Fear work may be thrown away in Virginia reassessment
C T Benbow and R E F Baldwin fear their reassessment and equalization work by the Tazewell county equalization board may be discarded. Bluefield delegates urged cuts to assessments, arguing owners not for sale should not bear tax increases. Benbow warns against a zigzag system that would raise taxes on unsold adjacent properties and notes Clear Fork district values seem down from five years ago. Local trip reports, college visits, and high school games are also mentioned amid highway praise and town comments.
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C. T. Benbow
Virginia
R. E F. Baldwin
Tazewell County
Tazewell
Bluefield
Benbow
Baldwin
R. H. Mathews
H. B. Frazier
J. B. Graham
Fullen Thompson
J. C. Harman
J. W. Wade
C. B. Bailey
John Doe
Moonshine Still and Two Rattlers Markers
Engineers surveying the Appalachian Power Company right of way through Poor Mountain, Montgomery County, record a moonshine still and two rattlesnakes as field markers. A. G. Reed and C. L. Bailey noted the site and snakes in official survey data now archived by the company.
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Appalachian Power Company
Poor Mountain
Montgomery County
A. G. Reed
Rodman
C. L. Bailey
Appalachian Power Comport Moonshine
Former Baseball Star Weds in Bristol Ceremony
Tom Bourne former Red Sox outfielder married Miss Effie Price of Beckley in Bristol. The couple met a week ago during a visit and wed yesterday around noon with P. W. Sutphin accompanying them as witness.
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Tom Bourne
Red Sox
Mr. Bourne
Bristol
Effie Price
Beckley
P. W. Sutphin
Twin-City
Boosters Greeted by People They Knew
Local boosters were greeted by familiar faces as supporters gathered to welcome the team. The crowd’s warm reception highlighted strong community ties and enthusiasm for the upcoming events.
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Boosters
Hopeful deadlock in county teacher contest reported
In Taze well county the committees appointed to name the prettiest teacher were in a hopeless deadlock. Married people and lovers are invited to visit the Chicago House Furnishing Company to view a room suite. Mack Shorter moved his Coney Island News Stand to the Speed building on Main street attracting a steady flow of customers for the latest dope and brain food.
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Tazewell County
Chicago
Mack Shorter
Coney Island
Speed
Main Street
Sermons by Dr J H Grey At Virginia Side Presbyterian
Dr J H Grey of Bedford preaches edifying and intensely interesting sermons at Virginia Side Presbyterian church. His easy manner and clear logic draw large crowds with Westminster church attendees. services continue nightly at 745 pm. Grey, a North Carolina native near Davidson College, is acclaimed as a strong gospel expounder.
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J. H. Grey
Bedford
Virginia Side Presbyterian Church
Gray
Westminster Church
West Virginia Side
Grey
Dr. Grey
North Carolina
Davidson College
Hillsville Boosters Recall 1912 Massacre Court Scene
The Hillsville booster trip to Charlotte recalls the Carroll County 1912 massacre in which Judge Massie and others were slain. Judge Campbell, Massie’s successor, described the killing in court describing positions and gunfire as bullet holes remained in the courthouse walls.
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Charlotte
Hillsville
Carroll County
Allens
Massie
Campbell
Billchetders
Progressive public school policy urged by Tazewell teachers
Tazewell county teachers called on the board of supervisors to adopt a progressive public school policy and seek appropriations. They asked the two general assembly candidates to state their positions in writing. Prof Z T Kyle led discussions and promised to publish levies salaries terms and comparisons from other counties when available.
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Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
General Assembly
Z. T. Kyle
Prof
Whipping Post Criticized In Virginia Camps
The old Virginia whipping post faces sharp criticism from press and civic figures after a recent use at Castlewood convict camp. Mrs. R B Taggart leads protests urging abolition, with Virginia editors rallying to remove this practice statewide. Also noted is The Hunted Woman, Curwood story at the Virginian with Leena Owen and Earl Schenck leading cast.
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Virginia
Richmond Times Dispatch
North Carolina
Richmond
Castlewood
R. B. Taggart
Wise County Federation of Woman's Club
Curwood
William Fox
James Oliver Curwood
North Country
Virginian
Leena Owen
Earl Schenck
Diana Miller
Cyril Chadwick
Heavies
Francis McDonald
Edward Piel
Victor MacLagren
John Conway
Robert N. Lee
Yosemite Valley
Local Notes and Births from Bluefield and Roanoke
Mrs F G Atkinson formerly Ida Burress left Bluefield Va for DeLand Fla. A son Thomas Jr born to Mr and Mrs Thos H Olinger at 15 Vincel Street on a Monday September 2. Mr and Mrs K B Thomas return from Ohio. Rufus Linkous returns to Roanoke to resume studies at National Business College for his second year.
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F. G. Atkinson
Ida Burress
Bluefield
DeLand
Fila
Thos. H
Seals in Puget Sound Seen as Threat to Salmon
Olympia September 29. Hair seals have increased to a level deemed a menace to the northwest salmon fishing industry. Arthur Einar sen, ex Washington state fisheries official, urges enlistment of American sportsmen in a drive to reduce seal numbers. He says 7,600 seals were counted sunning on beaches at low tide.
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Olympia
Wash
Northwest
Arthur
Einarsen
Washington State Fisheries Department
Puget Sound
Seals Pressed by Food Fish Loss and Hunter Efforts
The article notes seals take a heavy toll on food fish in salmon streams. An adult requires about thirty pounds of fish per meal. State bounty hunters and sporadic sportsmen are the main checks, with a call to fund extermination efforts and a view that sport is highly thrilling. A quip about language and golf concludes.
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Einarsen
Dancers Guarded by New Orleans Ballroom Association
In New Orleans dance halls a state chartered body called the Ballroom Managers Protective Association of Louisiana monitors patrons and dancers. The group enforces standards, takes a cut from each ticket, and aims to promote art, social fellowship, morals, healthful exercise, and proper conduct among dancers and audiences.
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New Orleans
Mome Bera
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