Young Loses Eye in Williamson Auto Accident
News from Williamson reports R. T. Young Norfolk and Western yardmaster lost his left eye in a Tuesday car collision with Beverly J. Maynard's machine. A loose windshield rod struck him, gouging out the eye. Young is known in Bluefield railroad circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Young
Norfolk and Western
Williamson
Mr. Young
Beverly J. Maynard
Williamson Young
Mr. Yougg
Bluefield
Experts to Fell Stack in Desired Direction
Experts were on the ground yesterday to examine the furnace stack which is to be shot July 4. By using an electric drill a V shape hole will be cut at the base to fell the stack as planned. Dr Cecil Chandler visits home folks after receiving his medical degree this spring. The Graham Methodist church plans a tour around their new church on July 2 with the Ladies Aid leading the details.
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Chandler
Cecil Chandler
Falls Mills
Richmond Medical College
Dr. Chandler
Graham —_ school
Bluefield Colege
Graham Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Free trial program for asthma and hay fever relief
A historic plea offers a free trial of a method to relieve asthma and hay fever. It states the treatment works regardless of duration, age, or occupation and promises to improve breathing without requiring payment. Readers are urged to send for the trial immediately via a coupon.
Frontier Asthma Free Trial Offer Notice
An abbreviated notice advertises a free trial coupon from Frontier Asthma Co at 25230 Frontier Bldg and 62 Niagara St, Haffale, N claiming to send a trial method by request V erhee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Asthma CO
Frontier Bidg
Niagara St. Haffale
Wheat crop fears shadow Tazewell fields hit by wind rain
Virginia farmers in Tazewell voiced anxiety over damaged wheat after a Monday Tuesday storm. Reports described wheat lodged in several areas with one field near Burkes Garden siding lying flat. Meanwhile International Shirt employees held a big outing at Glenwood Park with president David Tenenbaum overseeing arrangements.
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Tazewell
Burkes Garden
International Shirt Company
Glenwood Park
David Tenenbaum
Two
Bluefields
Princeton
Birth of John Edward Monroe in Brushfork
Born to Mr and Mrs Robert J Scott of Brushfork a son named John Edward Monroe on June 26 1929. He is named after his four living grandfathers.
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Robert J. Scott
Brushfork
John Edward Monroe
Uncle Bill Anderson Cultivates Potatoes and Beans
Uncle Bill Anderson, a longtime resident of Tip Top, is described as a prominent gardener who grows craps and potatoes in his own garden. The article notes his success against pests like the bean beetle and cites his reputation as the area’s best gardener.
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Bill Anderson
North Side
Bill
Tip Top
William
Virginia Side Personal Notices Highlight Barbee Family Visit
Mrs. Mack Barbee of Akron Ohio visits the Barbee family in Virginia with her two sons John and Francia. Miss Virginia Stone, a St. Louis educator, leaves for New York city after visiting Mrs. C. L. Alexander. Mrs. J Grat Gillespie travels to Philadelphia for care with Dr. Chevalier Jackson while her son Dr. W T Gillespie visits Oak Hill. Mrs. A A McCurry of Atlanta visits relatives then returns home. Mrs. Harry Lawson of Williamson and her children arrive to spend the summer in Wilmington North Carolina. Miss Elizabeth Mann of Kenbridge joins the Bluefield Rooster club and attends the Wytheville Sunday school convention with Rev. and Mrs. Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Barbee
Akron
John
Francia
L. J. Barbee
Virginia Stone
C. L. Alexander
New River
Miss Stone
St. Louis
Alexander
New York City
J. Grat Gillespie
Philadelphia
Chevalier Jackson
W. T. Gillespie
Oak Hill
A. A. McCurry
Atlanta
N. C
Lawson
Speed
Elizabeth Mann
Kenbridge
H. H. Young
Episcopal
Tazewell Avenue
Bluefield
Mann
William Hedges Mann
Wytheville
Young
Funeral Held for Mrs Margaret Ralston in Bloomsburg
The funeral and burial for Mrs. Margaret Katherine Ralston 67 died suddenly Saturday morning in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. She was mother to C A Ralston of Bluefield Virginia and Conrad Ralston of Tacoma Washington with the husband predeceased by about thirty years. Her sons traveled to Bloomsburg after the message of her death arrived. She had visited Bluefield several times and was well known there. The telegram announcing her death came as a shock to family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsburg
Margaret Katherine Ralston
C. A. Ralston
Bluefield
Happy Jim Dupes Officer in West Virginia Hoax
Bluefield residents recall a stunt by the local character known as Happy Jim. He admitted taxing a policeman a dollar by tipping about a liquor car. the officer followed a false lead to a car owned by a prominent local citizen, and Jim fled on a streetcar to West Virginia.
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Happy Jim
Bluefield
Happy
West Virginia
Square Dance in Shannondale Friday Night
Shannondale hosts a square dance Friday night June 28 with chaperones present and music by the Stony Ridge Ramblers expected to draw a large crowd.
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Shannondale
Stony Ridge Ramblers
Parents Join Children In Quest For Degrees
In Arkansas this year a father and son and a mother and two sons earned degrees simultaneously. William Cavort and his son William Cavort Jr graduated from Hendrix College in Conway after the elder completed a thesis serving as a substitute for oral exams. At College of the Ozarks in Clarksville Mrs Lillie Ralston and her sons Roy and Willard earned bachelor of arts degrees together, with Clark graduating from the prep academy and Mrs Ralston continuing her studies alongside them.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
William 8. Cavort
el Dorado
William 8. Cavort Jr
Hendrix College
Conway
Cazort
College of the Ozarks
Clarksville
Lillie Ralston
Roy
Willard
Clark
Ralston
Paving and bridge contracts awarded in West Virginia counties
A runoff of road and bridge projects totals multiple contracts in Mercer Monongalia Randolph and other counties. Abbot Construction W A Wilson and son Monty brothers J R Janerio Atlantic Bridge Co and others win bids for grading stone surfacing and steel and concrete bridge work ranging from 2 175.75 to 221 926.00 with federal approvals pending on some items.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Mercer County
Princeton
Oakvale
Abbot Construction Company
Charleston
Pendleton Construction Company
Wytheville
Glen Lyn
Monongalia County
Cassville-Pentress
W. A. Wilson and Son
St. Marys
Putnam County
W. F. Adkins
Myra
W. Va
Duncan and
Duncan
Huntington
Frazier
Monty Brothers
Wyoming County
Lacoma
Ondo
Cecellio
Williamson
Calhoun County
Brookeville
J. R. Janerio
E. R. Mills
Ritchie County
Rogers
W. B Courtney
Salem
Gilmer County
Glenville
Atlantic Bridge Company
Dolls Run
W. B. Courtney
Randolph County
Burnt
Clark and Lewis
Luray
Elkwater
Starcher and
Anelin
Buckhannon
School Near Chicago Has Touches of Home
Ravinia suburb hosts a public school set on 3.5 acres designed like a homey mansion. Kinder garten and lower grades feature fireplaces and cozy furnishings, while upper grades maintain a classroom style with softened lines. The yard includes shrubs and花 boxes along verandas, attracting artists and musicians, and the outdoor opera grounds are a noted attraction.
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Chicago
Ravinia
Flower Mission day observed by W C T U at Grace Methodist
A W C T U program on Flower Mission day was held Wednesday afternoon at Grace Methodist with readings music and talks by Mrs. R B Lazenby Miss Katherine Branc on and Mrs. Dc A Lilly among others. The event showcased relief work and the Bluefield union achievements. Social hour followed with refreshments provided by local hosts. Several residents were noted for health or travel as updates from Bluefield appeared.
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Blanche Armentrout
Katherine Brancon
Dc. A. Lilly
J. T. Stimson
J. W. Scruggs
Bluefield Union
Stinson
Miss Branson
Grace Church
The
First Baptist Church
Messames H. J. Bowles
H. G. Johnston
A. H. Hoek
L. H. Saunders
H. M Underwood
Marvin Lucas
J. W Scruges
Q. A. Goff
A. F. Stafford
J. T. Wynne
O. W. Showalter
R. L White
Social notes of visits and travel announcements
Miss Lee Fretwell visits New port Tenn before returning to Bluefield. Mr and Mrs R B Turner and children head to East St Louis for the summer with Mr and Mr W A Wilkinson. Miss Dorothy Smith from Indianapolis visits Mrs Frank Roberts. Mrs T M Gibbs and two children arrive from Seattle for a visit with Pearle Brammer. R H Price of Appalachian Electric Power Roanoke on city business. Herman Kirchner in Pulaski Va. Miss Mary Louise Henkin Roanoke visits Bluefield this week. Mrs Morton Crumley of Bristol Tenn is guest this week.
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Lee Fretwell
Phyllis Kennedy
Bristol
Newport
Tenn
Bluefield
R. B. Turner
Pen Mar Avenue
East St. Louis
Inl
Motor
W. A. Wilkinson
Dorothy Smith
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Roberts
T. M. Gibbs
Seattle
Waeh
Gibbs
Pearle Brammer
R. H. Price
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Roanoke
Herman Kirchner
Pulaski
Mary Louise Henkins
Witches Never Burned in Colonial America
In a Congressional Record note Senator Allen claimed Witch burners existed in 1787 America. J H Crooker replied no one was burned for witchcraft in New England or elsewhere in America. records show executions by pressing and hanging but no witch burnings in colonial times.
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Washington
America
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Allen
J. H. Crooker
Kansas City
Family of U S head all in summer school
Three members of Dr Straton D Brooks family governor university of Missouri are in the summer session. Mrs Brooks attends a French masterpieces course while daughters Dorothy and Elizabeth enroll as students. If Mrs Brooks finishes she earns two and a half hours college credit adding to credits from Michigan State College where the couple studied.
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U. S
Columbia, Mo
Straton D. Brooks
Universitty of Missouri
Michigan State College
Brooks
His Hard Luck Tommy influenza joke line
A comic exchange recalls influenza trouble with lines about three weeks away from school and a harsher holiday illness, echoing a Passing Show quip.
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Tommy
John
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Virgina News
Williamson Yardmaster
Red
Virginia
S.S
S.S.S
Vorian
Margaret Ralston
Jim
Ulk
Berlin
Sue Payne Stewart
Bland Street
J. W. Simpson
Lyndale Avenue
Bluefield Sanitarium
Aubrey Scott
Farmville
G. R. Smith
B. H. Gilbert
Highland Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Minnie D. Parmley
J. F. Perfater
Beleans
Elec
Appalachian Elec. Power CO
Ziegfeld
LY Brand
Ross Bros. and
Montgomery
Ameren Tobacco Company, Incorporated
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
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