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West Virginia
No clear path in the social undercurrent warns of drift
A compact reflection on moral mercy and the limits of judging societal currents. The speaker cites biblical mercy and warns against assuming a steady direction in which the undercurrent of society flows, noting the complexity of inherited faults across generations.
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Macaulay
The Swatter and Fly Prevention Tactics
The piece argues prevention over the swatter for flies, noting science shows a fly carries millions of germs and many diseases. It urges awareness to curb their harm, explaining flies originate in filth and contaminate food and surfaces, potentially spreading typhoid TB diarrhea cholera and infantile paralysis.
Hoover Aroused In Clash Over 2.1 Billion Relief Plan
The article portrays President Hoover in a rare combative role as he challenges Speaker Garner's proposed 2.0 billion public works bill. It notes Hoover’s shift from avoidance to confrontation, labeling the measure pork barrel and predicting a potential veto if enacted. The piece highlights political stakes amid debate on federal spending.
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Hoover
Garner
Texan
Congress
Congressional
White House
Capitol
House
Senate
Mr. Hoover
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY Highlights in Bluefield history
National bankrupt law held constitutional. Mrs. T B Drinkard hosted a lawn party in South Bluefield. Mr. and Mrs. M G Witten returned from Martha Washington College in Abingdon with daughter Bessie. The item recalls past anniversaries and local events from 30 and 20 years ago including political and legal notes.
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T. B. Drinkard
South Bluefield
M. G. Witten
Abingdon
Martha Washington College
Bessie
Martha Washington
West Virginia pork barrel debate in Hoover Garner clash
In West Virginia a long list of communities would benefit from a pork barrel plan, part of a 48 state effort. Hoover argues the funds promising jobs would mainly pay for materials, not labor, with most work being mechanical. Garner seeks a debate, but opposition to the president is noted as two sided.
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West Virginia
Hoover
Mr. Garner
Garner
Roosevelt Bandwagon Grips Democratic Presidential Fight
The piece notes Roosevelt has a large delegate lead heading to the Chicago convention with hundreds of delegates committed to his nomination. It argues the roar of a Roosevelt boom is real, spans the convention floor, and challenges rivals who may still try to derail him.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Less Credit, More Cash Basis Business Urged
A writer argues against expanding debt, noting U.S. total debts around 100 billion dollars. The piece contends that increasing credit would worsen the fragile economy and that prosperity requires less debt and more cash-based commerce.
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United States
City graft probe stirs Hofstadter committee clash
Mayor Walker and Judge Seabury clash in the Hofstadter committee investigation of graft in New York City, drawing rapt spectator attention and heightening public interest in the hearing.
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Walker
Seabury
Hofstadter Committee
New York City
Perfect screen lover star tied to third marriage
A motion picture star described as the perfect screen lover has not found private life easier, having had three wives and preparing to marry again. In Nebraska, some counties pay sixty cents a dozen for crow eggs while hens’ eggs fetch eight cents a dozen, a note that might spur crows to dream big.
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Nebraska
New York Beer Parade Showcases Imaginative Stunts
Mischief in Manhattan as pretzels litter the parade route, reflecting New Yorkers appetite for playful spectacle during a lively beer march. Police reported no injuries and organizers praised the crowd’s festive mood amid celebratory cheers and cheers.
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New York
Harmony Song of Home and Winter Dusk
Poem fragment contrasts wind and sea with a homey, glowing dusk scene. Refrains evoke ships, russet lanes, drifting tides, and a warm hearth as the speaker recalls a beloved song of home. The verse cycle repeats themes of longing and cozy memory.
Opinions on College Athletics Raise Call for Reform
Editorials from editors urge removal of professionalism in intercollegiate sports. They cite athletic scholarships as payments, note the Middle States Association will eliminate them after 1933, and urge broader enforcement and house-cleaning to restore public esteem and prevent further decline.
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Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
New Jersey
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Delaware
Middle States Association
Charleston Mail
Shanghai attack cost and casualties reported in Chinese figures
Chinese statistics estimate the Shanghai attack cost about 1 560 billion dollars or 400 billion American dollars. The statistics chief says 180 000 families were affected and 8 080 civilians killed. Seventy percent of Chinese property in the occupied zone is lost. Buildings destroyed valued at about 78 200 000, factories at 21 600 000, and 1 400 000 to 1 600 000 people displaced. Educational institutions closed include 10 universities, 30 middle schools, 192 primary schools with 40 000 students unable to attend and 3 000 teachers unemployed. Educational property wrecked or occupied includes 12 colleges, 17 middle schools, 49 primary schools.
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Shanghai
Department of Statistics
Manchester Guardian
Milon
Medical views on epilepsy and dietary treatment
Health experts trace epilepsy though history and note no cur e exists. Modern approaches target symptoms with diet adjustments and medications. McQuarrie findings link body water balance and small salt changes to fewer convulsions. Emphasis remains on physical and mental hygiene and treating symptoms rather than curing the disease.
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Irvine, McQuarrie
McQuarrie
Day News Briefs From The Associated Press
Hamilton Ontario reports a man kills his father in law and brother in law and self in a grim family tragedy. Epsom Downs England notes April the Fifth wins the English Derby. Princeton Kentucky records a man charged with dynamiting a store and later taken from jail by a mob and hanged. Columbus Ohio reports Wolf Run mine reopening after a rock barrage. New York notes five members of one family dead in an apparent death pact among three. Richmond Virginia describes a mother attacking two daughters with a hatchet.
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Associated Press
Hamilton
Ont
Eelf
Epsom Downs
Eng
Princeton
Columbus
Wolf Run
Jefferson County
New York
Richmond
New York musings on society, crowds, and old hangouts
Notes from New York’s social scene and streets reveal society churchgoers, fashion spies, and gossip. Mentions of Tony Sarge, Bill Vallee, Rudy, Hannah Williams, Roger Kahn, Park Casino, Hotel Pierre, and a rise in women customers at speakeasies. Farewell to Coffee Dan’s recalls bustling memories of Masone Street and Riverside Drive’s lamplit nights.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Society
Kanengs City
San Francisco
Tony Sarge
Bill Vallee
Rudy
Labora
Bill
Hannah Williams
Roger Kahn
Park Casino
Coffee Dan's
Masone Street
Lew Purcell
Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter Charge
Jefferson Ohio June 1 Howard Morris 37 of Geneva pleads not guilty to manslaughter for the death of his three year old son left to die roadside south of Geneva when he fell from the father's car. He has been jailed since the May 21 accident and is ordered to trial June 7. Sheriff says Morris admitted leaving the boy but claims he believed the child had been killed by the fall. Coroner's verdict cites death by exposure.
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Jefferson
Ohio
Howard Morris
Geneva
Morris
C. H. Blanche
Washington By-Stander Sees Wild Conventions Overhang Congress
Kirke Simpson surveys a tense Washington scene as Chicago conventions approach. Questions loom whether Congress will rush budget balancing and relief measures or stall through a summer session. many lawmakers face pressure to balance duties at home with convention news and campaign timing. The Senate met early to speed business, leaving no quorum for a period, prompting Fess to warn the Senate was tardy and indifferent to public needs while defenders argue members are working harder than in years past to heed home concerns.
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Kirke Simpson
Washington
Chicago
Congress
Senate
Newa
Enator Fess
National Committee
House
White House
Tweedledee
Tweedledum
A Premium for Youth in Filmmaking Exploits
A law sets 17 as the minimum age for child actors, yet younger children appear in films. The director informant recalls hiring a friend's 11 day old infant for two scenes, weighing five pounds and photographed as a two day old. The director paid $200 for the day, $125 above the customary rate.
Actress Maureen O'Sullivan hikes for health and poise
Maureen O'Sullivan pursues long distance hiking to improve figure carriage digestion and disposition. A mention notes someone gave Jean Harbow a lift and hints at using the Grand Hotel elevator as a dressing room in a humorous local snippet.
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Maureen O'Sullivan
Jean Harbow
Preview of 1932 Campaign Circus in Two Parties
Rodney Dutcher Ashington mocks the 1932 campaign year as a two party circus with little real difference. He notes endless platforms, costly campaigns, and looming economic questions while predicting drama at Chicago conventions and a melodramatic race between Roosevelt and Smith backed by powerful bosses. The piece ends with anticipation of a grand 1932 extravaganza.
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Rodney Dutcher Ashington
Tweedledum Party
Tweedledee Party
Wyoming county man bound over after store arrest
Mohegan West Virginia June 1 Bill Gulion of Wyoming county was caught in the Mohegan store early last Sunday morning by H G Jones store manager and was taken before Magistrate S M Burgess who bound him over for action of the grand jury which convenes June 9
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Mohegan
W. Va
Bill Gulion
Wyoming County
H. G. Jones
Coal Company Plans Increased Production At Local Mine
The Welch Pocahontas Coal company, operator of the local mine, announced an upcoming rise in coal output. The plant resumed operations on Wednesday and now employs about 300 workers.
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Welch Pocahontas Coal Company
Merrell Family Heads Homeward to Hendersonville NC
Mrs. T. A. Merrell and family depart Wednesday for Hendersonville North Carolina. She will be accompanied by her mother known as Grandma Murphy, a longtime Mohegan resident for thirty years. The Merrell family is well known across Mc Dowell county.
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T. A. Merrell
Hendersonville
N. C
Mohegan Personals Highlights Local Travel and Visits
Buster Merrell spent a week with friends in Betsey Layne Kentucky. Mrs Arthur Palmer arrived safely in England last Sunday and will visit relatives there for months. Joe Osborne visiting his parents at East Radford. Mr and Mrs Bill Musick in Abingdon. Mr and Mrs J F Baldwin returned from Fletcher North Carolina. Mr and Mrs C M Jenkins leave for Green Springs West Virginia for summer, with Jana Jenkins joining them. Mrs J H Ledford of Bluefield will visit her daughter and attend Orville Ledford’s Welch High School graduation. Mrs William Cochran and Mrs I J Perdue shopped in Welch Saturday.
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Buster Merrell
Betsey Layne
Arthur Palmer
England
Green Springs
W. Va
Jana Jenkins
Welch High School
J. H. Ledford
Bluefield
Bill Edens
Orville
William Cochran
I. J. Perdue
Welch
Local Social Notes From War Fagle West Virginia
Miss Bernice Parsons and Dorothy Pucket of Panther spent last Thursday night with Miss Helen Cole. Mary Lou Cole, Concord college student, Athens, visited her parents A. B. Cole and wife last weekend. J. K. Coffey and W. J. Williams with Verna and Willie Williams drove to Jaeger Sunday. Pearl Crofts Helen Cole Sylva Adams and Marie Galyon visited Panther last Sunday. Roy Cline of Gilbert visited A. B. Cole last Sunday. Henry Radford and daughters Mrs French Hager and Mrs Roy Grubb with Norman spent weekend with Mrs John Dials in McVeigh Ky. Howard Radford of Stone Ky spent Sunday with relatives here. Ken McCormick of Twin Branch visited relatives and friends here last Saturday and Sunday.
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War Fagle
W. Va
Bernice Parsons
Dorothy Pucket
Panther
Helen Cole
Mary Lou Cole
Concord College
Athens
A. B. Cole
J. K. Coffey
W. J. Williams
Verna
Willie Williams
Jaeger
Suny
Pearl Crofts
Sylva Adams
Marie Galyon
Roy Cline
Gilbert
Henry Radford
French Hager
Roy Grubb
Norman
John Dials
McVeigh
Howard Radford
Stone
Methodist Young People 10 Meet at Holston Assembly
The Holston conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South holds its twelfth annual assembly at Sullins College Bristol Va June 6 11 joint with young adults theme All For Christ new classes Life Problems and Prohibition adults led by M Leo Rippy and Sadie Mae Wilson dean G K Patty dean of men Blanche Daniel dean of girls Recreation includes Lake Sycamore a white tile pool and tennis courts Camp programs run June 13 18 for girls at Sequoya Bristol and immediate boys camp follow at the same site plus camps at Knoxville and Chattanooga with leadership training for intermediates.
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Holston’ Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Bullina College
Bristol
Martha Washington College
Abingdon
Sullins College
Christ
M. Leo Rippy
General Board of Christian Education
Sadie Mae Wilson
G. K. Patty
Blanche Daniel
Sycamore
Sullins
Box 82
Camp Sequoya
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Young People's Organization
Elkhorn and Bluefield Social Notes Close of School
Elkhorn reports John Delozier returning from Washington DC to his home. Mrs Pat Flannagan of Bluefield visits her parents Mr and Mrs W E Martin who also host visitors from Bluefield. Lula Johnson of Roanoke VA visits J C Burton and Seymour Snow returns from Bluefield sanitarium to Elkhorn. Mrs J C Newman shops in Bluefield. A W Hall visits Algoma. Mrs D R Whittaker and Mrs a Bivens visit Richmond. Elkhorn graded school holds annual commencement exercises.
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Elkhorn-Upland
John Delozier
Washington, D. C
Pat Flannagan
Bluefield
W. E. Martin
Lula Johnson
Roanoke
J. C. Burton
Seymour Snow
Bluefield Sanitarium
Elkhorn
J. C. Newman
A. W. Hall
Algoma
D. R. Whittaker
A Bivens
Richmond
Elkhorn Graded School
Social notes from Stotesbury and Beckley visitors
Mr and Mrs Robert Gallimore visited in Beckley on Saturday. Mr and Mrs James H Roberts and Pete Woosley attended the Hollzapple infant funeral at Sophia on Tuesday. Mrs E E Stephens Miss Marion Roberts Shirley Stephens and Margaret Huett hosted friends at Crab Orchard on Sunday. Jacquline Holtzapple of Sophia visited Mrs John Short on Wednesday. Claris Radford of Helen was weekend guest of Beulah and Erma James. Mr and Mrs O H Mills and Mrs Ruth Saunders visited Beckley Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs George Radford of Helen visited the Jameses Sunday.
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Stotesbury
W. Va
Robert Gallimore
Beckley
James H. Roberts
Pete Woosley
Frank Hollzapple
Sophia, Tuesy
E. E. Stephens
Marion Roberts
Shirley Stephens
Margaret Huett
Crab Orchard
Jacquline Holtzapple
Sophie
John Short
Claris Radford
Helen
Beulah
Erma James
H. Mills
Ruth Saunders
George Radford
Fred James
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the Bandwagon
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Literary Digest
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Riverside Drive
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Screen Life IN
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Los Angeles
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Babe Ruth
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al Smith
Hearst
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Mohegan W. VA
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