Missing School Principal Believed to Have Suicided
Kimberley police and state officers dragged the river for Gerald Snavely 27 principal of the local graded school who vanished last Saturday after goodbye to his sweetheart Gladys Shawkey The mother Mrs M L Snavely suspects self harming act Though seen by several locals last Saturday night no one recalls taking him away He was described as average build five eight with black gray streaked hair coming from Kentucky two years ago to teach in the county system
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Register
Kimberley
Gerald Snavely
Snavely
M. L. Snavely
Gladys Shawkey
Miss Shawkey
Twenty One To Take Diplomas
Glen Jean notes the twenty one members of the Glen Jean Junior High class receiving diplomas at the 16th annual graduation on Tuesday May 18 at 8 PM. Rev. Shirley Donnelly delivers the address with musical selections by students and faculty.
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Glen Jean
Charles Clyden Argabright
Mary Elizabeth Blanar
James W. Brown
Edward Daniel Burnette Jr
Thomas Lee Cumbow
Andrew Clark
Junior Hess
Billie Marcella Hall
J. D. Kelley
Holda June Lane
Georgia Mae Lohman
Mollie Gray
Juanita June Matthews
Elmer Martin
Mary Elizabeth Nuckels
Eugene J. Oliver
Arlean Florence Shumake
Garnet Maxine Taylor
Jean Elizabeth Thomas
Edward Arthur Thomas Jr
Virginia Adair Whitt
Shirley Donnelly
Mary Elizabeth Blanor
Elizabeth Holmes
J. R. Chenoweth
H. L. VanCamp
Miss Nuckels
Emma Wood Helper
George VI Coronation Weather Woes Clip Royal Sunshine
The coronation day in London was marked by steady rain as George VI and Queen Elizabeth passed through Westminster Abbey. Unlike the 1935 silver jubilee, royal weather fell short of sunshine, though the pageantry persisted with the king and queen sheltered indoors.
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Associated Press
George VI
London
Palace Garden
Wingrove Suit Appeal Granted
Fayetteville circuit court granted an appeal for Dr. A. A. Wingrove in a damages case against Home Law Z company over the death of his brother Everett Wingrove, a former Fayette politician. Attorney William G. Thompson represents him.
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Fayetteville
A. A. Wingrove
Circuit Court
Home Law Z Company
Everett Wingrove
Fayette Politan
William G. Thompson
Births In Shanghai At 20 An Hour Sparks Concern
Shanghai birth control advocates say a baby is born about every three minutes, with annual births likely between 150,000 and 200,000. Most births go unregistered, estimates rely on data from a few hospitals and street pickups of about 30,000 babies annually.
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Shanghai
China
Chinese capital offers cheap cremation plan
In Nanking authorities promote cremation to free space for the living. The new metropolitan crematorium sets a fee of 1 dollar per adult corpse with reduced rates for children and for two bodies cremated together.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
U. S
Truck Driver Held For Grand Jury
Fayetteville. Hugh Hamrick was bound over to the grand jury after arraignment before Magistrate R C Godsey on charges of driving a truck while drunk. Deputies G T Davis and Virgil Lyons arrested him as he left Sunset Inn. Hamrick waived preliminary hearing and was held on a $500 bond. Attorney Frank Brazie.
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Fayetteville
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R. C. Godsey
Hamrick
G. T. Davis
Virgil Lyons
Sunset Inn
Charleston
Frank Brazie
Austrians Pledged Personal Liberty Rally Remarks
Vienna gover nment vows more personal liberty without specifying directions or timing. Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg speaks at patriotic rallies emphasizing freedom as a refinement of organized society and says labor interests are better served by the new Christian Guild state than by socialist theory.
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Vienna
Austria
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WPA Warehouse at Backus Burns in Fire Losses Estimated
A WPA warehouse at Backus burned with losses estimated over 500 by county authorities. State police probe arson while no arrests have been made. Stock included gasoline, road equipment, and WPA tools. some damage also to State Road Commission property. Federal investigators to assist this week.
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Register
Backus
WPA
State Road Commission
Four Enter Loitering Sentences In Fayette County
Four locals were jailed this week for loitering with 60 day terms. Howard Burton, ore Saunders, Jessie Wester and Cora Hamilton were arrested by Peter McKay, con stable, and brought before Justice F R Small where they were found guilty and sentenced.
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Quinnimont
Fayette County
Howard Burton
Ore Saunders
Jessie Wester
Cora Hamilton
Peter McKay
Justice of the Peace
F. R. Small
Ghastly Rise in Shanghai Street Deaths
Shanghai records show nearly 10 000 more bodies found in streets and alleys over the past year raising total deaths to about 40 000. Hunger and exposure are cited in almost all cases.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
China
Girl of 12 Hits B above High C Novel Sensation
Suzanne Larsen of Minneapolis, born in Chicago twelve years ago, is hailed as Hollywood’s singing sensation. She can sing the note B above high C with clarity and sweetness after a film signing sight unseen following a recording sent by Merle Potter, Minneapolis drama critic.
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Suzanne Larsen
Minneapolis
Chicago
Merle Potter
Thrift Named Executor in Wingrove Will Case
Fayette County Court named Robert J. Thrift as disinterested administrator to oversee the Wingrove estate during litigation. The will dispute, involving Lacy Hanger, moves to Fayette circuit court next term. Thrift posted a $10,000 bond to protect the estate and ensure payment of taxes and obligations. No property dispositions will be made by the administrator at this time.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County Court
A. A. Wingrove
Robert J. Thrift
Fayette Circuit Court
Wingrove
Lacy Hanger
Scarbro
Thrift
Court weighs will and timber land in Wingrove case
Estate under $3,000 cash and a valuable Laurel Creek timber tract split among heirs. Dr Wingrove receives $750 via deathbed note and the Scarbro home, while timber land goes to brothers and relatives. Dispute centers on land ownership. public will awaits probate completion.
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Wingrove
Scarbro
Laurel Creek
Children to Be Examined Free at Summerlee Conference
Parents of children under six in Summerlee are invited to bring them to the child health conference at the Summerlee school building on Friday May 28. Dr C E Watkins county health authority will supervise free thorough physical exams and corrections. Free smallpox vaccine and diphtheria serum will be given to all not immunized.
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Fayetteville
Summerlee
C. E. Watkins
County Health Authority
Paralyzed Child Improves at Mt Hope
Mt Hope Betty Lou Miller ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Miller shows signs of improvement this week according to her physician. She has been ill with a form of paralysis for several weeks but is now able to walk.
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Betty Lou Miller
Roy Miller
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