In news of South Boston, Virginia:

New Pittsburgh Courier, 17 April 1926.

What did Peter Keith do in Wilson all winter?

His World War I draft registration card provides a clue. Peter H. Keith registered in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1918. Per his registration card, he was born in March 1880; lived in South Boston, Virginia; and worked for Imperial Tobacco Company. Wife Maggie Keith was his contact.

It’s likely that Imperial Tobacco Company sent Keith to its Wilson facility to work, train, or be trained in the winter of 1926.

Peter Hamilton Keith died 20 April 1964 in Veterans Hospital, Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Per his death certificate, he was born in March 1884 in Darlington County, South Carolina, to George Keith and Patience Small (Phillips); lived in South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia; was married to Maggie P. Keith; and worked as a laborer.