Governor Cornwell Leads West Virginia Christmas Seals Drive
Governor John J. Cornwell urges county chairs and leaders to organize robust local campaigns for the 1920 Christmas seal sale to fund early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Mercer county director is Mrs. F L Black with agents Mrs. Black, Mrs. Vermillion, and Miss Elizabeth Mahood. committee members named. response from E J Wilcox of Kenova signals support.
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West Virginia Tuberculosis Association
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
National Tuberculosis Association
Mercer County
F. L. Black
Bluefield
Robt Vermillion
Elizabeth Mahood
Princeton
Betty Mahood
Phoebe Goodwill
H. I. Shott
C. QO. Stahlman
P. Perkins
Mary Pearis
Cornwell
E. J. Wilcox
Kenova
Fundraising Request for Christmas Seals Support
A plea seeks nurses and broad support for raising funds by selling Christmas seals. The appeal asks officials to consider the matter favorably and to inform George C. Rowell, Executive Secretary of the West Virginia Tuberculosis Association, at Nik Bridge Building in Clarksburg.
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George C. Rowell
West Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Nik Bridge
Clarksburg
W Va
Americans Immersed in English Reception for Hockey Team
London reports show the American Women’s Hockey team warmly greeted in England though press emphasis centers on sportsmanship, pleasing personalities, costumes, and fashion. English observers note British players in shorter skirts possibly aiding early games.
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London
England
Victory Medal Teams Begin Statewide Recruitment Drive
Three teams from Clarksburg Bluefield and Huntington start a West Virginia effort to help ex soldiers apply for Victory Medals without surrendering discharge papers. Each team includes a commissioned officer a field clerk and a War Risk Insurance Bureau representative and will stop each night along routes through the state.
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American Legion of
West Virginia
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Huntington
Legion Recruiting Tour Routes Through Bluefield and Williams Alto
Lt Col R S Woodson and State Adjutant Louis A Carr lead an American Legion recruiting campaign visiting towns from Bluefield to Welch Twin Branch Williamson and Bluefield. The team plans two days in Williamson and Bluefield and a longer run through Beckley Glen White Maben Mullens Matoaka and Berwind with a third week to follow.
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American Legion
R. S. Woodson
Louis A. Carr
Bluefield
Welch
Twin Branch
Williamson
Beckley
Glen White
Maben
Mullens
Matoaka
Berwind
Campaign start to be announced soon in December
The campaign will be announced soon with the start planned for December. No specific date is provided but the process begins this month and details will follow.
State to establish taxicab service for officials
Gov. Edwards proposes a state taxicab system to replace current use of state autos. A state garage would be built and a permit required to use any vehicle, with the plan sent to the next legislature.
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Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Edwards
England's two wheeled steam fire unit for suburbs
A compact steam fire engine mounted on two wheels, light enough for two men to handle, has been invented in England for suburban use. It promises portable fire response outside urban centers and could transform early fire safety in residential areas.
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England
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