Notices and sales in Ada West Virginia and Bluefield area
Local advertisements list household sales legal notices and business offerings in Ada and Bluefield. Items include debt disclaimer for Delia Pennington, shoe shop promotions, fruit markets, a benefit supper at Glenwood Park, Pine Moon Tea Room opening, Hawaiian Serenaders event, fresh meat and butter at The Market, monument sales, a patriotic July 4 ceremony invite, railroad haulage and coal logistics, and a Bible study class in Giles Street area.
Four Prisoners Escape From Virginia Road Camp
Four prisoners escaped from the Virginia road camp at Five Oaks Tazewell county after overpowering a guard and taking his gun. Two were later reportedly captured near Maxwell, the guard not seriously injured, and no descriptions were available.
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Virginia Road
Five Oaks
Tazewell County
Maxwell
Personal notes from Salem region social scene
Born to Mr and Mrs C E Lowder a son is welcomed by relatives in the field Miss Sallie Reese of Salem visits relatives Bessie Reese recovering from pleurisy Mrs J C Daily leaves for Laurinburg N C Miss Rose Summers and Charles return from a car trip to Newcastle Roanoke Natural Bridge and Mountain Lake Keene of Syracuse and A B Rawn of Huntington Solvay Collieries officials in city on business Ruth Bodell and parents depart for Chicago to study voice with Prof Herbert Whitershorn for the summer
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C. E. Lowder
Sallie Reese
Salem
Bessie Reese
J. C. Daily
Giles Street
Neice
D. T. Blue
Laurinburg
N. C
Rose Summers
Charles
Newcastle
Roanoke
Natural Bridge
Mountain Lake
Keene
Syracuse
A. B. Rawn
Huntington
Solvay Collieries Company
Ruth Bodell
W. A. Bodell
Chicago
Herbert Whitershorn
Moonshine Found in Car After Pursuit in Bluefield
Dr C A Rogers a well known colored physician was arrested by prohibition officers in south Bluefield after he refused to stop and two shots hit his tire. Three gallons of moonshine whiskey were found in six half gallon fruit jars in his car. He posted bond for trial before Justice of the Peace Gallerion. Rogers claimed he was acting on instruction from another party and would prove his statements at trial. Foreign born women in the United States number over six million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Rogers
South Bluefield
Prohibition
Rogers
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Moonshine Raid Nets Four Arrests in Plymouth District
Prosecuting Attorney H. B. Lee with Chief Dillon and prohibition officers raided Plymouth district early yesterday. Four men were arrested and about twenty five gallons of moonshine confiscated along with liquor paraphernalia. Wingfield Shorter, age 73, the oldest man arrested in the county for liquor, was sent home for trial. The others, including James E. Crews and Gore, were brought to Bluefield for court. Most whiskey was destroyed. remaining sample kept as evidence.
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H. B. Lee
Dillon
Prohibition
Plymouth
Bluefield
Athens
Mr. Lee
Wingfield Taylor Shorter
Shorter
James E. Crews
Gore
Crews
Posse
Lee
Justice of the Peace
Resolution Would Uncover Profiteers in 1918 War Profits
Washington June 23 A House resolution introduced by Rep Beck Republican Wisconsin requests a Treasury list of individuals firms and corporations with net profits over 25 percent of outstanding capital in 1918 and names of those who evaded falsified or understated incomes during wartime. Beck accuses big business of pressuring the War Department to publish deserter names to divert attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
House
Representative Beck
Wisconsin
United States
Beck
Boy Released By Police In Ring Theft Case
A twelve year old white boy, released by Chief of Police Dillon, failed to return with a stolen ring from an east end home. Police believe he left the city after his arrest following repeated burglaries. No trace found after his release at city hall.
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Dillon
East End
City Hall
Ladies Day At Country Club Draws Big Crowds
Unusually popular Ladies Day as at least twenty five lady golfers competed yesterday. Mrs W H McShaney won the nine hole handicap medal with a net 39. A mixed foursome is set for Saturday followed by a putting contest between top eight men and eight ladies.
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W. H. McShaney
Club to Host Evening With Contests and Dance
A committee announces an approaching contest where players throw three balls into a barrel. the top scorer wins. The program includes a driving contest for both ladies and men golfers, followed by a club dance that evening.
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Coalfield
Hudson
Tavernacle
Raleigh Street
Delia Pennington
Ada
W. Va
Union Shoe Shop
Stewart Street
RK E Brown
Stone Securities Co
Billy
California
Canteloupes
Georgia
Valencia
Glenwood Park
New Hope Church
Josus Frances Wright
Plorence Nichols
Dubling and
Tazewell Streets
Lnjoy
A. Beckett
Third Street
Franklin Street
Roediger
Federal Street
Princeton Avenue
Fair Grounds
C. A. Mitchell
Co. A. Mitchell
Troy Shoe Shine
Appalachian Power Co
J. W. Lindsey
Monroe Street
Wyoming
Lee Street
Altamont
Altamont Hotel
Frederick L. Black
Harold Black
Summers Street
Bluefield, W. Va
S. S
Tanlac - Pinkham
Caldwell’s
Small Caldwell
Large
West Virginia
Virginia
Ben Kedem Temple of Shriners
Welch
Hinton
Mercer County
Oakvale Mountain
Homer Mitchell
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Mra. K. H. Mitchell
Pocahontas
Cumberland Turnpike
Inter
Cassey-Perkins
Law and Commerce Building
Raleigh
Federal Streets
Robert H. Thompson
Rotary
Kiwanis
Norton
White Sulphur Springs
Art Longworth
Mable Hancock
J. R. Hancock
McDowell
Walnut Grove Cemetery
B. H. Akers
Rothhouse
Pigeon Creek
Mingo County
Edwin Mann
C. H. Smith
Granville
Ohio
J. W. Moore
Japan
Bluefield Presbyterian Church
Taylorsville
Moore
Presbyterian Church
Concord State Normal School
B. F. King
A. M. Webb
THE
Wright Milling Company
Woma
Bluefield Grocery CO
V. R. Shriner
Coal and Coke Building
W. H. McChaney
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Mayer Building
F. Princeton Avenue
Royal Cafe
William H. Carr
Osteopath
Kelly & Moyer
Sister
Bobby
Stieff
Earth
Chas. M. Stieff
Lynchburg, Va
Shrine
Knight Templar
Blue Lodge
Chapter
Elk
J. W. Waters Co., Jewelers
Law & Commerce
Henry Rodgin CO
Henry Rodgin CO. Jewells
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