Ohio buys Parkersburg Belpre Toll Bridge at 1 250 000 price
A reader analyzes Ohio Road Commission purchase of the Parkersburg Belpre Toll Bridge for 1 250 000. The writer argues the price was excessive and questions motives noting West Virginia planned condemnation and potential favorable terms if WV bought the bridge. The piece cites a Supreme Court ruling on river boundaries and warns Ohio may lose the asset to WV via future action.
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Ohio Road Commission
Parkersburg-Belpre
West Virginia Road Commission
Ohio
West Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Wheeling
Ohio River
County Board OF Reviewers
Ohio Bridge Commission
By Their Deeds Shall Ye Know Them Editorial Series
A sequence of editorials assessing the Roosevelt administration by its past promises to the people. The pieces argue the true measure of future action lies in historical reemployment trends and government reliance on executive mercy. The text critiques ongoing federal policy and calls for accountability in public aid.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt cards and relief figures spark political clash
A 1935 presidential pledge cited by critics is contrasted with later relief data from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. The piece argues the Roosevelt administration failed to keep promises to restore productive work and reduce relief rolls, citing 1933 to 1936 relief figures and urging skepticism about future relief reductions.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
New Deal
National Police Academy to be Made Permanent
J Edgar Hoover announces a permanent National Police academy within the FBI training school. Three sessions planned this year enrolling local police officers chosen by their departments. The aim is to train ambitious young officers in modern detection and enforcement to relay methods to their forces at home. Local communities to support the effort as success depends on participation.
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J. Edgar Hoover
National Police Academy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
West Virginia
Alderson Broaddus spared from auctioning threat
West Virginians learn Alderson Broaddus College in Philippi has been spared from further auction. Bondholders deeded the property to trustees of the West Virginia Baptist convention after a Parkersburg reorganization. Alumni will fund drive to boost enrollment. about 100 Barbour county students plan fall term attendance.
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West
Barbour County
Alderson-Broaddus College
Business of Sports in Welch Daily News Index
July index from New York Trust Company notes fluctuations in the sports industry. It highlights trends in revenue, attendance, and investment across major leagues and clubs, with emphasis on market growth and potential risks for teams and sponsors.
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Welch Daily News
New York Trust Company
America Goes Big on Sports Figures and Spending
The article surveys widespread sports participation and huge spending in 1931. It cites millions with licenses and players in fishing ping pong billiards trap shooting golf tennis and basketball and notes tens of millions watching baseball football and swimming. It also highlights spending on golf courses equipment and preparations for American athletes at the Berlin Olympics.
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Germany
America
AL Plans and Closed Meeting Amid Roosevelt Threat Debate
A closed meeting was planned with all voices free to express views as Edmunds said discussion could continue into Saturday. Alfred E. Smith, former New York governor and 1924 nominee, would not attend, while Daniel F. Cohalan was abroad. A list of invitees released by Edmunds named J. Lewis Bumgardner of Beckley, West Virginia among others amid the Roosevelt threat discussion.
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Roosevelt
Edmunds
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Daniel F. Cohalan
Smith
Europe
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Beckley
W. Va
Landon Works Festival Brings 100000 to Mercer County Event
The Mercer county town of West Middlesex hosts Alf Landon, Kansas governor and Republican presidential nominee, for a major political event. Homes are leashed for the August 17 to 22 period as residents anticipate Landon’s first eastern campaign speech at the Tam O Shanter golf course, an expected crowd of about 100,000. West Middlesex lies roughly 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Albert Moses
Mercer County Republican Committee
Tam O'Shanter
West Middlesex
Pittsburgh
Outlaw Union Faction Sparks Union Crisis Debate
The passage discusses tensions within the labor movement as factions within the United Mine Workers and United Textile Workers clash with the AFL via suspensions. Thomas F. McMahon, president of the United Textile Workers, accuses the executive council of narrow and bigoted action, highlighting internal strife over efforts to split the federation.
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Sewanee Asuan Page
United Mine Workers of America
F. of L
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers
Executive Council
Progressives May Seek AFL Membership at Sept Convention
Springfield Aug 7 The Progressive Miners of America once outlawed by the United Mine Workers of America in 1932 plan to apply for AFL membership at the Sept 14 biennial convention. William Keck said the move follows a split over Illinois miners’ wages and the basic scale, with operators proposing $4 a day against a $6.10 old rate and a $5 compromise.
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Springfield
Ill
Progressive Miners of America
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor Councils
William Keck
Progressives
Gillespie
A. F. of L
Washington
William Green
United Mine Workers
MLW
Contract Bridge Written for Central Press by E W Shepard
Two bad errors marred the hand shown in this Central Press feature by famed bridge teacher E W Shepard. The first error involved pushing opponents into a game bid without justification, risking penalties, while the second allowed declarer to score an extra tie and gain ten points on the rubber score.
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Central Press
E. W. Shepard
Bridge hands reveal missteps and false carding lessons
In a blitz bridge play South opened with 1 Heart while North overbid to 4 Hearts and West bid 4 Spades to avoid losing the game. The deal featured a 5 of hearts opening lead and a sequence where declarer won tricks with spades and diamonds, while South misplayed key cards. The analysis notes that false-carding by defenders often backfires and discusses counting and signaling errors across diamonds, clubs, and hearts.
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North
South
Hearts
Declarer
Hia
West
1932 Coal Field Strife Sparks Miners Strike in Gil-Beckley
Report notes police sent to coal fields to quell disorder amid rebel locals. Dissatisfied miners, outlawed by the union, initiated a strike. On Sept 2, 1932, meetings in Gil-Beckley led to reorganizations with Oppie Lee Hedrick elected president of a Progressive party group as bitter warfare followed.
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Gil- Beckley
P—Ralespie
Theleigh County
Young
Oppie Lee Hedrick
Progressives
Torney
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