Do You Remember Father’s Day Origins and Flag Day Note
A Do You Remember column recalls Father’s Day origins with a reminder to honor fathers and wear a red rose for living fathers and white for the dead. It notes Flag Day observance begun 117 years after the 1777 adoption and flags raised in New York and Philadelphia on June 14 1834 to mark the 117th anniversary.
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Charleston Gazette
Billie Richardson
U. S. Congress
New York State
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Philadelphia
Remembering Civil War Camps and Regional Landmarks
The article recalls flag day origins and the 1933 Carnifax Ferry battle anniversary on the Saanley River, noting Confederate and Union roles, survivor John Diehl, and future presidents Hayes and McKinley in the 23d Ohio Regiment. It details the Droop Mountain battlefield commission of 1927, state park efforts, and Kanawha Trail Club hikes, plus a 1681 Charleston Star Tribune women's edition with editors and topics.
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Saanley River
West Virginia
John Diehl
Finelle
Droop Mountain Battlefield
Mesing
Ita State Park
Echols
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Capitol and Lee
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Averell
Kanawha Trail Club
Miles
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Rush Creek
Charleston Star-Tribune
George Gounsbery
Miss Rather
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Florence Gras
Mary van Meter Cle
Aryan Baldridge
E. B. Deer
Elizabeth Lounsbery
W. W. Branch
Lal- Ja V. Welch
P. Snyders
Mas. Loun
Diram Woodman
J. B. Danarhaiawn
Thi Lovell
Walters
Barnes
Qo Simth
Mae MacCarkle
Mary Richardson
Jacoby
Tameini & Co
Elbert Ballard
Monroe County
6Th Area Legion Auxiliary
Melvvlle Riddle
Fin Dist
American Legion Auxiliary
West Side
Elsie
Medici
Inchi
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Towaly Barhrasey
Mack
Gower Stall
Full Space
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Prader
McJunkin Supply Co
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