Coal and assorted notices from City and Coalfield
Short items advertise special coal prices Pocahontas Washed Nut four fifty per ton and Raven Red Ash Nut four twenty five per ton plus low rates on other grades. Various community notes include milk price changes, a fiddle contest in May, hat sale, roof paint, groceries, a plate supper, a church revival update, travel for an exposition, a fire call, Red Cross program, a found baby, and local travel and business updates.
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Citizens Coal & Supply
Allen Street Coal Company
Dividend Declared by Standard Oil of California
The Standard Oil Company of California declared the regular quarterly dividend of fifty cents a share. The announcement came from San Francisco on April 28.
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San Francisco
Standard Oil Company of California
Loyalty Program Host of Friends Registrars Week at Legion Dugout
Bluefield reports a Loyal Orders week in the Dugout with the American Legion Post No. 9 staging a boys week event. About 250 youth are expected to attend with the Legion band Spiller Hicks Appalachian Quartet and Conrad Brevick’s African harp planned. Refreshments will be served by the Legion Auxiliary.
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Legion Dugout
Bluefield Post No. 9
American Legion
Legion
American Logee
Spiller Hicks
Conrad Brevick
The
Legion Auxiliary
Knickerbocker Notes on Conviction and Revival
The article quotes Dr. Knickerbocker's revival sermon urging personal accountability and confession. It notes the preacher plans a Bluefield vacation with family and comments on private judgment before God.
Bluefield Bond Vote Totals Across Six Precincts
City residents reported a sweeping bond victory across six Bluefield precincts with a large turnout and plans to convert Ramsey building into a community center. An amusing moment arose when a supporter learned the vote result 35 to 1 and quipped about being the lone dissenting count. Precinct 5 at Littlesburg was missing from the unofficial returns reported to the Telegraph.
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Ramsey
Telegraph
Precinct 5
Littlesburg
Precin
Forty Five Acres and Part of Fair Grounds Bought
Bluefield city agrees to purchase about forty five acres of land adjacent to the Fair Grounds for 23500 from the Virginia Realty Loan Company and to acquire from Bluefield College or the Fair Association the portion of the Fair Grounds property within West Virginia for 25000 with conditions including a 50 foot street dedication, sewer rights, and use provisions for public purposes. Cash terms upon delivery of deeds.
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Bluefield
Virginia Realty Loan Company
Fair Grounds
Bluefield College
Fair Association
City of
Blue College
Five Young Suspects Accused in Series of Robberies
Five Negro boys aged eight to twelve were detained by Captain R O Carter on charges tied to a string of robberies. A traveling man reported losses including thirty dollars in samples and vehicle tags from his car on Scott street. The Whitlow Hardware Company noted multiple items stolen, some recovered by police. The youths were handed to Mrs P W Poff of the board of children's guardians for disposition before Judge George J Dillard.
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R. O. Carter
Scott Street
Whitlow Hardware Company
P. W. Poff
Board of Children’s Guardians
George J. Dillard
Boys Serve As City Officials In Bluefield Meeting
City directors in Bluefield briefed and guided three youths Henry Shepherd Earl Nichols and Andrew Armentrout who acted as city manager and alternating as mayor and board chairman during the Tuesday session. The boys were instructed in municipal duties and showed keen interest in the work.
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Bluefield
Henry Shepherd
Earl Nichols
Andrew Armentrout
Unusual Twin-Chick Hatch at Bluefield Home
In Bluefield Virginia fifteen eggs hatched, with one egg producing twins joined by a straw ligament. The doctor advised tying the ligament and clipping to separate the chicks. One twin died, the other survived as a healthy chick. The mother hen reportedly proud of the unusual brood. A note adds that Turkish warships are being reconditioned by a German run.
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G. W. Rolen
Craig Street
Bluefield
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