Kiwanis Club Highlights International Convention News
Athens observer Karles H Archer described Kiwanis International in Los Angeles at Bluefield club lunch. He praised unity, membership growth and finances while outlining upcoming local programs and interclub plans with Princeton Athens and Matka clubs. Visitors F L Washburn and Howard OConnor attended.
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Karles H. Archer
Athens
Strar
Concord State Teachers’ Eye
West Villa Kiwanis Clubs
Bluefield Club
Tnly
Archer
Kiwanis Interfonal
Los Angeles
Cal
West
Dr. Archer
Kiwanis
Ernational
Thomas H. Scott
Upfield
Princeton-Athens
Matka Kiwanis
Shawnee
Kyle McCormick
D. L. Wey
S. E. Via
R. R. Sage
Bluefield
West Irginia Kiwanis Clube
Albert S. Kemper
Owe
Agnet
Princeton-Athens Lab
F. L. Washburn
Columna, O
Howard O'Connor
New York City
Steel Industry Stampede Over Code Provisions Surges
Johnson and Lamont debate the steel code open shop clause and employee representation plan as the industry pushes to omit a disputed section. Lamont reads a statement favoring open shop and calls for avoiding fundamental questions at the hearing.
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Johnson
Lamont
Parkersburg to Host Legion Junior Championship Dates
Parkersburg W Va. announces the American Legion junior baseball championship series will be held August 2 3 and 4. W M McClain of legion athletic notes the event and regional teams from area 1 will compete for state honors in Parkersburg.
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Parkersburg
Kerses
W. Va
American Legion
W. MW. McClain. Legion Athletic
Lark Lure
Virginia Chief Weds Secretary in Virginia
Governor John Garland Pollard of Virginia married his secretary Miss Violet Elizabeth McDougall at First Presbyterian church Winnipeg Minnesota. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Gordon McLean with relatives present. The couple left for Minneapolis and Chicago en route to White Sulphur Springs West Virginia after the wedding.
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Overnor John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Elizabeth McDougall
Winnipeg
Canada
Minn
John Garland Pollard
Violet Elizabeth McDougall
First Presbyterian Church
Gordon McLean
Minneapolis
Chicago
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Glengarry County
Ontario
J. A. McKerchar
Misa Bertha McDougall
Mr. Pollard
California
Retail codes cover broad list of stores signed by trade groups
Hugh S. Johnson explains which retailer types are affected including dry goods, department, specialty, mail order, men's wear, furniture, hardware and shoe trades and grocery distributors. Codes apply to traders affiliated with presenting associations and allow insignia use under wage provisions. Drug stores not yet under a code. restaurants not included. $1 wage differential applies in the South. enforcement relies on opinion and signing the blanket agreement.
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Roosevelt
National Retail Furniture Association
National Retail Hardware Association
Mail Order Association of America
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
National Retail Dry Goods Association
National Shoe Retailers Association
National Association of Retail Grocers
National Wholesale Grocers Association
National Retailer-Owned Wholesale Grocers
National Grocery Chain Store Association and
Food Chain Store Distributors
Codes Propose Exemptions for Nine Retail Groups Approved
A plan to exempt nine retail groups was approved, with officials noting no major exemptions would be allowed. The administrator warned against locking in one wage scale and later forcing adoption, while Johnson said codes could be expedited if wage and hour scales meet standards and blue eagle rules apply. Other industries may submit codes for immediate implementation if satisfactory.
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Johnson
Kroger Store On Bland Street Robbed At Night
Merchandise valued around 40 dollars was stolen from the Bland street Kroger store. Burglars gained access to a rear shed and pried the back door open. Thieves took seven chickens and a quantity of cigarettes.
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Bland Street
Kroger Grocery Company
Local Retail Classifieds Sketch City Auction and Shops
Dixie Clothing Co offers theater auctions and clothing services at Pedigo Building with 50 cent suit cleaning. The Little Coffee Shop Raleigh Hotel serves plate lunches for 25 cents. Corn Country Gentlemen items include a Duff box and medical music sale with Jane Kay toilet goods promotion at Fretwell’s.
Plumbers Group Forms Mercer McDowell Counties Unit
The Master Plumbers Association of Mercer and McDowell counties organized last night with a pledge to cooperate under the national recovery act. Douglas Barger presides. Carl Hendrickson is vice president and K M Buford serves as secretary and treasurer. The group will affiliate with state and national bodies. A joint picnic meeting with Beckley Master Plumbers is set for August 7, inviting jobbers from Bluefield Beckley Charleston and nearby cities.
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Master Plumbers Association
Mercer
McDowell
Roosevelt
Douglas Barger
Princeton
Carl Hendrickson
Bluefield
K. M. Buford
Beckley
Charleston
N. and W. Mines Set New Daily Loading Mark
A new daily loading record was set in the Norfolk and Western fields on Monday with 2,860 cars of coal loaded. Officials note it is the best in two years, though today’s movement is expected to be heavier due to the start of the week.
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Norfolk and Western Fields
Pocahontas Transportation Captures National Safety Award
The Pocahontas Transportation Co won first place in the National Safety Council for safe inter city bus operation. The firm logged 555,090 miles without an accident in mountainous, densely populated coalfield territory over thirteen years with no fatalities. Bus operators Frank Perdue and others are credited for the record.
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National Safety Council
Pocahontas Transportation Company
Chicago
McDowell
Frank Perdue
Ed Widener
Vance Lewis
W. C. Buchanan
F. ©. Davis
Lee Abshire
Clarence Spencer
Glen Ellis
J. Smith
John Knea
Ed Gray
J. L. Kessinger
H. Douglas
Z. Zandi
O. Badger
Jack Totri
Gandhi Arrest Triggers New Disobedience Campaign
Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, his wife, secretary Mahadev Desai and 32 followers were arrested at 1 40 am at Sabarmati Ashram by civil authorities under emergency powers. The plan called for disbanding the ashram and marching to Ras in Kaira to recruit village participation in a new individual acts movement.
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Ahemedabad
India
Mahatma Gandha
Sabarmati
Seth Ranchooddass
Gandhi
Mahadev Desai
Ras
Kaira
New York Welcomes Jimmie Mattern After Flight Return
Jimmie Mattern was formally welcomed back from a perilous flight with a ceremony in city hall park. Mayor John P. O'Brien praised his youth, pluck, and determination, calling the return a bright chapter in American aviation as a crowd of about 5,000 listened to the speeches.
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New York
Jimmie Mattern
City
Texas
John P. O'brien
City Hall Park
Mattern
Canada
Globe-cirdling flyer returns to city hall with escort
A world circling aviator who began the journey on June 3 at Floyd Bennett Field was transported from his Coney Island hotel to City Hall by a motorcycle escort yesterday.
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Floyd Bennett Field
City Hall
Coney Island
Ayers Named Virginian Official In Roanoke
W. P. Ayers, after twelve years as assistant agent, will succeed the late M. H. Birchfield as general agent of the Virginian Railway at Roanoke. Promotion approved by C. Bucholtz and S. M. Assit and will take effect August 1. Birchfield died of a heart attack July 17.
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W. P. Ayers
Local Guardsmen Return From annual encampment
Bluefield Howitzer company led by Captain Toy Nelson and the 150th infantry band under War rant Officer Richard Ramage returned Sunday from a two week camp at Camp Conley. The units reported a fine encampment and used amateur radio to keep in contact with homefolk, via station W8KIK run by L. M. Dunnam in Augusta street, exchanging radiograms with Camp Conley as part of the army navy and amateur post network.
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Bluefield Howitzer Company
West Virginia National Guard
Toy Nelson
150Th Infantry Band
Richard Ramage
Camp Conley
Two Guard Unite
Bluefield
National Guard
W&8kik
L. M. Dunnam
Augusta Street
Army
Navy
Retail Stores Adopt Uniform Hours Under Code
More than 100 city retailers endorsed the national recovery administration emergency blanket code at a chamber of commerce meeting. Effective today stores except groceries and drugs open 9 to 5, Saturday 9 to 9. groceries 7:30 to 5:30 starting August 7. druggists to set hours. Wade H. Harry presided as retailers discuss the president's re employment agreement and wage-boost plan.
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National Recovery Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Wade H. Harry
The
Mid-Atlantic League Scores With Close Contests
Beckley defeated Charleston 3 to 2 while Wheeling beat Johnstown 6 to 5. Zanesville led Huntington 20 to blank as other games were not scheduled.
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Beckley
Charleston
Wheeling
Johnstown
Zanesville
Huntington
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Arles H. Archer
Steel Industry
Eanses Company Union Provision
Steel Institute
Recovery Administration
Ean B Phair
Ing
Perkins
Eeven
Green
Advisory Council On
Steel
Federation of Labor
Hugh S. Johnson
South
Dixie Clothing Co. Pedigo Bldg
Berryman
Raleigh Hotel
Jane Kay
Fretwell’s
Mahatma Gandhi
Jimmy Mattern
Ol’ Man Wood
Manbe
Golly
Skeezix
Clarence
Mid-Atlantic League
I and
Bluefield Casket Co
Bluefield, VA
Altamont Barber Shop
Albert’s Barber Shop
Central
Commercial
Matt
Elk’s Barber Shop
Exchange Barber Shop
Wills
Service
Sanek Barber Shop
Thomas Street
Clover Leaf Barber Shop
West Virginian Barber Shop
the Classic
Jones Street Barber Shop
Travelers Barber Shop
West End
Johnson’s Barber Shop
Holt’s Barber Shop
Boots
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