Legion Sixth in State McGinnis Cup Drive for 70 Posts
Raleigh county American Legion post ranked sixth in the McGinnis cup membership contest among 70 state posts. West Union led by percentage gain, Mt. Hope was second, Kingwood third. Williamson hosts convention with Col Theodore Roosevelt expected. rail fare cut to 9.5 for round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
American Legion
J. H. McGinnis
West Union Post
McGinnis
B. G. Merrick
West Virginia Department of the Legion
Mt. Hope
Kingwood Post
Williamson
Theodore Roosevelt
Williamson Post
Post
West Virginia
Deleship Gates
West Union
Mount Hope
Kingwood
Mooi Soon Concess
McMechen
RS State UG O'Sc'ha Cs
Oey Marv’s
Glen White
State Fire Loss for Year is Less
Fire Marshal reports show total state loss for the last month of the fiscal year and the year overall declined from 1926. June losses totaled 108,373 with 47 fires. year end losses reached 5,988,301, down 258,262 from the prior year. The Morgan town blaze and oil storage tanks near there drove much of the year’s cost. Morgan town, Raleigh, Kanawha and several other counties reported increased losses or arson indictments as investigations continued.
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Baden City
C. W. Nolte
Morgantown
Kanawha
Braxton Brooke
Mercer
Ohio
Raleigh
Summers
Putnam County
Brooke McDowell
Wetzel
Raleigh County
Milwaukee man suicide after stock theft claim
Charles Miller of Milwaukee Wisconsin hanged himself after discovering thieves had stolen his entire stock of home made bee stimulants. He left a note stating he could not live without his daily stimulant and his wife was left to cope with the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
Milwaukee
Wis
Do Jurors Identify? Court Finds Whisky Bottles
A DC district court janitor found empty whisky bottles in a room during cleanup. Police are investigating the incident as officers seek facts and potential leads related to the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iemire
District of Columbia Vlice Court
Viva-tonal Columbia Praised For Music Value And Craft
The Viva-tonal Columbia receives high praise for its sound quality and craftsmanship. The note emphasizes the record’s artistic beauty and lasting appeal to owners who display and play it over the years.
Smiths Sacred Singers and Friends Early 20th Century Records
A catalog style list of antique gospel and string band titles with performers such as Smiths Sacred Singers, McMichen Melody Men, Wisdom Sisters, North Carolina Ramblers, and J Frank Smith. Entries include song names like Let Me Call You Sweetheart and The Wreck of the Southern Old 97, with performer pairings and catalog numbers 15111 through 15155.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith’s
Sacred Singers
McMichen
Charlie Poole
Hannah Chris Bouchillon
New Dixie Faith Norris
The
Tanner Boys
Royal Palm
al Craver
Riley Puckett
Annie
North Carolina Ramblers
Lord
Smith Singers
Children of the Heavenly King
Wisdom Sisters
Barbara Allen
Drowned Sisters
N.C. Ramblers
Georgia
Tanner
Puckett
Nichols
Layne
John Henry
Gid Tanner
Clayton McMichen
Rosie O'Grady
Redeemer Smith
Mississippi
Daddy
Jim
Columbia Phonograph introduces Viva-tonal recording
The Columbia Phonograph Company unveils the Viva-tonal New Process Records. Using an electrical method in collaboration with Western Electric, Columbia claims to reproduce sound exactly as recorded, capturing all notes with beauty, brilliance, and precise volume. The system promises life like fidelity for voices and instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Columbia Phonograph
Columbia New Process
Viva
Columbia New Process Records
Columbia Phonograph Company
Western Electric Company
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Legion
West Union Post Cops
Lily
Dreamland
Ted Lewis
Joe
You
Craver
Little Birdie
Preacher and Bear Long
Zeb Turneys
Vernon Dathart
Tennessee
Vernon Dalhart
Mule Railroad
Mollie Darling
Bull Dog
Doce
Walsh
Tanner and Boys
Kinnie Wagner
Altoona
Central
Sherman Valley
Luther B. Clarke
Green Mountain
Blue Ridge Highballers
Nellie
Crazy Coon
Betsy Brown
Walter Morris
Kickin
Tanner and the
John the Baptist the
Tramp
Fiddler
Reay
Dixie
Wildwood
Vernon Cathart
Jesus
Amazing Grace
Jericho
the Pines
Doe” Walsh
Carolina
Nichols and Puckett
Lynchburg
Luther Clarke
Tanner and Norris
Billie Richardson
Monkey On A
White House
the Railroad Tramp
W. Morris
Sally Goodwin
Ilda Red Riley Puckett
Jerusalem
Madama Jubilee Tanner
S. L. Gid Tanner
Sandy
N.C
Pearl Byron Burnett and
Rutherford My
Isle of Golden Dreams
Nichols and
McMichens
Melody Men
Texas
Darling Child
Dareo
Barnett
Rutherford
Billy the Kid
Bob Nichols
the Prodigals
J. Frank Smith
Johnson
Leake County
Ek. Floy
E. Boswel
Hard Luck
Chris Bouchillion
Blue Ridge Mountain
C. Wells
Savior
Parker and Woolbright
Roy Harvey
Posey Rover
New Process Records
Beckley
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