Opening Virginia Side Schools Mark Auspicious Start
The Virginia Side Schools opened with officials ministers patrons and students present. Mayor C Patty and Superintendent A S Greever spoke as new Mes Firgiate Side High School principal Z T Kyle introduced his staff and faculty from grades one to twelve.
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Virginia Side
C. Patty
Chy
A. S. Greever
Kyle
Mes Firgiate Side High School
Z. T. Kyle
N. P. Reed
Princip
Lida S Berry
Iss Verneta Baldwin
Mildred Jones
Margaret Harvey
Bettie Aeeer Kyle
M. M. Davenport
Anne Emory
Mamie Sexton
Lois Henderson
Mise Ola G. Cronise
Lillian Umberger
Lowise Blackwell
Cletus Hayter
Henrietta Huffard
Narrow Escape From Instant Death In Bank-Top Crash
Sunday morning near Glenlyn and Lurich a car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Jake Murray of Lexington Kentucky and a youth named Quaris overturned over a bank landing upside down. They were trapped beneath the wreck until bystanders lifted the vehicle free. Mrs. Murray suffered a bruised limb but walked from the scene after removal. The driver claimed a big limousine pushed them over the bank. The crash occurred opposite the Appalachian Power House at Glenlyn, with a small railing keeping the car from dropping into Newver.
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Glenlyn
Lurich
Jake Murray
Lexington
Quaris
Newver
Man given five years for wife murder in Virginia jail
Dutch Cannon a Greensville Tennessee colored man who moved with a Greenville baseball team married Bula Jackson here and within months shot her. A Tazewell county jury sentenced him to five years in the Virginia penitentiary. Cannon said he killed his wife because he loved her. He then wounded himself with the same gun. The jury appeared sympathetic as the foreman announced five years.
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Dutch Cannon
Greensville
Tenn
Greenville
Bula Jackson
Cannon
Virginia
Tazewell County
Exciting Night Car Crash In Backsburg Mountain
Mrs. T. K. Leedy and her daughters Mrs. James Clifton and Mrs. Sonny Baldwin escaped injury when a Ford coupe they rode in overturned and lodged against a tree on Backsburg mountain between midnight and 1 AM while returning from a trip to Washington and Baltimore.
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T. K. Leedy
James Clifton
Sonny Baldwin
Backsburg Mountain
Washington
Baltimore
Fire consumes Sanders estate on East River mountain
A large blaze Friday scorched the Sanders estate midway up East River mountain between Bluefield College and Clear Fork area. Heavy smoke spread over the valley as flames climbed rapidly, threatening nearby properties and prompting emergency response.
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Big Mountain
Sanders
East River Mountain
Clear Fork
Bluefield College
Thundering Herd thrills at the Virginian theater tonight
Two thousand stampeding buffaloes and blood thirsty Indians unfold in Zane Grey's tale as the Thundering Herd plays at the Virginian tonight. D H Bonds of Raleigh County buys the Graham Restaurant from Fred Amato and plans a new home-based eatery west of the bridge. A colored woman cook is sought for the Graham Restaurant in Bluefield Va.
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Zane Grey
D. H. Bonds
Raleigh County
Graham Adas
Fred Amato
Amato
Graham Restaurant
Bluefield, Va
Virginia editors back water on governor nomination
A Richmond newspaper editorial warned that Virginia Republicans would not nominate a governor like Henry Anderson at the Roanoke convention. The piece was republished in several Virginia papers, signaling widespread editorial concern and disappointment.
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Reublican
Roanoke
Richmond
Henry Anderson
Virginia
Virginia GOP nominates Henry Anderson amid party shifts
The Virginia GOP settles on Henry Anderson as its nominee, while Bluefield News wins a battle to place a woman on the Roanoke ballot. Mrs. M. M. Colwell is highlighted as a strong Republican candidate for superintendent of public instruction, with emphasis on advancing women in state offices.
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Henry Anderson
Virgi Republicans
Virginia
Bluefield
Virginia News
Roanoke
M. M. Colwell
Old Dominion
Sacred Concert at Grey Sulphur Springs
Several hundred residents from Giles and Monroe counties gathered on C. P. Spangler’s lawn at Grey Sulphur Springs near Petersfonh for a Bluefield American Legion Band sacred concert led by Director Jesse Bell. Dr. H. G. Steele of Bluefield arranged the event promising a feast in exchange for bringing the band, fulfilling the pact for Peterstown friends once connected to Keystone.
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Giles
Monroe
C. P. Spangler
Grey Sulphur Springs
Petersfonh
Bluefield American Legion Band
Jesse Bell
H. G. Steele
Bluefield
Peterstown
Keystone
Steele
Spangler Lawn
Squire Barley Balland
H. C. Callaway
Legion Band
C. W. Spangier
W. H. Hanevraoe
R. F. Fleshman
H. B. Spangier
Rose Clark
Farley Balland
C. P. Spangier
Mattie Patton
Carl Br
Peterstown feast honors American Legion Band visit
A county farm gathering in Peterstown featuring the American Legion Band drew Monroe and Giles residents for a day of music and fellowship. Local hosts and Bluefield visitors shared a large feast, with quotes on community ties and the band’s performance.
Gillespie Taken to Hospital After Neck Infection
R L Gillespie was taken to the Bluefield sanitarium Sunday night for treatment. Ten days earlier a small pimple on the back of his neck became infected and spread to his neck and one side of his head. It is feared the poison has spread through his system. Gillespie is seventy two and had been very active until his recent affliction.
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R. L. Gillespie
Bluefield
Silas Green
Africa
South Sea Isles
Odd Fellows
E. Lee Trinkle
George Peery
Robert Wallace
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pocahontas Temple
James Elwood Jones
King’s Day Wrestles with Dog King in Cleveland Bout
Otto Longo twelve year old boy fought his Boston bull King in a boxing style match in Cleveland. In the fifth round the dog landed an uppercut to Otto’s jaw and he went down for the count. The boy trained his pet for the spectacle.
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Otto Longo
Boston
Bull King
Schoos
Otto
Boy Stands on Nis in Unclear Scene
A brief, fragmentary note describes a boy standing on Nis with no further context or details available.
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Nis
Fragmented OCR Item on Laberatrites Dept PF Caticors Shoe Stich
Readable fragments describe a lab equipment or department item with implied actions. The text references footwear components and labeled descriptors, suggesting a note about parts or products. No clear names, dates, or places are legible to confirm specifics.
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Caticors Shoe Stich
Miners Welfare and Pocahontas Church Ambitions
A historic reflection notes 38 years of church work in Pocahontas amid coalfield life. It cites low Negro church reach in 1924 with 959 nonmembers in town, growth via radio and youth camping, and calls for funds to outfit a boys’ camp and support religious service amid social challenges.
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Miners’ Welfare Conference
I. Garland Penn
I. C. Herndon
Carl Phillips
Department of Labor
N. D. Shamberguer
Chicago
Pocahontas
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