Faraday Mining Camp Modern Town in Widely Split State Line
Faraday Virginia and McDowell County West Virginia form a modern mining camp with painted company houses, sidewalks, a planned bank and church, a post office on the Virginia side, a picture show, school, and new road/office sites. Santa visits homes, workers total about eight hundred, and construction on the plant is about half complete.
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Faraday
E. H. Cole
J. Cole
Puraday
Manat
Virginia
Tazewell
McDowell County
West Virginia
Coal Company
Tazewell County
W. Va
Santa Claus
J. C. Baldwin
Bluefield
W. F. Baugh
Cole
Coldest Morning in Over Two Years Friar Shivers
The Virginia Side reported frost and icy conditions on Monday with temperatures around four below, marking the coldest morning in more than two years. Residents faced frigid start as icy conditions persisted across the area.
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Virginia
Moon Cross Seen In White Center On Christmas Week
Mrs. A T Jones of Pocahontas Va reports a six foot cross of light formed around the moon on a clear night December 26 1925. Two boys witnessed the event and asked for other sightings in Bluefield Bluefield News area.
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Mrs. Jones
Mr. Calloway
Po.tor
Bluefield
Mr. Comore
Theirginia
Clyde Haynes Laid To Rest In Maple Hill
Clyde Haynes, who died from locked intestines and peritonitis, was buried at Maple Hill cemetery after a service at Highland Avenue Christian church. Rev. M. C. Hughes led the ceremony attended by his parents in law, Mr and Mrs Sherman McReynolds, and Frances Mc Reynolds, who had married eight months earlier.
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Clyde Haynes
Highland Avenue
Maple Hill Cemetery
Tazewell Graziers Forced to Buy Corn
A number of Lierry county graziers were forced to purchase corn for winter feed as drought cut the corn crop in the region. Several car loads of grain have been shipped into the county to meet the unusual shortage.
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Tazewell
Lierry County
Christmas Cheer Carried to County Farm by Church Group
Members of the Episcopal church visited the county farm near Tazewell on a cold Sunday afternoon to share Christmas cheer with residents and staff.
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The
Episcopal Church
Tazewell
Bare legs ban not stopping Pavlova matinee
In Birmingham the local ban on bare legs did not interfere with the Pavlova matinee featuring Miss Elsa. The event proceeded as planned, drawing attention to the era’s social norms and public decorum.
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Birmingham
Elsa
East Coast Radio Schedules Highlight Concerts Across Time Zones
A dense listing details numerous orchestras and soloists across Eastern and Pacific time blocks. Performers include Gregory Tucker, Fannye Block, Vincent Lopez, the Tennesseeans Orchestra, Esther A. Nelson, and Jean Goldkette's orchestra with stations such as WEAF WEEI WGR WTAM WBZ WGY WGN.
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WIP
Gregory Tucker
John Richardson
Weaf
Fannye Block
Columbia University
WSAI
the Tennesseeans Orchestra
To Wear
WEEI
WFI
WCAE
WOR
WWJ
WTAG
Gold Dust Twins
WGR
WOC
WJAR
Wcco Oes Ksd
WEAR
Eveready Hour
WCCO
KSD
Vincent Lopez
WEE
WTAM
KDKA
Oes
Mausical Proar Wcau
Three Brothers
Arline RK. Smith
Sarah Snyder
Robert Fraser
Elizabeth Holtz
Harry Link
WRC
Marine Band
WRNY
June Lee
Eve Rothenberg
Phant Wis
DArcy in Anitra Dance Wears Tights and San dals
Paviovas manager says the great dancer regards the bat as absurd but remains a top artist and refuses to let any company member offend public taste. Better to have worked and lost than never to have worked at all. London fashion notes report jeweled animal brooches on hats.
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Darcy
Paviovas
Prohibition Arrests Tethered to Cold Whiskey Run
State police jailed Helsel and Yapp after two youths aged fourteen and sixteen were found with a gallon of liquor in Bluefield yards. The boys testified Helsel and Yapp sent them to Glen Lyn and Ingleside to fetch whiskey, with payments totaling 23 dollars. Complex proceedings followed in Mercer County, including federal conspiracy charges and repeated bond actions.
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Stumpy Bottom
Princeton
John Helsel
Andrew Yapp
Hesse
Yapp
Bluefield
Watkins
Helsel
Inceton
Squire He B. Kitts
Hessel
A. J. Hearn
Glen Lyn
Norfolk and Western
Ingles
Hearn
United States Court
Mercer County
How Doctors Treat Colds and Flu
Doctors describe Calotabs as a refined calomel compound that eases cold symptoms overnight. Take one or two tabs at bedtime with water, then breakfast reveals a purified system and restored appetite. No salts or dietary changes required. Family pack 25 cents at any drug store.
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Nenza
Tragedy at Rail Yard Involves Princeton Youths
Officials heard testimony from Princeton boys who were removed on Saturday afternoon and deemed the incident a horrible mistake. Prosecutor Walter V. Ross called it a heinous crime and warned the danger of trains in zero atmosphere.
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Princeton
Walter V. Ross
Madrid Bans German Goods From Canaries and Morocco
The government issued an order barring all German goods from the Canaries and Morocco and imposing an eighty percent surtax on those entering Spain.
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Madrid
Canaries
Morocco
Spain
Resinol Ointment Promises Quick Eczema Relief
Advertisement claims Resinol Ointment stops itching and burning fast and heals eczema. First application relieves discomfort and clears the skin, encouraging readers to try for tormenting eruptions and unsightly eruptions.
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