Local Citizens Named to Governor Vore Confirmations List
The governor's confirmed appointees include Edward Cooper Jr of Mercer in the game and fish commission and A F Wysong of Mercer on the architects board. The long list features officials from Kanawha, Cabell, Wood, and other counties across West Virginia, with terms stretching to 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vore
Senate
West Virginia
Edward Cooper, Jr
Game and Fish Commission
A. F. Wyseong
Board of Examination and Registration of Architects
Nellie McIntoeh Noel
H I Shott
Jr. University Board of Governors
H. G. Camper
Welch
Public Health Council
O. J. Douglas
State Board of Embalmers
A. G. Rutherford
No i
M. Lambie
Department of Mines
W. G. Conley
Kanawha
Board of Education
J. BR. MecLaughlin
State Board of Education
Lennalowe Yost
Cabell
J. H. Gorby
Wetzel
C. P. Fortney
State Road Commission
James 8. Lakin
State Board of Control
Witcher McCullough
W. T. Henshaw
Berkeley
H. A. Abbott
Taylor
Harold S&s. Jarrett
George F. Daugherty
Clifford R. Myers
Maston
Charlies L. Heaberlin
Raleigh
Ross Welle
Pleasants
de LL M Robinson
Harrison
W. Robinson
Bureau Negro Welfare and Statistica
R L Ramsey
Brooke
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
D. A. Burt
Ohio
Frank H. Babb
Mineral
Hueh Ike Shoot. Jr
Sue Staunton
State Board of Children's Guardians
John L. Dickey
State Board of Children’s Guardians
Nellie McIntosh
Noel. Mercer
Harriet B Jones. Marehall
Frank LeMoyne Hupp
Vesta Reid
George D. Curtin
Nicholas
Edward Cooper, Jr. Marcer
Co. A. Cabell
Donna G. Russell
State Board of Osteopathy
C. E. Morris
Board of Osteopathy
Frank BR. Haymaker
State Board of Pharmacy
Alfred Walker
Braxton
Five-room house for sale near car line in Bluefield
City and Coalfield Items list a five-room brick house on Union Street with attic rooms, a large lot, and a garage within a three-minute walk of the car line. Also notes real estate ads and local notices including a garage for rent and a Jefferson Street new house for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Street
Ideal
Care Telegraph
Jefferson Street
W. A. Suiter
Bluefield
W. Va
Graham Ave
Bluefield and Algoma Trap Clubs Set For Afternoon Match
The Algoma Gun club hosts Bluefield Gun club in a fifty target inter club trap event this afternoon. Bluefield second and third squads meet Algoma first and second squads as the final shoot of Bluefield’s five event season. Plans for a July 4th public shoot and a five man 100 target purse of 100 dollars are discussed with invitees from Wyom ing Welch and others. Members with ideas urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algoma Gun Club
Bluefield Gun Club
Bluefield Club
Algoma Club
Bluefield
Algoma
Wyoming
Welch
New Rail Merger Plan Emerges as Unification Nucleus
New York June 17. Revised plan for southwest railroad unification centers on either the Missouri Kansas Texas or a new company as nucleus, instead of the Kansas City Southern, which was rejected by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southwest Railroad
Leonord Loree
Missouri Kansas Texas
Kansas City Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Restaurateur John K Thompson Dies in Lake Forest
Chicago reports the death of John K Thompson, noted capitalist and restaurateur known for the "one arm" lunch room chain. He died at his Lake Forest home after months of heart disease, following a period of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Restauranteur
Chicago
John K Thompson
Lake Forest
Shriners Lose Uniforms in Cleveland Event
Twenty five Shriners from Alkoran Shrine Cleveland Ohio lost their uniforms when a motor bus caught fire near Lewiston Pennsylvania. A short circuit caused the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriners
Lewiston
Alkoran Shrine
Cleveland
Ohio
Bne
Wasp Feud Over Craving Shocks Oslo Cartoon
In a Karikaturen from Oslo, a mother pleads with a nurse as a crying baby demands more. The nurse reveals the cause of the fuss was a wasp, turning a domestic scene into a dark humorous moment.
Lindbergh Won't Plan Future Moves Yet After St Louis Visit
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, weary from his New York to St Louis flight, refused to outline future plans for a week or two. He said St Louis is his home and he may stay, staying at Harry F. Knight’s home guarded by police after a three day celebration. He added he would not fly tomorrow and would follow the reception committee schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
New York
Harry F. Knight
Knight
Filer
Berlin to California Flight Planned by Otto Koennecke
Berlin reports an unconfirmed plan for a Berlin to San Francisco flight via New York between July 15 and 25 by Lufthansa pilot Otto Koennecke. The trip would use a triple motor all metal monoplane with a radio operator and two funding passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Berliner Taceblatt Today
San Francisco
New York
Lufthansa
Otto Koennecke
Koennecke
Azores
Seattle Girl Wins Prohibition Oratorical Prize
Ruth Sutton Kirker of Seattle won the $1,000 first prize in the final round of the prohibition oratorical contest staged by the Methodist Episcopal church board of temperance, prohibition, and public morals. Her speech was titled Why Prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ruth Sutton Kirker
Seattle
Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Famed Financier John Teele Pratt Dies in New York
John Teele Pratt 54 renowned financier and brother of Herbert L. Pratt died suddenly in his Standard Oil building office. Attributed to acute indigestion, he leaves widow Ruth Sears Pratt New York’s first woman alderman and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Teele Pratt
Herbert L. Pratt
Standard Oil Company of New York
Standard Oil
Ruth Sears Pratt
Ottawa Pilot Plans Ottawa to London Flight Start
Captain E. L. Janney announces a long distance flight from Ottawa to London beginning June 30 with arrival on Dominion Day July 1. The trip marks a notable cross ocean route in early era aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Janney
Ottawa
Canada
London
Local Lions Club Event Highlights Visitors and Talent
Bluefield Lions Club enjoyed an entertainment program featuring a flag study by Miss Harriet Hyman and vocal solos by New York soprano Miss Theresa Turk. The club announced a Waikiki Beach Orchestra engagement next week. Minter J. Prickett joined as a new member while James K. Mann attends the Lions International convention in Miami. John B. Pearson presided in Mann's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Hyman
Theresa Turk
New York
Bluefield
Bluefield Lions Club
Waikiki Beach
Chicago
Minter J. Prickett
James K. Mann
Miami
Fila
John B. Pearson
Fragmented Q&A on fashion and dairy breeds
A brief dialogue questions whether women’s dresses are getting shorter and confirms the trend. The text then notes Jersey and Guernsey cows produce milk that yields yellower butter, contrasting with Holsteins and Ayrshires.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Konjola Medicine Praised by Noted Doctor Report
A report by Dr. Geo H Spriggs attributes wide health benefits to Konjola including relief from kidney trouble neuritis stomach pains and general vitality. The Konjola Man showcases at Easley Penn Drug Store 228 Princeton Ave Bluefield with free samples and Princeton Hale Pharmacy also stocking the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Spriggs
Inwood Place
Cincinnati
Spriggs
Konjola
Nature
Easley- Penn Drug Store
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Hale Pharmacy
Princeton
Calvary Baptist Meet Continues Tonight at Wade School
The Calvary Baptist service at Wade School drew an attentive crowd with a half hour of singing before J W Dew led the evening. The junior choir of about fifty sang under his direction. DeGarmo read John 3:3-7 and preached on four points about creation birth repentance and the fatherhood of God. Tomorrow's program includes morning service at Wade and evening messages on Heaven and What Must I Do to Be Saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
J. W. Dew
Chariater
DeGarmo
John
God
Usual & Co. m
Wade School
Precaution First Bach Wedding Gift Joke Draws Lawyer Wit
A dry exchange jokes about a wedding present for Perkins with a suggestion to buy a bullet proof vest. The judge’s quip frames the humorous tone.
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Bach
Perkins
Size illusion after restaurant expansion cited by locals
Conversation notes a local dispute over perceived changes in size after the restaurant’s enlargement. A participant jokes that the place seems smaller due to the expansion, while another counters it is an optical illusion.
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Mercer
McDowell
Joe” Smith
Ins
Clinch Valley
W. J. Jenks
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Roanoke
Bland
North Streets
L. S&s Scott
Dirte Clo. Co
Princeon Avenue
United States Army
H. Zimmerman
James R. Echols
Herndon
Roy Wilson
Louisa
Robert L. Douglass
Caronsburg
Davia M. Smith
Fireco
Www
Coast Artillery
Echols
Hawaii
Wilson
Douglass
Mitch
Panama
Honaker Beauty
Dana
Pedigo's
J. R. Shepherd
C .K. Hancock
Pedigo
Binefield Insurance Agency
Scott
Iet National Bank
Eer
Rose Beauty Shoppe
D. J. F. Strother
George W. McClintic
Charleston
United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
American Coal Cleaning Corporation
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Newriver
Ripplemeade
Giles County
Strother
Mr. Parker
Ray W. Arma
Chicago, Il
Red Ash Coal Co
M. N. Mastin
Goodwill
W. V
Binefielder
S. H. Sterling
Richmond
Arthur Sterling
Lillian Mann
Fresh Air Camp
Girls’ Guard
Bluefield Salvation Army Corps
Army Fresh Air Camp
Homestead Club House
Raleigh St
Cole's
Federal Street
California
Florida
Parker House
Hankla Grocery Co
America
Fox
Lucky Lindy
Nat Shilkret
Victor
Vernon Dalhart
Vaughn de Leath
Lucky
Ernest Rogers
Mississippi
Ernest Stoneman Warrick
Raleigh Street
Radford and
Pocahontas
Radford
van Courts
Rinefeld
Bland Street
Elke
Sanitary
Grace Church
Western Union
Ira H. Mottesheard
United States Court
Southern District of
Mr. Mottesheard
Mercer Merchandise Co
Sam Cousina
J. A. Donohue
Charley Ross
Eixty
Squire W. W. McNeal
Bill Shaw
Austin J. W. Roberts
United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Guard
Roberts
Nicaragua
Prohibition
Virginia
Tazewell County
N. Dow Dillon
R. L. Taylor
J. H. Shaffer
L. F. McGlothlin
T. M. Graveley
A. B- Mahood
Isadore Cohen
Commerce Street
Makood
Harry L. Greenspon
Bloefield
Czar
Walter K. Okeson
Lehigh University
Brown Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Annapolis
Weat Point
Yale
Lone Eagle
Seattle Girl
Logal Girls
Harriet Hyman
Ohio Army
Easley-Penn Drug Store
DR. Geo, H. Spriggs
Calvary Baptist Meet
Mangus-Phillips Shoe Company
Bluefield, W
Walter
Seth
Boto Hs Platee Co
Seue CO
J. S. Compton
Bluefield, Ww
Madam Dovina
Bluefield, Va
G. Guns
F. H. Barron
Westminster
Washington and
Albemarle Streets
M. G. Whitlow Hardware CO
West VA
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