American Legion 30th Anniversary Marks Paris Founding
The American Legion marks 30 years since about 1 000 World War I veterans met in a Paris circus on March 15 1929 to form the organization with over 4 000 000 members The Paris Post 1 unit remains active with HQ on the Champs Elysées and a Pershing memorial building. The ceremony notes Theodore Roosevelt Jr and initial debates over the name and scope of the Legion.
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Associated Press
Paris
American Legion
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
C. Denby Wilkes
Maurice K. Gordon
Madisonville
Alexander Woollcott
French Foreign Legion
Woollcott
Army
Stars and Stripes
Roosevelt
He Aimee Eal
Legion
Champs 'Elyssees District
John ‘J. Pershing
Légion
Theodoret Roosevelt, Jr
Lois‘sons
France
Omaha Beach
Normandy
Plot Unfolds in Phone Tapping Plot In New York
New York officials reel as a sprawling wire tapping scheme surfaces. Kenneth Ryan, a retired policeman and wire tapping expert, was arrested but escaped through a City hall ladies room. Edward M. Jones, a former T-man, is in custody. Manhattan Borough President Hugo Rogers was named among those whose phones were targeted.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Kenneth Ryan
City Hall
Edward M. Jones
T-man
Manhattan
Hugo Rogers
C International Soundphotos
Logan man sentenced in Kentucky robbery case
Charles Supe Williams 24 of Logan West Virginia was sentenced to 10 years in the Kentucky state prison for his role in a 10800 robbery of Smith Ball a 70 year old Harlan businessman. Williams was one of three defendants in the holdup. trials for the other two men Van Duke Neal and Willie Williams will be held later.
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Associated Press
Harlan, Ky
Charles
Supe) Williams
Logan
W. Va
Smith Ball
Harlan
Williams
Harlan County
Commonwealth
D. B. Smith
Van
Duke Neal
Willie
Old Groove Returns as Phonograph History Repeats
A flashback piece traces the phonograph’s early 20th century split between Edison thick disks and shellac records from Victor and Columbia. It notes the 1920s move to standardization then the rise of long playing and high speed discs, creating new turntables and tone arms and reshaping consumer sound gear. It cites Britannica on the machine’s rough origins and Edison’s wax cylinder advance, Bell’s cylinder, and the Wilcox/Columbia lineage.
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New York
Edison
of _ Victor
Co“luimbia
Columbia
RCA Victor
Victor
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Leon Scott
Thomas ‘Edison
Mary
Alexander Graham
Bell
Ball
American Gramophone Company
Columbia Gramophone Company
Emile Berlaner
Britons to Study U S Production
Sir Stafford Cripps sets up an Anglo American productivity council and plans Britons to study U S methods. Arthur Primrose Young reports Britons are among the world’s best workers with longer hours and productivity comparable to or higher than American plants after touring factories in Boston and London.
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Associated Press
London
Stafford Cripps
United States
Arthur Primrose Young
Institution of Works Managers
U.S
Boston
Rails Union to Draft New 40 Hour Week Terms
Rail and union negotiators plan to finalize terms for a 40 hour week for about 100 000 non operating rail workers. The agreement aims to cut the work week from 48 hours while preserving pay plus a seven cent wage increase retroactive to Oct 1.
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Rails
Associated Press
Chicago — Railroad Andnion
Claiwes
Edison Disk Advances Ended in 1928 Phonograph Era
Edison pioneered flat disks in 1912 and laterally cut records in 1926 but failed to compete as other makers dominated the market. He exited the phonograph business in 1928 signaling a shift to new consumer formats and industry consolidation.
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Edison
Hill and Dale
Zemke Leads New Jet Unit at Fuerstenfeldbruck
Col. Hubert Zemke commander of the 36th Jet Fighter Squadron, known as Zemke's murderers, says American jet fighters are the first line of air defense in Europe and that the F-80s are the best combat aircraft. He notes four jet fatalities at Fuerstenfeldbruck, all due to severe weather, not structural failures.
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Associated Press
Furstenfeldbruck
Germany
America
Europe
Clay
Hubert Zemke
36Th
Zombe
Colouel
Eddy Avenue
Missoula
England
Moscow
Fit
Zemke
Celle
Luftwaffe
States
Andy
Festive
Vhiof
Air Tactical
Pensacola
Fla
Fuerstenfeld
Black
Ile
Air Force
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Yemke
Oil Well Shooter Has a Bang-Up Job
Forrest Cox, a 55 year old oil well shooter for Du Pont, handles nitroglycerin charges to prod reluctant wells into production. He recalls close calls in 1946 and other dangerous incidents, always taking strict safety steps and dummy tests before blasting.
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Associated Press Hominy
Okla
Forrest Cox
Cox
Lawrenceville
Kiefer
Secon
The
du Pont Co
Toads
Ta Magazine
Five-State Manhunt Starts for Kentucky Murderer
Five state authorities joined the search for a man linked to the death of Lois Collins in Pike County Kentucky. Sheriff D C Moore said the suspect posed as a census taker and stayed in a neighbor’s home before fleeing with jewelry. The killer, described as 32, dark, medium build with a facial scar, fled toward nearby states.
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Associated Press
Pikeville
Pike County
D. C. Moore
Lois Collins
Robinson's Creek
John Call
Moore
Collinses
Collins
Six Marriage Licenses Issued in Mercer County
Mercer County records show six marriage permits issued by the county clerk. Recipients include Carl Balthis and Virginia Hedrick of Princeton, Richard Henly and Margaret Chrismond of Bluefield, Clarence Shields and Nancy Peterman of Bluefield, Eugene Kendrick and Marie Hedrick of McComas, Robert Fuqua and Anna Haskins of Princeton, and Ray Holliday of Ronceverte and Sallie Pendleton of Princeton.
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Megister
Princeton
Merccer County
Carl Balthis
Virginia Hedrick
Richard Cortland Henly
Margaret Chrismond
Bluefield
Clarence Alden Shields
Nancy Dolores Peterman
Bluefiled
Eugene Kendrick
Marie Hedrick
McComas
Robert Fuqua
Anna Haskins
Ray Co. Holliday
Ronceverte
lSallie Pendelton
Barbara Jean Morton Honored on Birthday in Kopperston
A birthday party was held Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Morton Kopperston honoring their daughter Barbara Jean. Refreshments served to a long list of attendees including Linda Rankin Sue Williams Bob Grey Joy Edwards Vernon Poe and others. In Mullens Mr and Mrs C O Canterbury of Guyandotte Avenue South Mullens hosted guests this weekend including her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs C C Hopkins of Charleston. A divorce case in Raleigh County notes Pearl Haynes vs Levi Jesse Haynes with a court order for the defendant to appear within one month of first publication. Etched by Clerk Van Hunter and attorney Leo Hindi. Classified display next.
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Register
Kopperston
Arnold Morton
Barbara Jean
Linda Rankin
Sue Williams
Bobby Grey
Joy Edwards
Vernon Poe
Charles Kirk
Marva Teel
Tracy Robert Pruett
Charles Cauthill
Adna Mae Thomas
Gail Kirk
Steve Blankenship
Neil Blankentship
Donald Kirk
Joe Blankentship
Bill Williams
Naomi Caudill
Buddy
Diana Sue Morton
Bob
Ben Boxley
Mullens
O. Canterbury
Guyandotte Avene
South Mullens
C. C. Hopkins
Charleston
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Pearl Haynes
Levi Jesse Haynes
Labntley J
Witlin
van Hunter
Leo Hindi
Funeral Notices for Bertha Elizabeth Hogan of Crab Orchard
Bertha Elizabeth Hogan age 51 of Crab Orchard died Monday March 1 at 9 30 in a local hospital The body will be moved from Caffee Funeral Home to her son in law Milton R Smith home Tuesday at 3 pm Funeral services at Martha's Chapel Madam's Creek Wednesday March 15 at 2 pm Rev J Hambrick and Rev Willie Wells officiating Burial in Bigney Farm Cemetery Active pallbearers named The family thanks friends for support during illness and death of Mary Waldron and mentions Beckley Hospital and Caffee Funeral Home and others
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Raleigh Register
Beck! Register
Beckley
W. W. Va
Marc
Paris Circus
O'Dwyer
Jolie
O'Brien
Mugo Rogers
Nell Walker
Fayette
Fred L. Doringer
Marion
Panama
Prns
Kentucky
Doctors Uphold Man
Humane Society
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Medical School
John S Tuck
Hershey
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Paul Mason
Tuck
Medical School
SPCA
Alan M. Chesney
Joseph L. Lilienthal
Hopkins Research Laboratories
Naval Air Station
Lilienthal
Labout
Mercer
Barbara Jean Morton
Maine
Gm Gate
Wanley
Abe
Cbbs
Abe-West
Mbs- West
Cbs
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe Basia
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily Commentary
Dardenella
Abe Bob Crosby
Abe Diystery
Gregory Hood
Alan Young
Mrs. North
AHC Television
Dravca
Hy Gardner
Bob Hope
Dhs
CBS Television
Gabriel Heather
Kibber
Sally-tabe
Detroit Symphony
Abe Hilt
Cbs Korn
Krackin
Abe Mr
Jane Ace
Newa & Variety
Nba
Mbe
Caffee Funeral Rome
Atrs
Mary Waldron
Beckley Hotital
Caffee Funeral Home
R. H. Kennedy
C. D. Walker
Geo. T. Waldron
Frank Sheridan
W. SN. Blair
Ralph Classified
Foley Construction Company
Dia
Snow Thornton Florists
Prince St
SNEAD
Beckley Hotel
Fisher's Flowers
Dial
Mt. Hope Rd
Dre
Price Hill
L. B. Elder
Maple Fork
Heward
Hollett Smith
Jip
Pupple
Beckley Hospital
Dave
J. L. Callahan
Coal City
Resoco
H Andrews
Sedi
Milton Young
J. J. Warden
Calloway Heights
A. J. Justice
Bondex
Carl Clark
W. EB Harvey
Ailton Yount
Foster Hardware Co
Stal St
Oreas
Raleigh Glass & Mirror Company
City Ave
Beckley Ice Cream Dial
Skelton
Houchins Mfy. Co., Inc
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