Concord College Expands Summer Instructors Roster
Athens West Virginia June 23 Concord College adds 32 instructors for summer school boosting the regular faculty. Names include Hobart Young from Princeton teaching mathematics and directing the campus shop, Dr F R Gay from Bethany College teaching English and preaching, N F Stump from Mt Hope assisting in education, and H D Thompson from Cowen guiding geography. Enrollment reaches 694 with 480 standard normal students. A Kiwanis meeting in Bluefield featured a joint Matoaka Princeton and Bluefield gathering.
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Concord College
Hobart Young
Young
Princeton
Mildred Carpenter Shearer
Bluefield
Bluefield High
F. R. Gay
Bethany College
Chicago University
Disciples Church
N. F. Stump
Mt. Hope
Yale University
Mount Hope
Department of Education
Charles Lester Harshbarger
Concord
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
H. D. Thompson
Columbia University
Cowen
Webster County
George FE. Rhodes
Oak Hill
West Virginia University
Areta Hicks
Joan Coleman
Smith College
Northampton
Lois A. Sullivan
Miami University
Mies Neyest
Ober. Mn University
G. M. Nolley
Farmville
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Wreck on Beckley Road Endangers All Involved
Keith Thompson’s collision on Beckley road ruined his car and risked his life and others in the vehicle. In Athens two fires within twelve hours damaged J. H. Smith’s roof top early morning and a vacant Lyn Dove property later that evening was ignited and burned despite the wind and crowd at the scene.
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Maha
Art
Athens
J. H. Smith
Lyn Dove
Water Supply Expansion Eases Shortage Fears
Pipes will connect new wells to the reservoir and end water scarcity. With a surge of students and full dormitories, water demand rises, prompting warnings to conserve and a ban on washing cars until the new system is online. Patience and compliance are urged.
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Athens Chapter O. E. 8 installs new officers in ritual
Vera Easley installs officers including Pearl Cooper as Worthy Matron and A. B. Moore as Associate Matron with a large Athens attendance. After the ceremony a social half hour and refreshments follow. Home Economics Club met at Rev R S Amberee’s home with Lois Neel hosting. Robbie Archer led the program and L B Graybeal spoke.
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Vera M. Easley
Binefield
Bessie Barber
West Virginia
Miss Barber
Pearl Cooper
A. B. Moore
Clementine Smith
Addie Vermillion
Sentinel
R. G. Oxley
Wes
Bertie Moore
Mone Murphy
Cinentine Smith
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Thompsons entertain Frances on twelfth birthday
Mr and Mrs D L Thompson hosted a charming Monday afternoon party in honor of their daughter Frances celebrating her twelfth birthday. Guests enjoyed many pleasant games and cheerful fellowship.
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D. L. Thompson
Frances
Thurmond Royal Arch Masons Host State Homecoming Banquet
The Royal Arch Masons of Thurmond held a homecoming banquet for all chapters in the region. A large number of Royal Arch members from Athens attended the event.
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Bluefield Social Notes Tell Of Death And Visits
A wife from Miss Pearl Fankhouser reports her mother died Wednesday night. Miss Fankhouser, home last week, spent part of Sunday with R. R. Sage in Athens. Sage took his mother E. R. Sage to Connecticut. She wintered in Athens. W C Hayes formerly of Bluefield now Williamson spent weekend with R. R. Sage. they returned Sunday. Robbie Archer visits Bluefield. Stroller of Clarksburg returned home after two weeks with Cutrights. Pearl Fankhouser remains at Parsons beside a critically ill mother. Mrs Helen B Bryant of Coopers went to Bluefield for Roy Buchanan's marriage to Lovey Shelton.
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R. R. Sage
Athens
E. R. Sage
Connecticut
W. C. Hayes
Williamson
Robbie Archer
Virginia Thompson
Stroller
Clarksburg
Frank Cutright
Pearl Fankhouser
Parsons
Helen B. Bryant
Coopers
Roy Buchanan
Lovey Shelton
Summer school student mourns father death in Bluefield
Mrs Mary Johnston Mclaugherty of Bluefield is called home from summer school due to her father's death in Bluefield Virginia. Crawford and William Caffee return to Bluefield road after visiting their Aunt Mrs D L Thompson in Athens Mississippi. Mesdames Archer and Thornton with Miss Archer attend Farm Women's Clubs luncheon in Spanishburg with Mr and Mrs Walter Perkins of the area.
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Mary Johnston Mclaugherty
Bluefield
Crawford
William Caffee
Bluefield Road
D. L. Thompson
Athens
Lida Davis
Rachel Myers
Charlies Archer
L. C. Thornton
Robbie Archer
Spanishbure
Farm Women's Clubs
Walter Perkins
West Virginia editors tour apple belt ends in Charleston dinner
Fifty West Virginia editors and their wives toured the apple belt and historic points in Jefferson county. The two day outing by the state newspaper council opened at Berkeley Springs Friday and ended with a dinner given by the chamber of commerce at Charleston.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Apple Belt
Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
West Virginia State Newspaper Council
Berkeley Springs
Booster Campbell targets doubled Tangipahoa wealth
Hammond La June 23 Booster Campbell editor of the Hammond Vindicator is credited with transforming Tangipahoa parish into a wealthy per capita area. He began by urging strawberry planting and marketing and watched shipments grow from one car load to a value of about 8 million dollars. His daughter Mildred Campbell was crowned queen of the Tangipahoa strawberry festival. He now launches a new campaign to further increase wealth.
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Hammond
Campbell
Mldred Campbell
Tangipahoa
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