Prince George Era Birth And Edward VIII Abdication Echoes
A vivid reminiscence ties the 1894 birth of Prince Edward to current upheaval as Edward VIII renounces the throne. The piece contrasts royal ceremony with modern Britain’s crisis, warning that abdication could threaten world peace and strain US Britain ties built on democratic governance.
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White Lodge
Richmond
Prince George of England
King George V
Paul Revere
London
Ames
Edrd
Princess of Wales
Queen of Alexandra
Duchess of Teck
Edward VII
George V
Queen Victoria
Canterbury
Great Britain
Edward VIII
Ireland
India
Britain
British Empire
Europe
Orient
Church
Thevernment
George
America
England
United States
Baldwin
Edward
Editorial on cooks and the National Restaurant Association
The piece critiques the National Restaurant Association and its theories on cooks life and loves. It references Mr Peter Borras of Washington who hosts countless dignitaries annualy and questions whether he could feed them.
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Borras
Washington
The
National Restaurant Association
Peter Borras
Garnishee law needs legislative action for effect
Following the garnishee amendment Attorney General Homer A Holt states it cannot be effective until a new law is enacted. He notes the amendment only enables the legislature to pass a wage garnishment law for state employees and that the January session must adopt such a law. The piece discusses rackets in the East, fraudulent wage contracts, and urges business leaders to aid lawmakers in studying contracts and forms.
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Homer A. Holt
Holt
W. Va
Raleigh County
Sunshine States Advertising Sunshine and Hospitality
The piece notes Florida and California have long touted sunshine and hospitality while turning away penniless migrants. It questions who benefits from sunny promises and cites the Simpson business as removing Spanish war propaganda from the news, crediting Wally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
California
Wally
New York World Telegram urges medical ethics on ambulance fraud
A World Telegram editorial criticizes doctors who sign fraudulent accident certificates and urges the New York Academy of Medicine to scrutinize legal issues in ambulance chasing. It cites Assistant District Attorney Bernard Botein's prosecutions as evidence and calls for heightened professional vigilance and ethical standards.
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New York Academy of Medicine
Academy of Medicine
Bernard Botein
Botein
New York World-Telegram
Automobile mix up ends with mistaken car mystery
In Beckley a mix up over similar cars leads to a wild chain of mistaken identity as Mr. E D Armstrong searches for his vehicle, only to discover another coupe owner used the wrong car. Police confirm the two cars were adjacent and similar in model, a rare coincidence that cleared all.
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Raleigh
Armstrong
Durham
Beckley Hospital
E. D. Armstrong
Mr. Durham
Mr. Armstrong
George W. Bright
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Presbyterian Church
Wings Yor Sakksy in Bailey Wolfe tale
Dark Philip Page returns to his hood home and buys the Warren ton Courie. He aids Morris mill workers in their fight for better homes while siring Sally Warren, a society editor, who loses her fiancé Terry Maynard to her younger sister Tip. Wealthy Mary Morns pursues Philip and delays Sally at her house as companion. Philip asks Sally to see McDonald, a Milltown workman, for him.
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Philip Page
Warrenton Courie
Morris Mill
Sally Warren
Terry Maynard
Tip
Mary Morns
Philip
Sally
McDonald
Milltown
Sally Delivers Aid Amid City Heat and Poverty
In Warrenton on a sultry August afternoon Sally visits the sick May McDonald, learns of hospital plans, and reflects on wealth and hardship. May fears leaving her children as Mac and other men struggle after factory layoffs. Sally helps, arranging Mr Page’s visit and sending Little Joe with money for oranges.
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Sally
Philip Page
Warrenton
Mac
May
Tennessee
McDonald
Palace
Mr Morris
McDonalds
Little Joe
Joe
Bailey Wolfe
Opinion at a Glance on Federal Relief Cuts
Washington faces a delayed reaction to the federal drive to trim emergency relief. The outcry grows from rural areas as staffing shrinks, but capital looms quiet until lawmakers arrive. The WPA’s permanence, funding, and influence worry critics who demand budget restraint yet want local roadmaps funded.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Congress
Hill
Government plan on liquidation of WPA questioned
A querist asks about the drive for progressive liquidation of WPA and other emergency relief agencies. The answer says they are not slated for liquidation. the joke is a new commission to liquidate, though one already exists and is considered too many. WPA, for example, has GOT to be explored further.
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WPA
An Eye for an Eye and Publicity Motto
A satirical miscellany mocks a duelist’s motto about publicity. It mocks Roosevelt era limits on liquor stories, warns of war sowing, and riffs on European travel ads and social scenes. It notes Farley abroad and Irony at press offices with jokes about Congress, Hitler, and the Great White Father reference.
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Hitler
Washington
Nordic Adolf
Berlin
Fidelis Class Hosts Christmas Party in Bellepoint
The Fidelis Class of the First Baptist Church and Guild were entertained at Mrs. Louis Burton home in Bellepoint. Miss Hazel Burton and Miss Ruth McCandlish co hosted. Mary Billings opened the meeting and a December 14 Christmas party at Miss Mae Vass on Temple Street was planned. Committees were formed to arrange details.
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The
First Baptist Church
Louis Burton
Bellepoint
Hazel Burton
Ruth McCandlish
Mary Billings
Mae Vass
Temple Street
Margaret Ratliff
Local social event honors a group of young ladies
Refreshments were served to a list of attendees including Miss Mary Avis Connor Miss Mae Vass Miss Mary Skaggs Miss Mary Billings Miss Mae Hunter Miss Margaret Ratliff Miss Ruth McCandlish Miss Louise Cales Miss Nora Nile Neely Mrs Virginia Light Mrs Louis Burton Miss Hazel Burton Miss Eloise Burton and Miss Maydelle Adkins during a community gathering hosted by local organizers.
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Mary Avis Connor
Mae Vass
Mary Skaggs
Mary Billings
Mae Hunter
Margaret Ratliff
Ruth McCandlish
Louise Cales
Nora Nile Neely
Virginia Light
Louis Burton
Hazel Burton
Eloise Burton
Maydelle Adkins
Silver Leaf OES Chapter Holds Regular Meeting
The Silver Leaf chapter No. 5 O. E. S. met in the Masonic hall with Mrs. Bertie Wicker presiding as Worthy Matron. Attendance prize went to Mrs. O. C. Reese. Attendees included Mrs. Wicker, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Burroughs, Mrs. Docie Reese, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Welfley, Mrs. Harford, Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Fredeking, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. McLean and young Mary Lee Anderson.
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Silver Leaf Chapter
Masonic Hall
Bertie Wicker
O. C. Reese
Jean Abbott
Marjorie Burroughs
Docie Reese
Lucy Maloney
Mary Anderson
Lucy Welfley
Virgie Harford
Mary Rice
Faye Martin
Vada Burton
Rita McLean
Cynthia Ann Fredeking
Myrtle Moss
Nina Harrison
S. R. McLean
Mary Lee Anderson
R B Turner celebrates birthday with intimate dinner
Mrs. Turner hosted a small dinner Wednesday evening in honor of R B Turner's birthday anniversary. The modest gathering included available guests as plans for the celebration were laid out.
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R. B. Turner
Local Guests Mentioned at Turner Event
The list of attendees includes Miss Katie Lipscomb, Mr and Mrs Robert S Turner, young Barbara Kay Turner, the Rev Arthur Harris Clarke, Harold Hulme, Plummer Boley and Mr and Mrs R B Turner at the gathering.
Engineers Dance Invitations For Bluestone Project Hosts
Invitations have been received by local residents for an informal dance Saturday night honoring Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Dortch. A private dinner precedes the event at the Greenbrier Nite club. C. N. Gwinn was a business visitor in Bluefield Thursday.
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Engineers
Bluestone Project
N. F. Dortch
Greenbrier
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Donald Duck
Mr. Borras
I. Riffe
A. Scalise
Chamber of Commerce
McDonald House
May McDonald
Hey
Miss Warren
Morris House
Lula Belle
Mr. Page
Morris
Benton
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
William Ritt
Paris
Rome
New Yorker
Farley
Hinton Society
Fidelis
O. E. S. Meets
VOM Walker
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