Names flood in for Graham Daily News replacement
Readers from Graham and surrounding areas flood the editor with name ideas as the town shifts to Bluefield after July 1. Contributions include Bluefield Daily News and Twin City Daily News, with other suggestions from Pocahontas and Flat Top Yard.
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Graham Daily News
Graham
Bluefield
Bluefield Virginia Advocate
W. G. Wagoner
Bluefield Virginian
Susan Raach
Pocahontas
Twin City Daily News
Graham Fans Back Twin-City Baseball Team
Graham residents express strong support for the Twin-City ball club with many boosters, including RK H Palmer, urging subscriptions to Blue Gray stock as hot dry weather promises better attendance. Vacation Bible School attendance grows with teachers Miss Lilian Umbarger and Miss Rice Pass guiding sessions at Graham High School auditorium from nine to twelve.
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Graham
Uefield
W. Va
RK. H. Palmer
Graham Fant
Palmer
Vacation Bible School
Lilian Umbarger
Ricepass
Graham High School
City
Miss Virginia Peery Valedictorian At Radford Normal
Miss Virginia Peery selected valedictorian of her Graham class at Radford Normal. Her high achievement drew praise from the school president, staff, and student body. She is the daughter of Mrs. Ailee Peery, a night operator in Graham.
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Graham
Virginia Peery
Radford
Miss Peasy
Miss Peery
Ailee Peery
Night Telephone Central
Funeral Attended For Charley Peery In North Tazewell
The funeral and burial of Charley Peery a North Tazewell school boy drew a large crowd. He reportedly owned two pistols one loaded and the other unloaded and in confusion pulled the trigger of the loaded gun causing a fatal wound.
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Charley Peery
North Tazewell
Lamb Shipment Starts From Clinch Valley After Snow
The Clinch Valley sheep belt begins shipments with several cars of young lambs leaving Russell and Tazewell county points for eastern markets. Growers expect a strong season as the lamb market shows signs of vitality. The article notes a family link to Charley Harman through the mother.
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Clinch Valley
Russell
Tazewell
Graham Personal News Roundup
Clarence Taylor has arrived home from Virginia Medical College and plans to visit his parents in Castlewood. Miss Gladys McCreary returns from Bluefield Sanatorium after a long illness. Miss Mary Martha Davenport and Blanch Kennedy stay at Big Stone Gap. Mrs. George Bises comes from Portsmouth to see her father J. M. Graham who is improving. The Peery sisters return to Radford Late Normal for summer course. J. P. McMullin is much improved and about. Bobby Pierce returned home after a visit in Graham. Dr Eugene Witten and wife drive to New York, with Miss Katherine Strickland accompanying them.
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Clarence Taylor
Virginia Medical College
Castlewood
J. Taylor
Clarence
Gladys McCreary
Bluefield
George Bises
Portsmouth
Ohio
M. Graham
Graham
Josephine
Virginia
Gladys Peery
Radford
J. P. McMullin
Bobby Pierce
Gan
Eugene Witten
New York
Katherine Strickland
Moonshine raid nets Augusta County man charged
A raid on Mud Fork led to John Anderson being charged with operating a still. He posted bail in Tazewell for the next court term. Officers Gravely and Shamblin conducted the raid. Anderson's wife suffered heart trouble but has largely recovered. Deputy B C Neel, shot during the raid, remains in favorable condition at Bluefield Sanitarium.
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Mud Fork
John Anderson
Anderson
Tazewell
Gravely
Shamblin
Prohibition
B. C. Neel
Mr. Neel
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mrs Istolen Akers Dies in Lexington
News reaches the city of the death of Mrs Istolen Akers wife of Rev W D Akers of Sparta Ohio sister of Postmaster J Terrys Akers of this city The death occurred at Lexington Ky Mrs Akers had gone to Wilmore College to attend commencements when she fell ill and was taken to a Lexington hospital She was a daughter of Rev L R Robinson of the North Carolina Conference.
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Istolen Akers
W. D. Akers
Sparta
Ohio
J. Terrys Akers
Lexington
Mrea
Akers
Wilmore College
McAdoo Campaign Plans Aboard Boardwalk Welcome
Supporters of William G McAdoo lay elaborate plans for a ceremonious greeting as he arrives in New York from California. A committee linked to Mayor Hylan will meet McAdoo at Penn Station, with David Ladd Rockwell, his campaign manager, present.
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Coney Boardwalk
William G. McAdoo
New York
California
Hylan
Mr. McAdoo
New Yorker
Pennsylvania Station
David Ladd Rockwell
McAdoo
Florida delegation delays as welcome party misfires
A chaotic scene in New York as a welcome party searches for a missing man who mistook a prearranged Florida welcome. Florida delegates arrive separately, while Porto Rican delegates take the luncheon spotlight. The episode highlights security and entertainment efforts amid the Democratic convention setup.
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Slemp
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Robert Hawley
Wyoming
Charley _Harman
G. L. Smith
Pedigo
Bluefield, W. Va
Wacington
D. C
J. M. Cox
Boomers
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Vanderbilt
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Nantucket Island
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York City
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Everglades
Bankers’ Club
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American Press Association
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Porto Rico
Rutland
Eng
Dresden
Carl Goerber
A.w.cox DeptStore
Cox's
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Yale
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the Musical Maids Vierra
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Thomas E. Green
Washington, D. C
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Kentucky
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West
William E. Wenner
WELCH
Williamson
Cox’s Luggage Department
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