Senate Advances School Finance Bill Amid Amendments
The Senate moved the amended school finance bill toward final action after four hours of debate and four technical amendments aimed at the distribution formula. Both chambers warned of further action over the weekend and a possible conference committee to resolve differences. Gas tax and public assistance measures also advanced, including a two year extension and exemptions for certain machinery. Local bills passed in the Senate include naming the Frank S. Easley bridge in Bluefield and allowing Logan county to transfer unused dog fund money to the general fund.
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Senate
House
W. W. Trent
Merrill Flood
Judiciary Committees
House Finance Committee
Tax Department
Judiciary Committee
Hudson
Sen
Fleming
Department of Public Assistance
Kanawha County
Bluefield
Frank S. Easley
Logan County
Young Again Blasts At Morgan Interests
Robert R. Young accuses J P Morgan and Company of trying to seize control of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. He and associate control stock in the Van Sweringen system and say Morgan interests sought to add two directors to the C O board to steer financing. Young cites bond changes and a proxy fight as prelude to a compromise and hints at a broader Wall Street conflict.
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Cleveland
Robert R. Young
J. P. Morgan and Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Young
van Sweringen
Morgan
Eric Cawin
Wigs Zeuroc Cavier
New York
Robert Taft
R.ohio
Cincinnati Union Terminal Company
Taft
Wall Street
Earle Bailie
J. & W. Sligman and Company
John B. Hollister
Cincinnati
John D. Dickinson
Charleston
W. Va
Child quotes about work and aging in family life
Willie Willis says his parents are busy with games and house chores. He longs to be grown and able to join in, hoping for the day when he can play with the adults instead of cleaning the cellar.
Armor Park Colony to Stay Intact Despite NYA Moves
Lieut. Com. T. G. Haff of the U S naval ordnance plant told Armor Park neighbors that no leases will be canceled to favor NYA officials or other government workers. Vacant houses will be leased first to NYA personnel only if tenants vacate or violate lease terms.
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Armor Park
National Youth Administration
South Charleston
Charleston
T. G. Haff
U. S. Naval Ordnance Plant
Bureau of Ordnance
NYA
Hungry Convicts Stage Bread Strike At San Quentin
About 2,750 hungry inmates at San Quentin, more than half the prison population, remained in their cells and ate bread as Warden Court Smith warned of a potential powder keg. He blamed agitators and said food issues were vague while hoping to learn the exact cause.
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San Quentin
Calif
Court Smith
U. S
Smith
Aid Bill Sent To White House
Congress sent the 725 million WPA emergency relief bill to President Roosevelt for signature to insure jobs for about 3,000,000 people until spring. The Senate approved the conference report and the Tarver amendment to cap wage differences at 25 percent and Garner was authorized to sign on his sick bed before adjourning. Col. Harrington prepared to deploy the funds once signed.
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Washington
INS
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Tarver
Garner
Want Ad For Date Brings Big Response
Stillwater Oklahoma February 2 A college sophomore John Clark of Oklahoma A and M placed a want ad in the college paper seeking a date for a weekend party. Eighteen girls answered and Clark picked his date.
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Stillwater
Okla
John Clark
Oklahoma
Clark
Tax On Domestic Cats Proposed in Legislature
West Virginia lawmakers debated tax ideas with Delegate Jones proposing cats be declared personal property and taxed 50 cents per head. The bill moved to the taxation and finance committee amid other measures. Delegates White and Simpson pushed reform efforts on bank double liability and civil service for state workers.
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McDowell
West Virginia
Jones
McDowell County
Seer Wee
Taxation and Finance Committee
White
Boone County
State Banking Department
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Simpson
Harrison County
Senate
Sen
Randolph
Harrison
Rebels Promise Pardon to Fees Fleeing Spain
PERPIGNAN France Feb 2 AP An insurgent pledge to pardon government soldiers who cross into rebel territory eased wartime refugee burdens as about a quarter of 4000 government militiamen who fled into France chose Hendaye exits. General Davila signaled punishment for revolution leaders while Franco’s forces touted Barcelona’s fall and the Figueras government prepared further resistance.
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Perpignan
France
Spain
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Hendaye
Burgos
Madrid
Madrilenos
Barcelona
Gomez Jordana
Fidel Davila
Davila
Franco
Figueras
FDR Branded No 1 Enemy by Nazi Press
Berlin reports the controlled Nazi press on a campaign against President Roosevelt calling him anti Fascist No 1 and unable to be seen as the spokesman for his people. It cites his foreign policy crisis and a White House meeting with the Senate military affairs committee while praising Wilson in London and Paris.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Wilson
London
Paris
Senate Military Affairs Committee
U. S
Berliner Boersen Zeitung
Groundhog Day Quelled by Rain as Hibernators Peek Out
Groundhog topside reports from Charleston show no shadows as creatures emerge morning and afternoon. H. D. Roddy’s groundhog at Elk River Road den eats carrots then returns to a dry warm bed in a barrel. In South Charleston Mrs. I. C. Ruddle notes a pet groundhog with a late November hole outing, but rain kept shadows away all day.
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Charleston
H. D. Droddy
W. H
Standard Oil
Elk River Road
Thomases
Roddy
Tey
South Charleston
I. C. Ruddle
Glendale Avenue
New CCC Uniforms Debut in Washington Camp
In a Washington CCC camp a fashion preview shows members wearing spruce green uniforms as Martin of Pa models the suit. Fellow enrollee Mike de Angelo of Bethlehem approves. officials say 50,000 suits and black shoes will be issued to eastern camps by Oct 1.
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Martin
Civilian Conservation Corps
Mike de Angelo
Bethlehem
CCG
East
Washington, D. C
CCC
Winter's Blast Moves to West
Associated Press reports the storm center shifting to the far west with warnings from San Francisco to the Canadian border. Snow and subfreezing temps hit Southern California and Arizona, Phoenix tallying its fifth snow in 20 years. Roads froze, 600 cars freed after six inches fell. Forecast cooler eastern U S with rain in Texas and Arkansas and snow turning to rain in New York. Groundhog shadow sightings noted and weather expert comment.
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Pacific
San Francisco
Canadian
Alaska
California
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Texas
Arkansas
Ohio Valley
New York
Midwest
North Dakota
Montana
Punxsutawney
Boston
H. A. Downs
Chicago
Soviet Worker Sentenced to Death for Terrorism
In Moscow a radio broadcast announced the first death sentence from the Soviet anti lax labor campaign. A leather factory employee, 58 S V Morozoff, attacked his manager after punishment for breach of labor discipline and was convicted of terrorism and sentenced to be shot.
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Moscow
Russia
V. Morozoff
Roosevelt quotes alarm Italy with frontier remark
Rome dispatch reports Mussolini’s press chief Virginio Gayda denounces President Roosevelt for suggesting U S frontier lies in France The Il Giornale D Italia warns that extending U S reach to Europe would force Germany and Italy to push defenses to the Panama Canal and escalate tensions between allied powers.
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Rome
Roosevelt
U. S
France
Europe
Germany
Italy
Panama Canal
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Il Giornale D
Italia
Washington
United States
Riine
January Auto Death Toll Hits State Low
The West Virginia highway safety bureau reports January fatalities on state roads at 23, the lowest monthly total in several years. Col. C. C. Tallman notes drivers and pedestrians are more safety conscious, with 30 deaths in January 1938 and earlier months showing higher counts in prior years.
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Highway Safety Bureau
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Col. C. C. Tallman
West Virginia
Col. Tallman
Bureau
Defenders Clash Over Roosevelt Policy in Congress
Washington Feb 2 Critics of Roosevelt foreign policy push to the country against what they call secret and unneutral acts likely to draw U S into war. Nine Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee issue a manifesto opposing any war program through secret diplomacy. Ickes says no danger of war. Hoover criticized policy. Germany to double submarine fleet stirs interest as House appropriations subcommittee advances military funding.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
France
Europe
Ickes
Administration
Interior
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Germany
Reich
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Reich Plans Submarine Fleet Expansion Under Parity Pact
Berlin announces use of the 1935 and 1937 Anglo German naval accords to raise submarine numbers and arm 10,000 ton cruisers with 20.3 cm guns, aiming for parity with Britain. Britain was notified December 30. The agreement set a 35 percent naval tonnage cap relative to Britain, with a 45-100 submarine to surface ratio and compensating fees.
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Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Britain
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West Virginia University College of Law
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Robert Quillen
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FDR
Sec
U.S
Eran
Winter
West
Associated Press
Shet
Panama
Tallman
House Committee
Rep
Snyder
Army Air Corps
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