Big bear chase ends in Pocahontas County kill
A Pocahontas County bear hunt near Bald Knob ends with a monster bear killed after a long chase on Cheat Mountain. The animal weighed about 500 pounds, with a 7 by 9 foot hide and 7 inch tracks, and yielded roughly 300 pounds of meat.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Pocahontas County
Peters Mountain
Monroe County
E. O. Givens
Charlies
Dallas Tacy
Charles Sheets
Pake McLeod
Andy Geiger
Little Bill Taylor
Cheat
Bald Knob
Tacys
Little Bill
Hoover Place
Chang
Max
Jim
Jack
Matt
Dallas
Jake
Pocahontas
Dallag
Cheat Mountain
Irregularities in Scott County Funds Charged
Virginia auditor urges a grand jury investigation of Scott county officials including the board of supervisors the school board the superintendent the clerk of the school board the commonwealth we attorney and the former treasurer for mishandling funds and a $25000 shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Scott
Scott County
T. Coleman Andrews
Auditor of
Public Accounts of
Pollard
Board of Supervisors
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A dated advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss aid. It urges fat-first removal of causes, daily half teaspoonful in hot water, and reduced fatty foods. Claims include energy gain and clearer skin within three weeks with safety emphasized and a 4 week bottle sold by druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodykoontz Drug Stores
America
Henry Field Leads Iowa GOP Ticket for U.S. Senate
Seed grower radio owner and farm supply purveyor Henry Field of Shenandoah Iowa defeats Senator Smith Brookhart in Iowa primaries to head the state Republican ticket for the November U.S. Senate race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Iowa
U. S
Smith Brookhart
Field
United States
Gasoline Price Rise Reported In Virginia
It was reported Saturday that gasoline would rise by one cent a gallon effective today. The increase was described as general with no relation to the federal tax proposition.
Lost Baby Helen Long Growing Well After Mountain Ordeal
Helen Josephine Long the two year old who vanished from Maxwell area in October 1930 spent a day and night in the mountains and was found safe. Friends now report she is growing and getting along fine and the Long family recalls the anxious search and the harsh night in wet cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Josephine Long
Maxwell
Helen
Lee Long
NAME TEA ROOM Now Open At Falls Mille Dam
The tea room of Mrs. R. L. Poindexter near Falls Mille dam is open to the public serving meals lunches and soft drinks with ice cream. Patrons are invited to call and suggest a suitable name for the cozy shaded spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Poindexter
Falls Mille Dam
Call
Bluefield church installs WM Society officers
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian church in Bluefield Virginia installed officers for the year at a Wednesday ceremony. New officers include President Sheb Gillispie Secretary J D Hinegardner Treasurer Okey Yeat World Call secretary Mra J T Lampert Librarian J R Barnett. A handmade quilt was presented to Rev and Mrs M C Hughes by circle No 3. Many missionary women and visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Bluefield
M. C. Hughes
Sheb Gillispie
J. D. Hinegardner
W. C. Witten
Woodmen's Memorial Service Planned in West Graham
Members of Graham and Blue Field camps Modern Woodmen gather at the Graham camp hall at 9 30 a m for a memorial service at Maple Hill cemetery West Graham at 10 o clock. After ceremonies, all members meet at the Christian church for a memorial sermon at 11 o'clock delivered by Rev M C Hughes. Visiting Woodmen and their ladies are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham and
Bluefield
Graham Camp Hall
Maple Hill Cemetery
West Graham
Christian Church
M. C. Hughes
Mountains Beautiful Bloom Along Clinch Valley Trail
The Clinch Valley between Bluefield and Bull Mountain is a flower garden after soaking rains. Wild roses honey suckle water lilies and crops thrive as railroad men report. A spin down the Trail of the Lonesome Pine offers an enjoyable outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinch Valley
Bluefield
Bull Mountain
Lonesome Pine
P T A Dinner Planned On Lawn At Mrs Dudley’s Yard
The Parent-Teacher association will hold a lawn party on June 30 at the yard of Mrs J Dudley on Tazewell Avenue. Proceeds go to defray orphanage operation expenses. One hundred seats will be provided. Dinner begins at 6 with music for entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T. A
Parent-Teacher Association
NEW ROAD CODE Aims at Virginia Truck Registration and Plates
Virginia state traffic officers prepare to enforce the new motor code which becomes elective June 27. The law requires out of state truck drivers to register on first Virginia trip and obtain Virginia plates after four trips. Loads are regulated under the new act and reciprocal courtesies affect registration within each arrangement.
Local Republicans Pleased With Prohibition Platform
Local Republicans are pleased with the national convention outcome in Chicago and the prohibition plank. Dry leaders say the GOP position strengthens support for the eighteenth amendment with thirteen points in its favor. Senator Carter Glass predicts party unity, warns Democrats against repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carter Glass
Virginia
Glass
Recall Burned Richmond Theatre Remembered After 121 Years
A historic account recalls the Richmond theatre fire of December 26 1811 in Richmond Virginia. The blaze killed many as a crowded society gathering turned deadly with panic and trampling while a governor George W. Smith and bank president A B Venable were among casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Theatre
Richmond
Richmond Playhouse
Virginia
George W. Smith
A. B. Venable
Bank
District Conference Draws Large Attendance Across Four Counties
The Tazewell district conference gathered for a session regarded as highly attended and engaging. All four counties were represented by pastors and many prominent church figures from inside and outside the district, including Senator R. Be Chase and Ex-Senator J. Powell Royall among the lay attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
H. R. Wilson
Belfast
S. H. Auville
Boissevain
Leroy Hawkins
Cedar Bluff
D. F
Masons to mark 200th birth of Washington in Bluefield
On Thursday June 23 Masonic lodges of district No 45 and Bluefield W Va will celebrate the 200th anniversary of George Washingtons birth. The program starts at 7 30 in the large room Banquet in Palmer hall Methodist church with a fine program. Many high officials in the Masonic order will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District No. 45
Bluefield
W. Va
George Washington
Palmer Hall
Methodist Church
Masonic Order
Lost pony found advertised in Daily Telegraph
A missing pony prompted a bold advertisement in the Daily Telegraph. The animal was last seen rampaging near a vacant jet by the filtering plant. The pony belongs to J. B. Dudley Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Lutheran Church
J. 8. Dudley Jr
TO VISIT ABROAD Miss Margaret Sutton to travel abroad
Miss Margaret Sutton daughter of Dr and Mrs A B Sutton and an art teacher in Georgia State Teach plans travel abroad. Her intended itinerary and destination details appear in notes of a social column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sutton
Mra. A. B. Sutton
Georgia
Milledgeville Student Heads to Europe for Art Tour
Miss Sutton of Milledgeville Ga will depart June 30 for Europe with a party of distinguished travelers. She will visit several countries to view works of art and study European art heritage. Miss Sutton is spending a vacation with her parents before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ere College
Milledgeville, Ga
Europe
Misa Sutton
Mantere
Higginbothams Visit Bluefield Area From Florida
Earl Higginbotham and his mother Mrs. B. B. Higginbotham arrived from Deland Florida for a visit. Mrs. Higginbotham is the mother of Mrs. J. E. Wagner. Earl plans a return in a few days and hopes to visit Bluefield river later in the summer with the family. Mrs. Higginbotham was formerly Miss Byrd Slues of Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Higginbotham
B. B. Higginbotham
Deland
Fla
Miss Nellie Tabor Weds Phillipe Freer in Ohio
Miss Nellie Wilson Tabor married Thursday June 9 to Phillipe Brooke Freer of Akron Ohio. She is granddaughter of L C Tabor of East Graham and was valedictorian at Graham High School and Lynchburg College class of 32. Freer son of Rev C A Freer of Akron and also a Lynchburg College graduate. They will reside in Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Wilson Tabor
Phillipe Brooke Freer
Akron
Ohio
Misa Tabor
L. C. Tabor
Eat Graham
Graham High School
Lynchburg College
Freer
C. A. Freer
Virginia Side Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Walter L. Catron and children from Madison return to J. A. Hagy in Wittens Mill after visits with sister Mrs. Okey Yost in Roanoke. Miss Laulee Hagy of Wittens Mill joins. Mrs. J. D. Hinegardner visits Richlands with sister Mrs. A. E. Johnson. Jean McCall visits uncle E. B. Whitley. Ellen Fields, Bluestone, with grandmother Mrs. Ellen Puckett. Alice Puckett of Bluefield visits brother James Puckett in Falls. H. L. Sale of Covington and Mrs. Petty hosted guests. Shelby Height attended by C. E. Prilliman. weekend travels to Charleston and Huntington.
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Walter L. Catron
Madison, Va
J. A. Hagy
Wittens Mill
Okey
Yost
Wincil Street
Laulee Hagy
J. D. Hinegardner
Richlands
A. KE. Johnson
Mise Jean McCall
EB. K. Whitley
Glen
Mies
Ellen Fields
Bluestone
Ellen Puckett
Blueeld
Alice Puckett
Bluefield
James Puckett
Falls
Mra
H. L. Sale
Coburg
4X. Petty
Shelby Heighte
C. E. Prilliman
Charleston
Huntington
Miss Georgia and Ila Johnson Host Social at Tip Top
Misses Georgia and Ila Johnson entertained at their mother Mrs. Bertie Johnson’s home in Tip Top Va with a party honors guest Miss Opal Goings. The event featured pot plants, music, dancing, and refreshments for a large group of local residents and visitors from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip Top
Georgia
Ila Johnson
Bertie Johnson
Opal Goings
Sada
Margaret Ellen Humphrey
Mary Taylor
Nell
Nancy Humphrey
Virginia Howery
Joe Helmandollar
Sam Bundy
Pete Heldreth
Sam
Mrs I H Harry Heads for Radford Visit to Evansville
Falls Mills Virginia June 18 Mrs I H Harry leaves Monday for Radford where she will join her son T B Burton. They will drive to Evansville Indiana for a brief visit with Mr and Mrs C G Hornby and Bartley V Burton, son of Mr and Mrs T B Burton, who has stayed with his aunt Mrs Hornby for three years. J M Burton, visiting Mrs I H Harry, also left Monday for Radford. H E Carter departed Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Mills
I. H. Harry
Radford
T. B. Burton
Evansville
Ind
C. G. Hornby
Bartley V. Burton
H. E. Carter
Local Social Roundup: Visits and Guestings Across Bluefield
Mrs. W B Church of Bluefield visits daughter Mrs M Whitley. Miss Mabel Carter travels to Mullens to stay with sister Mrs Sam Caldwell. FE Keesee week in Norfolk fishing. Joe Graham of Bluefield visits. Mary Kahle and brother Charles head to Norfolk to see a sick grandfather. Tom Gillespie of Oak Hill visits G B Maxwell and hosts include Miss Sallie Mahood and Mrs W Maxwell. Mr and Mrs T S Gillespie of Bluefield visit H A Green. Oscar Vinson visits L A Limeberry in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie Gts
West Virginia University
W. B. Church
Bluefield
M. Whitley
Mabel Carter
Mullens
Sam Caldwell
FE. G. Keesee
Norfolk
Joe Graham
Mary Kahle
Charles
Tom Gillespie
Oak Hill
G. B. Maxwell
Sallie Mahood
Tazewell
W. Maxwell
Maxwell
Gillespie
H. A. Green
Oscar Vinson
L. A. Limeberry
Prayer meeting planned at Bluefield home
Nemours new prayer gathering announced for Friday night at the home of Rev and Mrs Charles Damron of Bluefield conducted by C E Sparkes All B Y P A members urged to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nemoure
W. Va
Charles Damron
Bluefield
C. E. Sparkes
Rites Held For Jim Dalton In Local Service
Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Jim Dalton by Rev. Charles Damron of Bluefield. Interment followed in the family plot. A large crowd attended the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dalton
Charles Damron
Bluefield
Mount Herman B Y P U to Perform in Delphia Sunday
The Mount Herman B Y P U plans a Sunday night program in Delphia with interesting talks by B Y P U members and special music featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Herman B. Y
Meeting At Church For Riley Family Program
The program will be led by Mia and Dorothy Riley with all expected to attend. Participants are asked to assemble at the church by 6 30 p m under the supervision of president J M Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Dorothy Riley
J. M. Riley
4H MEETS NE moure SCHOOL 4H CLUB
The Trail Blazer 4 H club of Ne moure School will meet Thursday at the Nemoura school house. Miss Annie Boggs Mr. Roberts of Princeton and Miss Faye Quesenberry of Oakvale will lead. Members should finish their project by Thursday. some plan to take them to the county fair. Next meeting will be in July at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trail Blazer
4-H Club
Nemoure School
Nemoura School
Annie Boggs
Roberts
Princeton
Faye Quesenberry
Oakvale
Boges
Epworth League Social Attended by Local Members
Epworth League Social drew members from here to the home of Rev. and Mrs. Larrowe in Bluefield on Friday night. All participants played games and enjoyed delicious refreshments served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
NEMOURS PERSONALS Highlighted Bluefield social notes
Bluefield area social items list visits and travels. Mrs H E Tabor and Elsie Faye Riley shopped in Bluefield. Mrs D H Neal visited her mother Mrs G Moore of Blue Stone. Rev Charlies Damron family and Mr and Mrs Fred Brady and daughter stayed with J M Riley and Ernest Rks. Ernest Smith to Beckley then Eagle Rock. Mrs A C Davidson and daughter with Mrs J Graybear drove to Hot Springs. Mr and Mrs Fred Thompson shopped in Bluefield. Mrs Bold Barrett and son Oakley visited Falle Mille F. H. Jones among Bluefield visitors. Co W Woods and son Herman noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nemours
H. E. Tabor
Elsie Faye Riley
Bluefield
D. H. Neal
G. Moore
Bluestone
Charlies Damron
Fred Brady
J. M. Riley
Ernest Rks
Ernest Smith
Beckley
Eagle Rock
A. C. Davidson
J. Graybear
Hot Springs
Fred Thompson
Bold Barrett
Oakley
Falle Mille
F. H. Jones
Co. W. Woods
Herman
Local Social Notes Show Visits Around Pocahontas Areas
Short entries record Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morris in Pocahontas, Mrs. Bryant visiting Falls Mills, Miss Helen Tabor from Yards staying with Aunt Mrs. J. A. Riley, Paria Barrett visiting relatives, Alma and Juanita Riley visiting Aunt Mrs. F. Page, and G. W. Walker and son visiting Bluefield Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
J. W. Morris
Bryant
Falls Mills
Helen Tabor
Yards
J. A. Riley
Paria Barrett
Isa Alma
Juanita Riley
F. A Page
Bluefield-Bramwell
Ron G. W. Walker and Son
Bluefield
Maxwell Whats News: Roanoke Visitors And Local Meetings
Mrs Ernest Abbitt and two children from Roanoke visited Maxwell this week. Harve Gross and sister Ruth toured Raven airport Sunday afternoon. The Clif field W T A held its monthly meeting at Maxwell Wednesday with strong turnout. Mrs W P Maxwell and Sallie Mahood visited G B Maxwell at Falls Mills. Louise Long of Bluefield Telephone visited her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Ernest Abbitt
Roanoke
Harve Gross
Ruth
Raven
Cliffield W. Co. T. A
W. P. Maxwell
Sallie Mahood
G. B. Maxwell
Falls Mills
Louise Long
Bluefield Telephone Company
Bluestone Moderator at Westminster Church
The Rev. Joseph B. Knight of Oak Hill, Bluestone Presbytery moderator, will preach at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bluefield at 11 a m and 7 p m. The Rev. M Knight leads today’s services in the pastor’s absence. Dr Charles G Gunn is away for health reasons at Virginia Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Knight
Oak Hill
Bluestone Presbytery
Westminster Presbyterian Church
M. Knight
Bluefield
Charles G. Gunn
Virginia Beach
Westminster
J. B. Massey
Hampden-Sydney College
Fake coins in Madrid prompt street vendor alert
In Madrid casual change circulates many counterfeits as customers try to pass them to newsboys and cigarette girls. Dr Joseph Fort Newton preached the first sermon in Duke University’s new 2 000 000 chapel as Philadelphia minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Joseph Fort Newton
Philadelphia
Duke University
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J. R. Smith
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