Welch Kiwanis program honors mothers in Welch
A Welch Kiwanis Club event Thursday night featured Mrs. L. Anderson of Welch as principal speaker delivering a tribute to mothers. The club sang Golden Memories of Childhood and Home Sweet Home sung by a quartet. Rev. B Worley spoke briefly. C C Mosfit read a letter from J C Grove asking support for educational pictures at Welch High School. visitors included L E Wood and others from Welch Bluefield Gary Charleston and Northfork.
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Aleh Kiwanis Clit
Dub Las Enged
Slice Ita
L. Anderson
Welch
Welch Kiwanis Club
C. C. Mosfit
Grove
Welch High School
Kiwania Clu
L. KE. Wood
Richard Bowles
Charles Smithy
Jim Clark
T. H. Canaday
White
Gary
George S. Strader
Bluefield
Kywantan Tom Carney
Charleston
Kiwantan H. A. Vawter
Northfork
Suspended Sergeant Abandons His Appeal in Huntington
Huntington W Va May WW Abandoning his plans to appeal from the city commission decision that convicted him of discourtesy and subordination. Sgt HH Cummingham, suspended for six months since October 8, 1924, will return to duty in plain clothes tomorrow. He had three times appealed to the state supreme court seeking reinstatement and back salary.
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Huntington
W. Va
Standards of New Jersey Had a Prosperous Year
New York May 14 Combined earnings at Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and its subsidiaries in 1924 totaled 81,016,570, up nearly 25 million from 1928. Chairman A C Bedford announced in the annual report to stockholders. Petroleum product sales were the largest in company history, boosting gross income by 42 million to 10,995,806. After preferred dividends of 18,908,103, earnings per common share were 3.80 or 122 percent.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
A. C.bedford
Grove City College Defeats West Virginia in Pitcher’s Battle
Grove City College baseball edged West Virginia University 6 to 3 in Grove City Pa. Tallman allowed seven hits while Hartman held WVU to five. West Virginia led early but Grove City pulled away, with Farley belting a solo homer in the sixth as the visitors stranded runners. Final: West Virginia 3, Grove City 6.
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Grove City
Grova City College
University of West Virginia
Tallman
Hartman
Grove Cty
West Virginia
Farley
West Virasola
West Virginias
Grove City O
Tullman
Hawley
Slatterty
Life Imprisonment for trio in bank robbery murder
In Cava May Courthouse Maryland three young men were sentenced to life imprisonment after a March 13 bank robbery at Tuckahoe National Bank ended with the death of Edward L. Tomin, a bank director. Jurors convicted James Pettit 19 Guneetava Anderson 20 and Walter T Laird 22 of North Arlington and Kearney respectively, with Supreme Court Justice Luther A Campbell agreeing to the life terms.
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Cava May
Tuckahoe National Bank
Edward L. Tomiin
Supreme Court
Luther A. Campball
James Pettit
Gune Tava Anderson
North Arlington
Walter T Laird
Kearney
Federation of Arts Declares War on War Billboards
In Qraveland on May 14 the American Federation of Arts at its annual convention pledged to "beautify America" by wiping out billboard advertising. The group announced an all out campaign targeting billboards in rural districts to remove offensive or unsightly displays.
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Qraveland
Ita
America
American Federation of Arts
Baptists Omit Direct Reference Evolution
Memphis Tenn May 14 By a vote of 2013 to 60 the Southern Baptist Convention rate today declined to include direct reference to evolution in its doctrinal dedication.
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Baptists
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Regulation of motor trucks and buses urged
Cleveland May 14 regulation of motor trucks and buses urged by the same body that supervises railroads in a revolution introduced before the triennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The resolution proposes that automobile fines be used to pay a share of highway upkeep.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
Tov
Boots and Buddies program heard in South America
A Dr. George M. McClelland dress broadcast on April 3 from station KDKA Pittsburgh was distinctly heard in South America. Elliott Wilson, president of the West Rand Radio Society of Doodeport South Africa, sent a letter to Pennsylvania authorities noting the complete program was heard between 1 a.m. and 7:24 a.m. on April 3.
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George M. McClelland
KDKA
Pittsburg
South America
Pennsylvania
Elliott Wilson
West Rand Radio Society
Doodeport
South Africa
Brotherhood approves 1922 shopmen strike legacy claim
Brotherhood officials said job shifts moved through passenger and freight routes as Taina was dropped amid competition in many regions. They credited President W. G. Lee with overseeing Brotherhood management during the sympathetic strikes of trainmen in the 1922 shopmen's strikes, a point approved by the convention.
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Taina
Brotherhood
W. G. Lee
Rum Blockade Planned for Mississippi Coast
Jackson Mississippi May 14 E O Yellowtre chief of the federal prohibition agents arrived after coast inspection and indicated plans for a rum blockade there He was accompanied by M H Dutley and said they would confer in Memphis Friday on breaking up liquor traffic along the Mississippi river He said he was prepared to place a hundred atips on the river to combat the liquor traffic
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Jackson
Miss
Yellowtre
Mississippi
M. H. Dutley
Memphis
Mivaiasippi
Veterans Told to Speed Up Compensation Applications
Washington May 14 A warning to all World War veterans to hasten the filing of their applications under the adjusted compensation act was issued today by the Comptroller. The ruling stresses urgency and outlines steps for timely submission to secure benefits.
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Wasington
McCarl Rules Incomplete VA App Not Valid After Death
Relatives of a veteran found an incomplete VA payment application in his effects and filed it for his estate. General McCarl ruled the unfinished form could not be construed as valid since payment was disallowed on an application started but not completed at death.
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General _ McCarl
Mr. McCarl
Daylight Saving Time Adopted in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia voters approved daylight saving time by 7,673 to 6,143 in the municipal primary. City hopefuls included W. J. Steen with 7,065 votes and Mayor Thomas J. Thoner with 4,691 for council at large. Twenty four council candidates remained after a field of seventy one in twelve wards. The final election is set for May 28.
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Whitweling
W. Va
Iin
Wheeling
Nour
W. J. Steen
Thomas J. Thoner
Jack Adamds
The
Pittsburg Program Heard in South Africa
May 4 report from Pittsburg notes the Carnegie Tech tennis team continued to Philadelphia on May 14. Bethany College defeated the Mask and Wile Club of the University of Pennsylvania, sweeping both singles and doubles.
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Bethany
Visualize their area opportunity for war time tour
On May 14 Washington schedules a tour arranged by Secretary Wilbur for the Army Advisory Board for Industrial Mobilization in the Philadelphia district. Members from finance education transportation and industry will join high army and navy officials to visualize their area from the wartime importance perspective.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Wilbur
Army Advisory Board For
Philadelphia
Army
Eid Mavy
Legs Again Paris crowns Mile. Marcelle Lucas winner
Mile. Marcelle Lucas won the latest Legs Again Paris contest earning the diadem until the next event. Paris judges highlighted her poise and leg line as the standout traits of the competition.
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Paris
Marcelle Lucas
Defective Switchpoint Blamed for Derailment
Terre Haute Ind May 14 A defective switch point blamed by wrecking crew members for the derailment of Pennsylvania passenger train No 6 at Martinaville Ill early today. Four crew members were killed and five injured none of the passengers hurt Edward Harper fireman died in Effingham Ill hospital late today The three other crew members were killed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Pennsylvania
Martinaville
Ills
Wreck of Six Coal Cars Ties Up Traffic
A wreck of about six loaded coal cars near Blake a few miles east of Bluefield last night tied up traffic for around four hours. No one was injured in the collision affecting passenger train No. 3 which was four hours late. London reports a new flying bomb tested by British experts with potential for launch from anti aircraft positions against attacking planes. The device weighs about 26 pounds and is nearly five feet long with potential to cause significant damage.
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Blake
Bluefield
London
Watt ‘Agi
Wiggling ministers draw campaign to curb pulpit theatrics
Mrs Catherine Wellers launches a nationwide drive to force pastors to keep dignity in sermons. She attacks wiggle prone ministers as a scourge of Britain, likening them to tent show dancers. The piece notes gendered tusk differences in elephants and regional tusk restrictions in Asia.
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Great Britain
Catherine Wellers
Real
Ainners
Wellers
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