Bluefield High School announces 1924-25 term and new faculty
News from Bluefield Virginia reports commencement week events at Appalachia High School and Bluefield High School. Dr Hugh M Jamison will speak at graduation and Prof R R Hobbitt bows out to Charlotte County as T Kyle takes over Bluefield duties. Mrs Kyle joins faculty as teaching staff expands.
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Rete High’ School
Graesiocbeld
Hugh M. Jamison
S. Guanine Ette
Alexander
M Dacenport
Department of Home Economics
J. N. Hillman
Emory and Henry College
R. R. Hobbitt
Charlotte County
T. Kyle
Appalachia High School
Bluefield
Kyle
Virginia
Mapp Leader Sees Virginia Race Shift in West Virginia Preliminaries
A Tazewell county Democrat says Mapp leads in the Virginia primary winds, highlighting good roads and constitutional reform. Voters are aroused, Byrd supporters deny slackening influence, and Pocahontas may back Mapp for August. Sharkley may speak in Tazewell in support of Mapp.
Mapp Gains Ground in Ninth District Amid Virginia Primary
A prominent local Democrat claims Mapp is closing in on Byrd in Virginia's ninth district as Gristol and southwest counties bolster Accomac candidates. Women voters are said to favor Ma for prohibition leadership. Byrd’s endorsement letter reportedly backfires. Mapp says if governor, Richmond would host the capital. Primary heats up along with weather. Price and rental notes outline long term housing costs and construction plans.
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Blufflela
Mapp
Byrd
Virginia
Old Dominion
Tazewell County
Pocahontas
J. W. Sharkley
Wise
Virginia Good Rona@s Association
Sharkley
Gristol
Accomac
Stuart
Russell County
Washington City
Richmond
Proposed City Hall Plan and Rental Proposal for Spruce and Water
The Virginia Side council delays action on a plan by L J Barbee and N Hufford for a 60 by 70 foot city hall on Spruce and Water. The brick building includes an auditorium, jail, offices, basements, and a rent tied to construction cost with escalating terms and town options to purchase. taxes, maintenance, and insurances are the town’s responsibility.
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Han
Virginia Side Council
L. J. Barbee
8. N. Hufford
Perpetuate Memory Coalfield Pioneers
A plea to honor Pocahontas coalfield pioneers with monuments in Bluefield and nearby areas. The piece discusses who first opened the Pocahontas coalfields, calls for a fitting unveiling, and notes a vision to commemorate railroad and field development. It also mentions Bluefield's finances and growth plans on the Virginia side toward 1930. It ends with local social notes about Presbyterian events and a bridge gathering hosted by Carl Ralston.
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Pocahontas
Cinch Valley
Tug River
Bluefield
Baltimore
Hen Sixteen Years Old Still Raising Chickens
Melvin Adams of Bluestone Junction recalls a leghorn hen he won at a Pocahontas shooting match fifteen years ago. The bird has continually raised two broods per year for fourteen summers, slowed last summer, and is now between sixteen and seventeen, still laying and active. Adams works as a fireman for Norfolk and Western.
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Melvin Adams
Bluestone Junction
Pocahontas
Mr. Adams
Norfolk and Western
Ten Thousand by 1930 Goal for Bluefield Annexation Movement
Bluefield Virginia prepares a push to extend city limits aiming to add about ten thousand residents by 1930. Plans target west Graham, Maple Hill cemetery area, and Stony Ridge to include surrounding neighborhoods and several hundred residents, with talks continuing on southern boundaries near the Sanders estate.
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Bluefield
Graham
Maple Hill Cemetery
Stony Ridge
Stony
Sanders’ Estate
Improvements on Blue Stone Pike Through Tazewell County
Improvements along the Blue Stone pike between Bluefield and Tazewell are praised with new fencing and safer curves reducing hazards. The route is described as a beautiful modern highway through Tazewell county, with scenic Maestone Valley and Shannondale mountain resort noted along the pike.
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Tazewell
Bluefield
Maestone
Shannondale
Paul and Silas Bible Class Banquet at Memorial Baptist
The Paul and Silas Bible Class of Memorial Baptist church held a large banquet in the church dining hall. Professor Wood of Bluefield College and Wayland Newton spoke, with Shed Dudley and Shed Gillespie also presenting. Maury Barrett sang solo, and Mr and Mrs Shed Gillespie performed a duet. W W L Sweeney presided. A Bluefield 1925 baseball season prediction noted with interest and high hopes for strong fan turnout.
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Paul and Silas Bible
Memorial Baptist Church
Professor Wood
Bluefield College
Wayland Newton
Shed Dudley
Shed Gillespie
Maury Barrett
Bluefield
W.W. L. Sweeney
Property assessment ticklish proposition in Virginia county
The article notes ongoing real estate assessment work in Tazewell County Virginia and comments that property assessment is a ticklish task requiring steadfast, convictioned assessors. It adds that taxes have long funded government and suggests minor adjustments could extend local school operations from seven to nine months in the county.
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Virginia
Tazentel
Boston
Tazewell
Old Fiddlers Contest Draws Bluefield Crowd
J M Kitts a Bluefield street car conductor confirms participation in the Old Fiddlers contest at the new city hall Monday night. The event draws wide Virginia Side interest with many from the Virginia side predicted to win. Harris Hart and J J Jarman will address a 10 30 mass meeting at the Bluefield high school auditorium inviting public attendance.
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J. M. Kitts
New City Hall
Bluefield
Mr. Kitts
Virginia
Harris Hart
J. J. Jarman
Farmville State
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