Neighborhood notes mix town growth and local events
Department Store plans a full two story conversion and upstairs access. Andrew James fears his brother in the tenth cavalry may be killed after Mexican battles. Over one hundred Masons attend Northfork banquet with a ladies aided buffet. Mrs J Alfred Vaughan and Miss Rose Ellis son wed in a popular marriage. Keystone bootleg raid nets whiskey and beer. auto owners must display 1916-17 tags by July 1 or face extra fees.
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Masonic Hall
Northfork
Ladies’ Aid
Beautiful Beverly as Unhappy Juliet in Metro Screen Version
Beverly Bayne and Francis X. Bushman star in Romeo and Juliet as Metro Pictures begins elaborate production. John W. Noble directs for Quality Pictures Corporation with Miss Bayne aiming to make this the pinnacle of her career.
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Mr. Bushman
Miss Bayne Shakespeare
Beverly Bayne
Ee Ek Bass
Francis X. Bushman
Metro
Quality Pictures Corporation
John W. Noble
Migs Bayne
Chio
Miss Bayne
Juliet
Leap Year Dance Prep Amid Weather Disturbance
The town readies for a Leap Year Dance in two to three weeks as a severe wind and rain storm hit yesterday just before 1 PM. Local events include a Sunday school play at the Grand theatre and various visits and travels among residents such as Charles Moses of Welch and A L Moses from Blacksburg.
Dr James E Mayer Dentist
Dr James E Mayer provides dental care in the Law & Commerce Building with a specialty in wires and bridge work. Contact phone 628 and P O Box 108 for appointments.
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James E. Mayer
Irews and Bridge Work
Specialty Law & Commerce
Trimming Shade Trees at Welch Hospital
Welch Hospital No 1 groundsman Mr Rutledge from Charleston tends state property shade trees to keep them healthy. The work will temporarily affect the appearance of the grounds. Dwelling houses in Welch are fully occupied and demand rises, with rental potential of 12 50 to 20 monthly. Citizens urged to organize aid for families of servicemen and plan to help at once. The McDowell county court will reconvene Monday at 10 for governor primary vote recounts. N W West, injured in Welch Hospital, shows marked improvement after weeks confined with crushed shoulder and hip.
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Mr. Rutledge
Charleston
Welch Hospital No
Rutledge
Welch
McDowell County
N. W. West
Welch Hospital No. 1
Local Notes and Church Services
A slate fall in Switchback mine has left a miner much improved and nesting as expected and hopes to rejoin Company K. Billy Burton recently from Camp Kanawha aims to return soon to duty. he is a sergeant. Methodist Church services are Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. by Rev. L. W. Pierce. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. W. B. Snyder of Pearisburg is in town. Dr. S. A. Daniel rushed to Charleston Friday and returned yesterday. Mrs W. A. Wilson left Friday for Wytheville to visit homefolks.
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Charles
Moses
Welch
A. L. Moses Hee
Blacksburg
Barbara Reynolds
North Tazewell
Mary Fackler
Helen Gallagher
Maybeury
Judge Herndon
Sam Solins
Northfork
Medinnis Hatfield
J. F. Copenhaver
Chilhowie
Billy Burton
Camp Kanawha
Burton
L. W. Pierce
W. B. Snyder
Pearisburg
S. A. Daniel
Charleston
New Columbia records showcase Grieg Peer Gynt and operatic rosters
The Peer Gynt Suite in four parts appears on two Columbia records de luxe with patriotic tones in the Star Spangled Banner by Prince's Band. Leon Rothier sings Isis et Osiris from The Magic Flute for a standout release. Also featured are Jolson favorites, Down Where the Swanee River Flows, The Kangaroo Hop by the Blue and White Marimba Band, and performances by Irene Young Al Weston, Friedland Franklin Shades of Night, Helen Stanley Love's Sorrow, and Santa Lucia by Prince's Orchestra.
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Grieg
Columbia
Henrik Ibsen
Prince
Columbia Records
Vasso
Leon Rothier
Metropolitan Opera Company
Swanee
Columbia Company
Irene Young
al Weston
Santa Lucia
Italy
Cobb and Jackson Gain On Speaker In Batting Race
Batting leaders as of June 24 show Speaker atop the American League with a .469 average. Jackson follows at .354 and Cobb at .343, with Cobb leading in stolen bases at eighteen. Speaker also leads in total bases with 114 and is tied for runs with 45, while Graney's four homers remains a season best.
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Chicago
Cobb
Jackson
Speaker
Caney
Cleveland
Graney
Vitt
Detro
Gandil
Tigers
Detroit
Burns
Nanamaker
New York
Heisman
Smith
Sisler
St. Louis
Gardner
Boston
Daubert
Carey
Pittsburg
Flack
Cubs
Nationals
Brooklyn
Robertson
Zimmerman
Doyle
Schulte
Hinchman
Philadelphia
Wheat
Wagner
Chase
Cincinnati
Hornsby
Four Hundred Perish as Mercury Sunk in Black Sea
The Russian passenger steamer Mercury sank after hitting a mine off Grigorievka in the Black Sea. About 400 lives were lost, with 540 tons of timber aboard. Survivors were rescued by available steamers and tugs from Odessa. Many clung to wreckage or held crying infants, and the disaster prompted dramatic rescue efforts.
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Petrograd
Mercury
Black Sea
Grigorievka
Odessa
Kniapotemkin
South American Diplomats Seek Mediation Over Mexico Crisis
New York June 24 Gonzales Cordova Ecuadorian minister said he would depart for Washington to confer with South American diplomats on mediation between the United States and Mexico. He cited Ecuador instructions and messages to Latin American ministers urging use of good offices to avert conflict. Romulo Naon Argentina minister to the U S also left for Washington with his secretary.
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New York
Gonzales
Cordova
Ecuador
Washington
United States
Mexico
Romulo S. Naon
Argentina
Doak resigns as general chairman of railroad union
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen governing body in Roanoke met June 22 and adjourned with routine business. General chairman W N Doak will resign effective August 1 to become vice president. Carl Vinson of Portsmouth becomes general chairman and moves to Roanoke. Vice-chairman vacancy filled by Mrs. W J Joyner of Petersburg. A R Devault named general secretary. All take office August 1.
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Ers
Brotherhood of Railroad
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood
The
World News
Doak
United States
Dominion of
Canada
Mr.Doak
Roanoke
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
O. C. Cash
D. D. Rinehart
William Darling
Columbus
J. B. Smith
Carl Vinson
J. M. Kyall
Portsmouth
A. R Devault
J. R. Craig
W. Va
L. M. Coltrane
Pulaski
J. E. Bower
E. N. Camden
G. L.phillips
R. P. Preddy
K. i H. Jones
T. R. Jones
Lynchburg
C. KK
Magruder
Hagerstown
W. J. Joyner
Petersburg
Roanoke World News
Norfolk and Western System
Cairman W. N. Doak
Mr. Vinson
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J. Alfred Vaughan
Rose Ellisson
Mr. Vaughan
Keystone
Blue Front
Beverly
Lay
Miss Bane
Metro Pictures
Rex
Beverly Sayre
W. H. Sperrow
Outhfork Bank
Chirke Drug Store
Grand Theatre
Loretta Blake
Douglas Fairbanks
New Triangle-Fine Arts
P. O
Welch News Notes
W. A. Wilson
Wytheville
Cobb and
South America
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MR. Doak
Trainmen’s Brotherhoods
M. G. Whitlow How. Co
Princeton Avenue
Kodak
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