Auto Wreck Sends Two to Bluefield Hospital in 1923 Crash
W. H. Speed and Vernon Lee Cook were injured when a Ford touring car fell from a 30 foot embankment on Bramwell road near Francisco's store. Buster Webb suffered facial wounds but left hospital after treatment. The car skidded on slick pavement when a county truck approached from the west. all three were hospitalized briefly with non life threatening injuries.
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W. H. Speed
Vernon Lee Cook
F. C. Cook
Bluefield
Buster Webb
Mr. Speed
Bramwell Road
Franscisco
Ford
Bramwell
Young Cook
Cook
Webb
John Carmell
Kimball
Bluefield Sanitarium
Speed
Woman’s Health Support From Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A Pittsburgh area advertisement cites Mrs J H Procter of East Liberty Station praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from dizziness weakness loss of appetite and bodily aches. The letter asserts high satisfaction and urges others to try the product with a claim that 98 of 100 women surveyed reported benefits.
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Sharpsburg
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. H. Procter
East Liberty Station
Pittsburgh
Miss Harriet Flummer Buried in Family Grounds
Miss Harriet Flummer aunt of Mrs H J Harvey was buried Tuesday afternoon in the family burying ground of the old Wimmer estate. The burial marks the passing of the last Flummer sister, pioneers in east Tazewell settlement, with their father among first Bluestone Valley settlers on the Harvey farm deeded in 1906.
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Harriett Flummer
H. J. Harvey
Wimmer
Miss Flummer
Flummer
East Tazewell
Bluestone Valley
Same
Mads
William Wingo
James Henderson Flummer
Elizabeth Harry
Harriett
Farmers Preparing to Sow Wheat in Tazewell County
With recent rains farmers in Tazewell county prepare to sow wheat and stay busy. Giles county reports about twenty five percent corn crop but plans to increase wheat acreage this fall. Corn on high ground is poor while low lands yield better than expected.
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Tazewell County
Giles
Rainfall Boosts Tazewell County Water Levels
Tazewell County received another substantial rain Tuesday and Wednesday morning soaking the ground and replenishing water supplies. Citizens in Bluestone Valley report streams and springs at record lows for the season while farmer W A McClanahan notes less water this summer and fall than in fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Bluestone Valley
W. W. McClanahan
Fourteen Indictments Filed in Federal Court at Big Stone Gap
Federal court at Big Stone Gap convened Monday and returned fourteen indictments after a session from 9 a.m. until midafternoon. Judge McDowell reportedly imposed a $25 fine in one case.
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Federal Court
Big Stone Gap
Grand
McDowell
Court Deals With Buchanan County Mileage Case
A Buchanan County party, delayed by travel from Devon to the courthouse, faced a $25 mileage fee after an officer misplaced a train. The judge underscored no excuse and the proceeding consumed the day while other postal law violations were noted during the Big Gap term of court.
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Buchanan County
Court House
Devon
Uncle Sam
Open Season On Quail Hints At November Sixteen
Local Nimrods await November sixteenth as Taxefell county opens quail season. Efforts focus on a consecutive season this fall, with fine bird dogs and plentiful game birds due to a dry season. T. A. Osborne owns a nine month old pointer attracting interest among dog fanciers and possible bids for the pup. Both men and dogs anticipate frosty mornings and hunting.
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Taxefell
T. A. Osborne
Chestnut Crop Ripens On East Mountain Slope
A mild fall yields a good chestnut crop along the East Mountain slope though bars remain mostly closed. Chestnuts should open and fall by next week, offering ideal sport for gathering them under fallen leaves. Breath of frost did not significantly affect the yield this year.
Corbett Evans Ready Take On Harry Sparks
Corbet Evans ready to enter terms for a best two out of three fight with Harry Sparks. Evans claims Sparks will learn that he is not the only wild cat tamer in the area as the move now shifts to Sparks.
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Corbet Evan
Erane
Harry Sparks
Evan
Sparks
Seat For Every Child In School Policy Announcement
Professor Kyle aims to open the new school with the slogan a seat for every child of school age and every child in its seat. He asks readers to report any children of school age not in school so they can be checked and cared for. The Virginia Side upholds vigilance in school matters under the new head.
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Kyle
Virginia
Hhe
Thousand dollar bazaar aims to top past years
The ladies plan the thousand dollar bazaar as a fundraiser hoping to exceed prior years' totals. Co. Ralston remains on the sick list at home, only slightly improved after a deep cold. Rev Arva Rudy arrives to lead the North Tazewell charge. Virginian Theatre hosts The Shock Punch starring Richard Dix and a strong cast. Burkes Garden Fair prep predicts large turnout. Professor C A Gault entertains at the Virginian Theatre. Theatre packed again as Jack Dalton and his troupe perform. Virginia side personals note Mr and Mrs Cecil Ross and daughter Melba Louise.
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Co. R. Ralston
Ground broken for a garage and store on Greever avenue
Ground is broken on Greever avenue for a large brick garage and store to be built by J. N. Norris and J. T. Walthall on a sixty by seventy five foot lot. The project signals permanent real estate activity in town.
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Greever Avenue
J. N. Norris
J. T. Walthall
Local Social News Highlights and Births
Pearl Wilson visited Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hutchinson of Eekman and other locals spent the weekend with kin. Welch residents Mrs. R. E. Simpson and her children returned home after the visit. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Yeat came back from Crockett. A daughter Milfred Ruth was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks and a son Fred Emory to Mr. and Mrs. Emory Brooks. Della Messer of Clu geass W Va plans to visit family.
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Pearl Wilson
Ross
R. E. Hutchinson
Eekman
R. E. Simpson
Bobby
Jr. Orrin
Leon
Welch Yesse
O. G. Yeat
Crockett
Frank Brooks
Milfred Ruth
Emory Brooks
Fred Emory
Mies Della Messer
C. C. Messer
Clugeass
W. Va
Beware the Cold Creeping In From Gough
Persistent coughs and colds lead to trouble. Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote, claims two fold action to soothe membranes and stop germ growth. It is advertised as a medical discovery with guarantees and refund if relief is not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duggist Creamulson Company
Atlanta, Ga
Winter in Bluefield residents host visitors and discuss canal passage
Winter in Bluefield Virginia brings visits from Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Storter and Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ross who visit their daughter Mrs. A. Cassell in Switchoard. A Sunday Panama Canal bar rule notes passage may not exceed a vessel's registered ton according to U S measurement rules.
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Bluefield, Va
M. O. Storter
T. W. Ross
A. Cassell
Panama Canal
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Virginia News
Wesley Miller
Hudson, Mich
Sue
Wes
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Lon Chaney Fr “the Monster
Radiola
Radiola III
Superior Supply Company
Appalachian Power Company
Burgess Electric Company
Motor Sales
Sterling Hardware Company
Harriet Flummer
Omweam
Nimrods
Corbett Evans
SICK
North Tazewell
Arva Rudy
Rudy
Graham High School
J. O. Austin
Tazewell
Richard Dix
Virginian Theatre
Paul Sloane
John Wonk Saunders
Liberty Magazine
Burkes Garden Fair
Mus
C. A. Gault
Princeton
Virginian
Jack Dalton
Kiddies
Virginia Side
Cecil Ross
Melba Louise
the Methodist Church
Baugh &Gilpin
W. F. Baugh
Baugh & Gilpin
G. W. Gilpin
J. T. Spracher
J. P. Spracher & Bro
West Graham
Main Street
Wm. F. Baugh
Ida M. Yost
Flytox Grory
Oh Gough
McDonald
Taniac
Charles McDonald
The
Graceline
Salem
Simmons
the Simmons Company
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
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