Why Not a Hearing Over Bus on Grand View Route
A school bus dispute at Shady Spring high involves replacing a new bus on the Grand View route with an older one. The PTA supports returning the new bus, while principals and the county superintendent remain silent. The piece urges a conference between school officials and parents to resolve the matter.
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Board of Education
Reate
Shady Spring High School
Grand View Og
P.T.A
Grand View
Shady Spring
Beckley City Water Ownership Eyed For Public Benefit
The piece argues Beckley should acquire the water system and run it municipally to fund sewer improvements and public amenities. It links water and sewer control to lower charges, better parks, libraries, and street lighting, noting the need to compensate current owners fairly and finance upcoming projects. The proposal targets reduced rates and enhanced city services for residents and nearby communities.
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Register
Beckley
State Water Commission
Home product critique and world war comment
A Lake era column cites a satirical tale about a Kentucky farmer using goods from many states and nations to lampoon consumerism. The piece notes Britain considering sanctions on Japan and argues the US should keep Mexico to fight its wars, mocking diplomacy and war profiteering.
Beckley Marriage of City and Owners Urged
The city and the owners must join forces, a move deemed timely and propitious by all criteria, to secure the proper path forward.
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Beckley
Bingo and Et Cetera: A Gambling Craze Among Readers
The piece discusses bingo as a popular game of chance, noting its growth in beer parlors and upscale venues. It highlights female participation, prize ranges from 50 cents to 35 dollars, and the profit for proprietors while many players rarely win. The author questions social value and cites Ed Howe on industry and character.
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Ed Howe
Japan and Franco threaten Shanghai and Gijon in perilous game
Japan's army and navy push to seize Shanghai before the nine power conference while General Franco claims to have taken Gijon and moves to Asturias. Mussolini speeds a vast air force to Spain as England and France press for non intervention. Eden calls the situation grave as Japan and Italy press possession.
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Japan
Shanghai
Nippon
Franco
Gijon
Austurias
Madrid
Spain
England
France
Mussolini
Manchuria
Jebol
Anthony Eden
Italy
Too Much Talk About Carrel Returns From Island
Dr Alexis Carrel, back from his island refuge in France, complains there is too much talk in the world. He says he is a scientist not a pundit and criticizes leaders for boasting and threats. He urges less talk and more thinking to aid the harassed old world.
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Alexis Carrel
France
Carrel
Roosevelt fireside chat omission sparks press debate
The Columbus Day address prompts outrage from editors who say the president’s speech omits key issues. Five years of radio and film has educated the nation about business and policy, and critics insist a critical press cannot be banished by silence.
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Roosevelt
Extra Session Draws Mixed GOP and Dem Reactions
Opinions at a Glance notes that arriving lawmakers respond differently to Roosevelt’s mid November call for an extra session. Republicans favor swift action, Democrats prefer delaying until January 3, amid a crisis mindset. The piece argues Democrats gain little, while Republicans have much to gain from intra party strife.
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Washington
D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
You're Telling Me! A Caustic Look at News and Nonsense
William Ritt surveys postwar quirks from German luxury liners to wedding rings and Loyalist prisoners. He pokes fun at social vanity with jokes about brides, beauty, and public figures in a breezy daily column.
Labor Situation Under New Deal Fears and Limits
Washington observers note the early efforts of John L. Lewis to unionize federal workers for collective bargaining. President Roosevelt clarifies that federal employees may organize to present wage and hour appeals but may not strike against the government, underscoring the unthinkable premise of a strike against federal authority.
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Preston Grover
Washington
America
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Frank
Kennedy and LaGuardia Clash Over Strikes and Seamen
The piece notes President Kennedy backed by labor groups in reelection efforts. It covers LaGuardia warning against transit strikes, Kennedy ordering arrest of shipboard resisters during the Algic incident, and a humorous encounter with Cols Schimmelpfennig and Haig Shekerjian after a West Pointers dinner.
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Col
Irvin Schimmelpfennig
Utah
Haig Shekerjian
Asiatic
Turkey
West Pointers
Washington
Colonel Schimmelpfennig
Schimmelpfennig
Ekerjian
Shekerjian
Noel Coward and Sheila Barrett on Broadway Gossip
NY Broadway gossip notes Noel Coward in New York avoids writing for weeks and declines Holm’s new comedy while Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers sit beside him at Star Wagon. Sheila Barrett beefs up a new Rainbow Room takeoff and hosts a wild party invitation. The piece also explains side stepping and features Mitzi Green singing The Lady Is a Tramp amid a Paradise revue tiger dog fiasco.
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George Tucker
Noel Coward
New York
5Th Avenue
East River
John Cecil Holm
Holm
Noel
Sheila
Boots
Barrett
Broadway
Mitzi Green
Mitzi
Versailles Club
Lew Brown
McCoy
Brown
Paradise
Clyde Beatty
Grest Dane
Scanning New Books on Abbes in Hollywood
A critical note on Patience Richards and Johnny Abbe’s latest memoir Scanning New Books. It recalls their Ridgefield Conn origins, a hitchhiker, and early fame while tracing their Hollywood interlude and the uneasy tone as they describe exploitation and slights.
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Patience
Richard
Johnny Abbe
Stokes
Hollywood
America
Abbes
Ridgefield
Conn
Papa Abbe
New York
Abbe
Mama Abbe
Two's Company by Margaret Guion Herzog
Nina, a pretty woman, welcomes Honey's new husband Richard Challoner while Bridget, the longtime maid, recalls her own rise in the household. Nina tries to warm to Richard and plans a short trip with Honey as the family adjusts to the new stepfather. David Day, an auto salesman, phones tomorrow, and Nina rebuffs him.
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Nina
Honey
Richard
David
Cordelia
Ridget
Staffords
Margaret
Bridget
David Day
Marie
Chicago
Esterday
Challoner
Mr. Challoner
Family relocates to Colorado ranch after publicity flap
The narrative notes the family moved to a Colorado ranch following public relations issues and promises of improved illustrations in the next book. The picture collapse and children’s tantrums are mentioned as context for the setback.
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Colorado
Capitol Bans Radio Aerials
In Charleston, Superintendent Lawrence Cunningham voices objection to office radios in the state house. The building superintendent storms at an antenna found strung along a hall in unit one and orders it removed, suggesting radios be connected to a radiator. A tangle of discarded wire at the back entrance is the result.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Lawrence Cunningham
State House
Steel cities wipe out rats with armored barriers
Steel men claim rats are dying off in large cities as humans build armored walls of steel and tin between rodents and their food sources.
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