Bluestone Dam Branded as Political Bait in West Virginia
Hinton October 31 Hartley Sanders Republican candidate for Congress denounced Bluestone dam or Kee dam as political bait to win New River valley votes. He said promises since 1932 have failed to materialize and cited an AP dispatch about $800000 transferred to Ohio. He pledged to vote against sending American troops overseas.
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Hinton
Bluestone Dam
Kee
GOP
Sanders
Associated Press
War Department
Muskingum Valley
Ohio
Al Smith Attacks Roosevelt as Smokescreen at Boston Talk
Alfred E. Smith told about 3,000 at Symphony Hall that Roosevelt's Boston speech was a smokescreen for the New Deal's failures. He criticized Kennedy as ambassador, warned of Willkie supporters, and contrasted the president's fun with hard work by the other party's candidate.
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Boston
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Symphony Hall
Boston Garden
Herbert Hoover
Smith
Willkie
Uncle Sam
Wille
Joseph Kennedy
United States
Senate
Joe
Roosevelt dedicates NIH and Cancer Institute plants
President Roosevelt visited Bethesda Maryland to dedicate the National Institute of Health and National Cancer Institute sites near Washington. He urged health conservation and collaboration across medical professions and defense efforts, stressing that American defense includes public health and medical readiness.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Institute of Health
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
America
Special Health Committee
Ee Defense Commission
Ae Defense
Prac
Tlioner
Rhena
Millions of campaign buttons manufactured in preelection drive
New York October 31 report on button production cites Republican estimates of 50 to 60 million Willks buttons and Democratic counts of 21 thousand Roosevelt buttons. An authoritative source notes if worn by one person the line of buttons could stretch from New York to Kansas City, highlighting the scale of campaign merchandise.
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New York
Willks
Kansas City
Deaths and Funerals in Giles and surrounding areas
Funeral services for John Wesley Witt of near Gray Labour Giles county will be at 2 p.m. at Peterstown Baptist church with Revs. L D Candler and J B Chambers presiding. Witt born April 25 1886 at Gray Sulphur leaves wife Jane Hancock Witt and children Thomas E Witt Mrs Brown Talbott Mrs Fred Ray Mrs Rish Mrs Williams and Miss Jess Witt. Pallbearers nephews Hamp ton Witt Harold Witt Russell Allen W E Witt Clifton Calloway and Vivian Dunn. Honorary pallbearers listed. Also Cynthia Sarver 82 of Flat Top Yards died yesterday at 5 30 p.m. Born May 16 1858 in Tazewell county she married Samuel Sarver who died 26 years ago. Survived by sons F S Sarver W P Sarver daughters Mrs B M Compton D M Sarver Mrs Maggie Blankenship three grandchildren and sister Miss Jane Lambert. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev W S Barberry officiating with interment at Yards cemetery. Pallbearers Raymond Compton Orville Page Willis Davison Earl Preston Ellis Samuel and Buddy Sarver.
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John Wesley Witt
Gray
Giles County
W. T. Williams
Gray Sulphur
Jane Hancock Witt
Thomas E. Witt
Keystone
Brown Talbott
Bramwell
Fred Ray
McDowell County
Rish
Williams
Bluefield
Jess Witt
Welch
Hampton Witt
Narrows
Harold Witt
Mullens
Russell Allen
Forest Hill
W. Va
E. H. Witt
Peterstown
Clifton Calloway
Beckley
Vivian Dunn
FE. T. Terry
H. B. Swangler
Lake Ingales
J. O. Hunter
Frank Spangler
Cynthia Sarver
Flat Top Yards
Tazewell County
Samuel Nicholas Sarver
Christian Baptst Church
Clearfork
F. S. Sarver
W. P. Sarver
B. M. Compton
Yards
D. M. Sarver
Midway
Maggie Blankenship
Princeton
Jane Lambert
Deaths and funeral notices from Bluefield area
Arthur Gillion aged 57 died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a major operation. Survived by wife Vida, son Harlan, daughter Gladys, and granddaughter. funeral arrangements pending. Also notices for J A Thompson 21 Bluefield youth funeral at West Graham church at 2, W C Scott 58 Falls Mills farmer burial at Maple Hill, and Mrs W F Kirk Bluefield Princeton road death with survivors Marshall Kirk and Mrs Mary Bird.
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Arthur Gillion
Bluefield
Gillion
Feuchtenberger Bakery
Anon
England
Ny Rt
Erick Street
Princeton
Vida Gillion
Harlan
Gladys
W. F. Kirk
W. E. Kirk
Princeton Road
Marshall Kirk
Mary Bird
New York Transit Records Button Shortage Revealed
The New York City transit system announced a count showing 174 Willkie buttons and 48 Roosevelt dittos in use as subway turnstile slugs up to yesterday. The pins were repurposed as substitutes for coins in fare collection.
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New York City
Willkie
Tours Blow To New Deal Hopes
West Virginia party leaders and nominees gathered at a campaign event listing candidates for state offices including secretary of state attorney general state school superintendent state treasurer auditor and commissioner of agriculture. The speech emphasized unity and support among party leaders from 15 counties.
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West Virginia
Thomas B. Sweeney
U. S. Senate
Dawson
Chauncey Hinerman
Naaman Jackson
R. Worth Shumaker
Hal F. Morris
Allison &. Freming Ie
Howard M. Gore
Agricul
Japs abandon Kwangsi sector in Indo China retreat
Japanese troops have abandoned Kwangsi province in southern China and about 7000 have sailed from Haiphong to an unnamed destination. They withdrew via Indo China’s northern border where other detachments had moved in earlier to establish a new base for operations against China.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Kwangsi Province
China
Haiphong
Nanning
Kwangsi
Japan
Hongkong
Shantung Province
Chiang Kal-Shek
Willkie Criticizes New Deal and Court Obstruction
Willkie says the New Deal clique views the Supreme Court as obstruction and warns discipline for those not believing in America. He argues Americans can master machines in the industrial age and envisions a free citizenry under his leadership. He condemns Roosevelt diplomacy and accuses the president of cheap political games with foreign affairs.
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Willkie
NEW Deal Clique
Supreme Court
America
Washington
Camden
N. J
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Plainsboro
Joseph P. Kennedy
Rome
Americas
Frank Hague
Ed Flynn
State Department
Hastings
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Chester
Weather Delays Nazi Air Siege Across Britain
England, South Wales and the Midlands faced daylight air raids as rescue teams pulled people from a bombed apartment block. Wimbledon’s famed center court was damaged in raids while London’s Leicester Square district was identified as a bombed landmark. Health officials said nearly 70 percent of children were removed from London’s hit areas.
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England
South Wales
Midlands
Wimbledon
Leicester Square
Heart of London
Malcolm MacDonald
London
Bittner Seeks Re election Backing for Roosevelt Support in WV
CIO leader Bittner urged re election backing for Franklin D Roosevelt at a West Virginia rally with United Mine Workers. He defended Roosevelts peace record against Wendell Willkie, praised the Democratic slate of Neely for governor Kilgore for senator, and noted union officials endorsed the president.
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M. M. Neely
Harley M. Kilgore
U. S
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Bittner
UMWA
Wendell Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Willkie
CIO
Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan and Company
United States
Lewis
Willkie
Neely
Kilgore
Sevelt
Charleston
South Charleston Naval Ordnance Plant
Deense
U S Plans For More Airplanes And Shipyard Talks
Reports flag new military aviation expansion with plans for a larger shipyard able to handle 28 keels. Army raises recruit height to five feet, four inches and now accepts five foot tall men under selective service rules. Census notes 1860 slavery count at 9 120 515.
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Gram
Army
Selective Service
Sweeney Attacks Social Security Plan as Wasteful
Thomas B. Sweeney a Wheeling insurance man criticizes the Townsend plan and urges a tax on incomes for old age pensions while opposing heavy burdens of social security. He warns of future debt and favors Wendell Willkie for president.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Thomas B. Sweeney
Townsend Plan
U. S. Senate
Sweeney
Willkie Third Term Critique From Mercer Democrat
A Mercer Democrat argues against a third term for the president, labeling the Chicago draft as noncredible and praising Jeffersonian limits on executive power. The piece urges Democrats to vote freely for the candidate who best serves the country while critiquing party control and urging independent choice.
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Jefferson
Washington
Wilson
General Grant
Chicago
Cornwell
Carter Glass
Jim Farley
RAF HITS NAZI PORTS AND GREEK INSTALLATIONS
RAF strikes hit Patras and Lepanto base on the Gulf of Corinth, a Metrovo pass barracks, and Kalamas valley road junctions. Troop details aboard bombed ships were not disclosed amid reports British transports landed troops on undisclosed Greek islands. Several enemy planes were shot down and one Italian craft did not return. In East Africa, Italy says it repulsed British advances on the Kenya border and acknowledged scattered British air raids elsewhere.
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Patras
Lepanto Naval Base
Gulf of Corinth
Metrovo Pass
Greece
Kalamas
Salonika
High Command
Kenya Colony
Vandalism Strikes High Peak Area As City Battles Chaos
Vandalism hits College and Maryland avenues with water on a woman on North street. Lights broken on College and Parkway. Hydrants opened on Oakhurst and Walton as fire crews halted flows. Five false fire alarms at Box 47 and Jefferson stalls. Gangs of boys insult residents on South Bluefield. pearls worth 25 dollars and a camera stolen from a Scott street vehicle. Mud flung on cars. tires reinflated on South Bluefield. A groomed thief confiscates white paint and a paddle from a masked youth. Police deter a group at Albemarle and Washington. Flower boxes moved on lower Albermarle. trash strewn across south side overnight. police urge indoor storage of containers. entire force mobilized. Fireman Armentrout aids North side. The Appalachian Elec.
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College
Maryland Avenues
North Street
College Avenue
Parkway
Oakhurst Avenue
Walton Avenue
City Fire Department
Box 47
East River
College Avenues
South End
Jefferson Streets
South Bluefield
Scott Street
R. C. Rudolf
Ben Avon
Upper Oakhurst Avenue
South
Albemarle
Washington Streets
Lower
Albermarle
Auto Patrol Aids by Power Company Cars in City
A local power company supplied two automobiles and drivers to assist in the city wide auto patrol, a program that continued to operate through midyear.
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Tric Power Company
Big Celebration Honors Pets and Costumes At Bluefield Event
Judges led by R Peters awarded cash prizes for the most beautiful and ugliest pets, unique and largest collections, and top costumes. Winners included Joan Garrett and Winfred Proffitt, with many participants from local schools performing acts. The event featured skits, singing, and variety contests under committee coordination by Bernard McClougherty and Jim Acuff with support from Merriman Smith and local civic groups.
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Joan Garrett
Rom
Tay
Winfred Proffitt
Virg Cheardson
Teddy Ward
Witi
Joyce Owen Hn
Walter Macsandrus
Simmons
Phyllis French
Dick Frey
John Pruett
Grace Abbott
Lacy Genart
Daniel Hayden
Bernard McClougherty
Jim Acuff
Merriman §&. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Civic and Service Clubs
American Legion
D. R. Warden
W. A. Counts
Joe Cofer
Community groups distribute apples at Willkie booth
Beaver Pond district headquarters handed out apples and doughy nuts to youngsters from the Willkie booth on Commerce Street. The item lists several local names among volunteers assisting the effort.
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J. S. Groseclose
R. C. Kingslow
Emory Itehell
Eddie Steele
Bernard McClaugherty
Dale Peter
Claxton Houseman
Ken Huff
Harry Holmes
L. E. Moore
Bob Chandler
Jim Acuff
Edward Kitts
Beaver Pond
Willkie Booth
Commerce Stre
Greeks push to hold front as Turkey wavers on aid
At Ankara Oct 31 authorities say Greece can hold out against Italy with no immediate Turkish belligerence. Turkey would enter only if Bulgaria attacks or Turkish interests are threatened. Berlin offered no comment on Franz von Papen’s talks as observers note limited British escapees from a Khyber Pass clash and no official Gettysburg loss figure.
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Associated
Ankara
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Rome
Franz von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
von Papen
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W. C. Scott
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W. D. McGraw
Mr. Baker
Maybeury
Maple Hill Cemetery
Mr. Scott
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Bane
Grover
Millard Carter
Etta
Hazel
Claude, Howard
THE
Harry Haffen
Poanoke
Bland Road
Harry
Poanoke Va
Vogue
Cher
Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Phone
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Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Bland St
Knights Templar
Bluefield Commandery
Grand Commandery
W. P. Ryan
M. F. Thompson
Carlye
Mademoiselle's
Mademoiselle’s
Fretwell's
Wilson's
Bradley's
Msible
Tom Girdler
State Industrial Union Council
Man of
Tna
Congress
John L. Lewis
Mercer Democrat
RAF
Nazi
Usahnr Thal Msn
Dori Apuhn
Princeton Avenue
Jersey
Olonial
Gether
Charles Laughton
Jon
Paye One
R. Peters
R. A. Tampton
Jack McClaugherty
Russell Ritz
Harry Wash
Nancy Gilpin
Jack
Besy Cloyd
Ester Ann Tomlingo
Dan Webster
Pen Ma: Avenue
Elsie Hylton
Joyce Stafford
Jarlene Hayden
Mrs. Kil
Ae Ao
Khyber Pass
Battle of
Gettysburg
Lam
the Mesquiteers
Riders of Justice
3 Mesquiteers
Oklahoma Renegades
Andy Clyde
King OF the Royal Mounted
Porky Pig
Alfred Gren Boll
Dick Foran
Peggy Moran
Flash Gordon
Stooges
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