Shakespeare in Raleigh evening reads classic lines anew
The Raleigh Register discusses Shakespeare performances at Woodrow Wilson auditorium noting actors delivered the text with facility yet some audience members missed the climaxes. The piece compares Elizabethan speech to modern English and laments changing tastes in drama.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
America
Com
Associated Press
All News Dispatches
Woodrow Wilson
Mall Contaite
Freda Ae Friar Ag Seeda
West Virginia biographical library emerges with Camden project
The article lauds Dr. Charles J. Ambler at West Virginia University for writing the life of Jolson N. Camden, a pioneer and U.S. senator from Parkersburg. It urges biographies of Henry Gassaway Davis and others, noting West Virginia’s industrial builders shaped the state’s growth through railroads oil gas timber coal and manufacturing.
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Charles J. Ambler
Jolson N. Camden
West Virginia
Lewis County
Weston
Parkersburg
United States Senate
Ambler
Henry Gassaway Davis
James Morton Callahan
Davis
West
Virginia
C. & O. Railroad
Gamden
John T. McGraw
Sam Dixon
Lawrence Tierney
County school board pay criticized in Morgantown Post
The Morgantown Post urges a nonpartisan study of the county unit school administration plan before legislative revision. It argues the present five dollar monthly board payment is inadequate, hindering recruitment of qualified members for Raleigh county where school operations amount to a million dollars, demanding integrity and business ability.
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Morgantown Post
County Unit Plan
Post
Bie
Raleigh
Roosevelt credit programs prove profitable to government
The Roosevelt Administration profited from lending via the RFC and PWA amid years of credit tightening. RFC sold 637 PWA bonds at premiums and disposed of self liquidating loans for substantial gains, with average PWA bond prices exceeding 103. Investment bankers who bought the notes shared less in the upside, while the government reaped profits from the program.
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Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Public Works Administration
RFC
PWA
17000 Kentucky Colonels Stripped of Title In One Day
A dramatic order from the Kentucky attorney general ends the status of 17 000 individuals as Kentucky Colonels. The sweeping decree erases their title across the state leaving many former colonels to face a different identity. The event is framed as a near miracle with only old age remaining as an incurable condition.
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Kentucky
Pressure on West Virginia Registration Amid Flood Delays
The Wheeling News Register reports low registration due to Ohio River floods in Northern West Virginia. Registrars meet April 13 and 4 with books due April 20, while past years show shifting party majorities in Ohio and Hancock counties. Senator Earl mutch queries potential irregularities as Democratic sentiment grows statewide.
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West Virginia
Earlmutch
Fairmont
Ohio
Wheeling
Hancock County
Smith
Wheeling News-Register
Adolphia Sharpe and the New York Fashion Sensation
A profile of Adolphia Sharpe, a self described designer from Knoxville who creates trendsetting fashion by reworking last season’s gowns. The piece notes her hat and jewelry designs, hats in Carnegie Hall, a scarab bracelet from Cairo, a jade and vermilion color range, a jade engagement ring, a Chinese jade pheasant, a Griffon dog named Cat Monky Dog, and two thin gold bracelets. It recalls her striking red hat in Rumplemeyers and Helen Hayes drawing crowds in late March.
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George Tucker
New York
Adolphia
Adolphia Sharpe
Sweden
Stockholm
Vienna
Ishe
Knoxville
Tenn
Globe
Hattie Carrnegie
Carnegie Hall
Cairo
Shanghai
Cat-Monkey- Dog
Daffy
Fin
Guy Dejohn
Belgim
America
Nannette
Rumplemeyers
la Belle Sharpe
Tennessee
Hugh Brooks Seeks Justice Of Peace Nomination
Glen Daniel resident Hugh Brooks enters the Democratic primary for Justice of the Peace in the Trap Hill district. A 25 year Glen Daniel taxpayer and laboring man, Brooks is new to politics but widely known in his district.
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Glen Daniel
Justice of the Peace
Trap Hill
Brooks
Glen
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A column mixes observations and opinions on politics and society with quips about public figures and manners. It cites political figures and jokes about refinement, manners, and sport figures while raising social critique in a satirical voice.
Ellis Plans Busy Week At Various Churches
The Reverend R. G. Ellis preaches in Besaco this morning at ML o clock on Follow me and I will make you fishers of men. Church groups meet from 2 30 to 7 30 with Epworth League and Intermediate league then evening service at 7 30 on worthwhile aims for the future. Easter Sunday services are set for Princewick 10 o clock Lillybrook 11 o clock Pickshin 2 o clock Besoco 7 30 Tommy's Creek 3 o clock.
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Princewick
Lillysbrook
Pickshin
Besoco
Tommy's Creek
Trig
Milas Bila
Perala
Kay
Morgan
Iris
Lanning House
Dicky Hamilton
Georgia Blair
Jimmy Wilts
Natha Schuyler
Allan Beckley
Lorimer Browne
Storia Regina Draws Standing Ovations Across Performances
Though the play itself has not received strong critical acclaim, it has drawn standing audiences at every performance, indicating steady popular appeal and consistent turnout.
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Storia Regina
Fred MacMurray rises from shy beginnings to Hollywood leading man
In a portrait of Fred MacMurray, the ex Carroll College student who faced stage fright yet became a sought after film star. The piece notes his early nerves opposite Claudette Colbert and other stars, his growth in the industry, support from Katherine Hepburn and others, and a light family note about a rumored engagement that he quashes while confirming marriage plans.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood—tIn High School
Fred MacMurray
Carroll College
Waukesha
Wis
Hollywood
Claudette Colbert
Katherine Hepburn
Carole Lombard
Sylvia Sidney
SS i
Paul Muni
Charles Laughton
MacMurray
Collegians
Carroll
Alfred Lunt
New York
California
Beaver Dam
Fred
Lillian LaMont
Miss LaMont
Baptism Conducted for Elis Bailey by Christian Endeavor
Cleay Creek West Virginia reports the Christian Endeavor Society meeting Monday night followed by the baptism of Elis Bailey by Res Huffman after conversion earlier that day. The baptism and gathering were enjoyed by all as Rev Charles P. Pinder preached at the local Presbyterian church.
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Church News Christian Endeavor Society
Res. Huffman
Artie
Elis Bailey
Charles P. Pinder
Presbyterian Church
Golden Rain SYNGUSIS and the Modern New York Life
An unclear, fragmented narration centers on a woman living a modern New York life as the aunt Pilia’s relative while contemplating a return to Perera Po. She fears Morgan Block’s marriage to Kay Olver and a brief exchange with Morgan leads to reassessment of friendships and distant ties.
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Syngusis
Pilia
New York
Perera
Will
Eila
Morgan Block
Morgan
Kay Olver
Morgan -Ainseif
Iris Lanning Comes of Age in Persia Social Scene
Iris Lanning navigates family tensions and romance amidst a Persian enclave debut. Morgan warns of trouble with local suitors as Iris resettles with Honora and welcomes Allan Beckley and Sigrid at Allan’s grand party in Persia.
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Fortles
New York
Honora
Allan
Iris
Persia
Owen Lanning
Mrs. Morgan
Madame Phina
Margaret Widderem
Glasgow honors Bolivar with new street name
Glasgow observes change in Glan dson directory as Var Terrace replaces Montgomery Terrace. A street corner table lists Simon Bolivar as the liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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Associated Press
Glasgow
Scotland
Glandson
Bolivar Terrace
Montgomery Terrace
Simon Bolivar
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
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