City Directors Discuss Public Works And Budget Limits
City directors held a crowded session to review public works information and stay within the budget. They postponed decision on placing the Bluefield field department under civil service pending a city solicitor’s study of the new West Virginia law. The meeting also noted a sewer deed on Lee street and approved payments to election officers. Building permits were issued to Sho walter for a 4900 dollar residence, Middleton for repairs, and Kresge for a front of its Federal street building. Licenses granted cover diners, bowling, vending, restaurants, tobacco, and beer sales at multiple Bluefield locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heinz
Pittsburgh
International Association of Fire Fighters
West Virginia
Annie Woolwine
Lee Street
O. B. Showalter
Albemarle Street
Lloyd Middleton
Young Street
Kresge Company
Federal Street
Leslie's Club
N. L. Holmes
Raleigh
Federal Streets
W. C. Peters and Company
McMullen
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
Frank Moore
Princeton Avenue
W. F. Oliver
G. . Kingslow
Bland Street
George Comparakis
Tobacco and Soft Co
Blueeld Investment Company
Federal
Bland Streets
Walter Saunders
Isaac Greenspon
Vito M. Morella
Raleigh Street
Sanitary Grocery
Roosevelt Scans List of Projects for Public Works
Washington July 6. Director Lewis W. Douglas proposed strict pruning of non essential public works projects as he aided President Roosevelt in reviewing the list. He urged states to show balanced budgets before participation. The president planned to trim the $3.3 billion building program and kept food administration aligned with agricultural controls. Johnson delayed submitting a cotton textile code as other matters took priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis W. Douglas
Roosevelt
Special Public Worke Board
Wallace
George Peek
Hugh 8. Johnson
Agricultural Administration
Agriculture and Justice Departments
Johnson
Two Young Men Die in Blazing Auto Tragedy
Montgomery W Va July 6 Trapped in their blazing automobile John Guy Jr 18 and Earl Shepherd 18 of Powellson were fatally burned at Glen Ferrie. Guy died in the car and Shepherd died hours later in a Montgomery hospital. State trappers said the car gas tank scraped a wall and a spark ignited the fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. Va
Jobn Guy, Jr
Earl Shepherd
Powellson
Glen Ferrie
Guy
Shepherd
Outlaw Convicts Sought As Killers in Kansas City
The Justice Department issued a nationwide arrest order for Charles Floyd known as Pretty Boy and five escaped Kansas convicts plus Verne Miller and William Weissman in the Union Station slaying of four officers and their prisoner Frank Nash on June 17. Circulars list Harvey Bailey Wilbur Underhill Ed Davis James Clark Robert G. Brady and Floyd as suspects, with rewards and photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Department of Justice
Charles
Pretty Boy) Floyd
Oklahoma
Kansas
Verne C. Miller
Huron, S. D
William Weissman
Frank Nash
Union Station Plaza
Reppert
Miller
Weissman
United States Bureau of Investigation
Floyd
Harvey Bailey
Wilbur Underhill
Ed Davis
James Clark
Robert G. Brady
Kansas Penitentiary Memorial Day
Otto Reed
McAlster
Okla
William J. Grooms
Frank E. Hermanson
Raymond J. Caffrey
Frank Naelf
Harry J. Garner
Bernard Phillips
Bailey
Nash
Kirk Prather
Arkansas
Huron
S. C
State Penitentiary
St. Paul
Share Prices Up Eldridge George In Late Trading
New York markets rose in late trading as stocks gained and commodities firmed amid London conference signals. Eldridge George, colored, was fatally shot at Jones and Bland streets, with Louis George sought by police as a suspect after a quarrel prior to the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge George
New York
Wall Street
London
Roosevelt
Stock Exchange
Jones
Bland Streets
Louis George
Bland Street
Nce
Louis
Eldridge
Bluefield
Mystery grows as Factor kidnaping stalls escape tale
Chicago July 6 reports say John Factor the market plunger remains missing six days. A hotel board seeking his release received an anonymous call claiming Factor was on the high seas. Investigators pursued leads while Factor's family remained hopeful but cautious. Jerome Factor, 19, also a prior kidnap victim, offered no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Factor
Board of Strategy
Factor
High Seas
Leon Bleet
Mexico
New Orleans
John J. Groach
Grosch
Jerome Factor
Graf Zeppelin Returns Home After Brief Rio Stop
Graf Zeppelin arrived in Rio de Janeiro on its third season voyage from Germany. After a short layover of one hour and twenty minutes, the airship began its return journey, completing a brief but eventful stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Germany
Tropical Storm Lashes Tampico and Tamaulipas
A tropical storm swept from the Gulf of Mexico toward the Rio Grande and turned south into Tamaulipas causing damage in Ciudad Victoria and beach areas. Weather officials noted possible heavy rains in the lower Rio Grande valley and warned crops may have suffered as the system weakened with winds near 35 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampico
Mexico
Ciudad Victoria
Brownsville
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
Tamaulipas
W. J. Schnurbaach
Weather Bureau
Tand
Rio Grande Valley
Monterrey
Thousands March in Yrigoyen Funeral in Buenos Aires
More than 100,000 Argentines, from all regions, marched in the funeral procession for former President Hipolito Yrigoyen in Buenos Aires. Ten were injured, one seriously, as crowding at cemetery gates caused a coffin to drop and be damaged slightly amid clashes with fascist groups earning chants of the national anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hipolito Yrigoyen
U S Action Saves London Parley From Breakdown
Cordell Hull makes a dramatic plea to save the London conference as U S action is viewed as a compromise with Europe and limited progress is expected due to restricted activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
London
Cordell Hull
World economic conference saved from breakdown
Secretary Hull acted on Roosevelt’s orders with Britain Canada and Chamberlain to keep the world economic conference alive by excluding monetary and tariff talks. The move appeased the European gold bloc threat, though some officers doubted progress. Roosevelt smiled in Washington as Wheeler praised the bluff being called. French circles anticipated a gold bloc customs union to fight inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Neville Chamberlain
Hull
Washington
Wheeler
Montana
White House
Conference saved as Roosevelt backs bid to continue
London reports that the world monetary and economic conference teetered on collapse but was saved by President Roosevelt through secretary of state Cordell Hull and Canadian Prime Minister R B Bennett. The steering committee ruled to continue the talks with monetary and tariff issues excluded. Neville Chamberlain backed the move for unity as sub committees assess the remaining agenda with a report due next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roosevelt
Hie
Cordell Hull
United States
Committee For the Life
R. B Bennett
Georges Bennet
Neville Chamberlain
Bennett
Roosevelt Exhibits Pleasure Over London Conference Victory
President Roosevelt smiled at the White House as word arrived that the London conference would proceed with monetary and tariff matters removed from the agenda. Senator Wheeler hailed the president, saying their bluff was called and praising his stance on immediate monetary stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
London
Wheeler
Montana
Mr. Roosevelt
Italian Seaplanes Held at Reykjavik
Reykjavik Iceland July 6 General Italo Balbo and 100 Italian aviators piloting 24 seaplanes to the Century of Progress in Chicago await improved weather for the next leg to Cartwright Labrador 1500 miles away The squadron reached here after a 930 mile hop from Londonderry Ireland A dispatch to Mackay Radio says Balbo expects a delay of a few days at Reykjavik due to weather Emergency arrangements are made for a landing at Italiahaab Greenland if a nonstop flight to Cartwright is impossible
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
Italo Balbo
Chicago
Cartwright
Labrador
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Mackay Radio and Commercial Cable Company
New York
Balbo
Italiahaab
Greenlnd
Poca Tug Coal Output Continues To Increase
The Pocahontas Tug River district produced 489 434 tons in the week ending July 1 the biggest weekly total since October 22 1932. Operators association data show June week output up 29049 tons over the prior week and over 230000 tons above 1932. Calendar year to date production reached 8371787 tons about one million more than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas-Tug River
Banker's Bold Kidnapping Escape In Atlanta Plot
Atlanta financier John King Ottley, 65, was abducted on the main street by two men including a 17 year old. He persuaded the youth to release him after a four hour ordeal, the pair had demanded 40000 dollars but received less than 10. Ottley described the escape route to Suwanee and said he thwarted the plan by talking the boy into aiding his freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John King Ottley
James Pryor Bowen
Lavonia
Ottley
Suwanee
Mre. Ottley
Bowen
Mre
Smokeless Coal Men Study Industrial Code in West Virginia
West Virginia smokeless coal producers meet to frame an industrial code after a January meeting of 100 operators. Holly Stover criticizes the low oil prices that hurt coal markets, citing competition from hydroelectric power and gas, and high oil imports. A committee from Bluefield Cincinnati New York and other areas will draft a code covering production across West Virginia Virginia eastern Kentucky and Appalachia. The code will be filed in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Stover
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
West Virginia
Venezuela
New England
Great Lakes
Canadian
Gulf Ofexico
Stover
Appalachian Group
Virginia
Kentucky
Appalachian
W. A. Richards
Bluefield
A. Scott
McDonald
A. A. Liggett
Cincinnati
H. R. Hawthorne
New York
O. M. Deverle
George St. Clair
Tazewell
Charles Dunlap
P. M. Snyder
Mount Hope
W. P. Tams
Tams
Pocketbook Lost by Motorist Recovered in West Virginia
Dr Clara Clendon of Cleveland lost her purse while driving to Asheville near Parkersburg. A Charleston man, E L Ward, found the pocketbook on the highway and returned it. He handed back $300 in cash and $500 in checks and papers, commenting that the owner would be headed toward Charleston based on the pocketbook's position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Clara Clendon
Cleveland
Asheville
N. C
Parkereburg
E. L. Ward
Ward
Clendon
Outbreak Quelled at DC Reformitory After Tactical Standoff
Lorton Virginia July 6 Police from Washington rushed to quell a tense situation at the District of Columbia reformatory housing 2,700 prisoners. Riot gear and tear gas were used as a precaution. Ernest Brown led the riot squad and said the prison appeared quiet for the night. Unrest had persisted for weeks, tied to food service disputes and leadership resignations threatened by A C Tawee and M M Bernard, fueling fears of renewed trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorton
District of Columbia Reformatory
National
Ernest Brown
Washington Police
Reformatory
A. C. Tawee
M. M. Bernard
District of Columbia Penal Institutions
Miners Return to Work in Morgantown Runs
About 200 miners in three Scotia Run mines ended a five day strike and agreed to resume work today. They accepted a new union operators contract pending approval of the east coal industry code being developed under the industrial recovery act by administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Scotia Run
Seven Burned At Carnegie Steel Mingo Plant
Seven men were burned by hot metal from a converter at the Mingo plant of Carnegie Steel in Steubenville Ohio on July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville, O
Mingo
Carnegie Steel Company
Phelps Requests Recount in Board Contest Battle
Roanoke July 6. Phelps demands a recount of votes in a local school board contest. The filing centers on a disputed outcome amid calls for verification by the Roanoke area election board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
Virginia districts receive road funds under recovery act
Richmond July 6 state highway commissioner Henry G. Shirley announced allocation of 7.4 million dollars in federal road funds for Virginia under the national industrial recovery act. eight districts share 400 million statewide for the current fiscal year with detailed district and municipal allocations including Bristol Lee Wythe Scott Washington Tazewell Dickerson Independence and Wise districts plus several municipal projects and secondary system grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Henry G. Shirley
Bristol
Lee County
Rose Hillwest
Lee
Woodway-Pennington Gap
Lea
Powell River Bridge
Woodway
Pennington Gap
Smith
Marion
Wythe
Wytheville
Waverhead
Scott
Gate City
Washington County Line
Tazewell
Bluefield-west
Dickerson
Haysi-Fremont
Independence
Fremont
Weshington
Wise
Big Stone Gap
Big Stone Pop
Bland
Bland C. H.east
Kentucky
Laure-Appalachia
Bartlick
Buchanan
Vansant-Hayes
Sharp Increases in Car Loadings Reported by Central Region
Pittsburgh July 7. Sharp increases in car loadings, seen as trade barometers, were reported by the Pennsylvania railroad's central region serving Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. June loadings rose 30 percent from June 1932 and 11 percent above May this year. 150 B&O shopworkers recalled at Du Bois, coal movements driving need for more rolling stock. about 500 New Castle shopworkers recalled by Pennsylvania. Coal shipments to mills and Great Lakes ports also rose versus 1932, with six months totals up 60 percent over last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tri-State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
May
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
du Bois
New Castle
Great Lake
Kump Fails To Keep Capital Engagement
Washington July 6 Governor H G Kump of West Virginia failed to meet Col Donald H Sawyer public works administrator after an appointment was made, slipping out of Washington without the planned conference on state projects Kump also called on Ickes Randolph and Johnson but did not detail the public works program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald H. Sawyer
H. G. Kump
West Virginia
Sawyer
Kump
Ickes A. Ickes
Randolph and
Johnson
Recount Petition Filed Delaying City Winners Announcement
J Phelps asked for a recount of the District 1 city board race against W A Light after unofficial returns showed Light ahead by 115 votes. The city board approved a recount set for July 12 at 1 pm, delaying official publication of the other four victors. A separate vote on the joining and planning law favored by 2 319 to 1 700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Phelps
W. A. Light
Harold Porterfield
Phelps
Phelpe-Light
Light
Bluefield
Fairmont Cyclist Fatally Injured Near Albright
Albert Flaharty of Fairmont was seriously injured when his motorcycle left Route 26 three miles from Albright and plunged down a 20 foot embankment into rocks and brush. He was found unconscious and transported to Kingwood, then to a Fairmont hospital. The riders were en route to Bruceton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
W. Va
Albert Flaharty
Fairmont
Route
Albright
Flaharty
Louis Gorman
Ruby Ross
M. H. Fuller
Terra Alta
Bruceton
Capitalist Testifies on Rail Sales Profit and Tax Tactics
Washington July 6. Frank BE Taplin Cleveland capitalist described rival eastern trunk line railroad purchases as a poker game before the senate banking committee. He said his family reaped more than 11 million dollars from a sale and admitted setting up trust accounts for his children to reduce income tax for 1929 by 374,921 dollars. He detailed selling 222,930 shares of Pittsburgh and West Virginia to Pennroad at above market prices, aiding control of Wheeling and Lake Erie to keep it from Van Sweringen interests. Pennroad loaned him 1.95 million dollars the same year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Eastern Trunk Line
Senate Banking Committee
Frank BE. Taplin
Cleveland
Ferdinand Pecora
Taplin
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad
Pennroad Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
van Sweringen
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Pennroad
T Syndicate
Frasers
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Douglas
Pretty Boy’ Floyd
Jones and Bland Street
Graf
Gulf
The
Associated Press
Qut
Woods
Roanoke
Joe Bryant
Norman Harvey
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
T. Parsons
Bryant
Harveys
Tazewell- Bluefield Road
City Board
Win
Frank E. Taplin
Senate
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