Turnpike repairs underway from Washington Street west
Mercer county road forces began work in early June on the Cumberland Fincastle turnpike from Washington street to the Tazewell county line. Widening and grading are planned with paving expected after completion, while other segments remain to be decided and improvements may reconnect with Bailey avenue and College avenue toward Blaeod Va.
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Cumberland-Fincastle
Washington Street
Tazewell
Mercernty
Walton Avenue
Mercer County
Tazewell County
Bailey Avenue
College Avenue
Blaeod Va
Mercer County Court
Alton Avenue
Washington Reet
Virginia
Old Pike
Ver Pond
Clinch Valley
Foute
Kvale
St. Clair
Josely
Kingsford Smith lands monoplanes at New York port
Kingsford Smith and crew, touring the world, touched down in New York after a perilous North Atlantic crossing aboard the Southern Cross. Police corralled cheering crowds as the four aviators prepared for customs, a hangar stay, and an upcoming westward flight. Mayor Walker to greet them at City Hall while plans for a California leg unfold.
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Kingsford-Smith
New York Port
North Atlantic
West Coast
City of
New York
the Battery
City Hall
James J. Walker
Advertising Club
Kingsford- Smith
Richard KB. Byrd
Atlantic
Harbor Grace
New York City Committee
Southern Cross
Power and Pick-up in the Age of Machinery
The piece stresses man power as the key driver of achievement in an era of machines. It extols Shredded Wheat as a power food rich in nutrients that support muscular and mental energy for children. It notes the product is pure whole wheat and pairs well with milk and fresh fruit.
Brown 15 Leading in Mileage in Chevrolet Contest
Edward Brown drove a new Chevrolet six for 36.8 miles per gallon in the City Chevrolet Sales contest. The event closes at 6 p.m. Friday with ties to be run off Saturday at Raleigh street Chevrolet HQ. Prizes of 25, 15, and 10 dollars will go to the top performers.
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Edward Brown
Chevrolet Sales Company
Chevrolet
Raleigh Street
Sie
Chevrolet Company
Weight Lost at Local Drug Store Ad Claim
Goodykoontz Drug Company promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Extract Tablets with a money back guarantee. The ad claims the sugar coated tablets contain vitamins from cod liver oil and can add weight, energy, and vitality to underweight men women or children. Pack includes 60 tablets for 60 cents.
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Goodykoontz Drug Company
McCoy
MecCoy
Congressman Porter in Dying Condition
Pittsburgh June 26 Congressman Stephen G Porter chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs lay unconscious in a hospital here tonight his death expected momentarily He is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver Porter became ill two months ago while returning from London He was taken to a hospital in Washington but removed to Allegheny General hospital here June 11 His daughter Mrs R S Baron was en route from Newport R I to his bedside Flowers from President Hoover have reached the hospital every other day
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Pittsburgh
Stephen G. Porter
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Porter
London
Washington
Allegheny General Hospital
R. S. Baron
Newport
R. L
President Hoover
Bottle crosses sea after 3 years at sea
A bottle cast into the sea by a Russian coast guard crew drifted to Siwaco Waeh after three years. A note dated June 23 1927 was found inside written in English Japanese and Russian and estimated to have traveled over 60000 miles across the Pacific from Liveria.
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Siwaco
Waeh
Coast Guard
Pacific
Liveria
Orage Brand Tonic Promises Clear Skin and Strength
Local man Joe Vigna of Fairmont West Virginia endorses Orange Brand Tonic claiming it cured seven years of pimples and boils. He says early doses dried lesions, improved bowel and liver function, and left skin clear with renewed strength and appetite after three weeks. Sold at Bluefield Pharmacy and other drug stores.
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Joe Vigna
Chamberlain Ave
Fairmont
W. Va
Bluefield Pharmacy
New Courthouse Cornerstone Placed by Masons
The Mercer County courthouse cornerstone was laid with a lead casket containing papers and contracts. Included are copies of local papers dated 1904–1930, school papers from Princeton High School, the Concord State Normal catalog, county histories, and construction contracts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. Also notes on local lodge records, courthouse site history, and names of officials and staff involved.
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Mercer County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mercer Daily Recorder
Princeton Observer
Pinnacle
Princeton High School
Elwood Peters
Barger Brothers’ Heating and Plumbing Company
Hal Harmon
Princeton
Pauley Jail Building Company
St. Louis
Alex B. Mahood
Bluefield
Harrison W. Straley II
Princeton Journal
D. Howe Barger
Mercer County Court
Free Schoola
House of Delegates
D. T. Johnson
G. T. Johnson
George S. Johnson
Mercer county courthouse cornerstone laying records list
A compiled list from Princeton lodge No. 134 details items connected to Mercer county affairs including a 1930 cornerstone ceremony program, a former sheriff’s finances transfer from 1917, and staff named for Princeton post office plus a widow’s ring presented to W A Miller. The box contains a photo of W W Hamilton, ex sheriff in 1913.
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W. W. Hamilton
Mercer County
Hamilton
Princeton
W. A. Miller
Princeton Lodge
A. F
A. M
Better Service Club Holds June Meeting
The Bluefield Terminal Better Service club held its regular June meeting with Rev. C. W. Kelley of Grace Methodist Church as principal speaker and James O Keeffe Pocahontas division trainmaster also on the program. More than 200 attended as Henry C. Callaway chaired. A fine musical program and reading by Miss Frances Morgan enhanced the night.
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C. W. Kelley
Grace Methodist Church
Bluefield Terminal
Better Service Club
James O'Keeffe
Pocahontas Division
Henry C. Callaway
Bluefield
Frances Morgan
Radox Foot Bath Promises Corn Removal Miracle
Advert says Radox is the modern way to remove corns and hard skin in four days with a refreshing foot bath. It claims to lift roots and leave feet in good condition, with plasters and acids dismissed as relics. Available at Goodykoontz Drug Co and other drug stores.
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Great Britain
America
Radox
Little
Isles
Goodykoontz Drug Company
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Ewe
Herbert Johnson
Thornhill
Bill Burton
Ewee
Bus Davis Ee
Victor Devault
Cecil Smith
Tae
Wineton Nash
B. Morris
Dr . Lavender
Ladis
Herbert D. Mayeae
F. Huft
Antee
Congressman Porter
Bottle Crosses
E. L. Tilley
Mercer County Road Department
Douglass Barger
Court House
Ward H. Batley
Farmers’ Union Supply Company
Ward H. Bailey
Wirt A. French
Wallace H. Fason
Horge O'Brien
Helen Chandler
Fox Movietome
Colonial Theatre
St Corns
Boots
Mister X
Fero
BY. Martin
Sax
John Wanamaker
the Daily Telegraph
the Sunset News
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