Beckley needs tax levies for fire and city services
Beckley faces a looming crisis as rotten fire lines and aging infrastructure reveal false economy. The paper urges approving levies for a second fire truck, sewerage overhaul, and street resurfacing, warning of lawsuits over sewage and penalties from an overdue building code. It laments holiday inflation and calls for a sane timetable of public works to restore city standing among West Virginia towns.
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Beckiey
Beckley
North
Kanawha
West Virginia
Too Many Holidays Debate Plea For Limited Observances
A writer argues against widespread adoption of legal holidays noting that extra holidays dilute seriousness. The piece suggests that few well observed days would be more meaningful than many poorly marked ones.
Huey Long in Senate Floor Tirade Sparks Outcry
The article recalls Huey Long's heated Senate floor attack on Pat Harrison, calling him untrustworthy and sick. It notes growing calls for Long's removal after sharp rebukes by leaders and fellow senators, and predicts three more years of his provocative act amid ongoing Senate business.
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Huey Long
Senate
Pat Harrison
Sands Point
New Orleans
Washington
Robinson
Long
Mississippi
Carrison
Navy plans mass flight to Rome face cost, policy questions
A San Diego paper says the United States Navy may back a fifteen aircraft flight from New York to Rome in 1935 to reciprocate the Balbo visit. Washington denies plans, but some San Diego officers may push the idea. Critics cite high costs versus alternative uses for funds and aircraft carriers, raising questions about taxpayer money.
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San Diego
United States Navy
New York
Rome
Balbo
Navy
Washington
Italy
Huey Long Provokes Senate Courtesy Crisis
The U S senate debates Huey Long’s blow to senatorial courtesy as Long’s threats and tactics test unwritten rules. Leaders like Joe Robinson lament that merits can be overshadowed by Long’s tactics, leaving him almost isolated and unstoppable without a solid expulsion case.
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Joe Robinson
Long
Senate
Huey
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Registerings A Column Of Comment And Criticism
A column of opinions and quotations notes political advocacy post hearing, taxation debates, and local school paper topics. It mentions Judge Maxwell potential speeches against a consumer sales tax, teacher pay delays, and advertising in school papers. It also cites actors Hepburn and Laughton from New Haven coverage.
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Judge Maxwell
Miss Hepburn
Laughton
Henry VIII
New Haven
Holi Lights and Hollywood Rumors in April Spotlight
Robbin Coons surveys Hollywood chatter with Aileen Pringle and Grant Withers in new projects. Elizabeth Bergner shuns royalty intrusion amid Catherine the Great buzz. Mae West products teased. Reginald Denny seeks directing. Studio anecdotes include changed studies, Cleopatra outtakes, and Anthony Adverse adaptation odds.
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Aileen Pringle
Lew Cody
Grant Withers
Loretta Young
Elizabeth Bergner
Catherine the Great
Garbro
London
Bergner
Catherine
Mae West
Illinois
Ohio
Mae
Reginald Denny
Pictures
Hollywood
Jimmie Durante
Cecil B. DeMille
Mr. Lasky
Anthony Adverse
Jnot
Judith Lane drama threatens Rio Diablo dam plan
Judith Lane faces an oil drilling threat upstream that could hinder Tom Bevins plans to fund the Rio Diablo dam with his five million bequest. She suspects Morton Lampere aims to overturn Bevins will for Mrs Bevins and her daughter. A visit by landholder Scoggins risks disruption over land and marriage interests.
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Judith Dale
Rio Diablo
Tom Bevins
Bevins
Morton Lampere
Judith
Big Tom
Scoggins
Delphy
Ship Rock
Diablo Dam
el Diablo
Norman
Yassam
Slim Sanford
Jeanne Bowman
Diabolical Dam Dilemma Tests Judith and Scoggins
Judith negotiates with Scoggins over oil land in the flood basin while Big Tom Bevins’ plan to build a dam hangs in the balance. Scoggins seeks money for Mamie and Tommy, but Judith aims to secure land use through cautious, strategic diplomacy, delaying signings and exploring legal angles before deciding.
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Scoggins
Judith
Mamie
Tommy
Big Tom Bevins
Rio Diablo
Big Tom
Judy
Justin Cunard
Judge Morgan
Lessons From a Father’s Calm Power
Brooke Peters reflects on a 6 year old Tommys punishment by a typically easy going father. A single outburst reveals that respect for mother shapes a boy's view of women and sets a standard for the family. The piece argues fathers must model restraint and support for married harmony to teach lasting respect.
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Brooke Peters
Mr. Jones
Tommy
Mrs. Jones
Am I good enough for you Detroit News quote
A fond swain asks if he is good enough and receives a candid reply from the girl who says he is not but is too good for any other girl. The brief exchange is attributed to the Detroit News.
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Detroit News
Paper Meet Opens Today at New River State College
Authoritative discussions on problems in high school paper publication start at the Institute of Scholastic Journalism today and run through tomorrow at New River State College Montgomery. Frank Knight of Charleston Gazette explains How to Cover Sports in the general session this afternoon. H M Wood of the college will discuss What the Student Editor Should Know About Print.
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Institute of Scholastic Journalism
New River State College
Montgomery
Frank Knight
Charleston Gazette
Knight
H M. Wood
New River State
H. B. Bull
Charleston Daily Mail
C. C. Harvey
Steel at fast pace at spring steel conference
By AP in Youngstown Ohio on April 13 engineers at the spring conference of the Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers said the steel business is facing the busiest period in its history.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Ohio
The
Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers
North Bend honors marshal with life lease on city home
North Bend Nebraska awarded Paul Enterline night marshal who lost an arm battling a robber a life lease on a city owned home as public thanks for his courageous actions and sacrifice.
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North Bend, Neb
Paul Enterline
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Oak Hill
J. Alfred Taylor
State Sentinel
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