Girl Delinquency Case Shocks Princeton Court
A seventeen year old girl from Princeton was held for juvenile court after naming six local men she accused of contributing to her delinquency. She had gone astray over a year, with recent notoriety. The article notes Liberty Loan subscriptions by Virginian railroad employees and a plan to recruit via a West Virginia National Guard band.
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L. A. Pine
W. TH. Malcolm
Malcolm
Bluefield
Salvation Army
Liberty Loan
Virginian
Davis
National Guard
Williamson, Welch
West Virginia
Princeton
Local Units Announce Drilling Schedules
Local military companies have released their drilling calendars showing upcoming sessions and dates for routine training. Public notices indicate times and locations for citizen servicemembers to attend drills and annual training events.
Golden Red Oil Promoted for Rheumatism and Ailments
Advertises a golden red oil claimed to ease rheumatism neuralgia lumbago stiff joints corns bunions cuts burns bruises sore throat croup diphtheria and tonsillitis. Sold in 26 or 50 cent bottles with money back guarantee by leading druggists Odykoontz Drug Co.
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Odykoontz Drug Co
Recruits Undergo Intensive Drilling and Training
The document describes morning and afternoon drills for men and schooling for officers from 8 to 10 am and 2 to 8 pm, noting rapid drill pace by officers in recent weeks. It also reports Miss Girdie Burch’s postoperative recovery at Princeton General Hospital and a council canvass finding no changes in municipal election returns.
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Che
Girdie Burch
Z. B. Burch
Athens
Princeton General Hospital
State Adopts Extensive New Textbook Pack for Schools
The Virginia state school book commission approves a five year adoption beginning July 1 with a long list of publishers and titles across elementary and high school grades. It names updated series for grammar, readers, arithmetic, geography, history, science and more including Webster’s dictionaries and Congdon music primers.
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The
State School Book Commission
Virginia
Bisons Grammar School
Lewis’ History
Hitchie Galdwell
Congdon Music
Webster' Dictionary
Ashley
Ferman
Andrews
Davenport
Walker
Caesar and Johnston
Kingery
Citexe
Speiler
Iroquois Publishing Co
Wheeler
W. H Wheeler & Co
Jason Grammar School
Scott Foresman & Co
Hamilton
Lippincott
J. B. Lippincott Co
Laurel Book Co
Benson and Betts, Bobbs-Merrill Co
Atkinson, Mentzer & Co
Congdon
C. H. Congdon
American Book Co
U. Ss
Mace
Europe
Rand, McNally & Co
World Book Co
Davison
Industrial Book and Equipment Co
Kimball
D. C. Heath & Co
Frey
West Virginia
Lewis Vetory
First Riverside
Reuters
Feuehton Mifflin
B. F. Johnson Co
Free
Treadwell
Row. Peterson &9
Elson
Atkinson, Mentzer & ¢ A
Chitwood
Silver Burdett & Co
Story
World Books
Geographic Reader
A. C. Webb Publishing
Slaught & Lennis
Alion & Pacon
H. Sanborn
Brooke
Einglish
Hinchman
Century Co
Fai
Metcalf
B. F. Johnsons’Co
West
Allyn & Bacon
Aadley
Macmillan Company
the Century Co
Weidenhamer & Company
Johnson & Kingery
Knapp
Ginn & Co
War Registration Near Nine Million Figures
Washington reports war registration totals near nine million as 42 states plus the District of Columbia show 839,582 registrants. Projections suggest 9,539,000 men enrolled if trends continue, with breakdowns by race and status and a possible 445,884 deficiency.
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Washington
District of Columbia
McCall
Massachusetts
Crowder
A League to Enforce Peace with Justice
Washington reports Secretary confirms Pershing arrival in Paris signals U S participation in war to enforce peace with justice. He cites reception for General Pershing and destroyer squadron as proof of allied harmony and unity toward the common war aim.
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General Pershing
Paris
America
Washington
Dodays
Ceneral Pershing
Amerca
England
France
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Princeton and
Mercer Street
W. Va
Kk. Burnham
Chicago
Sewell’s Point
Victoria
Roanoke
Railroad Company
Les Eee
Boy Scouts of
Lange
James C. Crane
Fulton Street
New York
Durham
Jon Bieder
Durham Duplex Razor CO
Jensey City Nuk
Kuppenheimer
Lilly Clothing Company
BONK
Ron Peterson & Co
Hopkins
Benj, H. Sanborn Co
Payne
B. F. Johnson Company
Milliken & Gale
Ginn & Company
Morris
J. B. Lippincott
Kinne & Cooley
Macmillan Co
Macmillan
Macmillan O
Thor Cays Reiss
CW. Pilfott Co
Northfork
Bluefield Bottling Co
Vacs
Plat Yop Bottling Co
Weleh
We Vans Williamson Bottling Co
Williamson
W.va
M. G. Whit Owardware CO
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
Elks Opera House
Bot Schafer
Palm Beach
Piedmont Quartette
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