Virginia Sidewalk War Spurs City Council Action
East street residents plan a new walk from the Grateee Wighlent corner to Greever avenue near J C Harnan home with abutting owners paying about three fourths of the cost. The council also pursues charges against west end walkers over a previous project as the so called Virginia Sidewalk War draws attention.
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Virginia
East Street
Graham Bay
Bey Unas
Grateee Wighlent
Land Avenue
Greever Avenue
J. C. Harnan
Ger
Highland Avenue
West End
Fielden Graybear
Bluefield School Faculty Still Incomplete
With schools in Bluefield set to open in about two weeks the faculty enrollment remains unsettled as late signups caused changes. Principal Z T le is expected to arrive this week and the new faculty roster should be announced in the next few days.
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Bluefield
Z. T. le
Virginia Side Thrilled by John Robinson Circus
The Virginia Side was thrilled by the John Robinson circus with hundreds attending both performances. An accompanying ad notes a nine room house for sale on Highland Avenue Bluefield Virginia and mentions a loan notice from Hancock National Bank Bluefield West Virginia.
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Virginia
John Robinson
Highland Avenue
Bluefield
HS. Lefler
Bluefeld
Fans Back Doug lass aims to rebound in baseball return
Virginia Side fans rally around Phil Douglass after a tough loss to Coalwood at the Fair Grounds. The piece calls for sympathy and support as Douglass pursues a comeback, noting his expulsion from organized baseball was for a past offense not a current misdeed.
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Coalwood
Fair Grounds
Virginia Side
Phil Douglass
Lass
Bluefield
Douglass
Pocahontas
Visitors for Vacation Period Spend Time in Bluefield
Mr and Mrs A G Wright of the Shelby Heights Addition host several guests during vacation including daughters Miss Men and Alberta and son with cousin Mrs George W Wright and Mrs J W Cheeney Also visiting are Miss Vera L a Martha Washington College faculty member Miss Alberta an industrial secretary at Boston Pa and Miss Lydia a Cambridge University student Everette Wright from Teapot Dome Wyoming Mrs Cheeney from Minneapolis and Mrs G W Wright from Mount Pleasant Iowa The Wright family recently settled on the Virginia Side two years ago Mr Wright works in the ratite business In Bluefield Arthur B Hendricks leaves for Madisonville Tennessee to enter Hiwasse College as a ministerial student son of A F ricks of the Virginia Side and known in Bluefield
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A. G. Wright
Shelby Heights
Men
Alberta
George W. Wright
J. W. Cheeney
Vera L
Martha Washington College
Boston
Lydia
Cambrige
Mass.) University
Everette Wright
Teapot Dome
Wyo
Cheeney
Minneapolis
G. W. Wright
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Wright
Virginia
Bluefield
Madisonville Tonn
Hiwasse College
Arthur B. Hendricks
West Graham
Hundred Indictments in Tazewell Prohibition Case
Tazewell circuit court resumed Monday with grand jury returning one hundred indictments ninety of which allege violations of the prohibition laws. Court expected to continue into frost season. Also notice offers a local reward and a theater advertisement for The Bandolero at the Virginian Theatre tonight.
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Tazewell
Frost
Virginia Side Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Departures
Mrs Una Burton finished a several week visit and returned to Chickashay Oklahoma to teach. Miss Virginia Williams visited relatives. Mrs F M McCreary hosted Mrs J E Blakely Welch and Misses Ethel Boone and Vera Morris. Miss Mary Jun travelled to West Virginia to visit and teach. Miss Morton Johnson left Seattle for Bluefield to visit her parents W B Morton and family. Dr Glen W Brewster of Welch and his son Churchill came to see his daughter.
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Virginia
Una Burton
Chickshay
Okla
Williams
F. M. McCreary
J. E. Blakely
Welch
Ethel Boone
Vera Morris
Mary Jun
W. Va
Ie Morton Johnson
Seattle
Wash
Bluefield
Van
W. B. Morton
Johnsons
Monroe County
West
Glen W. Brewster
Churchill
Purification for Health Promoted by Calotabs
Physicians tout purification as the foundation of health and recommend a course of Calotabs once or twice weekly. The ad claims Calotabs purify the system and restore vitality, offering a family package and trial at drug stores for 35 cents and 10 cents respectively.
Local Visitors and Infirm Residents Noted
Mrs. Clay Callaway remains with a bad ankle from infection and shows no improvement. Mrs. Brewster is here for several days. Warren Tilson famous Washington and Lee athlete visits as a relative of Mrs. Alle eery on Highland avenue. Tilson from Texas travels with his brother Kinia. The party traveled through from eastern Virginia by car. NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS Low water supply alerts persists. Citizens urged to conserve water and report leaks or ordinance violations on washing cars and sprinkling lawns. Dated August 24 1925. Mayor Kenneth C Patty.
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Clay Callaway
Brewster
Warren Tilson
Allee
Eery
Highland Avenue
Mr. Tilson
Texas
Kinia
Virey
Kenneth C. Patty
Athens social notes recount dinners and bridge games
In Athens Misa Emile Daugherty attended a six o clock dinner hosted by Miss Late Cooper and Mrs. W G Cooper in Virginia after a week of camping. Lulu Cooper held a bridge event with guests Halen Caperton Emile Daugherty Lulu Cooper J R Whitman C L Lane Dr Hamilton Barnard Capt C R Jones and others with Miss Caperton winning high.
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Misa Emile Daugherty
Late Cooper
W. G. Cooper
Helena Caperton
Hes
Lulu Cooper
Halen Caperton
Emile Daugherty
J. R. Whitman
C. L. Lane
Bluefield
Hamilton Barnard
C. R. Jones
Fowler
Col
New York City
Miss Caperton
Frank Daugherty
Athens
Tenn
Eastern Star
Hasel Thompson
Bertie Smith
Scott Thompson
Raleigh N. C
Dan
W. Va
Uriah Vermillion
C. H. Archer
A. Barbery
J. Cooper
Bob Cooper
Elbert
Bernard Thompson
Arel Cook
Marlintown
Hull
Arnout Yeager
Concord College
Bess Shannon
C. W. Ryan
Narrows
Miss Shannon
Family visits and reunions recorded locally
Residents traveled to see relatives in Virginia Ohio West Virginia and Wyoming County. Arthur B. Cooper and family of Cuyahoga Falls visited J. A Powell's family. Hazel and Donald Powell visited coalfield relatives. O. Boggess and family and Bernard Boggess drove from Oakvale to Athens. Thomas A. Cook and family attended the Cook family reunion. Mr Cook is principal of Concord Training School.
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Richmond
John Grayson
Arthur B. Cooper
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Local visitors and guests visit in Faraday and Crumpler
Mr and Mrs W A Saunders and family traveled to Faraday last Sunday. Floyd Fender of Worth and Arnold Bower of Crumpler stayed with Miss Freeda Noel on Friday evening. Miss Farren Caldwell returned.
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W. A. Saunders
Faraday
Floyd Fender
Worth
Arnold Bower
Crumpler
Freeda Noel
Farren Caldwell
Miss Caldwell Visits Bluefield Relatives One Week
Miss Caldwell stays with relatives in Bluefield joined by cousins Eva Ruth and Virginia Graham. The group plans to remain for several days before returning.
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Bluefield
Eva
Ruth
Virginia Graham
Miss Caldwell
Will
London Completes World Largest Water Reservoir
The completed reservoir in London claims status as the world’s largest. It holds sufficient water to supply a fleet of the era’s largest battleships.
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London
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