White resigns as president of Winding Gulf Operators
FE E White, president for seventeen years, resigns at the seventeenth annual meeting in Washington. P M Snyder becomes president and officers elected include W Gaston Caperton secretary and A W Laing treasurer. A luncheon honors White with a timepiece as colleagues praise his leadership in Southern West Virginia coal fields.
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Washington, D. C
Washington Hotel
FE. E. White
Winding Gulf
White
Massachusetts Coke and Gas Company
Association
A. W. Laing
C. H. Mead
L. Epperly
W. B. Beale
T. H. Wickham
Washington
E. B White
Jy. White
P. M. Snyder
John Laing
Charleston
Raleigh County
West Virginia
S. M. Adsit
Virginian Railroad
D. E. Spangler
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Harry Ll. Gandy
National Coal Association
E. J. McVann
W. Gaston Caperton
Slab Fork
Winding Gulf Operators’ Association
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Pennsylvania
Oba Quick Guide to Banishing Asthma Troubles
A long fragment describes a physician named Oba Quothing who claims a simple pointing tion and essential lek to banish asthma and colds after years of study. The readable text is inconsistent and muddled with garbled words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orcester
Hy Aician
Pythian Lodge Revival Sparks Bluefield Rally
Pocahontas members joined a Bluefield Virginia Lodge rally as the dormant lodge enters a revival. Deputy Chancellor J R Young presided and installed officers for the 1926 term. Nine new membership applications were received with more expected. Pocahontas rank teams pledges support for working classes. W B Owens named field worker to revive Dante lodge later.
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Pythian Lodge
Bluefield
Virginia
J. R. Young
Pocahontas Lodge
Pocahontas
W. B. Owens
K. H. Bell, Jr
Staupton
Lodge of
Dante
Community League Completes Enthusiastic Opera House Meeting
The Community League held a well attended meeting at the opera house Monday night. Plans for the season's work were discussed with enthusiasm and Mary Baker from the high school faculty supervised a carefully prepared program. The next meeting is set for the first Monday night in January.
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Community League
Opera House
Mary Baker
Ladies Receive Staff For Poor Of Section
A committee of ladies from the Charities received old clothing for distribution among the poor. The Monday evening meeting in the rinner building on Church street heard reports on work to date. The response to the appeal was not as strong as hoped but still generous, and the committee expressed thanks.
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Rinner
Church Street
Christmas Tree Gifts Event At Local Sunday School
An old smashing day at the Christian Sunday school ends with planned Christmas tree and entertainment Friday. A new stunt will be performed on Christmas night as gifts are dispensed from the tree. Decisions were made by officers and teachers at last Friday’s meeting.
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Christian Sunday School
President Coolidge Seeks 96 Million Budget for Next Year
Washington report notes President Coolidge transmitted to Congress the estimated federal outlay of 96,207,921 dollars for the upcoming fiscal year as lawmakers scrutinize spending and policy priorities.
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Coolidge
Congress
Community Meeting Promises Broader Gift Program This Year
A Sunday afternoon gathering planned a wider distribution of presents. Officials report funds allocated for the event exceed all prior years, supporting a larger outreach and more generous contributions.
Chicago Live Stock Exchange Barred From Radio Quotations
The Chicago live Stock Exchange was temporarily enjoined from enforcing a regulation prohibiting dissemination of livestock quotations by radio. Bowles Livestock Company obtained the petition claiming the anti radio ordinance aimed to end Bowles contracts with the radio broadcaster.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Exchange
Bowles Livestock Company
Bowles
Radio Broadcasting Company
New Brooms at Colonial Theatre Today
The Colonial theatre presents New Brooms a comedy by Frank Craven as its chief attraction directed by William de Mille The story follows an American businessman's shy love for his son and the sacrifice to teach a life lesson The cast includeseil Hamilton Bessie Love Phyllis Haver and Robert
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Frank Craven
Colonial Theatre
William de Mille
Eil Hamilton
Bessie Love
Phyllts Haver
Robert
Domestic comedy plot echoes The Goose Hangs High
McWade and Josephine Crowell star in a light domestic farce about a factory owner who moves out to test his college-born son. Many amusing episodes lead to the son admitting defeat and seeking advice, with a tender romance woven through humor and heart interest.
Revival Campaign Opens at Bethel A M E Church
Rev A A Palm leads ten day gospel revival at Bethel A M E Church on Bland Street with large choir music and women’s services. Dr R A Adams of Kansas City presents lectures on heredity prenatal influences sex hygiene and eugenics. Opening sermon cites Romans 8 9 as the Christ Spirit test of Christianity.
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Bethel A. M. EB
Bland Street
A. A. Palm
Anyana
R. A. Adams
Kansas City
Kansas
Florence Borden rites held in Pocahontas
Funeral services for Florence Borden nee Johnson were held Monday at 2 30 PM in Pocahontas Virginia with Rev H N Stevens delivering the sermon from Isaiah 43 3 3 The deceased daughter of Mrs Emma Johnson was active in church music and social life and died Friday night at Fireco. Relatives and friends attended and floral tributes reflected community esteem. A Pittsburg church serves ham and eggs each Sunday to Sunday school attendees.
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Florence Borden
Pocahontas
Methodist Church
Borden
Louise Poindexter
Women's Home Missionary Society
Ladies Aid
Methodist
Stevens
Emma Johnson
John Johnson
Ruth Mathey
Letcher Poindexter
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Winding Gulf Operators Association
Pythians
Tinsley’s
First National Bank
Flremen
West VA
News of the Colored Folk
W. 8. Smith
Huntington
Wytheville, Va
Pittsburg
Bluefield Institution
Maxwell House
Idaho
Lic
Kash & Karry Grocery
Isadore Cohen
Cohen
Elgin
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