East Side New Subways Prompt Mass Move in Houston Street
G MASSOCK reports on a large planned subway project under Houston and Essex streets forcing 1,700 East Side families to relocate within two months. About 700 can stay. the rest move to Brooklyn or The Bronx as new modern apartments rise, offering $12.50 per room with baths and other amenities.
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G. Massock
Chamber of Commeres
Houston
Easgex
East Side
Brooklyn
The
Bronx
Cartside
Chamber of Commerce
Bilis Island
Confession Admissibility Sparks Parkersburg Trial
In Parkersburg on May 15 the trial of Francis Tanner, 26, linked to wounding state deputy prohibition commissioner C. E. Summers during a 1938 raid near Lehighton, centers on a purported confession alleged to be obtained under duress and sought for exclusion. The case highlights a dispute over confession admissibility amid related Bluefield coal land deal notes.
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Parkersburg
Francis Tanner
C. E. Summers
Prohibition
Legehtown
Parkersburg Po- Mee
Tanner
No More Gas In Stomach and Bewels Ad
Fragmentary ad copy from a drugstore listing scarce readable names. Mentions a product for gas relief and references UNION-DRUG CO and LOVE DRUG CO. Contains unclear pricing and availability notes.
Orange Root tonic praised by West Leisenring folks
A testimonial from Mrs. Albert McGrego of West Leisenring Pa near Uniontown praising Orange Root Iron and Gele ty Compound. She details fatigue prior to use, energy return after using a few bottles, and increased appetite. The ad claims hundreds of thousands endorse the tonic and lists ingredients and prices for sale in Grafton via the Grafton Drug and Chemical Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert "McGrego
West Leisenring
Uniontown
Grafton
Grafton Drug and Chemical Co
Pareel Post
Pemberton coal lands expand near Raleigh county mines
ORANGE ROOT coal companies announced at Pemberton Coal and Coke Company offices a 5400 acre expansion adjoining the Batley Wood and Ragland properties in Raleigh county. The Beckley seam mines produced over 1,000,000 tons in 1928, under company officials. Federal authorities and state police probed the Ida May Consolidation Coal Co. store and post office robbery, with prints taken by C W Debendater. In Wheeling, a federal court sentenced the president of Wheeling to two years in Atlanta prison and a $400 fine for a third offense violation of the prohibition act. Two youths from Fairmont pleaded guilty to transporting a stolen auto from Toronto to Cameron, with parole pending until they reach age. Albert Heifer of Wheeling was sentenced to six months in jail on a Jones law indictment.
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Coal Companies
Pemberton Coal and Coke Company
Batley-Wood and
Ragland
Pemberton
Raleigh County
Beckley
P. C
Fairmont
Consolidation Coal Company
Ida May
C. W. Debendater
Grafton
Wheeling
Atlanta
Coun Jsel
Denzil Haney
Wilbur Miller
Toronto
Cameron
W. Va
W. E. Baker
L. A. Cather
Marion County
Bairmont Y Until
Albert Heifer
Imported Snake On Display In Weston Drug Store Window
Weston on May 15 reports an imported snake found by Lawrence Shearer when opening a banana crate at J L Gissy’s Camden store. The 2 1/2 foot reptile resembles a rattlesnake but lacks rattles and has similar fever-like markings. It is currently displayed in Weston’s drug store window.
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Weston
Eareh
Ralston Drug Store
Lawrence Shearer
J. L. Gissy
Camden
Senate passes farm relief bill 53 to 33
The Associated Press reports the Senate approved the farm relief bill by a 53 to 33 vote. In Los Angeles authorities investigate a death and four injuries during filming of "Old Inside." In Jersey City Mayor Fran Hagnue and a fusion ticket are defeated in the city election. Washington-Interstate Commerce Commission files a complaint.
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Associated Press
Washington—Senate
Los Angeles
Jersey City
Fran Hagnue
Fusio
Washington — Interstate Commerce Commission
Is there an avenue for a child to make music today
Talks TosS MUSIC argues modern radio and phonograph shift music from family lessons to passive listening. It laments formal lessons and suggests active participation through glee clubs, student orchestras, or simple instruments like drums or ukulele. Encourages children to sing or play what they enjoy, over aimless appreciation of classical pieces.
Turbulent News From Across The Nation And World
Reports from Washington and various cities detail anti trust actions against railroads, libel actions, church pressure in politics, student hunger protests at Citadel, church state conflicts, and a dirigible voyage to America. A national temperance push is announced in Mexico City and the Prince of Wales aids workers at a London exposition.
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Washington
Edward 2
Meccnti
Washington Post
Hiles
Philadelphia Record
Bishop Freeman
Episcopal
Charleston
Citadel Military School
Michoadian
Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin
America
City Adminstratn Continues Road Improvement Push
City officials including Commissioner John A Newcomb and Street Commissioner D C Hinkle assure the cemetery board of city backing. L L Loar, association chairman, urges citizens of Grafton to push immediate road improvements, predicting results within a month. Unpaid subscriptions noted.
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John .A.newcomb
D.C. Hinkle
City Commission
L. L. Loar
Grafton
Cemetery association reports dues payments to cover 19500
Officers of the cemetery association announced today that expenditures will reach 19500 if all subscribers pay their full dues for the year. The report highlights the financial outlook based on member payments and emphasizes upcoming collection efforts.
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The
Cemetery Association
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Honeymoon Preparations Begin
The New York American reports Mrs Dwight W Morrow left Englewood for North Haven Maine to prepare the Morrow summer home for the wedding of Anne Morrow and Colonel Charles A Lindbergh. The ceremony is planned for June 17 at their Englewood home.
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New York
New York American
Dwight W.morrow
Englewood
North Haven
Morrow
Anne
Charlea’a. Lindbergh
Morrows Englewood
Elizabeth
Boston
Lindbergh
King George Returns to Windsor Amid Cheers and Tears
Crowds line the Windsor route as King George and Queen Mary return from England to Windsor Castle after a long illness. The monarchs wave to supporters while tears, prayers, and blessings fill the scene as he recovers at Craigwell House and travels home. Prairie dogs still threaten Nebraska farmland in a separate note.
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Windsor
Bognor
England
Craigwell House
Wheer
King George
Mary
Windsor Castle
Prune Jelly Dessert For Four With Orange Gelatin
Recipe style instructions detail Prune Jelly Dessert serving four with orange flavored gelatin. Ingredients include prune pulp, sugar, nuts, egg white, vanilla and boiling water. Method folds in beaten egg white then chills until firm. Also notes sixty three tons of metal cast into bells for a Scottish cathedral in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
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Walter Lipscomb
Jack Robertson
Lipscomb
Hurricane
State Hospital For the
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Robertson
Tresti Filkins
John Cabacott
Montrose
Tucker County
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George Shaffer
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Quauiry
Plymouth Now
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Innis
Earl Phillips
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Grafton, W. Va
Alice Dudson Peale
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Committee On Economic Changes
Buffalo
T.T. Shields
Des Moines University
Baptist Bible Union
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Golden
Pieris Golden
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Nebraska
Potathkee
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone. CO
West Virginia
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