Dream Home near College avenue to rise despite delays
The Dream Home project near College avenue advances with brick work already on site and plans for a brick exterior from Salem Brick Company. Builders stress brick as enduring, with time mellowing its color, while progress faces rain and water company delays in supplying water for pouring concrete.
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College Avenue
Salem Brick Company
Salem
Salem Company
Bluefield
Bileley
Dolor
Telegraph
Giles County Society Set To Meet April 10 At West Virginian
The Giles County Society, organized three years ago, will hold its annual meeting on April 10 at the West Virginian. Attendance has grown yearly. Governors include J. B. Kirk, Jos H. Hoge, D. M. Haslay, and George Strader of Bluefield, J. French Strother of Welch, J. D. Johnston of Roanoke, and F Sheffey of Lynchburg. Membership spans Giles natives in other counties. meetings are enjoyed by scattered natives and total membership rises yearly.
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Giles County Society
West Virginian
Vonaists
J. B. Kirk
Jos H. Hoge
D. M.‘Haslay
George 8. Strader
Blueflath
Jas
French Strother
Welch
Jas, D. Johnston
Revival, births, and death mark Oakvale note
Oakvale notes report Rev Z F Mayberry returning from Staffordsville with Rev J E B Davis, a revival in progress. Local residents visit Glenn Lyn Virginia to see W J Lilly, sick with heart leakage. A baby born to Mr and Mrs 8 M Milter. H R Christie of Willowton, a noted religious writer and composer, died Wednesday. The community notes an unfilled gap from his passing.
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Z. FF. Mayberry
Staffordsville
Giles County
J. EB. Davis
J. Lucado
Glenn Lyn
W. J. Lilly
8. M. Milter
News of Colored Folk Revolves Around Pay and Service
A reflective piece questions national values as it contrasts pay for public service figures with entertainers. It cites figures for Dempsey Pershing McCormick Hughes and Babe Ruth, then shifts to local notices about the Widows and Widowers Club, revival services, Genoa Ave School notes, and extensive community announcements of meetings, personal travels, and church events.
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Jack Dempsey
General
Jack" Pershing
McCormick
Babe Ruth
Charlen Evans Hughes
Buch
R. Robinson
Blake's Chapel
A. M
Zion Church
Sarvicas
O. Genoa Ave
Douglass Literary Association
Wilber
Weekend Guests and Travel Notes From Bluefield and Keystone
Mr and Mrs EB Lee Cooke are weekend guests of Mr and Mrs W T Morrigan at Bluefield Roy B T Sella made a business visit in Keystone Friday Mr and Mrs W B Sulthaya returned from Wytheville Va where they were called by the death of Mr Bull s aunt Miss Elizabeth Grey who has been visiting her brother H L Gray for the past two weeks left Friday
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By. M. Grey
Wilcoe
James O. Williams
Gordon
J. H. Cook
Marl Yost
Huntington
W. A. Holliday
Abe Foreman
New York
B. D. Trent
Martinsville
Nick Kerbick
Cleveland
Ohio
James L. Rice
Ann
Heathsville
W.H. Taedy
Ray
B. T. Sells
Do.c. Hall
Keystone
P. Ww. Bowles
F. M. Sammons
Cincinnati
Irvin Howbert
EB. Lee Cooke
W. T. Morrigan
Bluefield
Roy
B.T. Sella
CANDIDATES FOR STATE ROAD COMMISSION NAMED
A number of candidates for the state road commission job expected to be filled by Governor Gore are named. In Monroa county 4. H. Tolbert and Clar ences Sins are listed. Summers County offers Congressman T. J. Lilly as a qualified candidate. McDowell county presents T. F. Henritze of Welch and Dr. L. H. Clark, with the latter reportedly willing to accept if chosen. Dr. Clark is described as well connected statewide and capable for the role.
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State Road Commission
Gore
Monroa County
H. Tolbert
Clarences Sins
Summers County
T. J. Lilly
McDowell County
T. F. Henritze
Welch
L. H. Clark
Near-fatal injury prompts dangerous rescue attempt
A man named Blackett nearly severed his right foot while working with a circular saw in a small mill. Complications arose and his spouse undertook a grueling journey through extreme cold and rough terrain to reach medical aid. Had arrival occurred five hours sooner, doctors warned, the outcome might have been fatal.
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Blackett
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