Summer Home Aids From Inexpensive Furnishings
Local readers are advised how to create a pleasant summer home at low cost by substituting light fabrics rugs and draperies. Fibre rugs cotton curtains and Cretonnes offer wide variety and cheap prices as advertised in the Telegraph. The town hears of a three month pastoral call to Rev Guthrie Pitblado and a Roanoke wedding scheduled for Miss Stella Turner and James S Kahle. Fred Saunders and Isaac Udy of Virginia Tech return home after a campus fire damaged their engines Morris chair and a gasoline engine were destroyed in the blaze.
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Telegraph
Fred Saunders
Isaac Udy
Virginia Polytechnic Institute At
Blacksburg
Ady
Saunders
Morris
Card of Thanks for Mrs Gillespie in Loss of Husband
I express heartfelt gratitude to friends for kindness and care during my severe affliction in the loss of my dear husband. The solace and reduced anguish come from true friendship. Mrs A F Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Gillespie
Services to be Resumed at Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church will resume services on the date after a period without a rector. The church has been led by interim arrangements and will restore regular worship and activities with a new rector soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Severe storm causes outages and damage in local area
A powerful electrical storm swept the vicinity last evening from six to seven o'clock striking seven or eight locations. Several wires along Princeton avenue and Bland street were damaged plunging businesses into darkness. A large transformer on a Stony Ridge Appalachian Power Company pole failed, leaving the sign inoperative. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
Hirge
Appalachian Power Company
Stony Ridge
Banks Closed and Limited Anniversary Observances Noted
The notice says banks will be closed tomorrow and Sunday hours may be observed at the post office. There will be no state fiftieth anniversary observance locally. Welch Bramwell and other coal towns plan celebrations, but Bluefield will not participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Bramwell
Bluefield
Window Displays Shine at Two Princeton Shops
Two Princeton avenue stores showcase striking windows. Isador Cohen jewelry highlights a three foot diameter opal ring imitation, while The Quality Shop features a seaside scene with a young girl. Both displays draw high compliments from passersby.
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Princeton Avenue
Isador Cohen
Captain Hain Aims to Take Soldier Reunion Trip to Gettysburg
Captain P. J. Hain of this city announces a fundraising push to send Federal and Confederate veterans to the Gettysburg reunion. Princeton donors and a private benefactor have pledged to cover many soldiers' expenses, with official measures under way to organize the departure and funding. Hain, an elder engineer with Norfolk and Western on the Pocahontas division since 1890, vows not to miss the journey to relive veterans' memories on the battlefield.
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P. J. Hain
Gettysburg
Princeton
Ciy
Hain
Pennsylvania
Isanks
Hanna
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Pocahontas
Lng
Missionary Society Meets at First Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will meet at the church this afternoon at eight o'clock. Miss May Maynard reports on the Jubilate convention in St. Louis. Calvary Baptist ladies and others interested are invited to attend.
No Fire Alarm for Month Hopes for Record Seacord Breaker
For over four weeks the city fire department has not had a call. The last signal came from box 222 at the Standard Oil Company and was a false alarm. Fire Chief Dunn hopes this year will set a record for fewest alarms.
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Standard Oil Company
Dunn
Secord
Wedding Flower Plants For Summer Bouquets
Twenty five thousand Killarney rose plants to cut from for summer bouquets. Choose Lily of Valley or White Killarney roses. Wire or write FALLAON, florist, Roanoke, Va. 6-11 7-1.
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Killarney
Fallaon
Florist
Roanoke
Fallon, Florist
Injured Express Messenger Hurt in Crate Accident
G. F. Solter, a well known express messenger from this city, sustained injuries yesterday morning while on his run. He was in the car at Bluestone Junction when a crate of goods toppled or shifted, causing the mishap.
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G. F. Solter
Bluestone Junction
R. A. Buckner
Southern Express Company
Columbus
Roanoke
New High Grade Chewing Tobacco On Sale
Advertises Rich & Ripe high grade chewing tobacco from Taylor Bros. Winston-Salem NC. Promises satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Available for take home in Bluefield and the Éalliard.
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Bluefield
Taylor Bros
Winston-Salem
N. C
Local News Briefs Include Dance Trip and Health Update
Reports describe a fall injuring a man named Sol ter who was taken home and examined by Dr. St. Clair with no serious injuries seen. Several residents including Edna Bonham Lula Jones Nina Dodd Frances Gardner W R Dodd Roscoe Crozier and William H Kasley traveled to Pocahontas for a dance. Bert Mollineaux, Sageball pitcher, recovering after appendix operation at St Luke's Hospital, is getting along nicely.
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Pocahontas
Edna Bonham
Lula Jones
Nina Dodd
Frances Gardner
W. R. Dodd
Roscoe Crozier
William Hkasley
Bert Mollineaux
St. Luke's Hospital
Flowers for Summer Deliveries From Fallon Roanoke VA
A local florist notes delivery risks in summer and promotes 25 000 Killarney roses and 10 000 rose plants in crop for June. They advertise two houses, ask readers to write for price, and provide an address in Roanoke Virginia. Also includes a short rental notice for a front room near the depot.
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Killarney
Fallon
Ftorist
Roanoke
Wedding Flowers by Fallon Roanoke Florist Ad
Roanoke florist Fallon offers lilies of the valley and white roses for weddings. Orders via wire or mail.
Notable Residents Visit Bluefield on Various Errands
A parade of locals visits Bluefield yesterday including Stuart M Buck of Bramwell Col L E Tierney Powhatan A J Gillespie Tazewell and more Attorney A W Reynolds of the county seat also called on business while Mrs B S Clements and Mrs R L Ashworth from toaka shopped. Plus Col W H Coffman attended a Tazewell board of trades celebration and others visited relatives in Christiansburg and Welch guests attended by Miss Milton Truett Athens and Miss Helen Jennings Welch.
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Col. L. E. Tierney
Powhatan
City
A. W. Reynolds
B. 8. Clements
R. L. Ashworth
Toaka
Bluefield
Col
W. H. Coffman
Tazewell
Milton Truett
Athens
Tobe Wilson
South Bluefield
Helen Jennings
Welch
Welch to Celebrate Golden Jubilee in Welea Parade
Welch gears up for a large scale golden jubilee with flags and bunting across the business district. Officials expect a record crowd and full accommodations for visitors while committees ensure smooth celebrations. The parade will include a colored contingent led by attorney A. C. Froe with broad participation.
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Welea
Varios
Welch
Telegraph
Daniels
A. C. Froe
Able to Leave Hospital Miss Clara Edmunds Returns Home
Miss Clara Edmunds, treated for appendicitis, left the hospital for Bluefield on Tuesday night aboard train No. 18. She was accompanied by her sister Miss Minnie Edmunds, who will resume work as a stenographer in Capt. R. R. Smith’s law office. Ladies to Serve Refreshments. Tomorrow church ladies’ societies will serve dinner and supper in the Barley building and welcome visitors throughout the afternoon.
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Clara Edmunds
Bluefield
Minnie Edmunds
R. R. Smith
Trespassers Armed Arrested Near City Rail Yard
Officers Harman Lilly and Shelton arrested Harry Gardner Will Peck and Herbert Blow sleeping on cross ties near the Norfolk and Western right of way. Gardner carried steel knuckles Peck a revolver and Blow two razors. Gardner and Peck fined 27.50 each Blow 2.50. Gardner noted as a possible bad character with a Brooklyn chauffeur license. Further inquiries to Brooklyn police planned.
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John Harman
Lilly and Shelton
Norfolk and Western
Harry Gardner
Will Peck
Herbert Blow
Gardner
Peck
Blow
Brooklyn
N. Y
Beans In Abundance Boost City Supply
Yesterday morning No. 15 supplied the city with snap beans unloading three hundred hampers for local concerns. Twenty three trucks of express moved out, twenty solid hampers in transit. Most supply shipped from Norfolk with some from New Orleans. Bluefield faced a bean surplus after a prior near famine, prompting large orders arriving together. Merchants may sell at under market price.
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No. 15
Norfolk
New Orleans
Bluefield
Nominations Favorably Reported by Senate Committee
The nominations of Thomas Nelson Page to Italy, Ward J. Hale to Costa Rica, P. H. Stovall to Switzerland, and W. E. Sanvales to Cuba were favorably reported today by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington.
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Washington
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia
Italy
Haward J. Hale
North Carolina
Costa, Rica
P. H. Stovall
Georgia
Switzerland
W. E. Sanvales
South Carolina
Cuba
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Samose Promises Flesh Building Results with Guarantee
Goodykoontz Drug Company touts Samose as a flesh forming food. It claims thin and weak customers gain weight and strength within weeks, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The ad targets children and adults needing appetite and health improvements.
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Goodykoontz Drug Company
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Guthrie Pitblado
S. B. Payne
Stella Turner
James
Kahle
Wyefield
Mary
BE. F. Kaole
Abingdon
Chas. M. Stieff
Feetery Branch
Wateroome
Main Street
Lynchburg, Va
W. Whitmore
Mgr
Thos. E. Peery, M. D
W. VA
West Jefferson
D. E. Bodington
Dieffenderfer
First National Bank of
L. E., Johnson
N. D. Maher
Chamber of Commerce
Boykin
Isadore Cohen Company
Jewelers
Matz Hotel Turkish Bath Establishment
L. Matz
White Pharmacy
Fidelity Bank
Southern Loan Office
Matz Hotel
Bluefield, W. VA
Dr. St. Clair
Mr. Solter
Qld
Ord
Maybeury
Stuart M. Buck
A. J. Gillespie
C. C. Campbell
Paterson, N
Sam Hudson
Keystone
R. W. Lacyie
Gaye
Christiansburg
J. Pane
Bane
B. N. Lusk
Norton
Siok
H. E B. Harman
Philadelphia
Mrs. J. A. Udy
WY. P. I
J. F. Fox
Francke
Wheeling
Cora
Lettie Godfrey
Jaeger
Ladies’ Aid Societies
Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches
Episcopal Guild
J. H. Wiser
Gary Ball
Gary
L. C. Agee
Richmond
Ida Hynes
Frostburg
C. C. Hale
Welch News
TES
East End
Adams Street
Albemarle Street
Bowling Realty Company
Thornton Building
Bluefield Gas
J. E. Mayer
Law & Commerce Building
Percy J. McElrath
Blueftria
Lilburn E. Ward
Ofice
Bloch Cola
West Virginia
Armature
Electrical Contractors
A. L. Smith
Stone & Supply Company
Martin Buding
J. D. McCue
Kelly & Moyer
Charles ST. Clair
Princeton Ave
Bluefield Transfer Go
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