Reapportionment Issues in West Virginia Distinct District Inequities
The piece argues for reapportionment after the census to fix unequal representation in West Virginia. It notes senatorial districts vary from 24 000 to 90 000 votes and six northern districts differ from five southern districts, with congressional districts showing 99 000 to 135 000 votes per district. It stresses equal representation per the constitution and calls for redrawing districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Spou
Congress
Silence as a Business Tool in Baker Creed
A World’s Work writer profiles George F. Baker of Wall Street fame as the sphinx of finance and relays his creed that business leaders should cut talk by two thirds. The article argues most people talk too much and that talking hinders work, urging restraint as essential to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Baker
New York City
Baker
Bluefield News Briefs Hit Local Happenings
Crockett plans to run a large bus between Bluefield and Princeton. Mrs. Stewart dies. Linemen Arthur Noel and H C Hopkins escape a 2200 volt shock on Higginbothan Avenue. Elizabeth Parr and William Rayburn wed in the city. Horses arrive for the spring race meet. Henry Perkins arrives from overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Crockett
Bluefield
Princeton
BE. R. Stewart
Arthur Noel
H. C. Hopkins
Bluefeld Tracton Company
Higginbothan Avenue
Elizabeth Parr
Honaker
Willia Rayburn
Henry Perkins
Speak Clearly and Stop Wasteful Talking for Business
The speaker urges concise speech and speech control for business success. A orderly mind prevents useless talk and boosts morale, while loose tongues bring trouble. Silence has value though not the sole key to success, and knowing when to speak matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Plight of the Pharisees over Bishop Cannon stock deals
The piece accuses critics of crying foul over Bishop Cannon venturing into securities as a debt-ridden enterprise, arguing their motives align with opposing his Virginia political stance. It notes preachers and churchgoers invest, cites a German court on inheritance, Minnesota's life sentence system, crowded prisons in St Paul, and a July 4 firecracker ordinance as safety measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Cannon
Virginia
Minnesota
St. Paul
Wheeling Intelligencer
Bluefield Area Proposals Push Tax Reform and Safety Steps
Proposals call for quarterly tax payments to city county and state similar to federal systems, mine safety regulation enforcement and miner training, barriers on roads, gasoline tax collection, new factories for Bluefield, a north side street from East End bridge to Midway, an advancement association for Southern West Virginia counties, Sunday elections, and a uniformed deputy sheriff with a municipal flying field.
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Bluefield
East End Bridge
Midway
College Avenue
South Bluefield
West Virginia
Privelege
Sherific
Prom
Aeye
Welee Supply
The Weather Vane Poem of a Dancing Spirit
A painted weather vane spins with the sea wind and hay scent. The figure whirls in ecstasy, turning toward hill and tide. The poem ponders whether her heaven lies on the hill or the drifting sea and if she is a sprite or an ocean child.
West Virginia flowers and publicity for state beauty
An editorial excerpt urges promoting West Virginia landmarks and the state flower, rhododendron, through advertising to attract visitors and pride. It argues for conservation and a statewide program to plant and showcase the blooms, contrasting with Virginia’s tourism approach and noting existing flower-cutting for other states. It also defends critics of Bishop Cannon, defending a minister’s financial acumen and moral stance.
Miners Trapped by Flood Across Nagasaki District
AP briefs report fifty miners trapped by flood in Nagasaki Japan. Other items note arrests in Havre France and air salutes for Pauline Parker in America. Reports cover derelict airplane sightings near the Azores and Kellogg antiwar pact approval in Tokyo among various global notes.
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Nagasaki
Japan
New York
Frank Marlow
Havre
France
Pauline Parker
Jean Ascolant
Amerca
Indian bureau clean-up proceeds under Hoover Wilbur
The Indian bureau purge advances with minimal noise as Secretary Wilbur replaces most inspectors and liaison staff under Charles Rhoades. Senatorial hearings continue with $15,000 more funds, exposing graft and neglect across reservations while Louis Glavis led the probes.
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Rodney Dutcher Ashington
Indian Bureau
Interior
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Bureau
Department
Charles Rhoades
Charles H. Burke
Congress
Edgar B. Merritt
Senate Indian Investigating Committee
Washington State
Oregon
California
Utah
Capital
Arizona
Oklahoma
Colorado
Hoover
Wilbur
Louis Glavis
Bailey Suffers Burns At West Virginia Water Dam
Cailey Bailey, 22, of this city, is hospitalized at Bluefield sanitarium with burns to arms and shoulders from cement while working on the new dam of the West Virginia Water Service Co east of Bluefield. He is with the Public Works Engineering Corporation and his condition is improving.
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Cailey
Bluefield
West Virginia Water Service Company
Bailey
Public Works Engineering Corporation
Washington veteran recalls Mexican War memory in quiet life
Thomas Edgar, 98, sole known survivor of the Mexican War, refuses to speak of his early service or grim memories. The Washington resident says most veterans of later conflicts also avoid recounting the worst moments from the front, preferring lighter anecdotes at reunions like the Baltic Dinner.
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Washington
Thomas Edgar
Edgar
Pershing
France
Paris
War Office
United States
Uncle Sam
Red Cross Short Stories Highlight Heroic Recovery in Guion
The June Red Cross Courier recounts a Guion Arkansas tornado recovery led by Red Cross nurse Birdie Weems. Volunteers from Batesville helped rebuild homes, secure water, and restore shelter, turning the town into a phoenix of new buildings. Also notes Charles G. Dawes's explanation of his Hell'n Maria outburst to a congressional committee.
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The
Red Cross Courier
American Red Cross
Red Croes
Little
Arkansas
Guion
Red Cross
Birdie Weems
Little Rock
Red Crosse
National Guard
Charles G. Dawes
England
Congressional
North American Review
Ambassador Dawes
Congress
Fragmented Quiz of Historical and Biblical Terms
A list of clues and phrases asks for explorers names city capitals biblical floods weather terms and various definitions. Includes Mississippi discovery attribution Colorado capital question and multiple short word hints with unclear connections.
Vacation and Rest Amid Summer Work Patterns
Dr Morris Fishbein advises on proper vacation habits noting the rise of longer breaks for executives, the risk of overfatigue, and the temptation to replace rest with more activity. He warns that vacations should truly rest the mind and body, not simply relocate duties or add new responsibilities.
Mary Garden predicts talkies to finish grand opera
The article notes Mary Garden believes talking pictures will end grand opera. Babe Ruth returns with two homers for the Athletics as Philadelphia fans remark on his prime status. Premier MacDonald may visit America in July. A Britisher’s cigarette idea is humorously questioned. Questions arise why Wall Street brokers were named instead of breakers. Several graduating high school athletes plan to attend college next season and take the blindfold test.
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Mary Garden
Babe Ruth
Athletics
Philadelphia
MacDonald
America
West Virginia Briefs by The Associated Press
Chicken coop burglar lands two Negro youths in jail at Elm Grove Manndeville Matthew Browning and John Miller Logan county escaped while en route to penitentiary to serve short terms. Charleston Two men killed third injured seriously when auto goes over embankment near East Bank. Charleston Health public service and fish and forestry departments would finance work of state water commission under plan of state sanitary engineer. Hinton H L MacCutchison division engineer C and O killed. W L Bennett supervisor injured when passenger train strikes railroad motor car. Charleston Transfer of Huntington Williamson bus permit from W J McClaren Welch to Logan%9 amson Bus company approved. Charleston Road commission awards sixteen contracts and rejects others. Charleston Clemane wins another court fight. New Cumberland Bradley held to grand jury on malicious assault charge in wife's burning. New Cumberland Weirton merchant ordered to pay man 20000 for broken back. Wheeling Civic and manufacturing bodies ok airport.
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Associated Press
Elm Grove
Manndeville
Matthew Browning
John Miller
Logan County
Charleston
East Bank
W. L. Bennett
Huntington-Williamson Bus
W. J. McClaren, Welch
Logan
9Amson Bus Company
Charleston — Road Commission
Clemane
New Cumberland—Bradley
New Cumberland—Weirton
Outdoor chessboard delights Tupelo spectators
H R F Goodlett of Tupelo has built an outdoor chess court on his front lawn. Marble square boards interwoven with grass form a colorfully variegated board. Giant wooden pieces, 13 to 27 inches tall, rise from Goodlett's lumber yard as observers relax in canvas chairs and watch the game.
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Tupelo
Misc
H. R. F. Goodlett
Goodlett
Squeaky Oar Sparks Fish Feasting on Lake St John
New Orleans reports a squeaky oar near Lake St John drew thousands of fingerling fish to the surface after feeding. Fishermen using squeaky oars are now fined under a new law to prevent deceiving the lake's fish.
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New Orleans
Lake St. John
Feil Child of Coopers Dies at Parents Home
Clifford Marvin Feil Jr aged 1 of Coopers died after several days illness at Bluefield sanitarium. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at the parents home with interment in Monte Vista Park cemetery on the Bruce Field Princeton road.
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Clifford Marvin Feil Jr
C. M. Feil
Coopers
Bluefield Sanitarium
Monte Vista Park
Brucefield
Princeton Road
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Daily Telegraph Printing CO
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West Virginia Review
Arthur M. Hill
Union
Wild Life League
Weet
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Mall
al Smith
South
Gibraltar
Greldon
Azores
Tokyo—Privy Council
Arthur Schreiber
Berlin
Chicago
Scarface
Capone
Frankfort
Mahan Boy
Hasbrouck Heighe
N. J
Williame-Yancey
Old Orchard
Rome
Stimson
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
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Aree
Toledo and
Ironton Railrr
L. C. Bailey
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Phat Group
Batesville
Mississippi River
Ray
God of Love
Man
Jacob
Morris Fishbein
Wall Street
Feil
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