Automobile Club Plans Statewide Membership Drive
Bluefield Automobile Club launches a campaign to recruit 128 new members led by J. P. Gills with Don F. Walker of the AAA attending a noon luncheon at the West Virginian hotel. The drive aims to 1,200 new members statewide from July 17 to 24 with a grand prize trip to the World's Fair and a future tourism push across Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties.
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J. P. Gills
Bluefield Automobile Club
West Virginian Hotel
West Virginia
Don F. Walker
Washington, D. C
American Automobile Association
Tri-County
W. D. Shuff
Kyle McCormick
Princeton
R. W. Kirby
Mullens
C. W
Pat) Murphy
Matoaka
R. I. Wheeler
Randolph Tucker
W. R. Keyser
Welch
H. P. Nisrach
War
R. F. Wilder
Nuriva
Victor Fredericksen
Thos. H. Scott
Eddie Steele
Cliff Sykes
William J. Bruch
Bluefield
Miss Pearle A. Brammer
Bluefield Club
Gene Stowers
Conrad Brevick
J. EB. Erwin
Ray Evane
J. F. Salisbury
Luther
G. Scott
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
National Association
H. G. Kump
Arthur M. Hill
Charleston
Automobile Club
Walker
United States
Kump
A. M. Hill
P. D. Singleton
State Department of Public Safety
W. W. Trent
Free Schools
Col. M. 8. Aldrich
West Virginia Conference of Automobile Users
Louis A. Johnson
National Department of the American Legion
Joseph Rosier
National Education Association
Orlandus Weet
Kemble White
J. M. Ayres
Andrew Northcott
Huntington
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Kreuger Affair Finalized After 14 Months of Inquiry
Stockholm reports the 14 month police probe into Ivar Kreuger's affairs results in 50 documents and 8000 pages. More than 50 people faced formal charges with 20 sentenced. The case raises new legal issues on dwindling of public confidence and director liability for false statements.
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Stockholm
Ivar Kreuger
Wetaran K
Bargain to Ride Barrett Colvin and Elinor Stafford
Barrett Colvin returns to New York and falls for Elinor Stafford while Elinor’s mother Lida Stafford schemes for money. Aunt Ella Sexton leaves a fortune to Barrett, sparking family tension and a bitter unraveling of past deceptions as a will and love collide.
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Barrett Colvin
New York
Elinor Stafford
Barrett
Rae
Lida Stafford
Elinor
Lida
Vance Carter
Ella Sexton
Sexton
Marcia
Miami
Elizabeth
James Thrope
Bessie
Bentwell Stafford
Ella
Jim
Bentwell
Ella Gaines Sexton
Barrett Holderness Colvin
United
Tes
Know Thyself First Is Italys Motto Revealed in Italy
Secondo Molinatti, an Americanized Italian, searched all day in Aosta for the owner of a house he wanted to buy. Returning after 30 years in New York, he learned the owner was himself, the house bought with funds he had sent home for investment. He donated part of the sum to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Bessie
Jim Junior
Bert
Sexton
Jim
Maggie
Elinor Stafford
Aosta
Italy
Secondo Molinatti
New York
Molinatti
Sweden's $45 Million Relief Plan Reshapes Jobs
Sweden adopts a new unemployment relief program valued at 45 million dollars. Workers on relief receive a minimum wage plus piece work earnings, with pay based on output rather than duration. Unions gain protections against strikebreakers. relief projects managed by the national unemployment commission.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Riksdag
National Unemployment Commission
Cash disbursements to jobless for whom employment cannot be made available
Government aid payments issued to unemployed individuals when no suitable work can be offered. Program aims to cushion hardship during periods of reduced hiring and labor market constraints. Eligibility and payment levels vary by region and policy.
Black White and Red Garden Party Outfit
Washington a garden party outfit worn by Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley president of the District of Columbia's federation of women's clubs featured a black and white chiffon dress with a large straw hat in red.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
District of Columbia
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mrs Roosevelt Wears White Voile Frock
On a warm day Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt entertained informally in a cool white voile frock featuring a yoke with fine hemstitching almost to the belt. The dress had a pleated skirt and bell-shaped sleeves.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bankruptcies fall in Istanbul business sector
Figures show a brighter mood in Istanbul as bankruptcies decline. Bankruptcies averaged 100 annually over four years, but in the last six months only 25 were recorded, signaling improved business conditions.
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Isanbul
Istanbul
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Kreuger
Mise Smythe
Mrs. Stafford
Miss Smythe
Miss Ella
Thropes
Bessie Thrope
Park Avenue
Brooklyn
Jim Thrope
Jim‘e
Rea
Chesterfield
Lacoarr
Heeterfield
Mrs. Roosevelt
Lydia Oe Pinkham
NEW Studebaker
Rockne
Chicago
Studebaker
Pullman
Studebaker of
South Bend
Studebene
Bland St
Ds-Brevick Motor CO
H. H. Ball
W. Va
M. R. McMillion McComas
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