Discovery of Dickinson County officials backing Mapp for governor
The Bluefield Virginia News reports three Virginia officeholders from Dickinson County are supporting Mapp in the governor race. Names were omitted in a previous Clinch News item. The piece notes the individuals include a division superintendent and the principal of Dickinson Memorial High School, urging their disclosed names.
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Bluefield
Virginia News
Virginia
Mapp
Dickinson
Clinch V. News
Dickenson Memorial High School
Dickenson County
Huntington
John Brown
Clinton H. Jones
Joine Cole
Large Crowd Enjoy Dip at Shannondale
A large crowd gathered at Shannondale on Wednesday evening to swim in the pool and dance on the waxed floor of the pavilion. Visitors came from Bluefield Bramwell Tazewell and other points to enjoy the music of the Repass orchestra and the night scene lit by numerous electric lights.
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Shannondale
Repass
Bluefield
Bramwell
Tazewell
Observers Comment on Freaky Showers Across Fields
Observers note unusual showers this week with heavy rain in West Graham and dust in town after plowing. Clouds move erratically and appear to perform strange stunts, recalling a past claim of rain production by a mysterious shooter.
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West
Graham
Big rattlesnake hauls across road in summer tale
Bob Ruble reports a giant rattlesnake seen near Snakeden during the summer. Mr Starling killed the reptile with a stone then threw it aside. the snake bore eighteen wattles and a button, suggesting a twenty year age. The incident adds to a summer tally of eight rattlers killed in the area.
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Starling
Snakeden
Bob Ruble
Mr. Starting
Mr. Starling
Meeting Notice for Odd Fellows Ball at 10 A M
Requested to meet at Odd Fellows ball promptly at 10 a m. By order of the secretary.
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Odd Fellows Ball
Road conditions to Roanoke worsen in bad weather
A Virginia speaker notes dirt routes between Bluefield and Roanoke remain unfinished with gaps and urges a main straight highway from Spituefield through Ingleside and Oakvale to Giles County and Roanoke. Wet weather makes dirt roads unsafe and mountain routes stay problematical while recent rains revive crops and grazing.
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Bluefield
Roanoke
Spituefield
Ingleside
Oakvale
Giles County
Princeton Oakvale Hill
Virginia State Highway Commission
Newport Mountain
Death Captain Lindsay Shocks Railroaders
Local railroad men mourn the death of Captain J. W. Lindsey in Baltimore. Lindsey had long directed Bluestone shifting crews serving wholesale and lumber yards, and reportedly died in harness after many years of service.
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Spen
J. W. Lindsey
Baltimore
Mr. Lindsey
Bluestone
Captain Lindsey
Memorial Service for Bluestone Lodge No 18 at Christian Church
Bluestone Lodge No 18 I C F to hold annual memorial services at the Christian church on Sunday June 21 at 11 am Rev M C Hughes to speak. All neighboring lodges and visiting members from other localities are invited to attend. All members are expected to be present.
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Bluestone Lodge No
Christian Church
M. C. Hughes
Washington County Ouster Case Set for Abingdon Hearing
The state attorney general John R. Sanders brings ouster action against a Washington County official. The sheriff must show cause why removal should not occur, with a hearing scheduled in Abingdon on June 25.
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Washington County
John R. Sanders
Abingdon
Dudleys Visit At Falls Mill Dam Event
Mrs. Glen Dudley hosted Mrs. Emmet Dudley and Katherine Dudley of Pulaski as guests at a Falls Mill Dam gathering Saturday. The occasion featured entertaining the visiting ladies and a social at the dam site.
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Glen Dudley
Emmet Dudley
Katherine Dudley
Pulaski
Falls Mille Dam
Mortons Big Sale Stirs Talk Across Circles
The event sparked chatter among circles and field and store managers as Morton’s conducted a major sale, drawing attention from staff and customers alike.
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Morton
Pestiferous flies menace Tazewell county cattle all summer
Stockmen report a new nuisance in Bluestone Valley as a large swarm of pestiferous flies invades pastures. Cattle graziers say the insects hinder daytime grazing and salting, with relief expected when the flies disappear by late June, mirroring last year’s pattern.
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Tazewell County
Neel
Bluestone Valley
Virginia Side Personal Notes and Local Visits
Misses Virginia Lee Sillss and Dorothy Masons visit relatives in Panther West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. G W Newsom and daughter Lucille from Cincinnati visit Mrs J H Sillss at home. J W Wade has as his gazette.
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Virginia Side
Virginia Lee Sillss
Dorothy Masons
Panther
W. Va
G. W. Newsom
Lucille
Cincinnati
J. H. Silss
J. W. Wade
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