Nash descendants include several farms on Bailey road and 35 Jersey cows milking on the dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade M. Nash
Bluestone Valley
W. L. Nash
R. K. Crockett
C. W. Pierce
Bluefield
Nash
Nash Boys
Bailey Road
Mr. Nash
Virginia Side Personalities Highlight Travel and Honeymoons
Mr and Mrs W M Steele visit Youngstown to see a brother of Mr Steele. Mr and Mrs Rand Taylor write from Washington about sheep rain and honeymoon. Mrs Janet Hammond of Bluefield inspects Fort Knox, Ky where her husband is a major. The Williams family depart for Norfolk to start a new home and stay with Mrs Crockett and her son Douglas for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Steele
Youngstown
Rand Taylor
Washington
Janet Hammond
Bluefield
Sam
Fort Knox
J. E. Williams
Norfolk
William
R. V. Crockett
Douglas
Mother and Daughter Run 1000 Acre Bluestone Farm
In Bluestone Valley Tazewell county a 1000 acre farm is managed by widow Mary Kate Shannon and her daughter Miss Shannon. After J W Shannon died five years ago the land passed to them. Miss Shannon is praised as a top livestock judge who buys feeders and sells fat cattle on her own judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone Valley
Tazewell County
J. W. Shannon
Mary Kate Shannon
Miss Shannon
Grahams School
Local Boys Head for Camp and Roanoke Assignment
Two Graham high school alumni Samuel Belcher and Frank Harman depart for camp and Roanoke for their assignment. Harman is son of Grat and Mrs Harman, Belcher son of C G Belcher. Belcher’s brother Otey, coast artillery, recently posted a high shooting score and topped his company exam. Otey is a Graham graduate with two years at Bluefield college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Belcher
Frank Harman
Roanoke
Harman
Richmond Senator Page to broadcast 30 minute gubernatorial ad
State Sen Vivian L Page will air a political address from Richmond at 8 30 this evening in support of his Virginia governor candidacy. The broadcast will run for 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Vivian L. Page
Virginia
Drunken Driver Jailed After Collision With Officer
A party described as intoxicated drove into the car of Officer E. L. Mathena Saturday night, scraping fenders. The driver was arrested and given bail. he will stand trial in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Mathena
Mathena
Local Family Resettles in Bluefield Virginia Area
A new family recently located in Bluefield Virginia appears to have been overlooked. Mr and Mrs W R Harns r and their son Jack and his bride reside in the E G Harman property on Virginia Avenue. The senior Harnsbarger works for Poca Hontas and his son at Ford. Mrs Jack Harnsbarger by marriage is Miss Izabeth Ann Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. R. Harns
Jack
E. G. Harman
Virginia Avenue
Harnsbarger
Pocahontas
Ford
Jack Harnsbarger
Izabeth Ann Ball
Bear Rampage Spooks Bedford Streets
A big bear prowled Bedford causing alarms as it fled pursued by dogs through the town. The animal overwhelmed hounds and escaped into the Blue River, leaving residents startled by the unexpected spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
George Wolfe
Bedford Democrat
Miners push for improved Buchanan county roads
Miners in Buchanan county urge better secondary roads with sections to Hurley and Roth awaiting asphalt finish. Projected 7 mile stretch from Tunnel Mountain to Home Creek eyed for late fall completion. Roth to Dismal Bridge paved to near mines, while unpaved segments remain rough for daily ore transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County
Home Creek
Hurley
Roth
Jewell Valley
Tunnel Mountain
Stacy
Bitter Lumber Company
Blackey
Skelton
Ritter Lumber Company
Roseann
Panther Coal Corporation
Ritter Company
Ritter
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Keen Mountain
Roth and Patterson
Tazewell County
Jewell Ridge
Whitewood
Contrary Creek
H. E. Harman
Grundy Sidelights D B 8 Continues At Methodist School
The Daily notes the Grundy Methodist church vocational Bible school continues with about 60 children enrolled. It will close Friday night with a sharing service and a play. Buchanan county miners received their biggest payday since quitting work last April. Thousands shopped in Grundy Saturday and the mood was jubilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Methodist Church
Buchanan County
Looney Reunion Plans Grow in Southwest Virginia
Marshall Looney reports many responses to a reunion article as plans form for the Looney family’s first gathering. The event is expected to become Southwest Virginia’s greatest reunion, while Grundy Baptist Church’s Daily Vacation Bible School opened last Sunday with large attendance for ages 4 to 17 and transport arranged for distant families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Looney
Looney Family
Virginia
The
Grundy Baptist Church
Defense Clinic Opens Today in Huntington
Huntington WV June 16 The defense clinic sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers West Virginia Manufacturers Association and the Huntington Manufacturers Club invites local producers to a panel discussion Tomorrow Walter B Weisenburger NAM executive vice president will moderate The aim is to share nationwide manufacturing experience gathered from more than 20000 plants in six months and apply it to West Virginia firms through face to face roundtable talks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Natoonal Association of Manufacturers
West Virginia Manufacturers’ Association
Huntington Manufacturers’ Club
Walter B. Weisenburger
New York
West Virginia
Scrap materials value tops one billion for American industry
The current estimate places the worth of scrap materials now used in U S industrial production at over a billion dollars, reflecting a surge in reuse and recycling within manufacturing sectors nationwide.
One Day Summer Institute on Community Living in Bluefield Va
A one day Institute of Cooperative Education will be held at First Methodist church Bluefield Virginia tomorrow from 9 45 a m to 3 30 p m under the Virginia branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. The program features talks on alcohol effects adult education recreation accident problems and local issues with participants from Buchanan Dickenson Russell Tazewell Giles and Bland counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
First Methodist Church
Virginia
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.T. A
Buchanan
Dickenson
Russell
Tazewell
Giles
Bland
World’s Tonic touted by Eddie Bosher in Chelyan ad
Eddie Bosher of Chelyan near Charleston West Virginia says he felt run down from constipation and related ailments. He reports relief after using World’s Tonic with improved digestion and fewer headaches and pains. The ad urges obtaining World’s Tonic at Goodykoontz Stores and other drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Bosher
Chelyan
Charleston
W. Va
Goodykoontz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walleave
Razer
Blade
WHIS
Pat Gibbs
All Life Blood
India
Sheriff Nash
Sons of the Pioneers
Hillbilly Barn
JFG Coffee Boys
Dlers
Lilly Mountianeers
Lilly Land
Wonder Val Boys
Die
Julie
Walford Wrecking Co
Breakfast Flyer
Newicago House
Woman’s Radio Journal
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Mary Lee Taylor
Pet Milk Co
Warlick Furniture Co
Lee Moore
Juanita— Thombin
Sun- Rise Bottling Co
Bluefield Supply Co
Mineral Springs
Bluefield Hardware Co
Benny Dunbar
Ham
First National Bank
NBC
News Room
Sports Today
Korn Kobblers
W. Va. Beer
West 1
Mx. As
Automobile
Bluefield Automobile Club
Scott Street
Merrih
Hell
Wall of Death
International Congress of Living Oddities
Rube Nicols
Virginia News
PTA
Vacation Bible School
Baricide
Dea
Lnyare
Reheble Desiers
Barium Reduction Corp'n
South Chanl Orton
Ww Va
E. A. Shugart
Westinghouse
Shumate Radio Service
Grundy
Omo
Buchanan County Coalfield Bureau
Grundy Hotel
Looneys
PT. A
Virginia Branch
Arthur B. Hendricks
Clinch Valley
E. A. Shughart
W. B. Dunn
B. B. Bagby
Clarence Spain
Abner Robertson
Arthur B Hendricks
Berry D. Willis
Cooperative Education Association
Abel
Brewers and Beer Distributors Committee
Tax Commissioner’s Office
Brewersaw Beer Distributors Committee OF
W.va
T. C. McKinley
Kanawha Valley
Charleston, W. VA
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!