West Virginia Publisher Elected National Editorial President
West Virginia honored publisher Robert H. Pritchard of the Weston Democrat was elected president of the National Editorial Association, the first WV recipient amid the association’s golden jubilee year. The convention is in New Orleans this year, with hope for a future West Virginia host in White Sulphur Springs and a tour inviting editors nationwide to see the state’s industry and tourism potential.
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Robert H. Pritchard
Democrat
Weston
National Editorial Association
West Virginia
New Orleans
Continental
United States
West
The Dime Chain Letter Scheme Fraud Rules
The post office defines dime chain letters as fraud and a lottery where gamblers profit little while the postal service gains. Breaks in the chain cause losses, and eventually every scheme that grows geometrically collapses.
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Post Office Department
Postal Service
Chain letters and the lure of easy profits
The passage argues that chain letters mimic rapid, unchecked reproduction and would overwhelm if not broken. It contends luck and cleverness offer short-term gains, but true progress comes from work and using both mind and hands, not exploiting others. The author stresses sustained effort pays off in the long run.
The 1935 Gold Rush and the Distribution of Work Relief
Washington faces a massive 1935 relief funding surge as four billion dollars flows to work relief. Governors mayors engineers and citizens press for allocations, challenging Roosevelt to fairly divide funds among cities states and projects while avoiding political pandering and waste.
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Washington
Chambers of Commerce
John Citizen
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Press Comment on New Deal Work Relief Plan
The article notes that most of the 4.88 billion dollars approved for work relief will fund job creation over materials. Early projects include grade crossing elimination, soil erosion control in the western states, and CCC expansion by 300000 enrollments, aimed at employing about 3.5 million men. The piece argues this will reduce unemployment and allow focus on heavy industries.
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Williamson Daily News
Washington Daybook: Army Air Base Row and Lynch Bill Debate
The Washington Daybook notes the House military affairs leak on bases near the Canadian border may be cooling but irritates the War Department. Maj. Gen Foulois faces pressure from the Rogers committee, with a broader investigation possible. Senator Borah’s anti lynching filibuster stance and its dramatic end spark chatter about constitutional questions and party maneuvering. Senator Reynolds’s pig remark during the AAA debate amuses the Senate, prompting lingering jokes about the Big Bad Wolf.
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Washington
House
Military Affairs Committee
War Department
McSwain
Rogers
New Hampshire
Army
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Air Corps
Foulois
Dern
Department
W. Frank James
Michigan
Navy
Reynolds
North Carolina
Globe-Trotter
Senate
Bankhead
Bill Reynolds
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
Alphonso offers a column of observations and opinions, weaving questions and quotations into a critique of current affairs and cultural events. The piece reflects a sharp voice and a cadence typical of an opinion column from a historical newspaper.
Parodies and Snapshots From a Dated Dispatches Sweep
A collage of satirical would be headlines and letters mentioning Japan Manchukuo gas warfare and bank closures with quirky observations about sand in dishes and forgotten mail. Includes jests about Punjab cattle thieves and street beggars in New York.
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New York
Numbers racket office raided in London West Virginia
Six people were arrested in Kanawha county for operating a numbers racket after a raid on a London office. An adding machine, hundreds of receipts, and about 75 dollars were seized. All suspects waived preliminary hearings before Justice Edwin S. Watson.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
London
Justice of the Peace
Edwin S. Watson
Fred Astaire crafts light steps with hard work on Top Hat
Hollywood May 9 Robbin Coons Fred Astaire builds the film’s mood through meticulous rehearsal moving between stages with Hal Borne and Hermes Pan. He keeps about 15 dance shoes ready works from 9:30 to 6 daily with an eye on rhythm and storytelling while Ginger Rogers and others film scenes. He polishes dances during days off and insists on pace and mood to keep his career from slipping.
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Hollywood
Fred Astaire
Astaire
Roberta
Hal Borne
Hermes Pan
Fred
Carpenters
Ginger Rogers
Edward Everett Horton
Erik Rhodes
Marriage Licenses List From Besoco to Mabscott
A compiled list of marriage licenses shows pairs from multiple towns. Names include John Henry Little with Mabel Staples of Besoco, Carmelo Melito with Audrey Moye of Beckley, and others from Beckley Glen White Price Hill Arnett Mabscott Cranberry Jumping Branch Meadow Creek Stanaford Raleigh East Gulf and Mabseot.
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John Henry Little
Mabel Staples
Besoco
Carmelo Melito
Audrey Moye
Beckley
Burt Dwyer
Eleanora Staples
Price Hill
Delmar Honaker
Lou Verna Cook
Arnett
Harold Weller
Glen White
Nannie Brown
Lowell Winston Phillips
Mabscott
Beatrice Erel Hood
Cranberry
Roy Hershel Bennett
Jumping Branch
Virginia Moye Hanger
Meadow Creek
Karl Dan Kelsey
Beryl Oney
Hinton
Willie Harris
Elsie Bullitt
Steve Lakey Jr
Icye Gladys Richmond
Orval Meadows
Thelma Richmond
Sandstone
Paul Daniel
Catherine Penn
Stanaford
Willie Andrew Wadsworth
Flossie Jackson
Raleigh
Emilio Rodriguez
Mary Castanon
East Gulf
Charles Miller
Tillie Catherine Meadows
Mabseot
ITALKS to PARENTS ITALKS to PARENTS
A boy isolated from neighborhood play by a protective mother learns to fear outside influence. The piece argues home refinement cannot shield a child from social contact, warning of loneliness or later rebellion if kept apart from peers.
First Edition of Black Beauty Sells at Auction
A first edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, published in 1876, sold in London for 110. The book has charmed young readers for decades.
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Black Beauty
Associated Press
London
Anna Sewell
No Night Baseball in St Louis This Summer
The realty firm owning Sportsman's Park denied permission to install fighting equipment, ensuring no major league baseball at night in St Louis this summer.
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St. Louis
Sportsman's Park
Local youths attend regional and state conventions
Montreal West Virginia reports Dennis Harless returning from Wheeling where he attended a Hi Y convention. Miss Grada St Clair visited Wytheville Virginia for the weekend. E L Colcord was in Bluefield over the weekend for the state American Legion convention. Last week the Boy Scouts spent time in the area.
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Dennis Harless
Wheeling
Grada St. Clair
Wytheville
E. L. Colcord
Bluefield
American Legion
Boy Scouts Spen
Night encounter and odd dog clue in Sussex visit
Alison Kede travels toward London with Guy Westurn after a frightened night at a remote Sussex house. She feared a hairless man until Westurn and his bulldog Gaffe rescued her. She grows fond of Westurn but suspects him. the dog’s collar bears the initials G L instead of G W.
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Alison Kede
London
Guy Westurn
Sussex
Westurn
Alison
G. L
G. W
Luck and danger braid a midnight escape in a mystery
Alison explains the intruder was likely Little Herbert, while Guy confirms his entry was by chance to aid her. They reflect on luck that brought him to the scene and their uneasy trust deepens as they discuss the danger and the Burglars' Union rule. Tomorrow, furniture movers enter the story.
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Alison
Little Herbert
Warley
Mother's Day services set at church May 12th
A clean up campaign improved the town while Mother's Day will be observed in the church on Sunday morning May 12 with an attractive program. Local families visit Kentucky relatives. Acapella Club hosted by Tom Hughes with dinner and a theatre party in Charleston. Earl Large, 13, died Friday. service held at home Saturday by Rev Will Hood. Interment at Birchton.
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Sored
Marshall Kirby
Kentucky
Brick Griener
Charles Combs
Albert Tetley
Gatewood
Tom Hughes
Charleston
Earl Large
Ernest Large
Will Hood
Birchton
Pecan Trees Cover San Angelo Homes
It is estimated there are about 10,000 pecan trees planted on the lots of more than 3,000 homes in San Angelo Texas, reflecting a citywide orchard character and residents’ horticultural inclination.
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San Angelo
Tex
Morgan and visitors depart Ameagle West Virginia
Ameagle residents say goodbye to Mr and Mrs I C Morgan from Springfield Illinois after a two week visit with Mr and Mrs L J Martell. Betty Low Wat daughter of D Q Wall has pneumonia and is recovering at Charleston General Hospital. County Superintendent B B Chambers and Asst Superintendent Geo Parker visited the school Friday. The school scored 91 1 2 percent and visitors praised the teachers for improvements including a fence concrete walks and gravel base at the playground. The Junior class will present Everybodys Crazy at the High School on Monday May 13.
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Borah
Idaho
Judiciary Committee
Alabama
Senator Reynolds’ Pigs
Alphonso
Japan
Manchukuo
Punjab
Office OF
By Robbin Coons
Italks
Brooke Peters Church
Montroal, W. Va
Mr. Westurn
Herbert
Guy
Alison Simpply
Burglars’ Union
Evelyn M. Winch
Ameagle, W. Va
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