Roanoke College marks semi centennial commencement
Roanoke College celebrated fifty years with a baccalaureate by Rev Luther A Mann a young men address by Rev Armand Miller senior class day exercises an oratorical medal contest and a reception for the Roanoke Students Association Speakers praised the college founders and the school history while noting campus improvements and leadership changes.
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Roanoke College
Luther A. Mann
Cumberland
Young Men's Christian Association
Armand Miller
New York City
Our Town
Salem
Paul
God
Christ
St. Paus
Roanoke College Grad Earns Johns Hopkins PhD in Languages
Prof John D Rodeffer a Roanoke College alumnus class of 05 has earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Johns Hopkins University Baltimore. His fields English German and French his thesis studies the inflection of the English present plural indicative with emphasis on the Northern Dialect. He previously taught at Roanoke College and spent a year in Germany before joining Johns Hopkins as an English assistant. Congratulations from friends and the town.
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University of Virginia
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Roanoke College
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New York
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South Carolina
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H. H. Roberts
Fairfax & Roberts
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Bramwell
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John Walker
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Tazewell County
George Holland
Newberry
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Virginia Avenue
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Monroe County
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Broad Street
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the Patriot
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Resignation of English Professor Cannaday at Roanoke College
Roanoke College announces the resignation tendered by Prof. C. B. Cannaday, assistant professor of English, citing ill health after seven years with the college. The board has not acted, the successor has not been chosen, and the position likely remains vacant.
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Roanoke College
Camaday
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Popular Young Couple to Wed in Salem
Invitations issued for the marriage of Mr John L. Logan former Salem attorney now practicing in Norfolk and Miss Louise Logan eldest daughter of Mr George W Logan of Salem The ceremony will be at St Pauls church Salem on June 24 at noon They will reside in Norfolk Room 18 daughter of the late Col R H Logan is one of Salem's popular young ladies.
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Roanoke
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Herbert Agnew
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J.C. Edwards
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Columbus
Reward Offered for Vines Destruction Between Premises
Ten dollars reward for the apprehension and conviction of the party or parties found culling and destroying the vines between the sender's premises and W. K. Brown's. T. A. Roneats.
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Roanoke News Briefs Mention Local Visits And Trades
Miss Annie McConkey visits relatives in Fincastle while Miss Mary Surface stays with Miss Hope Camden in Pulaski. Roanoke boot blacks form a trust fixing shines at ten cents. Roanoke Typographical Union plans to boycott non union clerks. A marriage links Miss Jucy De Jarnett Penn to I. M. Warren of Roanoke Hardware. Miss Beulah Finke joins Roanoke public schools as teacher. The piece notes various visits, local politics, and a knitting needles shower tale from 1870s folklore.
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Fincastle
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Montgomery County
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Weat Salem
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Christiansburg
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Roanoke
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Annie Shumate
Rocky Mount
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West Salem
Jucy de Jarnett Penn
John BE. Penn
I. M. Warren
Roanoke Hardware Company
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Roy P. Bealey
Chase City
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Chickering
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Misa Finke
A. Finke
Salem High School
State Normal School
Kentucky
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Dallas Chinn
Sears Weds Miss Emma Lee Jobe in Local Nuptials
At the bride’s parents home near town, Jonn Wm. Sears, a prominent young farmer, married Miss Emma Lee Jobe, daughter of J. W. Jobe, with local congratulations and best wishes from The Times-Repair-Ten. The piece notes the groom’s background as a prosperous agriculturist.
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J. W. Jobe
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The
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Shank and Miss Phelps wed at Cave Spring Church
The Roanoke Times reports the wedding of H. Dewitt Shank of Salem and Elizabeth Phelps of Cave Spring at Cave Spring Baptist Church. Rev P H Chelf officiated. The bride wore white organdie with roses. attendants included Alberts Phelps and James Shank Harrisburg. The couple, after a three week honeymoon at Sweet Chalybeate Springs, will reside in Salem.
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Roanoke Times
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Salem
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Cave Spring
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James Shank _i
Harrisburg
W. Va
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Roanoke
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Bedford City
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Petersburg
J. T. Boone
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Crystal
T. J. Phelps
Eoma Phelps
Catherine Walker
Salem Machine Works
dSridal
Sweet Chalybeate Springs
Alleghany County
Devoe Paint Cost Comparison for Cobleskill Fair Grounds
Trustees of Fair Ground Cobleskill New York paid 15 cents more per gallon for Devoe paint. Other brands claimed 150 gallons were needed while the agent predicted 125 or fewer and the buildings required 115 gallons. Savings totaled 35 gallons and painting costs were two to three times the paint price. Total savings about 140 dollars plus 83 or 4 cents per gallon for application.
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Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure Claims for Starvation and Lungs
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curing many cases of weakness due to starvation by nourishing digestion and blood formation. It claims eighty percent cure rates for weak lungs and related ailments. A separate claim promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy.
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Golden Medical Discovery
Board of Supervisors Meets with Pro Tem Chair at Court House
Regular monthly session held at the court house with most members present except Chairman Woodrum. Thrasher named chairman pro tem. Many accounts approved, chiefly read and pauper claims. Hollins precinct adopts general stock law. Cave Spring stock law petition postponed. D. B. Grino gains $89.50 for road changes in Catawba district.
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Hollins
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