Local Notes and Advertisements In Bluefield Area
Regular Chamber meeting tonight at the Thornton building. Litz Orphanage wood sale offers fuel at $1 per horse load. High School Picnic today at Beaven Pond Spring with special transit from Thom as street. Italian workers bound for Europe aboard No 16, others return home for the war. Young peoples mission circle meets at T F Weaver home at 8. C W B M auxiliary meets at G W Cawley’s. Bluefield schools closed for 1914-15 term. Damon and Pythias tickets on sale for Rex Theater showings. Candy and groceries promos from local stores and Berry Growers Association crate prices.
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Beaven Pond Spring
Thomas Street
Bluefield
Bailey Avenue
Governor Hatsfield Announces Public Service Commission Members
Governor Hatfield on Monday evening announced the personnel of the new public service commission formed by the recent legislative act. The board will have three members with Elliott Northcott named chairman for six years, Kr Morgan for four years, and W M C Dawson for two years. Lee Ott becomes state compensation commissioner for six years, and James S Lakin is reapointed to the state board of control for six years.
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Hatfield
Public Service Commission
Elliott Northcott
Huntington
Juedge Kr. S. Morgan
Fairmont
W. M. C. Dawson
Lee Ott
Tucker County
James S. Lakin
State Board of Control
Mrs Westcott Plans Return Visit to Blue Field
Mrs. Westcott will return to Blue Field to spend time with Mrs. Mabie before heading back to Canada.
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Mrs. Westcott
Bluefield
Mrs. Mabie
Canada
Dismissal Sparking Special Pullman Car for Upstate Riders
A large group of students and residents were aboard train No 3 after the dismissal of School Girl Pullman Hollins College yesterday afternoon. A special Pullman car was added last night to accommodate travelers heading upstate and farther west of the Ohio.
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Hollins College
Ohio
Second System Meeting Sunday and Monday Roanoke
The second annual gathering of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Ladies Auxiliary to the O R C will be held in Roanoke with a full weekend program. Sunday features a 2 50 p m informal meeting at the Paramount Theatre and talks by officials. Monday includes a Mill Mountain sightseeing trip and a joint association meeting at the Terry Building with a theatre party for visiting auxiliary members.
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The
Order of Railway Conductors
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Roanoke
Paramount Theatre
South Jefferson Street
Mill Mountain
Association
Co. R. C. Hall
Terry Building
Campbell Avenue
Jefferson Street
L. A
Damages Asked in Voting Rights Suits Against Bluefield Democrats
Reports indicate lawsuits filed against Bluefield Democrats over alleged illegal voting and imprisoning voters. Princeton correspondent notes suits not yet reported. several law firms retained. papers seek damages of 10 000 dollars.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Pringeton Gay by Gay Election Upset in City Vote
The city election produced a Democratic mayorship and wins in all three wards. The first ward flipped from Republican to Democratic, the second ward widened the Democratic majority, and the third ward gave a Democratic majority though leaning Republican. The Democrats will govern the city for at least two years. A condemnation jury for D A Johnston and others viewed land for a new road to Glen Lyn from Oakvale, with verdict likely today after testimony.
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Princeton
Circouit Court
D. A. Johnston
Oakvale
Glen Lyn
Last Call For Taxes Delinquent List Warned By Deputy Sheriff
Carter deputy sheriff warns residents to pay taxes immediately to avoid appearing on the delinquent list. Includes notices of home grown strawberries from Christiansburg, used pianos for sale from Graham Music Co., and MT. VERNON FLOUR bakery ad for Sublette and Barnes.
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BE. Carter
Graham Music Co
Graham, Va
MT. Vernon
Sublette & Barnes
Market Offers Fresh Green Beans and Daily Specials
Snips and snaps describe tender green beans picked daily for sale at Bodington's with prices at 25e per gallon. Specials include raspberry sherbet and several sundaes. Mrs E W Westcott of Yorkton Saskatchewan travels with Miss Hallie Harper to Virginia Beach for a brief visit.
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Bodington’'s
Virginia Beach
E. W. Westcott
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Canada
H. 8. Mabie
Hallie Harper
Beckley
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Court Clerk
The county court clerk issued licenses for two marriages yesterday. Lake A. Wright, 24, of Pocahontas, to Evelyn Dingman, 18, of Matoaka, and Jesse F. Burton, 31, of McDowell, to Lakie Estelle Robinett, 26, of Athens.
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Lake A. Wright
Pocahontas
Evelyn Dingman
Matoaka
Jesse F. Burton
McDowell
Lakie Estelle Robinett
Athens
A Shrewd Woman Saves Husband From Execution
In the Swiss Alps Martin Kempfer aids a dying man but keeps silent under his wife Gretchen's counsel. A blood-stained sleeve and a mistaken report lead to a murder conviction. Gretchen's plan using a chronometer creates a false reprieve, sending Kempfer toward the French border before the truth surfaces.
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Martin Kempfer
Martin
Gretchen
Jacob Kirshner
Kirshner
Kempfer
Adolph Switzer
Canton
Switzer
Geneva
Inquirer
Sturgeon Return Reported in Hudson River
Sturgeons once plentiful in the Hudson and then absent for years are being caught again in the river, signaling a potential rebound for the species and renewed fishing interest in the waterway.
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Hudson River
Former Point Pleasant Student Honored by University of Michigan
Professor H. Cooper reports that Louis Kossuth Friedman of Point Pleasant has been chosen as one of ten Michigan students to raise funds for a $1,000 university club house. Friedman, a Point Pleasant High School graduate, travels across fourteen states with university support and a substantial salary. He previously represented Michigan in intercollegiate oratorical contests as a sophomore.
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H. &. Cooper
City and Rivral
Beaver Pond
Point Pleasant
University of Michigan
United States
Friedman
Triest Emerges as Austria’s Dominant Seaport
The article asserts Triest as Austria's sole great seaport, marking it as a major commercial rival to Venice and Genoa in historical maritime trade.
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Triest
Austria
Venice
Genoa
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Europe
Bott
Chamber of Commerce
Thornton
Litz
Norfolk and Western Coal Fields
Norfolk
New York
Old Country
Mission Circle
Young Peoples’ Mission Circle For the Christian Church
T. F. Weaver
South Bland Street
Miss Duncan
Miss Weaver
James G. Litz
N. T. Shumate
Coeburn
P. J. Kelly
W. J. Osborne
Graham
M. W. Hutson
Welch
Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church
Damon and Pythias
Rex Theater
Pythian Lodges
Thefield
Southside Cash Company
Bland Street
West End
Bluefield Avenue
Moore's Grocery
Pulaski Street
Candy Nunnally’s and Liggetts
East End
South Side Cash Co
Laren
Monroe County
Bodington’s
Montgomery County
Berry Growers Association
Cambria
Steff
Chas
Strett Factory
Main Street
Lynchburg, Virginia, CO
M. R. Foland
RaLeigh St
James E. Mayer
W. VA
LAW & Commerce Building
P. O
Crown and Bridge Works
J. Walker Bell
Raleigh Street
Columbia Trust Cf
Vonderscher & Son
Kelley & Meyer
Corvin Brothers
Town Hill
Allen Street Bridge
Isadore Cohen Company
W.C. Alexander
Bland St. Pocahontas Agency
Flat Top Drug CO
Stone’s
Mephisto
Marcus Ward
Northcott Chairman
F. & G. Quinine Hair Tonic
WHITE
Pharmacy
O. RC
Ladies Auxiliary
Germany
Court House
Christiansburg
Supero
Univerbal
Saars
Damon Pythias
Pythias
East Nd Pharmacy
Virginian Hotel
C. M. Deverle
Mercer Street
Virginian
South Atlantic
Prof
Cooper
Louis Kossuth Friedman
Henry Rodgin Co., Jewelers and Opticians
Princeton Avenue
Geo. H. Hill
Thornton Building
Bluefield, W. VA
Brown-Merryman Company, Inc
Ourcelot — Lynchby
S Express
Palm Beach
Quality Shop
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