Virginia allocates 11 million road fund to districts
Virginia announces final allocations of 11 million dollars in road funds to eight highway districts for next year. Bristol district gets 1.26 million while Salem receives 1.403 million. Bluefield area wins key Route 26 and Route 23 projects. Changes from tentative totals leave most locality plans intact with adjustments in Route 10, Route 12, Route 20 and Route 43 funding.
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Virginia State Highway Commission
Highway Department
Bluefield
Bristol
Bluefield Cent
Tazewell
Bland
Giles
Highway Commission
Salem
Reed Creek
Bedford
Martinsville
Floyd
River
Rocky Mount East
Route 10
Campbell County
Lynchburg
Richmond
Suffolk
Fredericksburg
Culpepper
Staunton
Bristol-West
Bland-Wytheville
Treasury Agents Question Guards In Detroit
The Free Press reports about twenty customs border patrolmen detained for questioning by treasury agents over Detroit river rum graft. Warrants for several are held to compel explanations as Elmer J. Lewis leads the inquiry, the same official who oversaw a prior probe indicting many patrolmen and liquor smugglers.
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Detroit
The
Free Press
United States Customs Border
Special Treasury
Detroit River
Elmer J. Lewis
Customs Department
Hoover Seeks Public Fight Against Gangs
President Hoover urged national mobilization to back laws against gangster activity. He said federal aid would help local authorities combat corrupt local government, and rejected new federal racketeering laws, stressing enforcement of existing statutes. Attorney General Mitchell echoed calls and noted agents work in Chicago under current laws.
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Washington
Tts
Hoover
Congress
Mitchell
Chicago
West Virginia leaders call for delayed expansion in education
William C. Cook states the Department of Education backs economy for next biennium and postponing extensive land and building purchases. McCullough warns of revenue shrinkage and prioritizes humane needs. salaries and repairs should not be cut. In Washington, AFL opposes William Doak as Labor Secretary, urging a federation member. Green says pick should come from within the federation.
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Charleston
W. Va
William C. Cook
State Department of Education
Witcher McCullough
State Board of Control
McCullough
Cook
State Budget Commission
West Virginia
Washington
American Federation of Labor
William N. Doak
Secretary of Labor
Hoover
William Green
Doak
Davis
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
American Federation
Green
United States
Senator Fees
Ohio
White House
Federation
Fess
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Matthew Woll
William Hutcheson
The
Carpenters
West Virginia bridge commission moves toward purchase of toll bridges
Charleston November 24 The state bridge commission announced it will begin a series of meetings with toll bridge owners next Monday as it pursues the possible purchase of fifteen bridges partly or wholly in West Virginia. The commission favors negotiations over condemnation and aims to allow state wide bond issues if legislative changes remove the current county grouping requirement.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Bridge Commission
West Virginia
A. C. Kimpel
Bridge Commission
Kimpel
Commission
Italy and Russia trade line looms in Milan talks
Rome reports a Milan conference between Dino Grandi and Maxim Litvinoff sparked bets on a growing economic alliance. Observers foresee Italy supplying cheap materials and Russia using Italy to access raw goods, with wheat imports a potential friction point. Geneva discussions add intrigue about political or economic ties.
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Rome
Italy
Russia
Milan
Dino Grandi
Maxim Litvinoff
Geneva
Germany
France
Explosion damages Pittsburgh building in McKeesport blast
An explosion in the Booth Chevrolet garage at McKeesport caused about 70,000 dollars in damage. The front of the structure was blown out and forty cars were destroyed as flames spread and a gasoline blast rocked the district.
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Pittsburgh
Booth Chevrolet Company
McKeesport
Earthquake Strikes Izu Peninsula Killing and Spreading Destruction
A major quake hit the northern Izu peninsula triggering fires and disrupted rail and telegraph lines. Police estimate casualties near 900 with 165 dead in Numazu district and 37 killed at Nirayama, while many areas including Atami Ito and Mishima suffered heavy damage and uncertain totals.
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Tokyo
Izu Peninsula
Shizuoka
Numazu
Nirayama
Mishima
Izu
Atami
Ito
Naggaoka
Shuzenji
Hento
Nagoya
Yokohama
Odawara
Nakazato
Plane with hospital room flies to St. Louis for patient
A hospital room equipped plane flew from Charleston West Virginia to St. Louis carrying Charles G. Caskey of Alton Illinois who has suffered arthritis for six weeks. He was accompanied by a nurse and J K Cunningham his son in law and was taken to a local hospital for treatment after landing. A refueling stop occurred in Cincinnati before the 10 15 a m departure and 4 15 p m arrival.
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St. Louis
Charleston
W. Va
Charles G. Caskey
Alton
Caskey
Owens Illinois Glass Company
J. K. Cunningham
Chicago
Cincinnati
Waterways funding urged to complete five year plan
Mississippi Valley association resolutions ask Congress to provide funds by direct appropriation or other means for the five year waterways program. The group backs a nine foot depth standard, a joint water and rail rate schedule, and flood control clarifications. A survey of slack water projects on Beaver, Mahoning, and Shenango rivers is urged alongside the larger plan.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley Association
Congress
W. R. Dawes
Chicago
Thomase F. Cunningham
New Orleans
Richard S. Hawes
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
Ohio
Great Kanawha
Tennessee and
Cumberland
Missouri
Sioux City
Corpus Christi
Texas
Alabama-Coosa
Arkansas River
Red River
Army
Beaver
Mahoning
Ohio River
Warren
Shenango River
Greenville
Farm leaders urge no Farm Marketing Act changes
Washington leaders of three major farm groups told the Senate Agriculture Committee to avoid amendments to the Farm Marketing Act during the short session and urged funding the Farm Board with 250 million dollars for price and market stabilization next year. They backed full support for the board while noting export debentures may be revived in the Senate.
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Washington
National Farm Organizations
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farm Board
McNary
S. H. Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
L. J. Taber
National Grange
C. E. Huff
National Farmers’ Union
Taber
Senate
DO-X Refueled for Lisbon Takeoff in Spain
Corunna Spain Nov 25 German flying boat DO X prepared for take off to Lisbon at 11 30 am tomorrow weather permitting Refueled with 2500 gallons of gasoline prior to departure plans call for Lisbon as final destination in the flight.
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Corunna
Spain
Lisbon
Mystery Victim Head Sought in East River Search
Police scoured the East River for a valise said to contain a slain man's head after dismembered legs and torso were found in a suitcase and a trunk five miles apart. Levi Bacon, a janitor, led officers to the riverfront claiming a man in a car paid him to throw the valise in.
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New York
East River
Levi Bacon
East Twenty-Third Street
East Side
Saeeen
Eastern Half U. S. In Grip Of Winter
Thousands of homeless and unemployed faced extreme cold across the eastern United States as snow and blizzards spread. Frigid conditions reached Chicago at 16 degrees, while West Virginia and the Midwest endured snow, high winds, and damaged infrastructure.
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U. S
New York
United States
Rockies
Arctic
United States Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Middle West
West Virginia
Illinois
Chicago
Great Lakes
West Bend
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Lincoln
North Dakota
Minnesota
Mississippi
South
Dixie States
Ludlow
Louisville
Asheville
N. C
Pennsylvania
Bedford
Blair
Cambria
Indiana
Somerset
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Far West
Liberty Motors Shipped to Russia Allegations Probe
Washington hearing reveals claims that 400 Liberty motors plus secret plans were sent to Russia via Amtorg. Delgass, former Amtorg VP, alleges illicit sale of war matériel with state department disfavor. He also cites illegal passports for 39 Russians linked to Amtorg cipher and secret service.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Basile W. Delgass
Amtorg Trading Corporation
House
Liberty Motors
War Department
Amtorg
Baltimore
Delgass
United States
Cipher and
Secret Service
Steel leaders predict earnings boost for steel industry
In Cleveland on November 25, B C Fair of Republic Steel and E J Kulas of Otis Steel forecast higher production and prices as steel demand outpaces mills. They cited persistent costs for ore and taxes and urged continued high wages and dividends to restore normal business conditions.
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Cleveland
Middle West
B. C. Fairless
Republic Steel Corporation
E. J. Kulas
Otis Steel Company
Midland Products Corporation
Kulas
Steem
Col Woods Urges Road Work To Help Jobless
Col Arthur Woods, chairman of the president's unemployment relief committee, called road construction and repairs a key relief method in a radio address over NBC. He said road projects would stabilize business by employing labor and purchasing materials when cheap, with each worker supporting many others in mines, factories, and offices.
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Washington
Navy
Arthur Woods
National Broadcasting System
Clara Bow Secretary Indicted on Grand Theft Charges
Daisy Devoe former secretary to actress Clara Bow was indicted by a Los Angeles county grand jury on thirty seven counts of grand theft totaling about sixteen thousand dollars. The jury indicted after Devoe spent an hour before them and she faced unauthorized checks drawn on Bow’s account. Bond set at one thousand dollars. Attorney Nathan Freedman said he would surrender his client tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Daisy Devue
Clara Bow
Miss Bow
Secetary
Miss Devoe
Grand Jury
Nathan Freedman
Judge Considers Clemency Plea in Moonshine Case
In Charleston, West Virginia, Okey Barnett seeks clemency arguing a damaged right arm from a Webster County moonshine raid left him unable to work. Judge McClintic will have a federal physician assess him as sentencing is prepared. Other defendants receive prison terms or fines for liquor offenses in the same session.
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Charleston
W. Va
Webster County
Fedral
Okey Barnett
Sutton
Barnett
George W. McClintic
James Church
Greenbrier County
Atlanta
Jess Church
Chillicothe Industrial Reformatory
Suline Merchant
Near Oak Hill
Chillicothe
Alton Dalton
Isaac Dalton
Ballard Dalton
Nicholas County
Clarence B.turley
Boomer
Bluefield Avenue Parking Limited to Thirty Minutes
The city board restricted parking on Bluefield Avenue between Mercer and Price streets to thirty minutes by ordinance. The meeting authorized filing of delinquent paving suits and approved several building permits including an $18,500 Standard Oil filling station at Bland Street and College Avenue.
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Bluefield Avenue
Mercer Street
Price Street
Mercer
M. K. Harman
Bland Street
M. K. Man
J. P. Harman
North Street
A. M. &. Zion Church
Wilson Street
Standard Oil Company
College Avenue
Mre
D. BE. Cannon
Cal Avenue
Theoperty
M. W. Smith
Albemarle Street
W. T. Trent
W. C. Cray
F. T. Ridley
Aviator Fugitini Evades Pursuer
Madrid reports Major A mon Franco, famed aviator, escaped yesterday morning and has evaded Spanish police since. Authorities believe he hides behind a new disguise with whiskers to slip out of the country. Police ordered harsher treatment if captured, treating him as a national hero while pursued.
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Madrid
Amon Franco
Caballo
Spain
Hidi
Pla
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