Trail of the Lonesome Pine Named for New Highway Link
A proposed overland highway between Kentucky and Virginia through the Cumberlands may be named Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Proponents say the romantic title tied to John Fox Jr. would boost publicity nationwide. A Bluefield, West Virginia businessman originated the idea.
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Lonesome Pine
Kentucky
Virginia
Cumberlands
Lonesome Pine Highway
Southwest Virginia
Cumperland
Brinefield
Bluefield
W. Va
Prominent Florida figures to visit Bluefield this summer
Florida millionaire W. DeLong promoter of Coral Gables and wife visit Bluefield and Tazewell county as guests of the Harmans. They are linked to Dr. Strickland of Live Oak and come amid prior booster visits. Also expected are Ex-Governor Carey Hardy and Mrs Hardy.
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W. DeLong
Florida
Bluefield
Strickland
Delongs
Cora Gables
Carey Hardy
Live Oak
Appointment of Falls Mills deputy denied
A rumor in Falls Mills and Flat Top claimed a deputy sheriff post was filled by a local man. An inquiry at Tazewell yesterday showed that no one has qualified for deputy sheriff.
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Falls Mills
Flat Top
Tazewell
Sheriff Harman Deputy Report Debunked
County Clerk Shelf Surface says no one has qualified as deputy sheriff in Clerk Fork district and that no appointment was made as alleged. The writer’s claim is considered unfounded and unsupported by official records.
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Shields Harman
Tazewell
Shelf Surface
Clerk Fork
Booster Party Dinner for Southwest Virginia Visitors
The Southwest Virginia, Inc. motorcade will visit Bluefield Virginia for a free dinner in Palmer hall hosted by Graham Methodist Church Ladies Circles. Business Men's Club funds cover costs. about 350 guests expected with music talks and a stunt. July 11 arrival by motorcade from Appalachia for a 6 pm dinner. hotels to fill afterward.
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Southwest Virginia, Inc
Bluefield
Spears
Palmer Hall
Graham Methodist Church
Cavera
Appalachia
W. Va
Virginia Side Personal News and Pisgah Fete Plans
Virginia side notices report Mr and Mrs C P Painter returning from trips to Galax Pulaski and Wytheville with Wytheville hosts Mr and Mrs Walter Hoflman. Mrs D B Miller returns from Glen Rogers with remarks on the mining camp’s boom. Dade Baker and wife return to Cleveland where he serves as Norfolk and Western railway agent. Pisgah fete plans advance as committees meet to prepare for July 4 events with Commander Byrd and Theodore Roosevelt slated to attend and Byrd confirming his visit.
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C. P. Painter
Galax
Pulaski
Wytheville
Walter Hoflman
D. B. Miller
Glen Rogers
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pisgah
Commander Byrd
Teddy” Roosevelt
Byrd
Washington
Sevier Lumber Company Expands Timber Holdings
The Sevier Lumber company has purchased new timber tracts on East River Mountain and white oak land from Frank St. Clair, enabling three more years of operation at their Virginia site. The firm, run by C. L. and Edgar Seyler, operates mills south of Clinch Valley railroad and plans a new tramway into the St. Clair belt.
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Sevier Lumber Company
East River Mountain
Seyler Lumber Company
C. L
Edgar Seyler
St. Clair
Virginia Sidelights New Tourist Route
The Washington to Bluefield trip by Hon. W. G. McAdoo and Mrs. McAdoo may use a new route via Monroe and White Sulphur, avoiding Shenandoah valley. Maps label routes 17 and 21, with an estimated 328 miles from Bluefield to Washington, and alternates via Hinton and White Sulphur offer minor mileage savings through Peterstown ferries and narrows west of Rich Creek.
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W. G. McAdoo
Capital
Hinton
Peterstown
Rich Creek
Union
Sweet Springs
Red Sulphur Springs Resort to Be Demolished
Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe county between Peterstown and Lowell, once a favored summer resort, will be demolished by buyer Judge C W Campbell of Huntington. The lumber will be sold and the grounds kept for agricultural use as cars keep vacationing on wheels. Guests traveled to the Springs via a rough back road and endured the bumpy ride.
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Monroe County
Peterstown
Lowell
C. W. Campbell
Huntington
McAdoo Poised to Control National Democratic Convention
Local politicians insist William Gibbs McAdoo will control next year’s Democratic National Convention whether or not he is the nominee. His Virginia side stopover and Greeneville speech have rekindled the talk of his influence and balance of power in the party.
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McAdoo
Folke
Virginia
William Gibbs McAdoo
Greeneville
Bor
Tazewell Builds Strong Baseball Roster With Ease
Tazewell appears to field a strong baseball team with little effort. Dick Phillips is shown playing for Tazewell alongside other well known players familiar to local fans.
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Tazewell
Dick Phillips
Miss Marea St. Clair Receives College Degree
Miss Marea St. Clair, a former Graham high school graduate and Bluefield College student, earned her degree at Emory and Henry College during last night’s commencement exercises. Her parents Mr. and Mrs. John St. Clair and the couple’s three other daughters attended.
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Marea St. Clair
Graham High School
Bluefield College
Emory and Henry College
John St. Clair
Emory
Policeman Ponders Traffic Problem From Driver Behavior
A Virginia side policeman suggests that noise from car horns cannot solve traffic woes and flags the core issue as managing people who drive, not the automobiles themselves.
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Virginia Side
Monument to honor settlers fight linked to Tug River site
J Newton Harmon II and Chandler Curd will oversee a commemorative monument near Welch West Virginia. The stone sits on a cement base beside a county road between Thorpe and Black Wolf, near the November 12 1788 Pavaces encounter field, with seating planned on a high riverbank for unveiling guests. The event is organized by the Colonel Andrew Donnally chapter DAR.
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J. Newton Harmon, II
J. Newton Harmon
Welch
Chandler Curd
Thomas H
Curd
Gary
Peeled Chestnut
Thorpe
Black Wolf
Pavaces
Andrew Donnally
Daughters of the American Revolution
Monument program set for next Tuesday near Tug River
The Harmon Connection assists with planning as a band and Gary Boy Scouts help traffic on the crowd. A plenary supper will be served in a grove on the Tug river near Black Wolf. Committee members include Mrs. R. V. Shanklin Mrs. A. N. Harris and Miss Anna R. Stratton.
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Harmon Connection
Boy Scoute
Gary
Tug River
Black Wolf
R. V. Shanklin
A. N. Harris
Anna R. Stratton
Real estate transfers filed in Mercer County Court
Real estate transfers recorded in Mercer County Court Clerk's office include South Bluefield Extension to L B Lambert lot 16 block A Edris addition Bluefield $1500 F P French and wife to W B Reid lot Princeton Avenue Princeton $5 W F Reid and wife to F P French part lot 3 section 81 Roundhouse addition Princeton $5 Stella Pemberton and husband to W T Elliott lot 13 section 967 Bluefield $5 L C Lively and wife to Clyde Mankin lot 8 section 171 Princeton $1 T B Batchelor to Mrs N R Leonard two acres Sandlick $1 Martha A Gray to M P Shawkey lot 14 section 912 Bluefield $1 David From to Annie Effron lot 17 section 1100 Bluefield $10
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Mercer County Court Clerk's Office
Bluefield
Annie Effron
Women Pay State Bills in Kentucky
Three bob-haired young women on the staff of treasurer E. D. Dishman manage all bills and financial duties at the state capitol. Mise Tommye Veal as assistant treasurer aims for a political career and eventual state treasurer. Rose Mary Kaufman seeks a practical independent life, while Mrs Cecile B Montgomery contributes to the office.
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Frankfort
E. D. Dishman
Kentucky
Mise Tommye Veal
Rose Mary Kaufman
Cecile B. Montgomrey
Celebrity Wife Targets Ideal Housewife Dream
Checks totalling $27 million a year fuel a high profile marriage to a University of Kentucky football star. The bride says she hopes to be an ideal housewife, signaling a personal goal amid public attention.
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University of Kentucky
Seattle Mayor Bertha Landes Promotes Civic Duty
Mayor Landes urges intelligent citizenship as vital to community value. Weekly luncheons train Seattle women for civic activity while she speaks to nearly 1,000 attendees on city departments finances and governance.
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Seattle
Waah
Bertha K. Landes
Landes
Rochester Celebrates a Week of Weeks in City Program
Rochester residents joined numerous events during a single week including egg, bicycle, clean up and paint up, hard of hearing, baby, lingerie, and Peter Pan weeks. The month also featured two murder investigations and a murder trial.
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Rochester
N. Y
Drying Lettuce Tips After Washing
Dry lettuce in paper towels if you must use it immediately after washing. Pat gently to remove excess moisture then store promptly to keep greens crisp.
Stone Mountain plan broadens tribute to World War heroes
The Stone Mountain Memorial expansion adds an Avenue of Trees leading to the mountain face with an equestrian group of Confederate generals. Sculptor Augustus Lukeman aims to honor World War II soldiers with markers and donor trees, creating a public, self funded memorial project.
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Atlanta
Stone Mountain Memorial
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Augustus EK. Lukeman
New York
Rheumatism relief with 8 8 8 tonic promoted
A long advertisement claims 8 8 8 S S S is a vegetable tonic that relieves rheumatism pains. It cites a testimonial from Earl C. bell of J City Tennessee and states the product has been used for over a century with many grateful letters. It is sold in two sizes at drug stores.
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Earl C. Bell
West Main Street
J City
Tenn. S
S&s
General Motors
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