Bluefield City, Norfolk and Western Agree on Mercer Street Bridge
City manager presents and files a signed agreement for a temporary bridge at Mercer street. The plan funds a concrete pier at about 5000 dollars, with a permanent bridge to be built jointly when materials are available. A committee from the city defense council will study blackout lighting and extinguishment options. One building permit issued for repairs on Bland street.
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Citw of
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Mercer Street
Emory P. Mitchell
Mitchell
City Defense Council
Louis
Bland Street
Royal Arch Masons Install Officers at Bluefield Chapter
Officers of Bluefield chapter No. 90 Royal Arch Masons were installed at ceremonies in the Masonic temple last evening. Installing officers were A. T. Buchanan and L. M. Carper. New officers include J. L. Albright priest G. C. Dunn scribe W.ittaker treasurer R. D. eee Waters captain of the temple B. H. Williams principal sovereign C. R. Brewer Royal Arch captain R M. Patterson master of third veil A. R. Shrader master of second veil E. E. Broyles master first veil M. M. King C. J. Stehena stewards N. F. Wickham warden A. S. Booker chaplain Q. F. E. Dean retiring high priest who received a radio from Ben Williams for past-year service.
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Bluefield
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
A.T. Buchanan
L. M. Carper
J. L. Albright
G. C. Dunn
J. W.ittaker
M. i
R. D
J. W. Waters
B. H. Williams
C. R. Brewer
Royal Arch
R M. Patterson
A. R. Shrader
E. E. Broyles
M. M. King
C. J. Stehena
N. FP. Wickham
Ben . Wiliams
Benefits Paid To Relief Fund Members
Benefits totaling 171 717.35 were paid to Norfolk and Western Relief Fund members and their families in Q1 1942 per T H Palmer superintendent report. Since 1917 the fund has paid cumulative benefits of 613,942,120,723 with the railroad covering the establishment and operation costs totaling 3,024,419 Se.
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Norfolk and Western Relief Fund
T. H. Palmer
Seventen
Pension Deiie
Norfolk and Western
British Escape and Axis Attacks Near El Adem
Reported action shows three Axis assaults on British positions around El Adem repelled with heavy losses. British retreat stretches a 50 mile front from Ain El Gazala to Bir Hacheim as reinforcements move up.
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el Adem
Ain el Gazala
Mediterranean
Bir Hacheim
Ritchie
Acroma
Montcalm Man Leaves For Navy Service
David Kingrea of Montcalm, son of Mr and Mrs C T Kin, departed Friday for Norfolk to enter the U S Navy preparations and begin service duties.
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Montcalm
Navy
David Kingrea
C. T. Kin
Norfolk
U. S. Navy
Death Notice for Mary Louise Lambert of Bluefield
Mary Louise Lambert 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph G Lambert Ridge street Bluefield Va died yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock Funeral arrangements are not complete
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Mary Louise Lambert
Mary Louise’ Lambert
Joseph G. Lambert
Ridge Street
Bluefield
Allied air and sea action halts Italian fleet near Malta
American Liberators and RAF torpedo bombers struck the Italian fleet as it moved to attack convoys. The Trento cruiser was sunk and two smaller cruisers damaged, while battleships and destroyers suffered hits. British and U.S. forces claimed success despite Axis claims.
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Italy
Consolidated
London
Cairo
Eas
Malta
Toork
Admiralty Air Ministry
Andy Convoys
Tobruk
African Desert
RAF
United States Army Air Corps
U. S
Middle
Fleet Air Arm
Atlantic
Deferment Debate Shapes Draft Policy on Families
Chairman May of Kentucky outlined a draft amendment aimed at preserving the home by delaying calls on men who head households. The conferees said payments under the bill should be weighed but do not block deferment grounds, with married men to be reclassified by draft boards as new groups are formed and 1-A pools exhaust.
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May
House
Bluefield Civic Orchestra Feted at University Club
Bluefield's Civic Orchestra and conductor William Caruth were honored at a University Club buffet hosted by the chamber of commerce music committee. A war bond was presented to Caruth as musicians praised his work. the ensemble, formed in a little over a year, draws players from four counties and plans future concerts at Concord College and Princeton.
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University Club
Caruth
Bluefield
New Civic Orchestra
William Caruth
Music Committee of Chamber of Commerce
Louis Reiland
Vion
W. E. E. Koepler
Isadore Cohen
Concord State Teachers’ College
Athens
Russian defense holds as German assault slows in Kharkov
Russians report the battle in Kharkov easing to minor fighting after a sustained German push. They claim 125000 enemy troops attacked, with waves of tanks followed by infantry repulsed at multiple sectors. German losses include hundreds of tanks destroyed or damaged as fighting winds down toward sunset.
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Paris
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Chinese forces harass Japanese shipping near Hosueh port
A wartime communique reports Japanese entry into Hosueh in Hupeh province and heavy fighting about 1 port as Chinese forces harass Japanese shipping near the contested railroad area south of Nancheng.
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Nancheng
Hupeh
Hosueh
Wytheville Livestock Market Report Virginia Department of Agriculture
Wytheville market reports 3 326 head with lambs and sheep values listed by weight and grade. Cattle and hogs show varying prices for steers heifers cows bulls and canners with multiple weight categories and quality designations.
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Division of Markets
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Pat Ew Heep
Piano Tuning in Roanoke and Local Services
Roanoke residents can arrange piano tuning with Harry Haffen who will visit the city for at least one week each month. The Westaginian hotel offers contact options by phone or mail at P O Box 2455 Roanoke Va. Also advertised are mimeograph and printing services from Telegraph Commercial Printing Co. at 412 Bland St with stock items and signs, plus scrap rubber collection by Deck Tynes Piling Station at 1319 Bland Street. An annual White Sale at Fre t well's features 36 inch chintz at 49c, now 25c.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Deck Tynes Pilling
Bland Street
Greyhound selects site for new terminal amid city traffic concerns
Emory P Mitchell and City Solicitor Luther G Scott presented the decision to city officials. President Hill praised the Stowers Kersey Brown site as best and Engle supported locating the terminal on Commerce Street, arguing downtown sites would worsen traffic. Hill said construction would begin after the emergency when materials are available, with three loading zones requested near the city center for local bus traffic.
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Emory P. Mitchell
Luther G. Scott
Hill
Stowers-Kersey- Brown
Engle
Commerce Street
President Hill
Engel
Company
Lees
Bluefield
Atlantic Greyhound
Sub Blasts Seekers as Redwine's Ship Attacked
The submarine torpedoed the ship Redwine near the Virginia coast. Lifeboats were towed ashore by a coast guard surfboat as the crew sought safety and survivors were landed at Norfolk. The navy reported a large merchant ship sunk and another damaged off Virginia with crews rescued.
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Redwine
Coast Guard
Mocmneer
A. W. Brown
Philadelph
Navy
Martin Johansen
Drexel Park
Prene
Brown
Revert Blomquist
Severn, A
Washington
United States
Virginia
Norfolk
Navy shifts on battleship plans signal policy turn
Navy officials report a shift after more than a year of design work as plans for new capital ships are abandoned while conversion of cruisers proceeds. Brewster and Vinson call the move a turning point in naval concepts dating back to 1938, with new keel layings to start immediately under the approved appropriation. Ellender notes some cruisers were isolated assets awaiting conversion.
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Navy
Brewster
Vinson
Ellender
Lexington at Dawn Aerial Battle and Torpedo Strikes
The Lexington endures a massive air attack as Japanese dive bombers and torpedo planes strike from multiple directions. Ensuing fires, exploding bombs, and torpedo hits test crew resolve while Rear Adm. Pitch and Capt. Sherman coordinate defenses and counterattacks amid rising casualties and smoke.
Keen Mountain and Home Creek coal workers donate to USO drive
Workers at Keen Mountain plant of Red Jacket Coal contribute 1 each totaling over 700 to the USO fund, with campaign leaders A H Flanagan Henry Cook and others coordinating. Home Creek Smokesiess Coal employees donate 150 as a unit, driven by F R Dow W M Miller Henry Fields and T E Wallace.
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Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Keen Mountain
United Mine Workers of American Local
A. H. Flanagan
Henry Cook
John Damron
Chas. Lt. McMurray
Leonard Powell
My Stiltner
A. L. .Blanken
Tom Owens
Slim Perdieu
Willard Mounts
Home Creek Smokesiess Coal Corporation
Home Creek
USO
F. R. Dow
W. M. Miller
Henry Fields
T. E. Wallace
Buchanan County
Clell Dye
Margaret Ann Coal Company
Conaway
A. D. McClanahan
Bret Ann
Omas H. Pritchard
Grundy
Mingo County
Pritichard
David Presley
Moses Layne
L. D. Perry
Union
Odd Fellows Elect Officers at Grundy Lodge No 17
Walter Goodman Patterson elected noble grand Frank Bow Grundy vice grand Mullens Patterson recording secretary Rev Frank Stalled July 3 Edom Mullens named district deputy grand master, to attend Friday's meeting for second degree work.
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Grundy Lodge
Walter Goodman
Patterson
Noble Grand
Frank Bow Grundy
Noble
Vacation Bible School To Close At Grundy Methodist
Grundy Methodist church closes its daily Vacation Bible School on Friday at 9 30 with a public program and certificates for about 70 enrolled. Instructors include Mrs R K Charles Miss Billie Sutherland Miss Mary Ann Griffith Miss Rosalee Sutherland Mrs R W Griffith and others. The school began June 8.
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Grundy Methodist Church
R. K. Charles
Billie Sutherland
Mary Ann Griffith
Rosalee Sutherland
R. W. Griffith
Madge Gilmer
Dorothulia Wolfe
Helen and
Margie McGuire
Rives Jones, Jr
Pierre Williams
David McClanaghan
Erma Powers
Wesley F. Ledford
Rites Thursday For U. S. Soldier
Funeral services for Private Reese B. Smith 26 of Patterson are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in Bee Branch Baptist church near Grundy with Rev. Taylor Blankenship and Rev. Dave Church officiating. Smith died at Fort Story Virginia after two weeks with yellow jaundice. He will be brought to Grundy by train at 11 30 a.m. and taken to his parents home until 1 p.m. before services. Pall bearers include members of the U M W A local 7340. Survivors include sisters Mrs Earl Smith Mrs Richard Keene Stacy Mrs Ray Davis Roseann and Mrs Linkous Patterson. he is a nephew of Sheriff John A. Rife of Grundy.
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Puneral
Reese B. Smith
Jake Smith
Patterson
Bee Branch Baptist Church
Grundy
Taylor Blankenship
Dave Church
Smith
Fort Story
Sycamore Coal Company
U. S. Army
Ae Pa
Earl Smith
Richard Keene Stacy
Ray Davis
Roseann
Linkous Patterson
John A. Rife
Thousands of Fish Die in Levisa River Spill
Henry Ratliff reports thousands of fish dead along the Levisa River and its tributaries up to 34 inches long and fifteen pounds. He blames sulfuric acid from coal operations, notes samples show acid levels lethal to aquatic life, and calls on coal mines to cooperate in cleaning streams. The disaster echoes a 1938 Dismal River fish kill in Buchanan County.
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Henry Ratliff
Levisa
Ratliff
Bucghanan
Grundy
Labora Win Gs Cee
Chem
Yeterday
Queeerane
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