Frost Touches Graham Area As Warm June Fades
Frost Sunday morning dropped to thirty six degrees across Graham and surrounding valleys. Vegetation escaped major damage though some potato vines and grape vines were reported touched. Residents built fires and wore heavy wraps as temperatures rose again by Monday. Odd Fellows and Good Samaritans aided the widow of G. W. Walker, donating funds to her three children. Reverend Gibson also offered assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Tion
Bailey Neighthood
Wrights Valley
Tazell County
E. Williams
Peterstown
Monroe County
Graham Peoe
Odd Fellows Good Samaritans
Rollins Hollow
G. W. Walker
Odd Fellows Lodge
Walker
Odd Fellows Order
Rev. J. &. Gibson
Graham-Gary fox chase yields blue ribbon at Graham meet
The Graham-Gary field meet Saturday night produced a strong turnout. Will, champion fox hound of the Graham pack, captured the blue ribbon after an intense eleven hour chase. Gary and Graham hunters, led by George Burge and Jen Yost, watched all night as Reynard stayed ahead by about fifty yards before the pack tired. The event fostered goodwill with Gary sportsmen and plans for a reciprocal return run. Also noted, Dr. W. E. Stiff heads to Canebrake to oversee coal company operations for Berwind-White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ary
Will
Fox
Graham Pack
Bill
Chief Havens
Maud Gillespie
Gary Pack
Reynard
Graham Pat
George Burge
Jen Yost
Gary Isaturay
Gary
Grahamen
Len Yost
Richmond elites and state service reform call
Governor should appoint beyond Richmond for Virginia military needs. The Danville Register urges civilians and war-tested Virginians statewide, not just Richmond residents, for officer posts. Big Town Meeting at the Gem seeks Red Cross support Tuesday June 19 with talks by Mrs Harrison and Miss Gillespie. Creed Wilson has joined the colors, departing Graham for Detroit to prepare for European service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Virginia
Richmond
Adjutant General's Office
Dan- Ville Register
Gem
Red Cross
Gem Theater
W. G. Harrison
Florida
Polk County
Tazewell
Graham
Creed Wilson
Colors
Wilson
Detroit
Mich
Engineer Corps
Europe
Creed
Kaiser
Graham Endricks Returns from Iowa Printing Work
Graham Endricks son of Editor A F Hendricks returned Friday night after ten months in Council Bluffs Iowa where he worked in a large printing shop. A purse found yesterday morning may be claimed by its owner with identification at the Graham Daily News office. Also noted is a patient in Bluefield Hospital and Gra ham citizen iJ oGi Holbrook again in the Bluefield Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Graham Endricks
A. F. Hendricks
Council Bluff
Iowa
Graham
Graham Daily News
Bluefield Hospital
oGi Holbrook
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mr. Holbrook
Graham Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Healings
Local residents and visitors are profiled in a Graham periodical item. The report mentions a hospitalized man improving and planning to return home soon. It notes Brings Bride From Springton T R Leedy arriving with his bride Olive Shawver to settle in Graham. It also lists many residents and guests from Springton Five Oaks Bramwell and surrounding areas visiting relatives, and others traveling by car to Crockets Cove and Russell County, with assorted occupations and family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springton
T. R. Leedy
Graham
W. Va
Robert Williamson
V M. L
Williamson
Annie Greever
Five Oaks
Miss Pyatt
Tip Top
Bluefield
J. W. McCall
Coalfield
Wittorpe
McQuail
Baldwin-Felts
Martha McGuirk
Graham i
Portsmouth
J.W. Chapman
Tazewell
R. A. Crockett
Crockets Cove
Mr. Crockett
School Gardens Schedule Sets Weekly Garden Hours
Agricultural Agent Ice will visit city school gardens for the rest of the season. West End Garden in mornings on Monday Wednesday and Friday from 5 to 12, South H Bluefield mornings Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from 8 to 12, Playgrounds mornings Monday and Thursday from 8 to 12. Children should work at least two days weekly. exceptions require permission or parent supervision. Isadore Cohen Company offers a gold medal for the best garden record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice
West End
South H Bluefield
Rodgers
Mrlee
Isadore Cohen Company
Fighting Man's Place in Army Service
West Virginia lawyers applying for judge advocate positions should expect active combat duty. Officials note these roles are in the actual fighting force and in the danger zone as often as other specialized officers like doctors. The message refutes the idea of a cushioned assignment and warns casualties are likely among the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Judge Advocate’s
Army Service
Water Quality Check On Norfolk Western Lines
Mayo Tolman state sanitary engineer completed a tour of Norfolk and Western railway water sources in West Virginia. He inspected sources supplying water for passenger trains and reported the water in excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo Tolman
Norfolk and Western
West Virginia
Parisian Sage Promises Hair Loss Prevention
A historic advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a remedy for dandruff and falling hair. It credits a Paris physician and claims three days of use will prevent baldness, with the product sold by White Pharmacy Central Pharmacy and other druggists. It emphasizes affordability, fragrance, and shiny hair outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Central
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offer and Claim
There is more Catarrh in this section than any other disease. local remedies fail and incurable was once thought. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F J Cheney & Co Toledo is a constitutional remedy taken internally and reaches mucous surfaces through the blood. A One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by Druggists The Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohilo
J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Half Century of Effort to Educate Negroes of the South
A continuation discussing democracy’s role in educating 16 million African Americans and the need for coordinated effort among white, black, and northern groups. It cites teacher shortages, private funds, and the scale of private and denominational schools, noting varied management quality from Hampton and Tuskegee to fraudulent institutions, with a call to train more leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Southland
Jones
Entity
Hampton and
Tuskegee Institutes
Federal funding for negro higher education questioned
A report criticizes sixteen ad grant institutions for negro education as poorly managed with inadequate financial records. It cites Howard University Fisk University and Meharry Medical College as the few that approach full university standards and urges concentrating efforts to build first class universities for southern Negroes while upgrading others to college level and converting rest into junior colleges to relieve the burden on higher institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Hewar
Howard University
Ashington
D. C. Fisk University
Nashville
Meharry Medical Coll Ege
South
French and German officer soldier relations contrasted in war bulletin
The National Geographic Society bulletin by Granville Portes compares the French and German officer soldier dynamics. It asserts French discipline stems from public opinion and voluntary obedience, with officers trained specialists guiding a loyal, efficient trench army and safeguarding soldiers through careful tactical choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nationa Geographic Society
Granville Portescue
Society
Petain
France
Age Cuts More Figure Than Solons Thought
West Virginia health officials urged a standard vital statistics registration as a 1917 bill faced varied legislative timing. A health department member noted the issue’s heightened public and national interest in accurate ages of youth, women, and young men discussed by lawmakers and advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons
West Virginia
State Health Department
United States
Department
Charleston
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safer liver aid
An ad extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a better alternative to calomel for bilious symptoms and constipation. It claims the product is 100 percent plant based, non salivating, and gentle enough for children, with a money back guarantee if you are not improved by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Need for Complete Birth Registration Stressed in Debate
The speaker argued loudly for public records to prove ages amid questions of under twenty one or over thirty one. He warned that without birth records many will shirk registration and urged universal birth registration as essential. He noted slackers may claim correctness while failing to ensure birth records for their sons are properly kept.
Freezone corn remover advertised by chemist
A Cincinnati chemist reportedly discovered a new ether called freezone now sold in tiny bottles from drug stores for a few cents. A few drops on a tender corn or callus dissolves the soreness and allows the corn to lift off painlessly, even between toes or tough calluses, with a yellow labeled bottle as the genuine product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erarrerie
Chicago
Cincinnati
Vany
Chamberline’s Colle and Diarrhea Remedy Endures Forty Years
The product has been in use for more than forty years with millions of bottles sold. It is praised for reliability and proven efficacy over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberline
Bankrupt Petition for Discharge in West Virginia Court
John S. Godbey of Mercer County West Virginia files a bankruptcy petition in the Southern District of West Virginia seeking discharge from all debts. The petition, dated June 12, 1917, notes lawful adjudication and surrender of property and requests a full discharge subject to exceptions by law. The court orders notice and publication and sets a hearing for July 16, 1917, at 10 o'clock before Judge Benjamin Keller, with copies to known creditors by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
West Virginia
John 8S Giodbey
Benjamin Bl.weller
John S. Godbey
Pinefield
Mercer
District Court
Est
Virginia
Benjamin ¥. Keller
Bliveseta
District Court of the United
Ndwin
Binefield
Hlineffield Daily ‘Telegraph
Bnewepaper
Benjamin F. Keller
Rlnefield
Seth
Edwin M, Keatley
Dia U. & Ss
D W Va
Notice of Trustees Sale in Bluefield West Virginia
Public auction on July 7, 1917 at 12 noon to sell real property in Bluefield WV held under a June 24, 1916 deed of trust by Jackson Patterson and Rebecca J. Patterson to L. J. Holland and W. C. Pollack. Terms cash. Debt and costs total $450.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Patterson
Rebecca J. Patterson
L. J. Holland
W. C. Pollack
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bluefield
Brackett Street
Allamont Street
Hamilton Potter
Said County
Bankrupt Edwin M Easley seeks discharge in West Virginia court
In the Southern District of West Virginia Ndwin V. Master case Edwin M Easley is adjudged bankrupt May 5 and seeks full discharge from debts. Hearing set July 11, 1917 in Bluefield with notice to creditors by mail and publication in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Judge Benjamin F Keller presides.
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Canebrake
Stiff
Honaker
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pocahontas
W. E. Stiff
Foranebrake
Ork
Hartwell
Uli
TOO
State of
Fighting Man’s Place
State Sanitary Engineer
N. & W. Territory Supply
Edwin M. Easley
Southern District
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