Seniors Observe Their Glass Night At Graham High
Seniors at Graham high school held a crowded class night in the auditorium despite thunder and rain. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Dr Frances Hume Scott on Sunday at 11 am. Diplomas will be awarded Monday with Dr Sibley of Ory and Henry College giving the address. Local ministers will attend the sermon and church services will be closed for the occasion. George Waddell reports a bumper raspberry and blackberry crop with vines bending under the load as showers help the crop ripen.
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Graham High School
Frances Hume Scott
First Christian Church of
Roanoke
Follo
Sibley
Ory and Henry College
Scott
George Waddell
Steam roller arrives for city road work in Virginia
A ten ton steam roller from the Thomas F. Ryan estate near Waynesboro arrives in Virginia for city road machinery upgrades. It was hauled to Barnett-Brumfield garage after shipment through Roanoke Sales agency. Other new equipment accompanies this purchase for the Roanoke-area municipal fleet.
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Council
Decoration Day
Barnett-Brumfield Garage
Thomas F. Ryan
Waynesboro
Roanoke
West Graham M E Church Sets June 2 Service
The West Graham M E Church South announces no morning worship on Sunday June 2 for the Graham high school baccalaureate. Sunday school starts 9 30 led by W H Fleshman. Junior League meets 6 30 led by Mrs Nash and Mrs Turley. Senior League 7 15 led by Miss Zell Bowling. Evening service 7 45 with sermon Present Day Goliaths. song service by H G Richardson.
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West Graham M. E
South
Graham High School
W. H. Fleshman
Fred Nash
C. KB. Turley
Abingdon
Zell Bowling
Goliaths
H. G. Richardson
Bean beetle invasion stirs Bluefield housewife trials
In Bluefield Virginia West Virginia area the bean beetle has reappeared after five years. Scientists predicted it would vanish in three years. A local housewife is trapping the pests and dousing them with gasoline to test its lethality.
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Greater Bluefield
Bluefield
W. Va
Baccalaureate Sermon Shifts Local Church Schedule
Bluefield Va M C Hughes pastor announces no Sunday morning service due to the high school baccalaureate. Sunday school moves to 9 30 to finish before the school event. Evening message for the youth titled Some Present Day Perils. Sunday afternoon canvass of town. volunteers meet at Palmer hall 7 30 to help or send word.
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Bluefield
M. C. Hughes
Palmer Hall
Buchanan County Hopes For Rail Line Benefits
George Mullins of Grundy county clerk predicts major gains for Buchanan County from a Norfolk and Western railroad project. He notes progress on the Devon to Grundy grading, aims for completion next year, and highlights Grundy as county seat on a standard gauge line opening a rich coal region. Mullins recovering in Bluefield hospital after minor surgery.
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Buchanan County
George Mullins
Grundy
Mullins
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
Devon
United States
Norfolk and Western Railway
Junk Shipments as Index to Prosperity on Railroads
A veteran brakeman on the Norfolk and Western Pocahontas division notes scrap iron movement as a bellwether of business. He recalls explaining to a railroad official that active steel mills signal prosperity, and currently scrap iron is moving, indicating economic strength.
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Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western
Wilkes Barre Democrat Nominates Sarah Casey for Congress
Sarah Casey of Wilkes Barre Pa mother of twelve is unanimously chosen by the Democratic executive committee to stand for Congress to succeed her late husband John J. Casey. She will face Republican C Murray Turpin in the special election set for June 4. Other brief items note Fred Green of Falls Mills recovering health, Mamie Sexton en route to Cincinnati, Mr and Mrs M E Clark visiting Covington Ky, the birth of a daughter to H R Morgan, and Mrs W C Presley visiting Jaeger for the weekend.
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Ee RS
Sarah Casey
Wilkesbarre
Congress
John J. Casey
Democratic Executive Committee
C. Murray Turpin
Drying fridge and laundry with electric fans
A reader advises using an electric fan to dry out a wet refrigerator and to vent the area. The note suggests fans also work well to hasten laundry drying.
Vacation Time Signals Summer Break for Students
The school year winds down as students head toward a long summer break. Teachers prepare final assessments and activities while families plan trips and camps for the coming weeks.
Virginia Side Personal Notice Incomplete Sale Agency
Samuel Nelkirk has accepted the sales agency for Gillespie Crock, with details and scope not fully listed in the fragment. Further information on deadlines, parties involved, and terms is not provided in the readable text.
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Samuel Nelkirk
Gillespie-Crock
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