West Virginia Parent-Teacher Work Grows After Roe Tour
Mrs. Charles E. Roe field secretary for the National Congress of Parents Teachers completed a week long West Virginia tour in Bluefield. Her speeches inspire renewed effort as the state advances toward higher standards in the parent teacher movement. West Virginia now has forty associations and aims to double this number this year. Dr. Geo W Diehl of Concord is offering a parent teacher course at Marshall College with the state federation led by Mrs. T J Dawson.
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Charles E. Roe
National Congress of Parents Teachers
West Virginia
Bluefield
Roe
Virginia
Geo. W. Diehl
Concord Nor- 1
Marshall College
Parent-Teacher Association
Mra. T. J. Dawson
Hon. W. Va
Mate Federation
The Child His Nature and His Needs Presented by PTA
The Blue ld Public Library hosts The Child His Nature and His Needs as a Ramsey Street Parent-Teachers contribution. The Children’s Foundation supports the study of the child and dissemination of knowledge for child well-being. Review of Reviews praises the volume’s wealth of important facts.
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Blueld
Ramsey Rent Teacher Association
Children's Foundation
e@ Review of
Ramsey Street
Fidelis Club Plans April Program at Federal Street Meeting
The Fidelis Club of the W C A will meet this evening at 7 30 at quarters on Federal street. All business girls are urged to be present as plans will be made for a special program in April.
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Fidelis Club
Federal Street
Hodges Austin Marriage Celebrate at Williamson
Miss Edna Austin and Mr. Jesse Hodges were married Wednesday afternoon at the bride’s parents’ home in Williamson. The couple arrived in town last evening to visit the groom’s sisters Mrs. W L Otey Jr and Mrs C B Hinchee. Hodges is the son of R L Hodges of Galax and works for the Norfolk and Western.
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Edna Austin
Jesse Hodges
Morris Austin
Williamson
Hodges
No. 16
W. L. Otey
Hinchee
R. L. Hodges
Galax
The
Norfolk and Western
Williamson and Bride Plan Home Following Wedding
Friends in this section extend congratulations as Williamson and his attractive bride prepare to establish their home, signaling a joyful post wedding period.
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Williamson
T E L Class Social Meeting At Mrs Thornton Home
The T E L class of College Avenue Baptist church will meet at 8 o'clock Thursday evening at 394 Jefferson Street. All class members and Sunday school lady teachers and officers are invited to attend.
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College Avenue Baptist Church
C. W. Thornton
Jefferson Street
Nowhere Else in the World by Jay William Hudson Review
A young American artist in Paris confronts anti art sentiment and family pressure as Stephen Kent abandons Chicago’s business mindset for literary life abroad. A father’s demand to return home triggers a rebellion that reshapes his teaching career and personal ties with Catherine Hardy and Eleanor West.
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America
Jay William Hudson
Abbe Pierre
Bluefield
Hell
Chicago
Paris
Stephen Kent
Catherine Hardy
Stephen
Main Street
Jonas Kent
Sudson
Middlewestern
Eleanor West
Flapper Fanny Foretells America’s Great Inspiration
The passage describes dark days and a looming tragedy as Stephen nears a pivotal revelation in Chicago. It claims a colossal, unique American moment is building, offering inspiration unlike anywhere else in the world.
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Stephen
Chicago
America
Bluefield Library Close For Move To New Municipal Building
The Bluefield Public Library will close after Saturday night until further notice during the move of quarters to the new municipal building on Bland street. The new library will include a children's room main library a large reading room and an office.
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Bluefield
Bland Street
Fine Boy Born to Jones Family in March Birth
A son named Richard Albert was born on March 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Jones at St. Luke's Hospital, 229 Rogers Street.
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Frank G. Jones
Rogers Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Richard Albert
Local Notes and Visitor Highlights in Town Freeing Section
Miss Ruth Postlewaite takes a post with the French Hat Shop. Mrs. M. J. Eubanks and daughters travel to Roanoke for the funeral of Mrs. Eubanks’ brother. Pauline Hare of J. W. Hare family is very ill at home. A. A. Angrist of W Va visits his mother in Logan. S. H. and J. G. Morris visit Narrows. Mrs. J. N. Finley returns from Louisville Ky. Laura Sweet ill on Wythe. Mrs. M. H. Burton returns from Bellefontaine. Dolorise Durham visits Mrs. J. R. Hall. Virginia Godsey treated for appendicitis at Bluefield sanitarium. P. & Reaves visit Princeton on business. Mrs. E. J. Stone shops in Princeton. Max Stecker of Cincinnati on business. Miss Annie Hancock of Norton Va high school faculty to visit Friday.
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Ruth Postlewaite
M. J. Eubanks
Margarette
Janette O'Neal
Logan Street
Roanoke
Eubanks
Pauline Hare
J. W. Hare
Princeton Avenue
Angrist
Ramsey Street
S. H
J. G. Morris
Narrows
J. N. Finley
Boone Street
Loulaville
Laura Sweet
Wythe Avenue
Rs. M. H. Burton
Bellefontaine
Dolorise Durham
Pulaski
J. R. Hall
Virginia Godsey
Bluefield Sanitarium
P. & Reaves
Princeton
E. J. Stone
Max Stecker
Cincinnati
Mies Annie Hancock
Norton (Va) High School
Social notes from Bluefield and surrounding areas
A roundup of visits and travels features Miss Mary Frank Hughes returning to Charleston, Mrs. Josephine Shumate’s gradual improvement, and Easter plans for Mrs. W. H. Hansbarger and daughter Miss Madge in Washington. Other items name guests and visitors from Wytheville Martinsville Roanoke and more, plus local tradespeople and college connections.
Secretary Hoover Joins One-Tuber Radio Trend
Washington March 25 Secretary Hoover has joined the one tubers to show the link between house hold radio howls and those sent to the commerce department over alleged air confusion. An inexpensive set used in millions of homes was installed at his residence beside a more powerful set he has used.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
Commerce Department
Why did she leave her husband
A terse dialogue reveals a rift over finances as a woman leaves her husband after he loses all his money and she spends it. The exchange highlights strain over money and trust in a domestic dispute.
Cemetary Beautification Effort By Local Club
The Senior Endeavor Society of the First Christian church will beautify Walnut Grove cemetery. A fence will be built first week, then volunteers and lot owners will renovate and beautify the tract. Mrs. Mary Fretwell leads the committee with J B McMullin Jack Corell Bob Lowder and J H Collehon. Rev P P Hassenvander is ex officio. Boys will place the fence. girls prepare lunches. A caretaker will be hired monthly to maintain the grounds.
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The
First Christian Church
Walnut Grove
Mary Fretwell
J. B. McMullin
Jack Corell
Bob Lowder
J. H. Collehon
P. P. Hassenvander
Revival Services Grow at Local Black Churches
News of Colored Folk REVIVAL SERVICES continues at Scott Street Baptist Emanuel Baptist and A M E Zion churches with out-of-town preachers drawing large nightly crowds. Mack Lewis veteran fireman on the Crane Creek division of the Norfolk and Western railway left yesterday for Lynchburg Va on business. Mrs M E Woods left today for Elk Horn where she conducts a benefit musicale tonight at Carter Temple under the Woods Hair Grower Manufacturing Company of which she is president. Ground will soon be broken for the erection of the president's home at the Bluefield Institute. Committee Meeting was held Tuesday night in the office of the principal of Genoa Avenue School and perfected arrangements.
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Scott Street Baptist
Emanuel Baptist
A. M. E. Zion
Mack Lewis
Crane Creek
Norfolk and Western Railway
Lynchburg
M. E. Woods
Elkhorn
Carter Temple
Woods Hair Grower Manufacturing Company
Bluefield Institute
Sports section previews tournament standings at West Virginia Clarion
The upcoming West Virginia Clarion will feature a sports page on Friday detailing canvassing efforts among the colored community for health statistics, in cooperation with a movement led by the University of West Virginia and directed by the local Chamber of Commerce, covering all teams from the recent West Virginia Collegiate Institute tournament and their standings.
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University of West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
West Virginia Collegiate Institute
West Virginia Clarion
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Phere Rary
Edituk’s Telephone
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Idaho
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van Ess Liquid
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Book Review
Alee
Flapper
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Bland Streets
D. W. Hancock
Mary Frank Hughes
Charleston
Josephine Shumate
W. H. Hansbarger
Peterstown
Madge
C. F. Tynes
Milton Easley
Evelyn
Powhatan
G. C. Weed
Stone
R. L. Hatcher
J. H. Patton
Mason
Keystone
W. D. Haynes, Jr
M. L. Crumley
Bristol
Tenn
L. P. Cowherd
Bluefield College
Radford State Teachers’ College
J. D. Meadows
Gene Postlewaite
Brownsville
Billie Staniforth
W. B. Stanforth
Alder Street
H. F. Macon
Northfork
R. L. Midkiff
W. B. Staniforth
Secretary Hoover
Senior Endeavor Society of the
Genoa Avenue School
Henry Rodgin Company Jewelers
Paul Moore
Fletcher, N. C
Pears
Cardui
Fallon Florist
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