Coal and home goods ads fill city pages
Classified glimpses show glass partitions sale coal prices from Pocahontas Raven Red Ash to other grades, rent notices, repaired upholstery, and shop openings. Listings include Pocahontas coal at 5.00 per ton, Bluefield firms promoting fast service, and local sales at 822 Princeton Avenue. Also appears lodging for rent, a ten room open, and various business ads in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens ‘Coal& Supply Co
Standard Fea & Supply Co
Left leg fracture near knee joint after street collision
Xiay examination at Bt. Lukels hospital Saturday night disclosed a fracture in S. S. McNeal's left leg near the knee joint. McNeal was struck by an automobile driven into J. McKell drawing room on Bland street. He will wear a plaster cast for about six weeks.
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Bt. Lukels ‘Hospital
S. S.mcneal
Passing Show arrives in city for Holy Week weeklong stay
The Passing Show revue featuring 100 performers arrived Sunday night to spend the week resting and observing Holy Week, performing at the Colonial Theatre Monday. The troupe occupies a floor of the Matz Hotel and drew crowds in the hotel lobbies and streets, while locals anticipate a lively week of chatter and spectacle. Grace Methodist Church revival services drew near record crowds with strong sermons by Rev. Jackson and song services led by Tom Scott, followed by a large evening gathering. Kiwanis meeting featured talks on Marion, Va. Southwest Virginia affairs, an automobile club push, and the Legion Endowment drive, with several visitors in attendance.
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Girla-Gelore
Colonial Theatre
Matz
Bone
New York
Gomeons
Broadway
Grace Methodiat Church
Tom Scott
Rey
Jackson
Iis
Mr. Beatt
Pinina
Jesus
Mr. Jackson
Bluefield Kiwants Club
C. Warlick
Frank Boomershine
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Jas. H. Golichon
Binefield
R. H. Henderson
Bantist Mountain School
Council
Ex-Solidiera
Biusfield
Biusfieldera
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield American Legion
Legiontintras
Little Mildred Owen Claimed by Death at Bluefield College
Five year old Mildred Owen daughter of Dean W Owen and Mrs Owen of Bluefield College died Monday at her parents home on campus after influenza and weak heart. Classes were dismissed as students accompanied the remains to the Norfolk and Western line. Burial is in Beottsburg Virginia this afternoon at 3 o'clock with family and college officials traveling to Richmond and contributing to college campaign efforts.
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Mildred Owen
W. Owen
Mra. Owen
Bluefield College
Owen
Norfolk and Western Nation
Beottsburg
Familly
M. Louthan
Richmond
Lansdell
W. J. Abrams
College Avenue Baptist Church
Hinds
Ernest T Bird Finds Traces Of Lost Daughter
Ernest T Bird of West Covington Kentucky said he found traces showing his daughter Miss Anne Bird nineteen had left Saturday to meet a friend and returned as not the girl abducted in Cincinnati. Police had found no trace of the abducted girl.
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Cincinnati
Ernest T.bird
West Covington
Anne ‘Bird
Bird
Floyd Mians Cured By His Arrest Here
Tirnest Barnes a porter at Hotel Matz and Ratliff of Floyd Court Hallas Va were arrested by enforcement officers after Barnes was found with a gallon of Aquor and Ratliff with two gallons in his room They were fined 200 each and jailed sixty days Ratliff’s car was seized when a nephew failed to remove the vehicle from a garage and explain the missing liquor The incident led to the discovery of remaining liquor stored in garages and the car turning over to federal officers The remark I have cured me was made by Ratliff to Officer Watking as the tale unfolded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirnest Barnes
Matz
Fil Werkits
Zack Ferguson
Po- Neeman Bowen
O. F. Ratliff
Floyd Court Hallas
Barnes
Mozel
Rathi
H.B. Kitta
Pha
Aquor
Farmer
Ratist
Ratliff
Lieber
Watking
Rathi 40
Om i
Pine Street
Bluefield Avenue
Taylor and
Watkins
Mrs Lawrence Dead at Princeton Home
Mrs W C Lawrence aged 36 a Princeton resident died at 7 last evening at her home after a period of illness pneumonia led to her death She lived in Princeton eight years from Cumford before marriage she was Amelia Pitt of Coford She belonged to Princeton Presbyterian Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Survived by husband four children two sisters and a brother live on Obdia Creek Kanawha County One child preceded her to the grave Funeral arrangements not completed last night
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W. C. Lawrence
Princeton
Evehing
Pharedey
Mra
Lawrence
Hadeen
Tame
Amelia Pitt
Coford
Shea
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Brotherhood ‘of ‘Railway
Governor Trinkle Praises Bluefield Spirit in West Virginia
Governor Lee Trinkle of Virginia spoke at Pocahontas and spent Sunday night in Bluefield as a guest of the Hotel West Virginian. He praised Bluefield's community spirit and progress during a visit that linked Bluefield and Graham in a regional celebration with West Virginia Governor Morgan.
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Lee Trinkle
Virginia
Pocahontas
Bluefield
West Virginian
Thin Waa
Trinkle
Hinefield
Plusfield
H. F. Morgan
West Virginia
Binefield
Graham
Trinkla
Blusisid
Death of William Wilson in Charleston
William Wilson died Sunday morning in a Charleston hospital from pneumonia at age thirty. Born in Broosbeck England he lived years in Superior McDowell County and was known in Bluefield. Survived by his mother four sisters in England and two sisters in the Charleston area. he belonged to the Welch Masonic lodge and Bluefield lodge of Perfection. Burial to be in Charleston with Magona conducting funeral.
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Willam Willon
Charleston
Preumonia
Wilson Hyed
Superior
McDowell
Broosbeck
Yorkshire
England
John ‘Parrow
Fred Morgan
Cannelton
Wilson
Masonic Lodge
Welch
Institution of Bluefield
Lodge of Perfection
Firefighters Responded to Four Calls Monday
City firemen rushed to four incidents yester day including a brush fire on Maryland avenue at 11 50 am and a trash fire risk on Yad Jen street. While crews from central station worked, a call drew South Bluefield units to 22 Bland street. Box 12 mobilized all city apparatus in Bluefield’s business district.
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Maryland Avenue
Yad Jen Street
Central ‘Station
South
Bluefield
R. L. Crotty
Guasex-utroct
Fito
Colored citizens in Bluefield survey community needs
In Bluefield last week colored residents led a scoring program on ten community use phases. About 100 participants shared findings and recommendations across health education welfare and civic topics to improve conditions and plan future surveys.
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Bluefield
Sears
Mente Gad Graupa
J.B. Banks
Alderson
State University
Arch of Garden Tools Parade Brings Garden Tools to Wedding
A gardener recently married adopted a playful arch of garden tools to replace the traditional church march. The procession used hoses, rakes and other implements as a humorous, homey variation of the old army custom.
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Hdinburgh
Jiera
Mareh
Waa
Radio Band Concert Relay From Cape Town Station
A radio band concert from Cape Town was relayed to a local station and rebroadcast for wider audience. The event featured a performance by the A N A verse group and was noted in the Cape Town program listings.
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Cape Town
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Daily Telegraph
Pat Bale
Holton
R. P
Vara Telegraph
Troy
Princeton Avenue
Hala
Barne
Aix
or_call Motor Sates Company
Jesq Money
Allen Street Coal Company
Cochran
J. B. Chariton
Pocahontas R. O. M
Glen Alan Egg
Bluefield Jeu & Cold Storage Co
Bluefield Parts & Bearing, Company
Gites Street
Neaf Miller
Ladies of the First Christian Church
Burgese Electric Co
Public Library
Easley, Daw and Commerce Building
Bailey Limber Company
Mercer Straat
Altamont
Life Ins. Co., Jas. Ue, Agty
Bulie
W, Va
Joyce Lo
Jewelers Hotel
West Virgiilan Ride
Rogers &T
OR. N. M
Ine -Honskey
Giora Aldo
Ederal Street
Ite
Pha and Commerce
Renee
WM. H. Carr
Osteopath
Abrams 405 Coal & Coke
W. VA
Matto
Bland
B.eades
Yermuliding Alerield
Ww Wa
Ras. Phage
J. Callaway
Northfork, W. Va
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland Street
Harry L. Greenspon
Ada
Bradmano
EAC Cshf
Mountain School
R.H. Henderson
Ernest T. Bird
Ball Radio Supply Co
Hracknaon Building
R. L. Morris
Mlveheld, W. Va
Hueiedl Furniture Co
Floyd
C. F. Ratliff
Pranceton
Gov, Trinkle
Heluga Is
Hs Omg
Shaw Aia
William Wilson
Legion Endowment
Ius
Ban J . W
Brooklyn
Pox Rharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
W. FA
H. B. Kitts
P. Hubbard
C. M.C. Primas
P. Aorbard
Mercer County
Officaz
Cod
Rogers Street
Mluefield
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Good ‘Drag Stores
Ita
Howler
Walmingcor
MRE Hast
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