Notable Reflections on History and World Religions
The piece argues that sensational narratives and moral tales shaped public life across ages. It highlights Jesus Christ as central to Christendom, notes nearly seven hundred million followers, and contrasts global religious populations including Taoists, Confucianists, Hindus, and Jews, with Jews totaling about 15.63 million worldwide.
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Nion
Jesus Christ
Asia
United States
Europe
Christ
Passion Play to Be Staged in Bluefield This Week
In Bluefield a major Passion Play recreates the last week of Jesus Christ with local auxiliaries, portraying betrayal, trial, execution and resurrection. The piece emphasizes forgiveness and love, aligning with Christian ethics and religious freedom.
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Bluefield
Jesus Christ
America
Hard times and rising wealth define a life and nation
An aged man, eighty six, faces fears of poverty while reflecting on a century of change. He notes American wealth rising by five billion dollars annually since age twenty one, wages up sevenfold, a growing population, and a higher standard of living, with a call to notice grander possibilities beyond daily concerns as October moonlight frames the world.
State audit finds $59,181.72 due from former sheriff
The audit of former Sheriff Ishiah Kidd of Raleigh County shows $59,181.72 owed to county and district funds. Bond of $200,000 stands, term expired two years ago. Explanatory notes detail missing jury orders and misapplied or unrefunded monies. Kidd recently listed as resident of Monroe County.
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Charleston
W. Va
E. A. Dover
T. C. Townsend
Ishiah Kidd
Relaigh
Raleigh
Kidd
Dover
Circuit
A. O. Smith
Beckley
Monroe County
Hoover to attend Grid-Iron club dinner in Washington
President Hoover has accepted an invitation to attend the Grid-Iron club dinner in Washington on December 43, altering plans for his presence at the Army-Navy football game in New York. The annual event has long been a tradition for the chief executive to attend.
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Washington
Hoover
Grid-Iron Club
New York
DO-X Seaplane Near Bordeaux on Flight to New York
The German seaplane DO-X floated thirty miles from Bordeaux in the Gironde estuary preparing to depart for Lisbon and New York as it continues its long flight. It previously landed at St Martin du Re after a night flight from Calshot England, a leg that caused wireless silence and a search by a French dirigible V-10.
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Bordeaux
France
Gironde
Lisbon
New York
St. Martin du Re
Calshot
England
Britain
Detroit Auto Factories to Recall 10,000 Workers
Detroit area plants Oakland Motor Car, Fisher Body in Pontiac, and Hudson Motor Car in Detroit announced recalls to restart production of 1931 automobiles. By mid next week 10,000 employees will be brought back to work.
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Detroit Auto
Detroit
Oakland Motor Car Company
Fisher Body Corporation
Pontiac
Hudson Motor Car Company
Recount Sought In Cabell County Congressional Vote
Parkersburg W Va November 15 the recount of the long term in congress in Cabell county was ordered after Via requested a recount of Kyle and Gideon districts. Hogg objected as late but the court overruled and approved a county wide recount to begin Monday.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Cabell County
Oscar Jenkins
Fourth
Robert L. Hogg
L. A. Via
Jenkins
Via
Wood County Court
Wood County
Mason County
Tyler County
Jenking
Hogg
Kyle
Gideon
Congress
Decision on Land Oase Fund Given
In Charleston West Virginia November 15 Attorney General Howard B Lee issued an opinion ruling that if delinquent real estate is redeemed before sale the five cent capitol building levy must be credited to the capitol building fund and not the general school fund If the property is sold for nonpayment of taxes the sale proceeds must go to the state general school fund regardless of the levied purpose
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Lee
Charleston
W. Va
Howard B. Lee
Edgar C. Lawson
State General School
State Capitol
State Capitol Commission
Pia
Capitol Building
General School Fund
Capitol Building Fund
Capitol
Dr Samuel S Palmer Dies Sudden In Ohio
Columbus Ohio Nov 15 Dr Samuel S Palmer 69 moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly in 1920 died suddenly at his home He was pastor emeritus of Broad Street Presbyterian church and long chairman of the national board of home missions He previously led the Brooklyn church at Oakland California and a church in Sterling Illinois
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel S. Palmer
Presbyterian General Assembly
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
National Board of Home Missions
Palmer
Brooklyn
Oakland
Cal
Sterling
Debates Likely Over Hoover Appointments in Short Session
Senate Democrats and independents foresee lively debates on recess nominations including six tariff commission picks and about fifty unacted appointments. Brookhart vows to challenge Eugene Meyer Jr. for Fed board governor, while Brossard faces probable confirmation.
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Brookhart
Eugene Meyer Jr
Senate
Washington
Hoover
Tariff and Power Commissions
Federal Reserve Board
Tariff Commission
Edgar B. Brossard
Utah
Friends of
Brossard
Towa
New York
Old Coalition
Claude L. Draper
Wyominng
Marcel Garlaud
Louisiana
Ralph B. Williamson
Washington State
Independent Power Commission
Henry P. Fletcher
Pennsylvania
John Lee Coulter
North Dakota
Thomas W. Page
Virginia
Alfred P. Dennis
Maryland
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Mexico
Harry J. Anslinger
Charles D. Mahaffe
District of Columbia
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Butler Wright
Uruguay
Hoffman Philip
Norway
Floyd R. Harrison
Federal Farm Loan Board
David H. Kincheloe
Kentucky
United States Customs Court
Death by own action note found on Wheeling Island bridge
A brown hat and a note signed Will were found on the Ohio river bridge to Wheeling Island. The note says I will be in the river and asks for forgiveness after gambling away all my money. Police report no missing person named Will.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
Wheeling Island
Flavia
Seminole Woman Asks Increase In Allowance
Muskogee Oklahoma November 15. Contrasting stories of conditions among Oklahoma Indians range from starvation tales of destitute Cherokees to a Seminole woman’s complaint that she cannot exist on a $1 050 monthly allowance. Jeanette Tiger Burgess of Konawa, a wealthy Seminole, urged senators to help her gain an increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Senate
Indian Affairs
Jeanette Tiger Burgess
Konawa
E E White Dies in Pennsylvania Bank President and Coal Operator
Elijah E White, 72, bank president and former coal operator, died at Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania after a brief illness. Immigrated from England in 1849, he taught, edited the Mount Carmel News, and built a career in coal and banking. Survived by widow Fannie and two children, Mrs. Charles Webber and Edward White.
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Mount Carmel
Elijah E. White
White
England
Elysburg Academy
Mount Carmel News
BE. FE. White Coal Company
Glen White
Statesbury
W. Va
Union National Bank
Guaranty Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Chevy Chase Club
Washington
Fannie Bickel White
Charles Webber
Forest Hills
Long Island
Edward White
Death of FE EB White Former Coal Operator
Beckley W V reports the death of FE EB White 72 at his Mount Carmel Pa home. White a former West Virginia coal operator opened Wickham mine near Beckley later ran mines at Glen White and Stotesbury retiring in 1925 selling those mines to C C B Smokeless Coal. He served as first president of the Winding Gulf Operators association for about fifteen years.
Pre Prohibition Beer Found In Old Dry Well
In Upton Massachusetts a man discovered a dozen bottles of pre prohibition beer buried in mud at the bottom of an old well that had gone dry due to a drought. The bottles appear to have been there for 11 or 12 years.
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Upton
Mass
David Shuber
West Upton
Oliver released on bond after deadlocked murder trial
Fred Oliver, one of three defendants in the death of Mary Ferrell, was freed on a $10,000 bond until the January term after the jury failed to reach a verdict. His wife Bonnie Oliver and Tom Jordan were acquitted, with the jury deadlocked on Oliver's case. Ferrell, a 24 year old former Ironton nurse, died from injuries after a fall from a moving car in Charleston last April.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fred Oliver
Mary Ferrell
Ironton
Ohio
Bonnie Oliver
Tom Jordan
Oliver
American Aviator Recalls Andes Escape From Chilean Prison
Orville De Larm, a San Francisco aviator, details his 500 mile escape from Concepcion prison. He crossed the Andes in snow and sleet aided by a compass and map, changing horses four times and surviving on pine nuts after provisions were lost. He flew from Argentina with six revolutionaries aboard the Friendship plane. He left Reid Smith behind due to illness and plans to depart for the United States soon.
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Buenos Aires
Andes
Orville de Larm
San Francisco
de Larm
Concepcion
Carabbinero
Argentina
Concepci
Amelia Ear
Zapala
Yapala
Reid Smith
Reidsville
N. C
Smith
DeLarm
United States
State Adds Mandatory Driver’s License Exams
The Charleston meeting of the state road commission and health officials approved a plan to exam at least 1,000 applicants weekly for drivers licenses after January 1. An exam board consisting of Capt. H. E. Wilson, F. C. Sanders, and Dr. R. H. Paden will rule on applications from injured, deaf, or visually impaired applicants. Examinations run 8 am to 4 pm at designated points, learners permits required, car registration needed, and a licensed operator must accompany the applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Road Commission
Superintendent of Public Safety
Harry Tl. Brooks
H. E. Wilson
Brooks
Wilson
F. C. Sanders
State
City to pay $25 reward for street light vandalism evidence
City Manager Elmer C. Barton authorized a $25 reward for evidence leading to conviction of those tearing down street lights removing traffic stop signs and tampering with fire alarm boxes. Over the last month more than twenty lights have been replaced on Albemarle East River Wythe Washington and Jefferson streets. Authorities urge witnesses to report and stress the danger and cost of such acts.
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Elmer C. Barton
Albemarle
East River
Wythe
Washington
Jefferson
Barton
Steer Theft Reported Near Tazewell Farm
Frank St Clair, a leading local cattleman near the city, loses a fine export steer after unknown culprits invade his fields and butcher the animal on the ground. Authorities probe an unusual crime as the carcass is found on the farm with head and body severed and taken.
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Frank St. Clair
Tazewell County
Tazewell
St. Clair Farm
Would-Be Bank Robber Captured in Chicago Cash Grab
Chicago police captured Harry Sanford after a failed bank robbery at First Union Trust and Savings. Sanford, an ex-convict from San Francisco with a water bottle in a briefcase, demanded $1,000 and fled to the street where guards and a patrolman chased him down. His criminal record traces to 1914.
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Chicago
First Union Trust and Savings Bank
First National Bank
Harry Sanford
Sanford
San Francisco
Shipstead May Deny Ownership Of Bill
Washington shows Senator Shipstead wavering over a labor disputes bill once his idea. In his absence the measure was altered in committee and adversely reported. He says he will review changes and likely support curbing injunctions in labor cases if the alterations do not damage the aim.
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Washington
Shipstead
Minnesota
Poe
Senate
Young Kingwood Pilot Reginald Shaw Killed In Crash
Reginald Shaw 22 a licensed pilot died when his plane went tail first during a turn near Kingwood West Virginia. The craft crashed in a farm meadow and several people were burned while freeing his body. Shaw, a former Kingwood high student, had recently qualified as a pilot and was aided by B X Covey at the scene. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Oliver F Shaw.
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Kingwood
W. Va
Reginald Shaw
N. G. Stone
Shaw
B. X. Covey
Kingwood High School
Oliver F. Shaw
Officials Draft Prohibition Report Amid Enforcement Budget Talks
Hoover commission members plan written opinions on how their decision was reached. Burns questions enforcement zeal as costs grow for adding 500 dry workers. The work resumes November 24 with individual statements due to Hoover by December.
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Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
House Appropriations Committee
Burns
Tennessee
Congress
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover Oy
Decemer
Representative Burns
House
Premier Hamaguchi Resting Through Night After Wounding
Tokyo reports Premier Hamaguchi, fatally wounded Friday by an alleged patriotic fanatic, had a satisfactory night and at 6:30 a.m. today slept peacefully with a lowered temperature of 99.5 degrees. The condition remains serious but stable as authorities investigate the attack.
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Tokyo
Hamaguchi
Five Hearses Carry Bodies to Oak Grove Cemetery
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on November 15 five hearses bore the bodies of Mr and Mrs R W Playford and their three daughters to Oak Grove cemetery. The deaths resulted from a revolver in the father’s hands. Playford, a banker and attorney, was believed to have worried over financial losses. Only family members attended the funeral. Mrs Playford was formerly Miss Nancy Stirling of Baltimore. The shootings occurred Thursday.
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Uniontown
Oak Grove Cemetery
R. W. Playford
Playford
Nancy Stirling
Baltimore
Schroder rewards to be distributed in high profile case
New Castle Pa November 16 The county commission will divide 3200 in rewards for Irene Schroeder and W Glenn Dague who were convicted in the slaying of a state highway patrolman. A 500 check from the Keystone Automobile Club brings total rewards to be distributed by Sheriff Charles Wright of Maricopa County Arizona who asks consideration for Mrs Lee Wright. The couple were captured after a store holdup near Butler last December and await death sentences.
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New Castle
Irene Schroeder
W. Glenn Dague
Lawrence County
Keystone Automobile Club
Philadelphia
Charles Wright
Maricopa County
Arzona
Butler
Body of Roosevelt Darnell Unclaimed in Morgue
The body of Roosevelt Darnell twenty five from Greenbrier county who killed Clarence Lewisburg last spring was unclaimed at a Moundsville morgue. The remains will be held a day or two while relatives are notified.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Roosevelt Darnell
Greenbrier County
Maui
Darnell
Clarence Hal
Lewisburg
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State Accountant
Cabell
Hogg-Via
E.E. White
Winding Gulf Field
Diate Police
Wickersham
Tazewell Farm
Loop District Bank
Bill
Young Kingwood
Schroder
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