Dairy meeting plans to be formed in Bluefield in October
A group met in the chamber of commerce to organize the state dairy meeting to be held in Bluefield in October. County agent W H Bill Roberts will help plan the event with J L Alexander and H Bowers assisting. tours to Mercer and Tazewell counties and possibly Blacksburg are planned to showcase dairy work and local industry support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
W. H
Bill) Roberts
Mercer County
Wheeling
Roberts
J. L. Alexander
Alexander
Herman Bowere
Bowers
Rowers
Mercer
Tazewell
Burkes Garden
Pinnacle Rock
Virginia
Blacksburg
George Litton
Tazewell County
Litton
Farm Bureau
Farm Women's Bureau
Conrad Brevick
Kiwanis Luncheon Hears Advertising Talk In Bluefield
Thornton company advertising manager A Wolcott addressed Bluefield Kiwanis at their noon meeting at the Elks Home. He urged truthfulness in advertising across display stockkeeping and selling service, noting past abuses and public skepticism. Dr J Gordon and Coram Cunningham funded the attendance prize.
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A. Wolcott
Thornton Company
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Wolcott
Herman Kirchner
Kiwanie Business Standards Committee
Elks
J. ©. Gordon
Coram Cunningham
Kirchner
T. S. Gillespie
Local Restaurateur Attends West Virginia Convention
G. T. Leslie, local restaurateur, leaves today for Parkersburg to attend the West Virginia Restaurant Association annual convention. He carries an invitation for the association to meet here next year. The Parkersburg event runs from tomorrow morning to Wednesday night. Leslie is a state association director and will be joined by Mrs. Leslie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Leslie
Parkersburg
West Virginia Restaurant Association
Leslie
Railroad man Drugged and Robbed Near Five Oaks
D. G. Carbaugh, 59, a veteran Norfolk and Western foreman from Richlands, was drugged and robbed after accepting a ride with three strangers to Bluefield. He recovered in West Graham with $115 missing, hand bag left nearby, and police vigils underway in Tazewell County.
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D. G. Carbaugh
West Graham
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mr. Carbaugh
Richlands
Bluefield
Carbaugh
Biflefield
Mr. Car
John Killen
Five Oaks
H. B. Frazier
Tazewell
Tazewell Democrats Walk Out at Grundy Senate Convention
C. W. Boyd, a leading Tazewell businessman and Democratic figure, says the Tazewell delegation left the Grundy senatorial convention on May 25 due to alleged steam-roller methods and illegally cracked cards. He insists the withdrawal was for that sole reason.
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S. J. Thompson
Henry C. Stuart
Mr. Boyd
Tazewell
Roosevelt
John W. Flannagan
Congress
Glass
Byrd
Boyd
Russell
Buchanan
Stuart
C. W. Boyd
Grundy
Frost Sparks Early Morning Chills and Wheat Harvest Hints
The thermometer fell to forty five early yesterday as farmers looked for frost. Walter Denor reports slight frost in Wildwood while locals warn of hot weather soon. Wheat and rye advance though cold lingers, with Tazewell County wheat possibly harvested late June.
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Walter Denor
Tazewell
World's Exposition Carnival Opens in Pocahontas
Huge crowds attend the World's Exposition at Pocahontas with events at the baseball grounds. Friday is children's day with rides five cents and a free Merry-Go-Round ride for attendees. The show recently signed contracts to supply midway attractions for New York and Maryland state fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Baseball Grounds
Pocahontas
American Legion
Syracuse
Baltimore
Timonium Maryland
Sneeze Triggers Car Crash Involving Welfare Supervisor
Miss Verneta Baldwin, Tazewell county welfare supervisor, sneezed Monday morning causing temporary loss of vehicle control. The car struck a telephone pole near the Divides. passenger Miss Mary Ellen Gregory suffered facial cuts and bruises and was treated by a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verneta Baldwin
Tazewell
Mary Ellen Gregory
Miss Baldwin
Misses Baldwin
Gregory
Petts Funeral Rites Conducted At Pounding Mill
Funeral services were held Monday at Pounding Mill for A. J. Petts eighty two who died Sunday morning at his home. Survived by son G W Petts a bridgeman for Norfolk and Western and by another son R J Petts who died in May and daughter Madie Engle who died ten months ago Her husband was killed in France in World War I The services were led by Rev Herman Lovelace Methodist pastor
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Pounding Mill
A. J. Petts
Petts
G. W. Petts
Norfolk and Western
R. J. Petts
Madie Engle
Engle
France
Herman Lovelace
Local pastor and wife in Bedford car mishap
Reverend H A Willie and his wife were reported injured in an automobile accident in Bedford along with Mrs Willis sister Mrs Richardson of Bagley West Virginia. They were en route to Richmond for the University of Richmond finale. Curtis Turner of Bedford drove the other car. both vehicles damaged.
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Bedford
H. A. Willie
Willis
B. F. Richardson
Bagley
W. Va
Richmond
University of Richmond
Curtis Turner
Herbert Willis
Willie
the Baptists
Bluefield
Tazewell
Virginia Side Personal Notes Highlight Visits and Graduations
Irene and Helena Crewe visit Huntington for two weeks whileVirginia Speedia attends V MUI dances in Lexington. Hampton Frazier attends V PP 1 dances in Blacksburg. Mrs M F McCreary visits her daughter in Valachia, and Miss Margaret McClintock leaves for Emory as a West Graham Methodist delegate. Miss Iva Ross returns home to Buffalo Ridge after visiting relatives. Robert Williamson Jr from Boston visits his mother, heading a Boston coal sales agency. Julia McNeer improving at home. Lena Bane returns from Boissevain visit. Sarah T Ward among William and Mary graduates this spring. William Graves returns home after first year at Kirksville Osteopathy. Accompanying him are Don Newell, Sarah Johnson, and Betty Locke. Gliding vs soaring described as flight terms.
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Irene
Helena Crewe
Huntington
Virginia Mae Speedia
Lexington
Hampton Frazier
Blackeburg
M. F. McCreary
D. C. Keister
Margaret McClintock
Junior Fleshman
Emory
West Graham
Buffalo Ridge
Robert Williamson Jr
Boston
R. B. Williamson
Williamson
Jimmy McNeer
Lena Bane
Boissevain
Sarah T. Ward
B. E B. Ward
Pocahontas
College of William and Mary
Wiliam Graves
Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Kirksville, Mo
Don Newell
Maine
Sarah Johnson
Norfolk
Betty Locke
Massachusetts
Junior Guild of St Marys to Meet With Mrs Edith Williama
The Junior Guild of St Marys church will gather in the evening for a meeting with Mrs Edith Williama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Edith Williama
Home Drug Co. Liver and Gall Bladder Treatment Ad
Promote at home treatment for gall bladder issues with a recognized specialist prescription. Literature on a 90 year, money back guaranteed program offered by Home Drug Co. in Minneapolis. Clip ad for details and order.
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Write Home Drug Co
Minne
Apolis
Minn
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