Coincidence and Fires Haunt Beckley Memories
A Beckley retrospective notes fires tied to coincidences across decades. A tar truck blaze reignites memories of 1926 Eccles hose mishap on Virginian Railroad tracks as Mr. Dad Baker drove through a line of hose, while later a Harper fire also involved railroad crossings. The column blends local history with reflections on floods, river confluences, and rising living costs.
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Beckley
Eccles
J. Frank Brubeck
Dad” Baker
Elmore
Deepwater
Harper
J. E. Aliff
Dad Baker
Brubeck
Frank
President Warns Latin America on Democracy and Security
The president of the United States urged South American nations at Pan American Union to defend democracy. He warned that insecurity breeds militarism and curbs freedoms, emphasizing democracy as the safeguard of international peace among the Americas.
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Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Americas
Pan-American Union
South America
Bailey Mourns Mother of Ernest L. Bailey
Obituary note expresses sympathy for Ernest L. Bailey on the death yesterday of his mother in Bluefield. The writer reflects on Mrs Bailey as a gentle, and influential figure, praising her character and noting Bailey’s long political involvement and trusted friends. The piece extends condolences to Bailey, his brother and sisters.
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Ernest L. Bailey
the Bailey
Bluefield
Mrs. Bailey
Ernest Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Bonnet Denies Seeking US Funds for France Defense
French ambassador Georges Bonnet rejects the idea he is in the United States to solicit financial aid for France. He asserts twenty years after WWI that the French will fund defense from their treasury, clarifying the atmosphere and reducing any belief that Americans will provide the needed money.
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Georges Bonnet
France
United States
Germany
Bonnet
Spaniard Refuses Spain Volunteer Call At Paris Station
A train at Paris Austerlitz prepared to depart for the Pyrenean frontier filled with volunteers for Franco's army. On the platform a dark complexioned youth with black whiskers watched as bystanders urged him to join. He replied he would not go, saying I am a Spaniard.
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Spain
Austerlitz
Paris
Franco
Montreal Star
Food buying power rises for employed urban workers
L. H. Bean of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration writes in The Agricultural Situation that employed urban workers can now buy the same amount of food as in 1929 for about 19 percent less money, with nonfood items at 15 percent less. Earnings run roughly 11 percent lower, indicating improved real purchasing power despite lower nominal wages.
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Fairmont Times
Agricultural Situation
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
L. H. Bean
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Mr. Bean
Ballot Foe of Fascism Fares Poorly in Belgium
In Belgium, democracy and Premier Paul van Zeeland faced a harsh defeat as fascist leader Leon Degrelle failed to gain traction. Van Zeeland won 275,840 votes, about 75.89 percent, while Degrelle tallied 69,242 votes, 19.05 percent. The piece argues the ballot remains the strongest guard against dictatorship and notes the electorate's clear rejection of fascist coercion.
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Europe
Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
van Zeeland
Leon Degrelle
Degrelle
Huntington Advertiser
Queen's Work poll hints at 1940 presidential odds
Washington notes summarize a May issue poll by The Queen's Work of congressional press gallery members on 1940 Democratic presidential prospects. Roosevelt leads mentions. Earle, Wallace, McNutt, Murphy, Lewis, Hull, Clark, Jette, Jones, Hopkins, Moore and others follow with varied likelihoods.
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Washington
D. C
National Catholic Magazine
St. Louis
Congressional Press Gallery
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
President Roosevelt
Earle
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Philippines
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Hoosier
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers and Co. I. O
Cordell Hull
Hull
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
White House
Wheeler
Burke
Minton
Youre Telling Me Buffalo Bill Was Italian
A humorous column joking that an Italian discovery claims Buffalo Bill Giovanni Tambini, suggesting Sit ting Bull could be a parliamentary figure. The piece lampoons nationality swaps, mentions Garibaldi and Benedict Arnold, and playfully asserts Cody’s American origins despite Italian curiosity.
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William Ritt
Central Press
Buffalo Bill
Giovanni Tambini
Sitting Bull
J. Twombley Tweed
Celebrity Visits and Autobiography Notes in New York
George Tucker surveys Elizabeth Allan’s New York visit and her quiet return to England amid Broadway fanfare. The piece then reviews Andrea Majocchi’s Life and Death Autobiography and Felix Riesenberg’s Living Again, highlighting careers in surgery and sailing, with notes on career focus and personal journeys.
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York
Elizabeth Allan
Bremen
H. G. Wells
Rasputin
New York
Singapore
Oriental
England
Hollywood
Broadway
Allan
20Th Century- Fox
Charles Payson
61St Street
Central Park
Tobacco Road
Katharine Cornell
Helen Hayes
Andrea Majocchi
Knight
Felix Riesenberg
Riesenberg
Chicago
China Sea
Felix
St. Mary
Hats Off to a Physician Writer Dr Andrea Majocchi
A review of Life and Death by Italy’s famed surgeon Dr Andrea Majocchi head of Ospedale Maggiore Milan. The author narrates his humble origins and highlights humanity in medicine through tales from Lourdes and a US tour. He contrasts European and American surgery and reflects on a car incident with a patient and the accompanying reactions.
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Chicago
Majocchi
Andrea Majocchi
Medical
Italy
Ospedale Maggiore
Milan
Humanity
Dr. Majocchi
Lourdes
Eve’s Quiet Resolve After Denny Leaves
Eve Mannersfield faces financial strain in her Connecticut house after Denny deserts her for Mitzi. Neighbor George Cleveland provides steady support as Eve resumes her aunt’s baking business to care for Judge Featherstone, while letters reveal Denny’s forthcoming marriage. The summer brings hard work, memory, and a hopeful routine.
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Eve Mannersfield
Denny Carter
Eve
Connecticut
Henry
Judge Featherstone
Hollywood
George Cleveland
Dennys
Mitzi
Denny
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Isle of
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Kanawha
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Charles P. Stewart
F. D. BR. First Choice
Cody
Land of Olives
Spumoni
Roman
Col
Bill Cody
Garibaldi
Joe Doaks
Cat Barn
Ned
Clark
Robert M. la Fol
Mussolini
Benedict Arnold
Jesse James
Manhattan
George Tucker
Cap Horn
Pacific
Chicagoo
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Arctic
Peary
Columbia University
Newport
Mr. Riesenberg
Doubleday, Doran
Margaret Widdemer
Emily
Dentons
Marylin
Honolulu
George
Sarah James
Buffalo
Peter
Featherstones
Judge
Uncle Henry
Hey
Adriano
Mattie
Southampton
Mitzillen
Ellen
Sharon
Wenny
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