Recall of Hughes and Wilson in 1916 era politics
The 1916 presidential race focused on Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes amid debates over war. Wilson rode a campaign pledge to keep the nation out of World War I, while Hughes rose as a reform figure with a mix of liberal and conservative traits. The piece notes wartime tensions, suffrage impacts, and public sentiment across regions.
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Charles Evans Hughes
United
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Austria
Germany
New York
Hughes
Oman
West
East
San Francisco
Frank Maynard
Bluefield
Olderle
Virginia Sidelights Series of Services at Memorial Baptist
A series of meetings is in progress at Memorial Baptist church Bluefield Virginia led by Rev J G Saunders of Roanoke pastor of Villa Heights Baptist church Roanoke assisting is Rev H S Cummins local pastor with Mrs H A Willis directing the choir Mrs E B Witten is pianist Services every evening at 7:25 Also notes on delayed May pay for Bluefield teachers and a kid baseball team committee formed by the American Legion with W A Counts Dusty Rhodes Trudy Fox Bill Kell and others to organize activities for local youth
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Memorial Baptist Church
Bluefield
J. G. Saunders
Roanoke
Mr. Saunders
Villa Heights Baptist Church
H.S. Cummins
H. A. Willis
E. B. Witten
W. A. Counts
Dusty Rhodes
Trudy Fox
The
American Legion
Bill Kell
Paddler Pedals Reports Mysterious Lights on Baldwin Hill
Residents on Baldwin Hill observed a repeating light pattern along the winding steps from the Baldwin residence to the street. Mrs. Carolin Baldwin notes all Idwin family members use flashlights at night on the hillside path while discussing blackberry winter and chilly weather with a 50 degree thermometer.
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Baldwin Hill
Baldwin
Carolin Baldwin Exlais
Idwin
Child Study club meeting notes and reflections
The Child Study club met at Mrs. Raymond Harry’s home with Mrs. Tom Glover as hostess. Ten members attended due to illness. Save-a-Child Federation donations were collected. meeting adjourned after business due to the absence of the program leader. Edith Cavell and WWI reflections followed. Mrs. R Kemp Crockett will graduate from UNC Chapel Hill on June 10, with daughter Mary Stacey Crockett receiving her degree.
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Child Study Club
Raymond Harry
Tom Glover
Crockett Hughes
Save-a-Child Federation
R. Kemp Crockett
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Mary Stacey Crockett
Ta ze well Board No 2 Mails Questionnaires
Local board 2 in Tazewell County Virginia announces mailed questionnaires to registrants on June 5 with return by June 15. The list includes Elmer Etter William Lovell Wil liam French Oscar Clendenen Robert Buffalow Hubert Maxey Dennie Gillespie James Jordan Jesse Sparks George Hale Vick Fern Lipscomb Bluefield Pocahontas Falls Mills Boissevain West Graham East Radford etc with many names and addresses.
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Tazewell County
Bluefield
Elmer Clifford Etter
Gratton
William Reece Lovell
William Howard French
Falls Mills
Oscar Claude Clendenen
Robert Edward Buffalow
Hubert Early Maxey
Pocahontas
Dennie Baldwin Gillespie
James Otis Jordan
Racepond
Jesse Lawrence Sparks
Burkes Garden
George Pravier Hale
Vick Litchfield Fern
Virgil Patrick Lipscomb
George Alex Parez
Boissevain
Oliver Grady Barbour
Boisseva
Herbert Kyle Hedrick
Blacksburg
Dupuy Marion Warner
Robert Lee Tilley
West Graham
Winfred Craft
William Alfred Helmandollar, Jr
East Radford
James Henry Stevenson
Marvin Garland Young
Marvin Everett Neal
Artley Bane Pugh
Anguss Trigg
Harold Dixon
Robert Anthony
Kenneth Wade Sproles
Blueeld
Charles Henry Belcher
William Bascomb Fields
Leonard Stewart
James Hezekiah Crawford
William George Repass
Phillip Anthony Scoleri
James Henry Goosby
Yards
Alexander
Improve Your Looks and Energy With Digestive Tonic
An old advertisement claims two steps restore stomach digestion and blood vitality. It promises renewed appetite, better digestion, and brighter cheeks through a liquid tonic named 8.8. Ton ie, claiming rapid results and widespread user testimonials.
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Snes Co
Remembering Hometown Residents Aid Camp Lee Visitors
Mrs. Arch Johnson of Petersburg and former Bluefield resident Emma Yost wishes to welcome Bluefield boys stationed at Camp Lee. Robert Anderson traveled to Washington to offer his services to the war department after graduating from Roanoke college.
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Arch Johnson
Petersburg
Johnson
Emma Yost
Bluefield
Camp Lee
Robert Anderson
Washington
The
War Department
Uncle Sam
Roanoke
Col
Local student earns outstanding honors in Bluefield family
A Bluefield Virginia college student, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reese Anderson, is noted for outstanding honors highlighting academic achievement and family background.
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Lege
Reese Anderson
Bluefield, Va
Bluefield College graduates in Virginia Side spring tally
The article reflects on Bluefield College graduates in Virginia, noting a missed list. It recalls how the region managed without the college, highlighting praise from a Tazewell home where schools were discussed and Bluefield College receiving high regard.
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Virginia
Bluefield College
Bluefield
Tazewell
Local grocer prompts berry name mix up
Bluefield shoppers hear claim that huckleberry is being labeled as blueberry at a nearby store. A clerk asked a customer about the confusing switch, prompting questions from residents.
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Bluefield
Clerk Presents Blueberries and Huckleberries Mix
A customer declines frozen blueberries but requests huckleberries. The clerk confirms and offerings a mix of blueberries and huckleberries, presenting them to the customer.
Virginia Side Personals Visit Planned
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Steele and family depart for Youngstown Ohio for ten days to visit Mr. Steele’s brother. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Davidson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yost with Polly Ann leave for Winchester Virginia for several days joined by Mrs. Joseph Farley formerly Miss Pearl Davis. An insect cicada lives longer than the average dog.
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W. M. Steele
Youngstown
Ohio
Mr. Steele
W. P. Davidson
Fred Yost
Polly Ann
Winchester
Joseph Farley
Pearl Davis
Parsons Leads Local Recruiting Office in Surge Staffing
Sergeant Preston Parsons of Charleston serves as substitute in charge of the local recruiting office during the illness of Sergeant E Wilson Dean who is under treatment for a throat ailment in Bluefield hospital where the staff reports his condition as satisfactory.
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Preston Parsons
Charleston
E. Wilson Dean
Bluefield
Candidates poised to file in Tazewell delegate race
With the ice broken in the house of delegate campaign in Tazewell county, announcements are expected soon as other candidates prepare to file. In the absence of a nomination by four, strategists weigh potential entries and timing.
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House of Delegate
Tazewell County
Virginia delegate race filings require 50 signatures
The Virginia house of delegates election process requires a candidate to file with at least fifty qualified voter signatures. Candidates have sixty days before the November election to qualify, and Bluefield, Virginia, is noted in the context of whether it has previously sent a member to the assembly.
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House of Delegates
Virginia
Bluefield
Virginia Assembly
Makng
West Virginia 4-H Band Invited to National Camp Program
Jacksons Mill W Va June 5 C H Hartley said the West Virginia 4-H band and chorus were invited to appear on the national 4-H camp program June 22 marking the first time a state group has received the honor Oglebay Park executive secretary An(k) Sanders will direct the groups
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Jackson’s Mill
W. Va
C. H. Hartley
West Virginia
Ank Sanders
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
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