City Faces Road Paving Fight on East Graham Street
Graham VA town authorities clash with the Virginia State Highway Commission over paving East Graham Street. After pressure and mixed advice from Commissioner George P. Coleman, the town plans a bond drive to fund a permanent road, likely asphalt, with new state help sought from the incoming commission.
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State Highway Commission of Virginia
Graham
East
Graham Street
George P. Coleman
Coleman
Richmond
Horace Hardaway
Hardaway
State Highway Commission
Graham Road
Graham City
Smallest Baby Visits Graham From Jaeger Home
Mrs. J. W. Johnson of Jaeger visits Graham with her 26 ounce girl Devora born May 24. The infant weighs two pounds two ounces, cries and eats normally, and is kept in a hot water bottle by a pillow supported mother on Wister street.
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Devora
Mrs. Johnson
Graham Daily News
Strickler
G. W. Havens
Bailey
Kinser’s Mill
Tee
Mc-Mullin
J. H
G. P. McMullin
J. Grat Gillespie
J. H. McMullin
E. A. Wells
Graham
Joshua Lockwood
J. F. Stephens
Carrier Comack
Uniontown
Penn
Thomas Evans
Igachburs
Rs. J. C. Simpson
Jones Street
Rossella Alexander
Narrows
Charles Pearls
Bland Street
M. T. Whittice
Keystone
G. EB. Marshall
Northfork
Virginia Senator Opposed to Soldier Bonus
Virginia politics feature Senator Swanson announcing opposition to the soldiers bonus in an open letter to the American Legion. The move leaves the Virginia delegation mostly against the bill, with Representative Slemp the sole supporter.
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Virginia
Senator Swanson
Westmoreland Davis
Washington
Gion
Glass
Swanson
Congress
C. B. Slemp
Ninth
Slemp
House of Representatives
Senator
Colored Chamber of Commerce proposed for Bluefield
A call to organize a Colored Chamber of Commerce in Bluefield urges unity among Black businesspeople to promote Negro enterprises and attract new investments. The plan envisions a paid secretary and cooperation with white chambers, with local support from leaders like Dr. J. C. Kingslow and Otis Walden as parade organizer. A big Fourth of July celebration is also announced with a parade, contests, and performances at the fair grounds, with full program to be published in Sunday's Telegraph.
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Bluefield
A _ colored Chamber of Commerce
White Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Grounds
Roy Scott Post American Legion
McDowell Post
Miss Carter
Bluefield Brass Band
J. C. Kingslow
Roy Scott Post
American Legion
Otis Walden
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Mattie Linkous
Edward Hughes
A “Rocery Stores
Jamison Stores
AGE OF
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Goodwin’s
Clark
Campbell
Tae Sut
Thistlier Foundry
Farley
Moore
Keys
Buchanan
Davis
Jeffreys
Mineral Springs
Sidney B. Jeffreys
Chase City
Miriam Beckett
Virginia Mineral Springs
Graham Homes
Millner Anderson
Princeton
Mr. Anderson
Enys
Staton White
Glen Yost
Hot Springs
Ark
New York
Germany
News OF the Colored People
A Colored Chamber OF Commerce
Palm Beach
Tions
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Tured At
Boys’ Union-Alla
Fen
Belding
Warner
Ecru
Seeon Eee
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