Central Loan Office to Liquidate Stock at Public Auction
The Central Loan Office, Gilbert's, quits business and moves all stock, including jewelry, to be sold to the highest bidder. Auction starts Saturday January 3 and runs several days, with two daily sales at 2:20 and 7:30 p.m. Store closed today for preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Coal Co
Pocahontas
Genuine Haven
Central Loan Office
Gilbert's
Central
H. Weinberg
Bluefield Visitor Farther From Home
The Bluefield visitor list shows Ray W. Alma of Chicago as the farthest from home today. An unrelated notice reports Homer Fair arrested Thursday on liquor possession charges and held in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefeld
Ray W. Alma
Chicago
Fortyd mined lives mark November in West Virginia pits
A state mines report records forty deaths in West Virginia mines during November. The casualties span Mercer, McDowell, Logan, Monongalia, Fayette, Marshall, Raleigh, Mingo, Wyoming, Nicholas, Marion, Boone, and Barbour counties with workers from American, Hungarian, and Lithuanian backgrounds. Thirty-three Americans and seven foreigners died, thirty-seven inside pits and three outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
State Department of Mines
Mercer County
McDowell
Logan
Monongali
Fayette
Marshall
Raleigh
Mingo
Wyoming
Nicholas
Marion
Boone
Barbour
West
Virgina
Haleigh
Kelly Sell
Gith
Julius Derrian
Page No
Page Coal and Coke Co
Paul Clark
Red Jacket Cons. Coal Co
James Minnis
Shawnee
Pulaski Iron Co
Mansfield
Reneh
Negro
Hutchinson Island Creek
Haskel Marshall
Litz-Smith
tSone Branch
Frank Magyar
Burton Lust
Tagan Island Creek
Logan Island Creek Coal Co
Charlie Nemett
Ming
Island Creek Coal Co
John Manking
Eager Helper
Consolidation Coal Co
Mercer
Clarence Graham
Weyanoke
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Co
Janica Turner
Wood-Sullivan Coal
Noran
P. W. King
MacGregor
Logan County
Dewey Bowman
Shamokinning
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Wayette
Pred Barnett
Scarbrowine
White Oak Fuel Co
Louis Cade
Cinderella Mine
Sycamore Coal Co
Stanley Guinnovaky
Lcthuanian
Unted States
Sanitary and Storm Sewer Project Near Finish
Nearly all of the sixteen mile sanitary and storm sewer program is completed. Only about 700 feet remains under Mr Vaughan's contract, held up by right of way issues with the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Major A B Cutter said the matter is settled and completion is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cutter
Vaughan
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Claud Hampton Fined for Loitering in Police Court
Claud Hampton, labeled a negro, was fined 25 dollars and jailed forty days after police arrested him Wednesday night on Rogers street for allegedly entering three homes and being found sneaking around a back porch on Bazewell Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Hampton
Hampton
Bond
Rogers Street
Bazewell Terrace
Miss Nora Sneed Injured In Lynn Street Sled Collision
A fifteen year old girl Miss Nora Sneed daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Sneed of Carolina avenue was seriously injured and three others hurt after two sleds collided on Lynn street shortly after 9 pm Thursday night. Ming Sneed suffered a skull fracture and scalp wound. Harold Carpenter age seventeen was also hurt. Jesse Humphreys and Miss Therma Hodges sustained injuries not requiring hospital care. They were all taken to St Luke's hospital. The accident occurred near Highland avenue intersection as the crowd gathered for winter coasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Sneed
W. W. Sneed
Carolina Avenue
Lynn Street
Ming Sneed
Harold Carpenter
C. A. Carpenter
Girls and Boys Enjoy Outdoor Coasting Amid Frigid Weather
Bluefield awoke to an ice covered scene as kids shout with glee while skating and sledding. Girls join boys in the healthful pastime sharing coasting parties, with only one minor accident reported as enthusiasts cheer the longed for white Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Santa Claus
AsVith
Both Justice Courts Busy New Year's Day
Squire Tom White opened Bea ver Pond District magistrate duties on New Year’s Day as Special Agent Calloway brought in a coal theft suspect from Norfolk and Western tracks. Both courts handled numerous civil matters throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Tom White
Beaver Pond
Squire White
Calloway
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas Division Starts New Year With Smooth Operations
The Pocahontas division of the railroad reports a clear first day with no accidents. Traffic moved without delay and about 2,000 coal cars were loaded, signaling a prosperous year for the railroad and the coalfields it serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Western Railroad Company
Rosenbaum elected mayor of Mullens in Wyoming county
The Mullens town election produced a Democratic win for mayor J. R. Rosenbaum by 216 votes over Republican challenger. Democratic recorder candidate W. R. Toler defeated Republican John Dethi by a comfortable margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Wyoming County
Bluefield
J. R. Rosenbaum
W. R. Toler
H. Koonts
John Dethi
Hope for recovery of Mrs Seagle at Bluefield Sanitarium
Mrs Clarence Seagle of Waltons Avenue has been a patient at the Bluefield Sanitarium for five weeks and is reported in a very grave condition. Physicians have abandoned hopes for her recovery and death seems only a matter of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Seagle
Waltons Avenue
Bluefield Sanitarium
Dr Everett Walker Named Mayor In Adrian Election
Adrian Jan 1 The Citizen's ticket won the town election Dr Ever Walker named mayor and A B Barron recorder Council named C J Adams Dr F Boyle A B Foreman Joe Ma Farlane James Smallridge totals show the new administration in Adrian
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian
Ever Walker
A. B. Barron
C. J. Adams
F. Boyle
A. B. Foreman
Joe MaFarlane
James Smallridge
Mayor-Elect Wins Narrow 12-Vote Margin in Flatwoods
Flatwoods West Virginia January 2 T H Hyre was elected mayor by twelve votes over M O Berry In the same election M R Shaver defeated Cecil Fleming for another position One councilman slate completed by T J Fiexroai E C Marple J S Rhea T H Cutlip and W W Stiors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatwoods
W. Va
T. H. Hyre
M. O. Berry
M. R. Shaver
Cecil Fleming
T. J. Fiexroai
E. C. Marple
J. S. Rhea
T. H. Cutlip
W. W. Stiors
Betsy Hall Sells Alder Brist at Central Market
The capital area’s Betsy Hall, once a slave before Lincoln, sold alder brist, yards, sage and flowers near the old wooden shanty long before the Central Market was built in 1876. She recalls little of the duration but recounts no appeal for cigars or corn-cob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy
Betsy Hall
Washington, D. C
Central Market
Thrifty Work Force At Brown Utilities Earns Savings
In Abilene Kansas on January 3, C L Brown president of United Power Light and United Telephone reports a compulsory savings plan for 1400 Brown Utilities staff. Total yearly worker savings exceed 156000 with turnover near zero as the lowest paid save the most proportionally and some high earners save a quarter of earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Kan
Brown Utilities Interests
Here
C. L. Brown
United Power & Light Corporation
United Telephone Company
Mr. Brown
Madri's Pied Piper Plays Sax Through Wharf Scene
Carl Lang, once an American jazz musician, wandered a water-front warehouse while blaring his sax. Hats and mice reportedly fled from corners as Lang moved through the space, creating a surreal scene of music and chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Carl Lang
Bluefield Fire Alarm Stations List for Central Alarm System
Means phone alarms and alarms sent from Central Station. The document lists Bluefield Fire Department alarm stations by intersection and street, with station pairings such as Southside, Northside, and various cross streets. It notes contact phones for central dispatch and references multiple blocks and avenues throughout Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
Northside
City Hall
Princeton Ave
Russell St
Dinefield Ave
Merver St
Bluefield Ave
Doses & Good
Thomas
Chestnut St
Spruce St
Bluefield
Federal Sts
Raleigh and
Stewart St
South
Jefferson
Penn-Mar Ave
Frederick St
East River
College Ave
Walton Ave
Roanoke and
Clarke Sts
Hardy and
Orange Sts
South Midway
North Midway
le Frey
Greenbrier
Greenbrier and
Logan Ste
Upper Jones St
Forest and Union
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Bowers Coal Co
Call Coal Company
Kaneda
Mercer Coal Company
Geo. J. Smith
Glenwood Park
Alore
Shrawebury
W. Va. R
Pedigo Co
Pedigo's
Batk
E. S. Pediga Co
The
Apollora
Drewery’s Hall
Edwarde
Weinberg
Onl Co
Httle
Shrine
Weinberg’s
Princeton Agenue
Kirschbaum
B. S. Fedigo Co
C. B. Martin
Bt. Luke's Hospital
Princeton Avenue
Atkins
Harry F. Jones
Systema— Tax Service
Andits
Bradmann Bulldloy
N. M
Nonaker Dept. State
Federal Street
Law and Commerce
Bidg
WM. H
Metto
N. E. Rierson
Bladeld
J. B. Eades
Obteopathic
Mayor Building
James Stott
National Association
Grand Piano Co
Brucwmann
R, L, Morris
Bluefield, W. Va
Altamont
Henry Rodgin Company Jewelers
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland Street
Harry L. Greenspon
Bradmano Bidg
Hall Radio Supply Co
Bradmann
Kent & Kent
Cor
North and
Jefferson St
State Mine Department
McLendon
Kimberly
Mr. MacLenton
Black Knight Organization
MacLendon
Ife
Beckley
Raleigh Mining Institute
Portsmouth
Ohio
Rosenbaum
Everett Walker
Jemima
U.S
Bluefield Fire Department
G. E. Buchanan
First National Bank
Bluefield Grocery Company
DR. J. S. Compton
Goodykoonts Drug Company
Three Good Drug Stores
Gary
East End Pharmacy
Buoeriele Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
Bland and
South Streets
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