Welch Plans Immediate Boy Scout Fund Drive Across Districts
The McDowell Council Boy Scouts commit to launching a district fund drive at once. Executive review and any new territory acceptance rest with the council's executive committee meeting June 22. District chairmen and committee members from Coalwood Welch Northfork Kimball Gary and War plan civic action including clean up campaigns and health and safety initiatives to boost community citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
B. T. Selle
PD. J. M. Cook
Kimball
Emanuel Pais
Northfork
F. K. Day
Boy Scout Aivic
Scout
Merchants and Miners Band
Welch
E. J. Bertin
Coalwood
J. W. Blakely
R. W. Riffe
C. W. Harris
BE O'Toole Sr
Gary
R. Simkins
Scotts
E. J. Berlin
Hustest
Civic Service Committee
Leprosy treated early curable says doctor
Manila June 2 Major A P Hitchens health adviser on Governor General Leonard Wood's staff states leprosy, when treated early, is curable in fifty to seventy five percent of cases. He adds the Philippine health service believes complete control may be possible within a quarter century and that the disease has reached its peak, receding if current control and treatment efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. L
A. P. Hitchens
Leonard Wood
Philippine Health Service
Hitchens
Philippines
Welch Briefs: Coal Company Worker Severely Injured
George Rose of United States Coal and Coke Company was rushed to Welch Hospital No. 1 with a deep gash in his left leg after being struck by sheet iron while working on a 4 cast chute. He had no fractures. A Methodist advisory board meeting was announced for Bramwell on Tuesday June 8. Tom Dowdle of Bradshaw Coal and Coke Company was hospitalized after being struck in the face by a piece of mining machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rose
United States Coal and Coke Company
Welch Hospstal No. 1
Rose
Mra
Tom Dowdle
Bradshaw Coal and Coke Company
Grace Hospital
Queen of Summer crowned at Morgantown festival
Mary Bolton of Morgantown was crowned the Queen of Summer at West Virginia University's annual festival on the circle after more than 200 cards were cast. The pageant drew local participation and highlighted a lively community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Jane
Mary Bolton
West ‘Iniate University
Summer
Welch Area Personal Notes Lightly Varying Local Travel
Welch residents and visitors appear in today’s notes with hospital stays, trips and business. Mra Werness is a Grace hospital patient. Edward O Toole Jr plans a Virginia motor trip. Dr Frederick W Black and Mrs D B Spears attend Grace hospital. Bart Beavers visit daughter in Grace hospital. Rita Brewster arrives at Randolph Macon College. R Brown Winn leaves Welch for Washington D C on business.
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Mra. W. Reed Werness
Woodlawn Court Apartments
Grace Hospital
Edward O'Toole, Jr
Christiansburg
8. M. Turner
Kimball
Sawyers Harmon
Susanna
Doak Davidson
Warriormine
Virginia
Frederick W. Black
Bluefield
Welch
D. B. Spears
Hemphill
Welch Hospital No. 1
Bart Beavers
Baileyville
Andrew F. Leckie
Panthers
Leo Lopez
Elbert
Frank Atwell
Saeger
William J. Hatfield
Waldron
Black Wolf
Northfork
Rita Brewster
Merc
Brewster
Randolph-Macon College
R. Brown Winn
Washington, D. C
Interest Tied to Tokugawa Efforts at Tokyo Society
The article notes interest secured through Prince Tokugawa, president of the American-Japan Society of Tokyo, linked to an estate near Kempuku-ji where Townsend Harris, the first American envoy to Japan, set his rank 67 years ago. It credits this to the service of journalism graduates from the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Tokugawa
American-Japan Society of
Tokyo
Kempuku-ji
Townsend Harris
Japan
Orient
School of Journalism
Gilt Picture Frames Cleaned or Exposed on Soft Rush
A note indicates gilt picture frames may be cleaned or treated on a soft rush surface. The text suggests care in handling delicate frames and preserving finish during cleaning.
Imperial Airways Flight Covers 140 MPH Average Speed
London pilot Captain F L Barnard ferried passengers and freight from London to Amsterdam in 119 minutes at an average 140 mph. The note hints at a moral about one man “making a whole ball club.”
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London
F. L. Barnard
Imperial Airways
Amsterdam
Caricatures Define Public Figures Says Darling
Des Moines reports cartoonist J N Darling explains how American readers identify Theodore Roosevelt Harding Coolidge Wilson and Congress through caricature. He notes caricatures evolve from accurate portraits to invented formulas and that prohibition imagery used a sanctimonious ministerial figure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Theodore Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidge
New England
Ths
J. N
Ding”) Darling
Wilson
Darling
Congress
Ring
Joseph G. Cannon
House
Cannon
Sweden Ends State Labor Insurance Venture
Stockholm June 2 Sweden's state organization for labor insurance has failed Parliament decided the venture is too expensive and the business will be halted. When compulsory employee insurance began twenty two years ago a government insurance department was formed. Employers faced pressure toward the national body while private firms undersold premiums and captured most of the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Labor Insurance
Cone Nantes
Woman seeks help to reclaim cat after loss
A London woman asked authorities to assist in locating her missing cat a day after the pet escaped and was found dead. The tabby brought comfort to her during a period of distress following the incident.
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London
Tabby
Lantern Gift From Japanese Gov. to Missouri School of Journalism
A seven foot tall historic stone lantern from the Japanese government is presented to the University of Missouri School of Journalism as a token of friendship and goodwill. The gift underscores cultural ties between Japan and U University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. OF M
Columbia
University of Missouri School of Journalism
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Boy Scout
By Williams
Luke
Welch Briefs
Mary Louise Bolton
Young People’s Society of
The
KB. D. Worley
Keystone
Irvin Kidd
Pulaski Iron Company
Bekman
Kimball Undertaking Company
Kidd
Siss
Harry Bank
Lux
France
Aggist's
Grocer’s
Standard
New Jersey
Ofstroys Mam
England
Richard I
Cedric
Brian
Templar
Rowena
Palmer
Ivanhoe
Friar Tuck
Robin Hood
King Richard
Sir Walter Scott
Prince John
Holy Land
Guilbert
de Bracy
Richard
Bois-Guilbert
Rebecca
Isaac
Lucia de Beaumanoir
Templars
Waldemar Fitsguree
Fitzurse
Forivannce
Athelstane
John
Cloric
Wilfred
Goodby
Ichard
Chaluz
Limoges
Merry Men OF
Sherwood Forest
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