Britain Presses Hard for Soviet Defense Pact
Britain grants further concessions to the Soviet Union amid Tientsin crisis as Foreign Office to Strang seeks a robust triple entente. Instructions push for guarantees of military aid to Russia's neighbors, named or unnamed, to deter Fascist aggression.
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London
INS
Tientsin
Britain
Moscow
Europe
William Strang
Foreign Office
U.S.S.R
Baltic States
Viscount Halifax
Strang
Russia
Slower Burn Rate Compared With 15 Peers
A fragment notes a burn rate 25 percent slower than the average of the remaining 15 items in the set. It hints at comparative performance but lacks full context, including the subject, units, or period, making precise interpretation limited. Further readable details would clarify who or what is being compared and under what conditions.
Which Camel cigarette offers all of them
Scientific tests on 16 top selling brands show Camels contain more tobacco by weight, burn slower by 25 percent than the average, and hold ash longer. The study claims Camels deliver the equivalent of five extra smokes per pack and emphasize Camel’s costlier tobaccos and cooler taste.
Seven of ten West Virginia farmers read daily papers
A National Fertilizer Association survey from Washington DC reports 68 percent of West Virginia farmers read a daily newspaper, up 11 percent since ten years ago. The state mirrors national results from the poll.
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West Virginia
National Fertilizer Association
Washington, D. C
Miss Ivy Burnett Hosts Girls Circle Gathering
S Charleston news notes Miss Ivy Burnett hosted the girls circle of the First Presbyterian Church at her Sixth avenue home. Bible lesson on Christian Growth led by Mrs. C. E. Perkins and program Paying Projects in the Mountains by Mrs. John Henry Purse. Attendees included Nancy and Jane Bartnett, Marjorie Mc Fadden, Mary Browning, Betty Jane Zellers, Alice Allen, Marian Morris, Audrey Thomas and Mrs. Wilfred Arthur with plans for a forthcoming bridge party and lunch.
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Ivy Burnett
First Presbyterian Church
Sixth Avenue
C. E. Perkins
John Henry Purse
Nancy and
Jane Bartnett
Marjorie McFadden
Mary Browning
Betty Jane Zellers
Alice Allen
Marian Morris
Audrey Thomas
Wilfred Arthur
Intruder knocked unconscious after kitchen mishap
Camden New Jersey June 20 an intruder broke into Harry Pettit's home by a kitchen window. He climbed in and stepped on a table which up-ended sending him to the floor. He bumped his head on the sink and was knocked unconscious.
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Camden
N. J
Harry Pettit
Tests of a happy home in Scranton course exam
In Scranton Keystone College a marriage course posed exams asking what measures a happy home. One student answered that a happy home is one where every family member wants to wash the dishes.
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Scranton, Pa
Scranton-Keystone College
Neighbors’ Fire Sparks Alarm at Boston Drill
John Vitt and his brother’s family living next door to a fire house fled for aid during a fire last night. Firemen were at a practice drill elsewhere in the city. Damage estimated at 1500 dollars.
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Boston
John Vitt
Four deaths linked to New Orleans street row
Within 13 months, Harry Schmidt died of a heart attack while chasing a burglar. William Torres Jr died in a building accident. Sam Thomasovich was electrocuted by an electric wire. Henry Fontaine was killed when his motorcycle struck a horse. All four residents live on the same New Orleans street.
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New Orleans
Harry Schmidt
William Torres, Jr
Sam Thomasovich
Henry Fontaine
Fontaine
Church and Mission Guilds Host Meetings in Marmet and Montgomery
Mrs Aubrey Amey hosted the Ruth Thurmond World Wide guild at Marmet Baptist church with a candle light service planned. Montgomery Methodist members gathered for luncheon at McKee's cafeteria with a large group of local and visiting guests from Charleston Los Angeles and Malden. Rev R H Daugherty and Miss Elea continued the program remarks.
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Aubrey Amey
Ruth Thurmond
Marmet
Montgomery Methodist Church
McKee’s
Mesdames
C. M. Vickers
H. A. Snyder
Lottie Montgomery
W. L. Montgomery
M. O. West
P. A. Martin
Lester Randolph
Joseph Rogers
R. M. McClain
H. S. Myerly
Paul T. Mc Henry
H. E. Snyder
A. C. Bays
E. E. Davis
William Taylor
Nora Ward
A. G. Newby
L. T. Kellam
William Mulligan
W. C. Absalom
Nora Dyer
Ruth Hawkins
Jo Wendall
Mamie Maeredith
Lillian Montgomery
Montgomery
Mesdames R. B. Jenkins
J. T. Morgan
O. F. Williams
H. K. Hogan
Virginia Williams
Charleston
E. L. Garnette
Los Angeles
Hazel Bays
Malden
Dunbar Man Rescues Girl From River
A 12 year old girl narrowly escaped drowning after falling from an oil company float into Kana wha river yesterday afternoon in Dunbar. Arch McCutcheon 20 who was working nearby performed the rescue and the fire department administered artificial respiration. The child was reported in satisfactory condition last night. Local church groups held meetings with several hostesses and attendees in Hall street Stuart street and at Mrs L Brufter’s home.
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Flora May Ball
Basil Ball
Stop 3
North Charleston
Kanawha River
Arch McCutcheon
Stop 5
Dunbar
Uncoupler of Freight Gets 6 Months in Jail
Cecil Young aged 30 of Dunbar was sentenced to six months in jail by Justice of the Peace Chase P Loury on testimony by Railroad Detective Oscar Williams. The charge stemmed from blocking a Dunbar crossing by uncoupling ten cars from a freight train.
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Cecil Young
Dunbar
Justice of the Peace Chase
P. Loury
Oscar Williams
Dunbar Crossing
Women End Kanawha Tour In County Farm Drive
The annual two day Know West Virginia and Yard Improvement Tour by the Kanawha county farm women’s bureau concludes today. About 20 women travel by automobile under direct supervision in the event described.
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West Virginia
Kanawha County Farm Women’s Bureau
Demonstration Tour for Miss Eleanor Bigelow Planned
Miss Eleanor Bigelow home demonstration agent will visit thirteen stops on a scheduled tour. The itinerary outlines locations and dates as part of a community outreach program.
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Eleanor Bigelow
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