Gaines to resign state chairmanship amid Senate bid
Chairman Joseph H. Gaines of the Republican state committee announces his plan to resign as chair as he pursues the United States Senate nomination. He states the move aims to keep the committee fair and noninterfering in nominations, with a meeting to accept his resignation at a later date.
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Joseph H. Gaines
Republican State Committee
United States
United States Senate
State Committee
Tsbhall
Personal Paragraphs From City Visitors Gathered
Ira Mullens arrived in the city from Gary yesterday. L. R. Taylor traveled from Princeton. T. E. Ballard of Peterstown spent the day in town. Brown came from Morgantown. Leslie Atkinson of Jenkin Jones also visited. A list of names appears among relatives attending funeral services including Mr. and Mrs. A. T. King and son Earl of Portsmouth Virginia, C. B. Coeburn and A. T. Bateman of Newport News Virginia.
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T. E. Ballard
Peterstown
Leslie Atkinson
Jenkin Jones
Clarence Henderson
Coram Cunningham
William Kelly
Thomas Main
Dudley Hickerson
Joseph Harwood
Paul Udy
Ralpph Gibson
A. T. King and Son
Earl King
Portsmouth
C. B. Coeburn
A. T. Bateman
Newport News
B. E. Ball
E. W. Hurt
Honaker
Agnes Smith
Grace Pall
Gardner, Va
Rourgsell County
Jess Graham
Tazewell, Va
W. J. Hatcher
I. ©. Perkins
J. C. Scott
Cedar Bluff
Tazewell County
Chautauqua Advance Man Visits Bluefield Busy Day
The Bluefield advance team of the Redpath Chautauqua led by G. T. Hodge, with 28 day campaign, met visitors from Welch, Jewell Ridge, Martinsburg and Tazewell. Local residents and travelers, including J. W. Buchanan and J. J. Delp, stopped by for brief city calls. The 1918 prospectus highlights Bohumir Kryl's two concerts and a lineup featuring Princess Watahwaso, Vimy Ridge hero Arthur K. Herman, and The New York Madrigal Singers.
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G. T. Hodge
Bluefield Redpath Chautauqua
Springfield
Chautauqua Committee
G. W. Brewster
Welch
Bohumir Kryl
Princess Watahwaso
Arthur K. Herman
Vimy ‘Ridge
New York Madrigal Singers
Gatling4imn
Fogleman
Gay Zenda MacLaren
Martin D. Hardin
Red Cross
War Zone
Sidney Landon
Lovat Scottish Concert Company
Angus Fraser
Harry Lauder
Hodge
War Savings stamps sales surge at Princeton booths
Report shows three booths at Princeton avenue and nearby corners selling War Saving stamps and thrift stamps. Booth 1 at Commercial Hotel tallies 90.00 plus 10.00 and 26.00. Booth 2 at Thornton's corner collects 41.25 plus 165 thrift stamps. Booth 3 at Honaker's corner records 1100.00 and 49.00. Overall day total 1,250.25 and cumulative grand total 2,412.75.
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Princeton Avenue
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Mercer Street
Vollowing
Booth
Commercial Hotel
Mary White
Josephine ‘Long
Exynestine White
Georgie
Totel
Mooth No. 2
Booth No
Honaker’s Corner
J. H. Nicks
J. EB
Harman
Frances Chamvers
Kihel Cawhey
Madge Moore
Blanche Douthat
Gladys Garrison
Funeral arrangements for William Bruce Johnson
Funeral services for William Bruce Johnson will be held at Bland Street Methodist Church at 2 20 this afternoon conducted by Rev. T S Tramilton. Flower bearers include Pattie Cofer Myrtle Hock Rowena Snyder Lucille McKhaney Edytha Rierson Sarah Bowen Myra Myers and Ella Wall. Active pallbearers are Edwin Fleshman Arthur Perkins Charles Hamilton Rube Donahue and Howard Ames. Honorary pallbearers include Fred Cofer and Buy W
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William Bruce Johnson
Bland Street Methodist Church
T. S. Tramilton
Pattie Cofer
Myrtle Hock
Rowena Snyder
Lucille McKhaney
Edytha Rierson
Sarah Bowen
Myra Myers
Ella Wall
Edwin Fleshman
Arthur Perkins
Charles Hamilton
Rube Donahue
Howard Ames
Fred Cofer
Karston Coal Company Plans Model Town in Coal Field
W. Farquharson resigns as superintendent of Lathrop and Panther coal firms. Wm. Smith of Leckie replaces him as Kinikin, Ky mine operations expand with 12,000,000 tons underlay. The Karston Coal Company of Kermit WV organizes to operate Pond Creek Campbell's Creek coal with 2444 ton daily capacity near Tug River towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Farquharson
Panther
Lathrop
Wm. Smith
Leckie
Farguson
Martin County
Pond Creek
Campbell's Creek
Thacker and Chilton
Tug River
Kermit
W.va
Warfield
Karston Coal Company
W. Va
Tipples
Norfolk and Western
Food Administration Backs Sauerkraut Dutch Name
Officials dismiss German associations giving sauerkraut a Dutch origin. The article argues sauerkraut remains a valuable food and boosts cabbage use, urging Americans not to curb its consumption for patriotic reasons.
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Federal Committee On Public Information
Food Administration
Hill’s Death Sentence Commuted to Life Term
John Hill, condemned for the 1916 shooting of Constable Church at Yarboursville, had his death penalty commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Cornwell. The plea of guilty came after he claimed he did not receive proper warning of consequences.
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Charleston
John Hill
Common Pleas
Huntington
Constable Church
Yarboursville
Cornwell
Hill
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Relief
A veteran sales pitch touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, improve vigor, and avoid salivation, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The ad targets families and promises quick, gentle relief from sluggish liver and digestive woes.
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Dodson
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Colonial Theatre
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Ira Mullens
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L. R. Taylor
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William Sevble
Martinsburg
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Pocahontas, Va
J. J. Delp
Jewell Ridge, Va
Mitchell
W. Perkins
Lebanon, Va
Clinch Valley
EB. Moore
J. McMullens
Wittens Mill
T. T. Bowen
Tazewell
Virginia Evans
Lewis Decker
Roanoke, Va
Luray Caverns
Elizabeth Parr
Simmit City Business College
James W.painter
Emory and Henry College
Akron
Ohio
A. A. Skeen
Zella ‘Woodrum
J. W. Woodrum
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