Oakvale mountain road traffic to be detoured and closed
The Oakvale mountain road from Princeton to Glen Lyn will close to traffic starting June 5, possibly for six months to a year, due to heavy rock under construction. Detours exist via Bluefield to Roanoke and through Staunton, while alternative routes carry longer distances and rough sections, with chains advised in wet weather.
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Princeton
Glen Lynn
Athens
Wigood
Glen Lyn
Elgood
Flgood
A’hena
Virginia Line
Bluefield
Bland
Wytheville
East River Mountain
Roanoke
Pinceton
Pearlsburg
Christiansburg
Lee Highway
Hinton
Alderson
Pickaway
Lewisburg
White Sulphur
Covington
Staunton
Peace Springs
Lowell
Crows
Club
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
American Automobile Association
Rocky Mount
Martinville
Martinsville
Club Ethics on Sharing Information and Friend Referrals
A Bluefield club urges members to share information to help friends become potential members but cautions against over sharing club specifics with nonmembers. It promotes responsible referrals while warning against mooching and misusing club materials.
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Bluefield
Growth and Value Emphasized by Bluefield Automobile Club
The Bluefield Automobile Club reports membership just over 600 in its fourth year, up 18 percent from April 1927, with about 10 000 motorists in the territory. Secretary A W Utterback leads a sales push to recruit members, highlight club services, and connect motorists with routes, accommodations, and safety protections.
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Bluefield Automobile Club
A. W. Utterback
Bluefield
American Automobile Association
Justices of the Peace
Nature’s Beauties Urge Respect for Blooms
Short essay urges motorists to enjoy nature without harming it. It warns against plucking flowers and damaging scenery, calling for a public mindset that preserves beauty for all to appreciate.
Speed Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Word Clues
A list of paired horizontal and vertical crossword clues covering diverse topics. Includes terms for body parts, colors, actions, animals, measurements, and common objects with brief definitions or synonyms.
Campers urged to guard nature and leave sites clean
The article appeals to campers to preserve forests by removing litter and ensuring fires are fully extinguished. It warns careless picnickers can ruin sites for future visitors and quotes John Lubbock and John Muir on nature’s rewards and peaceful renewal.
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John Lubbock
John Muir
Sixteen New Members Joined Club In May 16
Sixteen new members joined the 100 percent club in May under the slogan Every Member Get a Member. Names include G A Williams W H Melthany Harry Homan William A Eads P M Joyce G W Godsey FE Evans and J A Hammond. Fifty eight total for the month with forty two renewals and a note that renewals lag behind last year. Members urged to renew to receive a 10 percent increase in personal accident insurance.
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G. A. Williams
Bluefield
W. H. Melthany
Harry Homan
Twin Branch
William A. Eads
Stone
P. M. Joyce
G. W. Godsey
You Join a Thousand Automobile Clubs
An advertisement in the Saturday Evening Post June 2 issue promotes joining local A A A Motor Clubs. It claims a thousand local motor clubs and state associations across the United States Canada and Europe are part of the AAA network, encouraging affiliation for benefits and belonging.
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Saturday Evening Post
Automobile
A A A Promotes National Membership Benefits
The advertisement encourages joining the American Automobile Association for road maps emergency road service legal advice and uniform benefits nationwide. It presents low membership fees and notes a 1928 goal of 500000 new members urging regional clubs like the Blue Field Automobile Club to participate.
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American Automobile Association
Bluefield Automobile Club
Fatigue From Driving Blunders Warned Across Nation
A nationwide caution argues that most touring fatigue stems from avoidable driving errors. It cites curves, hills, and decisions to stay in high gear or brake harshly as energy-wasting mistakes that exhaust drivers by day’s end.
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Howevr
Revenue Bill Provisions Noted By White House
President Coolidge signed the revenue bill on May 29 repealing the three per cent excise on wholesale prices of passenger automobiles. The act requires manufacturers to reduce retail delivered prices by the tax amount immediately, and outlines refunds to manufacturers, producers, or importers for pre enactment sales or held stock as of the repeal date.
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Coolidge
Tax Reductions End Five Year Battle on Car Duty
The article reports a victory ending five years of effort to reduce taxes on passenger cars and tires. It notes refunds for dealers who paid excise tax and requires price reductions to buyers reflecting past tax payments. The elimination removes the three percent tax on new cars, with estimated $65 million impact next year.
Surprise results mark Elkhorn district primary in Switchback
In Switchback precinct 241 of 257 Republican voters backed Fred D. Padbury for justice of the peace. Thompson Hicks led the Elkhorn district with 72 votes. other candidates trailed. In the constable race R D Gibson topped the field with 799 votes, Cal Haines 794, plus several others. A 14 year old was injured by a car, road work advances near Switchback, and local residents noted social and business visits.
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Elkhorn
J. 8. Karr
R. D. Gibson
Peanuts
Cal Haines
C. F
Charlie) Ratcliff
Jarvis Chandler
F. D. Padbury
Thompson Hicks
Maybeury
State Road Commission
Thetate Highway
Elkhorn District High School
Ennis
National Colors and Flags Through Danish History
Stockholm Sweden notes color symbols of the nation blue and yellow with the shield dated 1275. It recalls Danish forces fighting in 1219 under a red flag with a white cross marking historic banners.
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Stockholm
Sweden
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