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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1936
Page
1
Soviet leader fires blast against Hitler. Litvinoff declares the Nazi peace proposals a smoke screen for aggression. Germany agrees to attend League Council sessions.
Diplomatic moves push French and Soviet leaders to demand legal checks before negotiating with Germany. Litvinov calls Hitler's proposals a smokescreen for aggression while Flandin demands France register Locarno violations and seek Hague court ruling before any settlement. Britain vows mediate and seeks a new security framework as Goering heads to London for talks.
A House appropriations subcommittee will inspect the U S naval ordnance plant at South Charleston West Virginia this week end. The visit aims to decide whether to operate or sell the armor plate and projectile factory. Rep George W Johnson and Rep Jo L Smith of West Virginia will participate along with Rear Admiral H R Stark and Navy officials.
From Cologne Germany General Herman Goering saluted crowds from the Rathaus balcony announcing German forces in the Rhineland are there to stay and would talk peace only on Hitler proposals while rejecting any discussion of Rhineland sovereignty. He then left for Dortmund amid a feverish Cologne day.
Senator Rush D. Holt announces plans to join the West Virginia primary campaign while avoiding support for his colleague M. M. Neely. He vows to reveal why he broke with certain individuals and to attack Hopkins and WPA investigations, citing past incidents and alleged political manipulation within WPA programs.
Charleston March 17 The supreme court upholds a ruling that disability clauses in policies cover more than the current occupation and denies a $3 000 claim by Mary S White for total disability after impairment of hearing. Other decisions include awards and overruled objections in cases from Mercer Raleigh and Logan counties plus a note on a nuisance end.
Charleston reports United Mine Workers of America state leader Van A Bittner reaffirmed the union’s allegiance to Senator M M Neely amid a public split with Senator Rush D Holt. Bittner had backed Holt in 1934 during his Democratic campaign.
Senator Holt requested complete details on the Wednesday layoff of 144 WPA workers from the stadium project. Project engineer Arthur Booth said funding limits halted both the stadium and Frederick Street work and that weather days were not paid. spring completion is hoped.
President Roosevelt told congressional leaders he would request more than a billion dollars to fund work relief for a full year beyond the coming period. He outlined a lump sum authority with broad spending powers and noted CCC enrollment must stay at 300,000 after June 30, tied to relief eligibility.
Boston observers report a tangled Democratic and Republican scene as Massachusetts moderates and factions prepare for the April 28 primary. Governor Curley backs Roosevelt, Ely leads anti administration forces, while Knox Landon Borah and Hoover connections shape GOP prospects amid delegation contests.
Washington March 17 A T and T faces a $750000 FCC investigation into revenue declines and layoffs since 1929 Walter Gifford testifies as Samuel Becker questions labor impact and dividend policy Becker probes Graybar Electric control and equipment pricing while Edgar Bloom of Western Electric explains Graybar relations
Pasadena March 17 AP A 7 000 000 year old star death by own action is studied as a metal star supernova in Virgo NGC 4237. Mt Wilson researchers using the worlds largest telescope report a 4 000 mile per second explosion at 300 000 degrees Celsius and brilliance rivaling 20 000 000 suns. The event occurred 7 000 000 years ago and light travels 42 000 000 000 000 000 000 miles to earth.
Treasury reports income taxes rose 46 percent in the first sixteen days of March, lifting year to date receipts to 361.4 million. Some lawmakers privately suggest the surge could allow trimming the Roosevelt tax program and confining new levies to corporate tax revision and windfall measures.
Dr. John F. Condon, Lindbergh ransom intermediary, sailed from Panama to New York with no clear step toward answering Governor Hoffman about questioning. Hauptmann faces execution the week of March 30 unless stayed, while the governor cites lack of power to halt it but hints at possible reprieve if new evidence prompts another trial. Anna Hauptmann visited Bruno Hauptmann in the death house. she reports no new developments and remains confident.
National Red Cross sends field staff to Pennsylvania and Virginia as floods threaten from Maine to North Carolina. Johnstown flood fears rise after washouts. Parkersburg evacuations, schools closed, roads submerged. Water stretches create peril for Kanawha and Ohio valleys with widespread highway closures and preparations for further rises.
Flood waters surged to more than 15 feet in Johnstown pa as hundreds of marooned residents huddle in downtown buildings awaiting a recession. The Conemaugh riverRampage recalled 47 years ago and claimed over 2000 lives with only one drowning reported tonight as thousands seek refuge in highland suburbs.
City board of directors ends all future dances at Municipal auditorium after reviewing complaints. They rescinded approval for Ed Gray to use the hall on April 13 for a colored dance. Attorneys for OCC enrollees seek remittance of fines from Municipal Judge Harding as controversy over process continues.
West Fork river cresting at 16 feet isolated the Lewis county seat as high water stopped highway and interurban traffic. Interurban car from Clarksburg paused at Shadybrook while Elk river covered route 18 between Sutton and Charleston. Baltimore and Ohio reports tracks submerged and rerouted a motor train from Elkins to Grafton through Weston.
Rising streams in the Panhandle isolated Romney in Hampshire county and caused floods in dozens of communities. The South Branch Potomac rose 21 inches per hour near Romney while Spring Run in Berkeley Springs overflowed, covering downtown areas with up to two feet of water. Sleepy Creek and Great Cacapon also flooded as the Potomac swelled near Hancock Maryland.
Parkersburg officials predicted Wood county would be totally isolated by flood waters Thursday morning as the Ohio river continued rising. J K Root trainmaster said all division trains between Wheeling and Huntington would likely stop if the river rises further. Road officials warned the river could reach critical levels.
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