Local notices and incidents from Bluefield area
A collage of brief items including rental ads, open hours at an auto service, school book sale notices, Eastern Star meeting, college terms, real estate inquiries, a memorial movement visitor, a car giveaway denial, injuries from a fall and auto crash, a hospital transfer, and police reports on license plate misuse and road accidents with several individuals named.
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Kk. K. Smith
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield- Princeon Road
Snider's
Smith
Garborough
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Piano trade with easy terms and part payment
Readable ad notes convenient terms on uprights player pianos and grands with allowance toward your present piano in part payment.
Ohio warden urges work for prisoners to support families
Columbus, Aug 21. Warden P E B Thomas of the state penitentiary says Ohio has no right to deprive prisoners' families of support. He advocates five brick plants to employ the large prison population and argues work, religion, and education foster growth while idleness breeds crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
P. EB. Thomas
Folka
Lincoln Highway to Mark All Turns with Enameled Markers
Detroit August 21 plans call for enameled steel markers at every confusing turn and crossroads along the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco. The project aims to create the longest marked highway, with sections already marked from Omaha to San Francisco and New York to Omaha underway. The Lincoln Highway spans about 223 miles and passes Philadelphia Canton Ohio Fort Wayne South Bend Clinton Omaha Salt Lake City and Carson City among others.
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Detroit
Mich
Ohio
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Ind
Clinton
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Carson City
Nev
New York
Bluefield Band presents Sunday concert on lawn
The Bluefield Citizens' Band will perform a 3:30 PM Sunday concert on the lawn of the Bluefield Community Home in south Bluefield. Due to strong audience demand last week, "The Sky Pilot Overture" and "Florida Blues" will be included, with selections by Huff Laurens Al Hays and T. J. Shawver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
South Bluefield
Sky Pilot
Huff
Laurens
Ambush death of Ida Snell in Cabell County
Ida Snell thirteen was shot while pulling weeds in her father's tobacco patch at Four Pore Creek Cabell county. Authorities pursue Joe Salmons sixteen who is charged with threatening to “fix Ida Snell” so she would not tell more lies about him.
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Huntington
Cabell County
Ida Snell
Joe Salmons
For Sale Real Estate Listings in Bluefield Area
Multiple properties on Princeton avenue Adams street North Side Jefferson Bland Oakhurst and Conett Grove offer 8 and 4 room houses lots 50x150 75x215 and business lots. Prices range from 2100 to 8500 with price on application and terms. Also mentions best home site in Bluefield and Mountain View additions.
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Princeton Avenue
Adams Street
Jefferson Street
Bland St
Oakhurst Avenue
Conett Grove
Bland Street
Bluefield
Mountain View
Seven Room Modern Home in South Bluefield
Cozy listing in a prime South Bluefield section offers a strictly modern seven room home on a level 50 by 150 foot lot. It features reception hall living and dining rooms kitchen with pantry two bedrooms linen closet white enamel bathroom concrete basement hot water heat central stairs roomy closets and hardwood floors throughout.
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South Bluefield
Giles Street
City
Personal notes tell of travels and visits among Bluefield residents
Edwin Fox leaves on a business trip to Huntington. Many locals visit relatives in Virginia Columbus and West Virginia while others return from trips to Philadelphia Atlantic City Roanoke and New York. News covers hospital stays births and minor travels across several towns.
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Edwin Fox
Huntington
St. Luke’s Hospital
Arch Major Vs. Moore
Buster Moore
Harriet Peery
Virginia
Margaret Rider
Marion
J. L. Gibson
Rogers Street
Luck Hale
Bluff City
H. H. Hale
South Bluefield
Lijly
Forest Healing Springs
G. T. Crews
Midway
Yester- Wash
Awkins
Omar
W. Va
Wilson Dunn
Carroll Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Mildred Peery
Columbus
H. E. Peery
Adams Street
0. C. Orris
Washington, D. C
Annie Dearing
Lee Street
Harry Stolch
People’s Store
New York
D. T. McGhee
Ocean View
A. J. Stewart
Kentucky
Harry Weinburg
J. S. Turk
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Ruth Snead
Lula Peters
Roanoks
Salem
L. A. Jackson
Hawley Merchandise Company
J. R. Johnson
Olive
Ruth
Cincinnati
A. W. Rose
Margaret
Livingston Manor
Niagara Falls
N. Y
W. M. Lybrook
Blacksburg
Etta Mather
Mass
W. G. Baldwin
Summers Street
Shirley Ann Peters
Robert T. Peters
W. T. Morrison
Bland Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
J. E. Martin
Third Street
Roanoke
Thelma
Jos. R. Crill
Boise
Idaho
Mary Belle Wright
Big
Wese Stone Gap
Allen Carnes
Elkhorn
Robert O. Carnes
W. H. Carnes
Big Stone Gap
C. B. Bell and Parentson
Rockbridge County
Bluefield
Jack Bell
Virginia Kinsey
C. V. Foland
New York City
Foland
Meta Thayer
Helen Jordan
Hammond
Ind
Chicago
U. W
Lake Geneva
Mercer county road leading to Piedmont Mines approved
The Mercer County Court on September 7 1920 established a county road from Smokeley area to the Amer ican Coal Company lease at Piedmont Mines Widemouth Rock District through American Coal Co lands. Clerk Lowry G Bowling dated August 20 1920 records the action.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
Smokeley
Amercan Coal Company
Piedmont Mines
Widemouth
Rock District
American Coal Co
Said County
Lowry G. Bowling
Mercer County Court
Negro Fireman In Critical Condition At Lomax Hospital
Max Lewis, one of the few Negro firemen of the Pocahontas division of the Norfolk and Western Railway, lies in critical condition at Lomax Hospital on Bland Street after a blow to the head. A dispute aboard the Graham shifter with Engineer Martin Marra led to Lewis being struck and knocked from the engine. Details remain unclear.
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Max Lewis
Graham and Lewia
Terrorizers Force Hasty Retreat as Miners Resume Work
Mounted assailants fired at the Mohawk Coal Company's tipple from the mountain side forcing a rapid retreat. The Mohawk operation, idle for a period, resumed Friday with some miners who had not joined the union returning to work after warnings of being shot, according to reports.
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Mohawk Coal Company
Mohawk
County officers repulse early assault at company tipple
Armed attackers opened fire on a local company tipple but county officers stationed around the property returned fire. The intense exchange forced the assailants to retreat, ending the attempted terror drive.
Indiana Coal Shutdown Hits Almost All State Mines
Indianapolis August 21. Officials reported that practically the entire Indiana coal field was idle with only fifteen of 225 shipping mines in operation. Miners may return Monday after Ed Stewart ordered unions to resume work and convene operators’ talks Tuesday. Industrial plants statewide face closure if production does not resume.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Terre Haute
William Mitch
Mine Workers’ District 11
Ed Stewart
Indiana Public Service Commission
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Coalfield
Sameth Building
Flynn & Greear
Glenwood Park
Union News Company
P. Care
Altamont Hotel
Loby
Vigns & Greear, Inc
Kielan's
Eastern Star
Bluefield Chapter 66
Order
John F. Land
Summit City Business College
West End
Roediger
Federal Street
Enty
Bluefield Normal and Business College
W. H. Cunningham
Mre
T. J. Murphy
Anitarium
Northfork
C. A. Steepleton
University Memorial Movement
Bluefield Fair Association
Star Motor Company
The
Fair Association
W. R. Keeseo & Company
J Townsley
Floyd Street
Frnight
Mattox
Augusta Mattox
Frye
Wayne Street
J. B. Mattox
Williamson
Franklin County
Geo. Ashford
Wyoming
George Ashford
H. B. Walters
Wyoming County
Belcher
Princeton
Wyoming County Grand Jury
Ashford
Ernest Johnson
Norfolk and Western
Wilcoe
Johnson
Norfolk and Western Physicians
Hubert Boyd
Wade
Justice of the Peace
M. B. Postlethwaite
Boyd
Geo. E. Diehl
Charles Town
Squire W. W. McNeal
Princeton Road
Emory Hypes
John Abshire
Hypes
Abshire
Chas. M. Stieff
Manufacturers OF
Stieff Piano
Chas. M. Stieff, Inc
Lynchburg, Va
Altamont
Honaker
Fort Choice
al Rerlar
Lincoln Highway
Bluefield Band
al Hays
T. J. Shawver
Fillmore
Faust
Art
Florida
Easley-Wilson Company
Law and Commerce
J. H. Crigger
Peoria
Ill
Edgar Banks
Highland Avenue
L. M. Stahiman
Parkersburg
Cc. O. Stahiman
Raleigh Terrace
Stahiman
BE. White Atkinson
Etta
Plack
Atkinson
Norfolk
Willoughby Beach
Easley-Wilson CO
Law and Commerce Building
D. H. Spitzer
Federal St
Masonic Temple
Highland Ave
Cherry St
Lynn St
Willow St
Rogers St
Bluefield Ave
Fourth St
South Mercer St
Bedford St
Boone St
Giles St
Princeton Ave
Stowers St
Pearl St
Fairmont St
Augusta St
Washington St
Rockbridge St
Albemarle St
Union St
Adams St
Gilmer St
Virginia Realty Loan Co
Martin Marra
Mohawk Tipple
J. W. Waters CO. Jewelers. Law and Commerce Blog
Bluefield National Bank
Bluefield, W. VA
WM. Greenspon
D. D
Blecfield
J .S. Compton
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