Radio Program Monday Listings and Noted Baseball Update
Radio schedule for Monday August 12 lists extensive Eastern Time programs across WEAF WJZ WOR WABO KDKA and others with bands orchestras and operatic segments. The article adds a boxing note about Madison Square Garden and Polo Grounds with matchmaker Tom McArdle and a brief baseball note on Wes Ferrell and his two brothers in organized baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McArdle
Madison Square Garden
Polo Grounds
Boxing Commission
Wes Ferrell
Cleveland
Motor Trip Through Huntington to Wayne Route
A scenic driving circuit links Huntington with Wayne via the Midland Trail and U S 60, with side trips to Kenova and a riverfront route from Ohio and Kentucky. The itinerary highlights Huntington’s parks and industries, Barboursville, St Albans, Charleston and Fort Lee history, Kanawha river views, and coal regions around Madison, Logan, and Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Charleston
Madison
Logan
Williamson
Wayne
Kenova
Holderby
Barboursville
Morris Harvey College
St. Albans
Conalsmouth
John Peter Salley
Fort Tackett
Lincoln Girl Named U S Diplomatic Representative
Miss Margaret Warner of Lincoln Massachusetts has been designated a special representative of the United States government in Geneva Switzerland to look after American visitors interests. She recently passed examinations for admission to the foreign service and has been given the grade of vice consul of career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Mass
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
Margaret Warner
Old Bay State
Foreign Service of the
Williamson and Tug River Coal Field Boom
The Norfolk and Western railroad yards show vast coal movements as Williamson prospers on coal. Tug River marks the West Virginia Kentucky border, with mining on both sides feeding a shared tipple on the West Virginia bank for loading onto Norfolk and Western cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Williamson
Tug River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Norfolk and Western
Dyspepsia Relief Ad and West Virginia Road Trip Scene
An advertisement touts Zex Pep sinated Magnesia for instant relief from dyspepsia. The travel narrative describes the Tug river area near Wayne county and Cabell and Huntington, noting Twelve Pole creek, a grist mill ruins, a waterfall, bathing area, and scenic drive to Kenova and Ritter Park in Huntington.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Huntington
Ohio River
Kentucky
Kenova
Ohio West Virginia
Twelve Pole Creek
Wayne
Wayne County
Cabell
Lincoln
Ritter Park
Rise and Decline of Drinking During Prohibition Era
A Metropolitan Life Insurance report of 18 million policy holders challenges the view that drinking vanished among workers during prohibition. It contrasts wartime and postwar periods with 1918 to 1920 trends and argues drinking did not disappear, noting variations across social groups and international examples.
Moscow District Reports Alcoholism Paralleling National Trend
The Moscow metropolitan district population shows alcoholism levels mirroring the national death rate. Dr. Eckner plans a brief stay in Tokyo before continuing across the Pacific to Los Angeles, then Lakehurst for the final leg of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Coun- Tokyo
Zeppetry
Lin
Eckner
Pacific
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
Parents Confront Son Over Smoking Habit
In a tense exchange the mother finds two packs of cigarettes in Harry's desk cubby. She forbids smoking until 18, while arguing parents set a bad example since dads smoke heavily and kids imitate adult indulgences. The proverb sauce for the goose and gander caps the scene as a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Earth tremors reported across several states
Tremors began at 6:26 A M eastern standard time and peaked at 6:27. The center was about 244 miles northeast of Washington with sharp shocks. Seismographs at the University of Chicago logged a five minute tremor starting 5:27 A M central time, centered about 400 miles east. Reports from Pittsburgh Titusville Franklin Cleveland note faint or slight tremors with no damage.
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Washington
Chicago
United States Weather-Bureau
University of Chicago
Here
Pittsburgh
Titusville
Franklin
French Creek
Allegheny River
Cleveland
F. L. Odenbach
John Carroll University
B.S
Tokyo Trip Confinued Across Seas to Tokyo
Observers note the zeppelin flight path from Chita to Peiping and into the Yellow Sea toward Tokyo faces greater hazards than the Atlantic crossing. Weather data will be scarce once the airship moves eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppetin
Chita
Siberia
Peiping
Whang-Hei
Yellow Sea
Tokyo
Carolina Family Feud Reported In Jail Embroilment
The Mountaineers described a long standing feud between the Landers and the Stantons with tensions boiling over as family members were jailed. The fragment notes lingering bad blood and ongoing conflict between the two households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landers
Stantons
Notice of copper wire claim and road bid invitation
A. B. Nestor of Flemington announces a found quantity of his copper wire and invites the owner to prove ownership at the farm. Separately the West Virginia State Road Commission issues sealed bid proposals for State Road Project 3447 in Taylor County for 2.0 miles of Northwestern Turnpike grading, with a $1,600 certified check requirement and Charleston office access for plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Nestor
Flemington, Wig
State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Charleston
Taylor County
Northwestern
Office
State Road Commission
W. Va
George B. White
Selling idea of peace to world talked at Berlin congress
Berlin August 12. The first plenary session of the advertising congress drew 1000 American delegates and 5000 advertising men from 20 nations. Lord Riddell said business men seek friendly relations, while H V Kaltenborn thanked him for the peace keynote. Bankers and businessmen are viewed as our best diplomats, promoting the peace idea to consumers and public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lord Riddell
H. V. Kaltenborn
Brooklyn Eagle
Janie HT
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