Local notices and business ads from Pocahontas and Bluefield
Various ads list coal firms Mercier Coal Company and Elkhorn Hazard Coal Co with meeting notice in Bluefield on January 24, 1925. Local eateries Play House Cafe Pocahontas and Hankla Grocery Co advertise meals and goods. Other items include the New Dodge Brothers Coach on display and a religious labor temple talk on January 23. Wade Yates hospitalized for pneumonia. insurance meeting in Wheeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn Hazard Coal Co
Bluefield
W. Va
C. B. Bell
Dodge Brothers
W. R. Keesee & Company
Bluefield Avenue
Little Wade Yates
Little Fiver Ald
W. Mates
Elkhorn
Bluefield Sanitarium
Two Men Charged With Possession of Liquor at Bluefield Hotel
Roanoke men Jack Guiley and Harvey Wright were arrested by Prohibition Officers Wart Hins Taylor and McGlothian and Chief of Police Dillon at the Bluefield Hotel for possession of liquor. Six gallons of moonshine were found in their room and they were jailed pending trial.
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Jack Guiley
Harvey Wright
Roanoke
Bluefield
Prohibition
Warthins, Taylor
Steel equipment for new city jail received
The steel equipment for the new city jail was received yesterday from the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company in Roanoke. Representatives of the iron company arrived in Bluefield and will begin unloading and installation at the new municipal building.
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Virginia Bridge and Iron Company
Roanoke
Iron Company
Bluefield
Bluefield Post Reports Snodgrass to Perform in Bluefield
The American Legion post wired manager Witten of Harry M. Snodgrass to Bluefield, citing strong demand in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia for a joint appearance. Promoters expect a concert soon and will announce a date when fixed.
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Bluefield
American Legion
Witten
Harry M. Snodgrass
Wire
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Two Fined and Sent to Roads on Booze Charge
Jim Cox and Bud Johnson were tried before Squire H. B. Kitts for liquor possession. Cox was arrested at the Travelers hotel after a room search found sixteen bottles of liquor. Johnson was found with six gallons of whiskey in his possession. Each received a fine and sixty days on the county road.
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Jim Cox
Bud Johnson
Squire H. B
Municipal Building Not Damaged by Fire
A small fire in the furnace room of the new municipal building caused light damage to wiring due to burning packing material. Workers may have dropped a lit match into trash. Firefighters arrived quickly. only one basement window glass broke. Noon discovery drew a large crowd.
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New Municipal
Bluefield Fair secures top attractions for annual show
W L Otey and M B Postlethwaite of the Bluefield Fair Association returned from Lynchburg where they attended the Virginia Fair Association meeting. They fixed dates for all association fairs and reported Bluefield kept its usual dates. Officials booked a record lineup with many new features anticipated to draw strong crowds.
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W. L. Otey
M. B. Postlethwaite
Bluefield
Captain E. T. Spencer Hurt In Yard Fall
Captain E. T. Spencer, foreman at the scrap wharf in the local railroad yards, was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when he slipped while helping load a large iron piece. He fell about ten feet, broke a collar bone and injured his right side. He was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium and later sent home on Giles Street, where his condition was reported as not improving.
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E. T. Spencer
Captain Spencer
Bluefield
Giles Street
Japanese Premier Says No Foreign Loans This Year
In Tokyo on January 22 Premier Viscount Ta-kaaki Kato, opening the imperial diet, said the Russo-Japanese treaty has restored long friendship between the two nations and that the government will avoid placing any foreign loans this year.
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Tokio
Viscount Takaaki Kato
Pigs Lose Beauty Aids Ban on Pig Shows
The National Pig Breeders Association bans artificial whitening and power on pigs exhibited at shows, ending allowed cosmetic aids for show animals in London.
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London
National
Pig Breeders’ Association
Lawson from a Family of Musicians
Franceska Kaspar Lawson, slated for a recital at Warlick's Piano Rooms next Wednesday evening, hails from a renowned musical lineage. Her mother led the National Park Seminary voice department for 25 years, her father is a Washington, D C violin teacher and former conductor of the Washington Choral Society, and an uncle served as court organist to the Grand Duke of Hesse and taught the Russian czarina organ playing. Her grandfather was associated with Sidney Lanier and the Peabody Orchestra in Baltimore.
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Franceska Kaspar Lawson
Warlick
National Park Seminary
Washington, D. C
Washington Choral Society
Grand Duke of Hesse D
Russia
Madame Kaspar Lawson
Sidney Lanier
Peabody Orchestra
Baltimore
Lanier
Educational stunt at Lions Club meeting in city
The Lions Club education committee led the program with quiz questions on club code and Lion duties. James Elmer Brown accompanied by Prof. Vincent Panella on violin provided the musical portion. The secretary announced Louis Reiland’s resignation as he moves away, with W. H. Otey and I. Johnson among yesterday’s guests.
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The
Lions Club
Fred Fox
James Elmer Brown
Vincent Panella
Louis Reiland
W. H. Otey
I. Johnson
One More Competitor in Egg Laying Championship
S J Peters of Bluefield West Virginia boasts an egg count record from 107 baby chicks started May 19. He reports 264 eggs by Dec 11 and 483 eggs by Jan 19, noting White Leghorn hens for egg production and Rhode Island Reds for other purposes. He credits B G King of South Bluefield as a reference for better records.
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R. C. Cooper
Rhode Island
B. G. King
South Bluefield
S. J. Peters
Bluefield
W. Va
Primitive Methodists vote to amalgamate with United Methodist Church
In Newcastle England the Primitive Methodists voted here to merge with the United Methodist Church, signaling a formal union of denominations and a shift in local religious leadership. The decision reflects broader church realignment in the region.
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Newcastle
Eng
Primitive Methodists
United Methodist Church
Stockholders urged to exchange Appalachian Power stock for American Gas and Electric
Appalachian Power Company urges stockholders to trade their Appalachian stock for American Gas and Electric Company preferred stock. The manager cites diversification, a long dividend record since 1904, and better liquidity via a widely distributed parent company with New York market presence.
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Appalachian Power Company
Irving Bank-Columbia Trust Company
New York
American Gas and Electric Company
Herbert Markle
Maryland Oyster Situation Probed by State Invite
Governor Ritchie invited Chicago health commissioner Dr. Herman H. Bundesen to send a representative to Maryland to investigate the oyster situation. He sought to prove reports that Maryland oysters caused typhoid outbreaks in the west were untrue.
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Baltimore
Ritchie
Herman H. Bundesen
Chicago
Maryland
Night of Nerves at Wickson Bank Robbery
Dire western tale follows Harry Gloster fleeing after two partners are found dead. He teams with a mountain gang to approach Wickson Bank as Joan Barry tracks the riders and Buck Daniels reveals a familiar face in the field.
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Harry Gloster
Gloster
Joan Barry
Gieter
Joan
Joe Macarthur
Wickson Bank
Samuel Carney
Macarthur
Buck Daniels
Real Estate For Sale In Bluefield And Washington NC
Property ads describe a 430 acre farm two miles from Washington NC with 235 acres cultivated, 20 tenant houses, barns and tobacco barns on a hard road along the Norfolk Southern line. Also listings include Bland Street and Jones Street lots in Bluefield WV with multiple buildings, brick structures, steam heat, and street-to-street parcels. Owner contact A C Wooten, 113 Mineral Street, Bluefield WV, 1698X1 or 2331.
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Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Washington, N. C
Mineral Street
Bluefield
W. Va
A. C. Wooten
Bland Street
Mineral St
Jones Street
Scott Street
West Va
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City Coal Co
Pocahontas
Mercer Coal Company
Ali G. J. Smith
Mawers Coal Co
Play Nouse Cafe
Chas. Mamos
Cincinnati
Play House Cafe
Twin City Coat Co
H. Wright
J. H. Wright Insurance Agency
Winceling
Aetna Life and Casualty Company
Windsor Hotel
Wheeling
West Virgina Aetna
Hartford
Shrine Patrol
W. R. Keesee & Co
Call Hick and Lewey
Bluefield Awning & Furnace Co
Bluefield Ave
Hankla Grocery Co
KKK
Labor Temple
Roger Street
Emerick
Rogers ST
Harry F. Jones
Tax Service
Bradmann Building
N. M
Honaker Dept. State
Fedexhal Street
Law and Commerce
WM. H. Carr
Abrams 406
Coal & Coke Building
Southern
West
Virginis
Bland
Poone
Princeton Avenue
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Bluefield, W. VA
Hove
James Stott
National Association
Grand Piano Co
Bradmann
R. L. Morris
Atkins
Arturo
Altamont
Henry Rodgin Company Jewelers
Mercer Funeral Home
Modern Funeral Establishment
Harry L. Greenspon
Djertising
Hall Radio Supply Co
Kent
Chiropractors
Cor
Jefferson St
Bluefield Post
F. G. Phillips
Bristol, VA
Tenn
Lawson Comes
Methodist
Bove
Ella Wheeler Patty
Quitman
Texas
Cardus
Mrs. Patty
Vero
Bellans
Cens
Bella Phe
Bluefield Audit CO. Consulting Accountants and Auditors
J. W. Wade
Telephone
Princeton, W. Va
L. A. Pine
Call Coal, Co
Ash
Bluefield Gas & Power Co
Goodykoonts Drug Company
Three Good Drug Stores
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
Oland and
South Streets
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