Weir Defies Labor Board Rules In Steel Election
Ernest Tener Weir, head of Weirton Steel, refuses to follow National Labor Board election rules for employee bargaining representation. Board chairman Wagner vows enforcement. attorney general may intervene. Weir accepts a board counterproposal but maintains his position as telegrams of support pour in.
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Pittsburgh
Ernest Tener Weir
Weirton Steel Company
National Labor Board
U. S. Steel Corporation
National Steel
Robert D. Wagner
Wagner
Weirton
Clarksburg
W. Va
Steubenville
Ohio
Weir
Jesse I. Miller
Labor Department
Labor Board
Steel Company
Labor Board to Run Weirton Steel Election
Washington reports Chairman Wagner of the national labor board says the board will enforce and supervise an election at Weirton Steel plants in Weirton West Virginia. He notes the board seeks a fair election under the recovery act and may seek the attorney general if needed.
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Wagner
Weirton Steel
Washington
National Labor Board
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton
W. Va
BH. T. Weir
Weir
Labor Board
General Strike Threat Grips Spain Amid Revolt
Madrid reports a general strike menace as Spain endures three days of revolt across twelve provinces. Government forces recapture Villanueva barracks after days of bombardment, raising death toll to ninety three. Commerce and industry mostly normal. Ferrol squadron standby for port action. Rumors of Foreign Legion reinforcement and British tourist cancellations noted.
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Madrid
Spain
Villaneuva
Ferrol
Gibraltar
Spanish Foreign Legion
Secretary Ickes Injured In Fall At Home
Secretary Ickes was hurt stepping on ice outside his home and taken to the naval hospital for treatment. Doctors found a fractured rib and muscular derangement though his condition was described as not serious and he may stay for several days.
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Ickes
Naval Hospital
Washington
The
Hie
C. B. Munger
Ralph W. McDowell
Munger
Kidnap Slayer Confesses Crime in Wichita Case
Kansas ranch hand Jack Wisdom confessed to involvement in the kidnapping and slaying of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pritchard of Wichita. Authorities say a fictitious figure "Buck Smith" may have been named to cover the crime amid fears of mob violence.
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Jack Wisdom
Kansas
Wichita
Hutchinson
Kas
Kansas Reformatory
W. O. Lyle
Harry Pritchard
Lyle
Wisdom
Buck Smith
EB Reno
Okla
Kingfisher
Bison
Pritchard
San Jose
Cal
St. Joseph
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Alf M. Landon
Kansas Guard
Emery Large
Meade County
Large
Pritchards
Wellington
Depew, A
White collar jobs approved for 20 000 workers by CWA
Washington reports seven Civil Works Administration projects to employ about 20 000 engineers clerical workers and others not fit for manual labor. The plan includes a 2 500 person arts program to decorate public buildings and improve craftsmanship.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
Harry L. Hopkine
Civil Works
Hopkins
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Bluefield Gas Agency Cuts Rates For City Consumers
Bluefield residents will save about $9 000 yearly or 750 a month under a promotional rate proposed by Bluefield Gas and Power Co and approved by the public service commission. J H Pritchard said a detailed report is pending after a Charleston conference with Mayor Light and commission members. The new schedule, to apply to December usage billed January 1, lowers the uniform domestic commercial and industrial rate to a single tier with minimal changes to the one dollar minimum and pre pay meters. The company previously used four rates, now all consumption falls under one rate group.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Gas and Power Company
Public Service Commission
J. H. Pritchard
Charleston
W. A. Light
Pritchard
Mayor Light
Cleaners Code Under Review Affects Price Levels
Washington reports NRA will study fixed cleaners and dyers code prices with enforcement to deter violations. Industry voices split over 65 to 95 cent minimums as cash and carry shops clash with traditional deliv ery services amid a raucous hearing at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
NRA
Arthur D. Whiteside
Isador Paul
New York
National Retail Dry Cleaners and Outlet Association
N. J. Harkness
National Association of Cleaners and Dyere
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Coal Association Seeks Fuel Oil Price Adjustments
The National Coal Association asks the petroleum administrative board to raise fuel oil prices to level the bituminous coal market. Charles ONeill argues that fair price alignment will curb fuel oil encroachment while NRA reforms push coal employment. Secretary Ickes reports 250 oil code violations filed and a national enforcement organization with 18 districts and 170 staff.
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Charles O'Neill
The
Coal Association
Petroleum Administrative Board
NRA
O’neill
Ickes
Division of Investigations
Department of the Interior
Byrd Sets Sail For Second Antarctic Expedition
Read Admiral Richard E. Byrd departed Wellington today with a team of scientists bound for Little America to begin a two year study of the South Polar regions from the base in Antarctica.
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Wellington
N. Z
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
South Polar
Little America
Women End Endurance Flight Attempt Over 21 Hours
In Miami on December 11 Violet Gentry and Frances Marsalig halted a women endurance flight after 21 hours and 17 minutes due to shifting winds and fuel limits. They aimed to beat the 8 day 4 hour record but were forced to land when refueling contact failed and gusty winds disrupted hose connections.
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Miami
Fla
Violet Gentry
Frances Marsalig
Lindberghs Prepare Flight Toward Trinidad
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh plans takeoff from Manaos toward Trinidad with three route options. The largest 900 mile direct line would fly over jungles and mountains of northern Brazil and adjacent regions. The family aims to return home for Christmas after an aerial survey for Pan American Airways.
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Manaos
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Amazon River
Trinidad
Amazon
Atlantic
Pan-American Airways
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Cordillera
Andes
Magdalena River
Here
British Guiana
Venezuela
Lindberghe
Bandit 15 Slain By Bank Cashier In Adrian Robbery
Adrian West Virginia December 11 1930 A bank cashier Hill Stump killed one robber and wounded another during a bank robbery at the Bank of Adrian. Robbers from Detroit fled with 1300 dollars before Haskins surrendered after a highway pursuit.
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Adrian
W. Va
Hill Stump
Detroit
Stump
John Malik
Lee Haskins
Haskins
French Lee
Buckhannon
Upshur
Knights Templar
Bank of
Parkersburg
Malik
Al Smith's Alma Mater Fire at Fulton Market
Fire at Fulton fish market destroys two sections of the three gabled building. Minnie the Moocher the house cat dies after rescuing four kittens. Over 600 workers evacuated as flames spread from a loft filled with fish baskets. Fireboats and engines fought the blaze for about 30 minutes.
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New York
al Smith
Minnie the Moocher
Fulton Fish Market
Smith
Minnie
Floods and Cold Grim Toll Across Nation
Blizzard and flood disasters leave six dead, one missing, and extensive destruction from the Pacific Northwest to the eastern seaboard. Snow blankets much of the region as record cold grips states from New York to North Dakota. Two mail planes crash in the Alleghenies as pilots escape, and weather bureaus warn of further low temperatures ahead.
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New York State
Alleghanies
Pacific Northwest
Bellefonte
Hampden
Philadelphia
Delaware
Baltimore
Seaboard
Northwest
Owls Head
New York
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Louisville
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Peek Named To Lead Foreign Market Export Board
President Roosevelt selects George N. Peek to head a new export organization aimed at reopening foreign markets for farm commodities. Peek will resign as farm administrator. Chester Davis to replace him. The temporary committee will coordinate government foreign trade relations and include interdepartmental advisory groups.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Roosevelt
George N. Peek
Peek
Chester ©. Davis
Wallace
Tugwell
White House
Morgenthau
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Joseph H. Choate Jr
Alcohol Control Administration
Phillips
State Department
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kump Seeks Funds to Pay Teachers After Release
Chicago reports Earle Wynekoop, 27, released from state charges in the case of his wife Rheta’s death. He and his brother Walker rushed to the county jail after the surprise freeing of Wynekoop. They planned to seek vindication for the accused physician mother in the mysterious death. A cat carriage carried the physician past their elevator meeting on the third floor. He had been jailed on an accessory charge.
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Chicago
Earle Wynekoop
Rheta
Walker
Alice Wynekoop
Farle
Shutdown of CWA Work Shocks Tazewell County
The CWA posts suspend work in Tazewell County due to a dispute between the Virginia state highway commission and the CWA. About two hundred Bluefield workers laid off. county supervisors and families fear Christmas pay disruptions. officials hope a quick resolution will resume projects soon.
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CWA
Tazewell County
Tazewell
T. Garnett Shufflebarger
Virginia State Highway Commission
Civil Works Administration
Bluefield
Board of Supervisors
Shufflebarger
Charles M Galway Pocahontas Banker Dies in Bluefield
Charles M Galway president of the Bank of Pocahontas Pocahontas Va died this morning shortly after 1 o clock at the Bluefield sanitarium He had been a patient at the local hospital for treatment of a heart ailment Funeral arrangements were not known this morning but will be held at Pocahontas with details announced later
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Charles M. Galway
Bank of Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bluefield
Galway
Prohibition Law Violators Dismissed in Kentucky
Federal Judge A M J Cochrane in Catlettsburg Kentucky dismissed charges against 55 defendants for prohibition law violations not tried prior to repeal. The ruling leaves prior convicts and those on probation unchanged while pledging strict enforcement of remaining liquor laws.
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Catlettsburg
A. M. J. Cochrane
District of
Kentucky
Banks Restored to Full-Time Operation
The treasury announced that 21 national banks with deposits totaling 16.559 million were restored to full time operation in the first nine days of December. Twenty banks with frozen and restricted deposits were issued licenses or charters to resume, one charter created a new bank to take over 2.236 million in frozen deposits, and eight banks received treasury approval for reorganization plans.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Aenew National Bank
Plas
West Virginia Legislature Acts On Bonds And Teacher Relief
The legislature urged Governor Kump to borrow funds to cover three and four month teacher salaries, approved tax collection bills for Supreme Court test, and signed an act allowing retirement of state road bonds in legal currency. A strict lobbyist ban was imposed, and a move to divert beer revenue was voted down. The heating failure plagued the House session.
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House
Senate
Kump
Supreme Court
House of Delegates
Chamber
Hiner
Rairden
Mason
Eeeking
Abbot
Democrat
Fayette
Redistricting Bills Submitted in West Virginia Senate
In Charleston WV two redistricting bills were introduced seeking county reappointments for congressional representation and realignment of state senatorial districts. Senators Hyre and Jones explained the plans aim for population based equality, creating new districts from Kanawha Fayette Raleigh and Boone Logan Wyoming with various absorptions.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Hyre
Jackson
Jones
Boone
Congress
Kenawha
Fayette
Raleigh
Logan
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Kanawha Caun
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Steel Head
National Coal Association
Oil Code Authority
Byrd Sails
Lindberghs
West Virginia
Associated Press
Seattle
Chester C. Davis
Tazewell C. W
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