Prophecies And War Plans In Africa 60 Years Ago
A century ago Europe’s scramble for Africa accelerates as Italy sends its Sabanda division toward East Africa. The piece links Leopold II’s era to looming conflicts, notes looming peace talks, and warns Western powers to avoid panic amid a global race for colonies. It also mentions wartime coal shows, strikes, and local Beckley economic resilience during labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold
Belgium
Henry Johnson
Europe
England
France
Germany
Africa
Abyssinia
Liberia
Italy
Italo-Abyssinian Conciliation Commission
Milan
Cagliari
East Africa
Evans Lewin
Royal Colonies Institute of London
Rome
Berlin
Japan
London
Commons
Facing The Strike Looms Over Coal Industry
Amid talk of a cessation of coal production next Monday, United Mine Workers leaders maneuver for a new wage and hours contract while many coal mining activities continue. Teams of the New River Company will hold their regular annual first aid meet at Scarbro a week from tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Elkins
the Register
Beckley
United Mine Workers of America
New River Company
Scarbro
Work And Weather
The article argues that dull days increase work effort while bright days reduce it due to a pull toward play. It notes people drift from tasks to leisure on sunny days, lowering performance, while dreary days spur focus to clear obstacles for future play. It warns that overwork on bright days dulls the day itself.
Mamma Dionne On Maternity Strike
The Dionne family faces a motherhood standstill with ten children at home and five quintuplets under government guardianship. The column argues the quints’ survival owes to special care and external aid, suggesting future parental authority may favor family care over institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma Dionne
Ontario Ministry of Welfare
Dionne
Covington Virginian
Senator Lewis Endorses Roosevelt Speech On NRA Ruling
Washington daybook notes Senator James Ham Lewis of Illinois announced he would address the senate on the political reaction to the Supreme Court NRA decision. The exchange with Senator Ashurst drew applause as the pair tempered partisanship, elevating the senate’s tone despite differing views of Roosevelt.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Jim Ham” Lewis
Illinois
Supreme Court
NRA
Congressional Record
United States
America
Ashurst
Arizona
Roosevelt
Man About Manhattan by George Tucker
A New York columnist observes a teary elderly hansom cab driver on Fifth Avenue and notes a city mood. He reviews current stage and dance acts in Manhattan including the Dance of the Cigarettes at Paradise and mentions actors and writers like the Norrises Bucks Gibbs Pearl Buck and Francine Larrimore with light anecdotal color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Park
Fifth Avenue
O. Henry
Enoch Arden
Paradise
Staneley Twins
Norrisses
Bucks
Gibbs
Frank
Charles G. Norris
Hamilton
Phillip Gibbs
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A collection of witty quips and social jabs by ALPHONSO on driving, manners, and public life. It weaves pithy lines about back seat drivers, road safety, and everyday hypocrisy with light humor and sharp social observation.
Investors' Syndicate speaker warns on money handling
A. Lawren Brown of the Investors' Syndicate spoke to a small audience at Beckley Junior High School. He argued that the Century of Progress exhibit in Chicago showed strong progress in mechanics, medicine, and transportation but ignored proper money management amid the era's low mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lawren Brown
Investors’ Syndicate
Beckley Junior High School
Chicago
Julie Heron and the quiet art of set dressing
Hollywood set dresser Julie Heron, once a film actress, turned interior decorator in 1921 and rose to art direct for Lasky DeMille Goldwyn and United Artists. She studies periods to find authentic pieces that convey character without distracting actors, turning clutter into deliberate atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Julie Heron
Juie Heron
Julie
Thomas Ince Pictures
Lasky, DeMille
Samuel Goldwyn
United Artists
Orderly Clutter
Oswald Ice Cream Supper Draws Local 6158 Crowd
Oswald West Virginia Local 6158 hosted an ice cream supper last Friday night with a large crowd enjoying the evening. Attendees at the Mt. Hope revival Monday night included Leona Lemaster Dimple Veonettea Inis Veonettea Maud Greer Burl Scarbro and Kathern.
Tangle of love and murder plots in a mounting scandal
Alison faces a choice between her lover Guy Lumley and her father as Daphne Somers schemes to push her into marriage while hiding a web of lies. Dr Lumley may have spread deadly rumors to ruin Daphne, and a hotel plot in Spain looms as danger grows. Alison struggles to prove innocence and protect those she loves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alison Kede Us
Guy Lumiey
Daphne Somers
Alison
Daphne
Spain
Daphne Ts
Lison
Guy
Dr. Lumley
Dahone
Robert
Bob
Lumley
Evelyn M. Winch
Local social notes mention illness and visits
Stella Diehl and Stella Harvey are on the sick list. Bud Lemaster Mrs. Alice Lawrence and Buck Shraut are named. Mrs Mildred Wardruf of Skelton visits friends in several homes. Gertie and Mary Lemar visit Kilsythe, Helen Greer hosts. Edith Spangler Mt. Hope visits her brother Bill Spangler. Mrs Kenneth Brooks and children visit her mother. Glen Jean Oswald Tamroy play ball. Joe Pompkata returns from school. Ernest Underwood moves to Mt Hope. June Payne of Kilsythe visits sister Mrs Pauline Arthur. Mr and Mrs Richardson and children motor to Sunlast Sunday. Relatives or others who teach religious principles to children without parental consent face imprisonment. Russia property confiscation referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie
Mary Lemar
Kilsythe
Helen Greer
Edith Spangler
Mt. Hope
Bill Spangler
Kenneth Brooks
John Hoskins
Glen Jean
Oswald
Tamroy
Oswald G. Joe Pompkata
Ernest Underwood
June Payne
Vis
Russia
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Lewis
Manhattan
George Tucker
Pearl Buck
Francine Larrimore
Conrad Nagel
Times Square
Alphonso
Alabama
Braddock
Peter
Paul
Zanesville
By Robbin Coons
Oswald, W. Va
Daphne’s
Hite
Mrs. Poynter
Pauline Arthur
Mrs. Richardson
Undertakers
Mabscott. W. VA
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