Bond issue fate looms over Clear Fork road debate
Local Bluefield talk centers on whether towns like Pocahontas and Bluefield can join county bond elections under Virginia law. A June 12 mass meeting may form a permanent rural roads group to push a Clear Fork district highway bond plan while avoiding taxpayer hardship.
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Clear Fork
Good Roads Bond
Eizners
Central Assembly of Virginia
W. L. Sexton
Pocaontas
Bluefield
Burkes Garden
Bluestone
Falls Mills
Abbs Valley
Boissevain
Wrights Valley
Central Assembly
Virginia
Town Changes With Teachers Gone
Milnefield Virginia and nearby area feel lighter as about twenty teachers depart for college. The town, once busy with boots and lanterns, notices their absence only gradually. Soon the return of students from college will fill the gap as they come home.
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Milnefield
Drop In Temperature Predicted For June 10
Uncle Hugh predicts a cooler spell around June 10 with a possible frost unlikely. Forecasters warn of approaching storm period with thunder and lightning in high altitudes as residents consider weather impacts on winter clothing.
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Uncle Hugh
Perlod
Ladies Night At Business Men's Club Promises Summer Fun
The Business Men's Club hosts a Ladies Night with a summer vibe. Dinner served by Episcopal Church ladies, a musical program, short talks, and committee introductions are planned. A speaker from the east end of Greater Uefield will present a fifteen minute talk, inviting attendees to bring spouses or partners.
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Business Men's Club
Gota
The
Episcopal Church
Uefield
Poelther
Wife or Sweetheart Allegedly Involved Sanctions Report
A fragment notes a legal action involving a wife or sweetheart with references to prompt service of process. The text implies civil or personal matter with no clear case details or outcomes in the readable portion.
Four Joy Riders In Tazwell Jail And Other Local Items
Four joy riders, two boys and two girls, are held in Tazewell jail after taking a Durant car belonging to W. F. Brink of Bluefield Coal and Stone Co. The car was used as a nighttime tavern while they roamed the countryside by day. The piece also notes an upcoming Methodist church event on June 10 a world cruise themed pageant with a new church stage platform. Election Judge Arthur Wallace is named for the local precinct as municipal voting nears next Tuesday. A retail grocery store, New, is reported broken into.
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FE. W. Brink
Bluefield Co Stone Company
Durant
Joy Riders
Tazewell
Mr. Brink
Arthur Wallace
Hollywood Beach Fashion Shifts to Two Piece Suits in 1926
The 1926 bathing suit trend leans toward two piece designs with full-body coverage and stockings, mirroring a coy season in Hollywood seaside fashion. Celebrities like Colleen Moore and Clara Bow appear in two piece outfits as the era’s studios move toward larger lot expansions and shifts in audience tastes.
Film kinships boost rising stars at major studios
Francis Jr shines in Brown of Harvard while sisters Lenore Bushman and Virginia Bushman pursue similar paths. Renee Adoree’s sister breaks in at Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Katherine Bennett joins at the same studio, Sue O Neill’s sister gains a Hal Roach comedy contract. Relatives of famous players ride outsize expectations. A tempting one plate dish of broiled bacon with spinach and cheese finishes the column.
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Francis, Jr
Brown
Harvard
Lenore
Virginia Bushman
Renee Adoree
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Katherine Bennett
Enid
Sue
Sally O'Neill
Hal Roach
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Charlottesville
W. B. Morton
Stafford
Blue Ridge Sanitarium
Emily Featherston
Roanoke
K. BR. Thomas
Thomas
Jonesboro
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Burma
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Sennett
Marie Prevost
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Nere
Colleen Moore
Florence Vidor
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Esther Ralston
Marguerite de la Motte
Mary Brian
Lelita Lee
Pilayers- Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky
Cecil B. de Mille
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Fighting Marine
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Gene
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Cecil
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Moore
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Mary Queen of Scots
Garrett Fort
Princeton
Arthur Hauck
Sunshine Revue
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Essex
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Oldsmobile
Stutz Winton
Peerless
Roadsters Touring Cars
Bland Street
William Foxe
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Victor Scherizinger
Seemari Eve Unsell
Palm Beach
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