Graham council clears busy docket with licenses and water warnings
The Graham town council, with all members present, approved sewer work funding and new pumping measures after railroad condemnation. An ordinance aligned town licenses with state rules, potentially raising costs for hotel operators. Water waste was curbed with possible meters and extra night pumping planned amid a dry spell. The council also plotted grounds for a school site, debated a water wagon purchase, and announced upcoming local marriages and visits.
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Graham Council
Anderson
Highland Avenue
Williamson
Dr. Frazier
Graham
Tom Williamson
Sam Hufford
For Rent Ad Two Rooms Central Location
Notice offers two adjoining rooms for rent to a married couple or ladies. Apply this office. (June 4) Res he.
Wilmore wreck survivor to miss days. visits Marion then Graham
The son recuperating from injuries in the Wilmore wreck plans to stay away several days and visit Marion before returning to Graham. William Mitchell leaves this morning for Lexington on a business trip and will be away several days. Powell Royall and $8. D. May, from Wytheville after attending the supreme court, head home to Tazewell with May visiting his daughter Mrs. J. H. Hardy in Graham. Prof. J. B. McClure of Louisa, in Bluefield for an educational convention, visited Graham yesterday and met friends.
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Wilmore
Marion
Graham
William Mitchell
Lexington
Powell Royall
D. May
Wytheville
Supreme Court
Tazewell
Mr. May
J. H. Hardy
J. B. McClure
Louisa
Bluefield
Welch News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Travel
H. I. White of Matewan visited Welch on Wednesday. Mrs. T. H. Curd hosted a picnic for her guest Miss Ida May Harman of Abingdon. A large party returned by evening train. Participants included Mrs. Curd Miss Harman and many locals. Henry Roche from Baltimore, formerly Welch, was in town on business. The Kyle and Strother families saw relatives and students traveling between Welch Findlay and Blacksburg. J Graham Sale and J P Kroll were in nearby towns on business. Eri H. Evans and R. H. Heyser visited Welch. Mrs. Hall of Rogers and John D. Daily of Tazewell conducted business in Welch. Mrs. Phil Strother left for Pearisburg after months with Judge Strother.
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Minnie Beckner
Hannah Edwards
Rachel Waldron
Julia Waldron
Needham
W. H. Summerson
McCullough
Henry Roche
Baltimore
Welch
Aoene Kyle
W. Kyle
Blackscae
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Hazel Mary Strother
Findlay
Ohio
Lucy Strother
J. Graham Sale
Princeton
Carl Hutson
Fincastle
J. P. Kroll
Tazewell
James A. Strother
Culpeper
Eri. H. Evans
Crozer Coal & Coke Company
R. H. Heyser
Elkhorn
James Hall
Rogers
John D. Daily
Phil W. Strother
James French Strother
Pearisburg
Wealthy Virginia farmer wounded in attempted kidnapping
Henderson Huff Jr. of Wayne County was shot while aiding Mrs. Frank Clark to prevent her child’s abduction. An unidentified kidnapper was fatally shot. Clark, his ex wife Mary Huff, and two brothers chased the assailants. Clark is jailed in Wayne on charges of attempted kidnapping and intent to kill.
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Frank Clark
Henderson Huff, Jr
Wayne
Huntington
Clark
Tazewell County
Mary Huff
Virginia
Murder of M H Vincent’s brother-in-law at Haywood coal plant
W E Smallwood, brother-in-law of M H Vincent, was killed at the Haywood Coal Mining Company plant last week. Initial reports blamed a train, but scene evidence showed a struggle and led to five Italian workers’ arrest in Fairmont. one suspect remains at large.
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W. E. Smallwood
M. H. Vincent
Haywood Coal Mining Company
Fairmont
Smallwood
One Way of Saving a Baby Free to Try
An old newspaper ad explains infant intestinal troubles common in nine of ten cases. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for children and offers free advice and a sample from Dr W G Caldwell at 641 Caldwell Building Monticello, Dl.
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Fred Croms
Alanson
Mich
Cy Cearby
Caldwell
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