Bluefield notices and local ads parade through town
A dense Philadelphia style page lists lodge meetings at Bluefield, furniture notices, tax deadlines, sales events, Lost and Found, a Sunday school picnic, and community items. Highlights include Bluefield Lodge of Perfection meeting notices, the county board of equalization July 5, and a Sunday school picnic July 2. Also ads for clearance sales, autos, a shoe shine parlor, and a man held for grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Hobson
Personal notes and moves of local residents
Mr. and Mrs. David Westall moved from Bland Street to 137 Adams Street. Miss Iva Snow Furrow departs for Waiteville to spend the rest of the summer. J Nat Harrison of Petersburg Va was in the city yesterday. Harrison, a large contractor and Presbyterian layman, chairs the foreign missions committee in the Virginia synod and is building two large structures for Stonewall Jackson College at Abingdon. He will leave for Abingdon today with D W Hancock and Rev Frank E Clark, by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Westall
Bland Street
Adams Street
Iva Snow Furrow
Waiteville
J. Nat Harrison
Petersburg
Harrison
Presbyterian Church
Foreign Missions Committee
Synod of Virginia
Stonewall Jackson College
Abingdon
D. W. Hancock
Frank E. Clark
Funeral for Frank W. Helvey Held at Preston Street Home
Friends gathered at 3 p.m. yesterday to honor Frank W. Helvey who died suddenly Sunday night at his brother’s Red Sulphur Springs home. The service, led by Rev. Samuel W. Moore, included Presbyterian church quartet and many floral tributes. Burial followed at Walnut Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Helvey
Red Sulphur Springs
Preston Street
Presbyterian Church
Samuel W. Moore
Helvey
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Five Young Musicians Present Recital at Bland Street Church
James E Brown and Vincent Paoliello showcased five pupils Misses Bane Pendleton Hooper Mitchell Russell in violin and piano at Bland Street Methodist last evening. The program featured Greig Strauss Chaminade Chopin Rachmaninoff and Moszkowski with standout violin tones and confident technique from all. The closing finale was Haydn's Andante with three violins and piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elmer Brown
Vincent Paoliello
Bland Street Methodist Church
Margaret Bane
Olga Pendleton
W Elizabeth Hooper
Helen Mitchell
Elinor Russell
Miss Bane
Miss Pendleton
Greig
Strauss
Chaminade
Chopin
Rachmaninoff
Moszkowski
Elizabeth Hooper
von Weber
Edmund Severn
Miss Mitchell
William Roesche
Patterson Family Leaves Bluefield for Cincinnati Home
Mr and Mrs Walter S Patterson and their two children Ruth and Walter S Jr depart Bluefield for Cincinnati where they will establish residence. Patterson longtime secretary treasurer of Pocahontas Coke Company and elder in Presbyterian church, with Mrs Patterson leading the choir, were farewelled by many church members and friends at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Patterson
Ruth
Walter S. Jr
South Bland Street
Cincinnati
Mrs. Patterson
Bluefield
Pocahontas Coke Company
Patterson
Bramwell
Presbyterian Church
Baltimore move ends Bluefield Met Life era for Maukert
J. M. Maukert, district manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance in Bluefield, leaves today for Baltimore to home there with Mrs. Maukert and their children slated to join him next week. His successor is not announced. Maukert's leadership is described as a big success and his departure a loss to the company. There are said to be nearly 20 000 known medicinal remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Maukert
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Bluefield
Baltimore
Mr. Maukert
Metropolitan
Marriage at Sacred Heart Church Unites Clara Main and Patrick Long
Miss Clara Main became the bride of Patrick J. Long yesterday at Sacred Heart Church with Father Burk officiating. The ceremony was small, witnessed by relatives and friends. Clara, daughter of Engineer James W. Main, has trained at St. Luke's Hospital, while Patrick Long is foreman at the Norfolk and Western roundhouse. The couple, after a western trip, will reside in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Clara Main
Patrick J. Long
Burk
James W. Main
Roosevelt Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Long
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Tungsten Ore Traces Found on Jenkins Property
Traces of tungsten ore are reported on O C Jenkins west end city property with samples showing excellent ore grade though total quantity remains undetermined. An old cavern on the tower lot yielded ore years ago but veins may extend toward nearby railroad property. If mined, Jenkins and partners could gain substantial wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Jenkins
Jenkins
Smalley-Watkins Nuptials in Harriman Tennessee
Miss Karline Watkins of Harriman Tennessee and Grady Smalley of Bluefield West Virginia were married at 2 PM on Thursday June 24 at the bride’s parents home in Harriman. The ceremony featured a Stella Gentry chorus musical program and Mendelssohn wedding march. The couple plans to reside in Bluefield West Virginia after a honeymoon trip east.
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Karline Watkins
Harriman
Tenn
Grady Smalley
Cluefield
B. C. Watkins
Stella Gentry Chorus
Sarah King
Roy Marsh
Music Club
Pauline Hill
Mendelssohn
Lelia Edington
Willette Williams
Swansonia
Leonard McKinney
J. G. Howell
Henry McMillan
W. A. Atchley
First Baptist Church
Martha Washington and
Sullins Colleges
Drama Club
Red Cross
8. R. Smalley
Kingston
Marines
Mann
Nokis Tobacco Co
Benny Leonard Announces Short Ring Farewell
Benny Leonard declares in a letter to promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons that he will stay in boxing for no more than six months more. The world lightweight champion notes he plans to retire after the upcoming Leon ard Friedman bout on July 4 in Benton Harbor Michigan. He confirms this will be his final stretch in professional boxing.
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Fitzsimmons
Benton Harbor
Mich
Benny Leonard
Benny
Leonard
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Leonard Friedman
Leon
Benny Remains Set To Quit After Ring Finish
Benny vows to defeat all remaining light weight contenders within six months then retire with half a million. He cites two sound ears and an intact nose as pride and aims to end his boxing career on a high note without robbing fans of his final performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard
Benny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coalfield
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Raleigh Street
Universal
Good Las New
American Legion
Payne's Plumbing Shop
Hipower Gasoline
S-K
Pure Pennsylvania Petroleum Products
Bluefield Oil Company
Lodge of Perfection
Bluefield Lodge of Perfection
Bennie Baker
Bluefield Furniture Co
Board of Equalization and Review
County Court
Princeton
Lowery G. Bowling
Birefield Furniture Co
Ira Wills
John
Fair Grounds
Call Auto Paint Shop
Tabernacle
Hanks Supply Co
Huntington
W. Va
W. G. Ferrell
Wade
Troy Shoe Shine Parlor
Princeton Avenue
Appalachian Power Co
A. M. Robinson
Altamont
Altamont Hotel
H.C. U
EB. S. Pedigo Co
Gertrude Watts
New First Christian Church
Pedigo Co
C. C. Jones
W. R. Graham
Harlan County
Billy Sunday
the Tabernacle
Virginia
Clarence Martin
Justice of the Peace Galleriou
Martin
Criminal Court
M. C. Gills
Highland Avenue
Gills
Clark
Arctic Region
Frederick L. Black
Harold Black
Summers Street
Bluefield, W. Va
E. K. Bailey
East River Mountain
Central Pharmacy
the Flower Shop
Alexander Cut Flower and Plant Co
Oxfords
Bath
Walnut Grove
West End
Reynard the Fox
Lady Fashion
Smalley-Watkins
Stieff
Earth
Chas. M. Stieff
W. D. Kyle
Lynchburg, Va
Bottioat
Bik Goodykoontz Drug Company
William H. Carr
Osteopath
Kelly & Moyer
THE
Wright Milling Company
Irmat
NEW Royal
Hezekiah
Columbia Records
Warlick
Bluefield Marble
Bluefield Avenue
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
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