Announcement Card for Mabel Ruth McNary Cope Wedding
Mr and Mrs Harry L McNary announce the engagement and forthcoming wedding of Mabel Ruth to Walter Atlee Cope on Thursday June sixteenth nineteen hundred twenty seven at Garnett Kansas. The cards note the bridegroom’s past role as manual training instructor at Beaver high school and reflect the wide interest among his friends in this city.
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Walter Atlee Cope
Garnett
Kanaae
Beaver High School
Attractive Bride Honored at Formal Bridge Party
For Bluefield Virginia resident Mrs J H McNeer Jr formerly Miss Helen Baylor the bridge party was hosted by Mrs F Spencer Armistead in Akers apartments. Mrs F M Archer won high score and Mrs Lucille Wilson Perkins the second. Mrs Armistead plans more informal events.
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J. H. McNeer, Jr
Bluefield
Helen Baylor
F. Spencer Armistead
Akers Apartments
F. M. Archer
Lucille Wilson Perkins
McNeer
Armistead
Blue City Blue Boys to Play Shrine Dance and Roof Garden Event
The Blue City Blue Boys will perform Friday evening at the Masonic temple for the Shrine club dance and provide music for the roof garden dance at the Peery building Thursday evening.
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Blue City Blue Boys
Masonic Temple
Peery
Blue Boys
Meeting Notice for Junior C A R at Nancy Tynes Home
Attention is directed to a change of a queens for Junior Stotp. The meeting will be held this afternoon at 3 at the home of Nancy Tynes on Russell Terrace.
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A. R
Nancy Tynes
Russell Terrace
Pennel Rejoins Studies in Cincinnati After South America
John Pennel recently back from South America is studying muscle in Cincinnati according to letters from Bluefield era friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pennel
South America
Musle
Cincinnati
Bluefield
Social Event Honors Susan Graybill at Mercer Street Home
Mrs W K McDowell and Mr F R Dow hosted a joint evening at the Mercer Street residence honoring Susan Graybill of Lewisburg WV guest of Miss Grace McDowell with compliments to Louise Lentz. Games and a watermelon feast followed in the gym, assisted by Miss Margaret Shelby of Mexico. A playlet Leonora was performed by the group.
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W. K. McDowell
F. R. Dow
Board Meeting Led by Mrs. F W Udy Last Evening
Mrs F W Udy presided as president of the board of directors at the recent meeting. The session reviewed ongoing projects and set future agenda items for completion and oversight.
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Mra
Y W C A Camps Decision Reported
Flapper Fanny notes routine matters and satisfactory committee reports. The board ratifies the camp committee decision to not hold a Y W C A camp this year.
Local residents share visits and travel across towns
A lengthy list of residents visits and trips includes Helen Smith visiting Pulaski and E R Richardson in Huntington. John Neikirk stays with grandparents in Charlotte while Mrs H B Perfater spends Sunday in Radford. Frank Turpin family returns from Lynchburg and Ben H Williams return from Atlantic City Shrine convention. Mrs H D Goodlett and daughter Marie travel from Jacksonville to West Virginian then Whitewood. George Melcher and son George Jr. back in Portsmouth after visiting Mrs J E Gerald. Paul St Clair moves to housekeeping at Roderfield. Nancy Netkirk sister to local N etkirk. Floyd Wiley and family visit from Salem for weekend. Joe Wilds to Pulaski on business. Gladys Gerald attends Radford State Teachers College. Mildred Shaffer visits relatives in Pittsburgh. Elizabeth Griffin returns to Shipman after visit. L A Odis of Charleston visits Liberty Co store on business. Emeweller couple to Davie California for faculty position. Mae Bailey’s condition noted.
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H. B. Perfater
Radford
Frank Turpin
Frank George
Lynchburg
Ben H. Williams
Atlantic City
H. D. Goodlett
Marie
Jacksonville
Fla
Marie Adams
West Virginian
Whitewood
George Melcher
George, Jr
Portsmouth
J. E. Gerald
Paul St. Clair
Roderfield
St. Clair
Nancy Netkirk
W. C. Netkirk
Floyd Wiley and Son
Wade
Louise
Beasie Lee
Salem
Joe Wilds
Pulaski
Gladys Gerald
State Teachers’ College
Mildred Shaffer
Princeton
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Griffin
Shipman
L. A. Odis
Charleston
Liberty Company
Samuel Emeweller
Davie
Cal
Emsweller
California Agricultural College
Mise Mae Bailey
Puzzle List From a Speed Test Edition
A rapid list of clues and answers covering many common words and terms. The puzzle includes definitions for actions, objects, and beings such as eye, speedily, social insect, sea eagle, silk worm, and a Monteray unit of Italy, alongside terms like to incite, to stitch, and to test ore.
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Vagaon
Funeral attendance from Bluefield and beyond for J. E. French
Relatives and friends travel from Bluefield Bluefield Va and Richmond Va to Pearlsburg Va for the late J E French funeral. Frances French a Livingstone Art academy student in Washington expected home early next week. Mr and Mrs Jesse Parker of New York visiting H F Day and will attend the Pearlsburg funeral.
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Eral
George Armbrister
Giladge McMullin
Bluefield
Radford
D. M. Fasley
W. C
Frank S. Bailey
George
Charles French
H. F. Day
D. E. French
Eona
D. BE. French, Jr
John R. French
Pearlsburg
J. E. French
Mies Frances French
Livingstone Art Academy
Washington
Jeese Parker
New York
Prizes Awarded At Legion Show At Exhibition
Large crowds attended the Better Homes and Industrial Exhibition at the municipal auditorium yesterday and last night. Prizes included a best bobbed hair award to Mrs Nettie Vases Steel, a fern from Bluefield Flora company, end table from Lewis Furniture, a three-pound cake from Cole Baking, sofa pillows to three winners, ice cream from Southern Refrigerating, cash to several winners, and a baby contest won by Henry Ray Humphries and Charles Eugene Fisher with another contest planned for three and four year olds.
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Municcipal Auditorium
Nettie Vases Steel
Bluefield Flora Company
W. 8S. Dunning
Lewis Furniture Company
Alice Pyle
James Tynes
Evelyn Byles
Ed Shumate
Henry Ray Humphries
Charles Eugene Fisher
Democrats Take City and County Control in Louisville
Democratic candidates win control of Louisville city and Jefferson County government after court of appeals nullifies 1925 election due to Republican party conspiracy. Governor Fields appoints successors. mandate expected Friday. new officials to assume Monday until a special election in November.
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Louisville
Jefferson County
Court of Appeals
W. J. Fields
Joseph T. O'Neal
O'Neal
German supporters of Atlantic flight stall at Berlin
Berlin reports Otto Koenecke, German ace, faces backing doubts for a non stop Berlin to San Francisco flight. He has disappeared from Tempelhofer field as officials say government funds are cautious and necessary fuel tanks would delay three months. Ernst Udet aims to fly to the United States in a hydroplane.
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Berlin
Otto Koenecke
San Francisco
Lufthansa
Hartz Mountains
Koenecke
Tempelhofer Field
America
Ernst Udet
United States
New Range Steps Spark California Elopement Talk
Sacramento reports two new steps for prospective couples the Reno hop and the California hobble. The three day license notice becomes effective July 29 prompting talk of Gretna Green style quick marriages and potential cross border elopements to Reno Tijuana Phoenix or Grants Pass. Officials fear the marriage trade may shift to neighboring states while some defend the three day pause to curb gin marriages.
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Sacramento
Calif
Reno
California
Justices of the Peace
Greta Green
Gretna Green
Nevada
Tijuana
Phoenix
Ariz
Grants Pass
Ore
George Rochester
Los Angeles
Chiropractor Confesses Back Injury Belief Result
Chicago reports George E. Ingram a 45 year old chiropractor admitted to state authorities a week ago that he broke the back of Mrs Elsie Hodges while practicing his profession. The incident occurred as authorities investigate his treatment.
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Chicago
George E. Ingram
Elsie Hodges
Man pleads for jury trial over unlicensed practice
A man in a case involving operating without a state license appeared before Judge John W. Follmer. He stated he was technically guilty but requested a jury trial after admitting to breaking a woman's back and asking for arrest. Bond set at 1009 dollars with trial by jury requested.
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Sion
Ingram
John W. Follmer
State Department of Education and Registration
Directory lists 40 000 NY club members across 45 groups
A newly published club directory enumerates about 40 000 men and women as members of 45 New York clubs. The publication highlights the breadth of social and civic participation among city residents.
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New York
National Woman's Party Sets First Convention Since Suffrage
The National Woman's Party will hold its first post suffrage convention in Colorado Springs on July 7. Delegates from 437 states and international visitors will attend as new plans and a constitution are adopted. Leaders including Miss Mable Vernon and Anita Pollitzer outline aims for international feminist cooperation and advocacy for equal rights.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
National Woman's Party
International Women's Suffrage Alliance
Mable Vernon
Wilmington
Delaware
Lady Rhondda
Pethick-Lawrence
England
Aletta Jacobs
Holland
Betty Kjeleberg
Norway
Open Door Council of
Great Britain
Lady Ja
Maria Verone
France
League For Women's Rights
Woman's Party
Europe
Geneva
O. H. P. Belmont
Womans Party
Paris
Anita Pollitzer
Wilkins Maps Arctic Flight Route From Point Barrow
Captain George Wilkins, arriving from Point Barrow Alaska, outlines plans for a solo flight from Point Barrow to Grant Land and Greenland. He will dispose of aircraft equipment used in several flights from Alaska and return to Fairbanks before resuming the 1,400 mile exploration by air.
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Seattle
Wash
George Wilkins
Point Harrow
Alaska
Point Barrow
Grant Land
Greenland
Wilkins
Fairbanks
Explorer Flight Maps Uncharted North Alaska Route
Wilkins discusses wintering in Grant Land and Danfeh settlements as a spring approach to a flight over unexplored regions north of Alaska. The account outlines faster meteor data and soundings guiding the journey.
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Wilkins
Grant Land
Danfeh
Alaska
Labor Bank Proposition Shelved at Brotherhood Convention
Delegates at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention in Cleveland shelved a plan for an oral affiliation with Mitten Management Inc that would have let Mitten take over the brotherhood’s financial institutions. Officials kept the meeting secret and no official announcement was issued. Unofficial word suggested the alliance would add new capital and yield several cooperative banks in the brotherhood’s future operations.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Ceeeeea
Mitten Management, Inc
Mitten Company
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Widely Used Since 1892
The article notes Dr. Caldwell began prescribing a mild vegetable laxative in 1892, later sold as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims the liquid laxative became the world’s largest seller, used by millions for relief from headaches indigestion and other ailments and recommended as a daily aid for families.
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Cadwell
Caldwell
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Ad Seeks Aged Readers
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as valuable for the elderly, inviting proof of its benefits at no cost. The text uses awkward phrasing and appears to be from a midwestern drug store promotion.
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Dr. Caldwell
Illinois
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Laura F. Davenport
Jesse M. Lewis
Pennel
Flapper
Fanny
HEA Service Inc
Personali
Helen Smith
Walton Avenue
E .R. Richardson
Huntington
John Neikirk
Estee W. W. Orr
Charlotte
Rand
Monteray
Italy
Nettie Vass Steele
Henry Humphreys
Charles Fisher
Australia
Hollywood
Mise Phyllis Gibbs
Coen
Labor Bank
USCS
Niagara Falls
Yellowstone
Canadian Rockies
Maine Woods
Bermuda
Old World
Florida
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