Graham plans July Fourth celebration with Walton and Bowen as guests
The Graham area weighs a grand Fourth of July event to honor Major Samuel Walton and Hon. Henry Bowen for road and railroad achievements. Proposals include guest of honor status, special trains, a large balloon, a procession from Bluefield to Graham, and a full day of parades, races, games, and a barbecue linking Tazewell and Mercer counties with the Falls Mills road and the Norfolk and Western railroad milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Walton
Hr. S. Bowen
Graham
H. S. Bowen
Lonor
Major Walton
Bowen
Tazewell County
Mercer County
W. Va
Falls Mills
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Pocahntas Coast
Henry
Pocahontas
Richlands
Pearlsburg
Bluefield
Graham Depot
Montrose Street
Bluestone
Princeton
Washington
Virginia
Fower
Captain Wilson
Richmond
Tazewell
Mercer
Columbia
Local postoffice hiring final word not yet known
No late developments in the local postoffice situation as of now. Candidates remain content with current affairs while whispers focus on patronage influence in the ninth district and possible administration recommendations for federal jobs. The Graham appointment may be delayed for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Swaldson
Glass
Jones
Graham
H. C. Callaway
Clear Fork
Good Roads Rally and Festivities Spread Across Counties
A regional event features wagons, seven mile stretch, May Pole dances, Boy Scouts drills, a box supper, and illuminations. Special electric service, trains, and extra trolley runs will help visitors return home by 9:30 p.m. County and town authorities, merchants, lodges, and citizens tout cooperation for a memorable community celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnace
New Lighting System Planned for Graham
Graham prepares for a new lighting system by Appalachian Power Co. poles from Tip Top to be planted by J H W McMullin. Copper wires to be strung with poles designed to halve the old count. Globet suspended centrally under street, day and night current to be available, boosting prospects for hydro electric power and potential new industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Appalachian Power Company
J. H W. McMullin
Government official weighs four year term pledge
A quoted figure says he is willing to serve out the full four year term and mentions a hot explore in the first of next April. The fragment suggests a commitment to duration and timing without clear names or places.
Welch Lumber to reopen Graham yard with large-scale operation
Welch Lumber Company plans to reopen its Graham lumber yard soon after abandoning it last fall. The site includes rail siding and sheds with intent to install modern machinery and run a big operation once hydro power becomes available. J. H. Barrett is slated to return to oversee the Graham business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Lumber Company
Graham
Appalachian Power Company
J. H. Barrett
Welch Lumber Commuing
Demands Investigation in Graham Public School
A Graham, Virginia patron calls for a full investigation into the Graham public school management amid reports of discord between the principal and associate teachers and with some students. The writer requests an inquiry by the proper tribunal to reveal all facts for the good of scholars, patrons, and the school.
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Graham Public School
Graham
Graham, Va
Graham Area Notes Include Weddings and Local Happenings
Miss Ellel Bailey to William Wood of St Paul to wed at her parents home on June 11. R B Mitchell to graduate in medicine from Virginia College of Medicine in Richmond this week. Graham tennis team beats Gary 9 11 6 1 6 2 with Baylor praised. KE Smith buys Howard Neel property and plans a new home nearby. Christian Church announces services at Graham Christian church today. Sluss and Baker move offices to Callaway building, plan projects at Pahontas. Dressmaking offered by Mrs J C Moore at the Model. Evangeline Palmer hosts Tot McCall of Tazewell. others visiting guests and travelers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ief Thefry
Ellel Bailey
William Wood
St. Paul
St.Paul High School
Wood
James Catron
Norfolk
Graham
Richlands
R. BE. Mitchell
Norfolk and Western
Falls Mills
Virginia College of Medicine
Richmond
Dr. Mitchell
Gary
Baylor
Fisher
Gary Lewis
Evanson
Sluss & Baker
Graham Contracting
Callaway
Pew
Pahontas
J. H. Sluss
T. E. Baker
Evangeline Palmer
Tot McCall
Tazewell
C. P. Greever
W. H. Frazier
Roanoke
Hazel
Gladys Frye
Wytheville
Howard Harman
New York
Local residents spend Sunday in cities and towns
Mrs I T Mann of Cramwell and Mrs EF J Pruner of Wilcoe were in the city yesterday. Richard Arters of Princeton, and Col W H Toomas of Bramwell, visited on business. Dr and Mrs Neel of Elkhorn were guests here. Hannah Wysor, a local teacher, headed home to Dublin VA. Several others including Mrs Jennings Welch and Mr George Austin Roanoke visited friends here and nearby cities for weekend social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. J. Pruner
Wilcoe
Richard Arters
Princeton
Col
W. H. Toomas
Bramwell
Mrs. Neel
Elkhorn
City
Hannah Wysor
Dublin
A. E. Jennings
Welch
BE. T. Stallard
Local residents head to distant commencements and home visits
At St Paul Virginia several residents headed to college ceremonies including Martha Washington College in Abingdon J C Dixon to Virginia Christian College in Lynchburg and Augusry Military Academy tests. Others joined trips to Charleston Fort Defiance and Emory and Henry for summer teaching and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Shott
Lillian
Fort Defiance
Augusry Military Academy
Jim Shott
Upper and lower limits of sound in hearing
The article explains how experimental psychology measures hearing limits using devices like the Galton whistle. It notes the ordinary human ear detects tones from about 25 000 vibrations per second, with the upper limit varying by age from about 50 000 at sixteen to around 25 000 at sixty, as described in Strand Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galton
Francis Galton
Zoological Gardens
Strand Magazine
Mutual Ignorance about Sardou and Scribe
Sardou learned to respect Scribe after early Parisian snobbery. The fifties saw critics call Scribe a potboiler, a plot mechanic, and a miser while praising Sardou’s tastes. Albert Wolff recounts Dumas the elder’s ignorance of Scribe and a bold introductory visit.
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Sardou
Scribe
Albert Wolff
Paris
Dumas
M. Alexandre Dumas
Jerome A. Hart
Potatoes and Power Promise Perpetual Motion Claim
The London Chronicle notes a prophecy that potatoes will replace coal and petrol as the future motive force. It argues petroleum and coal are finite while potatoes can both yield alcohol and run engines, suggesting potatoes embody perpetual motion.
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William Cobbett
London Chronicle
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Graham Daily News
Graham, Way
J. C. Nelson Auditor and Systematizer
Offich
Bank OF Graham
Boy Scouts
Red Cross
Reading
Mercer Counties
Messrs. Walton and Bowen
Ieslagy
Rust
Julia Bet Apuw
Ladies’ Home Journal
Eaber
Merigner
LAW and Commerce Building
Circuit Court
Hanna
Eureka Hardware CO
Pocahontas Hardware CO
Pocahontas, Va
the Reynolds Shor Coo
Keystone, W. Va
The
Bluefield Baking Company
Daniel Webster
Bluefield Bakery
Bluefield, W. Va
Welch Company
Mary Jones
Washington, D. C
Miss Jones
Roanooke
Mr. Jones
A. A. Benbow
Oak Ridge
N. C
W. O. Donnell
Lynchburg
Oaws Ridge
Benbow
Ridgeway-Godiva
Elanda Godiva Arnett
H. G. Arnett
Raymond
Sam’s Ridgeway
Squire
J. W. Bailey
West Graham
KE. B. Smith
Howard Neel
Mr. Smith
Nell
J. C. Moore
W. R. Thompson
George Austin
M. M. Tabor
Fourth Street
I. J. Rhodes
Billy McNutt
Windhurst Park
J. L. Carey
Portsmouth, C
M. G. Witten
Elsie Bullard
Mrs. W. S. Bullard
Gardner
Miles Cary
E. P. Godbey
Bessie
Dave Gibson
East Radford
Lillian Harmon
Near Christiansburg
C. A. Bane
Highland Avenue
Cecil Mowles
Eltyo
Lebanon
J. L. Crockett
Robert
Mrs. Crockett
Wit'ens Mill
Mr. Crockett
St. Paul, Va
Misses Harrie
Ellen Speiden
C. R. Goodson
Abingdon
Martha Washington College
J. C. Dixon
Virginia Christian College
H. A. Ritz
Charleston
Grace Ann Jewett
Custer City
Emory
Henry Collowe
J. H. Lockhart
Honaker
Dr. Lockhart
Johnson Willis Hospital
Effie Morrison
Kimball Seaterday
T. K. Wilson
Howard
Woo
White Pharmacy
Citizens Underwriters Agency
Flat Top National Bank
Phone 291
Hlaefield
Charles St. Clair
Matz Hotel
Avo Binet
West Virginia
Armature
A. L. Smith
W. We
Bluefield Normal & Business College
W. H W. Cunningham
Bluefield Undertaking CO
Princeton Avenue
Carl
John R. Gott
Bluefield Transfer Go
United States Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
McDowell
State of
West Virgin
State Corporation Commission
Commonwealth of Virginia
Thomas Lynch
J. D. McCreery
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