Graham High School Diplomats Play Pique Over Signatures
Graham school board met at the offices of Drs. Witten and Frazier to discuss teacher appointments and school finances. The session noted that diplomas from the term lacked the high school principal’s signature and raised questions about approval by the county superintendent and Clear Fork district officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham School Board
Drs. Witten
Frazier
W. J. Nash
H. &. Frazier
W. L. Burton
O. A. Metcalfe
J. F. Dudley
J. W. Hicks
Clear Fork
Dudley
Livesay
Graham High School
Graham
Graham School
J. A. Livesay
Maiden
Summers
Holbrook
Burton
Davis
Heuser
Irby
Ameron
Lee
Tompkins
McGuirk
Una Burton
Cameron
Injunction Sought Over Gra ham-Clear Fork Mast River Road Location
About twenty Graham area taxpayers petition Judge Fulton Kegley in Tazewell for a restraining order to halt grading on the Graham Clear Fork Mast River highway. They ask to follow the bond issue election plan and challenge state highway engineer C A Wagner’s location. Attorney Y T Bowen represents the petitioners as leaders vow further action amid road-division tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Kegley
Tazewell
Graham-Clear Fork
Mast River Mountain
C. A. Wagner
State Highway Commission
Good Roads
YT. C. Bowen
Graham
Clear Fork
Mounh
J. K. Burgess
Hockman Road
Elvin Davis
Wagner
Sanders and
St. Clair
Davis
Quintuplets myth spreads from Falls Mills tale
Virginia papers picked up a Pocahontas yarn claiming a Falls Mills couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Carter, birthed five children. Investigations traced the tale to a nearby physician. no such family exists in Falls Mills and the story circulated widely before newspapers debunked it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Pocahontas
Falls Mills
Daily Newsman
Graham Daily
Chas. Carter
Tazewell County
Meetings Well Attended At Presbyterian Church Series
A series of Presbyterian church meetings draws strong attendance with Rev. Gresham of Salem delivering most sermons. Visitors include Rev. S. W. Moore of Bluefield and local ministers Rev. A. B. Hunter and Rev. Thomas Mowbray taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Gresham
Salem
W. Moore
Blue~field
A. B. Hunter
Thomas Mowbray
Soda crackers once bought in barrels and paper bags
Old times feature shoppers buying soda crackers by the barrel or box and carrying them home in paper bags, with their crispness and flavor already diminished.
Pastor Delighted by Meeting Success Invites Public to Services
The pastor expresses great satisfaction with the meeting's success and urges the public to attend upcoming services. Mrs Nora Newberry has been serving as organist in Miss Bertha Greever's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Newberry
Bertha Greever
Welch Welcomes W O Cook as County School Chief
W O Cook county superintendent plans a modern eight room house on Maple avenue. Contract awarded to Walker Brothers & Co. Completion by August 26 with move in September. Welch residents applaud his long service and expect growth in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Cook
Maple Avenue
Walker Brothers & Co
Cook
Welch
Walter Mitchell
McDowell Street
John W. Doss
McDowell
Wyoming
Miners’ Hospital
Hobo thieves grab rail pass from worker at Richlands tank
While repairing a water tank at Richlands Tuesday Reese Anderson had his railroad pass stolen by two hoboes. Anderson states the tramps rifled his pockets as he focused on fixing a leak, then jumped a freight train toward Norton after leaving his coat behind.
Bicycle riding grows popular among Graham youths
Robert Williamson and Yank Davidson, schoolboys, left Graham on bicycles for Union. They reached Peterstown Tuesday night and continued to Union yesterday. They expect to be away several days. The trend of bicycle riding is resurging as many Graham boys own bikes and the macadam roads invite riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Williamson
Yank Davidson
Graham
Union
Peterstown
Road Board Members Meet In Graham Over Road Fight
S Bowen and Robert Moss of the district road board arrived in Graham to meet C J Hale to avert court action. The outcome seems uncertain as talks proceed this morning with hopes to end the road dispute without litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi. S. Bowen
Robert Moss
District Road Board
Graham
C. J. Hale
Methodist church supper on lawn at Mrs Morton home
A supper hosted by the ladies of the Methodist church will be served tonight on the lawn of Mrs. W. B. Morton’s residence. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Local Social Notes From Peterstown to Bluefield
Mrs Una Burton returns from visits in Peterstown and Salem. Billie Mitchell tours Bristol this week for business. Miss Evangeline Palmer attends inn as guest followed by Miss Tot McCall shopping in Bluefield yesterday. Miss Ula Garland joins Graham ladies in Bluefield yesterday. Mrs BE Burks of Tazewell stays with her sister Mrs J Hardy as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Una Burton
Peterstown
Salem
Billie Mitchell
Bristol
Evangeline Palmer
Tot McCall
Bluefield
Ula Garland
Graham
Blucfeld
BE. R. Burks
Tazewell
Hardy
Happy TIZ Foot Relief Promises Fast Comfort
An advertisement touts TIZ foot bath for tired feet with claims of relief from bunions corns and sweating. It features a testimonial from Mr A Coon and offers a 25 cent box with a money back guarantee and free trial package through Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Coon
W. 112
New York
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
What's Next Friday Night at Welch Theatre
The Boy Scouts revive the play What's Next at Welch Theatre Friday at eight. It drew strong crowds previously and returns by popular request with four town girls assisting and Mrs. C. M. Kyle directing the musical portion. Real estate activity in Welch continues with J. M. Lopinsky purchasing Maple Avenue property for 3500, now occupied by the Wood family as the town slowly grows. Final settlement approaches for ex-sheriff FE T Sprinkle this month after a tenure marked by impartial, ideal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Theatre
C. M. Kyle
J. M. Lopinsky
Brooks Williams
Maple Avenue
Woodland Park
High Schoor
W. W. Wood and
Welch
FE. T. Sprinkle
State seeks capable man for upcoming offices
The county and state committee express confidence in a man fit for various official roles. They question whether he will consider a nomination for an office suited to him, noting he could hold any such position with honor to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
More Sonor
Logan Fine Town and Sam Polen Visit Logan
Logan resident Sam Polen left Tuesday night for Logan to dispose of a large batch of lots he recently purchased there. Polen says Logan is a fine town with bright prospects and fees that promise investors a favorable return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Sam Polen
Mr. Polen
Tent Revival Near Tug River Hotel Draws Nightly Attenders
A religious sect has pitched a tent on the vacant lot on McDowell Street below Tug River Hotel for evening services. The group likens its relief to holiness and Christian Science practices. Others mentioned include Ms. BE. H. Sudduth in Boston for conservatory closing exercises and Nan Sudduth, a student there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Religius
McDowell Street
Tug River Hotel
BE. H. Sudduth
Boston
Boston Conservatory of Music
Nan Sudduth
B. Hampton Gray
Christiansburg
J. W. Moss
Tazewell
W. Burbridge Payne
Weat Baden
Indiana
Old at Fifty Bosh Dr C H Brown Attacks Weaker View
In an essay on The Man at Fifty Dr C H Brown challenges Osler’s theory that men decline after forty. He cites Wanamaker Baer Gross Agnew Morgan Goethals and others aged fifty to seventy as still vibrant in business and public life proving value remains with age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Brown
Osler
Dr. Brown
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad
Sammel D. Gross
D. Hayes’ Agnew
Oth
J. Pierpont Morgan
Col. Geo. W. Goethals
Panama Zone
America
Bitter dispute over new Farm Bureau social service unit
Congress fights Secretary Houston over creating a Rural Organization Service within the Agriculture Department to handle farm experiments and district issues. Critics say it reduces congressional influence, while officials push national scope and scientific data collection led by Prof. Thomas M. Carver. The note ends with a carnival and a classifieds ad line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bureau Organization Service
Agricultural Department
Department
House
Senate
Houston
Rural Organization Service
Thomas M. Carver
Hayard
Washington
Major Improvements Planned for East End Yard
Preparations begin for a large yard change due to new scales. The running yard will be used alone after scale installation, with the classified yard handling train makeup. The east end yard may gain width and two or three extra tracks, a two story brick scale house, and combined yard offices. Weather has delayed progress.
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East End
East End Bridge
East End Yard
General Yard
Norfolk and Western
Confederate Veteran Wm A Harris Dies at 84 in Brush Fork
Wm A Harris aged eighty four died at his home on Beasley street yesterday at 1 30 pm from old age. A resident of this city for nineteen years and Heaver Wond district for fifty five years he came from Patrick county Virginia to Brush Fork. He enlisted early in the Civil War in Mercer county and was wounded and captured at Cold Harbor he served until Appomattox Court House and was near Dublin Virginia at surrender. He leaves a widow two sons Conductor J C Harris and W G Harris and three daughters Mrs Ida Perdue Mrs Minnie Carter and Miss Hattie Harris. Funeral at his home this afternoon at two conducted by Rev CC Bass with interment in Brush Fork cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Harris
Beasley Street
Heaver
Brush Fork
Patrick County
Col
Edgar
Mercer County
Cold Harbor
Appomattox Court House
Dublin
Harris
J. C. Harris
W. G. Harris
Ida Perdue
Minnie Carter
Hattie Harris
CC. H. Bass
The
Christian Church
Thompson Bullard wedding solemnized at Christian church
Miss Elsie Bullard became the bride of W F Thompson in a morning ceremony at the Christian church parsonage officiated by Rev C H Bass. They left for a brief visit to the bride’s parents in Tazewell and will reside in Bluefield after a bridal tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christan Church
Christian Church
Elsie Bullard
W. F. Thompson
C. H. Bass
Tazewell
W. 38. Bullard
W. R. Thompson
Roanoke
Quiet Home Wedding in Norfolk Ends in Union
Miss Bertie Thompson wed Dp. H. Saunders at 217 Bluefield Avenue in a quiet 8:15 am ceremony conducted by Rev. J. M. Carter. The couple, witnessed by close family, plan a brief honeymoon and will reside with the bride’s parents upon return. Saunders works as a clerk in Norfolk and Western Transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minas Bertie Thompson
DPD
Norfolk and Western
Transportation Department
Hungary Premier Lukacs Resigns Amid Debated Session
In Budapest June 4 riotous scenes followed the Hungarian premier Lukacs announcing the cabinet resignation at the chamber of deputies opening. Insults greeted Lukacs and Count Tisza as the speaker, with disorder so severe the writing was suspended. Police ejected some deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Budapest
Lukacs
Chamber of Deputies
Count Tisza
Chamber
Woman in Terrible State Seeks Help from Lydia E. Pinkham
Bellevue Ohio reader Mrs Charles Chapman reports severe backache and nervous distress eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial touts the remedy for female ills including inflammation ulcers and irregularities and urges others to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bellevue
Ohio
Chad
Chas. Chapman
Bellevue, Ohio
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Notice of Principal Office Change for United States Coal and Coke
Notice is given that at the annual stockholders meeting on June 17 1918 in Pittsburg PA a resolution will be offered to move the principal place of business from Welch WV to Gary WV and amend the charter. The change will be certified under the company seal and signed by the president and secretary for delivery to the West Virginia secretary of state and the state corporation commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chang
United States Coal and Coke Company
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Welch
McDowell
Gary
State of
State Corporation Commission
Commonwealth of Virginia
Bankrupt Petition for Discharge in West Virginia Case
A 1913 motion in the Southern District of West Virginia seeks discharge for J. Roark of Bluefield after bankruptcy adjudication. The petition requests full discharge from debts and outlines court orders for a July hearing and mailed notice to creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
West Virginia
United States
J. Roark
Scharge
Benr Keller
District Court of the United States
H. J. Roark
Bluefield
Mercer
Acta of Congress
A. D
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Graham Daily News
Way
J. C. Nelson
Offich
Bank OF Graham
Graham, VA
Sult
Scientific Cor
BonTon
Miss Jackson
Aime
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co
SHE Paxton Toilet CO
Mass
Graham-Clear Fork Road
Virginia Papers
Falls Mils
National Biscuit Company
Welgh News Actes
Medbowell Street
T. A. Lambert
Lambert
Suse
Tiz
Jas. E. Mayer
W. VA
Taeger
Bath
Holiness Service
Commodore Vanderbilt
Bismarck
Gladstone
England
John Quincey Adams
House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Leo XIII
Resent Farm Bureau
Daily Telegraph
W. A. Harris
Beaver Pond
Thomas Lynch
Sald
Benj. F. Keller
Card Court
Akiyefield
Edwin M. Kratley
R. L. Gosling
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