European Debts and International Trade Debate
The piece argues that most Americans support Roosevelt on European debt repayment and warns against lowering tariffs to aid debtors. It cites Mordecai Ezekiel and Senator Smith defending domestic industry, urging home pulpwood mills to boost American jobs while opposing tariff cuts to ease European debt payments.
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Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Europe
America
Mordecai Ezekiel
Department of Agriculture
Ezekiel
South
Smith
South Carolina
Senator Smith
Russia
United States
Canada
Norway
Congress Passes Philippine Relief Under Roosevelt Pressure
The article argues Congress approved a bill to compensate the Philippine Islands for 23,862,750.78 tied to gold dollar devaluation, claiming the move shifts tax burden away from islanders and onto American citizens, with total U S losses cited at 2,787,150,875.22 plus effects on policies and bonds.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Phillipine Islands
United States
Roose
Debunking Foreign Aid and Devaluation Blues
The author denounces U S funding for the Philippines as wasteful and claims devaluation woes are a minor result of reckless government spending. They argue Americans bear tax costs for Philippine governance while criticizing aid as favoritism and urging a tougher domestic focus.
Helping West Virginia Choose a Senator
Washington gossip says President Roosevelt backs Louis Johnson for the Democratic nomination for senator. Charles Brooks Smith notes Johnson could have swung American Legion delegates against the Economy Act but kept them quiet. Johnson’s influence with the Legion helped the president in Chicago, with veterans viewed as tolerant of a Democratic stance.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Charles Brooks Smith
Wheeling Intelgencer
American Legion
Chicago
Legion
Johnson
Legionnaires
Roosevelt
Col. Johnson
Verdict Watchers Pick Sides In Digest Poll Sparsely Attended
The Charleston Gazette criticizes the Literary Digest poll as rushed and biased. It notes partisan newspapers ignore the poll and suggests Democratic supporters on public payrolls sway views while predicting a weak turnout of ballots.
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Literary Digest
A Modern Crusaders Movement Emerges Across Cities
The Modern Crusaders consisting of Democrats Republicans and Independents spread across the country via air mail framing a platform to defend the Constitution oppose planned economy and resist fascism communism and socialism. Fred G. Clark leads the group vowing sound money balanced budgets and preservation of private enterprise. The movement plans local groups in every city of ten thousand and grows rapidly.
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Europe
Crusaders
United States
Fred G. Clark
The
America
Ambitious Schemes Attract Big Spending, Effort Widens
A bold assertion notes that with extensive funding any scheme can function for a period. The claim emphasizes that large expenditures create temporary viability, implying the need for scrutiny of long term feasibility and oversight.
News wires share odd note on waistline and paunch
The brief dispatch jokes about Jimmy Walker’s girlish waistline disappearing and a paunch appearing, then casually mentions plans to bring back 3.2 beer. The quirky item mixes humor with a casual beer policy aside.
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Jimmy Walker
Street Scene in Naples Describes Colorful Passage and Crowds
Naples street scene shows a gorge like passage bright with fruits and flowers between tall tenements. Open windows reveal drying garments and a throng of naked children, women, and men beneath a hot sun, as a donkey cart rattles by and a ragged youth sings Italian songs.
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Italy
Local Rail, Mayor Change in Pocahontas
L. H. Pettyplace became assistant trainsmaster of the Pocahontas division replacing J. F. Turley who moved to Williamson. L. L. McIntyre named chief dispatcher. W. R. Graham elected mayor of Pocahontas. C. B. Catzen bought the Blue Front saloon from L. Kaufman.
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L. H. Pettyplace
Pocahontas
J. F. Turley
Williamson
L. L. McIntyre
W. R. Graham
C. 8
Beaver High Teacher Joins McCue and Wright Milling
George F. Phillips, a Beaver high school teacher, leaves for a position with the McCue and Wright Milling company. Mrs. John Peak dies at her mother's home in Falls Mills. Walton Construction wins the contract to build the street car line from Princeton to Bluefield.
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George F. Phillips
Beaver High School
McCue and Wright Milling Company
John Peak
Falls Mills
Walton Construction Company
Princeton
Bluefield
Local Residents Squire Jonathan Boyd Dies and Marriages Noted
Squire Jonathan Boyd of Graham died. Miss Gladys Jacobs and Dewey McKinney wed at Matoaka. Miss Callie Adelene Morrison of Bluefield married E. Lee Cook of Kimball.
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Squire Jonathan Boyd
Graham
Gladys Jacobs
Dewey McKinney
Matoaka
Callie Adelene Morrison
Bluefield
E. Lee Cook
Kimball
Tugwell seen as constitutional light in brain trust debate
Dr Rex Tugwell testified before a senate committee refuting claims of brain trust radicalism while stressing opposition to planned economies outside the American democratic form. The dispute exposes southern Democratic unease with the new deal as Roosevelt faces legislative and political hurdles next session.
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Roosevelt Brain Trust
Rex Tugwell
Senate
House Committee
Wirt
Brain Trust
Tugwell
Republican National Committee
Washington
White House
Congress
Cotton Ed” Smith
South Carolina
Byrd
Virginia
Bailey
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Showboat Tales and Broadway Shadows on the Hudson
New York June 16. Bobby Sanford runs a showboat fleet on the Hudson near Forty-second Street. The Peter Stuyvesant hosts orchestras and busy decks while chorus girls rehearse and Broadway stars mingle. Understudies rise briefly, with Nancy Hamilton succeeding Hepburn in a burlesque spoof.
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New York
Bobby Sanford
Forty-second Street
Mr. Sanford
Peter Stuyvesant
Calliope
NRA
Manhattan
Katharine Hepburn
May Michael
Helen Hayes
Peggy Cornell
Marilyn Miller
Mildred Wall
Gladys George
Hollywood
Mae Murray
Nancy Hamilton
World powers fear Italy Germany and Japan alliance storms
Washington notes fear of a potential axis as Mussolini and Hitler meet in secrecy. Analysts say the showy gathering aims to influence Franco Russian alignments, with Mussolini hedging and seeking Austrian independence while keeping options open. In Congress, a leaked labor bill triggers scrutiny as leaders clash over disclosures.
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Washington
Italy
Germany
Japan
Poland
France
Russia
Britain
Primo Mussolini
Max Hitler
Mussolini
Messrs
Hitler
Europe
Austria
Congress
Senate Debate and Admin Disputes Over Key Bills
Senators debated a railroad pension bill amid White House anger as changes followed a deal with rail workers. The House trimmed Nazi investigation funding amid sloppy hearings. California Democrats discuss Upton Sinclair potential governor bid. Peek report hints at unclear foreign trade strategy.
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Congress
House
Pecora
California
Upton Sinclair
Peek
Brook first page coal prices and Pocahontas quality noted
The article lists steady prices from $350,000 for the "Brooklyn" and the "Columbia" down to $29,200 for the "Maine" with Pocahontas coal praised for superior quality. The piece links this high quality to rapid development of the coal region.
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Brooklyn
Columbia
Maine
Pocahontas
Woman's Missionary Society Meets in Boissevain
The Boissevain Methodist church group gathered June 18 at Mrs. A. N. Felty’s home for their monthly meeting A paper on the Woman's Missionary Society of Brazil was presented Refreshments followed for Mrs. A. E. Lowe Mrs. H. C. Collins Miss Belle Collins Mrs. B. B. Wilson Mrs. E. T. Collins and Mrs. F. W. Barbour
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Boissevain
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
A. N. Felty
Woman's Missionary Society of Brazil
A. E. Lowe
H. C. Collins
Belle Collins
8. B. Wilson
E. T. Collins
F. W. Barbour
Birthday Celebration for Jimmie Lee Guilin
A birthday party was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. J A Guilin home Wednesday afternoon for their son Jimmie Lee turning five. About twenty five guests attended with games and refreshments of ice cream and cake. Mrs Guilin was assisted by Mrs J C Tabor. Jimmie Lee received many useful gifts.
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J. A. Guilin
Jimmie Lee
Pocahontas Couple Quietly Wed at Lover's Lane
Jessie L. Butner of Pocahontas married Pauline Baker of Boissevain in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev. R. H. Bowden at Lover's Lane. Mrs. Butner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baker. Mr. Butner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Butner and works as a carrier for the Pocahontas post office.
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Jessie L. Butner
Pocahontas
Pauline Baker
Boissevain
R. H. Bowden
Lover's Lane
Butner
J. H. Baker
Mr. Butner
Andrew P. Butner
Local Social News Highlights from Wytheville and Abbs Valley
Mr and Mrs R C Mabe and Mr and Mrs Claude Mabe visited relatives in Wytheville last week and were accompanied home by Misses Nannie and Louise Mabe. Vernon Baker and Uettie Sharden of Falls Mills visited Abbs Valley. Florence Lee Harry returned from Winston-Salem Academy to spend the summer with her parents. S B Wilson and brother J W Wilson made a business trip to Tazewell. Priscilla Smith of Roanoke visited her daughter Mrs W D Tabor. Nina Alsup returned from Swords Creek due to her mother’s illness. Louise Hodge newlyweds spent the weekend with Hodge’s sister Mrs O G Barbour in Abbs Valley. Dora Belle French of Beckman visited Mae Viars’s home.
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R. C. Mabe
Claude Mabe
Wytheville
Nannie
Louise Mabe
Vernon Baker
Uettie Sharden
Falls Mills
Abbs Valley
Florence Lee Harry
Winston-Salem Academy
W.J. Harry
S. B. Wilson
J. W. Wilson
Tazewell
Priscilla Smith
Roanoke
W. D. Tabor
Robert Sisk
Jackie
Arista
Nina Alsup
Swords Creek
Louise Hodge
Striplings by N Warner Hooke a biting social satire
Bruce Catton reviews Striplings by N Warner Hooke as an unusual novel that begins as farce and ends as tragedy. It lampoons Englands decaying aristocracy through a rich but neglected family whose children drift into amoral independence, with a shipwrecked boy and a self-centered ending. Published by Dutton for $2.50.
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Dutton
Safe Fourth of July Fireworks Precautions Urged
Daily Health Service warns against dangers of fireworks as July 4 approaches. It recalls past injuries and deaths, stresses avoiding holding or throwing fireworks, and cautions against bringing gunpowder or explosive caps near children. It advises medical treatment for powder burns and proper use of sparklers and toy pistols under control.
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Eiger
Lexicon for a Crisis and Other Almanac Jokes
A satirical column lists wordplay labels and political terms with humorous definitions. It notes Roosevelt's plan, gold standard mentions, and caricatures of Liberals, Radicals, and Communists. The piece also jokes about budgets, debt, liquor rail service, a Brooklyn court, and a beauty contest for bridges.
SCREEN LIFE In Hollywood
Hollywood insiders say a film star must maintain the physique that made them famous. Studios monitor weight changes closely, warning that any sudden shift could jeopardize screen appeal and jeopardize a star’s market value.
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Screen Life In
Hollywood
Scale Obsessed Stars Keep Physique In Check
The article notes that many actors weigh themselves weekly and adjust. Leslie Howard Cooper and Warren William strive to gain a little, while James Cagney undergoes hard training for his diet. Paul Muni avoids fat, Warner Baxter diets after eating, Polo keeps stars in shape, and Will Rogers might be paunchy without exercise. Guy Kibbee’s fit figure remains vital to box office.
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Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
Leslie Howard
Guy Kibbee
Edward G. Robinson
Gary Cooper
Cooper
Warren William
James Cagney
Paul Muni
Warner Baxter
Polo
Will Rogers
Studios Provide Exercise Amenities For Movie Stars
The article notes that actors like Victor McLaglen and George Bancroft stay in shape with studio facilities such as steam rooms baths masseurs and weight machines. It also mentions a London medical exhibit showcasing a fast acting short anesthetic effective in under a minute and wearing off in minutes.
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Victor Mee- Laglen
George Bancroft
Hollywood
London
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Little Rock
Lester Allen
Peggy Hoover
Paul Mallon
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Robinson
McNary
Bruce Catton
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Once Over
H. I. Phillips
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