Beckley to Host 25 000 for July Fourth Pageant
Beckley prepares for a massive Raleigh county Independence Day festival with over 25 000 expected attendees. The event features a fifty year progress pageant from settlers to mining and industry, a Woodrow Wilson high school band, religious and educational floats, and a fireworks display. Daredevil Sharver from New York will perform a 70 mph automobile dive and racers compete at the county fairgrounds.
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Daily Telegraph
Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleich
Rellnions Ife
W. W. West
Woodrow Wilsson
Bic
Raleich County Fairgrounds
Daredevil
Sharver
New York City
Coal Strikes Loom as Industry Faces Restructuring Debates
Old Virginian Railway figures highlighted as 18 to 20 hour days by trainmaster D. Hanes, now acting superintendent at Princeton, alongside recovering leaders J. N. White and J. R. Taylor. Judge Parker urges government and business co operation to curb waste in coal and other natural resources, while labor actions by John L. Lewis grinds on for ten weeks.
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D. Hanes
Virginian Railway
L. R. Taylor
Virginian
Hanes
Clark’s Gap
BE. D. Hanes
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Lambert's Point
J. N. White
Princeton
Craig Healing Springs
EF. D. Hanes
J. W. White
J. R. Taylor
Micajah Pocahontas Coal Company
Virginian Railway Company
Martinsburg
Mr. Taylor
Micajah
Clark's Gap
Taylor
Johns Hopins Hospital
Baltimore
Edwin B. Parker
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Parker
Comner
Luton-Dellar
Canital
Fotka
Virginia
Raleigh
Fayette
Greenbrier
C. H. Cheney
American Exchange Irving Trust Company
New York
Loulaville
United States
Mr. Cheyney
Raila
George Cushing
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
River cruise promo on The Beautiful Ohio offers round trip
Sunday July 10 service from Ly. Bluefield at 5 45 A M to Ly. Kenova 6 15 P M features a sixty mile round trip fare of 4 25 aboard the Steamer Washington praised as one of the largest ships with six decks two cafeterias lunch refreshments dancing with music by Washington Orchestra and Band. Tickets via Norfolk & Western Ry..agent
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Bluefield
Kenova
Ohio
Washington
Norfolk & Western Ry
Mrs. Nancy Dawes Divorced in Chicago Case
Mrs. Nancy Keenan Dawes of Parkersburg West Virginia won a divorce from William Mills Dawes son of banker Rufus Dawes and nephew of Vice President Dawes. The case involved desertion and noted they married June 19 1920 in Parkersburg and later lived in Evanston and California.
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Chicago
Nancy Keenan Dawes
Parkersburg
W. Va
William Mills Dawes
Rufus
Dawes
Bill
Eeoers Sabath
Primary C of C Ticket Selected for Board Ballot
Sixteen Bluefield chamber of commerce nominees were announced for eight two year board seats. Election committee members include A. C. Larnen and W. Y. Darling. Final ballot to be mailed and canvassed Friday evening with top seven winners declared.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Frank M. Archer
C. S. Cheyney
D. M. Deyerle
C. C. Franter
W. C. Given
C. B. Hancock
D. W. Hancock
J. H. Hoge
BE. Koepler
Ft. L. Lazenby
A. B. Mahood
Edwin Mann
W. C. Pollock
George Richardson, Jr
C. E. Taylor
W. C. Warlick
Chamber
A. C. Larnen
W. Y. Darling
W. L. Salmon
J. B
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