Name Contest Heats Up in Graham Daily News
Readers flood Graham Virginia area with name ideas for Bluefield page after July 1. Contributors include Rev D R Carr and Mrs Irvan A Downey, with suggestions like The United Daily News and Old Dominion Daily News.
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Graham Daily News
Joe Pruett
Lizzie
New Bluefield
Irvan A. Downey
Princeton
Graham
Cleveland
David Davies
Virginia Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Richlands
Howard E. Steele
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Va
Clinch Valley Enterprise
Steele
Downey
William R. Kidd
Kidd
Graham News
Old Dominion Daily News
Administratrix Named for Late Squire Boyd Estate
Mrs George Dodd daughter of the late Squire J Boyd has been named administratrix for the estate of her father. The Graham Daily News notes the estate value at about 60000 including real estate and his Fashion Shop interest. Earlier reports listed his worth near 50000, possibly more.
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George Dodd
Squire J. Boyd
Graham Daily News Today
Squire Boyd
Widow and heirs of Squire Boyd inherit estate
Mrs. Dodd as widow of Squire Boyd and Clarence Boyd, his grandson, inherit the estate as he left no will. Mrs. George Dodd has long managed the Fashion Shop and is known as a shrewd buyer in eastern markets serving this region.
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Dodd
Squire Boyd
Clarence Boyd
George Dodd
Morton Foresees Davis Nomination for President
P. K. Morton Charleston attorney and former Graham boy visited Bluefield Virginia and predicted John W. Davis would be nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate. He argued Democrats would not renominate McAdoo, fearing it would derail their campaign for honest government, which he called the central issue.
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P. K. Morton
Charleston
Graham Boy
New
Bluefield
Mr. Morton
Davis
John W. Davis
Morton
McAdoo
Smiths
Wetwash Laundry Doubles Capacity in Bluefield
F W Johns came from Norfolk to Bluefield to start a wet wash laundry. After initial doubt the business expanded to a third truck and prints Bluefield Va. The owner left for Florida for health, while brother in law R L Ellyson leads the New Model Laundry locally.
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F. W. Johns
Bluefield
Norfolk
Graham
O. A. Metcalf
Mr. Metcalf
St Bluefield
Johns
Florida
R. L. Ellyson
Wreath Stolen From Young Man's Grave
Mrs S E Lawson of Bluefield reports a wreath placed on her son’s grave in Maple Hill cemetery disappeared after Decoration Day and a Sunday visit. She questions the act and asks for mercy on the thief, noting the Bible’s command against stealing and urging moral reflection.
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Graham Daily News
S. E. Lawson
Bluefield
Maple Hill Cemetery
A P Miller Dies at 93 in Greenville
A P Miller longtime Monroe county resident and Confederate veteran dies in Greenville at ninety three. He was a Presbyterian church member for over fifty years and a Mason for 57 years, reflecting a long public life and service.
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A. P. Miller
Monroe County
Greenville
Mr. Miller
Presbyterian Church
First Baby Born in Bluefield Bluefield Va. Delays Begin
The question of who will be the first new citizen born in Bluefield Virginia after July 1 is raised as the date approaches. The article notes the community plans a celebration and a gift for the family of the first baby born on or after July 1, alongside the mother’s expected arrival.
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Bluefield
Harman Grandparents Welcome Dittman Daughter
Mr and Mrs EF H Harman celebrate as their granddaughter is born to Mr and Mrs T W Dittman on Friday morning Mrs Dittman is formerly Miss Annie Lee Harman.
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EF. H. Harman
T. W. Dittman
Dittman
Annie Lee Harman
Stranger Guests Fill Graham Inns This Summer
Graham sees many visitors as boarding houses run full to the attic. Mr Amato reports guests occupying rooms in town with locals noting bustle and seasonal activity.
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Mounains
Graham
Mr. Amato
Notable New Hotel Opened Across from Passenger Station
The article notes he is registering at his new hotel opposite the passenger station and feeding a number at his restaurant, highlighting the expansion of both properties and the active dining operation.
District Conference to Convene in Graham
The district conference of the Methodist church will meet in Graham on Wednesday with over a hundred delegates. Sessions occur at the Methodist church, and visitors may tour the new church building now under roof on the corner opposite the old structure.
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The
Methodist Church
Graham
Bonding plan designed to finish Graham Methodists church
Graham Methodists outline a ten year bond issue to complete their new church in the Holston Conference. The project is described as one of the handsomest in the conference and is more than half finished with substantial payments already made.
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Graham Methodists
Holston
Ancient arithmetic book of 1812 with Robert Reed name
A historical arithmetic manuscript dated 1812, owned by R. H. Mathews, spans about a hundred pages and features pen and ink calculations. The name Robert Reed appears in several places within the old volume.
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R. H. Mathews
Robert Reed
Administratrix settles estate of J Boyd 1924
Public notice by Mollie K E Dodd administratrix of J Boyd deceased asks all debtors and those with accounts at the Fashion Shop where he held an interest to settle immediately dated June 21 1924. Also a call to send children to the Daily Vacation Bible School with ongoing enrollment.
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J. Boyd
Mollie KE. Dodd
Daily Vacation Bible School
Engagement announced at Gr aham home dance
Friday evening a dance hosted by Mrs. Clarence Boyd and Mrs. J. Paul Cecil at the I. B. E. Baker home in Graham celebrated the forthcoming marriage of Miss Nell Whitesell and K. E. Greiser of Cincinnati on June 27. Guests included many local couples and friends.
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Clarence Boyd
J. Paul Cecil
I. BE. Baker
Graham
Nell Whitesell
K. E. Greiser
Cincinnati
Ecards
Pepass
Mamie Sexton
Helen Baylor
Margaret McCall
Mary Martha Davenport
Ruth Metcalf
Girlie Crockett
Pearl Bruster
Ellen Galloway
Messrs
Lane Nash
Henry Frazier
Vincent Sexton
Alfred Frazier
Bob
Harold Repass
Willard Metcalf
Bill Zimmerman
Cameron King
Eddie Bailey
Harry Lawson
Harold Speed
Philip
Sterling Williamson
Clay
Everet Calloway
Pete Crockett
Joe Rawlings
Shelby Lusk
Ken Greiser
James Horton
K. B. Thomas
Billy Hardbarger
Two Tallow Candles Melted by Heat
In the Thompson home on Highland avenue two unlit tallow candles melted from natural heat and toppled from their candle sticks. Some residents recall Friday as the hottest day in this section with thermometers near or above one hundred though shaded readings stayed around ninety.
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Foster
Dudley Thompson
Highland Avenue
Candles Ignite Fire At A B Girardi Home
Neighbors gathered in an upstairs room of the Thompsons home when candles on a stand melted and toppled causing a blaze. Fire spread as the staff leaked wax, prompting residents to grab blankets and retreat as cool breezes from the nearby East River Mountain flowed in.
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Thompsons
A. B. Girardi
East River Mountain
Married man charged with serious offense
Herman Crabtree a married Saltville man was arrested here and returned to Saltville on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a fourteen year old girl from a prominent family. He worked as a brick mason here and offered little to discuss. Officer C H Helms brought him back to Saltville.
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Herman Crabtree
Saltville
Crabtree
C. H. Helms
Ice Delivery Starts Monday in Graham at 75 Cents Per Hundred
Beginning Monday the Graham area will receive ice deliveries priced at seventy five cents per hundred with a single price for all customers. Satisfactory service is guaranteed. Compton and Harris invite orders and trial deliveries.
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Graham
Lomax Opens Pool and Burch Park by Dry Fork
A large crowd attended the opening day at Lomax near Dry Fork for the new swimming pool and Burch Park. The coal company provided the resort to house its workers and expects strong popularity.
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Lomax
Dry Fork
Burch Park
Coal Company
West Graham Marshmallow Feast Hosted by Miss Eva Snell
Miss Eva Snell hosted a marshmallow feast at her West Graham home Friday evening attended by a number of local young people.
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Eva Snell
West Graham
Peery Aide Visits During Vacation From Washington
McCall Frazier secretary to Congressman George C. Peery is here from Washington for the vacation. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McQueen moved across the Virginia state line and like the new location on Vincel street. Harry C. Williams proprietor of Willowdale Swimming Pool left for Atlantic City and northern beaches to study styles and resorts and will visit his uncle Hiram Cheatwood in Ocean City New Jersey.
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McCall Frazier
George C. Peery
Washington
J. J. McQueen
Virginia
State Line
Vincel Street
Harry C. Williams
Willowdale
Atlantic City
Williams
Hiram Cheatwood
Ocean City
N. J
Lost Virginia auto license tag requests call or reward
A. A. Haun reports a lost Virginia automobile license tag numbered 168927 in West Graham. Finders are asked to call 5111 or White Me Box 23 for a suitable reward.
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Virginia
West Graham
Steel Consolidated Inc Officers Announced
Buffalo dated June 21 AP reports the re organized L. R. Steel interests announce officers led by Walter M. Wilkins of Buffalo as president and general counsel David M. Lewis of New York as vice president and general manager Mathews Hanson of Grand Rapids as VP real estate Robert F Ullrich of Buffalo as VP farm produce stores Clarence E Booth of Rochester as VP stockholders interests John O Lloyd of Buffalo as treasurer and Parker Stuart of Syracuse as secretary Directors to be elected later in Colorado western states western Quebec western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and western states regions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Steel Consolidated, Inc
L. R. Steel
Clarence E. Booth
Rochester
Protective Trust Company
Walter M. Wilkins
David M. Lewis
New York
United States
Mathews Hanson
Grand Rapids
Mich
Robert
English Lunatics At Large Due To Fear Of Lawsuits
London reports many English lunatics are at large as doctors avoid confinement to prevent potential illegal detention lawsuits. The situation reflects tension between public safety and legal risk in mental health care.
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London
Busy Real Estate Week Promises Growth in Town
The past week filled with transactions as R. M. Atkins starts a new Monroe street home. W. A. Thornhill buys Snell lot for brick house. E. H. Harman acquires two Serpent street lots for rental or sale homes. P. W. Sutphin buys three East Graham lots. Mrs. D. Morrisett stake set near the passenger station and Stoval Real Estate engineers plot near the same. Town officials predict a new era of prosperity and activity.
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R. M. Atkins
West End
Monroe Street
W. A. Thornhill
J. G. Snell
E. H. Harman
Sergent Street
P. W. Sutphin
East
Graham
D. Morrisett
Stoval Real Estate Company
Confidence Two Leading Camps Still Unabated
A New York news account details Norman E. Mack chosen as Roosevelt floor leader at the convention while Roosevelt attends a wedding and Governor Smith’s campaign builds confidence, claiming support for Smith despite optimistic chatter about a nomination.
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Hor
United States
Copeland
New York City
Permanent Organization Committee
Roosevelt
Norman E. Mack
Daniel Riordan
Smith
Not Unification Plan Rejected by Supreme Court Quote
The United States Supreme Court rejects a northern plan claiming changed conditions justify its stance. It asserts that no alteration of circumstance can nullify a contract once rightly made and argues the plan’s treatment of the negro is unacceptable, including two negro bishops.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Tobacco filler used for road project in Kearney New Jersey
Cans of tobacco totaling 1.8 million dollars donated for overseas troops are being used as road filler along the Backensack river in Kearney New Jersey. Customs inspectors condemned 6,000 unsold cases as unfit to smoke worth 150 thousand dollars and disposal costs were expected. Permission was granted to dump the tobacco into Kearney Meadows amid donor cards from Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund including Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times.
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Kearney
N. J
Backensack River
New York
Kearney Meadows
Our Boys In
France
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
The
Denver Times
Two World Records Set in Louisville Air Carnival
Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Harold R. Harris broke world weight carrying records during an air carnival in Louisville. MacReady flew an eight passenger Army transport with 551 pounds for seven hours 20 minutes, despite a radiator leak. Harris piloted a Martin bomber with 1102 pounds for seven hours 29 minutes, surpassing the previous mark of two hours 12 minutes. A separate line notes a gorilla killed three hunters and two natives in five minutes in an African jungle.
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Louisville
John A. MacReady
Harold R. Harris
MacReady
Harris
McAdoo Smith Speakership Dominates Democratic Convention Notes
Predictions of deadlock mix with claims by McAdoo and Smith camps that nomination will come early. Speeches undecided as convention officials debate timing. no balloting until platform is adopted. List of speakers includes Phelan, Roosevelt, Baker, Holt, Matthews, and others. several names may be dropped or added.
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McAdoo
Smith
Sesson
Wiliam G. McAdoo
James P. Phelan
California
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oscar Underwood
Forney Johnson
Birmingham
Ala
James M. Cox
Newton D. Baker
John W. Davis
John M. Holt
Huntington
W. Va
G. S. Silser
John A. Matthews
Newark
N. J
Joseph T. Robinson
Charles H. Brough
Arkansas
Jonathan Davis
Representative Ayres
Kansas
Charles W. Bryan
Harry B
Woman May Know Hiding Place Lost
Chicago officials say a Wisconsin woman Louise Drafka wife of Willis Newton may know the hiding place of over 2 million dollars in cash and securities taken in the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul mail train robbery. She was arrested after Newton's arrest and gave him 36000 from safety deposits to buy his freedom. Federal officers seized the money and police turned her over to federal custody, drawing criticism from a judge. Officials traced a Chicago to New London call and believe she may have seen the loot and know who holds it.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Louise Drafka
New London
Wis
Willis Newton
Newton
Sycamore, Ills
Lindsay
Post Office
Joliet
Ills
Swing to Hemline Frocks Feature Graceful Hem Silhouettes
Describes dresses with printed muslin fabric and rounded overlapping flounces creating a graceful swing at the hemline. Highlights dainty frocks and stylish movement in light fabrics.
Body found in lump of bush near Speight hideout
Martinsburg, W Va June 21 Twenty five state policemen and local officers hunted the mountains for G E Speight a farmer wanted in connection with the death of Ulrich C Crawford a state trooper whose buckshot riddled body was found in a clump of bushes early today Crawford and three other officers had gone to Speights home to arrest him for threatening a county auctioneer over a debt They failed to find Speight and searched woods where Crawford was killed The body was taken to a morgue where an inquest is set for tomorrow.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
G. E. Speight
Ulrich C. Crawford
Speight
Crawford
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Mr. Calloway
Graham Daily
BY Akerz
WWE
Parlor
Toreadors
Rush
Tush
Warner You
South Sea
Nokapaw
TVE
NEA Service, Inc
Compton and Harris
Graham Persoals
A. A. Haun
Madoo
W. G. Bottimore
R. A
Masonic Temple
Graham, Va
J. F. Galloway
Sec’ty
Goodyear
Brumfield Garage
Graham, Virginia
Baylor-Barbee Building
Main Street
Shelby Heights
Dudley Land Co., Inc
Baylor
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