Movement Planned for Statue of General Lee at White Sulphur
A September 1 launch will begin a Lee monument fund for an equestrian statue of General Robert E. Lee at White Sulphur. Lee Week festivities run August 28 to September 2 with balls, songs, dances, speeches, army plane maneuvers, polo, and a bridge tea at the historic president’s cottage. Governors from southern states are invited.
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Associated Press
Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Robert E. Lee
Monument Fund
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
General E
Old South
President’s Cottage
White House
van Buren
Jackson
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Grant
Arthur
West Virginia
A. B. Brooks
Kate's Mountain Club
Lillian Britt Heinsohn
Nell Britt Tabor
Haham- Eckes School
Veteran Driver Shares Safe Touring Tips
J H Greenleaf of Goodyear advises motorists to use 12 driving rules to cut accidents during vacation travel. Highlights include good brakes, signaling 100 feet ahead, avoid passing on curves, stay inside center lines, be alert at intersections, and rest every 15 minutes if sleepy. He emphasizes steady, moderate speed and courteous driving.
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J. H. Greenleaf
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Greenleaf
Farmers Show Interest in Wheat Price Support Plan
County farmers flock to the county agent and Vocational Agriculture teachers to learn about the government plan to maintain wheat prices. Nine meetings are planned in Stephens City, Reynolds Store, Winchester, Middletown, Mt Falls, Stephenson Bronson, Gore, Gainesboro, and Rosenberger with local committee members designated to organize the events.
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Court House
Grover Kinzey
W. R. Legge
Handley
R. A. Wall
Middletown
Stephens City
Stephens Ciy
Charley Staples
Reynolds Store
R. L. Omps
Winchester
C. R. McCann
Byron Brumback
Middletown Grange
Kinzey
Kiwanis Club
Oe Lions Club
Mrs Costello Faces Murder Trial Over Cyanide Charge
Still smiling and confident of acquittal, Mrs. Jessie Costello leaves her car outside Salem courthouse where she faces trial for murdering her husband with cyanide.
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Jessie Costello
Salem
Mass
Local groceries announce hours change under NRA rules
Winchester stores list new weekly hours moving closing time from 5 30 to 6 pm and extending to 10 pm Saturdays for a total of 64 working hours per week. Public cooperation urged as a step toward improved working conditions. Effective Monday morning August 14. Russ Columbo to star as a toreador in Men Without Fear instead of crooning in the film.
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Winchester Evening Star
National Recovery Administration
Russ Columbo
Universal
Bond Forgery Scandal Rocks Kansas Banken Panic
Federal agents probe a large municipal bond forgery case centered in Topeka Kansas, triggering the closure of three banks. Gov. Landon placed Capt. Charles Thomas in charge at the state treasurer's office as investigators pursue the forged bonds and arrests, including Ronald Finney of Emporia.
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Topeka
Kas
Charles Thomas
Kansas National Guard
Alfred Landon
Thomas Boyd
Ronald Finney
Emporia
World Gone Mad coming to Palace for two day run
A Majestic super special titled The World Gone Mad comes to the Palace for a two day engagement starting Monday after a record run at the Roxy Theatre New York. The show charts the exploits of bankers who steal from the public in a sensational narrative.
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the Palace
Roxy Theatre
New York
Cuban Ambassador Cintas Leaves Washington for Havana
Secretive move follows abrupt departure of Cuban Ambassador Oscar Cintas from Washington to Havana. A State Department conference prior to his departure discussed economic and political issues.
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Oscar Cintas
Washington
Havana
State Department
The World Gone Mad film targets trust in big business
A plot about investors who lose everything after trusting risky schemes. Pat O'Brien, Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton star in a critical drama blaming stock manipulation and investment trusts for the crash while urging viewers to consider the dangers of speculative finance.
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Pat O'Brien
Evelyn Brent
Neil Hamilton
Mary Brian
Louis Calhern
J. Carrol Nash
Winchell Sues Jolson Over Film Script Claim
Broadway columnist Walter Winchell sues Al Jolson for 500000 alleging a Hollywood prize fight incident and a script slandering Jolson's wife Ruby Keeler. The two have been friends for 15 years and dispute the film scenario as not based on their lives.
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al Jolson
Jolson
Winchell
Hollywood
Ruby Keeler Jolson
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