New Bluefield Chamber Adds 212 Members
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce reports 212 new memberships as of Saturday, bringing total members well over 600. New members include General Electric Co and Mountain Motor Co among others. directors will canvass the situation in the next two weeks to elect a new board.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commercce Mount
General Electric Co
W. R. Keesee Co
Bluefield Garage
W. H. Harry Co
Flat Top Auto Supply Co
Warlick Furniture Co
Worth
F. M. Reigher
Bailey Lumber Co
Mountain Motor Co
Bluefield Hardware Co
A. F. Kingdon
W. T. Williams
W. Evans
J. L. Alexander
Chamber
Senate discusses farm relief as Coolidge plans Potomac cruise
The House debates the McNary Hangen farm relief bill while Senator LaFollette returns to the Senate after a long fitness. Secretary Mellon sends the tax bill with a report to President Coolidge for action. President Coolidge sails aboard the Mayflower for an overnight Potomac cruise as the Mayfield committee files records.
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Associated Press
House
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate
Mellon
Coolidge
Potomac
Mayfield Committee
Letters and bills shape early 1922 political debate
Senatorial actions frame the 1922 campaign with the Howell-Barkley railroad labor board bill moved forward by the Interstate Commerce Committee. The Japanese immigration protest reaches the state department. University of Michigan president Marion Leroy Burton is tapped for Republican nomination at the convention. Senate Republicans blame former Veterans Bureau director Forbes for faulty conditions. Democratic senators criticize the world court proposal in a minority report.
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Texas
Howell-Barkley
Railroad Labor Board
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
State Department
Marion Leroy Burton
University of Michigan
Coolidge
Veterans Bureau
Forbes
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Swanson
Virginia
Save-a-Tate League Averts Most Personal Crises
In New York on May 31 the Save-a-Tate League reports its unique effort to curb crisis reports from its Hotel Grenoble headquarters. Officials engaged with 10,000 individuals and achieved only one failure in saving them from self destruction.
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New York
Save-a- Tate League
Grenoble
League
Silk production estimates elusive for China and Italy
The historical report notes that the total quantity of raw silk produced in China and Italy has never been estimated, leaving gaps in global silk industry statistics.
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China
Italy
Primary Proves Itself A Failure
The writer argues the primary wastes taxpayer money in Mercer county and West Virginia, as only a minority votes and many are urged by others. It notes low turnout, voter ignorance, and reluctance to serve on election boards, calling the system inefficient and undemocratic.
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Jewett
Nettie Cee
Telegraph
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bluefield
Courh
Return to conventions to save taxpayer primary costs
The letter argues that party conventions better reflect voter will than primaries, noting few people control outcomes and many voters follow party guidance. It laments Bluefield lacking county court representation and calls to restore conventions to reduce costs, avoid factionalism, and lessen taxpayer burden.
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Nyone
Vague Party Cooperation Described Boosting Candidate Quality
The note suggests that within the same party improved cooperation produced a higher type of candidate, implying unity enhances candidate quality and prospects. It reflects underlying political dynamics without naming individuals or places.
Ford Auto Runs 67 Miles On A Gallon Of Gasoline
An automatic self regulating engine claims to run 67 miles per gallon and burn carbon free reducing sparking trouble. Inventor Joba Stransky along with partners offers a sample by mail and seeks agents to market the device.
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FORD
Joba Ae
Stransky
Agenta
Adar
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United States
Red Cross
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Mrs. Smith
Princeton
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Matoaka
Narrows
Glen Lyn
Bland Courthouse
Buckhanan
Montcalm
Binfield Paige Sales Company
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, West VA
Sher
Prame
Bluefield, W. Va
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