Local society notes from Bluefield and vicinity
A compilation of births marriages and social visits with residents from Bluefield Welch Williamson and surrounding towns. Highlights include a baby born to Mr and Mrs Harry Or ricon, Mr and Mrs G A Finley welcoming a daughter, and numerous visits and movements among families contractors merchants and clergy in the region.
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Harry Orricon
South Bluefield
G. A. Finley
Charleston
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Beaver High Seeks Fast Virginia Showdowns This Season
Beaver high school outlines a strong basketball schedule with top Virginia opponents. The Beavers will train daily through Christmas and begin January play at home against Alumni and Pocahontas with several road games in Roanoke Lynchburg and Gary before March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Williams
Roanoke High School
Beavers
Lynchburg High School
Pocahontas
Roanoke
Gary
Turks Use Autos In War Advances In Military Transport
Turks employed about 2009 automobiles for army transport ammunition wagons and ambulances according to reports. Chicago dealer Charles Heske sold the cars to Turkey and describes Turkish tests and bargaining with officers who chose his wagons after demonstrations against plant rivals from Russia Hungary Germany France and Great Britain. The Turks proved shrewd buyers as they probed a rigid field test before finalizing a deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Charles Heske
Chicago
Mr. Heske
Turkish War Office
Russia
Hungary
Germany
France
Great Britain
Spartan Bulgarians Build Conquerors in Ferdinand's Balkans
A wartime portrait praises the Bulgarians as fiercely disciplined and determined under King Ferdinand. It cites a harsh incident where a Bulgarian general was stripped of epaulets by the king after praising troops, then shot himself, illustrating Spartan-style discipline that contributed to victories against the Turks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Balkan
Death of Mrs Kent in Pringeton
Death of Mrs Alice Kent wife of M H Kent aged about fifty two shocked local friends. Funeral held Thursday afternoon in the city cemetery conducted by Reverend John W Kincheloe. Libel case Frith v Frith still pending in circuit court with possible jury verdict today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Alice Kent
M. H. Kent
John W. Kincheloe
Frith
P. Jones
J. W. Jones
Virginian Railway Company
Easter
Jones
Bernard MecClaugherty
Bluefield
Billy Moorefield
Hinton
J. A. Vaughan
Roanoke
Princeton
Philip Lambert
Oakgrove
W. H. Malcom
Matoaka
Circuit Court
Mercer County Assessor Hylton Nears Retirement to J J Via
County Assessor G P Hylton nears completion of duties and prepares to hand over to successor J J Via. The outgoing official praised as conscientious and one of Mercer county’s best, amid a local note on road delays and continued growth in school and civic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Hylton
J. J. Via
Hylton
Mercer County
Bond
W.H. McBrayer
Cedar Brook
Kentucky
Maryland
Pennsylvania
U. S
Missionary Day at First Christian Church Observed
The Christian Woman's Board of Missions numbering 77000 members raised 337000 last year for work in six foreign countries and 37 states, supporting 464 workers. The First Christian church hosts a worldwide Missionary Day with a Sunday sermon and a later costume entertainment depicting foreign peoples for education and inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization of the Christian Church
Girls’ Circle
Ladies of the Church
United States
First Christian Church
Des Moines Man Finds Fast Relief for Shoulder Rheumatism
A Des Moines man suffered muscular rheumatism in his shoulder and, after a costly trip to Hot Springs, sought a cheaper cure. He found relief with Chamberlain's Liniment, three days after first use. The product is sold by all dealers Tu-Sat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hot Springs
Chamberlain
Tu-Sat
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BE. L. Kyle
Welch
City
J. E. Jerald
Co. J. Bartels
Eckman
M. J. Coghlan
Williamson
Olivier
Pedigo
Draper
J. B. Altizer
W. BE
Gladstone
Radford
J. Be, Echols
Bluefield Sanitarium
LB. L. Simpkins
Pulaski
Mary Jones
W. 8. Patterson
Cramwell
Abe Whitt
Bramwell
J. Frank Maynard
H. B. Lee
Hatfield
Patterson
Vivian
Philadelphia
J. Clark
Crozier Coal and Coke Co
Elkhorn
William Minter, Jr
Artie Brown
Mary Watson
Franklin Street
George Gilmer
Abingdon
Presbytery
Cedar Bluff
W. F. Douthat
Crumpler
K. Harry Gibson
Mollie Harry
Marshall, Va
Frank Alexander
Rogers Street
Sanders L. Caffee
Columbus
Eas
BE. Wright
W. F. Saunders
Chattanooga Tonn
Meridian
Miss
New Or
Ethel Graybear
Kelly Moneyhon
Bristol
Pauline Bailey
Bluefield Avenue
Newark, N. J
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Baltimore, Md
Frank Hellerick & Co
New Market St
Penn
W. Va
Ta J
Holland
Nyc
Merger County
C. Heck
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hawkins
A. L. Hawkins
Bland Street
Telegraph
Woolen Mills.co
International Woolen Mills Co
S. Jefferson St
Roanoke, VA
People’s Store Co
Princeton Ave
D. Adler
Mgr
Balkan Fight
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Court House
Bluefield Road
Mercer
Jas. F. Holroyd
Elks Lodge
Grand Lodge of Elks
Elk Lodge
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
Woman's Missionary
Xmas
Sam’s Turk
Turk’s Building
Bluefield, W. VA
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Julius Kessler
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