Four Graham seniors win high honors in Bluefield
The Graham high school four seniors Samuel Gillespie William Arthur Wallace and Misses Alice Patton and Lina Jennings were praised as top scholars. Gillespie won the Huffard gold medal with 97.6 credits. Dr. Fred M. Alexander spoke on education and the need for textbooks and funding.
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HC. Callaway
Graham High School
Samuel Gillespie
William Arthur Wallace
Alice May Patton
Lina Jennings
Z. T. Kyle
Gillespie
Huffard
Miss Patton
J. D. Kitchen
Graham Christian Church
Alexander
Virginia
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Z. Ty Kyle
Tazewell
Pew
Board of Supervisory
Margaret McClintock
J.T. McClintock
Sibyl
Dorothy Carbaugh
Graham Cider and Bottling Co recall in local past
A Maybury railroad project unearthed a Gra ham Cider and Bottling Co bottle with a wire stopper. C A Adams of Bluestone Junction holds the bottle. T C Tanner, former N & W clerk in Bluefield, recalls a Glen Lynn merchant who sold Graham soft drinks fifty years ago.
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Graham Cider and Bottling Co
Maybeury
Bluefield
Glen Lynn
Graham
Graham Cider and Bottling Company
Retired chief Havens aids in street fight arrest
George W Havens former police chief is on pension yet jumps into action when trouble arises He responds to a Friday morning altercation on Fairview Street and arrests Charley Bluett at Raleigh Triggs home Bluett is taken to city hall and a doctor is summoned for ear bleeding Dr H C Davis says Bluett should be hospitalized St Luke s physicians treat him and say he will recover Bluett a Spanish American War veteran fought with Raleigh Trigg who is a World War I veteran Bluett boarded at the Trigg home and the dispute began as he attempted to enter drunk record notes the combatants military service and the brawl outcome
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George W. Havens
Havens
Fairview Street
Charley Bluett
Raleigh Trigg
Bluett
H. C Davis
St. Luke’s
Tree
Trigg
Virginia Sidelights Attend Funeral in Blue Field
An unusual funeral scene in Blue Field Virginia drew many relatives. the widow, two children, parents, ten sisters, and five brothers attended the rites, reflecting a large family presence at the ceremony.
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Bluefield
Lightning bug fans report active sightings in towns
Miss Betsy Mason, a local teacher, notes a fleet of lightning bugs in Lovers Lane all displaying danger signals. Conductor M C Douthat reports a cloud of lightning bugs near Wilmore, almost at No 84, while at Wharncliffe a bug flew into an old man’s mouth and he spat it out asking where he is going.
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Betsy Mason
Lovers Lane
Tug River
M. C. Douthat
Wilmore
Wharncliffe
Virginia Side Chronicle Reports Local Births and News
A son George Belson born to Mr and Mrs J B Havens of Montrose Street formerly Miss Pearl Wilson of Lynchburg. Miss Mary Stacy Crockett returns from Bristol after Virginia Intermont College English majoring record at VLC. Loyal Sunday at West Graham Methodist invites all to preaching and church school. public welcome.
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J. B. Havens
Montrose Street
George Belson
Havens
Pearl Wilson
Lynchburg
Mary Stacy Crockett
Bristol
Virginia
Mont College
Miss Crockett
R. K. Crockett
V.lc
West Graham Methodist Church
New Church Aide Appointed at Westminster
Miss Minnie Frazier Preston of Lewisburg named director of young people s work and secretary at Westminster Presbyterian church. She begins duties immediately and will live with the Godwins in Jefferson Street for the summer. A Greenbrier woman graduate, she holds a Bachelor of Religious Education and was queen of the Greenbrier fair last year.
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Minnie Frazier Preston
Lewisburg
Westminster Presbyterian Church
C. G. Gunn
Miss Preston
Bis Rarite Godwin
Jefferson
Street
Gunn
Presbyterian Synod
Greenbries Woman's College
Assembly Training School
Richmond
James M. Preston
Lewis- Ute
Meetings Today In Black Community Churches And Clubs
Multiple church and civic group meetings announced for today. Senior Rowing circle at Mount Zion Baptist Church home on North Mercer, Usher board at Jones Street Christian Church home 404 Jones Street at 8 p m, Women’s Day rehearsal at Scott Street Baptist Church 7 30 p m, Silver Star Children's choir practice 10 30 a m at church, Garden Lovers Club gathering at 5 p m at Mrs J W Moore Lawson Street, Ladies Auxiliary to the Association of the Colored Railway Trainmen at 218 Bland Street Friday 6 8 plans for July national meeting. Christopher Woods of Park Street improving after illness at Lewis Gale hospital Roanoke Va.
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Mount Zion Baptist
A. Cardwell
Mercer Street
Jones Street Christian Church
Robert Mortrison
Jones Street
Toay
Scott Street Baptist Church
Silver Star
Garden Lovers Club
J. W. Moore
Lawson Street
Christopher Woods
Park Street
Mr. Woods
Lewis Gale
Roanoke
May or Randolph Gets Vote of Confidence
Washington June 1 Chairman Randolph of West Virginia faced a tense milk market inquiry as the House District of Columbia committee expressed unanimous confidence in his leadership. The milk probe has broad implications and Randolph had hinted at resignation but later reversed that view. The resolution of confidence was urged by Representative Kennedy of Missouri with Dirksen of Illinois backing the chair.
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Washington
Randolph
W. Va
House
Kennedy D
Dirksen
Illinois
Ground for First American Railroad Started in 1827
A speaker told Randolph that there was no doubt about his capacity or intensity. The ground for the first railroad in America was broken in 1827.
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Randolph
America
Visitors from Kermit and North Fork in Pocahontas
Mrs Estelle Bowes of Kermit and Mrs C C Anderson of North Fork were visitors in Pocahontas on Wednesday.
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Estelle Bowes
Kermit
C. C. Anderson
Northfork
Pocahontas
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