Mark Twain rents books to students in crowded Raleigh county
The Mark Twain school near Stotesbury implements a rental book system to cope with crowding. Principal W J B Cormany says the plan reduces costs for parents by about half, increases book variety, and assigns yearly fees by grade. The system serves 85 percent of students with 2,600 main library books and 3,500 in classrooms as enrolment climbs 38 percent.
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Mark Twain
Stotesbury
W. J. B. Cormany
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Cormany
Raleigh
Anna Brochick
Johnny Stout
Teddy Slim
Miss Brockick
North Central Association
School Band and Orchestra Seek All Day Rehearsal Space
A band of 50 with an orchestra of 100 requires an all day rehearsal room for practice. Sixty percent of bus students have no chance to join after hours activities. Before 1933 there was weekly activity. now Cormany is fortunate to have one event per month.
Renaissance of Physics Reviewed by Darrow at Lowell Institute
Scanned new books discuss Darrow's The Renaissance of Physics at Heston's Lowell Institute. The work blends fundamentals with abundant facts. It makes abstruse theories accessible to lay readers and highlights tantalizing material on transmutation and the interactions of light matter and electricity.
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Heston
Lowell Institute
Darrow
Three Hundred Enroll in Club in Raleigh County
The Democratic Party announces a large New Deal club in Raleigh County with 315 members, 230 Black, formed after a Winding Gulf meeting. Officers include Bowles as chairman and Philpott as vice chair, with Clayton treasurer and Allen secretary, plus several committeemen. Speakers at the meeting were Waller, Gilmore, Justice, Billups, Williams, Hudson, and Craft. Three new club meetings are set for today, including the Hot Coal club at 1 p.m. with Judge Ward and Hodson, and Mead club at 2:30 p.m.
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Raleigh County
Democrat
Winding Gulf
George W. Bowles
Larkin Philpott
A. H. Clayton
Ulysses Allen
L. Armistice
R. Smiles
Pete
Spencer
Bob Waller, Jr
Gilmore
E. E. Justice
Frank Billups
Services Today for Mrs Honaker
Funeral services will be conducted at Dorothy this afternoon for Mrs Grace Honaker 38 who died Friday evening at her home. The Reverend W H Sloan of Miami W Va will conduct the services. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Arnett. She leaves seven children and her husband James P Honaker. Her parents reside at Davis Creek and she leaves four brothers and sisters. The county and district candidates have been invited to speak at a Winding Gulf club meeting at 4 p.m. on Monday with additional local meetings scheduled in Lester Montreal Price Hill and Mount Hope Union hall.
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Dorothy
Grace Hon Jaker
W. H. Sloan
Miami
W. Va
Arnett
James P. Honaker
Edward
Lillian
Damon
Garnet
Eleanor
Herbert
Atheline Honaker
Franklin Dickens
Davis Creek
Ash Dickens
Peachtree
Léonard Dickens
Glenn Dickens
John Honaker
Ed Church
H. G. Farmer
W. A. Thornhill
Winding Gulf Club
Lester
Montreal
YMCA
J.R. Gilmore
Frank Williams
Price Hill
Mount Hope Union Hall
T. J
Neely and Holt Speak at Raleigh Campaign Rally
Raleigh county Democrats invite citizens to a Charleston rally Wednesday evening at Charleston High School auditorium featuring Homer A. Holt the gubernatorial candidate and Senator M. M. Neely the incumbent. A torchlight parade precedes speeches and the addresses will be broadcast by station WCHS.
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Raleigh County
Charleston
Homer A. Holt
M. M. Neely
K. M. Jarrell
Kanawha County
Homer A. Hall
Charleston High School
WCHS
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Raymond
Beckley
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United Mine Workers of America
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