Enrollment Surges at Concord College Summer School
In Athens West Virginia on June 16 enrollment for Concord College Summer School reached 676 with more to come. The crowds pressed to enroll and adjust schedules while visitors parked in crowded lots and buses ferried in students. Plans include Redpath Chautauqua lectures musicales and frequent films. Concord Players will also perform during the season.
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Athens
W. Va
Concord College Summer School
Concord
Patterson and Fortner Wed at Athens Methodist
Everett Patterson and Miss Aileen Fortner of Elwood were united in marriage at the Athens Methodist church on June 6 1928 by Rev I N Munsey pastor of the church.
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Everett Patterson
Aileen Fortner
Elwood
Methodist
Athens
I. N. Munsey
Methodist Church
Jim Roland
The
Bethel
George Roland
L N. Munsey
Smith College graduation paths of notable attendees
Dr. George West Diehl president of Concord College went to Northampton Massachusetts for Smith College graduation exercises. Mrs Diehl a Smith student for the last year will receive rewards for her work. Dr Diehl Mrs Diehl and Miss Coleman a Smith graduate will return to Athens next week and Miss Coleman will lead a summer school history class as assistant.
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George West Diehl
Concord College
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Cord
Medical College
Faye Nelson
Asheville
N. C
A. W. Nelson
R. D. Brinker
Princeton
Marshall College
Huntington
Concord
Thelma Phiegar
June Methodist Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Beulah Via Home
The June meeting on June 7 was hosted by Mrs J A Cooper Mrs Via and Mrs Nora Archer at the Via residence. Reports were heard led by Mrs Fink on projects including reroofing the parsonage by Woodrum Tinning and Roofing Co and a nearly finished quilt with 788 names.
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Methodist Missionary Society
Beulah Via
J. A. Cooper
Via
Nora Archer
G. J. Fink
Grateful Endorsement for Konjola Relief
Mrs. Malissa Bright of Northview Clarksburg reports rheumatism pain and shoulder stiffness eased after taking Konjola. She credits the medicine with reducing swelling and restoring strength, allowing mobility and ending years of chronic pain. Konjola is sold at Easley-Penn Drug Store in Bluefield and Hale Pharmacy in Princeton, with many local drugstores carrying it.
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Malissa Bright
Northview
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Easley-Penn
Earths Steam Powers Heating and Cooking in Parks
In Yellowstone National Park hot springs supply bath water and heat for shops and lodging in the Upper Geyser Basin. Hawaii National Park uses live steam from a Kilauea vent to heat the administration building. Alaska’s Katmai visitors report heat from the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes used for cooking and warming tents.
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Washington
Mother Earth
Yellowstone
Hawaii National Parks
Carters
Hawaii National Park
National Park Service
Kilauea
Katmai National Monument
Alaska
Medical Missions after Fifty Years Program Recap
Mrs R S Gatherum led a program on medical missions after fifty years while Mrs Gertrude Sampson reported current news in mission circles. Punch and cake were served by the hostesses.
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R.S. Gatherum
Gertrude Sampson
Estelle Gray-Sheyinne to Perform at Concord College
Rare treat promised as Estelle Gray-Sheyinne, famed violinist praised in America and Europe, appears at Concord College on June 20. Her past concerts drew record crowds and critical acclaim, with fashion influence noted in New York Paris London and Newport.
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Estelle Gray-Sheyinne
Concord College
America
Europe
Remembe
Estelle Gray- Shevinne
New York
Paris
London
Newport
Widow Queen of Romania in Secluded Turkish Retreat
Queen Marie, aged 63, lives with her daughter Iliana in Bakshik, Turkey, in a mosque converted into a retreat. She governs in spirit, letting a regency handle state affairs for her grandson Mihal while pursuing literature, gardening, painting, and charity. She vows patience amid Prince Carol’s troubles and urges prudent business for his loss of the Romanian crown.
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Associated Press
Balshik
Romania
Marie
Iliana
Black Sea
Mihal
Bakshik
Bucharest
Stara
Carol
Romanian Crown Heir Deserts. Queen Seeks Return
The queen describes Princess Carol as erratic and blames sinister advisers for her son’s actions in London. She laments the king and herself grooming him as heir while insisting she has pledged not to disrupt the established order and to pursue his return to Romania during exile.
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Ther
Carol
London
Romania
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Malissa
Jess Lee Toler
Joan Coleman
John Preston Williams
Clear
East Prince
Joe Walthall
Dorsey Martin
Paris Lilly
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
A. B. Moore
Virginia University
Saturda
Pearle Fankhauser
Parsons
Frank Lively
Charleston
Harry
H. F. Kesler
B. L. Kesler
Lowell
J. F. Holroyd
Ben Bird
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Lewis
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James A. Mills
Grinnell College
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Maytag
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Virginian Maytag Company
Elkhorn Street
Beckley Glenvil
Gassawa Oranteville
Raleigh Mortwene
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Elk Valley Aent Co
Stillwell & Marehall
W. V. Welch
Silwell
Marshall Mullens Hardware & Furn. Co
Biliwell & Marshall
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