Marriage of Miriam Smith and Art Ridenour at St Matthias
Miriam Smith and Art Ridenour were wed at St Matthias Episcopal with Rev Arthur Torrey officiating. The bride, daughter of G N Smith, wore a light blue dress and pink rosebud corsage. The newlyweds left for a southern honeymoon after the ceremony.
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Miriam H. Smith
Artur B. Ridenour
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Arthur J. Torrey
John McQullough
G. N. Smith
Points South
White Sulphur Springs
Grafton
Yates Avenue
Local visitors and travel notes from city residents
PERS NALS P. D. Harvey of Baltimore is here today on business. G. Ed Powell leaves for St. Louis to attend a Baltimore and Ohio relief convention. Miss Mary Whelan visits her parents on East Main Street after graduation from Mount St. Joseph College. Edward Thomas of Thornton sails from New York for Plymouth and London, with headquarters in Europe. H. A. Blue of Blueville travels to Harrisburg on business. Rex and Mrs Lowther of Peru and Simpson residents visit local families. group spent weekend in Pocahontas, Va. Little Mary Virginia Smith of Akron visits aunt on West Main Street. Mrs. Joseph Cook and daughters Elizabeth and Monica of El Paso visit local relatives.
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P. D. Harvey
Baltimore
Fairmont
Fred Bolliger
City Hospital
G. Ed Powell
St. Louis
Relief Department
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mary Whelan
Mount St. Joseph College
Cincinnati
J. A. Whelan
East Main Street
Edward Thomas
Thornton
Simpson
George W. Lowther
Pocahontas
Mary Virginia Smith
Akron
Ohio
C. B. Jones
West Main
Joseph Cook
Elizabeth
Monica
el Paso
Texas
Gertrude Gilmore
Motion Picture Barred After Jury Views Film
The government’s seizure of the Czech motion picture Ecstasy was upheld by a federal jury in New York City. In Knox court the jury found the film obscene and immoral after brief deliberation, citing the heroine as a lively young woman whose life as a bride to an older man is portrayed as a tragedy.
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New York
John C. Knox
Knox
Coronation of Rhododendron Festival Royals at Asheville
Colorful exercises marking the height of the rhododendron festival at Asheville culminated in the coronation of King Ottis L. Green Jr. and Queen Sophie Myers Stephens.
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Asheville, N. Y
Ottis L. Green, Jr
Sophie Myers Stephens
Hardesty Named Acting Deputy Works Progress Chief
Charleston June 26 C H Hardesty of Fairmont, former finance officer of the West Virginia relief administration, was appointed acting deputy works progress administrator by F Witcher McCullough. This is the third appointment announced by McCullough, following Ben H Puckett as director of finance and Dora Gotlitz as associate administrator in charge of women's work. McCullough said space remains to be found for offices, seeking about 6000 square feet.
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Charleston
C. H. Hardesty
Fairmont
West Virginia Relief Administration
Works Progress
F. Wichter McCurough
McCullough
Ben H. Puckett
Scare Relief Administration
Dora Gotlitz
Torrential Rain Causes Huge Loss in Two Cities
A rainfall totalling 4.07 inches flooded Omaha and Council Bluffs, causing thousands of dollars in damage and injuring four people in Omaha. Many families evacuated homes in low lying areas.
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Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
House showdown over 3B Frazer Lemke mortgage bill
A fierce House battle looms over the 3 billion Frazer Lemke farm mortgage bill to refinance debt via currency inflation. Democrats concede White House control may fail as rules committee delays floor action. Representative Leinke, seeking floor consideration, has 201 of 216 needed signatures with hopes to complete by Thursday.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Rules Committee
Leinke
N. D
New Deal Tactics Tangle Up Legacy Farm Credit Plan
Lawmakers cite pressure on signers and calendar tricks to delay passage of the Lemke bill. It would authorize issuance of new currency to buy farm mortgages and extend repayment to 47 years, with mortgages reissued to farmers.
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Lemke
Missing Broker Hunted In Swamps Near Home
Police using bloodhounds search the West Nyack swamps for Charles D. Towt, 83, prominent retired broker of South Nyack who vanished yesterday while pursuing wildflowers. The swamp is two miles wide and three miles long, with rhododendron growth and quicksands.
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Nyack
West Nyack
Charles D. Towt
South Nyack
Towt
Rain Delays National Intercollegiate Tennis Meet
Rain for the second straight day halted play in the National intercollegiate tennis championships at Northwestern University. Officials hope to complete some third round singles matches late this afternoon after another postponement.
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Evanston
Northwestern University
Man Confessed Slaying Held In Peoria Jail
Gerald Thompson, 25, confessed killer of Mildred Hallmark, 19, with guards posted in Peoria jail to avert self harm as authorities confirm he had written confessions of attacks on 18 other girls. Mob violence feared amid charges and diary entries.
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Peoria
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
Thompson
Miss Hallmark
Kump Denies Plan To Call Special Session
Charleston June 26 Governor Kump says a special session hinges on congressional action to define required state cooperation in the federal program. He reiterates the state's affairs do not call for convocation and that federal state relations depend on pending federal measures. He spoke in response to inquiries after a speaker’s remarks.
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Charleston
Kump
Pelter predicts summer call for session
John J. Pelter pressed the opinion that the session will be called this summer. The remark hints at upcoming legislative actions and timing.
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John J. Pelter
Roosters Must Go But Not Hens Judge Rules
Judge Robert Mattingly rules roosters must be removed while hens may stay after neighbors complained about fowls owned by Geo. Kind and Edward Edwards. The decision notes roosters crow at night and hens only cackle after laying eggs.
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Washington
Robert Mattingly
Geo. Kind
Edward Edwards
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