Saint Patrick's Day Legend and Legacy in Ireland
The piece recalls Saint Patrick as a renowned figure celebrated on March 17 for converting Ireland to Christianity. It notes uncertainties about exact facts, cites a supposed English birth around 389, and describes his captivation, spiritual visions, and fervent preaching that led to widespread Irish Christian faith. It emphasizes his extraordinary influence on a nation.
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Old Erin
Patrick
Ireland
England
Emerald Isle
Passing of Old Court House on Raleigh County square
The old Raleigh County courthouse on the square is being dismantled for a modern structure, with March weather possibly delaying work by contractor J O Freeman. The article recalls its nineties construction using locally sourced bricks and timber, a tower bell, and the near total absence of locally produced nails, contrasting past materials with today's era of change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Court House
Court House Square
J. O. Freeman
Raleigh
Charleston
Kanawha
Raleigh County
Old Raleigh County Court House Sees Reflection on Growth
The author recalls the old Beckley court house built with limited resources, noting Raleigh County’s population growth from 9,597 in 1890 to 68,072 by 1930 and beyond. The piece compares past optimism to present expansion, hoping the new court house will likewise outgrow its successor in forty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
Cheerful Prediction From Dr Pearson on Future Progress
Dr F A Pearson a Cornell professor offers a bright forecast of material advancement over the next five to ten years linking a rising building cycle with higher commodity prices. He says if these events occur together, business will be very active with full employment and rising budgets across banks hospitals universities and governments while real estate becomes prized once more. The speaker urges collective focus and smart effort rather than leaving the change to one individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Pearson
Cornell
George
Patent medicine of nations war folly review
The piece argues that societies cling to war as a cure despite bitter lessons from past conflicts. It cites Kipling and a new American book noting many think prosperity would return only after another war. Civil populations suffer as modern warfare expands to air bombardment and gas weapons, with Italy and others portrayed as seeking war’s old remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Ialy
Press Comment on competence in Hoover era contrast
The Wheeling News Register argues the Outs claim incompetence of the Ins. It asserts a yard-stick to compare Republican and Democratic administrations and asks where the drift from Hoover panic to recovery was achieved, praising the current administration's action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling News Register
Washington Day Book Pins Roosevelt Reelection Gears Up
Administration leaders expect more party stalwarts who opposed new deal policies to back Roosevelt in the coming weeks. Senator Tydings signals the start of the parade as Borah prepares a major Ohio primary push. Political researchers unearth an early 1832 party platform emphasizing internal improvements and anti spoils system rhetoric.
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Washington
Henry Breckinridge
Roosevelt
Tydings
Maryland
Senator Glass
Virginia
Senate
Glass
Borah
Senator Borah
Ohio
Youngstown
Washington, D. C
United States
Man About Manhattan by George Tucker review notes New York vignettes
New York sketches describe a lively city scene with figures like Ron Perry and Eddy Duchin, along with social gossip on Broadway and river fog horns. The piece mixes celebrity chatter, theater mentions, and street color from Manhattan, with a playful tone about urban life and fashion.
Harvey for Constable in Slab Fork district
Harvey B E Harvey of Besaco announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for constable in Slab Fork district. He is a union miner member of the UMWA, with 21 years in the mines and eight children. A native Mercer County man, he has lived in Raleigh County 24 years.
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B. E. Harvey
Besaco
Slab Fork
UMWA
Mercer County
Raleigh County
Brief miscellany of quips and political snippets
A column of wry remarks and short idents covers topics from aging and memory to film censorship, royalty disputes, and social quirks. Notable jabs include Chaplin’s film barred by Hitler, Mussolini’s peace talk, a copyright dispute over Music Goes Round and Around, and a tongue in cheek cartoonish exchange about a horse stepping on a hat.
Clifford Buchanan Held on Rape Charge Near Ury
Clifford Buchanan of near Ury is held in the county jail without bond awaiting grand jury action on a rape charge involving his daughter. He was held after a hearing before Magistrate G. W. Brumfield yesterday.
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Clifford Buchanan
Near
Ury
G. W. Brumfield
Minear Coal Company Receives State Charter
The Minear Coal company of Elkins received a state charter to mine coal at Adrian. Incorporators are C. O. Strieby of Elkins J. P. Minear of Adrian and C. W. Minear of Parsons. Capital stock of five thousand dollars was authorized.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Minear Coal Company
Elkins
Adrian
C. O. Strieby
J. P. Minear
C. W. Minear
Parsons
Wife of Animal Writer Files Miami Divorce
The wife of Jack Dixon, a newspaper animal story writer, seeks divorce in Miami claiming he cluttered the house with dogs he brought home.
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Jack Dixon
Miami
Early Journalists Fired Amid Career Setbacks
Tor and other now famous writers were pointed to as failures in their early journalistic days, with both being fired from newspaper jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Hersholt Proves Pace Not Swift Always Wins Stardom
Hollywood-Jean Hersholt achieves his greatest triumph after 22 years in pictures with The Country Doctor. The piece traces how star careers rise from obscurity, noting Hersholt’s enduring value in character roles and comparing past climbers like Hepburn Harlow Loy Gaynor Flynn Crawford and Rogers.
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Hollywood
Jean Hersholt
Hersholt
Jean
Katharine Hepburn
Jean Harlow
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Norman Shearer
William Powell
Wallace Beery
Cunard P T A Meeting Reports Musical Program
Cunard West Virginia P T A held its regular meeting on March 9 at 7 30 pm with a program of special singing and instrumental music by school children. Guests viewed newly painted school rooms and refreshments were served to about forty three attendees. multiple local visitors and guests are noted from Charleston Fayetteville Oak Hill Beckley Pilot Virginia and Long Branch former residents and ministers attended. The Woman's Club plans a play titled In Laws and Out Laws to be staged Friday at 7 30 pm in the church basement.
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Cunard P. T. A
H. K. Baer
Charleston
H. T. Frazier
Frank Shipe
Fay
Caperton
Jim Spangler
Beckley
S. A. Carper
Penn Newman
Ralph Carper
Velma Carper
Bill Howard
Pilot
Raline Epperly
Lively
Long Branch
Woman's Club
Golden Rain Synopsis of Morgan and Iris bond
Morgan Black and Tris Lanning form a growing companionship that surpasses friendship. Morgan stays with Iris' Aunt Alia while aiding Iris' Uncle William in his law practice, seeks Iris' brother Owen hidden by Miss Ella, and attends Kay Oliver's cocktail party as Iris stays home unable to dress. The Lannings mourn Iris' father, whom Miss Ella revered as a genius.
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Morgan Black
Tris Lanning
Morgan
Iris
Alia
William
Owen
Ella
Uncle Will
Uncle William
Owen Lanning
Miss Ross
Mr. Black
Persia Hotel
Owen Lanning Returns and Iris Meets Brother
Iris receives news of Owen Lanning, her brother, after a letter dropped at a party leads to a Petersburg Hotel meeting with Owen and Aunt Josephine. Iris travels to the Persia Hotel to greet him, feeling both fear and hope as she encounters a poised Aunt Josephine and Owen’s calm, steady presence.
Funeral Service Held For Ansted Resident
Funeral services were conducted at Ansted this afternoon for Margie Vera Jones 21 who died at her home Sunday after a week long illness Burial was in Westlake Cemetery She is survived by her husband Jesse Jones and siblings Everett Skaggs Basil Skaggs and Mrs Flossie Skaggs of Fayetteville Mrs Mary Bohes of Jody and Mrs Bertie Cavendish of Victor
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Ansted
Margie Vera Jones
Westlake
Jesse Jones
Everett Skaggs
Basil Skaggs
Flossie Skaggs
Fayetteville
Mary Bohes
Jody
Bertie Cavendish
Victor
Population share of megacities exceeds one tenth worldwide
About 12 percent of the global population lives in the 626 cities with populations over 100,000. The figure highlights urban concentration and the scale of large cities in the global population distribution.
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Saint Patrick
Tapkp
Manhattan
George Tucker
New York
3Rd Avenue
Ron Perry
Perry
Ronnie
St. Moritz
Eddy Duchin
Duchin
California
the Plaza
Morris Carnovsky
Victor McLaglen
Billy the Oysterman
Billy
Aristides de Leoni
Hallowe'en
Mary Howe
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Louisville
Jan MacLaren
Jane Adams
Atlantic
Phil Stong
McKinlay
Ken
Harvey
Chaplin
Hitler
Charley
Mussolini
Earth
The
National Beauty Congress
Troy
N. Y
By Robbin Coons
Gaynor and
Farrell
Janet Gaynor
Charlie Farrell
Seventh Heaven
Shirley Temple
Errol Flynn
Eleanor Powell
Ledger
Clara Bow
Elinor Glyn
Myrna Loy
Joan Crawford
Ginger
Cunard
Kay
Josephine
Margaret Widdemer
Tris
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