Kitty O'Brien the world's farthest north taxi driver
In Fairbanks Alaska Kitty O'Brien known as Kitty's Taxi has driven 64 000 miles since starting cab service in 1930 She is on her third cab Native of Leadville Colorado she came from Washington in 1913 Her winter uniform is a reindeer skin praka She keeps a flat rate of 1 a trip within city limits and earns more in snowbound weeks She says she prefers to go it alone and receives many letters from taxi drivers in the states for advice or work opportunities.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Kitty O’brien
Leadville
Colorado
Miss O’brien
Wash
Valdez
E. Sheldon
Sheldon
Territorial University
Kitty
Mercury
Kitty O'Brien
States
Amonate Society Meeting and Community Notices
The Amonate area reports the quarterly Woman's Missionary Society auxiliary meeting in the church basement with forty seven attendees. Prizes were awarded in corn dime cracker eating and riddle contests. Funeral attendance noted for Clifford Allen in Peterstown. Bluefield N I SA banquet guests listed from Amonate include J T Sutter, Carolina Massey, Sadie Johnson, Elizabeth Blevins, Pauline Agnew and others.
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Amonate
Woman's Missionary Society
S. J. Harris
B. G. Bird
M. E. Simpson
S. Cecil Alt
Marriage of Interest in Detroit Announces Lucretia Gulu and Stanley Ross
Annou ncement reports the marriage in Detroit within the past week of Miss Lucretia Gulu and Mr. Stanley J. Ross. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gulu of Detroit formerly residents of Amonate. She studied at Big Creek High and was popular there. Mrs. C. E. Brewster led a junior boys class on a Wednesday after a weiner roast at a park above the CCC camp at Cucumber. Grace Lyon joined Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lyon for a trip to Carolina Beach, Wilmington.
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Detroit
Lucretia Gulu
Stanley J. Ross
Mike Gulu
Amonate
Big Creek
C. E. Brewster
The
Methodist Church School
CCC
Grace Lyon
Mrs
Leonard Lyon
Carolina Beach
Wilmington
Local Visits Span Several Counties
Crumpier residents Mrs Skeins and family visited here recently. Louis Ron Cagalione and children and Junior Sizemore attended events in Chicago. F F Smith and sons from Williamson visited here. J H Companied by Cecil Stanley drove to Rutledge Tennessee with H Dodson. Dodson visits Amonate for two weeks. R E Cassell hosted Redford Virginia relatives. C E Brewster attended Red Men memorial services at Bishop Sun g. Charles Gregory and children from Tazewell visited Cassell.
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Skeins
Crumpier
Louis Ron Cagalione
Oak Hill
Junior Sizemore
Chicago
F. F. Smith
H Dodson
Bailey Sunday School Picnic and Children’s Day Planned
In Bailey Virginia Mrs F K Karr’s Sunday school class held a church picnic Thursday with devotional led by Aline Bourne and attendees Ruth Nash Thelma Durham Virginia Patton and Annette Nash. Visitors Phyllis Ann Helen French and Annette Nash also attended. The Bailey Sunday school sponsors a Children’s Day program at 10:30 Sunday morning inviting parents and friends.
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The
Bailey Sunday School
Attendees at Bluefield college 4-H camp named
Miss Virginia Nash and Bob Caudill attended the 4-H club camp at Bluefield college. R. H. Norton and Miss Margaret Norton of Bluefield visited Mrs. Alex French Thursday. Mr and Mrs Roy Durham of see visited Mr and Mrs P Durham Sunday. Mrs Dillie French Ozella and Frank French and Mr and Mrs Il H Davidson visited Mr and Mrs J H Tabor of Brush Fork Sunday.
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Bluefield College
Virginia Nash
Bobby Caudill
R. H. Norton
Margaret Norton
Bluefield
Alex French
Roy Durham
See
P. Durham
Dillie French
Ozella
Frank French
H. Davidson
J. H. Tabor
Brushfork
Sunday church services and meetings noted at Macedonia church
Mud Fork Virginia reports Sunday school at 10 AM with quarterly meeting at 11 led by the presiding elder. A young people gathering is planned for 7:30 PM. Neighbor visits include Mrs J A Mathena hosting guests and other locals listed as visiting or dining with families in Mud Fork and nearby Welch Bluefield and Abbs Valley.
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Chevrolet
Bluefield
West Virginia
E. H. Ackerman
Cleveland
C. B. Nye
Givsional
L. N. Hargraves
Welch
James Larkin
Northfork
W. P. Eaton
W. T. Lea
Beckley
F. F. Johnson
Pocahontas
J. H. Hess
Mud Fork
Macedonia Church
Falls Mills Notes Visitations and Local Meetings
Falls Mills Virginia dated June 25 reports Mr and Mrs Larry Jarrett and son Richard of Beckley visiting Mr and Mrs E R Thomas. Frances Perdue and daughter Patty visited her parents at Coaldale. Lee Nicewander of Bluefield gives Bible studies at the Christian church on Mondays and Fridays. Elizabeth Rigney of Coaldale visited sister s Frank Perdue. Jane Maxwell visited relatives at Richlands. A queen wasp will produce from 10 000 to 20 000 offspring.
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Falls Mills
Larry Jarrett
Richard
Beckley
E. R.thomas
Frances Perdue
Patty
Coaldale
Lee Nicewander
Bluefield
The
Christian Church
Elizabeth Rigney
S. Frank Perdue
Jane Maxwell
Richlands
Man Dies After Perforated Stomach Operation At California Hospital
Bastian Virginia native Bastian Kidd died in a California facility after an operation on a perforated stomach on June 8. Pneumonia followed, and he died early morning. Funeral plans include bringing the body to Bastian for burial in the family cemetery. Surviving him are his widow a five month old daughter Vivian Ellen and multiple siblings. He was born September 15 1906, enlisted in 1926 and served in the army and air service. Funeral and burial services will be announced later.
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United States Army
Air Service
Harless Family Visit References Shriners Tour
Springville Virginia June 26 Mr and Mrs George Harless of Pem broke and their son Claude of Roanoke visited the home of Mr and Mrs Will Wallace Sunday Arthur Wallace is on a weekly tour with the Shriners They will visit Charleston Niagara Falls
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Springville
George Harless
Pembroke
Claude
Roanoke
Will Wallace
Arthur Wallace
Shriners
Charleston
Niagara Falls
Local Tent Revival Draws Community and Play Cast
Seminole town hosts a tent revival with services at 7 45 led by Rev Cochrane of Pocahontas. A Negro minstrel troupe traveled by truck to Bluewell for a Christian Endeavor event, marking the third performance of the production to broad approval.
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Cochrane
Pocahontas
Bluewell
of the Christian Endeavor Society
Church
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J. A. Mathewa
Frank Snell
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Howard Scott
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H. P. Lewis
Roy Pennell
Coopers
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Vernon
Louise Baker Evans
Ruth Tabor
Hazel Bane
Helen Perdue
George Walker
Stuart Bane
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U. D. Bailey
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Ats
America
Tesce
Pontiac Motor Division
Pontiac, Michigan
General Motors Sales Corporation
Pontiac de Luxe
Woods-Brevick Motor CO
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George Butt
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Kidd
Virginian Hardwood Lumber Company
Linkons Looney
Wolfe Creek
Lillian Elswick
East Radford
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R. 8
Iytton
Hungry Mother Park
Appalachian Electric Iee
T. M. Kidd
Grapefield
Presbyterian Auxiliary
P. E. Goodman
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C. K. Nash
Cenede
Intay Pelts
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Olney
Wherelen Boyd
Helen
Nellie
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Shannondale
Edna Moore
Dora Carter
Cecil Mullens
Nemours
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George L. Carter
A. W. Cox
Wide Boy
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