Insurance Firm Founded in 1903 at Citizens
Ray Evans, longtime manager, took charge in 1914. Evans, famed as an entertainer, remains a prominent Citizens Insurance salesman despite his public humor. The article highlights his dual role in business and the stage, noting his long association with the firm.
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Ray Evans
Farflung
Evans
Mr. Evans
Local Business People Favor NRA Principles In Bluefield
Bluefield merchants and business men endorse the NRA codes as fair practices and continued wages and hours. Fred R. Christie secretary reports unanimous local support and is preparing a May business survey for release next week.
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NRA
Bluefield
Business Men's Association
Fred R. Christie
Christie
Underwriters Agency Marks Century of Service and Growth
Since its 1903 founding the agency reports steady annual growth and steadfast adherence to original principles. Manager Evans, joining in 1911 and leading since 1914, offers free public appearances and responsive service. Nellie Wells has served as office assistant since 1914, with colleagues Barger, Phillips, and Mays, plus Elmo Agee heading the Northfork office since 1932.
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Nellie Wells
Evans
Evana
Mr. Evans
William Barger
J. A. Phillips
R. J. Mays
Elmo Agee
Northfork
Coal industry talk prompts stockpiling by Bluefield residents
Mercer Coal Company urges homeowners to buy and store coal for winter as prices may rise and supply worries loom. The piece highlights Bluefield’s largest coal yard, fleet capabilities, and regional service footprint including exchanges in Bluefield and nearby towns.
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Bluefield
Mercer Coal Company
George S. Smith
Brakes matter in car safety and longevity
The piece stresses brake importance for safety and tire wear. It highlights Bob Litz garage at 532 Bluefield Avenue offering brake servicing by trained mechanics. The method quickly tests each wheel to assess brake safety, advocating regular checks to prevent accidents.
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Bob Litz
Bluefield Avenue
Transient Dies After Fall From Truck Near Barboursville
Bruce McCutcheon 26, a transient registered at the bureau and son of Samuel McCutcheon of Kanawha county, died when he fell from the rear of a truck bound for a transient camp near Barboursville Huntington.
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Fall Huntington
W. Va
Bruce McCutcheon
Transient Bureau
Barboursville
Bureau
Samuel McCutcheon
Kanawha County
Soil Drier Claim by Davenport Farmer
Davenport Iowa farmer George Speake says his soil-drier invention has worked for 30 years. A stout wooden barrel buried below ground level channels surface water into the barrel and drains it away through tile instead of running across the field.
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Davenport
George Speake
Pasteurization and Typhoid Dangers in Raw Milk
Milk Service Inc discusses how pasteurization is not only protection, noting typhoid carriers can be asymptomatic. Even with feces and urine tests, carriers may intermittently shed germs, making safe milk supply hard to guarantee without pasteurization.
Bailey Lumber Company Opens Sixth Plant in Grundy Virginia
Bailey Lumber Company completes its Grundy yard in Virginia as sixth district plant. W. C. Payne notes a new warehouse for kiln dried lumber and materials, a white Forest City Time Toast office, and strong local housing demand while pursuing bulk purchases across Bluefield Mullens Matoaka War Wytheville yards.
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W. C. Payne
Bailey Lumber Company
Grundy
Virginia
Bluefield
Forest City
Payne
Buchanan County
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
The
Mullens
Matoaka
War and Wytheville
Typhoid Germs in Dairy Milk Sparks Fearful Warning
The article explains there is no absolute guarantee raw milk is germ free. Even if a carrier discharges organisms only some days, lab tests may miss them and newspapers could accuse the dairy. Dairymen are urged to grasp the danger and daily risk to public health.
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