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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1936

Page

7

Globe Trotter Plans Aerial Odyssey Around The World

Dr Bolivar Lang Falconer a 65 year old Texan plans a 30 day round the world air journey starting May 7 from Dallas He will ride Zeppelin from New York to Germany then fly to Frankfurt Berlin Amsterdam Rome Cairo Baghdad Jodhpur Rangoon Singapore Batavia Manila then to San Francisco aboard a clipper ship He travels alone having previously crossed the world with John Saxston of New York

Tex Bolivar Lang Falconer Falconer Dallas New York United States Civil Service Commisson Manila John Saxston

Local Social Notes From Bury And Beckley Area Communities

Personal items from Bury Beckley and surrounding towns list visits from Miss Herma Trott of Beckley and Miss Agnes Wipperman. Circles of the Christian church hostesses meet. residents travel to Beckley for shopping and entertainment. Easter weekend visits include Quince Duncan from Weeksbury and the McGuire and White families.

Bury Kentucky Herma Trott Beckley Mary Machumis Stotesbury Mike Machumis W. M. Powers H. H. Duncan Circle No. 4 The Christian Church Madeira Powers Meredith White Bluefield Quince Duncan Weeksbury Agnes Wipperman C. N. Farle Ewing Grandview Delmar Ewing O. F. Meredith Charleston John Horvath Skelton John Sorrels Atheral Williams Lillybrook Clarice Fox M. F. McGuire Vivian Bragg Beatrice Fannie McGuire Snrinedale J. D. White Lucille Browning Dewey Browning Jock Sauders Sydney Humphrey John Kelley Mike J. Machumig Helen Hubert McGuire Beckley Hospital Claetta Lytton Guy Williams

Surprise Stork Shower Honors Mrs Wynn in Stanaford

In Stanaford West Virginia Mrs J P Wynn hosted a surprise stork shower for Mrs Brewster Smith at her home Monday night Entertainment included games and refreshments A list of guests featured Mrs John Richmond Mrs Ersel Scarbro Mrs Robert Lytton Mrs O J Gill Mrs Ladia Madonna and others The event ended with guests enjoying the display of gifts Also Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbell hosted Sunday dinner for a group including Mrs Mac Hamed Mr and Mrs Flack and children Athleen and Autumn Mrs Madge Woolwine Winnie Woolwine and Hardy Cavendish plus relatives from Rainelle Ronceverte Raleigh and Weeks

J. P. Wynn Brewster Smith John Richmond Ersel Scarbro Robert Lytton O. J. Gill Ladia Madonna Jimmy Warden Grace Warden Edgar Harrah Robert Harrah Ira Amburger Mary Far Herbert Campbell Mac Hamed Flack Athleen Autumn Madge Woolwine Winnie Woolwine Hardy Cavendish Tall Rainelle Frank Carnefix Ronceverte Claburn Woolwine Raleigh Quince Duncan Weeks

Cab driver marks 50 years without an accident

John Ulrich began driving at age 12 and, now a veteran cabbie, honors a near five-decade accident-free record. He cites careful handling and alertness as key to his long career with no incidents.

Prosa Fire John Ulrich

Cordell Hull Faces Election Campaign Speeches

Secretary of State Cordell Hull, the Tennesseean known for tariff expertise, may enter national campaign debates this year. If his trade treaties encounter Republican criticism, he could be drafted to explain them. Hull’s career spans the House and Senate with focus on tariffs.

Cordell Hull Hull House Senate

Hull on the tariff inspires debate in congress

The passage describes Hull in a convincing, gentlemanly yet businesslike manner as he discusses tariffs. He delights in debate, tearing opponents' arguments apart with calm precision, and his presence commands respect among lawmakers.

Congress Hull

Bid While House Burns

Flames burst from the attic as an auction sale proceeds in the front yard. A bucket brigade fought the blaze but the house burned to the ground while bidders resumed the sale. California used 685,611,000 tons of gasoline in early 1935, up from 675,000 gallons in the same period in 1934, ranking second to New York.

Associated Press Selma Howard Holloway California New York

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Globe Trotter Stanaford, W. Va Trouste Africa Popeye Cartoon News and Travelogue Quart No Schenley Distributors, Inc N. Y Tappan Robertshaw Henry Conway Neville St Pennsylvania Rittenhouse Continental Distilling Corporation Philadelphia Johnson Pillsbury’s G.S. Coffee Wheaties Shirley Temple O'Neills Ps Pin Ory Sone Staley Peg Laddie Texas Sophia Oak Hill Rhodell Hinton East Beckley Marscott Eccles Fayetteville Lester Glen Hedrick
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