Bear and wild catamount tale from Bluefield section
Three young girls in Flat Top Yard near Bluefield encounter a wild catamount while exploring Butts North woods. A hound and a large house dog potently engage the beast, which is killed after a struggle, witnessed by the children. The column also notes local bear stories, public interest in wildlife, and regional weather lore from Uncle Hugh Ratcliffe.
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Caramount
Fife
Irving Cobb
Cobb
Polotad
Bluefield Virginia News
Northfork
Seldon Ote
Dib
Virginia News
Guy M. Mace
Gary
Princeton
Mr. Mace
Grover Butt
Flat Top Yard
Bluefield
Mr. Butts
Eoon
C. B. Page
Hound
Mr. Butta
Butt
Sean
Pocahontas
McDowell County
Welch
Virginia Side Song Bird Rising Star in New York Theatre
Miss Katharine Strickland of Virginia Side song bird is making good with Mikado players in New York’s forty fourth Street Theatre. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Strickland of this city, she gains many friends through the stage success. Mother recently visited and heard her sing. Nearby photos of Strickland’s company appeared in a week ago. Orchestra 18 Popular. The Bob Repass players provided music for a big Legion hop in Matoaka Friday night.
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New York
Katharine Strickland
Virginia
Song Bird
Forty-Fourth Street
Miss Strickland
Strickland
Shiek
Mias Strickland
Bob Repass
Matoaka
American Legion of
Repass Or
Commencement Exercises In Progress At V P I
The commencement exercises of V P I are in progress this week. Randolph Sanders and Clay Callaway from the Virginia Side are among the attendees. An accidental drowning occurred as Clyda Winslow Hudgin of the college was lost in New River Thursday. Hudgin's body was recovered Friday and sent to Mathews County for burial.
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Vv. PL
Randolph Sanders
Clay Callaway
Virginia
V. P
Clyda Winslow Hudgin
New River
Mathews County
Social whirl centers on Miss Bailey in Columbus
Miss Gladys Bailey, a well known Virginia Side young lady, has been in the center of a social whirl in Columbus Ohio for ten days, with many newspaper items mentioning her and her home city. The climax came Saturday with the marriage of Miss Bailey’s sister Mia Corrine Ross, with Miss Halley as one of the maids. The Ross family formerly lived in Columbus.
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Gladys Bailey
Virginia Side
Columbus
Ohio
Tema
Miss Bailey
Misa Bailey
Mia Corrine Ross
Mise Halley
Ross
Lved
West End
Margaret MacDonald
Sooper
W. Va
Whitt Williams
Roanoke
Geo. Deaton House
A. Overstreet
Princeton
Virginia Williams
Williama
Catherine MacDonald
Dubbring
Leather
Hogstan
Bramwell
Maude Shell
Virginia Bide
Kaas
Bluefield
Wheat crops fair in Burkes Garden frost report
Visitors from Burkes Garden say crops look well and the wheat crop did not appear greatly damaged by the frosts. Farmers prayed for more rain as it has been unusually dry for this season. Spracher recovery progress remains modest after appendectomy. Baseball vitality grows in Clinch Valley with local teams heating up play. Virginia Side Personals note Migs Virginia Frazil’s return from Fredericksh ore and Burnley Thompson of Lexington visiting.
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Virginia
Iaan
Ambarger
Harvey
Berry
Baldwin
Shumaker
Z T. Kyle
N. B. Reed
Tazewell
Louise Leffler
Mahood
Iu Maryland
Katherine Surface
Anc Orplates
Burkes Garden
Prederickshore
Burnley Thompson
Lexington
Fulton Thompson
Thompson Ia
Lucian Thompson
Thompson
Joe Shelton
Okla
Homa Afl
A.J
Matters of Interest to Come Before Council in Virginia Side
Virginia Side city council plans regular monthly session Monday night. Key items include action on the proposed city hall and council chamber project, with expected favorable movement. Also discussed is the extension of the corporate limits as a future definite issue, as Bluefield Virginia eyes self government and rapid growth prompts anticipated state status.
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Virginia Side
Itva
Bluefield
Virginia
Virginia Methodists Plan June Mission Trip on Lawn
A Virginia group of Methodist ladies will conduct their annual mission trip on June 12 on Mrs. J. Boyd’s lawn. Attendees from various lands will wear native costumes, a large meal will be served, and proceeds will fund a new pipe organ. The page also notes weather forecasts and a local newspaper reminder to submit news at Reynalda-Witten Pharmacy.
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Virginia
Methodist Church
Reynalda- Witten
New Buildings Underway On Virginia Side
Several new structures rise this week including a two story fireproof garage by Hicks and Neff on Wister street near the Baptist church and a modern two story factory for Metcalfe Broyles. The Leedy Wells block nears completion and many homes are started in various sections. A council decision on the city hall could trigger immediate construction.
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Hicks & Neff
Ford Distributors
Wister Street
New Baptist Church
Metcalfe Broyles
Virginia
TAZEWELL STATE ROAD SHOULD BE MADE WIDER
The Bluefield Tazewell state road should be widened due to heavy daily traffic and holiday surges causing dangerous congestion. Cars are forced onto dirt shoulders to pass, making the highway unsafe and ill suited for current use. Local notes include Miss Margaret MacDonald visiting relatives and a few relocations and job moves in the area.
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Tazewell State Road
Bluefield Tazewell State
Tazewell Road
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Clinch Valley
Wright
Pocahontas Coalfields
Wrights
J. D. Hinegardner
J. D. Brown
George Walker
Vaajrt
Hugh Ratliffe
Hugh Ratcliffe
J. T. Spracher
Cinch Valley
White Heat
Jadica
Chicago
Onims Auewaag Vude Magn Ratcliffe
Ital Krasp
United States
Uncle Hugh
Bluefield, Va
S. N. Huffard
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