City and Coalfield Short Items
Brief notices from Bluefield area including Legion events, dinners, auctions, and church activities. Items mention Legion Dance at the Legion dugout, a Sunday chicken dinner on Princeton Road, U. S. Realty Auction Co. services, Shrine Dances, housing requests on Princeton Road, chiropractic services, musical acts and dances at various venues, church services, umbrella findings, and a fatal track- near-rail incident with an 18-year-old victim.
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F. E. Godsey
Princeton Road
Merchants Hear Annual Meeting Proposes Budget Increase
A long merchants association meeting highlighted the need to expand its budget to grow activities. Speakers praised the group’s operation, discussed credit bureaus, trade practices, and city and state legislation affecting retailers. Warlick urged higher dues to fund a broader program.
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Clark
Credit Reporting Bureau
Better Business Bureaus
Federal Trade Commission
Warlick
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Association
Credit Bureau
Harvard Research Bureau
J. B. Corn
Roads Council
Bluefield-Graham
French Easley
Isadore Cohen
Ray Hawley
R. B. Parish
E. 8. Pedigo
L. A. Jackson
Harry Goodykoon
Warlick Furniture Company
Seven New Graves for Slide Wigtins
Seven new graves mark the burial of seven victims buried alive by the McComas slide. Kinfolk held a joint service at Pocahontas cemetery led by Rev. J. M. Wysor and Rev. Mr. Dean. Twenty three Ku Klux Klan members attended in robes. a wreath was placed on Fletcher Dewese’s grave. Rescue work by a steam shovel continued for missing bodies from the McComas disaster.
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Pocahontas
Mc- Comas
J. M. Wysor
Ja Ae
American Coal Company
Mr. Dean
Montcalm
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Fletcher Dewese
P. D. Bratton
Mercer Funeral Home
McComas
Amelio Premiino
Bratton
McComas West
Bluefield Visitor Farthest From Home
The Bluefield visitor, based on hotel registers, is farthest from home today RK. T. Borman of Auburn Maine.
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Bluefield
RK. T. Borman
Auburn
Lowden Praises General Dawes After Nomination
Former Illinois governor Frank O. Lowden, speaking by telephone from Chicago, congratulated General Dawes on his nomination for vice president. He said Dawes is capable of filling the highest office with credit and has unusual ability and undaunted courage.
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Oregon
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Dawes
Lowden
Chicago
Associated Press
Cleveland
Young Man Flee From White Robed Klan Members
A Dodge sport model tied to a Graham resident escaped pursuers of white robed men on Washington street last night. The owner fled westward as the car was driven to the police station where it remains. The incident mirrors prior complaints about the same Virginia license tag.
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Ben Davis
Norfolk and Western
Flipping
Cliff Yard
Bluefield
Washington Street
Graham
Fairgrounds
Virginia
Wonderful Poise Binks on Snowshoe Grace in Galoshes
Jinks jokes about Binks snowshoe expertise citing her graceful walking in galoshes. The banter playfully links poise with a winter image and humor.
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Pisa
Dr. Scholl
City Coal Co
Legion Dance
Weidemeyer's
Legion Dugout
U. S. Realty Auction Co
South
Cere
Union Bank Building
Truefield
W. Va
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Shrine
Jesuit
J. P. Andrews
D. C
Matoaka
P. m. Baileys Hotel
New York
Maggie Murphy
Shannon
Georgia
Wendell Hall-Carson Robison
Victor Herbert
Pietro
Bluefield Furniture
Cleero
Prof
Carpentier
Thiuefield College
Cavalry Baptist
Cavalry Baptist Church
Tabernacle
Morton
Exchange
Federal Street
The
Rebbi
J. Arthur Herrieon
Ahavath Sholom
Edlith
Greengoon
Harrison
Mildred Greenspon
John Brown
the Tabernacle
Christ Church
W. L. Gravatt
Diocese of
West Virginia
Young
First Presbyterian Church
Roanoke
Youngple
Tabernacle Service
Mr. Wimmer
Brethren Church
Glenwood Park
J. B. McMullin
Highland Avenue
Sacred Heart Church
Prohibition
Ell Watkins
R. C. Carter
Moonshine Raiders
R. L. Taylor
McDowell County
John Blakeman
Princeton
Bland Street Men’s Club
Bland Street Methodis Men's Club
Hamilton Hall
Harry F. Jones
Bradmann Building
DR. N. M. Counts
Honaker Dept. Store
Law and Commerce
Bland Street
WM. H. Carr
Abrams
Coal & Coke Building
Res
Vincent Paoliello Violin
Floor Coal & Coke Ride
Annes
Atkinae
George
Washington
Mount Vernon
Atkin’s
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
James Stott Piano Tuner
National Association
Bland St
N. E. Rierson
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Frederick W. Black
Sweelansi In
Summers Street
Slide Wigtins
Fletcher Denese
Dr. Hess
Pratt’s Stock & Poultry
South Bluefield Pharmacy
Cor. Bland and
North Streets
Thornton
McCulloch
College Avenue
Hardy Street
Ridgecrest
K. Bailey
Commercial Bank
Erin ‘Glory
Tae
R. J. S. Compton, Over & and
10 Cent Store
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Good Drug Stores
Goodykooniz Drug Co
Bluefield Pharmacy
Bluefield Avenue
Fairview
Bland and
South Streets