Eaten poison victim buried today in Bluefield
Funeral for Mrs. Herbert Lambert, who died after drinking carbolic acid, is held at West Graham Methodist Church at 2:30 with Rev. F. E. Cole officiating. Interment in Maple Hill Cemetery. Husband and mourners grieve as neighbors recall the tragedy. laments over demented acts and hospital scenes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Lambert
West Graham Methodist Church
FE. H. Cole
Ailea
Lambert
Shelby Heights
Mbert
George Ma
John Richardson
Frank Gorton
William Gills
Her. Richardson
W. Fink
Arthur Wallace
Dr. H. Bazier
H. C. Callaway
Charles Dutley
S. P. Lesler
O. A. Metcalf
George Reynolds
James F. Gallaway
B. Newman
W. J. French
W. A. Tabor
J. B. Baylor
J. W. Wade
Sam Pruett
W. L. Burton
W. F. Baugh
Tobe Neel
Walter Keister
W. T. Spracher
C. K. Phiegar
Services Tonight at Episcopal Chapel on Virginia Side
Union meeting series moves to Episcopal Chapel this evening with a sermon by Rev. O. H. Han. Rev. W. M. Lorimer preached at the Christian church last night to a large crowd. Friday Rev. Jamison of Bramwell speaks at the Presbyterian church at 7 15 to allow attendance at the Bingham event at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Episcopal Chapel
O. H. An
W. M. Lorimer
Christian Church
Jamison
Bramwell
Presbyterian Church
Bingham
Baptist Church
Allen Davidson Laid to Rest at Tazewell
Funeral and burial for Allen Davidson were held in Tazewell yesterday with many friends and relatives in attendance. Davidson died Monday night after a several year illness. He was regarded as a man who earned the respect of all who knew him and was described as a fine Christian gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Davidson
Tazewell
Davidson
Norton Grocery Calendar Promises Practical Business Aid
The Norton Grocery Company releases a one sheet calendar praised as highly practical and attractive. B N Bonham of East Radford has been at Bluefield Hospital for several days and will undergo a serious surgical operation today. Mr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Georgia Bonham
Mr. Bonham
Bonhams
East Radford
Norton Grocery Company
B. N. Bonham
Bluefield Hospital
What Is Education According To A Daily Reader
A reader questions whether those who do not read daily newspapers can be educated. The piece argues that true education lies in knowledge of current affairs and government, not merely ancient history, noting a well educated person can still be misinformed about daily life. It discusses a confidant who shared a rumor that was already printed a week earlier.
Cables report A A Grant arrives in Glasgow Scotland
A A Grant, who left here Christmas day for his old home in Scotland, arrived safely at Glasgow the first of the week and sent his wife a cablegram upon arrival. He traveled up the River Clyde and saw scenes from his youth. He plans to return home in late February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Grant
Scotland
Glasgow
Mr. Grant
Clrde
Snow Storm Delays Virginia Congressmen Travel
Congress man George C. Peery and his secretary McCall Frazier faced a severe snow storm in the Valley of Virginia last week while driving from Tazewell to Washington. The trip occurred during a period of heavy precipitation and reduced visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Washington
George C. Peery
McCall Frazier
Valley of
Tazewell
Furniture delegate from Chicago at major convention
E. G. White of the Chicago House Furnishing Company travels to Chicago for the large furniture convention. The association boasts more than seven hundred members and its annual meetings consistently attract attendance and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. White
Chicago
Big Virginia Side Installment House
Ralph Bingham at Memorial Baptist church Lyceum
Ralph Bingham, the original emanci pator of the laugh germ, performs at Memorial Baptist church Friday evening for the fourth Lyceum number. He entertains an hour or two with clean humor that edifies as well as amuses, leaving crowds happy and uplifted. Ministers have used his shows as Sunday texts for their wholesome messages.
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Ralph Bingham
Memorial Baptist Church
Lyceum
Bingham
Missionary Society Postponed for Mrs Lambert Funeral
The missionary society of the Christian Church will not meet today due to Mrs Herbert Lambert's funeral but will gather Friday with Mrs Grat Gillespie.
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The
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Herbert Lambert
Four room apartment with private bath in Bluefield
Vacant four room apartment features sleeping porch, steam heat, and hardwood floors. Private bath available. contact phone 742 in Bluefield Virginia.
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Bluefield
Local Notables Recover and Visit in Bailey Area
Charley Kitts returns after weeks on the sick list and remains a well known city figure with Baylor-Barbee. Mrs. Crockett Bailey of Davy visits her ill parents Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McGuire of Richlands visit Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bayer as Annie Wilbur of Bailey recovers at the Bluefield Sanitarium from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Kitts
Mr. Kitts
Baylor-Barbee
Pearson vows no beer or tobacco until Labour returns to power
James Pearson pledges abstinence from beer and tobacco as a political statement, vowing to avoid these indulgences until the Labour party again holds government leadership. The vow signals personal discipline linked to party fortunes and historic political battles in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James Pearson
Labor Party
Goblin steals an hour from the town clock
Snitcher Snatch, a goblin, triggers a time mix up by creeping onto the library clock. He rides the hour hand forward from five to six causing a delayed dinner for Mister Henderson and his wife as residents react to the sudden one hour shift. The caper ends with the goblin’s escape and a cliffhanger.
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Johnny Sweep
Nancy
Johnny
Twins
Gobn
Mister Henderson
Snitcher
Senate
Snitcher Snatch
Mrs. Henderson
Pocahontas Prepares for Three-Week Wake Revival Campaign
Pocahontas readies a three week wake revival with an 11 o clock Sunday opening gun and a 2 30 pm big service. Delegations from Athens Princeton Matoaka Bluefields and Tazewell will join, led by Rev Wake, former song and chorus leader for famed evangelists, to organize a large chorus and deliver plain yet powerful sermons on the Bible plan of salvation. Everyone is invited to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Princeton
Matoaka
Bluefields
Tazewell
Victims of mine accident buried at local cemeteries
The Big Vein Company mine tragedy Sunday led to the burial Wednesday of Ed. Lester at Pocahontas Cemetery and Abe Head at a private Reedsville burial ground. Ray Harris survived with a broken arm and collar bone while others suffered minor injuries. Lester left a widow and four children. Head leaves a wife and no children. Community sympathy flows as locals note a mining superstition about a bad start to the year.
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Ed. Lester
Pocahontas
Abe Head
Reedsville
Ray Harris
Mr. Lester
Head
Barnes Gillespie Resting After Successful Surgery
Barnes Gillespie, 18, son of Geo W Gillespie Jr of Boisservain, underwent an acute appendicitis operation by Drs Baller and Faree. He has shown satisfactory progress at home with relatives in Pocahontas and is praised as a fine senior and kin to attorney Barnes Gillespie of Tazewell.
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Barnes
Geo. W. Gillespie, Jr
Boisservain
Barnes Gillespie
Tazewell
John Barnes Seriously Injured In Fall At Virginia Farm
Word reached here yesterday that John Barnes father of Mrs Geo F Rosenbaum sustained very serious injuries on Monday after a fall from a barn on his farm near Marion Virginia He lies in a hospital at Abingdon Virginia in extremely critical condition His advanced age is expected to slow recovery Friends here await further word hoping for improvement Also noted is mention of an 1632 fork believed to be the oldest in existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tno. Barnes
Geo. F. Rosenbaum
Marion
Abingdon
Getting Up Nights and Lithiated Buchu Keller Formula
A reader from Battle Creek Michigan endorses Lithiated Buchu Keller Formula for nocturnal waking due to bladder irritation and acidity. The user claims relief within two days and notes the formula is not a patent medicine, with sales through Keller Laboratory Mechanicsburg Ohio and local druggists.
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Epsom Lake
RK. D. Neblett
Oak St
Battle Creek
Mich
Keller Laboratory
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Skoontz Drug Co
Central Parmacy
Flight to Freedom at the Gold Camp
Harry Gloster flees south after discovering his two partners dead at their gold-mining camp. He saves Lee Haines from a killer named Joe Macarthur, is jailed in a fight over a girl, and with Joan’s help escapes. Haines dies revealing Joan’s true parentage as Dan Barry’s daughter.
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Harry Gloster
Gloster
Lee Haines
Joe Macarthur
Joan
The Great Black Stallion Faces the County Riders
Charlie Purvis donated a one acre corral for a showdown with the legendary Captain the great black stallion. Spectators packed the fence as Lefty Gilmore Safi Ricks and Champ Hudson prepared to ride. The horse, linked to Lee Haines and an outlaw past, proved a fearsome match while Joan and Peter the gentle horseman watched the struggle unfold, the crowd sensing danger and destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Purvis
Purvis
Lefty Gilmore
Safi Ricks
Champ Hudson
Power and passion loom in the rodeo of Captain and Dan
Joan recalls Haines's warning about her father and Satan as she watches a brutal horse struggle. She imagines Dan Barry on the horse and the Captain subdued by her father's strange touch and voice. The crowd bets swell, but she sees the scene as a terrible, beautiful painting with no hope for the riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Haines
Satan
Dan Barry
Hercules
Lefty
Champ
Sam
Dexter
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