Quiet campaign marks town election with long candidate list
Voters head to the polls Tuesday for a town election seen as the quietest in memory. A large slate of candidates for mayor, council, and treasurer includes 19 for council with several incumbents not seeking re election. Ballot rules require careful marking to limit to eight names per office. The election introduces new city officials and officers for the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coun
A. F. Sutter
Ji Hall
Olls
J .H. Holbrook
J. H. Holbrook
J. W. Baldwin
J. T. Ashworth
Laura Davenport
Clarence Greever
E. D. Creasy
G. A. Reyolds
W. P. Barnett
H. G. Grahem
Where Has the Game of Yesteryear Gone
A Virginia campaign led by Rev. Noe J. Allen seeks to preserve birds and songsters. The Baptist minister campaigns against hawk owl crow and cat, urging support from influential agencies. His lecture ends with verses lamenting the vanished game and outdoor sport, urging a return to hunting.
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Virginia
Noe
J. Allen
Youa
Mr. Allen
Massacre Monument Committee To Meet In Abbs Valley
The Abbs Valley Moore massacre committee will meet again this week to discuss details for the July 14 ceremony and unveiling. Dr L J Pocahontas chairman is receiving inquiries from relatives of the pioneer about a photograph of the horse that killed two savages, proposed for placards at the dedication. C B Moore and his daughter are overseeing the monument project as visitors flock to Abbs Valley since work began.
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Abbs Valley Moore
James Moore
L. J
Pocahontas
C. B. Moore
Mies
Abbs Valey
Virginia Side to Dress Up for Byrd Visit
Bluefield Virginia will dress up for Governor Harry Flood Byrd's June 14 address supporting constitutional amendments. Byrd will dine with Bluefield’s Business Men’s Club at Palmer hall hosted by Methodist ladies. The event marks his first Bluefield appearance and includes state Senator 8. J. Thompson as escort. Local authorities urge residents to prepare the city for the governor’s visit.
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Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
Byrd
Bluefield
Methodist Church
Palmer Hall
New City Hall
8. J. Thompson
Tazewell
Old Dominion
Commonwealth
Examination for Falls Mills Postmaster Near Falls Mills Va
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination to fill a rural carrier position at Falls Mills Virginia. Examinations will be in Bluefield Virginia with applications due by June 29 1928. Pay is 1800 dollars yearly for a 24 mile route plus 30 dollars per mile for each mile over 24. Applicants must be citizens domiciled in the local post office territory and meet Form 1877 requirements. Both sexes may apply but sex may be specified by appointing officers. Forms and blanks available from the vacancy office or the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Washington. applications must be filed before closing. Unmounted photos required at exam.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Falls Mills
Bluefield
Washington, D.C
Commission
Washington, D. C
Why did veterans decline to run in the upcoming election
A reflective piece muses on why seasoned veterans did not seek office as the municipal election nears. It compares political careers to a sculptor discarding an aging model, arguing retirements spare humiliation and imply greater satisfaction in being sought than replaced.
Horseshoe Pitching Tilt Under Way in Monroe County
In Peterstown on Saturday a horseshoe pitching championship match between Dr A D Dunn of Cashemere and W H Hansbarger of Peterstown began as a community rivalry game. By dark the contest ended in a tie with both contestants determined to resume Monday morning.
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Peterstown
Monroe County
A. D. Dunn
Cashemere
H. Hansbarger
Cashmere
Amendment fight grows hotter across Virginia campaign
A dozen prominent Democrats tour the state opposing proposed Virginia constitutional amendments while Governor Byrd campaigns for them. The Klan appears in casual guidance against amendments. Byrd plans Midwest stops and Tazewell and Bluefield speeches. Opposition from Senator Mapp Congressman Deal Judge Hart and Richmond News Leader noted. Two amendments would limit elected state officials to three and place rest under gubernatorial appointment. Bristol Republicans unite against all amendments. Election set for June 19.
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Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
Old Dominion
Ku Klux Klan
Byrd
Tazewell Court House
Bluefield
Walter Mapp
Deal
J. M. Hart
Richmond News Leader
Bristol
Republican Committee
Ninth
Virginia Sidelights Births in Bluefield Growth
Dr. O K Phieger boosts Bluefield Virginia as a growing voting precinct with new arrivals shaping the council and mayoral future. Newborns include Charlee V. McClanahan Jr a son in West Graham. Charlie V Jr to Corbin in West Graham. A daughter to George T Banner in Falla Mills, Frank Lee.
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0. K. Phieger
Bluefield
Virginia
Charlee V. McClanahan
West Graham
Charlies V. Jr
Mark P. Corbin
George T. Banner
Falla Mills
Frank Lee
W G Battimore Royal Arch Plans June 15 Meeting
The W G Battimore Royal Arch chapters announce a large gathering on June 15 with a free banquet for members and their ladies at Palmer hall, Methodist church, as part of the evening’s activities.
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W. G. Battimore Royal Arch
Palmer
Local Garden Prize Draws Shelby Heights Entry
A reader from Shelby Heights entered the Cameron flower garden in the contest yesterday for the best kept and pretty lawn prize. The prize aims to attract local interest with strict rules on tidy premises and no roses in front or fish scales in back.
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Shelby Heights
Cameron
Richmond Dills spring water supply up by half after city improvements
An official statement from Richmond notes the Dills spring water system has expanded the city supply by about fifty percent following improvements completed last summer by the city. The report, after an estate engineer’s inspection, commends the city for protecting public health and enhancing water quality.
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Richmond
Char
Field Service
Luncheon Honors Mrs. Thomas With Gracious Gifts
Lily Lash Mrs. Sheb Gillespie and Mrs. M. C. Hughes attended a luncheon honoring Mrs. Thomas. The event concluded with ample gifts symbolizing deep appreciation and affectionate regard for her.
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Lily Lash
Sheb Gillespie
M. C. Hughes
Mrs. Thomas
Fourth of July Celebrations at Tazewell Fair Grounds
Plans outline a Bluegrass region Fourth of July festival at Tazewell fair grounds and race track with automobile races and attractions. A large crowd is expected along state highway near Bluefield Virginia as the public enjoys the holiday.
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Tazewell Fair Grounds
Nature
Bluegrass Empire
Fair Grounds
Bluefield
Virginia Side Personalities Parade Throughout Week
Virginia side personals note social visits and travel. Miss Geraldine Breweter of Welch guests Miss Irene Reynolds. Bluefield Billy Sunday club will hold an 8 o clock meeting at Holiness church North Tazewell. Numerous families travel between Dublin Giles Roanoke Knoxville and Atlantic City for graduations visits and holidays.
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Geraldine Breweter
Welch
Irene Reynolds
Billy Sunday Club
Bluefield
Holiness Church
North Tazewell
G. P. McMullen
East Radford
Gladya
Thergan
C. L. Shufflebarger
Katherine Dudley
Richmond
Charles Dudley
Knoxville
Tenn
Shuffliebarger
Karl Parrott
C. L. Fuller
Roanoke
Fuller
Nita Mahood
Martha Lou Neel
Emory and Henry
E. King Crockett
Tazewell
J. B. Frazier
Russell
W. H. Landrum
Dublin
Giles
W. H. Rouse
Dublin Institute
Harry W. Tyler
Toano
W. Frank Baylor
Julia
Criss Cameron
Atlantic City
H. B. Shedd
Trin
John St. Clair
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Twi Donattra
R. B. Williamson
Sterling Williamson
Virginia Military Institute
Williamson
Graham High School
Burke's Garden Faces Possible Geological Disaster
Professor E Ray Casto of Emory and Henry College warned Burke's Garden could collapse, describing it as once a bowl shape now with the bottom worn away leaving a rim. A bottom drop could erase a key Southwest Virginia landmark and affect the water-right dispute among Gose Meek and the Bluefields.
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Burkes Garden
E. Ray Casto
Emory and Henry College
Casto
Burke's Garden
Virginia
Mr. Gose
Mr. Meek
Revival Meeting Opens at City Church This Morning
Dr J H O Smith of Kansas leads the revival at the Christian church with Rev M C Hughes assisting. Chester F Harris of Tennessee directs the song service, with Mr Morris arriving Tuesday to lead music. Smith is described as a renowned pulpit orator and evangelist, and the public is invited to attend.
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ONG
Chester F. Harrie
Arkansas
Christian Church
Bluefield Va
Harris
Christian Churches of America
R. J. H. O. Smith
Kansas City
Bluefield
Dr. Smith
Disciples of Christ
J. H. O. Smith
Kansas
M. C. Hughes
Chester F. Harris
Tennessee
Morris
Smith
Learning They Are Cousins Divorce After Six Years
After six years of marriage Mr and Mrs J A Mullins of Milton learned they are cousins. They separated and filed for an annulment with Judge Isbell. Leota Withrow was Mrs Mullins before marriage. Jackson Mullins brother of J A Mullins provided the information from the South.
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J. A. Mullins
Milton
Jackson Mullins
South
Mulline
Leota Withrow
Isbell
Local Monument Men Start on Long Trip
A. G. Wright and J. E. Mathews known as Wright and Mathews, monument manufacturers, sailed on an extended automobile tour to visit granite and marble quarries across several states to stock their plant. They aim to display the largest and most complete line of monuments and tombstones in this area. With many years in marble and granite, they are recognized leaders in the trade and will be away for several weeks.
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A. G. Wright
J. E. Mathews
Wright and Mathews
Ladies guild to serve election day dinner
The Episcopal church Ladies guild will serve dinner on Election Day as usual, offering meals for voters and attendees.
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Ladies Guild of the Episcopal Church
Falls Mills Notes and Local Visits
Falls Mills residents share visits with Radford and Richmond friends. Christian church hosts an ice cream supper to fund its work. Miss Murrill Lambert starts a music class with several pupils. Mrs Buckland is ill. L H Harry hopes for hot July August weather. Falls Mills women keep house cleaning despite cold rain.
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M. F. Burton
Peggy Jane
Doris
Radford
J. H. Harry
Forest
Lillie
North Carolina
Bryan Vermillion
Richmond
LH. Harry
Ladies of the Christian Church
Murrill Lambert
Bluefield
L. W. Buckland
L. H. Harry
Hugh Ratcliffe
Falls Mills
President Coolidge Plans Summer Offices at Brule Wis
President Coolidge will maintain executive offices during his summer vacation at Brule Wisconsin. He is expected to make almost daily trips to Superior to transact routine business.
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Central High School
Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Brule
President Coolidge Vacation Grounds Locked Up
Gates to Henry Clay Pierce estate where President Coolidge will vacation were locked today by a brass lock, barring outsiders for the summer. Only those with official business may enter Cedar Island Lodge on the Brule. the president will stay within a timbered Brule valley compound beyond the gates.
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Superior
Wis
Henry Clay Pierce
Coolidge
Cedar Island Lodge
Brule
Gale Smites Eight Airplanes In Washington Gale
A tornado like gale hit northeastern and southeastern Washington and Bolling Field toppling eight airplanes and causing about 200000 dollars in damage. Several injuries were reported from flying debris and broken windows. The storm struck the same area as a November gale but was less destructive and slower.
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Washington
Bolling Army Aviation Field
Papers Sympathize With Princess Helen
Expressions of sympathy and respect toward Princess Helen, who is suing former Crown Prince Carol for divorce, appear in the Bucharest press. The suit will be judged in secret court sessions, with parties possibly represented by agents. Proceedings are expected to end in about eight days with Princess Helen’s petition granted.
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Bucharest
Romania
Helen
Carol
Officers Search for Missing Girl in Hollywood
Hollywood California June 9 Chief of Detectives Herman Cline ordered every available police detective to intensify the search for 11 year old Betty Lawton daughter of O G Lawton a wealthy contractor after she disappeared yesterday noon from home while walking to school no trace found after more than 24 hours in a case described as a missing person investigation by police officials
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Hollywood
Calif
Herman Cline
Betty Lawton
O. G. Lawton
Pocket veto of measure favoring veterans seen
Washington June 9 reports a second pocket veto is forecast as President Coolidge departs without signing a bill that would grant all war veterans a privileged status in the civil service. The ten day period for executive approval expired at midnight and no bills remain awaiting action.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Congress
Coolidge
Farmers Rally to Protest Hoover Nomination at Kansas City
North Dakota Governor A G Sorlie led a caravan from Jamestown heading to the Republican national convention in Kansas City to oppose Hoover and back Lowden as the friend of the farmer. Similar convoys from South Dakota and Minnesota joined, aiming for about 400 cars. The protest emphasizes farm relief and carries banners denouncing Hoover.
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St. Paul
Northwest
Kansas City
A. G. Sorlie
North Dakota
Jamestown
South Dakota
Minnesota
Sorlie
Kansan City
Omaha
Hoover
Lowden
Diplomats Intervene as Men Are Disarmed in Peking
On June 9 the 47th Mudkenite brigade under General Pao Yu Lin was disarmed by General Feng Yu Hsilang's Kouminchun troops. Foreign diplomats intervened to press the Nationalist government to fulfill its pledge for a peaceful withdrawal of Pao's forces from Peking.
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Peking
Pao Yu Lin
Mudkenite
Feng Yu Hsilang
Kouminchun
Pao
Mabel Bell Presses On Amid Atlantic Flight Delay
Curtiss Field New York June 9. Mabel Bell waiting impatiently as weather delays her attempt to fly solo across the Atlantic in Charles A Levine's Columbia with a two man crew. Levine says if pilot Oliver LeBoutillier deems the runway safe, the ocean flight may proceed without an intermediate stop at Old Orchard Maine.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Mabel Bell
Atlantic
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Levine
Oliver le BoutYlier
Miss Bell
Old Orchard
THAW VISITOR TO FRANCE BARRED FROM ENGLAND
Cherbourg France June 9 Harry K Thaw barred from England as an undesirable visitor lands in France aboard the Aquitania. He holds a French visa and plans to visit London to see his old tailor and sister Margaret now the countess De perigny in Paris. He left for Paris by automobile after disembarkation.
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Cherbourg
France
Harry K. Thaw
England
Aquitania
Filis Island
Ellis Island
London
Paris
Margaret
Countess Deperigny
Earhart Flight Delayed Until Monday in Trepassey
Amelia Earhart and the Friendship crew report the transatlantic attempt is paused by weather at Trepassey Newfoundland and will not depart before Monday at the earliest. Unfavorable reports from the great circle route to England prompted another postponement of the start, originally set for tomorrow.
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Trepassey
N. F
Amelia Earhart
Great Circle
England
Rockefeller Jr Buys Spence School Site In New York
Real estate records show John D. Rockefeller Jr purchased the Spence school for girls property on West 55th street. The school will relocate to East Slot street beside the Andrew Carnegie mansion. The Rockefellers have been acquiring nearby properties to limit commercial encroachment near their residences.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Spence School For Girls
West 55Th Street
Rockefeller
East Slot Street
Andrew Carnegie
Rockefellers
Life expectancy in New York rises over past century
Historical records show the average age of New Yorkers has increased from about 30 years to nearly a full century higher in the last century, reflecting improvements in health and living standards across the city.
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New York
Paris Evening Gowns Reflect More Formal Society Mood
Paris on June 9 reports dressmakers observe a shift toward formal evening wear in society. Robes de style cater to private ballrooms while full skirts of net taffeta chiffon or velvet remain for ballroom frocks. Night clubs favor simple elegance as weather delays diaphanous outdoor gowns and dance floors stay crowded.
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Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Duke of Argyll Works as Laborer on Inveraray Church Tower
The Duke of Argyll, 66, helps build a new bell tower at Al Sainte Episcopal church in Inveraray Scotland. He strips to sleeves, wears a pipe, and performs the same hard chores as other laborers fetching stone wheeling barrows and dating heavy tasks on the site. Inveraray Castle stands nearby as his ducal residence and clan Campbell headship.
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Inveraray
Scotland
Duke of Argyll
al Sainte’ Spiscopal
Campbell
Louise
Queen Victoria
Inveraray Castle
Only Tower Remains of Old Havana Walls
Havana notes that turreted strongholds once forming a city wall under King Philip II have mostly vanished. The remaining watch-towers, now museums, are controlled by the Cuban department of public works. Many are closed to the public due to age and safety concerns.
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Havana
Philip II of Spain
Department of Public Works
Old Axe
Tnsafety
Pocahontas Couple Attend Virginia Interment College Finals
Mr and Mrs Chas But and their daughter Fern returned Saturday with their daughter Pansy from Bristol where Pansy graduated this year at the Virginia Interment College finals Virgil Hedrick also attended and rode back with them
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Pocahontas
Chas
Fern
Pansy
Bristol
Virginia Interment College
Virgil Hedrick
Gazette Editor Freed After Contempt Sentence In Ohio Case
W. T. Lewis, editor of the Lancaster Gazette, was freed by the common pleas court on a writ of habeas corpus after being fined $20 and jailed ten days for contempt of court. The contempt stemmed from a Gazette editorial criticizing an email fine in a Columbus assault and battery case.
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Arpsthd
Justice of the Peace
E. W. Boeretier
Lancaster
Ohio
W. T. Lewis
Lancaster Gazette
Common Pleas Court
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J. H. Hardy
K. Patty
Charlies Balley
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Laura F. Davenport
Burke
City
Falls Mills, VA
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Mabel Boll
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Old Havana Walls
Pocahontas, VA
E. G. Wright
MR. J. Mathews
Bluefield, VA
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