Welch Chamber of Commerce Banquet Celebrates Growth
The Welch Chamber of Commerce annual meeting featured speeches by Warren A. Wilson and Dr. B. E. Downs, with Samuel Solins delivering the principal address. Wilson highlighted past achievements and Welch’s population boom, noting robust growth and optimistic prospects for the city’s future.
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Welch Chamber of Commeres
Tug River
Gale T. Carter
Br. B. E Downs
B. W. Hills
C. €. Morfit
Hi. H. Riley
H. Effron
H. K. Tice
Sam Bell
J. A. French
Retail Merchants Division
Credit Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
B. E. Downs
Chamber
Samuel Solins
Welch
Welch and County Wealth Highlight Welch's Growth Potential
A reader notes crossword clues align in each direction and argues Welch county offers high per capita wealth and strong growth. The piece extols Welch’s monuments schools and libraries, home ownership, paved streets, and civic generosity inviting new residents to move to Welch.
Fire devastates Warner home in Jaeger area
A Saturday blaze destroyed W. B. Warner's house with only a trunk and sewing machine saved. Firefighters saved the adjacent Spanger residence after a fierce effort. The Jaeger Investment Company cottages burned or damaged, insured, likely from a defective flue. George E. Wyser Ohio state chaplain Gideons visited Jaeger and spoke at church services. J. W. Johnson remained seriously ill after surgery at Bluefield hospital.
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W. B. Warner
Hill Building
Jaeger Investment Company
Warner
George E. Wyser
Ohio
Gideons
Jaeger
Bluefield Hospital
Hotel proprietor arraigned for harboring lewd women
Joe Jasco owner of the Mc Dowell Hotel faced police court on Wednesday night on a charge of harboring lewd women. He was fined $25 and costs, reprimanded by the mayor, and ordered to clean house with a warning to leave town if he cannot run the place properly. There is no connection to the rest of the text.
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Joe Jasco
McDowell Hotel
Jasco
Welch Briefs From County Clerk to Revival at Filbert Church
Two marriage licenses issued by the county clerk for James L. Woody and Agnes Bowers of Pocahontas and John Jordan and Hazel Turner of Welch. A defendant in an assault case, Ed Carter, was discharged. A trial cleared Walter Harmen of shooting How ard Sills in 1923 with a not guilty verdict after hours in court. Samuel Rosen to succeed on the Board of Education. Grace Hospital patient E L Mitchell, injured in a coal mine fall, expected to leave cot in two weeks. Filbert Methodist revival ends with over 100 conversions and 65 church additions under Rev. Thomas Priddy with Rev. L E Hoppe.
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James L. Woody
Agnes Bowers
Pocahontas
John Jordan
Hazel Turner
Welch
Walter Harmen
South Fork
Howard Sills
Hemphill
E. L. Mitchell
Davy
Grace Hospital
Mitchell
Superior Pocahontas Coal Company
Filbert Methodist Church
Thomas Priddy
Princeton
Southern Methodist Church
Priddy
Gary
L. E. Hoppe
Welch Personal News Highlights Local Visitors Illness
J R Price of Matewan ill in a local hospital recovering with his mother Mrs Rosella Price of Charleston staying to help him. Mrs J T Graham of Kimball visited Welch yesterday. Mrs W W Greer and daughter Miss Della Greer of Ashland spent Tuesday evening in Welch for theatre. Mrs Sarah Lopinsky and her son Maurice of Scarbro visiting relatives here. Mr and Mrs Berlin Dr C C Hale and Dick Cole of Coalwood were in Welch Tuesday. Rev L B Hoppe of Gary visited Welch Wednesday.
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WELCH
J. R. Price
Matewan
Maurice
Scarbro
Berlin
C. C. Hale
Dick Cole
Coalwood
L. B. Hoppe
Gary
Blood Purifier 8.8.8 Promises Health and Vitality
An advertisement touts 8.8.8 and 8.8.S as blood purifiers that restore appetite energy and a bright complexion. It claims purified blood fuels red cell production and improves vigor, with two package sizes and broad drugstore availability.
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Nature
Lithlated Buchu Keller Formula advertised for bladder relief
John Lumpkins of Dayton Ohio promotes Lithlated Buchu Keller Formula claiming it relieves nighttime urination by cleansing the bladder and bowels. He notes irritation and frequent night trips and lists 2 cent tablets sold at Keller Laboratory Mechanicsburg and local drug stores Goodykoontz Drug Co and Central Pharmacy.
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John Lumpkins
Dayton
Ohio
Carrie Ae
Keller Laboratory
Mechanicsburg
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Central Phoarenacy
Alden Drake the restless heir of a sea minded life
Alden Talbot Drake returns from the ocean life to a grand old house and a looming dinner. His restlessness shows in looks and mood as he imagines a fashionable party and a certain blue eyed driver girl while stewing over social obligations and sailors’ pride. He once sailed to master, then quit to command his own yacht the Patriarch and chase distant seas.
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Alden Talbot Drake
Alden Drake
Alden
Patty
Caesar
Phah
Celeste
Birds of Prey
Auntie
Ice and Snow Spark Multiple Welch Auto Accidents
Ice and snow on McDowell County roads caused several Welch area crashes. L F Harding and his Ford coupe slid off a hill into his yard after brake issues. he survived with injuries. H W Riley narrowly escaped a slide with his son as engine failed on a hill. A third driver, Harris of Welch, fractured a leg in a collision while avoiding pedestrians and striking a Murphy Bus Company vehicle.
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McDowell County
Welch
L. F. Harding
Gary Road
Mr Harding
Harding
Williams
H. W. Riley
Swope-Riley
Mgr. Riley
Harris
Grace Ae
Coalwood
Murphy Bus Company
Plans for Odd Fellows Building Discussed
Architect Alex Mahood of Bluefield met with the local lodge I O O F building committee yesterday in the Squire office to discuss plans for a new Odd Fellows structure. The discussion covered design and site considerations for the lodge hall and meeting rooms.
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Alex Mahood
Bluefield
The
Squire
Plans for new four story brick building discussed
A building committee led by A C Hufford with J W Luther and G G Davis outlined plans for a brick four story building next to Hill Motor Company on McDowell street on the Odd Fellows lot. The 115 by 30 foot structure includes waterproofed basement and a five foot light air gap from the adjacent building, with an estimated cost near 100000.
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A. C. Hufford
The
Hill Motor Company
Workman Hurt as Fire Rages at Toledo Refinery
Fire swept the iron refinery in Toledo on January 28 injuring one worker and endangering scores of employees and firefighters. The blaze destroyed thousands of gallons of oil and benzine, ignited chosen tanks stills and steamers, and hurled burning oil in every direction before being brought under control by 275 workers and a large fire crew.
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Toledo
Ohio
Aoa
Warning Shun All Sneezes From Cold Remedy Ad
An old advertisement urges avoiding sneezes to prevent colds and promotes TlUl's Cascara Bromide Quinine as a guaranteed cure. It claims the remedy stops a cold in 24 hours and that millions use it daily with a 25 year history of no improvements.
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TlUl
Hill
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Stomach Remedy Elixir
An old style offer promotes Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a rapid relief for acute stomach distress with a money back guarantee. Claims include stopping gas acidity belching and heartburn quickly, reducing nausea and dizziness as stomach health improves, and notes wide local pharmacist availability.
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Dave
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