New Motor Vehicle Title Law Revealed By State Road Commission
The state road commission announced new title protection rules for motor vehicles to Bluefield Automobile Club. The act requires a $1 title certificate with license. transfers after 1926 need an endorsed lien statement and new title issued for $1. Dealers, sheriffs, and police must report stolen vehicles. lists will be published monthly and shared with state and other states. Heavy penalties apply for violations.
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State Road Commission
Bluefield Automobile Club
Adventure in Remodeling Art and a Mortgage Plan
A couple recalls buying land and a worn house, estimating costs at 2600 dollars, stock value at 2500 with a mortgage possible, and planning minor exterior changes while preserving the house’s simple lines. They describe the barren land, topsoil, and a compact four foot hall with a steep staircase as they map out plans to fit a bank loan.
Zemo promises quick relief for skin diseases
An old advert claims Zemo ointment heals skin conditions with instant relief and soothing effects. The text promotes Zemo soap and a trial bottle priced at $1.00 for the ointment and 25 cents for soap, noting daytime use as it does not show.
Betty Compson Stars in New Lives for Old at Colonial
Betty Compson plays a Paris dancer and Normandy peasants girl in the Paramount drama New Lives for Old. She splits roles from cafe in Paris to village farm, then aids the French secret service to uncover a spy as Warren’s company faces danger.
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Normandy
Delty Compson
Paramount
Betty
Olympe
Paris
Hughee
Wallace MacDonald
Secret Service
Warren
Theodore Koslett
Sheldon Lewis
MacDonald
Rattlesnake Exhibit At Mullens Draws Attention And Local News
A large rattlesnake with thirteen rattles is shown in Steele-Wine drug store in Mullens along with three toads as diet. Bailey Lumber Company eyes Mullens for a new yard as building boom looms. Mullens pool collapse floods the creek, owner estimates over $1,000 in damage and will not reopen it. Bootleg whiskey case ends with $100 fines and 90 days for W C Mills and G W Mills. Stover and Blevins return from three day Guyandotte fishing trip with bass and catfish. camping gear noted.
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Mullens
Steele-Wine
Ever
Anow
Bailey Lumber Company
Bluefield
Havyzlett
van B. Stover and Son
James Blevins
Mende-Poca
Guyandotte River
Mr. Stover
Pineville
Modern housewives choose big stores for better value
The passage argues that women know more about business and prefer wide selection. It claims a single store would raise prices and reduce quality, causing busy housewives to shop in larger local stores.
Lumber mill in Beaver to shut down July 1
Unusual pressure in the lumber markets prompts Rush Cazort, woods superintendent, to announce the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company band sawmill at Beaver Raleigh county will shut down indefinitely on July 1. The logging crew near Waco is laid off permanently, with plans to shift work to Cabin Creek later. Beaver mill potentially closed for good unless demand improves.
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W. M. Ritter
Wvyco
Cabin Creek
Cazort
Local Updates From Mullens and Nearby Towns
Sheriff W B Belcher returned from Steubenville Ohio to see his brother John Belcher after a telegram. Walter Clark Armour & Co. shipping clerk recovered from illness that kept him home. Deputy Sheriff R Wade Cook of Rock View traveled through Mullens en route to Princeton and Athens for Miller Pocahontas Coal bankruptcy matters. Attorney D D Moran returned from Pittsboro. Mr and Mrs John Bane of North Fork visited Mallens with Mrs Bane’s parents Mr and Mrs David Connor. Miss Bessie Perrow of Charleston visited with sister Lydia and EB Perrow.
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W. B. Belcher
Steubeninl
Ohio
John Belcher
Walter Clark
Armour & Co
R. Wade Cook
Rock View
Mullens
Princeton
Athens
Miller-Pocahontas Coal Company
Caloric
D. D. Moran
Pittsboro
John Bane
Northfork
Mallens
New Thermometer Measures Indoor and Outdoor Temps
Berlin reports a newly invented thermometer that records both indoor and outdoor temperatures. The outdoor bulb sits outside the window while a tube runs into the room to register readings.
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Berlin
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Salem
Western Electric News
Betty Compson
P. T. Barnum
Newton
Iowa
News
Laurie W. R. Toler
W. C
G. W. Mills
Barker's Ridge
Ballard Belcher
Beechwood Park
Ayles
Aaron
J. 1. Kwass
Millens
Charmeen
Lorcheen
Belvona
Ziegfield Chorus
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