City and County Face Loss of WPA Funds Over Inaction
Charleston and Kanawha county governments are urged to push projects to avoid losing federal Works Progress Administration funds. Huntington advances with street work and parks. Charleston plans include paving sewering and an incinerator project, but none filed yet. The six-engineer offer from WPA remains unused and the South Side bridge project stalls awaiting new state leadership.
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Kanawha
Works Progress Administration
Huntington
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Works ‘Progress Administration
E. L. Bailey
Bailey
Catlette Elected Head of Local Forty and Eight
M S Catlette of South Charleston was elected chet de gare of Voiture 1087 Forty and Eight at the annual election in Hale street American Legion hall. He succeeds H T Redd of Charleston. Bowles named chef de train with Boiarsky Larson Tormey Myers reelected. Delegates to the Fairmont state convention named.
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M.S. Catlette
South Charleston
Chet de Gare
American Legion Hall
Hale Street
H. T. Redd
Charleston
Bowles
Bendarsky
Commissiare
Gus Larson
Frank Savy
William Tormey
Garde de la Porte
J. B. Adams
Lampiste
Clifford Myers
Blow by Blow Fight Report Tonight at Comiskey Park
King Levinsky to face Joe Louis in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Comiskey Park. Gazette plans blow by blow coverage for local fight fans at Three Acres in Hale Street as no broadcast is arranged. Large crowd expected, start time 10 o clock EST.
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King Levinsky
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Joe Louis
gCen
the Gazette
Hale Street
Jack Dempsey
Brown Shirts Extend Campaign Against Saboteurs
Berlin reports remnants of the Nazi brown shirts are to continue the anti saboteur drive. Der Angriff cites the storm troops as now fighting Jews and political Catholicism. The piece shows a banner reading we will permit no sabotage against der fuehrers reconstruction.
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Berlin
der Ansriff
der Fuehrer
Edmonton Bubletin
Bill to Pay $5,000 For Death of Girl Is Passed by House
The House approved a bill by Rep Kee awarding $5,000 in damages to William Picklesimer of Mingo County W Va for the death of his daughter Gladys 19 who was struck by a car driven by T M Thompson a postoffice inspector while waiting for a school bus near Williamson on May 11 1934. The Post Office Department found Thompson on official business and driving between 45 and 50 mph at the time of the accident.
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Aus
Kee
D-W. Va
William Pickleshimer
Mingo County
W. Va
Gladys
Highway 52
Williamson
Williamson High School
T. M. Thompson
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Thompson
Italy orders 175000 more men to arms in Ethiopia drive
Premier Mussolini commands 175000 mobilizations as reports claim Emperor Haile Selassie backs 60000 Ethiopian troops near Italy's East Africa frontier. About 45000 join cantonments for training. total in training plus recruited units rises to roughly 235000. Communique No 9 signals two regular divisions, a blackshirt unit, and two replacement divisions amid heavy Ethiopian mobilizations.
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Rome
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Italy
East African
East Africa
Il Duct
GOP Nominee Victor in R I Providence
The Republicans claim Charles F. Risk leads in the 61st district with about 6,400 votes over Antonio Prince as 75 of 112 precincts report. Risk carries Pawtucket and Lincoln and wins in Newport, Central Falls, and other towns, signaling a likely 8,000 vote plurality.
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Charles F. Risk
House of Representatives
Risk
Antonio Prince
Pawtuceket
Lincoln
Prinses
Central Falls
Princeewport
Henry S. Wheeler
Jeremiah P. Mahoney
West Virginia to Restore Sight to 375 Blind Children
State welfare director announces major program to restore sight for 375 blind children, with initial successes at Rumney and Bluefield. Surgeons and clinics statewide will examine and treat suspected cases, aided by volunteer specialists and hospitals willing to operate at minimal costs.
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West Va
Tocai I
Breach Widens On City Taxes In City Hall Debate
Council and administration leaders acknowledged a widening split between gross sales tax advocates and supporters of Councilman Poffenbarger’s consumer sales plan. Mayor Dawson set four more public hearings for businesses to speak before any action, with retailers and wholesalers slated to appear at two o’clock on successive days.
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Pottenbarger
Dawson
Heacon
Chamber of Commercce
Poffenbarger
Hovever
Roy HB. Pierson
State Tax Commissioner
Suspect Sought In Counterfeit Notes Passing
Charleston man sought after counterfeit ten dollar bills circulated in the city. Police say the suspect may be traveling in a sedan with stolen license plates from Morris. About ten false notes reported at two Charleston banks and several chain grocers last weekend. Other locals also complained of fake currency being received.
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Charleston
Arch Brown
Morris
Weather Delays Post and Rogers Flight to Alaska
Weather delays slowed Wiley Post and Will Rogers on the Seattle departure as their red monoplane aimed for Alaska. Post and Rogers tested flight performance near Renton and Lake Washington while Mrs Post stayed back. They plan a route to Moscow via Alaska and Siberia with weather concerns from Cordova toward Juneau and Ketchikan.
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Gulf of Alaska
Tonigit
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Rentan
Post
Rogers
Lake Washington
Alaska
Moscow
Siberia
Matanucka Valley
Weather Bureau
Cordova
Juneau
Ketchikan
Robert White Former Senator In Critical Condition
Robert White former state senator is seriously ill at his home. Physicians describe his condition as bad. The report notes his long public service and current health status. Gravely T. ROMNEY mentions the source of the update.
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Robert White
Gravely T
Romney
Leaders Resist Tax Riders Bonus Ban
Senate administration backs outlawing riders to the wealth tax bill and moves to speed adjournment. Senator Robinson says the bonus issue opens next January’s session, while inflationists warn of filibuster risk. Democratic steering panels discuss tax evasions and shifting burden to the propertied class. Inflation groups plan downtown meeting to align opposition.
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Senate
Sen. Robinson
Borah R. Ideho
Robinson
Tin Democratic
Treasury
Troopers Told To Be Superior
West Virginia state police superintendent urged officers to place personal superiority and integrity first in enforcing law. He warned that despite advances in science, character remains essential and favoritism has no place. public opinion can sustain or hinder police departments as duty demands sacrifice and consistency.
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Washington
West Virginia
National Crime Prevention School
Shingleton
Three West Virginia Counties Ban Liquor Store Operation
Associated Press reports that three West Virginia counties rejected operating state liquor stores in special elections. Ritchie county tallied 3177 against 612, Grant county showed about 3 to 1 against liquor in eight precincts, and Upshur county posted 2081 against 944 for liquor stores in 19 precincts with remaining rural areas not yet tabulated.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Tuesay
Ritchie County
MelFarlan
Grant County
Panhandle Shunty
Upshur County
Elusive Hopson Spotter Probe Sparks Capitol Hunt
Washington investigators chase missing utility magnate Will Hopson known as the mastermind of the allied electric lobby. O'Connor accuses Pat Hurley of spurring Hopson from the city after a subpoena, with searches at Shoreham and Mayflower hotels and calls to police.
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O'Connor
Hopson
Washington
Harry C. Hopson
America
Senate
House
Sherlocka
Associated Gag and Electric Company
Utilities
Shoreham Hotel
Mayflower Hotel
Pat Hurley
Leesburg
Shoreham
Robinson
Mayflower
Rumor of Hodges for road chief gains little credence
The capitol reacted coolly to a report Governor Kump may appoint Charles E. Hodges of Morgantown to the state road commissionership. Observers cite Hodges past education work and legislative fights for school funding, noting the board should include educators rather than attorneys. Hodges denied discussing road affairs with the governor, saying his city visit was unrelated to the road department.
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Kump
State Education Board
Charles E. Hodges
Morgentown
Dent
Legture
West Virginia University
Mary B. Boyd
State Board of Education
Hodges J Bee
Hodges
Road Commission
Pol
State Board
Strikers Take Boy For Ride In Telegraph Walkout
Striking Western Union messengers clashed with security and assaulted two youths during the stoppage in Charleston. Reports say Harry Harper, 18, was forced into a car near the Kanawha Valley Bank building and beaten, with his right wrist broken. A substitute messenger was also assaulted. police and guards attempted to curb violence as strikers picketed and tires were punctured. The workers seek a 30 percent wage increase and longer hours. The firm anticipates settlement by Wednesday after instructions from its general offices.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Harry Harper
Reynolds Street
South Charleston
Kanawha Vattley Bank
E. H. Phillips
Charleston
Blindfald
Harper
Poe
Oscar Moses
Marion Avenue
Halé Street
Gazette
Phillips
Hurley Calls Visit Outrage Over Hopson Search
Leesburg Virginia August reports Hurley condemning a congressional inquiry visit to his home seeking missing utility lobby witness H. C. Hopson. He says Hopson has never been there and questions the search, while William F. Collins and two committee pages delivered a subpoena for Hopson’s appearance.
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Washington
O'Connor
House Rules Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
H. ‘Hopson
Investigaton
Hurley
Virginia
Hopson
Leesburg
Nis
H. C. Hopson
Patrick Hurley
William F. Collins
Here
Collins
Accord Is Viewed As Utility Conferees Hold Parley Today
Conferees from both branches meet tomorrow to forge a compromise on the utility holding company issue. The Senate seeks to restrict voting control and convert holdings into investment trusts rather than dissolve them. House representatives had refused to confer with Ben Cohen, and the plan aims to avoid a full dissolution while protecting investors in distant holding entities.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Representatives
Ben Cohen
Illinois Educator’s Siege Ended by Sledge Hammers
In Chicago, Otto F. Aken, rival to Nobel J. Puffer for county superintendent of schools, barricaded himself in the office. A two-sided battle ended when six climbers and sledge-hammer wielders forced entry, Puffer then declared no records could be moved while Aken remained inside until removed.
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Illinois
Chicago
Otto F. Aken
Nobel J. Puffer
Aken
Puffer
Aker
Tendent
Charze
Putter
Seattle is Wonderful City Declares Rogers
Seattle report describes a bustling, boastful view of the city with references to travel times by plane to major cities, local landmarks, and a satirical note on politics. The piece mentions Roosevelt era economics and a fictional token economy, ending with an odd anecdote about a lieutenant governor who is a fiddle player.
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Wash
New
America
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