Bluefield High School Essay Winners in Chamber of Commerce Contest
Margaret Bane won first prize in Bluefield’s chamber of commerce essay contest on what a chamber means to Bluefield. Winners include Elizabeth Bond and Edward MacClaugherty. prizes feature engraved watches and junior winners across grades.
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Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Baker
Bramwell
B. F. King
Printon
C. Rossey
Athens
Margaret Bane
Elizabeth Bond
Edward MacClaugherty
Mary Jane Stewart
Roy Smithdeal
Katherine White
Mary Hagen
Janet Mason
Rachel Barclay
Lic
Csys
Chamber
Chamber of Ecommerce
Princeton Avenue
Baptist College
Seventeenth Votes in Florida and Georgia Delegations
The Republican national committee debated contesting delegations with seventeen votes at stake for Wood or Lowden. Florida and Georgia cases to be taken up next, while excess delegates and alternates were seated or placed in spectator seats.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
District of Columbia
Leonard Wood
Georgia
Wood
Lowdon
Cumuulttee
New Orleans
Louisiana
Frank
Detroit
Florida
A. L. Church
Jacksonville
Bean
H. L. Anderson
Lowden
Warren
Henry Lincoln
Johnson
Atlanta
Pickett
Wout
National Committee
Gaia
Palmer Attacks Post in House Rules Hearing
Attorney General Palmer accused Louis F. Post of placing himself above Congress and the law in deportation cases. He said Post favored radicals, blocked the rule of evidence, and gave unwarranted access to government records, urging deeper inquiry into Post’s record. Palmer cited an Detroit advisory committee and a $500 bail instruction telegram as examples of maladminstration.
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Washington
Palmer
House Rules Committee
Louis F. Post
Post
Congress
Department of Justice
Prentiss
Departments of Justice and Labor
Pride in Belonging to the Chamber of Commerce
A editorial argues that widespread belonging would heighten civic interest in local commerce. It praises past Chamber work in bluefield and urges every citizen to join to boost future town projects and personal contribution.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Demand Drives Gasoline Price Increases, Says FTC
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission concluded recent gasoline and petroleum price rises are mainly due to varying supply and demand conditions amid pessimistic outlooks. The commission notes stronger demand as the primary cause while production and imports show improvement.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Supreme Court Invalidates Tax on Federal Judges Salaries
The Supreme Court ruled the wartime revenue act’s income tax on federal judges and the president unconstitutional in a seven to two decision. Judge Vandevanter wrote for the majority, as Walter Evans of Louisville, Kentucky, sought to recover taxes paid under the act, and refunds will be issued by the treasury.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Treasury
Walter Evans
Louisville
Vandevanter
Federal Judge Tax Exemption Question Divides Court
The majority ruled federal judges are not exempt from tax on private income and property. Justice Holmes wrote a dissent, with Justice Brandeis concurring, arguing there is no reason for exemption.
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Justice Holmes
Justice Brandeis
Matewan Police Chief Arrested Amid Controversy
Sid Hatfield of Matewan and widow Mrs. Jessie Testerman were arrested on concealed weapons and other informations. Felts of Baldwins Detective Agency claims Hatfield conspired in May battle deaths and alleges murder of Mayor Testerman and robbery of Albert Felts.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sid Hatfield
Matewan
Jessie Testerman
Themayor
T. L. Felts
Baldwineks Detective Agency
Hatfield
May Ly
lardwin-Felts
Testerman
Felts
Albert Felts
House Sets Saturday Adjournment At 4 P M
Representative Mondell announced that Congress would adjourn sine die this Saturday at 4 p m after brief debate. Both chambers adopted speed up measures to clear remaining legislation as leaders expect Senate action soon. Mondell claimed all major matters would be disposed of by adjournment and urged patience on any remaining proposals.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Mondell
Dle
Anthracite miners and operators accept president's commission offer
Washington June 1 Anthracite miners and operators formally accepted President Wilson's offer to appoint a commission to settle their wage dispute. The joint conference with Secretary of Labor Wilson approved the plan and he will notify the president, with a commission to follow within days.
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Washington
Wilson
Supreme Court rules federal ratification powers reside with nation
The U S Supreme Court unanimously held that states cannot submit federal amendments to a referendum for ratification. It ruled Ohio cannot use its constitution to direct referendums on federal amendments and affirmed national power to ratify. The decision preserves suffrage progress and aligns with existing ratification practices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George Houck
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hone
Day
Oklahoma-Texas
Red River Valley
Uproar in Washington as women supporters clash at benches
Washington uproar as women sympathizers for Ireland flood the Senate and House galleries. The disturbance began in the Senate during a Connecticut Republican Senator Hran degee speech opposing Armenia mandate, then moved to the House where a woman evaded guards at the chamber door and rallied friends in the gallery to challenge lawmakers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hrandegee Republican
Connecticut
Armenia
Ireland
Plea for Mandate Over Armenia Denied by Senate
The Senate rejected Wilson’s demand for a U.S. mandate over Armenia by a 52 to 23 vote. The resolution, drafted by Republican leaders, will go to the House for quick adoption, while Democrats urged delay citing peace talks. An amendment proposing a joint American Armenian commission was defeated 43 to 34.
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Washington
Wilson
Armenia
Senate
United Republican
House
Congress
Central Powers
Ball
Borah
Brandegee
Calder
Capper
Coll
Curtis
Dillingham
Mdge
Aikins
Fall
Fernald
France
Frelinghuysen
Hale Harding
Jones
Kenyon
Keyes
Knox
Lemroot
Lodge
MacCormick
McCumber
McLean
McNary
Nelson
Neal
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
Arizona
Maryland
South Carolina
Stanley
Trammell
Underwood
Walsh
Montana
Williams
Wolcott
Hitchcock
Nebraska
I Hitchcock
New Republic
Town
Townsend
Michigan
Checks Totalling 40000 Presented to Probe Committee
Washington June 1. Senate committee examined checks aggregating 40000 from Governor Lowden campaign funds. Nat Goldstein and Robert Moore testified they received 2500 each, held in banks, to be used if Lowden nominated. J L Babler and E I Morse described disbursements to workers and headquarter costs across Missouri and other states.
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Washington
Missouri
Lowden
Senate
Arthur Davis
Harrisburg
JL. le Emmerson
Leonard Wood
Michigan
Indiana
Wood
Harding
Ohio
Nat Goldstein
Eighth Judicial District of
St. Louis
Robert E. Moore
Lowden General Fund
J. L. Bables
Goldstein
Moore
Mr. Emmerson
E. I. Morse
Lowdon
Emmerson
Babler
Golstein
Mmmergon
Ables
Kenyon
Reed
William L. Cole
Cole
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MR. Post Et Himgelf
LAW
York
Troy
N. Y
Tom Felts
Capitol
Marshall
Shrandegee
Houseman
Daniel T. O'Connell
Friends of Irish Liberty
William J. Cole
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