Mercer Coal Company Sends Yule Greetings To Its Patrons
Mercer Coal Company sent season’s greetings to its customers and urged local support for Bluefield’s growth. George I. Smith warned that rail dependencies, especially Norfolk and Western, keep Bluefield prosperous through taxes funding schools and services. The firm supplies Pocahontas and Red coal at low prices and also handles high grade stoker coal for domestic and boiler use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Coal Company
Bluefield
George I. Smith
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mr. Smith
Good wallpaper never wears out its welcome declares A Z Peters
A Z Peters, 1229 Bland Street, argues that durable, high quality wallpaper is a lasting investment for homes and businesses. He says one well chosen room can shine for years, with good patterns available across price ranges from twenty five cents, and family rooms can benefit from ongoing decor updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Z. Peters
Bland Street
Collectors Describe Remote Control of Debtors as Science
The Bluefield Merchantile association touts its debt collection methods as a science and a humane process. They claim to extract payments from hard cases with multiple approaches, never sue first, and even threaten a mock Turkish Bath to loosen pores. They describe themselves as a fox-like extractor who can turn on a thermostat to force winter perspiration on delinquent accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
California
Cliffe
Niagara
Mexico
Bluefield Merchantile Association
Billie Ian
B. D. Turner
Association
Ambulance Crew Leaves for Addis Ababa from The Hague
A Dutch Red Cross medical unit of eight doctors and attendants departed for Addis Ababa after Queen Wilhelmina extended best wishes. Princess Juliana accompanied the team to Rotterdam where they boarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethiopia
Hague
Red Cross
Addis Ababa
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Rotterdam
Christmas Story Teaches Protection Of Loved Ones
The Sun Life Assurance Company reprints a 1921 bulletin in which the Jones family story follows two Christmases. It shows protection of loved ones as the guiding lesson, detailing Jones’s care for his wife and three children, and a banker’s mortgage payoff after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Isadore Cohen
Bluefield
Jones
Jimmy
Gracie
Mrs. Jones
Mother
Santa Claus
Celotex Featured in Bluefield Model Home Project
Walter Perkins of Georgia Lumber Co announces Celotex insulation in a College Avenue model home near F B Easley property. The project spotlights Celotex insulated wall board tempered tile and tempered hard board with strong local interest from builders, architects, and prospective buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Perkins
Georgia Lumber Company
College Avenue
Easley
Bass Perkins
Sanders Drive Inn
Locn
Bluefield College
Celotex Company
Bluefield
Vicinity
Jones Home Braced Against the Snowstorm
A weary man trudges through snowdrifts thinking of the Jones home he just left. He may recall delivering a message that proved its worth, and wonder about Jones as an ordinary man who did not realize his duty until it was clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Plaza Lunch Room Proves Convenient for Shoppers
Holiday shoppers in the city have found the Plant Lunch Room on Raleigh Street off Federal to be a convenient dining spot. The Plaza Lunch Room sits in the heart of the retail trading center with ample facilities and a menu offering many specialties. Patrons receive quality food and the finest service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant
Raleigh Street
Federal
Tech
Plaza
Kiwanians Turn Over Christmas Gifts to Mission
The Bluefield Kiwanians donated Christmas presents gathered at their Yuletide party to the Union Mission for distribution to children in need. The event featured Dr Edwin C Wade of Bluefield College delivering a Christmas address, songs by Tommy Lowman and Mrs Lowman, and a reading by Martha Ketseys daughter. Members also drew names of North Side school children to receive milk and Christmas cards. Visiting guests included Ralph H Biddle Frank Shue John M Sheffey and Lt Hammond Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Kiwanians
Union Mission
Mission
Robertt Sheffey
Edwin C. Wade
Bluefield College
Tommy Lowman
Dave Lowman
Ketsey
Martha
Cuba
United States
George Washington
Wade
Europe
America
North Side
Ralph H. Biddle
Bluefield
Frank Shue
John M. Sheffey
New York City
Hammond Steele
Seneca Falla
N. Y
Belcher Lumber Company Reports A Fine Year
J B Belcher head of Belcher Lumber says quality timber and strict selection methods drive the plant's success in 1935. The Bluefield firm exports top grades abroad and expects 1936 to surpass 1935 with a big year for the lumber trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Mill
J. B. Pelcher
J. B. Belcher Lumber Company
Bluefield
Belcher Lumber Company
Belcher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Community Savings and Loan Company
Bluefield Real Estate
Elks Bldg
Bland
Raleigh
Franklin
Motor Service
Senate
Special Agent
SUN Life Assurance CO
Canada
W. VA
Bluefield Floral
Peery
Bluefield Mercantile Association
RED Star Cabs
Plainick Brothers
Roanoke ST
Leland H. Carter
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, W, VA
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield, W. VA
Sun Life Assurance Genwane ¢ of Canada
Thekates
Earth
Little Gracie
France
Flanders
Raleigh St
Sea Foods
Mercer Funeral Home
Montcalm
Matoaka
Bland St
Bluefield Gas
Cartwright
Cadillac — LA Salle Sales and Service
Phune
Little French Beauty School
C. & C. Bide
Ray Matz School OF Dancing
Masonic Temple
Phone
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Nunnally
Eugene H., Farley
First National Bank Bldg
Warlick
D. T. Lowman
Mgr
Moore
Moore’s
CL Hardware & Furniture CO
Easley-Wilson Co., Realtors
Real Estate Peery Blog
Wilson
Mohawk
Bluefield Produce & Provision Co
W, VA
George Greenacre
Watchmaker
Norris and
Russell McPhail
Federal Street
J. B. Belcher
East Wayne Street
Packard, Nash and LaFayette Sales and Service
Auto Body Co
Bluefield Ave
Mercer Coal Company Inc
Mercer Coal Co
Hoge Street
Goodykoontz Drug Stores
East End
Princeton Ave
Fairview
Bland & South Std
Kezall
Treas
A. Harris
Secy. & Asst
Bluefield Mercantile Agency, Inc
Bailey Building
Associated Hospitals, Inc
Citizens
Insurance Brokers
Northfork-Clark
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