The Golden Idiot at the American today
Bryant Washburn stars in The Golden Idiot at the American today. Also notices on real estate and sale items, including four Bluefield dwellings for sale with payments, tomato plants for sale, and pigs for immediate shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant Washburn
the American Today
Cruce
Berkshire
Poland
China
J. D. Brown
West Graham
Ginia
Byrant Washburn
No Trace of Negro Gunman Baffles Officers in Local Crime
Officials investigating the Maioaka shooting of Justice of the Peace Harry Cook report no trace of Cleveland Boyd. The missing gunman has puzzled authorities as they search the area, with hopes to capture him later. Meanwhile, a girls club formed by boardinghouse residents at Mrs. Wilson’s on Princeton avenue plans activities at the Cole property on Wayne street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Boyd
Justice of the Peace
Harry Cook
Maioaka
Memorial Dinner for Veterans Set for June 18
Invitations announce the annual Veterans dinner and reception on the third Tuesday in June June 18 with the Bluefield Chapter U D C welcoming veterans. Old Confederate songs and addresses are planned for a memorial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the Confederacy
Bluefield
U. D.C
Twenty seven colored registrants named for Camp Sherman
Local board No. 1 Mercer county lists twenty seven colored registrants to be sent to Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio around the 19th. Names include James Dennis Estill Williams Ollie Lewis Charlie Amis Hugene Z Mitchell Will Thomas John P Hairston John Charlton Edward Walter McCoy and others with substitutes Jerome Williams Ben Thornton Brown John W Hill Charles Mathews Roy Robinson Harvey Wilson Fred Douglas Carter Ed Johnson Isaiah Brown and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
James Dennis Estill Williams
Ollie Lewis
Charlie Amis
Hugene
Mitchell Will Thomas
John P. Hairston
John Charlton Edward Walter McCoy
Sidney Dickason
Walter Holmes
Samuel Hopkins
Majory
George Harris
Bolden Johnson
James Hairston William Smith
Richard C, Warren Walter Lewis Yates Werbert Sharp
Herbert Cheatham
John Ellis Booker Johnson
Albert Dewey Smith Starnes
Giles Manuel Hays
John Luther Lewis
Jerome Williams
Ben Thornton Brown
John W. Hill
50 000 Jobs at Sea In Rexall Ad Campaign
A Rexall drugstore ad displays a government backed call for 50 000 men aged 21 to 30 to join the United States merchant marine. The campaign, costing $10 000, promises training and exemption from military service, with Rexall stores designated as enrollment stations for the Shipping Board. The piece ties war work to home towns and links to Paramount Pictures’ The Judgment House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodykoontz
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton Avenue
United States Shipping Board
Europe
Rexall
United States
United States’ Shipping Board
United States Merchant Marine
Nell's Tustle Riders Parade Through Blue Field
A noisy group described as broad brimmed sombrero wearing cowboys passed through Blue Field near the station. They bore fog horn voices and their car sides displayed messages to the Kaiser, including New Mexico to Berlin, with the refrain On to Berlin when asked about their route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
New Mexico
Berlin
Cowboys Migrate to Camp Lee Train Depot from Wyoming and South Dakota
A fog horn hailed a special train through the city carrying 180 cowboys from Sheridan Wyoming bound for Camp Lee Virginia to train for the stock raising division of the army. Last night two cars attached to train No 16 added fifty nine more from the Big Horn Basin Wyoming and eighteen from Gregory County South Dakota. They were the huskiest men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyoming
Camp Lee
Army
Big Horn Basin
Gregory County
South Dakota
Tiz Promises Quick Relief for Tired Feet
Claiming instant relief from soreness swelling and burning feet the ad touts Tiz a 25 cent remedy. It promises shoes will feel looser and feet painless with lasting comfort for a full year.
City hears from many visitors and locals
A string of residents and visitors stopped in the city yesterday. A. S. Barry of Elkhorn. Mrs. J. Garretson from Logan. W. K. Hadden from Welch. C. M. Hunter from Pound ing Mill. Mr. Rowley and J. W. Slack of Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Amburgey from Norton. Miss Jean Downes returned home to Buckhannan. Mrs. Sue Holtman of Wytheville visited her daughters. J. B. Belcher of Honaker and G. B. Maxwell of Maxwell were in town from the Clinch Valley. Miss Margaret Harding left for Fairmont Normal School. Rev. J. K. Lowry rallied support for Hiwassee College. Miss Florence Thomas returned from Holling College. John A. McKenry traveled home to Lynchburg via Richlands. Kirkwood Lynch departed for Welch to run a moving picture machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Barry
Elkhorn
J. &. Garretson
Logan
W. K. Hadden
Welch
C. M. Hunter
Pounding Mill
Tazewell County
Mr. Rowley
J. W. Slack
Huntington
J. N. Amburgey
Norton
Lynchburg
Richlands
Kirkwood Lynch
Elks’ Opera House
American Theatre
War Garden Record Is Smashed This Year
Local observers report a record smash in war garden output surpassing last year in Bluefield and surrounding areas. More than twice the previous acreage is planted with diverse crops across city plots and hillside fields. Women and the city’s colored population actively contribute to this war effort, with Mountain View plots near Bland road nearly fully planted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mountain View
Bland Road
Death of Bluefield resident J M McClure at 52
Jefferson M McClure a Bluefield citizen and Norfolk and Western carman died after a brief tuberculosis illness. He leaves a widow two sons and three brothers and was a member of Knights of Pythias Moose Owls and Bland Street Methodist Church. Remains to be sent to Louisa for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson M. McClure
Bluefield
Mr. McClure
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Carman
Gallup
James
Ernest
J. B. McClure
Louisa
M. McClure
Huntington
A. H. McClre
Yuma
Aziz
Knights of Pythias
Loyal Order of Moose and the Owls
Carmen
Bland Street
Minnie Bowe
Playgrounds Open in South Bluefield for Afternoon Activities
A large crowd of children enjoyed Bluefield playgrounds yesterday. Miss Roger will supervise on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from now on, and on the old Tank Hill playground on Monday Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons. Both sites will be open every afternoon. An athletic meet is planned for later this summer with events like broad jump and 100 yard dash. Girls will run and throw, boys form baseball teams for neighborhood competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bluefield
Roger
Tank Hill
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West End
East End
Vir- Realty Loan Co. Bt
Walnut Street
L.dh
Country Club
Stewart
D. M. Bailey
Rogers Street
Stieff
Chas. M. Stieff
Virginia
G B. Hahood
W. K. Graves
Graham. Va
T. Peyton Brown & CO
Systems
Law & Commerce
Coal Company
W. Va
Pearl
J. W. Waters CO. Goldsmith, Silversmiths and Jewelers
Taw and Commerce Building
Federal Street
U. D
No Man's Land Club
Son
George F. Dougherty
J. S. Dougherty
France
Bluefield Girl
Archer
Helen Mitchell
Fairview School
C. S. Williamson
Pythians
J. M. McClure
Beaver Lodge
K. of P
Mary Ruth Dutton
Smythe County
Aberdeen
Portsmouth
Bluefield Nest No. 1170
Order of Owls
Smainsille
Union Bank and Trust Company
Raleigh Street
Matt Bakery
First National
First National ‘Bank
Harry Walters
Norfolk
Naval Service
Mary Pike
T. G. Pike
FaiMax
Danville
Greenhill Cemetery
Keystone
Key Stone
Erty
S. L. Hermanson
W. Bom
W. Ff. M
The
Christian Church
Corum Cunningham
H. L. Moore
Corporal Harry L. Moore
Hattiesburg
Miss
Parker
Masonic Temple
Ladies’ Raid Society of
Presbyterian Church
Charles Mathews
Roy Robinson
Harvey Wilson
Fred Douglas Carter
Ed Johnson
Isaiah Brown
Mathew Moseley
Jos, Edward Royster
J. Stuart Blagkton
Screencraft
Sir Gilbert Panber
J. Stuart Blackton
Eee
Forsa Blackion
Conway Tearle
Bill J. Stuart Blackton
Paramount
Mr. Tearlé
Sir Gilbert Parker
Nell
Finand King
Amery Woman
Ferdinand
Abe
Ferdinand Ming
Goodykoontz Drug Co
All Good
War Garden
J. M. M’clure
Maselas
Henry Rodgin CO
Hoover
Napanee
Uncle Sam
Sam
Maurin
Warlick’s Furniture Store
North Mercer St
Birefield, W. Va
Campbell Furniture Company
Princeton
Charles Budnick
Pandal & Lewis
Northfork
Mullens Hardware & Furniture Co
Mullens
Horaker Hardware Company
Horaker, Va
Goodykoontz Drug Company
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