Land Boom In Grundy Brings High Sale Prices At Auction
In Grundy Virginia on June 30 a land auction sold about six acres owned by Sheriff F M Ratliff and W A Street for a total of 5909 dollars, averaging over 968 dollars per acre. The Bridge Branch Grove subdivision adjoins Oakwood Fuel property, with buyers from Buchanan and Tazewell counties and Pike County Kentucky.
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Grundy
F. M. Ratliff
W. A. Street
Bluefield Road
Bridge Branch Grove
Oakwood Fuel Corporation
Buchanan County
Romey
Big Rock
Buchanan
Tazewell
Virginia
Pike County
Messrs
Ratliff
Street
Fletcher Killed When Hit by Car
Fletcher, a local operator near Flonaker, was fatally struck by a St Thul taxi on highway 29 east of Lebanon. He died within an hour at Lebanon hospital from skull fracture and multiple injuries. Driver Ch Hall was not charged after investigators deemed the collision unavoidable. Fletcher survived by a few children and operated a small mime near Fienwke, L. 1k.
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Sevcial
Lebanon
Ve. Jitne Wletcher
Enn Operdter
Flonaker
Ch. Hall
Fletcher
Hall
Bluefield Oi
Paul House
Lebanon Hospital
Fienwke
Russell Promotes Assistant Nurse in Public Health Initiative
An assistant nurse Miss Elizabeth Lawry of Red Co joins Russell county staff with field work duties. Miss Helen Hudson, currently in field training, prepares for a public health nursing certificate from Peabody College as the Red Cross nursing committee meets to approve ongoing plans.
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Lebangi
Elizabeth Lawry
Red Co
Russell County
Helen Hudson
Wig
Peabody College
Regal
Red Poss Nursing
Raeselh Coreeny
Palereitte
Peters Transferred to Salem's CCC Camp in Cleveland
Captain Bernard Peters, head of Company 374 CCC in Cleveland since its Russell County origins, is reassigned to Salem Virginia. Lieutenant William R. Carter of Jamesville Virginia will place the Cleveland camp under new command.
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Echt
Cleveland
Salem
Bernard Petes
Civilian Conservation Corps
Russell Equity
Flo
Selorty
Capitain Peters
William R. Carter
Junesville
Meningitis Scare Grips Dickenson
In Dickenson County Virginia two meningitis deaths this week heighten fear. Across the Kentucky line seven cases in Jenkins and McRoberts yield three fatalities. A Ramsey Ridge child dies. a Colley child shows improvement. Sue Collins of Clinchco dies after a two day illness though meningitis is ruled out.
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Clintwood
Dickenson County
Kentucky
Jenkins and McRoberts
William Ratliff
Ramsey Ridge
Charles Edwards
Colley
Sue Collins
J. S. Collins
Clinchco
Clintwood Prepares New ABC Liquor Store Opening
Clintwood Virginia reports construction on a new ABC liquor store expected to finish in days with occupancy shortly after the month starts. The opening date is not yet set. A second two story brick hardware store at Majin Street and Mclure Avenue by Clyde Reedy and Clarence Stone should be ready in about two weeks.
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Clintwood
ABC Liquor
Majin Street
Mcclure Avenue
Clyde Reedy
Clarence Stone
Moonshine Distillery Seized in Virginia Raid
In Reel ing Virginia on June 30 Sheriff J H Anderson and deputies Leonard Younce and Rufus Mullins seized a complete moonshine distillery near Blowing Rock in the Cumberland area. Arrested were Yannie Stanley Crit Stanley and Curtis Rowe held on bond for a hearing before trial justice Galley Friend at Slintwood.
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Times
Reeling
J. H. Anderson
Leonard Younce
Rufus Mullins
Blowing Rock
Cumberlands
Yannie Stanley
Crit Stanley
Curtis Rowe
Slient Aparatus
Galley Friend
Slintwood
Board to Vote on Franchise Change and Utilities Ordinance
The Board of mayor and aldermen will meet at the Municipal building at 5 p m today to take final action on a franchise change and a revised Utilities Ordinance extending the bill deadline for Kingsport Utilities to 15 days. Routine final passage is expected. further action on opening Market street between Cherokee and Sullivan may follow.
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Kingsport
Board of Mayor
Legion minstrel O Molay tops city carnival program
Amateur Legion minstrel returns after a year to headline the carnival at Bread and Center streets with 12 blackface comedians, songs, dances, and a jug band. Kingsport youth James Birdwell, 18, is in critical condition after a diving accident at Eastman beach.
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Legion Minstrel
O’molay
Birdwell
American Legion Minstrel
Legion Midway
Legion Little Hill Billy Jug Band
Tom Warrick
Bob Delius
Frank Taylori
Dixie
Keys
Bill Gilmer
Tom Allen
Carl Keys
Jack Brown
al Green
Bill Herron
Frank Taylor
Bread and Center Streets
James Birdwell
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Eastman Beach
Holston River
Long Island Bridge
Young Birdwell
Kingsport
N. H. Copenhaver
Bristol
Grocers to Close July Fourth Holiday Observances
All downtown and Five Points grocers shut Saturday for Independence Day. Secretary Jack Huffaker said stores stay open until 3 PM Friday so customers stock up. More than twenty merchants will close in line with the American Legion celebration touted as the region's largest.
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American Legion
Grovery
Jack Huffaker
Grocers’ Association
Upper East Tennessee
Woman Suffers Fractured Arm After Bed Fall
Mrs C Greer of 1822 Park Toms, awakened by intense heat, tumbled from bed last night and fractured her left wrist. Dr Paul Cox treated her. she rested comfortably this morning in what residents called a nightmare incident.
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C. Greer
Harkleroad Hurt After Truck Fall
Mule Harkleroad suffered minor injuries while falling from a city truck at 7:15 a.m. at the Shelny and Sullivan streets corner. He tumbled when the vehicle started from the intersection and was treated on scene.
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Harkleroad
Shelny and
Sullivan Streets
Jeffries Rites Held for Mrs Minerva Hubard Jeffries
Funeral services were held Sunday in Wise for Mrs Minerva Hubard Jeffries who died at her home after a lengthy illness. A Wise resident for about forty years she is survived by four daughters and one son.
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the Times
Wish
Minerva Hubbard Jeffries
Wise
Police Drive to Remove Small Wagons from Kingsport Streets
Chief of Police C. G C. Crawford announced a drive to ban coasters wagons and bicycles from Kingsport streets after numerous accidents and near misses involving children’s toys. He cited Mrs Ed Bailey of 104 Cherokee Street who was hit and injured as an example.
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Kingsport
C. G C. Crawford
Crawford
Ed Bailey
Cherokee Street
Lawyer wounded after quarrel in Selmer Tennessee
Former McNairy county judge W. R. Nickels, 57, was shot in the left thigh by a pool room operator, Raby Maxwell, 27, after a dispute over Nickels advice. Sheriff T. N. Wright said Maxwell was held on a shooting with intent charge. Nickels, treating in a clinic, declined prosecution, citing desire to avoid further trouble.
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Memphis
Jone
W. R. Nickels
Couty
McNairy County
T. N. Wright
Seelmer
Raby Maxwell
Nickels
Selmer
Forday
Maxwell
Passenger Train Kills RR Employee Near Olinger
Special to The Times Olinger Virginia June 30 ariving Tate Bush railway employee was dead today the victim of a west bound L and N passenger train near here late yesterday County officials could not determine how he met death Funeral and burial services were held at Jones cemetery Turkey Cove He is survived by his wife and four minor children.
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Times
Olinger
Rving Tate Bush
Railway Employe
Jones Cemetery
Turkey Cove
Here
Craft Motors joins hospital service plan leaders in Kingsport
Craft Motors Incorporated agents for Ford automobiles completed a group enrollment at Germinity hospital service plan. The twenty fifth Kingsport firm to enroll in ten months, with 44 people included 13 employees and 32 family members. Notable supporters include Ryland G. Craft of Gate City, hospital board member, who notes the plan costs 75 cents monthly covering a three week hospital stay and predicts broad community adoption. The group comprises Kingsport members Hubert Derting Gordon E. Dunn George O. Hamilton Jammer I. Martin Ivan J. Nelms Hugh L Nowland George W. Owens Sam Price Harry V. Slack Garland Fields Hubert J. Sivert Ralph Suttle and Thomas C. Cempleton.
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Craft Motors, Incorporated
Ford Automobiles
Germunity Hospital
Kingsport
Ryland G. Craft
Gate City
Craft Motors
Craft
Hubert
Derting
Gordon E. Dunn
Jammer
Martin
Ivan J. Nelms
Hugh L Nowland
George W. Owens
Sam Price
Harry V. Slack
Garland Fields
Ralph Suttle
Thomas C.cempleton
Church Hill
Landon Enjoys Home Made Bread at Kansas Event
Governor Landon, a Republican presidential hopeful, and his wife Mrs. Landon attended a steak fry in Estes Park. The couple shared a light moment about home baked bread, with Mrs. Landon noting his preference for rolls and biscuits that are homemade.
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Associated Press
Ruth Cowan
Estes Park
C='s
Landon
Theo Cobb
Samuel E. Cobb
Toneka
Kas
Mrs. Landon
Divorce Hearing Ties to 1932 Roosevelt Support
Spokane report says former Sen. Dill seeks a divorce citing the 1932 California Texas swing to Roosevelt as the start of marital trouble. Dill testified his wife, a former suffragette, called him and others political leeches and double-crossers for backing Roosevelt. The wife contests the divorce action as Dill declines to run in 1934.
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Spokane
Wash
Roosevelt
Chicago
C. C. Dill
Dill
John N. Garner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Peace League
Scott Singers to Hold Convention
Scott county singing association will hold its third convention at the Methodist church in SLANT on Sunday June 5. Officials K. H. Darnell president and L. H. Lane secretary expect a crowd of several hundred and say the session will start at 4 p.m.
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the Times
Slant
Scott County Singing Association
Methodist Church
K. H. Darnell
L. H. Lane
Army Deserter Hanged at Wandsworth Prison
Fred ericke J. Miell, an army deserter convicted of murdering Miss Beat rice V. Sutton, was hanged today at Wandsworth prison. He admitted guilt to kill to avoid facing execution, claiming his act was to die by his own hand. Wind whips blaze at two Rochester plants as $60,000 fire rages and threatens nearby buildings.
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London
Jane
Fredericke J. Miell
Beatrice V. Sutton
Wandsworth Prison
Field
Rochester
Merii
Red Cross Life Saving Classes Open at Silver Lake
The Kingsport Red Cross launches its Save A Life campaign with free life saving classes at Silver Lake starting July. Dave Helier will lead the program with two groups: seniors over 26 and students under 16. Free swimming pool access and transportation are provided on class days. Underwater photography is cited as part of improved rescue techniques.
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Red Cross
Silver Lake
Kingsport Red Cross
Dave Helier
Blue Gem Ceat Company
American Real Cross
Silver Springs
Florida
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Irving Bush
E. B. Tidwell
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R. G. Craft
Gov. Landon
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