State outlines 1939 40 school financing plan
Charleston June 27 The preliminary foundation school budget for 1939 40 calls for 24 million dollars in state aid and 715 838 in local expenditures with total funds around 25 993 100 depending on property valuations. State Supt W Trent says the plan guarantees 45 percent of costs and enables nine month operation for most counties through consolidation and careful spending. The release lists county allocations like Jim M McDowell 1 301 310 Wyoming 4 837 906 and Payetic ia with figures varying by assessments.
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Trent
Uer
Ible
See KS man seeks clemency for brother in Kentucky
Charleston report says Fred Smith of Decota petitions clemency for his brother Phil Hill a Kentucky inmate tied to a fatal slaying while both were in punishment cells. The mining background and June date frame the filing context.
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Kentucky
Charleston
W. Va
Fred Smith
Decota
Phil Hill
Smith
Bear Invades Virginia Garden Sparks Indignant Farmer
Near Pries a large black bear wandered into a yard while Mrs L G Rhody tended her flowers. She grabbed a broom and struck the animal on the head, shouting that the bear was trampling her flowers and telling it to go away.
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Pries
Aggies and Prince Tons Play Today at Bluefield Field
The recreational Aggies softball team meets Prince Tons today at 4 pm on the Bluefield State Teachers College field. Admission is free and the public is invited. Rev Emory L Wright former pastor of John Stewart Methodist Church died at his Gary home Monday night at 9 pm. He is survived by his wife Alice and children Mattie Day Andrew Wright. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Softion
Princetons
Bluefield State Teachers’ College
E. L. Wright
Emory L. Wright
John Stewart Methodist Church
Gary
Wright
Friends
Alice See
Mattie Day
Andrew Wright
Mothers to Meet at Mount Zion Church
The Cradle Roll Mothers of Mount Zion church will meet at Mrs Margaret Morris home 313 Day Street Thursday at 5 p m. The president urges all mothers to attend.
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Mount Zion Church
Margaret Morris
Day Street
Miners Forty Year Club Seeks Old Timers for August Show
Bluefield Virginia reports call for veterans with forty years in mining to join the Miners Forty-Year club. Alex Head cites Pocahontas miners recalling early drift and coal moves while Bluefield prepares an August 17 to 19 event.
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Moreland
Westmoreland
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Alex Head
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Driftmouth
Planning committee outlines activities for past year
A planning committee report details last year’s activities for both old and Marshall L. members. It states the association aims to keep older adults involved while children play, indicating an intention to balance participation across ages.
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Marshall L
Graham High School principal vacancy update
A notice notes no appointment has been made to fill the Graham High School principalship, with rumors surrounding the vacancy yet to be settled.
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Z. T. Kyle
Graham High School
Katydids and frogs mark changing seasons in Bluefield
Residents in Greater Bluefield note days grow shorter and cooler evenings return. The region adapts with wraps on porches as katydids sing in autumn and frogs chorus in spring, signaling seasonal shifts.
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Greater
Bluefield
Hearst Papers Favor Byrd as Candidate
Hearst papers endorse Senator Byrd as a candidate. The coverage highlights Byrd’s ties to his home state, noting his regional influence and the publisher’s perspective on his qualifications and plans.
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Hearst Papers
Sen. Byrd
Ballard Begins Welch Reunion Planning Visit
Col Ballard of Welch visited yesterday to start arranging plans for a reunion event. He discussed incidentals and logistics with local organizers.
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Col. Ballard of
Welch
Aenarns
Classifieds Misprint Notes Offer
Fragmentary ad copy promises information on health courtship love divorce and business matters. It mentions a studio trailer location at Green Tree Princeton Road with streetcar service and a visible sign for guidance.
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Green Tree
Princeton Road
DROWNS NEAR FAIRMONT
Fairmont West Virginia June 27 An accident on the Tygarts Valley river left Robert Dumire 16 drowned while swimming A companion Louis Cousins 19 arvisor of 1 camp on Poplar mat died when a boat and canoe capsized both bodies recovered by bystanders and river authorities
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Fairmont
W. Va
Robert Dumire
Louis Cousins
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