Bug Dust Gaudy Chicago Fair Reaches Rushville Indiana
Harold M. Riffe describes the Beckley party’s journey from Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition to Rushville Indiana. The piece notes near tragedies among travelers, extensive walking required, and impressions of the fair’s vast exhibits, guidance by graduates, and airborne showpieces from Goodyear. The author reflects on fatigue and anticipation of returning home.
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Chicago
Beckley
Rushville
Ind
Anti Repeal Speaker At Baptist Church
West Virginia debate on ratification draws attention as Mary Harris Aymour, lauded as a leading orator, visits First Baptist Church to speak against repeal tonight at eight. Her travels include Georgia, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the British Isles, drawing wide admiration for her prohibition advocacy and eloquence.
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West
Virginia
Mary Harris Aymour
America
Wil
First Baptist Church
Georgia
Burt
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Meaiea
West Virginia Anti- repeal Campaign Highlighted
The item calls a female figure a leading campaigner against ratifying the 21st amendment in West Virginia, noting she is skilled in oratory. It portrays her as a major force in the anti repeal effort.
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West Virginia
Ebenezer and Central Street Baptist Church Children’s Day Programs
Local churches prepare Children’s Day observances with sermons and pageants. Ebenezer Baptist will host a morning sermon by Rev. P. J. King and a pageant directed by Miss Bessie Young and others. Central Street Baptist will present The Temple of Childhood at 3 p.m. with conductors Mrs. Anna L. Anderson and Miss Rosella Payne. Public invited. Special services at Faith Chapel A. M. E. feature Rev. J. W. Joyce from Martinsville. Junior League meets with focus on business and refreshments. Funeral services for Purcell Sellerfield scheduled at BResoco today with Jackson and Son Funeral Home. Plus multiple brief local notes on residents and visitors.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
P. J. King
Bessie Young
Nolen Christian
Pauline Clark
M. E. English
Central Street Baptist Church
East Berkley
Anna L. Anderson
Rosella Payne
Faith Chapel
Raleigh
J. W. Joyce
Martinsville
Katie Levels
Wilma Wright
Viola Moss
Nannie Price
Viola Wright
Irace Clark
Alberta Clark
Levels
Purcell Sellerfield
Minden
Bresoco
Jackson and Son Funeral Home
J. W. Mencher
J.J. K. Wells
Charleston
J. W. Grimes
R. J. Howard
Lincoln University
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Warrisburg
Gettysburg
Washington, D.C
Ralph Bennett
Alfred Yates
Mullens
Knoxville tuner fixes strange piano sound in odd ball report
A Knoxville scene describes a piano producing an unusual discard sound prompting a tuner to be called. He removes a pecan sized bag of nuts or sounds, while nearby squirrels react, creating a quirky local moment.
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Knoxville
Younebarel
War debt payments loom from Britain and Italy
Washington dispatches report likely part payments on war debts from Great Britain and Italy after meetings with President Roosevelt and foreign diplomats. Sir Ronald Lindsay presented a London message to the president. Ambassador Rosso signaled Italy’s possible partial payment. France faces potential default, adding over ten million dollars to its arrears. Semiannual installments due Thursday total 14,179,674 dollars, with Britain’s share over half.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Italy
Roosevelt
London
Ronald Lindsay
Phillips
State Department
Moley
Ronald
Rosso
Paris
France
Taly
Bible School Opens At Mt Hope Baptist Temple
Mt Hope West Virginia begins Vacation Bible School this Monday at 9 am in the Baptist Temple and runs 9 to 11 for two weeks inviting all children four to fourteen. A trained staff of teachers is secured. E W Dunkley travels Friday to Middlebourne to visit relatives. Mrs Ivan O Shumate hosts Philathea Circle Friday night. The Rowland family moves to Helen for their new home. W E Tissue family returns from Bethany College graduation where Dorothy Tissue graduates this year. Hulbert Circle meets Tuesday at Mrs J Garrett’s home. Mrs H Light hosts.
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Bible School
Bible
The
Baptist Temple
E. W. Dunkley
Middlebourne
Dunkley
Anna Jane i
Adams
Ivan O. Shumate
Tess
Philathea
Baptist Church
R. Rowland
Helen
W. E. Tissue
Bethany
Bethany College
Dorothy
Tissue
Greensboro Girls Tour to World Fair on Chicago Run
A group of thirty two Greensboro high school girls and four teachers headed to the world’s fair in Chicago on a twelve day tour, stopping in Beckley as a major waypoint. Supervisors H. H. Miller and Scott Robinson guide the party amid plans for twenty similar student trips from North Carolina towns, with a Beckley house rented for accommodations. The group expects to reach Chicago by Monday or Tuesday, while the article notes a nationwide drop in farm cash income during the Depression.
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Beckley
Greensboro
N.gc
Chicago
H. H. Miller
Scott Robinson
North Carolina
Milter
Auto License Regulations In West Virginia Details Changes
Charleston June 10 Automo bile owners in West Virginia will receive a sticker valid until June 30 1994 instead of new plates this year. After July 1 next year licenses will be yearly from that date with an end December deadline and half-year payments before January 1. Private car rates stay $13 up to 2000 pounds plus 60 cents per extra hundred pounds. quarterly purchases end after January 1 1935. Bus and truck fees are revised under tighter regulation with three truck classes and scaled rates, along with special fees for buses and common carrier trucks.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Road Commission
House of Delegates
Ute State
Stanaford Transit Announces Complete Schedule Change
The Stanaford Transit Co announced yesterday a complete schedule change to Prince station effective today to align with recent Chesapeake and Ohio runs. Buses will continue to operate as usual under the new timetable.
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Stanaford Transit Company
Prince Station
Chesapeake and Ohio
Train connections at Prince on earlier advertised schedule
The item notes making connections with trains 3 13 14 and 6 at Prince, according to the earlier schedule that has been advertised.
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Prince
Captain Moss to Have Assistant Captain Moss to Have Assistant
Captain Alla Martin arrives from Fairmont to assist Captain and Mrs. K. E. Moss in Salvation Army work. Despite youth she has years of Army service and will help advance the Army in the region. Meetings at Army Hall on Prince Street today include 9:30 a.m. company, 11 a.m. holiness, 6:15 p.m. Young People Lesson, and 8 p.m. salvation services.
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Salvation Army
Alla Martin
Fairmont
K. E. Moss
Martin
Army
Captain Moss
Army Hall
Prince Street
Company
Young Peoples
Salvation
Flat Top Notes and Local Movements
Flat Top West Virginia residents report Mrs Henry Foster visiting her husband at the state hospital in Spencer. Dale Epling relocates to Camp Creek. Mrs Lacy Griffith and Mrs.
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Henry Foster
Spencer
Dale Epling
Camp Creek
Lacy Griffith
Local visits and homecomings in the area
Noah Bridgeman visited Princeton on Thursday. Mrs. Dollie Lilly visits her sister Mrs. Fred Epling of Camp Creek. Mrs. J. C. Lilly visits her daughter Mrs. Lee Porter of Beckley. Basil Lilly of Odd visits friends here. John Stover, returning from Mountain State Business College, is home. Miss Marie Lilly, visiting relatives at Dunns, has returned home.
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L. M. Robertson
Creed Bryant
David Lilly
Wirts Lof
Princeton
Bryant
Kim Bryant
Bristol
Virginia
H. E. Brammer
Edsel and
Eldrige
Alice Brammer
B. M. Dobbins
Glen Hedrick
A. F. Deck
Son Willis
Spanishburg
G. C. Moye
Dona Neely
Ralph Bays
Ansted
Lawrence Bowling
Mary Brew
Thurmond
Edith Bailey Pape
Harrisonburg
iOar
Noah Bridgeman
Dollie Lilly
Fred Epling
Camp Creek
J. C. Lilly
Lee Porter F
Beckley
Basil Lilly
Odd
John Stover
Mountain State Business College
Marie Lilly
Dunns
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Greyhound
Field Museum of Natural History
Ben Bernie
Pabst
Hadio
Goodyear Company
Clarksburg Marble Company
Union Carbon
Kanawha Valley
State Street
Addis
Hugh §. Johnson
Congress
Britain
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Miriam Circle
Roy Faulconer
Rose Catherine Darnell
West Virginia University
Morgantown
W. J. Daniels
G. C. Hodges
Laura Ramsey
Verna Lloyd
W. Va
Mt. Hope, W. Va
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Lilly Bldg
Stanaford Transit Co
Moss
Flat Top
Shm
Emule
Ardware & Supply Co
Main
WOBU
Gates
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Raleigh Hardware Co
Samuel Thomson
Oscar Williams
Earl Snead
Raleigh Hardware Company
Beckleyites
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DR. McCorkle
Malin Street
Pontiac
Ora
Fisher
General Motors
Century of Progress
Brill Motor Car CO
South Oakwood Avenue
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