Bear story fuels Bluefield readers with a sixty year tale
Old New Hope physician Dr. Carr recalls a near fatal bear encounter near Clark's Gap sixty years ago. Andy Banks faced a giant black bear with a knife after the beast attacked, losing his clothes but surviving with bear hounds help. The tale underscores early wild-country peril around Bluefield and Princeton.
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Bluefield
Pulle
Dr . Carr
New Hope
Mercer Connal
Carr
J. B. Higginbotham
Andy Banks
West Virginia
Princeton
Banks
Clark's Gap
Vicinit
Andy Nke
Honey expected scarce this season says veteran hunter
J F Garlick an eighty year old bee scout predicts honey will be scarce this season. He specializes in locating wild honey bee trees and has harvested thousands of pounds in his career. He notes chestnut blooms may fatten the bees this year and that two trees can yield five hundred pounds. Virginia side personals note Mrs Amanda Greever visiting Roanoke and Lizzie Davidson with Sallie Miller at Abbs Valley farm.
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J. F. Garlick
Mr. Garlic
Mr. Garlick
Virginia Side
Amanda Greever
Roanoke
W. H .Prazier
Lizzie Davidson
Misa Sallie Miller
Abbs Valley
James
Ansil Davidson
Pastor and wife in auto smash up on Tazewell road
The Rev. O H Logan and his wife were hurt when their Buick touring car collided with a Grant car driven by W C Havens at the Tip Top road intersection near Witten Mill. Mrs Logan injured lightly, Ed Scott fractured nose, Havens fined for reckless driving as Commonwealth's Attorney Royall called for safer highways.
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O. H. Logan
Tazewell Road
Ed. Scott
Logan
Scott
Richlands
Tip Top
Witten Mill
W. C. Havens
Bluefield
Havens
Tazewell
Board of Supervisors
Tazewell County
Royall
Newspaper Proposes Daily Street Gossip Publication
The Bluefield Virginia News editor suggests a bold plan to publish every day street gossip by individual streets. Readers would see Sanders Drive gossip one day and Tazewell Avenue the next, sourced from on‑the‑spot chats on fences and porches.
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Bluefield Virginia News
Sanders Drive
Tazewell Avenue
Galloway Wedding Planned as Quiet Home Affair
Miss Ellen Galloway bride elect receives social honors as she plans a June 27 wedding to T Irvine Cantrell of Big Stone Gap. The ceremony will take place at home with Rev Roy E Early officiating and several friends hosting dinner in her honor this week. The couple met two years ago while she taught in Wise County. Miss Galloway is the second daughter of Squire and Mrs James F Galloway.
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Ellen Galloway
Miss Galoway
T. Irvine
Pick) Cantrell
Big Stone Gap
Miss Galloway
Wise County
J. H. Bates
Mary Troy
Blanche Bishop
Youth of Finney Injured by Freight Train
Ira Shepperd, 15, of Finney, was injured when a freight train jerked him down as he attempted to board near the state line. Two fingers on his left hand were severed and his left leg badly bruised, but doctors do not expect serious harm. He came from Clinch Valley en route to McVey Kentucky with a companion who refused to identify himself. The youth was taken to Bluefield Sanitarium for treatment.
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Ira Shepperd
Finney
State Line
Clinch Valley
McVey, Ky
Bluefield Sanitarium
Thomas Atkinson Buried After Becktley Hospital Death
The remains of Thomas Atkinson were brought here yesterday for burial after a Beckley hospital operation for appendicitis. The funeral was held at Memorial Baptist church with many former neighbors attending, and interment followed at Maple Hill cemetery. Atkinson, a resident of Helen Raleigh County, was a superintendent of a coal company.
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Thomas Atkinson
Atkinson
Beckley Hospital
Memorial Baptist Church
Maple Hill
Helen
Raleigh County
Real Estate Transfer Nets Major Virginia Side Purchase
A large real estate deal closed Friday as J. W. Baldwin bought the Dr. Ward property on Main Street, the site of J. B. Qulespie’s grocery. The Virginia Side has seen numerous transfers this year, drawing less public attention.
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Virginia
Building boom drives city construction across districts
The city reports ongoing construction with numerous homes rising in several sections and several large business houses underway. The Ford building is noted as one of the latest business structures to begin.
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Big Ford
Bride and Groom of Twin Cities Buy New Home
The Greater Bluefield couple Mr and Mrs Wingo Yost purchase a home on Only Avenue from Bob Wilbur and plan to move in soon. The note mentions Prof Z T Kyle visiting to review teacher applicants as the fall term opens in September. A Bible class at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Baptist Church meets every Sunday at 9 45 am. Visitors welcome.
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Wingo Yost
Greater Bluefield
Only Avenue
Bob Wilbur
Z. T. Kyle
Virginia Side
Kyle
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Baptist Church
Dr W M Lorimer Heads to Franklin County Meeting
Dr. W. M. Lorimer left yesterday for Franklin County to conduct a two week meeting. There will be no services at the Presbyterian church today except Sunday school and the league meetings.
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W. M. Lorimer
Franklin County
Presbyterian Church
Mapp Gains Ground in Ninth District as Campaign Heats Up
The piece notes Mapp and cohorts tightening in Virginia as governor race looms. Walton Moore from the eighth district signals support for Mapp, boosting momentum. The Bible bill debate surfaces with Sen Byrd advocating church state separation. evolution not a Virginia issue.
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Mapp
Conan K. Walton Moore
Mappith
Virginia
Senator Mapp
General Assembly
Ohio
Virginia Assembly
Witten
Tazewell County
Senate
Byrd
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