Virginia politics rise of Pollard in statewide race
Tazewell county Democrats warm to the August 7 primary as Lynchburg News backs Attorney General John Garland Pollard. Boarded by Congressmen Glass and others, Pollard is seen as anti machine and pro prohibition, challenging Ellyson and the party standpat wing. Temporary HQ opened in Graham by J. M. Beavers. Temperance worker Mrs. Sturgiss visits Falls Mills.
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Tazewell County
Lynchburg
Carter Glass
John Garland Pollard
Pollard
Glass
Democratic Party
Virginia
Montague and Jones
H. ©. Stuart
Sam Walliams
Ellyson
Mr. Ellyson
Tazewell
Old Dominion
Martin-Swanson
Falls Mills
Graham
Graham W. C. T. U
W. G. O'Brien
Graham News Roundup Highlights Local Events And People
Local notes report Sturgiss praising a bone dry bill in Congress and a W. C. T. U. meeting in Falls Mills. Graham residents attend Ebenezer Sunday school, celebrate Geny theatre opening plans, and enjoy Bluestone River outings. Also covered are a fish pond project, Compton Ellis wedding, cemetery fundraiser, Holy Roller tent, cancer illness of Uncle Joe Peake, Burtons Ford Coal charter, and visits from regional visitors and dignitaries.
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Graham
Sturgiss
Congress
Trachoma Cases Reported in Mingo and Wyoming Counties
The state health authority was notified of several virulent trachoma cases in Mingo and Wyoming counties. Affected individuals refuse treatment at the Welch trachoma hospital.
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Mingo
Wyoming
Welch
A I M Mineral Iron Promoted By Doctor’s Testimony
Dr K C Jolagon of Stroger Mississippi endorses Actron Mineral as a superior nervine and blood purifier. The ad claims A I M is a pure natural iron mineral product with added minerals, superior for digestion appetite and overall health, warning against alcohol in rival tonics and discoloration of teeth. Available from Ferrodine Chemical Corp Roanoke Va at $1 per bottle.
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K. C. Jolagon
Stroger
Mississippi
Johnson
Ferrodine Chemical Corp
Roanoke
Health officials urge hospital admission to curb trachoma spread
The surgeon in charge and State Health Commissioner 8 L Jepson urged named patients to enter the Welch hospital to prevent blindness and halt disease spread. The Welch facility, jointly funded by state and federal governments, offers free treatment. Jepson directed reminders to all in the southern state trachoma cases to seek immediate care, noting hundreds saved from blindness in two years.
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Ywe “Hospital
L. Jepson
Welch
Jepson
Welch Hospital
Betsys Burglar at Colonial Theatres and Purity at New Rex
Constance Talmadge stars in Betsys Burglar at the Colonial theatre as a boarding house servant who dreams of heiress life and ends in romance with a grocer boy before a lodger arrives altering her fate with robberies abductions and a police raid. Audrey Munson headlines Purity a six part film shown Friday and Saturday at the New Rex with lavish exterior scenes filmed on the Pacific coast.
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Constance Talmadge
Fine Arts
Purity
Audrey Munson
Rex Theatre
American Film Company, Inc
Pacific Coast
Birthday of Arizona Bishop Julius A Atwood
The Episcopal bishop of Arizona Julius A Atwood received many congratulations on his sixtieth birthday in Phoenix. A Vermont native, he served in New England before moving to Phoenix in 1906 to head Trinity Church, and was consecrated bishop in 191?.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Julius A. Atwood
Episcopal
Atwood
Vermont
New England
Trinity Church
Draft Boards Established Across West Virginia for Selective Service
The Bureau of Military Census in Charleston announces county and city draft boards to meet within 48 hours. New boards take over records and registrations to select men for military service, aligning with national selective service needs and preserving political balance across Mercer McDowell McDowell and surrounding districts.
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West Virginia
Washington
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J. W. Ruff
A. J. Hearn
Francis T. Ridley
Mast River
Jumping Branch
Plymouth
Rock
C. R. McNutt
Princeton
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W. H. Wallingford
McDowell
Brown's Creek
Elkhorn
Norfolk
J. B. Jones
Switchback
T. A. Lambert
Welch
L. H. Clark
Kyle
Jaeger
R. Z. Shanklin
Gary
Mingo
N. H. Manakee
Williamson
J. M. Studebaker
A. G. Rutherford
Thacker
National conference of college workers in landscape art opens
Delegates from major universities gather at the University of Wisconsin for the first national conference on landscape art. The meeting in Madison starts today and will run through the rest of the week with sessions on curriculum, design, and exhibition standards.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Dodson’s Liver Tone Beats Calomel for Health
An old promotional sheet touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe pleasant substitute for calomel. It claims the remedy starts the liver without causing sickness or salivation, suitable for children and adults, and promises relief from biliousness constipation and headaches. The ad warns mercury calomel erodes bones and leaves you weak, offering a money-back claim via druggists.
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Dodson
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