Sloan Firm In Auto Strike Stand Amid Talks
Washington reports Secretary Perkins efforts to mediate the GM strike fail as Sloan remains adamant. Perkins and President Roosevelt hope for talks with John L. Lewis, but Sloan refuses to meet while sit down strikers occupy GM plants. Green opposes proposed labor poena powers. McGrady notes no quick emergency legislation.
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Business Ready To Open Doors In Parkerburg
Parkerburg businesses prepared to reopen as Ohio River remains below flood stage after the nearby forested area was affected. Officials expect most industries to resume soon with the Par ketaburg Iron and Steel pant only partially affected. Health authorities plan home inspections and fumigation as families return, with little illness reported. Coast guard boats aided 1,500 refugees in a concentration camp near Huntington, now leaving with crews.
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Executions Reported of Thirteen Bolshevik Officials
A Warsaw dispatch notes thirteen former Bolshevik authorities executed by Russian army executioners at the Lubyanka courtyard after clemency pleas were denied. The condemned, once key figures in Stalin era terror, were shot in sequence and buried by early today. An official confirmation was not yet issued.
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Miner believed alive after four days in dark pit
Lemington reports Mrs Elvers Johnson says her husband Robert P Johnson, a 36 year old coal miner, may have swum across a pool in the mine. Rescue teams search lit passages as weary workers probe exposed sections, while officials doubt survival without food.
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Britain Fears Major Conflict Over Colonies
NDON Jan 31 Britain fears a major international clash with Germany over colonial claims after Hitler's Reichstag speech. The British foreign office said Germany must return to the League of Nations before any colonial talks, warning Britain will not permit unilateral moves on its mandates. The crisis centers on whether Britain’s mandate colonies should be restored to Germany, with France backing London.
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League
Budget Ready For Lawmakers Budget Estimates For Social Programs
The legislature moves toward the biennial appropriation bill with projections of about 31 million dollars yearly, surpassing the 1935 budget. Most of the rise is linked to social security disbursements and relief, with Gov Holt noting 6.5 million annually for aid under prior acts. The budget bill remains guarded until introduction, while calls for school and institutional funding spark speculation.
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Evangelist Discusses Destruction Message at Union Mission
Rev Paul Carlock conducts revival at Union Mission Tabernacle with a sermon titled Lady Destroyed based on Acts 20:1 He warns that those who harden themselves against Christ face sudden destruction without remedy The piece notes readers can turn to page 3 for the full text and context
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Union Mission Tabernacle
Flooded Cities of State Virtually On Their Feet
Flooded cities in West Virginia moved toward normal activity as hundreds of Mood refugees returned home in Wheeling and northern counties. WPA and CCC workers labored around the clock to clear flood scum and debris with 3100 men assigned to western counties. Officials toured the area reporting 800 families back in their homes and noting ongoing waterlogged streets and damaged properties. By tomorrow most business districts were expected to be cleaned enough for repair estimates, though urgent tasks continued.
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Associated Press
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Wheeling
WPA
F. Witcher McCullough
Bbn
McFarland
Regispary
HS Area
CCC
Riverside
Parkersbore
Cleanup Work Goes Forward
Clean-up efforts progressed in Huntington as Mood waters receded, leaving Fourth Avenue in the business district littered with debris and broken glass. The river fell to 60.8 feet and engineers expect it to drop below the 50 foot flood stage by Tuesday. Mayor George R. Seamonds estimated city flood damages could reach $2,000,000 as water company workers continued their battle to restore services.
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Died at 105 Rainelle famous as old time resident
Mrs. Jennie Brown, 105, longtime Rainelle resident, died today. She cooked and kept house until three years ago, and had been bedridden since then. Survived by three sons and three daughters. known throughout the county as a longtime mother figure.
Mammoth Man Stabbed to Death in Home Attack
Daniel Davis 45, worker at Kanawha Holking Coal company sawmill, was stabbed to death on his Mammoth home porch after an argument with his wife Ethel Davis 40. She confessed self defense saying he struck her thrice with his fists. Linville David seven, the adopted son, witnessed the stabbing. Davis died from loss of blood due to a severed jugular vein. wife in county jail awaiting arraignment on a slaying charge.
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Mammoth
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Linville David
Perine
Cedar, Grove
James E. Roberts
County Revere
Coughlin Attacks Mass Producers Over Wages
Detroit January 31 Father Charles E Coughlin urged mass production owners to save private property by paying living annual wages He spoke via independent network in a broadcast second in a series on Christianity and anti Communism He attacked GM strikes and warned against Soviet style socialization while defending the right to a living wage as essential to avoid communism
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Charles E. Coughlin
Can
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General Motors Corporation
New Evacuation Order Issued By Cairo Mayor
Tension rose as the Ohio River neared a three foot bulkhead at Cairo. An evacuation order for women and children followed the river reaching about 9.23 feet, threatening a 500 foot wall and the city bulwark. Crews rushed sandbags and bolstered the bulkhead at key points while authorities urged caution.
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Ohio
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Earl Miles
Mississippi
Desolated Paducah Evacuates as Rescue Efforts Ramp Up
Desperate evacuations continued in Paducah Kentucky as U S army regulars and the national guard aided by coast guardsmen cleared residents from floodwaters. Five hundred of about five thousand remaining were moved to high ground near Avondale Heights Arcadia and Mayfield with some residents resisting at Jefferson grade school. Authorities warned no further water fuel or food would be available and that the health of those remaining was at risk. A legion post of 300 veterans patrolled flooded streets to deter looting while rescue boats ferried people to safety.
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River and levee crisis floods Cairo Ohio valley
The Ohio Mississippi flood crest nears Cairo Illinois as sandbagging and levee work struggle to hold back water. Thousands evacuated or warned as Mississippi breaks threaten Paducah and Cincinnati. National guard and WPA relief mobilized. damage tally tops 400 million with about 400 dead and a million homeless.
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Rites Held On Scattered Altars Of City
In Louisville flood relief, many churches serve as relief stations and no formal worship fills the pews. Some services occur on improvised altars amid flooded streets while volunteers provide food, aid, and shelter. Clergy and officers join in brief prayers as residents seek help amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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John Lowe Fort
Levisvidle Council of Churches
Joseph Rauch
Temple Odath Israel
Maj. W. ©. Ulrey
America
Baby Noah Born Amid Flood Survivor Story
A newborn named Noah arrived during a flood event as parents Mr. and Mrs. Cursor Haley care for the child in an emergency hospital wing. The report notes a seven pound birth and the family staying in the hospital facility while the flood disaster unfolds nearby.
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Steel Striding Again With Old Vigor In 1937
Steel industry shows renewed strength as flood losses fade and demand rises. American Iron and Steel Institute notes plants operate at over 80 percent capacity, with 20 million dollars budgeted for construction and equipment in 1937. U.S. Steel leads stock gains as profits surge across six top firms, nearing 119 million dollars versus 32 million the prior year.
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