Pocahontas Day by Day Bowling Party Honor Guests
Mr and Mrs Sol Baach hosted a bowling party in Pocahontas for Miss Mable Baach and guests from Radford Saltville Greensboro including Et ta Rosenfeld Mary Harris and Marion French. Prizes awarded to Mrs J Franklin Ward and Margie Wright with guests receiving brass frames. Contest scores listed for C Minter John Roberts J H McNeer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol. Baach
Mable Baach
Etta Rosenfeld
Radford
Mary Harris
Saltville
Marion French
Greensboro
N. C
Etta Rosenfield
Annie Minter
Margie Wright
Tillie Lisberger
Masdames
J. Franklin Ward
James MecNeer
George H. Zimmerman
Rose French
M. Bloch
H. Bert Wright
Messrs. Roberts
Minter
Baach
Thompson
McNeer
Perbert
Bloch
Charles Minter
James H. McNeer
C. Minter
John Roberts
J. H. McNeer
L. Baach
Dr. Thompson
Miss Minter
Miss Baach
Zimmerman
Ward
Jail inmate attempts suicide after robbery arrest
A jailed suspect named Rod Maupin, held for robbing Samuel L. Matz’s saloon on Centre Street, tried to hang himself with suspenders but was cut down minutes later. He has a prior prison term and feared a return, saying he would kill himself before going back. Police justice W. W. Ord suffered broken ribs in a fall on Moore Street. A baseball game at the local grounds saw the Indians defeat the Pirates 9 to 2, with notable plays and homers by Boray and Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Maupin
Samuel L. Matz
Centre Street
Pirates
Indians
Baber
Epauon Ps
Alery
Dick Goode
Boray
Hughes
Keessee
Colebaugh
FF. Colebaugh
C. Reed
Sowers
Harriss
Levy
Newton
Kwass
Dennen
Martin
Famous fish eaters across ages and nations
The article traces a long love of fish from ancient Syria and Athens to Rome and beyond. It cites Gatis queen of Syria ordering all local fish, Lucullus linking sea life to his gardens, and garum sauces. It notes English and French royal interest in fish at court and a dramatic tale from Louis XIV era.
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Gatis
Syria
Philoxenes
Cytheria
Athens
Rome
Lucullus
Naples
Edward II
England
Louis XII
Francis I
Henry the Great
Louis XIV
Prince of Conde
Boston Globe
Frazier Seeks Graham Council Seat With Key Policy Stance
H B Frazier candidate for Graham Virginia council submits a forceful letter answering civic committee questions. He backs a new school on a suitable site, stopping Bluefield sewage discharge, securing local light contracts, improving water, pushing a west Graham street railway, and extending benefits if West Graham rejoins the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Frazier
Civic Committee
Graham
Bluefield
West Graham
Graham Electrical Railway Company Chartered in State
The state corporation commission grants a charter to Graham Electrical Railway Company to operate an electric car line and furnish lights. Capital limits set at 50 000 maximum and 25 000 minimum. Officers named: Jas F Dudley president, Wm Mitchell vice president, R B Williamson secretary, C W Keister treasurer. Incorporators listed include Dudley, Mitchell, Williamson, Keister, Barbee, Sexton, Crockett, Cole and Harding. Subscriptions opened. a meeting will soon fix permanent organization. Jimmy Burton earns a spot with Jackson’s Cotton States League team after strong play and a pivotal late game hit against Yazoo City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Corporation Commission
Graham Electrical Railway Company
Jas
Dudley
Wm. Mitchell
R. B. Williamson
W. Keister
KR. Williamson
C. W. Keister
Lee J. Barbee
W. L. Sexton
Geo
Crockett
W. J. Cole
B.B. B. Harding
Final day social notes include local visitors and a host exchange
The item notes college chums at the finals and mentions a relief by Baron Barbee of a local place. It also lists Mr and Mrs Jos Keys of Herndon visiting for a few days and John L Crockett of Bluefield as a business visitor yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. Cartright
Welch
Ll. M. Cartright
England
Covington
H. W. Biggs
J. (. Finnell
Osborne, O
Lula Jones
Tazewell
Nina Dodd
Baron” Barbee
Jos. Keys
Herndon
John L. Crockett
Bluefield
Forgetful Annette’s Bridal Shower Gift Gaffe
West town club member Forgetful Absentminded Annette forgets her present at each bridal shower. After a first lapse the group says send it later. Weeks later another shower repeats the mishap with no help offered. She questions if someone else forgot before. Newark News.
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Annette
Newark News
Washington at Trenton Veers From Ice and Art
A Chicago Tribune excerpt mocks depictions of Washington in a boat at Trenton. It notes the river ice as insufficiently thick and recalls his fierce assault on Hessians when angered by conventional paintings.
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Washington
Delaware River
Trenton
Chicago ,Tribune
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Solves Theft Goat Mystery
A writer recalls Conan Doyle dining beside a woman seeking help about thefts at her home. Doyle declares his detective powers are at her service and concludes the culprit is a goat after listing missing items including a motor horn broom golf balls a boot a dictionary and pie plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
There Are No Martyrs These Days in Belief
A quip exchanges the idea of martyrdom with a joke about marital vanity. The speakers discuss whether anyone today would suffer for beliefs, joking that a wife’s eighteen inch waist and a husband’s view cause “genuine torture” for belief.
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Houston Post
The Usual Residue in Millionaire Flammer's Estate
After debts were settled, Harler testified that relatives received the remaining assets of the late millionaire Flammer. Lippincott's notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Flammer
Harler
Lippincott's
Purpose in Life Guiding Strength in Work
A succinct remark urging strong focus and moral energy in one’s tasks. The quote emphasizes using God given purpose to drive mind and muscle in service of duty and personal meaning. The source attributes Carlyle as the author or origin.
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Carlyle
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Princeton Avenue
West Va
John M. Wirgman
Philadelphia, Pa
Wm. McCarthy
W. Va
G. M. McCulloch
Pres
Sluefield
AAA
C. A. Bradshaw
Sec’y & Treas
Geo. H. Hill
Thornton Building
Bluefield, W. Va
C. B
Pocahontas
United States Geological Survey
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
United States Navy
Baeme
Castner, Curran & Bullitt
C.C. B. Pocahontas Smokeless Coal
Bullitt Building
Philadelphia
Bhanum Arrupps Citizens’ Bank
Norfolk
Neave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Broadway
New York City
N. Y
Strickland
Roanoke
Old Colony
Chicago
TL Hall
Blyth & Company
Livy I
Wine Teamemma
Suropean Avenue
London
EL C
Coalfield
W. W. Ord
Moore Street
Church Street Hill
Baker
The
Rexall Drug Store
Landon
George H. Landon
Salem
FE. L. Prandigs
Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Miss Williams
Cambria
Harvey C. Campbell
West Water Street
Charles Montague Galway
H. R. McLane
Wilmore
Galway
James W. Bailey
Henry P. Shufflebarger
Rural Retreat
John Paulette Haller
A. H. Jordan
Elizabeth
Margaret
Pulaski City
C. F. Deaton
Princeton
Relatves
W. R. Whitman
Bramwell
City
Telegraph
DR. Frazier
Graham, Va
Daily News
Flint
Staumn
Bates
Burton
Dinefield
Rh. L. Poindexter
S. N. Hufford
J. B Sunders
F.bi. Dupuy
J. S. Davenport
A. A. Benbow
J. M. Tanner
J. H. Hardy
Doll May
Gertrude Keister
Lois Benbow
Julia Saunders
Jean Davidson
Nash
Messrs
Poindexter
Crockett and Witten
Jean Davidsen
Marguerite
Miltie Hicks
Salome
R. C. Berry
System” Nelson
Nick Carter
Dr. Watson
East River Mountain
George Briggs
Bride
Vicie Graham
Street Railway
Jimmy Burton
Jackson, Miss
Yazoo City
Jimmy
Jackson
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Sunny Brock
Bond
Jis olTeck
U.S
Sunny Brook Distillery CO
Jefferson Co
L. Lazarus & Co
Cincinnati Dental
Cincinnati Dentists
DE. Compton
Mercer County
Adres Warner J. Kenderdine & CO
W. J. Longley
Virginia
Bluefield Avenue
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