Highway program to aid community in Tazewell county
The state highway commission announced 1930 allocations totaling 305000 for Tazewell county. Falls Mills road gets 80000 Bluefield to Pocahontas. 125000 for North Tazewell to West Virginia line and Raven to Grundy. Bristol district Bluefield to Bristol 1235800. Road improvements include widening curves and modern paving. debate over a St Clair grade crossing bridge persists.
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Tazewell County
State Highway Commission
Falls Mills Road
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Tazewell
West Virginia Line
Raven
Grundy
Bristol
Russell County
St.Clair
St. Clair
Norfolk & Western
Bluefield Falls Mills-Pocahontas
Flat Top Yard
Weather Keeps Faith With Old Signs This November
The article notes November began on a Friday, a bad weather omen per local lore. It predicts rough days next March, citing past patterns. Early December brought a sharp cold spell with thermometers down to four below zero and the Clinch River freezing in spots, signaling historically heavy signs for settlers to prepare.
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Norton
Clinch River
Discovery Of Dress Mystifies Railroaders
Local railroad workers near the Norfolk and Western signal tower found a new rose colored dress in a snow bank on Saturday morning. The garment, with short sleeves and frills, prompted speculation whether a phantom maiden shed it or a thief discarded it after a theft attempt. Railroad men guarded the garment as they puzzled over its origin and fate.
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Norfolk and and Western Signal Tower
P Pecerellos
My Tower
Cinderrella
Dudley Business Block Threatened by Blaze
Fire Saturday afternoon threatened the Dudley business block in West Graham. The J. F. Dudley general store and West Graham post office operated there. The blaze started from a flue in the apartment above the store occupied by Glen Dudley. Smoke filled the building and firefighters arrived quickly, likely averting loss. Damages to furniture and goods were not fully determined last night. The fire broke out a few minutes after 2 o'clock.
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Dudley
West Graham
J. F. Dudley
Glen Dudley
Future Club Meetings Move to Palmer Hall
Bluefield Business Men's Club held a weekend meeting in Maconie dining hall with George P. Crockett presiding. It was decided that through winter all future meetings will be in Palmer Hall and dinners will be fifty cents. Upcoming election of new officials and a visit by the Tazewell County school board were noted.
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Palmer Hall
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Virginia Banker R. E. Baylor Takes New Post
R. E. Baylor moved his household from Dante to Bluefield Virginia yesterday and will begin duties as cashier of Twin City National Bank on Monday. He has purchased the T. Baker home on Embrey Court and will reside there.
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R. E. Baylor
Dante
Bluefield
Mr. Baylor
Twin City National Bank
T. Baker
Embrey Court
Walker farm gold strike recalled at Shawver's mill
Sale of the late G. W. Walker personal property at Shawver's mill recalls a long-ago gold strike on the Walker farm. Assay reportedly showed about seven dollars per ton. Prospectors may resume on Clear Fork amid renewed interest due to past find. Woman's Day program listed with organ preludes, hymns, scripture, sermon and pageant events.
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G. W. Walker
Shawver’s
Walker Farm
Geome
Clear Fork
Walker Place
Miss Dudley
Ley
Gillespie
Smith
Maude Fleshman
Glenn Dudley
Ae. Sermon
Jon Haste
Jennings
Missionary Clinic
Young Matron's Guild
Bankers Appointments Lead to Bluefield and Dante Shifts
Joe Nap Johnson elected cashier of Dickenson County Bank at Dante, to be replaced by R. B. Baylor of Bluefield as cashier of Twin City National Bank. Johnson, son of J. N. Johnson of Tazewell, has served as assistant bank official for years, directors voting unanimously. News item also notes a teacher asking about mean temperature in a cold morning and a WCTU meeting set for Monday afternoon at the Methodist church with Mrs. W. K. Graves preparing an interesting item.
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Joe Nap Johnson
Dickenson County Bank
Dante
R. Bb. Baylor
Bluefield
Twin City National Bank
Mr. Johnson
J. N. Johnson
Tazewell
Methodist Church
W. K. Graves
White animals spotted at Marion countryside home
Residents along the Lee highway west of Marion reported a white themed property where the house outbuildings fence and even animals appear white. A local passerby noted cows chickens ducks geese a barking dog a white cat a white pigeon and a white rabbit, all seen on the back yard.
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Lee Highway
Marion
Driver Refuses Right of Way to Fire Truck in Bluefield
An unknown driver refused to yield to a Bluefield Virginia fire engine responding to a blaze near Dudley's store. Lane Barnett, driving the fire truck, collided with the stubborn vehicle, sending it into a ditch. The other driver fled the scene before police arrived.
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Bluefield
Dudley
Barnett
Bluefielders May See Gas Wells In Back Yard
Geologists argue the Bozoo gas strike in Monroe county extends into Abbs valley and Greenbrier county, linking the Abbs valley and Greenbrier anticlines. They believe Bluefield Virginia sits near the gas beds, predicting wells may soon be drilled within a mile of the town limits.
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Bluefield
Monroe County
Bozoo
Abbs Valley
Tazewell County
Abba Valley
Greenbrier County
W.a
Ieerbrier
Virginia Side Personal Highlights and New Arrival
Frank Pierce attended the Augusta Military Academy game. Mrs John Faulquerson and her children visit Ker mit West Virginia. Bowen Gillespie and Bill Peery spent Thanksgiving in Harrisonburg with friends. Elizabeth is visiting Harrisonburg for school. Roanoke football classic attendees include L. J. Barbee Jr and others. H H Young and daughter Erma spend Thanksgiving in Williamsburg. New arrival Leroy Alexander Seabolt born November 27 at West Graham to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Seabolt.
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Frank Pierce
Augusta Military Academy
John Faulquerson
Mis
John H. Seabolt
West Graham
Leroy Alexander
Cove Creek notes and funeral for Frazier Bowling
Cove Creek Virginia reports visits by H A Bowen and son from Taze well. Funeral for Frazier Bowling held in Burkes Garden after his Mann West Virginia shooting. Mrs William E Neel and family of Bluefield spent Thanksgiving with relatives. Shufflebargers of Bluefield visit parents T L and Mrs Shufflebarger. Hog butchering noted amid bumper corn crop and sorghum. Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs Suufflebarger's. program given. Snowstorm slows state highway work. PD A Stover comments on progress and weather hopes. Mr and Mrs W H Bowling of Altavista are noted as relatives.
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H. A. Bowen and Son
Tazewell
Frazier Bowling
Mann
W. Va
Burkes Garden
William E. Neel
Bluefield
Curtis
Clyde Shufflebarger
T. L. Shufflebarger
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Cove Creek
PD. A. Stover
W. H. Bowling
Altavista
Minnie Harman
Tne
Indiana
L. R
Winter Haven
Mla
Emory and Henry College
Naomi Dickenson
J Steele
John Jeter Okeeffee
Jack Witten
Hopkins Graybear
John Powell Royall
Jack Treson
W. M. Treson
North Tazewell
Margaret
Virginia Copenhaver
State Teachers’ College
Farmville
Gordon Beach
Gary
Tasewell
Virginia
Ruth Belcher
West Virginia
Mra
ER. P. Moore H. A. Vawter
Bristol
Riverside Drive
J. G. Barnes
Pearisburg
Mise
Liezie Strother
Chappelew
New York
Re. J
Battimore
Clarence M. Jones
Charleston
John Battimore
West Tazewell
Bi Tract Sought For Reforesting
Charles Hanley and S. G. Hobart visited Tazewell to seek a 10 000 acre tract for reforestation and game propagation in the Southwest. Four proposed tracts Cove Creek Bland Hunting Creek Dismal Creek Stony Fork in Wythe Giles and Bland counties would be recommended to a legislative committee. The cemetery association dinner drew good attendance despite bad weather, funding a worthy cause. memberships remain below expectations and urged for enrollment.
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Tazewell
Charles ©. Hanley
G. Hobart
Cove Creek
Hunting Creek
Bland County
Dismal Creek
Giles County
Stony Fork
Wythe County
Legislative Committee
Civic league meeting set for Monday at 3 30
The Civic league will meet at 3 30 Monday afternoon in the high school chapel. All members are urged to attend.
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Civic League
Dairy committee receives Jersey cattle shipment in Tennessee
The county dairy committee received another carload of registered Jersey cattle, many bought on order by county agent W. L. Fowler before his departure. Remaining cows are at W. H. Peery’s farm, three miles west of Tazewell, to be sold privately. Cattle were carefully chosen and have satisfied buyers as a five year expansion plan proceeds, with the first year well underway and interest running high.
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Tennessee
W. L. Fowler
W. H. Peery
Tazewell
Marriage Unites Evelyn Steele and Albert Garrett Jr in Emory Home
Miss Evelyn Steele daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Steele married Albert Earle Garrett Jr at the bride’s home in Emory in the presence of immediate family. Rev John C Orr officiated. Couple planned a brief eastern city tour then Mrs Garrett returns to Henry College for her degree. Garrett is son of Mr and Mrs A E Garrett of Danville.
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Tazewell
Emory
Evelyn Steele
C. W. Steele
Albert Earle Garrett Jr
John C. Orr
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Garrett
and Henry College
William and Mary
Mr. Garrett
A. EB. Garrett
Danville, Va
Welcome Visit Ends as Bowling Family Ties Mentioned
Frazier Bowling and relatives were present last week with Amanda Stowers of Grapefield Virginia and Mrs J B Gregory of Cove Creek Virginia noted. A farewell gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Belcher signaled their move to Maryland around December 1. A severe storm season brought six inches of snow and high winds, prompting forecasts of a harsh winter.
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Frazier Bowling
Bowling
Amanda Stowers
Grapefield
Charles F. Stowers
J. B. Gregory
Cove Creek
J. S Belcher
Belchler
Maryland
Senate Quiz Probes Cotton Marketing Woes
The Senate plans hearings into cotton pricing amid claims of price manipulation and market forces. Senator Heflin leads calls for investigation while the subcommittee chaired by Senator Townsend will take testimony from cotton exchanges and Farm Board colleagues. The study, due to report by December 20, weighs production versus marketing, with global crops and prices noted amid a November price drop to 16.18 cents.
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Washington
Senate
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
John G. Townsend
Delaware
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Carl Williams
Federal Farm Board
Nile A. Olsen
Wales
Farm Board
J. Thomas Heilin
John &, Townsend
Danville tobacconist and son associate in business
A Danville tobacconist and his son have been described as closely associated in business ties, reflecting the family enterprise noted in today's local economy coverage.
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Danville
Woman's Club hosts and Thanksgiving events in town
The Woman's Club meets on Tower Street with Mrs Steele and Mrs Werth as hosts. Discussions cover Does Wall Street Rule Us and The Story of Our Citizenship in Currency. Thanksgiving union service at Presbyterian church features a varied choir and charity offering. Social dinners and several hostess-led gatherings follow amid wintry weather and festive decor.
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Woman's Club
Orwen
Mra
Presbyterian Church
H. A. Willis
Baptist Church
Barnes Moore
A. G. Russell
N. Harman
Local Ladies Named in Community Notices Half Carried
A fragment lists several women including Mrs Grat Bowen Roggess Mrs Richard Sadler Mrs Garland Peery Mrs James W Peery Mrs N M Walker and Miss An in a local community notice sequence reflecting postwar civic activity and social paging within the town society.
British Fliers Plan Trip of 80 000 Miles
Lt. BE A Gornell and Capt. L R Shaw plan an 80 000 mile flight schedule spanning Australia to Japan and back, then England to buy a large plane for a 45 000 mile round the world attempt. The mission will take more than a year and be conducted in the same aircraft.
Renew Cotton Planting in Bridgetown Barbados
The department of agriculture seeks to reestablish cotton production in Bridgetown Barbadoe after boll weevil ravages led to a zero crop last year. Fumigation of seed has been used, with both government and private planters optimistic about profitability this season.
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Bridgetown
Barbadoe
W. L
Department of Agriculture
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Cemetery Association
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J. W. Whitley
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L. Dickenson
B. W. Stras
R. O. Crockett
Charles F. Peery
Duke Copenberer
Ri PF
Biuatie Hospital
W. J. Harris
Elwell Shumoe
Harrisonburg
W. J. Shu
Charles Kinser
Henry Kinsey
Annie McCall
Maresh
Jesse
Richmond
Victor
Philadelphia
J. H. Walker
Abingdon
Charles R. Moss
Nancy Ward
Lebanon State School
Jeff Ward
Pine Street
Hortense Higginbotham
Johnson City
Tenn
Gertrude McCall
Bane G. Peery
Lynchburg
Howard Sale
Nes
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Sammie Scott
W. A. Scott
Mary Elizabeth Johnston
Medical College of Virginia
P. D. Johnston
Hallie Wall
Newberry Barnes
Roanoke
R. Walter Dickenson
Union Service
Aaron Kave
Fincastle Turnpike
H. BE. Harman
Fred KR. Steele
H. A Vawter
Higginbotham
H. G. McCall
L. L. Dickenson
A. Z. Lita
Mr. Fowler
Cosby Whitley
Peery
C. Tice
Garland Peery
O. C. Tice
Senior Bridge Party
Marion Avenue
John D. Whitley
Kate Hurt
Ollie Kate Brittain
Glenn Peery
C. C. Tice
Aaron Russ
Lyle McCall
C. David Peery
Wilfred Beavers
Elmer Kiser
Allie Millard
Nye Bruttes
J. J. Greever
R. C. Peery
Chap Belew
A. C. Buchanan
Robert Battimore
J.C. McNulty
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