Chamberlain Calls for World Action Against Hitler Aggression
Prime Minister Chamberlain urged Britain and allied nations to unite against Nazi expansion as Poland’s envoy visited London. He declared Britain would defend independence and resist attempts to dominate Europe, while Berlin warned of a broader war if pressured.
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Associated Press
Britain
Europe
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Germany
Berlin
France
Adolf Hitler
Wieven
Hitler
North Sea
Joseph Beck
London
Poland
Rumania
Bucharest
Black Sea
Albert Lebrun
Fench International
Spain
Loreto Appellantz Garcia
Madrid
Nazis Charge Britain With Laying War Groundwork
Berlin reports Nazi spokesmen accuse Britain of paving the way for a new war at Poland and Romania. They defend Germany's stance as self defense and note Hitler's refrained preventive-war remark. Officials in Berlin doubt Britain's Polish overtures will succeed. Beck's London visit could shape German Polish ties.
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Chamberlain
Germany
Beck
London
Poland
Berlin
Nazi Germany
Britain
Wilhelmshaven
Hitler
Foreign Office
Romania
Rumania
Joh Beck
House of Common
Sea
Lienst Aus Deutschland
Warsaw
Belin
National Bituminous Coal Commission Sets Final Hearing Date
The National Bituminous Coal Commission announced its final hearing on marketing rules for bituminous coal sales will begin in Washington on April 17. Proposed regulations for all districts except No. 20 Utah have been published and No. 20 rules will be issued in a few days.
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Washington
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Utah
Oak Hill Police Fight Local Crime Wave
Oak Hill West Virginia police faced a minor crime wave with break ins at a post office and a local store overnight. The post office was robbed of $5 in stamps and 14 cents. Collins store of the New River Company reported theft of cigarettes clothing and groceries. Three bandits were also reported at Silver Gap near Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
W. Va
Collins
New River Company
Silver Gap
Virginia conservation changes name acting director Odell
Richmond April 3 the state conservation commission released park director R E Burson and named Randolph Odell acting director. Odell, from the national park service since 1936, will earn four thousand dollars yearly. New commissioners H Clarence Smith and James Ashby and Lynchburg mayor L E Lichford attended the meeting.
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Commission
Smith
Park
R. E. Burson
Richmond
State Conservation Commission
Randolph Odell
Odell
National Park Service
H. Clarence Smith
Tazewell
Wilber C. Hall
James Ashby
Stafford
L. E. Lichford
Lynchburg
Lebrun Will Run For Second Term In France
Paris reports President Albert Lebrun agreed to seek re election at a crucial moment. A semi official statement said urgent requests from national leaders and the international crisis prompted Lebrun to stand again for a seven year term. The national assembly will meet in Versailles to elect him.
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Paris
Albert Lebrun
Lebrun
Berlin
Germany
National Assembly
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Versailles
Charters Granted to Five Organizations in West Virginia
Secretary of State issued charters to five groups in Charleston. Among them the Wyoming Medical and Hospital Service Association of Mullens with incorporators Dr Ward Wyle Dr Harwood Taylor and Dr W H Dearing. Other entities include Charleston Beckley Freight Lines Inc a motor transport firm with $5,000 capital led by Aleck Funari Ann Funari and Arthur Kingdon of Bluefield.
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Charleston
W. Va
Secretary of State
Wyoming Medical and Hospital Service Association of Mullens
Medical Associaton
Ann Funari
Arthur Kingdon
Bluefield
Jitterbug Dance Blamed for Party Death in New York
Mary Riley 32, described as comely brunette, died after a jitterbug dance at a Riverside Drive apartment. Autopsy found a spontaneous brain hemorrhage caused her collapse before a head wound appeared. Nineteen: Hugh mg and Forrest Lelana, both 20s, and others linked to a double date party. police traced blood trails from the scene to the curb and the apartment door.
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New York
Mary Riley
Riverside Drive
Manhattan
Hugh
Forrest Lelana
Miss Riley
Atlanta, Ga
Philip Goldstein
Hilla'd 5
Broadway
TVA Exonerated Of Charges In Congress Pay Report
A joint congressional committee found TVA free from charges of maladministration and inefficiency. The majority said TVA power rates are fair compared with private utilities, while three Republicans protested. The report cited improved accounting since 1938 and urged private audits. critics accused TVA of waste and arbitrariness. Signers of the majority included Democrats Donahey Mead and Frazier and Republicans Thompson and Barden. Minority signers included Senators Penn and Jenkins and Representative Wolverton.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
TVA
Arthur E. Morgan
Roosevelt
Ce Oegeneres
Croller General
Congress
RFC
Colin
TVA Opera
Weer
Donahey
Mead
Ene
Ando
Frazier
N. D
Thompson
D. Tex
State Sues for Payroll Taxes in Major Charleston Action
Charleston April 3 state moved against 72 corporations to collect more than 200000 in delinquent unemployment compensation taxes. Four suits named in Kanawha County circuit court while 68 cited in an intervening petition. John H. Fox said more suits would follow this week and that workers’ benefits uncovered delinquencies.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
John H. Fox
Department of Unemployment Compensation
Department
Justices of the Peace
Fred Haught
Fox
Comeeriee
Walton Sudduth Company, Inc
Southern Corporation
Cardiff Pocahontas Coal Company
Bluefield
Courts Motor
Mountain Climber Strangled in Rope Accident Near West Point
N Feigin of New York City died after becoming entangled on an 80 foot rope while descending Neck Mountain six miles north of West Point. Teammate Girard Bloch, who was lowered first, alerted rescuers as a party pulled Feigin from the 1,200 foot ledge after nearly two hours. About 500 spectators watched the recovery.
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Neck Mountain
N. Feigin
New York City
West Point
East Petain
Ratas Comain
Girard Bloch
Aga
H. A. Gay
Bloch
Peigin
Feigin
Senate Debates Compromise on Relief Fund Amount
April 3 Washington reports a drive to strike a compromise on relief funding. Senators discussed a $100 million appropriation vs the $150 million requested by President Roosevelt, with an 8 to 2 vote lowering the proposed increase and ongoing talks into the next day.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Appropriations
Administration
Appropriations Committee
Pepper
Dpla
House
Japanese Westward Drive Falters as China Fights Back
April 4 dispatch reports Japanese advance into new Chinese areas slowed by stubborn Chinese defense. Chinese counter-attacks hit the Canton railway and Han river fronts while efforts near Hankow saw renewed clashes and reports of Chinese forces crossing the Han river and breaching Sinyang walls before being repulsed.
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Has
China
Canton Railway
Han River
Hankow
Sinyang
Navy rushes warship bids ahead of funding approval
Washington reports the Navy moved fast on eight new ships four destroyers and four submarines authorized by the Vinson Truman act of 1934 by inviting bids before congress appropriations. Bids are due by May 24 for four 1630 ton destroyers three 1475 ton submarines and one 800 ton submarine.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Uged
Miners Idle as West Virginia Wage Talks Stall
Mildly tense labor scene across southern West Virginia as mines idle amid stalled wage conference in New York City. Operators and unions maintain a deadlock over contract terms, with thousands of loads unsent and workers gathered around company stores awaiting a resolution.
Mining shut down in West Virginia halts work for 100000 miners
The first day of a West Virginia coal strike left more than 100000 miners idle as wage talks in New York were postponed to Tuesday. Operators and miners expressed calm, predicting a wage agreement before the weekend, while three mines remained active for fuel supply and non union operations continued with about 750 workers. The dispute centers on the United Mine Workers demands and a board settlement.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Susa Oe
United States Coal and Coke Company
Terra Alta
Preston
West Virginia
Mentelia
Marion
Raleigh
McDowell
Mingo
Wha
Payette
United Mine Workers
McDowell County
Welch
W. E. Demoss
Loge
L. Bowden
Progressive Ine Workers
AFL
Whitman No
Island Creek Coal Company
Econees
Demoss
New York
Panhandle
Virginia Border
Union
Coal Company
Penn
Rivesville
Fairmont
Widen
Clay County
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company
Relations Board
Stanley Coal Company
Five Counties Seek Relief Aid in State Funds Request
Five counties told the Public Assistant department advisory council their funds are exhausted and seek extra state grants to finish the fiscal year ending June 30. The board will handle requests through regular channels, aiming to stay within legislative appropriations.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Assistant Department
Pete Satan
Nicholas
Aan
Raleigh
Union Must Pay Damages in Sit-Down Strike Case
Philadelphia April 3 A federal court ruled the union and its president responsible for damage during a 48 day sit-down strike at Apex Hosiery Mill ordering payment of 711 932 to the company The award tripled under the Sherman act to 711 932 and drawn from the strike affecting interstate commerce The verdict followed the Supreme Court ruling sit-down strikes illegal and precedents the company sought 1 717 957 originally and 237 310 final after reductions
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Philadelphia
Apex Hosiery
Branch 1
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
CI0
William Leader
U. S. Supreme Court
Benjamin Simons
Prge
F. Ellwood Struve
Comroperty
Pao37
Hoth
William H. Kirkpatric
Apex Company
Apex
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
William Meyer
Eeoe
Miners Face Yet Another Day of Shutdown in Eight States
A joint conference between soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers CIO resumes today after a pause. About 338,000 miners in eight states did not work as negotiations over a wage and hour contract and a proposed closed shop continue.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
Michigan
Appalachian
Alabama
Union
Treasury fund extension faces opposition over silver and devalue powers
Washington April 3 1934 The house coinage committee approved a bill to extend the treasury stabilisation fund for two years and renew the president's authority to devalue the dollar and to buy and coin domestic silver without limit. Secretary Morgenthau argued the devaluation power is a needed defense weapon and would be used only under certain circumstances.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
House Coinage Committee
United States
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