Babies Need Greater Care During Prolonged Heat
State Health Department Child Hygiene chief Dr. R H Paden warns mothers to guard babies and young children during extreme heat and drought. He cites August to October as especially hard on vitality and notes rising risks from diarrhea and enteritis. Advice covers breastfeeding, milk safety, hydration, cooling, baths, naps, sun avoidance, and seeking medical care when ill.
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R. H. Paden
Division of
State Health Department
Paden
Ness
Dill Weed Becomes New Mississippi Farm Crop
A Roxie farmer Allen Whithead grew an acre of dill weed and earned a net profit of $110.19 from four tons of dried weed. Cultivation mirrored cotton methods, and agricultural experiments show Mississippi land suited for large scale dill weed production.
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Roxie
Miss
Mississippi
Allen Whithead
Drys Challenge Wets to Offer Plan Better Than Prohibition
In Sable, Mich, on August 9, the Anti-Saloon League of America executive board challenged opponents of prohibition to propose a superior plan to promote temperance nationwide. The challenge appeared in the policy declaration from the board’s two day biennial conference.
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Little Point Sable
Mich
The
Anti-Saloon League of America
Forest fires in Idaho Washington mostly under control
In Spokane and northern Idaho and eastern Washington fires were largely contained Friday as crews released men. An exception remained in the Ping Creek Protective Association area of the Coeur d Alene region where valuable timber was burning and a heavy wind threatened further spread.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Washington
Ping Creek
Bennett rises to Canadian Conservative premiership
From Hopewell Hill New Brunswick to Calgary and political ascent, R B Bennett becomes Dominion of Canada next premier. Born 60 years ago, he taught at 17, studied law, and built a fortune largely through his own efforts. An independent Conservative leader since 1927, he has seldom married, with sister Mildred as travel hostess.
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Toronto
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
Ittle
New Bruswick
Hopewell Hill
Western Canada
Bennett
Calgary
Legislative Assembly of
Northwest Territories
House of Commons
Jennie Eddy
Mildred
Mary Martha class holds picnic and club notes at Philippi
Philippi Aug 9 The Mary Martha Sunday School of the local Baptist church held a picnic supper at Dr Myers summer camp with golf croquet and canoeing. Attendees included Dr Karl Myers and family Mrs Hazel Nutter and son Miss Anna Murphy and others. Roads inspected by state and Morgantown engineers. CMTC cadets returned home from Fort Thomas. New officers elected for United Brethren church Sunday school and Christian Endeavor society. Hearts of Gold and Guiding Star classes held a joint picnic at Smith's Park for nineteen children with guests and games. Socials include visits from Miss Maxine Bailey and friends from Weston Belington and Buckhannon.
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Ei. F. Vangilder
Lillian Malone
Anna Murphy
Doris Smith
Ada White
Mattie Watson Versa Cork
Niyo Wilson
United Brethren Church
Elihue Edmond
Pred Lantz
Marie Morrall
Agnes Swick
Evelyn Lutz
W. G. Campbell
Madeline Campbell
Home Dept
Ida England
Groover Lutz
The
Christian Endeavor
J. Blackburn Ware
Lillie McCoy
Newton Poling
Goldie Nestor
Hearts of Gold
Charlotte Carpenter
Guiding Star
Smith’s Park
C. R. Haller
A. P. Hight
Iris McDonald
Maxine Bailey
Weston
Garnett Street
Lenora Hillyard
Mary Cook
Belington
Ernie Cutlip
Robert Lee
Buckhannon
Local residents visit relatives during weekend gatherings
Buckhannon guests Mr. and Mrs. W. E. White visit Garnett street relatives. Elkins visitor Miss Martha Barnard stays with Miss Marie Morrall on Beech avenue. Mrs. John Showalter from Maryland makes an extended visit with her Hawkins relatives. Rose and Oli Johnson take a two week vacation at Cove district home. Additional line mentions various family visits and trips around Grafton and Morgantown.
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W. E. White
Buckhannon
J. A. White
Garnett Street
Martha Barnard
Elkins
Marie Morrall
Beech Avenue
John Showalter
Ha Berstown
Mary Hawkins
This Place
Clovie Hawkins
Maple Avenue
Rose
Oli Johnson
Cove District
W. W. Poling
Odie
Nestorville
W. G. Campbell
Madeline
Mary Evelyn
Billy
Grafton
Paul B. Ware
Jackie
Jimmy
Morgantown
Soft Coal Output Exceeds Seven Million Tons In Week
National Coal Association weekly estimate shows United States bituminous coal output for the week ended August 2 at 7,900,000 net tons based on preliminary railroad car loading data. The prior year’s week registered 9,226,000. Bureau of Mines figures for weeks ended July 19 and July 26 were 7,922,000 and 7,933,000 net tons respectively.
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Washington, D. C
National Coal Association
United States
United States Bureau of Mines
Nationalists Trade Boycott May Help U.S. Trade
Washington reports that Indian nationalist boycotts threaten British goods and shift demand toward other nations, with Germany, Japan, and the United States gaining some exports. Commerce observers note India’s trade stagnation, while U S exports to India focus on kerosene and luxury items like automobiles, sewing machines, typewriters, and cigars.
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Washington
Americas
Scything
India
United States
Great Britain
Department of Commerce
Germany
Japan
Mra
A. H. Horal
Yorktown
Comrades Killed and Trade Totals Cited in Report
A report notes that comrades were killed and values cited include $56,280,000 for the deceased, while the United States imported from India that year products valued at $14,382,000.
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United States
India
Rainey Williams Electrocuted After Lynch Attempts
Huntsville Texas August 9 Rainey Williams 38 Port Arthur Negro mob attempts to lynch him for alleged attacks on white women resulted in his electrocution today at the state penitentiary He was the first man ever to be electrocuted in Texas for an assault on a Negro woman Williams was identified by two white girls in Port Arthur on July 2 as the attacker before the mob violence occurred
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Huntsville
Tex
Rainey Williams
Port Arthur
Texas
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