Local Virginia Side history recalls women baseball era
The column recalls a 1970s era incident when the St. Louis Stars, a mixed team of women and men, toured the region and faced local opposition in Graham before a vote allowed the game. It notes changes in fashion, culture, and the community’s evolving interest in baseball, along with other town events and injuries.
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Virginia
St. Louis Stars
Graham
Virinia
Bluestone Motor
Sickness Grips Rollins Hollow Residents Near Dayton
Rollins Hollow near Sanders' Drive reports multiple ill residents including Mrs Hudgins and Mr Spurgeon. Neighbors care for the ailing, with George Devers, J W Hudgins, and Carl Harman among those bedfast or recovering from a Sunday automobile crash. Mrs Hudgins is wife of J W Hudgins, Daily Telegraph agent. The piece also notes a future interest in preserving Dayton evolution trial records.
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Rollins Hollow
Sanders’ Drive
John Hudgins
Hudgins
Mr. Spurgeon
George Devers
J. W. Hudgins
Musical Amato Sisters Attract Attention In Bluefield
Eva and Annie Amato, young violin and piano duo, drew applause at the South Bluefield Dream Home recital. The sisters, daughters of local hotel operators, have gained wide notice for rapid musical progress and performances of Gabriel Marie's serenade Banine in Italian.
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Amato
Eva
Annie
Bluefield
Gabriel Marie
Eva Amato
Annie Amato
Slow highway building cited as costliest plan in Virginia
James W. Brooks of the American Highway Educational Bureau argues the slow Virginia road program wastes tax dollars. He urges speeding up, hiring more workers and machinery to finish more projects with no extra headquarters spending. The piece also notes a moral query and ends with market news on Clinch Valley lambs.
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Virginia
James W. Brooks
American Highway Educational Bureau
Brooks
Bluefield College Expands With New Gymnasium
Virginia residents follow Bluefield College improvements including a new gymnasium and several brick homes occupied by faculty and students as construction continues.
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Virginia Side
Bluefield College
Local Suit Noted with Wilson Hiring Tazewell Firm
Mud Center residents report that Mr. Wilson engaged a Tazewell law firm to represent him in circuit court. The Falls Mills reserve dam is owned by the Norfolk and Western.
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Falls Mills Reserve
The
Norfolk and Western
Busy courtroom as Wilson appeals fishery case
In Squire B M Newman's court, Abbs Valley resident Wilson faced a charge of fishing at Falls Mills dam on Mud Fork. He argued he was fishing from the bridge with a game warden's permission, denied later by the dam custodian J A Wag runner, and was fined after evidence. Wilson appealed and posted bond for the next term. a large crowd attended.
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Squire B. M. Newman
Ilace Ee
Tuart
Hugh Ratccliffe
Dw Wilson
Citi Abbs Valley
Falls Mills
Mud Fork
Mr. Wilson
Second County Bridge
Ruble
Wilson
J. A. Waggoner
Bond
Abbs Valley
Boissevain
Florida
Goitre Vanishes After Treatment Report
The letter from Vance of Valley Park describes a throat condition worsened by coughing and a hemorrhage. He reports relief after using Sorbol, noting rapid improvement within forty eight hours and complete disappearance in three weeks.
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St. Louis
Echanicsburg
T Gee
Rkeonts Plus Co
Ge Graham Pharmacy
Rbilue
Railway Leased by Fishing and Boating Club on Long Term
A railway facility is leased for a term to the local fishing and boating club. The lease secures long term access for club operations while preserving rail use for the community.
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Fishing and Boating Club
Ems Marks 600th Anniversary with Pageants Despite Parade Ban
In Ems Germany July 22 the 600th anniversary of the municipality was celebrated with oratory and pageants. A torchlight parade planned for the event was barred by local authorities. The town recalls its historic role as a favorite Hohenzollern resort and the 1870 meeting that inspired the Ems dispatch signaling the Franco Prussian War.
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Ems
Germany
Ular Spa
Ocjon
Hohensollerns
William of Prussia
Isiam I
Benedetti
Stabilized Mark Encourages Savings Among Germans
Berlin reports that stabilized the mark spurs the savings habit as banks see growth in depositors over the past year and a half. The inflation era previously discouraged saving and altered financial behavior among Germans.
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Berlin
Res
Germany
Stability Returns as Economy Attracts Depositors
Government officials and brain furnish the largest percentage of depositors as the value stabilises. The text notes a shift toward prudent finance and a reassertion of economic wisdom after earlier volatility.
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