West Virginia lags in college enrollment says Cavins
Dr. L V Cavins reported to the state board of education that West Virginia ranks 34th in college students per population. He noted 50 percent of students live within 40 miles of institutions while county access ranges from six to 52 percent. Home students pay about 254 yearly. boarders about 527. The survey also found many counties lie within 40 miles of at least six colleges and some 80 miles from any school. A proposed teachers retirement fund in Wood county was set aside and Logan College of Logan’s charter request was postponed.
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L. V. Cavins
State Board of Education
Cavins
West Virginia
Wood County
Logan College of
Logan
Magistrate Orders Oxley Held for Grand Jury Robbery Charge
Princeton dispatch reports Magistrate Carl Jones ordered Albert Oxley held for grand jury action on armed robbery. Oxley is accused alongside Jack Mansburger and William Mastin of holding up a filling station attendant. Public notice ad follows.
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Princeton
Carl Jones
Albert Oxley
Oxley
Jack Mansburger
William Mastin
Suez and Laurel and Hardy Shine at Dixie and Local News
A syndicated reel features Suez with Tyrone Power Loretta Young and Annabella opening Sunday at the Dixie theatre. also Laurel and Hardy in Block Heads with Stan and Hardy delivering fast gags and a surprise ending. The page also notes a wariness about Tunisia Libya lines and reports a WV American Legion visit to Fairmont with injuries in a separate incident.
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Sahara
Suez
Dixie Theatre
Desert
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Darryl F. Zanuck
de Lesseps
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Yuma
Arizona
Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Stan
Patricia Ellis
Minna Gombell
Asi Hardy
Billy Gilbert
James Finlayson
John G. Blystone
Blockheads comes to Dixie Theatre with Laurel and Hardy
A new Hal Roach MGM production titled Blockheads stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and plays at the Dixie theatre. The lively comedy promises brisk farce and popular screen duo humor, likely drawing local audiences.
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Dixie Theatre
Stan Laurel
Oliver
Gun Law at Opera House with George OBrien in dual roles
George OBrien stars in Gun Law as a frontier marshal posing as a desperado to trap an outlaw gang in Gunsight Arena. The tale features rough fights and a climactic four way six shooter duel with the crooked mayor and his henchmen. Rita Oehmen co stars as a minister's daughter entangled with OBrien and others in a REO radio production by David Howard REO Radio.
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George O'Brien
Gunsight
Arena
O'Brien
United States
Rita Ochmen
O' Brien
Ray Whitley
Miss Oehmen
David Howard
REO. Radio
Valley of the Giants opens at Strand Theatre Saturday
Wayne Morris and Claire Trev head the cast in the Technicolor Warner Bros feature Valley of the Giants based on Peter B Kyne novel. The film chronicles a determined fight to save California redwood forests from eastern lumber interests led by Charles Bickford around the turn of the century.
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Wayne Morris
Claire Trevor
Warner Bros
Peter B. Kyne
Strand Theatre
California
Charles Bickford
France Ready Fortifications Strengthen Troops in Region
France prepares continued defenses and fortifications in the Pyrenees region. Officials push for increased troop strength as tensions rise with Italy. The report notes skepticism from French military sources about Italy’s ability to seize the jewelry market or significant gains in this period.
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Tunisia
Libya
France
Morocco
Italy
Pyrenees
Dead End Kids Star in Little Tough Guy at Opera House
The Dead End Kids, praised as natural young actors, star in Universal’s Little Tough Guy a vivid docu ment of reckless youth starting Sunday at the Opera House. The troupe began with a simple directive to be natural and let acting grow, and their early success in Dead End followed.
Auto truck collision injures twelve near Belpre
An automobile truck crash near Belpre Ohio injures twelve people while traveling from Wheeling. Three West Virginians among the injured are listed. Details on condition and exact locations are incomplete in the report.
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Ocy
Belpre
West
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