French's Depart Store To Move Into Modern Welch Building
J A French announces French's Department Store will relocate to the Hill Motor Building in Welch. The expanded two story store will offer a large selection of dry goods and apparel, creating a larger shopping public and leveling Welch with bigger cities. The move aims to attract more trade without harming existing local retailers.
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Hill Motor Company
Popular Concern
Na 1 Motor Company
H. H. Com
Welch
J. A. French
McDowell Street
Hill Motor
French
Anyother
Cupid Activity Prompts Two Local Wedlock Notices
Yesterday morning word reached the city of weddings for H. C. Freeman and Alma T. Covey with Rev. Helvey of Northfork officiating on Sunday evening. Reese Helmandollar wed Anna Helm at Bristol on February 4. County guardians refuse free shoes for indigent parents who allow daughters to attend dances.
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Cupid
H. C. Freeman
Alma T. Covey
Helvey
Northfork
Freeman
Kirchner
Chas. A. Smithey
Reese Helmandollar
Anna Helm
Bristol
Reese
Benedict
McDowell Bureau Report From Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W A Mills manager oversees McDowell Bureau coverage for Bluefield Daily Telegraph with local updates and reporting notes.
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THE
McDowell Bureau
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. A. Mills
Daring Hold Up At H Josephy Store Saturday Night
A man held up the H Josephy store shortly after 11 PM forcing the safe open with a 38 pistol and beat the proprietor. Josephy, dazed from seven blows, described two suspects as he and a crowd fled. Police questioned suspects Katzen Hunt Liebman Jones Tilson Moore and others as a hearing was planned.
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H. Josephy
Mr. Josephy
J. Josephy
Ming
Josephy
Tme
Katzen
J. H. Hunt
J. M. Liebman
Keystone
G. H. Moore
Pauley Jones
al Tilson
Hufford
Welch Briefs Col lege Commencements and Local Notices
The list notes Miss Louise Epling Ward Belmont Miss Elizabeth Rhodes Hollins Miss Geraldine Brewster Randolph Macon and Miss Katherine Rhodes at Hollins then Randolph Macon for commencement Friends of Mrs Chase Hicks Huntington is improving after ear trouble A young couple seeks two furnished rooms by June 8 for light housekeeping Paul Jones visits Morgantown for WVU commencement Miss Rachel Waldron Meldrame Payne Dorbhy Joyce Stuart Va Mrs W W Waytes attends Randolph Macon commencement June brides quit office jobs for engagements
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Our City
Louise Epling
Ward Belmont
Elizabeth Rhodes
Hollins
Geraldine Brewster
Randolph- Macon
Welch
W. Va
Gail Carter
Tiuntington
Revival Service Off To Good Start At Davy Methodist Church
Revival services began at the Davy Methodist church with John A. May as evangelist and Miss Helen Moore May as pianist. Rev. Adams of Tyler led singing. a large chorus choir performed. sermons praised. district activities included a Boosters Club and cottage prayer meeting. Two motorcyclists were injured in a spill on the Davy to Twin Branch road but injuries were not serious. Local residents attend Athens commencement and summer normal events. Miss Zelma Goodson visits from Hellier.
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Methodist Church
Davy
John A. May
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Helen Moore May
Montevallo
Ala
John M. Adams
Tyler
Texas
John A
W. A. Bailey
H. A. Carlton
J. T. Goodson
Charles Gillespie
Hobart Bofling
Twin Branch
C. R. Woolwine
V. A. Bailey
Athens
W. G. Cooper
James Meadows
Zelma Goodson
Hellier
Zalpha Goodson
Five Story Hotel Rising From Old Bank Site
Workers tear down the old First National Bank building to clear the lot for a new five story hotel. The project includes 102 rooms initially with future expansion, outside baths for most rooms, a lobby, restaurant, and sample rooms. Steel by Berger Co with 198 tons from McClintic Marshall, stock nearly sold, Bluefield designers Garry & Sheffey, Green & Stowe builders.
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Green and
McCown
Bank Street
McClintic-Marshall Company
Pittsburg
Berger Manufacturing Company
Canton
Ohio
Andrew F. Leckie
J. W. Price
EK. Carter
Garry & Sheffey
Bluefield
Green & Stowe
Former moonshiner becomes county's happiest man
Squire A C Hufford recounted a stranger's confession of moonshine making in Welch. The man from Davy, who repented, joined a church a year ago and chose to confess and accept punishment, then return home to walk the straight path. Hufford praised his reform and sent him back to Davy.
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Squire A. C. Hufford
Mr. Hufford
Davy
Welch
Hufford
McDowell County
City Improvement Aims to Attract Traveling Men
Welch business leaders praise a proposed project as the city’s best benefit it will draw many traveling salesmen to Pocahontas offering top hotel facilities and a central base in the coal fields commercial center.
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Welch
Pocahontas
Instructions in Case of Fire Distributed by City Officials
Yesterday officials issued fire drills and telephone alert guidance. Citizens were instructed to dial central and specify fire location, then use a designated whistle pattern for street sections. The message replaces pistol signaling with modern fire department response and uses district based whistle codes for Collier's boarding house Wyoming street Hobart street east of river Woodmans and Lewis Furniture to city line.
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Central
Collier’s
McDowell Street
Lewis Furniture Gee
Solin’s
Station
Court House
Wyoming Street
Colliers
Hobart Street
River
Woodmans
Hospital
Lewis Furniture Company
City Line
Women Seek Historic City Council Seat in Local Election
The city campaign heats up after a Citizens party meeting at City Hall. Voting begins at sunrise and ends at sunset with candidates including Mayor T A Lambert and Gale Carter among Citizens nominees and John C Summers and Mrs J C Anderson among Republicans.
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Co Nners
Citizen's Party
Citizen’s Party
T. A. Lambert
Gale Carter
Chester Harman
J. J. Clark
Lille Mayor Marries 120 Couples in Four Hours
The mayor of Lille set a remarkable record by wedding 120 couples in a four hour period, drawing widespread attention to the city as a rapid nuptial event unfolded.
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Lille
France
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Wm. Ritter
Harry Coal Co
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Via Realty Co
Keystone Pouling
Welch Insurance Agency
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Merchants & Miners Bank
First Nat. Bank of Kimball
Elkhorn Valley Grocery Co
Citizens’ Bank of War
Bankers’ Poca
Coal & Coke Co
Vera Poce. Coal Co
Nat
Bank of Keystone
Bank of Northfork
Keystone Land Co
Poca Fuel Co
Bluefield Supply Company
American Coal Company
First National Bank of Welch Atlantic Smokenesse Coal Co
First National Bank of Jaeger
Pocahontas Fuel
Flat Top National
First National Bank
Turkey Gap Coal Co
Wiat Top Grocery Co
Bowles Company, Inc
Crystal Block Coal & Coke Co
Graham Grocery Co
Atlantic Smokeless Coal Co
Welch Steam
Little War Creek Coal Co
Bank of Wyoming
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Regal Block Coal Co
Tug Wiver Auto Company
Wood-Sullivan Coal Co
Welch Armature Company
C. H. Meade Coal Co
Bankers Pocahontas Co. Co
Safety Pocahontas Coal Co
Bailey Lumber Co
Winifrede Thecker Coal Co
Sanitary Boltiing Co
Wilmore Poca. Coal Co
Home Construction Co
Princeton Power Co
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Gracam Coal Company
Kroll-Litz Coal Co
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Daily Telegraph
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Welch Briefs
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C. N
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Iene
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Mss
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Vinton
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Meldrame Payne
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Stuart, Va
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Lynchburg
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Bert W. Ellis
Morton
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Bellans
McDowell County National Bank