Oysters and Christmas Goods Adverts From Bluefield
Local notices advertise oysters at five cents a quart from Tucker & Harrison, funeral services by H. G. O'Neill, and Union Bank hours. Market hours extend to night for packing boxes, with a large fruit and floral section from Tucker Harrison and South Bluefield florist F. A. Harman. Christmas items include carload fruit, Busy Bee menu, Royal Cafe specials, and bakery chocolates.
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South Bluefield Greenhouse
F. A. Harman
South Bluefield Florist
Tucker & Harrison
Bluefield Avenue
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Forecast Ahead
West Virginia faces cloudy and colder conditions with possible snow flurries in the north on Friday. Saturday turns fair. Virginia expects fair weather Friday and Saturday with cooler temperatures on Friday.
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West Virginia
Portion
Virginia
Expert Auto Painting and Market Goods Ad Mix
An advertisement announces Expert Auto Painting with a price quote and shop location at 111 Bluefield Avenue. It also markets a vivid assortment of fruits, nuts, plants, and fresh fish at THE MARKET and lists The Alexander Cat Flower and Plant Company and several local sellers with contact details.
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Bluefield Avenue
Cat Flowers and Plants
Alexander Cat Flower and Plant Company
Shooting in Richlands Ends in Escape by Hollow
Officers returned fire after a shooting incident, escaping through a long hollow leading to Richlands. No arrests have been made, and the illicit item was found and destroyed by the raiding party.
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Richlands
Bluefield Notes From Bluefield Bluefield News Items
Able to Leave Hospital Mrs Sanders aged mother of Judge J M Sanders discharged from Bluefield Sanitarium after recovery from injuries. Handsome Home Felts and Anderson bought H G Bradley residence on Summers street in Bluefield. Christ Episcopal Church Christmas service at Immanuel Lutheran Church at 9 a m Holy communion no sermon. Sacred Heart Mass Christmas day high mass at midnight low mass for children at 8 with benediction. Asbury Neal Marriage Robert Asbury and Miss Clara B Neal wed at bride’s parents home in south Bluefield. Banquet Postponed Beaver High Alumni event moved due to venue issue. Six Oclock Service Calvary Baptist Church Christmas morning service at six. Christmas Holiday Exercises Prof and Marie MacCloskey classes start Monday Dec 27 at 8 o’clock sharp admission by card.
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Sanders
J. M. Sanders
Bluefield Sanitarium
Oakhurst Avenue
Christ Episcopal Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bluefield
Church of Sacred Heart
Marie MacCloskey
Ecard
Visitors And Students Return For Christmas Holidays
T O Parker of Virginia Medical College visits his mother Mrs L W Parker Ransom. Mrs W E Gray Mrs C E Shoe maker and Blaine Shoemaker of Castlewood Va shop in the city. Roy Hawley of West Virginia University visits his mother for Christmas. Frank Pollock John Rangeey and Houston Laird of Washington and Lee University return to Bluefield for holidays.
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T. O. Parker
Virginia Medical College
L. W. Parker- Ransom
W. E. Gray
C. EB. Shoemaker
Blaine Shoemaker
Castlewood
Roy Hawley
West Virginia University
Frank Pollock
John Rangeiey
Houston Laird
Washington and Lee University
Bluefield
Three Men Arrested for Governor's Commissary Robbery
Charley Gale and Baldwin Felts Detectives report three men jailed in Lebanon on robbery charges tied to Governor Stuart’s Clifton Farm commissary theft. Carl Low and Lige Sargent confessed. Tom Hicks silent. December 17 raid yielded goods over one hundred dollars. Sargen confessed multiple farm robberies. Low claimed one involvement.
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Charley Gale
Baldwin Fel‘s
H. CC
Stuart
Clifton Farm
Russell County
Robbbery
Lebanon
Carl Low
Lige Sargent
Tom Hicks
Bluefield
T. L. Felts
Mr. Gale
Harry Crust
Hicks
Low
Sargent
Clifton
Fire at Galveston oil barge destroys ships and docks
A disastrous blaze and explosion aboard the oil barge Bolikow at the Southern Pacific docks in Galveston Texas caused $400000 damage. Two men are dead and two injured. The Bolikow is a total loss while steamships El Occidente Aschenberg and Westna sus t sustained damage. Captain Wallace MacKenzie of the Aschenberg steered clear of the flames.
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Galveston
Texas
Southern Pacific
el Occidente
Aschenberg
Westnai
Wallace MacKenzie
Central Kentucky tobacco growers approve cooperative marketing plan
In Lexington on December 23 the meeting of central Kentucky tobacco growers approved plans for a cooperative marketing company and adopted a resolution opposing a proposed six cent per pound tax increase on manufactured tobacco by the secretary of the treasury.
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Co-operative Tobacco Marketing
Lexington
Central Kentucky Tobacco Growers
Secretary of the Treasury
Witnesses Back Defense in McGannon Murder Trial
In Cleveland on December 23 twelve defense witnesses testified as the trial entered its ninth day for Judge McGannon in the slaying of Harold C. Kagy. Alibi accounts placed the judge on East Ninth Street before the shooting and on a streetcar toward home around 12:30 a.m. Two witnesses in the afternoon supported the streetcar alibi.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wm. H. McGannon
Harold C. Kagy
East Nifth Street
Kagy
McGannen
John W. Joyce
McGannon
New York Crime Epidemic Waning With Tough Measures
New York reports crime waning fast as police activity and stern court actions take effect. In General Sessions 84 men were jailed after bail amounts were raised beyond their means, with five serious crimes and many arrests for concealed weapons.
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New York
Court of General Sessions
Coal Operators Mutual Organized in Western Pennsylvania
Bituminous coal operators of western Pennsylvania formed the Coal Operators Mutual of Western Pennsylvania to insure producers against casualty charges under Pennsylvania's workmen's compensation law. Attendees called it the first mutual of its kind in the country and described it as an experiment in workmen's compensation insurance.
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Operators Mutual
Itisburg
Pennsylania
Coal Operators Mutual
Western Pennsylvania
Mutual
Baltimore clothing workers to strike January first
A general strike in Baltimore's clothing industry will involve about 6000 workers and start January 1. Hyman Blumberg, local business agent of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, said the action counters employer lockouts spreading from New York.
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Baltimore
Hyman Blumberg
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
New York
Former Lt John G Gottenkiene Arrested For Desertion
John G Gottenkiene alias David L Gordon, former second lieutenant in the fifth field artillery, first division, is arrested in Pittsburg for deserting his command at Coblenz Germany in June 1919 and taking about 48000 dollars of his company's funds. He was turned over to department of justice agents.
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Pittsburg
John G. Gottenkiene
David Ll. Gordon
Fifth Field Artillery
Coblenz
Garmeny
Department of Justice
Senate resolution seeks Poland credit details from War Dept
In Washington on December 23 the senate passed a resolution by Senator Smoot asking the War Department for information on credit extended to the government of Poland. Smoot obtained unanimous consent but would not comment on the inquiry’s purpose.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
War Department
Poland
Pennsylvania Railroad 1921 steel rail orders totals 200000 tons
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces 1921 steel rail orders totaling 200000 tons to be distributed among Carnegie Steel 50000 tons Illinois Steel 50000 Cambria 45000 Bethlehem 45000 and Lackawanna 10000.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Steel
Carnegie Steel Company
Illinois Steel
Cambria
Bethlehem
Lackawanna
400 Thrown Out of Work by Toledo Factory Closures
The two Toledo plants of the Electric Auto-Light Company, a Willys Overland subsidiary, will shut down tomorrow, leaving 400 workers jobless. Announcement came from company president C. O. Miniger.
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Toledo
Electric Auto-Light Company
Willys Overland Company
C. O. Miniger
Woman Arrested as Highwayman in Asbury Park
In Asbury Park New Jersey on December 23 Mrs Thomas Rahilly twenty and Miss Mildred Wright seventeen were arrested on charges of being automobile bandits. Mrs Rahillys husband was also arrested as an alleged highwayman. All were held without bail.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Thomas Rahilly
Mildred Wright
Oil Pipe Construction Move Near Edmonton
Edmonton observers report the Imperial Oil Company and related interests have initiated the first steps toward building a pipeline from the oil fields north of the city. The move, understood to be on the company's behalf, marks a preliminary development in northern oil transport.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Imperial Oil Company
Opposition to Sheppard Towner Bill Heard in Congress
Washington heard opposition to the Sheppard Towner Maternity and Infancy bill as the House Interstate Commerce Committee met. H B Anderson of New York warned the measure would promote propaganda and open large physician employment funding. Also speaking against it were Sophie Kenyon of the American Medical Liberty League Samuel Salomon of the New York Anti Vivisection Society and the Washington Society for Humane Regulation of Vivisection.
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Washington
House
Interstate Comerce Committee
H. B. Anderson
New York
Citizens’ Medical Reference Bureau
Sophie Kenyon
American Medical Liberty League
Samuel Salomon
Washington Society For Humane Regulation
Three Held on Charge First Degree Murder
Chicago authorities report three men William Bickel Albert Franzen and Walker Brownly were held to the grand jury on first degree murder charges in the Loop drug store robbery attempt that left a fourth gang member and Policeman Charles Conlon dead Heavey the slain bandit was killed in a pistol duel with Conlon and was identified by a taxicab driver as a companion to the trio
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Chicago
William Bickel
Albert Franzen
Walker Brownly
Thomas Heavey
Heavey
Charles Conlon
Toledo Crime Wave Spurs Citywide Patrols
Toledo police and detectives work nonstop to halt a spree of holdups house robberies and safe blowing as nearly a dozen crimes are reported today. Authorities push for rapid arrests and heightened district vigilance.
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Toledo
Magnolia Petroleum to limit oil field production in Oklahoma
Beginning December 27 Magnolia Petroleum will reduce output from Healdton Hewitt Fox Comanche and Duncan oil wells to one half normal production. Announcement stated the action affects all five fields in Ardmore Oklahoma.
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Ardmore
Okla
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Healdton, Hewitt, Fox, Comanche
Duncan
Fire kills two in St John’s Newfoundland theatre blaze
Two firemen died and four were injured when a fire destroyed the Star Theatre in St Johns Newfoundland. A wall collapse buried six men. losses estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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St. Johns
N. F
Star Theatre
Christmas crime spree hits Chicago with multiple robberies
Chicago police record a day of holdups and robberies as three armed bandits steal Christmas presents valued at thousands and rob a delivery driver of thirty dollars. Six-car bandits also loot a saloon taking 990 dollars meant for factory workers. Chief Fitzmorris orders district cleanups. fifty suspects are arrested after two a.m.
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Chicago
Fitz
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C. H. Hvat
Victory Lunch and Bakery
Royal Cafe
Hotes
Hawley
Main
Bivens
Matz
Wyant
M. K. Harman
Busy Bee
Colonial Orchestra
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Ruth Lazenby
Kathleen Donkin
Buick
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Harold Black
Summers Street
Bluefield, W. Va
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Emperor
Malaga
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Beaver High
Busy Bee Restaurant
C A. Bagley
Wilmore
Cedar Bluff
Jaeger
Boxh No. 17
Chestnut Street
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Price Street
Roanoke
L. Carlson
Welch
Lewis Gale Hospital
Mr. Carlson
Prohibition
Jewell Ridge
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Bryant
le Felts
R. H. Anderson
H. G. Bradley
W. G. Baldwin
Beaver High School Alumni Association
Calvary Baptist Church
Kennewick Apples
Rome
Dr. Ee
Mr. Yost
Wash
Bluefield Market Co
Sheppard Towner
ROYAL
Commercial
W. Va
Kodaks
Wiley’s
Parker Fountain Pens
South Bluefield
Bland and
North St
Matz Cafenet
Matz Hotel
Morris
Greensboro
van M
TOBAC
Honaker
J. W. Waters CO. Jewelers
Law and Commerce Building
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