School term extended to nine months in Bluefield
The Virginia Side council unanimously voted to extend Bluefield schools to nine months next year with the city covering any county shortfall unless Tazewell county participates financially. The discussion included county tax needs, a potential mass meeting, and the hiring of a new principal after June 1. The Men’s Mart opens with a major sale on men’s haberdashery at half price.
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Virginia Side Council
Tazewell County
Patty
N. Hufford
Bluefield
R. B. Bobbitt
Hufford
Taze- Wei County
Dudley
Virginia Side
Virginia
Georgia Cyclone Upshaw To Campaign In Bluefield Rally
Georgia congressman How Will Upshaw brings a political push through Huntington Logan Welch Bluefield and Princeton with rallies in Bluefield First Baptist Thursday night and other stops Friday and Sunday. The Georgia Cyclone travels from coal regions to Charleston and beyond as a self educated, injury hampered statesman.
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Bluefield
Georgia
D. Upshaw
Washington
Broadway
New York
Old Town
Brooklyn Bridge
Bronx
Upshaw
Huntington
Virginia News
Virginia
W. Va
Georgia Cyclone
Huntington Watch
Commonwealth of Mountains
Upshuw
Logan
Welch
Northfork
Deadlock Over Police Chief Selection Leaves City Tied
The council remains divided on naming a new police chief. Four members support former Sergeant G. W. Havens, four oppose, and Mayor Patty casts the deciding vote against bringing up the matter at the May session. A general goods sale note follows.
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Dudley
George Havens
Mathews
Barnett
Patty
Osborne
G. W. Havens
Havens
Couple Marks Fifty Four Years Married in Tazewell County
Mr and Mrs M L Osborne of Horsepen Tazewell county joined our bride and groom list of fifty years. They wed at Tannersville in Tazewell county on June 15 1870 and will celebrate their anniversary in June. Both are well and hearty and are get-
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M. L. Osborne
Horsepen
Tazewell County
Shirt sale note at Men's Mart in Virginia
A brief classifieds line notes shirts are priced at $1 today at the Men's Mart in Virginia. It reads as a quick sale blurb in the local paper.
Electrified Pocahontas Division Extends Fifty Miles
The Pocahontas division now has about 215 miles of electrified trackage after the new section between Farm and Jaeger was activated. Despite wartime construction slowdowns, the project reached a major milestone as a double track.
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Daily Telegraph
Pocahontas
Bluefield Yard
Farm
Jaeger
Delco-Light launches low cost farm lighting plant
The Delco-Light campaign announces a revolutionary 600 watt farm lighting plant at 195 dollars fob Dayton with five included fixtures and full installation. Dealers nationwide offer complete wiring and easy payment to bring Delco-Light to every farm home with total cost 248 dollars including freight.
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Delco
B. Dayton
Delco-Light
Mississippi
Slaughter and Pocahontas to Meet in Thursday Return
A brief item notes Pocahontas returns Thursday for a engagement while Captain Davidson shows concern. Casual notices announce a big sale at the Men's Mart today and a classic week to begin the following Saturday with Jim Burton and Walter Brumfield near a deal though a signing dispute with Babe Little and W I Neff may be resolved before the game.
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Pocahontas
Captain Davidson
Jim Burton
Walter Brumfield
Babe Little
W. I. Neff
Sheep Shearing Timetable Warned By Weather Pattern
The article warns that ongoing rainfall since Monday is not the sheep rain. Farmers should not shear sheep before May 10. A cold rain is expected around May 10 and shearers should wait until after that rain passes.
Miss Penn Graduates With Honors in Roanoke
Roanoke business college graduate Miss Randa Penn earns an excellent position with a large Roanoke insurance firm and is progressing well.
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Randa Penn
Virginia Side
Miss Penn
Roanoke
Local Barber I. V. Lyton Taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital
I. V. Lyton, a well known citizen and barber, was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore yesterday for examination and treatment by specialists. He had been ill for a week and his ailment baffled doctors. Accompanying him to Baltimore was Rufus Newton.
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I. V. Lyton
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lyton
Rufus Newton
Men’s Mart Advertises Quick Clearout on Train to Baltimore
Newton and Mr Hyton left on train No 2 Tuesday for Baltimore. We must sell everything regardless of price. Come and get your share.
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Newton
Mr. Hyton
Baltimore
Men's Mart
Circuit Court Opens Long Tazewell Term With Grand Jury
Circuit court met at Tazewell yesterday with many witnesses before the grand jury. The docket is lengthy, and lawyers and court attaches anticipate an extended term. Judge Fulton Kegley of this city presides.
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Circuit Court Circuit Court
Tazewell
Fulton Kegley
Feeling Fine at Ninety at Gratton
Uncle Henry N. Peck aged ninety celebrated his birthday anniversary at his Gratton home last week.
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Henry N. Peck
Gratton
Mr Peck Reaches Ninetieth Birthday Feast
All of his kinsfolk were present as Mr Peck marked his ninety years with a large feast. He smoked three cheroots and felt well. He resides with his son James Peck.
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Mr. Peck
James Peck
Kbhoo Takes Ground as New Game in Britain
London notes kahoo, a new game from Central Africa, gaining interest as an intellectual pastime. The board depicts a valley with carved warrior figures like chess men, demanding careful strategy amid a cautiously optimistic tone, even in fate and cemetery reflections.
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KBHOO
London
Mah Jongg
Great Britain
Central Africa
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Bluefield Virginia News
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Eber H. Roush
Bluefield, West VA
Delco Light
Kanawha &T
Charleston, W. Va
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Wihie
Luis Utithes
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