Bluefield Supply Company to Open Big Plant in May
Bluefield West Virginia hosts a new firm, Bluefield Supply Company, with 500000 capital, claiming nine floors of stock space and a plan to employ salesmen July 1 across a 100 mile radius into Virginia and West Virginia. W. E. Gilkeson serves as president with S. V. Brooks as VP and E. B. Taylor as secretary.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Virgin
Bluefield Supply Company
W. E. Gilkeson
Virginia
Biuefield Avenue
Mays Plumbing Company
Bluefield Garage
W. E. Gilkerson
V. Brooks
E B. Taylor
W L. Thornton
May Have Fired First Gun at Lexington
Ebenezer Monroe a Lexington minute man recalls April 19 battles claiming he fired the first gun for the American side. Wounded in the elbow he rode to alert townspeople, returning fire despite heavy enemy volley and near capture.
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Ebenezer Monroe
Lexington Minute Men
Welch News Roundup and Local Notices
The town reports 86 Automobiles Here totaling three hundred fifty in Welch, about one tenth of the population. Spencer Dolinger and Olga Dolinger plan a quiet wedding at Elk Horn. Effie Beavers and daughter Plotse visit Fort Gay and Louisa, Ky. Nina Hocker heads to Virginia for a two week vacation. Keister Selige travels to Galax Va. R L Johnson moves from Abbs Valley to a nearby farm in Anawalt. Dr L M Belcher attends Charleston board meeting for dental examiners.
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Welch
Effie Beavers
Miss Plotse
Fort Gay
Louisa
C. C. Switzer
Nina Hocker
Virginia
Keister Selige
Galax
R. L. Johnson
Abbs Valley
Johnson
Anawalt
L. Nl. Belcher
Charleston
State Board of Dental Examiners
Welch Candidacy Draws Wide Support for Strother
Interest in James French Strother of Welch rises as supporters in Welch and across southern West Virginia press for his appointment as associate judge of the federal court for the southern district. Delegations from Welch and other areas travel to Washington to advocate for him. Miss Geraldine Brewster attends Epworth League Convention in Abingdon, Virginia as Welch League delegate. Dr. A C Wagner and Dr R C Jennings head to Charleston for dental examiner duties before a short vacation. Senator W W Whyte recovers from injury.
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Welch
West Virginia
James French Strother
Federal Court
Southern District of
Congress
Strother
Washington
Fpworth League
Geraldine Brewster
Epworth League
Abingdown
Miss Brewster
Welch Lpworth League
Melville's Comedians Open in Bluefield Tent Week
The Melville Comedians open a seven night engagement in Bluefield with the vaudeville show Broken Hearts. Newspapers praise the touring company for a clean, well staged production with strong cast and high audience appeal.
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Melville
Bluefield
Portsmouth
Arcadia
City council names officers to hold July election
The city council appointed officers for the municipal election on July 5. Ward by ward lists include commissioners and clerks, with names such as J A Chambers, B H Hancock, J E McMullen, R B Rinard, C Hume, and others. Fort Sheridan officers ordered to salute sick and wounded soldiers, the first such instruction in service history.
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J. A. Chambers
B. H. Hancock
J. E. McMullen
R. BE. Rinard
Charles Hume
J. E. Martin
Basley
F. W. Udy
Harry Kielman
Wrhig Evans
T. F. Martin
J. R. Murphy
Harold Black
R. S. Williams
KE. A. Leonard, Jr
J. M. King
A. F. Kingdon
John Robert
L. W. Boykin
J. H. Wright
John R. Dillard
B. F. Porterfield
Jim Shott
C. B. Hancock
BE. Henson
B. Bodd
Fort Sheridan
Lord's Prayer on the Head of a Pin
Fol Burke in Bluefield displays a pinhead engraving of the Lord's Prayer by E. H. Baker of Spokane. The six sentence prayer contains 65 words and 204 letters, viewed with a 398x magnifying glass after Baker saw a similar dime engraving in Philadelphia.
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Fol Burke
Bluefield
E. H. Baker
Spokane
BE. H. Baker
Philadelphia
Engraver Burke Exhibits Steady Hand and Rare Work
After three years a skilled engraver completed a remarkable piece. He avoided tobacco to steady his hand and even spoiled 3000 pins in the process. He crafted special tools for the craft, and will display the engraving near the Flat Top bank for several days, with Telegraph Want Ads promising results.
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Burke
Flat Top Bank
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Minnie Maddern Fiske
Lawrence Johnson
Little Jimmie
Huntington
T. W. Edwards
Spencer Dolinger
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Miss Olga Do
Linger
Elkhorn
A. C. Wagner
R. C. Jennings
McDowell County Dental Clinic
W. W. Whyte
Tort Melville
Adams Street
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Court House Square
DeSoto County
Telegraph
Alice Lake
Charles RA
Phyllis
Charlie
Bluefield Redpath
Jesse Lasky ‘Presents
C Midsummerness
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Lois Wilson
Lila Lee
Jack Holt
Conrad Nagel
Cosmo Hamilton
Gea
Arpentier
Wonder Man
Robert
Cole
Georges
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Bluefield, West VA
Bert Melville and Company
America’s Best Dramatic Company
Adams St
Jefferson
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