Esteemed Woman Passes After Long Illness and Service
Mrs. W L Nash died at her home on Tazewell Avenue after two years of ill health following gallstone surgery. Born 1858, she married Scott Wilten and later W L Nash, leaving four children and multiple siblings. Funeral at the Methodist church Monday at 2:30 led by Rev Roy E Early with extensive pallbearers and church society flower bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Nash
Tazewell Avenue
Methodist Church
Roy E. Early
M P. Carico
Johnson City
Tenn
K Crockett
C. B. Bailey
J. KE. Baylor O. A. Metcalf
J. F. Dudley
G. W Pile
H. J. Stowers
J. F. Galloway
E A. Harman
W. K. Morton
W. P. Sprinkle
W. J. Fink
George P. Crockett
P. C. Painter
R. M. Witten
H. B. Frazier
O. K. Phiegar
H. C. Callaway
E. H
Bramwell Woman's Club Plans Play and Local Arts Event
Bramwell Woman's club meets with sixteen members and five visitors in Ma sonic hall. Officers preside. charity cases are few. district convention notes shared. Committee assigns play promotion for Reseume on June 28 and features West Virginia writers. Entertainment includes Edith Hurley reading, plus Oliver Trio with Elizabeth Oliver Ludovic H and Dolly Stewart performing on grounds of the school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell Woman's Club
Masonic Hall
J. F. Thornton
Walter Craft
Committee For Action
Bluefield
Nellie Poff
Bramwell
E. S. Baker
West Virginia
Sarah Frances Perdue
Minnie Moore
Angela Craft
Bramwell High School
Welch
Edith Hurley
Mre
Oliver
Oliver, Huot, Stewart Company
Elizabeth Oliver
Pprano
New York
Ludovic H
Lowell Patton
Miss Oliver
Mr. Huot
Dolly Stewart
Water supply disrupted by local water main burst
A water main burst near the Episcopal church Saturday caused a town water outage for several hours until repairs restored supply except for residents on the railroad line and on the riverbank opposite Ma sonic hall who remained without water until Wednesday. The break was blamed on a nearby landslide, the second in the area recently. Chautauqua opens Tuesday with Bramwell musicians and the Jacksonville School for the Deaf band performing in two shows as part of the 1927 program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Masonic Hall
Chautauqua
Bramwell
Jacksonville School For the Deaf
Jacksonville
Fred B. Fancher
Fancher
Montreal
German praises for Ambassador Schurman at Heidelberg
Berlin June 1 Ambassador Schurman received widespread praise from the German press for his Heidelberg university speech at the opening of the school of journalism. Editors call his remark a particularly happy formulation and note Heidelberg hosts the ninth journalism college in German universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambassador Schurman
Berlin
Jacob Gould Schurman
Heidelberg University
School of Journalism
Frankfurter Zeitung
Heidelberg School
Leipsic
Hamburg
Cologne
Munich
Freiburg
Munster
Nuremberg
Local Social Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Moves
Mrs. W H Haynes and Jewel vacation with Mrs. Payne in Kimball. Several families host visitors from Coopers Eggleston Detroit Beckley and Washington. Mrs Nisewander recovering after St Luke's operation. Ralph Cowan and J M Hoytz head to Morgantown for summer work and study. Mrs McGuffin plans Huntington home sale to George Craft. Families from Roanoke Logan and Spanishburg visit and travel for vacations and graduations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Haynes
Jewel
Payne
Kimball
T. B. Stanger
Coopers
Nell Williams
Eggieston
P. P. Bowen
Guy Nisewander
St. Luke's Hospital
Ralph Cowan
Morgantown
J. M. Hoytz
Martha Freeman
S& C. Leedy
Beas Skelton
Spanishburg
Annie A“D
Virginia Tabor
Detroit
Tid Tabor
Ethel Tabor
Beckley
Sam Tabor
Edward Cooper
Douglas Lee Cooper
Marylid Smith
Washington
Douglas Cooper
Janie
Martha Ellwood
Gertrude Ellwood
Hedley Craft
Sarah Louise
Alabama
More German Films Dominate Berlin Market In April
Berlin reports a surge in German screenplays on the domestic market with 16 German and 15 foreign films submitted for censor in April. The German share rose to 62 percent from 27 percent in March, while among other scientific and instructional films approved in April, 129 were German and 38 foreign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Virginia Safety Contest Nearing in Norton Virginia
The ninth annual Virginia statewide First Aid contest will be held Saturday August 20 1927 in Norton Park avenue with rain plan for the town hall. Virginia Coal Operators association sponsors with US Bureau of Mines American Red Cross and National Safety Council. Stonega No 2 team won 1926 and Roda No 2 led by Marion Large took silver. pitman Rote injured.
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Norton
Virginia
Virginia Coal Operators’ Association
Park Avenue
United States Bureau of Mines
American Red Cross
National Safety Council
Stonega No. 2
Stonega Coke and Coal Company
A. E. Callahan
Roda No. 2
Marion Large
Pitman Rote
Roda
North America
Pittsburgh
Friend's Advice Brings Noted Relief for Constipation
A reader testimonial from L H Broyles of Bluefield West Virginia praises Herb Extract formerly Herb Juice for easing chronic constipation and restoring sleep. The letter cites better appetite and energy after using several bottles and lists several local druggists and stores selling the product in West Virginia and Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E
Roanoke
Mr. Broyles
White Pharmacy
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
E. B. Spangler & Co
Princeton
W Va
Wright Drug Co
Matoaka
Gary Drug Co
Gary
Anawalt Drug Co
Anawalt
Cere Drug Co
Northfork
W.a
French Opera Opens in Leipic Theatre
Berlin report on Leipzig Neusstheater premieres of two French operas. Rabaud The Call of the Sea based on Synge Riders to the Sea drew indifference due to a gloomy libretto. Maurice Ravel The Magic Word impressed with iridescent tonal design and vivid orchestration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Neusstheater
Leipate
Enri Rabaud
J. M. Synge
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Wagner
Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Ravel
Berlin Missionaries to Use Airplanes in Propaganda
In Hellenpi n June 11 a Catholic Missionary society adopted plans to use airplanes for missionary work. Father Schulte, Germanys first priest with a pilot license, urged rapid expansion of air outreach. Delegates toured the Lufthansa air drome and flew over Berlin before voting to acquire a fleet of planes as quickly as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herlin
Catholic Missionary Society
Father Schulte
Germany
Hieplen
Berlin
Lufthansa
Hauptmanns Weavers Appears as Red Film
Berlin reports that Gerhart Hauptmann's play The Weavers is filmed to resemble Bolshevik cinema. Frederick Zelnik produced a version provoking uproar across audiences as eager fans hail a revolutionary portrayal while others whistle at the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauptmann
Weavers
Berlin
Gerhart Hauptmann
the Weavers
Rede
Cupid at Your Elbow Aids Berlin Dancers
Amorous night lifters visit a Hamburg dancing pavilion offering Cupid at Your Elbow a house telephone at each table to deliver tender messages. The modern Cupid operates through this in table installations promoting social dancing and flirtation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid AT
Berlin
Hamburg
Dance Floor Plans and Quiet Signals at Jazz Club
A male guest scans the hall for a dance partner and selects brunette at table 15. He operates a phone to blink a red light at her table and asks for the next dance in a private tone. If rejected, he faces no embarrassment with many others available.
Diamante Bolero and Midnight Sea Georgette Ensemble
A description of a sapphire blue georgette dinner gown paired with a matching bolero in sparkling diamanté, designed to resemble stars above the water. The two pieces present a coordinated evening look with celestial detailing and evening silhouette.
Paris Social Note Says One in Five Women Unwed
Paris reports a surplus of single women, about a quarter of a million girls, with one extra woman for every fifth Parisian man. The article notes potential political and economic impacts as these bachelor maids seek livelihoods and compete with married women in business and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
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Woman's Club
Pola Negri
Wunswe von Moltke
R. C. Henson
Geo. M. Thorn
Blackwood Coal and Coke Company
Mit General Manconnee Coal and Coke Company
Dorchester
BE. E. Thacker
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Dante
A. W. Wagner
Virginia-Lee Company, Inc
St. Charles
George J. Walker
Banner Raven Coal Corporation
Dril. E
Til
Ome
Coke and
Compa Stone Gap
Va. Va
Fleming
Robert Ryrenius and Company
Norton, Va
L. H. Proyles
192Nd St
MR. L. H. Broyles
Stonewall Jackson College
Abingdon, VA
F. W. Alexander
Newton
Iowa
United States
Maytag
Maine
California
Canada
Gulf
the Maytag Company
Newton, Iowa
Virginian Maytag Company
Elkhorn Street
Bluefield, W. VA
Welch, W. VA
Grafton
Parish-Nugum Maytag Co
Huntington Stillwell & Mashairri
Stillwell & Marshal Mullens, Mullens Hardware & Furn. Co
Philipps
Parish
Nuxum Maytag Co
Parkersburg
Pennsboro
Sanitary
Williamson
Chester A
Mayen Rit
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