Delay Charged To Northern Mine Owners
New York April 22 The deadlocked soft coal wage and hour talks between Appalachian district operators and the United Mine Workers erupted as union officials claimed southern operators were ready to concede while northern owners resisted. The dispute centers on a closed shop demand with no progress reported by weekend adjournment.
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New York
INS
Appalachian
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
Sam Cady
District 30
Big Sandy
Kentucky
Lewis
Washington
O. E. Gasaway
International Board of
Cady
Galaway
Ireland
City to Condemn Parkway Realty for Kanawha Parkway
City officials plan condemnation hearings for Parkway Realty between Court and Broad streets to extend Kanawha Parkway. Circuit Judge Bouchelle granted possession of the property from Court to Dunbar except the Union Trust building so tenants must vacate within 10 days. Dravo contractors near start of downtown work after toe-wall removal and relocation of western HQ to the east.
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Kanawha Parkway
Philip H. Hill
Julian F. Bouchelle
Union Trust
Court
Dunbar
Col. Co. P. Fortney
Dravo Company
Dravo
Refugees Held Good For U.S. Refugees Held Good For U.S.
Capitol Hill debated American help for 20 000 German refugee children with advocates Dor othy Thompson and Dr Dudley Carroll urging higher admission and quicker action. Opposing letters from Sens Reynolds and Holman emphasized prioritizing U S home homeless children before taking in others. The hearing spotlighted the Wagner Rogers bill and fears of public charges.
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Washington
INS
Capitol Hill
Congressional Immigration Committee
America
Dorothy Thompson
Dudley D. Carroll
North Carolina
Wagner-Rogers
Sens. Reynolds
Sen. Holman
Oregon
U. S
Miss Thompson
Legion Opposes Bergdoll Pardon
The American Legion in Indianapolis demands Grover Cleveland Bergdoll serve his five year term rather than receive a pardon. National Commander Stephen F. Chadwick says Bergdoll betrayed America during its hour of need, and the law must be upheld despite appeals from his mother and wife. Bergdoll fled to Germany after conviction.
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Indianapolis
INS
American Legion
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Stephen F. Chadwick
Legion
Philadelphia
U. S
Germany
Roosevelt
Chadwick
America
Tax Revision For Business Gets Go Sign
President Roosevelt approves Treasury Secretary Morgenthau presenting business tax revision proposals to Congress. Final prep will occur at the White House next week. Proposals include alternative caps on capital gains and stock taxes with graduated corporate levies up to 22 percent.
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FDR
Treasury
Congress
Morgenthau
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Sec. Morgenthau
White House
Sec. of the Treasury
John Hanes
The
Dictators Cut U.S. Air Sales in South America
The Civil Aeronautics Authority reported 1938 world aircraft purchases totaled 150 million dollars, up 73 percent from 1937. Germany and Italy dominated Latin American trade, with Chile especially shifting to European exporters while Argentina and Brazil remained loyal U.S. customers.
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Washington
INS
Germany
Italy
U. S
South America
Japan
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Chile
Paraguay
Peru
Brazil
U.S
Argentina
Federal Agency Probes Miners Relief Charges
A federal probe questions claims that surplus commodities are denied to unemployed miners in West Virginia. Philip Maguire reports some welfare boards refuse to provide aid while state officials say supplies are inadequate and that they strive to help eligible families. United Mine Workers urge action as furloughed miners await relief.
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Philip Maguire
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Washington
West Virginia Department of Public Assistance
Public Assistance
A. W. Garnett
Maguire
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District No. 17
UMWA
Joseph Blackburn
Public Assistance Department
Taft Says He Is Not A 1940 Presidential Candidate
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio rules out a 1940 bid and says he wants to remain in the Senate. He notes GOP unity may form a strong 1940 front but rejects any talk of a Taft-Dewey ticket or similar presidential coalition.
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Robert Taft
Ohio
White Hope
Inez Robb
Washington
INS
Herbert Hoovers
Kenneth Simpsons
Robert Alphonso Taft
Taft
Senate
Thomas E
Ex-Bluefield Girl Weds Doug Jr in Quiet California Wedding
Beverly Hills April 22 Ex Bluefield socialite Mrs Mary Lee Epling Hartford formerly of Bluefield W Va wed film star Douglas Fairbanks Jr in a Methodist church ceremony attended by about 20 relatives and friends. The bride wore a rose beige silk gown and Chanel hat while her mother gave her away. Fairbanks served as best man.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
INS
Mary Lee Epling
Hartford
Bluefield
W. Va
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
Westwood
Gordon C. Chapman
Giles Thomas Epling
Neutrality Act Split GOP Push to Keep Law Intact
Quietly influential Republicans seek a compromise on neutrality policy aiming to keep the current act unchanged. Sen Borah argues public mood favors no permanent changes while the administration signals a showdown. Pittman proposes open markets with cash payments and no ship transport, or extend cash and carry to May 1 with minor changes. The debate centers on how to handle arms sales to belligerents as war looms.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Borah
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Sarann
Lanny Ross Chosen as Isle Partner by New York Co-Eds
New York April 22 Lanny Ross described as a tall and romantic crooner was selected by university co-eds as the ideal man to be marooned with on a desert island. Earlier male students chose Hedy LaMarr as their dream girl. Ross accepted a desert sand box gift from five co-ed charmers at their annual prom.
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New York
Lanny Ross
New York University
Hedy LaMarr
Turkey Warns Nazi Hordes To Stay Away
Turkey replies to Hitler's peace question with a strong assurance of its military strength and readiness to repel any attack. Diplomats say Ankara implies a warning to the Rome Berlin axis not to threaten the Balkans, while noting Berlin’s fear-driven diplomacy.
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Turkey
Dardanelles
Fuehrer
Balkan
State Department
Berlin
Hitler
Roosevelt
Reich
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Albania
Moscow Talks Point Toward Anglo Soviet Entente
Reports from Moscow say Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky will return soon with instructions for Great Britain France and Russia to form a triple entente. He conveyed Chamberlain's anti aggression policy to Soviet leaders and met Sir William Leeds as Anglo Soviet talks near conclusion.
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William Hillman
London
INS
Moscow
Ivan M. Maisky
Great Britain
France
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Maisky
Neville Chamberlain
Maxim M. Litvinov
William Leeds
Soviet Union
Hitler
Hitler rallies small nations to defy Anglo French aid
Berlin reports Hitler secures assurances from Romania and other eastern states that they do not fear German aggression as he prepares to answer Roosevelt. Nazi press launches likely campaign against United States Britain and France as Axis seeks a larger central and eastern European bloc. A Lufthansa flight to Tokyo signals growing Axis ties with Japan.
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Berlin
INS
Roosevelt
Hitler
Romania
United States
Britain
France
Axis
Rome-Berlin
England
German Foreign Office
Russia
Foreign Office
Counm
Dmitry Manuilsky
Pravda
Poland
Rumania
Warsaw
Fuehrer
Voelkischer Beobachter
Soviet Russia
Far Eastern
Red Army
Vladivostok
Habarovsk
M. Semenovski
Japan
Soviet Far East
Lufthansa
Tokyo
Germany
Italy
Beirut
Syria
Turkey
Baron Franz von Papen
Inflation Seen Lying in Nazi Finance Path
Grosvenor Jones of the commerce department warned that Germany faces inflationary peril from its March 20 plan to pay bills with tax anticipation certificates. He said success depends on cutting government spending and voluntary holding of non-interest bearing certificates, with 60 percent cash and 40 percent in tax related notes.
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Washington
Grosvenor Jones
Commerce Department
Nazi Germany
Jones
Germany
Hopkins
Reich
Infla
Treasury bids for 96 million sheets of special printing paper
Treasury officials price bargain paper for printing folding money and public debt securities. Last year the government bought 100 million sheets of high grade stock yet later used in payroll envelopes as greenbacks.
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Washington
INS
Treasury
Enlist in Fight on Cancer Proclaimed for Charleston Week
Mayor Daw son issued a proclamation setting April 24 to 29 as Cancer Control week in Charleston urging enlistments in the Women's Field Army and participation in educational programs. Appointments listed include Mrs. A A Seletz as Charleston area chairman and booth leaders for enlistments at Woodrums and others from the First M E Church Missionary Society.
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Dawson
Charleston
U. S
Congress
Women’s Field Army
A. A. Seletz
American Society For the Control of Cancer
J. Treadgold
Missionary Society of the First
M. E. Church
Woodrums
John
United Carbon to Erect 12 Story Office Building in Charleston
United Carbon plans a 12 story office building on the northwest corner of Kanawha and Broad streets occupying two floors of the Union building. Oscar Nelson president unavailable for details. Site purchase negotiations with Charleston National Bank real estate department expected soon. The firm, a major carbon black maker, operates gas well properties in West Virginia Louisiana and Texas. Sacred Heart high school committee eyeing the southwest corner of Virginia and Broad for a new school. About 125000 dollars raised in a building drive last year.
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United Carbon Company
Union Building
Kanawha and
Broad Streets
Gazette
Charleston
Oscar Nelson
Charleston National Bank Real Estate Department
U. S
West Virginia
Louisiana
Texas
Sacred Heart High School
Virginia
Broad Street
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Field Army
Booth
United Carbon
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