Half of Bluefield Chamber electors cast ballots
About half the members have submitted ballots to elect eight new directors for the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce. Polls close Monday at 7 pm. 200 plus members remain. Retiring president Herbert Markle urges participation to ensure a representative board. Ballots counted tomorrow will pick the top sixteen for the final ballot mailed Tuesday. Final returns are to be canvassed Friday July 1.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Markle
Alderson
R. D. Byrd
W. Y. Darling
J. B. Hollman
J. A. Koon
A C Larsen
S A. Mann
W. L. Salmon
G M. Snow
Paul Tharse
Lurich Virginia Community Notes and Local News
This week in Lurich Virginia residents attended church at Glen Lyn and a number of locals were mentioned in social notes. Mrs Allie Johnson suffered minor injuries in a car wreck while truckers from Narrows harvest wheat locally.
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Glen Lyn
Allie Johnson
Hodge
Skeens
Blankenship
Narrows
Lurich
Union
Sam Robinson
Rich Creeks
Dexter Robinson
C. A. Davis
Glad Meadows
Wills
J. H. Gore
Princeton
John P. Dunn
H. T. Adair
Harry Herbert
Willie Humphreys
Roanoke
T. Hi. Gore
Underwood
Rivers Herbert
Nannie Watkins
Emmons Robinson
John Adair
Josh Davis
Frank and
Delose
Walter Blankenship
Rich Creek
Lindsey Chambers
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Pearlsburg
Mrs. Chambers
Moose Heart Moose party resumes frolic after three months
Mercer legion No. 136 held a regular Moose frolic in Moose hall Friday evening with good attendance. Delegations from Princeton and Nemours were present. Ira C. Wills presided in the absence of Frank M. O'Brien as officers initiated seven candidates into the second degree before a luncheon.
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Mercer Legion
No. 136
Mooseheart Legion of the World
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
Princeton
Nemours
Frank M. O'Brien
Great North Moose
Ira C. Wills
South Moose
Voters 10 Hold Mass Meeting On Bond Issue
A mass meeting of voters is planned at the Thorn Street School to discuss the $150000 bond issue. Speakers, including Judge H G Woods, will urge a vote in favor as the final campaign event. Details of a possible August frolic in Princeton or Beckley to follow in the Telegraph.
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Ross-Courtney
Princeton
Beckley
Bluefield
H. G. Woods
Thorn Street
Farmer’ Supply Company
Princeton Milling Co
Spo
W. H. Wallingford
New Officials To Take Office In County District And City
On Friday July 1 new officials will assume posts across the county district and city. C R Justice will become county superintendent of schools replacing Clyde Maxey. T Fred Brown will head the East River board of education succeeding A L Bowling, and O B Campbell takes over from Dr L J Vermillion. Democrats regain city government with Frank R Wilson as mayor and J W Sasser as council member. Mayor W A Brown and Councilman L E B White retire June 23.
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C. R. Justice
Clyde Maxey
T. Fred Brown
A. L. Bowling
East River Board of Education
O. B. Campbell
L. J. Vermillion
Frank R. Wilson
J. W Sasser
J. H. Davidson
T. Bird
J. B. Shrewsberry
W. A. Brown
L. E B. White
Woman's Idea Helps Youth Face Life
Philadelphia reports on Miss Anna Beach Pratt and the White Williams foundation. School counselors aid children in finding themselves to prevent delinquency, with programs across grades and scholarships for those lacking funds.
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Philadelphia
Echoe
Anna Beach Pratt
Mise Pratt
White-Williams Foundation
Elmira College
Mike Pratt
United States
German beaus consider straw hat and tuxedo
Berlin reports an early heat wave prompts debate among German beaux on pairing a straw hat with a tuxedo. The German Hat and Cap Manufacturers' association endorses the look, noting New York and London accept the combination, while some Berlin shops warn the pairing resembles mismatched attire.
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Tuxedo
Berlin
Germany
Beau Drummels
German Hat and Cap Manufacturers’ Association
New York
London
Paris Writers Favor Goose Quill Pens
Paria June 25 reports that American authors favor type writers for speed while French writers still prize the goose quill. Stationery stores stock quills and writers say the quill’s squeak is the music that inspires their work.
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Paris
Paria
France
Radio linked broadcasts mark first simultaneous program
For the first time in radio history two stations linked to air the same program at once. WNYC joined WEAF in New York to cover the Lindbergh reception across the red blue and orange networks. McGraw complained he lacked pitchers yet the team now appears to squander the game.
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WNYC
WEAF
New York
Winifred Westover Hart Returns to Hollywood Screen Scene
Winifred Westover Hart resumes film work after five years away from the screen. She plans to keep the Hart name while pursuing a feminist independent path and will not rush her ex husband Bill Hart or son Bill Jr into acting.
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New York
Hart
Hollywood
Bill
Winifred Westover
Winifred
Willy Billy
Bill Jr
San Francisco
D. W. Griffith
Fine Arts Studio
Triangle Films
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie
Harry Carey
Patty
Bill Hart
Black Hills tied to Cleveland and Coolidge forest legacy
The piece traces how Grover Cleveland created the Black Hills Forest Reserve in 1897, making it the first national forest managed scientifically. It notes Captain Seth Bullock and ranger crews who protected the pines, and mentions fires, early history, and Native memory of the hills as holy ground.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Grover Cleveland
Coolidge
Cleveland
Black Hills Forest Reserve
George Washington
Black Iblis
Charles Lathrop Peck
National Tree Association
United States
Federal
Seth Bullock
Theodore Roosevelt
Bullock
Peck
Cap” Smith
Sturgis
Atlantic Seaboard
Tiny Princess Sets Babyland Fashions
London coverage notes Princess Elizabeth, the baby of the Duke and Duchess of York, wearing ribbon trimmed frocks. Mothers with infants of similar age mimic the style. Elizabeth is becoming a regular portrait sitter as Queen Mary arranges monthly photos to track progress during the duke and duchess’s absence.
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London
Jane
Princess Elizabeth
Duke and Duchess of York
Queen Mary
Elizabeth
Bill would protect servants in France
Paris reports a proposed parliament bill granting personal servants 36 days off per year. It notes long workdays in industry and retail with half holidays, while servants often work about fourteen hours daily and get Sunday afternoons and two to four weeks paid vacation. The 36 days would combine vacation and days off, possibly as half-day extensions.
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France
Tourists’ Goat Emerges as Rival in Automobiles
The article notes a growing trend of vacationing motorists using goats on running boards as a novelty in the season. Some cars display one goat, others carry two, with the four-footed companions generating odor and attention on the road.
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Automobile Touriste
Bond Election Set to Fund Princeton to Glen Lyn Road
Local editorials urge East River District to pass a 150000 dollar road bond on June 28 to grade and drain the Princeton to Glen Lyn route, linking Princeton Oakvale and the Virginia state line. Advocates argue the tax rise is small versus the public benefit of a paved state highway.
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Princeton-Glen Lyn
Princeton
State Line
Glen Lyn
Virginia
Oakvale
F. R. Wilson
Vote Urged On East River Road Bond Issue Next Tuesday
Readers are urged to approve a road bond to widen straighten and improve the Princeton to Glen Lyn route via Oakvale. The State Road Commission supports tarvia and macadam surfacing once requirements are met. The list of signers includes local officials and businesses backing the measure.
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East River District
Princeton
State Line
Glen Lyn
Oakvale
State Road Commission
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RNCE
Lurich, VA
ROYAL
Laura A Diante
Butterflies IN the
McGraw
Tal
Sheee
Hart Farm
Connecticut
Norfolk
Virginianry
Ht. C. Sutherland
W. V
East
International Titan
Nissen
Oliver
Horsize McCormack Reaper
J. L. Forenfr
Princeton, W. VA
Tiny Princess
Babyland
J. H. Lilly
Hugh G. Woods
A. M. Sutton
W. H. Malcolm
J. H. Gadd
G. P. Hylton
H. E. DeJarnette
W. B. McNutt
J. B. Shrewsbury
R. N. Vermillion
F. P. Clark
W. W. Rogers
L. C. Rogers
J. W. Conley
Dr. S. T. Bird
L. L. Lambert
W. E. Cunningham
T. B. Beckwith L. H. Vermillion
R. A
W. D. Pendleton
C. A. Ryan Henry Dunn
B. Borinsky
Bargain Store
E. L. Smith S. Lisagor
E. Baum
O. Baum Reed
Wheby C. M. Ellison
S. M. Mason
H. G. Hubbard
L. W. Brock
W. B. Cower Mrs. W. B. Cower
J. L. Forkner
C. L. Halstead
H. C. Ballard Fred W. Wheby
J. H. Reynolds
L. Meron
R. L. Dowdy
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