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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1932
Page
3
A recount request is planned by defeated East ward candidate C. S. Pippin citing irregularities. He alleges voters from outside town limits and use of precinct poll books only, with claims of out of state mail ballots. Result was 241 for Pippin and 326 for rival R. K. Crockett. attorney consultations followed.
Bible school urged at 9 45 am with Modern Woodmen guests at 7 pm. Pastor M C Hughes to preach at 11 41 am on A Wise Investment. Sundays include Missing the Mark study at 8 pm. Rev Bradley T Sells leads services. visiting elder 8 D Long preaches in absence. Other churches listed: St Marys Pocahontas Trinity House Christ Church Stone Gap All Saints Norton with morning prayers and sermons by Rev J J Ambler and Rev E Hughes.
A North Carolina pharmacist has created a blend of several ingredients to relieve most headaches within minutes. The remedy "B. C." is sold in 10 and 25 cent packages and can also ease muscular aches cald and neuralgia, fever, and nervous distress without habit forming drugs.
Opera star Arion Talley, once celebrated for soaring vocal prowess, retires to a farm and now arrives in New York following a European holiday.
Tazewell county farmers report crops growing well after rains though the wheat crop may be lighter than last year. Bean beetles and bugs stay active but heat could reduce them. The cornborer caused damage prompting replanting. Senator Carter Glass ridiculed the Republican prohibition plank and warned that a Democratic repeal plank would push dry Democrats to the GOP.
Rev B T Sells and family travel to Grant Grayson county for a memorial sermon at the Grant Methodist church. Dr S D Long will preach at Graham Methodist church in Graham in Sunday services with morning and evening sessions. Regular church schedule noted with Sunday school at 9 45 and baptisms at evening service.
Bluefield Virginia police seek the identity of a thief who robbed the police desk of sixty dollars in the office of Justice T A Osborne Thursday night. The loss was discovered when Mr Osborne found the money missing and plain clothes officers have been asked to aid the investigation.
News arrived of the death in New York of Mrs Strother Burress Deatrick wife of Dutch Deatrick and daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Burress of St Clairs Crossing The telegrams spoke of her critical illness and then her death Her husband was a locomotive engineer on the Norfolk and Western years ago Lake Burrese a brother prepared to travel to Hewry to bring the remains home.
About 400 milk cows in Tazewell county are tested by government experts under Dr. H B Stearns. Only four or five show swelling indicating tuberculosis exposure. Frank St Clair Jr assists. cow owners cooperate after learning the program aims. Some women resisted initial testing.
Machinery was shipped to the Russell County oil field with a big rig hammering away and predictions of a soon gusher. The development near Cleveland is by Pennsylvania Ohio Gas Co. Thirty years ago a well at Falle Mills was drilled and plugged, fueling belief the Abbs Valley area contains gas and may be developed later.
Mrs B T Wren of Charleston departs today after a visit to Mrs W B Dunn on Sanders drive. Mrs B S Binns of Richmond and Mrs F B Richardson of Caroline visit Mrs H Willis at the Baptist parsonage on Tazewell avenue. Mrs Richardson and Mrs Willie are sisters and Mrs Niane is a sister in law. Mrs J S Gillespie hosts her sister Miss Jessie Wright, Mr and Mrs Taylor Drinkard, and George Kent of Lynchburg at Embrey court.
G L Furr elected president of Bluefield Lions club without opposition at a noon meeting at the West Virginia Hotel. New officers include Rev Paul L Roger first vice president and George S Strader Jr second vice president. An address by Rhea Blake highlighted the program along with vocal selections by James Woolridge Jr and Miss Blanche Armentrout at the piano.
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