Nurses Host Weiner Roast for McKendree Emergency Staff
McKendree Emergency hospital nurses held an evening social with a weiner roast and games. Several families and staff members attended including John Mackey Eva Turner M E Loney Noel Walters Kermit Ford and many others. Weekend visits and illness updates followed with Dr G W Grafton Dr R M Hatfield and Dr James Murphy noted among guests and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKendree Emergency Hospital
McKendree
John Mackey
Eva Turner
Raleigh
M. E. Loney
Noel Walters
Kermit Ford
Robert Farren
Louise Farren
Grace Holmes
Beulah Quesenberry
Helen Smith
Laura Guinn
Marion Lou
Friendship Class Plans Picnic At First Baptist Church
The Friendship class of First Baptist Church will hold a picnic outing Tuesday evening. Members should meet at the church at 6:30 for departure and participation in the event.
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First Baptist Church
Personal notes recap from Lexington to Charleston region
A string of social updates lists Personal Mention: French A. Harper Jr returns from the University of Kentucky, plans to stay with his parents. S. H. Bridge and son Charles visit Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ross travel to Gordonsville Virginia. James Stevens of New York to visit Stamford. Franklin Barkalow returns to Morgantown after a weekend with the Harper family. Others include trips to Alexandria and Richwood, attendance at funerals, church duties, and summer visits in various towns.
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French A. Harper Jr
Lexington
University of Kentucky
S. H. Bridge
Charles Bridge
Charleston
A. A. Ross
Gordonsville
James Stevens
New York
O. F. Meredith
Meredith
Stamford
Franklin B. Barkalow
Morgantown
French A. Harper
Ralph Koiner
Alexandria
Ann Williong
Howard Rhodes
Lewisburg
Harry Pace
John T. Adams
Golden Bailey
Mullens
Huntington
Archie Mackey
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Will Mackey
McAlpin
W. R. Ottey
Washington, D. C
C. O. Parker
A. G. Houchins
C. W. Hogg
Craig Healing Springs
S. H. Summers
John Bolen
Odd
Emily Weeks
Affinity
Paintsville
Janet Daugherty
Justine Sterne
H. G. Sterne
Kathleen Summers
Press freedom and public funds scrutiny in Senate inquiry
The debate defended press rights against federal autocrats as the senate lobby committee drafted questionnaires for utility participants in the holding company fight. Senator Black led requests on sources of funds and spending details and whether expenditures appeared on company books. The House Rules Committee also planned inquiries into utility spending.
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Congress
Senate Lobby Committee
Black
D-Ala
House Rules Committee
College Purchases for New Building Aired in Notice
The item outlines plans for a college building including a 50 by 12 foot space, fireproofing for the chemistry lab, steel lockers in the basement, and fire escapes. Classrooms will house zopolgy and geology exhibits. Final contracts could be signed tonight with work starting soon, at an estimated cost near 26,000 dollars. Shroyer and Hartman travel to Montgomery to secure funds, financing by Grover C. Hedrick, vice president and treasurer.
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Shroyer
Hartman
Montgomery
Grover C. Hedrick
Preaching at Coal City Park by Rev. R. D. Davis
Rev. R. D. Davis of Lillybrook leads a preaching service at Coal City park Monday evening at 8. The No. 2 choir of East Gulf, colored, will sing.
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Coal City Park
R. D. Davis
Lillybrook
East Gulf
Garter Snake Freed From Web After Struggle
The Associated Press reports a seven inch garter snake trapped in a large spider web in a Bronx basement. After intervention by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals a delegate freed the snake in a Bronx backyard following a tense struggle as the spider pressed its web. Fred Limmer refused to allow the spider's web to be removed.
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Associated Press
New York
Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Bronx
Middle West
Fred Limmer
Limmer
Italians Order New Submarines and Divisions
Rome reports Premier Mussolini ordered mobilization of an extra regular army division and the creation of a further Black Shirt militia division. Ten submarines are to be built at once as tensions with Ethiopia rise toward possible war, bringing Italy's East Africa force to five regular divisions and five Black Shirt divisions totaling about 250,000 men.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
East Africa
Cow Strays Cause Highway Crash Injuring Band Group
Ten people faced danger when a cow wandered onto a highway near Skelton. A Fayetteville to Princeton dance band’s Chevrolet with a trailer struck the animal, sending the trailer into the car. Several band members were cut or bruised, the car damaged, owner Mrs Simert asked the state trooper to shoot the cow, marking a spate of such incidents with three hospitalizations reported.
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Skelton
Fayetteville
Princeton
Paul Simert
B. F. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Nudists mourn drowning at exclusive Rock Lodge camp
In Sussex county at the Rock Lodge Lake estate a 22 year old Detroit man, Charles Raymond Neville, drowned in the estate lake. American Philosophical Association president Herman Goshinski said bathing would continue and attributed the death to a heart attack after he bathed before eating. About 100 campers were dining when the incident occurred. the camp remains members only.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
N. J
Sussex County
Charles Raymond
Neville
West Grand Boulevard
Detroit
Mich
Rock Lodge Lake
American Gymnosophical Association
Herman Goshinski
Goshinski
Governor Kump Misses Chance To Stop Statue Vandalism
Governor Kump narrowly failed to act on a report of voices near a Union soldier statue on the capitol grounds at about 3 a.m. He said he was awakened by sounds but did not investigate. The incident concerns possible mutilation of the statue and ongoing police duty concerns in Charleston.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Capitol
After-breakfast walk reveals statue vandalism
During an after-breakfast walk a man found paint on the statue and noted bolts missing from inscription plates, suggesting vandalism on the grounds.
Television Will Be Given A Real Test
Washington reports that television will face a field test in early 1936 if the FCC approves a coaxial cable link between New York and Philadelphia for tele vision. Dr. Frank B. Jewett of Bell Labs seeks permission to run the long distance hookup, noting the new cable provides clear transmissions in lab trials and is ready for real world testing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Frank B. Jewett
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York
Philadelphia
Street Car Derailment in Charleston Injury Reported
An interurban street car derailed after colliding with an automobile on South Charleston. Passenger Mrs. E S Johnson of Charleston sustained slight injuries.
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Charleston
South Charleston
E. S. Johnson
The Hawaiian Alphabet Has Twelve Letters
A concise report notes that the Hawaiian language uses a 12 letter alphabet comprising vowels and consonants without additional symbols. It outlines that the set includes five vowels and seven consonants, shaping pronunciation and spelling across the islands.
Country Has Ringside Seat For Moon Eclipse
The United States has a main seat tonight for a total lunar eclipse the first for the nation since 1927. The earths shadow will touch the moon at 10 12 p m and it will take 57 minutes to pass behind the shadow remaining covered for 1 hour 41 minutes.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Bar Association Will Meet Today in Los Angeles
The American Bar Association convention opens in Los Angeles with proposals to curb crime and a pre-convention attack against "lawyer criminals" by Earle Wood Evans of Wichita Kansas. Delegates focus on unifying over 1400 local and state groups to combat crime.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
American Bar Association
Earle Wood Evans
Wichita
Kas
Boulder Dam
Nevada
Evans
Theft Hearing Set For Tuesday In Pocketbook Theft
A hearing for Jess Wayne and his wife Mary, both described as colored, on charges of stealing a pocketbook containing $80 from H. C. Smith's apartment on Heber street will occur tomorrow afternoon before Squire H. F. Hancock. The Waynes were arrested about 6 am yesterday by Fire Chief J. B. Aliff and Patrolman S. J. Bell at the scene.
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Jess Wayne
Mary
H. C. Smith
Heber Street
Squire H. F. Hancock
Waynes
J. B., Aliff
S. J. Bell
Woman Admits Stealing Pocketbook in Early Morning Visit
At their East Beckley home a woman admitted stealing a pocketbook about three o clock yesterday morning. She claimed Wayne did not receive the money, though she had said he did. The empty pocketbook was found in weeds at the South Heber and Fayette cut off intersection. The woman, a maid in the Smith Beauty Shop, had been discharged Saturday night by Mrs. Smith.
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East Beckley
Aliff
Wayne
South Heber Street
Fayette
Apartment Entry Sparks Money Theft Investigation
A crime report notes a theft from an apartment where money was taken. Police are reviewing clues and security footage to identify suspects and recover the missing funds. No injuries reported.
Date Of Phillips Funeral Is Changed
The funeral for Mrs. Pearl Phillips will be held Tuesday afternoon at her Crab Orchard home, with burial at Wheat Ridge. The service was originally set for today. Mrs. Phillips died Friday evening after several weeks of illness.
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Pearl Phillips
Crab Orchard
Wife It
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