Salvation Army History Overview by Captain Robey
Captain C C Robey outlines the Salvation Army origins in 1865 London by William and Catherine Booth, describing the group as a religious organization formed to reach the unchurched with the gospel, go for souls and go for the war, and stressing its mission beyond charitable acts.
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C. C. Robey
Salvationists
Salvation Army
Salvation
Jesus Christ
East End
London
William
Catherine Booth
William Booth
Salvation Army and William Booth's Immortal Story
A historical piece outlines William Booth founding the Salvation Army, its global spread by 1912, its temperance stance, and gender equality in service, ending with a note about Vernon Pottery gift from California and Skaggs & Co.
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California—Vernon Pottery
Skaggs & CO
Miners Face Stoppage as Coal Output Lags in State
State reports business stagnation as coal pits closed April 1 for contract talks. W. T. Nunnally of the Independent Employer association near Gary says miners may resume Monday, while U. S. Coal and Coke employs about 9,000 workers across four mines. The situation parallels a dramatic Huck Finn stage adaptation at Strand Theatre, with Mickey Rooney in a lead role as river lad seeking life beyond the Mississippi.
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Mark Twain
Mickey Rooney
Ippi
Strand Theatre
Ken
Mickey
New York
Gar
McDowell County
W. T. Nunnally
Independent Employer Association
U.S. Coal and Coke Company
Gary
Welch
U. S. Coal and Coke
U. S. Steel
Cafe Society and Jeepers in Striking Hollywood Mix
Dixie Theatre showcases Cafe Society a Carroll MacMurray Ross comedy set among upper crust socialites and Katharine Carroll Fred MacMurray and Shirley Ross star in a Paramount release directed by Edward H. Griffith. Jeepers a bowing star earns 32 50 weekly on Bulldog Diamond's Secret Police and prompts a lingering industry dispute over his status with the cast.
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Cafe Society
Madeleine Carroll
Fred MacMurray
Shirley Ross
Paramount
Edward H. Griffith
Miss Carroll
Fred
Geng
Sand Street
Fred McMurray
Fifth Avenue
Jeepers the Skeleton Proves Hollywood’s Cash Cow
The Strand Theatre highlights Jeepers, a famed skeleton in the closet of Hollywood lore, whose notoriety and market appeal have yielded substantial profits for his owners as he continues to draw crowds and money in film history.
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Hollywood
Jeepers
Man Dies in Garage Accident In Wellsburg
May 12 report says 64 year old Lee Huffman of Morgantown was struck and killed by a truck backing into a garage after leaving a wash room. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Wellsburg
Lee Huffman
Morgantown
Huffman
Opera House Dark Rapture Reveals Titan Race
An enigmatic film debut portrays a seven foot tall titan race living in seclusion. The piece describes giants as a mysterious nation with both men and women towering far above average height. The article notes surrounding controversy and racial references embedded in the portrayal.
Dark Rapture: Denizens Of The African Mountains On Screen
Armand Dennis and Leila Roosevelt Dennis unveil a film of stately mountain tribes in an exotic Africa. The Opera House features their picture Dark Rapture, showcasing dancers, drums, and eerie choral rhythms amid wild scenery and poetic captions.
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Themelves
Armand Dennis
Leila Roosevelt Dennis
Opera House
Dennises
Maypole
Grafton High to Stage The Black Flaming Thrill Drama
The Senior class of Grafton High presents The Black Flaming in the high school auditorium on Friday May 19 at 8 o'clock. Sam Janney selected the setting about thieves in an inn on a road to Vienne Le Chateau. Cast includes De Lussacs Trigaud Cagliostro and other aristocrats. Reserved seats available at the high school next week with ushers named from faculty and students.
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Grafton High School
Sam Janney
Paris
Vienne le Chateau
France
de Lussacs
Trigaud
Cagliostro
Kingdom of
Tllevery
Gladys Hickman
Mary Thomas
Katherine Shepler
Lynn Faulkner
Marjorie Bennett
Marjorie Cole
Jamita Getz
Cherlene Haynes
Betty, Poe
Frances Proudfoot
Pneumonia Cited as Death of Local Woman
Mrs. Anna May Radabaugh 68 of Harmony Grove section died of pneumonia at her son Frank Radabaugh’s Adamsville home near Shinnston after three years of invalidism. She was widow of Homar Radabaugh who died May 12 1930 and a member of Coon's Run Baptist church. Born June 10 1871 near Bridgeport she is survived by daughter Mrs. Charles Carr and five brothers. Funeral at Bridgeport Methodist Protestant church at 2 pm Sunday, interment in Bridgeport IOOF Cemetery.
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Anna May Radabaugh
George Cropp
Harmony Grove
Frank Radabaugh
Adamsville
Shinnston
Radabaugh
Homar Radabaugh
Coon’s Run
Legion Elects Barbara Savelsberg President
West Virginia Service Star legion members chose Mrs Barbara Savelsberg of Hollidays Cove as president at Wheeling meeting Wellsburg selected as site for the 1940 convention
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Wheeling
West Virginia Service Star Legion
Barbara Savelsberg
Hollidays Cove
Wellsburg
Mrs D O Ball Dies After Illness at 68
Mrs Dorab Ball 68 of Moatsville Barbour county died after two months illness with complications at 4 15 pm yesterday. Born February 1871 in Barbour county daughter of Harrison and Jane Lillard she was lifelong resident of Moatsville and Dunkard church member. Survived by sister Ida Reed Arden and children F H Ball G H Ball C W L Lena Wright Lois Pee. Funeral 1 30 pm Saturday at late Nome Rev Pernell officiating burial Moats Cemetery Moatsville with G T Bartlett directing.
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Reed Ball
Moatsville
Boar County
Barbour County
Ball
Harrison
Jane Lillard
George Baltime B
Ida L. Reed
Arden
F.H. Ball
G. H
C. W.L Lena Wright
Lois Pee
Moats
G. T. Bartlett
Reserve Officers to Attend State Meeting in Fairmont
Members of the Taylors county chapter of the West Virginia Reserve Officers Association plan to attend the state convention in Fairmont tomorrow. Congressman A C Schiffer of Wheeling and Col W S Drysdale of Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio will be principal speakers. Col Rollo J Com iey will serve as banquet toastmaster tomorrow night.
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Taylors County
West Virginia Department
Reserve Officers Association
Department
Fairmont
A. C. Schiffer
Wheeling
Col. W. S. Drysdale
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Col.Rollo J
Com. Iey
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