Local Coal and General Goods Advertisements
Several small notices: Elkhorn Hazard Coal Co annual meeting January 24 1925 Bluefield West Virginia. Play House Cafe new management Pocahontas. awnings from Sluefield Awning & Furnace Co.. clothing drive by Rufus E Holder. sales on shoes and garments at The Reliable Store Bland street. card of thanks for G P Lusk, Sunday School Rally at First Baptist. private schooling openings starting January 26. Christmas dinner donations thanked by Rev J S Meadows family. Sea Food Store advert featuring halibut Spanish mackerel and other fish.
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Elkhorn Hazard Coal Co
Bluefield
W. Va
C. B. Bell
Coal Association Secretaries to Meet in Washington
Harry L. Gandy of the National Coal Association calls all coal secretaries to gather in Washington on Friday January 30 for a full day of work. Winding Gulf district coal production in 1924 is estimated at 7.9 million tons, the highest annual total yet, topping 1923 by about 0.9 million tons.
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Harry L. Gandy
National Coal Association
United States
Washington
Winding Gulf
Revival at Matoaka Ends in Great Success
The Matoaka revival led by Rev. Trigg Thomas concluded Friday night after two weeks of large audiences. Reported 176 conversions and 387 reconsecrations, with 11 received by letter and many new members added across Matoaka churches. Dr. Thomas departs Saturday morning for Martinton.
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Matoaka
Trigg Thomas
Thomas
Martinton
Death of Master Billy Perfater from Blood Poisoning
Master Billy Perfater eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs H B Perfater formerly of Bluefield now of Athens died Friday at 4 30 pm at Memorial Hospital Princeton from blood poisoning that developed from a burn. He is survived by a sister Evelyn and his parents. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Billy Perfater
H. B. Perfater
Bluefield
Athens
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Evelyn
Two Miners Killed by Slate Fall in Warrior Mines
George Curtis and G Meade two miners in McDowell county were instantly killed Friday night when slate collapsed trapping them. Two other men escaped by seconds as the slate fell. Meade tried to jump but was struck by a post and buried under debris. Bodies sent to O J Douglass funeral parlors Welch for burial. No funeral arrangements announced.
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George Curtis
G. Meade
Warrior
McDowell County
Meade
O. J. Douglass
Welch
Trial links Dempsey and Leeds to mail fraud scheme
In New York on January 23 Stephen G. Clow publisher of Broadway Brevities and three solicitors faced charges of using the mails in a defrauding scheme. Jack Dempsey and James A. Stillman were mentioned in a Brevities ad touting a tonic used to claim Willard defeat.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Flo” Leeds
James A. Stillman
Stephen G. Clow
Broadway Brevities
Elmer WM. Kincaid
Presdent International Consolidated Chemical Company
William J. Fallon
Doctor George West Diehl to preach at First Presbyterian
The Rev. George West Diehl, president of Concord College Athens, will preach at First Presbyterian on Tazewell street tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 7 45 p.m. He has long worked with Grundy Presbyterian School and is a noted West Virginia educator and minister. The congregation invites friends and visitors to hear his sermons.
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George West Diehl
Concord College
Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Tazewell Street
Diehl
Frank E. Clark
Grundy
Dr. Diehl
West Virginia
Dinner honors local judges and officials at Oakhurst home
Bluefield society hosts a dinner last night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Russell S Ritz honoring Judge Geo W McClintic and Mr Ira C Mottesheard. Attending were Judge McClintic Judge Geo L Dillard H M Tanner A F Kingdon Attorney General H B Lee D M Easley Judge J Frank Hayward and H I Shott.
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Russell S. Ritz
Geo. W. McClintic
Ira C. Mottesheard
Oakhurst
Judge McClintic
Mr. Mottesheard
Geo. L. Dillard
H. M. Tanner
A. F. Kingdon
H. B. Lee
D. M. Easley
J. Frank Hayward
H. I. Shott
State Road Officer Commended for Traffic Law Enforcement
State road officer G. E. Buchanan received a commendation from H. B. White, agent for the state road commission, praising his enforcement work. White instructed Buchanan not to excuse anyone found with 1924 license plates.
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G. E. Buchanan
H. 8. White
State Road Commission
Mr. White
Officer Buchanan
Steel equipment for city jail received after loss
Steel equipment for the city jail, believed lost in shipment, arrived yesterday. The car was staged on the siding for unloading and the equipment has been moved to the new municipal building. Workers will begin setting it up today.
Barker's Ridge District High School Burns in Wyoming County
Barker's Ridge District High School at Herndon Wyoming County was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning with an estimated loss of about 40000 dollars. Insurance partially covered the loss. The fire origin is unknown but suspected to start in the boiler room. The school served about 200 pupils and was built in 1920 by Bluefield contractor H. A. Lucas. Plans for the future remain undetermined.
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Barker's Ridge District
Herndon
Wyoming County
H. A. Lucas
Bluefield
Easy Washing Machine Banquet At Sterling Hardware
The Sterling Hardware Company hosted sixty customers at Hotel West Virginian for the annual Easy Washing Machine Banquet. Syracuse Washing Machine Co representative Mr. Cope presented a six reel motion picture detailing the washing machine’s evolution and factory production, followed by comments from toastmaster Ben Williams and readings by Mrs. George Barger. A new plastic car ball inventor claims to eliminate street noises by fitting any car without damaging the drum.
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Sterling Hardware Company
West Virginian
James Elmer Brown
Conrad Brevie
Mr. Cope
Syracuse Washing Machine Company
George Barger
Ben H. Williams
Cope
Young Chilean Officers Seize Moneda Palace to Oust Junta
In Santiago on Jan 23 a group of young army officers occupied the Moneda palace and surrounded it with troops. They announce a plan to depose the junta and establish neutrality in politics, protesting government support for the national union party.
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Santiago
Chile
Moneda
National Union Party
Sentence deferred in Anna Beswick false pretenses case
Anna M Beswick pleaded guilty to false pretenses in Philadelphia. She admitted two husbands and posed as an heiress to a mythical 2 million estate. Prosecutors say she defrauded victims of more than 5 thousand dollars. Judge Smith deferred sentence for three months to allow restitution.
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Philadelphia
Smith
Quarter Sessions
Beswick
Girl of Two Years Shot by Brother in Cumberland
Made line Custer aged two was accidentally shot by her four year old brother Cecil with a .32 caliber revolver taken from a bookcase. The incident occurred at the parents home in Reynolds near Lonaconing. The child was slightly improved at a local hospital.
Train Schedule Fragment for Various Destinations
The item lists train departures and connections from Bluefield with times for East Radford Bristol Philadelphia New York Roanoke Shenandoah Cincinnati Columbus Chicago and other destinations. It notes sleepers dining cars and routing via Hagerstown Portsmouth Welch and Wheeling with agent Wiley.
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Birefield
East Rg
East Radford
Bristol
Joy
Lynehb
Urgeeper
Philadelphia
New York
Hagerstown
Roanoke
Shenan
Norfolk
Fire Crews Respond to Multiple Virginia Side Alarms
Central Station firefighters tackled three alarms yesterday. An appeal from Virginia Side authorities came when their equipment failed during a response. Fires burned briefly at L. H. Bradley’s home on Rogers Street and a broomfield fire on Hinton Street.
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Virginia Side
Central Station
L. H. Bradley
Rogers Street
Flre
Hinton Street
Three Massey Children Die In Chelyan Fire
Charleston dispatch reports three of Mr and Mrs William Massey eight to seventeen years old perished in a morning blaze that destroyed two houses and a store at Chelyan twelve miles from Charleston. Three other children were saved as Massey hurled them to ground from the second story and then he and Mrs Massey leaped to safety. Key escaped with minor injuries.
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Charleston
W. Va
William Massey
Chelyan
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BY Williams
Skunk
Treilaus
City Coal Co
Pocahontas
Mercer Coal Compan
Carl G. L Smith
Bowers Coal Co
Play House Cafe
Chas. Mamos
Cincinnati
Call Hick and Lewey
Sluefield Awning & Furnace Co
Bluefield Ave
Rufus E
Bland Street
G. P. Lusk
Mr. McConnel
First’ Baptist Sunday School
Selec
J. M. Carter
Union Bible Class
Fairfax Street
Mr. Stinson
Meadows
Sea Food Store
Raleigh Street
Muvimie Cooking
Rogers ST
Harry F. Jones
Tax Service
Bradmane
N. M
Honaker
Bidz
Fedexral Street
Law and Commerce
WM. H. Carr
Abrams
Coal & Coke
Hes
Bland
N. E. Rierson
Princeton Avenue
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Bluefield, W. VA
James Sto
National Association
Grand Piano Co
Bradmanno
R. L. Morris
Atkins
Arturo
Altamont
THE
Henry Rodgin Company Jewelers
Mercer Funeral Home
Modern Funeral Establishment
Harry L. Greenspon
Bradmann
Hall Radio Supply Co
Bradnann Building
Kent
Chiropractors
North and
Jefferson St
Bluefield Sea
Spot
Slate
First Presbyterian
Fallon
Baltimore Evening Sun
Bluefield Society
MT Herndon
Anna M. Beswick
J. W. Wade
Telephone
L. A. Pine
Call Coal, Co
Ash
Bluefield Gas & Power Co
Virginia
Clyde C. Sarver
College Ave
Easley Perkins & Co
Temple of Fashion
Federal Street
Goodykoontz Drug Company
Three Good Drug Stores
East End
Bluefield Pharmacy
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