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Wichita clerks and Iola salesman seek postwar business revival
A Wichita Chamber experiment shows clerks selling beyond asks, turning 100 dollars into 94.60 in purchases as ten clerks succeed through persuasion. In Iola, a cautious insurance agent shifts to proactive door knocking, earning 526 dollars weekly from many small premiums. The piece argues business revival requires effort, not waiting for miracles.
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Kansas
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Wichita
Iola
Santa Claus
Tola
Three and a half hours changes life in Oshkosh man
In Wisconsin a man named Leonard Tritt from Oshkosh underwent a dramatic shift in outlook during a three and a half hour period. The article notes the sequence from freedom at 7:59 to a turning point at 8:30, warning others about tense emotions and the potential consequences of short spans of time.
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Wisconsin
Leonard Tritt
Oshkosh
Tritt
THIRTY YEARS AGO IN BLUEFIELD QUARANTINE AND MEMORIES
Thirty years ago a smallpox quarantine was listed in Mercer county as the last patients were tracked. The Frank Adams family arrived in Bluefield exhibiting near the Patton house on Princeton avenue. Also noted are local movements to Athens for Concord college ceremonies and a marriage announcement in Bristol.
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Mercer County
Frank Adams
Bluefield
Patton
Princeton Avenue
Jarra Angel
Bessie Shirey
R. B Shirey
Joel Easley
Athens
Concord College
Rachel Hunt
B. B. Hunt
Public Service Commission
Tragedy and Trial Within One Day
A man kills his wife and is captured by 8 50 pm. By 10 15 pm police charge him with murder and by 10 50 pm he pleads guilty before a circuit court judge. At 10 55 pm he receives a life sentence and noon finds him dining with convicts at Waupun Prison.
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Waupun
Italy's Grandi Calls for Expanded Frontiers and Growth
In a senate address Signor Grandi argues Italy must extend its borders to support a population of 42 million. He links overcrowding to expansion while warning that world barriers and unequal access threaten Italy and urges balanced growth with peaceful solutions.
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Dino Grandi
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Signor Grandi
France
Spain
Germany
1 Duce
Mussolini
Grandi
Manchuria
Out of Tune Poem Fragments Bearing Wordsworth
Fragmented OCR of Wordsworth poem shows lines lamenting mankind's neglect of nature and spiritual drift. Imagery of seas Proteus Triton and moonlit shores contrasts with modern distraction. Ends with a casual attribution to William Wordsworth.
Public Opinion Shifts Toward Hoover In Recent Months
Editorials note a rapid rise in support for President Hoover across the country with Republicans hopeful of renomination. They credit his steady leadership and careful analysis of business recovery efforts, contrasting earlier concerns about his capabilities with a growing belief in his effective governance and potential for re election.
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Hoover
White House
Republian
Congress
Charleston
University board urges 25 percent salary cuts for next year
The university board directs President Turner to prepare reports recommending at least a 25 percent reduction in aggregate university salary expenditures beginning July 1. It signals a readiness to lead in readjusting salaries and other expenses amid citizen demand for drastic public economies.
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State Board of Control
Morgantown Post
Obody
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Congress
Conley
West Virginia
American Labor Purchasing Power Drives Policy Debate
Readers weigh tariffs and domestic production as a path out of depression. Pieces argue buying only American-made goods strengthens wages, employment, and prosperity while warning against foreign competition and loss of purchasing power. The Hoover leadership is praised for measured, persuasive federal leadership amid a hostile lobby scene.
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United States
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
You Meet Twice at Altar and Divorce Court
New York notes the quirky show world where careers yank spouses apart. Teddy Keller of the Keller Sisters and Lynch filed for divorce from Jack Pettis, a bandleader, after a brief honeymoon and separate touring. The piece chronicles their timing conflicts and the challenge of arranging a divorce.
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New York
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Quipa
Teddy Keller
Keller Sisters
Lynch
Newark
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Otel New Yorker
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Pettis
Breakfast in Bed Returns as New York Hotels See Rise
The custom of breakfast in bed is making a comeback in New York hotels with orders doubling over the past year. Folklore blame a low mood for the trend as people rise late and delay morning engagements due to current business conditions.
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New York
Fabled Fakers Club Revived in New York Social Scene
Artful imitators of old masters join the revived Society of Fakers led by Samuel T. Shaw. The prize for best imitation is $25 in pennies. Notables like magician Al Baker and Rabbi Nathan Krase perform sleight of hand at charity events, while Paul Muni is noted for living simply between gigs.
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Society of Fakers
New York
Samuel T. Shaw
Grand Union Hotel
Gotham
al Baker
Baker
Nathan Krase
Benny Davis
Nets
Paul Muni
Roosevelt Faction Confronts Chicago Chair Nomination
Washington observers note a party split over selecting a permanent chairman for the Democratic convention in Chicago. The quarrel centers on whether Senator Tom Walsh of Montana should be the choice, with Farley and Roosevelt allies signaling strategic aims and possible challenge to the two thirds nominating rule.
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Washington
Chicago
Storm Cener
Ouett Shouse
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Shouse
Barkley
Roosevelt
Farley
New Yorker
Screen Life in Hollywood Is a Comic Salad of Boiled News
Hollywood gossip roundups note Weldon Heyburn and Greta Nissen employ a diverse staff, with chow conflict over chop suey. Marguerite Churchill and George O'Brien avoid marriage, a Kay Francis peacock anecdote amuses onlookers, and Rex Bell teaches Clara Bow rifle skills on a vast ranch.
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Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
Weldon Heyburn
Heyburn
Greta Nissen
Marguerite Churchill
George O'Brien
Rex Bell
Clara Bow
Clara
Bell
Rex
Sympathy Ophthalmia and Eye Injury Threats Discussed
An Irishman’s remark frames a medical issue on sympathetic ophthalmia where damage to one eye risks inflammation of the other. Experts note X rays aid detection of foreign material, and prompt removal of a damaged eye can save the remaining sight in many cases.
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Bernard Samuels
Political Heroism Sells In 1932 Campaign Era
In a satirical 1932 piece Rodney Dutcher derides the wave of self styled heroes among politicians. He cites Charlie Crisp Henry Rainey Jack Garner and Pat Hurley as examples of posturing for political gain. The essay notes campaigns promise sacrifice while avoiding real risk amid looming crises.
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Charlie Crisp
Georgia
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henry T. Rainey
Jack Garner
Hoover
Senate
Throwing The Harpoon Andrew Mellonie a Bigger Figure
A varied column notes Andrew Mellonie in London, cadets at West Point and Annapolis getting jobs with diplomas, Jimmy Walker in Detroit for a Mayors meeting on unemployment, and a Ohio proposal to regulate horse racing. It mocks political writers mixing vets with votes and questions congressional aid.
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Andrew L. Mellonie
London
Washington
Cable Dispatch
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West Point
Annnapolis
Jimmy Walker
Detroit
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Canadian pilot to fly Lindy voyage in tiny Comper Swift
Toronto aviator J. D. M. Grey plans an Atlantic hop aboard one of the smallest ships ever used for such a flight. He will pilot a Comper Swift plane with an engine rated at 134 rounds, aiming for Newfoundland.
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J. D. M. Grey
Wneland
War debts must be paid says Coolidge in magazine
In an interview for the July International Cosmopolitan, former President Calvin Coolidge argues the war debts cannot be cancelled and must be repaid by Europe or taxpayers at home. He recalls wartime loans, postwar aid, and estimates that repayment should come within years as a condition for restoring international financial integrity. He notes uncertainty over current policy and stresses debt payments impact on foreign trade.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
International Cosmopolitan Magazine
Europe
Coolidge
United States
Othera
Cooligge Holda
House and Senate Move on Relief and Public Works Bills
Senate Democratic leader Senator Robinson plans to push the 360 million dollar relief bill soon with Hoover's broad approval seen for quick debate. The same package faces a 2 billion dollar Democratic alternative opposed by Hoover, offering 500 million in bonds for public works and 1.5 billion in capli tal Reconstruction Corporation loans.
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Robinson
Senate
Hoover
House
Reconstruction Corporation
Notable figures in brief regional items
Portland reports a minister who led a recall movement and a former city official involved in a bombing. Detroit lists Harry Fleischer sought in a gang massacre and linked to a Lindbergh baby case. Ridgewood notes soprano Alice Mer sereau, 77, who starred in Gilbert and Sullivan 50 years ago. Hopkinsville guardsmen enter Christian county coal fields.
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Ore
Detroit
Harry Fleischer
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Ridgewood
N. J
Alice Mersereau
Hopkinsville
Christian County
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Local Sentences and Elections
West Virginia notes report a jailed honeymooner Cecil Ayers who married Della Pritt after being jailed for calf theft. Injuries from a firecracker kill 9 year old Charles Shaver and threaten 16 year old Mason Rose. G A R delegates named. sheriff seeks $50 000 additional bond. county audit cites $17 000 deficit. Gifts to Davis and Elkins College total $14 000. campaign spending listed for several candidates.
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Elking
Cecil Ayers
Files Creek
Ayers
Della Pritt
Mason Rose
Clarksburg
Gerald Steven Quinn
Pine Bluff
West Virginia
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Parkersburg
National Grand Army
Springfield
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J. M. Smith
Wheeling
Joshua Jones
Burea
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Morgantown
Kingwood
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Preston County
Elkins—Davis and Elkins College
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Charleston
Charles E. Hodges
Lynne
Horner
Congress
John S. Hall
Williamson
George W. Johnson
Trevey Nutter
Fairmont
State Senate
Morgantown Board Reframes Teacher Salary Cut Policy
Morgantown school board reserves the right to cut teachers salaries by 15 percent in next year’s contracts, effective by September 1, within the district.
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Morgantown
Board of Education
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