Pisgah Fort dedication to reuse old logs in Pisgah celebration
Pisgah Fort at Pisgah in Tazewell county will be rebuilt from ancient logs of a historic Indian fort. The event on Saturday will feature wagons, stage coaches, and war relics with crowds from McDowell Mingo counties. Virginia officials and D A R volunteers prepare meals for up to 10 000 attendees.
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McDowell and
Mingo Counties
West Virginia
Pisgah
Tazewell
Tom Witten
McDowell
Mingo
Ford
Virginia
Mountain State
Tazewell County
Hood
Pbagah
On Jong
Pisgah Fort
Cary Harmon
Sound of a Shot and an Indian’s Perception
A discourse on how firearm reports allegedly differ when a human is hit and how an Indian speaker claims intuition of a fatal shot. It recounts an episode during a vaudeville show and a later pistol shot near Clinch Valley bridge, noting perceived differences and comments on intelligence between Indians and colonists.
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Clinch Valley Bridge
Bake Sale by Presbyterian Ladies to Support Fourth Festivities
The Presbyterian Church ladies will hold a bake sale on Friday at the old Drs Witten and Frazier office. It offers a fine chance to stock up on treats for the forthcoming Fourth of July celebration.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Drs
Girl’s Wild Ride to Be Re-enacted in July Parade
Tazewell county staged under the Daughters of the American Revolution a July 3 parade and pageant to depict the 1774 fort defense and Toland raid era. The Confederate division will feature Mollie Tynes the young rider who warned Wytheville, later marrying Hon. W. B. Davidson.
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Tazewell
Wytheville
Toland
Virginia and Tennessee
Wmn. E. Peery
Rocky Dell
Samuel Tynes
Mollie
Darky
Tom
Mr. Tynes
Burke's Garden
Sharoh Springs
Tuland
Powell
W. B. Davidson
Mercer County
W. Va
Falls Mills Road Issue Draws Senator Thompson Interest
State Senator Thompson again pushes for immediate Falls Mills road improvements as highway plans clash with earlier understandings. With Virginia gas tax at four and a half cents, funding is expected to be available to support a satisfactory resolution.
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8. J. Thompson
Falls Mills
Highway Commission
Thompson
Virginia
Final tribute paid to Frank Ratcliffe in Bluefield
The Virginia Side held a large funeral for Frank Ratcliffe, a World War veteran, murdered late Saturday night near the railroad opposite Henry Bowling's home. The service at Memorial Baptist Church featured military honors by American Legion Post No. 9, a two-gun volley, taps, and a flag-draped grave. The shooter remains unidentified and under investigation.
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Virginia
Frank Ratcliffe
Bluefield
American Legion Post No. 9
Trigg James
Legion
Jesse Bell
Hays
Henry Bowling
Fine Summer Climate Noted In Bluefield Scene
Bluefield enjoys pleasant summer weather with warm days and cool nights requiring blankets. Dr F T Ridley of Bluefield owns an antique London made gold watch from 1665 to five stored after being taken from a British soldier at candywine. valued at 5000 dollars yet refused. Pisgah visitors may see the watch this Saturday. Five Virginia deputy motor vehicle officers will assist West Virginia at the Bluefield Fair Grounds Monday. A magazine offers 50000 dollars for the funniest woman. a sixty year old aiming to seem sixteen is noted as a contender. Virginia side personals report F L Shufflebarger improving after recent hospitalization. Mrs Frank Denardo has returned from St Luke's Hospital.
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Virginia Motor Vehicle Department
Pisgah
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Greater
F. T. Ridley
London
Ridley
New York Historical Society
Wall Street
Virginia
West Virginia
Bluefield Fair Grounds
Virginia Side
F. L. Shuffiebarger
Bluefield Sanitarium
Frank Denardo
St. Luke's Hospital
Flying Life Saver Bobs Up in News
A private pilot aboard a Solan ne flying craft over Long Island sound assisted Private James Stanley of Fort Slocum who was cramping 500 yards from shore. The aviator handed him to a government launch and then flew away, revealing no identity.
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New York
Long Island Sound
James Stanley
Fort Slocum
Stanley
Parent Teacher Meeting Called for This Afternoon
Special PTA meeting set for 3 o'clock in the Masonic Hall with a call for all members to attend. In other news, Donald G. Bentley aged 21 of V. P. I was instantly killed when a revolver discharged in his Richmond home. Funeral services were held yesterday for Sam Heston, a pioneer colored man of the North, with many relatives in attendance.
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Parent- Teacher Association
Masonic Hall
V. P
Donald G. Bentley
Richmond
Sam Heston
North
Rotary Club Denver meeting closes year under retiring president
The Rotary Club session led by Bernard McClaugherty concluded its year with a song setting and tributes to retiring officers. Fred Ady reviewed the Denver international Rotary gathering and its lessons, while Conrad Brevick highlighted Bluefielding industries. Visitors KB. S. Monk H. A. Lucas R. E. Lazenby Jim Gills C. O. Stahlman J. W. Slack Welch attended.
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Rotary Club
Bernard McClaugherty
Rotary Quartet
Fred Christie
Fred Ady
Rotary
Denver
Conrad Brevick
C. O. Stahlman
J. W. Slack
Welch
Postal card to VO-619 traced to automobile owner
A Hamburg postal card addressed to VO-619, sent via the malls, was delivered after authorities recognized the address as an automobile number and traced the owner.
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Hamburg
Germany
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Gloria
Pictorial Review Fashion Book
Pictorial Review
Pictomal Review
Mae Busch, Elliot Dexter
Eva Novak
Frank Mayo
Walter Hiers
Lee Moran
and Lloyd Whitlock
Paris
Menjou
Florence Vidor
Frank Ratcliff
Memorial Baptist Church
Victor Hugo Harrell
R. BE. Early
Harrell
Early
Hugh
Mr. Early
Bikydes
Circle No. 1
Methodist Church
Palmer 1
Rotariang
A. F. Tinsley Company
Federal Street
First National Bank
Bluefield, W. Va
Fifth Avenue
Federal St
N. C. Stanley
Frank Neca
Federal St. Bluefield, W. Va
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Valencia
Paul Warreman
Hos Orcuista
Victor
Fox
Jean Gotoxerrs
Piama Faane
Cara
Plans
Vietin
Gene Avery
Roozz
Kaun
Cornet
Piane
Tom Warma
Massey
Lans
Hayes
Franz Lehar
F. Kreisler
Victor Records
Victor Talking Machine
Camden
New Jersey
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