Rotary Meeting Among Best in Weeks and New Members
The Rotary noon gathering was well received though attendance dipped slightly due to out of town Rotarians. Delegates from International Rotary returned with a brief report and promises of more, while Dr Waitman T Barbe of West Virginia University spoke on Bluefield’s climate and the Extension Summer School. Two new members were welcomed, J L Alexander and M B Johnston, with Johnston noted as a member of the Lost Battalion.
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Rotary
St. Louis
International Rotary
Waitman T. Barbe
West Virginia University
Bluefield
West Virginia University Extension
J. L. Alexander
M. BR. Johnston
Johnston
J. W. Hobson
President urges states to follow government lead
President Harding calls for thrift and centralized budgeting to curb costs. He cites rising state and local expenditures and urges citizens to demand fiscal discipline from elected officials. He stresses living within means and replacing ineffective public managers with prudent stewards. Telegraph Want Ads bring results.
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Harding
Treasury
Census Bureau
Fourth of July Celebration at Glen White by E. B. White Coal
Invitations issued by the E. B. White Coal Company Glen White call attendees to the fourteenth annual Independence Day celebration on July 4. The program promises visitors reception, auto parade with prizes, two baseball games, band concerts, a picnic dinner, patriotic services, audience singing, boxing exhibitions, a basket supper, and night illumination with colored fireworks around town and Picnic Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B E. White Coal Company
Glen White
Daily Telegraph
BE. E. White Coal Company
E. E. White Coal Company
Late-evening recreation hall dances entertain town
From 9 p m to 2 a m the recreation hall hosts dancing with Weidmeyer's Orchestra of Huntington providing music. Swings see-saws sand piles and merry go rounds offer kiddies amusements while adults enjoy the music and socialize.
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Recreation Hall
Weidmeyer
Huntington
Bluefield College Urged to Expand as Community Asset
The piece argues for a large collegiate institution in the region, noting West Virginia's limited college facilities and praising Bluefield College as a major cultural and commercial asset. It quotes local leaders praising its impact, student enrollment, and broad Christian education, urging generous community support.
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West Virginia
New England
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Concord Normal
Bluefield College
University
Bluefield
College Avenue
D. BE. French
Edwin Mann
Henry Louis Smith
J. H. Hogeh
A. F. Kingdon
For Sale Homes with Various Terms in Bluefield Area
Real estate ad lists six room brick on College avenue with hot water and basement, priced around 10 000, plus eight room house on Fairmont street at 7 500 with 1 500 cash and 35 monthly. Also seven room homes on Caroline avenue and South Bluefield, and a new Wythe avenue bungalow with 4 bedrooms, sun parlor, hot water and tile bath. Multiple properties offer cash, monthly, or easy terms. Call 1467 for details.
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College Avenue
Bath
Fairmont Street
Shannadoah
Caroline Avenue
South Bluefield
Wythe Avenue
Bluefield
Bluefeld
Woman Bigamist Freed in Missouri Case
In St. Louis, Missouri, Eleanor Collier was freed after pleading she had not seen her husband for seven years and believed him dead, exposing her bigamy charge as unsustainable.
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St. Louis
Eleanor Collier
Tax clubs popular across London
Scores of clubs are being formed to help workers save money for tax payments. These savings groups aim to ease tax burdens and provide collective financial support amid rising duties.
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London
Eagle in Rabbit Trap Killed in Perthshire
A golden eagle, trapped in a rabbit trap, was killed in Perthshire near Glasgow. The bird suffered injuries from the trap and died shortly after.
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Glasgow
Perthshire
Nth Amendment Fannie Hurst Picture at Colonial Theatre
The Cosmopolitan Corp screens Fannie Hurst story The Nth Commandment as the Colonial Theatre feature. A department store girl marries a clerk who contracts tuberculosis and seeks desperate funds, with Colleen More James Orrison and Eddie Phillips in leading roles. Directed by Frank Borzage and adapted by Jances Marion, the film echoes the drama of Humoresque.
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Fannie Hurst
Cosmopolitan Corp
Paramount
Colonial Theatre
Toar
Colleen More
James Orrison
Eddie Phillips
Frank Borzage
Jances Marion
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Bluefield Avenue
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M. P. Shawkey
Henry Rodgin
Christian Education
J. R. Laird
W. C. Given
R. W. Honaker
Shott
George Dunglason, JR
Cc. B. Hancock
God and
Humanity
R. B. Parrish
R. BE. Lazenby
Gyne
Williamson
Societe Des 40 Hommes Et
Chevaux
Societe of the 40 and 8'S
American Legion
Societe Des
40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux
No. 1
Davy
Iliamson
Vaughan Hotel
Williamson 40
8'Rs
Bluefield Voyageurs
Court House
Manual of Arms
Chef de Gare Malott
Mercer County
Doc” Blaydes
Hank” Clark
Legion
Law and Order
Voyageurs of
Bor Ane
Tazewell
J. S. Compton
W. VA
Oter
Dainties
South Bluefield Pharmacy
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