Hairplane show thrills at the Civic Flying Club event
Ima Dumkoff recalls a Sunday in which a buzzing Hairplane display near the airport wins praise for the Civic Flying Club. Edmondson's nimble flight astonishes crowds while Bayne receives credit for organizing the show. Local residents attend, with a long list of visitors and family entries noted. The piece also touches on farm economics, comparing 1915 stock use to 1935 mechanization and bread price implications.
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Edmondson
Ima
Civic Flying Club
Ima P. S
Loopers and Seamers Of Personal News
Local social notes include visits among Tolley Hurst Cable and Bassett families, Miss Stella Miller and Lois Miller visiting Radford, Mozelle Quesenberry visiting Richmond fiancé Bill Goodwin, and several relatives absent from work. A 1939 statistic notes about 1.7 million U S farm homes received electric current from central stations.
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United States
Knitters And Toppers By Janice Anderson
Mrs Zella Meriweather and children of Beckley West Virginia spend the week with Mrs Lena Weatherman on Pierce avenue. Mr and Mrs H E Fudge and son J C left for Switchback West Virginia after a week with Mrs C E Schrader of Pierce avenue. Paul Armbrister guest soloist for Count Pulaski chapter DAR at Mrs W N Mebane home in Dublin. He sang several numbers at Dublin high school finals Tuesday night. Miss Irene Hoback and parents spent the weekend in Kingsport Tennessee. Local mill youths enjoyed a weiner roast on Draper s mountain Saturday night and danced later.
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Zella Meriweather
Beckley, W. Va
Lena Weatherman
Pierce
H. E. Fudge
J. C
Switchback
W. Va
C. E. Schrader
Pierce Avenue
Paul Armbrister
Count Pulaski
W. N. Mebane
Dublin
Irene Hoback
R.L. Hoback
Kingsport
Tenn
Draper’s Mountain
Our Indians Come Through By Ima
A rowdy sports style recital depicts the Indians overcoming a tough start last Saturday. Key players Garnett Moore and Paul Rice shine in outfield and at bat while Allie Simmons delivers a late rescue, securing the scalp as Ima praises the team and fans.
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Apie
Hurd
House of David
McKrooskie
Dublin Way
Toots” Brillheart
Wee “Allie” Simmons
Garnett
Moore
Paul
Rice
Ima
Farm incomes fall under six hundred in twenty nine
About thirty percent of U S farms reported gross annual income under $600 in 1929. This reflects widespread low earnings in agriculture during that year.
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United States
Local gossip and names from a lively community column
Walther Winchell style notes tease readers with names like Guy Wainwright and Peyton Rupe. tales of dances, songs, air shows, lost teeth, and mill town romances. The piece mentions the Emmet Fergusons moving to East Pulaski and visits from Merediths, Neeses, Bayses, and others around Dublin and Fosters Falls.
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Guy Wainwright
Peyton Rupe
Peck Baxter
Mary Lee
Okley
Colleen
Harold Nelson
Emmet Fergusons
East Pulaski
Ewald
Ruff
Runion
Okie
George Leache
Mill
Mrs Nese Dines With James Neese Family
Mrs Thomas Nese was a dinner guest Monday of Mr and Mrs James Neese at their home.
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James Neese
Robert Bayse
Peggy Jane
Fosters Falls
Thomas Nese
Miss Bessie Yontz Weekend Visit at Wytheville Home
Miss Bessie Yontz spent the weekend at her Wytheville home, enjoying a quiet stay and visiting local friends.
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Bessie Yontz
Wytheville
Willkie Urges Change In Government Technique
Wendell L. Willkie calls for a change in both technique and spirit of government. He urges a servant government without prejudice to unite the nation with confidence hope and good will to preserve liberty and opportunity.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Farley Urges Right to Aspire to Presidency
James A. Farley states that every citizen has a right to aspire to the Presidency outlining his view on political ambition and equal opportunity.
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Candi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wallner Mills
Ima Dumkoff
Tom’s Tile Inn
Katherine Guynn
Lena Stone
Emma Hodge
Mary Lee Hudson
Virginia Quesenberry
Sadie Quesenberry
Madeline Guynn
David Rogers
Okley Duncan
John Kirby
Frank Via
Douglas Mantz
Fred Warner
Graham Slate
S. A. Anderson
The
Church of God
Markleysburg
Pennsylvania
John Oberlin
Mrs. Oberlin
Ernest Wingo
H. C. Vaughn
Hazel Vaughn
Greyson County
Nathaniel Guynn
Tonie Montrosse
Charlie Taylor
Widemouth
West Virginia
Nettie Collins
Mildred Aust
Carl Schmidt
J. L. Jamison
Marcus Irons
Callie Gallimore
Allisonia
John Doyle
James Doyle
Virginia Hunley
Ruby Doss
Janice Anderson
Jimmie Cash
Junior Stoots
Tennessee
Rupe
Pauline Mantz
E. H. Dean
Delbert Smith
Austinville
Ann Thomas
Wytherville
Helen Baugh
Rubye Riggle
Pulaski Hospital
Sumer
Nora Lee Johnson
Ralph Tolley and Son
Edd Tolley
Christiansburg
Roby Cable
Gilmer Hurst
Mr. Hurst
W. S. Cable
Mr. Cable
U. S. Army
Georgia
Roy Gibson
Lillian Varina
Bland
Richard Bassett
Mittie Allen
Margaret King
George Repass
Joseph King
Stella Miller
Radford
Miss Miller
Radford High School
Lois Miller
Mozelle Quesenberry
Bill Goodwin
Richmond
Amoco Permatube
Walther Winchell
Robert Meredith
J. T. East
Willkie
James A. Farley
Seagle
Pharmacy
Seagle’s
DRY Cleaners
Pulaski News
Virginia Maid
Wallner Silk
Jefferson Silk Mills
Dobson
Paul Knitting
Acme
Pulaski
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