Raleigh County Uses Relief Loan to Shore Up Winter Aid
Raleigh County credits a $ relief loan from the R F C with stabilizing aid for about 1200 men on the relief roll. The program funds job work at one dollar a day on roads and a stone crusher, while avoiding pauperization and enabling the county to weather winter without hard times. The welfare secretary and county engineer oversee the plan, enabling a practical relief administration and maintaining pride for workers.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County
West Virginia
R. F.C
Smith Breaks Silence in Outlook Endorses Democratic Success
In his first issue of The New Outlook Alfred E. Smith declares the country’s hope lies in Democratic victory. He ends passive resistance attributed by Republicans and notes Roosevelt will campaign on his own, traveling the West to directly present his case to voters.
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Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
West
Roosevelt and Smith split over campaign issues in Democratic race
analysis notes how Roosevelt and his rival Smith differ on crucial questions as the Democratic campaign intensifies. Tammany Hall shifts support toward Roosevelt while Curry maneuvers to ride the wave, signaling the party’s internal dynamics and public sentiment ahead of the election.
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White House
Smith
Democratic Party
Tammany Hall
Roosevelt
New York Sun
Curry
Tammany
New York
Cam Lewis for Sheriff in Raleigh County
Cam C. Lewis leads Raleigh County sheriff bid with cross party support and a trusted team. The native son, closely tied to the county, announces deputies Emory Smith Lacy Warden Henry Brammer Fulton Gunnoe Tom Lewis J S Thompson Fred Cole and Fred Covey as a solid slate. The Register endorses the slate and predicts victory on November 8.
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Cam C. Lewis
Raleigh County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
H.G. Kump
Lewis
Shady Spring
Emory Smith
Lacy Warden
Henry Brammer
Shady Springs
Richmond
Fulton Gunnoe
Marsh Fork
Tom Lewis
Town
J. S. Thompson
Clear Fork
Fred Cole
Fred Covey
Trap Hill
The
Register
Raleigh
Roosevelt
Judge Kump
Iam Lewis
Canadian tobacco shipment opens Sierra Leone market
The Canadian Development News reports a first commercial shipment of twenty five casks from Montreal to Freetown Sierra Leone marking a new market opening. Baltimore Sun notes Smoot Hawley tariff spurring U S export competition as US tobacco loses market share abroad.
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U. S
Canadian Development News
Department of the Interior of Canada
Montreal
Freetown
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Canada
United States
The
Baltimore Sun
Forgotten Maine voters raise GOP fears in Roane County Reporter
The Roane County Reporter cites Governor Roosevelt's forgotten men and women in Maine swinging the vote and warns Republican officeholders elsewhere to fear similar shifts. It notes West Virginia Democrats gaining registration as a warning to Republicans in this state about voters spurred by perceived special privilege and incumbency.
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Roosevelt
Maine
West Virginia
Roane County
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A miscellany of social observation and humor contrasts political shift and campaign scrutiny with light quips. It lists injuries and admissions from local miners and workers, naming individuals and towns like Sprague Mullens Winding Gulf Lillybrook and Edwight, with ages and roles.
Hospital Notes and Admissions Roundup
Hospital notes list J d Sayers 26 Mead miner and David A Eastridge 24 Killarney miner admitted for surgical treatment. Manuel Gonzalez 21 Mead miner and Max Ortega 35 Mead miner admitted Friday afternoon for treatment. Mrs Stella Keaton and Mrs Ellen Mankin admitted for treatment. J J Brewster 24 Mead admitted for treatment. Nurses Ida Richmond and Thelma Mounts underwent tonsil operations. Mrs G K Sessler of Winding Gulf gave birth to Caroline Sue Friday. Beckley Hospital Friday-Novk McGrady 29 Glen Morrison clouder treated Friday afternoon for an infection.
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J. d. Sayers
Mead Miner
Shirley Massey
H. M. Massey
Mead
Geraldine Griffith
Dr. Griffith
Ghent
David A. Eastridge
Killarney
Manuel Gonzalez
Max Ortega
Stella Keaton
Frank Keaton
Glen Morgan
Ellen Mankin
James Mankin
Mt. View
J. J. Brewster
Ida Richmond
Thelma Mounts
G. K. Sessler
Winding Gulf
Carolne Sue
Beckley Hospital
Glen Morrison
Kump Plans Busy Week Ahead on GOP Campaign
Democratic gubernatorial nominee H. G. Kump gears up for a week of travel across multiple counties with a slate of speeches. United States Senator M. M. Neely opens the tour in Grantsville while Kump kickstarts the events there before moving to Fairmont and other Dem ticket stops.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
H. G. Kump
Grantsville
United States
M. M. Neely
Kump
Fairmont
New Cumberland
Benwood
Huntington
Elkins Forest
Fifth Avenue Shop Hosts Lilyan Tashman Style Show
Lilyan Tashman was guest of honor at a Fifth Avenue shop seasonal show while mannequins displayed the latest garments. Guests waited to see what the Hollywood star would wear as the parade wrapped with several guests having departed.
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William Gaines
New York
Lilyan Tashman
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Cuttin
Miss Tashman
Hollywood
Nothing Venture by Patricia Wentworth
Jervis Weare vanishes at dawn after Rosamund Carswell lures him for a fortune scheme. Nan and Ferdinand frantically search Croyston and train stations, fearing a sudden departure and possible danger as Alfred reports missing trunks, razor, and handkerchiefs. Nan recalls a nightmare of Jervis dead on wet stones, deepening the mystery.
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Jervis
Rosamund Carsw
Jerula
Nan
Alfred
Ferdinand
Weare
Croyston
Lucch Tima
Jarvis
Tetterleys
Rosamund
Janet
Basher
F. P
Mr. Weare
Lippincott
Numerous Calloway Heights Visits Highlight Weekend
Calloway Heights residents and friends carried weekend visitation across several towns including Lively Skelton Welch Lookout Sprague Oswald Beckley and Pear. Families such as Gambill Karnes Nickel and Baugess hosted or visited relatives while children Mary Daniels and Anna Hawks joined relatives in extended stays.
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Joe Daniel
Lively
Gladys Williams
Skelton
CG. F. Williams
Leff Gambill
Welch
M. F. Gambill
Willian Criddle
Lookout
M. C. Karnes
Linnie Stroud
Johnstown Road
Emerson Williams
East Park
Emma Brady
Pear
Nickel
W. A. Hawks
Anna
Corrine
Orville Baugess
Mayo Warden
Sprague
George Warden
Round Table Meeting Set For October in Bluefield
The Southern West Virginia Round Table executive board representing Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties selected October 14 and 15 for the annual round table meeting. J D Farmer of Mullens served as president and ran the session.
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Associated Prose
Bluefield
Southern West Virgginia Round Table
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Round Table
J. D. Farmer
Mullens
Tolanthe Opera Revival by Southampton Amateur Society
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Tolanthe was revived by the Amateur Operatic Society of Southampton England for a sparse audience, presenting a compact production with familiar tunes and period style.
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Cam Lewis
Senate
al Smith
Hoover
Bridge Club
Orville Smith
K. B. Jarrell
Edwight
C. E. Robertson
Virginia Stewart
Kemper Stewart
Emma McDowell
John McDowell
Mary Trail
Helen
Feli Garcia
Elado Garcia
Charles Tennant
S.D. Tennent
Price Hill
Kim Whitely
Pemberton
B. P. Boone
Eccles Laborer
Ida Wheeler
T. J. ‘Wheeler
Edna Tessara
John Tessaro
Eccles
Ruth Vargo
John Vargo
Sam Dwornick
Affinity Coal Joader
Lonnie Price
Whitby
Mary Dameron
T. J, Cameron
Affinity
Thomas White
Glen Rogers
Ben Jackson
Fitzpatrick Colored
Otis Kallam
Beecher Toney
Fred Allen
Charles ‘Allen
Cranberry
Scales
Fireco Colored
Raleigh General
Nio
Manhattan
J. Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson
James Branch Cabell
James
Lawrence Tibbett
University of Southern California
Jimmy Durante
Eddie Jackson
Clayton, Jackson and Durante
Eddie
William Muldoon
Muldoon
Owen Davis
Davis
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
Columbia University
165Th Infantry
France
Bill
Donovan
Bernard Sobel
Altica, Ind
Court House
Greensburg
Ind
Patricia Wentworth
Chapter
Ferdinand Francis
Calloway Heights
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