Unionization Of Mine Bosses Moves To Court
West Virginia unions press forward as 35 petitions seek NLRB elections for mine foremen across the state. UMW district 29 reports most Fayette county mines organized. suits by Jones and Laughlin Steel and others challenge government right to contract for foremen unionization.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
UMW
Beckley
National Labor Relations Board
Virginia
Kanawha
Logan
Washington
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
NLRB
Steel Corporation
William Thomason
George Titler
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Raleigh County
Mullens
Rallegh County
New River Field
Thomason
John C. Getreu
Cincinnati
Pat Mingarelle
Fairmont
Pittsburgh
Mingarelle
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Jones and Laughlin
Pennsylvania
The
Coal Mines Administration
District 50
Death Plunge Of Nearly Nude Couple Near White House
A coroner probes whether Dorothy Cox Mahoney 25 died before her partner Arthur D. Millison 36 leaped from a ninth floor hotel room near the White House. Millison telephoned that he had disposed of her and would dispose of himself. Both bodies fell to the dining room and street below in a dramatic early morning incident.
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Washington
White House
Dorothy Cox Mahoney
Richard Felber
Arthur D. Millison
Felber
Millison
Clyde R. Milliison
San Francisco
Action On Election Petitions Held Up
The NLRB regional office reports delays in two West Virginia mine foreman election petitions awaiting Washington negotiations on the new bituminous coal pact. Petitions involve Jamison Coal & Coke Co Farmington and Koppers Coal division Grant Town. No new West Virginia petitions filed since the J and L case affirmed foremen' rights to organize.
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Pittsburgh
National Labor Relations Board
West Virgnia
Washington
Frank Kleiler
NLRB
Itens
Jamison Coal & Coke Co
Farmington
W. Va
Koppers Coal
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Grant Town
Kleiler
Afl-United Mine Workers
Pennlvania
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
West Virginia
King Umberto Flies Into Exile to Barcelona
King Umberto II of Italy fled Rome declaring the cabinet usurped power in a revolution. He landed in Barcelona at 8 50 p m after days of clashes in Rome and Naples and vowed to avert civil war while asserting the republic was installed by coup d etat through the May 31 plebiscite. The monarchist king released loyal officers from their oath, signaling a crisis as the court set to rule on his charges.
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Umberto II
Umberto
Barcelona
Tre
Naples
Alcide de Gaspari
Supreme Court
Adolfo Infante
House of Savoy
Italy
Suit Could Trigger Coal Industry Labor Crisis
A large portion of the bituminous coal industry faced a court bid to stop a government contract with John L. Lewis covering supervisory mine workers. About 25 000 clerical and supervisory workers, historically exempt from the United Mine Workers, sought to avert a new clash over foremen unionization amid ongoing talks and an NLRB ruling affecting Jones Laughlin steel mines.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
United Clerical, Technical and Supervisory Employed
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Western Pennsylvania
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Lewis Union
A & ' Jones
Lauchin
Coal Mines Administration
OPA Studies Price Increase On Coal
An OPA official said unofficially that anthracite prices could rise by as much as $1 per ton and bituminous coal by 40 cents to fund miners wage increases. The official declined to be named and noted that further study may support operator claims. A statement from CPA fuels executive Daniel Kesnaian was not provided.
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Washington
OPA
Daniel Kesnaiaans
CPA
Downey
Calif
Senate
Pepper
Fla
Movie Comedian Butterworth Dies In Sunset Wreck
Hollywood June 13 A car crash on Sunset Boulevard claimed the life of film comedian Charlie Butterworth The 49 year old performer died as an ambulance reached a hospital His car skidded at high speed after hitting a curb near Ciros Witnesses reported no others harmed Butterworth known for portraying indecisive everyman characters Born Charles Edward Butterworth he pursued journalism before turning to vaudeville and Broadway then moved to Hollywood in 1930 where he appeared in Life of the Party and later known for comedy relief roles He was married once to Ethel Sutherland from 1932 to 1939.
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Sunset Boulevard
Charlie Butterworth
Butterworth
California Highway Patrol
Ciro’s
Ben H. Brown
Matt Ryan
Harry Cooper
Charles Edward Butterworth
South Ben
Ind
Notre Dame
Chicago
J. P. McEvoy
Sweet Adeline
Winnie Lightner
Ethel Sutherland
Eddie Suthriand
Tit-For-Tat Bread Request Sparks Late-Night Confusion
A Pueblo, Colorado, woman phoned racer E. R. Jackson at 1:30 a.m. asking him to save a loaf. Jackson opened his store at 5:30 a.m. and, after waking the woman, asked which bread she wanted, whole wheat or white.
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Pueblo
Colo
E. R. Jackson
Jackson
Battle Grows as Truce Fails to Halt Bloodshed in China
On day seven of a 15 day truce the Nationalists and Communists each claim gains. Nationalist troops push in Manchuria and near Tsingtao interrupting ceasefire hopes while the Communists retake ten villages northwest of Nanking. A U S backed garrison at Tsingtao raises international concern as talks for lasting peace stagnate.
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China
Manchuria
Tsingtao
Communist New China News
Marshall
Central
Changchun
Sungari River
Nungan
Swatien
Swaiteh
OPA Rules On Upping Of Bread Prices
Atlanta June 13 A revised OPA announcement says bread retailers must keep prices if bakers do not implement the one cent per pound increase. Edwin Pearce explains producers must initiate any rise, retailers pass it along, and some firms may reduce loaf weight or raise price but not both.
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Atlanta
OPA
Edwin Pearce
Pearce
National Flag Day Observed With Lodge Ceremony
June 14 marks Flag Day with a national observance. Bluefield lodge No 269 Elks sponsors a 7 30 p m ceremony at the Elks home on Bland street. Local businesses are urged to display flags today.
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United States
Bluefield Lodge No. 269
Elks
Bland Street
Pioneer Resident of Bluefield Dies at 80
Robert M. Baldwin 80 former Bluefield mayor died yesterday at St Luke's hospital after two weeks illness. Born in Tazewell County he led Bluefield as mayor from Feb 1 1895 to Jan 31 1896. Survived by wife Lula Baldwin three sons a daughter five grandchildren and sisters Funeral set for Maple Park cemetery with details incomplete.
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Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Baldwin
Tazewell County
Dennison B.baldwin
Sallie Ward Baldwin
Letty
W. G. Baldwin
T. L. Felts
Baldwin- Felts Detective Agency
Seaboard
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Lula Alexander Baldwin
Frank O
Robert, Jr
Richmond
Hubert H
Hopewell
Rs. J. N. Waterman
Parkersburg
Alemes
J. Jenks
Lyde Baldae
Roanoke
C. G. Day
Puneral Services
Puneralame
Maple Park Cemetery
Major Edward Bowes Dies of Radio Fame
Major Edward Bowes longtime entertainment figure dies at his Rumson estate aged 71. He had been in ill health and retired a year ago. Secretary Alvin Williams announced the death as Bowes was with relatives. Cardinal Spellman administered last rites.
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N. J
Edward Bowes
Alvin Williams
Major Bowes
Waldorf- Astoria
New York City
Harry J. Byrne
Battle Creek
Ethel Smith
Santa Cruz
Francis Cardinal Spellman
AWOL Whiskey Case Rocks Bluefield After Dry Spell
In Bluefield a case of unbroken blended whiskey bearing a Kentucky stamp was found by the roadside. Police were notified and Captain Roy Bond seized the liquor, turning it over to a local chief who then sent it to Charleston. The process ends with the liquor likely returning to Kentucky and one bottle missing.
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Bluefield
Scheniy
Cumberland
Roy Bond
Arnold G. Porterfield
Porterfield
Charleston
Kentucky
Deadline Nears For Ship Strike
Washington reports indicate ongoing talks as Bridges and CIO chief Curran pledge to win if a strike occurs. Labor officials call progress satisfactory but fault the lingering one cent per hour demand by Pacific coast longshoremen. Conciliators plan further meetings to push toward a settlement ahead of a possible midnight strike.
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Washington
Ment Bridges
Labor Department
Bridges
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
New York
Madison Square Garden
Republicans Open Forums Tabulate Labor Policy Views
Washington June 13 Republicans report a 1500 ballots poll on labor policy showing unions too strong. A majority favor curbs including repeal of the Wagner Act with calls for labor courts free elections and anti trust extension to unions. Compulsory arbitration supported for unresolved disputes with limits for vital industries.
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Washington
Harold EB. Stassen
Henry Redirector
Annone
Pennington Gap Man Hangs Self in McDowell Jail
William Robert Nelms 31 of Pennington Gap Virginia hanged himself with a belt in a McDowell County Jail cell yesterday afternoon. Jailer Roy Christian said Nelms after an arrest by city police that morning on drunkenness and disturbing the peace tied the belt to a ceiling fixture and leapt from a bunk. He was discovered 20 minutes later by inmates in an adjacent cell.
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William Robert Nelms
Pennington Gap
Roy Christian
Christian
Nelms
Sullivan Confirmed as Under Secretary of the Navy
John L. Sullivan was unanimously confirmed by the Senate tonight as under secretary of the navy. He formerly served as assistant secretary of the navy for air.
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Washington
John Ll. Sullivan
Senate Tonight
Navy
Senate
Train Derailment Causes Fatalities and Injuries in Virginia
A westbound passenger train derailed on the Dry Fork branch near Powhatan killing both crew members and injuring eleven passengers. The engine later struck a derailment at Bandy, Virginia, narrowly avoiding another disaster. The Daily Telegraph confirms the earlier report from undisclosed sources.
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Powhatan
Bandy
Daily Telegraph
Frank Mor
Wreck of the Powhatan Arrow Shuts Down N and W Rail Service
Norfolk and Western traffic returned to normal after the Powhatan Arrow wreck at Powhatan. Engineer Grover C. Roberts and fireman Beecher Lawson, both of Bluefield, killed. eleven injured. Wreckage cleared, cars moved to Roanoke shops for repairs as officials continue investigation.
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Norfolk and Western
Powhatan
Grover C. Roberts
Beecher Lawson
Bluefield
Roanoke
Two Moundsville Convicts Escape From Prison
Two West Virginia state penitentiary inmates serving armed robbery sentences escaped from Moundsville on June 13. Warden M E Ket chum said the men Joseph Madera 25 and Tony Pelliska alias Clinton England likely crawled into a garbage truck around 11 a m and vanished as the truck left for Tom's Run farm. a trustee driver was detained for questioning. A search failed to locate the pair, the warden added, noting the last breakout was in October 1943 when several men scaled the wall.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia State Penitentiary
M. E. Ketchum
Joseph Madera
Harrison County
Tony Pelliska
Clinton England
Cabell County
Ketchum
Tom’s Run
Bull Wins Race On Midget Auto Track
A bull won preliminaries of an unscheduled race on a midget auto track near Indianapolis but a late starter caused a tie in the final event. A farmer’s track overturned near the venue, spilling the bull and several pigs. State troopers Waller and Punk helped pursue the bull, and another farmer joined to capture it. The pigs were then easily rounded up.
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Indianapolis
Victor Waller
Alva Punk
Senate passes bill to strip OPA powers
A June vote of 53 to 11 moves to reduce OPA authority for one year and remove price ceilings on meat eggs milk butter and chickens. Backers warn of inflation while stabilization officials fear loss of controls as Congress negotiates a conference committee to reconcile bills.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
Diminished Price Control Agency
House
Snc
Miodi- Morse
Ore
Wherry
Neb
Agriculture Department
Rance
Admiral Boone Inspects Upstate Coal Camps
Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone medical director for the coal administration conducts a quick look at coal camps in northern West Virginia. He visits Grant Town and Barrackville in Marion County and plans a Scotts Run district stop before flying to Washington. A preliminary study aims to guide broader improvements across coal fields and related industries.
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W. Va
Joel T. Boone
The
Coal Administration
West Virginia
Grant Town
Barrackville
Marion County
Scotts Run
Monongalia County
Washington
Boone
Mines Administration
C. F
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Georgeett
Truman Johnson
Northern West Virgini Operators Association
George E. Slocum
Admin
Ne Church Toa
Ana
E. J. Feirmont
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