Opera House Wondering hubbies and a swell cast
A lively stage bill featuring Irene Delroy Lew Cody James Hall and a strong cast with Vitaphone short subjects. Long Term debt measures are outlined as refinanced near 2.9 billion with the balance to cover interest and other obligations. Treasury forecasts show a 4.435 trillion outlay against 3.0 trillion revenue by June 30. Commerce survey notes manufacturing gains in several sectors while iron and steel lag. Freight shifts grow slower, department store sales rise.
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Irene Delroy
Lew Cody
James Hall
Vitaphone
Pittsburgh Grand Jury Probes City Supplies Irregularities
District Attorney Andrew T. Park asked the grand jury today to investigate alleged irregularities in purchases by the city supplies bureau. The inquiry aims to determine any improper conduct and identify responsible officials or vendors in the procurement process.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew T. Park
Local Girl Wins Place In Davis and Elkins Celebrity Contest
Seventeen Davis and Elkins College students received honors in the annual Celebrity contest. Geraldine Morgan of Grafton won second as most popular girl. Katherine Baker Elkins and Benjamin Fairbanks Racine joined top honors. A faculty panel named Roland Hansford Elkins and others as scholastic and all around stars, with Evangeline Patterson Elkins, Marjorie Bennett Elkins, and Warren Pugh Wheeling among prominent awardees.
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Davis and Elkins
Davis and Elkins College
the Senator
Geraldine Morgan
Grafton
Morgan
Clark Morgan
Grafton Banking ‘and Trust Company
Katherine Baker
Elkins
Benjamin Fairbanks
Racine
Wis
Marjorie Bennett
Warren Pugh
Wheeling
Albert Heley
Hays
Mont
Roland Hansford
Chipley
Moorefield
Walter Shaffer
Cass
Emerson Hardman
Kerr Whitfield
Ness City
Kan
Elkims
Howard Hutson
Salem
Mary Jane Wilt
Evangeline Patterson
Marvin Kapp
Jessie Louise Johnson
Bridgeport
Alton Godwin
Katharine Baker
Phi Sigma Theta Sorority
Alpha
Sigma Phi
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Society
Ohi Omicron Delta
Chi Beta Phi
Albert Hawley
Foo'tall
Batar Cappar
Chi Beta Phi Scientific
Phylis Chipley
Greenbrier College For Women
Lewisburg
Pit Chi
Phi ‘Chi Sorority
Girl's Glee Club
RAILROADS AIM AT 100-MILE SPEEDS TO RIVAL RAILROAD
Chicago June 1 Trojans of Southern California loom large as title contenders at the 10th annual NCAA track and field meet at Stagg Field June 5-6. Dean Cromwell's California squad boasts top point totals and depth from stars like Wyckoff Stewart Churchill and a host of sprinters and field athletes. Rival teams including Wisconsin Stanford and Ohio State field strong lineups as they challenge the coast invaders led by the defending javelin and high jump champions and a wide array of scorers across events. Off the track Confederate veterans gather in Montgomery as 2,000 veterans prepare for reunions with leaders like Adjutant General Lee reaffirming ongoing Confederate commemorations. Delegates from multiple clubs attend the gatherings.
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Trojans
California
University of Washington
Frank Wyckoff
Jim Stewart
Trojan
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Dick Barber
Bob Halll
Bill McGeagh
Ernie Payne
Milton Maurer
Bill Graber
Bill Carls
Bill Stokes
Cliff Halstead
Art Woessner
Wisconsin
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Davidson
Kirk
Wright
Cardinals
Troy
Stanford
Hee Dyer
Maynor Shoye
Ben Eastman
Page Smith
Arnold West
Jones
Ken Churchill
University of California
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Stewart
Churchil
JoJe Sivak
Butler
Harold Manning
Wichita
Sivak
Lee Sentman
Mingis Flash
Jick Keller
Ohio State
Ed Gordon
Iowa Negro
Tammy Warne
Northwestern
Faded Gray Leads Vets Followed In Dignified Retreat
An unnamed veteran reflects on faded gray banners and the slow march of soldiers once mighty, their footsteps lagging as they retreat in shadow of a bygone army. The somber scene preserves memory of past glory and current weariness.
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Stone
State Letter Carriers Convenes in Clarksburg at Waldo Hotel
The State Letter Carriers Convention met at the Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg on Saturday. A banquet closed the day after the business session. Attendees from Grafton included Ray Wiseman Alden Carpenter L Reed and Mr and Mrs J C Parkhill and Mr and Mrs Truman McVicker. A Friday smoker honored the group with D L Carpenter Alden Truman MeVicked Jason M Rogers and James 0 among attendees.
Pay Tribute to Departed Taft and Sanford in Court
Washington mourns as Supreme Court pauses for memorials to former president and chief justice William Howard Taft and associate justice Edward Terry Sanford. Attorney General Mitchell reads resolutions of regret from the bar, praising Taft’s holiness and fellowman devotion and recalling his 41 years of public service starting as solicitor general in this same chamber. Chief Justice Hughes lauds Taft's life and Sanford’s contributions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
Edward Terry Sanford
Mitchell
Tat
Taft
Hughes
Sanford
Death of Troy E H Stone in horse kicking incident
Kingwood West Virginia June 1 two injured report says Troy E H Stone 57 died last night from injuries after a horse kicked him away from home.
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Kingwood
W. Va
Troy E H. Stone
Indictments Returned in Shooting at Canaan Valley
Three indictments were returned by the grand jury in Paden City West Virginia charging Thomas Jefferson Sites with killing Miss Jolly Harper and wounding Thaddeus Helmick and his son Austin after an alleged robbery attempt at the Helmick home in Canaan Valley May 28. Sites, held in Elkins jail, was said to have told officers he attacked because he had the devil on him. The Helmicks were hospitalized in Elkins with the son in serious condition.
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Sites
Harper
P8sons
W. Va
Thomas Jefferson Sites
Stre‘hy
Miss Jolly Harper
Thaddeus Helmick
Austin
Helmick
Canaan Valley
Miss Harper
Helmicks
Site
Elkins
Niagara River barrel ride nearly costs life at whirlpool
William Red Hill, a river boatman, endured a three hour spin in Niagara Rapids in an oaken barrel. He was tossed by the whirlpool seven times and rescued by his son after the barrel filled with water. The perilous ride ended near Queenston Canada with Hill clinging to life and finally reaching shore.
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William ‘Red Hill
Niagara Rapids
Hidife
William, Jr
Hill
Marvel
Queenston
Canada
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