Telephony Pioneer Lloyd B. Wilson Retires After 35 Years
Lloyd B. Wilson, president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies, marks thirty five years of service in the Bell System spanning West Virginia to the District of Columbia. His career began as a night operator in Plattsmouth Nebraska and progressed through roles from lineman helper to district manager before joining AT&T in 1925.
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Lloyd B. Wilson
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
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Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wilson
Plattsmouth
Nebraska
Lincoln
Central City
South Dakota
Omaha
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Worth
Iowa
New York
Lee-Bince
Chesapeake and Potomac Companies
Uncertain Lady Shows Trick Photography Decline
Karl Freund, famed for pioneering trick photography with Varity, argues modern films rely on dialogue over camera effects. His new domestic comedy drama Uncertain Lady stars Genevieve Tobin and Edward Everett Horton with a supporting cast including Paul Cavanagh Renee Gadd Mary Nash and George Meeker at the Opera House today and Thursday.
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Karl Freund
Freund
Genevieve Tobin
Edward Everett Horton
First Pyles reunion held at Chestnut Ridge home
In Newburg on August 22, over fifty people attended the inaugural Pyles reunion at J A Pyles home on Chestnut Ridge. Officers for the year named Forrest Pyles president Albert Pyles vice president Gertrude Cobim treasurer Florence Pyles secretary Clyde Pyles historian with Clarence Pyles in charge of next year’s entertainment. The group planned to hold the reunion on the second Sunday in August at Bird's Creek.
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Pyles
J. A. Pyles
Chestnut Ridge
Forrest Pyles
Albert Pyles
Gertrude Cobim
Florence Pyles
Clyde Pyles
Clarence Pyles
West Virginia State Briefs Varied notices from encampments and locals
West Virginia items report a banquet for the Patriotic Order of Sons of America with officers named, the Knights of Pythias convention in Spencer, memorial services for victims of a Harman accident, a Buckhannon fatality from a crash, a Glenville capture of a madman, and a Charleston party faction dispute over state Democratic chairmanship. Also noted is a science feature tease and a birth announcement for Mary Lou Custer.
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Pythian Sisters
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Charleston Street
Charleston
Harman
Winnefred Cyrus
Methodist Episcopal Church
James A. Marquess
Thomas Cemetery
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