Graduates of Woodrow Wilson High and Beckley Junior High
The Register congratulates the Woodrow Wilson High School graduates 121 strong and Beckley Junior High’s 167, noting the largest junior class yet and including today photos of the graduates. It praises their future leaders in business politics and professions and wishes them sound judgment and useful lives.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Junior High School
Beckley
Democratic America
Coal and chemicals in Kanawha valley future
Kanawha valley hosts prospects for coal refining replacing oil as a long term energy source. J A Park reports Dupont chemist Chaplin Tyler foresees soft coal as key for gasoline and lubricants, with three large plants already using coal to produce chemicals.
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Kanawha Valley
John Roscoe Turner
West Virginia University
J. A. Park
Charleston
Ogden
Chaplin Tyler
Dupont Organization
West Virginia
The
Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Dupont Ammonia Corporation
Barium Reduction Corporation
Readers argue over dramatic Crowley capture reporting
Morgantown Post notes readers of the New York Herald Tribune complained about front page drama in coverage of the Crowley gang capture on West Ninetieth Street. The Tribune defended news value and societal duty, urging readers to distinguish between sensationalism and constructive crime reporting.
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New York
Crowley
West Ninetieth Street
The
Herald Tribune
Morgantown Post
Coal and chemistry reshape West Virginia fortunes
Coal, water, and air form the cheapest West Virginia commodities while new industries push ahead with novel products. Coal operators and landowners are urged to work with research chemists to explore coal chemical utilization as a future market grows beyond fuel. Despite scepticism among practical miners, scientists insist the potential is vast and tied to refinery use rather than mere fuel.
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West Virginia
Pio
Novel Contenders Named in Witty jab at Dreiser and Lewis
The San Diego Union quips that Dreiser and Lewis staged the first honest skirmish New York has seen in years and suggests Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling may turn to writing novels.
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Theodore Dreiser
Sinclair Lewis
New York
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
San Diego Union
Doctor warns on motives behind disappearances
A doctor notes that among yearly disappearances some are driven by a belief of being unwanted while others by the sense they are needed nowhere, reflecting on human seeks and fears.
Gandhi Goes to Bed In Final Photo
The Waco News-Tribune notes Gandhi appeared ready for rest in his last pictured moment. The brief item confirms the final image before his passing.
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Gandhi
Waco News-Tribune
Whistler Worked as Draftsman at Coast and Geodetic Survey
A Washington Daybook item recalls James McNeill Whistler's early years with the Coast and Geodetic Survey on D Street. He drew plans and sketches, often altered maps with gulls, caricatures, and marginal sketches, leaving a mark on the agency and later influencing his artistic fame.
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Washington
D Street
Coast and Geodetic Survey
James McNeill Whistler
Whistler
Capt
E. H. Pagenhart
Division of Chairs
West Point
Europe
California
Sienius
Freer Art Gallery
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A column feature presents commentary and opinions on current affairs with observations, questionings, and quotations. It gathers readers’ insights alongside editorial reflections, framing debates and prompting thought on public issues.
Fruits Flowers Vegetables and Poultry Spring Ideal Crops Across Gardens
Nature delivers a perfect spring for growing. The writer notes abundant showers and sunny days, with asparagus rhubarb onions radishes peas beets corn beans potatoes and a thriving garden. Tulips lilacs apples and crab apples bloom beautifully while irises emerge and woods turn golden green. The piece ends with a playful aside about moving the bed to stay with the tulips.
Suspect in Tonkawa slayings arrested in Kansas City
Suspect in two Tonkawa Oklahoma killings of teachers Jessie Griffith and Zexia Griffith, ex convict and 30 year old Ear Quinn, was arrested in Kansas City after being sought since December.
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Tonkawa
Okla
Jessie
Zexia Griffith
Kansas City
Name Dropping and Oddities Plague New York Gossip
A parade of names and quick anecdotes covers celebrities socialites and editors in New York May 10. Ramon the dancer at Fifth Avenue’s shoe shop rivals Rosita wife Mary Louise Hanrick of Waco Texas. Maurice Chevalier initials on clothes. Helen Keller braille and typewriter. Barney Gallaint ex reporter to Floyd Gibbons. Eddie Duchin the Casino pianist. Pulitzer critics discuss Susan Glaspell for Alison's House. Marlene Dietrich leaves tea party to move car for overtime parking. Gramercy park key costs 826 yearly. Delos Lovelace writes Knute Rockne biography in six days. Guild of Former Pipe Organ Pumpers notes 880 deficit for posterity.
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Ramon
Fifth Avenue
Rosita
Mary Louise Hanrick
Waco
Tex
Maurice Chevalier
Helen Keller
Barney Gallalnt
Floyd Gibbons
Chicago
Eddie Duchin
Ace
Susan Glaspell
Russia
Gramercy Park
Delos Lovelace
Knute Rockne
Insurance agent to Broadway stars houses clients on Fifth Avenue
An insurance agent serving Broadway actors keeps an office on Fifth Avenue, citing tonier premises. Clients include Will Rogers with over 81 million saved, Al Jolson, Jane Cowl, Rupert Hughes, Marilyn Miller, Ann Pennington and others. Many actors shift to annuities, with Jack Dempsey said to live off his policy. Maurice Hindus also writes on-
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Ap Insurance
Fifth Avenue
Will Rogers
al Jolson
Betts Compton
Jane Cowl
Rupert Hughes
Marilyn Miller
Ann Pennington
Jack Dempsey
Maurice Hindus
Ethel Waters Stars in Broadway Show and Free Soda Offer
The piece notes Ethel Waters as Broadway’s new sensation called the colored Ruth Draper. Born in Chester PA she sang at a Philadelphia cabaret party then was hired by the manager. A Harlem hit followed before she performed downtown. A wash tub routine accompanies her singing Wash Tub Rubsidy while Broadway buzz grows. A traffic cop rule and pedestrian note appear as light commentary.
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J. B. Priestley
Broadway
Ethel Waters
Ruth Draper
Chester
Philadelphia
Harlem
Boyden Sparks
Idaho Potato Promotes Cartons In New York
Newspaper ads in New York introduced a large Idaho potato in cartons weighing 15 pounds per sealed package. An average of one in 35 students fails at the University of Utah, which has about 3,500 enrolled.
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Associated Press
New York
Gotham
Idaho
University of Utah
Nora Lake faces family duties and art world woes
Nora Lake declines Dr. More and stays away from Aunt Emily to help Frances as she moves to a sanatorium. She becomes engaged to Jonathon Thayer and longs for the Thayer mansion shared with Damon. Julian arrives from Italy to borrow money to exhibit his paintings, which Nora doubts are truly his. Jon struggles to understand Nora’s wish to leave.
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Nora Lake
Dr. More
Emily
Fran
Jonathon Thayer
Nicholas
Thayer
Jon
Damon
Nora
Julian
Italy
Unen
Dead painter mystery haunts Nora in torn life
Nora confronts a haunting truth as the paintings signed with her father’s name stir doubt. Damon presses about the old peasant woman scene while Nora fights memories of Nicholas and Villa Rosa. The crisis intensifies as Jon and Damon circle the truth and Nora fears a world-shaking reveal.
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Damon
Nora
New York
Jon
Nicholas
Villa Rosa
Jessie Douglas Fox
Seven Die in Egypt Election Clashes at Dakhalia
Cairo May 20 Amid mobs clashing with police in Dakhalia Province three villages saw violence as Egyptian first degree elections ended. Premier Sadku Pasha announced 60 percent turnout and a verdict in favor of the new constitution. He pledged the country would exist under a constitution.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Dakhalia
Sadku Pasha
Government Prevented Anarchy By Suppressing Measures
The government argued that without repressive actions the entire country could have descended into anarchy. The statement framed strict controls as necessary to preserve order and stability.
Salt Lake City to plant 10000 trees for Washington bicentennial
Salt Lake City plans a tree planting of ten thousand trees as its contribution to the bicentennial observance of George Washington. Municipal leaders call the event a lasting tribute and mark the milestone with a public ceremony and coordinated outreach.
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Salt Lake City
George Washington
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