Injuries Fatal To Wreck Victim In Bluefield
Newton Leroy Kirk 54 of Berton Virginia died at Bluefield sanitarium from injuries after an auto trolley crash on Bluefield avenue last Friday night. J T Mize 66 of Berton died Saturday from injuries. Clyde Kirk 22 is improving. Miss Alice May Lusk 9 sustained a forearm fracture. Funeral for Newton Kirk held at 2 pm today. he owned a large farm adjacent to Clyde Kirk’s father C W Kirk. Other survivors and services noted. Mize burial at Woodlawn. Miss Speed named county princess for Queen Virginia the First. Granda theatre expected to draw attendees from Bland and Giles counties.
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Newton Leroy Kirk
Berton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bluefield Avenue
Mr. Kirk
J. T. Mize
Clyde Kirk
Newton
Alice May Lusk
Mike
Kirk
C. W. Kelley
Bristol
Lotspeich
C. W. Kirk
W. G. Kirk
Trigg
Giles County
George E. Kirk
Eagleston
G. C. Kirk
Narrows
L. B. Kirk
Bluefield
W. E. Kirk
Clearwater
Fla
Macie Thomas
Beckley
Sadie E. Stafford
Emma J. Stevens
H. H. Kirk Jr
Co. W. Kirk
Mize
Church of God In
Field
W. Va
Speed
Tazewell County
Virginia
Granda Theatre
Bland
Giles
Elsie Dunn
J. T Dunn
Helen Thomas
Bluff City
Dogwood Festival Sound Film Scheduled for Two Bluefield Days
Granada theatre's F. F. Van Court announces the Dogwood festival film will screen Friday and Saturday June 28 and 29 for twelve minutes of sound. The reel portrays the two day event with Queen Virginia the First Nancy Letitia Peery and Jane Markle among featured princesses. Camelman Charles Beeland recorded the footage and Chic Wilson provided NBC commentary.
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F. F. van Court
Granada Theatre
Southwestern Virginia
Charles Beeland
Ace Camelman
Paramount News
Chic Wilson
NBC
George Gibson
Nancy Letitia Peery
Tazewell County
George Peery
Virginia
Jane Markle
Herbert Markle
Bluefield
Mae Speed
Rotary Kiwanis Donkey Baseball Game Set in Bluefield
Bluefield Kiwanians and Rotarians will stage a donkey baseball game at Cainfield Saturday at 3 pm. Proceeds fund work for underprivileged and crippled children. Captain Albert S. Kemper Jr leads Kiwanis. J F Salisbury recruits Rotarians. crowd expected for Bluefield’s first such event.
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Bluefield
Rotarians
Cainfield
Kiwanis
J F. Salisbury
Russell J. Cousins
Albert S. Kemper, Jr
Robert Sheffey
H. G. Steele
Tom Scot
San Antonio
Mr. Sheffey
James Elmer Brown
Paul C. Thomas
Nash autoent fal low price range continued
The report describes a Nash engine with a simplified two casting design the cylinder block and cylinder head. Intake exhaust and oil manifolds are cast within the block eliminating many parts. A top mounted down draft carburetor feeds fuel directly to the intake. Water jackets around the manifold regulate temperature for Iso-thermal Fuel Control.
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Nash
Fiddlers Tune Up For Contests
The old fiddlers prepare for a contest at Bluefield airport on July 4 as part of a celebration. Prizes of cash and other rewards are expected. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt judged the event at White Top last year with “Turkey in the Straw” among the selections.
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Bluefield
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White Top
Auto and Truck Hit Near Bluefield Va Injury none
A Hudson automobile owned by Garnett Williamson of Vivian and driven by Billy Williamsson was heavily damaged in a Sunday evening collision with a truck near the Christian church in Bluefield Virginia at about 8:30. The Hudson traveling east on a curve collided with a truck driven by Coy Trivett which reportedly had no lights and was not seen by Williamsson until impact. The occupants included cousin Tommy Williamson of Bluefield. no injuries were reported.
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Garnett Williamson
Vivian
Billy Williamsson
Bluefield
Christian Church
Tommy Williamson
Coy Trivett
Hudson
Aunt Emiline Graham Loses Cash After Cow Sale
Falls Mills resident Aunt Emiline Graham a crippled elderly woman, sold her only cow after an inspector doubted its quality and then misplaced the sale proceeds. She carried $45 in a handkerchief, lost it in Bluefield, and now has no money or cow. The finder is urged to return the funds.
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Emiline Graham
Falls Mills
Emiline
Bluefield
St. Peter
Virginia Side Personalities Passport Falls Mills Resident Ill
J L Forest a Falls Mills notable civic figure remains critically ill at home. Miss Elizabeth Gillespie visits sister Mrs Robert Pierle in Holden West Virginia. Miss Lucy Temple Willis returns from Baltimore for summer vacation and teaches voice and piano there.
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J. L. Forest
Falls Mills
Elizabeth Gillespie
Robert Pierle
Holden
W. Va
Lucy Temple Willis
Baltimore
Miss Willis
Mission study class meets at Memorial Baptist church
The Woman's Missionary society of Memorial Baptist church will hold a mission study class on Wednesday at 10 a.m with Mrs Willis. All members urged to attend promptly. A Little Gun club forms in Bluefield Virginia with about fifteen prospects. A trap on Pine Hill Beauty park along Hockman pike draws boys twice weekly. Promoter W W Bruinfield noted as activity grows.
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Woman's Missionary Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Willis
Bluefield
Pine Hill Beauty Park
Hockman Pike
W. W. Bruinfield
Jail Overcrowded Weekend at Local Facility
The local jail was filled to capacity again over the weekend with inmates including two unruly women among those held Friday night through Sunday.
Choir Rehearsals Suspended for Grahaw Methodist During Summer
The Grahaw Methodist Church choir will suspend rehearsals over the summer months, pausing activities until the fall season resumes.
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Grahaw Methodist Church
Marriage Announcement Miss Frances Neal and Mr Everett Lee
Of interest to their many friends is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Frances Neal to Mr Everett Lee which was performed Saturday June 8 1953 at Tazewell Virginia with the Rev W W Arrowood officiating The bride daughter of Mr Bing Neal and a popular young lady The groom son of Mr and Mrs J W Lee of Virginia Avenue He is employed at Belcher Lumber Company Bluefield West Virginia The couple will reside in Bluefield Virginia
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Frances Neal
Everett Lee
Tazewell
W. W. Arrowood
Bing Neal
J. W. Lee
Virginia Avenue
Belcher Lumber Company
Bluefield
W. Va
Fisherman's Bad Luck in Hudsan River
Jeremiah Findley, 42, lost during a river fishing outing when his line tangled with another angler. A fellow fisherman's sinker struck Findley on the head, fracturing his skull and leaving him unconscious in hospital.
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New York
Jeremiah Findley
Findley
Local Notes on Residents Visitors and Summer Activities
Mrs J H Sings returns from Phillipsburg N J after six months with her daughter Mrs Speilberg and relatives in New York. Miss Eva Gillespie and Virginia Osborne travel to Radford for the summer session at Radford State Teachers College. Miss Autumn Beard and Lillian Daily attend the Emory Methodist Young People conference in Charlottesville. Mrs Evans Omar and daughter Nancy Jane with Paul Lowery return from Richmond and Norfolk. Miss Sara Strickland graduates from Norton High School. John Barbee returns to Akron Ohio. Francis Barbee visits grandmother Mrs St Barbee. Miss Sallee Sanders and Virginia Wagner attend the University of Virginia summer session in Charlottesville. M C Ayers Jr travels to Pittsburgh to bring home mammoth trailer. Miss Cootey Fisher returns from White Sulphur. Maggie Heldreth returns to Bluefield Telephone Co switchboard after illness. Attorney and Mrs J R Greever of Logan visit Amanda Greever. Mrs W F Baylor visits Richmond with her children. The Rev George D West visits Lynchburg. Crowds attend Rev G R Doss revival at Holbrook Hall Greever Avenue. Doss proves a popular evangelist.
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J. H. Sings
Phillipsburg
N. J
Speilberg
New York
Bluefield Telephone Company
J. R. Greever
Logan
Sister of Local Man Buried in Roanoke
Funeral services and burial were held in Roanoke Monday afternoon for Mrs Jane Warwick Gresham 37 sister of Hugh S Gresham Jr of Bluefield who died in a Roanoke hospital Sunday She is survived by her mother Mrs Alcie S Gresham of Salem two brothers Edgar R Gresham of Salem and Mr Gresham of Bluefield and two sisters Mrs Mary G Orange of Richmond and Mrs EB Woodson of Roanoke
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Roanoke
Jane Warwick Gresham
Hugh S Gresham, Jr
Bluefield
Roanoke Hospital
Alcie S. Gresham
Salem
Edgar R. Gresham
Gresham
Mary G. Orange
Richmond
EB. EB. Woodson
Dr M M Fields of Dante Dead at 30
Dr M M Fields, about 30, a widely known physician for Clinchfield Coal Corp, died in a hospital at Dante, Virginia.
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M. M. Fields
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Dante, Va
Doctor Fields Dies in Virginia After Internship
Yesterday morning double pneumonia claimed Dr. Fields nephew of Mrs A Leonard Jr of Bluefield. He finished internship at a Richmond hospital after graduating from the Medical College of Virginia. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs William Fields of Castlewood. father a former Russell County board of supervisors member.
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Fields
Kraft pioneers cheese making and Miracle Whip history
Kraft consolidates brands under its label to pioneer cheese making. Miracle Whip was perfected in 1933 and achieved notable merchandising success. Bluefield Produce ensures rapid Kraft product distribution with daily deliveries to local merchants. Kraft method includes local distributor pickup to keep products fresh and moving.
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Kraft
Bluefield Produce and Provision Company
Infant Kenneth Jennings Kitts Dies at West Graham Home
Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kitts in West Graham for their 1 year old son Kenneth Jennings Kitts who died Sunday morning after a two day illness of bronchial pneumonia. Rev. C. T. Miller and Rev. G. E. Mahood conducted the rites at Maple Hill cemetery. Surviving siblings are Billy, Charles, Fred, Jimmy and Loretta. Active pallbearers were Ralph Compton, Ray Stowers, Junior Fleshman and James Trivett.
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Joe Kitts
West Graham
Kenneth Jennings Kitts
C. T. Miller
West Graham Methodist Church
G. E. Mahood
Maple Hill Cemetery
Billy
Charles
Fred
Jimmy
Loretta Kitts
Ralph Compton
Ray Stowers
Junior Fleshman
James Trivett
Lost Fat By Doctor Advice Kruschen Sells
Mrs H H Long of Clarinda Iowa says Kruschen reduced her weight from 226 to 208 pounds after four weeks of daily half teaspoon doses in hot water. Physicians endorse the remedy and offer a money back guarantee. Sold by Goodykoontz Drug Stores Princeton Agent E B Spangler Co and other drug stores.
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H. H. Long
Clarinda
Iowa
Goodykoontz Drug Stores
Princeton
E. B Spangler & Co
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N. L. Kirk
Berton, Va
Dogwood Fete
Bradmann
Bluefield, W. VA
Rotary
Virginia News
W. M.S
Little Gun Club
LEE Theatre
Bluefield, Va
Il Saal
Janet Gaynor
Baxter
Walter King
Jane Darwell
G. R. Doss
Holbrook Hall
Greever Avenue
Doss
Law and Order
LAW & Commerce
Dante
Gataater
Snow White
Montgomery Ward
Federal Street
Kraft IS
Kitts
West Graham Home
Melvin Ott
N.Y. Giants
Tommy Armour
Amy Lou Oliver
Fancy Diver
Mel Ort
New York Giants
Stubby Kruger
Lester Stoefen
Pete Knight
R. J. Reynolds Toc. Co
Ayels
Yeep Amma
Besti.s
B. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N
Lester R. Stoefen
U.S
Stussy Krucer
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