Raleigh County Board Acts on Bank Conditions and Permits
The Raleigh County National Bank building at 1 Barger Street faced health and fire concerns with no action for over a year. The board granted permits for Jefferson Street remodeling and Princeton Avenue work, plus payrolls and bills, while delaying a bank-related issue for hearings.
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Board
City Board of Rears
Yeterday Jn
Barger Street
Raleigh County National
Beckley Banking
Leer
Raleigh County National Bank
Princeton Avenue
Nam
Kammer
Jefferson Est
Osar
H. H. Ueoodykoonts
Princeton Rage
Avenue
Crawford Writes of The Melungeons
Bruce Crawford, former editor of the Sunset News and director of the state writers' project, contributes a fiction piece on the Melungeons a mixed white and Indian people in the Southwest Virginia East Tennessee and western North Carolina mountains The article notes the name derives from a French term belange and mentions Crawford's prior publishing roles.
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Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Roanoke Island
Southern Literary Messenger
Bruce Crawford
Sunset News
State Writers’ Project
Crawford
Crawford’s Weekly
Norton, Va
Bridge Tournament Winners Named in Local Duplicate Club
The report lists winners for the duplicate bridge club event with Harold W. Flynn substituting for Mrs. Dean L. Hosmer. East-West top team was Reid Calloway and Karnes-Gasses placed second. Cummings-Turk and McCormick-Burgess noted among top duos with next contest scheduled for July 1 at the Appalachian Rooms in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mon- Flynn Harold W. Re
Dean L. Hosmer
Mark Reid Everett Way
Virginia Karnes
Cummings-Turk
McCormick-Burgess
Reid Calloway
Karnes-Gasses
Dennen
Teroe
Soni Thaht
Appalachian Rooms
Princeton
Lachian
Nashville Pastor to Preach Here This Sunday
Der. J. Dillard a well known Nashville pastor of First Baptist will preach here Sunday. Announcement by A. Bruce Aker on the board of deacons states the sermon will be Humanizing the Arch Program.
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der. J. Dillard
Nashville, Tenn
First Baptist
A. Bruce Aker
S Se
Local Man Held Awaiting Hearing After Incident
A local man was held to await a hearing after an incident on the street shortly after 7 o clock last night. The event involved a ten-year-old? and Earl Bailey, with authorities labeling it a statutory matter.
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Earl Bailey
Rail Veterans to Attend Roanoke Annual Meet
About 100 Norfolk & Western Veterans Association members will travel by train to Roanoke for the annual meeting on Saturday June 22. Judge R V Pletcher will address the gathering while J S Mastin, a railroad veteran and attorney, serves as president of the association.
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Norfolk & Western Veteran's Association
Association
Roanoke
Oke
R. V. Pletcher
Ae Pg One
General Countrie Association Ameri
J.S. Mastin
Wiknes
B. Alley
J. C. Bailey
John Battagiino
H. C. Belcher
Bell Bennett
J. A. Cash
C. E. Chambers
H. C. Calloway
Chuell
J. EB. Coleman
G. Collins
E. M. Cook
J. H. Cooks
J. R. Craig
M. G. Creswell
Rail Committee Meeting Set With Delegates From Rail Divisions
A rail committee will convene with 25 delegates from the Norfolk and Western Railway Pocahontas division and the Bluefield terminal to discuss current operations and future plans. The attendees will focus on route efficiency, safety measures, and service improvements.
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Ima
Norfolk, and
Western Railway
Pocahontas
Bluefield Terminal
Coeburn Train Stop Incident Involving 14-Year-Old Cy Hald
Report describes Cy Hald, a 14 year old African American boy from Virginia, who stepped off a train at Coeburn after the conductor called All out for Coeburn. The boy walked a mile to the station, his condition described as swollen, following arrival.
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Cy Hald
Cosburn
Coeburn
Princeton graduate joins Army Air Corps student pilots
Jimmy Griffith son of Mr and Mrs J J Griffith of College avenue Princeton was among 215 student pilots who completed basic at Randolph Field on Saturday May 1. The announcement from General H H Arnold headquarters said Griffith will be transferred for further flight training to become a military pilot within less than a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Griffith
J. J. Griffith
College Avenue
Princeton
H. H. Arnold
United States Army Air Corps
Post Office Expansion and Redesign Discussed in Bluefield
A house appropriations panel recommended a 175 000 remodeling of the Bluefield post office while an added 50 000 was approved for painting. John Kee reported via long distance that the extra funds would help retain a rear room as plans progress. A local push favors converting the building into a federal office hub housing commissions and federal court facilities.
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Hae
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
John Kee
Eddie le
Chamber of Commerce
Orime
Id Steele
Craw
Ptown Postoffice
U. S. Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Bluefield
U.8
Commission
Leonard Electric Refrigera tors Offer Sixes At Clearance Prices
Modern 1940 Leonard refrigerators feature Permalain cabinet finish Porcelain on steel interiors 114 sq ft shelving 84 cu ft ice capacity and silent Glacier sealed unit. Five year protection plan and energy savings highlighted with DeLuxe Hi Humid system models promoted. Several models in the 1940 Series advertised at cash savings up to 60 compared with last year.
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Leonard
Leonard Savings
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Oscar
Prankfort Distilleries, Incorporated
Louisville
Baltimore
Randolph Field
Kelly Field
Griffith
House
Ing
CaCola
Coca-Cola CO
Bluefield Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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