Paradox ends in out of court settlement in Grubb vs Diner
A long local column blends community notes from horticulture and church events to a whimsical look at residents. Dr. J A Campbell converts pool area into a sunken fish pond while promoting flower seeds. Judge Kyle D Harper gardens, Baxter Laird and Jimmy Salango perform, and a young Miss Ethel Hunter showcases swimming skill and wit. A South Charleston post card invites all-state singers to August 18 at Church of God Tabernacle with a 2500 capacity. Beaver’s W P Gross reports a six foot tomato vine bearing 287 tomatoes.
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Grubb
J. A. Campbell
Campbell Court
Heber Street
South Charleston
A. B. Davis
Church of God Tabernacle
Raleigh Co
Charleston
Championship Claim Sparks Neighbor Tomato Sizing Talk
A local claim about a championship arises from a neighbor who reports tomato sizes ranging from finger to partridge egg. The remark highlights the unusual variation observed, drawing attention to the contest or bragging rights tied to the produce.
Veterans Meet In Big Reunion
In Wheeling West Virginia on August 1 members of the Blue Ridge division arriving for their annual reunion. The convention runs through Saturday with a Meuse Argonne offense anniversary. Mrs Margaret Waldron of Martins Ferry Ohio asks veterans to look for her son Pete Waldron who has been missing for years, possibly attending the gathering. Major General Adelbert Cronkhite of Pittsburgh, wartime commander, arrived last night.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Blue Ridge
Tri-State
Margaret Waldron
Martins Ferry
Francis
Pete) Waldron
Pete
Adelbert Cronkhite
Pittsburgh
Garden Club meeting and social at Oak Hill
Oak Hill notes describe a Garden Club gathering at Mrs. A W Sadler home with a grape arbor program a flower identification contest won by Mrs J Hamilton of Fayetteville and visits to several members gardens. An informal luncheon honored Miss Catherine McCowan of Charlotte N C followed by Missionary Society and multiple personal notices of locals and guests across Scarbro and surrounding areas.
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Garden Club
A. W. Sadler
J. ©. Hamilton
Fayetteville
C. H. Thurmond
Maude Hannabass
R. E. Kelly
Grace Marschner
H. H. O'Neal
S.—D. Morton
Ella Staton
R. P. Nicholls
Frank Titlow
Hattie Biggs
George Bibb
C. T. Jones
B. P. Frantz
Revis
Duvall
K. F. Humphrey
Graham
Grace Landon
Beckley
Claude R. Hill
Weekend Guests and Visits in Newport News
Henry Jackson Beverley Weaver and James Shires of Newport News were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs H D Vaughn and Miss Juanita Campbell. A A Sadler of White Sulphur Springs spent the weekend at home with his family. Miss Billy Simms of Charleston was a weekend guest of her parents. Mrs Nora Gilmore of Charleston is visiting her sister Mrs Milton Bibb. The Cordullias family who visited in Beckley have returned to Tarpon Springs Florida. Buster and Carl Johnson of Rainelle visited relatives here Sunday. Bill Rhodes with the CCC camp at Clifftop spent last weekend at home with his parents.
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J. A. Blake
Scarbro
Auburn Baumgartner
A. A. Baumgartner
Summersville
Mike Mangen
Virginia
Carl Campbell
Lucille Vento
Helen Moses
Charleston
Im Thompson
Oak Hill Hospital
Margaret Jane Lewis
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Charles Kirby
Hettie Trump
Pauline Mullens
Beckwith
George Mann
E. W. Amick
Lochgelly
G. B. Bobbitt
Fayetteville
Matt Price
Helen Boothe
Burman Burgess
New River
Thayer
Cam Hunter
Jimmy
Man
E. W. Burdette
John Wilson
Washington, D. C
Charlotte Jackson
Henry Jackson
Beverley Weaver
James Shires
Newport News
H. D. Vaughn
Juanita Campbell
A. A. Sadler
White Sulphur Springs
Billy Simms
W. G. Simms
Nora Gilmore
Milton Bibb
J. P. Cordullias
Beckiey
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Buster
Carl Johnson
Rainelle
Bill Rhodes
CCC
Clifftop
Lee Rhodes
Welfare Crisis in Miami Demands Immediate Relief
More than 1500 hungry residents marched to Miami city hall demanding funds to ease a welfare crisis. The crowd pressed into the commission chamber as speakers blamed the city for paradoxes of prosperity and hunger. Police intervened once when tensions rose during a heated exchange with Commissioner Sewell.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
City Commission
Commission Chamber
John Gavelock
Chamber of Commerce
Commission
E. G. Sewell
Chamber Of Commerce Meeting This Evening
The Beckley chamber of commerce will convene in its regular session this evening in the Bair building at 7 30 oclock, announced by W A James secretary. All members are expected to be in attendance.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Bair Building
W. A. James
Markets Produce Market Pittsburgh July 31 U S and Pa Dept
Produce demand fair with detailed pricing for apples cabbage onions and potatoes across regions. Listings include Delware Transparents Gravensteins Pippins Dudhes and Reds with varied bushel and sack prices. butter eggs and poultry values noted with grade specifics.
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Dept. Agr
Delaware Transparents
West Virginia
U. S
Alexander and Williams Reds
California
Iowa
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware Cobblers
New Jersey Cobblers
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