Echoes of Great Campaigns and Local Leaders Past
In Bluefield Virginia a reminiscence piece recalls Fayette McMullin and General William A. Terry and a long-ago Springville debate under a large tree. It notes memory of campaigns, local ties, and questions about school superintendent appointments in Charlotte and Tazewell counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Washington
Jefferson
Trick Henry
Fayette MceMullin
William A. Terry
McMullin
Marion
Terry
Wytheville
Bluestone
Springville
Congress
T. E. Nash
McMullins
Unseasonably Warm Night Described Across Section
Report from the area notes an extraordinary warm spell with many sleeping without covers on Monday night. Thermometer reached about sixty degrees after sundown and stayed near that level until midnight. Observers compare the mild night to winter storms earlier weeks and wonder if recent events altered seasonal patterns.
Brick Work Started On New Business House In Town
The brickwork began Monday on the two story T. K. Leedy business house on Main street with walls to rise quickly. The adjoining buildings by Vance Wells and the Warren barbershop are planned for swift completion by mid summer. A local contractor predicts twenty five new buildings including homes will start within weeks amid a busy Virginia year. Governor E. Lee Trinkle and wife received civic cheers during a parade. Italian Irish Swedish Scottish and Persian characters showcased by Faubel entertainers headline an 8:45 p.m. show with Clarence Faubel a violinist and monologist.
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T. K. Leedy
Main Street
Leedy
Virginia
Cowen
Dawes
Lee Rinkle
Richmond
Old Dominion
E. Lee Trinkle
Mr. Trinkle
Faubel
Clarence Faubel
Clean up and fix up campaign urged in Virginia side
The Virginia Side faces a spring mopping up season with a push to remove old decayed fences that clutter streets. The Blue Field Virginia News notes many unnecessary fences remain and urges tearing them down while planting flowers, stating stock restrictions and a shift from old town traditions.
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Virginia
Bluefield Virginia News
Movers Enter New Homes In Lovers Lane Section
M Bannister Slaughter vice president and head of Twin City National Bank moves this week into a handsome new home on Lovers Lane. Dr Eugene Witten also moves into his new East Tazewell Avenue residence, replacing Slaughter’s former dwelling. The Slaughter house, built by J H McMullin, is among the most modern in the area, adjacent to J M Newton and the Presbyterian manse.
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M. Bannister Slaughter
Cit National Bank
Lovers’ Lane
Eugene Witten
East Tazewell Avenue
Mr. Slaughter
Slaughter
J. H. McMullin
J. M. Newton
Slemp Still Has Ear of President Coolidge
A Virginia reader notes C B Slemp retains influence with President Coolidge after leaving the secretaryship. Slemp remains in a position to aid his Virginia friends with the administration, similar to his former role in Washington. The piece also mentions Bill Hardbarger of Charleston as a witty Jollies end man and recalls J F Lawson who was reared on the Virginia side of Bluefield and murdered at Tralee.
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Slemp
Coolidge
C. B. Slemp
White House
Virginia
Bill Hardbarger
The
Jollies
Smoke House
Charleston
W. B. Morton Department Store
Hardbarger
J. F Lawson
Tralee
Bluefield
Lawson
Wister Street
T. A. Osborne
Mr. Lawson
Amherst County Names New Schools Superintendent
Virginia papers report Amherst County to appoint a new superintendent of schools by the state board of education. Two local residents were rejected while F. L. Morton Jr. had an unknown address and appeared eligible.
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Virginia
Amherst
Amherst County
Virginia State Board of Education
F. L. Morton, Jr
Virginia Side Council Holds A Busy Session
The Virginia Side council met Monday night and transacted much business. They will address employing a Bluefield Virginia schools principal with the local school committee and district school board. Mayor Patty appointed J B Was night policeman by a six to one vote with one member absent.
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Virginia Side
Bluefield
Patty
Five Little Visitors Left In As Many Homes
The week brought five newborns to as many Virginia Side homes with daughters born to Fields, Hedge, Martin, and Harman families and a son to Pippin. Former Mayor JM Smith, recently ill, was seen walking in his yard on Highland Avenue enjoying sunshine.
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J. B. Martin
JM. Smith
Virginia Side Promises Best Posted Community Image
A report notes The Virginia Side aiming to be the best posted community in the nation as new billboards go up with pictures and paste. A large crowd filled the New Palace Theatre last evening to see The Hunchback of Notre Dame and voiced satisfaction with the performance and decor.
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Virginia
Palace
New Palace Theatre
Notre Dame
Old Time Cough Remedy Proves Quick for Colds
Physicians endorse Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to clear coughs by aiding nature in removing cause and mucus. Pine tar loosens phlegm while honey soothes irritation, with no opiates. Suitable for children and claimed to relief spasmodic croup. sold by druggists at a low cost.
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Bell
Notable Motion Picture Sparks Widespread Praise
Critics hail the motion picture as perhaps the greatest ever produced while a large crowd is anticipated tonight. The report notes Rev J H Gillespie remains seriously ill with Mr Gillespie and Mrs Carter listed as his kin. Reverend Lewis Evans a longtime city resident also s afflicted with illness. Local social notes mention J H Hardy Masten and Mrs Thomas visiting Mrs Garnett Williamson in Vivian and Gladys Bailey among Kiwanis banquet attendees in Kimball.
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J. H. Hardy
T. N. Wil- Masten
K. B. Thomas
Garnett Williamson
Vivian
Gladys Bailey
Kimball
Charles Moss
Tazewell
H. B. Frazier
Cross-Word Puzzle Vocabulary And Definitions
Puzzle clues mixed across horizontal and vertical entries. Includes terms for foods, objects, actions, and biographical words with several entries referencing naval, legal, and culinary terms. The list features miscued phrases and letterplay typical of a newspaper word game from the era.
Crossword Clue Answers From Yesterday Puzzle Prompt
A reader provides a compact set of crossword clues and partial answers including exists friend walked damage famous loosens bands of string yellow and black bird other part of bow dollar not so herd pique cubic measure long narrow shoal prepare for publication lair of lron life time to proceed accomplish and hints at a post for yesterday’s puzzle.
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Singer
Lron
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Professor Bobbitt
Charlotte County
Bobbitt
Charlotte
Will
R. W. Bobbit
Virginia Side Council
Palace Theatre
Pocahontas, VA
Jack Hoxie
Daily Telegraph
J. H. Gillespie
J. Grat Gillespie
Rans Carter
Gillespie
Lewis Evans
West End
City
San Antonio Evening News
True Story Magazine
True Story
America
Lassos
Exists
Schloss
Bluefield Furniture Co
Cash
Weinberg
the Peoples’ Store
BILL
Toggery
Army & Navy Salvage CO
Big City
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