Two Men Lose Whisky Haul As Nash Crashes In Lane
Deputy Hale and his son halted a new Nash with Virginia plates after a speeding chase through Mercer Healing Springs. The car rammed a fence, four men fled, and 96 gallons of whiskey and brandy were found inside. The liquor was poured out at the jail and the car stored for confiscation. the two assailants’ identities remain unknown.
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Mercer Healing Springs
Bethel Church
D. F. Hale
Earl
Hale
Virginia
Nash
Mr. Hale
Roanoke City
Oakvale
Reception for Miss Eliza B French Honors Returned Missionary
The Presbyterian ladies hosted a homecoming reception for Miss Eliza B French, a returned missionary from China, in the church community hall. Guests welcomed her, with Mrs. H H. C. Roney presiding, punch and sandwiches served, and music by Miss Mattie Bowling on violin and Miss Thelma Bowling on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza B. French
China
J. W. McNutt
L C Porter
T. J. Dawson
C. A. McIntosh
H. G. Woods
Mildred Hadden
Virginia Karnes
Maltta Woolwine
Edith Moody
Virginia Roney
Miss French
W. C. Pollock
Mann
Will Easley
A. James Penn
H. B. Bluefield
Mattie Bowling
Thelma Bowling
Presen Swan
Infant killed after car topples down embankment
George Speers a county jail employee drove his wife and three week old infant home to Montcelm when his car left control. The vehicle rolled over injuring Speers and killing the infant. Wife injured by broken glass. Speers later reported in worse condition but not seriously hurt.
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George Speers
Montcelm
Speers
French
The Best Medicine for Women
Mr. Myers of Winston-Salem sought the best medicine for women and received Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. L. K. Myers writes of relief from long standing weakness and left side pain enabling her to resume housework, praising the remedy as helping 98 out of 100 women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Myers
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Modern Office Noise Tied to Fatigue Study
Manville New Jersey June 26. Noise in modern offices noted as the main fatigue cause rather than workload. Johns Manville researcher Dr I Ryan cites an ergrograph study showing 12 percent of worker energy wasted fighting unnecessary noise. He urges quieter environments with musical rhythm and absorbing surfaces to boost concentration and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manville
N. J
I. Ryan
Johns-Manville Company
Dr. Ryan
Fidelis Sunday School Class Outing at Park
Fidelis Sunday school class held a monthly business meeting and pan k supper at the park despite threatening clouds. The group praised the outing as a restful summer and fall habit and formed a committee to plan an upcoming party with Mrs. W H Roberts Miss Kate Barger and Miss Clara McClaugherty. Mrs Douglas Barger attended as a visitor and enhanced the occasion.
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Fidelis
W. H. Roberts
Kate Barger
Clara McClaugherty
Douglas Barger
Three and a Half Cent Lunch in Detroit
Detroit offers a thrifty school meal: crackers and milk served to thousands in 155 schools. The program, funded partly by students and welfare groups, contrasts with longer lunches in New York.
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Detroit
New York
Gonedann Child Health Asso and Milk Club
Lilly Land Company Offers Princeton Business Lots
Lilly Land Company presents prime business lot propositions in Princeton, promoting safe investments in a growing city and inviting potential buyers to learn more from their representatives.
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Lilly Land Company
Princeton
Princeton Area Farm Lands Offered On Easy Terms
A Lilly Land Company notice promotes sale of attractive truck farms near Princeton with easy payments. It notes potential for a country home and mentions average lunch costs for students and milk price. Also reports first sighting of a liquor fleet off Galveston, Texas by incoming ships.
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Lilly Land Company
Princeton
Galveston
Texas
Skin Deep Screening Draws Big Crowd at Royal Theatre
Legion Post No 64 anticipates a large turnout for the postwar feature Skin Deep produced by Thomas H Ince. It will show at the Royal Theatre Monday night July 2 with a ticket campaign and related events planned. The region will meet Tuesday evening and a committee report on the Park site received full support as volunteers push to beautify and improve the grounds.
License Night With Council Sets July 1 Start
Thursday night is license night with the city council. Hotel restaurant boarding houses and pool rooms must attend or present a license application for the new year starting July 1. This will be the last June meeting with no appointments until the new administration takes over after July 17.
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S — State
Efec
Princeton area personals list travels and visitors
Miss Ruby Gadd returns home after a Charleston visit. Kenneth Evans returns from Dayton after his grandfather’s funeral. Mrs. Jane Lilly visits from Spanishburg. Mrs. R. L. Jackson of Dixon Ky. visits family. Andrew Mickle tours Norfolk with the Hardigans. Dr. Garnet Bowling of Hinton vacationing with parents. Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Hawkins dine with J. K. Ball. H. B. Callaway to Narrows for recreation. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Roberta visit downtown on official business. Judge H. G. Woods travels to Detroit on a business trip. Andrew White and wife welcome a baby girl born Monday. Mrs. N. Williams of Charleston visits Mrs. J. H. Gadd. J. M. Hylton of Excelsior buys a truck farm from Lilly Land Co. Mona Lambert now able to go out. Rev. S. B. Vaught to Abington for Epworth League Conference and orchard visit to Johnson City. Lilly Land Co. promotes Athens as a school-town and College Addition lots near the school property.
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Ruby Gadd
Charleston
Kenneth Evans
Dayton
Jane Lilly
Spanishburg
R. L. Jackson
Dixon, Ky
L. P. Hardy
Andrew Mickle
Norfolk
A. A. Hardigan
Garnet Bowling
Hinton
City
Honaker Avenue
K. J. Hawkins
Jack
Roanoke
J. K. Ball
H. B. Callaway
Narrows
W. H. Roberta
H. G. Woods
Detroit
Andrew White
N. Williams
J. H. Gadd
J. M. Hylton
Excelsior
Lilly Land Co
Mona Lambert
B. Vaught
Abington
Epworth League
Johnson City
Local Marriage Licenses Reported by County Court
Licenses issued for marriages in Big Four Roanoke South Bend Serena and Speedway couples include Hopkins Ingles Sutherland Luck Byrd Caperion. Court notices list Beatrice Rose E Rose L Kaufman vs Walker and sheriff sale related to Co-Operative Drug Co. case. Grand jury to meet Monday. Fourth of July interrupts court work. potential adjournment by July 18.
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Robert L. Hopkins
Grace Ingles
Big Four
George E. Sutherland
South Bend
Ind
Lula M. Luck
Roanoke
Perry H. Byrd
Speedway
Josie B. Caperion
Serena
Yomerteg
Beatrice Rose
Earl Rose
L. Kaufman
J. Tracy Walker
Als
Grand Jury
Criminal Court
Man’s Trouble Arrested By Mayr Remedy
A man recounts four years of stomach catarrh and colic, quitting work a year ago. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy he reports feeling fine. The preparation claims to remove mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract and to alleviate stomach liver and intestinal ailments. One dose will convince of money refunded. White Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.
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Mayr
Advertising Means Convenience For Rural Women On Farms
The piece extols advertising as a boon to farm women providing appliances and home improvements. It argues ads in the paper repeatedly reveal conveniences and comforts readers might miss, urging continued reading of the advertisements and noting it pays.
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Council
Athens
Royal Theatre
Princeton Post
American Legion
Pithy
Phil Fry
Boy Scouts
Ladies Bible
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Rhoda Georgie Spade
E. L. Mustard
Rudd
Mercer Street
Dugan
Mercer County
Bluefield
County
Adeline Karnes
Baptist Church
William H. Wrighton
Israel
Oakwood Cemetery
Dalace Hotel
Averbeecis.i
Allman
Doris
Nou
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