Open Air Theatre Cars As Seats In Camden
Camden, N. J. July 17. Drive in and watch movies where cars form the seating in a new open air theatre covering 250000 square feet. Seven tiers of parking inclines curve in a semicircle, each row 50 feet wide, with a giant screen and hidden loudspeakers ensuring even sound amidst car noises. The setup even stayed on during a storm, losing only three cars.
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C. E. Butterfield
Camden
N. J
Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr
Coal Code Debate Divides Appalachian Mines
The Logan Banner argues that multiple regional codes under the National Industrial Recovery Act risk undermining benefits through unfair competition. A single nationwide code may be too rigid, while a two or three field approach or a unionized Appalachian coal framework could offer common ground. The Wheeling Daily News urges cooperation between operators and miners to boost overall industry prosperity.
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Logan Banner
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Smokeless Coals Corporation
Wheeling Daily News
Roosevelt praises Civilian Conservation Corps as future spirit
President Roosevelt hailed the Civilian Conservation Corps as the vanguard of a new American spirit urging work as the path to real rewards. He joined Secretaries Dern Ickes Wallace and Perkins in stressing the corps of nearly 300,000 youths as proof the nation can sustain citizens with paid, actual work and self discipline.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Dern, Ickes
Wallace
Perkins
States
Dern
Daring aviators and arson fears in postwar era
The piece notes Wiley Post pushing toward new world flight milestones with stops in Moscow Novo-Sibirsk and Khabarovsk while recounting the doomed fate of two American Lithuanian pilots shot from New York and crashing in East Prussia. It also discusses a spike in arson aimed at insurance theft, naming Morgantown Pittsburgh and Cleveland as centers of conspirators and calling for tighter fire insurance controls.
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Wiley Post
East Prussia
Moscow
Novo-Sibirsk
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Jimmy Matter
Nome
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New York
Germany
Baltic
New Foundland
Far East
Prussa
Europe
Balbo
North
Asia
Lindbergh
Canada
Morgantown
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Public interest in West Virginia publicity effort
The piece urges marketing West Virginia to Americans, arguing internal prosperity matters more than currency values. It notes famous natives and historic sites, praising state publicity to attract tourists and viewing West Virginia as a unique crossroads, with cities like Wheeling and Charleston highlighted.
Make your highways pay dividends campaign in West Virginia roads
The Motor Clubs of West Virginia promote a state wide development drive urging taxpayers to back road improvements. President E F Schultz notes 120 million invested and calls for tourists to explore scenic and historic sites along the state's highways, highlighting the need to capitalize on travel to unique spots nationwide.
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Motor Clubs of
West Virginia
E. F. Shultz
Northern
Tuition Fees Spark Debate Over State College Increases
The Huntington Advertiser discusses rising tuition at state colleges set to take effect this fall. It cautions the state board to avoid excessive hikes that could suppress enrollment and waste resources, noting colleges cannot easily cut plants and staff to match lower class sizes.
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Huntington Advertiser
State Board
Negro Indicted For Woman's Death In La Plate Md
Page Jupiter, a negro farm hand, was indicted for the murder of Mrs Evalyn Reif-Schneider, 45, a Waldorf woman killed with an axe on July 8. A second indictment charged assault. Grand jury found evidence insufficient to indict on lynching. Jupiter confessed killing at her request, denied assault.
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la Plate
Page Jupiter
Evalyn Reif-Schneider
Waldorf
Jupiter
Reif-Schneider
City musters plan to adjust teacher employment
The group discusses which teachers will be dropped and who will join the school board, deciding to give further study before a formal adjustment. Employment of city teachers is halted for now, with rural teachers’ decisions postponed to a later meeting.
County Board Plans School Closures and Surveys
The board discussed using state aid to eliminate eleven rural schools in the county based on pupil numbers and accessibility. A survey was ordered to identify which closures cause the least harm, with Taylor county schools shown where attendance fell below twenty for two months. Lloyd L. Shriver led location and accessibility briefings and suggested breakaway surveys for firsthand data.
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Tygart Valley
Skylight
Randall McKinney
Bard
Taylor County
Lloyd L. Shriver
Wiley Post Eyes Solo World-Round Flight Record
Reports say Wiley Post, aiming to complete a solo world circumnavigation, may have boarded a Soviet plane at Anadyr in Siberia headed to Nome Alaska, but his current whereabouts remain unknown after the crash event.
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Beria
Anadyr
Siberia
Nome
Alaska
Plan to Draw Tourists Outlined in West Virginia Meeting
Ernest N. Smith of the American Automobile Association will address a 7:30 PM courthouse gathering in Fairmont tonight. Auto club leaders from Morgantown Clarksburg and Fairmont along with Northern and Central West Virginia members attend as the drive for extra 10 percent dividends on WV road investments gains pace. Mayors Martin Henderson and Henry push Marion county efforts as Smith promotes WV scenic and historic assets with prior talks in Parkersburg Huntington Charleston Wheeling and Bluefield.
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Fairmont
Ernest N. Smith
American Automobile Association
West Virginia
Automobile Club
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Arthur G. Martin
Northern West Virginia Auto Club
Robert R. Wilson
Carleburg
Central
Andrew L. Henry
Marion County
Smith
Parkersburg
Huntington
Charleston
Wheeling
Bluefield
General Martin, Retired, Dies After Firecracker Injury
Major General Charles G. Martin, U.S. Army retired at 72, died in San Francisco from blood poisoning after a Fourth of July firecracker burn. He served in three wars, received the Distinguished Service Medal, Croix de Guerre with two palms, and the Legion of Honor.
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San Francisco
Charles G. Martin
U. 8
Army
Martin
Leterman General Hospital
Saratoga
My Pee Ryed
Corning Grade Cauled Price Increase Reported
Pittsburgh July 18 1902 packet says price for Pennsy crude oil in Buckeye pipeline rose by 90 cents, with other grades up 15 cents yesterday. Numerous agencies report the price adjustment reflecting market conditions.
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Pittsburgh
Buckeye
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