Virginia Maid Page Features George Gravely
George Gravely of Virginia Maid knits and decorates homes in spare time while pursuing aviation. Born April 13, 1913 in Wytheville, he lives in Pulaski County with Lois Cregger Gravely and two children. He is a former high school baseball player and plans for his sons to study engineering while supporting an air force future.
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George Dewey Gravely
Virginia Maid
Wytheville
Pulaski County
W. B. Gravely
Pulaski
Cora
Maude
Cleveland
Ohio
Barney
Hillsville
Gravely
Graveley
Lois Cregger
Billy
Arlen
Mr. Graveley
George Raft
James Cagney
Cagney
Dorothy Lamour
United States
Germany
Knitting Department News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Cloyd Manuel Mrs A J Webb and Price Webb traveled to Roanoke last Wednesday. They were joined home by Miss Frieda Webb a patient at Lewis Gate hospital. Mr and Mrs Cloyd Manuel spent last weekend with the former's father G W Manuel.
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Cloyd Manuel
G. W. Man
Fewer Absences Reported At Virginia Maid
Health nurse Mrs. Miller said this week sees fewer illnesses at the Virginia Maid, likely due to summer. Rubye Riggle returns Monday after tonsil operation. Dorothy Turner back after three weeks away. Mary Katherine Phibbs back after a month out. Charles Otey rests with relatives for several days.
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Virginia Maid
Miller
Rubye Riggle
Dorothy Turner
Mary Katherine Phibbs
Charles Otey
Two Foot Snake Found In Catfish Stomach
John Fowler, a commercial fisherman on the Neches River near Lufkin Texas, reports finding a two foot water snake in the stomach of a twelve pound catfish.
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Neches River
Lufkin
Texas
I Had A Rose A Memorial Poem By Mrs Marie Dalton
A memorial piece recalls the birth of a daughter named Rose sixteen years ago on June 16. The poem shared at services describes growth from rough briar to beauty through the gardener’s care and a Christian message of life from Christ.
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R. F. Swaim
Lillie Louise Swaim
Halsey Luther Bishop
W. E. Rodgers
Pulaski
Harry Williams
Julia White
Charles Ratcliffe
W W. Arrowood
Marie Dalton
The
Jefferson Mills
The Possum Hound Vanishes After Ironing Board Incident
George P. Walker Jr. of Atalla Alabama trains a possum hound that can fetch a possum to fit a pelt stretching board. The dog reportedly disappeared after sighting the family ironing board a few days ago.
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George P. Walker Jr
Attalla
Ala
New Mexico Penalizes Gunpowder Manufacture in 1824-46
During 1824 to 1846 when New Mexico was a Mexican department it was a capital crime to manufacture gunpowder in the northern province. The statement notes harsh laws and strict penalties in that period.
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New Mexico
Department of
Mexico
Doves Less Migrant Than Thought, Study Finds
Mourning doves, popular in the southern states, do not migrate more than 20 miles per day and rarely exceed 35 miles per hour, according to migration studies by the Alabama cooperative wildlife research unit.
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Alabama Cooperative Wildlife Re
Largest Fishing Club in America Formed in New Hanover
The New Hanover Fishing Club in North Carolina, believed to be the nation's largest, has 762 paid members with 90 non residents. Formed twenty years ago without drives or sponsorships, it thrives across ages from 14 to 82 and welcomes women.
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New Hanover
North Carolina
America
Maritime
Popular small game and big game animals named
The cotton-tail rabbit is found in all 48 states and is the country’s favorite small game. The deer is the most distributed and popular big game animal nationwide.
Wood duck's singing call baffled naturalists
The wood duck is noted for a singing call rather than a quack, intriguing observers who document its vocal behavior and distinct vocalizations in the wild.
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George Gravely
Virginia
Howard Golden
Max Meadows
Hazel Webb
Bessie and
Rosa Lee Grubb
Blacksburg
Mrs. J. W. Eversole
Sylvia Jean
Rita Quesenberry
Mary Phibbs
Sue Hutchens
Janie Via
Bessie Grubb
Knitting Department News
Sadie Haley
John Fowler
Christ
Harrison-Hancock Hardware CO
Hosiery Mills
Westinghouse
RCA
S.&s.store
Virginia Mutual Insurance Agency, Inc
J. R. Glenn
Sec’s
J. W. Lark
E. Main Street
Peoples National Bank
Pulaski, Virginia
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