Deer chase lore from Bluefield Virginia old pages
W A Bennett of Bluefield recalls deer hunting in Meld and woodlands near Greater Bluefield. He describes hound chases, dog losses, ponds, and tricks deer use to escape. The piece invites more deer and bear stories as hunting season approaches. Real estate ad follows for Bluefield properties by Dudley Land Company.
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Bluefield
W. K. Nash
Virginia
Lénkous Farm
GO. B. Stevens
C. M. Fisher
W. A. Bennett
Bennett
Hiand
Walker's Creek
Hy Doge Ebot
Dudley Land Company
Possum Hunt Big Success Among Virginia Side Faculty
Between seventy five and one hundred residents joined the Virginia Side School faculty on the annual possum hunt. The motorcade moved from the city to a mountain grove where a log fire, music, and hot dogs fueled the outing. Local clergy and teachers led the trek with chaperones and a large crowd praising the event’s popularity.
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Virginia Side
East River Mountain
Atwater- Kent
Barnett- Brumfield
Dark Hollow
Ed Venor
Boots Benmon
Bob Neel
Tom Tracy
Atwater-Kent
Charley Harman
Tip Top
Sarah Thompson
O. H. Logan
Early
Mr. Logan
Jim
C M. Wyle
Harcraves
Henderson
Neff
Kiser
A. B. Scott
Frank Taylor
Clyde Prillman
Ward Martin
Nannie Jockett
Elisabeth Tanner
Light Vote Predicted in Virginia Election
A light vote is predicted in the Virginia election on November 3 as efforts to mobilize voters face apathy. Officials are elected statewide on November 8, but in Tazewell County no conventions formed for delegate nominees leading to three independent candidates. The piece notes Republican gains amid Democratic disaffection and widespread belief Virginia is a one party government with little organized turnout effort.
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Virginia
House of Delegates
Tazewell County
Local High School Hosts Charity Wrestling Match
Fans pack the high school auditorium Tuesday night for a benefit wrestling bout between Corbet Evans and Jack Sparks. The event, approved by the athletic association, features a manufactured mat and a referee named Currie. Evans, a local favorite, faces West Virginia challenger Sparks in a clean bout slated for 7:30 p.m.
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Corbet Evans
Jack Sparks
The
Athletic Association
Evans
Miss Baylor Survives Road Accident After Possum Hunt
Miss Helen Baylor of the Virginia Side and several schoolteachers were in an accident on the Tazewell road near the Ireson place after leaving a basketball game in Tazewell. Their car left the road in a slick ditch and flipped onto its side but all occupants escaped injury. Ray Barnett took charge of the wreck and moved the car to a garage. The possum hunt party missed the outing due to the crash.
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Helen Baylor
Virginia
Tazewell
Miss Baylor
Ireson Place
Ray Barnett
Blair Ward Revealed After Fifteen Years Absence
Blair Ward, son of the late Lena Terry of Peterstown and Dr. Miller Ward, has been heard from in California after fifteen years. He wrote Jeff Ward of Tazewell seeking his aunt Mrs. Burton, now in Oklahoma, and revealed family ties to E. L Terry of Peterstown and others.
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Blair Ward
Lena Terry
Peterstown
Miller Ward
California
Jeff Ward
Tazewell
Unn Burton
Chickas Okla
E. L Terry
Ward
Burton
Oklahoma
Lizzie Davidson
For Rent Two Furnished Rooms at 10 Depot Street
Short rental notice lists two furnished rooms for rent at 10 Depot Street and a separate five room bungalow with conveniences, contact Ida M. Yost by phone for details.
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Depot Street
Mre
Ida M. Yost
Local relatives notified after Blair Ward reappears
Mrs. Davidson quickly contacted kin after Blair Ward, the Salem Roanoke area youth, resurfaced after a long silence, prompting updates among Terry and Burton family siblings and EB L. Terry.
Near-Fight Erupts Over Light Wine and Beer Petition
Local Virginia Side tensions rise after a visit by a light wine and beer petition agent. A near fight reportedly occurred in a store as two ministers confronted him and a churchman accused him of representing a wet periodical. The disturbance drew in several professionals from Bluefield as the petition’s membership structure and dues were discussed.
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Virginia
T Ty
Boston Tea Party and Ride of Paul Revere on Stage
The Parent-Teachers Association presents a Thursday night benefit at the Virginia Theatre. Paul Leicester Ford’s Janice Meredith, with Marian Davies, portrays the Boston tea party, the Ride of Paul Revere, and other key events from 1775 to 1783 in a stirring historical narrative.
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Gram Thehart
Ternton
Yorktown
Interest Continues Over Hot Cave Report
The report of a hot cave on East River Mountain draws wide attention as residents ask what Kk means and whether the heat signals a volcanic forewarning. W. J. Benbow and W. C Breckenridge confirm the cave’s existence beneath East River Mountain opposite the Divides near Dark Hollow.
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East River Mountain
W. J. Benbow
W. C Breckenridge
Dark Hollow
War Faculty Visitors Attend Huntington Meeting
Misses Walkers Creel Gray Kester and Miss Eliza Williams, guests of the War faculty, spent Sunday with Miss il name and shopped yesterday. They prepare to attend the state teachers meeting in Huntington next week. The group met several Virginia attendees.
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Walkers
Creel
Gray
Kester
Eliza Williams
Il Name
Huntington
Virginia
Interest School Band Organization Growing
Community notes express gratitude for kindness during illness and loss of a baby. Mentions doctors and local residents. Crockett entertainment event hosted by Mrs Crockett on Tasewell Avenue. small town notices include a found horse description and a mayoral sign-off.
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Mama Marie
Cms
Big Vera
Llion
Crockett
RK. Crockett
Tasewell Avenue
Todhur
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Blueheld
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Paul Revere
HOT Cave Report
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Wright & Mathews
Bluefield, Virginia
Lampton Lighthouse Radio
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