Carter Mines to Resume Work at Carter Coal Plants
Carter Coal company will restart operations at Coalwood and Caretta plants on Monday. Norfolk and Western advised fulltime service first of the week as unions and management negotiate over contracts. One remaining idle operation in McDowell County is Kingston Pocahontas at Hemphill with takeover rumors swirling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Coal Company
Coalwood
Caretta
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railway
Carter Company
McDowell County
Kineston-Pocahontas Coal Company
Hemphill
New River Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
Kingston-Pocahontas Company
Charleston
Vance
James Walter Carter
John L. Lewis
CIO Union
Czech Woman Held as Klando Slaying Probed in Prague
Prague reports a Czech nurse held by police over the slaying of a German police sergeant in Klando. Berlin authorities press for a political motive as gendarmes swarm the mining center and Bohemia Moravia enforces stern penalties. Unrest spreads through the Czecho-Slovak remnants amid the investigation and looming actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Klando
Bohemia-Moravia
von Konstantin von Neurath
Czecho- Slovak Republic
Bittner Attacks Holt Stand Over Miners Crisis
Union leader Van A. Bittner charged Governor Holt would destroy the United Mine Workers and leave miners and families at the mercy of coal operators. He cited Holt’s telegrams to federal relief officials defending investigation, as Appalachian wage talks stall with several coal companies not signing.
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Charleston
W. Va
van A. Bittner
Holt
United Mine Workers of America
Amesion
Bittner
UMWA
FP. C
Oswald
Tamroy
Ton
Kingston Hemphill
Harewood
Kilsyth
Caretta
Coalwood
Carter Coal Coalwood
Carette Samamanwood
Bitner
Marlene Becomes American Citizen
Marlene Dietrich became an American citizen today in Los Angeles. The actress, who once said she could not afford the United States, wore American-made clothes and is preparing for Paris next week with husband Rudolph Liebner and their 14 year old daughter Marie.
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Los Angeles
Marlene Dietrich
America
Paris
Rudolph Leiber
Marie
Floods and Slides Block Richlands Area Roads
Heavy rains caused floods along Clinch river and Indian creek. A Norfolk and Western rail line between Richlands and Indian was blocked by multiple slides with larger ones needing hours to clear. A bridge on Route 84 near Banes Mill shifted from its foundation and traffic was diverted via Wardell. Many homes along Big and Indian creeks were flooded as families evacuated to higher ground.
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Norfolk and Western
Richlands
Indian, Va
Bane’s Mill
Clinch River
Indian Creek
Wardell
Big Creek
Higer Ground
Tazewell County
Norfolk and Western Railway
van Zant
Haysi
Bluefield
Lightning Claims Two as Storm Strikes Wise County
Pound Virginia June 9 A father watched as a lightning storm struck a front porch in the southwestern mountain town killing his two young sons instantly. The two boys died at the scene while their father survived unharmed.
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Wise County
Pound
Monroe Shortt
Rubens Freed After Brief Moscow Passport Case
Mrs Rubens, who entered the Soviet Union in 1937, was sentenced to 18 months for passport falsification but had already served nearly that time. The trial lasted about 40 minutes and she asked about her husband and the United States case, receiving a curt denial.
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Moscow
Swift
Russia
Viet Union
Alee
Rucoolly
United States
St A
Neely Delivers Courtly Speech to Queen at Capitol Event
Washington dispatch reports Senator Pittman of Nevada urging brief remarks at the capitol reception with constitutional decorum. Senator Neel of Virginia counters, praising free speech and addressing the queen during the event with remarks about democracy.
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Neely
Washington
Pittman
Nev
Capitol
Neel Va
Jews Face Expulsion or Nazi Concentration Camps
Berlin reports indicate East Prussian Jews and thousands of others across Germany have been ordered to leave or face internment in concentration camps. Polish Jews, 10,000 plus, received notices to depart within hours to four weeks. Authorities in Leipzig and Munich issued further deadlines.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
East Prussian
Leipzig
Munich
Du Pont Shares Put Under SEC Scrutiny Over Discrepancies
The SEC reported discrepancies in Du Pont earnings disclosures showing the official reported 33 252 shares held by executives but a corrected figure indicates larger holdings. Du Pont described the short position as a long term contract rather than a brokered short sale and claimed direct holdings near 85 000 shares plus over 140 000 indirect shares, with Du Pont common trading around 159 a share on the New York Stock Exchange.
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SEC
Transac
Chand Pal
du Pont
Chemical
du Pont Common
New York Stock Exchange
Lad Drowns At Bluestone
An 8 year old boy, Jigas Warfe of Poca Hontas, drowned while swimming near the Bluestone Junction under a Norfolk and Western tower. He fell from a log as it tipped, body recovered within five minutes, revival efforts failed. Parents, neighbors, and station WHIS aided, family newcomer to Tazewell County.
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Jigas Warfe
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluestone Junction
Bluestone River
Ballard
Vernon Warfe
Johnson City
Tenn
Tazewell County
Publication of Coal Prices Soon Sought
Washington reports an effort to publish minimum prices for the soft coal industry before the coal commission duties move to the Interior Department. The new coal commission is to be abolished July 1, with Secretary Ickes to oversee hearings on the schedules and related public notes.
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Washington
Coal Commission
Department of Interior
New Coal Commission
Roosevelt
Secretary of
Interior Ickes
Ticker Tape to Be Only Missing Item as Gotham Welcomes Royalty
New York prepares for a royal visit with a planned parade route through 51 miles of streets. Police expect two million residents to witness the event while ticker tape is discouraged and a dress rehearsal is held at the Battery. The British and American officials finalize the royal reception aboard the Warrrington destroyer barring bad weather.
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Gotham
New York
Broadway
Police Department
the Battery
Warrington
Lewis Skips Royal Garden Party Absence Stuns Washington
Washington notes John L. Lewis did not attend the British embassy garden party honoring the royal couple yesterday. Lady Lindsay had earlier indicated Lewis and William Green were invited but both later said they had not received invitations. The event remained shrouded in secrecy.
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Lindsay
Lewis
William Green
APL
Green
Nurse maid accused in Coast area kidnaping case
A 19 year old woman jailed on $50 000 bail confessed to multiple crimes while claiming different names in the kidnapping attempt of 5 year old Krehe Osborn near Nassau. She described motive as ransom to pay a mortgage and admitted thefts in California and Chicago. Police continue inquiry.
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San Francisco
Krehe Osborn
Margaret Polly Weil
Nassau
N. Y
John Engler
Graham Weir
Route 1
Hollywood
Chicago
Edith Wilson
Washington Hosts British King and Queen After Two Day Visit
England's George and Elizabeth concluded a two day Washington stay with a state dinner and formal farewells. President Roosevelt and family planned Hyde Park weekend after tours of the capital, World Fair exhibits, and sky scraper views. Elizabeth drew praise for charm and poise as crowds cheered the royal couple throughout their farewell.
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Roosevelt
England
Queen Elizabeth
George
Union Station
Washington, D. C
Mr. Roosevelt
Edwin M. Watson
Washington
Elizabeth
New York City
Hull
Hyde Park
James
Elliott
Franklin, Jr
New York
Elizath
Perme
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Seaboard
Cech
State
van Bittner
Marlene
Mexico
Francisco Sarabia
Bolling Field
Potomac
Manuel Zermeno
Clinch Valley Branch
Mag, Rubens
Regain Freedom
Seu
Dupont
Wilmington
Corporation
Lad
Bluestone
Metropolis
Battery
Bronx
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Royal Tea Party
White House
King
Mt. Vernon
Arlington
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