United Supply Thorpe store undergoes major remodeling
The United Supply Companys four store at Thorpe W IVa is being heavily modernized at a cost of about 10900. The project includes a plate glass front ice box, top refrigerated case, a new steel stairway, and a basement plant with two storage rooms for flour and vegetables. A formal opening program will follow completion as the company promotes its progressive policies.
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United Supply Company
Thorpe
W. Iva
New Methodist Church Year Begins in Gary
The Gary Methodist Church opens a new year with strong prospects and a complete organization. Officers include E Ketter, Eli Clemens, G C Sledge, C E Pritchett, and Miss Mabelle Durham. The program features a 7 30 p m sermon by Rev J B Trent and a 6 45 p m Epworth League program. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes growing subscriptions in Gary and nearby towns, with about five hundred daily readers and thirteen boys delivering papers.
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Gary Methodist Church
Gar
E. Ketter
Eli Clemens
G.C. Sledge
C. E. Pritchett
Mabelle Durham
Epworth League
Stewards
Measure
Claude Boughner
C. C. Riggs
William Bobbitt
William Brumfield
W. W. Brazier
R. B. Durham
A. J. Smith
B. F. Ketter
E. Clemens
G. C. Sletge
C. FE
J. B. Trent
Wilco
Trent
Gary Epworth League
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Gary
Wilcoe
Ream and
Venus
Alpheus
Thorpe, Elbert
Filbert
Attendance Prizes Awarded At Gary Methodist Church
The Gary Methodist Church pastor awarded perfect attendance prizes for July August and September prayer meeting services. Recipients included Mr and Mrs C C Andy Lawson and T H Barlow. Prizes were pictures and moulded frames distributed last Wednesday night.
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Gary Methodist Church
C. C
Andy Lawson
T. H. Barlow
Holston
Chattanooga
Cars and Cautions from a Sage Advice on Brakes
A columnist quotes a saying from the Coca Cola Company era urging motorists to value brake linings over coffin linings. The line warns that proper braking saves lives and money, stressing caution for vehicle owners.
Kiwanis Club Plans World Series Benefit at Northfork
The Northfork Kiwanis Club met in the Masonic room with President Cunningham. They voted to sponsor receiving the World Series broadcasts at the local theatre to support the Northfork High School athletic association. Profits will go to the association treasury with Kiwanis covering deficits.
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Northfork Kiwanis Club
Masonic Club
Cunningham
the Methodist Church
Harry Budnick
Squire Jones
L. C. Fowlkes
Law and Order
Austin White
Frank Buchanan
Dr. Evans
Athletic Association
Kiwanis Club
The
Windy” Hicks
Louis Koslow
Welch and surrounding towns note social visits
Washington Tubbs trips with friends in Italy. Ruth O Bryant visits Northfork. Mrs James Holly and Miss Lea Bassett visit Columbus. Lillie Whitaker visits Welch. J Whiteneck returns from Huntington. Rev Evans goes to Chattanooga for conference. Mrs Sisson and Mildred Graham visit Mrs Sheppard in Algoma. Jim Wiggins back at work after illness. Families travel between Welch, Bluefield, Maybury, Mullens, and Pineville as locals exchange visits and anecdotes.
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Italy
Ruth O'Bryant
Welch
Northfork
James Holly
Maitland
Mary Carrol
Lillie Whitaker
Jensen Grubb
Lea Bassett
Columbus
Jack Whiteneck
Huntington
Mr. Evans
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sisson
Prince of Wales expected to boost British trade abroad
London reports detail how British business hopes the Prince of Wales will spur exports as he returns from South America. Articles note rivalries from Germany and the US, plus a focus on commerce policy and potential speeches to manufacturers.
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London
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
South American
House of Commons
Gentina
England
Rheumatism Vanished Through Blood-Building Claim
An advertisement touts 8.5. S. as a cure for rheumatism by rebuilding blood. It claims impurities in weak blood cause rheumatic pain and that consuming the product increases red blood cells to purge the system. Thousands report relief and a stronger, purer blood state.
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Nature
North fork High notes and student activities overview
Chapel talks on forest conservation open a week. four literary societies meet with a new senior class motto Shakespearean in tone. Juniors welcome a new member, Violette Simpson, and girls plan Halloween fundraiser for basketball uniforms. Local socials include B Y P U event at the Baptist church with a prize auto, won by Leonard Wiggins.
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Albone McKenzie
Violette Simpson
Northfork High School
Hallowe'en
Chipmunks Help Farmer Fight Grasshoppers in Buckwheat
In a rural tale, Chipmunks Chick and Chirk Cracknuts ride with family to the Twin Garage for nuts and discuss helping a farmer by taking a few ears of buckwheat and popcorn. The farmer says chipmunks and raccoons aid him against grasshoppers, and the family debates sharing.
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Chirkie
Daddy Cracknuts
Mrs. Cracknuts
Chick
Dadd Cracknuts
Chirk Chipmun
Daddy
Chirk
Chickie
Nick
Nancy
Scientist Finds Hunger Center in Brain, Not Stomach
A Moscow scientist claims to have located a hunger center in the brain that governs appetite. He argues damage to this center can cause abnormal hunger or eliminate the desire to eat.
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London
Moscow
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