Commencement year notes with broad university events
Commencement activities unfold with a Sunday Tabernacle service, a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Prof. David H. Baustin of Springfield Ohio, and an evening Y M C A address by Rev. J S Simon of Hagerstown Maryland. Alumni gatherings, speeches, and a strong musical program mark a weekend of graduates and visitors, followed by Monday field sports and an oratorical contest.
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Tabernacle
David H. Baustin
Springfield
Ohio
J. S. Simon
Hagerstown
G. M. French
Virginia
K. M. Weeks
L. A. Thomas
North
Carolna
Tos Vater
G. H. Bowers
M. R. Adams
Tennessee
M. L. Keedy
J. P. Woods
R. C. Jackson
Roanoke
Adams
Jackson
Shiloh Letter Recaps Local News and Visits
The Shiloh note reports on community travels and health, noting Lula Hall's recovery from illness, Mrs. Ellen Craft's return from Craig, and visits by the Garman, Damewood, Hall, and Clar man families. Rev. J Kyle Gilbert to preach at 11. Miss Jessie Carper heads to Blacksburg for commencement. several locals are listed as visiting or ill.
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Shiloh
Lula Hall
Ellen Craft
Craig
Wm. Garman
Earl
Stacial
Nathan Damewood
Byrd Halls
Kathleen
Annie
Jessie Carper
Blacksburg
Ridgeway and Boone Wed in Roanoke Area Home
Miss Cora D Boone and Mr Walter W Ridgeway were married at the bride's parents home near Wrights Virginia on Thursday June 8 at 2 o'clock by Rev Daniel Price Hilbon of Botetourt Only immediate relatives attended due to illness of the bride's mother The couple will travel to Washington Baltimore and other points after the ceremony They are well known in Roanoke with many friends extending best wishes
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Ibbie
Salem
Archie Moses
Mason's Cove
McDonalds
Josie Gordon
Tennessee
Charles Alls
Hattie McDonald
Lillie Lesler
J.O. Murdock
May
J. H. Moses
Lee McDonald
Roanoke Hospital
Wrights
Cora D. Boone
Walter W. Ridgeway
Daniel Price Hilbon
Botetourt
For Sale Valuable Property at Main and Broad Corners
For sale a valuable corner property at Main and Broad streets. It includes a 200 by 229 foot lot with a private rear alley, an eight room dwelling with water lights and sewer, on a streetcar line and near the post office, college, and churches. J N Ambl er B10 Spymratt worden?
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Postoffice College
J. N. Ambler
Spymratt
Elliston Man Dead in Mexico
Elliston Virginia reports the death of C L Lavender in Jalapa Vera Cruz Mexico on June 1 after three weeks illness. He was 38, a former railroad engineer who worked on several lines and recently on the Great National Railway. Survived by his mother Pattie C Lavender and two children Hallie and Clarence Jr. The body rests in Jalapa with the Brotherhood of Engineers providing services. The community offers sympathy to the family.
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University of New York
Elmer Elsworth Brown
United States Commissioner of Education
Keendrick UC. Babcock
United States Bureau of Education
America
Individu
Elliston
Jalapa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
C. L. Lavender
Jane
P. C. Lavender
Salem
Lavender
United States
Great National Railway
Pattie C. Lavender
Hallie
Clarence, Jr
Brotherhood of Engineers
Dr Jennings to Leave Catawba Sanatorium
Dr W E Jennings resigns as resident physician at Catawba Sanatorium effective July 6 to return to general practice. He has not yet decided where to locate, and the Board has not named a successor. The article notes his success in tuberculosis treatment and the difficulty of replacement.
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W. E. Jennings
Catawba Sanatorium
Tewksbury
State Board of Health
Jennings
Norfolk and Western Quarterly June Issue Mailed Worldwide
The June issue of the Norfolk and Western Quarterly The Southern Home Seeker and Investor's Guide was being mailed yesterday to about 20 000 homes worldwide. Reporters visited the industrial department where Mr LaBaume and helpers wrapped copies. An electric stencil machine enables 8 000 folders per hour, greatly speeding distribution. 500 addresses daily by hand is the prior limit. The cover features a colored illustration of Marechal Nivon. The interior highlights agriculture with many photo reproductions.
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Norfolk & Western Quarterly
Investor’s Guide
the Times
Industrial Department
LaBaume
Marechal Neil Ivoses
Roanoke Times
Norton tragedy ends in swift pistol duel near Guests River
Sheriff Kiser escorted Charles Hunsucker to jail after a shooting that left John Roberts dead near Norton Virginia on Monday. The men, both about thirty and unmarried, dueled over a boys dispute. Roberts died instantly. Hunsucker was wounded by Roberts supporters during escape before surrendering.
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Norton
Kiser
Charles Hunsucker
John Roberts
Woman in Turkey Story Reveals Postnuptial Confusion
A fragment reports a woman in Turkey who does not recognize her husband after marriage. The note questions why Turkey is singled out and mentions a Boston Transcript reference.
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Turkey
Tii
Unclear Subtext on Hawkey and Aly Matrimonial Tale
Fragmentary note mentions Hawkey and a widow in a matrimonial context, with uncertainty about timelines and Aly. No concrete events, dates, or organizations are confirmed in the readable text.
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Myver
Hawkey
Gyer
Aly
Tragedy at Tarboro Bank As Cashier Dies and Suspect Is Charged
Tarboro North Carolina June 14 Cashier Luther V Start of the Bank of Tarboro is dead and Assistant Cashier E B Hussey is jailed charged with complicity in mis appropriating up to 50000 in bank funds. State Bank Examiner J K Doughton investigated after a pistol shot wound to Hart the cashier. The bank closed pending further inquiry as officials seek the truth behind the misappropriation and the investor losses.
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Tarboro
N.C
Luther V. Start
Bank of Tarboro
E. B. Hussey
J. K. Doughton
Hart
Lussey
Douughton
Doughton
Start
North Carolina
Killed On the Tracks at Glenvar
Last Saturday morning Adams a white man from Pine Hall North Carolina was crushed between two N and W freight trains on Yeatman bridge between Glenvar and Singer and was thrown forty feet into the Roanoke river He did not die immediately and was carried to Roanoke Hospital where he died Sunday morning The incident prompts warning against using railroad tracks as roadways and stepping aside for approaching trains without looking back
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Adams
Pine Hall
N.C
Yeatman’s Bridge
Glenvar
Singer
Roanoke River
Roanoke
Telegram Announces Death of Mrs Amiss's Father
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. B. F. Amiss received a telegram announcing the death of her father, Mr. Joseph Wry, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She had just learned he had a minor illness and had nearly recovered before the news arrived. Mrs. Amiss traveled Friday to attend the funeral.
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B. F. Amiss
Joseph Wry
Chattanooga
Tenn
Virginian Railway to Move Shops to Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia reports that the Virginian Railway may shift its shops from Princeton to Roanoke. General agent E H Birchfield says he has no information confirming the plan. The difficulty is keeping workers in Princeton as men often leave for other towns.
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Roanoke
Virginian Railway
Princeton
E. H. Birchfield
Fragments Describe Tommy’s Sleepy Prayers
A damaged OCR fragment shows a child named Tommy murmuring prayers before sleep. The line reads inexactly with broken words like lay me down to sleep and keep, capturing a quiet bedtime moment despite unclear surrounding text.
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Tommy
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Board of Trustees
T. L. Cine
Culpeper
A. G. Fox
Saiem
C. C. Hine
Winston-Saiem
N. C
Education For Peace
J. IK. Linn
Rockwell
Students Volunteer Movement
E. A. Painter
Troutville
G. M. Smith
Strasburg
R. P. Thomas
Wytheville
South
McDonald’s Mill
A. Boon
Clarence Oscar Bittle
Catett
David Edgar Bittle
Myersville
George Hubert Oowers
Wilrropeskter
Way Benajamin
Frank
Brugh
Thomas Lucian Caine
Whitson Leroy Cooper
China Grove
Wiliam Arthur Craun
Mt. Sidney
Junius Ca Yin Drake
Bounty
Clarence David Ehrman
Stanford Lee Felwis
Alfred Goosbrenner Fox
George Mark French
Woodstock
Warren Ballinger Franch
Cecil Clarendon Kine
Winstom-Satem
John James Lindsey
Hendrick’s
Francis Lamar Janney
Purcellville
John Kenneth Linn
Henry Clarkson Meredith
Norfolk
Ethan Allen
Painter
Val
George Henry Cacwvin Park
Charis Bernard Patterson
Francis Simmons
Buchanan
George Morris Beterhoever Smith
Luther Alexander Thomas
Salisbury
Robert Preston Thomas
Wykheville
Robert Lee Trexier
Kyle Menafee
Emory
Brackett Henry Snitilow
Pembroke
Grace Homes Cheatham
Ocie Elizabeth Stiff
Annie Mae Garrett
John Kent Davis
Egghornsville
James Paul Keen
Bluemont
Guy Everett Mattox
Lynch Station
Edgar Fox Bowers
Salem, Va
Ethel Virginia Jones
Bristol, Tenn
Simon Jasper Marion
Emma Ethel Vandegrift
Kate BK. McDonald
Blackstone
Walter J. Deverle
Bradshaw
Joe Wells
Texanna Murdock
Hsttlla
Mattie Finch
Laura Finch
Sunny Side
Birtie Dallas
Kate B. McDonald
Walter Garman
Roy Eakin
Ridgeway
Boone
Marion Brand
Bristol
Wiliam Bunting
Louise Price
Oakey
Burwell Street
Byron Wilson
Rush Lambert
Sadie Galloway
Buena Vista
G. E. Phegar
New Jersey
Guy Brannaman
Roanoke College
Waller Hood
Washington & Lee University
E. W. Hubard
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Penn Kime
Old Point
Old Point Colege
L. M. Robinette
University of Virginia
Wiliam Hannah
Sussex New Jirutswik
Canada
A. L. Komer
Johns Hopkins University
J. R. Ragan
Graham
J. C. Darden
Miss Henderson
Frank Henderson
Botetourt County
Anna Flanagan
A. J. McClung
Salem Loan and Trust Co
Richmond, Inn
Nellie Willams
B. H. Hiner
Franklin, W. Va
M. G. McClung
DR. Jennings
Catawba
Washington
House
Congress
Hay
Committee On Military Affairs
Committee On Naval Affairs
Underwood
Tarboro Bank
Virginian
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