Funeral Held for Princeton Man C R Reynolds
Last rites were held at 10 oclock Monday at First Methodist church Princeton for C R Reynolds 52 signal supervisor for the Virginian railroad who died Saturday at his home 128 Circle Drive Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park Pallbearers were George Shands Edward Lockhart L R Taylor E L Garst T M Johnson and Hartley Sanders The services were largely attended with many floral tributes showing the esteem in which Reynolds was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Princeton
C. R. Reynolds
Virginian Railroad
Circle Drive
Paul R. Martin
Resthaven Memorial Park
George Shands
Edward Lockhart
L. R. Taylor
E. L. Garst
T. M. Johnson
Hartley Sanders
Reynolds
Brother of Local Woman Is Buried
Funeral services for Gordon G. Tinnell 48 of Roanoke and Columbia were held at his Raleigh Court home. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. He died Thursday night in a Roanoke hospital from high blood pressure and complications after several months of illness. Survived by wife, son Marcellus F. Tinnell, and two sisters Mrs. Kidd of Bluefield and Mrs. H Earl Haupt of Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon G. Tinnell
Roanoke
Columbia
Marcellus F. Tinnell
Kidd
Bluefield
H. Earl Haupt
Hoge Infant Taken by Death
James French Strother Hoge three day old son of Mr and Mrs Strother Hoge of 909 College avenue died Sunday morning at St Luke’s hospital. Funeral services were held at home with Rev Kings W Hobson of Christ Episcopal church officiating. Burial followed at Monte Vista Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James French Strother Hoge
Strother Hoge
College Avenue
St Luke's Hospital
Bland
J Land Road
Kings W. Hobson
Christ Episcopal Church
King
Monte Vista Park
Mrs. Elsie Marie Cline Dies in Richlands
Mrs. Elsie Marie Cline wife of Thomas J. Cline of Red Ash Virginia died Sunday morning at Clinch Valley clinic Richlands after a several week illness. Funeral services are planned in Red Ash with burial in the Cline cemetery. Survived by her husband and three daughters Geneva Maxine and Betty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Marie Cline
Thomas J. Cline
Red Ash Va
Clinch Valley Clinic
Richlands
Red Ash
Cline Cemetery
Geneva
Maxine
Betty
Rites Today for W. R. Gerald at East Radford Methodist
Funeral services for W. R. Gerald 76 a Norfolk and Western railway engineer will be held at 3 pm today at East Radford Methodist Church. He died Sunday after a five week illness at Christiansburg hospital. He was noted in Bluefield where his runs brought him for many years. Survived by two sisters and a brother in Bluefield and by six children in East Radford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Radford
W. R. Gerald
Norfolk and Western Railway
Christiansburg
Gerald
Bluefield
J. W. Magman
J. E. Gerald
Will Martin
C. R. Price
Methodist Church
Eugene Gerald
Robert Jr
Dan Gerald
Earl Smith
G. A. Daniel
Piano Bargains And Notices In City and Coalfield
Local ads announce Lowman Music Company selling a used grand piano and a large sale of hats at fifty cents. Harry Haffen plans monthly visits to Roanoke. Masonic Bluefield Lodge No. 85 schedules Stated Communication at 7 30 PM with visitors welcome. Fretwell's on Bland Street advertises extra heavy sheets 81 by 90 at 50 cents each and no layaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lodge No
A. F
A. M
L. M. Carper
Fretwell’s
Bland Street
George I Smith to Seek Mercer County School Board Nomination
George I. Smith head of Mercer Coal company and longtime Bluefield resident filed his candidacy for the Republican nomination to the Mercer county school board. A former Norfolk and Western worker and lifelong Republican, he is the second Republican entrant alongside R. B. Murphy of Meagan AR all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George I. Smith
Mercer Coal Company
Bluefield
Mercer County
Smith
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
R. B. Murphy
Meagan AR All
Van Keys Orchestra Plans Southern Engagement Tour
Van Keys and his Musical Keys orchestra with fourteen young musicians will depart Bluefield next Saturday for top southern resorts. Five new artists joined since June 1, including two University of Kentucky juniors. Rehearsals since June 10 feature a new "controlled swing." First show in Charlottesville Virginia next Saturday. other dates include Tazewell Bristol Winston Salem Greensboro Nags Head Beach for four weeks. Myles Foland will be featured as soloist on the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Keys
Musical Keys Orchestra
Bluefield
South
University of Kentucky
Charlottesville
Tazewell Bristol
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
N. C
Nags Head Beach
Myles Foland
Postmaster Exams for Bluestone Planned in Bluefield
Civil service exams will be held in Bluefield to fill a fourth class postmaster vacancy at Bluestone. Receipt of applications closes July 15. The office paid $503 in the last fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bluestone
Infant Victim Of Accidental Shot At Falls Mills
Arlene Yost fourteen months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs W K Yost of Falls Mills, was killed by a shotgun discharge from her nine year old brother Orin. The gun belonged to an older brother and was loaded, an accidental death ruled by Bluefield Virginia officers. The family, farming at Falls Mills dam, has six children. funeral at Falls Mills Methodist church at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev Elmer W Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Yost
W. K. Yost
Falls Mills
Orin
Bluefield
Yostay
Falls Mills Dam
Fred
Marie
Robert
Edward
Clifton
Palls Mills Methodist Church
Elmer W. Dean
RCA Victor Radio Show Coming to West Virginian Hotel
The Parris Huffman Distributing Company will showcase 1939 RCA Victor radios Victrolas and related lines in the West Virginian hotel club room for two days. Charleston based distributors recently took over RCA products in West Virginia and nearby areas. W. W. Huffman and Frank G. Parris are in town with dealers expected for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parris Huffman Distributing Company
Rca-Victor
RCA Victor
West Virginian
Parris-Huffman Pene
Charleston
RCA
West Virginia
Countrie
Virginia
Ohio
W. W. Huffman
Frank G. Parris
Slide Delays Trains On Buchanan Branch
Traffic on the Buchanan branch of the Norfolk and Western was disrupted yesterday for several hours by a large earth slide. A freight train was mired and the locomotive was partially derailed. The slide covered an area about 200 feet wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic
Buchanan
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas Exhibition Mine Promises Bluefield Exposure
Bluefield prepares for a major tourism push around the Pocahontas exhibition mine. Three upcoming conventions Moose colored teachers and state restaurant men plan visits to view the mine, which features a twelve foot coal seam and a drive-through highway. The mine aims to promote Pocahontas coal and attract regional visitors through newsreels magazines and chamber literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Pocahontas Mine
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Park Cem
Pocahontas Exhibition
Virginia
West Virginia
Chinese Forces Report Readers of South China Offensive
Airmen described the start of a major south China offensive with the destruction of railway facilities on the Swatow to Chaochow line during the bombing of Chaochow. A Japanese squadron hit Hainan island and targeted forts at Yuling. Yellow River flood halted the Lunghai advance toward Chengchow as Chinese mop up units hit drifting Japanese in Yushih southeast of Chengchow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South China
Swatow
Chaochow
Hainan Island
Yuling
Lunghai
Chengchow
Yushih
Roosevelt Leaves Wilmington After Swedish Dedication
President Roosevelt departed for Hyde Park after a ceremony marking a close Sweden United States dedication and goodwill. Secretary Cordell Hull praised Sweden and Finland for respecting others' rights in an afternoon speech amid rain-soaked bunting in Wilmington. The text also notes an ostrich image as a stray, mentioning its hiss rather than roar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Cordell Hill
Wilmington
Sweden
Finland
Big Fourth of July fete in Bluefield promises 1200 musicians
The Fourth of July celebration at Bluefield stadium will feature about 1,200 musicians led by Bill Smith, with American Legion color guards and the Eckman Junior Drum and Bugle corps making their first Bluefield appearance. The Bramwell corps returns to the area, and a United Mine Workers rally will occupy the stadium that morning with participation invited from locals across two Virginias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smith
Bluefield Stadium
American Legion
Bluefield
Eckman
Bramwell Corps
Mercer County
United Mine Workers of America
Virginias
Princeton High School
150Th Infantry Band
Beaver High School
New Orleans Police Arrest CIO Leaders Amid Drive
New Orleans police arrest CIO organizers as raids last week led to 100 plus members seized and later freed for lack of evidence. Acting Superintendent John Grosch vows to run out CIO leaders, citing no room in the city for the CIO Communist party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
CIO
John Grosch
Bert Nelson
B. B. Jones
San Francisco
Cio-Communist Party
American Federation of Labor
Seven elected to C. of C. board in Bluefield
The Greater Bluefield chamber of commerce annual election closed with seven men named to two year terms on the board. Holdovers join newly elected directors to govern Bluefield's oldest civic group as Ray Evans and others retire. The board represents diverse lines of business and industry. The Virginia Side also gains two members. Q. L. Parr will convene the new board to appoint officers and plan for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
J. Hudson Huffard
Chicago House
Purn- Wie Et Com. Y
Bluefield
Waler
Rators Association
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Evans
L. C. Fowlkes
Frank S. Easley
Virginia
W. Va
Q. L. Parr
Mr. Purr
J. L. Alexander
C. E. Lilley
George Richardson
J. T. Thornton
J. P. Gills
C. I. Cheyney
AMCO HEARING Alleges Assaults by Union Opposition Link
The Ashland lodge of the steel workers organizing committee filed a complaint accusing AMCO HEARING of assaults on union organizers sponsoring spies pilfering union records and using coercion to win employee membership in a company representation plan. Grossman warned that workers could be summoned to testify by Wednesday if an agreement was not reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grossman
Ashland Lodge
The
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
C.1.0
Trial of Civil Cases Opens in Southern District Court
Judge George W. McClintic resumes duties in Bluefield after a weekend visit to Pocahontas county. Court adjourned early Saturday and will reconvene Tuesday morning for civil case trials in the Southern district of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court For
District of
West Virginia
George W. McClintic
Pocahontas County
Bluefield
Ambers Armstrong Title Bout May Be Postponed One Week
New York report says Lou Ambers manager Al Weill will ask the state athletic commission to postpone Ambers 135 pound title defense against Henry Armstrong by one week. Promoter Mike Jacobs would stage the fight on August 2 at Yankee Stadium or Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
al Weill
Lou Ambers
New York State Athletic Commission
Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Mike Jacobs
Yankee Stdium
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Long Island City
Dudley Addresses Kiwanis Meet at Bluefield
J S Dudley of Bluefield Virginia spoke to the Bluefield Kiwanis club at the West Virginia hotel yesterday noon. He traced Kiwanis International from its beginnings to the present and highlighted local club history and achievements. James Elmer Brown led several songs and the club announced no meeting next Monday due to a holiday with large attendance observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Dudley
Bluefield
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginia
Kiwanis International
James Elmer Brown
Bob Peters
AHEPA Convention Set for Bluefield Next June
Bluefield to host the 1939 district convention of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive association drawing several hundred members from North Carolina Maryland and the District of Columbia The Raleigh meeting opened last week and Bluefield officials led by Louis Spanos supported by local clubs secured the event with the chamber's help Also noted Bluefield was chosen for a 1939 West Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
Louis Spanos
Wine Chamber
Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Jimmy Rantis
Emory Mitchell
Chamber
Bluefie
West Virginia Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
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First Methodist Church
Resthaven
T. J. Cline
Wenatchee
Wash
Eerste
Aefinsig
Pocahontas Operators Association
National Editorial Association
Jack Moore
W. J. Jenks
W.O. Tracey
E. G. Otey
First National Bank of
W. A. Bishop
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Mr. Jenks
George Dunlinson, Jr
H. I Shott, Jr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Harry Haffen
E.oanoke
B. K. Bailey
Qui Ae
Music Company
Lowman Music Company
Ethels Hatch
BOARD
van Key
Fred Palmer
Dept
Atlanta, Ga
Yost
Huffman
Pat Z
New E Nu
Bolt
Buchanan Branch
Lolomal
Ha School
JD Humphrey Bogart
United States
C. OF C. Board
Chamber New Group
Rialto
Yukon
Richard Arlen
Eddie Cantor
Ali Baba
Amco Hearing
Armstrong
Robert Louis Stevenson
Warner Baxter
Freddie Bartholomew
Arleen Whelan
Aubrey Smith
Reginald Owen
ACT
Clarence Greenleaf
Mountain Mission School
Grundy
Mission School
J. S. Dudley
Raleigh
Korea
Gold Key
Hotpoint
Hotpoint Electric Refrigerator
Butler
Bailey Lumber Co
Gold Key Homes Department
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