Meteor Tiny Object Strikes Bluefield Woman Near Eye
Mrs A M Lane in a parked car on Main street was struck in the forehead above the left eye by a tiny object, possibly a meteor fragment. Dr Fisher treated the cut and cauterized the wound. Lane and her daughter Mrs Clau dine Peery described the incident with humor and no clear explanation.
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Bluefield
A. M. Lane
Co. M. Fisher
Mrs. Peery
Lowell Thomas
Literary Digest
Lane
Typhoid Strikes Buchanan County Family
From Honaker report of typhoid cases in Council Buchanan county where Harris family is affected. Mr Harris died Friday and wife plus five or six children are ill. Dr Whited notified state board of health requesting sanitary engineers and funds for care. Drought may have contaminated drinking water. Precautions in Council to prevent spread.
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Honaker
Council
Buchanan County
Harris
E. P. Whited
Virginia State Board of Health
Virginia Sidelights And Local Happenings In Bluefield
Bluefield Virginia schools reopened after Thanksgiving with students and teachers back to work. Frog serenade noted in St Clair meadows ahead of cold weather. Circles meetings planned at homes with local leaders. John B. Graham’s condition worsened, doctors giving little hope for recovery.
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Bluefield
St. Clair Meadows
Tazewell Road
L. Smith
Norfolk and Western Section
St. Clair’s Crossing
John B. Graham
Graham
Smallpox Reported in Boissevain School Area
A two room Boissevain school did not open due to smallpox in the barber’s household. Teachers reside in a company house with the barber family. Precautions are in place. spread unlikely. Weather forecasts note rain and rising streams. Graham high school music class plans a concert Friday night.
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Boissevain
Clare May Spracher
Andre Lane
Bluefield
The
Graham High School
First principles relief for a cold with Hill's Cascara Quinine
For quick cold relief use Hill's Cascara Quinine rather than new remedies. Take two tablets now and follow box directions. Drink plenty of water as pains ease and the cold breaks up. If it fails, money back. Costs only a few cents.
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Hill
Virginia Side Personalities Spend Thanksgiving Abroad
Miss Eliza Williams and Miss Muriel Lambert along with D. D. Williams and Harry Williams are spending Thanksgiving in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Ocean City New Jersey. Miss Mary Lambert remains at home for the holiday.
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Eliza Williams
Muriel Lambert
D. D. Williams
Harry Williams
Pittsburgh
Ocean City
N. J
Mary Lambert
Thanksgiving program at church draws community praise
A News of the Colored People notice celebrates a successful Thanksgiving program by church youth and invites the public to prayer services Tuesday and Friday nights. Assistant pastor Rev. Mrs. Ella Cox and pastor Rev. H. P. Heath are noted, with a sermon by Rev. Dickerson. Music by the Allen Jubilee chorus. All are welcome at United Holy Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Cox
Mary L. Glean
Independent club marks first anniversary in Giato
An special meeting of the Independent club will be held Wednesday night at Miss Evelyn Jackson's home 304 Church Street Giato W V. Henry E Evans is president. The meeting will celebrate the club's first anniversary and discuss club activities.
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Delaide Thomson
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Adelaide
Independent Club
Evelyn Jackson
Chuch Street
Henry E. Evans
Narrowes Bridge Party Honors Miss Pauline Rader
Mrs. C. A. Charles Miss Lucille Ritenour and Mrs. L. B. Coburn hosted a Hotel Narrowe bridge party Saturday night in Narrows to honor Miss Pauline Rader of Johnson City Tennessee, house guest of Mrs. Coburn. The guest list included Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Carr Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Newton and other local couples.
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C. A. Charles
Lucille Ritenour
L. B. Coburn
Hotel Narrowe
Pauline Rader
Johnson City
Tenn
Coburn
E. 8. Carr
M. C. Newton
P. H. Hale
H. R. Preas
A. R. Wheeler
L. O. Lilly
J. M. Kesler
J. L. Dillon
M. M. Bailey
Narrows
Prosper Lugrin
L. E. Turner
Raymond
Local families visit for Thanksgiving gatherings across Virginia
Many households from Glen Lyn Pearisburg Bluefield Narrows Lynchburg and beyond spent Thanksgiving with relatives. Notable names include the Kellys Yarbros Taylors Reel Hedrick Bane Hale Thompson Williams Wheeler Wilkerson and Ritenour among others. Irie Ritenour county demonstrator led a party of Virginia 4 H club girls to Chicago for the international convention as chaperone.
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C. C. Day
Wanda Lee
Virginie
Bluefield
French
Princeton
P. B
Irie Ritenour
Chicago
Allstar 4-H Club
Virginia
Cascarets Promise Quick Constipation Relief
An advertorial touts Cascarets as a gentle fast-acting remedy for constipation. A candy cascaret taken at night is said to clear bile and headaches by morning, with repeat use over two or three nights boosting appetite and energy while strengthening bowel muscles.
Creomulsion Advertises Cold and Cough Remedy
The notice promotes Creomulsion claiming it soothes irritation and inflammation in membranes, the creosote targets the stomach and bloodstream, and helps coughs colds bronchial asthma bronchitis and other respiratory conditions. It guarantees money refunds if relief is not found after following directions and urges asking a druggist.
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Fink
Fink and Graybeal
Goody
F. Graybeal
Teachers’ Council
Graham Methodist Church
Board of Christian Education
I. L. Owenby
William Keister
C. W. Witten
M. C. Hughes
T. 8S. Neal
J. W. Morris
East River Mountain
Hill’s “Compound
News OF the Colored People
Church OF God, Apostolic
ST. Paul A. M. E
N.S
Giatto
W. VA
Widemouth
Stato
E. Garrett Holland
State Teachers’ Association
Holland
Claire de Cousins
Gertrude DeBerry
Louise Gray
P. S. Club
B. B. Club
Narrows, VA
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West Graham
Kansas
Harman Bros
C. Dale Harman
Mgr
Thrift Cokes
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Calrod Unita
Pillsbury
Ck Ouc
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Zic
More's
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Turkeys
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