Rebuilding A Political Party Resignation Signals GOP Revival
John Hamilton offers his resignation to the Republican committee as a step toward reviving the party amid criticism of recent methods and issues. Analysts note the need to organize reform despite a deficit and a shifting political landscape between major parties.
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John Hamilton
Republican Committee
Republican Party
Hamilton
Birmingham
South
Democratic Party
Osevelt
Gov. Landon
Roosevelt
Diplomats Eye Berlin Pact Impact on Soviet Russia
Washington diplomats, watching the Berlin Japan German pact against Communism, foresee a possible Soviet overthrow and territorial shifts. They expect Germany and Japan to press Russia soon, aiming for a synchronized strike that would split Soviet forces.
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Washington
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Tokyo
United States
Aghai
Russia
Cohtanay
Ger
Germany
Japan
Igan
Ramis
Russia Faces Two War Threats From Germany and Japan
The passage analyzes how Russia would fare if fighting two great powers simultaneously. Germany would aim to conquer Ukraine with possible limits to Moscow, while Japan would isolate eastern Siberia and strike toward the Trans-Siberian Railway. Russian defenses at Vladivostok could unleash air raids on Japanese cities, but success hinges on broader intervention.
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Germany
Japan
Ukraine
Moscow
Siberia
Vladivostok
Russia
Mongolia
Siberian
Million-Year-Old Skulls Found Near Peking Man Site
Prof. Franz Weidenreich of the national geological survey reports two skulls about one million years old near the original Peking man discovery site forty miles from Peiping. He says they predate Peking man but belong to Sinanthropus Pekinensis, comparing to Neanderthal and Java ape men. He argues evolution continued to modern man, a claim likely to provoke debate amid Tennessee's evolution teaching controversy.
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Peipnng
China
Franz Weidenreich
National Geological Survey
Tennessee
Canadian Criticism of U S Armament Sparks Frontiers Debate
Agnes McPhail a Canadian MP criticizes U S rearming in Washington and Ottawa. The piece argues a strong United States defends Canada and deters any conquest, stating defense beyond mere peace rhetoric protects the shared frontier.
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United States
Agnes McPhail
Miss McPhail
Canada
Dominion
Unitedtates
Conservation appeals for Christmas greens preservation
Conservation groups and garden clubs urge protecting holly and laurel as fast disappearing. They note pine lasts longer in good condition and is fragrant for decorations, while artificial holly could be used. The conservation movement covers all natural resources and aims to steward state wealth amid widespread destruction of trees, flora, wildlife, coal, oil, timber, and water power.
Memory Of A Winter Flight Over Albany And Lansing
The speaker recalls a December journey through snowy towns with wind driven powdery snow and a bright dome catching winter sunlight. Small birds dance past the dome as trees appear sharp in a red sunset. The recollection centers on memory, places, and sensorial details rather than names.
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Albany
Lansing
Omnes Smee Hill
Tabb touted for mayor in nonpartisan race
Forty years ago today L. C. Tabb was being boomed as a candidate for mayor on a nonpartisan ticket. A sidewalk had been constructed to the new Grace Methodist church. Trainmaster J. L. McClellan was reported seriously ill at his home here.
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L. C. Tabb
New Grace Methodist Church
J. L. McClellan
Thirty Years Ago Today Rail Accident Injures Bluefield Brakeman
Thirty years ago today G A Clark of Bluefield was badly hurt in a Bluestone rail accident. Captain J W Devinney, mine base for McDowell Coal and Coke, died. A Pocahontas miner dropped a match into a flare and nine others were injured.
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G. A. Clark
Bluefield
Bluestone
J. W. Devinney
McDowell Coal and Coke Company
Pocahontas
Fire destroys eight homes at Keystone Twenty years ago today
Twenty years ago today a large fire in Keystone destroyed eight homes including the residence of Ray Grey who was badly burned. The incident led to renewed attention to local fire safety as investigators probed the blaze.
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Ray Grey
Keystone
Crockett Red Ash Coal Company
Bluefield
W. E. Woolwine
Order of Eagles
Israel Meyers Dies at 85 in Bramwell
Israel Meyers 85 father of Mrs. Isaac T. Mann died at Bramwell. Three defendants in the Hall Mills murder trial in New Jersey were acquitted. New Martinsville and Williamson played for the state high school championship at Huntington.
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Israel Meyers
Isaac T. Mann
Bramwell
Hall- Mills
New Jersey
New Martinsville
Williamson
Huntington
A Scotch verdict shapes a constitutional watchword
The four to four NY unemployment insurance ruling echoes a Scotch verdict not proven. It leaves a taint of suspicion and signals a potential federal state social security arc. The decision affirms the state act yet offers no final national policy, with court reform debates likely to follow.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
High Court
Norris
Supreme court stresses upholding act over overturning it
The court’s procedure prioritizes sustaining the act, noting a contrary lower court ruling would not have created an automatic five four outcome. A reargument seems unlikely though possible, while critics may favor a Scotch verdict over a five four ruling if full justices participate.
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Supreme Court
New York
Mrs Davies Wealth and Charity in Hell's Kitchen Gala
New York socialite Mrs Marjorie Post Hutton Davies wife of Ambassador Joseph Davies ranks among the world’s wealthiest. She supports a Salvation Army canteen in Hell’s Kitchen feeding about 250 children daily and hosts an annual party for them. Her charities extend to an old ladies' home and other gifts noted in her bank records. The piece links her fortune to C W Post and recalls the gilded era of Diamond Jim Brady caterers Mazetti Mazetti and lavish cake sculpture in Manhattan.
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New York
Marjorie Post
Hutton Davies
The
New Yorker
Davies
Salvation Army
Hell's Kitchen
Moscow
Manhattan
Jim Brady
Stanford White
Lillian Russel
Mazetti- Mazetti
azetti-Mazetti
Maretti-Maretti
Rector’s
Reisenweber’s
Bustanoby’s
The Once Over by H I Phillips
London trembles as British cabinet holds a gravest session since 1914 amid fears of crisis. Crowds unrest in Dublin and Baltimore reports. London conscripts, stock markets slide, and rumors of abdication swirl as King and Baldwin weigh the monarch’s fate.
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London
England
Screen Life In Hollywood on December 6 birthday guidance
December 6 birthday forecasts advise cautious speech and discipline, noting entertainment careers for painters and actors. The piece also profiles Father John O'Donnell, a studio spiritual adviser at MGM, who has aided actors and directed a church fundraising drive with studio support from stars like Gable and Crawford.
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Hollywood
John O'Donnell
Father O'Donnell
M. G. M. Studio
Estudio
Gable
Crawford
Tracy
Harry Rapf
Notable 19th Century Figures Mentioned in Brief Bios
Edward H. Sothern actor Charles M. Hall manufacturer John S. Mosby Confederate soldier Jane G. Swisshelm reformer Gabriel Duval jurist Thomas De K Winans engineer inventor.
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Edward H. Sothern
Charles M. Hall
John S. Mosby
Jane G. Swisshelm
Gabriel Duval
Thomas de K. Winans
Throwing The Harpoon
A miscellany of oddities from an era: a holy man in India endures from April to late November, artists gain new styles from impaired sight, and a carby rotors promise 200 miles per gallon. The note mentions 16 CCC girls camps, a St Bernard found in a Detroit driver’s seat, and over 30,000 naval personnel in Lone Beach.
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India
CCC
Detroit
Across Spoon River review exposes Masters flawed autobiography
The piece critiques Edgar Lee Masters autobiography Across Spoon River, arguing it fails as a clinical, informative bio. It mocks Masters’ vanity and claim that his love affairs mattered beyond sex, calling his approach and self-presentation silly and self serving.
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Spoon River
Edgar Lee Masters
Farrar and Rinehart
Mr. Materg
Ronusseau
Frank Harris
Casanova
Mr. Masters
Switchback P T A to Sponsor Benefit Bridge Party
Switchback West Virginia December 5 The Switchback Parent Teachers association will sponsor a benefit bridge party at the Switchback grade school Wednesday evening.
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Switchback
W. Va
Switchback Parent-Teachers Association
Maybeury PTA Meeting Date Shifted to December 9
The Maybeury Parent-Teachers association will meet one week earlier this month. The meeting is set for December 9 at 7 30 p m. A Christmas cantata will be performed by the school children.
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Maybeury Parent-Teachers Association
Welch residents attend funeral of Everette Graham Pulaski
Mrs Tony Treola and her daughters Miss Alice and Mrs Robert Jackson of Welch attended the funeral and burial of Everette Graham at Pulaski. The Maybeury Methodist Church Woman's Missionary society plans an all day meeting Thursday with all three circles meeting to elect new officers for the ensuing week. Pollyanna gifts will be exchanged.
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Tony Treola
Alice
Robert Jackson
Welch
Treola
Everette Graham
Pulaski
Maybeury Methodist Churc
Funeral for 4 year old Clara Mae Johnson
Funeral services were held at the home by Rev. C. H. Logan Wednesday afternoon for Clara Mae Johnson age 4 only child of Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson. The little girl died at Bluefield sanatorium of a throat ailment Burial was at Woodlawn.
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C. H. Logan
Clara Mae Johnson
Frank Johnson
Bluefield Sanitarium
Wooodlawn
Funeral for Mrs. Nancy Gibson at Maybeury Methodist
Funeral services led by Rev. O. H. Logan were held Sunday afternoon at Maybeury Methodist Church for Mrs. Nancy Virginia Gibson who died Friday night at her son R. D. Gibson's home. Pallbearers were grandsons except C. H. White, with flower bearers from Maybeury temple Pythian Sisters. Interment followed at Woodlawn.
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O. H. Logan
Maybeury Methodist Church
Nancy Virginia Gibson
R. D. Gibson
C. H. White
Maybeury Temple Pythian Sisters
Woodlawn
Maybeury School Exhibit Set for December 16
The semi annual exhibit of the Maybeury graded school will be held Wednesday December 16.
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Maybeury Graded School
Elkhorn Senior Bob Cunningham Reinjures Shoulder
Elkhorn high senior Bob Cunningham suffered a second shoulder fracture this fall while basketball practice in the school gym. Earlier in the season he fractured his collarbone during football practice.
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Bob Cunningham
Elkhorn High
Hunting Trip in Grayson County Virginia
J. M. Thompson, W. B. Hale and the Rev. C. H. Logan spent Thursday on a hunting trip in Grayson County Virginia.
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J. M. Thompson
W. B. Hale
C. H. Logan
Grayson County
Virginia
Wedding Announcement for Phyllis Cullen Swan
Mr and Mrs David Wark announce the marriage of their daughter Phyllis Cullen to Frank Hutson Swan on November 21 1936 in Washington DC. Swan is son of Mr and Mrs C E Swan formerly of Keystone now in Washington. They have many friends and relatives in the community.
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McDowell
David Wark
Phyllis Cullen
Frank Hutson Swan
Washington, D. C
Swan
C. E. Swan
Keystone
Washington
Elkhorn High School Hosts Amateur Hour and Pageant
A Thursday evening event at Elkhorn High School included an Amateur hour a Shirley Temple parade and a beauty contest sponsored by Miss Mae McDonald. Winners were M Helen Roberts and Mary Helen Dailey in the tour contest little Miss Martha Mae Roope in the Shirley Temple parade and Miss Annie Garbish named Miss Elkhorn earning a free Charleston trip.
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Elkhorn High School
Mae McDonald
M Helen Roberts
Mary Helen Dailey
Elkhorn High
Maybeury
Martha Mae Roope
Shirley Temple
Martha
B. B. Rope
Annie Garbish
Elkhorn
Charleston
Becine
Elkhorn Gh
East Lynne Reference in Brutal Portrait of a Soldier
A fragmentary excerpt critiques a nameless hero in the army, describing him as self pitying and lacking subtlety. The passage suggests the character is singled out for being in step with others only in appearance while lacking genuine sympathy or action.
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East Liynne
Masters
Tera
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