Low Fares Change Travel As Grandpa Knew It Returns
Railroads push new dirt free, air conditioned cars with 35 cent meals and 25 cent breakfast as fares fall under ICC orders. Tourist sleepers Chicago to Pacific coast gain nurse service and porter aid while inland trains add lounging salons. Early year passenger totals rise by over 6 million versus 1935, signaling a record return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railway
Chicago
Pacific Coast
de Jose
Matcy
Burgess Electric Reports Better Business Growth
Burgess Electric Company promotes stronger annual business amid national optimism. The pioneer dealer offers Frigidaire cooling, Link Belt stokers, Thor washers, Hoover cleaners, Philco radios, Westinghouse ranges, and a full line of lighting fixtures including indirect lighting to modernize homes on Bland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess Electric Company
Salls I. N. Fuqua
Burgess
Hot Point
Westinghouse
Thor
Burgess Store
Bland Street
Hoover
Philco
Bailey Lumber Company Forms FHA Finance Arm
Bailey Lumber Company organizes Bailey Finance Corporation to offer complete building and financing services. Officers are shared, FHA approves modernization credit for property owners with three year repayment plans. Mercer county property owners have used the service, with more work expected this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Lumber Company
Bailey Finance Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
C. I. Cheyney
Washington
State Sunday School Convention Opens in Fairmont
Fairmont hosts the 56th Annual State Sunday school convention June 17 to 19 at Billing Sleas Memorial Methodist Church South under the West Virginia Council of Christian Education. Theme is Christ in Community Life with national and state leaders discussing materials and methods for Christian training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Billingslea Memorial Methodist Church
South
West Virginia
Council of Christian Education
Wheeling
Big Laurel Gains National Literary Reputation
Big Laurel Virginia and its residents attract national attention as Mack Adams from Big Laurel sees his story Thoughts of a Kentucky Miner reviewed by Literary Digest and reprinted in another nationally circulated magazine with author profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Laurel
Kentucky
Mack Adams
Judge McClintic and Mottesheard Stop in Bluefield
Judge Geo. W. McClintic and federal court clerk Ira H. Mottesheard spent last night in Bluefield while en route to Asheville North Carolina for sessions of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. McClintic is rapidly recovering from a recent illness. Federal court will convene in Bluefield on Tuesday June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. McClintic
Ira H. Mottesheard
Bluefield
Asheville
N. C
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
McClintic
Federal Court
Pioneer Tourists Embrace Lower Rates on Tourist Trains
In 1926 travelers ride newer tourist trains in a carnival mood, enjoying lower fares as the ACE era nostalgia gives way to comfortable journeys for families. The piece contrasts boisterous rail adventures of the past with modern, affordable long distance trips.
Automatic Gas Water Heaters Save Time and Money
The article promotes automatic gas water heaters as efficient and reliable for daily needs and emergencies. It contrasts old hand fired heaters with new gas models, noting uniform temperatures, low operating costs, rental or sale options, five year guarantees, and cheaper gas rates in Bluefields under a new separate-meter rate SM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefields
Williamson Attorney B Randolph Bias Visits City
Prominent Williamson attorney B Randolph Bias is in the city on legal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Randolph Bias
Williamson
Jimmy's Restaurant Promises Quality Food and Service
The article highlights Jimmy Rantis of Jimmy's Restaurant in Princeton Avenue seeking to deliver meals as essential daily pleasure. It emphasizes tasty varied dishes, home favorite options, courteous service, and a favorable dining experience as key to health happiness and a memorable visit to Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Rantis
Jimmy
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Platnick Brothers Buy Pulaski Iron Furnace for Dismantling
Bluefield based Platnick Brothers, leading Virginia scrap dealers, purchased the Pulaski Iron Company furnace at Pulaski Virginia from G C Bowling and began wrecking operations. The project, the fifth furnace acquired by the firm, will employ 25 to 30 men for about a year with salvaged material sold locally and shipped to Bluefield for smelting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platnick Brothers
Bluefield
Pulaski Iron Company
Plaski
G. C. Bowling
Pulaski
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Virginia
David M. Platnick
Graham
Big Stone Gap
Max Meadows
Cranberry
Johnston City
Tenn
Big Pulaski
Pulaski Anthracite Corporation
Parrott
Jimmy's Restaurant Promotes Value and Longstanding Heritage
The article touts Jimmy's Restaurant offer of set price breakfasts luncheons and dinners with increased value and variety. It claims the oldest establishment in the area with doors never locked for 29 years and notes improvements including new indirect lighting and restored oil paintings by H B Vandersher and Arthur Macropol. It ends with a cautionary tale about a ritual in southern India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
H. B. Vandersher
Arthur Macropol
Boston Art School
June Brings Bridal Flowers Into Spotlight Of Weddings
The article discusses June as symbolic of brides and bridal flowers, noting orange blossoms historically linked to fruitful unions, and outlines modern bouquet trends. It highlights choices matching gowns, the shift to compact wedding bouquets, and the Bluefield Floral Company offers fresh flowers and related goods on Federal Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford M. Brown
Bluefield Floral Company
Eay Clifford M. Brown
Federal Street
Dream Shattered By Plant Disease Control Advice
The article urges gardeners to combat plant diseases and pests with timely remedies. It highlights BARICIDE insecticide developed in West Virginia and promotes natural enemies of pests. Eureka Hardware Co. at 404 Bland Street offers a complete line of insecticides and sprayers and supports garden health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Hardware Company
Gardner
West Virginia
Eureka Hardware Co
Bland Street
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Ried
Dayton
Pioneer Firm
THE
Chicago House Furnishing Company
RED Star
Roanoke ST
Nunnally
Bluefield Floral
Company
Peery Bidg
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Bluefield, W. VA
New Corporation
Housing Administration
Bailey Finance Corp
M’clintic
Ira H
Mercer Funeral Home
Montcalm
Matoaka
Bluefield Gas
A. Z. Peters
Bland St. Plone
Anti
Royal Cafe
Federal St
Oppo
West Va
Platnick Bros. Bay Furnace
Bluefield Firm
Southwest Virginia Iron Works
Bonda Prajas
India
Community Savings and Loan Company
Bluefield Real Estate
Elks Bldg
Bland
Raleigh
Bluefield Ave
NEW National Cleaners & Dyers, Inc
J. B. Wooldridge
Mer
Georgia Lumber Company
W. VA
Canada
England
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Forest City Paint
Bailey Lumber Co
Princeton Ave
N.&w
James Rantis
Goodykoontz Drug Stores
Bluefield Pharmacy
East End
Advantage Drug Store
Associated Hospitals, Inc
Citizens
Insurance Brokers
Northfork-Clarix
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