Red Cross War Service Expands Aid and Veterans Support
The American Red Cross war service reports a busy year with liberalized veteran aid and hard to gather disability claim materials. West Virginia chapters served an average of 717 veterans or families monthly, while 41 9388 cases monthly covered disabled veterans service members and dependents. The organization continues hospital recreation work and broad support at army posts navy yards and marine barracks.
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American Red Cross
West Virginia
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
The
Army Poste
Navy Yards
Marine Barracks
Mercer county votes show amendments mostly defeated
In three Mercer districts the constitutional amendments drew strong opposition. East River precincts tally shows circuits court 208 for 1775 against, budget 221 for 1572 against, lieutenant governor 208 for 1116 against, probate 233 for 1075 against. Jumping Branch reports circuit court 124 against 17 for, budget 19 for 120 against, lieutenant governor 13 for 120 against, probate 16 for 128 against. Plymouth district counts circuit court 131 for 343 against, budget 113 for 349 against, lieutenant governor 94 for 363 against, probate 104 for 252 against. Two county and district officers will assume duties after canvass by county court next Monday.
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Mercer County
East River District
Circuit Court
Jumping Branch
Plymouth
Harve A. Shumate
Essie Thorn
A. I. Bratton
D. D. Carr
Fast River District
T. C. Hubbard
O. O. Karnese
Board of Education
Armory in Meadows Building Features Joe D Gore Orchestra
Music by Joe D Gore and his Orchestra at the Meadows Armory. Admission is 1 dollar with ladies free. Event targets the general public seeking a lively evening in the Meadows building. Proceeds support local activities.
Paroles Granted to Three Prisoners by Judge Dillard
About 20 000 of 30 795 registered voters cast ballots in the county election. Judge George L. Dillard granted paroles for one year to John Gerty Arthur Johnson and Robert Asbury on the recommendation of Eli Watkins, a prohibition agent.
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George L. Dillard
Eli Watkins
Prohibition
John Gerty
Arthur Johnson
Robert Asbury
Princeton paragraphs lease lot near Princeton
The Tri State Refining company has leased a 100 by 100 foot lot on the Princeton Oakvale road, three miles from Princeton, from J H Carter. A filling station will be erected and operated on the lot. Scouts planning to appear before the senior court in Matoaka on November 21 for star life and eagle badges must file their applications tonight. Meade McNeill of Concord faculty will speak at the Presbyterian Men's club dinner tonight at 6 30 at the church with the Evening circle serving.
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Tri-State Refining Company
Princeton-Oakvale
Princeton
J. H. Carter
Court of Review
Court of Honor
Matoaka
Meade McNeill
Concord
Presbyterian Men's Club
Scouts Court of Review at Athens Chapter Headquarters
The Princeton Athens Boy Scouts district will hold its court of review and honor at the district headquarters. Leaders will review troop achievements and recognize scouts for merit badges and service contributions. Local officials and district observers are expected to attend.
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Princeton-Athens
Boy Scouts District
Bake Sale by Circle 1 at Von Court’s Jewelry Store
Circle No 1 of the Christian Church holds a bake sale Saturday morning November 8 at Von Court’s Jewelry Store. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
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Circle No. 1
Christian Church
von Court
Six room house for sale on Campbell Ave Roanoke
Six room house on a paved street with steam heat and a double garage. Price is reasonable. Write J. T. Hopkins, on Campbell Ave. S. W., Roanoke, Va.
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J. T. Hopkins
Campbell Ave
S. W
Roanoke, A
Princeton clubs host mixed meetings. weddings and dinners noted
Eastern Star held a brief meeting in the Masonic hall with Mrs. A F Simms presiding while the social session was postponed due to polling. Mrs Marie Patton of Peters Town and Deck Spangler were wed at Rich Creek with plans to reside in Hopewell. A Woman's Missionary Society gathering at Silver Springs Chapel reported eight members and a prayerful program. The Princeton American Legion outlined plans for an Armistice day banquet with WV officials speaking and a bake sale slated for the day before Thanksgiving. A bake sale and December gathering details concluded the day’s notices.
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S Prviceton Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
A. F. Simms
Princeton
Marie Patton
Peterstown
W. Va
D. T. “Deck” Spangler
Hopewell
Sroom
Edgar Spangler
Rich Creek
Spangler
Woman's Missionary Union of
Silver Springs Chapel
Dottie Moore
Luke
O. D. Meador
H. H. Richards
M. E. Brookman
W. C. Reid
R. L. Pendelton
Stanley Hayes
Perry J. Cooke
B. K. Wyson
W. R. Turner
M. B. Pennington
R. E. Pendleton
Two Marriages Performed by Rev Talbert in Bluefield Area
Yesterday in separate offices two marriages were conducted. William E Ross of Lewisburg wed Annie Adkins of Bluefield in magistrate I C Damewood s office. James D McFarland and Lula Gillespie both of Bluefield were married in sheriff J Otis Bowling s office.
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G. W. Talbert
I. C. Damewood
William E. Ross
Lewisburg
Annie Adkins
Bluefield
J. Otis Bowling
James D. McFarland
Lula Gillespie
Willing Workers Meet at Princeton Avenue Home
The Willing Workers class of the First Church of Christ held its monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Beatrice Johnson's Princeton avenue home. The meeting opened with a song, Showers of Blessings, led by the president Mrs J O Johnson.
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First Church of Christ
Beatrice Johnson
Princeton Avenue
J. O. Johnson
Poison Pie Sparks Radio Recipe Confusion
A humorous fragment notes a mistress warning that a pie is poisonous while a cook explains the recipe came from a radio broadcast with a chemistry lecture interjecting from another station. The exchange captures playful miscommunication in a period humor voice.
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Mistress
Cook
Princeton Area Personal News Roundup
Master Frank Williams recovers from tonsil operation. Families and friends visit and travel, including Moran Meadows in Charleston and Ruth White from Bluefield. Bri J Stone after appendicitis at Princeton hospital improves. Several residents host guests from Covington and Charleston. Dave Freeman remains critically ill at home. Oxley family heads to Inverness Florida, and Mrs Davia travels to Asheville to be with her ailing father.
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Frank Williams
Jack Turner
Moran Meadows
Charleston
J. H. Meadows
Moran and
Azel
Ruth White
Bluefield
Eva Thompson
Rei Sulphur Springs
Bri. J. Stone
Princeton Hospital
C. W. Peck
Walnut Street
Lave
I. T. Meyer
Covington
Amd
Bob Spangler
O. D. Meador
Fifth Street
Marvin Cook
Pulaski
Dave Freeman
Silver Sprintcar
George S. Oxley
Inverness
Fla
Madge Conner
M. P. Oxley
Best Remedy for Cough Is Easily Mixed at Home
A home cough remedy using Pinex and sugar syrup or honey promises fast relief from bronchial coughs and chest colds. The pitch touts purity and cost savings, noting rapid soothing action on throat membranes and blood absorption to loosen phlegm.
Welch Fatal Crash Claims Two More Victims
An automobile wreck near Jaeger claimed Fred Bryant and James Vandergrift, both fatally, as Cecil Cragg survived with a fractured pelvis. The three men, workers for Vera Pocahontas Coal, were returning to Big Sandy when the car plunged down a steep embankment. Vandergrift died in Welch hospital from a broken back and brain concussion. Bryant died shortly after admission. Vandergrift's funeral arrangements had not been announced.
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Jaeger
Welch Hospital
James Vandergraff
Big Sandy
Fred Bryant
Cecil Cragg
Vera Pocahontas Coal Company
Bryant
Vandergrift
Page Undertaking Establishment
Davidson Rites Held at East Stone Gap Va
Funeral services were held in East Stone Gap Va for C E Davidson 48 of Gary found dead Wednesday morning at Josie Jordan's Court Street home. An inquest by county coroner Dr W Hall returned death from cirrhosis of the liver. Eugene Mills and Jessie Steele found Davidson unconscious on Maitland Welch road Tuesday night and delivered him to the Jordan home where he died.
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East Stone Gap
C. E. Davidson
Gary
Josie Jordan
Court Street
W. ©. Hall
Eugene Mills
Jessie Steele
Davidson
Maitland- Welch Road
Welch
Jordan
Big Creek District Approves New Consolidated High School
McDowell county voters authorized a $175000 bond to build a consolidated high school for the Big Creek district. With one precinct left to report, the tally showed strong support for the bond. The Harman field site at War will host the new senior high school, while Berwind and Coalwood high schools become junior high schools.
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Big Creek
McDowell County
Harman Field
Berwind
Coalwood
Red Cross Drive Welch Meeting Completed
J A L Sayer chief clerk of the American Red Cross visited Welch and met the local chapter’s executive board in the Memorial building. Father Hanley chaired the meeting as Sayer praised the Welch chapter and home service department, noting a McDowell county quota of 1600 and the goal to retain 50 percent of members.
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J. A. L. Sayer
American Red Cross
Welch
Memorial Building
J. J. Hanley
Sayer
Home Service Department
McGinnis Hatfield
McDowell County
Browns Creek district organizes Armistice to Thanksgiving drive
Mrs L J Brindley Welch ushers in a membership drive with all survey workers busy distributing literature. Armistice day marks the start and will run through Thanksgiving. Mrs McGinnie Hatfield chairs the Browns Creek district and has formed two teams led by Mollie Sloan and Stuart Morgan with a long list of members including Eddins, Partlow, Womack, Sutter, Jackson, Spangler, Burdette, Leckie, Epplint, Hunter and others.
War woman seriously injured in car crash near Tazewell
Liza Johnson a 19 year old War resident is in Welch hospital with crushing abdominal injuries after Wednesday night crash near Tazewell Virginia. She was a passenger in a car driven by Bob Manning and rushed to hospital by Bessie Anderson of Amonate.
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Liza Johnson
Welch Hospital
Tazewell
Bessie Anderson
Amonate
Bob Manning
New Ambulance Arrives for Welch Undertaking Company
James Green of Welch Undertaking Co arrived from Pittsburgh with a new ambulance for the local firm. J. W. Luther, president, helped design the ambulance which features an automotive electric bed.
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James Green
Welch Undertaking Company
Welch
Pitsburgh
J. W. Luther
Slow Moving Tableology in Medical Care
A table moves slowly and calmly to minimize patient discomfort. The device’s careful pacing aims to reduce jostling and anxiety during treatment sessions, reflecting a cautious approach to comfort in clinical settings.
Welch Personalities and Local Visits Highlight Week
Mrs Audrey Tabor along with Mrs George Hairston and Mrs Jack Cox of Sae er were shopping in Welch yesterday. J L Sayre of the national Red Cross association, Washington, left for Logan after a meeting with the local chapter. I J Partlow departs for Charleston to handle legal matters. Tom Miller from Ashland Ky visits Welch on business. Mrs Graham Sale and Mrs T H S Curd spend days at a farmer’s country home near Abingdon Va. Mrs J N Newton of Elkhorn visits with her parents Mr and Mrs George Daniele. Mrs L G Toney and daughter Charlotte of Richmond Va are guests of Mrs W W Henritize.
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Audrey Tabor
George Hairston
Jack Cox
Sae“er
J. L. Sayre
National Red Cross Association
Washington
Logan
Tom Miller
Ashland
Welch
Graham Sale
T. H. S. Curd
Abingdon
J. N. Newton
Elkhorn
George Daniele
L. G. Toney
Charlotte
Richmond
W. W. Henritize
Magnesium chloride in Dead Sea could supply world needs
A New York report states the Dead Sea holds ample magnesium chloride to meet global magnesium requirements for thousands of years, suggesting vast mineral reserves and long term supply potential.
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New York
Dead Sea
V M I Cadets Map Clemson Games Plans for Norfolk
Lexington Virginia November 6 Coach Bill Raftery will deploy a revised set of ball carriers against Clemson in Norfolk Saturday Speed sacrificed for power with Doc Bailey and Louis Siegel paired at halfback Lefty Williams and Stumpy Travers may play but not as starters Jim Rea expected to bolster defense possibly replacing Buddy Shell The Cadets plan further shifts to slow Clemson backfield stars Captain John Justus and Maxey Welch plus a wartime Army related note follows about Dr Lillian M Bidbreth and a food promise by Captain Cain in France 1918
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Lexington
Clemson Tigers
Norfolk
Bill Raftery
Speed
Husky
Clemson
Doc Bailey
Louis Siegel
Lefty Williams
Stumpy Travers
Speed Boys
Jim Rea
Flying Squadron
Buddy Shell
John Justus
Maxey Welch
Ed Hess
Owens to play interfering back for Gobblers in homecoming
Blacksburg Va Nov 6 Special Virginia Tech coaches shake up backfield plans for the homecoming game against Virginia. Mit Owens moves to interfering back replacing Bird Hooper who will bark signals from a wing back position. The likely fastback quartet includes Hooper Owens Howard and Spear with Howard at fullback and a halfback vacancy opening among Hall Spear Hardwick Ottley.
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Blacksburg
Owens
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Tidewater
Bird Hooper
Mit Owens
Tech
Hooper
Howard
Spear
Cavaliere
Bus Hall
Phil Spear
Sam Hardwick
Bunt Ottley
CATHERS AND PETERS OUT OF EMORY LINEUP
Emory Virginia November six. Fans were barred from a scrimmage between Emory and Henry Wasps and the second team. The session resembled a real game with time-keepers and officials, but no paid admissions. The King College Tornado offense failed to move the ball.
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Emory
Emory and Henry Wasps
King College Tornado
Emory Faces Injury Blues as Peters and Cathers Sit Out
The Emory football team suffers a setback with Peters and Cathers sidelined. Peters dislocated shoulder will keep him out about three weeks, while Cathers ankle injury limits practice and threatens Saturday night’s game. Staggers takes quarterback duties as Diggs Ramsey and Randall form the backfield.
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Wasps
Wasp
Pete Cathers
Emory
Richmond
Peters
Cathers
T.N.T
Staggers
Diggs
Ramsey
Randall
Will Give War Buddies Feed Promised in 1918
Pittsburgh dispatch recalls Captain Robert Cain promising his comrades in wartime France a meal “if we get back.” The promise, made twelve years earlier amid mud and discomforts, is to be fulfilled this next Saturday with a special feast for the veterans and surviving service members.
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Pittsburgh
France
Robert Cain
Foreign policy under fire in Paris chamber
Paris November 6 Aristide Briands foreign policy faced sharp attack in the chamber of deputies as opposition deputy Franklin Bouillon led the critical volley. He cited the Coblenz parade, the Rhineland evacuation, and the push to revise the Versailles treaty, insisting France will not tolerate any assault on its frontiers.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Franklin Bouillon
Briand
Franklin-Bouillon
Coblenz
Rhineland
von Hindenburg
France
Versailles
Grandchildren of Gyroscope Inventor Sue for Share of Estate
In Brooklyn surrogate's court two grandchildren of Elmer A. Sperry filed suit to set aside a codicil to his 5 million dollar estate. Lawrence B. Sperry ten and Winifred Barclay Sperry eight, children of Sperry's son killed in an airplane crash, claim they were omitted from the will. Their guardian is Mrs Winifred Ms. Tenney of Honolulu.
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New York
Elmer A. Sperry
Brooklyn
Lawrence B. Sperry
Winifred Barclay Sperry
Lawrence
North Sea
Winifred Ms. Tenney
Honolulu
Missed The Point Elsie Whistle Confession
Elsie confesses she no longer loves Ronald and recalls attempting to whistle to impress him. Molly notes his reaction as she relates the moment from a Cologne publication's quirky column.
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Elsie
Ronald
Molly
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
Itching Skin Banished by Antiseptic Zemo
Promotional copy for Zemo antiseptic claims it soothes itching burning skin and draws out infection. Says it has cleared up pimples rash and skin irritations for 20 years with prices 35c 60c and 81c, urging readers never to be without it.
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Zemo
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Rock View Hall
Fred Pendleton
Chester A. Davia
Asheville, N. C
James Vandergriff
East Stone Gap, VA
RED Crogs
Plano
L. J. Brindley
Welch Representative
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News One
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Illth Infantry
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