City Officials Review Registration Dates and Street Plans
City registrars will hold sessions on June 23 to allow late registrations and a final chance on June 24 before the city board. The board approved renaming Cumberland Boulevard to Heatherwood Road and faces paving requests for Poplar Street as state plans on Route 52 are clarified. Building permits were issued for three homes and a duplex, and licenses for pool halls were denied along with a July 4 dance permit granted.
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Aoomane
City Board
Cumberland
Heatherwood Road
Cumberland Boulevard
Poplar Street
Highland Avenue
Carolina Avenue
State Road Commission
Cherry Street
Princeton
E. P. Mitchell
Bluefield Milling Company
Hardy Street
Roanoke Street
Norfolk and Western Railway
A. C. Standfield
Princeton Avenue
David Silber
O. W. Heffner
Heffner
P. M
Union Street
Nancy Pear
James Street
G. W. Whiting
Park Street
AAF Continues
Military dispatch notes that American air forces extend operations with bombers arriving from the United States. The text mentions deployment patterns and coastal command allocations for arriving aircraft and crews.
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Hudson
United States
Coastal Command
Royal Arch Masons Install Officers at Masonic Temple
George E. Dean was installed as high priest and officers of Royal Arch Masons No 20 at the Masonic temple on Federal street. New officers include Wm. E Taylor treasurer Ompson secretary T. Buchanan captain of host J. W. Waters principal sojourner Z W Whittaker master ds and B. Lockhart retiring high priest was presented with a watch for his service.
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George E. Dean
Ivestors
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Federal Street
Wm. E Taylor
J Ompson
D. Payne
T. Buchanan
J. W. Waters
Gasoline Price Fixing Probe Moves Forward
Charleston officials seek federal aid to investigate gasoline price fixing in the area. City council adopted a resolution authorizing study and possible action as of June 17.
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Charleston
W. Va
Educators Named On Pension Board
Three educators were appointed by Governor Neely to the West Virginia teachers retirement board to direct operation of the joint contribution system set up by the 1941 act. The board includes ex officio members Governor Neely State Superintendent W W Trent State R W Talbott and State Auditor Edgar B Sims. A Clinton Rommey Hampshire County superintendent Democrat one year term. E Haught Athens dean Concord State Teachers College Democrat two year term. West Virginia education Hunting president state Republican three year term representing classroom teachers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Neely
West Virginia Teachers Retirement Board
Ture
W .W. Trent
R. W. Talbott
Edgar B. Sims
A. Clinton of
Rommey
Mrs Guy C Mace Dies At Huntington Home
Mrs Guy C Mace of Gary died this morning at her Huntington home. Funeral at Sacred Heart church Huntington Thursday at 8 with service by Rev Father George Gocke formerly of Bluefield and Rev J J Harney assisting. Interment Spring Hill cemetery Huntington. Survived by husband mother Mrs C W Cole Huntington and sister Mrs G R C Wales Charleston.
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Guy C. Mace
Sergnarts
Gary
Huntington
Sacred Heart Church
George Gocke
Bluefield
J. J. Harney
Spring Hill Cemetery
C. W. Cole
G. R. C. Wales
Charleston
American Aircraft Departures and Berlin Sinking Tensions
Inglewood California faces questions on arming merchant ships as 1918 policy is cited. The Robin Moor sinking prompts a stern protest plan while survivors are accounted for. Welles maintains the submarine’s conduct violated humanity and law. Capetown and Ellis Island actions follow, with Trans-Ocean officials detained. one tied to unregistered foreign-agent activity.
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Germany
Robin Moor
Welles
Capetow
Capetown
State Department
Brazil
German Library of Information
New York
Trans-Ocean News Service
DNB
Guenther Tonn
Trans-Ocean
Ellis Island
N. Y
Phone Communication With Germany Broken
Ankara reports German to day that telephone links with Germany and south east Europe were severed for 24 hours as a German military measure. Diplomats in Sofia and Bucharest could not reach Berlin since yesterday amid signals of a possible German Russian crisis. Nazi Ambassador von Papen met Turkish foreign minister Saracoglu in Ankara likely to reiterate axis friendship and Turkey non intervention stance.
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Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Europe
Sofia
Bucharest
Berlin
Franz von Papen
Sukru Saracoglu
Page Urges Virginians to Repudiate Byrd Machine
Senator Vivian L. Page urged Virginia voters to repudiate the Byrd machine and nominate him for governor in the August primary. She condemned the Byrd organization for bowing to J. H. Price four years ago and hamstringing the Price administration. Page, introduced by Raymond L. Jackson, spoke from 8:30 to 9 and attacked anti Byrd leader Fianna an and Delegate W. Darden for governor for selfish reasons unjust to the party.
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Virginia
Vivian L. Page
Byrd Machine
Page
Byrd
J. H. Price
Price
Raymond L. Jackson
Secre
Commonwealth of Visa
Negro Boys State elects officials in Bluefield vote
Henry Hale of Jenkinsones won the governor’s office in a landslide at Bluefield State Teachers College as Negro Boys State concluded. Hale defeated Albert Lee Strong of Charleston 41 to 14, while Federalists and Nationalists split remaining posts.
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Henry Hale
Jenkinsones
BSTC
Bluefield
Hugh E. Mills
Pete W. Johnson
McDowell County
Robert Crain
Kanawha County
Charles King
Kimball
Sherman E. Clarke
Mercer County
Odd Brown
Andrew Paybe
Alexander Gregory
William Johnson
Americans urged to unite in wartime defense drive
NAM HEAD EYES doubled again and Fuller warns of a race against time in the Armageddon for freedom. ARMCO President Hook says the nation faces a test and defense spending must rise to sustain liberty and an expanding industrial output for all citizens.
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America
Fredom
Fuller
ARMCO
Hook
Mackenzie King’s War Speech Emphasizes Canada as Free Will Gift
The article quotes Mackenzie King arguing Canada’s wartime effort is not a loan or lease to Britain but a direct gift of aid to defend freedom worldwide. He asserts Canada contributes human lives and material goods beyond any payment, framing the alliance as a shared struggle rather than a mere financial contribution.
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Britain
Canada
Bernice Beamer
Doc Vic Baker
Smith
Inx
Doc Baker
Eleanor Burton Bailey
Doc
Paul
Big Deal
Bailey
Garland Yearout
Park Grill
Garland
Up One Side and Down the Other Column Notes
A locally styled column by Tom Chambers reflects on community happenings. Notes include Duke-bound youths, a barrister relocating to Bland county, a young Honaker headed to the Army Air Corps, small town social tidbits, and a casual update on local buildings and scenes.
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Otto
Charles
Doc” Flynn, Jr
C. M. Flynn
Duke
Pocahontas Fuel
William Honaker
Army Air Corps
Bates Family Tragedy After Attempted Self-Harm
Henry Kelly Bates, 69, of Sword's Creek Virginia, died of a heart attack while trying to stop his son from shooting himself. The son, a new draftee, had put the gun to his mouth. the mother and father intervened and Bates collapsed from shock. The death appears linked to a doomed effort to prevent self harm. An unconfirmed rumor links the incident to unrequited love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kelly Bales
Sword’s Creek
Clark Cemetery
Bates
Bales
Reich 15 Tenge (Continued Prom Page One)
Discussion on counter measures to freezing German assets, with no concrete actions stated. Observers question the effectiveness of mere asset freezing and note existing controls on American assets. Italy blocks private debts payments to Americans and weighs its financial leverage amid U S actions. Virginio Gayda calls U S measures an open declaration of war.
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United States
Germany
Reich
Italy
America
Virginio Gayda
U. S
General Retail and Beer Sales Grow in April
General retail and beer sales improved in April while gasoline business fell. Tax department figures show beer barrel taxes totaling 67,469.51 dollars versus 55,929 dollars previously, reflecting a rise in beer sales and overall retail activity.
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Charleston
W. Va
Uue
Bluefield Jaycees Plan July Dance With Lou Breese Orchestra
About eighty members of the Bluefield Junior Chamber of Commerce met at University club for a business smoker. They finalized plans for a city dance on July 9 featuring Lou Breese and his orchestra and discussed installing information booths at city approaches to aid motorists. The first booth will be placed near the Bluefield Princeton road underpass and will be staffed during peak traffic hours. Parking congestion downtown was reviewed with possible additional spaces to be studied. Several out of town visitors attended.
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Bluefield Junior Chamber of Commerce
University Club
William Kell
The
Jaycees
Lou Breese
Bluefield
Princeton
Chamber
Hoblitzell Wins Fourth Guyan Women's Tourney
Mrs. Ann Hoblitzell of Parkersburg captured the fourth annual Guyan Women’s Golf Association invitational with an 85 in Huntington. She carded two birdies and 11 pars in a field of 90, facing a lone 7 on the 335 yard 17th. M G Geiger of Charleston was runner up at 87, R B Blubaugh of Charleston third at 91.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ann Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
Guyan Women's Golf Association
M. G. Geiger
Charleston
Kanawha County
R. B. Blubaugh
Hobbwell
Five Freight Cars Pile Up On Yards Near Green Street Bridge
Five freight cars dropped from the scales collided with standing cars on North Side yards near the Green Street bridge. No injuries reported as wrecking crews moved in. Spectators say one wrecked car cleared the bridge by about six inches, potentially saving the overpass from collapse amid ongoing repairs to Grant Street bridge.
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Green Street Bridge
Princeton Avenue
J. B. Belcher Lumber Company
Wayne Street
Grant Street
1940 Month Tax and Sales Figures Totals Reported
The article compares March 1940 sales tax revenue to $75 037.98 against $652 941.07 for the same period in 1940. It notes April last year totals $985 980 and March $812 513, with 1940 month totals reaching $59 457.47 and $940 412.79 for a company.
Sanitarium to Open Brain Surgery Department in Bluefield
The Bluefield Sanitarium will open a new brain department on October 1 led by Dr. E L Gage of Princeton. The department, titled the department of neurology and neurological surgery, will expand facilities for brain surgery. Dr Gage will relocate full time to Bluefield from Princeton, bringing his extensive neurology and neurosurgery training from University of Wisconsin, University of Pennsylvania, McGill and the Royal Victoria Hospital. He previously ran the Princeton hospital and will move his family to Bluefield in the fall for the school season.
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R. O. Rogers
Bluefield Sanitarium
E. L. Gage
Princeton
Gage
Princeton Hospital
Rogers
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania
McGill University
Montreal
Canada
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal Neurological Institute
Rockefeller
Lima
Peru
Frank Holroyd
Bluefield
Britain reveals on air radar device for night raids
The air ministry described a secret radio location device as a complex tool requiring long training. Sir Philip said the method, known since 1935, could aid observer corps and bomber defense, with Nazis possibly aware but no proof they use it. Lords Beav erbrook and Atlee praised its potential and called for volunteers to help operate and maintain the equipment.
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Air Ministry
Sir Philip
Philip
Germany
Observer Corps
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
One War
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Lord Lacredipest
Judge McClintic Opens Summer Session in Bluefield
Judge George W. McClintic concluded January term matters in the U S court for the southern district of West Virginia and prepared for the summer session opening Monday. He presided over ten naturalization applications and plans to attend a judicial conference in Asheville, North Carolina before returning to Bluefield to empanel the grand jury and begin the criminal docket.
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George W. McClintic
United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
MoeClintic
Asheville
N. C
Bluefield
McClintic
Rivet and Wire Demands For New Douglas Bomber
The new giant Douglas yeh bomber required almost 3 million rivets 10 miles of wiring and two miles of control cables. It also needed about 9 000 drawings enough to cover four acres of plans.
Pickets Block Passage of Vinson Bill
A statement by President William Green claims passage of the substitute Vinson bill would harm free labor in America and escalate industrial unrest. He warns it would complicate maintaining uninterrupted defense production and delay building impregnable national defenses.
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Dent William Green
Substitute Vinson
America
American Air Crews Display Skill Amid War Efforts
Officials described American made fighters as "very good" and reconnaissance as "peerless" while British colonial airmen performed well. German use of Messerschmitt 109 and 110 was noted in efforts to offset RAF air raids.
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Rica
Wytheville Market Report Virginia Dept of Agri
Division of Markets notes total 1 548 head for Virginia market. Lambs range from 84 lb to 114 188 and 139 lb with prices from 10 10 to 11 30 per hundredweight. Sheep fat ewes fetch 4 00, thin ewes 2 20 3 60. Cattle and hogs prices listed by weight grades with steers 6 00 8 78 per cwt heifers 5 70 8 70 cows 5 80 7 60, hogs average 10 00 10 20 per cwt with sows 8 00 9 00.
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Wytheville
Division of Markets
Virginia
Dept. of Agri
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Calif
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Ralph Bellamy
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Conrad Veidt
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Negro Boys State
NAM Head
MacKenzie King
Tom Chambers
Junior Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Whittaker
Arthur F. Kingdon
Washington Street
Bland County
East River Mountain
Fred Alexander
Stephen Barnes
Little J.C. Honaker
Bob
Jimmy
Jon
Swords Creek
Tenge
Celential
Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland St
Vogue
Harry Haffen
Roanoke
P. O
Bluefield Business College
Appalachian
W. H. Cunningham
Bluefield Lodge No. 85
A. F
A. M
Bro. M. P. Doughton
Mercer Lodge No. 160
W. M. L. M. Carper
Ruby
Preston Street
Gray's
Geo To
Bradley's
Bradley’s
Bradley
Onde
Dra Te Tyee
Edwin Knept
Saycees
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Reelife Motion Pictures
Thor
McLintig
Federal Court
Tazewell Orange Fruit
Wytheville Livestock
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du Pont
Ol) Pond Paints
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