Ground broken for Emory and Henry Fitting School near Princeton
A celebratory ground breaking in Princeton marked the Emory and Henry Fitting School site with a 500 student capacity main building. Rev. S. B. Vaught led prayers, local business leaders touted support, and a ceremonial blast began foundation work on the 62.5 acre plot seen as a milestone for the region and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory and Henry
Methodist Conference
Princeton
D. H. Carr
D. H. Thornton
Business Men's Club
Wet weather remains as moon signals continue
The piece notes persistent rain forecast by local weather prophets with moon phase imagery. Capt L H Perkins plans six new apartment suites from a two story Honaker Ave store, to be ready by mid next month with stucco finish. The Margaret McKenzie chapter of the Children of the Revolution meets Saturday with plans for essays on cigarette harms and General Andrew Lewis. Dorothy Hale leads the program. Charles Merrill handles social hour and games. WANTED Ladies to engage in pleasant outdoor work part time in Princeton and Bluefield earning 10 to 25 dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lewis
Cecil Gore
Dorothy Hale
Charles Merrill
Princeton
Bluefield
How to Sleep 3 in a Bed Beecham’s Pills Ad
Advice on sleeping with three in bed and a Beecham’s Pills promotion claims the product aids digestion and bowel movement in both children and adults. The ad asserts pills sweeten the stomach invigorate digestion and stimulate liver function. Available at all druggists for 25c and 50c.
Confederate Veteran Bailey of Rock Dies at 112
Cornelius W. Bailey, a Rock resident and Confederate Army veteran born April 23, 1847, died suddenly at home on Friday June 15. Funeral services were held Sunday. He leaves a widow, three daughters Mrs W T Gibson of Bluefield Mrs C W Grim of Athens and Mrs S P Bailey of Rock and son Grason A Bailey of Sweetwater Tennessee. He spent his life on the family farm and served from age 17 until the war's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius W. Bailey
Rock
Eli
Charlotte Temple Bailey
W. T. Gibson
Bluefield
C. W. Grim
Athens
S. P. Baileyfi Rock
Grason A. Bailey
Sweetwater
Tenn
Eastern Star Elects Officers for the Year
At the annual Eastern Star election in the Masonic Hall thirty eight Bluefield guests attended. Officers elected for the coming year include Mrs. Alice Fry as worthy patron and E. Q. Walker as worthy patron with several other named officers and three year trustee R. N. Vermillion. A social hour followed with salad sandwiches cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Bluefield
Miss Watson
Gollehon
Kitts
Easley
Creswell
Vera Easley
Alice Fry
E. Q. Walker
Tansie Mandeville
Alice Cleghon
Nettie Spangler
Ida Vermillion
Mary Kelley
Annie Wiyeres
Maggie Simms
Marshal
Eva McClaugherty
Ada
Mary Turner
Ruth
Augusta Morris
Esther
Sadie Morris
Martha
Grace Hall
Electa
Maggie Lusk
M. E. Thomas
Sentinel
R. N. Vermillion
French Lingerie Details Highlight Lace and Embroidery
Matching cap designs feature real French lace and fine embroidery, with boudoir caps echoing the trimming of the combination or chemise, showcasing luxurious finish and cohesive styling.
Valley Woman's Missionary Union Holds Dual Sessions
Great interest marked two Valley W M U sessions at First Baptist Roanoke with reports from Bel spring to Pearlsburg. Officers detailed a year of activity and a total missionary contribution of 24787.74, averaging 6.67 per member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Woman's Missionary Union
First Baptist Church
Belspring
Blacksburg
Cambria
Christiansburg
Eagle Rock
Hollins
Mill Creek
Narrows
Pearlsburg
Pulaski
Radford
Calvary
Roanoke
Belmont
Roanoke Calvary
Jefferson Street
Virginia Heights
Salem
Starkey and Vinton
L. B. Allen
H. C. Gilmer
R. A. Henderson
Buchanan Mountain School
F. P. Robertson
New Lebanon Association
Eastern
Intermont
W. R. Whitescarver
The
Valley Association
Woman's Missionary Society
Young Women’s Auxiliary
Girls’ Auxiliary
Royal Ambassadors
Sunbeams
P. H. Chelf
Baptist
Mary Duncan
Southern Baptist Convention
Kansas City
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Howard C. Gilmer
Odd Fellows Booster Meeting Notice at Walker Hall
Notice for an open meeting of the Odd Fellows at Walker Hall at 7 30 p m on Wednesday June 27 grand lodge officers present refreshments served all invited. Lost on Wednesday a long bar pin set with sapphires and pearls on Center or Walker street return to Mrs J Ainsworth for reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Walker Hall
Grand Lodge
Center
Walker Street
Knowledge Your Own State and Historic Sites Recalled
The article highlights Union area mansions Elmwood and Walnut Grove once guests of Henry Clay. It notes Old Rehoboth Church near Union, built 1786, a log sanctuary with defensive features still standing under a new roof. It promotes Standard gasoline as a reliable motor fuel in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Elmwood
Walnut Grove
Henry Clay
Rehoboth Church
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Abingdon
A. S. Thorn
Emory and Henry College
Virginian
Norfolk and Western
Ek. F. Kahle
Hill Billy
C. R. McNutt
McClaugherty
Carr
Mr. Jackson
Wythe County
John R. Pendleton
Pithy
L. H. Perkins
Honaker Avenue
Ing
Margaret McKenzie
Children of the Revolution
Sarah
William
Caroline Sanders
North Walker Street
Mercer
Feed & Supply CO
Princeton, W. VA
W. MU
Jackie Coogan
Sola
ROYAL
Wells
Danny
BY Allman
Smarty
West Virginia
Munroe County
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Lan
Delton
Secolare Tip Bell Union
Newcastle
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