A Glimpse From the Sky Over Roanoke to Columbus
A narrative of a morning flight from Beckley to Roanoke and onward to Columbus in a tri motor Fora plane. The narrator, with Newt Craver and others, describes a 50 minute Roanoke landing, quick city dining, and aerial views of mountains rivers and valleys from 3000 feet, noting Virginia and West Virginia landscapes and towns seen along the route.
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Roanoke
Beckley
Columbus
Newt Craver
Fred Williams
Kenneth Hunt
Tolley Field
Johnstown Road
A. W. Bartlebaugh
Clayton Lemon
Magic City
Bluestone
New River
Greenbrier
Otter
Bedford City
Virginia
Blacksburg
Wytheville
Bartlebaugh
Mountain Lake
Bald Knob
Valley of the Catawba
Roanoke River
Happy Valley
Elliston
Lafayette
Norfolk and Western
Ford
Roanoke City
Salem
Journey Through Ohio and West Virginia by Institute Delegates
Delegates from Beckley describe a long educational trip visiting Columbus Port Columbus and the Jeffery Manufacturing plant. Highlights include a grand drive along the Scioto valley a tour of air liner facilities and a Muskingum river return. A near-miss passing incident near Charleston ended with a welcome dinner in Whitesville.
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Columbus
Scioto
Chilicothe
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company
Port Columbus
Muskingum River
Marietta
Philo
Ohio Power Company
Greyhound
K. F. Humphries
Whipple
C. M. Spangler
Charleston
Russ Harry
Ohio
Huntington
Portsmouth
Whitesville
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A fragment puzzle list with across and down clues blending wordplay. Numerous entries include hints like A wit, To soak up, Advertise, Expression of meat abbr, and Hebrew meat holiday. The grid references and cohesive solution structure are incomplete in the excerpt.
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France
Evening Return to Land of Our Fathers Rested
A brief verse expresses a return to ancestral lands in the evening, with a sense of rest and continuity across generations.
Youth Leaps From Vessel to Death on Ohio River
In Parkersburg a 17 year old youth aboard an excursion steamer called the J S reportedly leaped into the Ohio River. Police searched for the body as Madge Hall, a young woman who was with William Gilden on the trip, told authorities he turned overboard.
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Parkersburg
Ohio River
Madge Hall
William Gilden
J. S
University Student Killed In Accident
Charles Town West Virginia June 10 John B Brazier 22 son of a prominent Charles Town family and a West Virginia University student was killed in an automobile accident on the Martinsburg road near here early yesterday. Other occupants of the two cars were hurt lightly.
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Associated Press
Charles Town
W. Va
John B. Brazier
West Virginia University
Martinsburg Road
Here
Chauffeur Sues Mother In Law Over Arrest
George S. Scarlett a 24 year old driver who eloped with his employer's daughter seeks 100000 dollars in Washington suit against his mother in law Mrs Howard de Walden Cooke of Chevy Chase Maryland for damages to his reputation mind and body from his arrest on a theft charge. The case follows a January alledged theft involving jewelry cars and liquor at the Cooke home and a publicized elopement.
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Associated Press
Washington
George S. Scarlett
Scarlett
Winston-Salem
N. C
Howard de Walden Cooke
Chevy Chase
Jane
South
Savannah
Maryland
Coroner Hints Inquest For Brazier Injury Case
The coroner said an inquest will probably be held Wednesday, the day set for the funeral. Brazier was the son of the late John B Brazier, who came here from Brooklyn about 30 years ago. Until his death several years ago he was vice president and general manager of Powhattan Brass and Iron Works in nearby Kanson.
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Brazier
John B. Brazier
Brooklyn
Powhattan Brass and Iron Works
Kanson
Ruler Studies White Man s Ways and Other Book Notes
A brief review roundup highlights Cobb s The 181st as a stark war tale with a turning point into a great narrative. Assolant s anger targets the battalion, while three soldiers face court martial and possible death. Also covered are Duke s Murder Skin for Skin Norris s Beauty s Daughter Caldwell s Kneel to the Rising Sun and Blackwood s The Fruit Stoners.
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181St
Mr. Cobb
Assolant
Winifred Duke
Little, Brown
Paths of Glory novel praised for war tale build up
Publishers of Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb receive strong praise from many reviewers as the book enters release. Early chapters describe the 181st French regiment marching from the trenches after a misreported victory, with General Assolant pressured to spin the truth rather than admit a mistake.
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Viking
Humphrey Cobb
Assolant
Travel and History Books Highlighted in New Releases
A review notes Georges le Fevre's An Eastern Odyssey recounting a grueling Beirut to Peking motor trek through dust storms snow and bandit danger as among the season’s best travel adventures. It also praises H A L Fisher's A History of Europe Vol one from Houghton Mifflin for its clarity wit and coverage ending with the fall of Constantinople.
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Jennie Birdwell
Georges le Fevre
Little, Brown
Beirut
Peking
Himalayas
Europe
H. A. L. Fisher
Houghton Mifflin
Constantinople
Eugene Robinson Affected By Dual Illnesses
Eugene Robinson of Blair Ned suffered measles mumps and whooping cough simultaneously doctors say he was none the worst for the experience.
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Eugene Robinson
Blair
Ned
Golf lesson ends in duck hunting death in New Jersey
Billy Rohrback drove a golf ball on a Westfield field in New Jersey and killed a wild duck on the wing during the round.
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Westfield, N. J
Billy Rohrback
Star of Midnight at Palace Theatre Tonight and Tuesday
William Powell and Ginger Rogers star in Star of Midnight at the Palace Theatre showing today and Tuesday. The film adapts Arthur Somers Roche’s final and greatest mystery tale for the screen.
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William Powell
Ginger Rogers
Palace Theatre
Arthur Somers Roche
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