Tax Revision and Recovery Plan Drafted by Hopkins and Business Leaders
U S 1939 report outlines a joint business administration recovery drive. Secretary Harry L Hopkins and President Roosevelt reportedly back a broad tax overhaul and securities regulation changes. The plan envisions long term expansion for railroads utilities and labor policy overhaul to spur national recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Paynter
Associated Press
New York
Secretary of Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Securities and Exchange Commission
GOP Delegates Are Selected in Bluefield Mass Meeting
Bluefield Virginia Republicans elected delegates to the Tazewell county convention to be held next Saturday morning. They endorsed a full county ticket with the exception of a member of the House of Delegates. Delegates supported Gene Crockett for sheriff and Gillespie for prosecuting attorney along with other county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
B. M. Newman
Tazewell
Tazewel
House of Delegates
E. E
Gene” Crockett
Bishop
John Worton Gillespie
Roy Peery
North Tazewell
D. Crockett Harrison
Sayersville
Reese Anderson
Heiress Burns in Beverly Hills Cigarette Fire Incident
Beverly Hills, Feb 18. Mrs Geraldine Spreckels daughter of the late sugar magnate and former wife of A B Spreckels Jr was badly burned when a cigarette set fire to the dress she wore She was taken to the Beverly Hills Emergency hospital and then moved to Hollywood hospital Dr Lester V Laurion said her condition was critical The accident occurred as she had come to the city recently to advance her screen career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Geraldine Spreckels
John E G Spreckels
A. B. Spreckels, Jr
Wels
Lester V. Laurion
Hollywood
Budget Bill in West Virginia Legislature Faces Slow Tweaks
Charleston, February 18. Lawmakers loosen the budget bill with only minor changes expected as finance committees prepare to bring it to the floor before session end. The plan includes 13.3 million dollars annually for state aid to schools and 13.6 million for public assistance, with possible additions for a teacher retirement pilot program and a nine month school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
William LaFon
Senate
Kay Thomas
House
Democratic House
Department of Public Assistance
Holt
West Virginia
Budget Commission
Reymann
Wardensville
FDR Expresses New Concern at World Situation
President Roosevelt warned of a potential international crisis as reports circulated of possible new territorial demands by totalitarian regimes. He spoke aboard the Panama Canal Fleet voyage, reiterated the good neighbor policy, and urged hemispheric unity to defend self government against autocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FDR
Key West
D. Harold Oliver
Fila
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Americas
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
West Summerlin Key
Florida City
Gulf of Mexico
Warrington
Naval Station Dock
Houston
McCall Faces Florida Electric Chair In Kidnapping Case
Tallahassee Feb 19 The legal fight over Franklin Pierce McCall’s death sentence for the May 28 ransom kidnapping of James Bailey Cash Jr. reached the Florida Supreme Court as three petitions for new trials were denied promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Florida
Little James Bailey Cash, Jr
McCall
State Supreme Court
French Say U. S. Planes Not Equal to German's
Washington reports reveal a French air mission judged only two American warplanes as equal to German craft. The Senate committee disclosed that the French found only two Douglas bomber models that could match a second in the air, while officials claimed U. S. planes are faster and superior overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Senate
Treasury Department
Andrew May
House
U. S
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Treasury Morgenthau
Craig
Roosevelt
Hopkins Faces Labor Law Hurdle in Push for Peace
Washington reports the Wag ner act and the labor relations board hinder the administration's drive for harmony among government, industry and labor. Harry L. Hopkins, slated as commerce secretary, weighs amendments to woo business without alienating the CIO while outlining cooperation plans in a Des Moines radio speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Relations Board
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
WPA
Des Moines
Iowa
Treasure Island Fair Opens With FDR Olson Speaking
President Roosevelt and Governor Culbert Olson opened the Golden Gate Exposition on Treasure Island, a $50 million event drawing crowds by ferry and bridge access. Attendance aimed for 250,000 to 300,000 daily with 35 foreign nations participating and plans for 288 days of exhibits ending December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasure Island Fair
Olson
San Francisco
U. S
Roosevelt
Culbert L. Olson
Treasure Island
Florida
Key West
Fia
San Francisco Bay
Gareson
Court of Nations
P. Day
Gayway
Golden Gate
Japan
France
Italy
Germany
Charleston Woman Quigides in Mass
Mrs J Horner Davis II, 35, a Charleston West Virginia social figure, is killed by a railroad train near Riggs Foundation Stockbridge Massachusetts after leaving skating partner to return skates and apparently jumping in front of the train according to medical examiner Dr George Wickham. The victim, daughter of the late W Brent Maxwell of Clarksburg, was visiting Clarksburg when notified of the death. Her husband J Horner Davis, a Charleston lawyer and former lawmaker, had been staying in Clarksburg.
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Stockbridge
Mass
J. Horner Davis
Charleston
W. Va
George 8
Wickham
Clarksburg
Charlaton
House of Delegates
Davis
Francoist Peace Talks Sought by Madrid Britain
Spanish officials say Madrid authorized France and Britain to propose surrender terms to General Franco with no reprisals for former government fighters. British and French envoys at Burgos pressed for quick peace and repatriation of about 380,000 refugees and soldiers in France as London signals recognition timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Madrid
France
Great Britain
Manuel Azana
Burgos
Franco
Robert M. Hodgson
Spain
St. Jean de Luz
Robert
Gomez Jorda
Ately
London
Britain
Barcelona
Pablo de Azcarate Y. Florez
Azana
WPA chiefs get pay boosts Holt averred
Washington reports West Virginia WPA officials have received salary increases while project workers are being fired. Senator Holt cites about 200 state and district workers with raises totaling over 78000 dollars a year including several large hikes. He condemns the policy saying relief funds should aid the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Works Progress Administration
West Virginia
Holt
W. Va
WPA
Minorca Threatened By Italian Troops
Rome reports warn that Italian forces in Spain may target Minorca or other areas if Britain and France move against Franco. The Relazioni Internazionale notes a possible Italian shift tied to Morocco and Franco’s position, with Britain aiding the Spanish Nationalists in securing Minorca on Feb. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Spain
Minorca
Italy
Relazioi Internazionale
France
Morocco
Britain
Franco
Mussolini
Fourth victim of wreck from Richlands high school boy dies
Otis Zeigler 17 died at Mattie Williams hospital from injuries after a Tuesday night auto truck crash that claimed three others. Mrs V C Hall and Eddie Jewell also died at the scene, two others hospitalized in improved condition. Zeigler was a Richlands senior active in the school annual, survived by his parents and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Zeigler
Richlands
Mattie Willams Hospital
Young Zeigler
V. C. Hall
Mattie Williams Hospital
Hall
Eddie Jewell
Mattie Williams
J. P. Williams
Zeigler
Periour
Tazewell County
Sydney Watts Johnston
Pearlsburg
Pocahontas
Moee
Bluefield
Mike Zeigler
Richlands High School
Hedy Preferred by Columbia Seniors
Columbia University seniors vote for dream island companion and pick actress Hedy Lamarr as the preferred castaway. Madeleine Carroll reportedly favored an obstetrician, while the public awaits Hedy’s reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedy
Columbia
New York
Columbia University
Madeleine Carroll
Workmen Prepare Vatican for Election Conclave
Vatican City workers cleared quarters in the papal palace to house 210 cardinals for the conclave to elect the next pope. They removed hundreds of telephones and painted window panes to seal off the secret sessions as the election begins February 28 with ballots to be cast March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Papal Palace
Partial Mobilization Sparks Italian Troop Buildup
Reports from Rome indicate Italy quietly called up about 160000 reservists with a plan to reach 300000 by spring, though confirmation remained. French defenses in Africa tightened as troops and aircraft were placed on alert, with Tunisia and Djibouti garrisons reinforced and preparations along the frontier with Libya and Eritrea noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Britain
France
Rome
Foreign Office
Farl
Perth
Libryan
Paris
Africa
Tunisia
Tunisian
Isia
Djibouti
Aden
Ethiopia
Eritrea
French Somaliland
Moselle
Albert
Somaliland
Somal
Gulf of Aden
Addis Ababa
Libya
Bluestone dam plans exclude hydroelectric plant
Huntington, February 18. Major F F French of the district U S engineers staff said current plans for the Bluestone dam on the New River do not include a hydro electric plant. The Kanawha Valley Coal Operators association opposed the dam, arguing it would displace 200000 tons of coal annually. French added the dam could be considered only to cover costs such as war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodring
Morgenthau
Louis Johnson
Istration
War Department
Army
Huntington
W. Va
F. F. Prench
U. S. Engineers
Kanawha Valley Coal Operators Association
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Eona
GOP
Virginia
Crockett
Pruett
M. B. Shrader
Shelton
Bert Brawley
Ww. M Painter
H. C. Broyles
Deck
L. W
Chip” Robert
National Democratic Committee
Delacey Allen
Georgia
Treasury
By Max Fullerton
Panama
Hernando de Soto
Tampa
United States
M’call
Wagner
Congress
Mrs. J. Horner Davis
Train
Duce
WPA Chiefs
Holt Averd
Oita
Vatican
Bluestone Power Plant
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