City Urged To Poll Opinion On Annexation Plans
City board members debated a proposal to poll residents before calling an election on annexation. T. Courtney Tanner argued a poll could save about $2,000 and avoid unnecessary elections in areas opposed to incorporation. No action was taken as the discussion continued on planning, street widening, and other city projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Courtney Tanner
Tanner
Chamber of Commerce
Midway
Dennis Fulton
Harold F. Porterfield
Porterfield
Park Village, Inc
Planning Commission
Park Village
Stadium Drive
Beaver High
Belcher Street
Genoa Avenue
Mitchell
J. P. Gill
College and
Maryland Avenues
Raleigh Hotel
Tazewell Street
Princeton Avenue
Duhring Street
Ramsey Street
Luther G. Stott
Municipal Stadium
Cumberland Heights
William E. Floyd
Powhatan Arrow Special Preview For Roanoke Newsmen
The Norfolk and Western railway hosts a press preview of the Powhatan Arrow for about 50 newspaper magazine and radio representatives. The tour departs Roanoke at 11 a m and arrives Bluefield West Virginia at 1 25 p m with lunch en route. Return to Roanoke at 5 40 p m followed by a reception at Hotel Roanoke at 6 p m and dinner at 6 45 p m. Twelve Roanoke press and radio reps join staff from Trains Traf fic World and Railway Age among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railway
Poanoke
Bluefield
W. Va
Roanoke
Roanoke Press and Radio
Trains
Milwaukee
Wis
Traffic World
Washington, D. C
Railway Age
Chicago
Bailey Lodge Masonic Funeral Notice in Rock WV
Special communication of Bailey Lodge No. 137 AF and AM in Rock WV will be held at 12 30 p m Thursday to conduct the funeral of Brother Leonard L Bailey. Roy A Cole secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Lodge No. 137
Af&am
Rock
W Va
Leonard L. Bailey
Roy A. Cole
Dr Ernest Spangler dies. Princeton obituary notes
Funeral rites for Dr Ernest Burton Spangler 65 retired druggist and Princeton citizen were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev John Womeldorf officiating. Interment followed at Resthaven cemetery. Surviving family includes wife Lura Given two daughters Harriett and Mrs Moore a son Ernest Jr and a grandchild Cathy Moore. The article lists many pallbearers and honorary mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Spangler
Ernest Burton Spangler
Princeton
Presbyterian Church
John Womeldorf
Edward Stubblefield
Resthaven Cemetery
Dr. Spangler
Union
Ballard T. Spangler
Harriet McCreery Spangler
Ronceverte
Walker Street
Masonic Order
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
The
Elks
Kiwanis Club
Lura. Given
Thomas J. Moore
Madeira Beach
Fla
Harriett Spangler
Fredericksburg
Ernest, Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Cathy Moore
Maude Simms
Hinton
Ida Spangler
Fort Springs
W. Va
Ray Spangler
Dothan
Ala
Spangler
Hale Avenue
Fredeking-Seaver Mortuary
Dewey Bailey
Essie Bailey
A. R. Beam
E. M. Brown
Daniel Hale
Frank Holroyd
E. W. Horton
Denny Shuff
Circle Three
Princeton Presbyterian Church
W. H. Wallingford
Ben Bird
L. C. Pace
J. I. Markell
F. C. Goodall
L. F. Compton
W. C. Epling
H C. Hayes
John Hickman
Robert Mathey
Johnson McLaughlin
Clyde Fortner
I. C. Buckley
Harry Goodykoontz
Merlin Miller
Luther F. Hale
W. M. Wolford
Frank Outright
Earl Hadden
Karnes Hoge
Marvin Jones
J. W. Lowry
Meade McNeill
Kyle McCormick
Nick Leshkow
Ernest Lilly
S. G. Williamson
M. A. Woodrum
J. H. Lilly
S. J. Evans
H. H. Ball
H. E. Dejarnette
W M. Poston
H. P. Hunnicutt
Harve Shumate
G. W. Lazenby
E. B. Lazenby, Sr
William McClaugherty
Howard Osbourne
Chester Harmon
Lowry
Leonard I. Bailey Remembered in Charleston
The body of Leonard I. Bailey aged 56 of Charleston has been reported. Bailey was a former member of the community and his passing prompted local notices and tributes as authorities processed funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard I. Bailey
Charleston
Funeral arrangements for James E. Smith Princeton death
The body of James E. Smith died Monday was moved to 304 Kirkh Street then to Kee Street Methodist Church Princeton for a 2:30 funeral. Rev. Z F Mayberry will officiate with interment at Rest Haven Cemetery. Pallbearers include J W Dunn J D Malcolm G W Blankenship Porter Johnson Otha Worrell Robert Bolton Henry Mabe honorary pallbearers state road employees. Ester circle Kee Street church flower bearers. If he had lived to June 20 he would have celebrated 50th wedding anniversary with Mrs Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Smith
Kirk H Street
Kee Street Methodist Church
Princeton
Z. F. Mayberry
Resthaven Cemetery
J. W. Dunn
J. D. Malcolm
G. W. Blankenship
Porter Johnson
Otha Worrell
Robert Bolton
Henry Mabe
State Road Commission
Ester Circle
Kee Street
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Death of J. D. Baker Attributed To Age
J D Baker father of Dr C R Baker of 4002 Bland Street died Sunday evening at his home in Fairmont. The retired business man’s death was attributed to complications from advanced age. Dr Baker is in Fairmont to attend the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Baker
C. R. Baker
Bland Street
Fairmont
Mr. Baker
Baker
Funeral service for Mrs. Statie Alley Phillips in McComas
Funeral service will be held today at 2 p m from Thomas Memorial church in McComas for Mrs. Statie Alley Phillips 73 a resident who died Monday evening at Bluefield Sanitarium The Rev T E Shea will be assisted by the Rev Mr Blanchard of Montcalm Interment in Woodlawn cemetery Pallbearers to be chosen Flowerbearers will be from Crane Creek Methodist Young People Sunday school Mercer funeral home Montcalm will notify daughter Mrs Basil Clyburne of McComas of the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Bell
Coopers
Steyer
Thomas Memorial Church
McComas
Statie Alley Phillips
Bluefield Sanitarium
T. E. Shea
Blanchard
Montcalm
Woodlawn
Young People’s Sunday School
Crane Creek Methodist Church
Mercer Funeral Home
Basil Clyburne
Infant Patton Rites in Maple Hill Cemetery
Committal services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Patton of Bluefield Virginia will be held today at Maple Hill cemetery. The Rev. P. C. Foote will officiate at the graveside ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Patton
Bluefield
Maple Hill Cemetery
P. C. Foote
Mrs Nettie Mae Dugger Dies in North Carolina
Mrs. Nettie Mae Dugger 36 wife of Carter W Dugger of Squire died yesterday afternoon at Blue Hawkins funeral home. She was a daughter of General Johnson of Newland N C and the late Minnie Johnson. Surviving are the husband three children Eugene Shirley and Nelle all at home and brothers Ralph Dempsey Johnson Elizabethton Tenn Clyde Charles and Sonny boy Johnson all of Newland N C. The body will remain at Hawkins funeral home pending completion of plans. Interment will be at Newland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottie
Sug) Kiser
Harold V. Kiser
Richlands
Railroad Avenue
Anna Katherine
Jimmy
Betty Jo
Elmer Buskill
Dante
Lacy
Frank Buskill
Beulah Welch
Farmer Funeral Home
Nettie Mae Dugger
Carter W. Dugger
Squire
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hawkins Funeral Home
Newland
Obituary: Mrs Dora Harris of Coopers Dies at 70
Dora Jane Harris 70 lifelong Coopers resident died Tuesday morning. Born December 21 1878 in Coopers she was daughter of George and Sarah Bell. Widow of Elbert Lee Harris she leaves thirteen children including J M Harris J E Harris J F Harris and Mrs Irving Budall of Coopers and others in Bramwell Flemingsburg Roanoke Pocahontas and Spanishburg plus three sisters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Jane Harris
Coopers
Harris
George
Sarah Bell
Elbert Lee Harris
J. M
J. E
J. F. Harris
Irving Budall
E. L. Harris
Bramwell
S. J. Harris
Flemingsburg
W. S. Harris
Oakhill
George Harris
Roanoke
Charles Carter
J. E. Robinett
Pocahontas
Ray Moore
Spanishburg
Paul Fleming
Warren
Ville Va
Flora Corner
Ruby Henderson
Robert Creasy
Wytheville Livestock Price Report Summary
Wytheville livestock prices list hogs cattle and sheep with price ranges and counts. Figures include hogs good to choice 14.80 to 15.40 per hundredweight heavy categories and cattle steers and heifers with multiple weight classes. vealers and lambs also noted among varied lots.
Pear Tree Relation to Roses and Apples
The pear tree belongs to the rose family and is closely related to apples. It highlights botanical connections among common fruit trees and describes relative taxonomy within the Rosaceae family.
Public Buildings to Advertise Bluefield Post Office Site
Washington announces bids for a new Bluefield post office site with the current building to be repurposed. Senator Neely and Rep. Kee confirm federal approval and rapid site purchase plans as Mullens and Ronceverte projects move forward amid a push to accelerate 300 federal building projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Buildings Administration
Washington
Bluefield
W. M. M. Neely
Dwva
General Services Administrator
Mullens
Ronceverte
Kee
Post Office Department
Park Central Band Sets New Officers in Genoa Readiness
The Band Boosters announce a Sunday 3:30 program at Genoa High School to dedicate and install officers of the Park Central band. The event promotes a community effort to raise funds for new uniforms, with Mrs. H. L. Morrison as committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Central Band
Genoa High School
H. L. Morrison
Miss Poteat Honored At Two Shower Events In City
A party hosted by Mrs. D. M. Mack on Reese Street welcomed Miss Ethel Mae Poteat and drew fourteen guests. The Zion Travelers gave a linen gift. fall arrangements featured yellow and white pompoms. A second kitchen shower for Miss Poteat occurred at Mrs. M. Morgan’s Floyd Street home with pink and green decor and African ivory roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Mae Poteat
George E. Barrett
D. M. Mack
Reese Street
Miss Poteat
Zion
M. Morgan
B. McGlothin
Bluestone Band Parents Approve December Meeting
The Bluestone Band Parents club will meet at 1 p m on Thursday December 1 in the school library to discuss activities and plans for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone Band
Funeral Service for W. R. Richards at Linkford Funeral Home
Funeral services for W R Richards 79 will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Linkford Funeral Home with Rev T B Scott of Bethel AME officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove cemetery. Richards a Narrows Virginia native and Spanish American War veteran was a retired N and W railroad employee survived by his wife and relatives. Flowerbearers will be friends of the family pallbearers named. Cars to be at the funeral home at 2 PM. Also noted is the death of Mrs Rachel Gaines 83 at the home of Mrs Eva George Bowser street with arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Thaxton
Mary Catherine Thaxton
Allen Street
Bristol
Conn
Thaxton
Bluefield
Navy
S. W. Taylor
Wheeling Avenue
J. A. Boyle
Russell Terrace
Pearl
Gertrude
G. H. Munsey
Portsmouth
A. L. Paxton
Ronceverte Street
Otto Thaxton
W. R
Kid) Richards
Bland Street
Linkford
T. B. Scott
Bethel Ame Church
Oak Grove
Richards
Narrows
N. & W. Railroad
Cecil Richards
C. C. Carter
Henry Bundy
Worley Mitchell
T. P. Howard
E. G. Holland
R. M. Pettis
Rachel Gaines
Eva George
Bowser Street
Coal Truck Rolls Off Road Near Reservoir Street
A coal truck loaded with four tons rolled about 500 feet off Reservoir road near 204 Reservoir street. Driver Rufus Peer said he was unloading when the truck rolled backward, slid sideways five times, and came to rest after knocking down trees and brush. Peer was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reservoir Road
W. L. Patrick
Reservoir Street
Rufus Peer
Box
Route 3
Patrick
Peer
Reds Report Battleship Plans Hinted in Hiss Trial Session
In New York a cryptic note read in Alger Hiss perjury testimony hinted Russians seized plans for two prewar American superbattleships. Officials described secret reports of a Soviet underground influence network in Washington. The note, dated 1939, mentions Berle and Molotov-linked figures, suggesting leaks to a naval architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alger Hiss
Washington
U. S
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Passenger recalls near‑midair crisis over Dallas
Ohnell described a calm flight from New York and Washington to Mexico City disrupted near Love Field when the number four outboard engine failed. The plane began to tremble and roar as it attempted to land with one engine out before the crew shifted plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohnell
New York
Washington
Dallas
Mexico City
Love Field
Casto Land Auction Proceeds With Sale of Theatre Building
Casto property on the Blue field Princeton road continues under Ed Sharp Roanoke and Grat M Bowen Tazewell firms. D E Nelson and Bowen plan today’s showings at the Mat hotel and the Casto site to accommodate out-of-town prospects. The listing includes a combined theatre and dance hall with three apartments and a service station and garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Nelson
Ed Sharp Land and Auction Company
Roanoke
Grat M. Bowen
Grat M. Bowen Land and Auction Company
Tazewell
Casto
Bluefield
Princeton
Mat
Last of Chungking tolls as Chiang may return to presidency
Reports from Hong Kong say Chungking could fall or be abandoned soon as Nationalist China faces defeat. Chiang Kai-shek may resume the presidency amid political shifts with Li Tsung Jen planning a U S trip for personal reasons. US officials authorize the state department trip as congressmen oppose recognizing Red China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Chungking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
U. S
Orient
Red China
Britain
Chiang
Li Tsung-Jen
United States
State Department
Washington
Potlatch ceremony described in Potlatch tradition
The article explains that Indian etiquette required a potlatch when a tribal chief raised a totem pole. The ritual involved lavish ceremonies and the distribution of many gifts to guests as part of the ceremony.
New Postoffice For Grundy OK'd
A new post office building for Grundy was approved among 300 federal building projects listed in Washington. The project will cost under 200000 dollars and construction will begin after Congress appropriates funds, likely next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Washington
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Senate Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Johnson
Congress
Flat Top Ministers Favor Weekday Funerals MOVE
At the Flat Top Baptist Ministers Conference in Kimball the group decided against Sunday funerals. They seek a church community solution with funeral directors to end Sunday services. Rev S W Dobbs urged members to attend the next meeting at the Memorial Kimball building on December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Top Baptist Ministers Conference
Memorial Building
Kimball
S. W. Dobbs
Memorial Kimball Building
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve on WHIS Tonight
Tonight at 8 30 and 1440 WHIS features Throckmorton P Gildersleeve in evening radio. Judge Hooker Leroy and Peavey are teased as part of the broadcast lineup with household humor and ongoing chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Hooker
Leroy
Peavey
Gildersleeve the Great
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garnet Dabney
Nash
Lawson
Melcher
E. E. Jones
Spring Grove
J. S. Redmond
R. S. Young
Memorial Avenue
S. W. Lewis
North Street
Lewis Coal Co
Percy Martin
Bath Street
Same
J. L. Dillon
Powhatan
City and Coalfields
Beaver
Luther G. Scott
Extreme Left
Beaver High School
Looking On
Minor Lewis
Scott
Virgil Currence
Mrs. Lillie Sweeney
Lillie May Sweeney
Bradshaw
Harvey Sweeney
Helen
John Crockett Sweeney
Lizzie Lowe
Rockridge
Bertha Gardner
Huntington
Bessie Poore
LaFon
Tenn
Mary Bell Bailey
Goldie Hatfield
James Poore
Dan Poore
Jolo
Bradshaw Church of God
of Rock
Wauchula
Bailey
Matoaka
Rock Methodist Church
Rock Cemetery
Mr. Bailey
Anderson M
Frances Godfrey Bailey
Hattie Bailey
Edward Hanks
Norma
Carol
Wayne Bailey
Rex Bailey
Pearisburg
Kermit Bailey
Baltimore
Sheffy Bailey
C. E. McBee
Cheshire
C. O. West
Elmer Keene
Ethel Moore Keene
Worth
Nick Stock
Keene
Robert
Lula Moore
Goodwell
Nickie Keene
Robert Moore
Carl Osborn
Stock
Chase Painter
Carl Elkins
Paul Talezich
Esther Moore
Akron
Ralph
Joseph
Algoma
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Rolfe Pencestal Holiness Church
Joseph Lilly
Woodlawn Cemetery
Irene Day
Irene Boggs Day
William B. Day
Jewell Ridge
iRchlidnds Hospital
Lillie Boggs
Charlestown
Ind
Patton, Paskel
Ivas
Hazel
Jean
Genevieve
Norma Lee Boggs
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Statie Phillips
Patton Infant
Mrs. Nettie Mae Dugger
Wytheville Livestock
Colored News
Missionary Society of the Union Baptist Church
Mable Hairston
Vine Street
Lawson Street
Neece
Williams
Bob Hunter
Yates
Miles
Lewis
Tom Lohrey
Jim Keith
Betty Elmore
Bill Carter
Jimmy Lonquest
Wanda Walker
T. L. Thornton
W. R. Richards
Mrs
Taylor’s Drug Store
Princeton Ave
Bluefield,w.va
Smith Brothers
NEW Wild Cherry
Colda
Ahers
Ralph Edwards
Monte Carlo
Gildersleeve
D. A
Harrington
Gou m
Ing
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!