U S Delegates Outline Two Fold Plan At World Conference
The American delegation proposed a path back to a workable gold standard and a program to revise excessive tariffs and trade restrictions. They argued currency stabilization is not possible now and sought British and French support, with Franco-British officials aligning to back stabilization measures and central bank cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James M. Cox
James P. Warburg
Georges Bonnet
France
Washington
United States
Ottawa
See Recapture of House Control
Boston June 22 Everett Sanders chairman of the Republican national committee predicted the party would recapture control of the national house of representatives in 1934 at a meeting of regional Republican leaders. He noted enthusiasm from past conferences and said the party would prove fit to govern. Attendees included Mrs. Louis H. Burlingham and Mrs. Alice A. Yost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
Republican National Committee
Boston
Everett Sanders
National House of Representatives
New York
Washington
Louis H. Burlingham
Missouri
Alice A. Yost
Republican Party
Coal Exports Rise Sharply in Previous Month
The Commerce Department reported a sharp rise in bituminous coal exports last month totaling 722 114 tons, up from 434 796 in April. Anthracite exports fell from 37 521 to 31 313 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department Today
Georgia Governor Seizes Highway Dept as Martial Law Declared
The feud between Governor Talmadge and highway officials escalates as martial law is invoked at the capitol in Atlanta. Captain J W Barnett, highway commission chairman, is escorted from the department building after the governor took control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmadge
Georgia
Highway Department
Capitol
Atlanta
J. W. Barnett
Highway Commission
Buck testifies in own defense in McMath kidnapping case
Kenneth Buck and his brother Cyril on trial in Barnstable superior court for kidnapping 10 year old Peggy McMath. Buck says a man named Bill pressured him to participate and to wear a chauffeur uniform as part of a plan to mislead police. The case centers on the May 2 abduction and $60,000 ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnstable, Masc
Kenneth Buck
McMath
Barnstable Superior Court
Bill
Kenneth
Cyril
Margaret
Peggy) McMath
Harwichport
Harwich Center
Elias Burwick
Worcester
Neil C. McMath
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Four-day heat wave sweeps central states and Atlantic seaboard
The June heat wave surged across the central states with Bartlesville Oklahoma hitting 108 degrees and Washington 98 in the Atlantic seaboard. Death toll tops 20 as temperatures remain extreme and crop damage rises in the Great Lakes region with showers offering some relief elsewhere.
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Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Bartlesville
Okla
Washington
Baltimore
Great Lakes
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Arkansas City
Kas
Texarkana
Ark
Banker assails new banking bill in Virginia address
Francis H. Sisson president of the American Bankers Association condemned the Glass Steagall bill as dangerously unsound in a Virginia Bankers Association speech at Hot Springs. He warned the measure shifts losses to strong banks and risks national financial control by five British banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
Virginia
Hot Springs
Francis H. Sisson
American Bankers’ Association
Virginia Bankers’ Association
Mr. Sisson
W. Keyes
Glade Spring
Virginia Association
New York
United States
England
British Empire
Banker Mitchell Worthy Acquitted On Tax Evasion Charges
Former head of the world’s second largest bank, Charles E. Mitchell, was acquitted by twelve jurors after six weeks of trial on charges he evaded more than $850,000 in income taxes. The verdict followed 14 hours of deliberation.
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New York
Charles E. Mitchell
Federal
Mitchell
Max D. Steuer
Max
State of
Steuer
Henry W. Goddard
National City Company Management Fund
National City Bank
W. D. Thornton
Attorney General rules on committee expenses in West Virginia
The attorney general rules that expenses of the house of delegates utility investigating committee after adjournment are invalid. The 1950 ruling says only joint resolutions authorize post adjournment funding, and the house lacks authority to appoint a continuing committee or pay its expenses. The decision comes as state auditor sought guidance after a $19 voucher for Delegate Holt was held up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
B. BE. Ewing
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition
Panhandle
Washington
Scott McBride
United Repeal Council
Patrick D. Koontz
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New York
Dela
House of Delegates
House
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Ira J. Partlow
Edgar B. Sims
Homer A. Holt
Sims
Holt
Kuhn Loeb Income Tax Scrutinized by Senate Panel
Senate investigators disclosed a thorough scrutiny of Kuhn Loeb and company partners income tax returns as part of a broader probe into banking and stock exchange practices. Fernand Pecora and staff were in New York to finish preliminary inquiries into the firm and its financing of the Pennroad corporation and Pennsylvania railroad holding company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kuhn
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Pennroad Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Northern coal operators seek code of fair competition
Washington reports a meeting of northern coal operators who discussed drafting a coal code under the Industrial Recovery Act. Dr. Alexander Sachs urged industry input while considering suggestions to raise northern wage parity and credit support, with Ohio Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia operators forming Central Coal Associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alexander Sachs
Hugh 8. Johnson
Dr. Sachs
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sadie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Central Coal Associates, Incorporated
Frank E. Tapsin
Cleveland
Taplin
Co. F. Hosford Jr
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Fred K. Althouse
Philadelphia
Bureau Holds Dividends After June 15 Taxable
Washington reports that Guy T. Helvering announces dividends declared after June 15 are taxable despite earlier opinions. The So-called new law raises corporate tax rates and alters loss carryovers, with several changes effective through 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Roosevelt Anchors In Sheltered Cove
In Chandler's Cove near Portland Roosevelt anchored his schooner for a sunset rest after a voyage from Little Harbor New Hampshire. The destroyer Bernardou was sent ahead to fetch his sons Franklin Jr. and John for the last week of the north Atlantic cruise to Campo Bello Island New Brunswick. The pair joined the crew at the cove for a late dinner and night event, swelling the crew to eight.
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Portland
Chandler's Cove
Roosevelt
Little Harbor
N. H
Bernardou
Franklin Jr
John
Campo Bello Island
New Brunswick
Faint Wireless Signals Hint at News on Mattern
Mysterious and faint wireless messages from a Vladivostok station containing the signals for SU and the word aeroplane were heard in Seattle and Bremerton. The signals, signed AMAX, were detected by Ed Stevens and a Bremerton naval operator. news about missing round-the-world flyer Jimmie Mattern is hoped for.
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Seattle
Vladivostok
Bremerton
Jimmie Mattern
Ed Stevens
Stevens
AMAX
Viadi- Vostok
Roosevelt Cabinet Advances Broad Work Spreading Plan
Washington June 22 A cabinet board led by Secretary Ickes outlines a nationwide push to spend the 3.3 billion construction fund quickly. Projects should start now, be socially valuable, and not require future federal maintenance. Priority to employment centers and integrated plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Ickes
Iseas
Pope urges unofficial U S envoy to Moscow for recognition
Col. Frederick Pope, just back from Russia, calls for an unofficial American envoy to Moscow to pursue recognition within about a year. He argues such a mission would aid trade, policy shaping, and liaison with the Soviet government amid Far East tensions.
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Frederick Pope
Russia
Moscow
Associated Press
New York
Roosevelt
Pope
Boris Svirsky
Sovet Representation
Washington
Nitrogen Engineering Corporation
American Cyanimid Corporation
United States
America
Far East
Japan
Manchuria
China
Popa
Coal Recovery Act reshapes Southern West Virginia mines
Industry leaders move to meet the new law as miners prepare for pay rises and union organizers press into the Pocahontas and Tug River fields. United Mine Workers push efforts along the Norfolk and Western line while operators seek compliant codes and the Johnson administration outlines limits on coercion and wage standards.
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West Virginia
Pocahontas
Tug River
Washington
United Mine Workers
Southwestern Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk and Western Territory
Williamson
van A. Bitner
Virginia
Maryland
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Hern
Three Drug Act Violators Plead Guilty In Court
In the Southern District of West Virginia session Judge George W. McClintic presided as more than 50 defendants faced pleas. William R. Albert of Bluefield was convicted of liquor possession and sentenced to three years in Atlanta. Alderson residents Wilson Watts Bare, Frank McAllister, Elmer Nolan, and Lem Edward Walker pleaded guilty to Harrison narcotic act violations. McAllister Nolan and Walker drew three years in Leavenworth, Bare’s case continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
George W. McClintic
William R. Albert
Bluefield
Atlanta
Albert
Wilson Watts Bare
Frank McAllister
Elmer Nolan
Lem Edward Walker
Aldereon
W. Va
McAllister
Nolan
Walker
Leavenworth
Bare
McClintic
Alderson
John H. Lambert
Willie Moricle
Lindsey Bowling
Lambert
Moricle
J. F. Gillespie
Newport
Pearisburg
Morile
Roanoke
Plymouth
Claude Ferguson
Chillicothe
Kenneth Shutt
North Side
Pearseburg
Beckley
Juanita Betep
Aldercon
Fair tour contest adds double votes in Chicago fair drive
Double vote days spur Chicago World’s Fair contest candidates to urge friends and supporters to buy merchandise. For each $1 purchase contestants gain 200 votes, encouraging teams to push sales and mobilize backers. Rivalry tightens as more voters are gathered and kept ready.
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Strick
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Peggy
The
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LOEB
Coal Code of Industrial Recovery
Bureau
Cabinet Board
Pocahontas Coal Field
Industrial Recovery Act Revo
By Williams. Snyder
Poseie
Bittner
General Johnson
Ohio River
Cincinnati
White Sulphur Springs
U. S. District Court
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