Holo Pet Show At Playgrounds In Bluefield
Bluefield playgrounds announce first annual pet shows on June 19 and 20 at East end West end North side and Bluefield grounds. Each ground hosts its own judging with a prize for every child entrant. Local facilities include slides sandboxes and new diabolo tops with plans for inter-ground tournaments.
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West End Playground
North Side Playground
Bluefield Playground
Yager
West End
East End
North Side
South Bluefield
Federal
Scott Streets
Randolph Terrace
Russell
Tazewell
Patient Kyle S H Anderson Undergoes Stomach Ulcer Operation
Kyle S H Anderson underwent a 3 am operation at St Luke s hospital for a ruptured stomach ulcer. Early yesterday his condition was reported very favorable by physicians at the hospital.
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H. Anderson
Kyle
St. Luke's Hospital
Anderson
Bastie Aims For Endurance Record In 40hp Monoplane
French aviatrix Maryse Bastie began a attempt from Le Bourget near Paris to beat the world endurance flight record for women set by Lene Bernstein. She plans to stay aloft about 35 hours and 46 minutes in a 40 horsepower monoplane.
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Maryse Bastie
le Bourget
Paris
Lene Bernstein
Smoot Declares Mellon Approves Pending Levy Bill
The Mississippian quotes Senator Smoot claiming Treasury Secretary Mellon endorses a levy bill. He warns opponents could use tariff defeat to pressure the president, noting Need and Grundy resisted rate reductions while opposing relief from an election-time dilemma. Senator Lafollette argues the measure betrays Hoover’s pledge and raises the tariff wall beyond Payne-Aldrich.
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Mississippian
Secretary of the Treasury
Pennsylvania
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Lafollette
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Independent
Hoover
Survivor Descibes Fire On Tanker As Passengers Flee
A survivor recalls a fierce blaze on a tanker as passengers fled via doors and broken windows seeking life preservers. The ship sank rapidly and a lifeboat vanished. amid the panic, Mrs. N. A. Dayton of Boston earned praise for organizing medical aid and comforting the injured.
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Farrell
N. A. Dayton
Boston
Russians in France flee Bolshevik rule to Paris
Paris hosts more than 200000 white Russians who fled after the Bolshevik seizure. The exiles, many of them Russian aristocrats, now work in agriculture clerical roles and other manual occupations in France.
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France
Paris
Russia
Bluefield Va Election Returns Show Strong Voter Turnout
Bluefield Virginia residents cast 519 votes out of an eligible 550 in a lively municipal election. Voters aged 21 to 92 approved a slate featuring R K Crockett and Cr W Pierce, with Harman Broyles and J S Sheb Dudley joining the council. The town plans to begin a new administration under a revised charter come September.
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Bluefield
R. K. Crockett
Bank of Graham
Abraham
Crockett
Cr. W. Pierce
Pierce
Mr. Crockett
Harman Broyles
J. S. (Sheb) Dudley
R. L. Longworth
Roanoke
Councilmen Meet With New Officers On Water Plans
Kenneth C. Patty suggests the current administration invite the newly elected council to a conference to discuss water needs. A joint committee from both groups would plan details for a filtration plant and related improvements, aiming to act soon.
Justice of the Peace Opens Offices Here
A. S. Peery, longtime justice of the peace, has leased the old mayor’s office and opened a magistrate’s office in town after moving from Pocahontas several months ago.
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Justice OF the Peace
A. S. Peery
Business Men's Club to Meet This Evening
The Bluefield Virginia Business Men's Club will meet this evening in Palmer Hall instead of Friday. The change is to accommodate the Boy Scout banquet at the West Virginian hotel Friday evening. About ten members have promised to attend the banquet, with more likely to come.
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Bluefield
Palmer Hall
West Virginian
Miss Sutton to Teach in Tennessee College
Miss Margaret Sutton daughter of Dr and Mrs A B Sutton has gone to Johnson City Tennessee where she will occupy the chair of professor of fine arts in Fast Tennessee Teachers college for the summer term This winter she will go to Georgia to be assistant professor of fine arts in Georgia State college for women at Milledgeville Ga Miss Sutton recently received her Master s degree from Columbia University New York
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A. B. Sutton
Johnson City
Tenn
Tennessee Teachers’ College
Georgia
Georgia State College For Women
Milledgeville
Sutton
Columbia University
New York
Captain Jennings Ill in Kansas City Hospital
A card from Mrs. C. M. Jennings of Kansas City Missouri reports Captain Jennings underwent a serious operation last Thursday and is improving given his illness. He reportedly asked for the Bluefield News after waking from anesthesia as friends wish him a swift recovery.
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Captain Jennings
Kansas City
C. M. Jennings
Masons to Entertain at Tip Top Lodge Address
Keystone lodge A F and A M Tip Top hosts visiting Masons Friday night with District Deputy Grand Master Sol Raach of Pocahontas slated to speak. Squire Saunders notes crops look better than drought fears, pastures short but stock fattening.
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Keystone Lodge
A. F
A. M
Tip Top
Sol Raach
Pocahontas
Squire MeeTeer Saunders
Squire Saunders
Norfolk and Western Crew Tests Insulators in High Tension Zone
A Norfolk and Western line gang tested and changed insulators in the high tension zone to improve radio quality. The experiment drew notable interest as workers conducted the work yesterday. Also, a church gathering is set for Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Graham Pharmacy with car owners urged to attend. J. F. Galloway, superintendent.
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Presbyterian Church
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J. F. Galloway
Weather Update Promises Warmer Temperatures Ahead
The periodical notes warmer weather as the moon is observed slipping back due south. Local forecast highlights rising temperatures and clearer skies for the coming days.
Weather Signs Promise Hotter Days Ahead
The bureau forecasts warmer weather and a looming heat spell. A humorous weather sign is noted: rain while sun shines supposedly means Satan is whipping his wife, foretelling rain the next day.
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Satan
Local residents hosting and visiting over weekend
Mrs T H Brown and daughter Mary Belle of Williamson visited Mrs P W Davis on Walnut street. Margaret Parris and brothers Carl and Clayton drove to Artrip Virginia. Buford Tabor of Faraday spent Saturday night with relatives. Josephine Irene Dean visited aunt in Tazewell Virginia. Edward Barretts welcomed daughter Patrica Joan. A P Buchanan of West Graham is a patient at Bluefield sanitarium. Jack Herndon of Shannon Branch spent weekend here. Ray Pruett of Fort Worth Texas moved his family here for the summer. Paul Cundiff returns home from ministry study. J J Stevenson and daughter Lou visited relatives. Jimmie Ferguson of Welch spent Sunday with Blair Bruster in West Graham. Mrs Robert Repass of Norton visits her parents, C L Alexander. Miss Gay Cook, guest of Ruth Williamson, returned home to Mullens. Cook taught in New Mexico prior years. Gr uda Warden daughter of J S Warden of West Graham graduated with honors from Emory and Henry College with a BA in Latin, after earlier degrees at Graham High and Bluefield College.
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Mary Belle
Williamson
P. W. Davis
Walnut Street
Margaret Parris
Carl
Clayton
Artrip
Buford Tabor
Faraday
Josephine
Irene Dean
Tazewell
Edward Barrett
Patrica Joan
A. P. Buchanan
West Graham
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jack Herndon
Shannon Branch
W. Va
Ray Pruett
Fort Worth
Texas
Paul Cundiff
J. J. Stevenson
Lou
Jimmie Ferguson
Welch
Blair Bruster
Robert Repass
Norton
C. L. Alexander
Gay Cook
Ruth Williamson
Mullens
Cook
Local Commencement and Homecoming Notes
Two brothers Robert and Embro attended the commencement. Miss Pearle Elaine Davia returns to 36 Walnut Street Bluefield Va after a week with Mrs W W St Clair Pageton W Va and is accompanied home by Louise St Clair. Miss Alice Baldwin of Montrose Street is home from Bristol where she attended Virginia Intermont College and graduated last year from Graham High School. Mrs J D Farmer of Baptist Valley is recovering in Mattie Williams Hospital Richlands from a serious operation. Miss Katherine Strickland is expected home soon to spend the hot season with her parents Mr and Mrs J A Strickland.
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Embro
Pearle
Elaine Davia
Walnut Street
Bluefield
W. W. St. Clair
Pageton
W. Va
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Alice Baldwin
J. C. Baldwin
Montrose Street
Bristol
Virginia Intermont College
Miss Baldwin
Graham High School
J. D. Farmer
Baptist Valley
Mattie Williams Hospital
Richlands
May Fire Death Toll in State Set at Nine
Nine persons died and seventeen injured or burned in West Virginia fires during May, per state fire marshal C. O. Stahlman. Fatalities included eight adults, one boy and a girl, with four deaths linked to kerosene starters and gasoline blasts. County tolls were Marshall, Monongalia, Kanawha, Hancock, Harrison, Mercer and Wood.
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C. O. Stahlman
Marshall County
Monongalia
Kanawha
Hancock
Harrison
Mercer
Wood
Train Loads of Spuds On Way to the West
Norfolk and Western moves large potato shipments through Bluefield, averaging 75 to 80 cars daily for ten days, with spikes up to 129 cars. The cargo travels mainly on freight No. 99, as the eastern Virginia and North Carolina coast feel fewer effects than other regions.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluefield
Virginia
North Carolina
Norfolk and Western
Potato shipments prompt extra train sections from Co Bus
The company runs three sections of the fast manifest trains on two days due to heavy potato shipments. The early crop finds a ready market in Middle West cities and shipments are expected to continue for about three weeks.
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Cobus
Middle West
New Trend in Seasoning Food
A dash of sugar with salt heightens flavor in vegetables and stews, restoring sweetness and improving palatability. Doctors and dietitians approve adding sugar to peas carrots corn beans turnips stewed fruits and tomatoes to enhance taste and nutrition. The Sugar Institute.
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Sugar Institute
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