Virginians Triumph in Intercollegiate Literary Contest
The Virginians won most events at Bluefield College, taking eight points. Henry Rodgin trophy awarded. Miss Margaret Jeter Lazenby and John Marshall competitor Miss Christine Steele noted. Debates, declamation, and reading contests decided in favor of Virginians. judges included Luther G. Scott and Edward Heacock. Award to be announced at Monday commencement. Two vocal solos by Miss Christine Steele added to program.
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Virklalais
John Marshall Whality
Bluefield College
Elegan
Virginians
Henry Rodgin
Job Marshall Society
Margaret Jeter Lazenby
John Marshall Group
Mids Chrlatine Steele
Randing
John Dillard
Jerome Weinberg
Edward Gregory
Margaret Jeter
Lazenby
John Marshall
Katerine Cook
Herman
Hill
Luther G. Scott
J. B. Hatcher
Edward Heacock
Misa Chriatine Steele
Cincinnati Orchestra to Perform at Granada Today
The Cincinnati Cotton Club Orchestra appears at Granada for today and tomorrow with shows at 8 5 and 9 30 p m. The group, noted for fine music, delighted couples last night at a dance engagement and will headline the two day run.
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Granada Theatre
Cincinnati Cotton Club
Theatre Mannagement
Bluefield
Giles American Legion Beauty Contest Planned at Narrows High
The Giles American Legion announces a national beauty contest with Milas Giles County to be named at a June 14 pageant in the Narrows high school auditorium. The winner receives a loving cup and expenses to Lynchburg for a statewide event, with Lynchburg contenders progressing toward Miami, Florida, next October for national honors.
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American Legion
the Legion
Narrows High School
Milas Giles County
Lynchburg
Miami
the American Legion
Tithing Campaign Opens at College Avenue Church
The College Avenue Baptist church begins its tithing period today with church officials hoping for a strong start. Members are urged to contribute generously and report progress from Sunday to Sunday as the campaign unfolds.
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College Ave. Church
College-Avenue-Baptist Church
Richmond WRVA Manager Walter Bishop Visits Bishop VA
Walter R. Bishop manager of WRVA Richmond Va visited his brother Orin Bishop manager of Pocahontas Fuel Company siding at Bishop Va en route from Highlands to Dublin district Methodist temperance session where he spoke at the conference.
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Walter R. Bishop
WRVA
Richmond
Haluefiald
Bishop
Orin Bishop
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Hulive
Floyd
Dublin
Methodiat Church
Fairmont Man Taken For A Ride In Akron Incident
Akron Ohio June 2 Police say a Fairmont West Virginia man reported missing was found dead beneath a north hill viaduct. They believe he was taken for a ride with no definite identity.
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Fairmont
Akron
Betlot
North Hill
W. Va
Open meeting notes and ads from 608 Batley building listing
Fragments describe a Monday open meeting at 608 Batley building with mentions of building trades and a carpentry setup. Advertisements note Dixon’s Mower Plantainelanaitied column order heading 67, and correction for Pinto Beans price in Friday’s Sunset News.
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cMee
Dixon
Wassum
Daily Telegraph
Wassorn
Spadiais
Mail Order Liquor Opens to Virginia Circulation
Richmond June 2 (P) The Virginia ABC board announced a mail order liquor plan for residents in communities without state liquor dispensaries. Orders go to the central office and ship by express with a 60 cent charge per quantity, uniform across the state. The system aims to make ABC liquor available to all Virginians and curb bootlegging. Receipts from May 15 to June 2 were about 188000 dollars. today’s sales were around 12000 dollars.
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Richmond
State Alcoholic -Beveragé Control Board
ABC Board
French Spy Resident of Chicago Says Identity Unclear
Toulon France June 2 Investigators of the latest spy suspect say the man is named Onufri Nikosla juzuk born in Chicago June 12 1896. He held a German passport issued last December and did not have a French visa claiming independence and liberty. An examining magistrate adjourned the case after unsatisfactory information. The American faces at least one month imprisonment and expulsion from the country.
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Toulon
France
Fe Onufri Nikoslajizuk
Chicago
Fairmont Normal Opens Commencement Program
Fairmont West Virginia June 2 Commencement exercises begin with the annual baccalaureate service at West High School with Dr James Shera Montgomery chaplain of the house of representatives and pastor of the Metropolitan Memorial church of Washington DC delivering the sermon. On Monday graduation exercises will honor about 250 students receiving degrees. Dr Frank W Ballou superintendent of Washington DC schools will deliver the address. An alumni luncheon is planned at the Fairmont Hotel for former state college students after graduation.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont State College
the West High School
James Shera
Montgomery
House of Reprientatives
Metropolltan Memorial Church
Washington, D. C
Frank ‘W. Ballou
State College
Fairmont Hotel
Trucks for hire must register properly in Charleston W Virginia
Secretary Gale F Young announced that trucks for hire must display metal plates after registration and pay a $3 code authority fee per vehicle. Operation without proper insignia will be prohibited after June 24. Also noted, left side display of insignia is required but not a violation of the trucking code. Charleston WV June 2 contest entries for state high school contests were tentatively approved by West Virginia Fine High School Band directors.
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Charleston
W. Yadine
Gale F. Young
Young
Black Diamond Bus Changes and Safety Legacy in Welch
The Black Diamond Bus line expands under Consolidated Bus Lines with 84 buses and multiple routes from Welch to Bluefield Princeton Roanoke Logan and more. Logan Transit and Pocahontas Transportation histories are noted with no fatal accidents, earning a National Safety Council trophy for 1932 33 miles without an accident.
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Cotitélied
Fron
Pave du
Tatiana Einclusiens
Yey Walch
Bineville
Muliénd
Beckley
Hinton
Techaburs
Franchses
Budsea
Look, Stock
Barrul
Logan Tranalt Company
Logan
Holden
Othar
Man
Ethel
Stallings
Logan County
Consolidated
Ans
Focahontas Transportation
Lotrt
Condoudetoid
Mainain
Welch
Bluefield
Princeton
Roanoke
Mutlous
Léwig
Welch- Pineville
Craft
Pineville
Pineville-Mutlens Bus She
Besgan
Wyommer County
the .Craft Boats
Gulf. Transportation Company
Bus Ones
Backley
Mullens
Hockley
Black Diamond
Maen
McDowell County
Carroll R. Woods
Woolworth Heiress Weds English Polo Star in Opulent Garden Ceremony
Oyster Bay New York June 2 Tiglen McCann heiress to the Woolworth fortune marries Winston F C Guest polo star and scion of British and American business families in an elaborate McCann estate ceremony. Relatives and a thousand guests attend a lavish reception as the couple plan a long wedding trip and a Meadowbrook polo appearance in September.
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Oyster Bay
Tiglen McCann
Frank Woolworth
Winston F.C. Guest
McCann
Finn
Pauliet
Miss McCann
Helena Woolworth
Princesa Barbara Mdivani
Henry Phippa
London
Yale
Columbia Law School
Joseph Clark Baldwin IX
Insane Murderer Escapes Weston State Hospital
Weston West Virginia June 3 1932 Harold Brown a 44 year old insane patient escaped from Weston state hospital by tying sheets to reach ground from the third floor He was confined after a Glenville Four H camp murder case in 1842 a companion fled with him was captured and Brown shot at a brother aiding his escape leading to a statewide search by county officers and state police.
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Weston
W. Va
Harold Brown
Weston State Hospital
Gilmer County
Glenville
Brown
Conrad Thomas
Carrackaville
Thomas
Ashby Thomas
Marionounty
Harold
Fletcher Enamel Plant to Reopen Tuesday in Dunbar
Fletcher Enamel company plant at Dunbar, closed since May 8 after labor disputes, will reopen Tuesday. President Fletcher said many former employees will be rehired and that quality work will be emphasized. The plant normally employed about 130 workers.
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Charleston
W.a
Junge 2. GP
Fletcher Enamel Company
Dunbar
Morales
Sojon Fletcher
Fletcher
Textile workers discuss strike plans and wage study
The article outlines a continued debate on a textile workers strike with a study plan covering productive machine hours, wage rate increases, and wage differentials between north and south. It notes a 14 day report on wage rates, a 30 day report on differential maintenance, and a 10 day report on machine hours. Chairman Rayburn expects Senate approval hurdles as radio commission duties move to a new agency.
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Division of Planning and Research
Iato
The
Industrial Relations Board
Hopkins outlines plan to aid sun baked West
Washington reports a federal relief program drafted by Marty L Hopking to employ thousands in drought harmed Midwest. President Roosevelt approves immediate launch in certified counties. Work projects include water supply development, food canning, and road work to provide emergency employment and cash income for farm families. An additional $200 million federal appropriation was under consideration to cope with the worsening situation.
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Washington
PIA
Marty L.hopking
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Relief Administration
Tivera
Steel and Tin Workers Appeal to Roosevelt for Bid for Bargaining
From Pittsburgh, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers leader Michael F. Tighe urged President Roosevelt to enforce collective bargaining rights. The union seeks recognition as the bargaining agent, with June 10 set for company replies and a mid month walkout tentatively planned if unresolved. Steel leaders have refused recognition.
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Pittchureh
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Michael F. ‘Tighe
Amalgamated
Tighe
Steel Industry
Sand Lick Man Held on Drunk Driving Charge
G. C. Gussett, 42, of Sand Lick, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He posted cash bond last night for a Monday municipal court appearance after an arrest Saturday afternoon by Patrolman Webb Linkous near Mercer Street. Traffic was tied up on Bluefield Avenue to Homes Street.
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G. C. Gussett
Sand Lick
Gungettwee
Webb Linkous
Mercer Atroop
Wis
Bluefield Avenue
Homes Street
Communication Control Bill Moves Toward Passage
Washington June 2 The revised bill to centralize federal control of telegraph telephone radio and other communications neared final approval after House passage and Senate action in differing forms. Roosevelt's program for consolidated authority drives the measure as Congress advances toward a unified system.
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House
Cairman Rayburn
Texas
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Radio Commission
Interstata Commerce Commission
Naw Commission
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Congress Hopes to Adjourn Soon
Congress aims to adjourn shortly following a split over the steel dispute. A three member labor board was created under a National Recovery plan to settle discrimination against union members and ensure proportional representation in bargaining among automobile labor factions.
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Congress
Sonal
Hugh
Tohnson
National Recovery
Aettle
Four Presidents' Wives Visit at White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs W Va June 2 four wives of presidents of the United States visited the town to mark the opening of the presidents cottage a museum honoring former leaders Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrived with Henry Morgenthau Jr wife of the treasury secretary also present were Mrs Calvin Coolidge Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Thomas Pratt Jr of Princeton N J the former Mrs Grover Cleveland.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Pi—P
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau Jr
U. S
Woodrow Wilean
Thomas Jax Preeton Jr
Princeton, N. J
Grover Cleveland
Police Court Fines Man for Assault on Boy
Handeraoy Love, 19, was fined $20 and costs and sentenced to five days jail after arraignment before Municipal Judge R. Reid Harding on an assault and battery warrant. Complaint states he knocked down four year old son of Carl Jonas on Lawson Street. Love allegedly ran carelessly.
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Handeraoy Love
R. Reid Harding
Love
Carl Jonas
Lawcen Street
Attest Trial Involving Injured Child and Alleged Abuse
The narrative describes Ridoked detaining and berating a child then fleeing without rendering assistance. Initial fears of severe injury prompted authorities to prepare a warrant. The family physician reported the child’s alleged brutal pain but no clear injuries for the trial. The injured boy previously survived a throat pen stabbing incident at a Philadelphia hospital.
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Philadelphia
Kanawha Leads State in Paying Sales Tax
Kanawha county tops West Virginia in April consumer sales tax returns and collections. Finance official Fund 1. Fox reports 1,478 collection notices totaling 48,255.41 dollars. Cabell trails with 838 returns for 35,606.11 dollars and Wirt records 408.19 dollars. Statewide totals reach 13,019 reports and 434,473.30 dollars collected.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Ita Merchanta
Tax Commissioner Fund
Fox
Cabell
Wirt
Throwing The Harpoon
A fragmented item recalls Barbara Hutton and a prince possibly choosing another five and ten. A German scientist claims sixteen nentes exist instead of five. It notes Wheaton Pa schoolchildren striking after their principal and four teachers were fired. The piece contrasts past hockey attitudes with present excuses.
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Barbara Hutton
Prince Alexia
Wheaton
Plan to coordinate agencies for regional development
A draft proposal outlines assembling federal agencies local groups and individuals to expand extension facilities and development across the Monongahela Valley region. It stresses cooperation between government and local organizations to advance projected improvements and new programs.
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Roosevelt
Ipraaent
Conrdas
Atte
Land Bank Holds Meet to Aid Farmers Debts
Charleston West Virginia June 9 A meeting in Charleston June 4 of all presidents and directors of regional farm loan associations within 76 miles of the state capital was called today by the Federal Land Bank of Yales to discuss speeding up loan closings. The meeting will be attended by a group of bankers led by Charles S Jackson, president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Ford Exposition Showcases Century of Progress and Ford Drama
The Ford Exposition dominates with a ten story tower, a rotating twenty foot globe, and a “Roads of the World” display tracing vehicle history. Henry Ford’s Detroit shop story and the first car are featured alongside a barn display on farm industry links. Exhibits from Ford suppliers, metal sources, and a full two hour daily concert program by the Detroit Symphony underline a grand showcase of progress. The night tower beam, powered by 600 million candle power searchlights, is visible for miles.
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Ford Industries
Ford
Henry Ford Peresonally
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Exposition
Michigan
Women’s Symphony Orchestra of
Chicago
Misa Ebba Sundstrom
Women’s Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Victor Kolar
Detroit Symphony
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Granada
Giles American Legion
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ISA
Bluntiard Bualneys College
Abovt
Batley Building
W. HH. Ofinningham
Virginia
Fairmont Normal
Arietta
Frederic Vilatonio
Eugene
Ang Marcels
Bai
Boe
Walter
Gardner
Migs Vada Gralam
Mise Ula Slaughter
Ringlette Beatty Shoppe
Rognoke
MY Own Beauty Shoppe
Federal ST
TOK Ghiet
Helen McCann
Woolworth
STATE
Fletcher Enamel Plant
Warlick
Bridge - Bluefield
Harman Electric Co
Princeton, W. Va
Callaways
Bluefield, Va
Hopkins
Steel and Tin
MR. Roosevelt
Kanawha
Monongahela Vallewi
New
Jerri Pia
Dept. Ay
Ford Motor Company
Ford Building
Barrow Motor CO
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