Campaign Aims for Woodrow Wilson High School Bleachers
A community project seeks about 4300 to complete permanent seating at Woodrow Wilson High School's football field. After a grant of 8600 from FERA for field labor, alumni and local supporters must fund steel seats to replace unsafe wooden bleachers, ensuring safer spectator accommodations and Beckley’s reputation for progress.
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FERA
Friends of
Woodrow Wilson High School
Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley
Training For Congress From State Legislatures
The 73rd Congress shows 184 members gained prep via state legislatures. Of senators 35 and of House 149 had such experience. The American Legislators' Association journal argues electing those with state legislative records would improve public economy and raise the quality of congressional service.
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House
The
American Legislators’ Association
Weather note links drought to high temperatures
A United States Weather Bureau observation notes that rains are a good omen and periods of drought and high temperatures often coincide. It admits uncertainty whether drought causes heat or heat influences drought, explaining that rain requires moisture-laden air to cool, which may not happen during prolonged heat.
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United States Weather Bureau
Weather Cycle Breaks With Rain Then Cooler Air
The pattern tends to sustain itself until an unknown factor interrupts it. Breakup typically arrives with rains that trigger cooler conditions. The cooler weather then promotes more rain, and the cycle returns to normal.
State road plan eyed as cure for patchwork routes
The state road commission backs a secondary road traffic and population survey to guide intelligent construction of a lateral road system. It highlights the Tams to McAlpin and Big Stick route toward Winding Gulf as needing immediate work, urging permanent expansion. The piece uses a playful analogy about Siamese twins to argue steady progress and notes 2,500,000 golfers in the U S as a humorous aside.
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State Road Commission
Tams
McAlpin
Big Stick
Winding Gulf
Press comment on car taxes and ownership costs
The American Automobile Association urges abolishing taxes tied to car use and warns against diverting gasoline taxes from road funding. It notes the average car’s value and yearly taxes, plus insurance costs, arguing taxes push families to limit multiple cars and compare favorably with past horse-drawn farm transport.
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American Automobile Association
The
Association
Surrey
Moundsville Journal
The German Slaughter Described in World News Mersi
The passage notes global shock at German mass executions with reports of swift, secretive trials for many prominent Germans. It compares the Nazi purge to ancient Rome and condemns the Hitler regime for brutal, bloodthirsty acts and perverted justice.
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Germany
Marious
Sulla
Rome
Hitler
Williamson Daily News
Jones Catechism Aids Congress in Explaining New Deal
Washington Daybook notes a flood of campaign material on the new deal and its agricultural laws. Marvin Jones of Texas issues the Jones Catechism guiding freshmen and veterans to answer voters questions, including benefit payments estimated at 750 million dollars by year end.
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Beckley
Howland & Howland, Inc
New York
Park Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Washington
Congress
Marvin Jones
Texas
House Agricultural Committee
Jones
Farmers of America
Registerings A Column Of Comment And Criticism
A column of opinion by Alphonso critiques unions and closed shop trends, uses political references to Old Dealers and the New Deal, and lightly touches on local visitors and anecdotes. It includes remarks about Red Thornhill, prohibition comparisons, and quips on marriage dreams, with brief local social notes.
Waterway funds sought for Beaver Mahoning link
Youngstown Ohio July 12 The Youngstown Chamber of Commerce appealed to Secretary Ickes in charge of PWA projects for funds to start the Beaver Mahoning Waterway from the Ohio River to Lake Erie.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown Chamber of Commerce Today
Ickes
PWA
Beaver-Mahoning Waterway
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Spite and Marriage in1950s Hollywood Saga
A feature on Grant Withers comeback brief hints at his marriage to Alice Walsh and a parallel plot summary of Spite and Marriage. It notes Withers rising from a police reporter to film star and mentions his past relationships. The article shifts to a drama about Marsha Moore, Geoffrey Tarleton, and Bob Powers set at Fasthampton Long Island.
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Withers
Alice Walsh
Cleveland
Grant Withers
Geoffrey Tarleton
Marsha Moore
Bob Powers
Fasthampton
Long Island
Marsha
Bob
Negro Activities Club Meeting Report
The Womens Improvement League met bi monthly with Mrs A D Clark as hostess A brief business session featured a report by Mrs R O Carey returned delegate from the State Federation of Womens Clubs held at Montgomery An ice cream course followed for attendees including Mrs J C Wright Mrs E L Morton Mrs Cora Claytor Mrs Rosa Mitchell Miss Mary Waller and Mrs Malissa Cheatwood Other notes mention Mrs Evelyn Hill traveling to Marion Alabama for a stay with relatives and friends and I J K Wells of Charleston visiting en route home from Bluefield.
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Womens Improvement League
A. D. Clark
R. O. Carey
State Federation of Womens Clubs
Montgomery
J. C. Wright
E. L. Morton
Cora Claytor
Rosa Mitchell
Mary Waller
Malissa Cheatwood
Clark
Evelyn Hill
Marion
I. J. K. Wells
Charleston
Bluefield
Marriage License On Wall Ends Hollywood Hustle
The piece recounts a actor’s rapid rise and fall in Hollywood with free spending and bank failures. He pursued quick money, avoided drinking on set, but bad timing and bad luck with key figures derailed his career. A second elopement with Alice yielded a framed marriage certificate, a quirky relic amid faded screen credits. He now supports Buck Jones in serials while avoiding past excesses.
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Jack Warner
Darryl Zanuck
Hal Willis
Warner
Hollywood
Withers
Nowe Adays
Buck Jones
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Raleigh Register
Johnston
Associated Press
United States
Herbert C. Plummer
Alphonso
West Virginia
Red Thornhill
United States District Attorney
Mrs
R. J. Howard
Julia Hall
Mr. White
Mt. Hope
J. W. Haynes
Ronceverte
Glen White
O. E. Davis
Joyce Davis
C. J. Jones
Hinton
Gussie James
W. L. Jeffries
Jessie Wardell
Lilly Calloway
Royal
Ella Wright
Boomer
James Hull
Hudson
Glen Rogers
Bert Battie
Resaco
Mary Thomas
Stotesbury
Dillinger
H. W. Shawhan
Pennsylvania
Harry Anderson
Wild Life League
Hollewood
By Robbin Coons
Grant Others
Warner Bros
Loretta Young
Harilaril Saglor
Ella
Geoffrey
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Lakewood, N. J
C. E. Englebrecht
Alice
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