Fire destroys Béletce Building at Hollins College
A Tuesday night blaze gutted the three story Béletce Building at Hollins College with estimated damage of 100000 and contents 38000. Faculty members Hobart Busche and Kathryn Norton suffered burned hands while attempting to move equipment. Students evacuated calmly as fire crews from Roanoke and Salem battled the flames after an electrical storm and possible lightning strike.
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Hollins College
Hobart Busche
Kathryn Norton
Attle Valley
Roanoke
Salem
J. A. Turner
Washington Tubes Fire Reported In Bluefield Show Schedule
A smoky blaze described as a seething inferno engulfed a building as Roanoke and Salem crews arrived to confine it. The scene involved about a hundred boys playing near the site while a Waiter L Main Showa was set to perform in Bluefield on Friday May 1 at 2 and 7 pm with doors opening an hour earlier and a parade at noon.
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Streains
Roatoke
Salem
Walla
L. Main Showa
Bluefield
National Coal Association
United States Geological Survey
Street Parade Preview Amid Far Eastern Beasts and Elephants
A city pageant feature describes a noon street parade with Walter L. Main Shows. It mentions horses and elephants in a kaleidoscopic, mile long pageant. A notable figure Jeanne d’Arc, adopted by a New Haven family, draws attention amid a colorful crowd and brass bands.
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Walter L. Main
Walter L
Jeanne d’Arc
New Haven
Conn
Europe
Seed Shop Promotes Old Reliable Landreth Varieties
The ad announces fresh shipments of Old Reliable D Landreth Grown Seeds now in stock. Varieties include Golden Bantam and Stowell's Evergreen corn, Kentucky Wonder beans, Lazy Wife beans, Red Valentine bush beans, American Wonder bush peas, Telephone peas, various cucumbers radishes lettuce tomatoes beets parsnips peppers cabbage and more. Lawn grass seeds nasturtium and sweet pea seeds offered in bulk and as packages.
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D. Landreth
Stowell
Kentucky
You Cannot Garden With Proper Tools
An ad promises a wide stock of garden rakes hoses loading forks cultivators and fertilizers to meet every garden need. It emphasizes readiness to supply tools and supplies for gardening tasks.
Fence Your Garden Against Fowls and Cattle with Poultry Netting
A Bluefield ad promotes extensive fencing supplies including poultry netting from 1 to 6 inches, 3 inch mesh, and 1 inch to 4 inch mesh, plus heavy Farm Hog and Field Fence,Galvanized Barb Wire, and ornamental lawn fencing. It advertises 133 Roanoke Street as the location with daily delivery across Bluefield, Virginia and West Virginia, inviting orders and promising attractive prices while stock lasts.
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Jasta
Roanoke Street
Bluefield
W. Va
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