Forbidden Love at Fair Acres Ends in Unspoken Resolve
Thora and Sherman confront their feelings amid social pressure and family would be acceptant. Sherman vows to win Thora, while she grapples with honesty and a risky future. Mr Marsh approves of Sherman’s persistence as Thora returns to her room after a tense afternoon.
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Sherman
Harte
Fair Acres
Belwyn
Mr. Marsh
Tam
Alec Babbas
Pat Donabjie
AM Babbala
Bagdad
Gordon
Babbas
Mr. Babbas
Primary reform urged for West Virginia ballots
A Wheeling Intelligencer excerpt argues major ballot reform is needed to curb sprawling primaries. It proposes removing state offices from the ballot and introducing filing fees to weed out nonserious candidates, warning current practice threatens popular government.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
West Virginia
Relief spending grows as WPA needs loom for 1935
The Winchester Star notes President Roosevelt requests 112 billion dollars for next year's relief with treasury figures showing nearly a billion more may be needed to sustain WPA. It cites an unexpended June balance over 11.2 billion and argues for cutting relief appropriations to reduce overall burden while ensuring aid for the naked, housed, and fed.
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Winchester
Roosevelt
Treasury
WPA
Congress
Hopkins
Tugwell
Roosevelt Economic Philosophy in Jefferson Dinner Speech
The column critiques Roosevelt's approach, arguing a two billion dollar reduction in a public works measure would restore confidence and absorb unemployment better than more spending. It cites AAA and NRA as flawed policies and asserts that lowering wages or prices alone does not raise production or employment. It warns the president failed to address unemployment.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Manchester
N. H
Union
New York
AAA
NRA
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Leads West Virginia Democratic Primary Victory
In West Virginia, President Roosevelt topped the unofficial Democratic primary with 225,189 votes as 2,090 districts reported. Other figures show Shott, Nesbitt, Chapman Revercomb, and Sharp among notable vote getters. Ho mer Holt and others also listed in statewide tallies.
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Page One- Wheeling
Miller
Chapman Revercomb
Charleston
Sharp
Shott
Nesbitt
Claude L. Smith
St. Albans
Homer A. Holt
L. R. Via
Huntington
West L. Bailey
Senate
Charles E. Hodges
M. M. Neely
Ralph M. Hier
Franklin
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Politician talk and radio speak in the Landon era
Washington observers call Alf Landon s radio interview a strong propaganda piece though weaker in delivery. The piece discusses how modern audiences favor listening to voices over reading text and notes the era of radio shaping political perception. It highlights Senator Borah s Ohio primary campaign as a revealing clash over economic policy and leadership. Also mentions Landon s standing and potential convention votes amid close congressional races in Ohio districts Four and Five.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
Alf M. Landon
Leslie Eichel
William E. Borah
Ohio
Senator Borah
Republican
Democratic
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Borah
duPonts
New Jersey
New York
Borat
Fsa Hls
Old
Marginal Wins Mark West Virginia Primary Night
In Huntington the race narrowed to a 27 vote margin with 10 of 442 precincts uncounted, Cabell county leaning Humphreys, Lincoln county favoring Underwood, and in the Fifth district Casey Jones led Ed Blake by 8,354 to 7,870 as 325 of 326 precincts reported. Congressional incumbents appeared renominated with Roosevelt and Borah leading on their ballots.
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Mond V. Humphreys
Huntington
Cabell County
Humphreys
Lincoln County
Underwood
C. M. (Casey) Lones
Hinton
Ed Blake
Ronceverte
Sweeney
Jennings Randolph
Robert L. Ramsey
Follawsbee
Conaway
Tost
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
Furbee
Peabody
Davis
Musser
Shepherdstown
Simmons
Randolph
Andrew Edmiston
Byron B. Randolph
W. Ieen Pritchard
John M. Wolf Richwood
James A. Rus Qoisell
L. R. Charter
George W. Johnson
Parkersburg
W. W. Roberts
Lawson
Democrat
John Kee
Bluefield
Barton Wyatt
W. W. Wellington
Casey) Jones
Tat
Walter H. Day
Joe TL. Smith
Beckley
J. D. Gibson
Logan
M. F. Matheny
Charleston
George P Grisinger
Charles M. Sanders
Senate Races Highlight Longtime Incumbent Victory
The report notes Ralph B. Williams, a Republican, winning a six-year term in the senate after securing 28,149 votes from 840 precincts. Charles L. Paine received 18,480 votes and Ben Dorris 14,149 in a contest where Williams has held the seat for 26 years.
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Pace 1
Senate
Republican National
Official Check Board Totals From Page One
The record lists vote totals for various offices and delegates. Notable names include Edward A. Brooks, Wyatt Colquitt, Andy Fisher, and Thomas Kenny among delegates, with governors and treasurer results showing candidates such as H. C. Allen Ernest Bailey Charles Hodges and John L. Henry. Other tallies cover state superintendent Arthur Toothiman auditor figures from Edgar Simms to Herman Thorne and election committee results for agriculture and sheriff races.
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W. Paull
First Congressional District
Edward A. Brooks
Wyatt C. Colquitt
Andy V. Fisher
Thomas P. Kenny
Prent
Samuel B.chilton
John 5. Hall
William S. O'Brien
John L. Henry
Richard £. Talbott
George W. Ballard
E. C. ‘Conley
Luther R. Jones
J. Shirley Ross
Edgar B. Simms
Herman J Thorne
George B. Crow
A. D. Daly
Mairion R. Sherman
Clarence W. Kelens
George R. C. Wiles
Earl Smith
Andrew L. Campbell
Hal W. Depue
J. C. Hamric
J. B. McLaughlin
Bar! Smith
P. Guy Ash
John R. Fortney
Clyde
King Solomon
Marguerite Foy
Harry Ki Hai
Evelyn Hi. Yorke
Allen DeMross
Herbert Evans
Wallace N
Hauptmann execution linked to Lindbergh case details
The Sun reports two days after the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the Lindbergh baby murder. The search target is described as a small black bag, carried by Dr John F. Condon, known as Jassie, during a cottage stay near a pond in May 1932.
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Sun
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
The
Frank Broadhurst
John F. Condon
Jassie
Lindbergh
Pond
Gossip Killer Continues as Trial Lingers
Testimony reveals Mrs. Gillespie showed no emotion in court while describing constant worry over her husband’s alleged infidelity. Witnesses note she tried to drown herself two years prior. State’s Attorney E Dill pursues first degree murder but seeks not capital punishment.
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Gillespie
Btate
E. Dill
Mrurder
Kanawha County Primary Recount Demand Filed
Wilson petitions Kanawha County canvassing board to recount votes cast in each precinct of the May 12, 1936 primary for delegates at large to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Recount to begin after official returns are issued for the May 12, 1936 primary and prior to the election certification.
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Roosevelt
William E. Borah
Steiner
Borah
Oregon
Frederick Steiner
William Mahoney
Klamath Falls
John A. Jeffrey
Portland
McNary
Kanawha
Wilson
Elkins
Kanawha County
West Vi
Publican National
Cleveland
Ohio
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