Flag Day Service Celebrated by Bluefield Elks
Bluefield lodge No. 269 held a public Flag Day ceremony at the Elks home on Raleigh and Bland Streets after their regular meeting. Judge Howell M. Tanner spoke on flag history, with principal address by John Kee, a Hiluefield attorney. Music featured Ruth Lawrence and duets, with the Star Spangled Banner and America sung.
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Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Bluefield Lodge No. 269
Elks Home
Raleigh
Bland Streets
Howell M. Tanner
Mercer-Wyoming Circuit Court
John Kee
Hiluefield
Bluefield Lodge
A C. Holiman
Lodge
Ruth Lawrence
Robert Hartsock
Ralph Bratton
Henrietta
M. B. Hammitt
M. C. Hughes
Tor
The
Christian Church
B . Va
America
Five Cent Fare Extended On Local Trolleys Until July First
J. J. Evans head of the Tri City Traction company announced a five cent fare will continue on local trolley cars through July 1 to allow a fair trial. He said the rate could become permanent if receipts justify it. Interurban lines remain at the current rate.
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J. Evans
Tri-City Traction Company
Evans
Evane
Sweden to Form Federal Police After North Disorder
Stockholm reports the Swedish parliament passed a bill to create a federal police force following last year's severe disorders in the north that overwhelmed local forces and required army involvement.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Leap Year Bride Begins Here Today
Cherry Phillips, 19, defies her wealthy parents to marry Dan Phillips, a reporter. After turmoil with her father, Cherry moves in with Dan, but stress over work, money, and a desire for a social life tests their marriage as she battles exhaustion from housework and the pressures of rent and careers.
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Cherry Dixon
Dan Phillips
Cherry
Dan
Tony Toscanle
Wellington
Dixie Shannon
Wax Pearson
Max
Cherry Phillips
Sarah
Dixie
Topsy Herself
Writer Dan F
A man named Dan works late at night beside a typewriter after turning down a poker game to write for cash. His mood grows sour and he storms out in anger, leaving Cherry to finish chores and endure a tense dinner as the scene ends with him departing.
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Dixie
Cherry
Dan
Hoovers Friends Parade California Bear Flag At Convention
Delegates and alternates rose in the hall as Governor Ralph of California unfurled the state bear flag. Texas followed with a moving parade of state standards, then California led a chant backing Hoover as delegates filed toward their seats at the twentieth Republican convention.
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Ralph
California
Mr. Hoover
Texas
White House
Hoover
Party Platform 15 Placed Before Chicago Delegates
The platform endorses Hoover era policies including banking regulation, home loan discounts, farm board marketing, tariff reviews, Great Lakes Seaway development, and world court participation. It calls for high wages, short hours, federal grid regulation of interstate electric current, and strong anti gangster laws while supporting a Peoples vote on prohibition, a point causing East state splits.
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Federal Farm Board
Tariff Commission
United States
Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway
Hoover
Resolutions Committee
Republican Committee
East
Republican Platform emphasizes amendment process and world court
The platform argues for a proposed amendment to address the liquor question while preserving federal powers to regulate and protect states. It supports joining the world court, improving arms reduction, and maintaining a strong navy. It also endorses high wages and a shorter work week as government and private policy goals.
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Vention
Congress
Republican Party
World Court
America
Ths
Hoover
London
Ite
Republican platform excerpts on immigration and labor policy
The text outlines Republican positions on immigration control, labor rights, and public regulation. It advocates quota systems, strict enforcement, and examination of applicants abroad, plus support for collective bargaining, labor safety laws, workers compensation, and civil service merit. It also covers public utilities, transportation, Great Lakes Seaway, highways, crime, narcotics, conservation, and Negro rights.
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Hkighd
Department of Labor
United States Department of Labor
Republican Party
Delegates Reject Repeal Proposal at Hoover Rally
Delegates reject repeal push and adopt platform as Hoover supporters praise leadership. Murray Coggeshall and Snell rally support while California Governor Rolph waves the bear flag in a crowded stadium. Tolbert faction from South Carolina expelled.
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Coolidge
Murray Coggeshall
New Jersey
Hoover
Representative Snell
New York
New Yorker
America
Rolph
California
Pellmell
Fess
National Committee
Snell
Joe” Tolbert
South Carolina
West Virginia Garden Clubs Elect Kimball White President
In Wheeling on June 15 Mrs. Kimball White of Fairmont was chosen as president of the Federation Garden Clubs of West Virginia during a daytime session.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Kimball White
Fairmont
Federation Garden Clubs of
West Virginia
Delegation Clash Over Booth Abortion? No. (Note: This line intentionally shorter to fit)
The excerpt outlines factional splits within the delegation, contrasting Tolbert’s long tenure in Mississippi with the Howard-led group, and describes repealists pushing a plank to submit an amendment for state convention action to repeal liquor laws, promising temperance and public control with revenue for taxpayers.
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J. C. Hambright
Rock Hill
Tolbert
Mississippi
Perry Howard
Howard
Hoover
Congress
Convention Arena Fills Early For Night Activities
Chaos and humor mark the opening of a convention night as Garfield presents the platform report. Delegates, including Illinois, New York and New Jersey members, led a noisy procession with beer-like rain and repeal banners before order was restored by Garfield’s gavel.
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Snell
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Capuchine Offered As Quick Relief For Women's Aches
Capuchine advertised as a liquid remedy for headaches backache and periodic pains. Two teaspoonfuls in water provide quick relief. It soothes nerves and brings comfort and relaxation with convenient drug store sizes 10 30 and 60 cents.
Head eruptions heal after Cuticura treatment
Mrs. B. R. Woodliff of Flowery Branch Georgia reports severe head eruptions on her seven month old baby, itching and sleeplessness. After three Cuticura treatments the child fully recovered using one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Ointment. Soap 25c Ointment 25c and 50c Talcum 25c. Cuticura Laboratories Malden Mass. Sample free.
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B. R. Woodliff
Rt. 1
Flowery Branch, Ga
Cuticura Laboratories
Dept. H
Malden
Mass
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