Mingo County Turmoil Draws National Press Attention
The entry notes federal troops in Williamson as L. S. Burnside of the Associated Press H. D. Jacobs of United Press and a New York Post writer arrive to cover ongoing industrial disturbances in Mingo County.
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Mingo
Mingo County
Williamson
L. 8. Burnside
Pittsburg
Associated Press
H. D. Jacobs
New York
United Press
Mr. Lane
New York Post
Victory Medal Drive Smoker At Bluefield Legion
The Bluefield Post No. 9 American Legion hosts a Friday 8 pm smoker in the Dug-Out of the Law and Commerce building. A recruiting officer will arrange for ex service men to obtain Victory medals without discharge papers.
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Bluefield Post No. 9
American Legion
Law and Commerce
Police suspect single intruder in four house visits
An officer reported Tuesday night that footprints around four homes showed a pattern consistent with one person. Police believe a single intruder, possibly a woman, visited all four houses, with tracks found yesterday morning matching that description.
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Linkenhaker
Fire Destroys Vine Street House. Loss About 1800
A small frame dwelling on Vine Street was burned to the ground yesterday morning, probably from a defective fire. The structure owned by William Klush and occupied by Will Chappel and family was valued at 800 with 1000 in goods lost. Insurance covered part of the damage. Fire appeared around 9 00 and spread before fire companies arrived.
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Vine Street
William Klush
Bluefield
Baltimore
Will Chappel
Chappel
Local Cafeteria Heads Toward Bluefield Standards
L. A. Jaffee leads a new carenet in Bluefield promising high class meals and first class service. His established city record reassures the public of quality and reliability.
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L. A. Jaffee
Carenet
Bluefield
Four Homes Entered in Midway and Clifftown
Unknown persons entered four city homes Tuesday night in Midway and Clifftown. Pete Honaker suffered the heaviest loss, with $1750 taken from his trousers pockets while his family slept.
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Midway
Clifftown
Pete Honaker
Honaker
Peterson's Ointment touted as cure for eczema and piles
Advertisements claim Peterson's Ointment relieves long standing eczema and itching piles. Testimonials from Miss Mary Hill in Pittsburg and A B Ruger in Racine praise the product, noting skin relief and disappearance of symptoms. Stored by Peterson Ointment Co Inc Buffalo NY, 60 cents.
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Peterson
A. B. Ruger
Washington Avenue
Racine
Wis
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
American Legion Smok er Night Dues and December Dances
The American Legion plans a Friday eight o'clock smoker in their dug‑out with Rotary Kiwanis and Chamber guests expected. Recruiting officers will help ex service men obtain Victory Medals by bringing discharges. no Washington papers needed. Four December dances are listed with tickets on sale, including December 10 matinee December 25 and 29 matinee plus December 31 New Year’s Eve.
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American Legion
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Merchants Hear Claypool Speech on Sales Day Impact
Bluefield merchants gathered for a talk by former Maryville Chamber of Commerce secretary Mr. Claypool. He urged a square deal for buyers on Sales Day and beyond, praising the bureau’s rules to ensure fair treatment and noting evolving community commerce.
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Bluefield
Mr. Claypool
Maryville
Bureau
Merchants’ Bureau
Noted Singers to Perform in Bluefield Concert
Bluefield music lovers will hear America’s noted singers on December 13 as the Pinevor Welsh Concert Company visits for one night. The Bluefield Post of the American Legion secured the contract to host the performance in the Dug-out of the Law and Commerce building. Jeanette Christine, formerly with the Chicago Opera, is part of the company along with other celebrities, widely praised.
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Bluefield
America
Pinevor Welsh
The
American Legion
Law and Commerce
Jeanette Christine
Chicago Opera
Splendid Service Opens Matz Cafenet to Public
The Matz Cafenet opened yesterday at 11 30 am with about two hundred guests. The opening meal served to all, and attendees praised the interior design and arrangements of the new establishment.
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Matz Cafenet
Onm
Chant Questioned for Unfair Merchandising Standards
A terse note criticizes a chant for failing to meet fair dealing standards, honest merchandising, and truthful advertising as required by local trade rules.
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Chant
Boxes For Orphanage And Mission School
The Sunday school room of the Presbyterian Church packed four large clothing boxes for Crossmore mission school in North Carolina and four boxes of preserves and canned goods for the Orphans’ Home in Lynchburg Virginia. A turkey supper for the men’s Bible class is planned Friday at 6 30 with about ninety five invitations issued by Harry Biggs. Rev J D Paxton of Lynchburg will speak.
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Presbyterian Church
Crossmore
N. C
Sloop
Presbyterian Orpheus
Lynchburg
Harry Biggs
Hammit Kitts Tie The Knot In Bland Street Church
Miss Mary B. Kitts youngest daughter of Henry B. Kitts and Mathew B. Hammit of Pocahontas were wed in a quiet ceremony at Bland Street Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Thos. S. Hamilton. The bride, a local high school graduate, studied at Blackstone Institute and Morris Harvey College before returning home. Hammit, assistant superintendent of Pocahontas Fuel Co., is a World War II Marine veteran. The couple will reside in Pocahontas.
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Bland Street Methodist Church
Mary B. Kitts
Henry B. Kitts
Mathew B. Hammitt
Pocahontas
Thos
Hamilton
Virginia
West Virginia
Blackstone Institute
Morris-Harvey College
Hammit
Pocahontas Fuel Company
United States Marines
Thirty Years in Japan Missionary Visits City
Rev J W Moore and Mrs Moore from Sasaki Machi Kochi Japan arrive as church guests after thirty years in mission service. The foreign pastor of Bluefield Presbyterian will preach at both Sunday services and share experiences from Japan. They stay with Mr and Mrs W C Pollock on Bluefield Avenue.
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J. W. Moore
Moore
Sasaki Machi
Kochi Ken
Japan
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Moore
S. W. Moore
Bluefield
Postcard Delivered After Fifteen Years in Mail
A London message dated August 21 1905 from St Malo France shows a postcard finally delivered to Miss Sheale of Southfields Road.
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London
Eng
St. Malo
France
Sheale
Southfields Road
Thirteen Hundred Join Red Cross in Bluefield Drive
Red Cross enrollment in Bluefield totals 1300 over two days with a goal of 2500. Campaign workers plan to complete residential and business canvassing by week’s end, urging support despite war’s end. Membership costs one dollar and is framed as vital for home and peace-time relief.
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Red Cross
Bluefield
Faway Yards
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R. M. Jaffee
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Bluefield Typewriter Exchange, Inc
Gales
Care Daily Telegraph
Higgins
George T. Crews
Jiggs
Maggie
Daughter
White
B. Tazewell
J. G Ruston
Tazewail
Fairfax Street
Stone Securities Co
Wm. Greenspon
O. D. Optometrist
O Neil
O'Neil
Bluefield Typewriter Exchange
Grace Church
Fkasley, Perking & Co
Wythe Avenue
Bellins
Altamont
Frederick L. Black
Harold Black
Summers Street
Bluefield, W. Va
Honaker's
Onaker
Raleigh Street
Tom Settle
Virginia Smokeless Coal Company
Europe
Mr. Settle
Busy Bee
James Aiantis
Woman's Missionary Society of Grace Methodist Church
Co. V. McCall
Norfolk and Western
Tazewell
Summit Constellation No. 1
Order of Stars
Dorothy Mason
Maxine Sterne
Girl Reserve
Easley
Tance
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Bluefield Market CO
South Bluefield
Washington Street
Adams Street
Bland Street
Bland Boulevard
Roediger
United Woolen Mills
Federal S&t
Princeton Ave
Asperlax Corporation
Charleston
W. Va
Third Avenue
Presbyterian Sunday School
Hammit-Kitts
NEW Royal
Commercial Hotel
Bluefield, W. Ve
Firestone
Bristol
Enterprise Foundy & Machine Works
Enterprise
F. G. Phillips
Enterprise Foundry and Machine Works
Bristol Va
Tenn
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