Why Die In A Fire Asks Citizens Underwriters Co
A historical notice cites Citizens Underwriters Agency urging fire prevention since 1918. It highlights careless matches and smokers as major fire causes, cites famed deaths, and provides home basement and upper level checks to cut hazards in a two part safety checklist.
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Citizens Underwriters Co
United States
Citizens Underwriters Agency
Seerm
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
New York City
Jersey City
N. B
Boston Woman Becomes New President of Christian Science
Mrs Elizabeth Cadwell Tomlinson of Boston was elected president of the Christian Science Mother Church to succeed Dr Frank C Colby. The announcement came at the annual meeting with representatives from every state and many foreign countries. About 6 000 Christian Scientists attended. The gathering urged members to strive for world peace and shared reports on church activities worldwide.
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Boston
Elizabeth Cadwell Tomlinson
Christian Science Mother Church
Frank C. Colby
Officials Favor Eastern Arkansas Cotton Strike
Wynne Arkansas June 8 Eastern Arkansas cotton field strikers gain favorable action from the governor and Wynne police. The choppers seek a daily wage of 50 cents. Governor Futrell ordered the release of 13 Negro strikers jailed in Crittenden county. Police Chief Clyde pledged to identify and punish white night riders who attacked two Negroes in connection with the strike.
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Wynne
Ark
Eastern Arkansas
J. Marion Futrell
Crittenden County
Frank Clyde
Real Estate Values Rise as Realtors Stress Dual Duty
K B Thomas of Community Realty argues property values in Bluefield and surrounding areas rise due to good agents balancing buyer and seller interests. He notes Realtors must consider buyers as potential sellers and ensure transactions satisfy both sides, aided by ongoing owner-buyer contact and lending capacity.
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K. B. Thomas
Community Realty Company
Bluefield
Thomas
Elks
Bland
Raleigh
Bluefield Poperty
Bluefield Real Estate
Georgia Lumber Company Offers FHA Loans for Bluefield Area
Bluefield's Georgia Lumber Company announces an unlimited money loan program under FHA terms for homeowners and commercial property. Loans cover repairs from 100 to 2000 dollars, building new homes up to 16000 dollars, and commercial projects to 50000 dollars, with five to twenty years at 5 percent interest.
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Georgia Lumber Company
Bluefield
Federal Housing Administration
Cliff Smith
END OF RAINBOW SCARE IN CHESTNUTRIDGE POT OF COINS TURNED FALSE
In Chestnutridge North Carolina E D Swann found a pot of ten counterfeit gold coins on his farm. He digged for more and uncovered dozens more before learning the coins were fake. Authorities suspect they came from a counterfeit ring busted in the area thirty years ago in Asheville.
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Chestnutridge
N. C
E. D. Swann
Asheville
Funeral Director’s Service To Community Is Important
Mercer Funeral home head P. D. Bratton closes a series on The Place of the Funeral Director In the Community. He traces embalming from arsenic to formaldehyde and argues the director’s role protects the living, requires psychology, and demands ongoing education.
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P. D. Bratton
Mercer Funeral Home
Best Chops and Steaks in Binefield Eatery Ad
Local dining listings highlight chops and steaks in Binefield with special plate dinners regular meals and toasted sandwiches. Emphasis on efficient and courteous service across lunch and dinner hours.
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Binefield
Flower Shut-In Day Aims To Reach Millions June 14
The world’s largest flower order, over 300000 bouquets and potted plants, will be delivered Sunday June 14 to permanent shut-ins across the United States and Canada. The fourth annual International Flower Shut-In Day is organized by the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association with 2300 cities involved.
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U. S
Canada
United States
North America
Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association
Detroit
Albert Barber
Mich
Barber
Mr. Barber
Right to know in funeral service standards
The author argues the public has a right to information about funeral materials and construction, stressing the value of professional attention over merchandise. It asserts that a funeral director represents a personality, not just goods, and calls for transparency and informed questions from mourners.
Peacemaker's Fate and Film Figure Injured
Hollywood director Clarence Brown sustained a broken elbow after a dog fight on his estate among his fox hounds The Actress Bugle Ann was present during the incident Brown reportedly tripped while separating the dogs and fell resulting in the injury The note mentions logwood pulp production and wood cords used for paper and other products referencing spruce and hemlock sources.
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Hollywood
Clarence Brown
Bugle Ann
Brown
United States
Membership Grows Steadily In Associated Hospitals Inc
Associated Hospitals Inc expands access to hospital care for Mercer and McDowell counties. The plan reduces debt and preserves physician independence while offering private rooms and early treatment, aligning with community welfare and financial stability through steady member growth.
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Associated Hospitals, Inc
Associated Hospital A
Mercer
McDowell
Associated Hospitals
W. A. McCue
Pete Sans
Summer care for apparel at New National Dry Cleaning Works
The New National Dry Cleaning Works in Bluefield advertises its seasonal services for summer fabrics such as linen and palm beach suits. It highlights specialized cleaning methods, full insurance from pickup to return, and high capacity for dresses, suits, rugs, draperies, and storing winter clothing.
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NEW National Cleaners & Dyers, Inc
J. B. Wooldridge
Mer
New National Dry Cleaning Works
Palm Beach
Congo
National
Bluefield Avenue
New National Cleaning Works
Bluefield
National Dry Cleaning Works
J. B. Woolridge
Girl May Have Fled to Escape Parents Wrath
Dorothy Blumenshine, 14, vanished after a May 30 dance trip. A mass search of 500 volunteers failed to locate her as officials consider she fled to avoid parental punishment after a party incident in Mackinaw and a relapse from liquor. Sheriff Goar and State's Attorney Illiff pursue further plans.
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Pekin
Dorothy Blumenshine
Ralph Goar
Tazewell County
Nathan Flliff
Dorothy
Mackinaw
Washington, Ill
Sultan of Sulu James al-Kiram Dies on Jolo Island
News reached Manila that James al-Kiram the Sultan of Sulu and titular head of the Mohammedans of the Sulu archipelago died on the island of Jolo. He abdicated political and civil rights in 1915 and was a widely known figure in the United States.
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Manila
Jolo
Sulu
James al- Kiram
United States
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