Bears in a Bluefield Bedstory From Long Ago
Bluefield Virginia News recounts a peculiar tale from over thirty years ago where Henry Gills hid two cub bears in his bed after they cried for their mother. The bears slept beside him, protected by blankets, then the cubs thrived, later sold to a Pocahontas buyer. The piece blends local lore with hunters and farm life on East River Mountain.
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Bluefield
Virginia News
Severn
Virginia
Henry Gills
Sam Gills
W. H. Witten
Sarely
Gills
Local interest in Dr D L Coale and Bob Shuler visit
The article recalls Dr D L Coale of Los Angeles meeting with Bob Shuler in the city. Shuler, pastor of Trinity Church in Los Angeles, is known nationwide for Shuler's Magazine and publicity in Methodist circles. It notes his revival here years ago and the debate on church unification at Chattanooga.
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D. L. Coale
Los Angeles
Mr. Coale
W. W. Shuler
Bob Shuler
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Coale
Robert Shuler
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General Conference
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Methodist Church
Chattanooga
Tenn
Holston
Pacific Coast
Trinity Church
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Anderson builder and wife sue via Bluefield over land trip
Rodney Williamson of Anderson Indiana and Mrs Williamson travel in a coach automobile from Miami to Ohio via Beckley and Charleston praising Bluefield. They lived in their car day and night enjoying the Lakes to Florida highway progress and expressed intent to return. Williamson has not served in Indiana's state legislature.
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Rodney Williamson
Anderson, Ind
Anderson
Covington
Ohio
Lakes-to
Florida
Williamson
Indiana
Palace Theatre Offers Great Bill For Week
Palace Theatre advertises a strong weekly program headlined by Flowing Gold starring Milton Lilly. Last night both shows sold out with many patrons unable to be seated due to high demand. The venue notes heating upgrades and a promise of continued top screenings under A J Little as long as audiences support the theater.
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Palace
Rux Beach
Milton Lilly
Virginia
Bexter
Building boom in Virginia Side starts early in 1925
The Virginia Side building boom begins ahead of expectations with plans for two brick homes on Tazewell avenue and a double brick building on Highland avenue by Bill Warden. K B Baldwin starts January construction as real estate agents report rising activity and predictions that 1924’s record 75 new homes may be surpassed this year.
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K.B. Baldwin Se
Tazewell Avenue
Bill Warden
Highland Avenue
Virginia
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Mra
M. Co Blackwell
Reynolds and Witten
Divefield
Bob
Palace Theatre
West Bluefield
W. Va
Bluefield, Va
West Graham, Va
C. E. Reese
Bluefield Gas & Power Co
Constance Talmadge
Cytherea
Flapper
Colleen Moore
Palace Orchestra
Coats
the Fashion Shop
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