Bluefield discusses water meters plan for city
Bluefield Virginia residents debate installing water meters as the city weighs the potential for higher rates against benefits. Eddie Ruehl explains the proposal, while critics warn meters could raise costs. others argue funds would be better spent on pumps, mains, and fire plugs. A light frost reports accompany the morning news.
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Palmer Hall
Bluefield
Eddie Ruehl
R. C. Anderson
Norfolk & Western
Alabama Girl Named Official Sponsor for Rhododendron Festival
Mary Hall Van Pelt of Montgomery Alabama is chosen to represent her state as official sponsor at the fourth annual rhododendron festival in Asheville North Carolina, beginning June 24. She earned the honor as the prettiest girl at the University of Alabama. Local note mentions madstone beliefs for dog bites and Scout meeting at Palmer hall planning a Welch trip and jubilee participation.
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Alabama
Mary Hall van Pelt
Montgomery
Ala
Asheville
N. C
Mary
University of Alabama
Palmer Hall
Welch
B. T. Sells
Chattanooga Girls Face Bluefield Team in Colored Bracket
Two all colored girl baseball teams competed in a full nine innings game witnessed by a large crowd. Both pitchers worked all nine innings as Chattanooga faced Bluefield Virginia in a notable late season match.
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Chattanooga
Bluefield
Goodman to be arraigned today in Moss case
The preliminary hearing for Clint Goodman, 27, a Burkes Garden farmer, is set today in Tazewell over the fatal wounding of Ben Moss, a prominent grazier. Moss died after being struck with a rock on May 20 amid a hogs dispute. Goodman bonds set at 5000 dollars. state to be represented by N Clarence Smith. defense by R C Crockett.
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Clint Goodman
Burkes Garden
Tazewell
Ben Moss
Moses
Bluefield
Goodman
Moss
Justice of the Peace
C. T. Patton
N. Clarence Smith
Commonwealth
R. C. Crockett
Greever Family Reunion Address Planned by J B Greever
The Rev J B Greever 86 arrives from Rosewell New Mexico to attend the reunion and deliver an address. Prof Greever praised as an outstanding schoolteacher by R K Crockett cashi er of the Bank of Graham. Moore family members from Tazewell and Mercer counties plan gathering in Pickaway Monroe county to honor deceased relatives. Road crew moves from College Avenue site to Honaker Russell county with 18 men led by foreman R R Goodman.
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J. B. Greever
Rosewell
N. M
Greever
R. K. Crockett
Bank of Graham
Moore
Tazewell
Mercer Counties
Pickaway
Monroe County
Abbas Valley
College Avenue
Falls Mills
Sanders Drive
Honaker
Russell County
R. R. Goodman
Goodman
Washington County
State Road Department
Mother and infant to be buried at Flat Top Yard
A 17 year old mother Mrs Dorothy Lawson will be buried with her infant daughter in Flat Top Yard at 10 30 this morning. Mrs Lawson died at her home in Tazewell Tuesday morning. The body was moved to Flat Top Tuesday evening and many visited the home to pay respects.
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Flat Top Yard
Dorothy Lawson
Arthur Lawson
William Lawson
Lawson
Tazewell
Flat Top
Virginia Side Personalities and Travel News
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ward departed after visiting the Willis family. Mrs. G. W. Havens returned from Roanoke and Pulaski with her two grandchildren. Co. B. Blankenship, a U.S. postal carrier, begins a weekend vacation returning to Russell while Mrs. Blankenship and the children visit Indianapolis.
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J. J. Ward
H. A. Willis
Blackstone
G. W. Havens
Roanoke
Pulaski
Co. B. Blankenship
U. S
Russell
Fire destroys seven city blocks at Norfolk waterfront
A blaze on an oil soaked pier in Norfolk Virginia destroyed seven blocks of the city and damaged valuable waterfront property. Three firemen and three Marines were seriously injured as a thousand soldiers and Marines joined a nine hour effort to subdue the flames.
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Norfolk
Local News Briefs Highlight Community Movements
Mrs Lusk formerly Miss Marypps. Graham high school Latin teacher Herschell Slues returns from Jacksonville Fla where he spent the past year. He travels with the Bowen Greever family returning to Bluefield to reside. Rose opens a new beauty shop in the Little Theatre building offering mar cels facials permanent waves manicuring scalp treatments dyeing and hennas at attractive prices. John A Turner to run Sanitary Barber shop with special chairs for children's hair cutting and bobbing.
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Bluefield College
A. Benbow
Mary Stacy Crockett
Kemp Crockett Jr
Tazewell
Mary Stacy
Treble Clef Club
Kemp
Lusk
Marypps
Graham High School
Herschell Slues
Jacksonville
Fla
Bowen Greever
Bluefield
Rose's
Rose A. Turner
Little Threater
Sanitary
John A. Turner
Rose's Beauty Shop and Barber Shop to Open in Little Theater
The former Graves and Mahood store room in the Little Theater building is being redecorated to host Rose's Beauty Shop with Rose A. Turner in charge and the adjacent barber shop run by John A. Turner. The project aims for mid month completion with child friendly barber chairs included.
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Graves and Mahood
Rose A. Turner
Rose's
John A. Turner
Osteopathy Board Sees Licensure Examinations in Clarksburg
State board of osteopathy in Clarksburg West Virginia conducted examinations for licensure. Applicants named include Misa Georgiana Pfeiffer of Marietta Ohio Miss Emily Russell of Springfield Massachusetts Alexander H. Trefz of Rockford Illinois and Frederick K. Stewart of Marietta Ohio.
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Osteopathy Board
Clarksburg
W. Va
State Board of Osteopathy
Misa Georgiana Pfeiffer
Marietta
Ohio
Emily Russell
Springfield
Masa
Alexander H. Trefz
Rockford, Ill
Frederick K. Stewart
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Minnie Harman
Washington
National Conference of Young Republicane
Willard Hotel
Mies Harman
Waddell Place
Southwest Virginia
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