Demos Conclave Shows Machine Control At Virginia Meet
Delegates from Ninth District to the Virginia Democratic convention in Norfolk report machine influence from the start of the proceedings. Only a few stood with Flannagan as unit rules forced loyalists to vote against their champion amid political pressure.
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Ninth
Virginia
Norfolk
Lee
Washington
Dickenson
Bristol City
John W. Flannagan
Bland
Flannagan
C. A. Woodrum
United States
Glass
Byrd
Supreme Court
Woodrum
Virginia Democrats Endorse Roosevelt Garner In Brief Platform
The Virginia Democratic convention praises Roosevelt and urges renomination, supports Garner for vice president, and commends Governor Peery and state lawmakers. The short platform emphasizes Jeffersonian principles and orderly government, noting no currency mention. The record highlights Byrd and Glass defending past votes and pledges delegation support.
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Harry F. Byrd
Glass
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Democratic Party of
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
John N. Garner
Peery
Congress of the United States
Wednesday Sees Hottest Bluefield Summer Day
Wednesday proved the hottest day in Bluefield of the summer as thermometers reached ninety in the shade in some spots with many sections hitting 100 in the shade. Dog days are just around the corner.
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Bluefield
New York Politics Foreseen As Visitor Details Campaign
Conrad Callaway visiting here on vacation predicts a hot political campaign in New York. He lists family ties including his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Callaway and sister Margaret. Half brother Frank Byrd works in John D. Rockefeller’s office at Tarrytown and is treasurer of Rockefeller’s church.
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New York
Conrad Callaway
Mr. Callaway
Gaston. Callaway
Margaret Callaway
New York City
Frank Byrd
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Byrd
Veterans to Attend Roanoke Meet of Norfolk and Western
A large contingent from the Pocahontas division will attend the fifth annual Norfolk and Western Veterans association meeting in Roanoke. Nine veterans with fifty years of service will receive diamond insignia from A C Needle. C J Cheyney, Bluefield lumberman and radio commentator, will speak. Special trains will carry railroading veterans to Roanoke.
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Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Veterans Association
A. C. Needle
C. J. Cheyney
Bluefield
Municipal Auditorium
Better Service Club
The
Dazzling Electrical Display Awakens Town
A vivid electric storm lit the morning sky with ribbons and lightning as thunder roared. Residents woke from sleep to close windows while rain pelted the town, and a sharp thunderclap at about 4 o’clock suggested a possible strike near the town center.
Expect List Of School Teachers For Next Year
Tazewell county school contracts for the next term have been issued and the list of teachers is expected to be released soon. Changes are anticipated in the Bluefield Virginia faculty while most last year’s teachers return. Several home teachers will join Bluefield schools next term including Misses Louise Spracher and Cora Lee Philpott. Five or six new teachers are expected this term.
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Tazewell County
Bluefield
Louise Spracher
Cora Lee Philpott
Virginia Sidelights Heads to Lynchburg
H R Morgan leaves for Lynchburg due to his mother Mrs Nannie BE Morgan's serious illness. Miss Margaret Davis visits from Honaker to see relatives and earns honors at Honaker high school. Ben T Graham Jr of Bluefield College travels with his father to Bermuda for a druggist convention.
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H. R. Morgan
Lynchburg
Nannie BE. Morgan
Margaret Davis
Honaker
J. W. Bates
Sally Litz
H. C. Davis
B. D. Litz
Miss Davis
Honaker High School
Bermuda
Ben T. Graham, Jr
Bluefield College
Ber
Virginia Democratic Platform Emphasizes Sound Principles
The platform adopted at Norfolk on June 16 stresses sound principles and pride in Virginia's state administration. It notes a guard at Richmond penitentiary planned to shoot fleeing convicts but killed a guard, highlighting the difference between purpose and accomplishment.
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Virginia
Norfolk
Richmond
Peery and Graham Attend Large Church Convention
Peery and Graham attend a major church convention in Anderson Indiana. The event gathers church leaders and members for talks, prayers, and community outreach.
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Graham
Anderson
Ind
Lightning Interrupts Telephone Service on Sanders Drive
Early Thursday, a lightning strike hit the telephone wire on Sanders drive, disabling service at the Sanders residence. The bolt likely struck the lines directly and diverted to the ground, causing a sharp crack heard nearby.
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Lightnin
Sanders Drive
Sanders
Bible class hosts in Bluefield as homes suffer damage
In Bluefield Virginia many residents report damage to their homes after a recent incident. The George P. Crockett Bible class plans a meeting tonight at eight o'clock with Miss Gertrude Edmunds of Embrey Court as host. Mrs Curtis Shufflebarger will be gent hosts.
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George P. Crockett Bible
Gertrude Edmunds
Embrey Court
Curtis Shufflebarger
Jent Hositess
Meeting to open at eight o'clock announced
Grady Graham assistant road foreman of engines of the Pocahontas division announces a meeting that will open at eight o'clock.
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Grady Graham
Pocahontas
Mrs Anspach Progress at Bluefield Sanitarium
Friends of Mrs W F Anspach of Landgraff note her satisfactory progress as a patient at the Bluefield Sanitarium. Before marriage she was Miss Ella Zimmerman of Fincastle Virginia. Both she and her husband are natives of Botetourt County.
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W. F. Anspach
Landgraff
Memorial Baptist Homemakers Club hosts lawn party
The Homemakers class hosts an evening lawn party at Memorial Baptist Church from six to eight PM. Home made cooking includes pies cakes and ice cream served cafeteria style with portions to fit appetite.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Graham High Coach Spends Vacation in Evangelistic Work
Ted Fix, assistant principal and athletic coach at Graham High School, is spending his vacation assisting in an evangelistic revival. He collaborates with local religious outreach during the event.
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Ted Fix
Graham, High School
Dan Graham Joins Charleston Meeting with Greenleaf
Dan Graham from Blountville Tennessee joined Clarence Greenleaf in Charleston West Virginia for a meeting. Mr Fix has a fine tenor voice and is a successful choir director.
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Dan Graham
Blountville
Virginia Side Personalities Fe Wilson Dean Returns to Newport
FE Wilson Dean son of Rev and Mrs Elmer W Dean of Bluefield Virginia has returned to Newport News where he is employed in the finance office of the U S Army.
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FE. Wilson Dean
Elmer W. Dean
Bluefield
Newport
R. L
U. S. Army
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