Glenwood Plans Fourth of July Celebration at Glenwood Park
Glenwood Park near Bluefield hosts a full day July 4 program with 28 contests including tug of war and greased pole, cash prizes for winners, and appearances by Smiling Jack Shook and his Missouri Mountainers with radio ties to WSM and the Grand Ole Opry. Sue and Ann Mason join the lineup along with Lynn Davis and the Hillbillies, in a crowd friendly event for about 2,000 under rebuilt dance pavilion facilities. Fireworks and park concessions enhance a daylong celebration from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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Ann Mason
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Rhythm Rangers
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Bluefield
Princeton Road
Father of 2 Mayors Dies at Oak Hill
Edward L. Hill 86 father of two southern West Virginia mayors died at his son C. R. Hill’s Oak Hill home. His other son Dr D L Hill is mayor of Mascot in Raleigh county.
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Edward L. Hill
West Virginia
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Mascott
Raleigh County
Virginia Sidelights 12 Years for Robins
Virginia highlights include a question on robin lifespan with an average of 12 years and predator threats. Crowds attend Memorial Baptist services led by Rev. M. O. Alexander of North Carolina. Miss Virginia Stone, a noted educator from St. Louis, visits Radford area and spoke at Geneva conference years ago.
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Virginia Stone
St. Louis
C. L. Alexander
Miss Stone
Geneva
New River
Radford
Robber Repeats Heist at Local Shoe Store
Chicago report describes a pistol robbery at Harry H. Chavis’s shoe store. The suspect used the same method as three months earlier, taking $18 from the till and $3 from Chavis’s pocket while Chavis faced the wall with hands raised.
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Triple reunion planned for Ballard Spangler Callaway families
Elbert Ballard and Fred Spangler of Peterstown announce the Ballard Spangler and Callaway reunion set for August 15 at Gray Sulphur Springs in Bluefield. Organizers report growing interest with possible U S Senator Rush D Holt attendance and plans for photographs of crowds.
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Peterstown
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Springs
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Marion
Henry Ballard
Will Callaway
Louisville
Ballard
Grass Root
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Temperature Below Asheville Reading Recorded in Bluefield
Early Tuesday Bluefield reported a thermometer reading of 52 degrees, with a cool breeze from the mountains overnight and a drop to 52 at daybreak. The temperature was two degrees lower than Asheville, North Carolina.
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Engineer Makes Last Run Today
Norfolk and Western locomotive No. 444 steams around Bluefield as engineer Martin Marra ends a long career today. Marra retires July 1 at the age limit of seventy after joining the Pocahontas division as a fireman in February.
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Marra
Pocahontas
Marra Retires After Long Railroad Service at Bluefield
In October 1892 he rose to engineer and has served since. Born June 21, 1867 in Syracuse he worked for New York Central before joining Norfolk and Western as fireman. He married Kate Richenson, a telegrapher on Pocahontas division. They reside at 1321 Highland Ave Bluefield.
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Surrounding Counties to Attend Old Fiddlers’ Fete at Bluefield
The July 5 event at Bluefield stadium will feature fiddlers from Monroe, Giles, Bland, Tazewell, Mc Dowell, Russell, Buchanan, Wise, Dickenson, Mercer and Raleigh. W L Hargis of Lebanon to perform, and American Legion No. 9 Bluefield sponsors the convention, billed as Bluefield’s biggest old fiddlers round-up.
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W. L. Hargis
Lebanon
Monroe
Giles
Bland
Tazewell
McDowell
Russell
Buchanan
Wise
Dickenson
Mercer
Raleigh
Vine grows seven inches in one night at Saltville
A quick growth vine reportedly grew seven inches overnight in Saltville Virginia. The piece notes a Japanese kreza covering a porch annually and mentions E. G. Rogers, cashier for the Norfortk and Western railway, owning a handsome lawn and substantial shrubbery.
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Saltville
Rogers
Norfortk and Western Railway
Kidney Filters Cleanse Acids and Toxins
An advertisement claims kidneys use nine million tiny tubules to remove acids and wastes. It warns against harsh drugs for bladder or kidney disorders and promotes Cystex with a 48 hour vitality claim and a one week money back guarantee.
Vine Growth Mystery Stuns Pocahontas Visitor
Miss Helen Rogers of Pocahontas and relatives spent the night at Saltville. They measured a Japanese vine runner at 8 o clock and found it grew seven inches in twelve hours. Earlier reports claimed a nine inch growth in one night.
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Helen Rogers
Pocahontas
Saltville
Life of the honey bee debated by authorities
A reader seeks the bee’s life span while authorities cite six to nine weeks on average. Some claim a year for workers and five years for the queen, which seems wrong. Old Timer notes five thousand bees per pound and a hive’s two pounds. misprints abound about the queen’s ascent. Much speculation surrounds the honey bee compared with elephants.
Pensioners Transferred to Federal Pension List
Norfolk and Western retirees are being notified of their transfer to the federal railroad pension rolls. The new railroad pension rates are said to be materially similar to the Norfolk and Western system, with higher salaried employees receiving notably higher former Norfolk and Western benefits under the lower brackets.
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Norfolk and Western
Federal pension rules cap monthly payments and exempt excess
The text explains a federal pension limit of no more than $120 per hour and states that salaries over $300 per month are not counted under railroad federal pension law.
Boom Looms for Giles County New Plant Near Narrows
A boom is building in Giles County as a new industrial plant site is cleared near Narrows on the New River. E I Terry of Peterstown, whose store was destroyed recently, plans to rebuild amid reports of major development surpassing past local booms.
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Eddie Hermann
Bluefield
Hermann
G. L. Easley
Lever Bros. Company
Bill Bartlett
Spry
Lifebuoy
Lux
E. I. Terry
Peterstown
Elbert Ballard
Fred Spangler
Narrows
Local volunteers map park contour at no cost
Five residents Hal Graham Clarence Greever Arch Gillespie Americus Janu toto Kent Witten donated services for a contour map of the park. They cut the first bush in the park drive to aid the artist who is to visit the city soon for the project.
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Clarence Greever
Arch Gillespie
Americus Janutolo
Kent Witten
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