Bluefield Institute Holiday Season Recap and Events
The Bluefield Institute community enjoyed a warm holiday period with faculty and students visiting relatives across the country. Notable gatherings included Christmas events at Dr. and Mrs. Lo max and other faculty homes, and a cooperative store drive amid plans for new stockholders and future growth.
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R. P. Sims
H. L. Dickason
D. Dunlap
Lindside
C. H. Lyda
Patoka
Ind
Alma T
E. B. Moore
Bernard L. Walton
Washington
Marian
Truxie Warren
Elizabeth Miles
W. C. Mathey
Montgomery
Ala
State Normal School For
Tuskeegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Bluefield
E. W. Lomax
Bland Street
Genev*ve Lomax
I. Lomax
Oward University
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham
Mass
G. H. Sinkford
8. L. Wade
Mary Sinkford
Fisk University
Samuel L. Ware, Jr
Hilldale College
Hilldale, Mich
Athletic field expansion planned near campus grounds
The state board of control acquired land at the institution’s western edge for an athletic field to be built in time for baseball and the high school track meet. Alumni praise rapid plans for enlarging the school and its programs. Morgan College basketball opens its season against Bluefield on January 13 with a reputedly fast Baltimore team.
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Institute Cooperative Store
W.C. Matney
Eddie Foster
Lomax Hospital
Eunice Mathews
State Normal School
Fayetteville
N. C
H. L. Dickason
D. F. Dunlap
W. C. Mathey
Bernard L
State Board of Control
Morgan College
Bluefield
Baltimore Boys
Houston
Uncle Sam
Saunders
Zander
Evil Effects of Methodism’s Southern Mission Argument
The piece argues that the Methodist Episcopal Church cannot withdraw from the South and must uphold its obligations there including its work among freedmen. It cites Rev C V Lanjus and Bishop Denny to support an ongoing southern commitment and warns of rising costs as western conferences struggle with policy.
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Northern Territory
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Christian Advocate
C. V. Lanjus
Missouri Conference
Denny
Missouri
South Conference Donations Decide Church Policy
The piece notes donations totals including $90 003 for southern conferences in group 4 and $114 473 for first border conferences in the same year. It contrasts these with $8 150 for ten southern conferences overall and argues bishops oppose the current policy. The south is urged to decide whether to end rivalry for unity and posterity.
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Christ
Copper Town Fascinates Residents In Quiet City Scene
In Copper Town crowds drift through foggy streets as a searchlight sweeps the night. Women hurry with groceries while men carry lunch pails to work and a violin sounds from a doorway beside a dim, damp air and distant lights from the metropolis twenty five miles away.
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Copper
Utah
Physician Seeks Cure for Cramps by Blood Alkalinity Change
A physician claims relief for cramps by reducing blood alkalinity and allowing carbon dioxide buildup, presenting a physiological cure for a painful condition. The method cannot treat cramps caused by other diseases.
Berne Physician Holds World’s Heaviest Library Volumes
In Bern on December 31, Dr. Franz Heightner, a physician, owns the world’s largest collection of large books. His library holds hundreds of volumes, each weighing at least three pounds, and the collection is heavily insured.
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Berne
Switzerland
Franz Heightner
Man narrowly escapes fire in Paris telephone booth
Jean Harteau, trapped in a phone booth by a tightly wedged door, dropped a lit match and ignited papers on the floor. Firemen with axes rescued him from the blaze, preventing a possible death.
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Paris
Jean Harteau
Axea
Houston to Erect Large Sam Houston Statue in City
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes Houston Texas will host the second largest equestrian statue in the world honoring Sam Houston. It highlights his frontier leadership, military skill, and pivotal role in Texas history, plus Houston’s rapid growth into a modern seaport with the Houston Ship Canal.
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District of Columbia
Nebraska
Houston
Texas
America
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Sam Houston
East
Daniel Boone
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
The
Bulletin
Boone
Wells
Jackson
Washington
United States
Mexico
Union
State of
Congress
Tennessee
Republic of Texas
Santa Ana
San Jacinto
Pronunciation Hint for a Syllable Variant
The note explains the first syllable should sound like tohew or the male name Hough rather than house or whose, guiding correct articulation.
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Hough
Receptacle near stairway used for rubbish disposal
The passage describes a single large receptacle at the foot of a stairway. When employees have rubbish to throw away they must rise and use the stairs to reach it.
London Manufacturer Adopts Office Exercise Principle
London factory boss O. H. Grant says sluggish bodies hinder minds and has eliminated wastebaskets while implementing an in‑office exercise routine to keep workers active and alert.
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London
O. H. Grant
Baby killed as car crushes stroller in Winnetka collision
In Winnetka Illinois an automobile collided with a truck and was thrown onto the sidewalk killing 2 year old Leonard Browne in a baby carriage.
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Winnetka
Leonard Browne
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Bluefield Institute
Lyda
Dodge Brothers
F. O
Detroit
W. R. Keesee & Company
Bluefield Avenue
Sluefield, W. Va
Johnston Motor Company
Princeton, W. Va
Painter Motor Company
Tazewell
Virginia
Butt Motor Company
Pocahontas, Virginia
Welch, W. Va
Westinghotss
Westinghouse
Chrysler
Walter P. Chrysler
Ges
S. J. Kell
West Virginia
T. W. Kell
McDowell Auto Co
K. F. Martin
R. J. Ryan
L. C. Holloran
BE. W. Hoylman
J. C. Fanning
Princeton
W. Va
Welch
Muliens
Oak Hill
Hinton
Second Creek
Montcalm
Va.Tenn. Motor Co
Nick Dann
Dann Motor Co
Claud & Baker
Kentucky
Jua Ogutas
Bristol, Tenn
McRoberts, Ky
Poor Fork
Hazard, Ky
W. L. Bweeney
Gus Kirk
Narrows
Dortire Bodd
Cambria
Wine Borg i Een Bnk Centeinde E. Radford
Creger Motor Co
Pulaski
A. H
Wytheville
Beam Brothers
Chilhowie
B. C. Ashley
Abingdon
Tenn.Motor Corp
Bristol
Cleveland Motor Co
Cleveland, Va
Fuel City Motor Co
Appalachia
Norton Auto Sales Co
Norton
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