FBI Seeks Broad Range of Positions During War Effort
The FBI announces expanded hiring across roles from special agents to clerical staff driven by wartime duties. Applicants face tests and loyalty checks with starting salaries from 1260 to 3200 annually, depending on role, with placements in Washington and nationwide.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
L. K. Cook
FBI
Huntington Field
Europe
Cook
John Edgar Hoover
G-Men
United States
Bar
Washington
Huntington
Washington, D. C
Gubernatorial Hopefuls Tour Virginia Amid Veiled Neutrality
Three Virginia candidates for governor press campaign in the state while Sen Hudson and Colgate Darden plan southern stops. Sen Page attacks Byrd faction and urges voters to vote free. Gov Price remains neutral. Bluefield event notes include Mrs. A E Hicks of Etowah Tennessee visiting and praising Bluefield meetings.
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Virginia
Hmond
Hudson
Southwest
Colgate W. Darden
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Vivian Page
Price
Elkhorn Local 11 Sides of Bacon Mystery
RA era reminiscence recounts a 40 year old Elkhorn local tale. Conductor T A Gregg is said to have encountered 11 sides of meat at Elk Horn and a brakeman who split one piece to balance the tally. George W Pile, later a Bluefield Norfolk agent, recalls late night shifts amid the tale.
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T. A. Gregg
Elkhorn
George W. Pile
Bluefield
Norfolk
Elk- Sea
Blefield
Gregg
Saeger
Pile
Gasoline Share of Crude Oil Rises Across Eras
The share of gasoline produced from a barrel of crude oil grew from about 18 percent in 1914 to 45 percent by 1941, reflecting shifts in refining efficiency and product emphasis.
WPA Construction In Bluefield Lags
Bluefield town faces possible cancellation of a $90,000 WPA street project if local workmen do not increase. Only about 24 men are employed on Rollins Street while the WPA requires twice that number. Town Manager Pick Lambert warns the project could collapse without more local activity.
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Bluefield
Pick Lambert
Rollins Street
Virginia Sidelights Bible Class Meeting
The Ellen Graves Bible class of Memorial Baptist church will meet Friday at 7 30 p m with Mrs L M Perdue Virginia Avenue and Mrs B E McQueen as joint hostesses. Conductor Daniel Coleman Yates 58 died suddenly in the Portsmouth yard at Bluefield reported by Mrs W E Dunn of Portsmouth Ohio He is survived by his widow two sons and a granddaughter. The Rev H A Phillips attends a Methodist ministers' meeting.
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Ellen Graves
Memorial Baptist Church
L. M. Perdue
Virginia Avenue
B. E. McQueen
Bluefield
W. E. Dunn
Portsmouth
Ohio
Daniel Coleman Yates
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World's Tonic Promises Relief From ills At Oak Hill
A Oak Hill resident Beulah Hudson reports relief from nervousness kidney pains and rheumatic like aches after using World's Tonic. She says constipation and back stiffness improved and energy returned with the herbal remedy sold at Goody Koontz Stores and other druggists.
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Oak Hill
Beulah Hudson
Main Street
Beckley
W. Va
Incomplete College Instructor Mention at Sullins Bristol
The fragment notes an instruction role at Sullins College in Bristol and references the Rev Mr Phillips serving as pastor at West Gra y Methodist church Bluefield.
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Sullins College
Bristol
Phillips
West Graa Methodist Church
Bluefield
Portsmouth Couple Attends Bluefield Conductors' Meet
Mr and Mrs Bob Ryan of Portsmouth Ohio and Mrs Bess Frye Dunn of Portsmouth attended a conductors convention in Bluefield. Ryan and Anderson served as Norfolk and Western passenger conductors. Dunn, formerly Miss Bess Frye, is sister of Lewis Prye who died during the Matz hotel construction. Dunn and her husband own a Portsmouth home and she disliked many improvements since her youth.
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Bluefield
A. E. Hicks
Etowah
Tenn
Bertha Henderson
Cartersville
Sam Jones
Jones
Samon
Hicks
P.T. A
Tennessee
Bob Ryan
Portsmouth
Ohio
Bess Frye Dunn
George Anderson
Anderson
Norfolk & Western
Dunn
Bess Frye
S.ways
Lewis Prye
Matz
Scioto
Norfolk and Western
Dunn's
Guar Couple Guests at Bluefield Convention
An Atlanta pair praised their Bluefield convention visit in a banquet hall, saying they had never enjoyed such an event and that their expressions conveyed strong, positive impressions of the gathering.
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A Guar
Atlanta, Ga
West
Bluefield Hosts Railroad Conductors Convention Triumph
The conductors association held a successful convention in Bluefield with numerous attendees and a strong turnout. The Bluefield committee and ladies earned credit for smooth planning and on time execution, as attendees return home ready for 100 percent booster support for Bluefield the air conditioned city.
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Conductors Association
Bluefield
Ducklings At Play At Falls Mills Dam
Mrs. W. M. McCoy reports two mother wild ducks caring for more than thirty ducklings at the Falls Mills dam where observers can watch the lively brood from nearby.
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Falls Mills
Ducks Dive and Reappear as Dam Drains for Bridge Work
The ducks dive and surface away from their usual spot as Mud Fork road dam is drained for a new highway bridge. Mrs. McCoy notes the birds look greener and the dam’s level is very low during construction.
Secretive teachers in Tazewell County spill news constraints
In this fragment, unnamed married teachers in Tazewell County are urged to confide to an “Old-Timer” about breaking news to the board. The text is garbled and lacks clear events, names, dates, or institutions to verify a concrete report.
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Tazewell County
William Os borne improves after Petersburg accident at Camp Lee
William Os borne remains in Ward 2 at Camp Lee hospital Virginia after an accident Saturday night. His sister Miss Virginia Osborne and aunt Miss Tempie Osborne stay in Petersburg until he leaves. Murray Callaway, his friend, will depart Camp Lee for Bowling Field Louisville to join the Medical Training Battalion. Draft news notes: No more trainees will be sent off until July 15. July 1 will register men turning 21 since Oct 16 and others not registered last year. a special board will meet at Pocahontas courthouse. Sympathy extends to Mrs. C. H. Dudley on the death of her father J. M. Wallace in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Wallace buried at Sayle Wednesday. Dudleys present at passing.
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William Osborne
Petersburg
Camp Lee Hospital
Camp Lee
Virginia Osborne
Tempie Osborne
William
Murray Callaway
Bill
Louisville
Bowling Field
Murray
C. H. Dudley
J. M. Wallace
Maryville
Tenn
Wallace
Sayle
Dudley
Mr. Wallace
Friends Come To Aid After Camp Lee Injury
Judge T A Osborne notes friends are valuable as the Osborne family arrives at Camp Lee where William Osborne, a trainee, was injured. They find a former Bluefield family now in Petersburg at the hospital who offer to host the Osbornes, with Judge Osborne recalling Mr and Mrs Arch Johnson of Bluefield from their youth.
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T. A. Osborne
Osborne
Camp Lee
William Osborne
Bluefield
Petersburg
Judge Osborne
Arch Johnson
Chillern
May Not Teach Farrar Named for Pulaski Contractor
John Farrar, last year's Graham High School football coach, is assigned to a contractor position at Pulaski and will not teach next term. Farrar is praised as a splendid Latin teacher, with a solid reputation. He faced an unfortunate jam this football season, but many acknowledge his Latin skill and fine character.
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John Farrar
Graham
Pulaski
Farrar
Labor Shortage Noted in Bluefield Area
Officials from the West Virginia employment service report a fresh labor shortage in Bluefield as demand rises for skilled and unskilled workers. About 500 laborers were sent to the Radford Powder plant with 100 more and 50 carpenters needed. Radford and Dublin draws concern for local employers.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Smith
Radford
Dublin
Dabney M. Trice
The
Employment Service
Junior Chamber of Commerce Employment Committee
Jaycee Flyng Squadron
Trice
Circle No. 7 meeting at 8 tonight near Graham High School
Circle No. 7 of West Graham Methodist Church will meet this evening at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Sid Williams near the Graham High School building. Note the change of date.
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West Graham
Prices Unchanged by Huntington Barbers Guild Meeting
Huntington West Virginia June 25 barbers, the Journeymen and barbers of Huntington agreed to keep shop prices steady after a meeting to discuss possible increases.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ter
Four and two door sedans dominate US auto sales
Four door and two door sedans account for more than 80 percent of all automobile sales in the United States, highlighting a strong market preference for conventional body styles over others.
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United States
Huntington Police Sergeant Ira O Harold to Retire
Huntington Virginia June 25 Sergeant Ira O Harold announces retirement July 1 after 32 years on the Huntington police force He is a Kanawha County native and has lived in Huntington 52 years serving as a sergeant since 1917 River interests meet July 7 as Eastern Kentucky and Southern parties discuss river transportation projects and river surveys by Huntington district army engineers. Automobile tires should be checked for air pressure at least once a month.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ira O. Harold
Kanawha County
Wiliamson
Kentucky
Huntington District Army
Louisa
Wonder
St. Albans
Bluefield
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Mrs. Beulah Hudson
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