Chautauqua Season Promises Wide Variety in Athens West Virginia
Athens West Virginia June 22 Chautauqua opens with a Mexican orchestra concert in the afternoon and a Siberia lecture in the evening. The week features three plays Skidding Rip Van Winkle Sun Up plus lectures Back from Siberia An American Girl Sails Around the World This Way Up and a 1929 Revue musical. Mrs Frank Cutright hosted a tea for Concord college summer school faculty with Miss Robbie Archer and Frank Outright Jr providing solos. C H Archer attended the West Virginia Association of Registrars meeting in Charleston to plan state college cooperation.
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Athens
W. Va
Siberia
Carolina Hills
Bigurdur K. Gudmundson
Lothe Coleman
George H. Bradford
John Ross Reid
Ethel Mulkey
Concord
Frank Cutright
Concord College
Cutright
Norris
Baltimore
Pauline Bartlett
Robbie Archer
Frank Outright Jr
Miss Archer
Frum
Davia
Fankhauser
Myers
Peterson
tSark
Bonham
Hicks
Carpenter
Meedames
Crushman
Klingensmith
McGuire Shearer
Grose
McNeer
Price
Peters
Archer
Gatherum
Holroyd
C. H. Archer
West Virginia Association of Registrars
Charleston
State Department of Education
Holroyd Returns Home After Maryland Dental College Graduation
Dr Trevor Holroyd son of Dr Sam and Mrs Blanche Holroyd has returned to his home in Athena after graduating from Dental college University of Maryland Baltimore He has not yet decided where to locate Miss Vida Settle a Fayetteville student in summer school was married to Oscar Henderson of Fayette county Mrs Henderson remains in school and Mr Henderson continues his life insurance business.
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Trevor Holroyd
Sam
Blanche Holroyd
Athena
Dental College
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Holroyd
Vida Settle
Fayetteville
Oscar Henderson
Fayette County
Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Chautauqua summer school opens under Cushman and Baker
The Chautauqua summer program opened with Dr. M. B Cushman directing chapel exercises and Mr. Baker outlining this week’s entertainments. Junior Red Cross officials urged school units to form and showcased exchange gifts from around the world. The Methodist Women’s Missionary Society met June 6 at Mrs. Frank Fink’s home with Mrs. Sally Bailey leading prayers and Mrs. Nannie Gatherum presenting “Broken Homes Rebuilt.”
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Chautauqua
Concord College Summer School
M. 8. Cushman
Cushman
Baker
Thrush
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Frank Fink
Rachel Myers
Fred Cooper
Paris Lilly
Mollie Archer
W. Linkous
Annie Cubbedge
Concord college student Red Gore in car crash distress
Schoolmates and friends of Fred Gore a Concord college student and football player report his serious condition after a Sunday night auto accident near Mullens. Gore's home is Mullens with family formerly in Athens and visitors include William Argabright of Devil's Lake. Flo is a grandson of Captain Niam Cooper, now deceased and formerly of Athens.
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Fred
Red") Gore
Concord College
Mullens
Athens
William Argabright
Devil's Lake
N. D
Flo
Niam Cooper
Captain Cooper
Local Graduates and Visits Highlight Week in Athens
Estil Roberts, a former Concord student now in business, visited friends in Athens last week. Denise Mitchell attended graduation at the University of Maryland Baltimore where her brother Trevor Holroyd graduated in dentistry. Mrs. Nannie Gore left for Lorado to visit her daughter Mrs. Powell. she will stay with family there.
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Estil Roberts
Concord
Athens
Denise Mitchell
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Trevor Holroyd
Logan
Nannie Gore
Lorado
Powell
Local Health and Travel Notes from Lurich Virginia
Miss Annie Gore is able to be out again after a severe illness. James Turner Sr. returns to work after ribs were broken. Mrs A B Hare, Mrs Golden Meadows and Frances Balle appear on the pick list. Mrs L K Thornton visits Bluefield where her son Phil is a patient. Mitch Martin is critically ill in Narrows with his daughter and others nearby. Mr and Mrs Alfred Hare visit from New York City. Mise Ella Shumate of Rich Creek visits Oakville with H T Adair's sister.
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Lurich
Annie Gore
James Turner Sr
A. B. Hare
Golden Meadows
Little Frances Balle
L. K. Thornton
Bluefield
Phil
Bluefield Sanitarium
Clark Bailey
D. C. Dent
Narrows
Mitch Martin
Alfred Hare
New York City
Mise Ella Shumate
Rich Creek
H. T. Adair
Andrew Johnson
Oakville
Johnson
Henry Dunn
Local social notes from Princeton and Pembroke visits
Princeton residents and relatives visit relatives in Hillaville Lick Creek Pembroke and Goodwin Ferry. James Gore returns from Princeton while Christine Martin of Pembroke stays with Mrs Hoge Harless and family. Mr and Mrs Owen Campbell and Mrs Lida Caperton join Mrs Martha Kidwell for Sunday visit.
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Baby
Princeton
J. H. Gore
Hillaville
Owen Campbell
Lida Caperton
Martha Kidwell
Lucy Gore
Nannie Watkins
Ethel
Lick Creek
Frank Davie
Clarence Cawley
Lucile Turner
Josh Davis
James Gore
Christine Martin
Pembroke
Hoge Harless
Goodwing Ferry
SelfPhotograph Machine Demo at Yale
Luther G. Simjian announces a self photographing machine at Yale University that can do portrait work. The subject starts the machine, views a proof, and if satisfied allows the process to continue. otherwise he sits again for another portrait.
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New Haven
Conn
Luther G. Simjian
Yale University
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