Northfork Social Club Dance Draws Local Notables
The Northfork Social Club hosted a December evening with sandwiches coffee and music by the Columbia Orchestra led by Mayor L G Toney. Guests included numerous local couples and officials while Dr W W Alexander and family faced illness.
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Northfork
Mies Bakeerville
Mr. Partlow
Mies Angel
Junkin
Mica Lynch
Mr McMann
Miss Mary Booth
Dr. Epling
Mise Phoebe Booth
Thornton
Mies Feaster
Elliott
Mrs. Ferrell
Toney
Mise Keating
Mr. White
Public Buildings Bill Crackdown Faces Sparse Treasury Funds
Speaker Cannon denies blocking a public buildings bill and says he has not claimed power to veto. About 500 bills have been introduced with 50 sites listed without funding, Bluefield among them. Rough estimate says 50 million dollars would cover demands, but any bill would need a greatly reduced appropriation due to treasury limits.
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Cannon
Bluefield
Treasury
Richest Coal Land in World at Stake
Deputy Dan Canningham of Charleston served 120 writs of ejectment in Boone county over coal land valued in the millions. Major B Broun, the plaintiff, claims title dating back fifty years, as the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad expansion nears the area. Named recipients include John Q Dickinson and Lewis Prichard of Charleston.
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United States
Matechal Dan Canningham
Charleston
Boone County
Major B. Broun
Federal Court
Charlestor
Laurel Fork
Coal River
Big Jarrel Mountain
Thiesland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
St Albane
Major Brono
John Q Dickinson
Lewis Prichard
West Virginia
Brown
Deputies Named by Marshal Tyree
The United States Marshal Tyree announced his list of deputies with Chief Deputy Major W. H. Lyons and office deputy F. A. Macdonald. Field deputies include D. W. Cunningham and O. A. Petty with Charleston and Huntington offices, W. C. Summers at Huntington, W. G. Hickal at Ripley, J. S. Burnett at Bluefield, and an open Welch McDowell district post. Retirements include W. C. Bartram, A. J. Young, J. W. Waldron, and L Frank Mercom. Petty’s Charleston field deputy post came as a surprise.
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United States
Matebal Prank Tyree
W. H. Lyons
F. A. Macdonald
McCaurdy
D. W. Cunningham
Hinton
O. A. Petty
Charleston
W. C. Summers
Huntington
W. G. Hickal
Ripley
J. 8. Burnett
Bluefield
Snow for Sleighing Christmas Week
Weather prophet predicts a plentiful snowfall in West Virginia with focus on Bluefield for Christmas week. Cold air will deepen the white cover on streets, pleasing sleighing enthusiasts and holiday outing plans. Mrs Browning offers silver plus gold trimmed combs.
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West Virginia
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L. Kaufman
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Bluefield W. Va
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T. W. Patton
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John Burnett
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