Health Institute at WVU to Focus on School Hygiene
A three day Institute on school hygiene will be held at West Virginia University June 10 11 and 12 under joint sponsorship of the state health and education departments plus the university. Sessions will cover health status heredity mental hygiene nutrition and school health programs with leaders from WVU and the state health department. Local and state cooperation will be discussed as the closing topic.
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University of West Virginia
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
State Department of Health
State Department of Education
The
University
Karl Huddleston
College of Education
John Roscoe Turner
William (. Cook
W. T. Henshaw
West Virginia
R. C. Ferrier
Monongalia County
H. H. Pierce
Morgantown City
West Virginia Univerity
Elizabeth Stalnaker
Edward Livesay
Agricultural Experiment Station
W. H. McGraw
University Health Service
Samuel J. Morris
H. C. Henderson
University Agricultural Experiment Station
J. H. Longwell
Hazel C. Cameron
University Experiment Station
Dr. Henderson
Miss Cameron
Neil Nesbitt
Jasper W. Deahl
Carl P. Schott
Earl Huddleston
University College of Education
Arthur V. G. Upton
Body of American engineer found in Panama Canal area
The body of Joseph A. Close an American engineer from the canal construction days was found at his Gatun lake plantation with a head injury described as nearly severed from a stroke. Police investigate with no clues yet. His wife and sisters are on a tour of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Joseph A. Close
Gatun Lake
Panama
Unitedates
Policeman Shot During Hold Up in Chicago
Police say Officer Edward O'Donnell was shot while escorting Miss Lillian Rice from a bank on the West Side. Two holdup men were captured and a third escaped with the $2600 payroll of the Paul Schulte Biscuit Company. The officer's fate remained uncertain.
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Chicago
Paul Schulte Biscuit Company
Edward O'Donnell
Lillian Rice
Mid-City Trust and Savings Bank
Meinhard Rupture Shield expert to lecture at Mars Hotel
Noted Meinhard Rupture Shield authority visits Bluefield West Virginia on Wednesday only from 10:00 A M to 5:00 P M at the Mars Hotel. Men invited for free demonstrations and inspections. beware imitators and unsafe methods.
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Meinhardt
Mars
Bluefield
W. Va
Joneth
White Pole
Den
J. Meinhard
N. Grewferd Ave
Chicago
Tiny Chicago boy nears 100 pounds at three
Ules Tewlow, three and a half, is described as growing like a seventh wonder. Jule Tewlow of Chicago, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Tewlow, weighed eight ounces at birth and has gained about ten ounces weekly, nearly reaching a hundred pounds. The note ends with a provocative line about meeting him in a dark alley.
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Ules Tewlow
Jule
Frank Tewlow
Chicago
Deep sea fish to be kept in special tanks at Woods Hole
Deep sea fish accustomed to high pressures and cold ocean depths will be housed in special tanks at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. The tanks will maintain artificial pressures and cold water for study and observation of the deep sea species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts
Scientists to Meet at AAAS Summer Session in Pasadena
Scientists from across the United States gather in Pasadena California for the American Association for the Advancement of Science summer meeting June 15 to 20 hosted by Caltech and Mount Wilson Observatory. Reports cover human race age star formation earthquake behavior and high voltage X ray tubes in cancer treatment and research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
California Institute of Technology
Mount Wilson Observatory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Goetz Named American Military Attache in Brussels
Brussels on June 8 reports Major Robert C R Goetz appointed American military attache succeeding Major E M Watson who returns to the United States. Goetz will arrive in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Robert C. R. Goetz
E. M. Watson
United States
Goetz
Senator Shipstead Sails for Europe
New York June 8 Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota sailed for Europe today on the United States liner America to study conditions affecting the international market for silver. He is a member of the foreign relations committee sub committee to inquire into the silver market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Europe
United States
America
Foreign Relations Committee
Former stage dancer awarded damages in Chicago suit
Miss Amenda King, 29, former stage dancer, was awarded 33000 in the out of court settlement of a 150000 damage suit against the Chicago Surface Linea and the City of Chicago. She was left blind in February 1930 when the automobile she rode in struck a pole and hit a light post on Western avenue near the car track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Amenda King
Misa King
Western Avenue
Non-poisonous Snakes Proposed to Combat Pests in Australia
Perth reports zoologist Mr. Le Souef advocates importing and breeding boa constrictors to release among rabbit populations harming crops. He notes small non-poisonous snakes already curb rats and mice, with rabbits causing millions in losses annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Australia
le Souef
Seek Annul Marriage of Woman Dead Eight Months
Chicago June 8 A bill to annul the marriage of Mrs Kittle N Gunn Jones who died eight months ago and left a million dollar estate was filed in circuit court. The suit by Charles Oakley Jessie Koch and Louise B E Thompson seeks to expunge the union with Major George W Jones dating from Michigan six years past. The filing follows failed efforts to appoint Jones as administrator or to exhume the body and claims she died under mysterious circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Oakley
Jessie Koch
Louise BE. Thompson
Kittle N. Gunn-Jones
George W. Jones
Michigan
Jones
Princess Marie Louise Sees Condition Improve
A bulletin from doctors states Princess Marie Louise, cousin of King George V, shows improved condition amid an intestinal illness. No further details on her age or exact state released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marie Louise
George V
Four men arrested in Tenn murder tied to deadly liquor
Four men including J. A. Patton Maynard Padgett Claude Rothwell and Sidney Rothwell were arrested in Pikeville Tennessee on murder charges after farmer George Denton died several hours after consuming alleged poisonous liquor.
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Pikeville
Tenn
George Denton
Denton
J. A. Patton
Maynard Padgett
Claude Rothwell
Sidney Rothwell
Vaporine renovates and revives half straight hair
City and Coalfield News notes Vaporine rewaves and reconditions hair at Ideal Beauty. Weet Virginian hotel lists Marcelle permanent wave for $3.00, plus shoppe specials and fashion items. Masonic notice, salon hours, and local entertainment ads included.
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Ideal Beauty
Virginian Hotel
Marcelle
Matz Hotel
New York Man Arrested in $7,000 Library Books Theft
Revere Massachusetts June 8 Boston police inspectors arrested Harold B Clarke 29 from New York City after finding 7000 dollars worth of stolen library books largely from public libraries Clarke allegedly admitted stripping New England libraries of rare editions valued near fifty thousand dollars Police said a notebook listing customers in ParisLondonBerlin and Buenos Aires and five of six major rare book dealers was found in his possession
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Revere
Mass
Harold B. Clarke
New York City
Boston
Clarke
New England
Paris
London
Berlin
Buenos Aires
A H Lawson Dies in Huntington
A H Lawson age 54 longtime Bluefield Virginia resident died Monday morning in a Huntington West Virginia hospital after a period as a patient. The body will be transported this evening to Bluefield on Norfolk and Western train 16 and taken to the home of his brother in law Creed Shelton. Funeral and burial services are scheduled for Wednesday with final arrangements not yet completed. Lawson was a well known figure in the region where he lived most of his life.
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A. H. Lawson
Bluefield
Huntington W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Creed Shelton
Mr. Lawson
Scientist Starts 5000 Mile Arctic Quest For Rare Egg
Pittsburgh based Dr George Miksch Sutton state ornithologist leads a 5000 mile journey toward the Arctic coast of Canada by way of Winnipeg and Hudson Bay in search of a Harris sparrow egg never before seen by man. He hopes to exhibit the egg at the Carnegie Museum.
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Pittsburgh
Arctic
George Miksch Sutton
Harris Sparrow
Sutton
Carnegie Museum
Canada
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay
Seminar to study political facts in eastern Asia
A new five year seminar at the Institute of Social Sciences in Berkeley will examine historical, political, economic and cultural factors shaping Russia China and Japan. It will trace eastward Russian expansion to the Pacific and Japan's policy in northeastern Asia while addressing Pacific Basin issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Russia
China
Japan
Superintendent Named for Baltimore Methodist District
The Rev. Dr. Chesteen Smith, pastor of Hamline Church in Washington, was appointed superintendent of the Baltimore district of the Baltimore conference, Methodist Episcopal Church. Assignments for the coming year list Frostburg J L Neff, Harpers Ferry Henry Lamb, Keyser W M Hoffman, Martinsburg S E B Rose, Midland Joseph Young, Mineral C J Hoover, Mount Savage William Lewis, Old Town C H Mead, Paw Paw W A Ledford, Piedmont O W Brittingham, Rawlings S F Logsdon, Shepherdstown Lee Williams, Smithburg G H Love, Union Grove J G Fields, Urbana R B Elliott, Warfordsburg E O Dickerson, Williamsport Karl G Newell, Winchester W M Brashears.
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Baltimore
Chesteen Smith
Hamline
Washington
Methodist Episcopal Church
Frostburg
J. L. Neff
Harpers Ferry
Henry Lamb
Keyser
W. M. Hoffman
Martinsburg
S. E B. Rose
Midland
Joseph Young
Mineral
C. J. Hoover
Mount Savage
Willam Lewis
Old Town
C. H. Mead
Paw Paw
W. A. Ledford
Piedmont
O. W. Brittingham
Rawlings
S. F. Logsdon
Shepherdstown
Lee Williams
Smithburg
G. H. Love
Union Grove
J. G. Fields
Urbana
W. RB. Elliott
Warffordsburg
BE. O. Dickerson
Williamsport
Merchant Killed in Lake Forest Auto Collision
George D. McLaughlin a 67 year old coffee merchant and brother in law of Irene Castle Mc Laughlin was killed when his car collided with another near Lake Forest Linus Cunningham of Milwaukee was seriously injured in the crash
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Chicago
George D. McLaughlin
Irene Castle McLaughlin
Lake Forest
Linus Cunningham
Milwaukee
Senate Urges Silver Conference Amid Global Hesitance
Washington June 8 Senator King Democrat Utah pressed the administration to convene an international conference on silver despite some nations showing reluctance to enter negotiations now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
King
Utah
Stamp design for Royal Dublin Society bicentenary
Dublin on June 8 shows a worker in a field carrying a sythe as the design for a new Irish Free State stamp commemorating the Royal Dublin Society bicentenary. The image underscores national heritage and land work.
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Dublin
Royal Dublin Society
Senator Seeks National Merchant Marine for Colombia
Bogota June 9 Senator Diogenes Reyes urged Congress to create a national merchant marine claiming Colombia loses about 100000 dollars yearly by using foreign ships for its foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Marine
Bogota
Colombia
Diogenes Reyes
Congress
Honeymooners on Easthampton Beach Tie the Knot in Surprise Divorce
Mrs. Fowler McCormick strolls with her new husband on Easthampton Beach hours after finalizing divorce from James A. Stillman. The redhaired 51 year old mother of four, including Guy Stillman and James Stillman Jr., appears in striped beachwear as the couple pose for a photographer.
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Easthampton
L. I
Fowler McCormick
James A. Stillman
McCormick
Guy Stillman
James
Bud) Stillman
Marines Reward Snappy Native Guard Members
In northern Nicaragua Gun nery Sergeant Broderick reports Marines award a dollar to the cleanest guard member and fifty cents to the snappiest each Saturday night for a sharp appearance. The program aims to boost morale among the native Guardia in the wilds.
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Washington
Guardia
Nicaraguan
Wilds
Broderick
Marines
Navy Department
Defeat of Arms Ban Resolution at Reformed Church Synod
At Asbury Park New Jersey on June 8 the general synod defeated a resolution affirming that conscience based refusal to bear arms should not bar citizenship. Rev A M Van Duine argued exemptions would follow if conscience ruled. A separate resolution backing world disarmament at Geneva passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
General Synod of the Reformed Church
A. M. van Duine
Geneva
Farmer acquitted on arson charge in Greene County
Waynesburg Pennsylvania June 8 Richard Pratt a Greene county farmer was acquitted by a jury after about a half hour of deliberation on arson charges. He was accused of burning his home a 125 year old log cabin at Fordyce following a quarrel with his wife May 12. The cabin a landmark housed many colonial relics.
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Waynesburg
Richard Pratt
Greene County
Fordyce
Unemployment Insurance Averts British Revolution
Sir George Paish, British economist, told the Welfare Council of New York that unemployment insurance would have prevented a revolution in Great Britain. He warned of a global trade breakdown and urged mobilizing all forces to beat the trade slump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Paish
Welfare Council of
Great Britain
Local man named to reserve corps
Howard C. Welling of 623 College avenue has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve corps. Announcement came from Adjutant General Bridges in Washington. Welling, a Norfolk and Western railway chief clerk at Bluestone, is active in amateur athletics and has served as secretary treasurer of the Greater Bluefield Basketball League for two years.
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Howard C. Welling
College Avenue
Bridges
Washington
Welling
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluestone
Greater Bluefield
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