Beauty Spots In All Parts of Tazewell County
An article touts Tazewell County Virginia as home to numerous scenic picnic and outing spots. Pisgah West of North Tazewell, Cove Creek country, Burke's Garden, Pails Ils Abb's Valley and Shannondale are highlighted as attractive locales. County scenery includes rolling blue grass hills and rugged mountain slopes.
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Tazewell County
Cove Creek
Clear Fork
Ocen
Ove Creek
Clear
Burke
Abb’s Valley
Shannondale
Mapp Plans Virginia Governor Campaign Stop In Bluefield
Senator G. Walter Mapp of Accomac will address voters tonight at Palace Theatre Bluefield Va on state campaign issues and speak this afternoon in Pocahontas Local Democratic leaders expect large crowds and heavy preparations mark the rally The primary nears and the race narrows to Mapp and Lena Byrd with Mapp seeing potential support in the Blue Ridge area and southwest counties
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G. Walter Mapp
Accomac
Dea
Palace Theatre
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Mapp
Virginia
Tazewe's
Ruseel
Senator Mapp
Lena Harry Flood Byrd
Blue Ridge
Brick Mason Becomes Coal Operator by Accident
Bill Blankenship, a Virginia brick mason and resident of the Falls Millis road area, struck a six-foot vein of E204 coal while drilling a well. Ollie Walker, who was drilling, witnessed the coal and sold Blankenship water rights, paving the way for Blankenship to operate as a coal operator as work continued and water sought. The iron-black vein on the north side of the road drew praise as a genuine claim linked to the famed Bluefield field.
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Bill Blankenship
Virginia
Rolen
Falls Millis Road
Ollie Walker
Walker
Bankenship
Bluefield
Heavy rain spares Virginia, floods West Virginia side
The Virginia side saw little rain while West Virginia experienced a heavy downpour. Beaver Creek surged from its banks and lawns west of the state line flooded with debris along sidewalks and streets. The Clerk Fork and Tazewell area recorded a big rain, contrasted with Five Ks, Witten's Mill, and Tip Top areas receiving none.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Beaver Creek
State Line
Clerk Fork
Tazewell
Fiveks
Witten’s Mill
Tip Top
House Demolished by Ford Coupe In Walnut Street Crash
An unknown driver crashed a Ford coupe into a city fireplug in front of T. A. Osborne’s residence on Walnut Street Saturday night. Mrs Osborne heard the impact but did not hear cries, noting the fireplug was nearly uprooted and there were marks from the collision.
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T. A. Osborne
Walnut Street
Osborne
Car Crashes Through House injuring Local Resident
A Ford coupe plowed into a house near the Sby Heights Addition on J. W. Wardens premises Sunday evening. A Bluefield woman sustained a broken collar bone in the smash as the vehicle struck the building on the concrete pavement.
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Sby Heights
J. W. Warden
Heat Wave Sweeps Across Town While Sun Bakes Thermometers
A Monday forenoon heat wave drives thermometers over the top as sunlit readings spike amid a stifling day. Breeze offers little relief for outdoor workers though city nights stay hot, leaving many sweltering through the heat spell. A stray notice offers a mare for recovery rights dated October 9, 1974 from Grat Bowen at Witten Mill. A promotional aside touts hot coffee as refreshing during hot weather. Virginia Side notes a large musical program by sixty colored singers drawing interest.
Virginia Side Community News Briefs and Social Notices
Local items note a Methodist event led by Circle No. 2 with a southern melody, while J Wy ilugcine recovers slowly from a ladder fall. Virginia Side couples wed, Miss Kathleen Strickinsad sings, and Miss Pearl Harman visits. Upcoming sermons at Memorial Baptist Church feature Rev Leland W. Smith. A large ice cream supper and pie contest at Ebenezer church is planned. Farmers report a promising Tazewell county corn crop despite June dryness. Franklin county praises the region and its residents.
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Ebenezer Church
Mr Losimert’s Callaway Meeting Sparks Friendships
Last week from Callaway he conducted a ten day Wotie where he met and made several new friends. Miss Mamie Sexton teaches in Franklin and assisted Mr Losimert during his series of meetings at Callaway.
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Callaway
Mamie Sexton
Franklin 7
Mr. Losimert
Ten Commandments to Be Advertised Thoroly
Clar ence C. Hamilton of Boston urged modern advertising methods at the International Christian Endeavor convention in Portland on July 6. He argued the commandments should be presented in positive form to show they promote happiness rather than mere prohibition.
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Portland
Ore
Clarence C. Hamiltton
Boston
Hamilton
Stop Indigestion With Ferraline
Advertisement claims Ferraline will improve digestion and appearance or a refund. Describes Feraline as a Nature's concentrate mineral water treatment for stomach disorders with a ten day course for one dollar.
Atlantic depth noted off South American coast
Fragmentary text notes the depth of the Atlantic near the Rio de la Plata off the South American coast at eight miles. The surrounding context mentions a failed appreciation of values and happiness in a metaphoric sense.
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Atlantic
Re de la Plata
South American
Blueprint for a Prosperous Bluefield City Administration
A political platform pledges law and order, economy, and honest efficient governance. Candidates vow to enforce vice laws, cut waste, and avoid favors while maintaining the current city charter. They promise growth, property values, and public input toward betterment and expansion.
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Bluefield
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Malcolm Worrell
Burgess
Walter Sanders
Acciden
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Grat Bowen
Virginia Side Ie
Circle No. 2
J. Wy Ilugcine
Winang Gull
Mr. Trudgina
Jack Williams
Margaret Dunn
Pitsburg
Williams
Baptist Church
Leland W. Smith
Memorial Bipdat
Otlock
Unecle
Robert Alevacder
Autt Matinda Jordan
Robert
Hoth
J. O. D. Copenhaver
Roanoke
R. M. Witten
Franklin County
W. M. Lorimer
Virginia Side Presbyterian Church
Lorimer
Sccentific Industrial Research Institute
W. J. Cole
C. Ll. Cheyney
Bernard McClaugherty D'st
W.C. Warlick
G. W. Troutman
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John Roberts
W. R. Graham
A. J. Stewart
W. T. Williams
W. A. Hancock
Bruges
C. L. Cheyney
Bernard McClaugherty
W. C. Warlick
Geo. W. Troutman
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