Winter's Grand Central Studio Above the World
Ezra Winter, famed muralist, works on six floors above Grand Central Terminal. His top floor studio houses a cluttered attic of pipes and machinery and hosts gatherings with notable artists and writers. Winter's Bedford of murals continues after the war, painting a Birmingham library frieze while other studios, like George Luks, reveal New York’s bohemian art life.
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Richard Maslock
New York
Ezra Winter
Grand Central Terminal
Winter
Concourse
Grand Central ‘Art Gallery
Camouflage Laboratory
Macdougall Alley
Protracted meeting at Lawler's Chapel in timber era
In the Gathsville circuit Rev. Henry Smith held a long meeting at Lawler's Chapel located amid timber work. Men in the area carried axes and work was regulated by a tax system. If someone found employment he should shoulder his axe and report.
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Henry Smith
Gathsville
Brooklyn Bridge Faces Demolition Talk Amid Shipping Debate
The piece notes artists at work in a dauby studio and describes their smocked figures and gilt frames while industrial interests push demolition of Brooklyn Bridge as a barrier to East River shipping. It recalls the span’s 46 years, a newer Hudson crossing, and the Holland tunnel losing tourist bus traffic after its first year.
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Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Brooklyn
Hudson
Holland
Grafton
United States
Unclear sermon ends with sharp remark at meal time
An evangelical meeting led by Smith yielded few seekers or converts. He preached and prayed with effort, while Amy Scranage suggested a blunt comparison about bearing burdens, revealing local blunt humor amid waning energy.
West Virginia Building and Loan Board to Meet
Morgantown June 26 Special The Board of Governors of the West Virginia League of Building and Loan Associations will meet Friday June 28 to discuss the impact of Creditors' Suits on first mortgage real estate loans in the state and also to address the tax question. The board includes M T Sisler Chester Douglass Wheeling Gist Wellburg Roberts Moundville Rittenhouse Parkersburg Hall Ravenswood Kennedy Williamson Stansbury Beckley Matthews Fairmont Grose Fayetteville Miller Kingwood Beckwith Charles Town.
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Morgantown
Board of Governors
West Virginia League of Building and Loan Associations
M.T. Sisler
West Virginia
M. T.sisler
Robert A. Douglass
Chester
W.,b. Hilton
Wheeling
J. A. Gist
Wellaburg
Evan G. Roberts
Moundaville
W. T. Rittenhouse
Parkersburg
J. W. Hall
Ravenswood
George M. Kennedy
Williamson
Herbert Stansbury
Beckley
W. B. Mathews
Charleston
J. T. Grose
Payetteville
R. C. Miller
Fairmont
Ernest Swiger
Clarksburg
Robert R. Hardesty
Kingwood
Frank J. Beckwith
Charles Town
Murder Case Reported Near Braddock Grave
Uniontown officials investigate a possible murder on the National Pike near Braddock's Grave after lumber dealer M T Balling reports a night cry and shots. Three men fled in a car. a uniformed man and a sea captain’s mother connected to an earlier incident are mentioned.
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Uniontown
Braddock
M.T. Balling
Automo- New York
Navy
Clifford Ia
Reed
Atre
Joseph F. Collins
Wyoming
Justice Kelly
Yong Man
Talking Cow Dairy Exhibit Highlights Wheeling Fair
The United States Department of Agriculture dairy exhibit named Dairy Special will headline the West Virginia State Fair in Wheeling from August 31 to September. Featuring the famed talking cow, the display spans about 1500 square feet and fills a prime space on the Exposition Building’s first floor, drawing interest from dairy workers and the general public alike.
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America
West Virginia
Wheeling
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Bert H. Swartz
State Briefs Outline Jury Tampering Probe and School Appointments
Charleston reports a judge in Kana wha county circuit court announcing an investigation into alleged jury tampering. Clarksburg notes Arthur V. Upton of Victory High School becoming state physical director. Morgantown lists Dr. Charles B. McCorkle of Akron Ohio elected superintendent of Morgantown district schools. Crisp County Georgia claims the only county owned hydroelectric dam in the United States, costing 1.25 million dollars.
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Charleston
A. P. Hudson
Kanawha County
Clarksburg
Arthur V. Upton
Victory High
Morgantown
Charles B. McCorkle
Akron, C
Crisp County
Georgia
United States
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Grafton Progress and Goals
Speakers at a Kiwanis gathering urged responsibility and cooperation to advance Grafton. remarks emphasized foundations for growth, transforming wishes into action, and revitalizing civic clubs to create a prosperous, welcoming city with engaged citizens.
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Kiwantan Rea
Ife
Becaus
Ment of
Grafton
Chamber of Commerce
Jaim
Particula
Perous
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