Twenty Two Graduates At Graham High School
Bluefield Virginia reports the Graham High school 1924 25 commencement with 22 graduates 17 girls and 5 boys. Dr J N Hillman Emory and Henry College president gave the address praised as timely. James Hughes and Evylin Graybeal won debating honors for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Hillman
Emory and Henry College
Hillman
A. S. Greever
Tazewell County
Bluefield
James Hughes
Evylin Graybeal
R. W. Bobbitt
Evelyn Graybeal
Elizabeth Sexton
Girlie Crockett
Eulalia Compton
Katherine Hardy
Arville Browning
Beulah Woodyard
Elizabeth Tanner
Dudley Williams
Pearle Brewster
John Pyle
Harry Carter
Sally Leedy
Lou Allie McClannahan
Edgar Hale
Elizabeth Ashworth
Jane St. Clair
Elizabeth St. Clair
Virginia
Electric Iron Free Offer For New Electric Service
Beginning Monday May 25 Appalachian Power Company will give each person signing for electric service for an old house a six pound Golden Rod Electric Iron. The property owner gains rental revenue and resale value, often far exceeding wiring costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Power Company
Governor Byrd Support Denounced by Virginia Democrats
A Clinch Valley News column cites a Democratic critic urging readers to verify Virginia politics through Bluefield and statewide Democratic voices. The piece accuses a broad “officeholding army” of backing Senator Byrd, urging open discussion and educational meetings to push Virginia education forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinch Valley
Senator Byrd
Byrd
Bluefield
Virginia
Mapp
Old Dominion
Old State
Supreme Court
Federal
Congress
Governor's race in Virginia spans the state
The piece argues the next governor will lead both parties and all Virginians. It criticizes focusing on local figures like a game warden or school superintendent, urging voters to consider statewide impact across one hundred counties and multiple cities. It challenges Democrats to name a single Ninth District office-holder opposing Senator Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Tazewell County
Byrd
Ground broken for new fireproof building on Virginia Side
Ground has been broken for a large fireproof brick structure on the Virginia Side to house the Ford Automobile Agency. The 50 by 80 foot building will be modern and rushed to completion, with Hicks & Neff in charge and the old hotel site serving as quarters. Dr. C. M. Fisher owns the hotel lot and plans a major business block. The town experiences a booming construction wave with multiple buildings underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vire
Rd Automobile Agency
Ford Agency
Memorial Baptist Church
Hicks & Neff
Wister and
Morton Streets
C. M. Fisher
Virginia Side
Digging out for homes as Virginia teachers return
Many teachers from Virginia Side resume duties after days of snow removal with most high school staff expected to return. Professor N P Reed will stay on as assistant principal and is highly valued. Sunday services and choir music are announced with Reverend Roy E B Early preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Red Men
Christian Church
Virginia Side
N. P. Reed
Reed
Revival planned in Honaker and Richlands events
The elder Rev. W. 8. Hendricks leaves Monday for Honaker to assist Rev. C. L. Stradley in a revival. District conference will be held this year at Richlands, Va. June 1821. Bishop Edwin D. Mouron will preach Thursday evening, June 19.
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Hendricks
Honaker
C. L. Stradley
Richlands
Edwin D. Mouron
Octagenarian Ready for Baseball Season
J. F. Garlick, well past eighty, prepares for today’s season opener and eagerly awaits the diamond action. The piece notes the usual crowd at the fair grounds, and mentions Jim Spracher in hospital after surgery as a standout baseball fan for the Bluefields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Garlick
Mr. Garlick
Fair Grounds
Virginia
Jim Spracher
Mr. Spracher
Bluefields
Virginia Side Bakes Through Frost Hit Garden Losses
The Virginia Side was busy Friday planting gardens but frost killed most crops. Some gardens reported frost damage even under can covers, except one gardener using grass jars that protected all plants. A seed famine in Bluefield, Va adds to the cold snap disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Bluefield
Memorial Day Observance and Local Events in Virginia Side
The Virginia Side marks Memorial Day with a holiday observance and a large crowd expected at the ball game and season opening at the fair grounds. Maple Hill Cemetery will be visited for tributes to the departed, and St Marys Episcopal Church Bluefield WV holds a special Whit Sunday service at 11 oclock led by Rev Edward W Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Fair Grounds
Maple Hill Cemetery
Maple Hill
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Bluefield
Edward W. Hughes
Washington day in court and prohibition drive outlined
The Day in Washington covered Van Sweringen testimony on the Nickel Plate merger. Wayne B. Wheeler proposed a broad legislative program to extend prohibition enforcement. State governments were urged to cooperate in defense efforts, with July 4 support called via telegrams. Acting Secretary Davis and Ambassador De Cartier discussed early funding for Belgium’s debt to the United States, while Elk Hills naval reserve policy awaited final adjudication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. van Sweringen
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
Davis
de Cartier
Belum
Mellonis
United States
Navy Sciclars
Elk Hills Naval Off Reserve
Holy Ghost Church Invites Worship in Virginia
Virginia Side Personal notes Frank Baylor improves in Bluefield Sanitarium after surgery a week ago. Mrs. J C Quarreles of Charlottesville visits Rev M C Hughes family. she is grandmother to Crockett and James Hughes. Pete Crockett and Everett Callaway attended a Wytheville party last night. Funeral reported for Callie Evans ten, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Evans. service held at Pentecostal Holiness Church after pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Callie Evans
George Evans
Penticostal Holiness Church
Special meeting of All Broval Arch Masons in Bluefield Va
All Broval Arch Masons are invited to a Saturday night chapter 28 meeting in Bluefield Virginia with a prominent speaker. A banquet follows hosted by J F Galloway. The Royal Arch Masons anticipate a large banquet in the dining hall this evening featuring Hon H H Gilmer of Pulaski as orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broval Arch Masons
Bluefield
J. F. Galloway
Royal Arch Masons
HH. C. Gilmer
Pulaski
Frost strikes Bluestone Valley crops and livestock
The frost damaged nearly all young and growing plants along the Bluestone Valley on May 29 in New York, sparing only calves and lambs. The report notes extensive impact on agriculture and livestock in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone Valley
Merger Approval Linked to Deposit by United Gas
The report notes a deposit of funds required to finalize the merger with the United Gas Improvement Company, enabling the step to become effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Gas Improvement Company
Conspiracy Conviction Ties to Volstead Act in St Louis
Heber Nations former state labor commissioner was found guilty by a federal jury in St Louis on a conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. The case involved protection of beer manufacture and sale by the Griesedieck Brewery of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Fragmentary Notebook Entry From Peking
Readable words hint at a dated note about events in Peking with scattered names and phrases. The text appears damaged and fragmentary, offering no clear narrative or identifiable individuals beyond occasional proper nouns.
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Graham High School
Deaton, Carmen Poner
Clara_ Spracher
Audrine Law
Sackson-Henderson Co
Lisle
Tazewell
Garland
Bluefield Gas & Power Co
Bland Street
Methodist Church
R. Ashworth
Roy EB. Early
E. E. Omar
ST. Marys Church
Golden West Tours
Kash
Karry
Lassen’s
Maxwell House
Arta
Kellogg’s
Rumford Banking
Uneeda
del Monte
van Camps
Campbell’s
Ritters
Vis, Oz
Bland, Union and
North Streets
Washington
New York
American Gas Company of
New Jersey
California
United Market
Hot House
Florida
Georgia
Peking
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