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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1933

Page

3

Ten Candidates For City Board Of Directors Announce Platforms

Bluefield voters hear campaign platforms from district 1 candidate W A Light who urges fiscal restraint, merit based city hiring, a centrally located market, and reduced utility costs. He advocates public oversight, broader women’s participation, and fair treatment of all residents while warning against cliques and promises. Election day is July 5.

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Bluefield Voters Hear Candidate Platforms and Plans

Bluefield leaders Clyde Elliott Walter Perkins and W A Smith publish their city wide platforms. Elliott emphasizes fiscal restraint and businesslike city management, Perkins urges a central city market funded by self liquidating projects, and Smith champions a city market, department audits, and a municipal playground while pledging prudent spending and broad representation.

P T Saunders seeks Bluefield District 4 seat on city board

Bluefield residents hear P T Saunders announce candidacy for District 4 on the city board. He pledges economical, honest administration, calls for polite treatment of visitors, a high efficiency health department, prudent spending, and no borrowing for current expenses. He cites 30 years in Bluefield and a local grocery background.

Daily Telegraph Police Department Bluefield P. T. Saunders

Phelps Seeks Budget Balance and Debt Reduction

T J Phelps voices support for economical city administration and a balanced budget. He notes declines in floating debt from 125000 to 50000 and a reduction of paying debt from 149000 to 20000, and opposes further borrowing. He urges candidates to state positions on major issues for voters.

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Bluefield City Director Candidate Urges Frugal Governance

A Bluefield resident urges district voters to demand economy from city directors after tax limits cut revenue. He backs using FCC labor for sewer and streets, supports a public market, farm trade aid, and cautious legal costs, plus bringing natural gas without long term gas company franchises.

R. F.C Bluefield

Notice of Trustee Sale in Bluefield West Virginia

Default occurred on a deed of trust and the trustee will sell at public auction for cash on July 10 1933 at ten o clock in the morning at the front door of the Commercial Bank Building Bluefield West Virginia. The property is Lot 10 Section 909 City of Bluefield Mercer County and fronts Altamont Street about 48 5 feet extending to an alley. It was conveyed to the trustee by John Marat and Maude Marehall by deed dated January 5 1933 and recorded in Deed Book 168 page 221. George Richardson Jr Trustee.

Commercial Bank Bluefield West Virginia Mercer County Westirginia Altamont Street John Maratamt Maule Marehall George Richardson, JR

FarmER W Hamilton Carbaugh Dies at 84 in Clear Fork

W Hamilton Carbaugh 84 of Clear Fork died at his home Saturday after two months of illness. He came to Tazewell county as a child from Montgomery county. Survived by nine children and sixty five grandchildren. Funeral at Concord church Sunday at 3 p.m. conducted by the Rev.

W. Hamilton Carbaugh Clear Fork Carbaugh Tazewell County Montgomery County Elizabeth Gregory Jeffersonville County Welfare Board Margaret Slade Hattie Slade Annie Slade Shawvere Mill Louise Neidermaier Gratton Lida Thompson Bluefield D. G. Carbaugh G. W. Carbaugh L. UH. Carbaugh Muncie Ind J. H. Carbaugh Tazewell Concord Church

Churchmen Close Tazewell Meeting

Tazewell Va June 17 Special The Tazewell district conference session at the North Tazewell church concluded in the afternoon Dr J N Hillman president of Emory and Henry college spoke on Christian Education The lay program followed with WN Clarence Smith in charge and talks by laymen Delegates were elected for the annual conference in Knoxville in October Burial for J N Harman will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Tazewell North Tazewell J. N. Hillman Emory and Henry College Clarence Smith Knoxville

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