Democratic legislative ticket touted for Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Democratic ticket features Albert W Reyfolds Jr for state senate from the Severith district and Clarence W Meadows and Warren A Thornhill for the House of Delegates. The platform emphasizes reapportionment, school textbook reform, fair representation for southern counties, and tax revision to boost West Virginia's development.
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Raleigh
Albert W. Reyfolds, Jr
Princhton
Senate
Severith
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Meg Rénolds
House of Delegates
Ral
Eigh County
Clarence W. Meadows
Warren
Shornhill
Slite
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Lipton Targeted in Ninerien Cup Guess
The speaker favors Sir Thomas Lipton to win the Ninerien's cup, praising the gallant old gentleman while noting that constant wins would ruin the suspense and sport.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Gentle- Aran
Do Your Bit Raleigh County Drive Starts Tomorrow
Raleigh County charities will launch their fundraising drive tomorrow and the community is urged to respond generously by week’s end. The appeal highlights civic duty, humanitarian spirit, and support for welfare efforts that aid the needy without outsider expense.
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Raleigh County
Mercy Lane
Beckley
Nye committee West Virginia visit delayed amid campaign finance talk
The Nye committee investigation into campaign expenditures faces possible plan changes after Sen Nye cited a developing West Virginia situation. The report notes Republican editors’ muted reaction and highlights Bobby Jones’s historic golf sweep of the four major championships in one year.
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Nye
West Virginia
Bobby” Jones
West Virginia Freight Rate Row Targets Neely in Clay County Speech
Publicity surrounds Cousin Abe Lilly after he blamed Senator Neely for freight rate differentials harming West Virginia. Lilly cites 1922 1928 and 1924 rates, accusing Neely of failing to curb the disparity as others like Guy D. Goff and Doctor Hatfield backed WV interests in Washington. The piece discusses ICC regulatory power and regional favoritism between West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
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Abe Lilly
Clay County
Neely
West Virginia
Lilly
U.S
Guyd. Goff
Senate
Goff
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Abe
Intersate Commerce Commission
Fayette
Fragmented Column Weaves Death Deaths and Rooks of Opinion
A fragmented newspaper column blends musings on a Baptist convention funeral plans and Mansfield Neely’s forthcoming address with social satire about China, the red peril, football, crime in Chicago, and Prohibition. It touches Mussolini’s finance stance and a moon distance claim, ending with a humor sketch about swearing and family life.
Public Forum Letter Defends Party Shift Amid Negro Revolution
Editor Brownie Payne signs a piece in Becks Icy West-Herald Oct 7 blaming a “great revolution” by the Negro for Republicans deserting to the Democratic party. The author and others protest the claim and condemn the resignation from the Grand Old Party as mischaracterized and partisan.
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Resistor
West-Herald
Brownie Payne
Republican Party
Repubblican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Democratic Party
Payne
Pnegny
Ihe
Negro Political Shift and Party Loyalty Debate
A letter argues for Black voters to push for two party engagement and equal opportunities after 65 years with the Republican Party. It critiques elite Black leaders and calls for self-reliance, ship ownership, and independent political choices, referencing James Ellwood Jones and Fred Q. Blue.
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Grand Old Party
Payne
Democratic Party
Metawell
James Ellwood Jones
Fred Q. Blue
Sailors and South Street in New York City
In New York on October 11, a portrait of South Street portrays a diverse sailors’ colony. The Seamen's Church Institute dominates the area with services, lodging, and a job clearinghouse, while unions and shipping agents cluster nearby as sailors share stories from ports worldwide.
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Raleigh Register
CELEY
Ruwspafers. Corporation
Male’ Street
Beckley
W. Va
Johnston
National Pavernsing
Devine-Tenney Corporation
New York
Chrysler
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Richard Massack
South Street
Manhattan
Seven Seas
the Battery
Jack
Dungas Rees
Seamen’s Church Institute
Africa
Greenland
Shore Home
Merchant Marine
Russell
Riverside
Olaf Olson
Sydden
Rose and a Nurse in a Tangled Courtship Plot
Hallie learns her true identity in a twisty tale as Rose Donaline confronts guardian Mr. Perle. A chance encounter with Harrietta Ellesmere hints at hidden connections and looming confrontations over love, loyalty, and inheritance.
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Mr. Perle
Rose Donaldine
Rells
Rose
West
Uys
Perlé and Kevern
Aet’s
Penn Station
Hallie
Nioe
No title found in bulletin board scene along South Street
A bulletin board warns sailors that poison cannot be extracted from wood alcohol and to beware of drinks in port. Sailmakers and chandlers store goods along the street beyond, with rope, oakum anchors and canvas visible through open doorways. South Street appears as the city’s nautical lane.
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South Street
Gandhism Triggers Closure of Central Provinces Schools
The Central Provinces government orders all government schools and colleges closed amid Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement. Announcement vows closures until parents can restore calm and detachment from politics. Officials blame Gandhi National Congress for exploiting students and undermining higher education and parental authority.
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Gandhis
National Congress Party
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W. AS. Thorngill, OR
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Washington
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Montgomery
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Me. Jones
Bite
Robert D. Chapman
Roy Vices
Hailie Bileamore
Lester Broun
Lorely Gramnock
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Tetter
Granneck
Hata
Lester
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Matile
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