Local Notices and Ads From Bluefield Area
A collage of brief items includes lumber prices and delivery in Bluefield Virginia, bathing salts and shoes sale at M G Whitlow Hardware Co on Roanoke Street, and a big reduction sale. Also listed are church notices for royal arch Masons and Bluefield merchants advertising linoleum and rugs. A short fire report notes discovery at 11:15 this morning with unknown cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
Roanoke Street
G. Whitlow Hardware Co
Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield
H. P
R. D. Payne
Armstrongs
W. Va
Abney-Barnes Company
D. W. Frazer
Gales
Laws& Commerce
Central Station
Fire Damages Abberry’s Restaurant and Nearby Homes
A fire at Simmons in Abberry’s restaurant caused about $10,000 in damage. Insurance partially covered the loss. The blaze destroyed the restaurant building, Simpkin’s barber shop and pool room, and three Roscoe Simpkins owned color ed houses. Bluefield responded with a fire truck and crew after Simmons sent the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abberry
Simmons
Simpkin
Roscoe Simpkins
Bluefield
West Virginia Medical Association Opens Thirty Eighth Session
The fifty-eighth annual West Virginia State Medical Association meets with broad attendance as doctors discuss public health, medical facts publications, and opposition to cult practices. Dr. Ogden defends medicine against pseudo therapies while urging restraint toward cult legislation. Lectures cover spinal cord operation indications and intracranial hemorrhage prevention at birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State Medical Association
Jeffers
S. W. Moore
Bluefield
W. L. Peck
Welch
McDowell County Medical Society
R. C. Rogers
Mercer la W
Clarence Ridley
Chester R. Ogden
Clarksburg
William Jennings Bryan
Ogden
West Virginia
C. Coleman
Richmond
Philip F. Barbour
Louisville
West Virginia Medical Association Meets Dr Easley
Dr Charles A Easley of Pittayl vania county Va a former Bluefielder attends the West Virginia Medical Association meeting and shakes hands with old friends while teams like Nashville and Atlanta play in the Southern Association and weather affects Memphis Mobile and Little Rock New Orleans matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis-Mobile
Iain
Charles A. Easley
Pittaylvania County
Bluefield Shows Little Interest in Government
Page continues with election data listing votes for candidates and committee members including Dunn 20, Goff 155, Mrs. Faris 116, Mrs. Fisher 66, and figures for Looney Salisbury Trout man 30, reflecting subdued public engagement in civic matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Looney
Salisbury
Troutman
Dunn
Goff
Mrs. Faris
Fisher
Ward Seven Precinct Voting Totals By Candidate
In Ward Seven Precinct 1 Atwell through Williams and Hancock tallied votes for several candidates with Graham and Williams leading at 38 each and Roberts 28. Precinct 2 shows Roberts 130 and Graham 139 as top totals with Williams 137 and Stewart 136. Committees Republican totals list Francisco 85 Kesler 17 and Spangler 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Precinct
Atwell
Cole
Roberts
Cheyney
Graham
McClaugherty
Stewart
Warrick
Williams
Hancock
Looney
Salisbury
Troutman
Francisco
Kesler
Simpkins
Spangler
Election tallies by precinct and committee votes
Precinct 1 results show totals for Atwell Cole Roberts Cheyney Graham MacClaugharthy Stewart Warlick Williams Hancock Looney Salisbury Troutman with party splits: Democrat Hoge Shirey Mrs Stewart and Republican Francisco Snyder Mrs Smith. Precinct 2 lists Atwell Cole Roberts Graham McClaugherty Stewart Warlick Williams Hancock Loones Salisbury Troutman with Republican Francisco Snyder Mrs Smith and Democrat Hoge Shirey Mrs Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Precinct
Atwell
Cole
Roberts
Cheyney
Graham
MacClaugherty
Stewart
Warlick
Williams
Hancock
Looney
Salisbury
Troutman
Hoge
Shirey
Francisco
Snyder
Mrs. Smith
McClaugherty
Loones
Ward Officials Listed by Ward Numbers in City Precincts
The list shows ward assignments with names for each ward including J. W. Brown and Mrs. Carrie Ball in Ward 1, H. S. L. Shott Jr. and Mrs. Ray Ballengee in Ward 2, R. M. Corvin and Miss Mae Maynard in Ward 3, Fred Hawley and Mrs. Rosemary Wilmore in Ward 4, J. C. Akers and Mrs. Fannie E. Bond for Ward 6, Q A. Gof and Mrs. F. F. Farts in Ward 6, F. A. Francisco and Mrs. G. A. Spangler in Ward 7, and E. W. Francisco with Mrs. Ollie Smith in Ward 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brown
Carrie Ball
H. SL. Shott, Jr
Ray Ballengee
R. M. Corvin
Mae Maynard
Fred Hawley
Rosemary Wilmore
J. C. Akers
Fannie E. Bondos
Q. A. Gof
F. F. Farts
F. A. Francisco
G. A. Spangler
E. W. Francisco
Ollie Smith
Ward Elections Listing by Ward and Officers
Ward No. 1- Dr. G. T. Thornhill and Miss Effie Loudermilk. Ward No. 2- M. B. Postlethwaite and Mrs. Mary D. Beckner. Ward No. 3- W. H. Warman and Mrs. C. B. Wilson. Ward No. 4- W. FE. Ross and Mrs. Vera Fasley. Ward No. 5- J. A. Whitlock and Mrs. Olga H. LaHue. Ward No. 6- C. 8S. Armentrout and Mrs. MelLaughlin. Ward No. 7- W. F. Jonas and Mrs. George B. Hale. Ward No. 8&- L. 8. Shirey and Mrs. Sue P. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Thornhill
Effie Loudermilk
M. B. Postlethwaite
Mary D. Beckner
W. H. Warman
C. B. Wilson
W. FE. Ross
Vera Fasley
J. A. Whitlock
Olga H. LaHue
Armentrout
MelLaughlin
W. F. Jonas
George B. Hale
Shirey
Sue P. Stewart
Bank cashier held on embezzlement charge in Benwood
W B Leach of Wheeling, cashier of the Bank of Benwood, and his assistant Joseph Ward were arrested on embezzlement charges related to about 25 000 dollars from the bank. The shortage was found by State Bank Examiner H A Abbott and ex Secretary of State Houston G Young. Ward fled. Leach posted 5000 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benwood
W. Va
W. B. Leach
Wheeling
Bank of Benwood
Leach
Joseph Ward
State Bank
H. A. Abbott
Grafton
Houston G. Young
Charleston
Ward
J. Lloyd Arnold
Woman's Secret of Beauty and Health Advice
An advertisement claims beauty comes from within and urges women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to combat so called women’s ailments. It links clear skin and vitality to curing distress, headaches, and mental depression, presenting the remedy as the most successful for restoring health and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Woman Objects to Telephone Pole in Front of Window
In court, Mrs. Butts contests erecting a telephone pole blocking a window. A foreman and two workers faced charges after supposed interference with the work. Police officers and a West Virginia origin were involved in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Warren
Butts
Indian Heiress Maude Mud Vanishes After May Marriage
Omaha dispatch reports no trace found by federal state and civil authorities of Maude Lee Mud sixteen year old heiress of Miami Oklahoma who disappeared May 21 after a lengthy litigation over her fortune. She wed Earl F Gordon of Miami yesterday in Council Bluffs with her mother’s consent. Guardian William Simms may stand if consent valid. Authorities investigate possible forced marriage aimed at inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Maude Lee
Miami
Okla
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Earl F. Gordon
White
William Simms
Vinita
Simms
Dispatches
Alex Mudd
Skiatook
Maude
Calhoun
Medical meeting outlines public health discussions and surgeries
A dense program lists lectures and panels on syphilis, xeroderma pigmentosum, ether injections for pertussis, chlorine for respiratory infections, and dietary treatment of acidosis. It covers multiple West Virginia cities with physicians from Huntington Charleston Bluefield Morgantown and Louisville in a two day schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Hare
Chesney N. Ramage
Fairmont
Harry L. Robertson
Charleston
Rudolph Reudeman
Aeae
Geo. M. Lyon
Huntington
West Va
Robert M. Clarksburg
Raymond Sloan
R. Kessel
University Health Service
Morgantown
John Nathan Simpson
Duff D. Daniel
Eccles
A. H. Hoge
J. D. Willis
Roce
T. G. Tickle
West Ve
Walter E. Wast
Scopes Trial Defense Gathers Legal Aces
Bainbridge Colby named to assist defense with John T. Scopes facing trial next month in Dayton Tennessee. William Jennings Bryan to prosecute while Clarence Darrow volunteers for the defense joined by the American Civil Liberties Union. Dr John R Neal remains senior counsel with others likely to testify on evolution and religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
John T. Scopes
Dayton, Tenn
Bainbridge Colby
William Jennings Bryan
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Chicago A
Chicago
Bia
Forest Batley
Little
Tennessee
John R. Neal
Bailey
Dudley Field Malone
Large pile of cross ties found on track menaced train No 3
An unknown group placed a large pile of cross ties on the Norfolk and Western westbound track near Freeburn Mingo county delaying train No 3 from Norfolk to Columbus. An eastbound freight crew spotted the barricade and warned the approaching train prompting police to open an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk
Columbus
Freeburn
Mingo County
Americans Flee War Zone Fire On by Yunnanese Gunnery
A Hong Kong report says Mr and Mrs Frank Crampton and Mr and Mrs Montgomery Ogden, Americans trying to escape Canton in a boat with the American flag, were fired on by Yunnanese machine gunners. Mrs Crampton was wounded and the group returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Express
Hong Kong
Mia
Frank Crampton
Montgomery Ogden
Canton
Crampton
Medical and Surgical Clinics At St Luke s Hospital
Medical and surgical clinics will be held at St Luke s Hospital and the Bluefield Sanitarium this morning starting about 6 30 a m for about an hour and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield Sanitarium
Real estate transfers filed in county court clerk’s office
Real estate transfers recorded in the county court clerk’s office include Floyd J. Newberry and others to William H. Newberry for lot 2 section 11 Bee addition and 21 acres in Princeton, and B C Snidow and wife to Georgie P Brown for Black Oak mountain tract at 4500 dollars. Sadie Johnson and husband convey lots 7 8 9 section 286 Bluefield to C W Billings et al for 1 dollar. Cumberland Heights Incorporated transfers a lot on Wyoming Street Bluefield to Carl Ferguson for 192 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd J. Newberry
William H. Newberry
Bee Addition
Princeton
B. C. Snidow
Georgie P. Brown
Black Oak Mountain
Sadie Johnson
C. W. Billings
Bluefield
Cumberland Heights, Incorporated
Carl Ferguson
Wyoming Street
Medical meeting agenda and talks on eye ear nose throat
A county medical meeting lists multiple discussions and speakers. Topics include gall bladder disease gunshot wounds traumatic mastitis and appendicitis plus an illustrated talk by Dr Kennedy on uterine malignancy. An Eye Ear Nose and Throat session in Mezzanine Room 1 June 10 lists several papers by West Virginia physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Latham
Huntington
John E. Cannaday
Charleston
Wade M. St. Clair
A. G. Rutherford
H. K. Buford
G. D. Johnson
R. J. Wilkinson
Hugh J. Carr
J. W. Kennedy
Jos. Price Hospital
Philadelphia
Kennedy
M. ’. Cullen
M. D
Nashville
Tenn
T. W. Moore
West Va
Tucker
Jackson Clinic
Wife seeks divorce over plow scene and harsh farm duties
Mrs Victoria Samody seeks a divorce from Joseph Samody claiming she was hitched to a plow by a horse and forced to tramp the farm. She says she was made to drive loads of hay, milk cows, and clean stables while her husband whipped the animal and herself for slow work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willadelyne
Zone 9
Victoria Samody
Joseph Mody
Samody
One Man Dead and Another May Die in Crash
Huntington reporter details a crash at a busy intersection. Ernest G. Williams, 42, died. Vance Saunders, 24, driver, fractured skull and not expected to live. Mrs Violet Saunders, 19, and Robert Perkins, 26, injured. Perkins arrested for moonshine possession. Warrants issued for Saunders and Mrs Saunders for whiskey possession. Saunders charged with driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Ernest G. Williams
Vance Saunders
Violet Saunders
Saunders
Robert Perkins
Charleston High School dominates state tennis title with sweep
Charleston High School won both singles and doubles in the state high school tennis tournament at Princeton. Haley of Charleston captured the singles title and joined the winning doubles team with Hale. Thornton impressed for Princeton, but Lowry and Hale secured victory for Charleston as Harlan, last year's champion, fell early. The Gott brothers of Bluefield did not enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston High School
Princeton
Haley
Charleston
Thornton
Lowry
Hale
Harlan
Gott Brothers
Bluefield
Doctors Invite Public to West Virginia Medical Session
The West Virginia State Medical Association invites the public to a 8 o'clock general session at the city auditorium. Dr. A. T. McCormick of Louisville will speak on Public Health and Preventive Medicines, and Dr. Harry M. Hall of Wheeling will discuss Agencies that would clip the wings of medical progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Building
Ramsey Street
A. T. McCormack
Louisville
Harry M Hall
Wheeling
West Va
American Association For Medical Progress, Inc
B. H. Swint
A. P. Butt
Elkins
Lee Ott
Charleston
W. W. Golden
Cha
Chas. Hoffman
Keyser
Williams. Robertson
C. J. Reynolds
Bluefield
L. Hunner
Baltimore
R. M. Bobbit
Huntingon
F. B. Roberts
O. D. Barker
Parkersburg
West, Virginia
Lot Merchandise Found On Bailey Lot Arrest In Kentucky
Bailey J. Bailey was arrested Saturday in McRoberts Kentucky by Deputy Ira Blevens on charges from Baldwin Felts Detectives. Police recovered 800 to 900 dollars in stolen merchandise from Pocahontas Fuel Company Sagamore Mercer county thefts dated May 24. Evidence included tools from Sam Tabor of McComas and a stolen .361 Winchester rifle. Five traveling bags with a Northfork tag and post office robbery tools were found. Bailey faces a hearing Thursday before Squire H B Kitts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Bailey
McRoberts
Ira Blevens
Usars
Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency
Bailey
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Sagamore
Mercer County
Repteevener
Sam Tabor
Mscomas
Mr. Tabor
McComas
Squire H. B. Kitts
Erases Wrinkles in Less Than 15 Minutes
Scientists report the tarkroot method as the top wrinkle remover yielding immediate, safe results. A powder mix of tarkroot and lemon juice is claimed to melt wrinkles in under 15 minutes with a refreshing sensation. The treatment is said to be inexpensive at under one cent per use based on the original package at drug stores.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meet Coat Company
C. L. Seyler Lumber Co
Coal Comic
Shrine Club
Masonic
Christian Advocate
Methodist Advocate
D. H. Carr
R. S. Hurt
Salem
Stewart Street
Fireswept
Altamont
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Harry L. Greenspos
T Advertising
Peery Building
the Joyce Co
Jewelers Hotel
West
Southern Association
N. Y
Jas. G. Litz, Agt
Commercial Bank
Telephone
P. D
Bland St
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland Street
Modern Funeral Establishment
Republican Committees
Kodaks
Eastman
All Outdoors
Kodak
Bland Sts
R. L. Morris
Bluefield, W. Va
WM. H. Carr
Abrams
Coal & Coke
Res
United Shoe Repairing Corporation
Bradmana Sida
Maud Lee Mud
Bainbridge Goldy
Prsident Wilson
John McGuire
Bluefield West Va
W. Qeerstee Booker
Wellsburg
Lot
H. B. Kitts
Beth
Compton
Goodykoontz Drug CO
Three Good Drug Stores
Tomers
East End Pharmacy
Princeton Avenue
Fairview Pharmacy Brand
Bluefield Pharmacy
Bluefield Avenue
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