Senior Play Set by Senior Class at City High School
On Friday May 19 the Senior class hosts its annual play in the high school auditorium at 8 p m The three act mystery The Black Flamingo by Sam Janney unfolds under director Ruth Batton The cast includes Frank Devin Floire Lockard Annie Dottelis Virgil Smith and others with a mob lineup and a full production and business staff listed for the show.
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Ruth Batton
Black Flamingo
Sam Janney
Frank Devin
Floire Lockard
Annie Dottelis
Virgil Smith
Robert Iinzan
Fred Henderson
Earl Kerns
Elsie Morris
Virginia Marshall
Doran Morrison
Richard McProuty
Sam Newcome
Harvey Wittman
Howard Carr
Everett Keener
Janie Stubbins
Arthur Hebb
Mathilda Grow
S. H. Haselden
Lucille’ Payne
Dessie’ Losh
Mary Louise Ridenour
Mildred Jones
Robert McIntosh
William Beall
Labor Board Rejects Bias Claims In Union Case
A federal labor board report rebuts charges of undue bias against employers and favors toward unions in Wagner Act enforcement. It notes 42 percent of adjusted cases proceed without formal hearings and 77.8 percent of board rulings upheld by the Supreme Court. The board defends its handling of CIO and AFL cases as identical and critiques calls to enlarge the labor board.
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Statistics and Cours
American Federation of Labor
Toe
Supreme Court
CIO
APL
Rig
Anderson D -Majq
Hughes
Propagala
Labor Board
Agtter
Hoff
R.mich
Death of Judge Damron Ends Noted West Virginia Era
Huntington May 8 193? James Damron longtime United States attorney for southern West Virginia from 1928 to 1932 and prominent in Republican circles died today at 63 after a heart ailment and stroke. native of Logan County he rose from county clerk to circuit judge and U S attorney before settling in Huntington. survived by widow Leola Sanders Damron and nine children.
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Huntington
Ybigo James, Damron
United States
West Virginia
Judge Damron
Logan County
George W. Damron
Ester Chafin Damron
Mingo County
Demity
James ™. Chafin
Chafin
Demron
West Virginia University
Williamson
Circuit Court
Leola Sanders Damyon
Wyoming County
Mayme
Ida
Joe
Patty
Huntlington
B. L. Damron
Cincinnati
E. W. Lind
Group Fights To Keep High School Open
In Barbour County the colored community gathered at Chestnut Ridge church to oppose closing the high school unless there is a guaranteed enrollment of at least forty. Representatives from most communities voiced concerns about unequal education and funding, arguing a shutdown would set back progress for twenty years.
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Philippi
Barbour
Tor
School Fight Spurs Community Pride and Legal Resolve
Speakers praised better cooperation among communities and rising youth pride from the school effort. They vowed to press the fight to the finish, even to the Supreme Court if needed, as graduation exercises are listed for May 23 at Chestnut Ridge church amid a small senior class this year.
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Supreme Court
Chestnut Ridge
Roosevelt urged speed in conference dispute as losses mount
President Roosevelt directly urged fast settlement in the dispute via telegram to the conference. Officials warn the shutdown costs reach ten million dollars weekly in wages and thirteen million in freight. In New York City Mayor Guardia calls for staggered hours to ease morning and evening subway congestion amid fuel shortages.
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Pittsburgh
James H. Greene
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Coas
New York City
Guardia
PLANES CAUSE HEAVY LOSSES ALONG CHINA COAST
Planes caused heavy losses as warplanes attacked the South China coast to prevent goods from entering the country. Authorities closed businesses and ordered inland evacuation while officials called the raids reckless attempts to break morale. Refugees suffer hunger as Chunking rebuilds and electric service partially returns.
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Shanghai
South China
Vad
Amoy
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chunk’ng
Chengtu
Shzechwan
Domei
Showers Help Michigan Fire Crews Gain Control
Showers allowed an army of firefighters to subdue extensive forest fires in Michigan's lower peninsula. By May 8 the major blazes in Montmorency, Presque Isle and Cheboygan counties were under control with over 30,000 acres burned, much of it state land, and several isolated cabins destroyed.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
P. J. Hoffmaster
Montmorency
Preque Isle
Cheboygan
Grafton Citizens Clean Up Drive Week of May 7
To the citizens of Grafton the advisory calls for thorough cleanup of lots during the week of May 7 to present a neat town for tourists and civic pride. A municipal garbage truck will collect garbage and cans for a small fee and offer assistance. Anyone dumping waste on private or city lots will be prosecuted.
Poland Danzig Crisis Jeopards Security Alliances
The article notes Poland and Britain confront the Danzig dispute with Germany as tensions rise. It cites British Premier Butler signaling preference for peaceful settlement and potential mediation, while reports from Warsaw describe a new Hitlerite bluff amid alliance talks. Names include West Point cadet Sanders Damron and Williamson residents Berg Gentile and Robert Damron.
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Berg
William Gentile
Williamson
Robert Damron
Sanders Damron
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
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London
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George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Ambassador Kennedy
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Chicago
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DuPont
Zara di Pont
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Everett
Mass
Civil Liberties League
South China Coast
Michigan Weods
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Gillispie
Poland
Russia
Butler
Britain
Germany
Danzig
League of Nations
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Warsaw
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Conklin
Dartmouth
A. R. Conklin
Tan Ht
America
Camel
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