Landons Speech Revives GOP Hope and Defines Contrast
Governor Landon’s nomination speech frames a clear two party choice for Americans rallying Republican support on a stabilizing currency and deliberate campaign approach. He stressed adherence to platform and voiced new policies, renewing energy in the party while unlikely to topple Roosevelt’s bid.
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Landon
United States
America
Rooset
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Quail for Hunters Prompt Curtailed Season Sayeth Commission
The conservation commission reports a shortened quail season this year and a closure next year due to high winter mortality. Director Shawhan urges sportsmen to cooperate and to report neighbors who violate game rules to protect the state's birds.
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Conservation Commission
Shawhan
Presidential Hide and Seek
The piece notes how President Roosevelt’s sailing and fishing trips are tightly guarded. A fisher man would be miles from others yet is shadowed by power cruisers, cops, secretaries, reporters, and photographers. The author portrays constant surveillance and warnings during leisure time.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s River Cruise Seeks Solitary Peace Aboard Sevanna
The report describes President Roosevelt cruising on the Sevanna with escort ships including the Hopkins destroyer and Potomac yacht while reporters ride Lib erty. Time quotes Mrs Roosevelt noting he enjoys dodging the flotilla for quiet hours on the riverbank.
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President Roosevelt
Sevanna
Hopkins
Potomac
Liberty
Time
Roosevelt
Six health rules from osteopathic meeting emphasize habits
Dr. Russell C. McCaughan, executive secretary of the American Osteopathic Association, outlines six health rules to curb heart trouble and extend life. Sleep eight hours, drink liquids, eat slowly with variety, avoid overcompetitiveness, walk a lot, and think deliberately to reduce worry and hurry.
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American Osteopathic Association
Russell C. McCaughan
Staunton News Leader
Roosevelt Cruise Symbolism Mirrors Foggy Destination
A Baltimore Sun excerpt critiques London symbolists and Washington discourse as President Roosevelt sails amid fog. It notes the paradox of a leader with no clear destination yet delivering a safe harbor and calls for fair, dispassionate comparison of endless campaign arguments.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Ship of State
Baltimore Sun
Randolph vote record clashes with campaign stand
In a Morgan county address Congressman Jennings Randolph urged support for American manufacturers and keeping out undesirable aliens. Opponent C B Musser argues Randolph’s Congressional record contradicts these points, citing his support for the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act and a Labor Department deportation stance. The Intelligencer notes voters care about his votes over speeches.
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Jennings Randolph
Morgan County
Randolph
Musser
Shepherdstown
Congress
Secretary of Labor
United States
Second District
Wheeling carnival ad seen as pay promotion stance
The Moundsville Echo argues against using public funds or free publicity for a commercial carnival tied to Wheeling's centennial. It states past Marshall County celebrations relied on subscriptions and noncommercial funding, while pageants and historical shows remain legitimate news, unlike paid carnival advertising.
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Marshall County
Cameron
Wheeling
Wheelings
Tri-State
Moundsville Echo
Toll-gate keeper and river lifter at New River bridge
Harold M. Riffe profiles Joseph Hannibal Jones toll keeper at the Prince bridge across the New River. Jones collects a quarter toll, describes odd encounters with travelers, and rigs a rope and bucket system to lift water from the river for drinking. He shares daily routines, heat trials, and nearby local color including Beckley resident James F. Prince born in 1868. Portulaca, delicately petaled.
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Joseph Hannibal Jones
Prince Bridge
New River
Jones
I. C. Shuck
Batoff Mountain
Stretchers Neck Tunnel
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
J. Hannibal
Fayette
James F. Prince
Beckley
Bill McGinnis
Mr. Prince
Murphy Drive Aims at Michigan Gubernatorial Ticket
Washington reports on a Democratic push to recruit Frank Murphy to lead Michigan’s ticket against Republican strength. Murphy hesitates to leave his $18,000 a year high commissioner post in the Philippines, while Michigan’s pay and mansion absence shape the political calculus. Republicans note Couzens and Vandenberg remain powerful, and Brown’s ambitions for the Senate loom amid the drafting maneuver.
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Frank Murphy
Michigan
Murphy
Detroit
Roosevelt
Philippines
Frank Murphy Sioner
Islands
Lehman
New York
Yee
Couzens
Rep
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
Senate
Vandenberg
Talks to Parents Talks to Parents Premature Flowering
Sam shows early verse talent, but parents overpraise, publish, and push him into a public spotlight. The piece argues genius is innate and must be nurtured with training and constructive guidance while shielding a child from premature publicity and premature flowering.
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Brooke Peters Church
Sam
Flowering Coal Ash Garden At Mrs Rucker Home
At Mrs Wahnette Rucker's Fairview addition home near Harper road a vibrant garden with many colored portulacas thrives despite coal ashes. She juggles design work and a 2800 square foot garden while daughters Ann and Jean, ages ten and seven, share in the attention.
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Wahnette Rucker
Fairview Addition
Harper Road
Wahnette
Ann
Jean
McClintic and Arbenz to Lead Highway Opening
Warden C. F. McClintic of the penitentiary and Wheeling attorney John P. Arbenz will be the main speakers at the highway opening celebration Saturday in Moundsville.
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M’clintic
Associated Press
Moundsville
C. F. McClintic
Penitentiary
John P. Arbenz
Wheeling
New Deal Milk Contract Nullified By Federal Judge
U S district judge Elisha H. Brewster ruled a federal dairy marketing agreement invalid as beyond federal powers and denied AAA injunctive relief against 28 greater Boston milk dealers accused of violating a Boston marketing pact.
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Associated Pr
Ton Uly
Elisha H. Brewster
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Greater Boston
Boston
Huntington Plant Expansion Planned in West Virginia
New York July 24 President Robert C. Stanley of the International Nickel Company announced expansion plans for the Huntington, West Virginia plant. A new open hearth furnace unit additional laboratory facilities and a new administrative office are to be built. No cost estimate was provided.
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Associated Press
New York
Robert C. Stanley
International Nickel Company
Huntington
W. Va
Murder through the Featherstone affair and a curt exit
Laurence Hylton challenges Shipley under suspicion and taunts him about Miss Featherstone’s intervention. Nancy meets Hylton in the hall and apologizes, while Hylton muses on a condition that could erase today’s events from his memory.
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Ylton
Dale
Shipley
Hylton
Nancy
Hylton Faces Murder In Hoops After Dark Walk
Inspector Hylton questions Sergeant White after a tense night at the Hoops ends with a mysterious hanging. Frances Lawson and Dale Shipley figure in a web of alibis as Morechester calls with a new theory. The kitchen scene, the knife on the table, and Alice White’s muted presence heighten the intrigue.
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Hylton
Fielden Cottage
Shipley
James White
Hyton
Alice White
Sergeant White
White
Dale Shipley
Morechester
Hoops
Lawrence W. Meaywell
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