Subscription Rates by Mail and City Delivery in 1931
The notice lists mail subscription prices by zone and duration. First and second zones cover 150 miles radius with a $6.50 annual rate. six months $3.25. three months $1.75. Third and fourth zones span 139 to 600 miles with higher rates. fifth to eighth zones pricing available on request. City rates show annual $7.00, six months $3.00, three months $2.00, and weekly terms. Published Thursday June 11 1931.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Fragmented Quote Compilation
A damaged fragment presents a biblical saying and a Victor Hugo line. It juxtaposes religious admonition with a critique of hope, lacking full context or attribution. The piece reads as a miscellany of literary and scriptural snippets without a clear news angle or event.
Government payroll swells as New Deal efforts rise
The June payroll lists 1 556 000 federal employees with 655 000 in construction and supplies. Hoover projects 1 700 000 by September 1 and 805 000 by that date. October 1930 shows 235 000 employed in construction. Regular government staff exclude construction workers totaling 901 000 on June 1, with no layoffs planned.
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Uncle Sam
Hoover
Congress
Cure the Public Mind and End the Low Mood
A physician criticizes idle talk by business people during economic downturns. He argues silence harms confidence and consumer buying, noting forty million employed and six million unemployed. He stresses domestic trade at ninety billion dollars and foreign trade at fifteen percent, urging Americans to restart buys to restore prosperity.
The Cruise of the Nautilus
Sir Hubert Wilkins and companions seek a perilous Arctic voyage in a submarine named the Nautilus. The project aims to probe unknown Arctic depths, risking disappearance and testing submarine reliability beyond any prior navy achievement.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Jules Verne
Sir Hubert
We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today in West Virginia
The West Virginia Educational association met in Bluefield. Plans were completed for the First National bank building at Princeton. EB B Kephart, once a Bluefield resident, lost a leg in a Bedford Virginia accident. Ten years ago Alice Lambert, sister of Mattie Bailey, died in Starbuck Washington. Katrina Gose of Burkes Garden married K H Thomas of Williamson. Carr and Bratton bought College Hill property in Princeton.
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West Virginia Educational Association
Bluefield
First National Bank
Princeton
EB. B. Kephart
Bedford
Alice Lambert
Mattie Bailey
Starbuck
Wash
Katrina Gose
Burkes Garden
K. H. Thomas
Williamson
DL. T. Carr
A. L. Bratton
C. W. Smith
College Hill
Sir Hubert and comrades seek original hazardous pursuits
A remark notes that Sir Hubert and his companions pursue risky, novel activities as they search for new ways to occupy themselves. The line implies a humorous or critical take on their appetite for dangerous, unconventional undertakings without specifying exact deeds.
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Sir Hubert
Commerce department notes gradual trade gain signals revival
The commerce department reports a steady gain in trade since January with factory production up 11 percent from midwinter lows. While unemployment remains high and buying power weak, officials see a slow but real return toward prosperity by winter, with idle workers using savings that are often exhausted. Trade is expected to grow more active as the year progresses.
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Commerce Department
Huntington Herald Dispatch
House yields new tale on Wilson plan to resign
Colonel F E House reveals Woodrow Wilson planned to resign in 1916 and hand power to Charles R Hughes amid World War I uncertainty. He claims the plan included Hughes head of state department and Vice President resigning, with Hughes later elected president by the electorate.
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F E. M. House
Texas
Woodrow Wilson
Charles R. Hughes
Hughes
California
Colonel House
Wilson
Marshall
Lansing
State Department
Summer Chill Sparks Fashion Flaps and Mystery Claims
The piece notes summer heat bringing bathing beauty pictures and occasional furs on streets. It also reports New York police claim to solve the Vivian Gordon murder mystery, though proof remains lacking.
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New York
Vivian Gordon
Age and Shadowed Passing in a Poem
The fragment speaks of age as a cold, sunsetting decline. It contrasts fading passion with a dreary repetition, a sleep and forgetting, fingers loosening from life’s beauty, and a lack of springtime thrill. It attributes the lines to Wilfred J Funk.
Editors Clash on Production and Calendar Reform
The piece contrasts Soviet style economic control with American liberties and criticizes a proposed world calendar. It questions the cost of efficiency under autocratic governance and mocks a 12 month calendar proposal while noting calendar practicality and postal issues.
Drowning First Aid Guidance From Dr Fishbein
The article notes most drownings occur May through August and many victims are men. It explains simple artificial respiration steps, timing, and positioning to resuscitate an unconscious swimmer, with emphasis on warmth, circulation, and seeking a physician promptly.
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California
California State Department of Health
Religious Life of New York Reveals Rich Church Tapestry
Gilbert Swan surveys New York worship, noting about 600 churches in the city and many more in Greater New York. He highlights landmark houses of prayer from St. Patrick’s to St. John the Divine, and recalls anecdotes about venues like the Little Church Around the Corner and St. Malachi’s.
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New York
Manhattan
New York City
Greater
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Lower
Aunt Hattie
Harlem
Bowery
Broadway
St. Malachi’s
Joseph Jefferson
Jefferson
Joe
America
Henry Street
Edward
England
Prince of Wales
St. Paul's
Lower Broadway
Trinity
St. Paul’s
Presbyterian
37Th Street
Avenue
Henry van Dyke
St. John the Divine
St. Patrick's
Gilbert Swan
Throwing The Harpoon
A concise literary note contrasts women who bleach their hair with those who do not dye it and observes that a failed engagement prompts a disappointed suitor to seek a stone. The passage features a student addressing an English professor with a cautionary remark.
Governor Gerry and the Gerrymander in 1931 Redistricting
Washington column notes a national wave of gerrymandering in 1931 as state legislatures redraw districts for party advantage. It highlights Massachusetts and Indiana cases with district carving around Rep Ludlow, forcing nomination battles and possible moves, and recalls Coolidge’s short answer on the soldier bonus bill.
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Kirke Simpson
Washington— Hen
Gerry
Massachusetts
West Virginia Briefs: College drive and state appointments
Elkins Davis and Elkins College opens a drive to raise 2500 dollars toward paying its indebtedness. Ward area miners face eviction notices for houses owned by Kelley’s Creek Collieries. Mayor Abney Meadows of Hinton is reelected. Governor Conley appoints Calvert L. Estis as director of the new state welfare department. Dr. R. W. Osborn named head of public safety in Clarksburg. Ola Dickel elected commander of the Ladies of the Grand Army in Huntington. Indictment of John W. Warden, former Benwood city clerk, in Moundsville. J A Brown found dead in Northfork meat plant office near Welch.
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Associated Press
Elkins
Davis and Elkins College
Charleston
Kelley's Creek Collieries Company
Ward
Hinton
Abney Meadows
Conley
Calvert L. Estis
State Department
R. W. Osborn
Clarksburg
State Department of Public Safety
Harry L. Brooks
Huntington
Ola Dickel
Parkersburg
West Virginia Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Moundsville
John W. Warden
Benwood
Lloyd Arnold
Welch
Sealing inventors to be decorated for escape device
Two US naval reservists, Chief torpedo man Raymond C. Wilson of Charleston West Virginia and Perry J. Hoy of Washington DC, will receive decorations from President Hoover for developing an escape apparatus similar to the one used by six British seamen who escaped a sunken submarine. The device, called the lung, uses a nose clamp mouthpiece and a bag with purifying soda lime for air reuse. Presented at the Washington navy yard by Rear Admiral Henry V. Butler.
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Washington
United States Naval
Raymond C. Wilson
Capital Street
Charleston
W. Va
Perry J. Hoy
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Washington Navy Yard
Henry V. Butler
Wilson and Hoy
Visit of Americans Please French Officials
Paris reports that Secretary Stimson and Secretary Mellon will visit Europe to gain first hand views on European conditions. An official spokesman stresses that global issues need American input but warns against linking reparations and debt reductions with disarmament. French Socialists plan to filibuster new naval construction until the 1932 disarmament conference outcome.
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Paris
France
Henry L. Stimeon
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Europe
United States
Roosevelt and House to Meet Saturday Lunch
New York June 10 The Times reports Franklin D Roosevelt New York governor will lunch Saturday with Colonel E M House of Manchester Massachusetts. Their meeting comes as House endorses Roosevelt for 1932 nomination as he prepares to leave for Groton School where his sons Franklin Jr and John study.
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New York
the Times
Franklin D. Roosevelt
E. M. House
Manchester
Mass
Roosevelt
Groton School
Franklin Jr
John
Col. House
Gov. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Brother Identifies Torso Murder Victim
Anthony Zubrisky of Shenandoah Pennsylvania identified the Brooklyn torso murder victim as his brother Andrew Zubris sky of Cleveland. District Attorney Geoghan said he will seek indictments before the grand jury. Zubrisky's wife remains held on charges she paid Charles Obietes 300 dollars to kill him.
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New York
Anthony Zubrisky
Shenandoah
Brooklyn
Andrew Zubrisky
Cleveland
Geoghan
Zubrisky
Charles Obietes
Lessons Learned From Recent Air Maneuvers
Washington reports that lessons from recent air maneuvers may trigger major Army Air Corps restructuring. Assistant Secretary of War for Aviation F Trubee Davison affirmed that new graduates and young pilots can join active units without hindering veterans. He noted progress in civil air field expansion, improved communications, and the need for better weather forecasting data.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
F. Trubee Davison
Army
Davison
Hope Held for Rescue of Men Trapped in Sub
British naval authorities have access to all resources as a U S submarine rescue vessel Pigeon is ordered from Tsingtao to aid salvage efforts after the disaster.
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United States
Pigeon
Tsingtao
Hope for Poseidon rescuers from Ellsberg in Bayonne
Commander Edward Ellsberg, expert in submarine salvage, expressed hope that the men trapped in the Poseidon could be saved and the submarine raised within days if conditions are favorable. He noted twenty fathoms is moderate depth and suggested divers might drill a hole to pump air, while referencing the S-4 rescue in 1927 and advances in salvage gear.
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Ellsburg
Bayonne
N. J
Yellow Sea
Edward Ellsburg
Elisberg
Provincetown
Mitchell Sends Data and Apology to Couzens
Attorney General Mitchell apologized to Senator Couzens for delays in replying to an inquiry about the Hill tax case. He enclosed data on the case from his past involvement as an attorney. Couzens planned a thorough study and had no further comment.
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Washington
Mitchell
Senator Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Couzens
Lad Injured Fatally Falls From Cliff Near Wheeling
Robert Hart eleven died after falling forty feet during a Sunday school hike on the city outskirts. The incident occurred near Wheeling West Virginia as the group walked along the cliff path.
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Lad
Wheeling
W. Va
Robert Hart
Lafollette Silent on Chapple Hoover Interview
Senator Robert M. Lafollette declined comment on the Washington interview between Ashland editor John B. Chapple and President Hoover. Gov. Phillip Lafollette was away from the city. In London a new autogiro can take off in 30 yards and reaches 90 mph, slower than American designs at 125 mph.
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Jafollette
Madison
Wis
Robert M. Lafollette
John B. Chapple
Ashland
Hoover
Washington
Phillip Lafollette
GIRO
London
Easy Matter Punchline From Pathfinder Cartoon
A brief Pathfinder gag shows a bride to be and her father debating marriage funds. The father insists on a $50 000 sum before the wedding while the bride suggests waiting a few months. The quip captures social humor about marriage and money.
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Pathfinder
Bus Terminal Planned Here Sparks Transport Debate
A proposed templated terminal sparks dispute as Bus executives from Blue and Gray and Black Diamond lines weigh involvement. Atlantic Greyhound subsidiaries operate across the Middle West and Atlantic seaboard to Florida with Seneca Trail and Camel City lines in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Winston-Salem.
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Black Diamond
Wooda
Leslie
Hill
A. M. Hill
Charleston
Blue and Gray Line
Blue and Gray
Atlantic Greyhound Line
West Virginia
Atlantic Greyhound
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
Pennsylvania
Camel City Lines
Winston-Salem
N. C
Diary found in Nassau linked to New York slayings
Mineola N Y June 10 a diary kept by Starr Faithful whose body washed ashore at Long Beach Monday was found District Attorney Edwards said it contained “very important” material supporting the theory Faithful, 25, was slain. Police had not received the diary from the family and it was found by Nassau police Missing Persons Bureau Lt Theodore Magee. Edwards questioned the Faithful family upon returning from Boston.
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Mineola
N. Y
Starr Faithful
Long Beach
Edwards
Theodore Magee
Nassau Police
Boston
Faithful
Stanley E. Faithful
Sylvia Tucker Faithful
New York City
Group Opposes Wave Band Allotment Plan
Chicago June 11 The Radio Manufacturers association urged opposition to assigning specific broadcast wave bands to particular groups. Frank D. Scott warned against treating radio as a public utility under government control. J Clarke Coit, newly installed president, said the industry cannot fail and must be kept working.
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Chicago
Frank D. Scott
Radio Manufacturers’ Association Today
Scott
Association
J. Clarke Coit
Last Royal Court of Season Held in London
The last royal court of the season featured nine American debutantes and matrons bowing before King George and Queen Mary. Bows were made by Mrs. William R. Amon of New York, Mrs. James Baldwin of Columbus Ohio, Mrs. Charles C. Bray of Sperryville Virginia, Miss Carol Donohugh of New York, Mrs. Herbert C. Greer of Morgantown West Virginia, Mrs. Ernest L. Ives of Bloomington Illinois, Ming Barbara Peart of San Francisco, Miss Augusta Trimble of New York and Seattle Washington, and Miss Quentelle Violette of New York.
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London
George
Queen Mary
William R. Amon
New York
James Baldwin
Columbus
Ohio
Charles C. Bray
Sperryville
Carol Donohugh
Herbert C. Greer
Morgantown
W. Va
Ernest L. Ives
Bloomington, Il
Ming Barbara Peart
San Francisco
Augusta Trimble
Seattle
Wash
Quentelle Violette
Mellon Sails Aboard Mauretania for England
New York June 10 Andrew W Mellon secretary of the treasury sailed today on the Mauretania for England to attend his son Paul Mellons graduation at Clare College Cambridge He dismissed war debts reparations talk saying his trip focuses on being with his son and will last at most a week
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New York
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Mauretania
England
Paul
Clear College
Cambridge
Mellon
Russian embargo attacked in Commons by former minister
Ottawa June 10 The embargo against Russian products was attacked in the house of commons by W D Euler former minister of national revenue who said it will hurt no one but ourselves He argued the move shifts business toward the United States and noted coal is the only listed item Canada imports and does not produce itself
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Russia
United States
Washington
Soviet
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Canada
White walking sticks limited to the blind in Chicago
Chicago council considers a measure to limit white walking sticks to blind pedestrians. The plan would require canes painted white to help motorists recognize those who are visually impaired.
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Chicago
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Maily Telegraph Printing CO
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City Carr
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Cermak
J. Hamilton Lewis
Wilfred J, Funk
Daily Health Service
DR. Morris Fishbein
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National Hall OF Fame
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Representative Ludlow
Ludlow
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Dwight Morrow
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House
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