County considers $800,000 road bond plan split by district
A report by the Board of Supervisors committees on a county road bond issue proposes $800,000 in bonds for four districts to macadam 72 miles of roads. The plan, with district allocations and cost estimates, anticipates tax levy increases and asks the Circuit Court to set an election for June 29.
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Board of Supesvvssors
Ironis
Commonwealth
Circuit Court
Tts
Jos. A. Turner
Salem
J. Bo Andrews
We Sick
A. Lambert Martin
Catawbba
J. Coles
Derry
Cave
Mir Tarvey Hall Sayr
Selon
Cave Spring
Big Lick
Catawba
Pire Dr
Moomaw
Medley
Hanging Rock
Salon District
Prou Cave Spring
Salem Court House
Twelve O'clock Knob
Roanokeety
Peter's Comnek
Country Club
Washington Heghts
Salem District
Be Lick
Terese
Salou Athe Ie
Election to name Hart's successor set for November 3
Sheriff C L Hatcher received a governor order to call a November 3 election to fill the Roanoke Montgomery Fourth Senatorial District seat after the special legislative session on taxation. A Democratic primary will precede the vote, with the district party committee meeting in Christiansburg next Saturday to set the date and details. W L Andrews of Fairview is the only declared candidate so far. supporters praise his Roanoke roots, business success, and leadership as Worshipful Grand Master of Virginia Masons.
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C. L. Hatcher
Stuart
John M. Hart
Roanoke
Montgomery
Radford
Democratic Committee of
Christiansburg
W. L. Andrews
Fairview
Andrews
Albemarle County
Roanoke City
Terry
Virginia Masons
District Meeting at Baptist Church Tomorrow
The District Missionary meeting of the Baptist church will be held at Salem Baptist Church tomorrow with a fall day service. Missionary societies from Roanoke Vinton Cave Spring Enon and Fort Low are invited to participate. Topics reflect Valley Baptist Association work. All ladies of the congregation are asked to attend. Lunch will be served by the local society.
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The
Baptist Church
Salem Baptist Church
Baptist Churches of
Roanoke
Vinton
Cave Spring
Enon
Fort Low's
Valley Baptist Association
Army and Navy gain efficiency from Mexican crisis
Washington reports officers say the Mexican crisis improved U S forces with fleet drills and constant readiness. Rear Admiral Fiske notes Vera Cruz training and the Great War line, while German and British maneuvers outperform U S practice, though the navy demonstrates rapid response when called. Lost spectacles notice appended.
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Washington
United States
Cers
Feet
Sam
Adareal Fiske
Bureau of
Nstanes
Badger
Vera Cruz
Mexico
United States Naval Forces
Atlantic Seaboard
Fouilda Foct
W. S. Simms
Birmingham
Date
Luckenback
Baltimore
Naral
Army
Navy
U.S
Fiske
Stoo
Congress
Personal Notes and Social Guests Highlight Roanoke Area
Additional personals detail visits and health news in Roanoke region. Elizabeth White travels in Christiansi thurst while Mrs. W Lice Brand is confined by sickness. Miss Shirley and Dorothy Winston of Bristol return from visiting Miss Elsie Harman on the Boulevard. Mrs J A Thomason returned from Rochester MN with sister Mrs J M Murray of Roanoke who received treatment at St Mary's Hospital. The College Lutheran Church Sunday School will join with St Mark's Roanoke and St Pauls Peters Creek at Roanoke Woman's College grounds. Roland E F Cook remodels West Main home with additions. Capt W W Brand ill in Bristol after wintering in Florida. his son W Lee Brand of Salem visited. John W Gilles of Salem leaves for Parsons WV to become foreman at Mosser Tanning. family to join later. Friends in Salem congratulate him on promotion. Daisy Morgan of Richmond, a frequent Salem visitor, participated as bridesmaid in the Asher-Boush wedding at Christ Church Alexandria, with Miss Genevieve Champ Clark as maid of honor.
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Shirley Jan Dorothy Winston
Pristol
Elsie Harman
Thhe Boulevard
J. A. ‘Thomason
Rochester
Minn
J. M. Murray
Roanoke
St. ‘Mary's Hospital
Capt. W. W. Brand
Roanoke County
Bristol
Captain Brand
Florida
Mrr. W. Lee Brand
Salem
John W. Gilles
Parsons
W. Va
Mosser 'Tanning ¢ Company
Hom
Daisy Morgan
Richmond
CC. Hamm
Miss. Wal Morgan
Asher- Boush
Christ Church
Alexandria
Genevieve Champ Clark
Champ Clark
Mack
Villa Carranza split rumors flare in El Paso
Reports from El Paso on June 16 claim General Villa sheds authority in the northern military zone and seizes Carranza offices in Juarez and other cities. Conflicts over new military zones and the Niagra Falls conference shape Carranza Villa tensions with Admiral Angeles eyed as possible provisional president.
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EL Paso
Villa
Carranza
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Mexico
Villas
Information Bureau
Customs House
Manuel Bonilla
Jurez
Tonizhe
Tex
General Villa
Tomas Ornelas
Bbe
Cus Loms House
Treasury Department
Col
Ornelas Iin
Tonneon
Inchisf
Natera
Central Zone
Niagara Falls
Felippe Angeles
Vila
Angeles
Appointment of teachers announced in Salem district
Nearly all public school teacher appointments in Salem town and Bie Lick District have been made. Roland F. Cook, county superintendent, lists principals and assistants for Salem High School and Salem Graded Schools, plus assignments in Nonsack Vinton Tinker Creek Pleasant Moomaw Oakland Peters Virginia Heights Mountain View Hoovers Crystal Spring and other district schools. Villa departs for front near Zacatecas after battles with Natera and Carranza requests Villa’s aid.
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Salem
Bie Lick
Roland FE. Cook
Salem High School
Lucy T. Jones
Hannah G. A Armstrong
Annie McConkey
Madeline Campbell
Mary Duncan
Eugenia Griffin
Fannie Berkeley
Pauline Camper
Mary Preston
Maude Logan
Jessie Finke
Mary Campbell
El'zabeth Martin
Jenne Goff
Irma Price
Ruby Morgan
Fannie Folkes
Mesdames J. Horace Smith
Ola Turner
Elizabeth Miartin
Salem Graded Schools
Nonsack
Verna Thaxton
Vinton
R. A. Priliman
Addie Mason
Lian Burnette
Sarah Scott
Gertrude Hunter
Ruth Mason
Anna Cooper
Myrtle Johnson
Jennis Moore
Maud Helm
Tinker Creek
O. D. Ross
Pleasant
Lizzie Dooley
Helen Frantz
Moomaw
Princ’pal
Beth Monzan
Oakland
Princ'pal
Annie John
Mary Frantz
Lucille Bennett
Eva Mann
Peters
Mary J. Slusser
Virginia Heights
Princiipal
Mary Watson
Ass'stants
Marian Walker Hattie Bernard
Kate Bulman
Mountain View
Ass’stants
Nina Quinn
Corojia Johnston
King’s
Berta. Ferguson
Hoovers
Grace Bulman
Caprica Foster
Crystal Spring
Fannie Hannabass
Lucy Phelps
Edna Martin
Cave Spring
Central
Catawba
President Wilson Blames Big Business For Depression
President Wilson declares big business bears responsibility for the depression and accuses an organized campaign of shaking public confidence. He vows to push Congress to stay in session until anti trust legislation passes and promises to publish letters exposing those blamed for the downturn.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
White House
Answelt
Pictorial Review Company
Edgewood woman in court for abusive language
Mrs Laula Austim of Edgewood appeared before Squire Camper by proxy on Tuesday charged with using abusive language. She paid a fine of 2.50 plus costs. Luther Dunman of Roanoke was tried before Squire Camper yesterday for catching black bass out of season. His fine was 16.35 including costs.
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Laula Austim
Edgewood
Squire Camper
Luther Dunman
Roanoke
Horse Stolen From Farm Near Town
Mr. Joseph A. Stoutamire reports a bay horse stolen from a pasture on his farm last night. The 14 year old, 16 hands high animal weighs about 1300 pounds with a white facial spot and one white hind foot. Sergeant W. A. West pursues the case with active efforts to apprehend the thief.
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Joseph A. Stoutamire
W. A. West
Resceneot War Service Plan Noted by Puck Column
In a witty aside, Puck notes a proposed rescineot for service in the war. The plan targets men lured by Mexican schemes and aims to rally good men to a cause. Willis-Regular is humorously tagged among the brood-curdlers in the tongue in cheek piece.
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Wolls
Willis
Puck
Toll Gates Set for July Inauguration in County
County Supervisors adopt a plan to place four toll gates on major roads beginning July 1. A special meeting will finalize details including gate locations on the Holline Roanoke, Williamson, Roanoke Salem, and Moomaw roads. Rates range from 3 to 25 cents with discounts for vehicle books and rebates for road subscribers.
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Messrs
Sinclair Brown
Ballard P. Huff
G. W. Gish
G. L. Bush
Augusta
Rockingham
Virginia
Holline-Roanoke
Reid Bridge
Tinker Creek
Mundy’s Corner
Williamson Road
Roanoke- Salem
Fallon-Persinger
Moomaw Road
D. C
J. C
Roanoke Democratic Committee Sets August 22 Primary
The Fourth Senatorial District Democratic Committee met at A B Coleman’s office to set August 22 as the primary date for naming a State Senate candidate. Candidacy notices and a $150 fee must be filed with Coleman by July 15. IL Stearnes was elected district chairman succeeding the county chair.
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Democratic
A. B. Coleman
Roanoke
State Senate
IL. Stearnes
Roanoke County
Portrait of Governor Henry C. Stuart joins Roanoke portrait gallery
Judge Moffett received Monday a splendid portrait of Governor Henry C. Stuart to be placed in Roanoke county court room portraits. The likeness honors a Southwest Virginia leader who helped shape state and local affairs since Roanoke county's establishment.
Miss Finke to Wed to William Horn in June
The engagement of Reulah Finke to William Th Horn is announced by Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert Finke of Abnounoy. The wedding is set for June 380 at 830 p.m. at their residence 1382 Union Street.
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J. Albert Finke
Adverse in the Times Regis ter and Sentinel
The Times Regis ter and Sentinel reports on adverse outcomes or objections affecting reads, possibly in legal notices or civic decisions, with emphasis on local institutions and community impact. The exact details remain unclear from fragmentary text.
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Hart
Elizabeth White
Chistiansithurst
W. Lice Brand
College Lutheran Church
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
St. Pauls
Peters Creek
Roanoke Woman's College
Roland EF. Cook
West Main Street
Lick
Big Lick District
Torneon
Zacatecas
Mexico City
Carranze
Magistrate’s Court
Miss Finke
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