Stranger’s Visit Sparks Talk Over Graham Furnace Site
In Bluefield Virginia a stranger scouting the old Graham Furnace property on Monday drew local curiosity. Residents discuss the plant’s idle run and the possibility of revival, estimating investment needs around fifty thousand dollars. The 1890s era furnace sits on about thirty acres, with ore nearby and potential for homebuilding or manufacturing. A fat visitor with a red face was described, while Cove Creek trout fishing adds a tangential note to the day’s memories.
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Graham Furnace
Furnace Hill
New Wrinkle Removal Method Claims Quick 15 Minute Use
An advertised facial treatment promises to erase wrinkles in fifteen minutes. A mix of powdered tarkroot and demen allegedly smooths skin, firms underlying tissues, and makes a user look ten to fifteen years younger.
Equalize Real Estate Values Slogan Prompts Local Growth
Local business voices urge equalized real estate assessments on the Virginia Side to spur growth. They advocate appointing a deputy to assist Squire McTeer Sanders the assessor, aiming to break Hicktown methods, extend corporate limits, and keep taxes local while reducing overall levy.
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Virginia
Squire McTeer Sanders
Virginia Side
Wake preacher draws crowds with vivid sermons
Rev. Arthur Wake preaches forceful, convincing messages at the Christian church in nightly meetings. The church is packed each evening as singing remains strong and services begin at 7 45 o'clock.
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Wake
Arthur Wake
Christian Church
Speed Cop Fails to Land Noted Trout in Cove Creek
W. C. Breckenridge, a motor vehicle speed cop, failed to reel in a famed mountain trout in Cove Creek after a long chase. A year earlier Breckenridge did land the same fish, but it snapped the line and escaped back into the water.
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W. C. Breckenridge
Cove Creek
Prohibition Raids Bring Rising Hazards to Officers
Local prohibition enforcement faces growing dangers as moonshiners and bootleggers increasingly target officers during raids. Officials note shooters risk death when confronted by revenue agents and predict violence will ease as law compliance grows, though current violations and tragedies remain high.
Fats and Leans Vie as Teams Prepare for Clash
The fats aim to trim down for the upcoming game while the leans bulk up with yeast to gain flesh for the clash. Jim Burton said his fats are signing up daily and the lineup should be set soon. Milt Witten declined to confirm personnel for the leans though surprises are hinted. Watch the papers for the fat and lean line up.
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Jim Burton
Milt Witten
Uncle Silas Sweet Seeks Cut in Barber Prices
Colwell county North Carolina resident Uncle Silas Sweet visited a local barber shop Monday afternoon. He complained the shave price was too high and asked for a reduction in his case. Barber Vance Wells agreed to a lowered price and gave the visitor a shave. Sweet claimed he had nothing to sell.
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Silas Sweet
Colwell County
N. C
Silas
Vance Wells
Bluefield Virginia notices and sales and obituaries
A small town column records a farm sale near Peters Town Monroe County on April 18 with Mrs Mack Spangler offering land near Red Sulphur Road. Funeral service for Mrs Nancy Osborne noted near Russell Smythe county line. she was 85, husband died a year earlier. Marriage news for Lilian Russell and Joseph Henry Sawyers Jr performed in Bristol December 25 1974. Rentals, church events, bake sale, and local visits are listed.
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Mack Spangler
Weterstown
Peterstown
Monroe County
Harmon
Russell Smythe County
Nancy Osborne
G. W. Shinekault
Osborne
Thomas R. Reynolds
Falls Mills
Lillian Russell
Joseph Henry Sawyers, Jr
J. H Sawyers
Midway
W. Va
Bristol
Local Notices and School Reports From College Hill Area
Malcolm Worrell in New York seeks treatment with hope of improved health. Sage Nash returns to William and Mary after visiting home. Miss Helen Baylor substitutes in high school for ill Miss Roteler. Mrs. L. W. Morgan recovering from pneumonia and able to sit up. Miss Virginia Frasier home from Fredericksburg Tolbert Clark improved. Mrs. J. Gillespie and Sam from extended Richmond visit. Miss Lois Denbow recovering from influenza. Miss Ellen Galloway returns from Pineville Ky where she taught. Mee. C. B. Sulter and daughter visit Glen Alum. Cecil McGuire visits College Hill for a weekend.
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Malcolm Worrell
New York
Sage Nash
William and Mary
Helen Baylor
Miss Roteler
L. W. Morgan
Virginia Frasier
Fredericksburg
Blind musician Amos Cady regains sight and limits instrument use
Bolivar Missouri April 7 Amos Cady once blind for twenty years could play six instruments at once including a harmonica mouth yoke and triangle now with sight restored he can play only one. He formerly played the harmonica banjo bass drum cymbals triangle and eight Swiss bells simultaneously.
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Bolivar, Mo
Amos Cady
Three Generations Testify to Lydia K B Pinkham Remedy
A family lineage from 1881 touts Lydia K B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted home remedy. Grandmother, mother, and daughter all credit the root and herb medicine for relief, explaining its wide appeal across the United States and abroad.
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Lydia KB. Pinkham
United States
Couzens Probe Gains Heat as Tax Inquiry Escalates
In Washington, Senator Couzens presses a broad inquiry into the Internal Revenue Bureau amid rising tensions with Secretary Mellon over tax collection abuses and large settlements. The probe widens from income taxes toward prohibition enforcement as new disclosures emerge and political opposition intensifies.
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Charles P. Stewart Washington
Senator Couvens
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Couzens
Senate Finance Committee
la Follette-Brookhart-Ladd
Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Co
United States Steel Corve
Treasury
Mellon
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Bluefield, W. Va
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Majestic
Edile “Crubro
Post
Summit
Old Dominion
U Herbert
Skinner
Elliott Brokerage Company
Warlick Furniture Co
Sawyers
Accademy Street
C. P. Painter
West End
Charlie Wagner
M. FE
Adkins
Alex Ruble
Epworth League
M. EB. Church
C. A. Martin
Jennie Williams
G. H. Niswander
Coopers
A. Taylor
Mt. Hope
Mary Martha Davenport
J. K. Burgess
Mee. C. KB. Sulter
Glen Alum
J. C. Holbrook
College Hill
Cécil McGuire
Gouzens
Internal Revenue Department
Old Guard
Investi
Ike
Cuticura
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