Eastern Coal to Acquire Fordson Mines in Kentucky
The Eastern Coal corporation led by Lawrence E. Tierney Jr. will take over Fordson Coal company properties on Pond Creek Kentucky. The new firm plans to operate by July with about 1,200 workers and recognize the United Mine Workers union at the Williamson district scale.
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Tierney Interests
Eastern Coal Corporation
U.M.W
Fordson Coal Company
Pond Creek
Lawrence §. Tierney, Jr
Pike County
Kentucky
Bluefield
Stone
Tierney
Nora C
Lawrence E
Lewis C. Tierney
Mercer County
Fordson Company
Hardy
McVeigh
Peg
United Mine Workers of America
Williamson
Williamson Coal Operators Association
Ford
United Mine Workers
Fordson
L. C. Skeen
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Edsel
Jewelry Burglary Moves Loot From Coe Estate
New York June 24 residents on Long Island guard jewel boxes after a $400000 burglary at the home of William Robertson Coe. Police questioned 41 staffers, noting the thief entered from the roof and ransacked the couple’s rooms stealing pearls rings and cash. the pearl necklace alone valued at $300000.
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New York
Long Island
North Shore
William Robertson Coe
Coe
Martin W. Littleton
Harold R. King
Fayette county GOP asks Judge Sharp to speak at Saturday meeting
Fayetteville West Virginia June 24 Republicans invite Judge Summers H. Sharp Republican nominee for governor to address a meeting Saturday night in Fayette county.
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Sharp Fayetteville
W. Va
Fayette County
Summers H. Sharp
Platform friction at Democratic convention centers on labor plank
Senator Robert Wagner and Governor Herbert Lehman of New York, seen as chief platform engineers at the Philadelphia convention, discuss the party platform with emphasis on the labor hours and pay plank.
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Philadelphia
Robert Wagner
Herbert Lehman
New York
jJabor
Governor Kump signs twelve measures in six day session
Charleston West Virginia June 24 Governor Kump signed twelve laws approved by the legislature during a six day special session. The bills include funding for a state social security program with a 2 500 000 appropriation and a 2 000 000 allocation to the road commission to match about 6 million federal funds. Total appropriations amount to 4 853 765 94 dollars with additional allocations for state institutions PWA building programs liquor reserve fund cuts and public works financing.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Road Commission
Burr H. Simpson
PWA
Liquor Commission
Labor Department
Auditor's Office
West Virginia lawmakers form beer inquiry committee
Speaker John J. Pelter appoints a six member bi partizan panel to probe beer selling and dealers. Delegates W Broughton Johnston W T Brereton and H D Beeler join Senators C L Howard Lee Spillers and A L Helmick with aims to report to governor and legislature by November 30.
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Charleston
W. Va
John J. Pelter
House of Delegates
W. Broughton Johnston
Mercer
W. T. Brotherton
Kanawha
H. D. Beeler
Morgan
Senate
Charles E. Hodges
C. L. Howard
Dwood
Lee Spillers
Ohio
Interstate Cooperation Group Named to Confer with Adjoining States
Governor Kump and lawmakers form an interstate cooperation committee to confer with officials and private groups from neighboring states on mutual interests. The nine member panel includes three state officials three private citizens and three house delegates along with several senators.
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Charleston
W. Va
Interstate Cooperation Committee
Kump
John J. Pelter
House of Delegates
Charles E. Hodges
Senate
Fred L. Fox
Burr H. Simpson
Col
P. D. Shingleton
Fred O. Blue
Philip M. Snyder
Mount Hope
H. B. Rhawn
Clarksburg
Fred L. Doringer
Marion
Allen Simmons
Marshall
James L. Gaylord
Harrison
Striking French Tars Win Demands to Return
French sailors in Marseille won their demands for a 40 hour week and paid vacations with bedsheets, prompting a return to work tomorrow night. About 50 boats were involved as foreign ships were blocked in port and tug crews joined the walkout. Ambassadors urged tug commandeering to free visiting vessels. A taxi strike in Paris was averted by a collective contract for chauffeurs.
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Paris
Marseille
Tars
Six West Virginia towns to get new post office buildings
Six West Virginia towns Hollidays Cove Fayettesville Saint Marys Lewisburg Marlinton Saint Albans were approved for new post office and public buildings under the treasury department plan. Secretary Morgenthau said work will start at once, financed by the $60 million emergency construction fund.
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Washington
West Virginia
Treasury Department
Hollidays Cove
Fayettesville
Saint Marys
Lewisburg
Marlinton
Saint Albans
Morgenthau
Indictment Unsealed in Espionage Case Involving Miyazaki and Thompson
A federal grand jury indicted Toshio Miyazaki, a Japanese naval lieutenant commander, and Harry Thompson, ex U S Navy petty officer, for conspiring from 1935 to 1936 to supply Japan with U S navy information. Thompson allegedly obtained documents while posing as a Navy officer in San Pedro and San Diego.
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Los Angeles
Federal Grand Jury
U. S
U. S. Navy
Toshio Miyazaki
Harry Thomas Thompson
Miyazaki
Imperial Japanese Navy
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Thompson
San Pedro
San Diego
United States
Japan
Murder charge filed against strike picket in Ohio plant
Sheriff forms murder case against James Sexton 51 for the death of George Meyers 38 a guard at Wheel ing Steel Corp in a clash as guards tried to move food to 200 workers inside the strike closed plant. Sexton pleads not guilty and is held without bond.
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Portsmouth
Arthur Oakes
James Sexton
George Meyers
Wheeling Steel Corp
Sexton
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
B. L. Benner
Oakes
Emory Smith
Meyer
National Guard
Emil Mark
Columbus
New Boston
National Labor Board
T E Mil SOP Named to Head Weirton Steel
Weirton West Virginia June 24 The board of directors of Weirton Steel elected T E Mil sop president succeeding J C Williams who died earlier this month Ernest T Weir chairman praised Milsop as likely the youngest high executive in the steel industry Milsop has been with Weirton Steel since 1926 and served as executive vice president in charge of the company over the past year
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Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Company
T. E. Miloe
Toy
Milsop
J. C. Williams
Ernest T. Weir
Weirton Steel
Millstop
Democrats’ Platform Talks Coast Through as Wagner Leads
Twelve men led by Senator Wagner labored through the night to reconcile a White House outlined Democratic platform with broad party endorsement. The group discussed Roosevelt aims, with Burns O Mahoney and Murphy among participants, and to avoid major rifts as Townsend plan briefly rose before receding. The Washington delegation backed a plank for Townsend and for production for use, while Schwellenbach was absent and would report later.
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Philadelphia
White House
Wagner
New York
Burns
South Carolina
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Detroit
Roosevelt
Resolutions Committee
Townsend
Washington
Schwellenbach
West Virginia railroads win rate extension to 1936
Charleston June 24 West Virginia railroads win extension of emergency surcharges on select freight till December 31 1936 The Public Service Commission also announced changes in surcharges with coal crushed stone and slag building stone and sand rates altered to reduce coal surcharges and adjust per ton charges for fuels and priced shipments The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the extension and a later decision covered contracts between Moundsville Glendale water companies and American Water Works and Electric and American Water Works Construction firms for management and engineering services
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
The
Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Moundsville
Glendale
American Water Works and Electric
American Water Works
Troopers probing new strangling case in Northfork West Virginia
State troopers investigated Mrs. Lucille Van Meter over a second alleged strangling incident in Northfork McDowell County. The rope around her neck was loose and caused no injuries, with officials calling the case possibly a publicity stunt. Earlier she was found with a rope around her throat in Welch after a reported abduction.
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Northfork
W. Va
Lucille van Meter
McDowell County
H. D. Gibbs
Roosevelt Works Hard on Acceptance Address
President Roosevelt, after meeting with Vice President Garner and officials, toiled on the Philadelphia acceptance speech for his renomination. He signed 18 measures, vetoed one, narrowing pending bills to about 150 including the ship subsidy and Walsh Healy wage rules for government contractors.
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Washington
Garner
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
White House
Walsh-Healy
Delay in Vote on Rule Change at Democratic Convention
Philadelphia June 23 The rules committee recessed overnight to debate scrapping the two thirds nomination rule for a simple majority amid Southern pressure. Senators and governors including Clark of Missouri Beeman Strong of Texas and Doughton of North Carolina argued sides as the motion to change the rule was introduced by Fox and Daly and Clark backed a majority verdict.
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Philadelphia
Democratic Convention Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Beeman Strong
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Cox
Georgia
Bibb Graves
Alabama
James V. Allred
Texas
Hortensen. Wells
Florida
S. ©. Maybank
South Carolina
Aubrey G. Weaver
Virginia
Dougston Martin Smith
Washington State
Leo P. Fox
Wisconsin
John J. Beckman
Oregon
Edward J. Daly
Connecticut
Senator Clark
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
Champ Clark
Fox
Young girl dies after pedestrian accident on Augusta Street
Imogene Marshall a 3 year old darted into the street and was struck by a westbound car driven by Mrs. P B Barrow on Augusta Street near 814 Augusta. She died at St Luke's Hospital at 12 40. The driver disputed she could stop in time. Investigation by police completed. The body will be sent toward Charleston for funeral.
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Imogene Marshall
Augusta Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Robinson Voices Fight At Democratic Convention Rifts Grow
Senator Robinson of Arkansas harshly criticizes the supreme court at the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia. He argues court rulings slow national recovery while stressing the need to respect final decisions, amid platform disputes and regional opposition to two thirds rule change.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
London
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
New York
Court
Arkansan
Robin
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Hamilton predicts overwhelming GOP victory in November
Republican National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton forecast an overwhelming win for the GOP in November. He said Landon would carry nearly all states, spoke from a raised chair, and named July dates for party nominations in Topeka and Chicago. He placed Southern states in the eastern campaign region and attacked Democratic leaders as fearful and discouraged.
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Hamilton
Southern Seaboard
Farley
Washington
John D. M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Col
Frank Knox
Chica
Topeka
Kas
Seaboard
Martin
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Pie Win
Kentucky
James A. Farley
Mrs Roosevelt in West Virginia Homesteader Village Visit
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt mingled with homesteaders at Reedsville West Virginia presenting diplomas and addressing graduates from the local high school. The first lady helped dedicate a community factory that will produce vacuums and received a gold plated hand vacuum cleaner for the factory’s first production.
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Reedsville
W. Va
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Virginia
Washington
Philadelphia
Miss Hisse Clapp
G. M. Flynn
Homestead
Morgantown
Landon Begins Colorado Vacation Before Special Session
Gov Alf Landon quits office at noon to take a pre campaign vacation with wife and children at the McGraw ranch near Estes Park Colorado. The party includes Nancy Jo John Cobb Peggy Anne and Mrs S E Cobb. Vacation ends July 6 return to Topeka for estate legislature special session July 7 to act on a proposed social security amendment.
Women Plan Active Campaign for Dems in West Virginia
Philadelphia the Democratic women forecast victory in West Virginia. Mrs. Douglas W. Brown Huntington new national committeewoman said an intensive drive to get out the vote is organized with Mrs. Olandus West in charge of radio and Miss Dorothea Campbell directing publicity. Mary Newman Logan filed a state activity report for a nine state regional conference. Frank Berry Clarksburg said precinct organization will aid turnout. Dr. Gary Hogs Lewisburg, a newly elected committeeman, is due to arrive, with further national figures expected.
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Philadelphia
West Virginia
Douglas W. Brown
Huntington
Brown
Rose Burchinal
Fairmont
Olandus West
Clarksburg
Dorothea Campbell
Charleston
Burehinal
Mary Newman
Logan
Democratic National Committee
Frank Berry
Young Democratic Clubs
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T. E. Milsop
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