Tea towel shower bids farewell at Eubank home
Friends gathered to honor Mrs. J. M. Turner at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon with a surprise tea towel shower before she departs on No. 3 to her new Huntington home. A salad course and coffee followed in a pleasant hour. Guests included Mrs. R. M. Kyle, Mrs. Emmette Cox, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Ches Southern, Mrs. Joe Wisener, Mrs. J. W. Wedgwood, Mrs. G. W. Howard, Mrs. J. M. Binghem, Mrs. Joe Herzbrun, Mrs. A. B. Jennings, Mrs. R. Carter, Mr. J. Logan Hill, Mrs. A. C. Hufford, Mrs. W. C. Mitchell, and Mrs. J. Cart-.
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FE. W. Eubank
J. M. Turner
No. 3
Huntington
R. M. Kyle
Emmette Cox
Turner
Ches. Southern
Joe Wisener
Birthday party and wedding in McDowell County
Mrs. James Rutledge and Mrs. Katzen hosted Dorothy Via as she turned fifteen at a Nov 25 party with gifts and games. A wedding united Virginia M. Southerland and William B. Louder at the Freeman home officiated by Rev. J. F. Cook. The couple planned Bluefield as home and guests included Islet Kiser and Oscar Freeman. A December 14 Legion concert was announced, tickets 1.00 at Welch Drug Co. and Ellwood Hotel. Also noted were a 36th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Herzbrun with a dinner, and a turkey dinner hosted by Mrs. J. H. Whitt.
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A. I. Via
Dorothy Via
Sam Freeman
Virginia M. Southerland
Williamson
Wm. B Louder
Bluefield
Rev
J. F. Cook
Misa Islet Kiser
Oscar Freeman
Freeman
Industrious Wives Boastful Talk At War Relief
A humorous piece notes how Mr Hamlin and Squire Heaton boast of their wives Red Cross knitting. One wife tallies twenty five sweaters seventy four socks and one hundred fifteen wristlets while another counts by worn needles after knitting for the war effort.
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Mr. Hamlin
Squire Heaton
Red Cross
Squire
Mr.dlemiin
Scientist Barcroft Documents Oxygen Need For Flight
Joseph Barcroft of King's College wed six days in a hermetically sealed glass box to study oxygen in blood and breath. The experiment tested if oxygen apparatus is needed for high altitude flight and showed oxygen is necessary, though the height limit remains undetermined. Barcroft logged sensations and observations, reporting dizziness and headaches as the atmosphere thinned.
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Joseph Barcroft
King's College
England
Barcroft
Unknown English buyer buys Milford Haven for quarter million
Maj Hugh Thomas, D E, the Englishman who recently purchased the entire town of Milford Haven for 250000 sterling, had likely been unknown to the general public. A historical note recalls a 19th century loan episode where a mysterious financier Birch Crisp rose to prominence as seven great powers moved to block his money.
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Maj
Hugh Thomas
D. E
Milford Haven
China
Birch Crisp
Great Britain
Oyster Supper Planned by Southern Methodist Church
The ladies of the Southern Methodist church will hold an oyster supper on Saturday December 11 to benefit church efforts. Rev and Mrs D F Wade departed yesterday for Baltimore where Mrs Wade will enter a hospital for treatment. W C Cook is in Charleston on business this week.
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McDowell Woman's Club
Business Men's Club
The
Southern Methodist Church
D. F
Baltimore
Italian prince dies after three day illness in monastery
Villanova, Pa. An Italian prince who renounced his tithe to join the monastery of St. Thomas died after a three day illness. He was Dr. De Landas Berghes, former archbishop of the American branch of the old Jansenistic Catholic Church, who left that church to enter the monastery. In Detroit a housewife was asked by a applicant for a domestic position to provide garage space for her automobile.
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Villanova, Pa
St. Thomas
de Landas Berghes
Ninety Million Years More of Life from Regular Exams
Dr. Eugene Lyman Fisk argues periodic physical examinations could add about 15 years to each person’s life. With New York’s population around 6 million, that could total roughly 90 million extra years of life citywide.
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New York
Eugene Lyman Fisk
New Cancer Treatment in Berlin Report by Dr Rollin
Dr Rollin, Hamburg internal disease specialist, announces progress on stomach cancer treatment in Berlin. He says a certain amount of success has been achieved in the experimental effort.
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Berlin
Germany
Rollin
Hamburg
Remarkable recoveries and blood transfusion feats cited
Reports claim two advanced stage patients recovered enough to return to work after transfusions using their own children's blood. The article notes Rome street refuse being auctioned in Italy.
Wag's Salve Aims at Cough in Bold Claim
A novelty remedy called Wag's Salve claims to cure coughing with a direct topical application. Advertisements cite simple use and quick relief amid bright claims.
Moonlight Construction Speeds Gerrard's Cross House Build
Builders in London skirted daylight hours to finish a house at Gerrard's Cross faster. Work continued at night by moonlight to quicken completion.
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Moonlight
London
Eng
Gerrard's Cross
Proposal to Adapt Plane for Deeper African Explorations
A proposal suggests adapting an aeroplane to enable further discoveries in darker Africa. The plan outlines enhanced range and endurance to reach more remote regions and collect scientific observations.
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Africa
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Welch
Ceak Fous
Nestle's
Binefield
Joe Herzbrun
J. H. Whitt
Hanna Harman
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D.C
Macceroni
Star Soap
Rumford
Davis
Lée
Graham
Virginia
Chicago
Robert Beech
Jayne Wheeler
Cincinnati
T H
Curd
L. J. Brindley
James A. Henchey
B. F E. Downs
W. Burbridge Payne
Bazaar and Sale
Girls’ Missionary Society
Cotillion Club
Mrs. M. Klein
Woodmont
Restona
Prince
Detroit
Rome
Yi S J
Iver
Wag
Weg
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