Oldest Miners Contest Planned at Southern Appalachian Exhibit
H C Callaway of Bluefield Virginia chairs the Oldest Miners contest for the Southern Appalachian Exhibit to be held in Bluefield on August 17 18 and 19. Miners with forty years or more service are eligible. Samuel Carter a 69 year old with fifty years of mine work will be honored. Members may join by writing H C Callaway care of the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Callaway
Bluefield
W. Va
Early McCoy
Buc Coal and Coke Company
Samuel Carter
Old Miners’ Club
H.C. Callaway
Revival at Valley Church In Eggleston Va
In Eggleston Virginia on June 24 Reverends O C Brown J E Guthrie and W H Simpkins lead a revival at Valley church. The Daily Vacation Bible School at the Methodist church closed Friday with thirty five children to receive certificates Sunday morning. Instructors were Mrs W H Kiris Mrs Lynwood Munsey and Miss Rennie Neel King. On the Rev W H Simpkins was
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eggleston
O. C. Brown
J. E. Gutherie
W. H. Simpkins
Valley Church
Methodist Church
W. H. Kiris
Lynwood Munsey
Rennie Neel King
Juarez at Colonial Theatre stars Muni and Davis
Warner Bros film Juarez features Paul Muni and Bette Davis with a cast including Arlene, Garfield, and Rains. It dramatizes the 1860s Mexican conflict as Napoleon III sets a puppet empire, while Juarez leads the republic against debt-driven French intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Warner Bros. Brilliant
Paul Muni
Bette Davis
Colonial Theatre
Mr. Muni
Miss Davis
Brain Aherne
John Garfield
Claude Rains
Jos
Napoleon Iit
France
Mexico
Whimilian
Carlota
Funeral for John Daniel Palmer at Round Bottom Church
The obituary notice states John Daniel Palmer was conducted to be buried at Round Bottom church on the Rocky Gap charge Tuesday. Mrs. Ethel Murray of Dayton arrived to spend the summer with Mr and Mrs T C Morton. The Misses Ruby and Janie Thacker went to Princeton for a stay with Mr and Mrs P O Miller and children and Eddie Hun. Mr and Mrs Luther Snidow and daughter Betty Jane visited Saturday night with Mr and Mrs L E Munsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Bottom Church
Rocky Gap
John Daniel Palmer
Ethel Murray
Dayton
T. C. Morton
Eva Carter
Evelyn
Radford State Teachers’ College
Ruby
Janie Thacker
Princeton
P. O. Miller
Eddie Hun
Miller
Memorial service for young people's class at Tip Top Methodist
Tip Top Virginia reports a memorial service planned for July 1 at the Methodist church honoring members of the young people's class who attended for twelve years. Teachers listed include Mamie Perdue Dora Whitt Trula Snell Lenora Bowman R B Compton Bertie Johnson Henry Hager. A free will offering will fund repairs to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Mamie Perdue
Bluefield
Dora Whitt
Cliff Yard
Trula
Grat Snell
Lenora Bowman
R. B. Compton
Bertie Johnson
Henry Hager
Mud Fork News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mud Fork Virginia residents report visitors from Stamford West Virginia and Abbs Valley. Lynn and Bill Stevenson of Stamford visit relatives. Mrs Martha Kemberlin and others from Tip Top join J A Mathena and sister Elizabeth Bane in Mud Fork this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mud Fork
Lynn
Bill Stevenson
Stamford
West Virginia
Noah
Martha Kemberlin
Haro Cham
Roy Dawson
Tip Top
J. A. Mathena
Elizabeth Bane
Bluefield
J. C. Shrader
Ruth
Lillian Tabor
Abbs Valley
Louise
Zane Baker
P. Tabor
Dewey Tabor
Worth Church Hosts Evening Service and Camp Plans
Worth West Virginia church members attend a Sunday service at 11 in Worth Church. Barbara Faust and Jean Parnell plan a two month Camp Glenrochie stay near Abingdon, Virginia, joined by Mrs. H. Paust. The McDowell charge held its third quarterly conference at Gilliam, led by Rev C G Eastwood, with reports from church leaders and missionary society presidents Mrs R A Tosh and Mrs J H Lotspeich, and W R Carter elected delegate to Western Virginia Holston conferences in Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Faust
Jean Parnell
Camp Glenrochie
Abingdon
H. Paust
McDowell Charge
Gilliam
McDowell
Worth
Gilliam Church
C. G. Eastwood
Eastwood
J. H. Lotspeich
E. B. Pulcher
Georgia Sprinkle
Ernest Reynolds
R. A. Tosh
Worth Woman's Missionary Society
Richard Spencer
McDowell Society
W. R. Carter
Western Virginia
Holston
Fairmont
Pastors and Delegates Attend Fourth Quarterly Conference
A Bluefield district event gathers pastors and delegates in Knoxville Tennessee for the fourth quarterly conference at the McDowell church. June 19 activities include visits and local travel as families visit relatives and plan trips along the Virginia coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Bluefield
McDowell Church
Local Social News from Bramwell District
Bramwell notes greetings as Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan of Norfolk Va visit Mrs. James Morgan and Miss Alice Morgan. Mrs. W B Terbert stays a few days with local friends while Mr. and Mrs. Wester Johnston and son Edward move to Coopers. Mr. and Mrs. C Taylor and son Charles of Welsh visit friends here on Saturday. Miss Jewel Haynes previously mentioned in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell
W. Va
George Morgan
Norfolk
James Morgan
Alice Morgan
W. B. Terbert
Wester Johnston
Edward Ee
Coopers
C’ Teylor
Charles
Welsh
Jewel Haynes
Visit Notes From Morgantown And Virginia Visitors
Visiting Miss Jewell Belchee in New York plans to visit Worths fair. Miss Sarah Prances Perdue of Morgantown is home for the summer with her mother, Mrs. Ida Perdue. Mr. and Mrs. Hedley Craft of Saltville, Virginia were visiting relatives here last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J M. Dugger
Stevens Clinic
Jean Dalton
J. T. Jones
Oscar Ratliff
Killarney
Roger Jones
Bertha Setliff
W. W. Watkins
Billy
Cedar Bluff
Robert Herndon
Gauley Bridge
R. A Tosh
Dot Jones
Wiley Setliff
Jewell Belchee
New York
Sarah Prances Perdue
Morgantown
Ida Perdue
Hedley Craft
Saltville
Local Social News From Glen Lyn Area and Guest Visits
A stream of visitors is listed in Glen Lyn and nearby areas. Mrs. 8. Yarbro, Betsy Knight, Ivy Peters, and Frances Crittenden host and visit relatives. Cincinnati's Wayne DeRonda stays with Mr. M. P. Lawrence, while Miss Mildred Jessee attends summer school in Charlot. The column notes trips to New York City and other points, and mentions New York leading global taxicab counts with 12 331 while London has 7 811.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ove Im
Yarbro
Oe Ton
Stuart
Dublin
Ongle Mies Ivy. Peters
Ae Tas
Betsy Knight
Nia Bailey
Neville
Frances Crittenden
Sam Silverman
Wayne DeRonda
Clarence Barber
Martinsville
Elliott
Andy Elliott
Feilden and Wiley
Dawnamter
Ada Richardson
Lundy Elliott
Oscar Elliott
Carolina
Estil Skeens
Agnes
Newark
A. W. Reeves
Waslinton
Baltimore
Annapolis
New York City
London
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Gene Auti
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Jane Withers
Rene Dunne
Fred Macmullay
Richard Greene
Kell State
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Eggleston, Va
Mexican Republic
America
Paul Munt
She Belongs
Samuel Goldwyn
Wuthering Heights
Merle Oberon
Laurence Olivier
David Niven
Emily Bronte
SUN
John Howard
Heather Angel
Bulldog Drummond
Secret Police
Boy Friend
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Eee
Ts Caerbahia
Jack Holt
Walter Mathena Correspndent
Cara Ritter
Tazewell
Ollie Jones
Resi
James Hoge
Amnion
Welee
Worth Church
Alvash Preston
Sam Griffith
Lotspeich
Christian Workers’ School
Emory and Henry
Bramwell, W. Va
Glen Lyn, Va
Wes
L. Knight
W.va
Macnimcent
Warner Boos
Paul
Davis
Juar
Brian Aherne
Donald Crisp
Joseph Calleia
Gale Sqndergaard
Gilbert Roland
Henry O'Neill
William Dieterle Bereee
Jobe Mustow
Remese Markensie
Wolfgang Reinherds
Frame Wertet
Phantom Crowe
Bertie Herding
Brick Wolfgang Leragets
Warner Bros
Mr. Mate
Peter Lorre
Doug. Fairbanks, Jr
Janet Gaynor
the Young In Heart
Gene Autry
Nancy Kelly
Preston Foster
Slim Summerville
Warren Hymer
John Carradine
Henry Armetta
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