Local Pupils in Concerts at Woodrow Wilson High
Glen Sal lack's music groups from Woodrow Wilson High participated in state high school chorus and orchestra concerts in Charleston with the state Education Association meetings. Ivan Bowling earned first chair in the trumpet section among 19 trumpeters. 149 in the orchestra and 201 in the chorus. Several freshmen placed in the violin section. Mary Moon and other seniors faced graduation deadlines affecting trips to Cleveland and participation in the national orchestra. A senior band plans a public concert November 20 to raise funds for a Sousaphone. Czechoslovakia's largest shoe maker will open a flying school for its sales force.
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Glen Sallack
Woodrow Wilson High School
Charleston
State Education Association
Ivan Bowling
Virginia Peters
Marjorie Winston
Chartentie George
Justine Sterne
Christine Sullivan
Fernia Mae Smith
Sallack
Mary Moon
Cleveland
National
Five Admit Guilty Plea and Court Actions
Five Admit continued guilty plea to carrying a pistol and face six months in jail plus a $50 fine. Charley Surratt trial underway with a struck jury and evidence introduction. Other charges nolle pressed for Lieutenant Page Lena Whittemore Eleanor Willis Irene Saylor W T Kiblinger. Circuit Clerk Van Hunter ill. Deputy Redden in attendance.
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Charley Surratt
Earl Massey
Page
Nolle
Lena Whittemore
Eleanor Willis
Irene Saylor
W. T. Kiblinger
van Hunter
Grippe
A. B. Redden
Labor Association Seeks Railway Wages Proposals Aid
The labor group pledges to advance proposals affecting railway operations and employment relief. It promises cooperative action to protect employers and promote common interests amid altered economic conditions. Proposals affecting railway wages have been made public by several railroads.
Railroads urged to adopt measures for job relief and stability
The passage calls on railroad management and workers to act in concert to provide temporary relief and long term stability, address ongoing employment reductions, and counter cyclical unemployment impacting the transportation industry and public welfare. It emphasizes shared responsibility to restore prosperity.
Ohio and Pennsylvania races test party strength
In Ohio voters elected two congressmen with one contest conceded as a walkover. The First Ohio district in Cincinnati showed Democratic potential in a Republican stronghold once led by Nicholas Longworth. In Pittsburgh, state police guarded Allegheny County as independents led by Charles C. McGovern faced old-line Republicans backing Mayor Charles H. Kline for county commission and other offices.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Longworth
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Charles C. McGovern
Pinchot
Charles H. Kline
Lewis Quashes Run for President For Prohibition Stance
James Hamilton Lewis, answering talk of a presidential bid as a wet, emphasizes that hunger and shelter surpass drink. He credits Mayor Cermak for support while urging consideration of food, clothing, and homes for millions as winter shelters loom.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Cermak
Lewis
Stotesbury Visits and Local Sick List
Mrs D V Culop Margery Culop and Jim Culop visited Mr and Mrs Leonard Burkett Sunday. Billy Cumsford has improved from scarlet fever. Emerson Mills and C N Able serve on Beckley October petit jury. Tracy Adams and Junior Vanean are on the sick list. Dick Ward and Stanley Culop visited Virginia. Mrs W E Arnett and Mrs Burkett visited War. Willie Deboard visiting brother Kenneth Deboard.
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D. V. Culop
Margery Culop
Jim Culop
Leonard Burkett
Billy Cumsford
John Sanders
Oakley Mills
W .E. Arnett
Rock Sunday
Aubrey Sanders
Emerson Mills
C. N. Able
Petit Jury
Beckley
Tracy Adams
Little Junior Vanean
Dick Ward
Stanley Culop
Virginia
W. E. Arnett
War
Willie Deboard
Kenneth Deboard
Blood Pressure Warning and Diet Advice Card
The notice cautions early blood pressure danger and suggests laxatives, reduced alcohol and caffeine, light meals, and mentha pepsin before meals to ease digestion. It urges physician checks, rest, and faithful use to prevent or delay stroke, with availability at White Cross Pharmacy.
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Dave
White Cross
Education Week plans discussed for district schools
A final discussion of the program to be observed in Town District elementary schools during National Education Week November 9 to 15 will be held this evening at 7 30 when elementary school principals gather for a conference at Beckley Junior High School announced by H E Carmichael district superintendent.
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Beckley
H. E. Carmichael
Special Night Session Aims To Inform Patrons
School officials plan a week of activities to ensure every patron attends at least once for direct information on classroom work and problems. Woodrow Wilson High school will host a special night session next Tuesday evening to benefit patrons.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Irene Rich Divorced From David Blankenhorn
San Francisco November 3 Irene Rich motion picture actress was granted a divorce in superior court from David Blankenhorn real estate dealer of San Francisco and Los Angeles Both parties acknowledged Miss Richs career caused the separation The couple wed in Monterey in 1927 marking the actress third marriage.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Irene Rich
David Blankenhorn
Los Angeles
Miss Rich
Monterey
Coast Guard Patrol Rams British Vessel in Maine Waters
The coast guard patrol boat Harriet Lane rammed and sank the Sophie E an 80 foot British registered power boat off the Maine coast during the night Nine crew members were rescued by coast guards and brought to Boston by the Harriet Lane authorities said
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Associated Press
Boston
Coast Guard
Harriet Lane
Sophie E
Maine
Coast Guards
Germany Adopts Steel Shoes to Foil Prison Escapes
To prevent escapes, German authorities equip prisoners with steel shoes featuring ball shaped soles that require careful walking to maintain balance. The measure aims to hinder quick movements while in confinement.
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Germany
Man Charged in Slaying of Cross Hill Banker Father
Accused killer of J Henry Rasor charged with fatally beating and stabbing his father William C Rasor a wealthy retired farmer and banker at their Cross Hill South Carolina home. The elder Rasor was found murdered in his residence prompting the AP photo attribution.
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Associated Press
J. Henry Rasor
William C. Rasor
Cross Hill
Great pipe organ installed in Philadelphia convention hall
The new Philadelphia convention hall hosts one of America's largest and most modern pipe organs as it becomes a landmark feature of the building project.
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Philadelphia
New Convention Hall
America
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Charleston State Orchestra
Czechoslovakia
Helen Keller
Count Hans-Albrecht Harrach
Munich
Gemany
American Foundation For the Blind
Miss Keller
Zenith
Raleigh County
J. T. Rogers CO
Neville Street
Beckley, W. Va
Stotesbury, W. Va
Heroes OF War
Marshal Henri Petain
Verdun
John J. Pershing
New York
Sol Dieer
Marshal Petain
General Pershing
Hubby
Beckley Jewelry Store
Raleigh
Bottling Works
Mabscott
MacDonald
Mullens
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