Canning School Planned for Marion County Clubs
Miss Cora Price, supervisor of the feeding clubs in Marion County, announces a canning school for club members on August 8 and 9. Sessions may be at the Wo Brest and Cleveland avenues or Normal school. The program includes demonstrations with rifle caps and jars, using EMG price's team from the state university. Club members have already practiced canning tomatoes, rhubarb, cabbage, and rhubarb syrup, with aims to showcase at the county canning exhibit. Price will continue to visit Mannington and work with home economics committees to finalize arrangements.
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Cora Price
Marion County
Aslag Labs
Lincoln
Brest
Cleveland Avenue
Ee Normal School
Price
The
State University
Aara
EMG
Twesk
Farmington
Corrine Hartley
Canning Club
Miss Price
Mannington
Ej Women's Clubs
Court House
Personal notes residents attend services and visits
Charleston resident Mrs Pierce and daughter Grace Stanley return from Grafton for Lee Nelson funeral. J W Bravens leaves for Altenowa to visit relatives. McCray visits in Uniontown. Sands and Hartman visit Wheelersburg area. F J Smith returns from Buckhannon after WV Wesleyan College commencement. Mary Shuttleworth and Griffith visit Mrs. D. Hixon Morgantown links. Dale Parker and children visit Belleview. W H Roush departs for Newark Columbus Ohio with Lakes trip companions.
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Lal. Pierce
Charleston
Grace Stanley
Grafton
Lee Nelon
J. W. Bravens
Alentowa
Rela Feu McCray
Lawrence M. Cray
W. A. Cader
Iniontown
J.B. Sands
Wet Hartman
Lawrence
Harry
F. J. Smith
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Mary Shuttleworth
Griffith
Morgantown
Agate
D. Hi
U Dale Parker
Taleo’ Parker
Belleview
Bertha Grigith
Mary Shttleworth
Mreg DaHerry
Mortis
W. H. Roush
Newark
Columbus
Ohio
Lakes
National Emergency Declared to Draft Militia for Federal Service
Telegrams report a revolution declaration approving a national emergency and empowering the president to draft the militia into federal service. In New York Elihu Root and VP candidate C W Fair Banks visited Hughes headquarters. Washington bulletin notes a proposed building program with four superdreadnoughts, taughta and four battle cruisers advancing in Senate subcommittee discussion.
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Fedaral Service
JNEW
York
Elihu Root
C. W. Fair Banks
Hughes
Hughey
Ewashington
Taughta
Senate Ni
Advertising as Educator in Newspapers
An English visitor notes the advanced development of advertising in first class papers. He believes persistent ads offer a rapid liberal education, guiding readers on customs, shopping, and recreation, and that Who's Who and What's What keep finding their way into daily newspaper pages for reader profit.
Town Talk and Community Happenings
Reports from Pleasant Valley Pleasant Grove and nearby communities include a 3 PM sermon by Rev J W Brown, a laymen rally at M E Church South with speakers D P Smith and W Dixon Smith, and W D Straight presiding. A Ballah Spring Grant Town picnic and dance features a Uniontown jazz band tonight. Democratic State Chairman C L Shaver calls for a Parkersburg meeting at the Waldo hotel. Dr H M Diltz speaks on suffrage in Worthington Monongah Fairview and Avesville. T J Nutter fined for intoxication. Frederick Blome recovering after swallowing a ring. Worthy Lanham and Benjamin Merrill waived prelims in burglaries.
Mrs. John Simpson Dies at Brownsville
A Brownsville report states Mrs. John Simpson mother of Mrs. W. A. Finley died after a long illness. Her daughter and husband Mr. Finley are among survivors. She leaves two daughters and a son.
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John Simpson
Brownsville
W. A. Finley
Clarksburg Drug Companies Lose Prohibition Rights
John H. Tenney, deputy state prohibition chief, received notice from Pred 0. Blue that the department revoked the right to manufacture and sell alcohol from W. J. Horner Drug Company and Norwood Drug Company in Clarksburg. The action follows substantial information that the firms were selling alcohol in violation of prohibition laws.
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Slarksburg
John H. Tenney
Prohibition
Charleston
W. J. Horner Drug Company
Norwood Drug Company
Trinity M. E. Church Burns a Mortgage
Trinity M E Church holds a service outside the ordinary as 3 04 Meridian Lodge of Masons marks a Thanksgiving Anniversary. The day includes strong sermons on Sacrificial Love and fine church music while a mortgage of 4200 remains after a 193? foundation built in 1911. The congregation assists the build fund with 11 75 and pledges for future support amid lingering indebtedness. A British steamer Brussels captured by German destroyers is reported from London with no Americans aboard.
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Trinity M. E
Meridian Lodge of Masons
Hael B Cook
Perry Arter
J. S. Robin
West Virginia
Lee Burchinal
Missa Cox
Wilbur
London
Brussels
Zoebrugge
American Aviator Killed in Paris During War Service
June 24 Corporal Victor Chapman of New York a Frances American flying corps member was killed yesterday at Cor-dun after bringing down three German aircraft and engaging enemy forces in flight.
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Paris
Victor Chapman
New York
Frances-American Flying Corps
Eordun
Notice of pardon application by convict in West Virginia
The unnamed convict, sentenced May 12, 1915 in Marion county to five years for voluntary manslaughter, seeks a pardon and will apply July 12, 1916 or soon after to Governor Henry D. Hatfield for clemency.
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Marion County
West Virgina
Loundsville
West Virginia
Henry D. Hatfield
Bell System to Pay Men in Military Service
L H Kincaid announced from New York a Bell System policy on wage continuity for employees drafted or called into military service. The plan covers June 18 1916 National Guard members and others called by order, promising full pay at the normal rate for up to three months absent plus up to nine additional months, with government pay offset. Returning or honorably discharged workers will be reemployed as service needs allow. The policy also notes enlistments with company approval will be treated like those of Guards or Naval Militia members on June 18, 1916.
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L. H. Kincaid
Central District Telehone
New York City
Bell System
A.N. Bethel
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company
Mployees
National Guard
Nava
Millia
United States
Naval
Railroad Teams Clash in Clarksburg Showdown
Yesterday afternoon at Clarksburg the Grafton B O railroad team defeated the Weston B C railroad squad in a fast game by a score not disclosed. Pop Shriver pitched for Weston and failed to stop the Grafton sluggers while Curry of West Virginia University caught for Grafton. The Grafton team plans to play Clarksburg B C today in what promises to be a spirited rematch.
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Clarksburg
Grafton B. & O
Weston B. & C
Pop Shriver
Wesleyan College
Weston
Grafton
Curry
State University
Clarksburg B. & C
Embreys Plan Denver Visit With Father in Automobile Business
Mrs William Embrey and her son Bruce McDonald Embrey leave tonight for Denver Colorado to spend time with Mr Embrey who is in the automobile business there. The departure is announced by Cole and the family.
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Denver
Cole
Wiliam Embrey
Iitle
Bruce McDonald Embrey
Col
Embrey
Death in Mexican clash mirrors Custer stand
Reports describe American troops under Capt. Boyd withdrawing to ad vantageous positions as Mexican forces charged. Generals Pershing and Funston await details on the rescue of Boyd's command and the fate of the Eleventh Cavalry relief squadron amid an open plain engagement.
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Boyd
General Tershing
Custer
the Little Big Horn
Pershing
Gen. Funston
Troop Movements Near Border From National Guard Units
General Funston plans for National Guard units to be placed in government service as state troops move toward the border in the next few days. Command of the expedition is unclear, potentially under Col James Lockett or Lt Col Henry Allen with Maj Robert L Howes or Charles J Hedekin or Melvin W Rowell.
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James Lockett
F Elevath Cavalry
Henry Allen
Robert L. Howes
Charles J
Hedekin
Melvin W. Rowell
General Funston
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