Graham City Debates Auto License Tax Plan
Graham council debates licensing foreign and local cars to fund street upkeep. A proposed tax on autos is rejected by most members. July 1 sets license fees of 25 cents per horsepower for Graham owners and $15 yearly for operators and dealers. Speed limits set at 8 to 12 mph within town limits with stricter rules on curves and built up areas.
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Graham
Graham Council
R. L. Gillespie
Gillespie
Poindexter
Williamson
Anderson
Messrs
Mathews
Osborne
Hatford
Galloway
Pierce
Ellyson Declares Candidacy in Statewide Primary
Ellyson announces bid for gubernatorial nomination in August statewide primaries. He endorses prohibition, improved roads and schools, lower taxes, and higher salaries, speaking at Bodyton on Monday following a frost event.
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J. Taylor Ellyson
Bodyton
Ellyson
Liver digestion woes prompt Black Draught trial
Meadowsville Kentucky resident Cynthia Higginbotham aged 65 recalls poor digestion and inactive liver. After taking Black Draught she reports appetite return strength and natural bowel action. The ad touts seventy years of use and a price of 25 cents per package.
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Thedford
Virginia Politician Faces Legacy Gap In Public Life
The piece notes Mr. Ellyson’s long tenure as party chairman in Virginia and questions his push to champion widely supported reforms. It highlights his brief ten lines on World War I and keeps him silent on equal suffrage while endorsing primary law changes to let a poor man run for office. The comment links his stance to statewide frost timing as a possible coincidence.
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Ellyson
Virginia
Ellys
Graham Red Cross organization formed in Graham
The Graham unit of the American Red Cross organized yesterday at the Gem Theater with 52 members. Officers include Mrs. J. J. Nincoln chairing, Mrs. J. M. Tanner vice chair, Rev. J. E. Gibson secretary, and George A. Reynolds treasurer. Miss Ethel Cameron will sail for France to join a Red Cross nursing unit. A plan for cemetery improvement and local minstrel fundraisers was announced, alongside highway labor pay news and other community notes.
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Graham Unit
American Red Cross
Gem Theater
J. J. Nincoln
Graham
J. M. Tanner
J. E. Gibson
George A. Reynolds
J. W. Browning
Williamson
Red Cross
Harrison
Tazewell County
France
Ethel Cameron
Miss Cameron
St. Luke's Hospital
Richmond
Germany
J. P. Cameron
Graham Cemetery Association
Gem
Airs
W. N. Guy
J. A. Strickland
Castlewood
Norfolk and Western
Mr. Strickland
Katherine Keller
Norton
A. F. Hendricks
P. H. Ritter
Giles County
Ed Tiller
West Graham
W. H. Blevins
Mabel
Sciotoville
Ohio
W. P. Sprinkle
Blevins
Sprinkle
Wytheville
Baseball Meeting Called To Organize Local Team
Baseball fans are asked to meet at the mayor's office tonight to elect a manager and captain for the local team. All ball players and sons of players are urged to attend.
Coal politics clash over West Virginia interests in national committee
A Chicago Tribune style critique argues that the coal industry leaders and labor figures were added to a national committee to check operators, but West Virginia faces exclusion. The piece urges WV chambers and citizens to demand a WV voice or face consequences, noting perceived bias in Washington power dynamics.
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Nne
Xcept
West Virginia
Miners’ Organization
White
Frank J. Hayes
William Green
John N. Lewis
James Lord
Mining Department
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Mine Workers
James Kerwin
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Washington
Coal Committee
Special Red Cross Dividends Prompt Public Aid
Corporations plan to distribute special Red Cross dividends to shareholders and redirect the funds to the national humanitarian drive. H P Davidson urges voluntary, noncoercive contributions with full understanding of the Red Cross position to avoid pressure and preserve donor goodwill.
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Red Cross
H. P. Davidson
Red Cross War Council
Cleveland H. Dodge
Davidson
Discharged Guardsmen Called to Register in West Virginia
Major George S. Wallace ordered all West Virginia National Guard members aged twenty one to thirty who have been discharged since June 5 to register immediately. Commanders must ensure current and future dischargees within age limits register, and county and city boards previously handling June 5 registration are instructed to enroll any eligible men who seek registration.
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War Department
George 8. Wallace
West Virginia
National Guard
Dealers Limited to Transfer of License Tags, State Says
State road commission reports hundreds of inquiries about transferring license tags. Inquiries show only dealers may transfer tags, and only for bona fide demonstrations for sale.
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Road Commission
Inquirer
Eagles Convene in Macon for Southeast District Meet
Hundreds of delegates attend the annual convention of the southeastern district of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Macon Georgia with local lodges from Georgia Alabama Florida and the Carolinas represented. The two day program includes business sessions a parade and various entertainment features.
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Macon
Order of Eagles
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Carolinas
President May Visit Nantucket
Nantucket mass July 19. The famous summer colony on the eastern end of the island of Nantucket awaits the probability of a visit by the president and his party. The expected sightseers include prominent stage figures.
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Nantucket
Mass
Jime
Siaseonset
Cueqauy O
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