Ghost Train thrills at Buckhannon Wesleyan Play Shop
The Wesleyan Play Shop at Buckhannon stages The Ghost Train, a three act mystery drama directed by Mrs. C Edmund Neil. Roy Wirt Reger leads a talented cast from Buckhannon and surrounding towns, with strong performances by Betty Williams Francis Scott Laura Jean Watson and Sam Mazzle among others. A group from Gratton heads to Buckhannon for tonight’s show and graduation events.
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Scotland Yard
Betty Williams
Francis Scott
Laura Jean Watson
Buckhannon
Alton Wholf
Akron
Ohio
Carrie Bennett
Gratton
Sam Mazzle
Clarksburg
Wil Us. Shuman
Fairview
Ernest Bentfield
Warwood
Nick Giantonio
Cleveland
George Haylman
Barnabas
Wesleyan College
C. Fo Bhaffer
Walnut Street
Guy Ee Bennett
Thayer Street
Lara Bennett
Dewey Avenue
Cold Cream Restores Moisture and Slows Skin Aging
Dry skin resists powder. Start a good cold cream immediately to stimulate oil glands, prevent dryness, and reduce premature aging.
Carrie Bennett in college graduation play cast
Miss Carrie Bennett daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy E Bennett belongs to the graduating class and also to the cast that presents the play.
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the College
Carrie Bennett
Guy E. Bennett
Gov Kump to address 432 WVU seniors at Morgantown
Governor H G Kump will deliver the commencement address to 432 West Virginia University seniors today in Morgantown He will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws alongside Clarence E Martin president of the American Bar Association after which deans present candidates for degrees. The WVU Alumni Association also met and opposed a graduate managerial system for athletics in a 42 42 vote with Houston G Young leading the reform effort and Paul Hager backing it.
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Morgantown
H. G. Kump
West Virginia University
Kump
Clarence V. Martin
Martinsburg
American Bar Association
Clarence Eugene Martin
Ann Gaydosh
Wheeling
West Virginia University Alumni Association
H. A. Stansbury
West, Virginia
Houston G. Young
Charleston
Paul Hager
Mounds Hill
Nicholas Nardicci
Youngstown
Charles Goodwin
Lewis Miller
Ripley
Gary Hogg
Lewisburg
L. B. Arnett
Robert J. Riley
West Virginia University Lawyers’ Alumni Association
Charles M. Love
Julian G. Hearne
R. N. Hiner
Franklin
Byron Randolph
Clarksburg
B. M. Whaley
Parkersburg
Bernard McClaugherty
Bluefield
Town Personal News and Theater Notes
Local society items list Mrs C E Paugh and two children visiting Parkersburg with Mrs Dewey Ware, and actors Dorothy Virginia Robinson and Bob Bolyard in comedies at First Ward School. Also reports of visits, travel plans, graduations, a Buck Samson play, and West Virginia Wesleyan commencement attendance. Jimmie Mattern adopts a sleep schedule for his around the world flight, sleeping about five hours daily to adapt to irregular rest.
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C. E. Paugh
Parkersburg
Dewey Ware
Virginia Robinson
Green
Bob Bolyard
Pete Baker
First Ward
Elizabeth Arble
Carrie Keefover
A. E. Hamilton
Clarksburg
Ralph Arble
Herbert Fornash
Fort Wayne
Indiana
W. M. Fornash
Abe Tackett
Jim Jones
Tucker No
Cyrus Huggins
B. Moffett Chenoweth
Wendel
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
H. L. Foster
T. W. Beall
Pruntytown
Foster
William Beall
Charles Mahaffey
Buck Samson
Mabel Dick
Mandy Burns
Samson
Frank Luzadder
Dewey Avenue
Camille Hugill
Frances Hugill
Warder Avenue
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
C. M. Biggs
Lancaster
N. Y
Jack Clark
Mattern
Menus of the Day from a Historical Menu Card
Daily meal plan listing breakfast lunch and dinner items with recipes for a fish mold savory sauce apple sauce cake and related ingredients. Includes measurements and baking steps for savory mold and cake with notes on serving and garnishes.
Industry Tax Proposed in Work Bill in Senate Action
Washington reports predict swift Senate passage of an administration public works measure with revised licensing power for the President to regulate industry. The finance committee backed net worth and dividend taxes from Harrison to fund a 3.3 billion program, shifting burden toward industry and away from low incomes.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Harriman
Miss
Senate Committee
Harrison Corporation
Henry Gord on Ford V-8 pricing and value
Henry Gord discusses Ford V-8 pricing strategy, noting high production costs and the need for volume to offset losses. He argues buyers demand value from purchase and long-term performance, explaining how selling at low base cost while maintaining quality requires spreading costs over many cars.
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Ford
Roosevelt urged reinstate easing section in tax plan
The plan proposes a one tenth of one percent net worth tax on corporations with values fixed by the corporation, removing exemptions for private bankers and partners. Earnings over 11% taxed at an additional rate. Dividends taxed at five percent at the source. Gasoline levy up 0.5 cent. Administration changes projected at 15 million.
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Roosevelt
Harrison
Backing for repeal blamed on rich Wall Street funds
Senator Robinson of Indiana accused organized wealth and Wall Street interests of financing the drive to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. He warned that abolishing prohibition would unleash an unprecedented spree and said a Senate committee heard a millionaire contributor to the Association Against the Eighteenth Amendment could save $10 million annually for one company.
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Washington
Robinson
Indiana
Wall Street
Repeal Movement Funded Largely by 100 Wealthy Men
The source notes that evidence shows 90 percent of funds for the repeal effort came from 100 wealthy men.
Prince Renounces Claim To Throne For Cuban Fiance
Fontainebleau June 5 Prince Asturias is set to wed Cuban fiancée Edelmira Sampedro in Lausanne. Officials note the marriage would effectively relinquish his claims to the Spanish throne. King Alfonso remains away in Venice and will not attend. Queen Victoria expected to attend.
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Fontainebleau
France
Asturias
Senorita Edelmira Sampedro
Lausane
Lausanne
Alfonso
Venice
Queen Victoria
W. V. U. grid team to have two managers
West Virginia University's football team will have two managers for the first time in the school's history. The athletic board named George Guthrie of Charleston and Gerge S. Seibert of Elm Grove as co managers. Other managers include Paul McCoy of Sistersville in baseball.
Mrs Roosevelt Avoids Photos On West Coast Trip
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt traveling to the west coast declined to pose for pictures with Texas Governor Miriam Ferguson at a Dallas airport breakfast. She requested to avoid political contacts and did not want to be in a group photo. Governor Ferguson and husband James Ferguson had traveled from Austin to greet her. Local hosts included Amon G Carter and Ben Critz with guests at breakfast.
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Miriam A
Austin
Roosevelt
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Fergusons
Carter
Ben Critz
The
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Critz
Mother shields daughter in fatal shooting conviction
In Uniontown Pennsylvania a mother claimed responsibility for a fatal shooting but was freed after her daughter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for firing the shot that killed her husband. The case centers on a mother and daughter with opposing defenses.
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Uniontown
Roosevelt Whistles When He's Troubled
Secretary Woodin, visiting Syracuse University, described President Roosevelt as a “whistler in time of trouble” and said the President told him to tell others he whistles a tune when in trouble. Woodin spoke before graduates about music and will receive an honorary doctorate.
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Syracuse
William H. Woodin
First Hocking Valley coal called stone coal for distinction
In Ohio the initial coal from Hocking Valley was termed stone coal by blacksmiths to differentiate it from charcoal.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio
Judge Ben Lindsey Denied Bar Readmission in Colorado
Denver June 6 Supreme Court denied readmission to the Colorado bar for longtime Denver juvenile court judge Ben B Lindsey citing lack of contrition for charges against the court. Edwin Tiffin won Ohio's first gubernatorial election with 4 564 votes and no votes against.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Colorado
Supreme Court
Edwin Tiffin
Ohio
Lyman Builds Yachts in Sandusky Since 1873
Bernard E. Lyman of Sandusky Ohio has spent decades building racing yachts and boats beginning in 1873, establishing a long career in craft and seamanship with a focus on quality vessels.
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Bernard E. Lyman
Sandusky, O
Pinchot Finishes Legislative Work at Milford Estate
Governor Pinchot wraps up a month of signatures and vetoes at his Milford estate. The Woodward anti party raiding bill veto fuels speculation he will pursue the U.S. Senate seat next year. Political observers in Harrisburg weigh his next moves after this flurry of activity.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
General Assembly
Capitol Hill
Milford
United States
Funeral services for infant Edith Louise Cunningham
Funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Cunningham in Flemington for Edith Louise Cunningham a one year old child who died yesterday after a brief illness Rev N B Hemifick of Wenn officiated Interment followed at Webster Cemetery She was the couple's only child.
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Harry Cunningham
Flemington
Fox
Little Aotter
Edith Louise T
Aft Sholern
N. B. Hemifick
Wenn
Webster Cemetery
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W. VA
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Main St
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W.V.U
Old Reliable
West Virginia Business College
Clarksburg, W. Va
T. B. Cain
Alexander Georre
Charles G. Corbin
Henry Gord
Solon
Joe Weber
Weber and Fields
New York
Weber
Lew Fields
Associated
Texas
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Ariz
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Coast
Dallas
Tex
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