Concord State Teachers College Summer Session Sets Attendance Beat
More than 750 students enrolled as attendance records fall for the Concord State Teachers College summer term in Athens. Dr. J. Frank Marsh announces the new high, with 75 courses offered and a mix of regular faculty plus 17 educators from other colleges. Prof. Cutright directs the session, which ends in late August with graduates and teachers certificates.
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Concord State Teachers’ College
Athens
J. Frank Marsh
Concord College
Cutright
Spangler Funeral Held in Peterstown
Frank Spangler Jr. son of a Bluefield railroad engineer, died by drowning while swimming at Wolf Creek two miles from Narrows. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Leonard Candler at the Peterstown Baptist church and burial followed in Peterstown cemetery. The youth was born and raised in Bluefield. his father narrowly survived a rescue attempt.
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Peterstown
Monroe County
Frank Spangler Jr
Bluefield
Leonard Candler
Peterstown Baptist Church
J. G. Spangler
Young Spangler
Wolf Creek
Narrows
Arguments Continue in Land Title Case at Welsh Court
Proceedings in McDowell circuit court at Welsh continued late yesterday in the land title suit brought by L. D. Perkins and H. Steele against Poca hontas Coal and Coke. Special Judge F. C. Cook presided after Judge Reno F. Howard was disqualified due to prior involvement.
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Pocahontas Coal and Coke
L. D. Perkins
H. Steele
McDowell
Welsh
F. C. Cook
Reno F . Howard
Brotherhoods Consider Repeal Resolution And Wage Policy
In Columbus a special committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen reviewed a resolution favoring repeal of the eighteenth amendment and the Jones law. The group also pledged to keep salary levels for grand lodge officials, while addressing railroad consolidations relief for unemployment and shorter hours.
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Columbus, O
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Grand Lodge
Utica Wrestler Malcewicz Tops Thunderbolt in Arena Match
Joe Malcewicz, 195, of Utica New York, threw Howard Catowine, 228, the Iowa Thunderbolt, twice in 21 minutes in the feature wrestling bout. Malcewicz pinned Cantowine in 20 minutes with a reverse body hold and back fall to secure the decision.
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Boston
Joe Malcewicz
Utica
N. Y
Howard Catowine
Iowa Thunderbolt
Uticam
Cantowine
The Mount of the Holy Cross Becomes a National Monument
An explanation of yesterday's cartoon notes the Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado. The 2000 foot long snow formation rises 13 978 feet above sea level in a central Colorado ravine near Leadville. It is designated a national monument protected by the federal government.
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Mount of the Holy Cross
Colorado
Leadville
Wrestlers Clash in Semi Finals and Draws Across Borders
Jim Bowning of St. Louis defeated Joe Komar of Lithuania in 17 minutes with a near finish after a minute of éalambang work. Joe Shimkus of Worcester and Karol Zbyazko of New York wrestled to a ten minute draw. Bonnie Muir of Australia toppled Boris Demetroff of Hopkinsville in 13 minutes with a head chancery. Louis Loew of Montreal and former George McLeod of California drew in 15 minutes.
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Jim Bowning
St. Louie
Joe “Bull" Komar
Lithuania
Joe Shimkus
Worcester
Karol Zbyazko
New York
Bonnie Muir
Australia
Boris Demetroff
Hopkinsville
Louis Loew
Montreal
George McLeod
California
Schmeling Holds Ninth Day Of Ring Practice
At Conneaut Lake Park Pennsylvania on June 11 five hundred spectators watched heavyweight champion Max Schmeling complete his ninth day of boxing practice for the upcoming bout with W L Young Stribling in Cleveland. He sparred two rounds each with George Panka Tiny DeBolt and Tony Marulle and two more with another opponent.
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Conneaut Lake Park
Max Schmeling
W. L. “Young” Stribling
Cleveland
George Panka
Pittsburgh
Tiny DeBolt
Tony Marulle
New Orleans
Kid McCoy Seeks Parole From San Quentin
San Quentin Cal June 11 Kid McCoy expugilist has applied for parole from San Quentin prison promising to steer clear of women booze and marriage if released He serves thirty years on manslaughter assault with intent to murder and assault with a deadly weapon He was convicted of killing Mrs Theresa Mars a Los Angeles art dealer's wife Among signers of the parole petition are vice president Charles Curtis Alfred E Smith Theodore Roosevelt Major General Douglas MacArthur Will Rogers James J Corbett and H L Mencken
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San Quentin Prison
Cal
Kid McCoy
Theresa Mars
Los Angeles
McCoy
Charles Curtis
Alfred EH. Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Will Rogers
James J. Corbett
H. L. Méncken
Miller Beats Shea in Ten Round Featherweight Duel
Freddy Miller of Cincinnati defeated Eddie Shea of Chicago by decision after ten rounds in a featherweight bout held in Cincinnati.
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Miller
Shea
Cincinnati
Freddy Miller
Eddie Shea
Chicago
Monoplane crash near Toledo kills two Chicago men
A cabin monoplane crashed near Transcontinental airport in Toledo killing two Chicago residents, Captain C F Kuhsus of Evanston and Captain Michael M Hubner, with Thomas F White injured but surviving. Coroner Kreft and US Commerce inspectors will lead a joint death investigation. White said the plane dipped to 100 feet before landing and then swerved and spun.
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Toledo
Here
Chicago
Frank G. Kreft
United States Department of Commerce
Kreft
C.F. Kuhsus
Evanston
Ill
Michael M. Hubner
Thomas F. White
White
Body of Drowned Youth Recovered From River
In Huntington West Virginia the body of Leonard Bond age 12 was recovered from the Ohio river at Kenova after a rowboat overturned on Sunday. Chester Lee Suthers age 10 was recovered soon after, while Johnny Hite age 17 remains missing.
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Huntington
W. Va
Leonard Bond
Ohio River
Kenova
Here
Chester Lee Suthers
Johnny Hite
Government settles street car strike in Warsaw
In Warsaw the government intervened in a transit strike and street cars resumed service under police escort. The street car company ordered workers to return to work with assurances of reinstatement or face dismissal, while the government urged compliance.
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Warsaw
Poland
Minnesota Man Dies in City Home
Gust Elmer Anderson a 46 year old World War II veteran and American Legion member died of pneumonia at his sister Mrs. Robert A. Simpson’s home 364 Union Street where he had lived for 18 months Funeral services set for Sunday 2 30 pm at Hawkins chapel Bland Street with Bluefield Post No 9 American Legion in charge Rev C G Gunn officiating He is survived by his sister Mrs Simpson and a brother Arthur Anderson of North Dakota. his wife had died years earlier in Duluth Minn.
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Gust Elmer Anderson
Minnesota
Robert A. Simpson
Union Street
Anderson
American Legion
Hawkins Chapel
Bland Street
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield Post No. 9
C. G. Gunn
Chaplin
Duluth
Minn
Mrs. Simpson
Arthur Anderson
North Dakota
Livestock Exchanges Plan Advertising Fund
Four Midwest markets including Kansas City St Joseph Omaha and Wichita intend to raise 25 cents per hog cattle and sheep receipt to fund meat advertising. Money would go to the national livestock and meat board of Chicago for promotional efforts.
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Kansas City
Midwest Livestock Exchanges
National Livestock and Meat Board of Chicago
St. Joseph
Omaha
Wichita
Kan
Pineapple King's Son Weds College Girl
Richard A. Dole 23, son of pineapple magnate James Drummond Dole, married 19-year-old San Jose native May McManus Johnson at Sparks Episcopal Church after a overnight drive from San Jose. Dole studies at Stanford University. Johnson is a freshman at San Jose State Teachers College.
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Reno
Richard A. Dole
James Drummond Dole
May McManus Johnson
San Jose
Cal
Edward A. McGowan
Episcopal Church
Sparks
Here
Doyle
Leland Stanford University
Mies Johnson
San Jose State Teachers’ College
Fred Johnson
Medical Association selects president and officers
Dr. Edward Henry Cary of Dallas emeritus dean at Baylor university college of medicine was chosen president elect of the American Medical Association. New Orleans will host the 1932 convention. Dr. Olin West of Chicago reelected secretary. Dr. Austin Albert Hayden of Chicago appointed treasurer and Dr. F Warnshuis of Grand Rapids speaker for a twelfth term. Brings reelections for Bulson of Fort Wayne as vice speaker over Card of Poughkeepsie.
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Philadelphia
Edward Henry Cary
Dallas
Texas
Baylor University College of Medicine
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
New Orleans
Cary
Olin West
Chicago
Austin Albert Hayden
F. ©. Warnshuis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Albert FE. Bulson
Fort Wayne
Ind
House
John A. Card
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
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