Boy Scouts Plan January District Rallies and Jamboree
The Charleston council area outlines January district rallies in Ruffner gym, South Charleston High, St Mathrews parish house, Thomas Jefferson Center, and Boyd Memorial, with a jamboree on the 15th marking the silver Jubilee of 25 years in America. Leaders expect large delegations across regions. events include rope work, signaling, fire safety, first aid, and a troop cooking routine, with 750-point totals earning the rubber streamer awards.
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National Council
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Capital District
Ruffner
Beckley Peona
Gulf Mountain
Os ‘Charleston
Hames
Carl Lucas
C. C. Ydackson NeVey
Lester
24 States Abandon Fixed Speed Limits Survey Shows
The American Auto club reports 24 states have scrapped fixed speed limits in favor of a reasonable maximum. Buck, president, says the change reduces driving burden and increases highway safety. Most states kept 40 to 45 mph limits, with Idaho and New Hampshire at 35, North Dakota at 50, and West Virginia around 45 mph.
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Idaho
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Birthday Greetings for Guy Darlington Dawson
The Gazette extends congratulations to Guy Darlington Dawson on his birthday. A Charleston native and Republican, he serves as assistant credit manager and bookkeeper for West Virginia Water Service Co. and formerly worked for Owens Bottle Co and Libbey Owen Sheet Glass Co. He lives at 534 Elizabeth Street with his wife Ruth Elizabeth Fulks and their son George Robert. He is active in civic affairs, a Sixth Street Methodist Episcopal church member, and enjoys fishing. Horoscope notes suggest scientific interests and sociable, traveling tendencies. Abbott Lawrence, Yale founder, was born on this date.
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Guy Darlington Dawson
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West Virginia Water Service Company
Owens Bottle Company
Libbey Owen Sheet Glass Company
Charleston
John P. Dawson
Lavada C. Robinson Dawson
Lves
Tit Park Avenue
Aberdeen bans dogs and cats from municipal houses
In a sweeping policy move, Aberdeen announces a ban on all dogs and cats from municipal housing complexes. Officials cite safety and sanitation concerns while outlining enforcement and relief options for tenants seeking pet exclusions.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Mineral Water Pill Advertisement Promises Quick Weight Loss
A vintage ad touts a Colorado mineral water that supposedly reduces fat and promotes health. It claims a tablet form was developed in 1910 from the original juice, offering a convenient two week treatment for $2.00 and sale in Potterfield's and drug stores.
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Denver
Colorado
Colorado Rock-n-Water
Potterfield’s
Spain to Censor All News Reports
Madrid reports plans for a foreign press committee to enforce perpetual censorship on news from Spain. The Communications Minister would present the plan to the Cortes, with oversight by the state or presidency, signaling a shift toward absolutism and echoes of Mussolini and Hitler in press control.
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Spain
Frank Gervais
Universal Service
Madhid
Min’ter Jnion
Cortes
Ministry of State
Germany
Spain lifts bans on calls as press censored
Foreign journalists faced telephone bans and mutilated cable messages as censorship affected Spain. Officials reportedly loosened controls after the Gil Robles Lerroux government claimed progress, but reporters fear surveillance by agents. Five to six foreign correspondents, including a London Telegraph writer, were detained or reprimanded for alleged false reporting. The Philippines may establish central bank.
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Gil Arables
Lerroux
London
Faris
Rome
Z. A. Calvert
London Daily Telegraph
Madrid
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