Broad Cooperation Pledged by States on Program Reach
A religious and civic outreach is described with a biblical quote and a broad program, noting the time is right for expansion. Mayors and officials report strong support from Arizona through Wyoming, including the District of Columbia, with governors secretaries of state and highway safety directors ready to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Colorado
California
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Mountaineers Face East for 1936 Grid Schedule
Morgantown Post argues West Virginia should retain eastern rivals like Pitt Duquesne and W L and seek two more eastern games with Georgetown Fordham as possible options. It notes planned 1936 opponents Cincinnati and Western Reserve ahead and urges continued growth of eastern schedules while avoiding western heavy slates.
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Morgantown Post
University of Cincinnati
Western Reserve
Georgetown
George Washington
Loyola
Cincinnati
Mountaineers
Ohio River
Ohio
Detroit
Missouri
Kansas Ag |Egies
Indiana
Ohio University
Pitt
Duquesne
Temple
Wesleyan
Marshall
Cam Henderson
West Virginia
Fordham
West Virginia's Susanne Fisher to debut at Met Opera
Miss Susanne Fisher of Sutton will sing the title role in Madame Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera House New York on December 26 marking her American debut. She previously performed with Opera Comique in Paris Staatsoper Berlin and engagements in Italy and Amsterdam. Fisher, a niece of Braxton County Judge Jake Fisher, trained in Paris and has given private Elkins concerts.
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West Virginia
Elkins Inter-Mountain
West
More Charges Continued in Abduction Case Amid Plans to Travel
Roman and his young wife plan autotrailer touring after a jury deadlock on the abduction charge. Richard Bradley seeks new charges to keep him jailed while the pair, with a 15 month old child, discuss Texas as their next destination. The man formerly worked in farming, mining and sales to support them during eight years of travel.
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Ents
Roman
Richard Bradley
Dorothy Evelyn Bradley Roman
Texas
Greenbrier
State to Take Part in National Safety Council Drive
West Virginia will join the National Safety Council five year program to reduce highway accidents 35 percent by 1940. The drive begins January 1 and aims to save at least 38,000 lives through intelligent methods proven by experience. A telegram from W C Easley expresses full departmental commitment and thanks for nationwide support to the safety effort.
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Fairmont Times
West Virginia
National Safety's Council
Council
W. C. Easley
W. H. Cameron
Bossy Gillis Dodges Taxes in Local Gubernatorial Claim
Bossy Gillis contends he owns the city jail and three gasoline stations, saying the city owns the jail since he has not paid taxes for two years. He promises to reduce taxes, arguing the move would benefit him. The piece notes discomfiture with libel suits and other issues surrounding his bid.
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Bossy Gillis
Bossy
Curley’s Independent Campaign Wins Massachusetts Governorship
Ely, then governor of Massachusetts and supporter of Smith, faced a breach with Curley. The Democratic party refused Curley at the 1934 pro primary convention. He launched an independent campaign, won the nomination, and became governor.
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Curley
Page One
Ely
Massachusetts
Smith
Democratic Party
Beet Growers OK New Deal in Farm Program Brief
Mountain State Beet Growers and National Beet Growers associations filed a friend of the court brief supporting the New Deal farm program. They argue the AAA provides economic and political democracy, that farmers are not “regimented,” and that Congress has not delegated unlawful power. They assert AAA taxes are uniform excises and that Congress can levy them for general welfare.
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Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
Mountain State
Beet Growers’ Marketing Association
National
Beet Growers’ Association
AAA
Hoosac Mills
Congress
United States
Strikers Clash With Police At Plant In Violent Demonstration
More than 500 workers marched to the plant after a meeting by the Automotive Industrial Workers Association. Police used clubs and tear gas to separate crowds, injuring 21 as strikers attacked the headquarters porch. The clash followed a wage change order from piecework to day wages. Federal conciliator Robert Mythen left the city after saying he had done all possible to settle the dispute.
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Automotive Industrial Workers’ Association
Robert Mythen
Bank Robbery Attempt at Wadestown Bank
Troopers engaged two armed men during an 11 am attempt at the Bank of Wadestown. A rural mail carrier, Kirt Smith, deposited checks and was a nearby witness as the pair fled toward a waiting car. One robber wounded and in critical condition. cashier and others unharmed. Police had prior tip and guarded the bank day and night. Wadestown, Monongalia County, population about 100.
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Wadestown
Monongalia
White
Kirt Smith
Henderson
Smith
Five Troopers Deploy to Wadestown In Early Dawn Mission
Five state troopers and a Martinsburg county deputy sheriff were dispatched to Wadestown after a 2 AM departure from Fairmont Morgantown. Lieut D C Bailey led with Chief Deputy C Ed Snodgrass, Sgt D E Stout, Sgt Paul McClung, and Sgt R P Harris of Fairmont and Corp A V Doddril of Morgantown in the party.
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Marton ‘County
Wadestown
D. C. Bailey
C. Ed Snodgrass
D. E. Stout
Paul McClung
R. P. Harris
Fairmont
Corp. A. V. Doddril
Morgantown
Italy War Ebb and Flow Shapes Oil Supplies
Reports from Washington and New York reveal tensions over Italy's war aims and oil needs as American neutrality policies are debated. Ickes defends keeping normal shipments, while Standard Oil denies guaranteeing Mussolini oil supply, as Italy seeks increased production and continued oil from the United States amidst broader sanctions and embargo talk.
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Coimmacu .Fom
Teame of Wations
Italy
TI Tee
Air Force
Orude
Washington
Ickes
Ethiopia
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Walter C. Teagle
Standard
Mussolini
City to Light Bridge Street to Post Office
The city plans alternating street lights from Bridge Street to the post office, installed by city workers. Funds for the project total about 460 dollars and donations from merchants and townspeople are urged to meet the goal before Christmas. The drive emphasizes community spirit and decorates the city, led by Claude S. Ebert and secretary Frank M. Hollis Jr. Contributors may give to either leader.
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Bridge Street
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Grafton
Committee of Trades Relations
Claude 8. Ebert
Hollis
Special term of Taylor county circuit court called
Clerk Frank M. Hollis Jr announces a special term of the Taylor county circuit court for 10 oclock Saturday morning. There will be no jury summoned.
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Taylor County Circuit Court
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Fire Damages Camp Fairchance Administration Building
A fire at Camp Fairchance health and recreation center in Madison damaged the administration building. Attaches reported 217 children are housed at the facility for underprivileged youth.
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Madison
W. Va
Camp Fairchance
No Agreement Between Williamson Operators and Union
In Williamson on December 3 a meeting failed to produce an agreement on wage and freight differentials between Kanawha and Williamson mining districts. Operators and union representatives could not resolve the key pay and haulage terms, leaving the dispute unresolved.
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Williamson
Kanawha and
Wiliamson
Protestant synod ordains five theological students
Leaders of Germany's Protestant Confessional synod defied the Nazi regime by ordaining five theological students, signaling resistance within church ranks. The move occurred in Berlin as authorities crackdown on dissent, illustrating the perilous stance of church figures during the regime.
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Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Expect Negro Will Recover From Gunshot Wounds
Willis John son, 45, colored, of Olive Hill, a Myers Clinic hospital patient, is reported to have a fair chance of recovery after a twelve gauge shotgun blasted into his body from about twenty feet. Vince Newman, 30, colored, also of Olive Hill, is jailed awaiting charge decisions. The shooting followed an altercation over a dog owned by Newman. State and county officers, led by Sergeant Jancell, are handling the case.
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Philippt
Willis Johnson
Olive Hill
Myers Clinic
Vince Newman
Johnson
Newman
Sergeant ' Ancell
Duplicate Tax Returns Ordered to Aid States
Treasury officials draft regulations to require filing of duplicate income tax returns for 1935 income. The extra copy, possibly a colored green sheet, would be sent to local officials enforcing state and local taxes. Officials say the duplicate would be a true copy though swearing status undecided.
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Washington
Treasury
Army investigation summons two Hempstead men near Mitchell Field
Two U S Army investigators were summoned to look into a case. The men’s present addresses were given as Hempstead Long Island near Mitchell Field.
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U.S. Army
Hempstead, L. I
Mitchell Field
Banks Mail Christmas Savings Boost in Huntington
Huntington banks sent about 80 000 dollars to Christmas savings club members, marking roughly a 15 percent rise from 1934 savings.
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Huntington
Christmas Savings Club
Romance Racker PDA ends with Van Cleve reveal
Carol Kennedy, fortune heiress, navigates social whirl from New York to Connecticut, meeting Dr. Owen Craig, Gary Crandall, and producer Manfred Morris while confronting love, loyalty, and class. A chance encounter with Horton Van Cleave triggers memories as Carol confronts her past and uncertain engagement rumors.
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RPA
Deauhere
Carol Kennedy
Owen Craig
Kathy Prentice
Kathy T
Owen
Carol
Connecticut
New York
Isobel Bronson
Gary Crandall
Playboy
Manfred Morris
Isabela
Gary
Kathy
Morris
Europe
Afice
Harding
Nate
London
America
Mar Hen
van Cleve
Acros
Dr. Harding
Horton van Cleve
Miss van Clave
Miss van Cleve
John
University Club
Isobel
Mer Apa
Re Alee
Hermes Java
Abe
Caro
Miss Kennedy
Kennedy
Ana We
Aunetee Horton
Strand Theatre screens The Case of the Lucky Legs
Hale Stanley Gardner’s The Case of the Lucky Legs comes to the Strand Theatre with Warren William as Perry Mason. A contest for the girl with the most beautiful fees leads to murder, a tangled love triangle, and a baffling crime solved by Mason in thrilling scenes.
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Hale Stanley Gardner
First National
Strand Theatre
Warren William
Perry Mason
Patricia Ellis
Porter Hall
Lyle Talbot
William
New Dixie MARX BROTHERS PANIC AT THE OPERA
The Marx Brothers Groucho Chico and Harpo spend years preparing for A Night At The Opera which opened Sunday at the Dixie Theatre. The comedy features Kitty Carlisle and Allan Jones with a brisk plot and lively singing as the trio enter the opera business and stage an opera in New York.
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Marx Brothers
Groucho
Chico
Harpo
Dixie Theatre
Kitty Carlisle
Allan Jones
Italy
Atlantic
New York
Opera Style Matchmaking Sparks New Romance
The Marxes become matchmakers to further the romance between two unknown opera singers in a one of a kind production.
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Marxes
Western Courage at Opera House with Ken Maynard
Ken Maynard stars in Western Courage at the Opera House with his horse, facing a fortune seeker at a dude ranch. A cyclorama of hoofbeats and gunfire accompanies his showdown as Gloria and her father watch. Spencer Gordon Bennet directs for a stirring pace.
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Ken Maynard
Opera House
Columbia
Ken
Maynard
Wonder Horse
Tenderfoot
Gloria
Heleas
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Grand Exit Double Bill At Opera House
Ann Sothern Ed Mund Lowe and a crew traveled to a Mohave Desert test town in August for realism in Grind Exit a fire detector story shown at the Opera House with the Los Angeles Fire Department providing input on creating convincing destruction and embers.
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OFERA
Mohave Desert
Ann Sothern
Edmund Lowe
Columbia
Opera House
Spa
Los Angelés
Fire cripples town as director briefed crew for Lancaster trip
Broadcast describes Director Tam Kenton informing his team about a major fire consuming most of the town's business district. Lowe investigates embers for clues while Ann Sothern’s remarks echo amid heat and wreckage. Nathan estimates district job losses across manufacturing, building, railroads, wholesale, and services, totaling millions unemployed in a month.
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Tam Kenton
Kenten
Lancaster
Lowe
Ann Sothern
Nathan
Two Arrested in Hebe Police Court Case Details
Hebe police nabbed two suspects at 12 25 a m for tools complaint off their wife Jisty to face a police court before Mayor Be Otto at 3 o clock. Wesley Flaharty was picked up at 7 20 last night for drunkenness. mayor Vaughn charged and a fine paid.
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Jisty
Otto
Salle Wesley Flaharty
Vaughn
Roane County Outlaws Liquor Sales Reject Referendum
Spencer December notes show Roane County joining 25 of 26 districts in a referendum against state liquor sales. Officials report broad local opposition and 836 votes recorded in the tally, signaling continued resistance to governing liquor distribution.
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Spencer
Clkie
Lester T
Akeinst
State. Com
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Arnold Moore
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Craig
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Aan Sothern
Hebe Police
Roane County
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