United States Coal and Coke Company Wins National Trophy
Gary United States Coal and Coke Company repeats as winner of the Sentinels of Safety trophy in the national safety competition under the bureau of mines. A letter from Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, lauds the plant’s 1926 safety record and notes a certificate of honor for every employee. The piece also previews the 1927 Chautauqua at Redpath bringing cultural events to Gary July 6-12 including plays, music, talks, and acts with season tickets on sale at local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
United States Coal and Coke Company
United States Bureau of Mines
Col. E. O'Toole
United States Coal and Coke Comny
Herbert Ver
Bureau of Mines
United States
Redpath
Paths
Mars
Wales
David Lloyd George
Arthur Walwyn Evans
America
India
Seads
Bhaskar Pandurang Hivale
Bombay University
Harvard
Curios
John J. Hill
United Supply Company
Harris, Woode and Company
Silagt's
Pageton Methodists Launch Revival Campaign
A revival underway in Pageton led by the Pageton M. E. church South draws strong early attendance. The campaign emphasizes a back to church singing style with L. B. Hoppe of Gary Methodist as song leader. Visitors arrive from Jenkin Jones Anawalt Blackwolf Gary with more expected. Services set for 7 30 p m each evening through the campaign.
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Pageton
L B. Jordan
L. E. Hoppe
Gary Methodist Church
T Pageton
Jenkin Jones
Anawalt
Blackwoltf
Gary
Filbert
Barbery
East Welch Methodists
Filbert Joist
Wilcoe Community Notes Warm Gatherings and Travel
Local residents report visits and trips including Mrs J B Trent and Mrs W Spangler shopping in Bluefield, Miss Arbutus Spangler heading to New York, and families returning from Richlands and Welch. Irvin Trent returns from the University of Virginia. Mrs R H Powell recovers at home after surgery. Wilcoe Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and evening worship at 7:45 p.m.
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J. B. Trent
W. ¥. Spangler
Bluefield
Arbutus Spangler
New York
Charles Meade
Richlands
Jackson
Meadowview
Irvin Trent
University of Virginia
R. H. Powell
S. A. Grubb
Mayberry
W. A. Dennison
Otie Lineberry
Welch
P. G. McBride
Grayson County
Virginia
Paul K. Smith
James Ruffin
Birmingham
Ala
Carl Tabor
Mttle
Phillip
Galax
Gussie
Thorpe
Franklin Thoresday
Wilcoe Methodist Church
Traveling announcer Milton J. Crosse sets touring record
Milton J. Crosse of WJZ New York says his personal appearances in three months cover a mileage equal to one fourth the distance around the world. Several WJZ entertainers rival his touring pace.
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Milton J. Crosse
WJZ
New York
Keystone Boy Scouts Hike to Hill Top Meeting
On Tuesday evening nineteen scouts with their leaders E. E. Bryant and Sandro Zande and three women visitors met on Keystone hill for a Willie roast and ice cream treats from a brush pile. The gathering included Mrs. Bryant Mrs. Tolbe Miss Mable Bryant and many scouts. A pleasant time was had by all as they enjoyed the hilltop outing and social hour.
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Ecouts
E. E. Bryant
Sandro Zande
Keyatone Hill
Au Snyder
Otho Cyphere
Iria Cleo Vecellio
Charlie Nee
Hen Szyguinski
Lewie
Roy It
Johnnia Peteeo
William Ey
Outing for Methodist Sunday School Children in Keystone
Children aged 6 to 8 from the primary mission ary society of the Methodist church enjoyed a Tuesday afternoon hike with superintendent Mrs I D Vaughan. A picnic lunch was served and the monthly program followed with a business meeting and collection of dues and pledges for the quarter. Attends dance at Ennis Keystone people attended a weekly Dixie theater dance in Ennis on Tuesday.
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Baptist
Trubie Farmer
Methodist
H. Austin
Epworth Junior Society
Epworth League
Ernest Ynolds
Thoreau
Bertha Shupe
Mra T. Shupe
Dorothy Perkins
Helen Gordon
Helen Bernard
Evelyn Britt
Coach Little
Raymond Puckett
Turner
Walter Hughes
Bertha
Keystone
Eo Epworth Junior Society
The
Methodist Church
Key Rock
H. D. Vaughan
Ennis
Dixie Theater
Local residents attend deaths and visit families across towns
Mrs L M Rish and Mrs F L Ray shopped in Northfork. The Creakman family returned home after funeral services for F O Creakman and Bernard Creakman in Winston Salem. Miss Swaim visited McDowell with the Freeman family. Mary Austin returned from Maybeury visits with the Crotty and Moore households. Bess Thompson of Roanoke spent days with the Britt and Sells households. Hilda and Edna Sowers visited their aunt Edith Whitenack. The Rev S H Austin visited Faraday. King, Dunn families went to Peterstown for W H Hancock’s death. Dr Jacob Spector returned from Bluefield hospital. T Hash of Williamson stayed with Mrs Britt. S M Edwards and daughter Lucy visited East Radford and Galax. Lucy remained. Emanuel Pais and daughter Lillian attended to business in Bluefield. Dr S D Long presiding elder attended quarterly conference. Mae Thompson spent weekend in Bluefield with Miss Barrett at Mrs W L Kaylor’s. L M Rish attended W H Hancock funeral in Peterstown. C H Yost returned home from Kenova. Virginia Evans and Thomas Evans visiting in Lynchburg. mother Hannah Evans accompanied them to Roanoke. L G Dunn and daughter Phyllis returned from Peterstown after death of W H Hancock. F F Yost left Tuesday for unspecified destination.
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Tazewell
W. P. Huddleston
Betty
L. M. Rish
June
Anne
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Emanuel Pais
Welch
Keesee
Helen
Bluefield
Robert Fulcher
Cilliam
C. EB. Swaim
Eloise
Cornetta Creakman
Gertrude Smith
Marie Swaim
Northfork
C. B. Hoover
Roanoke
I. R. Hicks
Pocahontas
Little Howard Burton
M. W. Burton
Oakvale
Elkhorn Valley Grocery Company
Trubie Farmer
Parker Ball
Athens
Sandro Zande
Princeton
J. M. Bell
Helen Gordon
Bell
Falls
Elio Pais
L. Hermanson
New York
George Levern
Iitness
EB. B. Gregory
Edward
L. J Fox
Fred White
S. A. Hyman
Keystone
Jack Okey
Foxiehite
M. Pintenich
Frigo Brothers
Cleveland
Ohio
H. D. Vaughan
Kimball
J. Will Ralley
Edith Whitenack
S. H. Austin
Faraday
C. W. Harrell
C. W. King
Pete
Vernon Dunn
Peterstown
W. H. Hancock
Jacob Spector
St. Luke's Hospital
Tenails
T. Hash
Williamson
G. W. Britt
M. Edwards
Miss Lucy
East Radford
Galax
Photo of Lindbergh on Display in Bluefield News
Bozes and Godall of Bluefield avenue display a life photograph of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and a photo of his home. The firm claims it is the only Lindbergh photo in the city and that it was sent with courtesy from the Majestic Range Co. of St. Louis. A light political jab ends with a quip about straw votes.
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Bozes and Godall
Bluefield Avenue
Charles A. Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Bluefield
Majestic Range Co
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Piege of Sage Caught Husband
New York June 25. An American woman helped trap Jerome Bonaparte as a husband using a bold ruse. Elizabeth Patterson became Napoleon’s sister in law after marrying Jerome in New York. Napoleon later annulled the marriage. Elizabeth followed him to France but never saw him again.
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New York
Jerome Bonaparte
America
Baltimore
Jerome
Napoleon
High Seas
Elizabeth Patterson
France
Miss Patterson
England
Westphalia
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
Stanley’s Congo Boat Secured for French Museum Exhibit
A forty foot boat used by Henry M. Stanley on the Upper Congo will be transported to France as a museum relic. He sailed for the International African Association from 1879 to 1884. The boat will premiere at the Colonial Exposition opening soon at Ostend.
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Paris
Henry M. Stanley
Upper Congo
France
Stanley
International African Association
Africa
Livingstone
Ostend
American supremacy in children's books praised by French publisher
Paris reports Edouard Champion, a French publisher, praises American children’s books and public service as two points of U S supremacy in the book field. Champion, recently returned from the United States, compares French and American children’s literature.
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Paris
Edouard Champion
United States
M. Champion
France
Plaid Styles Return in Ginghams at Cotton Goods Counter
Paris reports plaids back among ginghams with old fashioned Scotch and Tartan motifs dominating. New plaids use pre dyed materials to ensure fast colors. The piece contrasts Paris bookshops with U S shops and notes changes in romance era messengers like Cupid.
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Paris
Physician Sees Diabetes as Sign of Degeneracy
Berlin reports that Dr. Hans Ullman of Charite Hospital linked a rising diabetes death rate across Europe and the United States to modern degeneracy. Professors Magnus Levy and Brugsch concur, with Ullman arguing diabetes is hereditary and about one third of cases are inherited.
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Berlin
Hans Ullman
Charite Hospital
Europe
United States
Magnus Levy
Brugsch
Ullman
Moderns Have No Need for Cupid's Messenger
Berlin reports the fifty year messenger service transformed 75 year old Wilhelm Schmarsen, Berlin's oldest professional. He reflects on changes in love and work as modern society evolves.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Schmarsen
Honey bees worth millions to Germany in 1910s zeal
Berlin reports the honey bee as a major economic asset. Frankfurt Zeitung cites 65 billion bees yielding about 7 million dollars annually in honey and another 70 million dollars yearly from pollination benefits. The piece praises bee culture as essential to agriculture ahead of fisheries. The note ends by asking about reformers’ views alongside Frank Cockhart and Barney Oldfield.
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Berlin
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Enoch Zander
Erlangen University
Frankfurt Paper
Zander
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Frank Woods
L. B. Hoppe
Jesus
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Col
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William J. O'Toole
R. V. Shanklin
White Sulphur Spring
W. Va
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Washington, D. C
Otto Drexel
Tamaqua, Pa
T. R. Parker
Eer
Greensboro
Hazel Hicks
Gary Club
Mildred Crane
Nashvill
Tenn
Claude Boughner
W. Ca
Agnes Nunan
Bessie Hughes
Mary Orr
Reynolds
Duffy
Hazel Smith
Philadelphia
J. B. Poole
Havace
E. T. Halsey
Barney Riggs
Lima
C. C. Riggs
Holabie White
Keith Bird
John Duncan
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Carroll Woods
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East Gulf
W Va
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Janice Riley
H. Deacon
E. Woodson
Lynch, Ky
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C. A. Scott
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John Stout
Redding
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C. B. Pritchett
Virginia York
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Millard Foster
Bellaire
J. E. Stratton
Danville
L. E. Riffe
George Wood
California
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Clyde, Jr
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Keystone, W, VA
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Cupid
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Barney Oldfield
Grange
Keystone, W. Va
Northfork, W. Va
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Georgia
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Johnson
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Brooks
Puckett Brooks
Puckett
Carolina Tar Heels
Tin
Georgia Yellow
Carl T. Sprague
Judge Sturdy
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Orchestra Jows Reeve and
Moody Stoneman and Brewer
Beale Street
Memphis Seranch
Suan Brimmers
Paradise
Daniel
E. D. Campbell
Lazarus
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Hell
Gabriel
J. M. Gates
New Orleans University Glee Club
Memphis Jug Band
Dixieland Jug Blowers
Dixieland Jug Blowers “Baby
FOX
Muddy Water
Whitman
Victor
Art Lindry
Irs
Johnny Hamp
Roger Wolfe Kahn
South Winds
Fox Trot
Aileen Stanley
Billy Murray
Aileen Or Murray
Paul Whiteman
His
Oreh
Nat Shilkret
Victor Orchestra
Mississippi
Iese Latest
Ernest Rogers
Ernest Stoneman
Shilkret
Anderson’s House Furnishing Company
West Va
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