Webster Springs Closes Festival One More Year
Webster Springs closed its third annual rhododendron festival with a parade contests and the Queen’s ball. John Mace estimated 60 000 attendees over the event with 30 000 on the final day.
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Webster Springs
John Mace
Hansford Springs
Emp Curtin Lum Company
Otis Osborn
Bor- Hoo
Carl Hunter
Henry Rose
Dewey Workman
Darrell Robinson
Emmett Taylor
Lewis Taylor
Hillsboro
Focahontasacinty
Indk
Clyde
Lester Hanick
Attists
Buckhannon High School
Mont-gomery
Parsons Fire Department
Fairmont State Teachers College
Mildred Moon
Preston County
Kolesterday
Peace Party May Be Formed in U S Politics
Senate discussion suggests a “peace party” may emerge if Democratic nominee aligns with a war stance. Johnson contends labor veterans and reform groups demand a peace vote and cites Wheeler as a key ally against War Party forces. Capital observers eye Chicago convention and vice presidential prospects.
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Washington
Sen
Johnson
Conn
Wendell Willkie
Peace Party
Republic
Colorado
Wheeler
Montana
Senate
Wallkie
Wall Street
Chicago
Roosevelt
Elender D. Lad
Garner
Byrnes
D. S
Pegler Honored at Atlantic City Journalistic Awards
The National Headliners tonight awarded silver plaques to d4 winners at the seventh annual club frolic in Atlantic City. Arthur Robb, Editor and Publisher, presented the prizes to eight attendees including M. D. B. Clofine for newsreel Preparedness coverage, Leo Lieb for Susie the Laughing Gal, Westbrook Dogler for exclusive domestic reporting, and Arthur Menken for foreign affairs coverage. Pegler and Menken also received civil honors from the club in 1987.
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Atlantic City
MUNS
Arthur Robb
M. DB. Clofine
Leo Lieb
TiEnterprise
New York Daily Mirror
Westbrook Dogler
Arthur Menken
Paramount News
Pegler
Menken
Sailfish Submarine Makes First Dive Test Since Tragedy
In Portsmouth Ohio on June 29 the Sailfish formerly the Squalus conducted a submerged test lasting two hours forty five minutes at eighty four feet depth. Surviving crew included Lloyd Maness and Harold Preble among three other survivors from the Squalus disaster. Twenty six crew members perished in the earlier sinking off Tele Shoals.
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Portsmouth
OX. H
INS
U. S
Lloyd B. Maness
Liont Com
Marton
Mummiir
Harold Preble
Tele Shoals
Old Joke New Dress In Dallas Case Hailed By Clerk
In Dallas on June 24 a local merchant filed a heat check with the district attorney and demanded justice. He criticized the clerk as worthless and claimed the signature unreadable. Mrs. Alex Cason aided the prosecutor by deciphering the name as "UL RB Suck."
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Dallas. Tex
Vale
District Attorney's Office
Alex Cason
Alba planning call sparks chaotic arts group chatter
Fragmented OCR text shows an Albanian planning call with ALCTS RECK ing aimshin papers and a cryptic exchange about a fee lint. An ALIA reply hints at brief blinking a mitue end, suggesting unclear or garbled dialogue surrounding a cultural or political discussion.
Movement of Goods Increased in May
The sixth federal reserve district reports a May rise in merchandise distribution by about 7 percent over expected levels. Wholesale trade held near April, bank debits rose 4 percent, and total construction contracts edged up with residential activity slightly lower.
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Atlanta
MSJ
Federal Reserve District
Reserve Bank
Vacation tales and town notes from Kanawha County
Kanawha flying school's CAA student navigates a debris strewn river to land after several attempts. Local figures include Miss Prances Jenkins, Charles E. Hodges, and tasks from the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. The column covers vacations, society news, politics, and community events with numerous named residents and places.
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Kanawha Flying School
CAA
Wndise
Johny Bassie
Tyer
Fnally
Prances Jenkins
Kanawha County
Mountain State Hospital
Audit of City Finances Aims for Clarity in Charleston
State auditors began a city books audit for Charleston as deficits from last year exceed 1140,000, with transfer of funds to a works program cited. The effort, now under state supervision, targets root causes amid budget overdraws and calls for independent review to restore fiscal order.
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Charleston
Aoms
Chamber of Commerce
Sheeily
Dawson
Pbc
Charkestar
C. A. Riley
James A. Matlin
Germany
Sperulmiin
International tension and war updates across Europe and beyond
Reports from Bucharest London and Paris note German military moves and UK political pressure over appeasement. Nazi air activity over England continues as Rome confirms a Libyan crash killing Italo Nalbo and nine others amid British raids. Disorder in the Netherlands and Mexican elections tensions also surface with warnings of revolts and regional spheres of influence.
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London
Lord Straborgi
Labor
House of Lords
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
England
Rome
Italo Nalbo
Mussali i
Prophecy Foretold 1940 Visit to White House Mistaken
The text claims a 1940 prediction described a White House visit and a marriage, but identifies the named man not as Willkie. Instead the author names one of his supporters or "shutients" and notes a wife who married a Hoosier girl after a misguessed candidate.
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Inediana
White House
Willkie
Willkie Highlighted In Yearbook At County High School
Yearbook pages from Kas pennant highlight Wendell Willkie as a history professor and college youth adviser. The entry praises his coaching of the CHS track and basketball teams while noting romances and social rumors among faculty. The basketball squad won six of ten league games amid a bustling campus year.
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Pe Cpfeyville
Kas
Anyon
Wendall Willkie
Republican Party
Bev Orn
University of Indiana
Lewis W. Willkie
YMCA
Hofsting
Jean
CHS
P Alliot
Utton
Professionalization Speaker Announced in Glenville Event
Dr Bel mont Farley director of publicity for the National Educational Association will headline the professionalization conference at Glenville State Teachers College on July 11 Invitations extend to educators in 17 central West Virginia counties Similar conferences are planned at Marshall College on July 9 West Liberty Teachers College July 10 West Virginia University July 18 Concord College July 22 Bluefield State Teachers College July 23 and Fairmont State Teachers College on date to be announced
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Glenville
Belmont Farley
National Educational Association
Glenville State Teachers College
West Virginia
Marshall College
West Liberty Teachers College
West Virginia University
Concord College
Bluefield State Teachers College
County Court to Hear Appeals on 1940 Property Assessments
The county court will sit for the board of equalization and begin tomorrow through July 17 to hear appeals from 1940 property assessments fixed by the assessor.
World's Tonic advertised at Cabell's Drug Store
An 1900s style ad claims World's Tonic relieves constipation, kidney, digestion, and skin issues. It features testimonial from Earl Delany of Fairmont, praising health gains and work stamina after using the medicine. The copy touts herbal blends and USDA quality checks, urging readers to visit Conet's Dry Store in Charleston for more details.
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Tonik
Cabell
Torr Klin
Nature
Earl Delany
Fairmont
W. Va
Youle
United States Department of Agricuture
Conet's
Summers St
Charta Tow
Tonie
Colents
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Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Mer
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Barbara
Charles, Jr
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Ann“ Garritt
Edward F. Garrity
Bradford Street
Russell Morris
Huntington
Bud Walkh
Zeke Zeibold
Edgewood
H. Lloyd Parkinson
First Baptist Church of
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Guy Roberts
Monsanto Chemical Company
Nitro
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
Dick Lake
W. T. Brotherton
Jim Farley
Jesse J. Poffenbarger
Poffenbarger
Mason County
Sissonville Road
John W. Ray
John
Jose Hiersoux
Darius Milhaud
Carl Calvert
Wich Point
XN. C
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Fraxiye
Putnam County
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Calvert
Antarctic
Crrrle C Carte
Catholic University of America
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War Department
Theow Patriotic and Social Order of the
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Kanawha
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Wayne Caldorph
Wayne
Minnie Heslop
Cty Hall
Herbert B. Wise
Florida
W. R. Lacy
Lawn
P. G. Meaghyr
Philadelphia
Meador
Dewey
Wilhemia
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Harvey Davis
Charleston Milling
Loyd Wildman
Havana
Appalachian Electric Power Executive
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
John Korey
Washington Street
el Paso
Tex
E.M. Abourezk
Laule
Lerday
Welchie
Dennis Chase, Jr
Gladys Pyles
Spring Hill
Columbus
Fort Knox
L. A. Reed
Glenray
Summers County
Walter J. Mason
Fress Fashion Plate
Sports Writer's
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Writers’ Association
H. H. Baer
Herb
Hi Smith
Ernest K. James
James
University of Chicago
W. W. Trent
Emma Annis Thayer
Elizabeth Street
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Russia
Maly
Romania
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Moscow
Amsterdam
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Wendell L. Willkie
Elwood
Ind
New York Life Ins. Co
R. D. West
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