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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1939
Page
10
Brush Creek Farm Woman's club members toured a Methodist church near Union in Monroe County about noon. Rev. John Ross of Kuna Idaho visited, services were proposed, and Psalm 92 was read as members praised the stop. Twenty one club members joined the group and enjoyed the day.
Mr. and Mrs. C S Wiley attended the funeral of Mrs Wiley's father Matthew Wallace Lone 84 who died suddenly at his home near Renick Sunday night Funeral services were held at the Wiley home Wednesday morning by Rev S L Cottrill and burial was in End of the Trail cemetery near Charlton West Virginia obituary notes his early schooling at pioneer community schools and a teaching career including a stint at White Sulphur Springs He later became a prominent farmer and stockman and was active in local affairs He was born in the Renick area and survived by several children and relatives including A Bennett of Louisville Ky Viral Yaw Huntington and others
Five room cottage on one acre with fruit trees and outbuildings. Located on Mc Nutt avenue near Princeton. Contact B Y Repass at 305 Highland avenue Princeton.
James Stewart Lew Ayres and Lewis Stone star in The Ice Polces of 1939 at the Royal today and Monday. The Ehrhardt Shipstad troupe presents spectacular Technicolor ice numbers including Mother Goose Ballet Circus Ballet Indian Fantasy and champion acts.
Gardner playground hiking club members went on their first hike of the season. The group split into two Indian tribes led by a brave to mark the trail, with Leo Wright first to discover it. An observation contest noted insects and birds found. Supervised by WPA leader Mrs. Hearn.
Farm accident deaths climb to 4 300 in 1938 as authorities report the highest annual toll yet. The tally reflects workers on rural farms amid ongoing safety concerns and industry warnings.
J P Udy won the NRA individual medal for the best score among American Legion Post 54 Rifle Club members. Top five scores included Udy 184, Sh 183, Hylton 164, and Dr C 169 with total scores listed. Officials noted state and national matches in Ohio with travel and per diem reimbursements for team members.
A brief item noting the availability of communication with General Horner or Otis J Hylton in Princeton for official matters. The notice requests the appropriate channel and timing to reach these individuals for coordination.
Mrs. Harry Karnes lists contact hours 1 to 4 p m and phone 115 L for Princeton Society matters.
A daily Vacation Bible School will open at First Baptist Church in the city Monday morning for children aged four to sixteen. The program includes music, handicraft, and manual work with Mrs. J. R. Vermillion as director of hymology and Mrs. Hartley Sanders as pianist. Departmental staff cover intermediates and primary groups with multiple instructors listed.
Mr and Mrs George Callahan of North Wilkesboro North Carolina welcomed a son named Jackie Martin born on Wednesday June 21 Mrs Callahan was formerly Miss Nelle Reid
Miss Jean Cheatham of Lynchburg Virginia visits her parents Mr and Mrs J B Cheatham on Bee Street. She is on the nursing staff of the Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg. Mr and Mrs R A Saunders and daughter Gwendolyn will spend days with relatives and friends before returning to Princeton. Mrs Og also plans to return to Princeton.
The report states that horn spent Friday as the guest of Mrs Albert Hall of Front Street. The wording is sparse but indicates a social engagement or courtesy visit on a Friday. The location Front Street and the named individuals are the primary identifiable facts.
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