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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1936

Page

5

Prying Into Hens Affairs Puzzles Over Egg Height

Scientists at Western Washington experiment station measure egg white height with calipers and a three legged device to standardize quality. Wayne Miller explains a taller white means better quality as they break eggs into pans and record area factors to determine the superior egg.

Associated Press Puyallup, Wash Ann Western Wayne Miller Miller Western Washington Experiment Station

Flood Control Bill Expands Pennsylvanias Program

Senator Davis urged rapid action on a revised flood control bill expanding the program in Pennsylvania. Proposals include a Susquehanna levee system from Williamsport downstream with other sites at Potomac River Basin Cumberland West Cumberland South Cumberland Maryland and West Virginia Ridgeley. Projects feature levees retaining walls movable dam and channel clearing to protect life and property at an estimated $743 000 with Harpers Ferry also listed for a flood wall.

Corning Pennsylvania Williamsport Susquehanna Davis R-Pa Potomac River Cumberland West Cumberland South Cumberland Maryland Ridgeley West Virginia Harpers Ferry

Scalf's Indian River Tonic Praised in Tennessee Letter

Mr Squire H Bowman of La Follette Tennessee reports relief from rheumatic and digestive ailments after using Scalf's Indian River Tonic. He says appetite improved within a day and symptoms diminished after four doses. He continues the treatment and recommends the tonic, sold locally for one dollar or by mail from Indian River Medicine Company.

Squire H. Bowman la Follette Tennessee Scalf Indian River LaFollette, Tenn

Mrs Meador Former Beckley Mayor Dies Survived by Family

Mrs Meador former mayor of Beckley dies at home after bearing five children Dee Hereford Pauline John and Francis. Survived by mother Martha Williams of Cool Ridge three brothers Owen Williams Beav Jer and Louden Williams and four sisters.

Meador Beckley Land Dee Hereford Pauline John Francis Martha Williams Cool Ridge Jordan Williams Owen Williams Beav= jer Louden Williams

Twenty Die In Mexican Station Dynamite Explosion

In Tultenango, state of Mexico, an explosion of dynamite in a car at the railroad station killed twenty persons and injured nearly sixty. The incident occurred at the passenger and freight yards near a water tank and small junction town.

Associated Press Mexico City Tultenango State of Mexico Ismall

England backs Locarno pact in Commons speech

British foreign secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Britain would back the Locarno treaty commitments. He warned against altering terms and stressed British adherence to obligations, while separating national sentiment from treaty duties amid debate on European security.

Associated Press Anthony Eden House of Commons Great Britain Eden Germany France Locarno Western Europe

Rainbow At Night Novel Expands Mary Bonner Reach

John Selby reviews Miss Mary Graham Bonner's new adult novel Rainbow At Night set on a remote Nova Scotia cove. The work marks a shift from her many children’s books and follows a rugged landscape amid stormy, isolated living with a strikingly contrasted, almost inaccessible setting.

Mary Graham Bonner Miss Bonner Furman Nova Scotia

6 No Trumps Versus 6 Spades In A Knickerbocker Hand

Central Press reporter recounts a Knickerbocker Whist club money game hand. South defends a 6 no trump contract against Norths bid spades. South delivers a strong play and fulfills the contract, while a small slam at 6 spades would be questioned due to the opening lead of clubs.

Knickerbocker South North

Win the opening club lead to squeeze West in play

In a bridge problem, AKQIJ85 versus vAT-aA, the opening club lead from the dummy’s Ace sets up a squeeze against West. By careful sequence and discards, West is forced to reveal and part with essential cards, allowing declarer to secure trumps and force favorable discards and ruffs, culminating in a controlled endgame.

Declarer West East Ummy Dummy

Novel analysis and Bolivian railway project noted

A critic lauds a novel featuring Jenny and a New York composer, praising its dignity and depth from Miss Bonner's portrayal of a young girl's inner life. Separately, the Bolivian railway company plans planting thousands of eucalyptus trees at La Paz to curb erosion on its clay soils.

Jenny New York Miss Bonner The Bolivian Railway Company la Paz

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