Mrs Scott recounts Esther tale. Beavers visit Mullens family
Mrs. Scott presented the story of Queen Esther in an attractive manner. Mr and Mrs W O Beavers of Mullens, former locals, spent Sunday with the family of Mr and Mrs F M McCreary as guests.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
8
Luge hits Florida family stranded near home
A nine person family led by Molly Masterson, including six children and a five month old baby, are stranded in a hot truck after engine failure in Jacksonville. They seek 56 dollars for parts to repair and hope to reach Ohio, their old home, while a veteran husband lies ill in a Florida hospital. Neighbors offered rooms, but decisions remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Masterson
Ohio
Jacksonville
Fla
Funeral at Honaker for Mrs. C. C. Bausell
Funeral services were held in Honaker for Mrs. Bula Barker Bausell 52 wife of C. C. Bausell editor of the Honaker Herald. She died suddenly Sunday forenoon possibly from heat. Native of Gate City she leaves husband three children and other relatives. A large crowd attended the burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honaker
Bula Barker Baussell
C. C. Baussell
Virginia Sidelights brims with small town notes
Betty Crockett returns from Toronto with Saskatchewan honey samples for W U T convention delegates. Frank Wagner plans a Mink farm at Mud Fork after buying pure bred pairs. Deaf mute Melvil Camper, famed umpire, will preside over Richlands Fourth of July game. Falls Mills dam draws crowds with bathers and spectators as pools, fowl, and youths enjoy the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Crockett
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Frank Wagner
Falls Mills
Mud Fork
Wagner
Melvil Camper
Richlands
Camper
Plant filtering project advances with new shipments
Shipments of material for the filtering plant installation arrived at the local railroad yard on Monday. Work on the foundation of the plant is progressing well, according to officials.
Garden Home-Coming Draws Large Bluefield Crowd
A Burkes Garden home-coming drew many Bluefield residents and relatives Saturday and Sunday. The event featured plentiful food and strong fellowship with old friends reuniting after years. Rev. J A Shealey the Lutheran pastor praised the idea and helped promote the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Burkes Garden
J. A. Shealey
Postoffice Moves to New Location in Bluefield
Tomorrow the postoffice transfers to remodeled quarters in the Bane block. Postmaster J Grat Gillespie and staff will complete the move tonight by sliding the safe through a wall opening. The Bluefield Va building is owned by Pr C Winborne and new fixtures accompany the upgraded facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Postoffie
Bane Block
J. Grat Gillespie
Pr. C. Winborne
Bluefield
Joe Pruett
Everette L. Callaway
Cubrie Britten
C. B. Blankenship
W. P. Sprinkle
G. H. Taylor
Lyle Morgan
Virginia Side Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Virginia side news lists visitors and homecomings including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baldwin Mrs. J W Baldwin and Emil Crockett returning from Hot Springs Ark where five weeks were spent. Cincinnati visitor Mrs Truby Hall Indianapolis trip Mrs C B Blankenship with niece Katherine McGhee. Regulars include Mrs George Ross of Frederick Md with son George Jr visiting Mrs L J Barbee Jr. Linwood Sims and Audney Hedge from Radford visit. Epworth league at Graham Methodist installs officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Baldwin
J. W. Baldwin
Emil Crockett
Hot Springs
Arko
Truby Hall
Cincinnati
C. B. Blankenship
Indianapolis
Katherine McGhee
George Ross
Frederick, Md
George Jr
L. J. Barbee Jr
Rose
Thelma Bowling
Princeton
Clare V. Lay
Coeburn
Graham High School
O. A. Metcalfe
J. H. Bates
Gaston Callaway
Keystone
Mr. Callaway
George Callaway
Linwood Sims
Audney Hedge
Radford
Miss Sims
Bluefield
S. R. Sims
Sims
Miss Linwood
Epworth League
Graham Methodist Church
Buchanan county gains modern communications with new rail and telegraph offices
Telegraph instruments will tick in Buchanan county Virginia today for the first time Agencies have been established by the Norfolk and Western railway at Hurley and Grundy on the new Buchanan branch from Devon Grundy The Western Union Telegraph Co has opened offices at both places with updated equipment The county formerly isolated now has rapid world news access First agents named at Hurley and Grundy with offices to officially open July 1 The 35 mile new branch serves a coal rich area and promises fast election results and other information. GOOD CROPS R L Gillespie reports Burkes Garden crops the best in years wheat bumper corn growing strong fruit and vines heavy with yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County
Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hurley and Grundy
Buchanan
Devon Grundy
Western Union Telegraph Se
Co. P. Beavers
Maxwell
Wariey
T. C. Owens
Finney
Grundy
Toda
Outing at Falls Mills dam hosted by Misses Sarver Page
Miss Edith Sarver and Miss Vivian Page hosted an enjoyable outing at Falls Mills dam Saturday evening in Yards Virginia. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Luther Page Mr and Mrs Moore Compton Mr and Mrs Raymond Compton Mr and Mrs Dave Sarver and Mrs Sam with sandwiches cake and lemonade served.
Local notables and families in Pocahontas and Bluefield
George Mabe injured at Pocahontas mines Tuesday is recovering well and returned from Bluefield sanitarium to his home. Mrs Paris Barrett of Pocahontas visits Mrs Clyde Mullens. Mrs Sam Sarver ill at home improving. Mrs W G Anderson Mrs Fred Boley Raymond and Junior Compton and Nona Lee Anderson shopped in Bluefield Saturday. Mrs Frank Sargent visiting Mrs C B Sarver has returned to Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dangerfield
Adams Boles
Hoppie Page
Harold Tabor
Willis
Dawson
Corinne
Samuel Sarver
Hallie Crawford
Mary Dangerfield
Sylvia Morris
Junior
Reynard
Ray Compton
George Mabe
Pocahontas Mines
Bluefield Sanitarium
Paris Barrett
Pocahontas
Clyde Mullens
Sam Sarver
Pirates to host three Pirates Cincinnati games in August
Pittsburgh a schedule shows the Pirates will host the Cincinnati Nationals in three games on August 6 7 and 8 during the 80th division veterans national convention. The reunion hopes to feature former Pirates Joe Harris and Johnny Milius, veterans of the 320th Infantry trench mortar battery in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Nationals
Pirate
Joe Harris
Toronto
Johnny Milius
Pacific Coast
Brooklyn
Pirates
320Th Infantry
Eightieth
France
Postwar Players Lead Junior Leagues in Pitching and Batting
After the war, veterans in the United States kept a lead over younger players in the National and American leagues who were still in school when Milius and Harris built strong pitching and batting averages against the Kaisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Milius
Harris
Kaisera
Kiwanis Radio Hour Spotlight On Bluefield Artists
The Kiwanis program on WHIS in Bluefield featured Elizabeth Warlick and Ella Holroyd in vocal numbers. Luther G. Scott opened with a talk on early history and Indian massacres in southern and western Virginia. Next week will feature W. B. Koepler on Pocahontas coal fields history and development. Ralph W. Smith discussed Kiwanis roads plans and a possible state bond issue. The Wheeling state convention dates were noted for September 21-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginian
Elizabeth Warlick
Ella Holroyd
Bluefield
WHIS
Luther G. Scott
West Virginia
Virginia
W. B. &E. Koepler
Pocahontas
Jackson Mills
Kiwanis Club Plans and On To Wheeling Committee Appointed
President Sikes appoints an On To Wheeling committee with W. C. Pollock as chair and J. P. Gills and R. W. Smith as members. The first baseball game is set for July 6 at 4 pm on Weller field against Bluefield Lions with no admission. Henry Kendrick inspires new Kiwanis members J. I. Kwass Fred Connoway and Roy A. Harrison and stresses business standards and the motto We Build. Inter-Club ties move Bluefield to Beckley for a July 17 joint dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikes
Wheeling
W. C. Pollock
J. P. Gills
R. W. Smith
Steele
Wellerfield
Lions of
Bluefield
Henry Kendrick
Kiwanis Club
Kendrick
J. I. Kwass
Fred Connoway
Roy A. Harrison
Bluefield Club
Beckley
Beckley Club
Luther G. Scott
James R. Cameron
Rives R. Jones
West Virginian
Gerald Davis
Chicago, Ill
Will C. Easley
C. M. Montgomery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florida
C. C. Bausell
Mink Farm
Postoffice
Grundy and Hurley
R. L. Gillespie
Graée
Gillespie
Yards
Helen Tabor
Railroads
Railway
Roanoke
Kiwanis
W. VA
Beisseveia Ave
Norfold
Norfolk
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Manhattan
Hudson
Famous Military College
West Point
Roxy
New York City
New York
Beth
Old Dominion Line
Eastern Steamship Lines
Granby &T
Theresa McMullen
Virginia Avenue
Conacher
Garden of Eden
Eve
Adam
America
Noa’ Co
Mira
Tune IN the Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
N.b.c.networks
Elsinore, Cal
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