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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
6
Road plans push for faster routes across counties
Lincoln and Putnam citizens urged the road commission to extend state road No 34 connecting Ripley Parkersburg Kenna Red Howse Winfield Hurricane and Hamlin. With No 34 hard surfaced the Midland Trail would link county seats and major cities via a through winter and summer route shortening travel from Wheeling and Parkersburg to Huntington and the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Putnam County
Road Commission
Ripley
Parkersburg
Woodl County
Capitol
Spencer
Jackson
Hamlin
Lincoln County
Wheeling
Huntington
Charleston
Kenna
Jackson County
Charleston-Parkersburg
Red Howse
Winfield
Odd Laws Highlighted By Papers Across States
A Williamson Daily News excerpt notes scattershot and historic laws in U S states and cities. Examples include salt on winter sidewalks in Seattle, shooting jack rabbits from streetcars in Los Angeles, Sunday travel limits in New York and Massachusetts, back slapping bans in Georgia, twin beds in North Carolina, canaries in cages in California, and tobacco spitting bans in Kansas. The piece urges trimming archaic statutes to remove odd rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Los Angeles
New York State
Massachusetts
Bay State
Georgia
North Carolina
California
St Wegal
Kansas
Stopping Crime and the Nation's Lawlessness
The Keyser Mountain Echo analyzes crime in the country, noting a surge in lawlessness and linking it to social factors. It cites Indiana data: 20,000 young men aged 18 to 25 admitted to reformatories in 20 years, over 65 percent from broken homes, and education gaps. One percent of illiterates accounting for 37 percent of inmates. Only one college graduate and 16 high...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser Mountain
Indiana
Crime, reform, and youth ideals weighed in address
A speech argues that education, church membership, and the Boy Scout movement reduce crime, noting low crime among churchgoers and stressing the need to punish home breakers. It critiques usury and urges farm aid, education, and moral backing for civic groups to curb delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformatory
Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts
Owen D Young Emerges Presidential Material in Reparations Settlement
Editors across West Virginia hail Owen D Young for solving the long running reparations problem in Europe. They credit his leadership, diplomacy, and steady hand with bringing certainty to international finance and peace prospects, signaling strong presidential timber for 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen D. Young
Europe
America
Gwen D. Young
West Virginia
Young
Reform proposals spark debate on farming, finance, and work
The piece argues for a farm minded board to allocate hundreds of millions for term felef, critiques Bolshevik and Mussolini regimes, and urges concrete reforms. It discusses renting farming machinery, temperance, and the value of work while noting international debt payments and naval spending. It cites John L Sullivan and contrasts tractorized industry with poetical musings. It critiques wealth, policy, and national productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Dorothy Dix Letter Box: A Baby Gift of Beauty and Listening
Dorothy Dix imagines a newborn girl receiving gifts from fairy godmothers. One favors beauty as a social asset, another praises a timeless, resilient charm, and a third values a resilient sense of humor. The group agrees intelligence and listening prove enduring advantages. The piece ends with a promise to continue on Page 3.
Davis to lead Manila as first ex war secretary governor general
Washington notes that Dwight Davis moves to Manila as governor general, a role seen as a testing ground for future political advancement. The Washington Bystander weighs his background, Roosevelt ties, and the shrinking pool of seasoned colonial minds in the army and navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
Dwight F. Davis
Missouri
Manila
Philippine Commission
Islands
Roosevelt
Davin Rearin
Nis
Davie Briends
Davis
Senate
Nourk
Kansas City
Hoover
Porto Rico
Army
Navy
Rise to Broadway Fame From Obscurity The Kerolescene Era
New York June 19 A look at acts that barnstormed the kerosene circuit and rose to fame in New York, including the Weaver Brothers Rivira and other vaudeville names. The piece notes how accidental exposure on Broadway or in the Prince sparked enduring careers for performers once dismissed as hillbillies. It highlights shifts from stage to screen, talkies, and changing fortunes, with anecdotes from Weaver Brothers, Butterworth, Chic Sale, Clark and McCullough, Jim Barton, Fusco, George White, Dan Healy, Fannie Brice, Joe Cook, the Kedlers, and others. It also mentions park avenue tenants shunning liquor, rowdy mix-ups, and a busy West Street pier with neighborhood baseball games. The writer observes the volatile theater ups and downs before Broadway stardom.
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New York
Maby
Snd
Rivira
Arkansas Hill
Death Watch
Charles Butterworth
Broadway
Gotham
Clark
McCullough
West 42Nd Street
Jim Barton
Sticks
Fusco
Cait
George White
Dan Healy
Messenger
Fannie Brice
Brooklyn
Joe Cook
Back Yard
Helen
Ruby Kedler
Acta
Dear Doctor diet doubts and green bananas questioned
Reader asks about diet reductions and whether green bananas help weight loss. Dr Peters notes water retention can mask fat loss, counts calories, and suggests brisk walking and targeted exercises. Green bananas are not wholesome unless ripened or cooked. ripe bananas with brown specks are advised. Ultraviolet therapy is discussed for certain conditions, with caution about a physician specialist. Fatty tumors need surgical removal. no light therapy will fix them. Editor warns Dr Peters cannot diagnose. general-interest questions may be answered in column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
Fotere
Arthritis Deformans
Tomorro
A Question About Christ by Charles B Driscoll
A World and All! columnist reviews Robert Keable’s book The Great Galilean. The critic disputes claims Christ was ignorant and argues He spoke in four dimensional terms beyond post Einstein philosophy. He suggests Christ would oppose war and notes the world is not Christian. Please turn to page.
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Henry Ford
Russia
Uncle Sam
United States
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Sho
Christ
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Almore
Rita Melaage
Audtion
Mr. Keadle
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