Kump Vindicated as Stephenson Ousted from Liquor Board
The editorial lauds Governor Kump for demanding Homer Stephenson’s resignation from the liquor commission after prior criticism of the board. It notes Stephenson’s push for an audit, calls him a political opponent, and praises Kump’s action as timely and righteous. The piece closes with a New Year reflection and holiday scheduling suggestions for schools and public offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Liquor Commission
Kump
Guy Kump
Homer Stephenson
Stephenson
Rocky Holt
Charleston
John B. Wilson
Wilson
Thanksgiving and Christmas as sacred, harvest and holy days
The piece argues Thanksgiving is misnamed a harvest feast amid a busy season, and Christmas stands as the great holy day of the year. It invites reflection on twelve months of labor, hope, and gratitude.
Ministry for Children proposal spans city departments
Dr. Harold G. Campbell proposes a Ministry for Children to co-ordinate budget requests across Health Education Parks Welfare and other city agencies. An inter departmental board would study needs and reduce duplication while clarifying services. It would act as a clearing house with final funding decisions left to the Board of Estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Campbell
Children’s Court and Education
Police, Recreation
Board of Estimate
New York World-Telegram
Roosevelt Soft Tone Signals Possible Warmth Toward Business
Politics analysis notes Roosevelt’s re employment statement marks a calmer, more diplomatic tone toward business. It suggests a shift from earlier rancor to cooperation and private enterprise revival, with uncertainty over whether this signals a sustained new approach or mere momentary calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Velt
Roosevelt
Beards and bequests, telegrams, and a West Virginia homecoming
The column riffs on telephone hooks with rubber bumpers, roasts beards as winter protection, then recounts G W Miller of Halfway Oregon writing from Raleigh County about a 40 year return home. He describes long road trips, snow, and plans to relocate to southern California and Old Mexico before spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Potts
S. M. Bledsoe
Beckley
Washington
Halfway
Oregon
G. W. Miller
Raleigh County
Heber Street
Rock Creek
Miller
W. Va
Idaho
Tam
California
Old Mexico
W. Miller
Federal incorporation for big business debate reemerges
Opinion notes a prior column arguing for federal incorporation to curb outsized firms. It highlights that interstate corporations now choose state laws, with Delaware common but often insufficient, and warns a federal license would depend on nationwide regulation while many Delaware firms seek broader activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Youre Telling Me The Dionne Quintuplets On Air
A light column notes the Dionne quintuplets will join radio once they can speak enough English. The piece wittily contrasts career pay, flirtations, Gothic college architecture, and predictions of a slow war arrival. It ends with a quip about chicken dishes.
Wings For by Bailey Wolfe shows love and rebellion in small-town paper
In a 1936 excerpt, Sally Warren, editor of the Warren ton Courier, loves aviator Terry Maynard but agrees to break with him for his sister Tip. Philip Page, returning to run the Courier, helps Sally through heartbreak while planning a quiet meal in his garden, amid mounting social pressures and family ties. The scene blends romance with looming wedding tensions and a wartime sense of duty in a tight-knit community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Page
Warrenton Courier
Morris Mill
Sally Warren
Terry Maynard
Terry
Tip
South America
Sally
The
Courier
Philip’ Page
Philip
Page House
Dora
Pages
Hinton Knights Hold Annual Commandery Inspection
Hinton Commandery No. 12 Knights of Templar held its annual inspection at the Asylum of the Commandery with Grand Warden Thomas L. Feazelle of Mt. Hope and Eminent Sir Horace D. Gast of Mt. Hope in attendance. Hon. William H. Sawyers spoke on Free Masonry. music was provided by Miss Muriel Coleman and Master Jackie Weaver. A banquet followed in the Masonic Temple banquet room hosted by the Eastern Star. attendees included numerous Sir Knights and Ladies from Hinton and nearby towns. A shipment of notices closes with Mrs. J. S. Bradley being recalled to Farmville Va. due to illness in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Knights of Templar
Thomas L. Feazelle
Mt. Dope
West Virginia
Feazelle
Horace D. Gast
Mt. Hope
Wiliam H. Sawyers
Muriel Coleman
Jackie Weaver
Hinton Commandery
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
J. D. Germer
M. D. Haptonstall
P. B. Gooch
C. D. Bolton
J. M. Roles
R. L. Arrington
L. P. Graham
S. R. McLean
C. W. Layman
B. W
William H. Sawyers
Knights and
M. M. Casdorph
Ronceverte
H. D. Knapp
Lewisburg
Lewisburg Commandery
S. S. Tuckwiler
No. 15
K. T
O. V. Bowling
H. L. Bowling
H. D. Gast
Hope
Myrtle Blake
T. A. Jones
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Ministry For Children
Byron Price
Hose
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Harold Biriffe
Telehone Company
Marie
Telephone Companee
John
Delaware Lackawan
Isaac
Jacob
Coal City
Via
St. Vitus
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
William Ritt
Santa Claus
Wings
Bailey Wolfe
Aunt Dora
Miss Warren
Mary Morris
McDonalds
Mrs. McDonald
Hinton Society
J. S. Bradley
Farmville
J. C. Smith
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