Roosevelt Plans Work For Wolk In Nations Forests
President Roosevelt seeks to deploy about 250000 men in federal forest camps through a civilian conservation corps. The plan offers $30 monthly pay plus food and shelter, with families of married men receiving allotments. Congress moves to authorize the emergency program and directs immediate preparation for wide public works.
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Conservation Corps
Public
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Capitol
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lewis Douglas
House
Connery
House Labor Committee
Organized Labor
Rainey
Representative Burns
Tennessee
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Greever Heads Appalachian Coals Sale Agency Plan
E L Greever of Tazewell travels to Cincinnati for a board meeting of a proposed coal operators sales agency covering Virginia West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. The plan aims to stabilize the distressed coal trade amid a Supreme Court victory upholding the agency and its 137 producers.
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E. L. Greever
Tazewell
Appalachian Coals
Anne
Bluefield
Cincinnati
Mr. Greever
Appalachian Coals, Inc
United States Supreme Court
Appalachian
Greever
William J. Donovan
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Supreme Court
District Court
Department of Justice
City urged to repaint repair and redecorate to curb unemployment
A civic call urges Bluefield residents to clean up paint and repair homes to improve appearance and property values. The campaign aims to boost local employment by funding home improvements with loans or city programs, noting four thousand houses need small investments and that work will circulate money locally.
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Bluefield
France Modifies Four Power Pact Amid Peace Talks
Paris reports Premier Mussolini's peace plan was accepted with modifications and Rome to be consulted. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald said British policy seeks neighborly European feeling and United States moral support is ardently desired for the four power peace pact.
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Paris
Mussolini
Rome
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Presse
Edouaier
Joseph Paul Boncour
France
Britain
Italy
Germany
MacDonald
Europe
League Council
Poland
Little Entente
White House rejects deferral of June war debt payments
Washington reports the Roosevelts administration will not seek congressional power to defer the June 15 war debt totaling over 144 million dollars. The president expects full payment and prepares to begin negotiations with debtor nations led by Britain which owes about 75.95 million due June 15.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Great Britain
Conservator Named for Bank of Monongah
John Anthony, cashier of First National Bank of Monongah, announced he was named conservator for the bank but has not yet been notified to reopen the bank.
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Fairmont
W. Va
John Anthony
First National Bank of Monongah
Unlicensed Banks May Renew Rediscount Notes
Federal member banks not licensed to reopen on an unrestricted basis may renew or rediscount notes by pledging with another bank. Regulation No 29 issued under the president's bank holiday proclamations allows rediscount or pledge renewal of notes previously rediscounted or pledged with another banking institution.
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Washington
Woodin
Federal Reserve System
City Election Preparations Move Forward
Bluefield city board outlines steps for a June primary and July election. Registrars will be named April 4 with 30 total from both parties across 15 precincts. Costs for registering voters under review and city attorney to check election law.
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City Board of Directors
M. B. Kerfoot
Republican and Democratic Committee
Ffteen
Bluefield
Tne
Iatrars
Elmer C. Barton
American Oil Company
Pinestree
Package firm to reopen plant in Latrel Del and Pocomoke Md
Latrel Delaware March 21 announcement that Marvil Package company will reopen its Latrel plant next Monday employing about seven workers. Pocomoke Maryland branch, employing around 100, began operations yesterday. The Interstate Commerce Commission data shows December net operating income for 104 telephone companies rose by about 1.4 million dollars from November. Rubber Manufacturers Association reports January tire inner tube shipments at 2.596 million, up about 42 percent from December. Honey Bee Specialties orders 20 thousand dollars of machinery to boost potato chip output to 50 thousand pounds weekly as beer legalization looms. St Paul Minnesota reports Minnesota's first post prohibition brewery incorporation since earlier era, St Cloud Brewing with 180 thousand capital. Berghoff Brewing in Ft Wayne announces a 1000 line ad rollout in Chicago tomorrow.
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Latrel
Del
Marvil Package Company
Raymil
Pocomoke, Md
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Decemer
Chicago
Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc
Honey Bee Specialties Company
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Beer Bill Aims for Roosevelt Signature Delays Hold Up Law
Congress clears 3.2 percent beer and wine bill with $5 per barrel tax but delays final enactment awaiting Vice President Garner’s signature. Senate adjourns to allow signing. law to take effect fifteen days after approval, with state-by-state rollout beginning soon and revenue expected at 125 to 150 million dollars annually.
Ohio Ratifies Child Labor Amendment in Ohio Legislature
The Ohio Senate approved the federal child labor amendment 26 to 2 and the House earlier passed it 112 to 2. The measure, first offered in 1925, completes ratification by the state legislature today in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
Iton
U S Seeks Berlin Embassy Report on German Treatment Claim
The United States moved quickly on March 21 to obtain from its Berlin embassy an official report about a complaint raised by American Jews alleging mistreatment by followers of Adolf Hitler. The State Department acted after the issue was brought to light by American Jewish groups.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
State Department
Adolf Hitler
State Bank Chief Named West Virginia Banking Commissioner
Waitman C. Given, longtime cashier of the Commercial Bank in Bluefield, will become state banking commissioner replacing L. R. Charter Jr. J. E. Wagner Jr. is elected to succeed Given as cashier of the Commercial Bank. The moves are announced by Governor Hugh G. Kump with no other changes planned in bank leadership. Given plans to move to Charleston after bond and commission.
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Commercial Bank
Bluefield
L. R. Charter
Waitman C. Given
Hugh G Kump
L. R. Charter Jr
West Union
J. E. Wwegeee Jr
Iven
State King Institution
Given
2 _ bank
Wagner
Charleston
Kump
Bernard McClaugherty
The
West Virginia
Anpcinen
Commercial
J. E. Wagner Jr
J. E Wagner
Stowers Street
Morton Wagner
Mercer County Democratic Committee
Beaver High School
Emory and Henry College
Braxton County
Sutton
W. Va
West Virginia State Bankers Association
Bess McCulloch
John R. McCulloch
Coast Guardsmen Ready for Call to Flood Zone
Coast guardsmen from Rochester to Marlehead are poised to rush to Ohio flood zones if called. Commander Martin W. Rasmussen of Buffalo district said crews stand by to move immediately and planes in Cape May New Jersey and Gloucester Massachusetts ready to fly to Buffalo for quick surveys, weather delaying takeoff.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Coast
Rashmussen
New York Finance Lender Held On Income Tax Count
Charles B. Mitchell former National City Bank chairman was arrested on a federal charge of evading 1929 income tax. He posted 10000 bail and awaits a hearing March 29. The case arose after his Senate testimony triggered a broader stock market probe and he admitted selling stock to a relative at a large loss.
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New York
Charles B. Mitchell
National City Bank
United States
Cummings
Roosevelt
George Z. Medalie
Medalie
Hoover
William D. Mitchell
Senate
White House
Mitchell
Thomas B. Dewey
United States Attorney
Dewey
Debate Envelops Farm Relief Bill in House
Washington March 21 Democratic leaders push the farm relief bill toward passage as debate centers on the Roosevelt plan and party loyalty. Speakers defend the measure as necessary wartime policy while critics attack the rule blocking amendments.
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Washington
House
Bankhead
Alabama
Winter Weather Adds To Misery In Flooded Area
The Associated Press reports worsening conditions as a winter storm compounds flooding in the region. President Roosevelt seeks Congress for a 260000 unemployment relief corps in national forests, with a Senate bill introduced. House approves conference on legalizing 3.2 percent beer and wine. Frances Perkins announces labor department reorganization. State dept asks Berlin for report after Jewish mistreatment complaints. Crest nears the giant Mississippi at Cairo Illinois. Ohio Valley death toll rises to nine with multi million dollars in property loss as Southland braces for emergencies.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Conservation Corps
National Forests
Senate
Ohio Valley
Southland
Smokeless Group Plans Revived Smokeless Sales Agency
Smokeless operators met in Washington to revive the Smokeless Sales agency linked to Appalachian Coals. The plan covers mines in Pocahontas Tug River New River and Winding Gulf districts with a committee tasked to gauge possible tonnage and organize members after a Supreme Court ruling favored the move.
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Pocahontas Tug
New River and Gulf Districts
Washington, D. C
Smokeless
Appalachian Coals
Vic
Pocahontas
Tug River
New River
Winding Gulf
Appalachian Coals, Incorporated
United States Supreme Court
Contracts void salary cut ordered by ramp
Charleston West Virginia March 21 The board of control ruled that salaries of state educational institution employes with contracts for the fiscal year starting July 1 1932 approved by the state board of education later that July were exempt from the Governor's 25 percent reduction order The board also said the order did not apply to substitute or additional employes confirmed by the state board of education for the remainder of the school year before the order was issued March 13
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Control
State Board of Education
Rovernor
Publicity of Corporation Reports Ordered by Chicago Exchange
Chicago March 21 The Chicago Stock Exchange revised rules to require full publicity of corporation reports and end the practice of peddling new issues on a when and if basis. Securities will not be listed with a public offering. Applications require demonstrated broad public distribution to ensure a free open market. Full information on corporate status must be filed with the exchange.
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Chicago
Chicago Stock Exchange
Paul H. Davis
Exchange
Davis
Urge Speedy Enactment of Liquor Control Law
In Columbus Ohio on March 21 Governor George White prepared a message urging speedy enactment of the proposed state liquor control law. Legislators indicate the measure will not be voted on before Thursday due to banking bills and opposition among some senators. Congress has completed the federal beer legalization bill allowing 3.2 percent beer dispensing. Senator D H DeArmond Democratic leader said the beer bill may be delayed to Thursday to avoid rushing it.
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Columbus
Ohio
George White
Congress
Roosevelt
D. H. DeArmond
Ohio Valley Flood Expands Toward Cairo and MississippI
Rising waters from the Ohio River flood scourge threaten Cairo Illinois as the crest nears the Mississippi. Nine deaths and millions in property losses are reported. Cold weather hampers relief efforts while Cincinnati and other urban areas endure major flood damage and travel disruption.
Flood Devastates Ohio Valleys Across Three States
The Ohio river and tributaries surged, threatening Cincinnati and nearby cities in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana. Thousands became homeless as winter returned, with nine deaths and extensive property damage including bridges. Major centers such as Cincinnati Newport Covington Louisville Madison and Portsmouth faced rising waters and damaged dykes.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Mississippi
Newport
Covington
Louisville
Madison
Ind
Portsmouth
Lehman urges broad powers for New York Public Service Commission
Governor Herbert Lehman asked the New York Legislature to empower the Public Service Commission with direct vigorous regulation of utilities. He cited abuses by holding companies and called for stricter rules on loans to holding entities. Senator Shack no quickly introduced a bill package mirroring the proposals.
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Albany
N. Y
Herbert L. Lehman
New York
Public Service Commission
Henry G. Shackno
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Gov. Lehman
Puspresrans Eners
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Charles E. Mitchell
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Labor Department
Cincinnati Bears
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Smokeless Group
Cairo
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