Brilliant June Sun Puts Heat on Bluefield Residents
Residents of Bluefield and nearby areas sweltered under a brilliant June sun with temperatures reaching 95 in Bluefield and 99 in Norton and Williamson. The heat caused suffering and prompted many to seek relief at swimming pools and recreation centers, though no deaths were reported in the region.
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Bluefield
Mercury
Norton
Williamson
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Lake Erie
Midwest
Central States
Great Lakes
Kansas
North Central States
Heat and Weather Wreak Havoc Across the U S and Canada
June 7 reports record highs and severe storms from Ontario to Florida. Tornadoes hit Minnesota while ice and lightning caused deaths in Toronto and Lackawanna New York. Heat claimed lives in Chicago Peoria Detroit and elsewhere as drought and fires spread in Kansas.
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Kanegas City
United States
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Lackawanna
New York State
Chicago
Peoria
Ill
Detroit
Ind
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cape Girardeau
Craigville
Arizona State Teachers College
Flagstaff
Minnesota
Locomotive Engineers face leadership shakeup at Cleveland convention
J. Burke the financial director and J. H. Cassell the grand secretary treasurer are resisting a movement to displace them as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers holds its convention in Cleveland.
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J. Burke
J. H. Cassell
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Seek Agreement on Veterans Pay Payout Flaw in Tax Law
Washington reports discuss White House and Capitol Hill talks between President Roosevelt and Democratic leaders over a veteran compensation dispute. Aimed at avoiding a House rejection, negotiators weigh a compromise on disability payouts and the Senate's 25 percent limit versus Roosevelt's 18 percent proposal.
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Pecora
Washington
White House
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Senate
Independent Offices
Special Veterans Committee
House
Special
Democratic Veterans Committee
Douglas
Four Power Pact Signed by Britain Italy France and Germany
Premier Mussolini and ambassadors from France Great Britain and Germany signed a four power pact promising a decade of peace and pledging disarmament efforts even if the Geneva conference fails. The agreement ties to Kellogg Locarno and League covenants and lasts ten years with renewal.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
France
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Piazza Venezia
Senate
Duce
MacDonald
John Simon
Geneva
League of Nations
League
Srme
Pollard Orders Agent to Aid Bristol Plant Strike Mediation
Governor Pollard dispatched Labor Commissioner Gall to Bristol to aid conciliation efforts at the Big Jack overall plant strike. About 1,000 workers have protested the minute system for nearly three weeks while employers and employees were to meet that night. The governor said no mediation request was made, but the idea came from him.
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Richmond
Pollard
John Hopkins Gall Jr
Bristol
E. Lee Trinkle
Roanoke
North
Corona
Roanoke Official to Give Address at Southwestern Virginia Event
J. Jenks of Roanoke Virginia vice president in charge of operation of the Norfolk and Western Railway company will deliver the annual address at the Saturday celebration of Southwestern Virginia Inc a regional chamber of commerce. Jenks is a former resident of Bluefield.
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J. Jenks
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Mr. Jenks
Bluefield
Jenky to Speak at Regional Fete
W. J. Jenks vice president in charge of operation of the Norfolk and Western railway will deliver the annual address at the Southwestern Virginia Incorporated regional celebration Saturday. Jenks began as a boy with the railroad at Pocahontas and rose through Bluefield Roanoke to lead operations since 1924. He is noted for deep knowledge of southern West Virginia coal fields and regional railroad development.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Southwestern Virginia, Incorporated
W. J. Jenks
Jenks
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Cincinnati
Columbus
Clinch Valley
Roanoke
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Raleigh
N. C
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
West Virginia
Virginia
Tribute Paid to Noted Publisher Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia reports tribute for Cyrus H. K. Curtis, 82, publisher of Curtis Publishing and Curtis-Martin. died at Lyndon Wyn cote after a yearlong illness. Burial Friday. Portland Men’s Singing Club to perform. Curtis headed Ladies Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post.
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Philadelphia
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Curtis
Lyndon
Wyncote
Mr. Curtis
Lyndonia
New York
Maine
Portland Men's Singing Club
Forty Voices of
Portland
Curtis Publishing Company
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies’ Home Journal
Country Gentleman
Curtis-Martin Newspapers, Inc
Philadelphia Morning and Evening Ledger
Philadelphia Enquirer
New York Evening Post
Republicans Push 1 Percent Sales Tax to Finance Public Works
Senate debates a 1% sales tax plan to fund a $3.3 billion public works program. Senator Borah argues suspending the Sherman Act would create monopolies, while Senator Wagner defends trade agreements and codes of fair competition. Party Republicans plan also to erase the licensing provision for industries and shift taxes to corporations, with some Democrats weighing support depending on veterans' relief needs.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Wagner
New York
House
New Yorker
Harrison Corporation
Harrison
Finance Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
Byrd
Virginia
Reed
Pennsylvania
Daily Telegraph Fight Party To Hold Baer Schmeling Bout
Fight fans in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia are invited to a Daily Telegraph fight party on Bland Street in front of the newspaper building. The Baer Schmeling match at Madison Square Garden will air via AP wires with live updates to the crowd. Charley McMillan, Bluefield baseball figure, will announce the bout. Schmeling is a three to one favorite to win.
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West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Bland Street
Baer-Schmeling
Madison Square Garden
Bluefield
Schmeling
Dry forces hail Indiana repeal vote as a splendid showing
F Scott McBride leader of the Anti Saloon League says Indiana’s repeal vote was a magnificent showing from a dry standpoint. He notes Indiana was dry by statute and that if other states vote repeal as Indiana did the Eighteenth Amendment will remain. Bishop James Cannon Jr. attends the Southern league conference and cautions on remarks.
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Birmingham
Ala
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Indiana
McBride
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Workers recalled at Pennsy's rail yards and more plant hiring
Pittsburgh reports show the Pennsy recalling over 300 workers at Copway Pa during the last month and sixteen brakemen back on duty. Car loadings doubled from a year ago. Armstrong Cork announces a 20 percent hire uptick at Lancaster plant. Standard Sanitary Kokomo plant to resume with about 400 workers. Pennsylvania Rubber raises prices 7 to 12 percent amid industry-wide increases.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsy
Copway
Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Kokomo Ind
Pennsylvania Rubber Company
Governor urged to take stand on repeal of prohibition
Huntington editor Jim Clendenin calls on Governor Kump to declare a firm position on repealing the eighteenth amendment ahead of the June 27 special election for delegates to a state convention. He argues repeal affects state and national welfare and that the governor must lead.
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Huntington
W. Va
Jim Clendenin
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Kump
Committee Eyes Kit Prices for Conservation Workers
A Senate military committee was formed to review whether BeVier and Company overcharged the government for toilet kits used by conservation crops workers. Senators Sheppard, Logan, and Carey will compare BeVier’s $1.40 price to cheaper government contracts and similar brands, aiming to assess price fairness and diligence.
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Washington
BeVier and Company of
New York
Senate Military Committee
Sheppard
Texas
Logan
Kentucky
Carey
Wyoming
Richard B. Be-Vier
Quartermaster Corps of the Army
John L. DeWitt
Quartermaster Corps
Army
BeVier
DeWitt
Atterbury Urges New Merger Plan
New York June 7 The Herald Tribune says William W Atterbury president of the Pennsylvania railroad will advocate consolidation of the nations railroads into two competitive systems in a Harvard speech. He is said to favor Pennsylvania and New York Central as bases and signals a departure from the present four system eastern split.
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New York
The
Herald Tribune
William W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harvard University
Atterbury
Pennsylvania
New York Central
van Sweringen
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania and
Counays
Freight traffic up at New York Central lines
New York Central freight traffic rose 20.8 percent from a year ago for last week with 84,129 cars moved. Baltimore and Ohio Burlington Missouri Pacific and Pennsylvania reported gains ranging from about 1,000 to 9,000 cars each.
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Chicago
New York Central Lines
Baltimore and Ohio
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Pennsylvania
Accident Near Croydon Airport on Transatlantic Attempt
Jimmie Mattern forced to land near Prokopievsk in Siberia during a world flight leg toward New York. Soviet authorities sent an airplane and officials in Moscow ordered aid while observers tracked his position and pace behind the record set by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty.
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Moscow
Jimmie Mattern
Prokopievak
Omsk
Siberia
Prokopievek
Novo Sibirsk
Omek
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Mattern
Novo Sibirek
Post
Gatty
Prokopievsk
Mollison and Johnson Crash at Croydon on Transatlantic Attempt
Captain James A. Mollison and Amy Johnson crash at Croydon airport as they begin a trans Atlantic flight to New York. Both uninjured, machine toppled after wheel failure on rising start. Repairs may take a week. load about three tons. They planned a world distance record with a return route via Bagdad.
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London
Thurssday
James A. Mollison
Amy Johnson
New York
Croydon
Mollisons
Atlantic
Bagdad
England
Methodists Deplore Influence for Repeal in Richmond
The Richmond district of the Virginia conference reported that Methodists deeply deplore the administrative push for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The recommendation, submitted to the district conference, cites support from the president and James A. Farley. Dr. Fred Chenault led the temperance committee briefing.
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Richmond
Virginia
United States
James A. Farley
Temperance and Social Service
Fred Chenault
Chenault
West Virginia Bankers Meet in Charleston Leaders Gather
Financial leaders from across the state convene in Charleston for the West Virginia Bankers Association annual one day session. Governor Kump and Dr ix Held of Ohio State University join as principal speakers with W Rosenheim of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce set to address the gathering.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Kump
Ix Held
School of Commerce and Journalism
Ohio State University
W. Rosenheim
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
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W. J. Burke
Morgan Partners
J. P. Morgan and Company
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Fletcher
Democrat
Florida
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Oregon
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Barkley
Banking Committee
John W. Davis
Morgan
van Swerigen Corporation
O. P. van Swerigen
Ferdinand Pecora
O. P
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J. P. Morgan
van Swerigen
Morgan Firm
Guaranty Company of
Chesapeake Corporation
Morgan & Company
Alleghany Corporation
General Securities Corporation
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Vaness Company
Geneva Securities Corporation
Chesapeake and Ohio Common
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General Securities Company
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