Special Traffic Men Are Removed
The legislature changed law making all state, county and municipal officers duty bound to police highways. The Bluefield Automobile Club was advised that the state road commission revoked all special traffic officer appointments. today is their last day to arrest. The commission notes complaints over zeal and fees from arrests and says state police plus cooperation of other officers will protect public welfare.
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State Road Commission
Bluefield Automobile Club
C. E. Hiner
Automobile Department
Mr. Hiner
Memorial services and veterans honored in Princeton church
In Princeton, a Memorial Day service featured prayer, choir performances, and remarks by Judge Maynard. The American Legion and auxiliary, Civil War veterans, and the national guard were honored with wreaths and flag decorations at Oakwood cemetery and surrounding ceremonies.
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S. B. Ogle
Maynard
H. C. Hays
L. H. Vermillion
Z. B. Ytandall
America
American’ Legion and Auxiliary
National Guard Company
Boy Scouts
Legion Auxiliary
Auxilary
Legion
Oakwood Cemetery
C. H. Woods
Legionaries
Elgood
Pride
Yonder World
Tuesday Divorce Day in Circuit Court
The case of H. C. Baugh administrator versus R. E. Lazenby, tried Thursday and Friday, remained under jury consideration in the circuit court at a late hour yesterday afternoon. The jury was hopelessly hung.
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Herndon
J. F. Caudill
Monroe Sexton
Virginian Railway Company
Sexton
Matoaka
H. C. Baugh
R. E. Lazenby
There Was a Girl- Prominent Physician Became Doctor to Toys
In Erle Pennsylvania a famed physician named John Hugh Hastings ran a toy hospital. After a breakdown and seven years in an asylum he hid from friends and mended toys instead of people. His mother’s death revealed he had $50,000, yet Erie children recall him as a ready friend for any child with a broken toy.
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Erle
New York
Pittsburg
Erie
Princeton Curb Market Opens June 30 for Fresh Produce
Starting June 20 Princeton will host a curb market near the Mayor's office where housewives can buy fresh produce from farmers. The market will be open Wednesdays from sunrise to noon and Saturdays from sunrise to 1 p.m., with holiday substitutions. Anyone bringing produce to sell must offer it at the market direct to consumers, under city ordinance.
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Princeton
City Market Ordinance Regulates Open Hours and Sales
The market will be open for producers to offer foods and may also sell neighbors’ products for convenience under health officer supervision and the police chief as market master. Stalls are first come first served with fines from five to twenty dollars for violations.
Princeton Tennis Falls to Elkhorn in Halfhearted Stop
Princeton Independent tennis team dropped its 12th match of the season yesterday afternoon as Elkhorn won the two singles after taking the doubles. Straley, a core player, sat out with a broken wrist but is expected to return soon. Doubles: Harlan and Woolwine beat Umberger and DeLozier 6 2 1 6 6 0. Singles: Umberger defeated Harlan 7 5 6 2. DeLozier defeated Woolwine 6 4 6 2.
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Princeton
Elkhorn
Straley
Harlan
Woodlwine
Umberger
DeLozier
Woolwine
Wasted Parking Space Urged By Bluefield Automobile Club
The Bluefield Automobile Club calls for conservation of downtown parking space to improve motoring conditions. Motorists waste space by leaving cars far from corners and hydrants or rear ends protruding from curbs. Obeying local ordinances and using space efficiently would ease parking for all.
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Bluefield Automobile Club
Dream Home on College Ave Makes Rapid Progress
Work on the Dream Home by J L Philippe for Bailey Lumber progresses swiftly on College Avenue Bluefield. Electrical plumbing rough work is finished, first coat of plaster applied, second coat due next week. Interior carpentry and stairs soon, radiators planned to maximize space, and a front walk of dark red stone from Bland County adds old fashioned charm.
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College Avenue
J. L. Philippe
Bailey Lumber Company and Associates
Unien
Bluefield
Bland County
Education does not lead girls off from marriage says USC study
In Los Angeles on May 28 authorities released results from a 992 woman graduate survey spanning 1920 to 1924. More than a third remained married during or after university. Of 610 responses, 26 percent pursued homemaking, nine in commerce, 52 in arts, three in law and medicine, with 189 teaching others. A second report notes Tokyo police banned riding free on trolleys, linking it to upticks in petty theft and pickpocketing in December and January.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Audi A
Tokyo
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