Graham lads in France send letters home with praise
Graham Daily News notes several Graham boys arriving in France and sending cheerful letters. Frank Ratcliffe and Frank Jeliffe write of travel and family, praising allies and the army. Bev L and Oscar Phillips describe France and its people. Funeral for a relative draws Hagin and Minter families. services led by Rev. Parker and Rev. Lotepiech at Maple Hill cemetery.
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Graham
France
Howe
Frank Ratcliffe
Frank
Misha
Jeliffe
Battery 147
Prench
Bev
Penn
Devecased
Hagin
Huntington
Boxes Arrive and Post Office Moves to New Building
The postoffice boxes have arrived and are being installed in the new Main Street post office building owned by T. K. Leedy beside Baylor-Baivee store. The modern steel fixtures and a visiting postal inspector praised the Graham office as among the most modern and expensive in the region. The government has leased the new building for years, but occupancy was delayed due to war conditions.
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T. K. Leedy
Baylor-Baivee
Graham
Funeral Procession for A. P. Penn Follows Death Notice
The funeral and burial of A. P. Penn, whose death was noted yesterday, drew a large crowd. A long line of automobiles led to the Crockett residence as friends and relatives attended the service.
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A. P. Penn
Old Crockett Place
Stop Itching Eczema Immediate Skin Relief
Stop Itching Eczema promises quick relief by applying Zemo from any druggist for 35c. Extra large bottle 1.00. Healing begins the moment Zemo is applied and most skin conditions including eczema and rash are removed. Not greasy nor staining. E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland O.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Loyal American Citizen Denies Graham Attacks
A Graham resident defends his loyalty amid local accusations. He cites subscriptions to Liberty Loans and Red Cross support, declares commitment to the war effort, and asserts the truth of his patriotism against “stone citizens” in Graham.
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Graham
Red Cross
Huo
United States
Road improvements praise Bluestone Valley and Mercer progress
Autoists report Bluestone Valley in good condition with ongoing road force work. Tazewell road in Mercer is better than ever after new roads were built. Gra ham streets, though previously neglected, are being patched and should soon be in good condition providing a solid route from Princeton to Tazewell.
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Bluestone
Tazewell Road
Mercer
Graham
Princeton
Tazewell
Honor guest at dinner from Bluefield
Mrs Courtney Tanner formerly Janie Dodd was guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Miss Iva Metcalf. Attendees included Mrs Tanner, Misses Iva Ruth Metcalf Margate Katherine Strickland Mary Davenport and Edris Sluss. Mrs Tanner’s husband is serving in France. Afterward they attended the tebt meeting.
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Courtney Tanner
Bluefield
Janie Dodd
Iva Metcalf
Mrs. Tanner
Iva
Ruth Metcalf
Margate
Katherine Strickland
Mary Davenport
Edris Sluss
Tanner
Graham
France
Hun
Miss Metcalf
Tebt
Wheat harvest seen in three weeks in Tazewell county
Farmers in Tazewell county report wheat crops are fine and expect harvest within three weeks. Several fields show promising ripening as weather remains favorable for cutting season.
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Tazewell
Wheat prospects brighten in Tazewell as grain steadies
The community notes record unusually favorable wheat prospects in Tazewell with old residents recalling no better season. Weather concerns include late grain at Mta Wide Greg place in West Graham and a Sunday night wind that blew some straw but left most fields buoyant. Graham plans to register several young men for the new national army, those coming of age since last June, while district officials mull revisions upon legal proceedings. Miss Marjorie Miller of White Gate visits the Miller home for the week.
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Tazewell
Mta
Weat Graham
Graham
National Army
Tering Thore
Greek Victory at Sika de Legen Tops Macedonian Front
London reports a major Greek success at Sika de Legen the largest on the Macedonian front since the autumn 1916 advance to Monneth. By Friday evening 1712 prisoners were counted in the captured area.
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London
Sika de Legen
Monneth
Calonik
Pilot dies in tail spin near San Antonio
Lieutenant Joseph John O'Malley age twenty six from Alvany Missouri was fatally injured when his aircraft spun out of control. A fellow airman, unnamed, escaped unharmed.
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San Antonio
Joseph John O'Malley
Alvany
Dorchester Steamship Arrives Relieving Anxiety
The steamship Dorchester of the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company has arrived safely at an Atlantic port, easing anxieties felt in Dorchester. The vessel's arrival was confirmed today.
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Dorchester
New York
Steememp Dorchester
The
Coerchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Atlantic
Clyde Diner Huron Diverts to Atlantic Port
The Clyde Diner Huron carrying ninety passengers and heavy cargo diverted to an Atlantic port to escape the sea danger. Passengers proceeded to New York by rail after arrival.
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Huron
Port
Philadelphia
Clyde
Jacksonville
New York
Freighter Brings Survivors From Sunk Vessel
An American coastwise freighter arrived at an Atlantic port today bringing survivors from a vessel sunk by German submarines in southern waters.
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Atlantic
Suthern
Cadet George O. Milla Killed When Plane Crashes Near Taylor Field
Cadet George O. Milla of Jersey City New Jersey died instantly when his floating plane fell four miles from Taylor Field after rising to an altitude of 2009 feet. The crash occurred this afternoon amid the JMonthomers Alabama event.
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Jmonthomers
Ala
George O. Milla
Jersey City
N. J
Taylor Field
Columbus Vessel Safe After Submarine Fear
The City of Columbus of the Savannah line, feared sunk by a German submarine, is reported safe in an Atlantic port harbor.
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City of Columbus
Vineyard Waren
Mass
Savannah
Atlantic
Telegraphers Strike Called by Union President
S J Konen kamp president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union announced a plan to call a strike of telegraphers tomorrow by mail.
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Washington
S. J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers'’ Union
Sinking of Jack M. Haskell Sailed to New England Port
Offcers and crew of the schooner Jack M. Haskell were landed at a New England port by the steamer Grecian after the vessel was sunk by a German submarine. The incident occurred near Wooston on June 4.
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Wooston
Jack M. Haskell
st.Camarine
New England
Premier Clemen ceau Secures Government Confidence Vote
Paris June 4 Premier Clemenceau addressed the chamber of deputies and won a government confidence vote 377 to 110. The result reinforces the administration amid ongoing political tensions in France.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Survivors Landed At Atlantic Port As Steamships Reach Harbor
Two steamships with passengers believed to be submarine survivors arrived at a south Atlantic port this afternoon. The vessels entered the harbor with an anxious public watching for further word on the evacuees and their precise condition.
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Atlantic
South Atlantic
Empty boat found off New York from Careolina liner
A British steamship arriving from Porto Rico reported an empty boat found at sea near New York. The incident involved the New York and Porto Rico liner Careolina with no sign of its crew or passengers.
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New York
Porto Rico
Railroad Vessels Safe in Port, June 4
All 111 coastwise vessels under railroad administration were reported safe in port today.
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Washington
The
Railroad Administration
Pulp Wood Consumption and Wood Pulp Production 1917
The Forest Service estimates total pulpwood consumption in 1917 at 5,536,802 cords, up about five percent from 1916. Domestic spruce provided 45.8 percent of pulpwood, with imports at 14.5 percent. total wood pulp production reached 1,464,511 tons, with breakdowns across mechanical, sulphite, soda, and sulphate pulps. Oil-birthing locomotives operate on 21 states, 53 railroads, and 2,050 miles of track, consuming 42 million barrels of oil annually.
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United States
Forest Service
Notu Aal
Pulitzer Prize and Scholarship Awards Announced
Miss Minna Levinson and Henry Beetle Hoar win $1000 jointly for the best history of services rendered by the American press during the preceding year. Prizes in journalism total $5000 with other awards to the Courier-Journal, Harold A. Littledale, and New York Times for public service and reporting. Letters prizes amount to $5050 with Ernest Poole for His Family and Jesse Lynch Williams for Why Marry? among recipients. Tomes Ford Phodee earns $2000 for the best book of the year.
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Minna Levison
Henry Beette Houch
New York
Fuli
Hurepeda
Wen
Minna Levinson
Henry Beetle Hoard
New Bedford
Maos
Courier-Journal
Louisville
Vae Vietis
Harold A. Littedale
New York Evening
New Jersey
Ernest Poole
Jesse Lynch Williams
Shelmest
Tomes Ford Phodee Pasilier
Ile
Scholarships Awarded to Two American Students for Arts and History
The text notes traveling scholarships offered for study in the United States with two awards made. Samuel Gardner is described as the most talented and deserving student in America and Dushan Rusiteh as the most promising and deserving art student in America, per the National Academy of Design.
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United States
William Cabell Bruce
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Gardner
America
Dushan Rusiteh
National Academy of Design
Charles Warren Fairbanks Dies in Final Reward
The report notes Charles Warren Fairbanks former vice president and senator dies after an error chain. mentions resignation March 4 1905 and 1908 presidential nomination bid lost to Taft. Also reports a plane crash near Ellington Field Houston June 4 killing Privat John Farner and injuring Lt L N May. Then notes wounded American soldiers arriving at Nice France hospital.
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Philadelphia
Tih
Senate
Theodor Rhowsevelt
Fairbanks
Wm. H. Taft
Endeo
Houston
Tex
Privat John Farner
L. N. May
Ellington Field
German Artillery Intensifies Fire Between Albert and Serre
London reports heavy German artillery work early today on the Amiens front between Albert and Serre. The war office notes intensified bombardment as Allied forces brace for further action in the sector.
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London
Albert and
Serre
Amiens
War Office
Anyotne
American Actors Volunteer for Overseas Entertainment
American actors are joining a drive to entertain troops in France as part of a Y M C A and Sothern Ames effort. Actors, managers, and vaudeville artists plan to form a mobile company with their own scenery and stage crew. They aim to provide wholesome entertainment for soldiers and will travel light, ready to go when ordered.
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Lovby
New York
America
Theates League
Y. M. C. Avra Impreszario
France
E. H. Sothern
Winthrop Ames
Sothern
Ames
Bluefield Lady Buys Liberty Bonds With Operation Money
A Bluefield woman uses funds saved for medical care to buy Liberty Bonds during wartime. The note mentions illness relief products and a plan to purchase War Savings Stamps, underscoring civilian support for the war effort.
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Bluefield Lady
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