Bluefield Chamber Elects Board Members for 1931
The Bluefield chamber of commerce announced two year terms for six directors Frank Easley James Mann Herbert May W C Pollock James Thornton and Harry Weller. Existing members I Cheyney Ray Evans W E Koepler A L Smith B E Leonard Jr Bernard McClaugherty George Richardson Jr will form a fourteen member board with holdovers. President George Richardson Jr said a joint outgoing and incoming meeting will set the stage for the new board to appoint officers and organize committees for 1931-32.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Frank &. Easley
James EB. Mann
Herbert D. May
W. C. Pollock
James T. Thornton
Harry C. Weller
Bernheim Funeral This Afternoon
Funeral services will be held at Woodlawn cemetery on the Bilue field Bramwell this afternoon at 5 o clock for Robert Berheim 61 secretary of the a service com mission who died suddenly Wednesday at his home in Charleston. The body will be brought to Wood lawn from Charleston by motor hearse. Mr Bernheim was for a number of years a resident of Mercer and McDowell counties and had many friends throughout this section.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Biluefield Bramwell
Robert Berheim
A Service Commission
Charleston
Woodlawn
Bernheim
Mercer
McDowell
Southwestern Virginia trade group led by Dr M Gonnell for seventh year
The Southwest Virginia trade group, headed for a seventh year by Dr J O M Gonnel, outlines major goals including tourist promotion, highway improvements, and beautification efforts. It highlights industry inquiries, donations for Wytheville projects, and plans to fund a memorial headquarters and a parkway designation.
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DR. J. 0. M'Gonnel
666 Liquid or Tablets for Headache and Flu
An old advertisement claims 666 remedy relieves headache or neuralgia in one minute, stops a cold in the first day, and checks malaria within three days. It also promotes 666 Salve for baby’s cold as a separate product.
Southwestern Virginia Day Highlights Park Highway Efforts
The report credits Southwestern Virginia Incorporated with boosting Washington presence of Virginian attendees and Tennessee participation. It notes the Eastern Park highway designation and expansion, plus chamber and Automobile club backing. Directors Harrison Baldwin McConnell Harman helped secure Roanoke and other towns’ reps, promising more tourists and federal highway funds. The sixth All Southwestern Virginia Day at Emory drew larger crowds via broadcast.
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Washington
Tennessee
McConnell
Harman
Harrison
Baldwin
Eastern Park Highway
Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Automobile Club
M. L. Harrison
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce
Radford
Marion
Wytheville
Pulaski
Virginia, Incorporated
Virginia
Emory
Snap Crackle Pop Kellogg Rice Krispies Toasted Rice
A vintage Kellogg advertising blurb promotes Rice Krispies as toasted rice grains that are golden brown and delicious for any meal. It highlights serving ideas with fruits or honey and notes the oven-fresh red and green package available at grocers. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg
Battle Creek
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Chamber
KWASS
BY Williams
Gopper
WEA Service
Ime
Southwestern Garden Club
Roanoke
Shirley
Commission
Southwestern
Warnin
Tuart
Lagert & Myers Tosacco Co
Ward
Batiste
Children’s Oxfords
Dad
Montgomery Ward & Co
Federal St
Bluefield, W. Va
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