London Conference Eyes Gold Silver Ratio and Tariff Reform
President Roosevelt names a six member delegation plus advisers for the London world economic conference. The group includes Ralph Morrison and Henry Morgenthau Jr. as specialists while James M. Cox and others hold leadership roles. Congress is urged to stabilize silver and US tariffs may be adjusted to align with foreign exchange aims.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ralph W. Morrison
San Antonio
Texas
Hull
James M. Cox
Ohio
Pittman and
McReynolds
Senate
House
Couzens
Michigan
William C. Bullitt
James P. Warburg
Fred K. Nielson
Herbert Feis
Representative Wadsworth
New York
Henry Chalmers
Victory S. Clark
E. Day
Frank J. Delany
Walter K. Gardner
George C. Haas
Harry C. Hawkins
Henrry Morgenthau Jr
Frederick E. Murphy
Charles William Taussig
Benjamin B. Wallace
Leslie A. Wheeler
James Wilson
Rexford G. Tugwell
James C. Dunn
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
America
Rosevelt
James W. Wadsworth
London
Congress
Officials Labor on Budget Draft in West Virginia
Charleston May 30 Governor Kump and other officials labored to trim government costs to fit lower expected revenues. They aim to finish by tomorrow and submit a two year budget bill to the legislature. They face difficulties cutting costs without harming efficiency and consider funding an about 8 million dollar state deficit over several years after a 4 million dollar cut in indirect tax revenue projections.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Nation Pays Tribute on Memorial Day Amid Mourning Rain
The Associated Press notes Memorial Day across America with President Roosevelt at Arlington and a 50 000-strong New York parade. Navy planes dropped flowers for Akron disaster victims while races and doubleheaders occurred elsewhere. wreaths lay in London Paris and Mexico City as Daniels and other officials honor fallen soldiers from wars.
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America
Roosevelt
Arlington Cemetery
New York
Akron
Atlantic Seaboard
Indianapolis
London
France
Mexico City
Josephus Daniels
the Navy
FORMER SKIPPER BERATES HATCHETTED BRAIN TRUST IN AKRON INQUIRY
Navy officer Charles E. Rosendahl testified in a joint congressional hearing that weather data available on April 3 could have steered the Akron disaster away and he questioned Commander McCord’s access to full weather information. He said he would have taken a different course. In a separate Senate session Senator Hatfield attacked the Roosevelt brain trust, linking the administration’s socialized program to early 20th century totalitarians and criticizing stock market gains as misleading without job growth. He warned the public that the prosperity was driven by psychology, not industry output, and questioned government debt obligations.
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Washington
Charles E. Rosendahl
Akron
Navy
New Jersey
Rosendahl
McCord
Kean
Delaney
New York
Congress
Russia
Hatfield
West Virginia
Senate
Norman Thomas
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
Thomas Jefferson
Mussolinii
West
Brain Trust
Lewis
Illinois
Fess
Ohio
Bluefield Veterans Commemorate Memorial Day in Rain
Bluefield residents joined a Memorial Day program under the American Legion and local groups. Congressman John Kee spoke at Ramsey high school as the crowd braved rain for a parade, flag raising, and cemetery ceremonies. Local broadcasts featured Hugh Ike Shott and musical numbers while the Howitzer company, veterans, and students participated in the procession and flag presentation.
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Bluefield
American Legion
National Guard
John Kee
West Virginia
Hugh Ike Shott
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
WHIS
Ramsey High School
Kee
Rogere
South Mercer
Ramsey
Howitzer Company of
National Guards
150Th Infantry Band
Beaver High School
Howitzer Company
150Th Infantry
Washington
Herbert D. May
Reserve Corps
C. G. Gunn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Railroad Ordered To Accept Beer Shipments
Louisville, May 30. Circuit Judge John Marshall ordered the Louisville and Nashville railroad to handle 3.2 beer shipments. The ruling upheld Kentuckians’ right to make sell and ship 3.2 beer, calling it a factor in creating a feeling of well being and better morale.
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Louisville
John Marshall
False City Ice and Beverage Company
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Marshall
Question of audits draws more comment in Richmond
Governor Pollard ordered audits of state departments and institutions and expects them to standardize accounting across agencies. Joseph T. Deal of Norfolk, a gubernatorial candidate, says his jibe about inspecting the highway department was coincidental and notes the governor appears to have taken his idea seriously.
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Richmond
Pollard
Joseph T. Deal
Norfolk
Labor Leaders Called to Washington Meet
Washington May 30 labor leaders summoned to a special meeting near Tuesday to frame demands that the public works industrial control bill provide full benefits. William Green, president of the AFL, says labor will push for employers to negotiate for fair wages shorter hours and better conditions.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Arlington Cemetery
General Pershing
America
Couzens
Michigan
Senate Banking Committee
Ferdinand Pecora
House of Morgan
Byrnes
South Carolina
Logan Operators Order Wage Increases in Mine Pay
Logan West Virginia May 30 Increases from 10 to 18 percent in wages for about 1000 miners were ordered effective June 1 by the Logan County Coal Operators association. The average day wage of 268 cents would rise to 388 cents under the 18 percent figure. exact boosts for tonnage based pay were not available. The move follows a recommendation by Appalachian Coals Inc directors for higher wages and coal prices.
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Logan
W. Va
Logan County Coal Operators’ Association
Logam
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Veteran Stricken at Memorial Day Service in New Jersey
Memorial day services at Evergreen cemetery in Plainfield were halted when 80 year old G A R honorary member Charles M Raybert collapsed during the reading of the ritual. He died shortly after the heart attack.
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Plainfield
N. J
Evergreen Cemetery
Charles M. Raybert
Chamberlain Sidesteps War Debts Policy Question
London May 30 Neville Chamberlain the Chancellor of the Exchequer sidestepped repeated queries in the house of commons on a statement of policy toward war debts. He said no decision was made on timing and the matter rests with cabinet. He noted the option to pay US securities and referenced a potential Washington development about a June 15 payment.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Whitsuntide
House
United States
Washington
White House
Georgia judge rules 3.2 beer act invalid in transport ruling
Marietta Ga May 30 Judge J H Hawkins of the Blue Ridge circuit court held the federal 3.2 beer act unconstitutional and ruled dry states may bar beer transport on highways regardless of interstate commerce. The decision stems from seizures of a Bullock Transfer truck and 220 cases of beer with three drivers jailed on $200 bonds awaiting appeal.
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Marietta
J. H. Hawkins
Blue Ridge Circuit Superior Court
Bullock Transfer and Storage Company
Atlanta
Hawkine
United States Supreme Court
Georgia
Hawkins
Four Die in Train Collision Near Jamestown Crossing
Four members of the Sigular family perished when their car was struck by a train at a grade crossing near Jamestown New York tonight. The victims are George W. Sigular 40 a city fireman Agnes 31 his wife William 18 their son and Florence 14 their daughter.
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Jamestown
N. Y
George W. Sigular
Agnes
William
Florence
Shotgun Accident Kills Local Boy Ward Jr. at Willis Home
George Washington Ward Jr., 16, visiting Bo Willis on Fast River mountain, died when a 12 gauge shotgun discharged while he spun it on the porch steps. The sawed off weapon slipped from the third to fourth step, the hammer striking, and the shell entering Ward’s chin and brain. Investigators labeled it an accident. Magistrate W. W. McNeal planned further inquiry with witnesses. Ward survived by his mother and siblings. funeral set for Hawkins chapel.
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George Washington Ward Jr
George Jones
Mercer Street
Bo Willis
Fast River Mountain
Young Ward
Willis
Willie
W. W. McNeal
Stanley
T. M. Gravely
Virginia
Prohibition
Officer Gravely
Bo Willie
Gravely
McNeal
Ward
Memorial Avenue
Hawkins’ Chapel
Bland Street
Melvin Cemetery
Pecora to Know Course Morgan Probe 15 Headed
Senate Banking Committee set to receive from Ferdinand Pecora an outline of his planned course as Morgan inquiry resumes. Debate centered on possible successor to Secretary Woodin amid disclosures of Morgan stock sales. Lew Douglas mentioned, amid defense of his integrity.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Ferdinand Pecora
J. P. Morgan and Company
Senate
Woodin
Morgan Company
Treasury
Senator Long
Louisiana
Lewie Douglas
James M. Cox
Morgan
Pecora
Etock
Virginia Orders Five Percent Salary Cut
Governor Pollard announces a new five percent salary reduction for state employees effective July 1 as general fund revenues are seen to fall about 30 percent. Each department’s first quarter appropriation will be cut 30 percent to balance income. Earlier cuts featured minimum 15 percent on salaries over 1350 and 10 percent on smaller salaries.
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Richmond
Pollard
State Department
Convicts kidnap warden and guards during prison escape
Eleven inmates overpowered guards and seized Warden Kirk Prather during a Decoration Day baseball game at the Kansas penitentiary. They dragged Prather by a wire, took two guards, commandeered a car, and fled in two vehicles across northeastern Kansas, leaving hostages including Mrs Wood and two 17 year old daughters.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas State Penitentiary
Kirk Prather
Welch
Oklo
Prather
Kans
Kansas
Kansas Penitentiary
American Legion
Leavenworth
Topeka
A. L. Laws
John Sherman
M. J. Wood
Louise
Clarice Weare
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kan
Baldwin City
Gardner
Harvey Bailey
Chicago
Wilbur Underhill
Wichita
Lacey Simpson
Canton
W. B. Powell
Roosevelt to Stand Pat on War Debt Payments
White House indicates President Roosevelt will maintain the June 15 debt payment due date and handle debt issues himself. Delegates to the London economic conference will carry no instructions on the debt. No new power to revise debts will be asked from Congress. any action after June 15 would use Roosevelt authority subject to congressional ratification.
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Washington
White House
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Geneva
London
Pennsylvania Tightens 3.2 Beer and Wine Licensing
Pennsylvania ends unlicensed 3.2 beer and wine sales starting tomorrow. County treasurers face a flood of applications to grant licenses, as the new state beer control act takes effect and requires retailers, wholesalers, and brewers to hold state licenses in addition to federal permits.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Peery Discusses Utility Investigations as Gubernatorial Candidate
George Peery of Tazewell spoke to the Newport News Rotary Club about Virginia utility rate inquiries. He argued that the costs of investigations should fall on the utility or consumer, not all taxpayers, and avoided political topics per Rotary rules.
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Newport News
George ©. Peery
Tazewell
Newport News Rotary Club Tonight
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Peery
Rotary Club
Plane crash claims two men near Arcadia
In a field near Arcadia two men died when an airplane coming out of a loop from about 2000 feet entered a tall spin. The victims were Wayne Merrill, a veteran pilot and instructor at Alhambra airport, and George I. O'bapon, a 25 year old salesman and Merrill’s student.
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Los Angeles
Arcadia
Wayne Merrill
Alhambra
George &. O’bapion
Merrill
Rainy Griggs farm rally drenchs Virginia gubernatorial candidates
In Richmond area May 30, two Democratic hopefuls for governor and a spokesman for the third spoke to a picnicking crowd at Griggs farm. Joseph T. Deal attacked the Virginia office holders' trust while W. Worth Smith criticized power and textbook trusts. Harry Smith endorsed George Peery from Newport News with a defense of the party political organization.
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Richmond
Griggs Farm
Joseph T. Deal
Norfolk
Virginia
W. Worth Smith
Louisa
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