Community notices mix sympathy and civic calls at fairground event
The item offers condolences for a boy unable to witness the July 4 American Legion celebration at the fairground and urges Bramwell subdistrict voters to support the June 23 school levy. It notes a letter of thanks from Mrs. Donkin and reports destruction of a landmark near Bluefield, plus upcoming telegraph and GLA meeting details.
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American Legion
Bramwell
Simmons and
Coopers
Pont
Donkin
Deakin
Westbrook & Son
Bluefield
W.S. Donkin
Virginia horseman Kelty seeks Bluefield entries
Mr. Kelty a well known Virginia circuit horseman toured via Radford and aims to race in Cleveland next week with some of his best harness horses this year. He plans to bring fifteen to twenty horses to Bluefield next fall for the Bluefield fair. Cretty Lankford Opie C Cretty and Miss Vern G Lankford of Princeton wed at Bland Street Methodist parsonage at 5 pm Wednesday led by Rev. T S Hamilton.
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Binefield
Kelty
Virginia
Radford
Cleveland
Ohio
Bluefield
Cretty Lankford
Opie C. Cretty
Vern G. Lankford
Princeton
Bland Street Methodist Church
Athens Man Survives Wreck on East Princeton Avenue
H. D. McGraw of Athens escaped injury when his Haynes automobile wrecked on east Princeton avenue near the Coffman rock crusher plant. The car plunged up a steep embankment and overturned, yet McGraw was unhurt as onlookers watched in disbelief.
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H. D. McGraw
Athens
Haynes
Princeton Avenue
Coffman
Mr. MeGhraw
McGraw
Revival Services Grow in Interest at First Baptist Church
Revival services at the First Baptist Church draw large crowds with Dr Weeks preaching Thursday at 7 45 pm and Friday at 7 30 pm. The Friday service ends early to align with No 16 as the series closes. Washington reports Republicans plan a conference on lumber tariff before House action.
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First Baptist Church
the Tabernacle
Weeks
Washington
House
Personal updates from Bluefield and visiting notables
Local notices show W H Phillips and daughter Edna visiting relatives in Roanoke while Mrs J W Woodrum travels to New York. Otis St Clair arrives in Bluefield from Welch for a brief stay as Miss Mary Painter visits Mrs J Li Penn in Columbus Street. Several others travel for business, medical updates on C B Neal and Morris Watts, and plans for stock purchases in New York.
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Columbus
W. H. Phillips
Edna
Roanoke
J. W. Woodrum
New York
Otis St. Clair
Welch
Bluefield
Mary and
Lois Painter
Radford
J. Li Penn
Rogers Street
C. Hubble
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. C. Palmer
Loenust Street
Mountain View Hospital
Lillian
L. P. Hardy
Princeton Power Company
Louisville
Appalachian Power Company
St. Paul
Mary Forgie
Montvale
Mary Lackland
Helen Landers
Lithia
R. H. Landers
Morris Watts
Watts
C. B. Neal
Clinch Valley
Richlands
Memorial Avenue
Mr. Neal
John Atwater
L. A. Jackson
Lynchburg
Jacsson-Henderson Company
Masonic
Germany sales rise as champagne boosts postwar spirits
Official statistics show German drink traffic increasing after the war. Ten million bottles of champagne were sold last year and two and a half billion dollars were spent on alcoholic liquors.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Princeton federated crafts give up charter after strike rift
The Virginian railroad crafts at Princeton surrendered their charter to the American Federation of Labor after a dispute over a revised working agreement. Electricians had stayed at work during a previous strike, and officials from the federation and AFL warned of revocation without reconciliation. A ceremonial loss of charter followed failed mediation.
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Virginian Railroad Company
Princeton Federated Crafts
Virginian Railroad
Electricians
American Federation of Labor
Federated Crafts
Norfolk
H. W. Hix
The
Virginian
J. D. Owens
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Railway Crafts
Princeton Federation
Jewell
Hull
Grand Lodge
Princeton
Federation
Fourth of July BaseballSHOWDOWN Bluefield Graham vs American Coal
A strong American Coal Company team plays a two game set against a picked Bluefield and Graham nine at the Bluefield Fair Grounds during the Fourth of July celebration. Farley of Graham stars on the Coal Co. mound. Willis of Bluefield-Graham will debut locally.
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American Coal Co
Bluefield-Graham
Grand Struggle Expec
American Coal Company
Bluefield
Graham
Bluefield Fair Grounds
West Virginia
American Legion
Farley
Binefield-Graham
Fair Grounds
Ump
Willis
Coal Field
Gary
Powhatan
Bible study classes form for post campaign work in Bluefield
The Bluefield community forms multiple Bible study classes with meeting times and hosts listed. Raleigh Terrace at 10 am with Mrs H I Shott. Asher on Thursday June 23 at 6 pm. Ma Sunday at 7 30 pm with Mrs J F Phelps. Matthews at 7 30 pm with Mrs Calloway. Learn More Friday June 24 at 3 pm with Mrs W K McDowell. Fairview Friday June 24 at 7 30 pm with Mrs Clint Bailey. Midway Monday June 27 at 7 30 pm with Mrs J W Gilbert. Gray Stripe June 28 at 7 30 pm with Mrs Cruise. Young Women June 28 at 4 pm. Stoney Ridge June 28 at 7 30 pm. Billy Sunday Jr with Mrs J L Penn on Rogers Street.
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Bluefield
Raleigh Terrace
H. I. Shott
Asher
Blue Triangle
J. F. Phelps
Wythe Avenue
Matthews
Calloway
Highland Avenue
Learn More
W. K. McDowell
South Mercer Street
Fairview
Clint Bailey
Adams Street
Midway
J. W. Gilbert
Bluefield Avenue
Cruise
Walters Avenue
Stoney Ridge
Billy Sunday
J. L. Penn
Rogers Street
Doze Ends War as Liner Orchestra Quiets Race Tensions
On the liner Belvedere Captain Ragus plays the ship's orchestra to calm a Greek Turk Romanian Bulgarian race fight. The musical intervention brings instant easing and harmony aboard the vessel New York report notes.
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New York
Ragusin
Belvedere
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