Christmas Parade Draws Largest Bluefield Crowd
The Bluefield Christmas Parade attracted more people than any prior gala, with Santa Claus and his reindeer drawing a record crowd for a parade at least a mile long. A few reindeer deaths were the only untoward incident, not damping the holiday spirit. The event benefited from the effort of the chamber of commerce, merchants, the American Legion corps, and numerous individuals and groups.
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Bluefield
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Corps
One Object Rally Spurs Bluefield Republicans Solidarity
The young Republicans sponsor a Saturday gathering in Bluefield to rally all Republicans for 1936 campaign support. The meeting aims to unite the party, exchange views, and extend greetings, with no candidate mentions to weld the party into a solid phalanx.
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Bluefield
Union Mission Growth Receives Local Praise In Bluefield
Bluefield residents commend the Union Mission for its growth and service to the needy. The article credits Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shue for tireless work and notes the mission now has a home with facilities for expanded use.
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Bluefield
Union
Frank Shue
Old Time Breakfast editorial recalls rural morning fare
The Kansas City Star editorial fondly recalls country breakfasts from horse and buggy days. It lists pancakes, ham, fried potatoes, biscuits with butter or jam, corn pone, coffee, and other hearty dishes once common in rural homes. It contrasts those meals with modern diet trends and nods to craving a return to healthier, substantial mornings.
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The
Kansas City Star
Bad Deal For The Moon
Saturn appears like a hat through a small telescope with rings as the brim and the crown above. The article notes the planet shines in the southern sky near the horizon and that the rings comprise myriads of tiny moons or moonlets, possibly millions. Many may be very small.
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Saturn
Moon Rings and Tides Vanish in Far F a t e d Cycle
The article cites Sir James Jeans predicting that over millions of years the moon will break into millions of fragments forming rings around Earth. Moonlight would remain, but tides would vanish as the moon's gravitational pull disperses and weakens.
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James Jeans
Earth
Saturn
James
Sir James
Unemployment Backlash and Calls for Action
A semiofficial figure places unemployment at about 11 million, tying joblessness to weak recovery. The piece argues drastic measures may be needed to restore work, warn against permanent idleness, and discuss potential labor reductions to revive the economy.
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Washington
Robert R. Nathan
Roosevelt Committee On Economic Security
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Roosevelt
To Grow Older in Jan Struther Verse
Poem notes the ache of aging and the fear of joy as one navigates love’s cycles. The speaker contemplates withdrawing from spring to avoid December again and seeks refuge in the mind where moods shift but love remains enduring. An attribution to Jan Struther in the London Mercury.
Hebrews organize Bluefield Jewish alliance branch
Thirty years ago today the Hebrews of Bluefield formed a branch of the Jews International Alliance. William Taylor of Crane Creek died as a brakeman in a B and O freight wreck near Chillicothe Ohio. The Coal and Coke railroad spike was driven from Charleston to Elkins.
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Bluefield
Jews International Alliance
William Taylor
Crane Creek
Baltimore and Ohio
Chiliicothe
Ohio
Coal and Coke
Charleston
Elkins
Hoover Borah clash looms on Ohio political action
A Washington bystander reports the Ohio Republican state central committee may veto Hoover’s 1936 bid, signaling a rift that could force Hoover and Borah into rival nomination campaigns. Observers note Hoover’s influence and Borah’s resistance shape the looming convention fight.
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Republican State Central Committee
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Hoover
Sage
Palo Alto
Ohio Committee
Senator Borah A.4o
Borah
State Committee
Notable Theaters and Aviatrixs in New York Scene
In New York Amelia Earhart, famed solo flyer, submits to husband George Palmer Putnam’s orders at a lecture event. Georges Andre Martin explains why he abandoned electrical engineering to perform off Broadway. Balieff revives Chauve Souris curtain with 28 famous losses noted, and Helen Meaney, once Olympic champion diver, now works at Cork and Bottle on Madison Avenue.
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New York
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Pacific
George Palmer Putnam
Miss Earhart
Queen of the Clouds
Georges Andre Martin
Philadelphia
Martin
Georges
Montmartre
Nikita Balieff
Ralph Barton
Billy Guard
Chauve Souris
David Belasco
Anna Pavlova
John Drew
Alan Dale
Ray Long
Sam Bernard
Elizabeth Marbury
Marshall Joffre
France
J. Martley Manners
Ring Lardner
Raymond Hitchcock
Lawrence Reamer
Otto H. Kahn
Madison Avenue
the Cork and Bottle
Libel laws and bums in old court cases
A light column reviews historic court rulings on when calling someone a bum is libel. It cites cases from North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut, Idaho, Florida and Rhode Island, noting context, intent and per se facts matter for libel validity.
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New York
Finch
Goldbeck
North Carolina
Rasputin
Cornwallis
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Whatfratt
Ollipatt
Design for Loafing plays on New Deal theme
The excerpt notes a Republican office's plan to stage a play titled Design for Loafing about the New Deal. It also mocks liquor promotions, a New York bartender's remark on current spirits, and Col Schwarzkopf praising visible police on streets as a deterrent to auto accidents.
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Office Republican
Col. Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
First patient Marion 8 at Moessner Chiropractic Hospital
Dr J C Moessner, chiropractor, became the first patient in his own hospital after falling from a scaffold. He broke four bones in his right ankle while inspecting renovations of the building he converted into a chiropractic hospital.
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Marion
J. C. Moessner
What Today Means to You by Mary Blake
Horoscope style column for December 10 presents lucky and danger periods for birthdays and nativities. It cites personalities Melvin Dewey Francis E Nipher Emily Dickinson William J Rolfe Matthias W Baldwin and Levi Heywood as examples. The piece advises restraint in deception and urges ambition through honest work and personal talent.
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Mary Blake
Melvin Dewey
Francis E. Nipher
Emily Dickinson
William J. Rolfe
Matthias W. Baldwin
Levi Heywood
Throwing The Harpoon And Other Oddities in Text
The passage compiles quirky lines about Fred Astaire fatherhood mood, counting mania, a golfless attack, Ethiopian military strategy parodied as Ole Bill, Wisconsin veterans relics, Uzeudun bid after a Joe Louis dispute, a war correspondent noting large rock thumbs in Africa, and a nod to Ethiopia's hitchhiker commemorations.
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Uzeudun
Joe Louis
Adventuring in Palestine and Other Holiday Books
Bruce Catton reviews Adventuring in Palestine by Marion Rubinstein praising its child friendly portrait of the modern Palestine and the Jewish settlement story with strong photographs. It is published by Knopf at $2. Also recommended are Back to Treasure Island by H A Calahan Vanguard at $2 and A Child's Story of the Animal World by Edward C Huey adapting natural history for youngsters.
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Marion Rubinstein
Knopf
Treasure Island
H. A. Calahan
Vanguard
Mr. Calahan
Stevenson
Long Sefin Silver
Jim Hawkins
Edward C. Huey
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FRB
Treasury
Advisory Committee
Advisory Council
Federal Reserve
White House
Washington Society
Brokers tease with Roosevelts name in 1928 stock bulletin
A 1928 listing bulletin for Consolidated Automatic Merchandising cites Franklin D Roosevelt as a director. It forecasts ten years of profits from penny machines and vending, but the 1934 bankruptcy relief shows the earnings never materialized. The piece ends noting FRB policy and a social tea story.
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Washington
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Consolidated Automatic Merchandising Corporation
Southern District Court
F. J. Lisman and Company
General Vending Corporation
Roosevelt
A Modern Apartment for Dana and Scott Stanley
Dana Stanley returns home to a stylish fifth floor apartment in a brick building after Scott rents a convenient, modern flat to please her. He explains the old cottage was extra work but better suited his wife. The couple revel in the comforts, electric ice box and warm winter, as Dana smiles through the surprise.
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Mrs. Stanley
Dana
Dane
Notable Authors Sell Book With Parrot Reference
The piece notes H. R. Daugherty and Olive Warle handling the text and mentions a 9 year old finding it absorbing. Reynal and Hitchcock price the book at $3.50. A ground parrot native to New Zealand called Kakapo appears in Maori knowledge.
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H. R. Daugherty
Olive Warle
Hag
Reynal and Hitchcock
New Zealand
Princeton church hosts fourth annual Christian Worker's training session
The Princeton Christian Worker's training school opened its fourth annual session at First Methodist church on Sunday afternoons with over 100 enrollments and growing attendance. Courses for church workers include Christian stewardship under Dr. J. N. Hillman and lectures by Rev. BE Crump, Rev. S Beard, and Mrs. W A Hackworth. Dr. J Frank Marsh, president of Concord College, spoke during the devotional period.
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Princeton Christian Worker's Training School
First Methodist Church
J. N. Hillman
BE. L. Crump
S. ©. Beard
W. A. Hackworth
Hillman
J. Frank Marsh
Concord College
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