WANTED IN N C TAZEWELL NAG 2 THEFTS SHARED DETAILS
Two men sought in an Asheville area hold up case last night were identified by authorities as Lefor ville and Brown. A clerk and a wounded man remained in critical condition after the shooting. Sheriff Hylton of Tazewell coordinated the investigation with a bus schedule and suspect descriptions circulating through North Carolina residents.
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Clarence
North Carolina
Scar
R. L. Iton
Tazewell
Asheville
Leforeville
Brown
Hylton
Congress Opens Battle Over New Relief Bill Proposals
The plan would replace the WPA with a bipartisan three member board, rotate workers every 18 months, and allow a 130 hour working month with no major pay change. It also tightens political activity limits for supervisors and requires oaths of allegiance. The bill totals $1.477 million for WPA with net agency funding about $6 million above this year’s appropriation.
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WPA
Prohi
Bratton to Speak at Funeral Directors Meeting
P. D. Bratton will attend and speak at the Funeral Home and Directors association meeting. The event includes a funeral homes context and will take place past the West 1 Directors association.
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West 1 Directors Assoc
Rational Association
Conven
Cohen Leaves Hospital After Auto Crash
W H Cohen who was at St Luke s hospital for an automobile accident was discharged Tuesday from the local institution. He owns Bill s Toggery on Princeton avenue and had been injured weeks ago when his machine collided with a loader at a Lyne s hospital.
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W. H. Cohen
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Cohen
Lyne ‘S Hospital
Bill
Princeton Avenue
Deaths and Funerals Notice
Died Tuesday at the home of his son Bernard W Johnston. Rev H will officiate and burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Pallbearers are W M Me Hill A N Goins Jesse Hill W A Richards and D P Belcher.
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Bernard W . Johnston
Woodlawn Cemetery
W. M. Me
Hill
A. N. Goins
Jesse Hill
W. A. Richards
D. P. Belcher
Beauty Lobby Trial Amid Claims of Corruption and Influence
Attorney William P. Maloney sues Buckner and co-defendant Willon Gillespie over a Washington trip described as a “lobby of lovely ladies” and a bid to sway legislation with liquor gifts. Witness Miss Carter recalls 1937 travels and unnamed meetings, naming a list of prominent figures connected to the case.
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Torney
William P. Maloney
Buckner
Willon 2
Gillespie
Washington
Miss Carter
Merc
Merc, Betitiont Performancnam
Infant's disappearance shocks town as coroner probes death
The 22 year old mother and the infant's grandfather described a troubled separation with Irvin Fink, separated father, and the baby found dead near shore. Coroner says death likely from natural causes, with no clear signs of violence, while investigators weigh a possible abduction from the Bakers’ parlor before the child vanished.
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Irvin Fink
D.es
Philo
Baker
Prospects for Labor Union Ranks Rise in Global Labor Digs
The federation threatens to block a congressional appropriation for U S participation in the Geneva based international body unless labor representatives are fully included. CIO leader Lewis vows continued organizing among non union workers and a second annual convention is planned in San Francisco on October 10.
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United States
International Organization
Geneva
CIO Lewis
San Francisco
Ae Clo
A Greenhearte
Miners to Get Relief Supplies
Union Mine Workers officials in Charleston say 15 000 to 20 000 miners and dependents in idle or shuttered mines will receive relief aid. Mines in the state are reopening and a distribution system will handle these cases like others in West Virginia as support resumes after a pause.
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Union Mine Workers
Charleston
Commoni
West Virginia
Bowen to address Bluefield Better Service Club meeting
Homer K. Bowen executive secretary of Southwestern Virginia Inc will speak at the Bluefield Better Service Club June meeting at 8 o clock in the municipal auditorium. Henry Fortune will sing with Mrs Harry Grissom. First Baptist will give the invocation. An one act play titled If Women Worked As Men will be directed by Ann Willesns and Wharton Black with Mrs Max Matz and Kitty Kitts in the cast. Refreshments will be served. Public invited.
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Homer K. Bowen
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Bluefield Better Service Club
Municipal Auditor Board of Directors
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Rail
Henry Fortune
Bluefield
Harry Grissom
First Baptist
Ann Willlesns
Wharton Black
Max Matz
Kitty Kitts
City and Coalfield Items
City and Coalfield items advertise piano tunings in town with contact options. Notices include Mercer Lodge No. 160 A F and A M stating a Stated Communication with election and installation planned. Local sales promote LaRee odds and ends, Fretwell's bargains, Bradley's clothing specials.
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Mercer Lodge No
A. FP
A. M
Masonic Temple
Federal Street
Funeral plans pending after death at 401 Park Street
A person died at 401 Park Street last night at 2 o'clock. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The article notes that while no wolves are in continental US national parks, Mount McKinley National Park in Alaska hosts a growing wolf population.
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Ance Boen
Aer
Park Street
United States
Uncle Sam
Mount McKinley National Park
Alaska
Japanese Demands and Allied Reactions at Tientsin
The report notes Japanese demands during occupation including currency control and hoarding probes. British responses and a guard presence are described along with U S Marines ordered to wear uniforms and assist with security. An impending ice and food shortage looms in the region.
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Ing
United States
William A G. Halthorne
War‑ready detachment arrives to reinforce status quo
A fragment notes June 15 with a reference to a three‑aes group, detachment readiness, and support for maintaining the status quo. The text is garbled but implies a military or paramilitary alignment reinforcing existing authority.
Japanese Parade Rumors In Shanghai Concessions
Reports claim Japanese troops totaling about 2 260 occupy the French and British concessions in Shanghai amid the Chinese-Japanese war that began July 7 1937. Unconfirmed talks say Japan plans ceremonial wreaths at graves inside the concessions as it seeks to isolate its rivals and advance its “new order” aims.
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Japan
China
British retaliation hinted over Trent concession blockade
London reported that on June 14 the British government signaled it would take appropriate measures in response to Japan blocking the British concession at Trent. The statement framed retaliation as a necessary step amid growing tensions in the region.
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London
Trent
Britain Considers Measures on Anglo-Japanese Trade
Reuters reports Britain weighing actions to support the empire in any necessary measures. Departments including the board of trade review the Anglo-Japanese trade agreement preference in markets as part of a broader set of issues. A quick settlement faltered after Japanese officers at Tientsin rejected Britain’s proposal to be added.
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Britain
Reuters
Board of Trade
Tientsin
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