Howitzer Unit Prepares Camp En Campment Plans
Bluefield Howitzer unit and the 150th infantry band, headquartered in Bluefield, prepare for annual encampment. The 150th Infantry will camp at Camp Conley July 14–31, followed by the 201st Infantry at Camp Dawson July 31–August 14. Major C A Wood issued food bid calls with detailed lists for regimental feeding and supplies.
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150Th Infantry
Camp Conley
Bluefield Howitzer
Bluefield
201St Infantry
Camp Dawson
160Th Infantry
Funeral Service Today For Aged Coloured Man
Funeral services for Joseph Witten, 75, will be held at Wilbur Methodist church Tate at 10 this morning. Witten died Thursday in Marysville Ohio after heart and kidney diseases. He was caretaker of Taze well cemeteries for 25 years and recently moved toville. He is survived by his widow and many relatives including Miss Sue Ten of Bluefield and several daughters and eleven grandchildren.
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Wilbur Methodist Church
Tate
Joreph Witten
Marysville
Ohio
W. W. Arrowood
G. M. Dickerson
Tazewell
Ville
Witten
Miss Sueten
Bluefield
Q. A. Connolly
Id. W. Va
John Evans
Rysville
Arthur Woody
Philadelphia
Safety Pin Removed From Child's Throat
Physicians at the Bluefield hospital remove an open safety pin from the throat of 7 month old Lillian Price of Will Price 3623 Wayne Street. The child swallowed the pin on Wednesday and is now at home with parents in favorable condition.
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Bluefield
Sannee Fela
Lillian Price
Will Price
Wayne Street
Leap Year Bride Faces Money Dilemma and Tragedy
Cherry Dixon, a 19 year old daughter of a wealthy pair, marries Dan Phillips after a Leap Year proposal. She wrestles with accepting a $500 wedding gift from her mother while worried about money and Dan's pride. A hospital emergency for a struggling tenant prompts reflection on wealth and need, ending with Dan returning home with news of an unexpected find.
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Cherry Dixon
Pevtty
Par
Cnte
Dan Phillips
Seer
Dan
Cherry
Dixie Shannon
Max Pearson
First National Bank
Sarah
Democratic Convention Sees Debates On Prohibition And Delegations
Shouse reports 40 designated members to a resolutions committee as rival Roosevelt Smith delegations emerge from Minnesota and Puerto Rico. Louisiana faces questions over Huey Long delegates while fear of an eighteen amendment repeal looms. southern states lean toward reform and farm relief plank ideas surge.
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Resolutions Committee
Shouse
National Committee
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Smith
Porto Rico
Roosevelt-Smith
Louisiana
Huey Long
Plank
South
North Carolina
Texas
Florida
Virginia
Executive Committee
Garner-for-president
Walter F. Woodul
Houston
Garner
Melvin Wilson Dies in Hinton at 52
News arrives of Melvin Wilson age 52 who died of apoplexy at noon Friday in Hinton. Unmarried, he was a double first cousin of Mrs. L. E. Humphreys of Bluefield. Burial set for Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Monroe County.
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Melvin Wilson
Hinton
Wilson
L. E. Humphreys
Bluefield
Oak Grove
Monroe County
Funeral Rites Sunday for Mrs Sublette
Last rites will be held Sunday at 2 PM at the home of James A Sublette in Bluefield Virginia for his wife who died Thursday. The service will be conducted by Reverend M Hughes with assistance from Reverend C W Kelley. Interment will be at Tuggle Cemetery on Cumberland Road. Flower bearers are from the Friendship class and Loyal Daughters Bible class. Active pallbearers include J B Dudley Walter Underwood Bert Phillips Leroy Landrum Frank O Brien Arch Peters Miller Anderson Joe A Pruett. Honorary pallbearers listed include Dr T E Vass Dr Charles M Scott Dr H B Frazier M B Postlethwaite C E Barton Kyle Bruce and W S Phelps.
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James A. Sublette
Bluefield
M. ©. Hughes
Christian Church
C. W. Kelley
Grace Methodist Church
Tuggle
Cumberland Road
Friendship
C. E Barton
Kyle Bruce
W. 8. Phelps
Wounded Head of Veterans Unit and Incident at San Marcos Yard
Major B. Curtis of the San Antonio veterans bureau was fatally wounded in an incident at San Marcos yards. William F. McWilliams, a veteran, fled into brush after opening fire with a hidden German pistol and was arrested by Texas rangers. Curtis survived, while another companion sustained four bullet wounds.
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San Marcos
Toran
B. Curtis
San Antonio
Tex
Veterans’ Bureau
Waco
Texas
Wulliam F. McWilliams
Texas Rangers
Curtis
McWilliams
Burglary Reels Cash Register With Pennies in Modesto
A burglar climbed a skylight and wrecked a $150 cash register in Modesto California taking 50 cents in pennies. Police pursue leads as investigation continues.
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Modesto
Cal
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Mr. Bergman
Nch
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Kansas
Heidleburg
Bluefield Market Co
Princeton Ave
Fryers
Brookfield, Doz
Californias
Dairylea
Maxwell House
Franks
Advange Guard
Democrats
Windy City
Mrs. Sublette
Veterans Unit
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