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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1924
Page
16
A Rock WV rail slide halted Virginian Railway for 48 hours, then moved a large coal load through the district. Records show 860 loads over Clarks Gap Mountain and 115 car trains, nine thousand tons in ten hours. Itmann mines close indefinitely as fourteen mines shut in Winding Gulf.
Prices for Pocahontas coal vary with product, while run of mine coal fetches about 2.25 dollars and lump around 3.60. Labor in the Tug River District is steady. New River District reports unchanged conditions. Rail consolidation rumors center on Van Sweringen plans, Nickel Plate bonds, and potential outlets via Lackawanna, Lehigh Valley, or Erie, with NY Central expanding subsidiaries and a possible Pennsylvania-Norfolk & Western deal.
Cadillac adds two closed body styles to the 1924 line on the V 63 chassis a seven passenger sedan and a four passenger Victoria coupe priced at 3585 and 3275 respectively. The steel bodies meet growing demand for standard built Cadillacs with Cadillac Fisher engineering and aluminum predecessors in the lineup. The seven passenger sedan mirrors the suburban de Luxe in size and styling with dark blue color and carmine striping while the Victoria remains a popular model as buyers seek Cadillac quality with exclusive individuality at value.
The interior parcel compartment and ample rear deck luggage space tailor this vehicle for shopping trips and professional use, highlighting practical design for daily tasks and transport needs.
Central Point residents Miss May and Etta Smith spend the week in Bluefield visiting sister Mrs. Bertha Belcher. Miss Ruth French of Roanoke stays with uncle J. P. Hylton. Mrs. D. B. Brookman shops in Bluefield. Mr. and Mrs. B. Courtney of Bluefield visit sister Mrs. Brookman. Eal Brookman and Ray Smith travel from Princeton to attend Wednesday night meeting at New Salem Church. Central Point Farm Womensclub.
A meeting is set for Tuesday June 24 at 2 PM in Farmer Hall inviting all residents. Co. P. Hylton reports county roads between Littlesburg and Brush Fork need extensive work and urges community attention.
Mrs. Carrie Stillman of St. Louis Missouri was bitten by a rat she attempted to catch and required amputation of her hand as a result.
In St. Paul Minnesota J W Attwood eighty one was killed while enroute to his wedding when his automobile crashed. The tragedy left the couple's plans in turmoil and authorities investigated the cause of the wreck.
Chesterton England Reverend C. L. Bradley, the town vicar, joins a restaurant band to earn sufficient income for daily living.
Doctor J C Bates of Bates Sanitarium Huntington praises Pepgen as a tonic aiding stomach liver and kidney ailments. He and other skilled practitioners endorse the remedy while Bluefield stores and many local druggists carry Pepgen. A resident Mrs S E Dickman recounts relief from nervous indigestion after using Pepgen.
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