N. and W. and Winston-Salem Southbound Hold Annual Reunion
More than 200 traffic men from the Norfolk and Western and Winston-Salem Southbound railways gathered at the Cavalier hotel Virginia Beach for the fifteenth annual traffic department reunion to discuss improving freight and passenger service. Delegates will tour Norfolk facilities including Lambert Point and the grain elevators before closing sessions.
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Virginia Beach
Norfolk and Western
Cavalier Hotel
Traffic Department
Winston-Salem
F. Thacker
W. J. Wiley
N. Worley
Bluefield
M. Stevenson
Roanoke Va
B. W. Herrman
G. F Tler
Mr. Stevenson
W. C. Saunders
8. I. Collier Sr
Norfolk and Estern
Norfolk
Lambert Point
Hampton Roads
Columbus
Cincinnati
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Pecos Dam Project Aims To Enrich 100000 Acres In Texas
A $2 009 000 Pecos River dam grant may convert 100000 acres of West Texas wasteland into fertile farming ground. Texas legislature appropriated $25 000 to match federal funds for a survey to choose the dam site. A steady water supply could allow cotton and fruit growth in several counties, away from current alfalfa success. Earlier, Congress provided funds two years ago to start the project.
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Austin
Tex
Elow Pecos
Texas
Congress
Crop acreage shift in Illinois reports 1929 reductions
Reports from 60,000 Illinois farmers to the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois show a 56 percent drop in corn acreage and a notable cut in cotton acreage for 1929. Wheat and hay acreage are expected to rise as these crops withstood winter conditions better than last year.
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Arpa Urbana
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Illinois
Secretive romance tests Morgan as Iris flees
Nan Carroll, secretary to John Curtis Morgan, faces moral turmoil as Iris Morgan’s letter reveals her departure with Crawford’s money and a plan to elope. Nan plots to aid Morgan in the Lois Downs case while wrestling heartbreak and loyalties in courtroom shadows.
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Nan Carroll
John Curtis Morgan
Morgan
Bert Crawford
Nan
Crawford
Iris Morgan
Iris
Little Curtis Morgan
Tris
Tris Morgan
New York
Lois Downs
Nan'e
Iria
Love
Senators Rally Past St Louis 8 7 on Beall Victory
Washington gains an 8 7 win over St Louis after trailing eight innings. Beall earns his first mound win for the Senators in relief of Liska as Bluege steals home to seal the rally aided by four walks and key hits.
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Washington
Ser Beall
Yankee
Senators
Liska
Bluege
Wiesing Ram
ST. Lau
Collins
Onden
Btrelecki
Kimsey
Washington Ae
Rice
Coslin
Cronin
Judge
Fiooch
Mayes
Ruel
Vibe
Iitnse
Beall
Junge
Tate
Gooc
Manush
Schutte
McGowan
Goslin
Melillo
Rourke
West
Hayes
McGrowan
Myer
O'Rourke
Blue
St. Louis
Ogden
Strelecki
Ijaka
Hite
Prohibition Era Alcoholism Declines Cited by Doctor
Dr William C Garvin medical supervisor at Binghamton state hospital told the American Psychiatric Association meeting that chronic alcoholism dropped from 594 cases in 1917 to 509 in 1928 in New York. He credited federal prohibition laws for the decline and noted Atlanta and other areas showing similar trends.
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Atlanta
New York State
William C. Garvin
Binghamton, N. Y., State Hospital
American Psychiatric Association
Junior Red Cross Reaches 6 737 961 Members
Washington reports the Junior Red Cross has grown to 6 737 961 members who are in grammar and high school age groups. The announcement highlights broad youth participation across communities and schools.
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Washington
The
Can Junior Red Cross
Hidden gold beneath Charlotte streets revealed by tunnels
In Charlotte North Carolina geologists report extensive ancient tunnels and shafts beneath the city once mined for gold during the Mecklenburg prospecting era. The 150 year old gold rush in the Appalachians waned after the Civil War, leaving rich pockets beneath modern downtown.
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Charlotte
N. C
Sinbad
Marco Polo
Sheep Outlive Australian Drought Despite Goat Decline
Sydney reports the severe central Australian drought shows sheep thriving while goats die off. In mixed pastures goats perish as sheep remain fat and lambing drops, suggesting sheep endure long droughts while other stock fail. Many settlers sold cattle last year due to drought conditions.
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Sydney
Australia
Central
Restocking the Country With Sheep Gains Steam
Satisfactory wool prices are obtained in Adelaide as efforts to restock the country with sheep gain momentum. The report highlights strong market demand and steady prices supporting pastoral recovery.
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Adelaide
Canadian Wealth Predicted To Surpass U S Says Cornell Professor
Ithaca New York June 4 James E Boyle professor of agricultural economics at Cornell university argues Canada will become the wealthiest nation in the world. He notes Canada is larger in area and richer in natural resources per person than the United States. Per capita exports from Canada he says are four times those of the United States.
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Ithaca
N. Y
James E. Boyle
Cornell University
Canada
United States
Former Local Citizen Dies
John L. Stafford, 78, Bluefield's first city attorney, died at his Williamson home late Monday afternoon after suffering a paralysis stroke the previous Thursday. A former Bluefield resident, he later served as Wyoming County prosecuting attorney, then three terms as Mingo County prosecuting attorney and two terms as president of the Mingo County Bar association before his move to Williamson. He collapsed while in a Williamson barber chair.
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John L. Stafford
Bluefield
Williamson
Stafford
Joseph M. Sanders
Wyoming County
Mingo County
Doctor's Syrup Pepsin Aims to Heal Women and Children
A Monticello physician notes women and children fall ill more often though mainly with minor ailments. He developed a laxative syrup with pepsin, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which gained wide public use and praise across generations.
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Monticello
Ilindle
Dr. Caldwell
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Widely Endorsed
The text touts Dr Caldwell’s Pepsin as mild and effective for women, children, and the elderly. It claims safety for infants, non addiction, and broad appeal, noting every drug store carries the syrup.
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