Road work to start on Falls Mills road in ten days
Equipment is being assembled by Tazewell Construction for hard surfacing six miles between Bluefield and Flat Top Yard. Seventy five men will work on the project, with arrival of a crusher from Russell county planned today. Work to begin at Bluefield corporation line as West Virginia engineers stake the Bluefield Pocahontas road in Mercer county.
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Falls Mills
Tazewell Construction Company
Bluefield
Flat Top Yard
Russell County
Honaker
Hale Place
Corporation
West Virginia
Pocahontas Road
Mercer County
Nemours
Bluestone Junction
Virginia Side Personal Notices Highlight Local Movements
Local social column lists residents returning from college and work trips. George A. Reynolds Jr. comes home from Emory with a BS as relatives attend commencement. Others travel to Richmond Knoxville Radford and Columbia for studies visits and family events while Mrs. Walter McCall is ill in Bluefield.
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George A. Reynolds Jr
Atlanta
Emory University
Ben Bates
Emory
Cora Lee
Jessie Philnott
Harrisonburg
Jessie
Lynchburg College
James Hughes
Falls Mills
Cully James
Columbia University
Co. L. Shufflebarger
Knoxville
Tenn
Caples
J.S. Gillespie
Eva Gillespie
Richmond
Elizabeth Gillespie
Radford
Radford State Teachers College
John W. McCall
J. R. Whitley
V. C. Smith
Grundy
J. G. Whitley
J. C. Whitley
Gilliam
Aliie Millard
Tazewell
E. K. Whitley
Glen Alum
Walter McCall
Bluefield
Ann Wilburn
Bailey
Two Bluefields
Bailey. Va
Fasteeth Powder Promises Firm Teeth Fit
False teeth powder Fasteeth promises to fix upper or lower plates firmly without sliding slipping or popping out. It leaves no gummy taste and allegedly freshens breath. Available at Goodykoontz Drug Company and other drug stores.
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Goodykoontz Drug Company
Three Craig County null unemployment noted in census
Virginia sidelights report three people unemployed in Craig county at the time of the federal census. Two residents were in one district and the third in another, suggesting unemployment worries are minor for Craig county residents. A later Ohio update notes drought conditions and brown crops.
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Craig County
Census Bureau
Plant cucumbers on June 21 for long harvests
Old-timers advise planting cucumber seeds on June 21 the longest day of the year to ensure long cucumbers. Many gardeners follow this date and some are already planting this season.
Silver Fox Pup Called Beautiful by Norfolk Owner
BE A U T I F U L PET D C Cooley from Highland avenue Norfolk owns a silver fox pup named the black silver fox. The eight week old animal is nearly as large as a gray fox and has dark fur with silver tips. The tail tip is tinned while the fox remains as gentle as a kitten. Parents reportedly sold for $1 300 and silver foxes are valued at thousands of dollars.
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D. C. Cooley
Highland Avenue
Norfolk and Western Water Service
W. S. Cooley
Saltville
Funeral Service Held at Tacoma for I. M. Bond
Funeral services were held in Tacoma Sunday for I. M. Bond a pioneer railroad telegrapher shot and killed at Lake Berom Florida while on duty. The funeral and burial drew many relatives and friends. Bond’s wife Eugenia Hall from River Montgomery County and their married son living in Corbin Kentucky attended.
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Tacoma
I. M. Bond
Pioneer Railroad
Lake Berom
Fla
Funeral Sunday for James David Moore
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for James David Moore 31 a World War veteran of Wrights Valley. The service was from the home of Mrs W E Summers sister of the deceased and interment followed at Maple Hill cemetery. He died at Welch from blood poisoning due to a forehead pimple infection.
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James David Moore
Wright's Valley
W. E. Summers
Maple Hill
Mr. Moore
Welch
Pretty arrow head found in Abb's Valley corn field
James Davidson found a large, well crafted Indian arrow head in his Abb's Valley corn field. The relic suggests skilled workmanship by an ancient warrior and reflects the long history of Indigenous peoples in the Abb's Valley area visible on local plantations.
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James Davidson
Abb’s
Valle
Orphaned Virginia Boy Hitches West to See Cowboy Star
Jack Neal a 13 year old from Bluefield Virginia left home to go to Los Angeles to meet actor Hoot Gibson. He has been living with relative John Belcher near Stony Ridge and quit school months ago. He has a younger brother Opie also staying with the Belchers.
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Jack Neal
Bluefield
Los Angeles
Hoot Gibson
Jack
John Belcher
Stony Ridge
Frank Stower
Dispatch
Belcher
Opie
Community notices and church revival events
Local Black organizations summon members for meetings at Myrtle Street and Reese Street halls citing business of importance. A public program at John Stewart M. E. church features characters and musical selections with Rev. Mrs. M. L. Glenn presenting revival services, sermons by Rev. J. W. Carter, choir from Jenkin Jones WV, and praise from Rev. A. L. Love.
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Myrtle Council
I. O. of
St. Luke
Virginia Gentry
North Mercer Street
Susie Nowlin
W. C
C. F
Eureka
Reese Street
Sharplette Morisson
John Stewart M. BE
Elsie
Elizabeth Richardson
Jack
Billy Green
Bert
Izetta Hight
Dorothy Wood
William Hight
Bennie Campbell
Elmer Morrison
Ardella Richardson
Susie P. Green
Sagatha Thompson
Harrison and Green
Lucilia Holt
Old Doctor Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Aids Elderly Health
In 1885 Dr Caldwell found a gentle effective laxative that avoids griping or habit. His Syrup Pepsin relieved biliousness headaches weak appetites and fatigue, and remains a popular laxative available at drug stores.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Dawes Views London Pact Prospects and Senate Rules
Ambassador Dawes visited the Capitol in Washington to discuss the London naval treaty but urged revision of Senate rules, arguing one senator can halt legislation. A newspaper query sparked Dawes to defend rule changes and insist he remains an agent bound to his chief. He also met with President and Secretary Stanton to review treaty details.
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Washington
Dawes
Capitol
Senate
London
Curtis
Stimaon
State Supreme Court Grants Appeal and Writ
Charleston June 16. The state supreme court today granted one appeal and one writ of error. The appeal was granted to heirs of the defendant in First National Bank of Williamson v Ira Webb and others from Mingo county over Webb property disposed before his death. The writ allowed to National Cash Register company in Guthrie v Wilkinson from Cabell county. Plaintiffs had possession of the cash register after a distress warrant was issued.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
First National Bank of Williamson
Ira Webb
Mingo County
Webb
National Cash Register Company
J. A. Guthrie
A. J Wilkinson
Cabell County
Cash Register
State Senator Joseph of Oregon Dies at 58
Camp Clatsop Oregon June 16 State Senator George W Joseph a colorful figure in Oregon politics and Republican gubernatorial nominee died suddenly here of a blood clot on the heart. He collapsed while talking to Maj Gen George A White at the National Guard camp during a review of the 162nd Regiment. He was 58. Born May 10 1872 in Modoc County California he rose from sheep herder to public life and law education.
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Camp Clatsop
Oregon
George W. Joseph
National Guard
George A. White
162Nd
Joseph
Modoc County
California
Oes
Vote on Veteran's Bill May Halt Adjournment
The measure includes provisions to control canal developments in New York and to keep waterways open for traffic. The senate approved changes with amendments authorizing allocations for York waterway operation and river channel projects on the upper Mississippi and Missouri, while noting other interoceanic canal plans were stalled. Also cited are 206 chain store systems nationwide totaling 211,159 units.
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Senate
Witout
Fla
York Waterway
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Kansas City
Sioux City
Iowa
United States
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Virginia News
Falls Mills Road
Virginia
Ohio
Reese T. Bowen
Wittens Mill
Columbus
Norfolk and Western
Mr. Bowen
Railroad
C. W. Caldwell
St. Clairs Crossing
Memorial Baptist Church
H. A. Willis
Mr. Willis
Lucy Temple Willis
Bland Street
Atlantic
Pacific
Abbs Valley
News OF the Colored People
Elsie IN
United Holy Church
M. L. Glenn
Job
Christ Jesus
J. A. Walker
Laura F. Mason
Samuel Mason
Providence Hospital
Tazewell County
Gillespie Switch
Charles
Sallie French
Thelma Perry
Nellie G. Mason
French
Wade
Buford
Wilbert
Wesley Mason
Mary Thompson
Pocahontas
Carrie Budd
J. French Lewie
W. Va
Irrie Palmer
Julia French
Charles French Jr
Bethel M. BE
G. J. Martin
J. A. Palmer
Tabernacle Baptist Church
William Goodman
Manford Richard
J. H. Searcy
J. C. Holly
J. C. Robinson
Jim Anderson
Allen Saunders
J. S. Painter
Huston Tiffany
H. C. Brown
Dr. Rodgers
Dr. Wright
Elvire Richard
Nosa Trigg
Eleie Goodman
Fannie Linkford
Laura Brown
Mollie Roberinson
Mattie Painter
Lula Brown
Joseph Trigg
Wolfe
Ada Woodson
Pittsburgh
Nealie McCroy
Brown's Hospital
Peerless
America
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Ever’s
Bluefield, W. VA
New York State
St. Lawrence Waterway
Nicaragua
A Tech
The
Chicago House Furnishing Company
Amels
N.bc
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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