Noble Moments At Fair Grounds On Fourth Of July
At the fairgrounds events on the Fourth include a balloon race for girls, tumbling and acrobatics by Beaver High School, musical selections by Bluefield’s American Legion band, and a series of horse show classes with prizes ranging from 12.50 to 16. A pearl handle knife and cigars are among other prizes. The schedule also features a fat men race and an old Virginia tournament with speeds and rings, directed by Herbert D. May and Colonel Wm. H. Thomas.
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Noble
Fair Grounds
Frank Bond
Bluefield Shoe Company
Fred W. Black
Ize
Joyce Company, Inc
Jewellers
M. L. Smith
Beaver High School
Alvin Saunders
Claude Wade
Peter Pastore
Chester Harris
Wilbur Lemons
Charles Carson
William Stuart
Jerome Katz
Carroll Coen
Charles Brewer
Edward Bone
Allen Morris
Sterling Giles
Aurelius Young
J. K. Weeks
Herbert D. May
William T. Mitchell
W. E. Brooks
L. M. Post
West Virginian Cigar Stand
Old Virginia
Wm. H. Thomas
J. M. McCue
Trade and tax updates from Washington and world markets
Ambassador Daeschner conferred with Mellon on French Ford policy. May trade data show increased exports and imports. cotton forecasts suggest 14,989,000 bales as the third largest crop on record. Treasury revision reports a final 250 million dollar surplus in tax receipts.
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Daeschner
Mellon
Ford
Treasury
July Fourth Program Set by Bluefield Legion Post
A detailed schedule lists events from 2 PM to 8:30 PM including pony race tug of war auto show sham battle and a baseball game. Prizes range up to five dollars with items like fountain pens razors and a baseball bat. The program notes possible time changes and outlines committee leadership and officers.
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J. M. McCue
Joan McGuire
Campbell Office Equipment Co
Gillette
Hmankla Pharmacy
Guy L. Farr
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions’ Clubs
Bluefield
Princeton
National Guard
A. P. Tyler
Red Men
R. B. Dunn
Pocahontas-Bramwell
emkubhi-Shepherd Co
How to Appreciate Music at Chautauqua Opera Premiere
Miss Scott an opera education talk linked to Faust at chautauqua covers voice types harmony and lighting in production. A graduate of a leading conservatory, she has taught children at Hull House Chicago and aims to help patrons understand music more clearly.
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Miss Scott
Chautauqua
America
Hull House
Chicago
West Virginia Legion Band Seeks National Convention Trip
The Bluefield Post Band led by Jesse Bell has grown to thirty five musicians many of whom learned instruments recently. James H. McGinnis supports a trip to Omaha for the American Legion national convention. The roster lists members including David Lowman as president, Bell as director, and many others across cornet, clarinet, trombone, saxophone, and drums. Food and drink will be sold on the grounds by Legion Auxiliary members and Legion men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Bell
West Virginia
James H. McGinnis
American Legion
Bluefield Post
Omaha
National Convention of American Legion
David T. Lowman
Jesse L. Bell
Jack W. Smith
Frank W. Bond
Chas. L. Henderson
W. E. Brooks
H. E. Nichols
P. 8. Sutton
H. F. Harris
Frank Chappell
Dave Olinger
Walter Linkous
Dante Juanatolo
Olney Thorn
Evans Omar
G. W. Seamand
W. P. Hawley
Wm. Mustard
Joe Pullano
Alex Shefer
Harry Allen
D. M. Platnick
Ralph Riddle
Dr. O. S. Hare
E. B. Hess
J. W. Dinwiddle
Stuart Morgan
Henry Perkins
Paul Thomas
H. L. Henderson
Jack Peltz
Cecil Neel
W. R DeVault
A. B. Harralson
Jess Miller
Fred W. Odell
Tom Jarvis
Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion
Famous Dog in Motion Picture at the Rialto
Wolf the title dog in Baree, Son of Kazan, opens at the Rialto Theatre and is hailed as a World War hero who wears the Croix de Guerre pinned by Marshal Foch. Anita Stewart, the star, wishes the dog could stay with her in the film.
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Baree
Kazan
Donner Lake
Cal
Wolf
California
Stewart
Miss Stewart
Rialto Theatre
Marshal Foch
Anita Stewart
I Want My Man at The Colonial Depicts War Hero
The Colonial opens with Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon in I Want My Man adapted from The Interpreter's House by Earl Hudson. A WWI hero blinded in battle travels to Europe for years as doctors fear permanent sight loss. Kenyon signs a long contract with Film National and leads the female lead in a dramatic romance.
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Milton Sills
Doris Kenyon
Earl Hudson
Man
Sills
Flist National
Europe
Blindness Brings Unlikely Love in Dramatic Tale
A sequestered romance follows a man who loses sight and seeks to hide from the world. A wartime nurse cares for him, sparking a bond that complicates his return to America. He finds his initial fiancée unappealing yet uncovers the lasting passion sparked during his blindness. A strong cast supports May Allison and others in this era drama.
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America
May Allison
Yilis Ver
Kate Bruce
Pau Nicholson
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Black Flag
Lewis Furniture Company
A. Millar
Robert McCue
Fred K. Prosser
L. H. Perkins, Jr
Robert A. Sheffey
Paul S. Mellhany
Fred 8. Ireson
L. L. Slifkin
Roy D. Phillips
Dave Warden
Perry Tyler
B. F. McDonald
Victor R. DeVault
Bluefield Post No. 9
Ralph A. Millar
L. H. Perkins
H. G. Steele
Conrad Vick
G. Robert der
John McGuire
John CC. Hall
Paul C. Thomas
John B. Heilman
A. W. McThenna
Harry L. Moore
Bluefield Post No
Marta Cance
Bertram
Martha Scott
Thornton-Laird CO
W. Va
Rialto
Flat Top Union Store
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. V
Odent
Kaynee and
Bell Brand
Pique
Dimity
Black
Natl
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