Community Socials and Local 1925 Valedictorian News
McDowell County social items note Mrs H L Freeman hosting a Sunday school party with Misses Summers and Manley from Coalwood as weekend guests. A Welch High valedictorian, Mary Gladys Lambert, tops class rankings for 1925 on four years of scholastic standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delighteus Paty
H. L. Freeman
Elass
Mra. L. C. Anderson
Missen Dawhes
Thelma Manley
Coalwood
Freeman
Anderson
D. Worley
HL. 2Linger
David
Minnes
Wool
LiWan Binglim
Eloise Heavers
Dorothy Bahgiman
Maude Sulu
Misa Thornton
Ben Witzgerald
Eleanor Armour
Yeeman
Mary Gladys Lambert
G. L. Lambert
Hoanoke
Welch High School
Coates
One Dwelling Survives As Chatham Burns In Fire
Marquette Mich April 7 Fire virtually destroyed the village of Chatham in the upper peninsula leaving one dwelling the Alger county infirmary the school and railroad station standing. It began when two girls playing with matches in a barn hay mow started the blaze. The village had no firefighting protection and an assistant was hired for help.
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Marquette
Mich
Chatham
Upper Peninsula
Alger County
Explosive Damage Blows Open Coal Store Window
Explosives blasted the rear of Roanoke Coal and Coke Co store yesterday morning around side o'clock. The vault was not robbed as no items were taken. Officials suspect nitro glycerine or powerful powder caused the blast. Window glass and store front suffered extensive damage. Police and company officers pursue several leads to catch the alleged intruders.
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Roanoke Coal & Coke Company
State Building
Worth
Etta
Hillside Fire Near Grace Hospital Alarmed Residents
Welch fire department responded to a hillside blaze behind Grace Hospital yesterday evening about six o clock. Flames started near the hilltop and crept toward homes causing alarm as a highline was run up the slope and the fire was extinguished shortly afterward.
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Welch Fire Department
Grace Hospital
REO Motor Sales to Move from Gary to City
The Heo Motor Sales Company of Gary will relocate to this city and open a new modern sales and service station about April. Mila general penn ager of the company, Robert t. Powell of Wilcoe, completed the deal for the billtline on Elkhard street formerly occupied by the Woeleh Nordhtark Huick Company. Powell said the showroom would be large and well arranged with every convenience for the tiulerist. A ladies’ rest room will be
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Heo Motor Sales Company
Gary Wil
Mila General
Robert T. Powell
Wilcoe
Elkhard Street
Woeleh-Nordhtark Huick Company
Welcond
Keo Motor Sales
Wir. Powell
Reo Eava
Reo
Pennsylvania
Powell
Year On Roads For Thefts Highlight Local Crime
A Dodge roadster owned by Col. Flob Cunningham was stolen from his Bekman home. Deputies Berton and Bassett pursued suspects to Bottom Creek. one man fell from exhaustion, both men captured or fled. Rufie Cougar of Noanake and Clarence Oliver of New York implicated. Car recovered and returned to Col. Cunningham.
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Flob
Cunningham
Bekman
Bottom Creek
Bleriff H. W. Serndon
Folice Bassett
Northfork
Rimnine
Iadon
Rufie Cougar
Noanake
Conner
Clarence Oliver
New York
Conner Sai
Sanles Jones Lay
Col. Cuuntislau
Counterfeit Suspect Arrested in McDowell County
United States Marshal John T. Dtuat arrested a suspect in McDowell County for passing counterfeit five and ten dollar bills. The Italian national Louis Mavens is named as the suspect, with marshals from Washington aiding in questioning after the arrest late Monday evening.
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John
McDowell County
Norwich
Louis Mavens
Marshall
Washington
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the Indies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Virginia Avenue
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M. C. Burr
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G. Carter
Wade Crawford
Honaker
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NEA Servicr
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Roanoke Coal and Coke Company
REO Motor Sales CO
Gary
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Maren
Mareno
Joe Tore
Gary No. 7
Utia
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Bank’s Department Store
Kimball
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