Zoning Board Grants Kroger Store Permit On North Street
The zoning board approved Scott Lillys plan for a $100000 one story brick Kroger store on North Street with 60 by 160 feet, drainage to an alley, and a May 1 1950 completion target. The action followed a city manager denial and lack of protest from objectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoning Board
Oks
Kroger
North Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
Scott Lilly
Lilly
Bland Street
Greyhound
Miles Q. Smith
Kroger Company
City Board of Directors
South Street
Appeal Board
Walter Virgil Ross
Ross
K. M. Buford
Stadium Drive
Municipal Stadium
Luther Scott
J. O. Brown
Pearl Street
Brown
Scott
Ira L. Owenby
1808
College Avenue
Owenby
Clifton Martin
Orange Street
William R. Anderson
William Chappell
Belcher Street
Charles E. Free
Delaware Street
H. M. Underwood
Farmer Street
E. L. Young
Wheeling Street
Mellie Robinson
Deaths And Funerals In Bluefield And Area
James Hugh Parsons 31 died at Bluefield Sanitarium after working at Joes Dry Cleaners. Survived by widow Anna Mae Cox Parsons of Florence Texas, parents, four sisters, three half brothers. Services at Pentecostal Holiness church with burial Monte Vista cemetery. Also listed are George C Jackson 77 of Honaker Virginia died at Mattie Williams hospital and James Richard Beavers 19 Bluefield Navy veteran died in Chelsea Massachusetts. J. S. Francisco retired N and W engineer died in Bluefield. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hugh
Joe) Parsons
Bluefield Sanitarium
Joe’s Dry Cleaners
Parsons
Andrew Parsons
Nannie Mae Parsons
Anna Mae Cox Parsons
Florence
Texas
W. R Massie
Roy C. Steele
Carl Hager
Pearl Bailey
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
W. R. Massie
R.R. 1
McDowell Criminal Trials Delayed After Prosecutor Death
Welch West Virginia October 31 no further trials by jury for the October term of Mc Dowell Criminal Court following the death of Prosecuting Attorney J Chandler Card. Trial cases docketed through November 4. Jurors excused for the term. no need to report. Jury duty claims may be made at convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
McDowell Criminal Court
J. Chandler Card
Alex D. Cyphers
Curd
Charlottesville
Thos. H. S. Curd
Elizabeth Ellen Hicks
Elkhorn
Mr. Curd
Cyphers
Calvary Baptist Opens Sunday School Training Session
Calvary Baptist premier session of the annual Sunday school training school opened last evening. Eighty eight students enrolled in the first session. Classes run 7:30 and 8:30 p m with the extension department held 2 30 p m in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
Mrs Sprinkle Roberts Dies After Long Illness at 38
Mrs Sprinkle Roberts 38 of Twin Branch died Monday morning in a Welch hospital after a nine year illness. Born July 2, 1911 in Blackey Virginia she was daughter of L R Morgan and the late Mrs Morgan. She lived most of her life in Wyoming county moving to Twin Branch four years ago. Surviving are her father in Guyan her husband eleven children and a son by a previous marriage residing in Kansas City. Three sisters and two brothers also survive. The body is being prepared for burial by the Fanning Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Richard
Dickie” Beavers
U. S. Naval Hospital
Chelsea Mass
Beavers
Beaver High School
U. S. Navy
Navy
U. S. Leyte
Beaver
Bluefield
L. Beavers
Longview Avenue
Howard Cahill
Chandler
Arizona
Bob
Young Beavers
Wade
First Baptist Church
Rogues Club of
J. S. Francisco
N. and W
Bluefield Sanitarium
Elijah A
Nannie Mitchell Francisco
Francisco
Tazewell County
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Nettie Oney
Clarksburg
Preston Street
Hawkins Funeral Home
Hawkins Chapel
J. T. Stinson
L. H. Jordan
C. M. Sublette
G. W. Fowler
George Nash
C. N. Wilson
G. W. Burkhart
J. C. Dailey
George Evans
G. W. O'Keeffe
R. A. Yarbrough
G. P. Gilpin
R. S. Altice
H. I. Shott
Henry H. Goodykoontz
J. M. Houchins
J. W. Kitts
J. B
Sprinkle Roberts
Twin Branch
Welch Hospital
Roberts
Blackey
L. R. Morgan
Mrs. Morgan
Wyoming County
Guyan
Ronald
Loretta
Freddie Lee
Rediford
James Sylvia
Carl Edward
Priscilla
Ruth
Billy Ray
Charles Keith
Oma Lester
Kansas City
Essie Mounts
Gilbert
van Walker
Tessie Morgan
Onnie Morgan
Merrice Morgan
Hunt
W. Va
Fanning Funeral Home
European Aid Chief Urges Free Trade for 370 Million Europe
Paul G. Hoffman Marshall plan administrator told 18 OEEC cabinet members in Paris that removing quotas tariffs and monetary barriers would create a single market for mass production across 370 million Europeans. He argued the move would boost US support for Marshall plan funding through 1952 and prevent Europe from remaining dependent on the dollar area after the plan expires. Nine steering committee members began drafting a program in response while warning final choices rest with their governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paul G. Hoffman
Europe
United States Congress
Hoffman
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
OEEC
Virginia Masonic Official Is Dead
Robert S. Crump aged 87 former president of Standard Paper Co and sovereign grand inspector general of the Virginia Scottish Rite Masons died in a local hospital. He chaired the paper company board and sat on multiple company boards in Richmond. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church with burial in Hollywood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Robert S. Crump
Standard Paper Company
Sovereign Grand Inspector General
Virginia Scottish Rite Masons
The
Paper Company
C. F. Sauer Company
Richmond Federal Savings and Loan Co
Benjamin T. Crump Co
State Planters Bank and Trust Company
Masons
the Shrine
Supreme Council of
Southern Jurisdiction
Second Baptist Church
Hollywood Cemetery
Mrs. Mary Bondurant 98 Dies in Princeton
Mrs. Mary S. Bondurant of Princeton dies after a ten day illness. Survived by nine sons, one daughter, 47 grandchildren, 67 great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren. Born in Henry County Virginia in 1850, she married John M. Bondurant in 1869. Funeral services at First Methodist Church Princeton led by Rev. L. D. Roe with interment at Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bondurant
Mary S. Bondurant
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Grace Vickers
Funeral service for Grace Via Vickers 59 of Bluefield Virginia will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from her daughter Mrs Adrian Vances home in Anawalt. The Rev Byrd of Anawalt Methodist church will officiate with interment at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. She is survived by her father P H Smith of Gilliam two sisters Bertha Fulcher and Blanche Smith a brother Homer Smith 10 grandchildren and several other relatives. The body will be removed from Pocahontas Union funeral home to the Vance residence today at 2 30 pm.
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Grace Vickers
Grace
Vickers
Bluefield
Adrian R. Vance
Anawalt
Byrd
Anawalt Methodist Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Vance
Brown Conley
Pocahontas
Louis Vickers
George Harris
Dave Leedy
Betty Smith
Douglas Vickers
Homer Smith
Ashland
Bertha Fulcher
Gilliam
Blanche Smith
Northfork
Pocahontas Union
Last rites for Donald C Hancock in Richmond Virginia
Mrs Hancock died Sunday in a Richmond hospital. Donald C Hancock brother of W T Hancock of the Mayer apartments in the city. Last rites to be conducted today at 3 p m from G T F Christian funeral home in Richmond. Mr and Mrs W T Hancock are in Richmond to attend the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Hancock
G. TF. Christian Funeral Home
Richmond
W. T. Hancock
Mayer
Purdy Funeral in McComas for William Morris Purdy
William Morris Purdy age 84 died Sunday morning at his daughter's home in McComas. Funeral service today at 1:30 p.m. from Thomas Memorial church, McComas, Rev. T. E. Shea officiating. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. W F Kingan of McComas is mentioned in connection with the obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Purdy
Thomas Memorial Church
McComas
William Morris Purdy
W F. Kingan
T. E. Shea
Woodlawn Cemetery
Prominent Honaker Merchant Alphonso Ball Dies
Alphonso C Ball eighty longtime Honaker Va merchant died of pneumonia in a Rich lands hospital. Survived by widow Ida Miller Ball four children Burt E Edgar L Norton Va Mrs E W Hurt Bristol Va and Mrs R E Gentry St Cloud Fla two brothers Rondeau Elbert Gardner Va and one sister Mrs W E Mutter Blackford Va. Funeral 2 30 today Methodist church Gardener with burial at Russell Memorial cemetery Lebanon Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonso C. Ball
Honaker
Richlands
Gardner, Va
W. E. Mutter
Blackford
Gardener
Russell Memorial
Lebanon
Funeral Services for Judge Thomas Curd and Son
Funeral services are held for Judge Thomas H. S. Curd and his son Prosecuting Attorney John Chandler Curd of Welch who died in a plane crash near Charlottesville while en route to the Virginia West Virginia football game. The rites take place at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with burial in Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell. Pallbearers include Dr C B Chapman Henry Rogers and others. honorary pallbearers include members of the State Supreme Court Judicial Council and McDowell County Bar association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. S. Curd
John Chandler Curd
Welch
Charlottesville
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Warren Seager
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Judge Curd
W. B. Swope
Graham Sale
Milton Crisp
J. Newton Harman, II
Dr. O. E. Gates
Alex Breckenridge
John Vance
Henry Staley
Hungarian native Matyas Bagar laid to rest at Bluewell
Lutheran rites will be held today at 2 p.m. from Bluewell Baptist church for Matyas Bagar who died at his Bluewell home early Saturday. The Rev. Paul L. Roger and Dr. J. T. Stinson of Bluefield assist. Interment in Wood lawn cemetery. Private service at the home at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluewell Baptist Church
Matyas Bagar
Hungary
Bluewell
Paul L. Roger
J. T. Stinson
Bluefield
Woodlawn
Bond Ordinance Sent To Judge For Virginia Side
The Virginia Side council approved a 150000 bond for a new municipal building after a second reading at a special meeting. It moves to Judge W L Sexton in circuit court for approval and possible date for a bond election. Parking rules were adopted enforcing one hour limits from Tazewell Ave to Virginia Ave and near key landmarks and take effect today. Several building permits were issued at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Side Council
W. L. Sexton
Circuit Court
Tazewell Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Walnut Street
Warren Street Baptist Church
Spring Street
Virginia Side
Man Confesses to Killing Wife After Impulse
The 16 year marriage of Mildred Harding ended with a fatal attack after he described a weeks long impulse. He said he hit his wife with a hammer and fled to the home of Mrs. Robert Goodhand. He cited past marriages and a doctor visit as part of his struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Rusinack
Mildred
Harding
Halloween pageant and teen party highlight Bluefield event
The article lists numerous prize winners from Halloween competitions at Sacred Heart Junior High and other schools, including costumes, acts, and milk drinking contests. It notes city recreation director Tony Lotito oversaw a large teenagers party at the city recreation center with hundreds of attendees and a few lost children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reynolds
Larry Strupe
Gerald Helm
Charles Hopkins
Tommy Long
David Zicour
James Bradley
James Perry
James Dalton
Preston Street
Genoa High
Jones Street
Wade School
Sacred Heart
Bernie Stamper
Bernie
Billy Kitchen
Donald Grogan
Harold Saunders
Bobby Jackson
Eugene Walker
Preston Sheppard
Tommy Aliff
Charles Bolling
Lorenzo Patterson
Vernon Love
Alfred Gibson
City Recreation Center
Virginia Stowers
Ivan Houchins
City
Tony Lotito
Ivan
Tony
Wade Miles
Ken Daughton
Sadie Austin
Mary Ellen Shields
Bobby Cornell
Ken Doughton
Fairy Bonham
McDowell Streams Threaten Overflow in Wet Weather
Flooding fears rose in McDowell County as steady rains over 24 hours filled streams to risky levels. Rain shifted to near sleet later, easing flood danger but making roads slick and treacherous. Cooler air followed with temperatures near 50 by late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
McDowell County
Ex Princeton Man Tracked in Reported Incident Trial
John R. Powell, 35, of Princeton West Virginia, stood trial in Augusta county circuit court for a reported incident charge in a Waynesboro rape case on March 1. Dr Joseph R Blalock testified Powell could distinguish right from wrong, while defense cites a history of mental disorder. The Marion state hospital report found Powell sane and competent to stand trial though psychoneurotic, not insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Augusta County
John R. Powell
Princeton
W. Va
Commonwealth
Forest T. Taylor
Joseph R. Blalock
Powell
Waynesboro
Blue Ridge Parkway
Philip Lee Lotz
Waynesboro du Pont
Blalock
Marion State Hospital
Royal Arch Masons Meet In Bluefield Tonight
City and Coalfields brief noting Bluefield chapter No. 20 meets at 7 30 PM with R G Hants H P R D Payne and the secretary listed. Thanksgiving turkeys advertised at Warlicks with Broad Breasted Bronze birds at 75c per hen 65c per tom plus wholesale dealer price and a Hussmann refrigerator at Warlick Furniture Store for 495 cash or 50 terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield Chapter No. 20
R. G. Hants
H. P. R. D. Payne
Warlicks
Warlick Furniture
Hussmann
Lehigh Founders Corp
McDowell Court Hears Nine Sentences In Welch Session
In Welch West Virginia on October 31 nine defendants faced McDowell Criminal Court actions. Arthur Walker and U S Newcombe of Litwar got one to five years for voluntary manslaughter tied to the killing of Arnold Walker. Walker received probation. Other sentences included prisoners for forgery and breaking and entering with concurrent terms. some were probated or suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
McDowell Criminal Court
Arthur Walker
U. S. Newcombe
Litwar
Walker
Arnold
Mary Wheeler
Don Hopkins
Richard R. Parsons
William Ferguson
Northfork
William Lincoln Jones
John R. Carter
Upland
Gerald R. Hipsley
Hemphill
William Andrew Hess
Marytown
Isaac J. Pratcher
Caretta
Acie Jessie
Scoutmasters Meet in Welch to Plan November Jamoree
Scout masters of the Black Diamond district meet at 7:30 PM in the Welch armory to plan a late November jamoree. District commissioner Francis Pendleton announced the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
Black Diamond
Francis Pendleton
Armory
Farm Price Prep Bill Is Signed
President Truman signed long range farm legislation allowing government to support most farm products at 90 percent of parity. The law empowers the secretary of agriculture to set supports near wartime levels, with discretionary drops below 90 percent limited by statute. It targets basic crops wheat corn cotton rice and peanuts and may require planting allotments or marketing quotas to curb surpluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Democratic Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Mr. Truman
Wounded Deputy Improves as Monty Jones Remains Sidelined
Deputy Ed McGlothlin, wounded in Boissevain, reports Monty Jones and Roscoe Jones tied to the Anawalt liquor store burglary. Roscoe killed in the exchange. Monty wounded and in Bluefield Sanitarium awaiting transfer. Police expect Monty to face Welch for habitual criminal act with life term possible. Roscoe’s body lies unclaimed at Pocahontas jem funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monty Jones
Moundsville
Ed McGlothlin
Boissevain
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jones
Roscoe
McGlothlin
Anawalt
Mary Jane Harvey 86 dies at Elkhorn after Bramwell life
Mrs. Mary Jane Harvey aged 86 died Saturday at her Elkhorn home after a Bramwell residence since 1915. Born October 25 1863 in Charlotte County Virginia she was a Jenkin Jones Methodist member. Survived by three daughters two sons a brother and many grandchildren great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p m at Bramwell Church with interment Oak Grove Bluewell. Body to be moved from Bennett Northfork funeral home this afternoon. Pallbearers named and flowerbearers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Harvey
Elkhorn
Bramwell
Harvey
Charlotte County
Virginia
Jenkin Jones Methodist Church
Edith Robison
Ailer Woodson
Orange
N. J
Phyllis Harvey
Bluefield
Robert Hancock
Scott Harvey
H. M. Braxton
Charlotte Court House
H. H. Tiffany
E. S. Monroe
Oakgrove Cemetery
Executive Board Meeting of Carolina Community Home Tonight
The executive board of the Carolina Community Home will meet at 7 30 this evening at the home on Bland Street to discuss upcoming plans and responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Carolina Community Home
Bland Street
Methodist students meet for National Movement Seminar in Nashville
The Rev. C. Anderson Davis of Bluefield State College is among over a hundred Methodist workers and students attending the National Methodist Student Movement Seminar in Nashville from October 20 to 30. Delegates review the movement’s work in church life, higher education religion, and the developing world, under the theme The Methodist Student Movement An Appraisal Suggested Standards Educational and Religious Task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Anderson Davis
Bluefield State College
National Methodist Student Movement
Nashville
Wesley Foundation
State Methodist
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George C. Jackson
Mattie Williams Hospital
Eliza Jackson
Earl, Beecher
Harry
H. G. Fuller
Knox Fletcher
Glen Sword
Rand Clevenger
Orville Fuller
Thurman Reynolds
Harmon
S. F. Fuller
Akron
John
Bethany Baptist Church
Russell Memorial Cemetery
J. H. Parsons
Dickie Beavers
McDowell
Calvary Baptist
European Aid
Masonic
Matyas Bager
Hallowe'en
Pete Ballard
Jimmy Durante
Charles Hakins
Princetonian
City and Coalfields
M Dowell
Monty
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