Move for development of a greater Graham drives water line extension
The Graham council approved a Dudley Land Company contract as it extends a nearly one mile water line to the west, aiming at rapid growth. With recent lot sales, about 150 new water customers are expected, turning rural plots toward city lots from Graham to St. Clairs Crossing.
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West
Graham
Greater
Graham Council
Dudley Land Company
St. Clairs Crossing
Congressman Upshaw to Start Revival in Graham Today
Representative Will D. Upshaw of Atlanta will arrive on No 15 and preach at 11 am at Graham Baptist Church for a ten day revival. The Georgia statesman will also visit Graham and Bluefield schools to address students. Special music will be provided by the Baptist choir and the event draws wide interest. A separate note reports fair equipment shipped from Graham, including horses to Wise and Sweetwater, with pigs headed to Galax.
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Will D. Upshaw
Atlanta
Graham
Graham Baptist Church
Upshaw
Congressman Upshaw
Baptist
New Baptist Church
Georgia Statesman
Bluefield
Wise
Sweetwater
Tenn
Galax
Interesting Epworth League program and outing
The West Graham Epworth League club hosted a hayride despite light rain. Hemp Hill, W. Va., Leaguers visit for an outdoor devotional at Dills Spring at 2:30, then return to West Graham Methodist Church at 7:30 to lead the evening service. Gracie Walthall leads with assistants in a play titled To Vision Heights followed by music and more.
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Department of Recreation and Culture
West Graham
Epworth League
Hemphill
W. Va
Dills Spring
Atkins Store
West Graham Methodist Church
Gracie Walthall
Plain Concrete Last Word in Street Paving
A magazine article on street paving from last week shows a California tested plain concrete road six inches deep as the most durable new pavement. In Graham, the east Graham street near Tazewell avenue is nearly finished, George P. Crockett's residence nearby, with work to speed to completion and tracks to follow.
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Tazewell Avenue
George P. Crockett
White Robed Klan Members Donate to Graham Resident
A group in West Graham wearing white robes visited Everette Tibbs at his home and handed him an envelope with five new ten dollar bills. The act, said to be led by R. E. Roberts, was linked to the local Klu Klux Klan. The same group reportedly sent a $50 donation to the Japanese relief fund via the American Relief Agency in New York.
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Graham
Everette Tibbs
Mr. Tibbs
West
Tibbs
Grahamite predicts Coolidge and Pinchot for G O P ticket
A Grahamite yesterday predicted the Republican presidential ticket of Coolidge with Pinchot as running mate. The Pennsylvania governor’s name had not been mentioned for vice president and the source questions who would earn credit if the second spot is debated.
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Coolidge
Pinchot
Eclipse of Sun Promised on Monday Afternoon
The eclipse of the sun is scheduled for Monday afternoon from 3 42 to 6 36. The Graham faculty will observe from College Hill with smoked glasses. The article notes the sun will not be fully obscured and describes the event in regional terms.
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Graham
College Hill
Sol
Ogu
Furniture Factory Site Survey Completed in Graham West
Engineers finish site survey for a new furniture factory in West Graham. Machinery shipments will begin soon and construction is expected to start early. Local workers seek jobs and many hope to settle in Graham. The plant will employ up to 169 workers at top wages on a site bought from James F. Dudley, south of Seylar Lumber Co. mills.
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West Graham
Graham
James F. Dudley
Seylar Lumber Company
Widow Florence Harding Sends Photo of President Harding
Marion Painter received a photograph of the late President Harding from Mrs Florence Kling Harding. The card, in a feminine hand, thanks Painter for his sympathy letter. A second memorial card from Mrs Harding expresses sincere gratitude and bears a mourning black border.
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Marion Painter
Florence Kling Harding
President Harding
Metcalfe Nominated for Annapolis Naval Academy Exam
Willard Metcalfe of Graham son of Mr and Mrs O A Metcalfe has been recommended by Congressman George O Peery to take the entrance exam for Annapolis Naval Academy. He will travel to Washington this week to sit the test and friends hope for his success. Lost keys offered reward finder to Jim Bowling.
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Willard Metcalfe
Graham Boy
O. A. Metcalfe
Graham
George O. Peery
Annapolis
Theatre party and school notes at Graham
A theatre party for Graham faculty is being planned as new teachers settle in. Outside students from Falls Mills and Bluestone Valley attend the Graham school. A large free lunch barbecue drew many locals, though rain cut the event short. Visiting parents Mr and Mrs Norman Stellberg are guests of Mrs Stellberg’s parents, formerly Miss Pearl Sluss of Jersey City, tied to a railroad post. Curious Freak term hints at a prior blizzard.
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Graham
Falls Mills
Bluestone Valley
Norman Stellberg
Curious Fruit Pattern Observed in Bluestone Valley Orchards
Report from Tazewell county notes odd fruiting in orchards where some trees bear heavy apples while neighboring ones are barren. In several Bluestone Valley plots every other tree is loaded, with fruitless trees sandwiched between productive ones, suggesting unpredictable yields.
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Tazewell County
Bluestone Valley
No word from McSarran family after quake
No news has reached this desk about Dr and Mrs J L McSarran formerly of Graham. Supposedly in Asaka, their safety is hoped for and word is awaited. Meanwhile business booms in industrial centers with wage increases and shorter steel worker days reported by F R Ward after his two month tour of major cities. A huge blackberry briar on the Sanders place grows rapidly, measured at twenty two feet long.
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J. L. McSarran
Graham
Asaka
F. R. Ward
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Mr. Ward
Sanders
George McFarland
Drive to Break Up Speeding Gaining Local Support
Graham residents expressed strong support for a campaign to curb speeding on streets and many pledged cooperation. A safety drive urges cautious driving to prevent injuries or deaths.
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Graham
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