City declares dog quarantine with July 1 start
The health department announces a city wide quarantine on dogs starting July 1 following reports of rabies exposure. Dr David B Lepper notes the measure as precaution after dogs bitten people and a confirmed case at Beaver High School.
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City Health Department
David B. Lepper
Jack Dudley
Beaver High School
P. I. Dudley
Pasteur
State Health Laboratories
Charleston
Marshal Sinclair
Dudley
Jack
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
D. D. Bodenheimer
Ohio State
Bodenheimer
Sinclair
Lipper
State Health Laboratory
Two Colored Men Fatally Hurt In Bramblew Highway Wreck
Two colored men, Mac Berger 37 and Frank Berger 33 from Widemouth, were injured in an auto wreck on Bramblew Highway at 8 30 last night. Mac suffered multiple fractured ribs and Frank a cerebral concussion. They were taken to a local hospital for treatment and then returned home. one or more passengers escaped with minor injuries.
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Mac Berger
Widemouth
Frank Berger
Well Road
Berger
Goth
Seta Cae
Shu
Bradley's and Pretwell's Big Clearance and July Offers
City and Coalfield Items advertise a wide sale across hats dresses coats suits and wraps. Bradley's promos include drastic reductions on hats and summer dresses and ongoing selections of chiffon scarves hose and mesh hosiery. Pretwell's features continual low prices on regular background fabrics and related accessories. Bluefield area ads also promote education and dress shop offerings.
Capels WV Missionary Meeting Notices and Family Visits
Capels West Virginia correspondent reports a missionary meeting with members present. Families mentioned include Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Taylor and children, Miss Mulkey, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Meade, Miss Alta Lee Meade, Mrs. Ralph Mulkey, and visits by Hobart family, J E Rose family, and others to Jefferson North Carolina and Virginia locations. A picnic was enjoyed at a Sunday outing and travels to Bluefield and Tazewell are noted.
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Capels
W. Va
J. Mishbersen Suirtien
Robinson, Dalton, Roberts
Buckman
Taylor
Kagy
Aylor
C. G. Taylor
E. B. Meade
Neiaen
Deck
Hobart
Tazewell
J. E. Rose
Virginia
E B. Meade
Alta Lee Meade
Ralph Mulkey
Bluefield
Davey Rejects Perkins Plan To End Steel Strike
The Ohio governor faces pressure from a 20 member CIO steel and mine workers committee led by Davey to halt troop protection of reopen efforts in the Mahoning Valley. The union seeks a federal court injunction against National Guard use and a supervised employee vote via NLRB to gauge desire for collective bargaining with CIO.
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Canton
Ohio
Canton Federation of Labor
Stark County
National
Chicago
Republic Steel Plan
Clarence B. Randall
Inland Steel Corporation
Pushmobile Contest Sparks Big Bluefield Celebration
Bluefield plans a full day event with a new pushmobile contest amid games, drum corps, fiddlers, races and wrestling. Prizes await winners as families picnic and crowds gather at the stadium grounds. A wide program runs from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. with guards, scouts and a grand fireworks finale.
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Bluefield
Kammer
Drum and Bugle Corp
Bluefield Post No
Riviera
Virginias
Tazewell County
West Guard
105Th Infantry Band
Self‑confessed killer Irwin surrenders after police chase
Irwin, linked to the Gedeon murders, turned himself in after a nationwide search. Investigators found a diary and a glove at the suspect's hotel room, tying him to the case and prompting a Cleveland custody report. Local hotel workers described the man as calm and withdrawn before the arrest.
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Irwin
John A. Lyons
New York
Gedeon
Lyons
Cleveland
Ronnie
Frank Byrnes
Gedeons
Rockland County Hospital
Canton
Byrnes
Chicago
Toledo
Tozzer
Ltd
Manuel Meridas
Local Firm Loses Garnishee Test in State Court
A West Virginia court ruling addresses garnishment of state salaries and the limits of serving the state with process. It cites the Kanawha county case on a liquor commission employee and clarifies that state process must follow statutory methods, while discussing county unit laws and school levy elections in Cabell county. The Davis Creek Coal and Land case sets tax priority in federal real estate liens against government property.
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Law
Kyle
Gideon
Huntington
Cabell County
Ee Liberal Interpretaoe Nation
Kanawha County
State of West
Davis Creek Coal and Land Company
United States
Scouts Advance in Rank by Honor Court at North Tazewell
North Tazewell June 26 Special The court of honor of the Scouts of America met in a North Tazewell church to promote members from several troops. Ten were raised to second class, eleven to first class, and one to star. names include A S Carter, N A Phillips, J W Jones, C H Percy, Ted W Dickenson, and Roy Bales.
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I N. A. Phillips
J. W. Jones
C. H. Percy
Ted W. Dickenson
Roy Bales
North Tazewell
Squire
Bishop
Bill Jones
Washington
Doctor Francis P Gains To Preach At First Presbyterian
Dr Francis P Gains president of Washington and Lee University Lexington Virginia will preach during the 11 oclock services today at First Presbyterian church.
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Francis P. Gains
First Presbyterian
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Nazi Vatican Break Near Alters German Land Reform Plan
The Vatican and Nazi regime edge toward a final break as Berlin seeks a free hand to push agricultural reform. Government media claim concordat violations by Bishop Luci Sebastian of Speyer amid plans to redistribute land by consolidating small farms into collective units with individual rights tied to land contributed.
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Vatican
Germany
Speyer
Luci Sebastian
Joseph de
Nazi Gane
Buerckel
Saeh
Madrid Next Hit by Franco as Il Duce Sees Victory
The article in Il Popolo d Italia predicts a fall of Madrid and a total insurgent victory, arguing a clean-up of Republican territory will enable Generalissimo Franco to strike with full force. It notes fascist officials warn against separate British French action, while Germany and Italy keep seats in the non intervention committee.
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Italia
Europe
Madrid
Fue
Francisco Franco
Spain
Bolsheniem
Il Popolo
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
France
Brown admits role in slaying case
Brown admits involvement in a murder. the body was found by pickers around 7 o clock Wednesday. Smith was arrested that day as Brown was taken into custody. Following his confession, Smith led officers to the crime scene and recovered the iron bar used in the murder.
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Pickers
Wed- Smith
Supers -_ Brown
Smith
Ford accused by NLRB of blocking union
The NLRB claims Ford is blocking the union and states Ford officials did not comment. A hearing was held and the board would announce findings and may issue a compliance order or seek a federal writ of enforcement from the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati.
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NLRB
FORD
Aly
National Board
Us Na! Use
Unites States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Soft Coal Board Seeks Marketing Suggestions From Producers
Washington reports the bituminous coal commission invites coal producers and distributors to share ideas on marketing rules. Hearings begin July 19 on discount and trade practices, with July 8 sessions to set standard classifications for bituminous coal. The bituminous coal code act became legal last Monday via presidential executive order.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Roosevelt
Eckman League Council Meets in Eckman West Virginia
The Eckman league council held its monthly meeting in Eckman with attendees including Mrs. Viola West Mrs. Paul Witt and son Claude Pred Cordle Virginia Ings Mary Louise Hairfield Kelly Alta Crisco Virginia Hundley and Clara Franklin The league union will meet at Crumpler Monday at 8 o clock.
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Eckman
W. Va
League Council
Northfork
Viola West
Paul Witt
Claude
Pred Cordle
Virginia Ings
Mary Louise Hairfield
A Kelly
Alta Crisco
Virginia Hundley
Clara Franklin
League Union
Crumpler
Certificates in mine rescue work awarded at Ec fall of Pulaski Iron
The Pulaski Iron company at Ec awarded mine rescue certificates to Marvin Wirt Henry Sheets Ralph Brown Ben Bowles Earl Borrer James Whitehead Mr. Martin Lloyd Thomas John Owens and James Cornell.
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Pulaski Iron Company
Marvin Wirt
Henry Sheets
Ralph Brown
Ben Bowles
Earl Borrer
James Whitehead
Mr. Martin
Lloyd Thomas
John Owens
James Cornell
Miss Irene Brooks Visits Newport Kin in Personal Notes
Newport Tennessee social column lists Irene Brooks visiting relatives of Kooniles and Layne McGinnis in Boissevein, with numerous mentions of family visits and local travel. Also notes several recoveries and returns from Bluefield and Williamson, plus hospital and visiting details.
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Irene Brooks
Newport
Tenn
Kooniles
Layne McGinnis
Boissevein
J. Stevens
James Stevens
Stevens Clinic
H. L. Davis
Willie Lemons
Bluefield
Emma Stapleton
John Kelly Jr
Eckman Yards
Alice Cahill
Williamson
B. M. Hill
Elizabeth Hill
Grady Black
Denes
Virginia
Middles
Bertha Atkinson
Connor
Lewis Gale Hospital
Roanoke
C. G. Atkinson
P. M. Campbell
Beckley
C. H. Harmon
George Burton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Card Whited
Will Blankenship
Wytheville
Joe Pais
Minnie
Vivian Winkers
Oscar Pais
Whay
R. G. Williams
On Eld
Local notes from Powhatan Kyle area visitations and travels
June streets in Powhatan Kyle feature Mr and Mrs Will Leedy visiting Langdraft while Mr and Mrs Arther Miles take a trip to Bristol Tennessee. Mrs Harry Lemon mourns a grandmother in Ennis. Cecil Y and Paty ca se relatives visit Christiansburg Virginia. J J Hurley to stay days at home in Kerutone WAS. Gland experiments are noted at San Quentin prison California.
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Christiansburg
J. J Hurley
Robert Tarter
Sam Gillespie
Kerutone
Was
Bryant Norman
Grand jury to hear Tyree case in fatal shooting
In Tazewell Virginia a hearing for Fred Tyree 12 following the killing of his brother Clarence 29 at their mother's home last Saturday Judge Albert G Peery ordered the boy held for grand jury at the August term Bond set at 2500 with hope to move him from jail The case centers on a dispute over a dog and an accidental shot that killed Clarence Tyree at home of Mrs Josie Tyree The mother seeks bondsmen to secure release while awaiting the grand jury session
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Tazewell
Fred Tyree
Clarence
Josie Tyree
Albert G. Peery
Clarence Tyree
Clarence Or
Bowie Will Head Bankers of State
FDIC chairman Crowley warned banks should avoid speculative excess and maintain solid capital to cushion losses. Elbert S. Wool sley urged keeping large reserves. West Virginia bankers re elected Homer Gebhardt as secretary and chose Charles A. Boone as vice president. The group condemned speculation and called for policies supporting capital and labor in the current recovery, opposing McAdoo branch bank legislation and stressing public confidence.
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FDIC
Zr. Crowley
Eeseir Investments
Elberts
Woolsley
First National Bank of Louisville
State ends year with balanced budget and armory moves
The administration balanced the year’s budget using sales tax revenues of about 13 million dollars from En sales tax and over 8 million from consumer sales tax plus liquor control earnings near 12.5 million. West Virginia’s National Guard armories return to war department approved status with 15 buildings, including the Huntington armory, noted by Adjutant General William L. Horner.
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Pinecrest
Consumers
Liquor Control Commission
West Virginia
National Guard
William L. Horner
Huntington
Jimmy's Restaurant in Bluefield Promises Fresh Seafood Platters
An old newspaper notice touts Jimmy's Restaurant as the unique Bluefield dining spot with Southern hospitality. It highlights a seafood platter selection from Grand Banks to Azores and Columbia River, plus steak and fried chicken options, all under personal supervision.
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Jimmy’s
Grand Banks
Azores
Columbia River
Bluefield
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