Hidden In Drawer Six Years Wins Pulitzer Drama Prize
The 1934 Pulitzer drama prize goes to Zoe Akins for her stage adaptation of Edith Wharton The Old Maid. Akins, long admired Wharton, shelved the play after early rejections in 1929, then revived it in California with Helen Menken and Judith Anderson starring for a New York release.
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Associated Press
New York
Zoe Akins
Edith Wharton
Miss Akin
Helen Menken
Queen Elizabeth
Maxwell Anderson
Mary of Scotland
California
Miss Menken
Harry Moses
Miss Akins
St. Louis
Judith Anderson
Miss Anderson
Old Maid
Humansville
Top
Robert Wadlsten
Senior class play Daddy Long Legs at Stratton tonight
The annual senior class play Negro Activities presents Daddy Long Legs at Stratton auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock with Mary Edley as Judy and Roy Mitchell as the philanthropist. The production features a strong cast and is widely praised for stage and screen popularity. Tonight’s event invites early attendance and local community support.
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Stratton Auditorium
Daddy Long Legs
Judy
Orphan Girl
Mary Edley
Philanthropist
Roy Mitchell
Tacky banquet planned at school auditorium May 18
Mrs Johnsie Brown of Glen Ferris and many others were visitors here Wednesday and Sunday. Richard Carey Jr left for Charleston on business. Prof and Mrs Childs with children and Dr and Mrs C B Anderson of Mt Hope were here Saturday. I J K Wells of Charleston stopped en route home from Bluefield. W L Jeffries and Dr C H Laws hosted visitors in Hinton. Charles Scott of WV State College attended the Junior Senior Prom and stayed with his mother Mrs J A Scott. Miss Addie Hundley of Mount Hope visited Thursday. Dr R J Howard was a professional visitor in Helen. Louie Clark of WV State College spent the weekend with his mother. A tacky banquet will be given in the school auditorium Saturday evening May 18 with two prizes for the most tacky costumes. Mrs Pearl Ayres remains ill.
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Johnsie Brown
Glen Ferris
Richard Carey Jr
Charleston
Garden lawn top-dressing guidance and club progress
Garden lawns should be top dressed yearly or twice during improvements using well rotted manure mushroom soil or compost from good topsoil and manure. Brush into turf with a door-water device after even spreading. One cubic yard covers 5 000 square feet. The Women’s Club progresses under Mrs Lucille Poole’s leadership.
Famise Corset Shop Promotes Streamline Back Garment
Famise Corset Shop in Raleigh County Bank Building promotes the new Streamline Back garment for hot weather comfort. Value is added to purchases. Mrs. C. A. Garten, manager.
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Raleigh County Bank
C. A. Garten
Berlin Antisemitic Drive Intensifies With Parades
Berlin reports two anti Jewish marches led by brass bands as Nazi authorities push a fresh antisemitic campaign. Placards denounce Jews as a misfortune and some marchers wear uniforms while old laws are tightened. The drive targets Jews in minor public influence roles amid a broader purge.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Reich Press Chamber
Publishing Interests Set For Liquidation By June Thirty
A list of publishing interests is disclosed with a deadline of June 30 to liquidate holdings. The statement outlines the intention to settle these interests within the set timeframe, with details indicating an orderly wind‑down process.
Ambassador Bullitt delayed en route to Pilsudski funeral
The United States ambassador to Moscow, William C. Bullitt, was forced down in a storm near Minsk, delaying his arrival for Marshal Joseph Pilsudski's funeral in Warsaw. He reported damage to his plane but said no one was injured and planned to travel by slow train reaching Warsaw about 6:35 am. Foreign Minister Laval noted the arrangements.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
William C. Bullitt
United States
Moscow
Minsk
Joseph Pilsudski
Bullitt
Roosevelt
Poland
Pierre Laval
Foreign guest consoles in Washington visit
A French dignitary arrived last night and offered condolences to Foreign Minister Joseph Beck. The note mentions Joe Kuhel of the Washington Senators as a renowned magician and card trickster of high esteem.
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France
Joseph Beck
Joe Kuhel
Washington Senators
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Ad Testimonial
Build up your strength when rundown and miserable with stomach distress and gas. Mrs E H Donald of Lynchburg Virginia praises Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a household remedy for poor appetite weight loss weakness and a run down state. New size tablets 50 cents liquid 1.00 large size 1.35. All druggists.
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Alice Kauser
Shakespeare
H. B. Handley
Mt. Hope
Odetta Gore
Tom Ash
William Blakey
William Beverly
A. D. Belton
Charles Hundley
R. J. Howard
W. L. Jeffries
William
S. A. Abrams
Central Street Baptist Church
East Beckley
Stratton High School Glee Club
Dorothy Boozer
Ruth Dandridge
E. L. Younge
Welch
Thomas Cross
Arline Moss
Nancy and
Dorothy Pinkard
Churchill Shields
Fayetteville
Cooking
Quinwood Theatre
Whitney Garrett
Quinwood, W. Va
McAlpin News
Pearl Ayres
Iil
Duie Garden
McAlpin
Women’s Club
Lucille Poole
Famise Corset Shop
LUX
Dela Cte E Sd
LUX Flakes
RINSO
North Kanawha Street
Eeeeee
LUX Toilet Soap
Maxwell House
Tetley
Pillsbury
MSC
Meat Department
Central Grocery
N. Fayette ST
Pilsudski
Drakes
Ducky
Jake
Sy Mick Or
Mack
MICK
Mack’s
Post
Staley
Gloss
Chase and Sanborn Pure Loose
Ibs
Chuck Ib
Bisquick
LUX Large
Pthiky
Pier Loy Car
Micke Mack Cash
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