Total Solar Eclipse Draws Northeast in Bluefield Outlook
Weather willing, observers will track a two minute total eclipse spanning 100 miles of shadow from Duluth to Scotland. The event passes across northern Michigan Wisconsin Ontario New York Pennsylvania New Jersey and Connecticut with scientists ready to record corona bands timing and atmospheric effects for study and theory testing.
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Mipr
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Wisconsin
Ontario
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Eunset
Scotland
Earth
American Astronomical Society
Eclipse of the Sun Fifty Years Ago In Bluefield
Bluefield residents recall the 1872 total solar eclipse and its strange, fear-filled aftermath. W B Morton and Amanda Greever remember the daylight fading, birds roosting, lamps relighting, and people praying as plows stopped and work halted.
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W. B. Morton
Amanda Greever
Squire Luther Moore
Tazewell
Mr. Morton
Abbs Valley
Clear Fork
Ickens
Remembering the Twelve Inches of Snow 1852
In Tazewell County on January 22, 1852 a heavy snow blanketed the region. Residents recall the twelve inches that fell that day and its impact on travel and daily life.
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Tazevel County
Janary
Another Fine Service at the Coale Revival
Dr. D L Coale held another revival service drawing large crowds as hundreds went forward to confess sins and join the Methodist church. He urged unsaved to join any church they choose while preaching Christ and him crucified. Evening service at 7 30 and three Sunday services at 11 3 and 7 30 with a mass meeting for all. A Virginia News error misled readers about the meeting’s conclusion.
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D. L. Coale
Methodist Church
Coale
Virginia News
Landreth sells Bailey farm to Ada merchant Stowers
A. F. Landreth has sold his Bailey farm to Kelly Stowers of Ada who will move onto the place and enter the poultry and dairy business. Stowers has long operated a merchant business in Ada.
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A. F. Landreth
Bailey
Kelly Stowers
Ada
Mr. Stowers
Will Erect House on Highland Avenue for Warden
W. H. Scott has won the contract to build a two story brick house on Highland Avenue for W. O. Warden, with construction starting immediately. Earl Wagner Buried in Falls Mills After Typhoid Fever.
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W. H. Scott
Highland Avenue
W. O. Warden
For Rent Six Room Brick Home in Bluefield VA
Six room brick residence with furnace heat on Vincel street Bluefield Virginia. Call owner at 210 Bluefield W Va. Pile 792 Rivefield Ve.
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Vincel Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Rivefield Ve
Bluefield Song Bird Miss Sallie Litz Sings in New York Opera
Miss Sallie Litz the Bluefield song bird will take part in an opera in New York tonight reported by the radio of Thursday. Her voice culture work has earned national recognition and she plans to return home for Christmas holidays before resuming her New York schedule.
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Sallie Litz
Bluefield
New York
Miss Litz
Du Ponts Acquire South Clinchfield Property
In Cleveland County, the Du Ponts have purchased South Clinchfield holdings from Carbon Coal Co. They plan to expand the plant and start ammonia and soda manufacture, creating jobs. The site lies 75 miles west of Bluefield at Carbo on the Norfolk and Western. A large electric power house is expected.
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Cleveland
Russell County
du Ponts
South Clinchfield
Carbon Coal Company
du Pont
Bluefield
Carbo
Norfolk and Western
South
Clinchfield
Carolina
Ohio
Mrs Peggy Barnes Burial in Tazewell
The funeral and burial of Mrs Peggy Barnes widow of John Barnes occurred in Tazewell on Friday following her death at her home there on Wednesday. She was aged, well known and loved for her Christian character. Mrs Barnes before marriage was Miss Smith daughter of the late James Q Smith of Tazewell county.
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Peggy Barnes
John Barnes
Tazewell
Eclipse Arrives With Bluefield College Prepares
Bluefield College and the Virginia side observers ready for today’s total solar eclipse scheduled to begin at 7 53. Students may leave early as shadows move across the sun. Scientists say this may be the era’s only total eclipse for this generation. Kodaks ready as eclipse covers 93 percent in the region with total cover by 10 18.
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Bluefield College
Virginia
Old Sol
University of Virginia
Hen Laying Contest Heats Up In Bluefield Letter
A reader from Bluefield West Virginia praises champion egg laying hens and reports forty Rhode Island hens produced 36 eggs in 21 days from January 1 to 22, earning $195.28 at sixty five cents a dozen. The letter also commends Cooper Williams on the Virginia side and King White on the West Virginia side for their fine chicken breeds.
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Tasewell County
Bluefield
Rhode Island
Virginia
Messrs
Cooper and Williams
Messrs. King and White
West Virginia
M. Molenion
W. A
Virginia City Notes On Local Visits And Illness
Mrs Richard Akers of Duman visited daughter Mrs J B Burton in town Sunday. Mrs R K Watkins and Mrs Gilmer Runion shopped in Coeburn Thursday. Master John Bailey Mullens visits aunt Mrs R E Watkins. Mr and Mrs Gilmer Runion spent Sunday at St Paul with friends. Mrs Nathan Hamilton has recovered enough to be out. Mildred Burton sick last week. Miss Margaret Sauslo weekend visit to Coeburn. Mrs R B Watkins ill with influenza.
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Richard Akers
Duman
J. B. Burton
R.K. Watkins
Gilmer Runion
Coeburn
John Bailey
Mullens
R. E. Watkins
St. Paul
Nathan Hamilton
Mildred
Margaret Sauslo
R. B. Watkins
Memorial Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Sermon
Sunday school begins 9 45 a m with a class for all ages. Morning service at 11 00 a m features the women’s Missionary Society program led by state secretary Mrs. Oliver. Evening service at 7 30 p m presents a sermon titled Gods Test of A Man's Faith from Genesis 21 1 2. Special music at both services. MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH. There will be no preaching at this
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Women's Missionary Society
Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Cleansing for Pimples
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to cleanse blood bowels and liver like calomel but milder. They promise clearer skin and relief from dark tastes bad breath dullness constipation and pimply faces with a vegetable compound in olive oil sold for 15c or 0c.
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Edwards
Timothy Circle Bake Sale At Fashion Shop Saturday
The Timothy Circle of the T E L class at Memorial Baptist church will hold a bake sale at the Fashion Shop this Saturday at 2 o clock. Cakes pies and candy will be on sale. Your patronage is appreciated. The moon completes its circuit around the earth in 27 days.
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Timothy
Memorial Baptist Church
Revival In Progress At Methodist Church In Dicken Son County
Pastor Alexander is away as a revival meets at the Methodist church conducted by Rev. Dr. Coale Evangelist. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. with Prof. K. R. Bobbitt as superintendent and large attendance. B Y. P. U. at 6 p.m. Mrs. B. B. Witten elected president replacing M. D. Lane. Herman Hughes named vice president, Margie Foltz secretary, Kenneth Newton quiz leader.
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Alexander
Dickenson County
Methodist Church
Coale
KR. W. Bobbitt
B. B. Witten
M. D. Lane
Herman Hughes
Morton Veteran Merchant Celebrates 73rd Birthday
B Morton longtime local merchant marked his 73rd birthday with a dinner at his home. Attendees included family, Chas H Peery of North Tazewell, several local Methodist ministers, visiting evangelist Dr L Coale, singer J B Richardson and wife, and W J Hardbarger, Morton’s associate. Attendees offered hearty congratulations.
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Y B. Morton
Chas. H. Peery
North Tazewell
Dr. L. Coale
J. B. Richardson
W. J. Hardbarger
Virginia Side Personal Notes Move Through Week
Mrs W H Speed and her daughter Virginia visit sister Mrs Jack Chafin in Logan. Mrs C A Neikirk returns from Norfolk. C H Peery of North Tazewell dines with Mr and Mrs W B Morton. Mrs A F Sutter recovers from flu. Pearl Brewster spends weekend with Welch family. Mary Ellen Bowen of Witten Mill visits Mrs Jess Gillespie. Mrs M Banister Slaughter returns from Petersburg.
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Virginia
W. H. Speed
Jack Chafin
Logan
C. A. Neikirk
Norfolk
C. H. Peery
North Tazewell
W. B. Morton
A. F. Sutter
Pearl Brewster
Welch
Mary Ellen Bowen
Witten Mill
Jess Gillespie
Lovers Lane
M. Banister Slaughter
Petersburg
St Marys Church Guild Booth Sells Home Made Treats at Palace Theatre
The St Marys Church Guild runs a booth in the Palace Theatre lobby offering candies, apples, cakes and chewing gum each evening. President Mrs W B Dunn arranged the sales force to provide home made desserts while supporting church work. Argentina is importing many shell eggs from the United States.
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St. Mary's Church Guild
Palace Theatre
W. B. Dunn
Argentina
United States
Gargle With Aspirin Instructions
A device explains a harmless and effective gargle by dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoonfuls of water. Gargle thoroughly and repeat in two hours if necessary using genuine Bayer tablets marked with the Bayer Cross from tin boxes.
Fairy Queen Grants Mouse Wish in Cat Transformation
In a tale from 1925, Nancy Nick and Two Spot the butterfly accompany the Fairy Queen to a mouse’s cellar. They grant the mouse’s wish by turning him into a black Tom cat with green eyes, claws, and a wary retreat into the house. The scene ends with a curious note ending in To Be Continued.
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Nancy
Nick
Two Spot
Littl Mouse
NBA Service, Inc
One Jail to Another
England’s convict Harvey Lott escaped a jail at night and hid behind a large iron gate. A pursuing constable appeared on the street and Lott jumped into the gate’s shelter. He could not reenter the street door and found himself in a different jail.
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Ball
England
Harvey Lott
Lott
Orders In Chancery In Mercer County West Virginia
Multiple court orders issued January 1925 in Mercer County West Virginia. Corni Puller sues William Fuller for divorce and relief with Fuller non-resident, required to appear within one month. Second suit by Reland Bryant and Nannis Bryant against H C Baugh and others aims to determine interest and liens on real estate in Mercer County and enforce debt, with non residents J F Anderson and Geo W Gilpin.
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County of
Mercer
I! Puller
Willliam Fuller
William Fuller
West Virginia
Mercer County
H. D. Karnes
A. J. Lubliner
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Reland Bryant
Nannis A Bryant
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Raugh
A. Hylton
P. A. Hyeton
John Roberts
M. K. Harman
Lula V. Harman
George W. Gilpin
J. F. Anderson
H. C. Row
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Te County
H. C. Baugh
Wade
Geo W. Gilpin
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