Jimmy's Restaurant in Bluefield Celebrates 36th Anniversary
Jimmy's restaurant in the Commercial hotel building on Princeton avenue marks its 36th anniversary this week. The celebrated eatery, founded by John and George Carrol and later led by Jimmy Raentis, has long been a Bluefield institution known for home cooked foods, ample dining rooms, and a loyal patronage.
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Jimmy
Princeton Avenue
Jimmy Bentis
Bned
John
George Carrol
Bluefield
Throushee Theans
Spen
Jimmy Rantis
Rantis
The
American Legion
West Virginia Restaurant Association
Louis Spanos
A — Ae
Gothen
Frank Fernandez
Greenbrier
White Suphur Spring
Fmmer Resta
Blueid
Kiwanis Luncheon Features Beckley Official Speaker
Dr. L. G. Houser of Beckley lieutenant governor led a program on civic leadership at the Bluefield Kiwanis luncheon at the Westinian hotel. Paul Thomas, former lieutenant governor, moderated. E. R. Bishop urged members to attend an upcoming noon session at the West Virginia hotel. Betty Barton Greco, chief of the women’s unit, introduced a WPB salvage speaker. Visitors included Sergeant Bunny Haner of the U S Marines and Co G Taylor of Bluefield.
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L. G. Houser
Beckley
Wan
Bluefield Kiwanians
Westinian
Paul Thomas
Kiwanis
E. R. Bishop
West Virginia
Betty Barton Greco
WPB
Quota Club
Bunny Haner
U. S. Marines
Co. G. Taylor
Bluefield
Alsatian barber jailed for speaking French
A barber in Alsace was sent to a concentration camp for six weeks by the Nazis for speaking French. The detention, described as for his education, was reported by Strassburger Neueste Nachrichten in Stockholm on May 31.
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Alsatian
Stockholm
Alsace
Strassburger Neueste Nachrichten
Registered Pharmacist Duties and Public Protection
The state board licenses pharmacists who must maintain drug knowledge dispense with skill and follow laws for public protection. The Goodykoontz stores East End Pharmacy and Fairview Pharmacy advertise reliable service and low prices. Coal supply concerns for wartime demand urge consumers to stockpile and rely on emergency powers to avoid shortages.
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State Board of Pharmacy
Ted
Goodykoontz
East End
Fairview
Avai
Midwest
Solid Puels
Solid Prels
Thevernment
Waves of former WV Business College students join WAVES
A letter from the Office of Naval Officer Procurement in Richmond Virginia to West Virginia Business College lists former students now in the WAVES. Names include Anita Carter Olive Grimmet Beulah Lewis Eloise Fitzwater Georgia Hill Mayhurst Mildred Shackelford Ernestine Wyer and Lula Cox. The Navy hopes the list prompts more enrollments and stresses completing courses. The summer term begins June 7 with many Beaver students already enrolled.
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Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Richmond
West Virginia Business College
Anita Sue Carter
Olive B. Grimmet
Beulah Lewis
Eloise F. Fitzwater
Georgia M. Hill
May — —Hurst
Mildred Dunta Mary Kathryn Shackelford
Ernestine Winona Wyer
Lula Z. Cox
Addi
Navy
Women's Reserve
Monsummer
Beaver
Team Liability Cover Is Needed for Horse Teams
Insurance for horse teams mirrors automobile liability coverage and is rising as more firms rely on horsepower. In a large city a horse team pulling a milk wagon bolted causing damage to multiple cars and the death of one horse, underscoring the risk and the need for protective policies.
Don’t Get Caught This Winter Coal Ad from Mercer Co
A wartime era coal advertisement urges readers to order coal now to secure low prices. Mercer Coal Company promotes phone contact 1404 as the purchase point citing ongoing hardship and warnings that the war continues.
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Mercer Coal Co
Early Coal Buy Urged For Coming Winter
Mercer Coal company head Squire I Smith urges customers to buy coal now during summer to ease upcoming shortages as transportation improves. Government advisories warn next winter's coal cut is steeper, with the Solid Fuels Administration signaling tightening supplies as wartime demand rises.
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Suaree I. Smith
Mercer Company
Pee
Mercer Coal Company
Mr. Smith
Solid Puels
Howard A. Gray
National Association of Purchasing Agents
New York City
Poor Vision Tied to Absenteeism in War Production
An expert notes that poor eyesight reduces worker efficiency and raises safety risks in war plants. He argues vision protection is more than a safety issue, urging broader public awareness and industrial action to conserve eyesight amid increased reading demands and industrial stress.
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Nie
Dr. Martin
America
Nature
Martin
Hundreds of WWII Fish Widows Remarry in 1942
London reports 1700+ fish widows remarried in 1942 with 1000 mothers. Among 100 carefully checked cases, 48 percent chose husbands from military forces, showing strong ties to service members in remarriage.
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France
Bluefield
Busi
London
Ministry of Pensions
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Royal Steam Laundry Laundry — Cleaners
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Citizens Coal
Bluefield Telephone CO
West Virginia Water Service CO
Easley - Wilson
Scott
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Leslie's Club
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A. J. Martin
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Welch
First Nat'l
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Law and Commerce Bldg
Business College In
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Powell Plumbing
G&g Heating CO
Bluefield Ave
Underwriters Insurance Brokers
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Tri-City Traction CO
Forest City
Bailey
Nigel R. Francisco
Wythe Ave
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance CO
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