Local influenza cases and holiday visits noted in Bluefield
Bluefield Virginia News reports illness from influenza hitting several residents including Royster Bates on Walnut Street. Mack and Earl Gillespie return from Western College in Bowling Green Kentucky for Christmas with Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Gillespie. A. S. Hudgins and family on Rollins Street also ill with flu.
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Walnut Street
Royster Bates
Mack
Earl Gillespie
Western College
Bowling Green
D. B. Gillespie
Shelby Heights
A. S. Hudgins
Rollins Street
Buried 24 Hours in Snow Bank Rescued
James Farmer of Alta Vista Virginia was found alive after spending 24 hours buried in a snow bank off the highway. He had become exhausted after getting lost on Friday and collapsed in the snow. a passerby saw the drift and discovery led to his rescue. He revived and could speak after the effort.
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James Farmer
Altavista
Rail traffic in area at peak with busy coal movement
Railroads across southwest Virginia report the heaviest traffic in months as coal tonnage rises from West Virginia and Virginia mines. Crews are stretched and optimism grows for a lasting boost into the Christmas season, especially in the Bluefield area.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Bluefield
Local Virginia Side Personal News Headlines
Miss Martha Huret, Graham high school faculty member, ill with influenza but nearly recovered and will return home to Newbern North Carolina for Christmas. Miss Lillian Whittle, teacher, holidaying in Brunswick Georgia, home of missing aviator Paul Redfern. Birk Lawson departs for Chicago for vacation and to visit niece Mrs J M Smith. Lawson a railroad foreman based at Eckman. C L Weeke, noted Bluefield resident.
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Martha Huret
Graham High School
Newbern
N. C
Lillian Whittle
Brunswick
Paul Redfern
Birk Lawson
Chicago
J. M. Smith
Lawson
Eckman
C. L. Weeke
Bluefield
Virginia sidelights funeral for Norton pioneer Horeman
Rev H H Young conducted the funeral at Norton for John Horeman prominent citizen whose death from pneumonia was noted. The service reportedly drew one of Norton’s largest crowds.
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H. H. Young
Norton
John Horeman
Snow to Remain on Ground Indefinitely
Residents wonder how long snow will stay. Old-Timer says no drifts in hollows or along mountains for a while, with possible fresh snow soon. Snow has benefited winter wheat, giving the crop a strong start as it melts. A reader asks if Old-Timer is Santa Claus. he is not.
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Santa Claus
Peddies
Ice Harvest Returns as Ponds Freeze Across Countryside
Farmers revive the old method of cutting and storing natural ice during a cold spell. Frozen ponds and creeks extend the season, recalling pioneer days when ice harvesting was a communal and enjoyable activity.
Birds fed by Rural Mail Carriers Amid Virginia Snow
R F D carriers in Virginia distribute bird feed to quail and other wildlife whose food supply is cut by heavy snow. The snow storm weakened in the mountains with Bluefield faring better than eastern Virginia. Snow remains knee deep in parts of the state while Clinch valley reports near disappearance.
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Virginia
Bluefield
Clinch Valley
Miss Thelma Foltz Returns Home After 68 Days in Hospital
Thelma Foltz of Bluefield Virginia Avenue in Graham Virginia spent 68 days in a hospital after a surgical operation. She is now home with her parents Mr and Mrs H W Foltz and will celebrate her twentieth birthday today. Foltz was a former member of Graham high school basketball team.
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Thelma Foltz
Bluefield
H. W .Foltz
Virginia Avenue
Mies Foltz
Graham High School
Municipal League to Meet in Charleston January 17
Mayor Devan announced a West Virginia Municipal League conference will be held in Charleston city council chamber on January 17 after talks with Mayor Oakes of South Charleston. The meeting follows discussion of a bill to allow state construction and maintenance of highways through municipalities with populations over 2,500. Curling itone hair treatment promises to curl hair at about 200 degrees without damaging hair or color.
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Municipal League
Charleston
R. P. Devan
West Virginia Municipal League
L. H. Oakes
South Charleston
Clarksburg
Alien influx limited as immigration restraint cited
Secretary Stimson told President Hoover that emergency leave measures blocked over 500000 aliens from entering the United States during the economic downturn. For the year ending June 30 1932 only 12697 quota visas were issued versus 153831 annual quotas, with nonquota entries down sharply from 103469 in 1930 to 24940 last year.
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Washington
Stimson
Hoover
United States
Secretary of State
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Windsor Desk
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Bluefield Furniture Companp
U. S
Western Hemisphere
de Luxe
Ehirtsa
Rayon
Montgomery Ward & CO
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