Longest Senate Session in 20 Years Continues
Reporters stood outside the chamber as Senator Pepper leading veto supporters voiced a glum outlook. Backers like Ball claimed several votes above the needed threshold while Wherry sought a vote agreement for Monday afternoon with debate time split between supporters and opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepper
D-Fila
Ball
R-Minn
Wherry
Morse
Senator Vandenberg
R-Mich
Barkley
Taft
Robio
Attorney General Names Assistant Attorney General
Charleston West Virginia June 21 announces the appointment of John C. Vance 33 of Clarksburg as an assistant attorney general succeeding the late Ralph Hiner and set to assume duties Monday England produces more than a billion gallons of milk a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
John C. Vance
Clarksburg
Ira J. Partlow
Vance
Ralph Hiner
England
Doak Reed Lowe Dies at 59 in Cedar Bluff Virginia
Funeral services for Doak Reed Lowe 59 of Cedar Bluff Virginia will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at a Layman's chapel in Richlands. The Rev Nelson Barker pastor of the First Baptist will officiate and interment will follow in Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery in Richlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doak Reed Lowe
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Nelson Barker
First Baptist
Pv. Peery
Vacation Bible school to be held at Lashmeet church
Matoaka West Virginia June 21 a two week Daily Vacation Bible school begins Monday at Lashmeet Presbyterian Church. Children of Matoaka will be transported and classes run 9 30 to 11 30 each morning. The school is led by Pastor the Rev Fred Manning. The Women of Moose held their annual election naming Elva Burkett as Graduate Regent Frances Tilley Senior Regent Virginia Farley Junior Regent Aileen Higgins Chaplain Anna Schultz Recorder Maude Price Treasurer Sallie Scott Guide Irene Grim Sentinel Beulah Anderson Argus Anna T Davis Pianist Naomi Bailey Installations for new officers will be Monday night with Miss Ruby Carson and Mrs Morgan of Bluefield in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoaka
W. Va
Lashmeet Presbyterian Church
Fred Manning
Women of
Moose
Elva Burkett
Frances Tilley
Virginia Farley
Aileen Higgins
Anna Schultz
Maude Price
Sallie Scott
Irene Grim
Sentinel
Beulah Anderson
Argus
Anna T. Davis
Naomi Bailey
Ruby Carson
Morgan
Bluefield
DVBS
The
Christian Church
J. S. Foley
Tony Pychon
District Convention Attendees and Local Church Activities
Attendees at the District convention of the Rebekahs in Gary included Mes dames Mason Grim, Hugh Price, Wilbur McKinney, Glen Tilley, Edd Farley and James Justice from Matoaka. Community church groups held meetings with topics on faith and service, DVBS begins Monday, revival in progress, and Kiwanis notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rebekahs
Gary
Mesdames Mason Grim
Hugh Price
Dott
Wilbur McKinney
Glen Tilley
Edd Farley
James Justice
Matoaka
Mrs. D. G. Rivers Rites Set Monday in Crumpler
Funeral services for Mrs. Dwight Gray Rivers will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Crumpler home with Rev. Fred W. Christy presiding. Burial follows in Woodlawn Cemetery. Born March 17, 1886 in Farmville Virginia, she trained as a nurse and belonged to multiple organizations. Surviving are her husband Dr. D. G. Rivers a son Dwight Gray Rivers Jr. of Blacksburg and a daughter Mrs. Frederick Venable Reed of Charleston plus other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella B. Shumate
Wallace W. Shumate
Keyrock
G. W
Jennie Cox
E. I. Hill
O. A. Sparks
George Shumate
Pineville
Dorothy Ellison
Maxine Hawks
Itmann
Sydney Shumate
Garnet Shumate
Junior Shumate
Baltimore
Garland Shumate
U. S. Army
Florida
Texas
Dwight
Gray Rivers
Crumpler
Fred W. Christy
Presbyterian Church
Northfork
Woodlawn Cemetery
Rivers
Funeral services for Mrs Mary W Whyte at O J Douglas Mortuary
Funeral services are held this afternoon at 2 o clock in the O J Douglas Mortuary chapel for Mrs Mary W Whyte 72 widow of W W Whyte a former state senator and county clerk in McDowell Mrs Whyte died Friday afternoon at 2 30 in Stevens Clinic Welch after six weeks illness she was the last surviving member of her family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Douglas Mortuary Chapel
Mary W. Whyte
W. W. Whyte
McDowell
Bowman Couple Celebrate 29th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Newton Bowman marked their twenty ninth anniversary at their McDowell home on Wednesday June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Newton Bowman
McDowell
Pineville Church Redecorating and Evangelistic Services
W Va June 21 The W H H Cook Baptist church is redecorated with new carpet and sanded floors. BYF sponsors landscaping and a small lawn fence. Sunday school at 10 worship at 11. EV services 6 45 and 7 45. Rev E E Parker of Van conducts meetings at Glover Community church through June 25.
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Pineville
W. Va
W. H. H. Cook Baptist Church
Harry L. Stevens
BYF
Crusaders
E. E. Parker
Methodist Church
Van
Glover Community Church
Joe B. Dryfield
Mr. Parker
Plank Peery Rites Tied to War West Virginia Matchup
Miss Lela Plank, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Plank of Jeseysown, weds A M Peery son of Mr and Mrs George Peery of War West Virginia. The ceremony was at Nashua Iowa on April 27 with only the parents as attendants. They plan to settle in California after visiting relatives. Peery is a Big Creek high school '41 graduate, played football, attended Marshall College and served three years in the U S Navy with 32 months overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jane Akers
Sevierville
Tenn
J. W. Buck
Paul Testino
Atlanta
Tesno
Carl Shrewsbury
Douglas
Beckley
Matoaka
Wilbur McKinney
Sue
Glen Tilley
O. D. Wiley
Levern
John Stephens
John Lowe
Betty
J. C
West Point
Lowe
Paul Ratliff
Williamsboro
William and Mary College
S. A
War
W. Va
Louis Plank
Jeseysown
Lela Plank
A. M. Peery
George Peery
F L Hanscom
Little Brown
the Vale
Nashua
Iowa
Kiser
Kirby
Victor
Cora Dickens
Margaret Ann
Welch
Muncy
Warrior
Verrel Stack
Weira
L. Bradberry
Bluefield
S. S. Walker
Spring City
Velma Stilwell
Nancy Sue Beavers
Phyllis Altizer
Frances Hinkle
University of California
E F. Cotton
Joan
E. F. Cotton, Jr
Charles
Howard Russ
Ruth Rutherford
Neil Rutherford
Bishop
Henry Beavers
Ellen Peery
Rob Peery
Bobbie Hash
Winnie Rose
Pocahontas
A. B. Carr
Richmond
Alden
Peggy
Barbara Moore
Margaret Mustard
Peggy Hash
I. W. Kilby
Joe
J. P. Beavers
Co. G. Coleman
Johnnie
Frances
Pennsylvania
J. W. Peery
J. T. Brewster
Bandy
Revival to Start at Church of God Sunday
The Church of God will hold a revival beginning Sunday led by Rev. Dilton Harne of Maryland and Rev. Clyne Buxton of Mississippi. Services start 7 30 each evening with special singing planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Dilton Harne
Maryland
Clyne Buxton
Mississippi
Duncan couple welcome daughter Terry Carol
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Duncan announce the birth of a daughter born May 29 weighing eight and a half pounds named Terry Carol. Mrs Duncan is formerly Miss Audrey Gross. A correction notes an earlier Benton Pennsylvania birth notice misnamed Ruth as Daisy Rut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Duncan
Terry Carol
Bruce Everetts
Benton, Pa
Ruth
Daisy Rut
Missionary Society Notes and Local Visitor Report
Mrs. Ed Rinehart hosted the Young Men’s Group meeting with Mrs. S.L. Howard leading the program on Evangelism. A string of visits followed in Grundy and nearby towns as families arrived for weddings, college trips, and summer terms, including Aileen Peery heading to Berkeley California. Grundy’s Buchanan County chamber of commerce announced a County Fair August 29 and 30 with an executive committee to oversee plans and a promise of a bigger event this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Howard
H. O. Kerns III
Vernon Broyles
Grundy
Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce
Grundy High School
Bob Venable
The
Commerce
Charles Carlton
W. E. Johnson
S. D. Woods
Joe Weller
Buchanan County Fair Adds Antiques and Live Stock Exhibit
The Buchanan county fair will feature prizes for home grown products and livestock including horses and cattle. A new antiques section is added while exhibits must be on site Thursday August 28. Playground for Grundy children underway at Slate Creek lots funded by Save the Children Federation with Kiwanis and Rotary co sponsors. Grundy High School coach P L Williams directs.
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Buchanan County
Grundy's
Ans
Ansant
Slate Creek
Save the Children Federation
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
P. L. Williams
Grundy High School
Ames
Rotary and Kiwanis to Meet in Beneficiary Softball Game
The Grundy Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will play softball at Vansant Park Thursday night, June 26, to raise funds for Grundy’s new playground. Rivalry traces to Kiwanis defeating Rotarians in a recent basketball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Kiwanis
Vansant Park
Kiwanians
Rotarians
Virginia Extension offers summer school for Buchanan teachers
The University of Virginia Extension department runs a summer school for Buchanan county teachers at the high school. J. Robert Anderson is instructor. About fifty teachers enroll in three courses on visual aids, dance, and organization of the elementary curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Virginia Extension Department
Buchanan County
J. Robert Anderson
New Home Demonstration Agent Named for Buchanan County
D Woods the Buchanan county agent reports the Extension Division service at Blacksburg has secured a new Home Demonstration agent for Buchanan county Miss Blevins who will begin work early in July She will assume the duties of Miss Virginia L Thornton former secretary and will be active in 4 H club work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Woods
Buchanan County
Blacksburg
Miss Blevins
Virginia L. Thornton
Grundy to hold fire school June 23 to July 3
E. E. Dixon announces a Grundy fire school from June 23 to July 3 led by J. B. Easherly state fire instructor. Night classes require 75 percent attendance and passing the exam with classroom and hands on training. An alarm system with a three horsepower siren will be installed atop the courthouse tower and a new code system will guide volunteer firemen to fire locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Dixon
Grundy
J. B. Easherly
Revival at Church of Christ in Duhring draws crowd
The Church of Christ revival in Duhring W VA opens strong with Rev. R M Mounts of South Carolina delivering messages assisted by pastor Rev. B F Sublett. Albert Muncy of Montcalm leads singing and Miss Bonham of Goodwill plays for services as children’s program is led by Mrs E M Taylor. Tomorrow features dinner on the ground and afternoon singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duhring
W. Va
Church of Christ
R. M. Mounts
South Carolina
B. F. Sublett
Albert Muncy
Montcalm
Miss Bonham
Goodwill
E. M. Taylor
Sunday Family Visits in Cleveland and Lebanon
Sunday relatives gathered in different towns as T. G. Musick of Cleveland and E. L. Musick of Lebanon visited M. H. Christian and family in addition to Mrs. Robert Thompson and children of Honaker. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Trayer and Barbara Ann Trayer visited Bris and Mrs. Fred Morgan of Abingdon to call on Mrs. C. H. Trayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Musick
Cleveland
E. L. Musick
Lebanon
Robert Thompson
Honaker
M. H. Christian
H. M. Trayer
Barbara Ann
Bris
Fred Morgan
Abingdon
C. H. Trayer
Raleigh Ballot Hearing on Confession and Silence
A Raleigh criminal court judge cites statements from a detainee who admitted to being used as a tool by others and questions why the witness did not fully disclose facts. The judge suggests silence was secured to defeat justice and that the detainee forfeited consideration from the prosecuting office.
Funeral services for C. M. Hunter held in Pounding Mill
C M Hunter died Monday morning and funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 4 p m at Stras Memorial Episcopal church, Tazewell. Burial followed in Maple Wood cemetery. A memorial service by Pounding Mill lodge saw 13 members and 14 visitors.
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Pounding Mill
C. M. Hunter
Stras Memorial Episcopal Church
Tazewell
Maple Wood Cemetery
Pounding Mill Lodge
G. A. Riley
J. W. Cochran
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Remington
Remington Rand
Princeton Avenue
Matoaka, W. VA
Women OF Moose
BIBLE
Mary Sue Wright
A. C. Hinkle
Glenna Wheeler
Z. FP. Mayberry
Jack Williams
Christian Union
Christian Union of the Christian Church
George Corvin
C. E. Bowling
Clara Hall
W. P. Harman
Bowling
Piedmont
Matoaka Christian Church
Cal W. Sneed
Kiwanis Club
Matodka Kiwanis Club
Brooks Hardy
Easton Feaster
Concord College
Roy Hickman
Meade McNeil
Fred Ferguson
George Tabor
Tony
Matoaka Boy
Camp
Phillips
Lashmeet
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Mae Belcher
Wyoming County
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Parkersburg
L. A. Steele
Pineville Methodist Church
Celea
Cancer Fund
George Arnold Brooks
Brooks
W. M. Rutherford
Byron McKinney
Corinne
Black Eagle
Rutherford
Govan River
J. A. Burgess
Laura Davis
Guardian
Burgess
Medford
Baileysville
I. W. Davis
H. M. Houck
Pierpoint
Ramond W. Wells
Fred McKinney
Fairview
Mullens
Slab Fork
Calvin Payne
Pleas Wright
Ida Scaggs
Oceana
Mary A. Burks
G. E. Sisk
Valley Springs
Harry G. Woods
Frederick T. Kingdon
Frantz-Deegans
John R. Cook
George Wayne Cook
Robert W. Davis
Georgetown
Ocie Blankenship
Matison Miller
Charlie Bishop
Mill Creek
Margaret Ebien Daisy
Pineville Land Co
Ritz
James Gibson
Rcy Bailey
Toney Fork Junction
Oceana District
Acy Bailey
RED Cross
Erica
Ise
the Country Club
Welch News
D. G. Rivers
Bowmans
Pineville, W. Va
W.H. H. Cook Baptist Church
Vaughan Stewart
Wylie
Ward Wylie
West Virginians, Inc
W. M. Holroyd
Ray Toler
Samuel Pinion
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Pinion
Irvin
Stretch” Howell
Bill
Tex-Ray Clinic
State Health Department
Pineville Woman's Club
Grundy, VA
Teachers School
Duhring and Cliff Yard
John Carter
Clarence
Joe E. Kappa
Joey
Margaret Ann Shrader
Joe Kappa
J. J. Shrader
Warner
Petersburg
Albert Fares
Resaca
H. W. Arrington
W. A. Moore
Andrew Johnson
Princeton Road
R. J. Shrader
Shrader
Sallie Staton
Charles Sadler
Harold Lewis
B. B. Hurst
James Butt
Johnson Bible College
Tennessee
Dave McNew
Gus Surface
Ruby and
Club
el Dorado
Princeton, W. Va
Court House
Steckler’s
White Palm Beach
Steckler's
McGregor
Steckler
Fownes
Allen
W. G. Peck
Secy
L. A. Jackson
Scott, Horner and Mason, Inc
First National Bank
Telephone
Powell's Furniture Store
Powell's
Powell
Powell's Furniture
Vogue Shop
Batiste
Vogue
Doris Dodson
Raleigh
Papa Wally Fowler
Merle Travis
California
Sons of the Pioneers
Ee Grandpa Jones
Delmore Brothers
Curt Barrett
Mather
J. E. Matner
Wene
Zeke Clements
Clyde Moody
Edna Beaver
Mary Thomas
New York City
Mattie Altizer
Ray Altizer
Jewel Ridge
Lettie Ringstaff
William Altizer
Erwin
Carl Keene
B. Massie
C. E. Sykes
Dora
Ester
Clark Stores, Inc
Bluefield, W. Va
the Fashion Center OF
DeLise Debs Tweedie Cobblers
Sandler
Boston
Rhythm Step
Wey
Estee’s
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