West Virginia Motorcade Seeks Scenic Route Through Bluefield Area
A large Bluefield to Charlotte goodwill motorcade with 76 cars toured Western North Carolina. The party urged routing the Great Lakes to Florida highway via the Valley Pike through Staunton and Hot Springs, with stops in Mount Airy and Salisbury.
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North Carolna
Statesville
Elkin
Nivefield
Ashville
Cttlsen
Bluefield
W. Va
Charlotte
Great Lakes
Florda
West Virginia
North Carolina
Great Lakes-Florida
Bland Courthouse
Wytheville
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Chambers of Commerce
Asheville
Kenilworth Ion
Florida
W .A. Salisbury
Columbus
D. C
Augusta
Cleveland
Scenic highway plan offers traveler routing choice
Roscoe Marvel of Kenilworth Inn and president of the scenic highway association says the matter was settled at the last meeting giving Bluefield an optional routing off the principal lane. Travelers may choose Valley of Virginia via Roanoke to Bristol or via Bluefield to Asheville. no change to the originally planned route.
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Roscoe Marvel
Kenilworth Inn
Scenic Highway Association
Marvel
Bluefield
Staunton
Virginia
Roanoke
Bristol
Ashville
Will Mark Grave Old Confederate Will Mark Grave Old Confederate
A drive to provide a grave marker for Robert Augustus Bailey a Confederate veteran who died in Lewisburg West Virginia has begun at the request of Mrs Martha Jones Masters and led by Thomas H Dennis custodian of the fund The narrative recalls Bailey’s service and death at Droop Mountain and notes the unmarked grave awaiting a stone amid local history interests
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Robert Augustus Bailey
Martha Jones Masters
Florida
Thomas H. Dennis
Major Alley
Gus’ Bailey
Fayette County
Virginia
Virginia Regiment of Infantry
Droop Mountain
Pocahonta County
Salvation Army revival draws larger West Virginia crowd
The Salvation Army revival meetings drew a bigger audience at the Army hall. Ensign Houterse led singing and sang He died for me with Mrs Houterse, and Adjutant Campbell spoke on Gods Dealings With Sinners. An afternoon service at the West Virginia Armature Works invited forty workers and their families. Thursday features include an children and youth meeting led by Pnsign Bouterse with talks and lessons.
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Salvation Army Revival
Armature Works
Salvaton Army
Army Hall
Houterse
Routerse
Campbell
Fra Welch
West Virginia Armature Works
Generel
Smith
Salvation Army
Lost World Opens With Daring Dinosaur Spectacle
The Colonial theatre presents The Lost World to astonished audiences. The photoplay promises a new era in cinema with life like dinosaurs and a blend of romance and adventure featuring Lewis Stone L Lloyd Hughes and Bessie Love as they battle predators and pursue love while surviving prehistoric peril.
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Coloniel Theatre
Lewis Stone
L Lloyd Hughes
Bessie Love
Quota Sale at Warlick's Starts October First
Warlick Furniture Company launches a quota sale from October 1 to Christmas with store and individual sales targets. Special bargains, a grand piano and multiple free gifts announced. Citizens of Bluefield are urged to learn more from The Telegraph. Also notes a London Thames tunnel project using about 27 000 tons of cast iron.
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Warlick
Bluefield
Thames River
London
Forced Bathing Ordered For Serbia Tribe
A Soviet sanitary commission reports finding an isolated 600 person tribe in Serbia who never wash bodies or items. They were compelled to bathe and one member died from fright during the process.
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Moscow
Serbia
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