Treasury reports large silver purchases by the U S government
Secretary Morgenthau said the treasury has been buying substantial quantities of silver through the exchange stabilization fund even before the silver bill’s signing. The fiscal year receipts surpassed last year while the deficit edged up, with gold and silver holdings noted and a goal to maintain a 75 25 reserve mix.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Woman companion of convicted killer pleads guilty in Georgia
Maxine Davis, blonde companion of Charles M. Cooper, convicted of murder in a holdup, became hysterical during her perjury trial and then pleaded guilty to receive a suspended four year sentence on the条件 that she return to West Virginia and not return to Georgia. The court ordered the four year term suspended and she must go to her mother's home, stay out of Georgia, and be jailed until funds for the trip are available. Cooper's execution was stayed on appeal.
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Atlanta
Maxine Davis
Charles M. Cooper
West Virginia
Georgia
Thomas
W. Va
Cooper
Washington
James T. Chappell
Liquor in Bottles Without Stamp Banned in Virginia
Virginia authorities rule that liquor in bottles lacking government stamps and acquired illegally is illegal. The burden of proof shifts to possessors to show legal purchase following a Norfolk court ruling. The state liquor board also names George M. Snead as director of the real estate and insurance division.
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U. S. Stamp
Richmond
Virginia
State Liquor Board
Norfolk
George M. Snead
Lynchburg
Real Estate and Insurance Division
J. E. Ethridge
Norma Millen Arrives at Needham Court for Bank Holdup Trial
Norma Millen wearing a white hat and polka dot dress arrives with Matron Mrs. Shedd and Deputy Sheriff Everett Caldwell at Nedham Mass court. She faces trial as an accessory in the killing of a policeman during a Needham bank holdup alongside her husband and two associates who are already sentenced.
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Norma Millen
Bride of Slayer 5 Calm at Trial in Needham Bank Robbery
Dedham Mass June 21 Norma Brighton Millen wife of Morton Millen sits calm as state lays out case of guilty knowledge in the Needham Trust Company robbery and police slaying. Witnesses including janitors, police, and a taxi driver testified about actions after the crime.
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Dedham
Mass
Norma Brighton Millen
Abraham Faber
Morton Millen
Irving
Needham Trust Company
Treasury Orders Officials to Abandon Party Posts
Washington June 21 the treasury department notified employees they must resign from political party offices. Secretary Mongenthau called it a firm conviction no official should hold both government and party roles. Some other departments report no broad issue though post office leadership ties to the Democratic party complicate matters. Civil Works Administration faces inquiries into political influence and Ickes directs investigators.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Mongenthau
Sam
Treasury
Post Office
Farley
New York State
W. W. Howe
South Dakota
Civil Works Administration
Ickes
Rescue of Nazi excursionists saved by calm crew on Dresden
Passengers and crew credited with heroism as the Dresden sank off Kopervik Norway after striking a rock. Some 1,000 travelers were rescued with four or fewer deaths. Sailors and a steward Willy Burns of Warnemunde dove to save twenty women in the night amid lifeboat capsizes and a German anthem playing. Seventeen injuries reported. exact fatalities initially unclear.
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Kopervick
Karmoy Island
Norway
Midnight Sun
Dresden
Germany
Willy Burns
Warnemunde
Lions Club 12th Annual State Gathering Opened
The West Virginia Lions clubs opened their 12th annual state convention in Wheeling with business sessions a motor tour and a dinner and dance. About 300 delegates and wives attended with Rep. Jennings Randolph presiding as toastmaster. Melvin Jones Edwin B. Kingsley and Alfred G. Fox spoke. Gordon Fought welcomed guests and Ralph Becker replied. Officer elections and next year’s convention site will be decided at the final session tomorrow.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Lions Clubs
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Melvin Jones
Chicago
Edwin B. Kingsley
Parkersburg
Third International
Alfred G. Fox
Bluefield
Gordon P. Fought
Ralph S. Becker
Bridge Fire Sparks in Wheeling Damages Under Thousand
A cigarette butt from a passing car ignited the Wheeling-Steubenville bridge over the Ohio River. High winds carried sparks up to a mile and threatened nearby houses on the West Virginia shore. Traffic halted for about three hours. Firemen put the damage at under $1,000.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling-Steubenville
Ohio River
West Virginia
Grand jury work continues as West Virginia terms progress
U S grand jury in the Southern District of West Virginia extends its June term proceedings with fewer dispositions than midweek. Bluefield cases include Clyde Thornton pleading guilty to possession of non taxed liquor. John Marshall Lovett admitted guilt for entering Alderson post office and drew a three year sentence in Atlanta.
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John Marshall Lovett
Alderson
Atlanta
Grand Jury
United States Court For
Southern District of
West Virginia
Bluefield
Clyde Thornton
George W. McClintic
Thornton
Valley View Inn
East River Mountain Road
Synthetic rubber automobile tires to be manufactured
Wilmington Delaware June 21 The first American synthetic rubber tires that look and wear like real rubber were announced by Du Pont and Dayton Rubber Manufacturing. The tires use acetylene derived materials, cost about 1 dollar per pound versus 15 cents for foreign rubber, and are built with standard tire machinery for casings and inner tubes.
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Wilmington
Del
du Pont Company
Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company
Dayton
Ohio
Daily Telegraph Starts New Serial on Page Three
A June bride and her handsome husband face a bitter rival bent on revenge in Stay Out of My Life. The opening chapter debuts this morning in the Daily Telegraph, inviting readers to follow the modern drama and questions shaping today’s women.
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Daily Telegraph
Ohio Ex-Convict Held After Murder Case Arrest
Harold St. Clair a 30 year old Ohio ex convict wanted in Eldorado Illinois for the murder of Dr Homer L Meyers a 55 year old wealthy dentist was arrested on a New Orleans street corner and held for Illinois authorities He confessed his identity and said he would not fight extradition City detectives arrested him as he stepped from a taxicab He admitted killing Meyers and was taken for questioning A poison powder and two loaded pistols were found in his handbag Meyers was lured to his Illinois farm by a man posing as a prospective buyer and shot to death while reportedly tortured St Clair served eight years four months for assault and robbery in Ohio from 1924 to 1932 He was arrested about 6 pm tonight.
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New Orleans
Harold St. Clair
Ohio
Eldorado
Ill
Homer L. Meyers
Illinois
St. Clair
Georges Dillman
Joseph Vitaria
Uptown
Yey
Dr. Meyers
Ohio State Penitentiary
Koontz Announces Candidacy for U S Senate in W V
Charleston West Virginia June 21 Arthur B Koontz of Charleston tonight announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States senator from West Virginia He said he seeks the nomination to provide real service to the state Four others have announced for the Democratic nomination W F Chilton of Charleston Graham Sale of Welch J Alfred Taylor of Fayetteville and Edmund Conaway of Marshall County
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Charleston
W. Va
Arthur B. Koontz
United States
West Virginia
United States Senate
Koontz
W. EF. Chilton
Graham Sale
Welch
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayetteville
Edmund Conaway
Marshall County
Rock Not Charted, Dresden Collision Probed
Capt Peter Moeller testified the rock struck by the German liner Dresden was not on the English admiralty chart. He relied on the Norwegian pilot Jacobsen who admitted uncertainty about waters near Rysylke fjord. Moeller said he would not have altered course had he known the pilot lacked a certificate for the route. The inquiry will forward a report to Germany.
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Kopervick
Karmoy Island
Norway
Peter Moeller
Dresden
Moeller
Jacobsen
Rysylke Fjord
Germany
Survivor Margaret Bott Follows Mother in Death Pact
Des Moines reports Miss Margaret Bott 22 survivor of a death by own action pact with her mother Mrs Alice King Bott 63. After a June 13 rope bound swim in Lake Michigan they drifted ashore alive. Margaret later shot herself at the Pearson home dying at 2 30 p m central standard time. No inquest planned.
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Margaret Bott
Lake Michigan
Home of
Des Moines
Alice King Bott
Highland Park
Chicago
Margaret
Iowa
W. W. Pearson
Mother
Pearson
William Carpenter
Carpenter
California Professor Helps Outline 6 Year Farm Plan
A tentative three to six year plan proposed by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration aims to retire 15 to 20 million acres from cultivation and convert them to pasture forage crops and woodland. Developed chiefly by H. R. Tolley of the University of California, the plan would offer farmer contracts, pay by land productivity, and merge processing taxes into a central fund with broad land-use rights retained.
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Washington
America
Articultural Adjustment Administration
H. R. Tolley
University of California
Farm Administration
Treasury to seal bootleg liquor with marked bottles
Washington June 22 Secretary Morgenthau announced a new measure effective July 1 requiring every liquor bottle sold in the United States to bear an imperishable mark identifying its manufacturer and distiller. Bottles will be licensed and supervised, refilling banned, and penalties apply for reuse. The system aims to aid legitimate producers and curb bootleggers by preventing use of second hand or copied bottles.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Virginia ABC board demands specific grounds for license protests
Richmond, June 21. The Virginia ABC board said protests against wine and beer licenses must present specific charges about the suitability of the place or person. A Richmond delegation led by Jesse H. Binford pressed the issue for the northside area. Ministers and women’s church groups joined the effort, as did officials in Bridgewater where a similar protest occurred. The board sought suggestions to improve ABC act administration.
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Richmond
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Jesse H. Binford
Bridgewater
Liquor Board
Miner Electrocuted in Mine Accident at Surface Wire
Oscar Shider died instantly when a coal drill carried on his shoulder touched an overhead trolley wire in a Monessen, Pennsylvania mine. He shifted the drill from his right to his left shoulder just before contact.
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Monessen
Oscar Shider
Shider
Local trade body dinner shifts focus to public health talk
Bluefield chamber of commerce hosts annual dinner at West Virginian hotel with Ernest L. Bailey West Virginia road commissioner as guest and Michael Kley health expert delivering main address Cited by officials, the event includes director elections results and special guests from local government.
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Rnest L. Bailey
Mercer County
Bluefield
Ernest L. Bailey
Michael Kley
Health Authority
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian Hotel
West Virginia
Authority On Public Health
Walton Sudduth Construction Company
Princeton
Bailey
Laurence E. Tierney
Chamber of Commerce
Huntington
Kley
Commerce
Pocahontas Field Tops Smokeless Production in 1934
The Pocahontas district leads four Smokeless producing districts for the first five months of 1934, with New River about 300000 tons behind and Tug River and Winding Gulf within 100000 tons. Total year output reaches 19372.28 tons across all fields, about 4.5 million more than last year. The Pocahontas Tug River district for the week ending June 16 shows 446585 tons produced, up from 407119 tons the prior week, and above last year’s 419984 tons for the same period.
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New River Field
Pocahontas
Pocahontes
Tug River
Gulf
the Operators Association
Pocahontas-Tug River
Roosevelt Hosts Harvard Crew Aboard Sequoia at Thames
President Roosevelt sets up a temporary White House on the Thames as Harvard and Yale crews race. He signs railroad labor board and RFC loan measures, greets Harvard freshmen and Yale sons, and plans a Hyde Park weekend after observing Long Island Sound.
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Railroad Labor Board
RFC
Harvard
Sequoia
Hyde Park
N. Y
New London
White House
Thames River
Yale
Roosevelt
Red Top
Washington
Franklin Jr
Cleaners and Dyers Face Threats of Reprisals
Washington reports NRA retaliation as cleaners and dyers protest code abandonment. The code authority accuses Roosevelt of scrapping price control and fair practices, threatening removal of the blue eagle and other steps. Rosenblatt defends remaining provisions and cites potential local fair practice agreements with NRA approval.
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Washington
NRA
Sol Rosenblatt
Code Authority
Hugh 8. Johnson
Roosevelt
Rosenblatt
Medical Societies Hold Joint Meeting
Mercer and McDowell County Medical societies held a joint meeting in the Municipal building. Dr. O C Fulcher presented on Pre sacral Sympathectomy for Bladder Conditions and Dr H T Schiefelbein spoke about Crossed Eyes. Schiefelbein noted early eye specialist care for squints before age two yields better outcomes.
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Mercer
McDowell County Medical Societies
Directory
O. C. Fulcher
H. T. Schiefelbein
Welch
Schiefelbein
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