Cedar Bluff Notes and Local Happenings
Dr. and Mrs. W. Baylor attended the wedding of Miss Roce Ward at the Ward home in Thompson Valley on Wednesday. G. D. Humphrey completed his residence in Swordaville now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Pendleton. Rev. J. N. Tfarman of Tazewell passed through town en route to Berwind. G. B. Wingo and W. F. Birklebach Jr. attended Buffalo BI shows in Roanoke on the 3rd. J. Lambert and Kb. Crockett of Canebrake were visitors here recently. WW Scott installed a soda fountain at his station store. Aebe of Lebanon restate health improving slowly. Falls Mi bi re vel WoL am begins to be the people iv? and when the yards open up soon, hopes for a thriving business town on the Clinch Valley. Will Watkins, formerly at Hedford City, returns home for summer. Rumors say wedding bells may ring here in coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Baylor
Roce Ward
S. J. Ward
Thompson's Valley
G. D. Humphrey
Swordaville
Fred W. Pendleton
Tazewell
J. N. Tfarman
Berwind
Clinch Valley
Will Watkins
Hedford City
Public Service Commission Members Named in West Virginia
Gov Hatfield appointed bipartisan members to the Public Service Commission as the first fruit of his administration, a body to advise on inter state issues and time worn disputes. The commission, created by the legislature, remains to take office as the governor advances his program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Charleston
W. Va
Henry D. Hatfield
Robert B. Bernheim
Public Service Commission Salaries and Appointments
Governor Hatfield faces heavy workload as public service commissioners set salaries at about 6000 yearly and oversee workmen's compensation. The commission's size will rival other departments, with Wythe as secretary and Lakin influencing appointments. Debs report critiques martial law, while tariff and wool prices stir Virginia politics and possible extra legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Hatfield
James 8. Lakin
State Board of Control
Lakin
William W. Wythe
Welch
Whyte
United States Senate
Kanwha
Debs
Socialist Party
Glassebck
Charleston
Huntington
Glasscock
National Congress
Keenbrier County
West Virginia
Alaskan Volcanoes Erupt Along Coastline
The entire Alaska peninsula and nearby islands including Unimak Pass are erupting with fumes and dense smoke. The naval steamer Doran brought news of the activity on its monthly run to Dutch Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Alaskan
Penisula
Unimak Pass
Doran
Dutch Harbor
Harris Acquitted in Embezzlement Case at Bristol
J W Harris, noted stock dealer from near Abingdon, was acquitted in the Bristol corporation court on embezzlement charges after a jury failed to agree at the first trial. The acquittal came at the second hearing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Harris
Bristol
J. W. Harris
Abingdon
Corporation Court
Powers Demand Demobilization Across Balkans
Several European powers instructed their embassies to take collective steps in Constantinople and Balkan capitals to demand demobilization of their armies.
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Balkans
Constantinople
Good Night For Gompers in Washington
Samuel Gompers underwent a second mastoid operation yesterday and was reported tonight doing as well as can be expected. He passed a good night and remained under care in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Black Hand Letter Sender Pomaro Charged in Wilson Plot
Guiseppi Pomaro, arrested at Youngstown, Ohio, for sending a black hand letter to President Wilson, was brought to Cleveland and jailed. He appeared before U S Commissioner Gilmer in Warren and posted a $5,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Cleveland
Guiseppi Pomaro
Youngstown
Ohio
Pomaro
Warren
United States
Gilmer
Secret Service Detains Suspect Amid Confession Dispute
An agent reports that the suspect could not arrange a bord and that statements claiming a confession were false. Secret Service operative Wasser testified that Pomaro was taken into custody and challenged alleged admissions as erroneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Secret Service
Wasser
Pomaro
Billy Mudge and the Stocking of Easy Gold
A farmer’s boy Billy Mudge halts a house robbery but discovers a moving picture crew staging the scene. He pockets a stocking full of paper and stones as a gag reveal, then realizes the act is a film prop and reacts by flipping the equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Mudge
Billy
Santa Claus
Bilky
Also Mentioned on This Page
E., F. Randolph & Co., Silversmiths and Jewelers
Blacfield, W. Va
Madame Krumpetz
Princeton Avenue
Binefield Normal & Business College
W. HW. Cunningham
Vite
Masonic Building
The
Curtis-Pearson Co
Federal Street
Cedar Bluff
Pia
Isadore Cohen
Jewelers
Pedigo
Kimonas
Wmowgy
Wooltex
E. S. Pedigo Co
Bluefield
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