Diverse Bluefield Classified Ads and Notices
A collection of Bluefield area notices and advertisements including coal suppliers, shoe repair, real estate sales, home improvements, a plan for a public auction of accounts, August refund day promotions, and obituaries. The items name Mercer Coal and Supply, Service Coal, Twin City Coal, United Shoe Repairing Corp, Hubbard Adjustment Agency, a eight room house for sale, Oak Grove Inn dining, fall hat sale, pedigo company items, Ben Tone tonic, and miss Pearl Baldwin death with local context.
Cruise Brothers Clean-Up Sale Draws Big Crowds
Cruise Bros annual clean-up sale draws hundreds of thrifty shoppers eager for bargains as stock is cleared to make way for new merchandise. Managers note a dull season increases selection and discounts, with many buyers returning after the first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cruise Bros
Unis
Legion Post seeks sale of Scott Street property
The American Legion Post on Scott Street near the West Virginian Hotel puts its 40 by 160 lot plus a small steam heated residence up for sale at cost about 17 000. Buyers can assume notes due over seven years with no cash down. The sale aims to avoid curtailing post activities, especially the band, and is overseen by Bob Sheffey Herbert May John Hollman and Henry Perkins.
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Post
The
American Legion
Scott Street
West Virginian
Legion
Robt. A. Cheffey
Federal
Scott Streets
Ne Deaens
Bob Sheffey
Herbert May
John Hollman
Henry Perkins
Brotherhood Camp to Close at End of Week
The Bi Brotherhood Camp at Rocky Gap Virginia will close August 15 after a record-long season from June to mid August. Boys from the Bland Street Methodist Church and Lions Club scouts, led by Pop Roger, will attend from September 5 to 15, with calls open to others Saturday without notice. Director Hobbie Snead, in his first year, has led a busy camp life and aims for a peak final week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bi Brotherhood
Rocky P. Va
Brotherhood
Bland Street Methodist Church
Lions Club
Pop Roger
Hobbie Snead
Bluefield
Praises Former Desk Sergeant Williams in Audit Report
Mr Bray at the state auditor's office commends Ralph Williams former desk sergeant of Bluefield police for his handling of municipal accounts. He notes more than thirty thousand dollars passed through Williams hands in the last year and lauds the completeness and accuracy of his records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bray
State Auditor's Office
Ralph Williams
Williams
City of
Bluefield
Aesbabeneaty
Bituminous Coal Production Rises in Week End August 1
The Bureau of Coal Economics reports bituminous coal output for the week ended August 1 at about 9.5 million net tons, up from 9.265 million the previous week and the largest since February 14, continuing a weeks long upward trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Coal Economics
National Coal Association
Department of Commerce
Lynchburg Leader David H Howard Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
David H Howard Jr prominent Lynchburg citizen dies at home from self inflicted gunshot in bathroom. long time member of Kirkpatrick Howard Burke firm, health declined, survived by widow and five children Lucy Nannie Rhoda David Estes, brother John A Howard, sisters Mrs Johnson and Alice M Howard. aged 60, Presbyterian elder and Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Howard
Lynchburg
Will Leam
Howard
Kirkpatrick & Howard
Kirkpatrick, Howard & Burke
Virginia Beach
Battle Creek
Mich
Mr. Howard
Bluefield
Isses Lucy
Nannie
Rhoda Howard
David H. Howard, Jr
Estes W. Howard
Lenchburg
Ocean Pass
John A. Howard
Pulaski
W. L. Johnson
Austinville
Alice M. Howard
First Presbyterian Church
Hill City Masonic Lodge
R. B.H. Kean
Kirkpatrick
West Virginia Livestock Men Tour Valley of Virginia
West Virginia livestock men toured the Shenandoah Valley enjoying watermelon and peaches. Major R Roller of the academy welcomed the guests. Mrs Izetta Jewell Brown and Dr Trotter of the university praised the Virginians reception and paid tribute to Woodrow Wilson. Representatives from Kingham County Farm Bureau and the Shenan Association urged the party toward Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Roller
Academy
West
Roanoke Woman Visits Sister in Glenwood Park
Mrs. R. H. May of Roanoke is visiting her sister Mrs. LB Evans of Glenwood Park. J. Evans, president and general manager of the Princeton Power Company, has returned from a two weeks business trip to Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. May
Roanoke
LB. Evans
Glenwood Park
J. Evans
Princeton Power Company
Washington, D. C
Several Small Cases Heard in City Police Court
Several cases were tried in the city police court last night. Identity Hensley and Jones, colored, each fined for trespassing on Norfolk and Western property. Charles Toler, colored, charged with passing bad checks, turned over to the state. The case of Er. L. Sarver and Lee Brooks, charged with assault on Thomas Crutchfield, was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idney Hensley
Jones
Norfolk and Western
Charles Toler
Er. L. Sarver
Lee Brooks
Thormnas Crutchfield
Fire Alarm Signal Across Multiple Stations and Streets
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous street intersections and station references such as Southside, Northside, Bluefield Ave, Russell St, Mercer St, Park Sta, Princeton Ave, River and College Ave, and other cross streets. The text resembles a fire alarm communication with multiple location markers and phone notes, but is garbled and incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
Northside
Hill Rikeston’ Ave
Russell St
Uefield Ave
Mercer St
Boggs &Goodall
Poenal Ave
Oniasst
Bluefield Ave
Chestnut St
Spruce St
Yomline
CC Monroe
Neeton
Iain Bis
Peer St
Princeton Ave
Reeve
Ela Be
Alsen
Pulaan
Park
Sta. Land
Jones Sts
Ana Nom
Mar Ave
Frederick St
College Ave
Calves Ave
Wallsee Ave
Roanoke and
Clark Hardy Slawe Borates
M North Rider
Henry
Jreenbrier and
Logants
Union
Warrant Charge Leads to Fines and Dismissals
A warrant names Crutchfield in an assault on Sarver and Brooks with a $5 fine. A separate charge not involving Crutchfield’s wife was dismissed, and Kitts charged with speeding was also dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crutchfield
Sarver
Brooks
Kitts
Body Found in Pacific Cellulose Plant Wreckage
Martinez Calif August 23 Body found in the wreckage of the Pacific Cellulose Company plant laboratory after an explosion remains unidentified amid ongoing investigation. Mrs Charles Henry Schwartz claims the body is her husband, chemist and inventor E S Schwartz. Dr Alfred H Ruedy says he cannot be mistaken in the identification. Insurance payments may be sought. Police suspect the chemist may be a fugitive and that the body was placed to stage a fraud. Reports of sightings in Vallejo are being checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinez
Cal
Pacific Cellulose Company
Charles Henry Schwarts
Ch Army
Alfred H. Ruedy
Oakland
Schwartz
E. 5
Bell
Mra
Vallejo
Calif
English Channel Denies Good Swimmer Crossing
London August 6 The English Channel again refused passage to a noted swimmer Lieutenant Colonel Bernard C Fiiders a World War I veteran He reached six hundred yards from the shore from Cape Griz Nez France Tuesday night but was held by a tide and cold water For four hours he could not progress and gave up Friberg started from Cape Griz Nez at 8 35 Tuesday evening and remained in the water about seventeen hours.
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London
English
Bernard C. Fiiders
Cape Griz-Nez
France
Friberg
Cape Quriz-Nez
Bank robber Battles fatally shot after downtown chase
In St Louis on Aug 5 Richard F Battles a pilot and deputy constable attempted to cash a forged 987 dollar check at Mississippi Valley Trust Company. He disarmed a bank watchman wounded two officers and a bystander before being fatally wounded and captured after a running gunfight through the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Richard F. Battles
Overland
Battles
Joseph Duggan
Louis Falkenberg
Rudolph Lange
Charles Gamache
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
James O'Neal
O'Neal
Pickford kidnapping trial seen as publicity stunt
In Los Angeles on August 5 Judge Victor McLucas denied a defense motion for acquittal in the kidnapping plot case against three men accused of targeting film star Mary Pickford. Evidence suggested Louis Geck may have worked for the LAPD when discussing the alleged plot, while retired inspector Charles Moffett testified Beck was paid by top detectives George K Home and others. The defense argued the entire affair was a publicity scheme by Raymond and Home to boost their reputations as detectives, using Pickford’s name for impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Victor McLucas
Mary Pickford
Louis Geck
Miss Pickford
Charles R. Moffett
Beck
George K. Home
Harry d. Raymond
Secret Service Fund
Raymond
Home
Mery Pickford
Emeral Oil praised for varicose veins by Mrs Vogel
Mrs Vogel testimonial extols Mogone's Emerald Oil as a transformative remedy for swollen veins. She recalls leg cramps, past hospital stay, and improved mobility after using the oil, noting it helps wear smaller shoes and enables kneeling to scrub. Availability listed at Bluefield, East End, and Fairview pharmacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
Martino Escapes Hangman's Noose in Commuted Death
Charleston reports Martin Martino, condemned for murder, had his execution commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Gore after medical reports said he has the mind of a seven year old. Doctors advised permanent institutional care, noting his inability to understand legal proceedings. Examinations were by Dr. Florence Mateer and others at state facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Martin Martino
Gore
Clarksburg
Martino
S. P. Smith
Florence Mateer
Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia Soldier Killed in Wright Field Accident
Osceola Rexroat a twenty year old Wilbur Wright field soldier died at the flying field while checking a plane. Officers say charges may be pressed against reserve Lt J R Adams of Wheeling Va after Rexroat started the propeller and was struck, with the motor starting indicating the switch was on. A military court will investigate the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Rexroat
Wright Field
Adams
John Robinson 10 Show Here Soon
John Robinsons Circus to perform in Bluefield with two afternoon shows on Monday August 24 as the 1000 strong parade and staff prepare. The company arrives August 23 from East Radford, bringing new acts and a German contingent of staff for the first local appearance since 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Arate
John Robinson
Norfolk & Western
East Radford
Williamson
Robinson
Germany
Stoker at Berengaria Reads Iliad Between Shifts
Southampton aboard Cunard liner Berengaria a third class kitchen stoker is noted as a student of Rossetti and a reader of the Iliad in spare moments, reflecting a habit of study aboard ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Eng
Cunard
Berengaria
Tate Peeler
Rossetti
Detektives under pulpit catch verger in thefts
Liverpool detectives hid under the pulpit to expose James Ellison, the verger, as the thief who repeatedly robbed the treasury box.
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Liverpool
James Ellison
Theff
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coalfield
Mercer Coal and Supply Co
Peery Mas
Service Coal Company
Coal Co
Raven
Red Ash
Twin City Coal Co
United Shoe Repairing Corp
Bradman
Carolina Avenue
Hubbard Adjustment Agency
Coke Building
Hagers Orchestra
Care Daily Telegraph
Oak Grove Inn
South Bluefield
Care Telegraph
Secon
Pedigo Company
Morton
Federal Street
A. F
A. M
Norman McDowell
J . D. Surratt
Ben-Tone Benson
Bluefield Avenue
Lynn Street
East End
Fairview
Neon
Heauty
Spiller Hicks
Woodland Drive
Glenheights
W and Commerce
West Virginia
C. F. Sisson
M. K. Harmon
Bland Street
Henry A. Lilly
BK. G. Pedigo Company
Florida
W. L. and
C. H. Mustard
Tracey Walker and Son
Bbe Yy Foy
Bane Witten
Miami
Miss Pearl Baldwin
D. J. Baldwin
Reese Street
Miss Baldwin
Tazewell County
Oreo
Jim Dunn
McComas
Loyal Order of Moose
Royal Order of Lions
Bassetta
Southwest
Wear
Virginia
Firestone
Vulcanizing Company
J. B. Eades
Harry L. Greenspon
Compieve Campaigns
N. Y
Jas, G. Lite, Agt
Commercial Bank
Bluefield, W. Va
Wiercer
Heny Phone
R. L. Morris
WM. H. Carr
Abrams
Coal & Coke
Res
United Shoe Repairing Corporation
Bradmann Building
Cruise Brothers
Villa Marie Academy
Wytheville
Altamont
Lerion
West Virginia Livestock Men
Valley OF
Smd
Richard Battle
Pickford
5. Vogel
Marion Street
Lancaster, Pa
Hangman
Mateer
L. V. Guthrie
Huntington Hospital
W. T. Henshaw
John Robingon
TF Tooln
Reenge
Aali Wisk
E. Rierson
princaTon Avenue
Goopdyeoontz Drug Co,three Good Drug Stores
Georgia Rose
Rexall
Perating
Princeton Avenue
Bluetela Pharmacy
Painvigw Pharmacy
Bland and
South Sts
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