British Experts See Hard Job Ahead for Il Duce
British colonial experts warn Mussolini faces a long costly task in developing Ethiopia. They expect heavy borrowing at high interest, with no quick financial returns, and note Ethiopia’s aims differ from Kenya and Tanganyika. Main challenges include pacification, slave emancipation costs, expensive road building, irrigation needs, health services, and mineral surveys.
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Il Duce
Associated Press
London
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Italy
Kenya
Tanganyika
Great Britain
Wanganyika
Britain
Massani
Lord Lytton
Boy 10 Hurt When Shaft Falls At Station
Greenwood July 25 Jimmy Johnson 10 son of Mr and Mrs Russell Johnson severe foot crush injury from heavy steel shaft unloaded from a passenger train as he prepared to board. Dr W Crank said initial exam shows fracture of several bones but full extent awaits swelling reduction for x ray.
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Greenwood
Jimmy Johnson
Russell Johnson
W. ©. Crank
Chandler Back From Carolina
Chandler W Chandler a renowned local rug merchant reports back from Swiss North Carolina after a five day trip noting tobacco growers in Tarheel state optimistic despite drought. He cites Swiss area rainfall beating southern West Virginia aiding oats and a small wheat crop and confirms peach crops are short. British opinions on Ethiopia resources are split with Kenya gold mining cited as a transformative example.
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Register
Chimney Corner
George W. Chandler
Swiss
N.C
West Virginia
Isingers Return From Virginia
Margaret Lively and her sister Vivian have returned to Loup Creek to report that rest, not radio work, occupied their month in Virginia. They planned a Roanoke station debut but chose swimming at Virginia Beach and visits in Richmond and Norfolk, among other towns in the Old Dominion.
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Register
Red Star
Margaret Lively
Vivian
Loup Creek
Old Virginia
Roanoke
Virginia Beach
Richmond
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Hoke Threatens Quarantine Over Measles Spread
Dr L I Hoke warns parents of measles victims to keep infected children confined or face rigid quarantines on whole families. He notes many adults have never had measles and urges carriers to stay secluded to prevent wider illness.
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Layland
L. I. Hoke
Hoke
Bus Passengers Recall Old Days In Town
Bus passengers on an eastbound route witnessed a sight echoing horse and buggy days. A lanky man with a wagon, a woman and several children led twelve horses along routes 19-21 between Oak Hill and Fayetteville. The scene was staged by E. W. Whitlock to move his remuda to a new pasture after prior holdings were traded away.
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Register
Chimney Corner
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
E. W
Boiler Survivor Leaves Hospital Laurel Creek
Harvey Fox aged 59 of Backus Mountain, two survivors of the April 18 boiler explosion at a grist mill, was discharged from McKendree hospital. Lacy Gwinn, 16, remains hospitalized but is rapidly recovering as physicians report. The incident killed five men and boys who had gathered to grind grain when the antiquated boiler exploded with deadly force.
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Laurel Creek
Harvey Fox
Backus Mountain
McKendree Hospital
Lacy Gwinn
Midland Trail Junction Wider near Route 19 21
In Chimney Corner a widening of the Midland Trail at its junction with routes 19 and 21 will occur in a few weeks at no cost to the state. Pete Lusher, road contractor, has added 15 feet to the south approach and plans similar work on the north side after wrecks including a fatal one highlighted the need. Lusher will be aided by L W Walker who will extend his oil station platform 45 feet eastward. Also noted are London styles of butterfly wing portraits by Spaj dating to before 1865.
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Chimney Corner
Pete Lusher
Midland Rail
Lusher
L. W. Walker
Preston Catches Ponderous Fish Near Hawk's Nest
An Ansted angler named John Preston joined the ranks of Izaak Walton members by landing a seven-pound catfish Friday night near Camp No. 2 at the Hawk's Nest tunnel project along the New River.
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Register
Chimney Corner
Ansted
Izaak Waltons
New River
John Preston
Hawk's Nest
Three Buildings Furnish Labor in Lochgelly
Carpenters masons and painters have worked on three Lochgelly buildings this week. Six men labor on the new four room school replacing a winter burned structure and aiming for term start. A Bethel Baptist church project sees a new concrete walk and painted exterior funded by church funds while congregants remodel. John Snow leads a crew replacing the company store tin roof.
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John Snow
Funeral Held For Mrs May Cook In Ghent
Funeral services for Mrs May Cook were conducted from her Ghent home at 1 p m with Rev Philip Graham of the Baptist church presiding. Interment followed in Sunset cemetery. Pallbearers were John Young Kelly Prince Henry Vines Herman Armbruster Lewis Fink and Oscar Bowling. The Register corrected an earlier note that suggested the widower owned a beer garden.
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May Cook
Ghent
Philip Graham
The
Baptist Church
Sunset Cemetery
John Young
Kelly Prince
Henry Vines
Herman Armbruster
Lewis Fink
Oscar Bowling
Register
Britain’s youngest star cast in Scottish island film
Three month old Margaret Grieg, daughter of a Lerwick newsman in the Shetland Islands, is cast to appear in Producer Michael Powell's film The Edge of the Sea. This marks Britain’s youngest film star stepping into cinema on a Scottish island production.
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Associated Press
Glasgow
Margaret Grieg
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
Michael Powell
Britain
West Virginia Security Act Receives Federal Praise
Charleston July 25 West Virginia's social security law drew praise from federal officials with A W Garnett predicting quick federal approval for administrative phases. The act, liberal for the country, sets pensions for indigent aged and adult blind at 30 dollars monthly and for dependent children at 12 dollars. A state advisory board will resume forming county boards. four members per board are to be chosen, with the county court president as ex officio member. Garnett noted broad federal satisfaction and expected G R Parker of region four to visit the state soon to help with implementation.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Washington
A. W. Garnett
Federal Social Security Board
Kump
Garnett
Federal Public Assistance Division
G. R. Parker
Maryland
Virgina
North Carolina
Beer Garden Reverts to Owner in Long Branch
The Golden Bar Lunch room beer garden in Long Branch closed as owner Mine Foreman J. C. Holley faced options after Tony Alley of Beckley, who had leased the place for a year, returned it to Holley on Wednesday after remaining open through July 25.
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Long Branch
Golden Bar
Beer Garden
J. C. Holley
Tony Alley
Beckley
Holley
Brawley to protest Slack sheriff nomination award
Charleston July 25 D Earl Brawley defeated candidate for the Democratic sheriff nomination says he will protest August 1 the county court award of a certificate of nomination to J M Slack Brawley lost on a recount.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
D. Earl Brawley
J. M. Slack
Brawley
East Gulf Plans Homecoming Day
East Gulf plans homecoming for current and former members of the East Gulf circuit of the M B Church South. A fourth quarterly conference meeting will be held at the East Gulf church today with Rev. W S Overstreet as circuit minister. Reports on church conditions and progress will be heard. Sunday school and preaching in the morning, basket dinner at noon, and an 8 p m sermon by Rev G E Wood after discussions.
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Frank Capra
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