Virginia candidates eye good roads issue in county race
In Virginia the looming general assembly election may feature women candidates from Tazewell and neighboring counties. Observers note good roads as a potential single issue, with party nominations expected and farmers discussed as possible contenders. The campaign is shaping up as spirited, with riders on highway improvement likely to dominate the fall race.
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Virginia General Assembly
Tazewell County
Biteluvian
Russell Counes
Virginia Assembly
Henderson
Tazewell
Maksims
Virginia
Good Road Movement
Good Roads Association
Pmmst
Wirginia
Ihe Qinte
P T Association Plans Readied Events At High School
The Parent-Teacher Association held a Tuesday session at the high school, noting 39 volumes donated to sixth and seventh grades, voting to give 32 volumes to the fourth grade, and reporting $60.60 from a bake sale. A first class Palace Theatre picture is planned for January, with the faculty to stage a fundraising event in March. A free student program will be shown for patrons, and a bridge across the railroad cut was debated with a preference for funding Lover’s Lane improvements.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Wrof Hobbett
Ways and
Palace Theatre
Virginia Side Prepares For Solar Eclipse Tomorrow
The Virginia side readies for an eclipse with smoked glasses as observers expect the shadow to start at 7:67 and linger nearly an hour. Clear skies forecast, while scientists note a brief total obscuration in a limited area turning day into night. Local items include revival crowds, public notices, and personal updates from Cedar Bluff to Bluefield.
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Virginia
Hen Laying Contest Heats Up In Red Hot Rivalry
The big hen laying contest grows fierce as entries pour in from Tazewell County with Mrs. A. M. Whitt of Cedar Bluff among those listed. Bluefield, Virginia, is noted for a six room hotel and furnace setup, with prizes and local interest rising as Saturday’s eclipse nears.
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Rhode Island
A. M. White
Cedar Bluff, Va
R. FD. No
Tazewil County
A. M. Whitt
Cedar Bluff
Betel
Furnace Tek Street
Bluefield
Trenetd, We. van Ballery
Life of John Chapman Revolutionary Soldier Paper Read
A detailed paper on John Chapman, Revolutionary soldier and namesake of the local D. A. R. chapter, was presented by Mrs. C. F. Tynes at the chapter meeting. The article traces the Chapman lineage from English roots to Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, and Alabama, noting marriages into the Abbott and McWeenly families and referencing Rev. James Abbott in Culpeper and New River areas.
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John Chapman
D. A. Rh
C.F. ‘Tynes
Hatcher
Culpepper County
Virginia
Isaac Chapman
Sarah Cole
Tenac
John
Richard
Dominia
Isaac
Alabama
Sallie
Margaret Abbott
Richard Abbott
James Abbott
New River
Sarah Miaomiin
Jenim
Movadock McWeuzlu
The Chapman Family and the 1778 Indian Raid Tale
The article recounts John and Richard Chapman and Moredock McKenzie from Culpepper arriving near Walker's Creek in Giles County Virginia in 1771. It notes Mackenzie and the Chapmans aided fort defenses, probable participation in Point Pleasant, and John Chapman's life from 1740 to 1805. A Revolutionary marker is planned for his grave.
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Glasgow
Margaret
Elizabeth
Sallie
Sandows Fort
John Chapman
Isaac Painter
Thwaite
Col. Preston
Thomas Durke
Sinking Creek
John
Richard Chapman
Moredock
Kenzie
Point Pleasant
Isaac
Barger
Matfield
Floyd
Mebbers of
Bandit Executed in Cyprus for Ear Slicing Earring Theft
In Limassol Cyprus a bandit was executed for cutting off a woman's ears to steal her earrings. The report notes the crime and the punishment, reflecting harsh 19th or early 20th century justice.
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Athens
Limassal
Cyprus
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D. L. Coala
Seventh Day Adventist Church
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William Ritter
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Kk. L. Whitley
J. DB. Brown
New York
O. N. Brown
Martin W. Littleton
Pippen
Perdue
Coaldale
K. C. Patty
Halifax County
Lucie Williams
Majestic
J. W. Todnett
R. K. Crockett
Winston Salem
Weaver
Dorothy Scott
J. 3. Richardson
Honaker
KF. J. Hardbarger
Charlseton
Wananaker
Main Street
the Fashion Shop
White Sale
Dove Brand
Canton Crepes
Charmeen
Trelemeun
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Cretonne
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