Interest in site selection boosts Nine district hope for hospital
A Daily Telegraph letter by Representative Shott spurs local focus on Bluefield Virginia as the preferred site for a veterans hospital in the Ninth district. The writer notes Bluefield meets government needs and offers favorable climate, urging coordinated local surveys and action to secure the facility.
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Representative Shott
Veterans’ Hospital
Daily Telegraph
Shott
Ninth District
Bluefield
Tazewell
Virginia
Washington
Veterans Hospital
Flannagan
Virginia Delegation Supports Shouse at Democratic Convention
Virginia’s delegation to the Chicago Democratic national convention will back Jouett Shouse amid a shifting lineup. Governor Byrd and Senator Glass oppose Roosevelt’s nomination, with Byrd’s group hinting at a possible top ticket spot and all Virginia leaders planning a ban or referendum topic during the event.
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Virginia
Chicago
Jouett Shouse
Rmer
Harry F. Byrd
Shouse
Byrd
Roosevelt
Senator Glass
New York
Pollard
Sunday School Offering Lost at Graham Methodist Church
The Sunday school at Graham Methodist Church misplaced a bag containing 11.46 dollars. The bag was left in the Sunday school room and a double check could not locate it. W F Baylor is treasurer and E Wagner is superintendent informed.
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Graham Methodist Church
W. F. Baylor
Baylor
E. Wagner
Virginia Side Personals
Friends from out of town attended the funeral of Mrs. Lem Dietrich in Bluefield Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Tucker of Williamson Mrs. Sam Huston Washington DC and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Landers Huntington WV were present. Miss Lois Kent returned to Saltville after visiting Miss Alleen Buchardan for a week.
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Bluefield
Lem Dietrich
C. T. Tucker
Williamson
Sam Huston
Washington, D. C
Earl Landers
Huntington
W. Va
Lois Kent
Saltville
Alleen Buchardan
Funeral for Lee Lawson in Williamson and Asheville
Mrs. W. H. Speed attends the funeral and burial of cousin Lee Lawson. Lawson died in Asheville, North Carolina after years of ill health. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawson of Williamson and is survived by several brothers and a twin sister, Lena Lawson, who works in Washington.
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W. H. Speed
Williamson
Lee Lawson
Asheville
N. C
Lawson
Harry Lawson
Mies Lena Lawson
Washington
Virginia Sidelights Closing Day at Wartburg Lutheran
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Wartburg Lutheran Church will hold its closing exercises on Sunday June 26 at 4 PM. All pupils should attend with their family and friends.
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Wartburg Lutheran Church
Delegates from Norfolk Attend State Christian Endeavor Convention
Misses Madeline Yost Lucy Kate Presley and John and Robert Anderson travel to Norfolk as delegates from the Christian church to the state Christian Endeavor convention. They are joined by Mrs. W C Presley. Several hundred delegates attend the event.
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Madeline Yost
Lucy Kate Presley
John and
Robert Anderson
Norfolk
The
Christian Church
State Christian Endeavor
W. C. Presley
Confederate veterans invited to forty fourth Richmond reunion
The invitation to the Richmond forty fourth Confederate veterans reunion was authored by Gen. E. S. Fagg of Bluefield Virginia and printed in the Virginia Guardsman. Fagg, a recurring Confederate reunion celebrity, has previously appeared in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not for signing his name backwards.
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Richmond
E. S. Fagg
Bluefield
Virginia Guardsman
Guardsman
General Fagg
Ripley's
Fagg
Breckenridge Named Permit Officer for Four Virginia Counties
W. C. Breckenridge, a Virginia motor vehicle traffic officer, is assigned to Buchanan, Tazewell, Bland and Wythe counties to issue drivers permits under the new law. He will devote full time to permit duties in the four counties.
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W. C. Breckenridge
Virginia
Buchanan
Tazewell
Bland
Wythe
Breckinridge
Counties Share in Road Division Allocations
Bland and Tazewell counties will share in Richmond highway allocations, promising summer and fall employment. Bland gains 9.98 miles on route 136 toward Burkes Garden, 1 mile toward Jewel Ridge, and 4.11 miles on route 11 west of Tazewell toward Marion. The plan excludes the Bluefield-Clear Fork road and does not affect the Byrd secondary system.
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Bland
Tazewell
Richmond
Ceres
Burkes Garden
Richlande
Jewel Ridge
Marion
Bluefield-Clear Fork Mountain
Virginia
Dixie League to ban rabbit ball in baseball
Atlanta reports the Dixie League will outlaw a more lively ball nicknamed rabbit for this season. Executives say too many home runs hurt the league, ordering a ball less prone to distance. A stat line shows eighty one homers in five weeks last year with 182 players scoring. Also noted, Martin high school in Tennessee sets gingham as official senior graduation attire.
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Atlanta
Southern Association Wau
If you haven't tried it Kellogg's Rice Krispies
A playful call to try Rice Krispies with a child reacting to the famous crackling sound and enjoying the taste as the toasted rice bubbles pop. The advertising tone invites readers to witness the sensory appeal and eager consumption.
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Lassen
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Paul Martin Pearson
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