Philco Radios Displayed by J. T. Rogers Company
The J. T. Rogers Company on Neville Street announces a display of Philco radios and cabinets in styles from American black walnut to Orient wood. Highlights include a Philco Radio Phonograph in a walnut cabinet, a satin finish, Gobelin Tapestry speaker, and the Philco Highboy in figured walnut. A new Baby Grand screen grid radio with seven tubes andbuilt-in speaker is also showcased.
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J. T. Rogers Company
Neville Street
Philco Radio
Philco Radio Phonograph
Philco
America
Adv
Local couples and visitors from Af finity to Galar attend weekend gatherings
Besoco residents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harris and Miss Ella Richardson were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gether Richardson. Cecil Dillon, a Parkersburg business college student, spent the weekend with his parents. Mrs. Lee Crysel and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Luther Houck in Sophia. Mrs. Lank Dillon and Miss Buena Furgerson drove to Charleston. Mrs. Elijah Meadows and Mrs. J. H. Furgerson shopped in Beckley. The Rowes attended a Beckley show. The Tolberts of Lillybrook attended church here. The Burgesses spent the weekend with relatives in Beckley. Mrs. Teague and child left for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Shrewsbury in Egeria. Mrs. Clyde Cox of Mead visited local friends.
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Bill Harris
Affinity
Ella Richardson
Galar
Gether Richardson
Cecil Dillon
Business College
Parkersburg
Lank Dillon
Lee Crysel
Luther Houck
Sophia
Buena Furgerson
Charleston
Elijah Meadows
J. H. Furgerson
Beckley
Lanies Rowe
Charles Tolbert
Lillybrook
W. M. Burgess
Charles Teague
Leonard Shrewsbury
Egeria
Clyde Cox
Mead
Luncheon guest visits and local activity in Long Branch
Long Branch West Virginia reports a stream of social visits and travel. Miss Virginia Williams of Pax attended a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Annie Kelly. Henry Kincaid visited his hospitalized wife at Beckley Hospital. Several locals traveled to Parkersburg and Virginia for visits and vacations. Multiple residents headed to Beckley for medical reasons. Edith Blake began training at St. Frances hospital Charleston. Pine Bluff Arkansas wins second half pennant in Cotton States League, finishing half-season just one game from cellar.
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Virginia Williams
Pax
Annie Kelly
Henry Kincaid
Beckley Hospital
Cleve Holley
Beckley
H. Kincaid
Athylene Lively
C. R. Turner
Dock Lively
Parkersburg
French Lively
Mountain State
J. W. Warden
Virginia
H. L. Hendrickson
Randolph
Paul
Grose Farm
Anstead
A. L. Lindner
Jim Dickinson
Beards Fork
Bessie Thompson
Itmann
Clem Brown
Monroe County
W. B. Cook
Edwight
Coal River
Biddie Lively
Mary Kathryn
E. E. Christian
Ira Williams
Garland Williams
Sand Branch
Wilbert Bowyer
Ed Treadway
Virginia Bergendahl
Mount Hope
Margaret Lindner
Joseph W. Elliott
Kilsythe
C. F. Snyder
Ida Lindner
Edith Blake
St. Frances Hospital
Charleston
G. W. and
Earl Blake
Belva Humphrey
Pine Bluff, Ark
Designing a Dining Room With Historic Panels and Finishes
A vintage style guide explores building a hospitable dining room around early city panels, Chippendale mahogany furniture, and sunlit rooms. It suggests pairing ivory white woodwork, fine leather seats, and antique sideboards with oak and maple alternatives, plus French provincial touches like pewter displays and red glass accents.
Rooms For Girls Should Be Simple And Reflect Her Taste
The article urges simple decor for a young girl's room emphasizing feminine touches without fussiness. It highlights a dressing table skirted style, mirror with unique shape, and matching draperies. Storage for school trophies and clothes is advised using maple or similar wood. County officials note hospital treatment costs in 1929 averaged $5.27 per patient.
Rooms for Boys Substantial and Practical in Design
A robust boys room should be sturdy and unfussy with maple oak or walnut furnishings. Favor Colonial and Cape Cod styles, strong furniture, a durable bedspread, shelves for books, a desk for studying, and space to display cherished pictures and mementos.
Gandhi Campaign Seen Collapsing, India Report Says
The Indian government's weekly communique predicted Gandhi's civil disobedience movement would collapse as National Congress propaganda influence rapidly evaporates. It remains notable in rural areas but is doomed due to adverse economic effects of the campaign.
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Associated Press
Simla
India
Mahatma Gandhi
National Congress
Balance and charm in the Colonial and Provincial bedroom styles
The piece discusses balance in bedroom decor, emphasizing horizontal lines in furniture and verticals from curtains and wall hangings. It details French Provincial and Colonial interiors, with blue wall papers, maple four posters, rose patterns, chintz curtains, alcove beds, and Toile de Jouy fabrics adding harmony and a hospitable feel for guest rooms.
Agriculture plan to release birds in pecan orchards
Inducing weevil eating birds to inhabit infested pecan orchards is a department of agriculture plan aimed at biological control. The program seeks natural pest suppression by encouraging bird populations to reduce weevil damage in orchards.
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Department of Agriculture
NEW TENDENCY TO LAMPS FOR TABLES IN HOMES
The present tendency favors table lamps over floor lamps as they are less easily tipped. Neutral room colors allow lamps to add color notes by day and night. Rich Chinese vases in blue red and green suit such rooms, with color echoed in cushions or small decor. European satinware lamps and modern interlocking metal lamps offer distinct styles.
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Main Street
Sation
Weles
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