Virginia Side Enjoys a Fine Christmas in 1928
In Bluefield and nearby Virginia locales, Christmas festivities thrived with a community tree lit by a nature-grown spruce at Mrs. R. L.ter’s yard. Carols, church participation, and gifts for the needy marked the day as shops reported record holiday sales and residents shared greetings amid illness and local tributes.
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Virginia
R. L. Ter
T. 8
Gillespie
Mrs. Ster
Missesizabeth Tanner
Mamie Lee Baldwin
Phillip
Sterling Willamson
M. C. Hughes
Pape's Cold Cure Promised To End First Snuffle
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Com for quick relief from a cold or flu with a simple tablet form. It claims rapid action within hours and urges readers to take several tablets, priced at 35 cents, as the best remedy over “doping.”
Holiday-Season Notices From Johnson City People
Johnson City residents share holiday visits with family and friends. Pearl Ball and Mary Cannaday return from Roanoke. Elizabeth and Helen Hutford come from New York where Helen studies voice culture. William Dalton remains in Bluefield sanitarium. Clarence Greever and Samuel Neikirk recover from flu. Dale Harman travels from Texas to Live Oak Florida. J H Hearn and son Rasel visit Durham Washington DC. Squire B M Newman is seriously ill. W B Morton returns from Monroe County. Elizabeth Richardson teaches at Richlands and visits C M Fisher before Christmas. George Audrey Reynolds returns home from Emory University for the holidays.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Pearl Ball
Mary Cannaday
Roanoke
Elizabeth
Helen Hutfford
New York
Helen
Mre
Iliam Dalton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Eame
Clarence Greever
Samuel Neikirk
Dale Harman
Texas
Live Oak
Fla
J. H. Hearn and Son
Raseel
Durham
D. C
J. W. Haley
Georgia Liearn
Squire B. M. Newman
W. B. Morton
Monroe County
Elizabeth Richardson
Devon
Richlands
C. M. Fisher
George Audrey Reynolds
Emory University
Vancouver Angler Tells Of Ogopogo A Six Foot Fish
In Vancouver B C a man described as the son of Magistrate Harry Alexander hauled from a bay a six foot fish named Ogopogo. The creature reportedly had a sheeplike head and an eellike body and was caught while trolling in the harbor.
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Vancouver
B. C
Harry Alexander
Ogopogo
Polar explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins maps Antarctic channel
AI Sir Hubert Wilkins, polar explorer, completed a 1,200 mile flight over the Antarctic ice cap revealing an open water channel that divides Graham Land from the South Pole, challenging the belief that the rocky waste formed part of the continent.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Antarctic
Graham Land
South Pole
Italian singer Antonio Scotti fined for illegal wardrobe import
Signor Antonio Scotti an Italian opera singer arrived in Southampton with an extensive wardrobe including 22 pairs of silk socks 9 pairs of leather gloves 4 silk undergarments and a sizable quantity of cigarettes. He was fined over 180 for illegally importing and concealing these goods.
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Southampton
England
Antonio Scotti
Hoover Draws Attention to Possible Special Session
Washington December 26 The return of Herbert Hoover to Washington from a South American tour revived Capitol Hill talk of a possible special session of Congress. No public statement has been made by Hoover or his team. Leaders debate timing and subjects with farm relief as a focal point and Borah warning against breaking campaign promises.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Hoover
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Oregon
Borah
Idaho
Republican Party
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