Local notices mix with farm and theater ads in Bluefield news
Multiple community items appear from Bluefield including tax and equalization notices for Mercer County. farm agent conference in Lewisburg. Boy Scouts and troop meetings. a Soldiers' Fund drive at Ho naker’s and the depot. local theater promotion for The Yankee Girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Worthington
Lewisburg
Soldiers’ Relief Fund
Troop II
Boy Scouts of America
Cotta Late Na Tits Theodore Turk
Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Dandruff
An old apothecary style ad touts Zemo for dandruff and hair shedding. It claims rapid action killing the dandruff germ and nourishing hair roots, with easy use, no staining, and safety, advising purchase at drug stores in 25c or 1.00 sizes from Mezemo Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
No Where for Cooling Ices and Ice Cream at Our Fountain
A prompt praises the interior department of the fountain for offering delicious delicately flavored palate cooling ices and ice cream. The question demands where to get more of these treats and answers with No where, inviting readers to try the latest flavors at the same old price.
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Interior Department
Mrs Charley Vining Visits Bluefield Summer in Camden
Mrs Charley Vining of Camden New Jersey arrived for the summer to stay with her husband employed at the Bluestone plant. They will reside on Bluefield Avenue and she has many friends in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andie Ring
Oliver Morosco
Miss Ring
Charley Vining
Camden
Mr. Vining
Norfolk and Western
Bluestone
Bluefield Avenue
Mrs. Vining
H. F. Staley
Boyne City
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
Staley
Bluefield
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Three Days to Pay Capitation Tax at Union Trust Room
Notice invites assessment and payment of capitation tax within three days. Location is Room 238 over Union Trust Company. Open evenings from 7 until 9 30.
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Union Trust Company
Expect Good Races Here with Homer Jamison July drive
Homer Jamison, a familiar figure in the area, arrived last night and said he would ship for the July races. He is slated to drive in the upcoming events and expects strong competition and good showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Jamison
Mr. Jamison
Troops Ready for Expansion to Terre Haute and Division Border Duty
Soldiers express readiness to return to full strength by June 28 and move from their current camp to Terre Haute Indiana to join their brigade and then the division on the border. They plan to travel south to acclimate to heat and say home life would be nice but they are united in doing their part for the country.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Mercer
700S Room Proprietor Files Bankrupt Petition
John B. Godbey proprietor of a pool room and cigar stand in this city filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. He owes $5 939.70 with $2 976.78 in assets and lists fifty one creditors, mainly businesses and newspapers from across the country. Assets include stock in pool room and automobile plus debts due on accounts. Another petitioner, John B Martin a Norfolk and Western hostler, lists assets of 2.53 and liabilities of 479.50 with 11 creditors led by Dr H Thompson and Easley Wilson Realty. Both cases are handled by Attorneys Lee and Tanner.
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John 8
Godbey
Federal District Clerk's
Iobbey
Huff, Andrews and Thomas
Cll Weil Cigar Company
Richmond
Bluefield Grocery Company
Flat Top Grocery Company
Arthur Weil
Pedigo
Altamont
Graham Fair Association
N. Rangeley
Brunswick-Balke Collender Company
John B. Martin
Norfolk and Western
Martin
Er. H. Thompson
Easley- Wilson Realty Company
S. J. Sublett
Lee and Tanner
Two Women Seriously Hurt In Wise County Car Crash
Miss Stella Andrews of Bondtown and Miss Anna Robinson of Coeburn sustained serious injuries when a Ford and a Hudson collided on a Wise Coeburn road Sunday afternoon. The Ford rolled over and slid 100 feet after being forced off the road onto logs. The men in the Hudson escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Andrews
Bondtown
Anna Robinson
Coeburn
Wise
Ford
Hudson
Miss Andrews
Miss Robinson
Horses Ready for Track Meet With Local Entrants and Charity Show
About fifteen horses are bound for the local track today or tomorrow. Mr Jamison lost his shipment when a Virginia militia unit took the car at Radford. Mr Booker of Abingdon, who sponsors three runners, arrived last night and his horses will arrive today. Both men expect strong races for the July meet. The Lewis-Oliver group will stage The Devil for a single performance on Saturday night July 1 as a Bluefield band testimonial benefit. Tickets are on sale through band members and at the Elks theatre box office.
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Jamison
Virginia Militia Company
Radford
Booker
Abingdon
Lewis-Oliver
Bluefield
Elks’ Theatre
Local and regional notes from Bluefield area
Speed limits and travel notes appear alongside local visits and family news. H. F. Staley of Boyne City and sheriff W. W. Hamilton travel for work and family matters in the region. Funeral attendance and a benefit for soldiers families are reported, plus a hospital transfer for Judge S. M. B. Coulling’s wife.
Heat Tells on Boys from Mountains of Mercer
Norman Reese, mess sergeant of company 1, second regiment, West Virginia militia, writes from Camp Hilfield in Kanawha City to a Bluefield friend. He reports all the men are well aside from minor ailments and sore feet, thanks for the cigarettes and kindness, notes a strong send-off, and mentions 12 companies in the regiment with 150 men in camp and fast-coming recruits.
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Norman
Reese
West Virginia Militia
Hilfield
Kanawha City
Bluefield
Fund for Relief of Soldiers' Families Grows
Patriotically minded readers increased the fund for the relief of soldiers families with several new contributions. Donations include Flat Top Grocery Co 25.00 Mrs W E Gilkeson 50.00 and other small gifts, showing broad community support for veterans families.
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Fund For Relief OF Soldiers
Flat Top Grocery Co
Cick Reese
Eae Jenkin Jones
Bramwell
W. E. Gilkeson
Wan Ely
Tip Top Mineral Springs Opens Season Under New Management
Tip Top Mineral Springs begins season under new management with visitor arrivals and plans to attract eastern city visitors during hot months. Manager S. S. Davis aims for strong outreach. Next Monday night a dance will be held at the resort by young men from coal fields and nearby towns. Road from Tip Top dragged. autos travel smoothly over the scenic mountain road. the road to Pocahontas is also reported good.
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Tip Top
S. S. Davis
Pocahontas
Ties Reach Springs by Auto From Coal Fields
The notice notes easy automobile routes from Bluefield Tazewell and Poca hontas to the springs, highlighting accessible travel corridors through the coal fields.
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Bluefield
Tazewell
Pocahontas
Colored man fined record fine for whiskey storage in city court
George Ashworth, colored, was fined $500 and sentenced to 30 days in jail after a raid found 335 half pints of Royal Age whiskey stored beneath his bed room floor and ceiling. He appealed, posting $1,000 bond, with prior cases noted for selling whiskey.
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George Ashworth
Akers
Ritz
Parker
Ashworth
Akerson
Poclhonhe
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Three Recruits Accepted for State Militia Camp
First Lieutenant Bailey of Company L will likely depart for Camp Kanawha within days. He accepted three new recruits at the local HQ, raising total readiness to fifteen to entrain for the state mobilization camp upon orders. He also received transportation details yesterday.
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Bailey
Kanawha
New Recruit On Call Expectation Rising
Reports indicate a new recruit is ready for immediate recall as calls to service could come at any moment. Officials emphasize readiness and ongoing training to prepare for deployment.
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Madra
Pasley Penn Drug. Co
FE. M. Easley
Thomas T. Trapnell
Law and Commerce Building
Eod
Board of Equalization and Review of
Mercer County
Court House
Lowery G. Bowling
Montgomery County
Berry Growers Association
Cambria
Sun-To-Think
The
Colonial Today
J. B. LA
Motley’s
Albert
Elks
G. Rogers
Affiertean Tobacco c
Bluefield Boy Scouts
Princeton Avenue
Honaker
Huntington
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
D. H. Thomas
Columbus
Thomas
Fourteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Union Savings Bank and Trust Company
Day and Night Bank
Huntington National Bank
George S. Wallace
Chestnut Street
Pearis and
Rogers Street
Federal Street
Chautauqua
Garrett
Redpath Company
Focal
Arrow Film Corporation
Pathe Exchange
Colonial
Zemo
Dandruff
Chas, M. Stief
Chas. M. Stieff
Lynchburg
Virginia
Albert’s TS Barger SI Shop
Upeteira
Lettie Geedwyn
Bluefield, W. VA
Bluefield's
Anna Nilsson
Tom Moore
Luke and the
Opera House
Maurice Costello
van Dyke
Brooke Leah Baird
Harry Fisher
Mary Page
Sives
Bond
G. W. Burkhart
Burkhart
Justice of the Peace Chambers
Bluefield Camp
Young People’s Missionary Society
Eula Bruce
Walton Avenue
John
Mountain Side
Alexander Cut Folwer
the Devil
Morrison
W. W. Hamilton
Princeton
Charleston
J. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
William McCarthy
Bluefield Water Wars and Improvement Company
Wytheville
James Bralley
Bralley
McDowell County
Basie City
Airdome
Jolliffe
Coulling
S. M. B. Coulling
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mountains OF
Total
Mineral Springs
Camp Kanawha
E. F. McKinney Watchmaker
Henry Rodgin Co
Crystal Shoe Shine Parlor & Hat Hospital Company
Princeton Ave
Motley’s Pool Parlor
W. VA
New Rex
John Emerson
Ieee
Bluefield Taxi CO
Yale and
Sulgrave
Cohen’s
Isadore Cohen
W. T. Owen
P. O. Box
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