Coal Industry Eyes Price Fix After Wage Boost
Washington Aug 30 The bituminous coal industry moves to shift higher labor costs onto consumers as UMWA and producers in Appalachia agree to large wage increases. Some rises may reach 100 percent with labor costs 65 70 percent of delivered coal. Plans include marketing agencies and potential price controls to curb selling below production cost.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Appalachian
Recovery Administration
Appalachian Coals Inc
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
United States Supreme Court
Northern Coals, Inc
Ohio
County's Balance Totals 769000 in Kanawha Treasury
The Kanawha county treasury balance on June 30 stood at 769000.82 after the year, with January 1 balances 847995.40 and receipts 1710390.61 totaling 2558386.01. Disbursements reached 1772981.84, overdrafts of 16403.35 at January 1, leaving total 1789385.19.
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Kanawha
London District Fund
General County Fund
General County Road Fund
Youthful boast fuels window vandalism dare claim
Willie Willis recites a boast alleging a teenage dare led to a window being broken, denying involvement and shifting blame to a supposed accomplice. The quote suggests a routine of mischief and denial without admitting action.
Women Pushing NRA Campaign in Kanawha County
The women’s division for the NRA campaign in Charleston and Kanawha county is expanding with district and ward leaders named. Chairmen Mrs. T. O. Timberlake and Mrs. Cyrus W. Hall urge citizens to join as consumer signers, with meetings held in South Charleston and plans to cover Spring Hill Marmet and Davis Creek areas.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
T. O. Timberlake
Cyrus W. Hall
Hall
Timberlake
Harold Melton
Tupper’s Creek
Pocataligo
John Blackwood
Lattes
Maiden District
Cabin Creek
L. T. Bengston
Sallie Caperton
Elijah Steen
Repeal Gains Steam as Washington Goes Wet
Washington margins tilt toward repeal with 340 310 votes for repeal and 141 857 against among 2079 precincts reporting Wet delegates outnumber dry in most districts as state votes show strong move to end prohibition McBride insists anti prohibition fight continues amid national repeal momentum
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Seattle
Washington
Whitman
Asotin
Garfield
Columbia
Chicago
F. Scott McBride
National Anti-Saloon League
Two More Cities Plan Breweries Nearing Parkersburg Start
Parkersburg nears completion of a brewery with production soon. Clarksburg and Huntington groups sought permission to sell stock from the state auditor, signaling rising interest after beer legalization. Charleston participants were among early discussions, with six regions showing initial enthusiasm.
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Parkersburg
Statehouse
Clarksburg
State Auditor
Huntington
George W. McClintic
West Virginia
Charleston
Nazi National Congress Opens in Nurnberg with Hitler Welcome
At Nurnberg Germany on August 30 Adolf Hitler opened the biennial Nazi party congress in the 600 year old city hall while bells tolled and crowds cheered. Thousands of brown shirt storm troopers marched past garlanded streets as banners proclaimed Heil Hitler. Hitler declared future congresses would be held in Nurnberg to showcase German greatness and culture, receiving a 1513 painting by Albrecht Durer, The Knight and Death, as a gift.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Belis
Saint Lawrence
Our Lady’d
National Socialist
Nazi
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Austria
von Schleicher
Liebell
Reich
Albrecht Durer
Death
Copper Denies Locking Huey Huey Denied assault by police chief in New York club melee
New York police chief Steve Webber denied claims he struck Senator Huey Long at a Port Washington charity event. Long was knocked to the floor, with witnesses citing a visitor who challenged the senator. Long was en route to New Orleans after speaking in Milwaukee. In Memphis Huey Long was described as causing an incident on a train, bowling a conductor into two passengers.
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New York
Steve Webber
Port Washington
Huey F Long
Sand Point Bathers
Webber
Louisiana
Senator Long
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Huey
Highwood
Memphis
Tenn
Huey Long
Long Island
George
New York grand jury urges anti racketeering probe draw on state law
New York County grand jury asked Attorney General John Bennett to use the new anti-racket statute to probe politico racketeer ties. The panel, after hearing Medalie and Kernochan, urged a statewide investigation and to make their testimony available, citing alleged collusion between politicians and gangsters during elections.
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New York
New York County
Grand
John J. Bennett, Jr
United States
George @. Medalie
Frederic Kernochan
Court of Special Sessions
Herbert H. Lehman
Medalie
Kernochan
Senate
General Sessions
William Allen
Justice Kernochan
Senate Committee
Tax Case Hears Arguments On Limits Of Tax Increases
Supreme Court heard two cases on whether tax levies may exceed the state amendment limits to pay preexisting debts and bond issues. Lawyers for plaintiffs argued taxes cannot be raised beyond November voters approved, while opponents and the Attorney General said essential government functions could fail if debts are not funded. Justices pressed for definitions of essential functions and whether indirect taxes were exhausted to cover contingencies.
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Supreme Court
Holt
Shinnston
W. E. Bee
Huntington
O. C. Eagle
Braxton County
Jess Snider
Cabell County
Bond Holders Group Banned In West Virginia
West Virginia deputy securities commissioner ordered the bond holders protective committee for S. W. Straus and Company to cease operations in the state. Vere Brown of New York received a warning that personnel may be officials or aligned with them and that solicitation of deposits will not be allowed without prior approval. The Straus firm, a major dealer in real estate securities, sold bonds tied to hotels and tenement properties, with estimated $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 of bonds believed to be held in WV.
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S. W. Straus and Company, Inc
West Virginia
Harold K. Bradford
Vere Brown
New York
Bradford
Straus Company
Encephalitis Toll Now 46
ST. LOUIS August 30 death toll in the sleeping sickness epidemic reached 46 as a medical society symposium is planned to review findings. Federal and local teams will share research while 358 cases have been reported and Ottumwa Iowa records show a second local case following a first death.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Medical Society
Corps of Federal
Charles G. Baker
Ottumwa
Miner's Slayer Still at Large
Fayette county authorities sought Delphine Lorenzo a coal miner from Concho for questioning in the death of Jesse Rodriguez. Rodriguez was found with a bullet wound in his chest, holding a blood smeared .25 caliber pistol, in front of the Rock Lick Smokeless Coal company garage. Officials tie the shooting to a Tuesday quarrel and a coroner's inquest was ordered.
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Oak Hill
Fayette County
Delphine Lorenzo
Concho
Jesse Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Rock Lick
Police Army Is Advocated In National Law Enforcement Plan
GRAND RAPIDS Mich Aug 30 A plan to unite all U S police forces into a single nationwide army backed by the national guard and regular army was presented to the American Bar Association. Assistant Attorney General Malloy supported federalization of police, arguing a crisis in racketeering and kidnapping demands a unitary command under federal commissions. Mart in, ABA president, warned crime is spiraling yet kept recovery program as a temporary expedient. The proposal would place federal commissions on sheriffs policemen and all law officers under one directing head.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
National Guard
American Bar Association
Pat Malloy
Association
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
West Virginia
America
Malloy
Homer S. Cummings
United States
Macklin Plans New River Tie-Up With Industries
New River state school president Edward S. Macklin in Charleston outlined a gradual plan to convert the school toward vocational training tied to southern West Virginia industries. He emphasized hands on learning in chemical industries, collaboration with plants for student work, and teaching economics and business practices to prepare graduates for executive roles.
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Macklin
West Virginia
New River State School
Edward S. Macklin
Capitol
State Board
College of the Arts
Kanawha Valley
Woman Is Sentenced As Accessory to Killing Mrs Mairs
Henry Cano of Charleston arrived at the prison to serve a life term for Deputy Roy Shamblin’s murder. Louise Frazier, pleading guilty to accessory, was sentenced to 15 years and placed near the row where Leo Frazier and Charles Harper await later sentences. Harper was moved with new prisoners as guards and sheriffs escorted Cano’s transfer.
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Moundsville
Henry Cano
Charleston
Roy Shamblin
Louise Frazier
Shamblin
Charles Harper
Huntington
Ripley
Summers
Kanawha County
Harper
Jackson
Cano
Jury sentences killers in highway gun battle case
In Ripley a jury spared Henry Cano from death, giving him a life term after convicting him of murder with mercy recommended. Ralph Harper and Charles Harper were also sentenced to long terms, while Frazier received life for the officer’s death after being previously sentenced to death. Elizabeth Mairs faces further action on an accessory charge. Trial details include Frazier’s changing testimony and double trial outcomes.
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Ripley
Henry Cano
Roy Shamblin
Ralph Harper
Cano
Harpe
Elizabeth Mairs
Charleston
Jackson County
Frazier
Charles Harper
Ano
West Side Man Shot After Quarrel
Earl Knight of West Charleston was shot in the left leg following a quarrel that began hours earlier and ended near a Charleston street lunch wagon. Edmund Westfall, 21, Stockton street, faced felonious shooting charges. Westfall had a hand rash treated before the shooting. Knight was charged with felonious stabbing. Knight’s condition at St Francis hospital was reported not serious.
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Earl Knight
West Charleston
Charleston Street
Edmund Westfall
Stockton Street
Westfall
Knight
St. Francis Hospital
Will Has Solution For Corn Problem
Beverly Hills readers see a humor piece citing an old boy eating 54 ears of corn and a 71 year old woman storing 45 as a playful jab at women's vote. It suggests promoting corn eating contests with Secretary Wallace to rival bridge and comments on Long Island parties and political targets tied to cobs.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Wallace
Long Island
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Thomas, Jr
Rosie
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Associated Press Photo
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