Various Local Classified Items and Notices
Special prices on Pocahontas Washed Nut and Genuine Haves Red Ash Nut offered by Citizens Coal & Buyply Co. plus low prices on standard coal grades. Tax notices urge payment of personal property and tapitation taxes with office hours listed. Church and school notices include Calvary Baptist services and Bible classes with speakers, youth and adult programs. Community items report lost and found, furniture concerns, and local commerce notices. A brief obituary notes Harrigan Howard, a Norfolk and Western Railway employee, died en route to a Bluefield hospital from Welch. Several civic notices on bluefield area building, lumber, and concrete services are listed.
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Citizens Coal & Buyply Co
Cee
James E Saunders Dies of Diabetes in West Virginia
James E Saunders, 50, a Brushfork blacksmith, died Friday at a Princeton hospital after a long illness linked to diabetes. He is survived by his widow, seven children, and several siblings. Funeral at Stamwell Road home Sunday at 2:30, burial Brushfork cemetery. Also notes police return of Roanoke assault suspect and local civic notices.
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Denles
William A. Brown
James HE. Saunders
Brushfork
Bramwell
Saunders
Princeton
Anna Reynolds
Princess Anne
Lorain Harris
Ada
Thelma Faulkner
Roanoke
Charles Wilson
Hoanoka
Wilson
Stamwell Road
Tome W
Gundry
Stone
Coal and Coke Company
Plore
Big Stena Gap
Redmond
Richmond
Virainia
Jao
Dillard
Ilard
St. Luke's Hospital
Proclamation Declares National Music Week in Bluefield
On May 2 1925 Mayor William H. Thomas proclaims the week of May 8 to 9 as National Music Week in the City of Bluefield urging religious educational and social groups to schedule special music programs to unite the community and celebrate music’s universal language.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Hinefield
Couch
William H. Tomas
William HH
Thomas
Possible twelve percent cut in federal income taxes
Washington officials estimate unofficially that a twelve per cent reduction in income taxes may be feasible as the next step in easing the federal tax burden. The figure stems from an incomplete analysis of March tax returns and could support another two hundred million dollars in tax relief for 1926. Tariff receipts also exceed last year by about five million dollars, suggesting higher revenue.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Railway seeks to abandon fourteen trains in Ohio
Columbus May 2 The Wheel and Lake Erie Railway Company petitions the state public utilities commission to abandon fourteen trains on the eastern division amid losses caused by private auto competition. Most trains are locals. The abandonment hearing is scheduled for May 3.
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Colmbus
Wheeline and Lake Erie Railway Company
State Public Utilies Commission
Yaad
Pola Negri Accused of Attempted Liquor Smuggling
Polish actress Pola Negri is to appear before port customs officials in New York on Monday to answer accusations she tried to smuggle sixteen bottles of liquor into the United States aboard the Berengaria. She was questioned on arrival as customs deputies examined her luggage and values of fines at five dollars per bottle were noted. Negri was scheduled to meet Edward Barnes before interrogation by the collector.
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New York
Pola Negri
Berengaria
Screen Star
Customs Service
Europe
Tha Customa Service
Jsixteen
Miss Negri
Edward Barnes
Legal Mivisron
Customs House
Fraud and Conspiracy Charged in Big Suit
A suit in equity for 300000 dollars in damages and involving contracts totaling about 1.5 million dollars was filed in Owensboro Kentucky. The Rio Verda Coal Company of Denver sues Kagrian Coal Company Louisville Kentucky Washer Coal Company Owensboro and William J Tester president for fraud and conspiracy to hinder performance of a coal production and loading contract at the Washer Company’s strip mine near Novel in Muhlenburg county.
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Owensboro
United States
Rio Verda Coal Company
Denver
Cols
Kagrian Coal Company
Louisville
Kentucky Waahed Coal Company
William J. Tester
Munuryice A
American Oberammergau artists ship orders for platies and art
The April 14 report notes that Anton Lang and his Oberammergau associates have an American tour yielding strong demand for wooden plaques and art objects. Carved images of Christ are especially sought after, marking rich orders from U S buyers.
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Oberammergau
Anton Lang
America
Christ
Meningitis Ends Life of Bramwell Woman at Sanitarium
Mrs. W. Hill of Bramwell died at Dinefield Sanitarium on Saturday afternoon due to meningitis after a brief illness. She was 37, a longtime Methodist active in Bramwell, survived by husband and five children. Funeral in Bramwell Monday at 10:30 with burial in Roanoke Evergreen Cemetery Tuesday morning. Active and honorary pallbearers named. flowers by Bramwell Methodist ladies missionary society members.
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W. 1
Bramwell
Dinefield
G. A. Wheeler
C. Jefferson
W. L. Slayton
V. A. Short
Emma Worley
Carrivu Sutherland
Roanoke
Gramswell
Cramwell
RH. Yankee
Rogdoke
Tra. m
Evergreen Cemetery
Arnold W. Tate
C. S. Bolen
Osborne
Rabt
Cecil Thompson
Fred Thompson
Winyard Maxey
Robert Wright
W. D. Shupe
Douglas Sexton
H. B. Jones
Fred Wyrick
Martin
L. H. Burks
J. H. Wickmaun
J. F. Thornton
A. Toy
T. W. Miles
T. J. Thompson
Vana Vincent
I. ’. Dowdy
B. D. Maxey
G. W. Sites
S. E. Leedy
T. J. Griffith
R. P. Bolen
Ladies Missionary Society of the
Bramwell Methodist Church
Cleveland Boyd Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
The trial of Cleveland Boyd concluded with a guilty verdict for murder in the first degree. He testified from the stand claiming origins in Winston-Salem, denied knowing the witnesses, and detailed his wartime service and Roanoke work in 1918. The courtroom was packed as both sides argued numerous instructions before Judge Woods.
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Cleveland Boyd
Onsy
Laurie Cool
Winston-Salem
Mercer County
Norfolk
Squire Cook
Hampton Hotel
Roanoke
France
Dillard
Ross
Corun B. Martin
Martin
Gaat
Cleveland
Weather grips Bluefield Gun Club traps turnout
Weather conditions kept attendance low at the Bluefield Gun Club traps on Saturday with only about fifteen shooters participating in the regular weekly practice. Favorable scores were posted by those who attended. On the following Saturday, weather conditions are forecast to...
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Bluefield
Bluefield Fire Alarm Stations List and Addresses
An index of Bluefield Fire Department alarm stations and nearby streets with mixed spellings and partial phone or marker data. It lists stations at Northside Southside South Hall Princeton Avenue and various cross streets, with some entries showing street pairs and odd formatting.
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Bluefield
Southside
Northside
Bland and
Flies
Biend
North Ste
South and
Jefferson Sts
Peon-Mar Ave
Frederick St
East River
College Ave
Wafton Ave
Roanoke and
Clarke Srp
Hardy
Orange
South Midway
North Midway
Seaia Ar Great Reentrier
Upper
Trapshooting Club Plans All Day Meet
The club will host an all day meet inviting members of the Welch, Tazewell and Princeton clubs to participate. On this occasion all non-members will be allowed to shoot over the traps at the same cost.
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Mitting
Welch
Tazewell
Princeton
Bluefield Club Extends Free Membership to City Pastors
The Bluefield club announces no regular matches but will hold test matches for interested participants. It also votes to extend free membership to all pastors in the city.
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Bluefield Club
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Tesa Money
Allen Street
Coml Company
Tf! Hoo Coal Company
Bland Street
Calvary Baptist
Wilson Holder
Sguttflay School
Charles Cameron
F. Ui
First Brethren
J W. Whamer
A. Kalle
Joe Bass
Toy
York
Mr. Bass
Bats
C. L. Seyler Lumber Company
Maxonie Nodlco
Bluefield Lodge
A. F
W. M
L. M. Carper
Bluefield Concrete Company
Princeton Age
Bluefield Hotel
Notleey
Bluestone Lodge
Will Holaitary
Union Bank & Trurt
Tage'gell Street
Bluefield Normal Business College
Bluefield Avenue
W. H. Cunningham
Ivast
Conner
Hiargain If
Trinity Epworth League
Misa Ruby Caldwell
Carolina Myenu
Hone
A. Williaing
A. L. Cross
Biuefield Upholstering & Top Co
Wanda
Colenk
Agerations
Carroll Carpenter
Fifth Street
Limestone Producta Co
East End Bridge
Mercer Con O
New Market House
Eral Afreet
Raleighee
Federal Street
Flat Top National Hank
DeWitt Fowler
Pedizo Building
Cary Telegraph
Wythe Avenue
J. F. Phelps
H. Weinberg
Princeton Ave
Tomaty
Brimmer
Post
Pdd
Phona
I E. Dixon
Caroling Avenue
Biuefield
Bliedtone
H. A. Clarkson
West Virginia
Oliver
Stacy Phillips
Camoasee
Bowen
Philipa
James E. Saunders
UD. C
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Elks Parlors
Mariannn Society
Marlannn Society
Mra
Mog- Jesong
Fadryvlew
Commerce Street
Law and Commerce
Federgt Street
Comberve
Altamont
Harry L. Greenspon
Tdeaa Veery Byelding
N. Y
Galte 206 Commercial Bank
Peleplone
Pe O
Bloefield
W. Ya
Gelling
Sidewall
Border Nixon
North Side
Rogers ST
J. B. Eades
Routhery
Blnnd St
Mercer Funeral Home
Modern Funeral Establishment
R. L. Morris
Bluefield, W. Va
WM. H. Carr
Abrama
Coal & Coke
Hluefield
Nixon
Tunster Shoe Repairing Corporation
Pustofive
Vradiam Hig
Bland - At
Pane
Redere LH
A. Vay
Hill
Wey
Warlick
Makara
Pheer
N. E. Rierson
Princeton Avenue
J. W. Waters Co
Federal St
Gleefield, W. Ya
J. S. Compton
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