Soviets Reconstruct Family Life Amid Housing Shortage
The Associated Press reports in Moscow on May 24 that the Soviet state shifts duties to families as housing pressures grow. Children are no longer government charges. neglectful parents can be jailed, and even youths over 12 may face punishment. A housing shortage spurs 97 new Moscow apartment buildings while communal kitchens persist. A Leningrad case shows a house tribunal sentencing two women to a year of factory work for kitchen quarrels, illustrating strict community discipline.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Leningrad
Mrs. Z
Mrs. X
Theft Suspect Held in Armed Robbery and Larceny
State police said James Bramman of Charleston was arrested in Columbus Ohio on armed robbery charges in Kanawha county and is also wanted in Mason county for grand larceny over the theft of two cows. Sergeant C W Ray noted Bramman is the suspect in the case.
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Lumbus, O
James Bramman
Charleston
Kanawha County
C. W. Ray
Criminal Identification Bureau
Bramman Akso
Mason County
Nathan Pickus Opens New Shop in Beckley
Nathan Pickus unveils a new Women’s Shop at Main Street foot, in the former Crescent Grocery space, alongside The Bootery run by Henry Miller. The dual stores aim to fulfill the modern lady shopper dream with good taste, utility, bright front windows, dressing rooms, and rear offices. Pickus’s Beckley push began 25 years ago in spring 1910, growing into a major local business despite illness and downsizing to ladies wear before this revival.
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Nathan Pickus
Beckley
Main Street
Crescent
Henry Miller
Pickus
Woman's Shop Opens A Major Step Forward
Pickus has built with firm faith in the future and the new Woman's Shop offers handsome displays. Visitors to the associated stores will be delighted with all they see.
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Pickus
Lightning Fire Destroys Pax House. Family Itself Safe
Lightning struck a Pax Mount dwelling yesterday burning it to the ground. Mrs. Cooney Treadway and her three children escaped after being knocked to the floor. The fire severely shocked them but no possessions could be saved.
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Associated Press
Mount
Hope
Pax
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