Thomas Opens Third Campaign for Presidency
James B. Hatcher profiles perennial candidate Norman Thomas, a Princeton-educated Presbyterian and Socialist, as he begins his third presidential bid in 1935. The piece traces his past campaigns from 1924 through 1934, notes fundraising and ballot-access struggles, and cites his 1932 vote total amid disputed counts, plus his extensive speaking schedule and possible 1940 plans.
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James B. Hatcher
Associated Press
New York
Norman Thomas
Thomas
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New York Senate
Brooklyn
Manhattan
U. S
East Harlem
Municipal Charter Commission
Kallows
White House
Middle
Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Oklahoma
Florida
Louisiana
North Carolina
Fortune Teller's Name Revealed by Crow in Tale
In a village scene narrated by Mary Graham Bonner, Christopher Columbus Crow emerges from hiding to expose a ruse. Rip and Willy Nilly accuse and mock the fortune teller, who admits he spoke in crow voice and planned to charge for stories. They invite him to a special supper.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Christopher Columbus
Rip
Willy Nilly
Christopher
Local Negro Church School Closes With Record Enrollment
Ebenezer Baptist Church vacation church school ended after a two week session with an excellent program. Enrollment reached 120, the largest in the school's history, with Ruth B. Dandridge as principal and a long list of teachers and helpers. Attorney J. S. Butts served as superintendent.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ruth B. Dandridge
L. J. Wright
Mary Waller
Mable Beverly
Josephine Gains
L. B. Dandridge
Elsie Hill
Willie Spencer
Hazel Garland
Cleo Blakey
Florence Clark
Mildred Turner
Esther F. King
Ethel Mae Wright
Olivia Wright
Cornelia Green
H. W. Dandridge
LeRoy Green
Philip F. King
Irland
Ruth’ Irvin
A. D. Clark
Dandridge
Beverly
J. S. Butts
Bluefield
Bluesfield State Teachers College
Hood Hall
Richard E. Hyde
State Department of Education
R. P. Sims
B. S. Jdecree
Janie Richardson
Mt. Hope
Bernard A. Evans
Raleigh
Esther J. King
Evelyn C. Payne
M. E. English
Beckley
East-Park
Emma G. Booze
Philip Z. King
Sallie C. Noel
East Park
Rosetta Wiliams
Dorothy Bumpers
Zelma Thompson
Ethel Hale
Evelyn Hayes
Willie Hayes
Mary
Elizabeth Florence
Jessie Ruth Kirkly
Agnes Lenoir
Alease Lenoir
Margaret Jenkins
Central School
Cora Brown
Journal of Education
Tom Guthrum
Miss Brown
Annie Mable Graves
Mt Hope
First Baptist Church
F. D. Tozan
C. Nd. Trent Undertaking Company
Myre
Graves
Daniel Graves
Beulah
William
Dan
Dan Munley
John Munley
Agberta Austin
Price Hil
Baptist Church
Beckley Personal News Highlights From Weekend Visits
The item lists weekend visitors and relocations around Beckley including Mr. Sandie of Bluefield in Beckley with J. B. Elliot and Mrs. Clinton Howard. Miss Mary E. Davis in Princeton and Charleston. Miss Gladys Hill returning to East Beckley after Williamson. Mrs. Frances Gray ill then relapsing. Rev. C F Muse treated in Beckley for mine injuries. multiple guests of Mrs. Philip Hall of East Beckley. families attending Bluefield State College graduation for Evelyn Payne. Mrs. Ella Robinson traveling to New York City and New Jersey. Fred Whalen once champion trick shot billiard player now a movie actor.
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Sandie
Bluefield
Beckley
J. B. Elliot
Clinton Howard
Virginia
Jasper Richards
East Beckley
Lee Ethel Lomax
Williamson
Landst
Frances Gray
Emma Toney
C. F. Muse
Beckley Hospital
Evelyn Garland
Bertha Brown
Pittsburgh
Mamie Garland
Montgomery
Philip Hall
Brown W. Payne
Harry F. Payne
Arthur Payne
Lantern
Evelyn Payne
J. S. Butts
Rosa Green
Lee Green
E. M. English and
Philip F. King
Mildred Turner
Bernice
Helen
Dorothy Wade
Elenora
Maska Edmonds
Jones
C. D. Trent
J. B. Eliott
Ella Robinson
New York City
Eliza Mitchell
James Mitchell
New Jersey
Tools Stolen From House Under Construction Near Weaver’s Station
State police reported a box of carpenter tools stolen Friday night from a new house at the junction of the Raleigh road and the cutoff highway near Weaver’s filling station. The owners were not named in the report.
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Weaver's
Raleigh Road
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