Tempered glass diving boards shown to bend without breaking
A Toledo AP report notes glass tempered by rapid cooling to form a surface skin can bend and resist sudden temperature changes. Tests claim five times stronger resilience and non jagged crumbles when broken, though cannot be cut to size. Colonel William C. Harlee, long in the Marines since 1900, has retired in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Europe
William C. Harlee
New Orleans
U.S. Marines
Army
New Books Review Highlights War Prisoner Narrative
A book survey notes Everything Is Thunder by J. L. Hardy stands out as a psychological war memoir and adventure novel about a German prisoner who escapes and falls for a Berlin prostitute, balancing themes of bribery murder and freedom. Other titles praised include The Farmer in the Dell, The Apple Is Bitten Again, Fulfillment, Don Fernando, Murder in the Park, The Circus of Dr. Lao, Albert and the Belgians, and The Story of Radio with renewed sections on television and European radio systems.
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Doubleday
Doran
J. L. Hardy
Germany
Hardy
Berlin
Dell
Phil Strong
Harcourt, Brace
Iowa
Olive Moore
Dutton
Cosmo Hamilton
Dodd, Mead
London
Mr. Maugham
Don Fernando
W. Somerset Maugham
Doubleday, Doran
Spain
Cecil Freeman Gregg
Dial
Dr. Lao
Charles G. Finney
Viking
Abalone
Ariz
Albert and the
Charles d'Ydewalle
Morrow
d'Ydewalle
Albert
Orrin FE. Dunlap, Jr
Dunlap
Whitesville Kiwanis Baseball Challenge and Local News
Whitesville West Virginia Kiwanis baseball team lost 23 to 3 to First Baptist Church and requests a rematch next Wednesday. Knights of Pythias organize a boys team ages 12 to 16 with plans for more youth teams. Miss Georgia Moore relieves Daisy Howery at East Bank exchange during vacation. Mrs. Velma Rush returns from Concord summer school to arrange storage of fire salvage. She then visits daughter Reba, recovering from appendicitis. Miss Ellen Mae Cummins has been ill but is now improving.
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Kiwanis
First Baptist Church
Knights of Pythias
Whitesville
Whitesvile
Georgia Moore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
East Bank
Daisy Howery
Miss Moore
Howery
Velma Rush
Concord
Reba
Ellen Mae Cummins
Sleeveless Frock Pattern Offer From Premiere Patterns
A pattern description outlines a sleeveless frock in gaily striped cotton pique with white collar piping and side button closure. It notes size 11 through 19, fabric needs, colorfastness, price of pattern twenty five cents, and ordering from Premiere Patterns Raleigh Register, New York address, shipped by first class mail.
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Hollywood
Raleigh Register
West 43Rd Street
New York
N. Y
Air-conditioning progress in Toronto and Canadian cities
Reports to the department of commerce show substantial progress in air conditioning across Toronto London and other Canadian cities during the last year.
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Toronto
London
Department of Commerce
St Clair Joins Fifth Company At West Point Cadet Batch
Howard B. St Clair son of Mrs William P St Clair Beckley West Virginia sworn in as a cadet at the U S Military Academy July 1 assigned to Fifth company by Major General W D Connor superintendent total class strength 514. Cadets to six weeks of drills lectures then joined by corps of cadets in parades and a five day practice march in Catskills before the academic year opens September 1 with 8 am to 3 pm classes and mandatory intra mural athletics and daily recitations.
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West Point
N. Y
Howard B. St Clair
William P. St Clair
Oakwood Ave
Beckley
W. Va
U. S. Military Academy
W. D. Connor
St Clair
Joe L. Smith
Corps of Cadets
Catskills
Recovery notes and local moves in the area
Edd Simms has leased his service station to Jack Stump and will move to his Greenbrier river property to operate another station. Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Chambers vacationing in Canada plan to visit the Dionne quintuplets. Miss Virginia Hodge of Prenter, formerly Whitesville, visited Misses Annie and Margaret Showen and was en route to Danville to visit relatives.
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Edd Simms
Jack Stump
Simms
Greenbrier River
H. D. Chambers
Canada
Dionne Quintupletts
Virginia Hodge of
Prenter
Whitesville
Annie
Margaret Showen
Danville
W. Va
Huntington Top Wins Softball Game at East Beckley
Huntington Top defeated Steve's Shop 21 to 5 yesterday at East Beckley after trailing with five straight losses in the second half. Poole collected four hits in five plate appearances for the winners, while Stansbury hit a homer for one of the losers' five runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Steve's Shop
East Beckley
Poole
Stansbury
Georgia Towns End With Ville List Stretches to 81
A compiled tally shows 81 Georgia towns whose names end with ville reflecting historical settlement patterns. The list highlights how common suffix ville appears across diverse counties, echoing regional naming conventions and growth through migration and industry during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Jail Accused In Income Tax Case
Malone New York July 24 Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer begins second trial for income tax evasion after a federal order sent him to jail. Jury selection proceeds for the prohibition era case. Prosecutor Conboy claims Schultz threatened police and attempted to bribe officers. His defense argues he followed legal advice on taxes. Government alleges $92,000 tax due on about $480,000 income for 1929 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Malone
N. Y
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Flegenheimer
Bronx
Syracuse
Martin H. Conboy
Schultz
Harold W. Main
Main
Cleveland Court Halts Picketing At Rayon Plant
An injunction issued in common pleas court outlawed all picketing at the Industrial Rayon Co. plant where a ten week strike has been in progress. Dan Moley, secretary of the local union, announced the ruling and stated that further action would follow as authorities enforce the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
Industrial Rayon Co
Common Pleas Court
Dan Moley
Cleveland Strike Threat Grounds Action by City Officials
The Cleveland Federation of Labor warned a one day walkout could occur if Mayor Harry L. Davis does not settle the strike today. Common Pleas Judge Walter McMahon issued an injunction after citing leaders of two labor groups and 47 others for contempt of court over disturbances at the plant. Wage increases and union recognition for bargaining were cited as key issues in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Harry L. Davis
Common Pleas
Walter McMahon
New oil well taps expected dry territory near Harrisville
A 200 barrel a day oil well has been completed on the McDougall farm two and a half miles east of Harrisville on the Hughes river by J. E. Trainer of Salem and associates. The well came in where dry territory was anticipated, marking a notable production discovery in West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Harrisville
W. Va
McDougall Farm
Here
Hughes River
J. E. Trainer
Salem, and Associates
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Sarah Peabody
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