Phelps Eligible for City Board Candidacy Under Ruling
City solicitor D M Easley ruled Augusta street resident T J Phelps eligible to enter the June 13 primary after filing late. Phelps had been deemed ineligible by the attorney general for nomination due to registrar status, but Easley noted he was not a candidate when he served as registrar and is now disqualified only as a registrar. The board of directors will meet at 2 pm to amend registration books and close them after today’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Easley
T. J. Phelpe
Augusta Street
City Board of Directors
Mr. Phelps
Easley
Phelps
Charleston
City Board of Diirectors
Sherwood Quizzed by Federal Grand Jury
New York report says Russell T. Sherwood appeared before a federal grand jury, likely answering questions about himself and former Mayor James J. Walker. He had fled 21 months ago and was brought in under a subpoena shielding him from county contempt warrants. He left with a second subpoena for further examination Thursday.
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New York
Russel T. Sherwood
James J. Walker
Samuel Seabury
Sherwood
New Jersey
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Seabury
Grand Jury
Treasurer Head Receives University Honor in Syracuse
Syracuse N Y William Hartman Woodin 64 longtime secretary of the treasury under Roosevelt and composer of Franklin Delano Roosevelt March was awarded the honorary doctor of music at Syracuse University 62nd annual commencement.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William Hartman Woodin
the Treasury
Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Syracuse University
Browles Greenhouses Ad Promises Prompt Delivery
Transplanted tomato and plant varieties along with cabbage, toe and dozen offerings are listed for delivery in arcenete. Exclaims O. D. mall ven prompt attention and includes pot plants, cut flowers, and bedding plants. Browles Greenhouses at 110 North Street with phone 1087.
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Arpenete
W. Verve c. O. D
Browles
North Street
Confederate Memorial Day Observed in Tazewell
Tazewell Memorial Day services were led by the United Daughters of the Confederacy with a luncheon for veterans and widows. Key speakers included Rev. H A Willie. New officers were elected for Browne Harman camp and a Confederate pension board was formed with John W St Clair as chair. A forestry camp site was planned near Bandy for 200 workers. Regents and officers were named for local chapters.
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Tazewell
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Misses Tynes
Tazewell Avenue
H. A. Willie
Bluefield
J. O. Corell
George W. Burnett
R. B. Carter
Wesley Matthews
A. J. Steele
Milton Harris
Browne-Harman
United Confederate Veterans
C. W. Matthews
John W. St. Clair
J. O. Covell
Witten Announces Re-Election Candidacy From Tazewell County
Dr. J. W. Witten of North Tazewell declares his bid for re election to the house of representatives from Tazewell county. The record notes an error claiming he succeeded his brother E. H. Witten after his death, with an interim gap during which Witten served in the U.S. Army from World War I until the armistice.
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J. W. Witten
North Tazewell
House of Representatives
Tazewell County
E. H. Witten
Witten
United States Army
Revival of interest in horses spreads through Tazewell county
The revival grows as farmers reengage in utility and saddle horse breeding. Key imports include a two year old Percheron from Ohio via W H and J S Moss. Local stock gathers at the fair grounds with trainers R R Madron Lon Madron and Joe DeBord guiding workouts. A county horse show is planned at the fair grounds on July 4 inviting owners to enter many animals.
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Tazewell
Ohio
W. H
J. S. Moss
Fair Grounds
R. R. Madron
Lon Madron
Joe DeBord
Fairs Grounds
Fort Maiden Spring DAR Meets at Harman Home
The Fort Maiden Spring chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting at Miss Margaret Harman's home. Mrs. Barnes Gillespie read a comprehensive report on the national convention in Washington. Mrs. Sylvester Dykstra of Des Moines, Iowa, was the chapter's delegate, presenting full details of the proceedings.
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Fort Maiden
Daughters of the American Revolution
Margaret Harman
Washington
Barnes Gillespie
Sylvester Dykstra
Des Moines
Dykstra
Mise Leslie Thompson
Tazewell County
Leslie Thompson Dykstra
Natex medicine samples at Taylor's Drug Store
Readers are invited to try Natex free at Taylor's Drug Store 228 Princeton Ave. Former Easley Penn Drug Co. Natex, touted by a former professor, is claimed to aid stomach, kidney, liver and nerve troubles. Free samples with no obligation, limited supply, claim of two week transformation.
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Taylor's
Princeton Ave
Easley-Penn Drug Co
Natex
Taylor's Drug Store
Franky
North Tazewell Play A Poor Married Man Staged
The North Tazewell Methodist church youth division directed by Mrs. R. E. Kitts presented A Poor Married Man at the North Tazewell School auditorium on Thursday and Friday to large crowds. Proceeds fund representatives to Emory and Henry college assembly. A third show is planned at Amonate theatre Monday evening.
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North Tazewell School
R. E. Kitts
Young People's
North Tazewell Methodist Church
Emory and Henry College
Amonate Theatre
Amonate
Varied Program Marks First Day of Meeting Here
The article details social and civic activities on opening day of the annual meeting. Members of bridge and embroidery clubs host events, while several local residents attend, visit, or travel for the sessions. Key figures include Mrs. J C McNulty and Miss Marie McNulty, Mrs. Peyton L Rowlette, Miss Lucie Scott, and Dr Mary Peery in Tryon. Notable events cover receptions, illnesses, travel, and the convention program with talks by postmaster figures and local officials.
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J. C. McNulty
Marie McNulty
Peyton L. Rowlette
Miss Rowlette
Amelia
Henry Preston Jr
Lucie Scott
Chapman Belew
Chappy
New York
John 8
Battimore
B. W. Stras
S. H. Smith
Winston-Salem
Overdraft of large sum reported by treasurer
Charleston auditors report a May 31 general fund cash overdraft of 2,273,330.64 with notes totaling 2,112,500 chargeable to the fund, creating a 94,385,830.66 deficit. June 3 repayment of 612,500 to Charleston banks will affect this overdraft. total cash on hand is 6,395,756.55, with 1,500,000 in banks under receivership and 500,000 in restricted institutions. The note on the observatory telescope seems misplaced.
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Charleston
W. Va
Van Sweringen Aid in Railroad Deal by Morgan
The Van Sweringen brothers, tied to J P Morgan and company, faced a 1916 financing and stock maneuver. They borrowed 2.1 million from Guardian Savings and Trust, then bought 25,032 shares of first preferred, 62,750 second preferred, and 62,400 common Nickel Plate stock for 2 million cash and notes.
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Pecora
van Sweringen
Cleveland
Alleghany Corporation
J. P. Morgan and Company
M. J
Letening
van Sweringen Brothers
Guardian Savings and Trust Company
First Preferred
Second Preferred
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Bluefield Leader OE H Hoge Named Committee Member
OE H Hoge of Bluefield Virginia director in Southwestern Virginia Inc and former freight rate committee chairman joins the general committee for Bluefield celebration on June 10.
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OE H. Hoge
Bluefield
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Mr. Hoge
Idle furnaces fired up by Carnegie Steel
The Carrie blast furnace at Homestead owned by Carnegie Steel was blown in to resume production. The move signals meeting higher demand for steel. number of new hires not announced, but extra hours expected for existing workers. About 300 Penn Iron and Steel employees at Creigh were affected by related activity.
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Pittsburgh
Carrie
Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead
Penn Iron and Steel Company
Creigh
Presidential Garden Grows at Warm Springs
Warm Springs Georgia residents note a neat vegetable garden beside the Little White House where President Roosevelt stays. The plots of lettuce beans and potatoes are carefully tended with stone or brick borders in circular oblong or triangular shapes among the oaks and native trees.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
White House
War on grasshoppers expected aid state war on hoppers
Minnesota spent 250000 on grasshopper bait last year and reports about 90 percent of the hoppers exterminated. State entomologist A G Ruggles says remaining pests are controllable with standard precautions. Northwest states face variable infestation with North Dakota and South Dakota at risk while Iowa should face little trouble. Fifty five counties joined the program, yielding an estimated 9 million dollars saved in crops from 35 million tons of bait spread.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
A. G. Ruggles
Ruggles
Northwest States
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
City and Coalfield Tems Auctioned Plants and Bargains
Summary of small classified style notices: transplanted plants offered at 10 and 5 cents a dozen with delivery in Bluefield West Virginia, C O D orders welcomed from Broyles Greenhouses at 110 North Street. Also a round trip airplane ticket to the World's Fair offered for sale at a sacrifice price. Furniture advertised as fully stocked at market low prices. Rubber bathing suits sold in assorted sizes and colors at South Bluefield Pharmacy and Rodefer's Pharmacy with contact numbers.
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South Bluefield Pharmacy
Bland Street
Rodefer’s Pharmacy
Princeton Avenue
Mattern Sails from Moscow with Tea Despite Island Hazards
An inventor named Mattern landed on a rough island after finding it magnetized, forcing him to curtail a large tea sip. He traveled from Moscow with limited rations until friends provided vacuum jugs, enabling a hot tea start. Paris designers organize a conference to curb illegal copying of originals.
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Norway
Moscow
Paris
More Wedded Men in State Than Women
The census bureau shows 5,554 married men in West Virginia with spouses living in other states. It lists 352,122 married men and 46,568 married women, without explaining the difference. About one of every 100 WV women is a divorcee, 5,600 divorced women total. Two to three wives outlive husbands, 46,847 widows and 22,899 widowers. Seventeen percent of girls 15–20 are married, sixty percent of those 20–25 are. The average owned home is worth 3,620 dollars. among 373,941 homes, 45.1 percent are owner-occupied.
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Washington
Census Bureau
West Virginia
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Mattern
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Daft Kane
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Server's
Hope
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Divine Dress
Schlosshe
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Nixon Paint & Paper Company
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