Tough Morning and Christmas Plans Shuffle in Grafton
Carol faces a tense interview with Mrs Van Cleve while caring for Miss Miranda. The household mingles intrigue and suspicion as Carol frets over Dr. Harding and a looming, holiday shopping rush. Miranda reveals a Christmas task pulling Carol deeper into the Van Cleve family web.
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CoaPter
Carol
Alice van Cleve
Horton
Dr. Harding
Mrs. van Cleve
Katie
Miss Kennedy
Miss Miranda
Miss Mira
van Cleves
Horton van Cleve
Tye
Carol Snding
Isobel
Mary
Beulah
Nanny
Scotland
Kathy
Owen
Missford
Miranda
Alice
Nephi
Shane
J. Saral
Cleve
Scholarly Politics and the Constitution Debate
A column critiques Dr Allen of Marshall College for political bias in urging amendments to curb the Supreme Court. It questions executive influence in academia, warns against constitutional amending by Congress, and discusses WPA relief policy and employment disputes amid 1936 political tensions.
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Allen
Marshall College Fm
Charleston Rotary Club
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Legig
Kump
Marshall College
Simms
Supreme Court
Congress
Mess in WPA relief fuels Logan political rancor
The Logan Banner reports a brewing scandal in the WPA relief programs with factional machines forming amid claims of hunger and mismanagement. Democrats criticize the administration while Republicans deny charges, describing relief as a massive jobs grab for loyalists, leaving others to suffer.
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Logan Banner
WPA
Logan Democrat
Unem
Political realignment urged amid relief delays in Chapmanville
Citizens complain of starvation threats and relief denial as Chapmanville district sufferers describe being shuttled between bureau offices. They urge immediate realignment to ensure fair treatment for all political faiths, warning that the dispute could grow beyond a routine factional row.
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Chapmanville
Farm Aid Hokum and Roosevelt's Farm Policy
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues Roosevelt’s farm policy fails to improve exports or protect the domestic market after two and a half years. It cites declines in meat and wheat exports and sharp rises in imports, noting large percentage drops and surging imports across beef, lard, butter, corn, oats, and flour. The piece concludes that if that is saving the farmer, he would be better off lost.
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HOKUM
Wheeling Intelligencer
Department of Agriculture
America
Business plan to run barges on Ohio river rises
The Chamber of Commerce quoted ship broker Percy Groves and associates proposing a fleet of 100 barges and 25 towboats for service on the Ohio river. They seek the city to lease 1000 feet of water frontage with a depth sufficient for operations, aiming to start the project.
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Huntington
Chamber of Commerce
Percy Groves
Philadelphia
Ohilo
Willieh
Tax on processing fuels farm subsidy clash in Senate talks
Washington observers report Democratic lawmakers worry the administration may back a sales tax to sustain the AAA farm program. The core issue is the processing tax on milling and refining, seen as shifting cash between classes. A New York reader asks about women entering the workforce and economic balance, arguing unemployment stems from distribution of profits, not women’s employment.
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Central Press
Washington
S Street
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press Star
Washington, D. C
Congress
AAA
Federal Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ness
Irving
Bruno Offers Reflections Amid Hauptmann Case Drama
In Lynn Massachusetts the defendant Bruno speaks of truth and defense fireworks as Hauptmann’s case unfolds. Condon mocks the suggestion as a good joke while Hauptmann’s counsel seeks clemency, applying to the court of pardons for possible commutation to life imprisonment.
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Condon
Lynn
Mass
Court of Pardons
Three Best Films of the Year and Notable Portrayals
The review praises Laughton for his dual roles in Mutiny on the Bounty and Ruggles of Red Gap, highlighting his blend of comedy and restrained emotion. It notes the varied annual motion picture menu and hints at additional strong picks beyond three main choices, including The Informer as a standout.
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Eer John Ford
Irish Judas and Dickens Star in Ten Best Film List
A critic lauds an Irish Judas conveyed with direct power and notes Richard Boleslawski's strong Valjean and Laughton Javert in Les Miserables. He selects Ten Best films including A Tale of Two Cities with Ronald Colman and Sydney Carton, Dickens early work, and other classics.
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Richard Boleslawski
Jean Valjean
Frederic March
Valjean
Laughton
Javert
Mr. Dickens
David Copperfield
Ronald Colman
Marietta
Luise Rainier
Contract Bridge Lesson For Central Press By Shepard
E V Shepard renowned bridge teacher shares a Central Press feature lesson from twelve years ago. He recalls a no trump holding scenario where six cards in a suit split 8 2 between hands with K in one hand and Q in the other, advising not to win the first trick with either honor. The example hand S654 ws5e2 Kes 635 illustrates the point.
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Central Press
E. V. Shepard
Declarer
Bridge bidding and play details from a club contract game
The record recounts a bridge auction North South Diamonds No Trump and No Trump contracts with 1 Club opening lead. West held ace clubs and prevented declarer from more than one club trick, with careful play of diamonds and spades to force entry and manage losers. East and West discards and trick sequencing are described, ending with a late heart finesse and disputed final positions.
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West
K. East
Declarer
Bie
Imond
North
East
Wil
Jan
Scoundrel and Bette Davis in Hawthorn Headlines
Fragmentary OCR passage references The Scoundrel and Bette Davis with stray theater notes. Mentions Huntington date and a few garbled terms. Unable to extract a coherent event, person, or organization with clear details.
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Howard B. Holt
James F. Holt
John 8. Palmer
Idee
Mall
Postoffice
Grafton
W. Va
Associated Press
A.E. Clayden, Inc
New York
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Jbl
Tiny
National Congress
England
Pat
Hopkins
Big Business
World
Jess
Bruno
Patronize Sentinel
Scoundrel
Bette Davis
Hera
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