Settle Stratosphere Balloon Sighted Over New Jersey
The Settle balloon climbed to 58 000 feet and drifted over southwestern New Jersey as Lieut Commander T G Settle and Major L Fordney navigated toward a landing. A Coast Guard plane stood by at Cape May while authorities monitored the slow descent and maintained radio contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
N. J
Settle
New Jersey
Daretown
T. G. W. Settle
Akron
Ohio
Atlantic Seaboard
Alloway
New Jersey State Police
Sam Townsend
Naval Radio Station
Jersey
Ofhser
L. Fordney
Navy
Fordney
U. S. Coastguard
Cape May
Japanese statesman Wakatsuki survives dagger attack in Tokyo
Former Japanese premier Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki escaped injury when two youths armed with knives attacked him near Ueno Station. One assailant was arrested. the other fled. Wakatsuki, 67, had returned from a tour and later went home to breakfast as police pursued suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Ueno
Wakatsuki
Susumu Noguchi
Baron Wakatsuki
Japan
Kanazwa
Imperial University of Tokyo
Ministry of Finance
Prince Katsura
Prams
Ater
Count Takaakira Kato
Count Cato
The
Minseito
Pinchot orders probe of liquor bribe offer
Harrisburg November 20. Representative Morton Witkin introduced a resolution for a legislative investigation into charges that Schenley Distilling was offered five sixths of the state's liquor business in exchange for money. A. Leo Weil testified that unnamed parties offered to divert most of the liquor business to Schenley in support of Pinchot's 11 dollar per gallon liquor tax. Weil opposed the tax during a public hearing. Governor Pinchot called for an immediate thorough inquiry but urged speed in enacting the proposed tax measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Morton Witkin
Philadelphia
Schenley Distilling Company
Schenley Company
Pinchot
A. Leo Weil
Schenley Concern
House
Wage and Means Committee
Weil
State CWA Gets County Job List
Charleston WV November 20 Fifty three thousand full time full pay jobs West Virginia's quota under the civil works program were apportioned among the state's 55 counties today. Governor Kump promised to seek relief funds and press the legislature to aid the needy as county workers review projects for final state approval. Largest allocations go to Kanawha 4545 Cabell 3035 Harrison 2346 McDowell 2345 Ohio 2213 Fayette 2094 Marion 2080. Soneakere urged speed in moving projects to fill county quotas.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Civil Works Program
Civil Works Administration
Kump
William N. Beehler
Washington
Kanawha
Cabell
Harrison
McDowell
Ohio
Fayette
Marion
Logan
Mercer
Mingo
Monroe
Raleigh
Summers
Wayne
Wyoming
Soneakere
Pennsylvania Man Lost on Mojave Desert
Sheriff deputies reported they had lost the trail of Joseph M. Price a 66 year old man from Uniontown Pennsylvania missing since last Tuesday on the Mojave desert east of San Bernardino. Footprints were found leading to Rocky Hills about thirty miles north of the highway and deputies believed he was dead somewhere in the foothills. Price disappeared from a trans continental stage at Amboy while en route to Los Angeles to visit his son Earl M Price executive in the Los Angeles city water and power department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Calif
Joseph M. Price
Uniontown
Mojave
Here
Price
Amboy
Los Angeles
Earl M. Price
Los Angeles City
Litvinov Talks Claims and Treaty Amid Soviet Trade Talks
In Washington Nov 20 discussions on Soviet United States trade were overshadowed by claims and a proposed consular treaty. Litvinoff may reveal details to Trovanovsky newly named Russian ambassador and Amtorg while Bulitt Morgenthau and others seek terms on a Russian deal including 1,000,000 bales of cotton and $30 million in meat products.
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Washington
United States
Maxim Litvinoff
Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs
Alexander A. Trovanovsky
Amtorg
Litvinoff
New York
Tne
State Department
William C. Bullitt
Moscow
Bullitt
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Smith W. Brookhart
Farm Administration
Bullitt Morgenthau
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Kalinin hails US Russia diplomatic ties as progress
Moscow reports Mikhail Kalinin, president of Soviet Russia, says resumption of US Russia relations will benefit mutual interests and cultural progress. He foresees an era of fruitful cooperation and notes the normalization is significant if both sides use it well. Izvestia welcomes the move as strengthening peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Mikhail Kalinin
Russia
United States
America
Izvestia
Morgenthau tightens press rule as gold price rises
Washington reports the administration kept tight control on treasury news as gold prices climbed from $33.56 to $33.66 per ounce. Henry Morgenthau Jr took charge of the department and declared information to the press would come only through him or Herbert Gaston, a former New York World editor, despite protests from correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
Department
Herbert Gaston
Mr. Morgenthau
Gaston
Old New York World
Extortionist Lanier Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
John Thomas Lanier a Winston-Salem textile worker was sentenced to five years in the Atlanta penitentiary for attempting to extort 10000 from Richard J Reynolds by threatening to kidnap Mrs Reynolds. Lanier pleaded guilty in federal court and Judge Hayes imposed the sentence after hearing a letter from the tobacco heir. Mrs Lanier and their three year old daughter were present in the courtroom. An appeal for the maximum sentence was urged by the district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesboro
N. C
John Thomas Lanier
Winston-Salem
Atlanta
Richard J. Reynolds
Lanier
J. R. McCrary
San Francisco Police Guard Hart Kidnappers in High Tension Anticipation
The era of mob violence prompts San Francisco police to protect confessed kidnap slayers Thomas H. Thurmond and Jack Holmes. Holmes and Thurmond admit abducting and allegedly killing Brooke Hart, son of a San Jose merchant, before any ransom was paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Thomas H. Thurmond
Jack Holmes
Brooke Hart
San Jose
Thurmond
Young Hart
Neal Named U.S. Attorney for Southern West Virginia
George S. Neal of Huntington was appointed United States district attorney for the southern West Virginia district to succeed David D. Ashworth of Beckley. Neal will replace five assistant district attorneys and will appoint L. R. Via and Charles M. Love Jr., with others to follow. Ashworth, appointed by Hoover, declined to resign. Neal's appointment ends months of controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
George S. Neal
Huntington
United States
West Virginia
David D. Ashworth
Beckley
Neal
Roosevelt
Ashworth
Department of Justice
Neely
L. R. Via
Charles M. Love Jr
Hoover
Neal to Become U S Attorney for Southern West Virginia
Washington reports Justice Department officials say George S. Neal will take the office as U S attorney for the southern district of West Virginia within a day or two. He will succeed David D. Ashworth who was removed by executive order after delays in resignation. Neal was recommended by Senator Neely and accepted by the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
George S. Neal
U.S
Southern District
West Virginia
Neal
David D. Ashworth
Senator Neely
Ashworth
Governor Kump Fills Six House Vacancies
Governor Kump named six replacements to the House of Delegates ahead of tomorrow's special session. Appointees include Joseph R. Curl to replace E Y McVey, Milton J. Ferguson for H T Tucker, Junius M. Strouse for R Roy Yorke, Joseph M. Woodford for Dice Harper, Ernest D. Lewie for Mortimer W. Smith, and Walter M. Stout for Hugh R. Ferrell. G W Kelly resigns prison guard to take seat amid ongoing vacancies from resignations for state and federal posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Kump
Joseph R. Curl
Wheeling
E. Y. McVey
Ohio
Milton J. Ferguson
Wayne
H. T. Tucker
Junius M. Strouse
Morgantown
R. Roy Yorke
Monongalia
Joseph M. Woodford
Elkins
Dice Harper
Randolph
Ernest D. Lewie
Clarkeburg
Public Service Commission
Mortimer W. Smith
Harrison
Walter M. Stout
Parkersburg
Hugh R. Ferrell
Wood
G. W. Kelly
Marshall
Akron judges halt evictions for 60 days in H O L cases
Municipal judges in Akron Ohio issued a blanket 60 day pause on evictions in all cases where homeowners have applied for loans from the Home Owners Loan Corporation. The order covers pending requests and aims to aid homeowners during loan processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Home Owners Loan Corporation
RFC Loans Tied to Jones Interests Under Inquiry
Evidence shows Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, was the beneficiary of agency loans to firms in which he held secret interests. The senate inquiry pressed Jones for a rapid report while lawmakers study whether such loans violate any general laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate
RFC
Jones
Fire Kills 17 Month Old in Bland Bishop Post Office Blaze
A blaze at the Bishop Virginia post office district early Sunday morning killed a 17 month old child identified as Leonard Clinton Stanley. Four others, including Mrs. M. F. Stanley and Dr. L. C. Epling, were injured. Father Moved twins to safety as nurse Miss Rachael Frances and James Stanley survived by leaping from a window. Fire started from an electric heater in Dr. Epling’s three room apartment. residents were treated at local clinics and hospitals. Funeral services for the child were held the following afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Leonard Clinton Stanley
M. F. Stanley
Stanley
L. C. Epling
Rachael Francis
Bluefield Sanitarium
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Epling
Mrs. Stanley
Rachael Frances
Miss Frances
James Stanley
Einstein loses all property in Germany under seizure laws
Berlin reports secret police confiscated all property of Albert Einstein and his wife under laws seizing communist and enemy assets. The move follows prior seizures of bank accounts boat and Caputh country home, as Einstein later joined the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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Berlin
Albert Einstein
Caputh
Hinstein
United States
Einstein
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N. J
Germany
Pineville House Delegate Joseph H. Cooper Dies at 62
Joseph H. Cooper, 62, a Pineville resident and former Wyoming County superintendent of schools, and member of the West Virginia house of delegates in 1929, died today in Pineville.
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Cooper
Pineville
W. Va
Joseph H. Cooper
House of Delegates
Wyoming County
Special Legislature To Convene Today Faces Tax Problem
Federal relief funds to West Virginia reached 7 833 599 with a new 350 000 allotment by Harry L Hopkins. Legislature expected to act on raising funds to supplement relief. Per capita grant is about 4 50 based on 1930 population. Total, 2 66 percent of 263 279 069 allocated to 48 states DC and four territories.
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Washington
West Virginia
Harry L. Hopkins
District of Columbia
Territories
Machine Gun Robbery Strikes Racine Bank
Five gunmen raided the American Bank and Trust in Racine Wisconsin wounding Patrolman Cyrus Boyer and bank staff and abducting three people as hostages. Hostages released later with two officials unhurt. the raid ended with an estimated loss under 40000 dollars.
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Racine
Wis
American Bank and Trust Company
T Hat
Grover C. Weyland
Ursulia Patzke
Cyrus Boyer
Patzke
Union Grove
Weyland
Waukesha County
Here
Harold Graham
Wilbur Hansen
Grandere
Mary McCormic to Wed Harry Bannister Actor
Opera star Mary McCormic announced in New York that she and actor Harry Bannister plan to marry January 29 and live on a 200 year old Connecticut farmhouse with cows and potato patches. She will travel to Detroit. Bannister could not comment.
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New York
Mary MecCormic
Harry Bannister
Connecticut
Harry
Detroit
Bannister
Ann Harding
West Virginia Retail Merchants Organize
Merchants from seventeen cities formed the West Virginia Retail Merchants association in Charleston with George L. Coyle as president. Jack Burdette, B. C. Harris, and A. W. Steller were named first vice president, second vice president, and treasurer respectively. The group aims to press retailer interests before the upcoming legislative session. A secretary will be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Retail Merchants Association
George L. Coyle
Jack Burdette
Point Pleasant
B. C. Harris
Logan
A. W. Steller
Welch
M L Harrison Dies in Miami Florida
Wytheville Virginia reports M L Harrison 60 a Wythe county delegate died Sunday night in Miami Florida. He was a Democrat who served two terms in the legislature and was not a candidate in the last election. He led the Harrison Tie and Lumber Co of Radford and the Harrison Hancock Hardware Co with stores in Wise other towns. He also sat on the boards of the First National Farmers Bank Wytheville Southwestern Virginia Inc and Bluefield College Trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
M. L. Harrison
Wythe County
House of Delegates
Miami
Fila
Harrison
Harrison Tie and Lumber Company
Radford
Harrison-Hancock Hardware Company
Christiansburg
Pulaski
Rural Retreat
First National Farmers Bank of
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Bluefield
WV Legislature Opens With Tax Overhaul Aim in Closed Sessions
West Virginia lawmakers convene to reshape the tax system and unlock funds for public needs. Aiming for harmony, they expect caucus rulings and closed sessions to guide major measures, including a $25 million property tax act and steps to replace revenue lost to a Supreme Court ruling. The drive seeks indirect taxation and new state funds, with federal relief matching at $500,000 monthly and $8 million sought for schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Superintendent of Schools
Trent
Waxey Gordon 5 Held In Custody In Tax Case
New York officials arrest Waxey Gordon after intimidation charges surface during his income tax evasion trial. Judge Coleman orders custody and hotels for jurors as the trial proceeds with a blue ribbon panel. Gordon faces $562,000 in taxes owed for 1930 and 1931 amid racketeering-era allegations.
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New York
Waxey Gordon
Frank T. Coleman
Gordon
U. S
Thomas E. Dewey
Coleman
Jack “Legs” Diamond
Bernard M. Baruch
Gilbert
W. Kahn
Otto H. Kahn
al Capone
Federal
Dewey
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Pollard
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
John Garland Pollard
Tazewell County
A. C. Buchanan
Tazewell Circuit Court
James Hurt
Tazewell
Hurt
Richmond
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T. McCall Frazier
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Actor
Miami, Florida
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