Dawson to Talk On Mayor's Job
Dawson outlines the mayoral role during closing sessions of the first Negro Boys' State at Institute. The event features judges, legislators, and speakers such as Forest B. Poling and I. J. Wells. A special election is set to vote on adjournment provisions amid a looming free text book bill and broader legislative questions.
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Mayer Dawson
Institute
M. D. Carrico
State Board of Contol
D. L. Ferguson
McDowell County
Senate
Forest B. Poling
I. J. K. Wells
J. F. J. Clark, Jr
American Legion
Church Socials Highlight Local Club Activities
Mrs G E Tribble and Mrs Peter Prins hosted a Baptist temple circle at London Heights with Mra Tribble singing. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist held its final meeting of the season with luncheon and mite box opening led by Mrs G A Stuart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
G. E. Tribble
Peter Prins
London Heights
Citcle
Woman's Federation of the Baptist Temple
Mra Tribble
Merdames
John Watson
L. L. Abbot
J. O'Hare
N. P. Rhinehart
R. W. Warden
T. Leslie Burdette
T. E. Drape
W. B. Carson
5. B. Carson
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
G. A. Stuart
William Goshorn
Freq Watking
Stanley
Congress Action and Veto Override on Loans and Wiretapping
Congress sent a 3.75 billion bill to the White House and jointly overrode President Roosevelt's veto on a bill to continue cut-rate loan interests through Federal Reserve banks. A 274.9 million deficiency bill passed, and a bill legalizing federal wiretapping received final approval. The Senate adopted a resolution on civilian bombing and authorized its campaign committee to probe election fund use. Luncheon notes mention Freeman hosting, R A Lawrence singing, and garden flowers. Elizabeth Memorial church lawn fete postponed, set to begin at 1 30 p.m.
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Congress
White House
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Banks
Demolition of Four Buildings Begins on Kana Boulevard Site
Workmen began dismantling the three story Goodman Furniture building as part of the Kana Boulevard bridge project. City Solicitor Philip H Hill left for Chicago to confer with PWA regional officials on securing federal funds and legal details for the $1,000,000 span. The river bank from Court to Clendenin Street will host the boulevard leading to the new bridge approach.
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Kanawha Boulevard
Philip H. Hill
Chicago
PWA
Hill
Goodman Furniture Company
River Bank
Court
Clendenin Street
Eye Care Ad Promises Quick Vision Fixes and Credit
An old timey advertisement touts eye examinations with modern instruments like the apihalamoscope and rotoscope. It claims defective eyes require bifocals and relief from headaches and discomfort. The seller offers inexpensive glasses, on credit if desired, and guarantees Savistac service.
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Erhard
Savistac
Suspected Bank Swindler Is Held in Los Angeles
John H. Hanson announces the arrest of Clarence E. Mahaffey 34 a suspected partner in large scale bank swindles involving about 500 banks and over 230000. Mahaffey seized in Hollywood following an Albuquerque indictment for stealing 375 from a bank and transporting funds interstate.
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Los Angeles
John H. Hanson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clarence E. Mahaffey
Hanson
Mahaffey
Hollywood
Edward Leo Davis
Wautoma
Wis
Davis
Albuquerque
N. M
Agen
Retired Ohio River Steamboat Man Dies
Huntinton June 16 On-1 Cept. Robert Taylor retired Oxfa river steamboat operator and builder died after a long illness. Taylor retired ten years ago and previously ran the steamboat The Eis Taylor on the Ohio River routes Huntington Gallipolis. He also operated Taylor shipbuilding yards at Higginsport QC. In the first elephant hunting Siam in 30 years 30 000 people took part and 63 wild animals were driven into a stockade and captured.
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Huntington
Robert Taylor
Oxfa River
Taylor
Eis Taylor
Gallipolis
Taylor Shipbuilding Yards
Higginsport
Siam
Torrential Rain Kills 5 in Texas
Flooding along the eastern Texas Panhandle killed five people as streams rose and bridges and railways failed. A Wichita Falls family of three, Mr and Mrs Bert Freeman and their three year old son, were swept from a bridge near Clarendon, with only clothes remnants found. Rescue teams pursued M V Griggs amid swift Salt Fork currents.
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Clarendon
Red River
Wellington
M. V. Griggs
Destructive Floods Trigger Train Crash and Flood Search
Ginter and C E Burton fireman on a Fort Worth and Denver freight train fell five feet when a washed out bridge collapsed. Highway crews battled current in the Salt Fork near Wellington while seeking three automobiles feared sunk by floodwater after another bridge failed.
Neely Bill on Movies Dies in Committee
A bill by Sen. Neely to prohibit block booking of motion pictures died in committee at the close of the 75th Congress. The measure had passed the Senate after Neely charged a motion picture lobby opposed action. The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce did not report the bill. In England, street cars were abandoned and a crowd sang as the last train ran.
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Washington
Sen
Neely
D-W. Va
Senate
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Nuptials Attract Roosevelt Clan In Nahant
The Roosevelt family gathers in Nahant Massachusetts for the upcoming wedding of John Roosevelt, with many bearing the Roosevelt name arriving to attend dances in his honor. The exact arrival time of President Roosevelt remains uncertain as events unfold aboard the Potomac.
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Wahant
Mass
Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Nahant
Anne Lindsay Clark
Congress
Potomac
Reception Plans For Saturday Wedding Details Revealed
About 500 bottles of champagne were set aside for the noon wedding reception. A guest list issued in the afternoon showed seven Republican Roosevelts invited but not expected to attend. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth was not listed among invitees.
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Peninsula
Roosevelts
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
House
Nicholas Longworth
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New Haven
Texas
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Enfield
England
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