Clergy and community notices from Northfork area
Sunday services at Northfork and Vivian Yards Chapel feature Rev. Arthur H. Clarke with ordination of new officers. Missionary and scouting activities, military return reports, and a June music festival rehearsal are noted alongside local mining, road, and real estate updates. Births, deaths, and civic announcements conclude with contests and bingo style drawings.
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Northfork
Arthur H. Clarke
Vivian Yards
Auction Sale of Two Houses on Mercer Street and New Fairview Addition
Auction to be held June 27 at 8 p.m. selling highest bid for cash. Two six room houses described: one on top of hill at South End of Mercer Street adjoining Ed Lester, and one on New Fairview Addition in South Bluefield, Lot 1, Sec 828.
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Hill
Mercer Street
Ed Lester
Fairview
South Bluefield
Wes Virginia Brotherhood Purchasing Co. Meeting Notice
Stockholders of the Wes Virginia Brotherhood Purchasing Company at Bluefield WV meet at their home office on Saturday June 24 1911 at 9 o clock a m by order of the majority of stockholders. John H. Davis President Chas H Dodson Secretary
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Wes Virginia Brotherhood Purchasing Company
Bluefield
West Virginia
John H. Davis
Chas. H. Dodson
Sutherland Returns to Clintwood After Detained Flight
Walter D. Sutherland, recently abducted from Clintwood Virginia on July 3, 1910, was escorted back by Baldwin-Felts detective W. W. Phaup. He appeared pleased at the chance to return, wearing handcuffs but greeting officers and bystanders with laughter, while insisting he possesses a different tale from the one printed in the Daily Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Sutherland
Clintwood
W. W. Phaup
Baldwin-Felts
Sutherland
Daily Telegraph
Bank Clerk’s Arrest Shocks Camp Famed For Quiet Life
Residents and a prominent doctor express disbelief at the arrest of a well liked man known for his pleasant appearance. They recall his daily presence at the camp and question how he hid his true identity while tunneling at a railroad site despite a history of bank work and writing behind railings.
Growing Interest in June Music Festival Draws Near
Public excitement rises as Bluefield prepares for the June music festival featuring Florence Winkle John Parnes Whlis Adele Wussey and Frederick Weld. A Raleigh professor R Blian Owen joins as guest conductor and will accompany the New York artists. his prior praise and local ties boost expectations for an artistic triumph in southern West Virginia.
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Music Festival Society
Florence Winkle
John Parnes Whlis
Adele Wussey
Frederick Weld
West Virginia
New York
Whch
R. Blian Owen
Raleigh
N. C
Owen
Bluefield
Saint Mary's Feheol
Pest
Corrine Rider-Kelsey
Owens
Tte
Sunday Schools Report Adopted by Bluefield Conference
The Sunday schools committee reports 77 Sunday schools with 7,421 members, including 2,248 church members. The resolution says the Sunday school is the church in embryo and stresses the impact of persistent organized sin on children, noting the role of Sunday schools in shaping future church and society.
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Dinserter Conference
Bluefield
Sesson
Waleh
Resolutions Call for Stronger Sunday School Outreach
A Baltimore study shows about one thousand girls under twelve enter crime yearly, alarming church leaders who set ten thousand enrollment as a goal. The plan includes better attendance tracking, Sabbath school and home department integration, increased teacher support, stricter discipline, more literature, and broader representation at the Bramwell Institute, with pastors taking responsibility for inefficiencies and intensified prayer and study.
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Ready
Baltimore
Dirst
Bramwell
Icgugdod
Nioth
Still no trace of Karl Simpson's body
Police and volunteers pursued leads to find Karl Simpson's body but darkness halted progress. Neighbors and crowds pressed for clues as searches in the east end near Coffman rock crusher yielded nothing. Authorities urge renewed efforts and hope the body may be found on the surface in coming hours.
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Karl Simpson
Simpson
East End
Onin
Coffman
Lewlers
Tomato Plants Express Shipment in Baskets
Tomato plants comprising 10 sorts described as good and hardy are shipped by express in baskets under the label FALION with one valuable delivery note.
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Falion
OUD AOA MOVE GIVEN GOOD START
A county committee with chairs named for Mast River Plymouth Jumping Branch Rock Beaver Pond met on July 5 to organize a mass meeting. Attendees planned to present facts and figures to show the advantages of good roads and boost the county’s progress beyond Tennessee’s expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mast River
W. A. Brown
C. R. Mcnutt
KE. W. Hale
R. KE. Thornton
B. Lk. Whte
Louis Davis
R. A. Bogaress
Plymouth
R. G. Meador
H. M. Shumate
S. R. Holroyd
D. H. Thornton
Jj. K. Lilly
George Deaver
W. B. Crockett
James Peters
N. H. Mase
James Lilly
W. S. Oaks
Rock
Jairus Collins
Tracety Walker
J. H. Bird
W. J. Elliott
W. H. Thomas
Daniel Day
L. B. Farley
Beaver Pond
W. P. Hawley
Walter Kahle
Samuel Walton
William McCarthy
T. E. Peery
Robert Caffee
W. H. Campbell
Tazewell
Airship flights at golf grounds attract crowd in Bristol
The Berger aviators performed repeated flights with a Rex Smith machine piloted by Frederick Fox carrying passenger R W Thompson of Baltimore. The craft, rebuilt after a Bristol accident, is from a Washington company promoting stock. next stop is Lynchburg for mile flights amid better grounds.
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Golf Grounds
Frederick Fox
Rex-Smith
R. W. Thompson
Baltimore
Bristol
Jannus
Washington
Lynchburg
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