Virginia City Elections Mark Unicameral Shift and Mayors
Unofficial returns show heavy voting in Virginia municipal elections. Pulaski voters backed town manager government in a referendum. Richmond elected a nine member unicameral council under the new charter, with eight candidates named by the Richmond Citizens Association and Oliver W. Hill winning the ninth seat. Clintwood elected a female-majority council and mayor. Fredericksburg chose Josiah P. Rowe Jr. as mayor, while Tappahannock and Marion named new mayors. Pulaski and Radford elected council members Howard Imboden and Asa Reese respectively, both publishers.
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Virginia
Pulaski
Richmond
Richmond Citizens Association
The
Free Lance Star
Tappahannock
George C. Clanton
Rappahannock Times
Robert Lane Anderson
Smyth County News
Marion
Councilmanie
Howard R. Imboden
Southwest Times
Asa W. Reese
the News Journal
Radford
Billy Rose continues with Angela over diamonds
Angela tells how she plotted to dup Ernie with five diamonds, then returns with him after a reconciliation. She reveals she kept the phony stones, then realizes Ernie was wise to her switch. She plans to mount the McCoy diamonds on a stickpin to remind her of luck.
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Angela
Chicago
Ernie
McCoy
Hatfield Named Group Chairman
West Virginia's 16 member delegation to the Republican national convention was organized today for its Philadelphia trip with Dr. Henry D. Hatfield of Huntington as chairman. The group reelected Walter B. Hallanan and Frances Ogden Stubblefield as national committeeman and committeewoman.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
Ruffner
Walter
Hallanan
Frances Ogden Stubblefield
Hatfield
U. S
Robert H. C. Kay
Ezra E Hamstead
Morgintown
Robert B. McDougle
Parkersburg
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
L. F. Everhart
Morgantown
Austin
V. ‘Wood
Elizabeth Talbott
Buckhannon
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Rawson
A. P.’ Hudson
Ernest D. Lilly
Princeton
Jim H. Shott
Bluefield
L L Stevenson recollections and a note on obscenity cases
In a reminiscence by L L Stevenson, Austin recalls childhood in Kenton, helping at Dick Russell's grocery, signing under President McKinley at the armory cornerstone, and later pursuing a Morgan horse hobby before retiring to the country. The piece also notes the New York Society to Maintain Public Decency confiscating 203 350 pounds of obscene books and paper stock over 75 years.
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Austin
Dick Russell
Mc‘Kinley
Co. G
Ora Eddy
Barr
Morgan
Justin Morgan
Paul Revere
New York Society
Bluefield College to award 112 diplomas June 18
One hundred twelve Bluefield college students will receive degrees at commencement June 18 at 7 o'clock on the campus lawn in front of the Library building. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered June 13 at 7 by Dr. Ryland Knight of Pulaski Va. Dean R B Pinchbeck of the University of Richmond will give the commencement address. Final exams begin Friday.
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Bluefield College
Ryland, Knight
First Baptist Church
Pulaski
University_of Richmond
Knight
Southern Baptist. ‘Convention
Second-Ponce de-Leon
Atlanta
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Pm Fa Ioden
Jim Twohig
A. Scott Wickham
C. Twohig, JR
Law & Commerce
Bluefield, W. VA
Franklin Life Insurance CO
Billy Rose
Griswold
Superior
Sterling
Group
L.L. Stevenson
Kenton
Mount Vernon
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
N. Y
Shriners
Southern Baptist Convention
Dean Pinchbeck
University of Richmond
Atlantic City
N. J
Karl Rex Hammers
Pittsburgh
Mystic Shrine
George M.,saunders
Kansas City
Ararat Temple
Truman
Shrine
Bayon Gabardine Sport
U.S
Penney’s
Penney’ S
Towncraft
Enney’s
Dunne's Insurance Report
Tri-State
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Dept
Fourth Avenue
Huntington, W
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