Bluefield Virginia City Council Discusses Power Rate Settlement
The Bluefield Virginia council met in special session to review the power rate settlement with Appalachian Electric Power. City officials and representatives debated the rate interpretation, noting the settlement favored the city by about 6200 with a potential future saving under original contract terms. The session also covered delinquent taxes and the year’s levy, with plans to publish a full financial statement soon.
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Bluefield
New
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Mosers
Mosely
Dodd
Gillis
Power Company
J. Mosley
J. H.lbrook
Public Service Commission
Holbrook
Virginia
Tate
Howard Gills
Edgar Giraham
Bennett
W. Va
Lane
Slemp Sentiment Grows in Virginia District Rallies
Republicans in Ninth Virginia district back Slemp for Congress as Democrats push for Al Smith nomination. Mass meetings in Bland Wythe Wise and nearby counties align to Slemp, with July 21 Bristol convention and July 24 Tazewell mass meeting planned to select delegates.
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al Smith
Virginia
Co. B. Slemp
Slemp
Wise County
Virginia Sideleans Attend Huffard Recital at West Virginian
A Virginia Side member plans to attend Misa Helen Huffard's music recital tonight at the West Virginian hotel as part of local cultural events. Radio fans prepare for Houston convention broadcasts and Bluefield residents note frost as a Tuesday morning greeting. The Bluefield Business Men's Club to dine Friday with Methodist ladies in Palmer hall.
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Virginia
Misa Helen Huffard
West Virginian Hotel
Bluefield
Houston
the Methodist Church
Palmer Hall
Lost music medal of Ella Harwood sought by owner
A music medal once owned by Ella Harwood now Mrs W K Graven is missing on Elkhorn. The medal bears the inscription W B Cridden medal and the owner requests its return.
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Elkhorn
Ella Harwood
W. K. Graven
W. B. Cridden
Funeral for J. Fred Brown Draws Large Crowd
J. Fred Brown died Monday from infected tonsillitis and was buried Tuesday at West Graham Methodist Church. Rev. Trigg James and Rev. C. E. Mahood led the service. He was a World War veteran who served overseas and was laid to rest in Maple Hill cemetery. Many out-of-town relatives attended. He had worked on Norfolk and Western railway bridge forces prior to illness.
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J. Fred Brown
West Graham Methodist Church
Trigg James
C. E B. Mahood
Brown
Norfolk and Western Railway
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glass Faces Smith Tide at Democratic Convention
Groups at the Houston parley predicted Senator Carter Glass will be among the last to fall as Smith forces sweep the convention. Friends of the Lynchburg Statesman say Glass has never known defeat and a fight awaits Smith supporters. eight years ago Glass opposed Bryan in San Francisco and held his own.
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Houston
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Glass
Smith
Senator Glass
San Francisco
William Jenningsa Bryan
Ninth district political deal denied amid statewide amendment vote
A Richmond Times telegram to H C Callaway questions a reported pact between Republicans and Democrats in the Ninth district to stay home on June 19 in exchange for a Republican victory in November. The reply says the claim is unfounded and cites actual turnout and Democratic effort for amendments.
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Richmond
Richmond Times- Dispatch
H. C. Callaway
Congress
Ninth
Railway car loadings for week ending June 16 improve
The American Railway association reports 1,003,292 loaded or revenue cars for the week ending June 16, up 7,292 from the prior week but 18,187 fewer than the same week in 1927. Coal loadings totaled 143,043 cars, down 11,855 from 1927.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Death notices for D P Yost in The City
Funeral services for D P Yost 7% death at his Sargent street home will be held this afternoon at Maple Hill cemetery. Yost born in Clear Fork, son of David and Hannah Yee. Surviving children include Eldridge Arthur Clarence Mollie Sally Samuel Big Yost Annie Stowers. Lived in Tazewell county most of life, recently Blane field Virginia. Suffered Brights disease and longtime ill health. One son Clarence Yost is road master for Norfolk and Western in Durham division, South Boston HQ.
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D. P. Yoat
Sargent Street
Maple Hill Cemetery
Mr. Yost
Clear Fork
David
Hannah Yee
Clear Fork Valley
Mies Kittie Seabolt
Mollie Yost
Bright
Clarence Yost
Norfolk and Western
Durham
South Boston
J C Smith Father of Local Man Dies in Lod Cal
News arrives that J C Smith, father of a local man, has died in Lod, California, on June 25. The message was received by J M Smith, reporting the death of his brother J C Smith.
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J. C. Smith
J. M Smith
Lod
Cal
Toads Battle Bugs In Garden Fight On Lovers Lane
James Martin of Lovers Lane reports a new bean beetle remedy for his beet garden. The informal street dispute involves garden pests and a local home remedy amid community vigilance.
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Toads
Martin
Bugs
James Martin
Lovers Lane
Hoover Family Poses on Washington Lawn
The latest Hoover family photo shows Herbert Hoover and wife with their son Herbert Hoover Jr and Allan H Hoover. Allan was the Kansas City convention page, the only family member present at the event.
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Hoovers
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover Jr
Allan H. Hoover
Kansas City
Beets Bugs Beaten by Mr Martin’s Dry Ground Toad Frogs
Mr Martin releases about seventy five dry ground toad frogs into his bean patch claiming all bean beetles are gone. He foresees pushback from fungicide and spray manufacturers who may try to dispute his success.
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Martin
Virginia Side Personal Notices and Local Visits
Virginia side personals note of social visits and travel plans. Mr and Mrs R K Newton with Rev M D Alexander depart for Thomasville North Carolina. Mrs Alexander stays for summer. Guests include Mrs John Q Holton and Miss Emeline Anspach. Reynolds wedding preparations proceed. Mrs A T Brewster hospitalized in Bluefield in serious condition.
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R. K. Newton
M. D. Alexander
Tazewell
Thomasville
N. C
Mr. Alexander
Alexander
Newton
John Q. Holton
Winston- Salem, N. C
Emeline Anspach
Asheville, N. C
J. M Smith
Lucille Johnson
Lynchburg
Irene Reynolds
E. P. Reynolds
Lucille
Richmond
Bates
Reynolds
Geo. A. Reynolds
A. T. Brewster
First Street
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Lillie Hughes
Rissie Stephenson
Matoaka
W. Va
Old Folks Say Doctor Caldwell Was Right
Advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild vegetable laxative remedy for constipation and related ailments. It claims safety across ages from babies to the elderly, emphasizes non narcotic ingredients, and offers a free sample bottle by mailing to Monticello Illinois for proof of value.
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Doctor Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
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