Thirty Years Since Crate Brothers Lost Each Other
A Norton railroad man Leon W Craig learns his brother James, long presumed dead after a twenty year separation, is alive in Kansas City. A reunion is planned as their families reconnect after decades apart.
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Crate Brothers
Tave Heunion
Leon
W. (. Craig
Norton
James
Craig Brothers
States
Canada
W. C
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bluefield
Pioneer
Pocahrontas
Middle West
Kansas City
Craig
Western Union
Sisters' Made Brides at Same Ceremony on Christmas Day
News of a double wedding across Stony Ridge reports Miss Pearl Childress and Miss Ruth Childress, sisters, marrying men Lee Lawson and Kimbo Perdue in a Christmas Day ceremony conducted by Rev. W. M. Morrell. Brides wore matching dresses. guests enjoyed a sumptuous feast.
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Stony Ridge
Misses Pearl
Ruth Childress
Lee Lawson
Miss Peart
Kimbo Perdue
Ruth
W. M. Morrell
Bluefield
Plans shaping for Big Bear Town drive
Snowy weather stirs Graham area bear hunters as they plan a large drive near year’s start to capture a wounded “Busy Bee bear” once scenting from Bluefield. Rosenbaum’s hound traced the bear into Graham, while townsfolk await word on Private B. D. Litz and other war news.
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Big Bear Town
Big Yarkes Garden
Bear Town
Clint Moss
Graham Bear
Rosenbaum
Blufield
Bluefield Express
Sallie Litz
B. D. Litz
Newport News
France
Litz
Liz
Graham
Quarantine Lifted and School Reopens in Graham
Graham ends influenza quarantine as church bells ring and residents resume daily life. Public school reopens after eight weeks, with teachers to implement safety measures and ensure a full academic year is saved. A. Wells returns from Denver with family. Mrs. Wells plans to stay west for health reasons.
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Graham
Thes
Gvaham
Far West
M. A. Wells
Denver
Northfork Social Notes and Winter Weather
Northfork residents share Christmas gratitude from central telephone girls Stella Overcon Myrtle Goode and Pattie Michie and send season’s compliments for a prosperous New Year. Snow falls signaling deep winter as Anna Wallace hosts Velma Sparks Alma Bailey guests, while families travel for Christmas visits nearby and at Huntington.
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Telephone Girls
Stella Overcon
Myrtle Goode
Pattie Michie
Central Telephone Girls
Anna Wallace
Velma Sparks
Pinefield
Alma Bailey
Kimball
T. J. Murphy
Pineville
J. G. Toney
Huntington
H. M. Mitchell
Keystone Bottling Co
Graham and Bivefeld
Personal Notices From J and Mrs Akers to Port Oglethorpe Visit
Born announcements include a son for Mr and Mrs J Akers of Clark street a daughter for Mr and Mrs F C Carey of Bedford street and another daughter for Mr and Mrs B K Johnson of Laman street. Various locals travel home for holidays and officers Lt Boots Crenshaw Lt Otis St Clair Capt H S Mabie and others are mentioned with short furloughs and returns.
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J. (. Akers
Clark Street
F.C. Carey
Bedford Street
BK. KR. Johnson
Laman Street
Boots Crenshaw
Christiansburg
Nelns Rangely
United States
Edith Reese
Pittsburg
Rabron
Earl Street
Viola Sneed
Petersburg
J. W. Brooks
Emmett Ferrell
Honaker
Baltimore
Washington
Harry W. Riddle
W. Henry Johnson
Willie B. Rowan
A. M. Hosier
Williamsport
H. FH. Sehick
Martin Garry
Richmond
Garry
Horace Thomas
Charley Stevens
Roanoke
Thomas
Ray Ballengee
Boone Street
Kk. BP. Stringfellow
Emily Shirey
Chicago
Visi
NR. L. McLellan
Liew
W. P. Morton
Camp Taylor
W. W. Morton
South Bluefield
Harry Keller
Colonial Theatre
Cincinnati
Frank Biges
Great Lakes
Bramwell
Wis
Kate
Frances Shelton
Mary Lee Wagner
Pearisburg
F. Hatcher
Victoria
J. C. Thomason
Eugene Kk. Keith
Base Hospital
Port Oglethorpe
Third Street
Foch Praised as Superior to Ludendorff in German View
Maximilian Harden, German editor, told Temps correspondent that Germany was beaten by French strategy and that Marshal Foch stood far above Ludendorff. He called Hindenburg a figurehead and warned Alsace Lorraine losses would wound Germany as France was wounded.
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Germany
Maximilian Harden
Paris
Havas
Temps
Marshal Foch
Ludendorf
von Hindenburg
Harden
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Medals Urged for Army Draft Board Members
Secretary Baker urged Congress to award medals to members of army draft boards and state officials who helped administer the selective service law. He praised their fidelity and cited the boards as a inspiring picture of national service in the wartime effort.
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Washington
Army
Baker
Dent
House Military Committee
Congress
Ebert Cabinet Falls in Berlin Metropolis
Amsterdam reports the Ebert cabinet has fallen. A Liebknecht Ledebour Riehorn cabinet will be formed in Berlin according to the Kreuzzeitung.
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Liebknecht-Ledenbour
Riehorn
Amsterdam
Ebert
Berlin Kreuzzeitung
Liebknecht- Ledebour-Riehorn
Pilot in Air Mail Crash Injured at Belmont Park
Pilot Dotty Lyman of Bises California in the New York Washington air mail service was seriously injured when engine trouble forced an emergency landing at Belmont Park. Postal officials blamed defective landing gear for the crash.
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Potty
New York
Lyman Weety
Bises
Calif
New York-Washington
Belmont Park
Dotty
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West Graham
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Weeting
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Graham, Va
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Wells
Snow
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Bear Fogsters
John Graham
Philadelphia
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Bob Sayers
Young Peery
Gus
Gem Theatre
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Gem
Bill Coiner
Joe Davidson
Bill
Joe
College
Myrtle Johnson
Mit
KR. KE
Jobson
Sonior
Mervin Linkous
Mervin
Hindenvburg
T. C. Tibbs
Ll. J. Sutherland
Finney
Russell County
Sutherland
S. K. Osborne
Miss Davenport
Mary Martha Davenport
Julia Saunders
Susie Sampselle
Willson Sampselle
Williamson
Minnie Rose Crockett
Ernest Trice
Templeton
Inerrance Yan
Rom ‘Waengurg
Mr. Templeton
Vivian Carter
Swords Creek
Annie Whitt
Louise Graham
Radford State Normal
C.S. Pane
C. W. Anderson
C. 8. Minter
William Dupuy Minter
Alexander
Cut Flower & Plant Co
Bluefield, W. Va
W. VA
A. J. Smith
Met
A. C. Tedford
Princeton Ave
Fifect
East Radford
Bristol
East
Norfolk
Broiler
Hagerstown
Lynchburg
Sleeper
Shenandoah
Sleprs
Charleston
Columbus
Taeger
Gary
Chanadiens
Carl
W. B. Bevill
W. C. Saunders
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Gen'l. Pass
Virginia
Northfork
Ludendorff
Army Draft Boards
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Europe
San Francisco
Dayton
Halifax
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