State Printing Plan for School Books Proposed in West Virginia
West Virginia publishers urged the State Board of Education to authorize state printing of textbooks at state institutions to cut costs. If approved by the legislature, contracts would cover one year for four core subjects, with a plan to use penitentiaries and schools for labor and faculty from WVU handling editorial work.
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Charleston
W. Va
H. ©. Ogden
The
Wheeling Intelligencer
Dave Gideon
Huntington Herald- Dispatch
J.H. Long
Huntington Advertiser
John W. Fishher
Parkersburg Sentinel
Board of Control
Penitentiary
Industrial School For
Pruntytown
State School For the
Romne
Verok
West Virginia University
Ogden
Publishera
Guy Tetrick
Clarksburg Publishing Company
Hugh
Norfolk boatbuilder repudiates Lindbergh confession
John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk, held for trial in New Jersey on obstructing justice in the Lindbergh baby case, issued a statement through his lawyers denying a prior confession. He says he was tricked into confessing and that his negotiations for the baby's return were real. Curtis reported contact with the kidnappers earlier in March before the baby's death was known.
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Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Fiemington
N. J
New Jersey
Curtis
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
State Physicians Oppose Welfare Supervisory Dept
Arkersburg W Va June 21 The West Virginia State Medical association adopted recommendations opposing the state department of public welfare exercising supervisory control over crippled children and other state wards The action followed Dr Albert H Hoge president of the association asserting the welfare director lacks medical training and is unqualified for supervising state hospitals and wards
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Arkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia State Medical Association
Department of Public Welfare
Albert H. Hoge
Bluefield
Calvert L. Mstill
Hoge
Ite
Toda
Mure
Ewok
Testimony Heard in WatKing Case Leads to Court Opinion
Evidence was presented in the Southern District of West Virginia on a 100000 damage suit by Ell Watkins against the Washington Times. Judge McClintic took the case under advisement after hearings. Separate reports note the swearing in of U.S. attorney David D. Ashworth and remarks by James Damron. Indictments, pleas, and sentences occurred on the criminal docket, including whiskey cases and tax evasion.
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United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
Ell Watkins
Washington Times
Hearst
George W.mcclintic
Watkins
Washington,Times
Damron
Damien
Ashworth
McClintic
Joseph
Austin
Dillon
Mercer County
Mercer
Ben Haldren
Beckley
Arthur Moye
H. N. Waddell
Nicodemus
Pendleton
J. Harvey Call
Bluefield
Paul Nicewander
Kimball
Capital Would Hasten Veterans Out of City
Washington reports police and city leaders pressing Walter Waters to curtail the visiting bonus Army. Pelham Glasford sought an agreement with Waters to evacuate the men faster, shipping most home by a minimum railroad rate while housing stragglers in more permanent quarters. Waters acknowledged desertions by some veterans as efforts to leave increased.
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Washington
Pelham D. Glasaford
Walter W. Waters
Waters
Glasaford
Watere
Mayors Press Relief Bill In Turbulent Senate Session
Chicago Mayor Cermak and Rep Britten urged federal aid amid threats of Chicago unrest if relief stalls. Senate adjournment plans faltered as discussions on a 2 000 000 000 unemployment bill and a 300 000 000 municipal loan measure continued with mixed progress.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
McNary
House
Cermak
Chicago
Britten
Illinois
4& House Committee
Illinoia
House Banking Committee
Japan Warns Against Dominating Asia
Tokyo June 21 Viscount Ishii warns the United States against attempting to dominate Asia stating such a move would mean war He calls the idea a Monrose doctrine and outlines two scenarios that could trigger conflict including U S domination of Asia and interference in the western hemisphere.
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Tokyo
Kikujiro Iehii
Washington
United States
Asia
Joseph CG. Grew
Grew
America
Orient
Asiatic
Japan
Pacific
Western Hemisphere
Clinton Anderson Heads Rotary International
Clinton P. Anderson a 37 year old Albuquerque New Mexico insurance man was elected president of Rotary International in Seattle succeeding Sydney W Pascall of London. With no other nominations the secretary cast a unanimous ballot for Anderson.
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Seattle
Clinton P. Anderson
Albuquerque
N. M
Rotary International
Sydney W. Pascall
London
Anderson
Two Die and One Boy Burned in Blast at Crystal Cafe
Montgomery West Virginia June 21 explosion and fire at Crystal Cafe leaves Mike Genakis 45 Louis Economous 45 and Louis son James 9 dead. Economous found ten hours after blast while trying to rescue his son. Jimmy Stiller 40 was reported burned but later found alive in Charleston. Gas explosion blamed. policemen Jake Wolfe injured. three others escaped through a window as flames raged. Genakis refused aid and died before firefighters could act.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Crystal Cafe
Mike Genakis
Louis Economous
James
Jimmy Stillers
Charleston
Jake
Wolfe
Gas cloud from tank car fouls Mount Vernon workers
A chlorine gas leak from a tank car on the Washine National Sande line sent 85 people, mainly factory workers on Mount Vernon's southern edge, to the ground. Some two individuals were seriously affected. many residents in nearby homes fell ill as gas drifted over the area. Emergency crews revived the affected and police opened an investigation.
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New York
New York City
Mount Vernon
Washine National Sande, Inc
Longtime Herndon farmer Bennett Lusk commits suicide
Bennett Lusk 87 a member of the Wyoming county court and well known Herndon farmer died by his own hand at his home yesterday afternoon A .22 caliber rifle shot to the forehead caused instant death He left a farewell note citing ill health and directed his property to be divided among his five children State authorities said he and his wife had separated a few days earlier.
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Bennett Lusk
Herndon
Wyoming
Lusk
Detective Denies Slaying Charge In Defense Stand
Uniontown Pennsylvania June 21 Robert C Bledsoe former county detective testified in his own defense denying the slaying of Constable John Donohoe He claimed Donohoe was tied to a liquor racket with Cosmo Stengon Masontown miner as co defendants in a confession by Tony Bell former detective who was acquitted of the killing
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Uniontown
Robert C. Bledsoe
John Donohoe
Donohoe
Bledsoe
Cosmo Stengon
Masontown
Miner
Olive Bledsoe
Pittsburgh
Stengons
Tony Bell
Buffalo
New Forces Win Power in Minnesota Primary
St Paul Minnesota June 21 New forces won control of the Democratic party in Minnesota state wide primaries. John H Regan led a faction called the jumpers to a surprise governor nomination and pledged to seek seats for an uninstructed delegation favorable to Alfred H Smith at Chicago. Prohibition reform candidates captured congressional nominations across three parties with expectations of a clean sweep. Regan would oppose Gov Floyd B Olden if the nine nominees advance. Marle F Brown won the Republican nomination for governor as unopposed.
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St. Paul
Minn
Democratic’ Party
Minnesota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John H. Regan
Alfred H. Smith
Chicago
Regan
Floyd B. Olden
Farmer-Laborite
Marle
Brown
City council orders ten percent pay cut for police and men
The Wheeling council tonight ordered a ten percent salary reduction for police and male city workers effective July 1. The measure aims to save about $23,000 annually as part of an economy drive.
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Wheeling
the. Nelty. Councill
France May Abandon Young Plan In Reparations Debate
Premier Herriot submits a new reparations proposal to British Prime Minister MacDonald as France signals willingness to drop the Young plan. An American note warns European powers no revision of war debts without cutbacks in armaments, while Washington denies U S participation in debt talks.
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Herriot
MacDonald
France
United States
Hugh Gibson
Great Britain
Stimson
Washington
Lausanne
Geneva
France May Seek Suspension of Reparations Under New Plan
Premier Edouard Herriot outlined to Ramsay MacDonald a reversal of the French reparations policy. The plan would suspend payments for a year or more, continue deliveries in kind, and later repartition a final global sum among the United States and reparations recipients.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Edouard Herriot
Ramsay MacDonald
Herriot
France
United States
Belgium
Germany
Europe
United States links war debts to disarmament stance in Europe
Geneva reports say Hugh Gibson announced that continued European arms spending will prevent any revision of war debts. The proposal, hailed as a shift from previous policy, followed a secret midnight meeting with Premier Edouard Herriot at Morges. Gibson then visited Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald at Lausanne to discuss disarmament.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Europe
Hugh Gibson
Edouard Herriot
France
Morges
Lausanne
M. Herriot
Gibson
Ramsay MacDonald
Grat
Britain
Mr. Gibson
Hoover
Washington
Sheriff Proposes $50,000 Bond After Audit Shortfall
Sheriff W W Williams offers an additional bond of 50000 following a court order amid a state audit that alleged a 17000 shortage in sheriff accounts. County authorities review the request as recovery actions proceed against the sheriff’s pending company.
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Kindwood
Vai
W.W. Williama
Garner Advocates Dry Law Repeal
Speaker John N. Garner declared he supports repeal of the eighteenth amendment and is willing to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. He criticized prohibition as unworkable and urged tariff relief and reduced government costs while opposing broader socialist aims. His stance sparked quick debate among party leaders and supporters in Washington.
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John N. Garner
House
Texas
California
Chicago
Ide
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Hull
Tennessee
Garner
William Randolph Hearst
Kers G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Wilden
Sheppard
Representative McDuffie
Alabama
Governor White Backs Beer Sale Amendment Move
Ohio Governor George White urges submission of a federal amendment to repeal prohibition and allow beer production and sale under Volstead Act changes. He stops short of endorsing repealing the eighteenth amendment and opposes restoring saloons. The message to Atlee Pomerene follows earlier talks with temperance groups.
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Columbus
Ohio
George White
Congress
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Women’s Christian. Temperance Union
Hia
Kbura
Jailers Lock-In Cell Guns Escape From Rowan County Jail
In Morehead Kentucky two prisoners Alvin McKinley alias Alvin Mack of Charleston West Virginia and Budge Meyers of Rowan County escaped after disarming deputy jailer Everett Winthrow and locking him in a cell. They fled in a waiting automobile. McKinley faced grand jury action as leader of an alleged auto theft ring. Meyers was to be tried tomorrow on breach of peace concealed weapon and cut to kill charges.
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Morehead
Rowan County
Alvin McKinley
Alvin Mack
Charleston
W. Va
Budge Meyers
Rownn County
McKinley
Meyers
Everett Winthrow
Democrats Accept Prohibition Repeal Submission Plank
Chicago June 21 Democrats focus on presidential contest as convention accepts a prohibition repeal submission plank. Roosevelt forces back Smith and McAdoo opposition while Jouett Shouse edges toward permanent chair. Byrd and Long back Roosevelt amid debates on world affairs and labor issues.
Huntington Man Held on Bank Hold Up Count
Paintsville Kentucky June 21 A man identifying as Wilson Jennings Huntington West Virginia was arrested while attending the trial of Lawrence Piercy for the Paintsville National Bank robbery of March 9. Bank officials and a bank employee identified Jennings as one of the three robbers. He denied the charge and was arraigned with examining trial set for Tuesday bond fixed at 10000 dollars.
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Paintsville
Wilson Jennings
Huntington
W. Va
Lawrence Piercy
Lexington
Paintsville National Bank
Ag Robert Meade
Jennings
Rogs Lyons
Oliver Blanton
Frank Bailey
Grand Jury to Probe Pittsburgh County Misconduct
An order to proceed with a grand jury investigation into alleged county mismanagement graft and waste was delivered to the district attorney's office following a secret hearing on the county audit.
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Pittsburgh
Proposal 15 to furnish Bluefield with natural gas declined
The Bluefield city board rejected a proposal to bring natural gas to the corporate limits at about 40 to 65 cents per consumer, noting 25 cents would be more acceptable. They plan to continue negotiations and study costs estimated near 300000. Dairymen urged strict milk ordinance enforcement while Garden Club members donated 135 to the unemployment fund. Plumbing license concerns led to referral to the city manager for action.
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Bluefield
R. I. Devlin
Bluefield Garden Club
Devlin
Garde Club
Bera
Fort
Hoover Honors Amelia Earhart With Gold Medal
President Hoover awarded Amelia Earhart the first gold medal of the National Geographic Society for her solo Atlantic flight. A prestigious audience of diplomats, statesmen, and high-ranking military officers witnessed the ceremony as Earhart joined famed pioneering women in American history.
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Washington
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
Hoover
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