Bluefield Debates Modern Filter Plant to Secure Water
Bluefield council backs Virginia State Board of Health plan for a modern Bluestone River filter plant at $25 000 to provide purified water for about 50 000 people and reduce dependence on Dills Spring amid severe drought. The move includes moving the intake to the pumping station and coordinating funding with a 50 50 local share.
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Virginia
Virgin State Board of Health
Bluestone River
Wagner
Ated Tetas
Bluestone
Bluefield
West Virginia
Fele
Virginia State Board of Health
West Graham
Patty
Virginia Courts of Appeals
Geo. P. Crockett
T. A.osborne
Perdue
East End
West End
A. J. Godfrey
Highland Avenue
P. Barnett
Dudley
Mr. Crockett
Gillespie Battles Severe Carbuncle on Head
R. L. Gillespie, a longtime Virginia Side resident, is fighting a large carbuncle on his head and neck. The Bluefield staff reports on his condition and the health scare surrounding this local figure.
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R. L. Gillespie
Virginia Side
The
Bluefield
Skeleton Infant Found Stirs Tazewell County
The skeleton of an infant was found last Friday near the North Tazewell pumping station. A coroner's jury could not determine a cause or identity. The badly decomposed remains were wrapped in a woman's garment showing signs of attempted burning. The case remains the talk of Tazewell as authorities vow a full investigation.
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North Tazewell
Tazewell
Bluefield
Baseball Reaches Self Supporting Stage in Greater Bluefield
Local baseball fans in Bluefield accept that the Blue Gray team has boosted the sport this season. The club’s success signals a self sufficient Greater Bluefield baseball effort with fan support rising for next spring.
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Bluefield
Prize snake tale stirs editorials across Ohio
The Washington Star discusses a bumper snake story from Ohio in which a farmer swears a snake twenty four feet long and as thick as a stove pipe crawled from under a stack and crossed a meadow. J H Longworth recalls Florida wintering years ago seeing colored people fleeing from a snake with a comb like a roosters crest and as long as a cross tie, both reptiles believed to be full grown.
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The
Washington Star
Ohio
J. H. Longworth
Virginia
Florida
Stevens Heights To Be Put On Market Soon
Stevens Heights, the latest addition to the Virginia Side, will be placed on the market at once. Seventy attractive building lots are available for home builders. The development lies north of the railroad and street car line, accessible by three streets, and comprises 15.5 acres within Blueflora’s corporation limits.
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Stevens Heights
Virginia
G. B. Stevens
Blueflora
Ily Telegraph
Bluefield Virginia to Welcome Eastern Star Chapter
A dispensation for a Bluefield Virginia Eastern Star chapter has been approved. The installation is set for Thursday at 7 30 pm with grand chapter officers including grand patron Virgil C Davis and Mrs Davis present. Roanoke and Alexandria guests join Mrs Florence Clift and other Virginia West Virginia officials for the event.
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Bluefield
Order of Eastern Star
Virginia
Virgil C. Davis
Alexandria
Davis
H. Huddleston
Huddleston
Roanoke
Early lodge chapters form in region and local notes
James H. Gollehon and Past Grand Patron J. M. Newton help organize a new lodge with nearly a hundred signers. Signatures exceeded charter rules prompting a second petition. Miami real estate agent A. Grant homeward from four months there. family stays for schooling. Tallest boy in Tazewell county is Fred Hoopes, six foot three. Florida heat and mosquitoes noted. Gary Hollow readers tease a snake story from years past.
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James H. Gollehon
J. M. Newton
Nia
B. F. Quillen
West Graham
W. G. Wagoner
Hereford
Falls Mills
Bristol
Bluefield
W. Va
O- Tazewell
Tazewell County
Fred Hoops
Maxwell
Norfolk and Western
Gary Hollow
Bluefield Virginia News
Death of Congressman Pat Kelly recalled in Tazewell visit
The death of Congressman Pat Kelly of Lansing Michigan recalls his wartime visit to Tazewell when he spoke at the county court house urging one of the national drives. He made a fine impression on local residents.
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Pat Kelly
Lansing
Mich
Georgia Cyclone Visits Virginia Side on September 20
A Georgia Cyclone appears on Main Street with window decorations and a public appeal against alcohol and those who support it. The event aims to rally dry officials and advance prohibitionist views ahead of the September 20 visit.
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Georgia
Main Street
Virginia
Igia
Actor Lucien Littlefield Stars Opposing Roles in Desert Film
The piece notes Will Upshaw from Atlanta will speak at Memorial Baptist Church. It highlights the film Gold and the Girl showing at the Virginian with Lucien Littlefield as Greer, praising his skill and training including Staunton Military Academy and stock company work in San Antonio.
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Will D. Upshaw
Atlanta, Ga
Memorial Baptist Church
Greer
Weasi
Gold
Richmond
Virginia
Staunton Military Academy
Lucien Littlefield
Athc
New York
San Antonio
Texas
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