Death of Mrs N J Davis in Bluefield area
Mrs N J Davis aged 57 died Saturday after a long illness from stomach cancer. Funeral Monday at Mountain View Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery. Survived by husband and five children. The report also notes local social and civic notices and various residents traveling or visiting nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Davis
South Bland Street
Pulaski
N. J. Davis
Mountain View Cemetery
Davis
Invite Noted Architects to Submit Designs
After official canvass and affidavit, the board of education will issue bonds totaling 150000 for school buildings. Firms have shown interest in part or all of the bonds and contracts for smaller buildings will be let once funds are secured. The high school project will wait to ensure the best building, inviting noted architects nationwide to submit designs and bids for the contract to the most satisfactory bidder.
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Board of Education
Local residents and visitors noted in Bluefield area
D. C. Payne of Jaeger Everett Leftwick of Williamson and W. J. Newenham left for Philadelphia J A Hicks of Giotto was in Bluefield W. Craig of St Paul and W. H. Stamper of Powhatan were in Bluefield yesterday B P Henritze of Keystone and H B Sails of Big Sandy visited the city Judge H A Ritz left for Welch circuit court J H Gilmore of Pineville was in Bluefield on business Mrs D P Crockett left for Roanoke to visit friends Mrs John Chandler has been visiting Bluefield and Powhatan friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Dillard
Robert H. Jordan
Charlotte
N.C
Jordan
Mr. Jordan
John R
George Lt. Dillard
Neer
Bluefield
Joel Rose
Pagetown
Littlesburg
Gibson Williams
Bluefield Avenue
Pembroke
Radford
Pulaski City
Roanoke
Capt. Copenhaver
Bristol
City
Welch
W. ©. Craig
St. Paul
H. B. Sails
Big Sandy
H. A. Ritz
J. H. Gilmore
Pineville
D. P. Crockett
John Chandler
Actor in Russian roundup claims innocence amid plot suspicions
The actor, captured in Russia with others, maintains calm and asserts he can prove his innocence. He tells authorities he has spent years performing in musical comedies, prompting a companion to remark that he will always be suspected of involvement.
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Russia
Baltimore
Golfer asks about strokes at hole in playful exchange
A golfer with a plaid cup asks how many strokes a hole requires. The official replies he cannot say beyond counting to twelve, in a light exchange captured by the quip.
Independence in Solitude by Emerton
A concise meditation on personal independence and self reliance. The speaker contrasts living by public opinion with preserving inner freedom amidst crowds, praising the great person who maintains solitary serenity.
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Emerton
Tragedian Actor Seeks Trade After Performance in Mall Town
An actor in a Richard II play was met by a farmer who offered a deal if the horse buyer remained inclined to trade. The note extols thrift and hardship as motivators. Derek Proverb endorses Sealshipt Oysters with Sublette & Barnes as the order source.
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Moody
Richard IT
Weddings of Interest in Princeton Society
Miss Roberta Blaine McNutt married Harry Caper ton Ellett of Christiansburg in Princeton with Rev. Long officiating. The couple will reside in Roanoke after a wedding tour. Bellwether social figure Miss Virginia Maitland French wed Robert Hopkins of Nashville in a simple Princeton ceremony. Attendants from Bluefield included Mrs. Hasley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Roberta Blaine McNutt
Charles R. McNutt
Harry Caperton Ellett
Christiansburg
D. Long
Abingdon
Miss McNuta
Bluefield
Ellett
Virginian Railway
Virginia
Beckley
Tidewater
Roanoke
Virginia Maitland French
Napoleon PB. French
Robert Hopkins
Nashville
Tenn
P. C. Clark
Presbyterian Church
Capt
Douglass
Bliefield
M. &. Hasley
D. M. Hasley
Z. W. Crockett
D.A. French
W. A. Pankey
Cotton Spinning Feats Demonstrate Sea Island Fiber
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt extols sea island cotton as the finest with dramatic figures. It cites a southerner claiming a pound yields 4,770 miles of thread and notes Manchester tests spinning a pound into a single 1,000 mile thread and 10,000 hanks of yarn averaging 840 yards each.
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Sea Island
Manchester
South
Louisville Courier-Journal
Constantinople Shoemakers and Poets on the Muski
In Constantinople shoemakers double as poets while customers wait for repairs or relaces. On the Muski in Old Cairo red leather slippers cost about 60 cents, though these flimsy items lack the quality of expert English or American handmade shoes.
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Constantinople
Cairo
Tell Me the Old Old Story Singalong Night
A playful exchange recalls a wife’s patient welcome after a late return. She did not scold but sat at the piano and sang, praising her spouse as “one in ten thousand.” Patrleigh notes the song performed was Tell Me the Old Old Story.
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Jackson
Fairleigh
Patrleigh
Wealthy Heir Balances Debts, Keeps Modest Living
In a terse exchange a lawyer remarks on the heiress upon whom the youth has inherited a fortune. The youth answers that he will not alter his lifestyle to avoid charges of vulgar display, choosing restraint over ostentation.
Mental dissipation drains men's chances, says Loudon Chat
A quote attributed to Loudon Chat warns that many men fail due to dispersing their mental energies across many targets. It urges focusing effort on a single, clear objective to avoid wasted attention and lost progress.
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Loudon
Average man fools wife once when he marries
A brief quip from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat remarks that the average man deceives his wife only at the moment of marriage, framing marriage as a singular pretense rather than ongoing deception.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Local Advertisements and Medical Visit Notices
An insurance agent advertises fire accident health and life coverage and invites inquiries. Dr Margaret Bowen from the American School of Osteopathy will visit Graham every Tuesday at John K Ball's home on Vincent street offering free examinations and consultations. appointments by letter at Tamewell Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Echols
Thornton Ride
Margaret Bowen
Amercan School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Graham
John K. Ball
Vincent Street
Tamewell
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Princeton Avenue
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BR. L. Speas
John B. Stetson
Jefferson
Jefferson Stiff
W. P. Hawley Merchandise CO
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
State Bank
Bluefield Furniture Co
D. T. Miles
Burkes Garden
J. W. Crockett
Katan
Peterstown
William Shands
Godfrey
G. M. Bailey
Switchback
O. J. Caldwell
A. S. Higginbotham
H. G. McCall
Tazewell
Frank Hewitt
J. C. Pack
Bramwell
J. G. Pink
Northfork
W. P. Hawley
Atlanta, Ga
O. HH. Porterfield
Guy L. Sherett
Frank M. Kingsberry
Bedford Istreet
Beaver Pond
James (. Honaker
Rock Qap
Miss Reynolds
J. R. Lawrence
Bath Street
Walter L. Adkins
North Carolina
James H. Gibboney
Norfolk & Western
Columbus
G. Flora
Chicago
John Homer
Jake Austin
Gentry Gray
Austin
Gray
Grey
Huger
J. C. Harris
Union News Company
Southern Express Company
Stuart Street
Ada
Belcher
Litdlesburg
Brush Fork See
City Ee
D. C. Payne
Jaeger
Everett Leftwick
Williamson
Ww. J. Newenham
Philadelphia
J. A.hicks
Giotto
W. H. Stamper
Powhatan
B.P. Henritze
Keystone
Derek
Sublette & Barnes
Hapkins French
Daily Telegraph
Wesson
OIL - CO
Savannah
M. Smith
Insurance Agency
L. G. Toney
Edward Cooper
H. C. Donaldson
Sec'y
S. M. Smith
S. M. Smith Insurance Agency
Kelly & Moyer
Bluefield, W. VA
the Enterprise Co
Bluefield Ave
W. VA
David B. Johnston
KF. M. Peters
W. M. Cornett
Cashier
State Bank of
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
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