State colleges target eyed by solons in WV plan
West Virginia faces proposals to wipe out seven teacher training institutions leaving only four as lawmakers weigh massive education and tax changes. A county unit school plan, a state funded six month term, and a road program overhaul are among agenda items. The governor elect may push minimum school term funding and new revenue measures. A six member joint committee hones property classification rules while Dr. John F. Sly briefs on assessment data.
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Max Fullerton
Associated Press
West Virginia
House
Roy Yoke D
Manongulla
B. Goodwin
Jackson
West Virginia University
Marshall College
Potomac State School
West Virginia State College
Kump
Legisatora
County Schoo
Latlery
Mot
Road Commission
Euimp
Sly
John F. Sly
Washington
Lawmakers Study Moratorium Plan For Debtor Farms
Lawmakers in Quarteston discussed a two year moratorium bill for debt ridden farms and homes. The measure, favorably reported by the Judiciary committee, aims to shield property rights and uphold orderly government, with a Wednesday debate planned after lawyers reviewed constitutional compliance and drafts by Delegate Otte Carfen and others.
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Quarteston
House of Delegates
Otte Carfen
Wynming
House Judiciary Committee
Wyoming County
Carden
R. D. Briley
H. B. Lee
C. W. Ferguson
G. C. Belknap
D. Braxton
Three Killed in Virginia Boiler Blast
A boiler explosion at a mill in Bearfield Virginia killed three men Zeek Kelly 66 George Dobson 35 and Samuel Musick 23 who had come to the mill to have their grain ground Eleven others were injured Earl Breed owner of the mill was among the injured Authorities described the isolated town with no telephone service and said conditions hindered aid Names and exact circumstances remained partly unclear as investigators worked to determine the cause of the blast
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Bearfield
Stedey
Zeek Kelly
George Dobson
An Samurl Musick
Uit
Earl Breed
Utilsan
Holter
Park
Blast Toll Rises After Neunkirchen Gas Tank Blast
In Neunkirchen Saar Germany the death toll from yesterday’s gas tank explosion rose to 63 with authorities saying the total may not rise much. About 160 seriously injured and over 300 slightly hurt were reported. No Americans or foreigners were among the dead.
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Neunskirchen
Saar
Germany
Neunkirchen Iron Worsy
Iron Works
Postal Receipts Increase Here in Charleston News
Washington reports Charleston postal receipts rose in January to 50,156.21 from 46,285.48 a year earlier, signaling improving local business. Other industrial centers also showed gains, notably Springfield where January receipts climbed by 62,000 compared with January 1922, reflecting the department’s view of postal receipts as a barometer of local activity.
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Washington
Charleston
Charieston
Department
West Virginia
Springfield
Onis
Aaa
Senate battles plan to open army camps for jobless youths
In a heated session on Feb 11 a proposal to use army camps to shelter and employ destitute youths faced strong opposition. Senator Couzens urged immediate relief while Senator Tydings sought funding from confiscated prohibition enforcement resources. Proponents argued for work and housing in forestation camps as an alternative to a broader relief program, with estimates of 260000 youths roaming in distress and calls for rapid Wagner Bill action.
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Washington
Senate
Robinacu
Congress
Cousens
Mion
Stith
Tydings
D. Ma
Tydlings
WM. Mol
Rovingon
Couzens
Senate Inn
Reconstruction Corporation of Fat Relief
Six Held for Murder in Mountain Cult Killing
John H Mills was bound over for grand jury action in the strangling death of his mother Lucinda Mills 72 during a cult rite in a Tomahawk cabin near Here Kentucky. Six other family members were charged as accessories to murder and testified they opposed the sacrifice.
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Inez
John H. Mills
T. J. Hardin
Lucinda Mills
Lucinda
Jahn
Mayor Resumes Thrift Program Amid Council Deadlock
Mayor R P Devan plans to resume conferences with the camel finance committee to consolidate city departments for economy. The plan, begun a month ago, stalled during council elections and resignation debates. City finances show the budget near, but income shortfalls and lowered tariff collections threaten the June 30 end of the fiscal year.
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R. P. Devan
Camel Finance
Denart
DeVan
Seth
Wean- Urer
Lae
W. W
Death of John D. Ryan Noted Copper Industry Leader
New York February 11 Deceased John D Ryan aged 68 rose from clerk and traveling salesman to chairman of Anaconda Copper Mining Co and leader of multiple subsidiaries He served as director at National City Bank of New York and Postal Telegraph and Cable Corp Died of heart disease after brief illness His Irish immigrant parents Joan C and Joanna Ryan moved from Ireland to Michigan in 1847 The future industrial figure began in Harvock Michigan at 17 and later moved to Denver at 25 to pursue business opportunities.
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New York
John D. Ryan
Ryan
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
National City Bank of New York
Postal Telegraph and Cable Corporation
Joan C
Joanna Ryan
Ireland
Michigan
John Ryan
Lake Superior
Harvock
Mich
Denver
Page
Thousands on relief rolls in Kanawha county
An average of 25 445 persons is estimated to have received relief in Kanawha county from the Reconstruction Finance Corp funds over the past three weeks. The figure, described as low, reflects one third of workers not employed during the period. Five persons per family is the assumed average, with numbers varying by dependents and home ownership. Last week 1 515 men worked in the city, 2 350 in the county outside the city, and 1 381 were receiving relief, making 5 417 people and about 37 085 in total family terms. A pending request for more funds remains.
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Velief
Kanawha
Reconstruction Fitative Corporation
W. W. Allen
Allen Callmater
BR. F.C
Priday
Hive
Anid. i
Watsonpredicts gradual economic recovery amid political talk
Fairfield reports Senator Watson argues depression wears off slowly and recovery comes through political action and industry leadership. He claims administration is alert to conditions, promising cooperation with all regions to boost business as costs and roads pressures ease in coming months.
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Fairmont
Tarep edge a Mure ny a
A fragmented OCR item hints at a local event or outcome involving a group or team named Mure ny a. Readable details are sparse, but the record preserves entities and places for a compact newspaper card style.
Extradition Refused in Texas Embezzlement Case
Austin, Feb 14. Governor Perryson refused to honor West Virginia’s request to extradite Harry W. Sheets, jailed in Clarksburg for embezzlement. His attorney H H McGregor said Sheets would not be returned. West Virginia law previously barred extradition for similar reasons. Ferguson did not comment directly.
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Austin, Tex
Mirlal A. Pergison
West Virginia
Harry W. Sheets
Clarksburg
Senate agricultural bills cut farm allotments and mortgage relief
Washington Feb. iL AFBF protest prompts the Senate agriculture committee to strip domestic allotment exemptions to wheat and cotton and apply free benefits to hogs and tobacco rice peanuts and dairy. A Hull bill for a two year moratorium on farm mortgage foreclosures expands to city homes under eight thousand dollars. The Smith proposal to reduce 1988 output via a cotton pool was unanimously reported.
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Washington
Feb
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Agriculture Committee
Edward A. O'Nea
Farm Bureau
She Bouse
President-Elect Roosevelt At Sea Amid Bahamas Visit
President-elect Roosevelt reports from the Nourmahal yachting party in the Bahama islands detailing recent encounters with a whale and shipboard activities. The message notes Gus Bennerick and Robert Clark recovering from sunburns, Dr. Heider healing an injured arm, and Vincent Astor hosting aboard. Roosevelt plans to remain at sea until February 15 before returning to Jacksonville. James Parley and Farley progress through party duties, with potential appointees discussed and Miami hosting a dinner for Farley and Cox guests in a week of political activity.
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Miami
Fin
Roosevelt
Bahama Islands
Yesterrday
Berry Island
Gus
Cus Bennerick
Clark
Robert Clark
Heider
Leslie Heider
Hopeville
Ala
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Farley
Burt Fish
Delind
Pla.ce
Cuba
Fish
Robert Gore
Chicago
Freiry
James M. Cox
Onig
Alc
Time Is Ripe For Revolt In Cuba
Miami dispatch reports General Mario Menocal, former Cuban president, declaring the time ripe for a revolt. He says the fruit on the tree of revolt is ready for those who love Cuba to shake the tree and reunite opponents of the present regime. He speaks as factions in the United States and across the Americas rally against the leadership.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Mario G. Menacal
Island
Na Mon
Gerardo Machada
Menon
Two Killed When Train Hits Truck At Lock Six Crossing
Two men die when a New York Central passenger train strikes a truck at Lock Six crossing near Dunbar. Robert G. Hutton, 27, of Snow Hill, father of six, and West Virginia State College student Waller Jackson, 19, were killed instantly. The truck was eastbound. witnesses say the driver did not see or hear the approaching train.
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West Virginia State College
New York Central Lines
Lock No
Dunbar
Robert G. Hutton
Snow
Hutton Slither
Civil Service Plan Favored in City Fire Dept Reform
A proposed civil service bill to remove politics from city fire departments and improve efficiency and working conditions is set for committee report this week. Delegate Hugh FR Ferrell introduces a three member commission system with appointees from the city chief executive, a trades board or firefighters union, and the local chamber of commerce to write rules and keep minutes.
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Hugh FR. Ferrell
Wood
Civil Service Commission
Trades Board
International Association of Fire Fighters
Chamber of Commerce
Ribé
Billy Sunday Stricken At Des Moines Revival Meeting
In Des Moines Rev. W A Sunday famed evangelist suffered an acute indigestion attack during a revival meeting he was leading. He teetered on the platform as Henry B Clarke assisted him from the pulpit and urged the crowd to stay for the invitation.
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Des Moines
Fee
W. A
Elly
Henry B. Clarke
Pheyre
Ecramelist
New Faces Planned for Reconstruction Finance Board
Washington reports three new faces and ten Republicans will sit on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board after March 4 as Charles W. Miller resigns for health and Utica home. Roosevelt will name Miller’s successor and another Republican to meet party balance. Atlee Pomerene’s chair and other terms expire. Gardner Cowles of Des Moines is also mentioned as a possible fourth appointee by summer.
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Washington
Charles W. Miller
Washington Mares
Utica
N.Y
Roosevelt
Inn
Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Miller
Atlee Pomerene
Cleveland
Senate
Hoover
Kew
Will Elther
Pomarene
Gardner Cowles
Republicem
Des Moines
Winter Storm Breaks Up Across the East
Heavy snow spread through the east with New York City seeing eight inches and Springfield Massachusetts hit by about 15 inches. More than 30,000 men, including 18,000 unemployed, worked to clear streets as communications slowed but cold suffered little. States from New York to Pennsylvania reported significant snowfall though the storm easing elsewhere.
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New York City
New York
Springfield
Mass
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Manine
Pennsylvania
Strange Barter Case Reported at Logan
A report from Logan describes an unusual barter and trade arrangement involving a poor widowed mother, Mrs Henry, who traded labor from her sons for the use of a car. Mary Kelsey of the American Friends Service Committee handles barter exchanges and notes the family’s dire hunger and long journey needed to collect data for a pension claim.
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Dee Guarettey Logan
West Virginia
Mary Kelsey
American Friends Service Compaitee
Her
Henry
Plan to Give Roosevelt Broad Power Gains Support
Washington reports rising backing inside Congress for tentative plans to grant the president elect vast powers to merge reorganize and abolish federal bureaus and cut spending. Speaker Garner pushes for a record vote in the House to test support from both parties as members debate the scope of punitive measures for opposition and how far veto power might be invoked.
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Washington
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Enghier
Garner
Senate
Ant
Roosevelt
Treasury Post Office
Rmos
Iibo
F & Record
Pop
Ita
Hoover
Congress
Congresses
Senate Appropriations Committee
Chest Campaign To Be Extended
Chest campaign hampered by snow and cold weather. plans to extend and report at a Wednesday noon meeting of the MCA board after luncheon served by Asbury church and Ladiers Aid. Full returns expected tomorrow from schools division with industrial division awaiting after Wednesday. several plants and firms pledged to the campaign including Betle Alkail, Charleston Betting, Electrical Supply, Diamond Ice and Coal, BEI Du Font de Nemours, Purity Baking, Virginian Electric, and Kanawha Manufacturing.
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Board of Directors
M.C.A
Betle Alkail
Charleston Betting Company
Charleston Electrical Supply Company
Charleston Lumber Company
Diamond Ice and Goal Company
BEI, du Font de Nemours Company
BE Refining Company
Guthrie, Morris and Campbell
Faehawha Ice Company
Kanawha Manufacturing Company
Kanawha Valley Lumber Company
E. C. Klipstein Company
McJunkin Supply Company
Nehi Bottling Company
Purity Bakeing Company
Virginian Electric Comparty
Woodrum Home Outfit Time Company
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Conzenus
Reed
Amilitary Commiittee
Pierce ‘Barn
Kentucky
Death
R. F.C
C. W. Watson
U. S
W. Va
Aiba
Des Pressigny
Are Trom
Tony
Are Owas
John Mill
Moun
Enit Jeater
Nig Mouier
Martin Cotainy
Robert Hutton
Civil Service Plan
Ferrell
Billy
Ines
Jesse I. Jones
Texas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Logan
Clain
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