Bluefield Legion Boss Urges Backing for Convention
Frank Bond commander of the Bluefield post tells Rotary Club the fourteenth state American Legion convention will bring major publicity and economic impact. He cites August 7 89 and 10 as dates and predicts 6000 veterans may attend, bringing over 200000 in outside money to Bluefield.
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Frank Bond
American Legion
Rotary Club
Bond
American Legion Convention
Hagerstown
Portsmouth
Pittsburgh
Roanoke
Associated Press
West Virginia
West Virginia Legionnaire
Rotariana
The
Lions Club
Herbert May
Legion
Strikers and Picketers Clash in Mid River Battle
Powhatan Ohio June 28 the first sea battle of the Ohio coal field strike was fought on the Ohio river. Seven boat loads of pickets clashed with about six boats from West Virginia. Clubs and oars used as they met mid stream. Two miners were thrown into the river and rescued by deputy sheriffs.
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Powhatan
Ohio
Ohio River
West Virginia
Heat Wave Strains Cherry in Tough City Marriage
Cherry Dixon 19 marries Dan amid rising heat and money worries. Dixie Shannon plans Canada trip as Cherry irons shirts in stifling apartment. A Willow Lake outing with Max Pearson and colleagues promises relief, yet finances and fatigue shadow the city couple.
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Cherry Dixon
Pris
DAN i News
Dan
Cherry
Dixie Shannon
Max Pearson
Dangatw
Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Dixie
Beach Hour Escape Sparks Unease In Roadside Tale
A roadster heads toward the lake with a last hour to spare before sunset. Cherry feels a nagging unease as the scene closes, hinting at looming tension in this continuation.
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Son
Cherry
Foster Arrested Amid Tear Gas Clash In Los Angeles
William Z. Foster, U S Communist leader and presidential candidate, was arrested in West Los Angeles after police bombed a milling crowd with tear gas at the Plaza. About 4 000 people watched as officers dragged him from an automobile and charged him with criminal syndicalism.
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Los Angeles
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
United States
Red Squad
Foster
Edward Sandler
Sandler
John C. Porter
Parisians Favor Brown Street Wear This Year
The Duchesse de Doudeauville among Parisians embracing brown fashion. Her wardrobe features a waterproof brown Guarde man cloth coat with a wide stitched collar and a large patch pocket, paired with a brown crepe frock and brown eailor hat.
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Paris
Duchesse de Doudeauville
Mrs Leonege Simpson of Floyd Street Dies
Mrs Leonece Simpson 62 widow of R C Simpson died at 2 35 yesterday at 217 Floyd street after a fall and heart asthma. Native of Jonesville Pa she had lived in Bluefield about three years survived by six children two sisters and a brother. Services Thursday at First Baptist Church with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Leonece Simpson
R. C. Simpson
Simpson
Floyd Street
J. D. Simpson
Ulrickaville
Ohio
D. H. Simpson
Dayton
R. 8
G. W. Cox
North Bangor
N. Y
R. 8. Curry
Washington, D. C
First Baptist Church
T. EB. Peters
Samuel W. Moore
First Presbyterian Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
West Graham
TAZEWELL SCHOOL TRUSTEES REAPPOINTED FOR TERM
The electoral board in Tazewell reappointed current trustees J. B. Crabtree S. N. Huffard and A W Stras Jr to another term. Board members Dr. W. R. Williams Mr Ellett and Aaron Russ oversee the process. Stras credited with advancing a district building program improving facilities in Jeffersonville district.
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Tazewell
J. B. Crabtree
Maiden Springs
S. N. Huffard
Clearfork
A W. Stras Jr
Jeffersonville Disct
W. R. Williams
Richlands
Ellett
Pocahontas
Aaron Russ
Opposition to Reappointment Sparks Financing Plan Debate
Thickly populated centers and opponents to his reappointment are seen as fueled by opposition to the financing plan adopted for the project.
Claude Holbrook Posts Bond for Appearance
Claude Holbrook of Tazewell road posted a 3000 bond for his July 6 appearance before Magistrate W. W McNeal on a manslaughter and drunk driving charge. Separate warrants were issued Monday. Holbrook was treated at Bluefield sanitarium for shock and a fractured arm from a Brushfork road crash that killed Jamie Hawley, 24. A guard remained at Holbrook’s bedside after warrants were served.
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Claude Holbrook
Tazewell Road
W. W McNeal
McNeal
Holbrook
Bluefield Sanitarium
Brushfork
Jamie Hawley
Dog in Denver Theater Becomes Moving Ad Sign
A Denver theater trains a dog to halt and gaze into store windows, drawing attention to an advertising sign as pedestrians pass. The trained animal’s actions boost visibility for the advertisement in the shopping district.
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Denver, Col
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Peerless Flour & Feed CO
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