Noted Pioneer Citizen Dies at Peterstown
William H. Hancock, a longtime Peterstown resident and descendant of John Hancock, died in Peterstown. Funeral held Monday with Rev. Jasper Chambers and Rev. Lattrell presiding. Survived by six daughters and one son. wife Julie Ann Caperton preceded him. Hancock born November 15, 1840 in Patrick County Virginia.
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Peterstown
William H. Hancock
Hancock
Jasper Chambers
Lattrell
Patrick County
Julie Ann Caperton
Ella Caperton
Cleveland
Ohio
J. W. Witt
W. L. Morris
Welch
L. P. Dunn
Keystone
G. C. Thomas
Ada Hancock
Lewis Hancock
John Hancock
Gray Sulphur Springs
Grand Canyon visit noted in Virginia sidelights
W. J. Baker and his son Joe, from Norfolk and Western at North Tazewell, toured the West visiting the Grand Canyon of Arizona and other states. The piece also covers local notes on theater openings, church events, school plans, road issues, dam delays, and Bluefield college prospects.
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West
W. J. Baker
Norfolk and Western Nt
North Tazewell
Joe
California
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Fishing Fees Seen For Foreigners And West Virginia Citizen
A newspaper snippet notes a contrast in fishing costs with foreigners charged 17.50 while a West Virginia citizen faces the same rate. It comments on the president and his wife fishing without charge.
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Virginia
Lindbergh
Breckenridge
Filer
Sandere and
St. Clair Estates
United States
West Virginia
Buchanan 10 Be Pisgah Speaker
Announcement that Senator Frank Buchanan of Marion will deliver the chief address at Pisgah on July 4 boosts interest in the event. Buchanan is popular across parties and expected to win Virginia’s governorship. he will visit Tazewell July 3 and attend the celebration with a joint Legion auxiliary float planned for Bluefield, Tazewell, and Pocahontas.
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Frank Buchanan
Marion
Virginia
Pisgah
Old Dominion
Buchanan
Byrd
France
Tazewell
E. L. Greever
Senator Buchanan
Tom Witten
Bawens
Tazewell County
George Rogers Clarke
Middle West
Legion
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Negro 15 Fined on Knife Charge
Frank Reed a Norfolk and Western track man, labeled a negro, was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to sixty days on the road in Squire C. T. Benbow's court. He is charged with stabbing Frank Bates in Falls Mills with a four inch knife blade. Bates testified as a witness despite injuries. The knife was shown with blood on the blade.
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Frank Reed
Norfolk and Western Track
Squire C. T. Benbow
Frank Bates
Falls Mills
Bates
Squire Benbow
Valencia Island Named Corner of the World for Trans Atlantic Flight
The article details Valencia Island on the Irish coast as a landmark for Byrd and the third trans Atlantic flight. It notes the island as a gateway to Europe, the nearby Bray Head, and historic ties to Lindbergh and Chamberlin. Valencia’s climate, scenery, and Spanish ties are highlighted with references to gardens and local ownership.
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Byrd
Valencia Island
Irish
Europe
Ireland
Washington
D. C
National Geographic Society
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Valencia
Knights Town
Valenca Island
Ural Mountains
Russia
Bray Head
Dingle Bay
Kenmare
Killarney
Paris
Sela Island
Caesars
Pax
Florentia
Valor
Rome
Spain
Galway
America
Kerry
Knight of Kerry
Proverb Puzzle Hidden in Circled Squares
A word puzzle presents a proverb encoded in circled squares with horizontal and vertical clues. The grid includes definitions for current reddish gray labors strain ed vernal evil peer peek of a crevice exiets prepared lettuce compass settlement meat arcue
Borrowed violin returns after 41 years in Kansas
Lawrence Kansas June 22 A long lost violin once owned by William Martin of Nottingham England returns to H T Martin curator of the Dyche Museum University of Kansas after 41 years separated. The instrument was purchased in 1870 by Martins father and lent to Harry Flinder before drifting out of touch until a Flinder daughter in Washington located it.
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Lawrence
Kan
H. T. Martin
University of Kansas
William Martin
Nottingham
England
United States
Harry Flinder
Illinois
Flinder
Martin
Washington
Fishing by telephone fascinates Kootenay Lake resident
A resident on Kootenay Lake rigged a wire from his fishing pole to a telephone circuit so a bell rings in his house when a trout nibbles. A telephone company lineman found the setup and disconnected it.
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Nelson
B. C
Izaak Walton
Kootenay Lake
Women profs named on N C University faculty
Raleigh June 22 Ins Women have crossed a milepost in North Carolina history by joining the University of North Carolina faculty for the first time since founding. The board of trustees approved admitting two women to the School of Education as assistant professors to teach advanced and graduate instruction for elementary teachers and supervisors. Sallie B Marks and Cecalia H Bason become the first female instructors, joining from Wisconsin and East Tennessee respectively. The article closes with a note on the German shoe issue.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
School of Education
Turkish Law Strikes at Ottoman Priesthood in Angora
A Turkish National Assembly measure closes many mosques in Broussa and Constantinople, dismissing several hundred priests while raising salaries for those retained. Only ten Turks are among 600 Constantinople pilgrims to Mecca, as turbans and Hadji privileges fade amid hard times.
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Angora
Turkey
Turkish National Assembly
Ottoman Empire
Broussa
Constantinople
Mecca
Balkan
Bosnia
Summer Camps Open Nationwide This Year
Four hundred YMCA summer camps will open in the last week of June and July across all states. They will attract more than 100000 campers, with 70000 to 80000 boys among them. Remainder includes YMCA, church, and other groups and adult attendees during business periods.
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New York
Popular Konjola touted by Charleston woman in Bluefield
Miss Ona Arbogast of Charleston says Konjola cured her disordered stomach after severe headaches weight loss and dieting difficulties. She reports appetite return and relief from gas bloating and cramps. Konjola Man at Easley Penn Drug Store in Bluefield explains the remedy with free samples available at Basiey Penn Drug Store and Hale Pharmacy in Princeton.
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Ona Arbogast
Charleston
W. Va
Dunbar St
Konjola
Bluefield
Easley-Penn Drug Store
Princeton Ave
Miss Arbogast
Koffe Jola
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Basiey- Penn Drug Store
Princeton Avenue
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J. 8. Browning
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Tenn
Colonel Browning
Sams
Oscar BE. Sams
Bluefield College
Tazewe!l County
Citizen Dreams
Awoklen
Fielden Graybeal
Maxwell
Co. H. Gill
T. BL
Memorial Baptist Sunday School
Clinch Valley
Citi
Amos Wade
Clear Fork
C. M. Wagner
Wagner
Falls Mille
Battle of Pisgah
Morton Street
Whitley
City Hall
Misa Jeanet Bergeron
Columbia
Miss Stone
St. Louis
Mise Stone
New River
Misa
Minnie Harman
Binefield
Princeton
City Auditorium
Whirlpool Washer Company
Federal St
Marion Man
Negro
Irish Coast
Globe
Town
You and I
Bradfield Regulator Co
Dept
Atlanta
N. C. University
Indorges
Hale Pharmacy
Princeto
Ona Arbagast
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