Remembering Virginia Leaders in a Springville Debate
Virginia News reviews a 60 year old joint debate between Fayette McMullin and General William A. Terry near Marion Wytheville on Bluestone Springville and recalls campaign issues and candidates. The piece notes later plans for a Memorial Baptist church program with Milas Eunice Diller and Fabel, and urges removal of unsightly fences as part of a spring cleanup on the Virginia side. It also critiques school superintendent appointments affecting Charlotte and Tazewell counties and references Professor Bobbitt.
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Virginia
McMullin
Terry
Congress
T. B. Nash
Springville
McMulling
Tven
Milas Eunice Diller
Mr. Fabel
Plantat
Fyefield Virginia News
Professor Bobbitt
Charlotte County
Bobbitt
Canoua
Charlotte
Tazewell
Bote
Heat Record Shatters Normal In Early March Night
In the absence of official records, March 9 reportedly set new heat marks for the area. Temperatures rose to sixty above after sundown and stayed high past midnight, prompting unusually warm rooms and a shift in furnace use while comparisons drawn to last week’s blizzard.
New Leedy brick business house under rapid construction
Brick work began Monday on the new two-story 7 K Leedy brick business house on Main Street. Walls are to rise quickly with plans to complete by mid-summer. adjoining properties and a flurry of new construction are expected to follow, signaling a busy Virginia year.
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Main Street
Leedy Yesterpty
Warren Barbershop
Vance Wells
Leedy
Slaughter and Witten Move to New Homes in City
M Bannigter Slaughter vice president of Twin City National Bank moves this week into a modern home in Lovers Lane. Dr Bu anie Witten relocates to a new residence on East Tazewell Avenue. The Slaughter house, built by J H McMullin, is among the prettiest in Lovers Lane, adjoining J M Newton and near the Presbyterian manse.
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M, Bannigter Slaughter
Twin City National Bank
Lovers’ Lane
Buanie Witten
East Tazewell Avenue
Slaughter
J. H. McMullin
Lovers’ Lana
J. M. Newton
Slemp Still Has Ear of President Coolidge
C B Slemp retains influence with President Coolidge after leaving the White House secretaryship. He remains in a key position to aid his Virginia friends and the administration, with the same access and clout as before. West Virginia journalist Sidette notes Bill Hardbarger, once of Charleston, as a witty showman connected to W B Morton department store. Lawson, killed at Tralee, was raised on the Virginia side of Bluefield and known locally.
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Coolidge
Dawes
Hk, Lee
Rinkle
Virginia
Wichmond
Dominion
E. Lea Trinkle
Trinkle
C. B. Slemp
Slemp
White House
Bill Wardbarger
West
Sidette
Bill Hardbarger
Charleston
W. B. Morton
J. F. Lawson
Tralee
Bluefield
Lawson
Wister Street
T. A. Osborne
Mr. Lawson
Amherst County selects new schools superintendent
Virginia papers report Amherst County’s board of education appoints a new county superintendent. Two local residents were rejected while candidate F. L. Morton Jr. had an unknown address.
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Virginia
Amherst
Amherst County
State Board of Education
F. L. Morton, Jr
Virginia Side Council Holds A Busy Session
The Virginia Side council held a busy Monday night session transacting considerable business and discussing matters of interest to the municipality. The local schools will soon focus on hiring a principal for the Bluefield Way. the school committee and district school board will collaborate. Mayor Patty ratified J B Wilson as night policeman by a 31k to one vote, a council member absent.
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Virginia Side
Bluefieldy Way
Patty
J.B. Wilson
Five Little Visitors Left In As Many Homes
The Virginia Side reports a busy week for the stork with five new births: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Jack Field at Mrs Fields’ parents home, a son for Mr and Mrs 8 Pippin, a son for Mr and Mrs Joe Harman, a daughter for Mr and Mrs J B Hedge, and a daughter for Mr and Mrs I E Martin. Former Mayor J M Smith shows improvement, walking in his yard enjoying warm sunshine. The area boasts improved postings as new billboards go up, and a crowd fills the New Palace Theatre to see Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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Stork
Virginia
Jack Fielda
J. B. Hedge
I. E. Martin
J. M. Smith
Mr. Smith
Highland Avenue
Old Time Cough Remedy Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey
Physicians tout Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a fast remedy for coughs and chest colds. The syrup loosens phlegm and reduces congestion with pine tar and honey, offering relief without opiates and suitable for children. Beware counterfeit substitutes. original formula praised by doctors and retailers.
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Bell
Dr. Bell
Coata
Motion picture hailed as greatest ever produced crowd ready again
The piece lauds a motion picture as the greatest of all time and notes another large crowd anticipated later that evening. Implied reactions from critics and attendees frame the article with a festive, public viewing atmosphere alongside local social notes from Virginia Side.
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J. H. Gresple
J. Grat Gillespie
Rans Carter
Gillespie
CROSS WORD PUZZLE CLUES MIX DICTIONARY NOTES AND TERMS
A compact puzzle item listing numerous cryptic style clues across horizontal and vertical entries including references to poetry foot, negative, almonds, and various nouns. The grid includes numbers and partial clues such as Fog signal, Small islands, Proverb 42, and a mix of historical and linguistic terms.
Fragmented note hints at names and places from era
An unclear OCR style fragment references Extata and Lourens, mentions a yellow and black bird as a singer, a long narrow shoal extending shore, and phrases like Latr of Man. It reads as a miscellaneous archival snippet with no coherent narrative or dates.
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Faubel
Ttalian
Clarence Faubel
R. W. Bobbit
Virginia Side Council
Palace
New Palace Theatre
Notre Dame
Palace Theatre
Pocahontas, VA
Jack Hoxie
Daily Telegraph
Irculation Department
Yin
Lewis Evans
West End
Kivane
Firginia
J. H. Hardy
T. N. Williamson
K. H. Thomas
Garnett Williamson
Vivien
Gladys Halley
Kimball
Charles Moss
H. B. Vrazier
San Antonio Evening News
True Story Magazine
True Story
America
Golf Club
Acness
Princeton Ave
Bluefield Furniture Co
Cash
Weinberg
the Peoples’ Store
Bill's
Toggery
Army & Navy Salvage CO
Big City
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