This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1939
Page
3
Patch notes describe enclosing a token found on a ski trail in the Laurentians. The token likely wandered far and may feel at home with tokens in Alabama rather than in a Montrealer’s pocket. The economic aside notes it cost three cents to mail the one-mill token.
The senate confirmed former Wisconsin senator F. Ryan Duffy to be the district judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin. He is the first former senator to receive a federal judgeship in the state. The confirmation was announced in Washington on June 26.
The article analyzes a bridge hand where North South versus East West leads to a slam decision. It argues that with no finesses and an even chance for success, the optimal approach is to pass when vulnerable, avoiding a free raise while your partner shows strength.
The choir of Scott Street Baptist Church will meet for rehearsal this evening at eight o'clock. Members are reminded to arrive a few minutes early for warm up and voice practice.
At Bluefield State Teachers College the Ragone Training Institute for Negro scouts recognized D. W. Proe with the top camping group score of 100 percent in nature study. W. P. Hamilton led tir craft with 200 percent. Committee 39 members O. W. Hunter and Benjamin Campbell also attended.
The Ladies auxiliary to the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Carolina community home on Bland Street.
The guest list omitted two names Miss Nannie Carr and Miss Annie Grace Vaughn from the party at Miss Alber ta Stanley's home on Co. ae 6 street last week.
The Roy Scott Post of the American Legion will meet at 8 o'clock tonight with guest John Stewart E. Browne. The gathering will discuss plans for the upcoming state convention.
The Young Woman's Home Missionary Society will meet at the John Stewart Church today at 7 30 p m.
Lawyer Jas P D Gardner and Mr and Mrs Charlie Wasmen traveled to Keystone on Saturday to pay respects to the late Hon M T Whittice and his family.
One year old Donald Eugene Trickett died in Newburg West Virginia when he fell from the truck seat driven by his father Henry S. Trickett and rolled beneath the wheels. The report notes a separate observation that American Indians moving from outdoor life to crowded cities are prone to tuberculosis.
In Roanoke area crops suffer from drought while May's heat stunted meadows. First half of June brought some improvement though grass shows need for rain. Wheat harvest underway as corn stays healthy in Tazewell and Russell counties. Several farmers began cutting wheat last Friday amid ongoing drought concerns.
Sunday evening at Memorial Baptist church Bluefield residents welcomed Dr and Mrs Snuggs. Grace Mason, a longtime friend, recalled Graham and a girlhood friend now married to Dr H Hoe a medical missionary. Mrs Snuggs, born at Natural Bridge, grew up in Blue Ridge with Rev Mason and parents. She asked about Mrs Linkous who once smoked a pipe.
The Falls Mills Red Caps beat a Bluefield Virginia team Sunday by 15 to 8. Pitchers Tabor and Danny worked the mound with Barnhill also contributing for Falls Mills.
Tebor faltered in the eighth inning while Bluefield's Coleman started and Caully relieved. Johnson caught as Falls Mills and Falls Mills visit Falls Mills again Sunday at Falls.
Dr. W. N. Wagner of Draper visited open ville Virginia to boost Buchanan efforts as laids work continues on the Grundy school project over the weekend confirming local interest and progress.
Dr Wagner notes Bluefield youth educated at Mountain Mission School at Grundy and credits Sam Hurley and Mrs Hurley for their progress. He suggests erecting a monument to the Hurleys for aiding poor boys and girls. Wagner then preaches at nearby churches.
At 10:35 a m Monday the Graham school board faced the principal vacancy created by Z T Kyle resignation. The writer believes a Graham faculty member should be chosen and foresees continued school strength under new leadership.
In 1922 two husky athletes faced off in a Kentucky football game with Center College Praying Colonels and Carson Newman. Recently they reunited at Memorial Baptist Church, with Rev. George Simmons of Carson Newman and Marshal L. meeting former rival players.
A pastor from the First Baptist Church in Norton is active in Bluefield this week, highlighting outreach efforts across the two towns and strengthening regional religious ties.
The Graham Methodist church held a homecoming Sunday with many in attendance. A feast was served in Palmer hall. Rev. H. D. Hart, pastor, preached, and in the afternoon Rev. H. Kelso of Princeton delivered an inspiring message.
In St. Louis a Reds Cardinals game drew attention as a blind man, aided by his daughter, followed the play with exceptional understanding. The account notes how spectators in darkness still engage deeply with baseball and enjoy the sport through keen perception.
An observer notes a man in Cincinnati engaging in a continuous exchange of remarks with a companion, with both seated as street dialogue persisted amid the scene.
The Holbrook Mission held a dedication service Sunday with a large crowd in attendance. Dinner was served on the spacious Holbrook lawn along Greever Avenue.
Huntington delegate M. C. Dusen, owner of Huntington, described his first trip to Bluefield for the VFW convention. He noted Huntington’s temperature around ninety and Bluefield about seventy, and mentioned a new water line and fire plug installed on Baldwin court.
Miss Ruby Dalton at home in Witten Mill will entertain in Peters upon recovery. Elizabeth War is home from hospital and recovering. Sid Senders writes from Lodi, shade, and climbing as time passes.
In Chesapeake near Charleston on June 26, a fire destroyed three frame houses and damaged two others, causing significant property loss. Local responders contained the blaze and no injuries are reported.
A short ad touts Reeve Summer head cold drops described as fast acting. It highlights the product as a remedy for cold misery and suggests simple use with two drops per nostril for swift relief.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.