Roads and budget tax measures face scrutiny at session end
Governor Holt expected at highway conference as finance committees drill the 62 million dollar budget bill. House and senate budgets and municipal tax bills spark debate on local sales taxes and capitation levies. A joint session tonight may hear Holt road bills granting broader authority over speed limits, weights, and personnel.
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House
Senate
Holt
Road Commission
Charman J. M. Strauss
House Taxation and Finance
Rand matriarch Annie Rand dies at 92 in Kanawha
Annie Norvely Rand, 92, a descendant of Kanawha Valley pioneer families, died at her daughter's home at 1301 Kanawha Street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3:30 PM at the Dawley residence, with Rev. B C Gamble officiating. Burial will be at Spring Hill Cemetery. Born October 29, 1844, in Charleston, she was the daughter of John E Norvell and Elizabeth Whitaker Norvell and married Isaac Noyes Rand in 1862.
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Annie Norvely Rand
Kanawha Caunty
Dawley
Kanawha Street
Simpson Funeral Home
B.C. Gamble
D. D
St. Johns
Rand
Theater Fire Kills Hundreds in Antung Chinese New Year
Fire at the Manchu Wu Tai theater in Antung Manchukuo during a lunar new year celebration killed hundreds, with 700+ feared dead and 28 seriously injured. Victims were mainly Chinese residents. panic and locked exits worsened the disaster. a tipped candle in a dressing room is suspected.
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Tokyo
Antung
Manchoukuo
Domoi
Tapanese
Tai
Manchukuo
Japan
Pay Increase Granted to Clothing Workers in Nationwide Pact
In New York on February 14 a 15 day conference between the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a committee of clothing manufacturers concluded with a 12 percent wage increase for 135,008 workers nationwide. The raise becomes effective in May.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Clothing Manufacturers
70000 Will Go Back to Auto Plants Today
Readers see the return to work as 70000 workers resume duties today. Union leader Homer Martin cites cooperation during a reconstruction period after six weeks of strikes. General Motors executive William Knudson stresses getting men back to work and notes no objection to insignia wear by union members.
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United
Perigg Homer Martin
Anderson
Ind
William
Knudson
General Motors
Martin
Sarga Resumes Duel Marathon in Budapest
In Budapest on February 14 Dr. Franz Sarga resumed his famed duel series after a two month lull with a 90 minute saber bout against Vitez De Vasony. The fight ended in canto 14 when De Vasony suffered a hip wound and fractured knee after 33 rounds. Sarga faces five more duels this season as he pursues glory amid courtship with Magda and public intrigue surrounding his motives.
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Budapest
Franz Sarga
D'Artagnan
Magda
Sarga
Vitez de Vasony
Franz
Dr. Sarga
Need for Men of Prayer Discussed by Clergyman
The Rev C N Jarrett of Boyd Memorial Christian church urged a return to prayer in a last week sermon. He warned prayerlessness is the greatest sin and linked historic figures from Abraham to Paul to the altar of prayer, urging men to restore daily devotion.
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C. N. Jarrett
Boyd Memorial Christian Church
Central Committee
Charleston
Abraham
Jacob
Moses
Jesus
Paul
Delegate Wever Found Dead in Charleston Hotel Room
Berkeley county Democrat Delegate John L. Wever, 55, was found dead of a heart ailment in his Charleston hotel room about 5:30 last night. Coroner Dr. James E. Roberts said he had been dead since early yesterday. the body was discovered by hotel staff. Wever, serving his first term, was preceded in death by fellow legislator Bev H. Butcher. Funeral arrangements were announced for Martinsburg with services Wednesday. Wever had worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Martinsburg. surviving family includes his widow, a son and daughter. House Speaker James K. Thomas and Clerk John Hall traveled to the hotel. the legislature planned a 2 p.m. session and recess in Wever’s honor.
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John L. Wever
Berkeley County
Charleston
James E. Roberts
Kanawha County
Bev H. Butcher
Wood County
Butcher
Parkersburg
John Windham
Martinsburg
Legislative
Auqche
Maovie
Warcing
AC Mai
Owen and Barth Funeral
Martins
M. O. Rowly
Delgale Weer
Anderson Is Quiet Under Martial Law After Clash
Anderson Indiana remained peaceful under martial law after a barroom brawl left 10 men wounded and triggered military deployment. About 4,000 National Guardsmen were sent, with only two small detachments patrolling streets. additional troops were in an armory. Church services resumed with attendance limited. Mayor Harry R Baldwin said the emergency had passed and peace prevailed. Col Alber H Whitcomb noted no arrests or signs of further trouble.
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Anderson
Ind
Harry R. Baldwin
Schuschnigg Endorses Return of Hapsburgs in Austria
Vienna report says Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg told 1500 Fatherland Front district leaders that his government backs propaganda for restoring the Hapsburg dynasty. He noted a plebiscite could decide if Austria returns to a monarchy and said the government will choose the referendum timing, while backing a campaign to enthrone Archduke Otto.
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Vienna
Kurt Schuschnigg
Fatherland Front
Hapsburg
Austria
United Carbon reports 1936 profit and growth plans
Oscar Nelson, president, announced United Carbon’s 1936 net profit of 2,202,549.72 dollars, a record year with 40 dollars per share. Taxes included 367,000 dollars plus 53,000 dollars surtax and 40,859.59 dollars in bonuses. Property additions totaled 1,719,832.48 dollars, with 1,011,375.26 dollars for development and 708,457.22 dollars for plant improvements. Carbon black sales rose 134 percent from 1935 as demand for dustless carbon black grew. The firm expanded gas and oil leases in Kanawha and West Virginia counties, reaching 75,000 acres, and began Oriskany land development after geophysical surveys. Wells in Kanawha, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas were drilled, with one large gas well testing at high flow. Sales offices span the U S and foreign reps are in London, Manchester, and Toronto.
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United Carbon Company
Oscar Nelson
Charleston
Mississippi River Fuel Corporation
Gay Properties
Jeazeholds
Br Nelson
Jine
Texas
Nelson
Kanawha
West Virginia
Oriskany Land
Kanawha County
Asaye
F Win
Kentucky
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Union Building
New York
Akron
Chicago
London
Manchester
Eng
Toronto
Can
Election Workers To Face Jury Today
Kansas City area election workers face federal court trials as the government presses a purge of November’s political activity. Seventy five indicted workers have been accused in a grand jury inquiry led by figures including Reeves, with juries excluding Kansas City residents from the panel.
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Sansas City
Fen
Kansas Cit
Jarge Albert &. Reeves
Thagy
Meri
Pontiff Walks After Illness Lifts Hope In Vatican
Pope Pius XI walks for the first time in two months at the Vatican after suffering illness and leg pain. He takes four hesitant steps with nurses and doctors close by, expressing thanks to God. Doctors plan further practice in a few days as confidence grows he may regain full mobility.
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Vatican
Erry
Ping XI
Siass
Syn Horch
Aminta Milani
de. Molani
Goa
Insurgents Press Toward Madrid as Road Network Is Threatened
Spanish insurgent troops under Emilio Mola push toward the Henares River east of Madrid, aiming to cut supply routes along the Valencia highway. They seize miles of road, isolate the capital, and maintain heavy attacks with artillery and aircraft support. Casualties exceed 1,800 militiamen as Red forces mount counterattacks around Arganda and Vallermadrid to defend vital supply lines.
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Henares
Valencia
Emilio Mola
Srs
Henares River
Arganda
Theapital
Madrid-Valencia
Reorganization Plan Faces Opposition From Proponents
Attorney General Cummings defended Roosevelt's judiciary reorganization, saying critics want to keep judges who veto progressive measures. He spoke on a national broadcast after a Capitol Hill rift formed between La Follette and Wheeler over the court plan.
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Cummings
Roosevelt
Tee
LaFoyette
Prog
Wheeler D
Mont
LaFollette
Supreme Court
Usless
Hose
Flaming Auto Fire Kills Seven Near Lake City Fla
Seven people died in a flaming car crash near Lake City Florida when the sedan struck a slow truck. Four were identified and three were tentatively named including Mrs. Maude Flowers of Valdosta Georgia and her two children. The party traveling to visit Wylie Flowers, father of Nira May, was trapped as flames engulfed the vehicle. The scene involved burning gasoline and shattered vehicle components as authorities investigated.
Newsmen Preview Roosevelt Court Reform Battle
Washington observers quote editors and correspondents on Roosevelt's federal judiciary reorganization. Analysts discuss chances in Congress, potential amendments, and the political dynamics shaping passage amid a Democratic Senate majority and heavy opposition.
Supreme Court to reconvene over key labor and welfare cases
Washington lawmakers will reconvene briefly to recon sider three major disputes stalled weeks. The issues include constitutional validity of a Washington law on minimum wages, revival of unemployment benefits, and social security provisions. The court plans two week adjournment to draft opinions for March 1 release.
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Sunceme
Washington
Agen
Frro
Sion
Old Leaders Discuss Dictatorship Fears in Debate
Veterans over seventy question a social top gun proposal. Wheeler’s statement labels it dangerous. Attorney general warns hysteria could lead to dictatorship via dangerous precedents. He cites Jefferson Jackson and Lincoln misusing power, urging an end to such talk.
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Wheeler
Thomas Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Taney
Cummings
Star Witnesses To Be Called In Murder Trial
Somerset, Pa February 14 The commonwealth prepared to call its star witnesses in the second week of its effort to prove Frank Monaghan Uniontown hotel keeper died during a dental third degree examination Attorney General Charles J Margiotti cleared away most of his technical testimony with the presentation of the Blood soaked death bed to the jury trying State Trooper Stacey Gooderman first of seven officials charged with murder May Cal Girt be is expected to jail some witnesses testified at a preliminary hearing they stood outside the tiny Fayette county courthouse room and heard Monaghan cry they will name the persons who entered the room and possibly Florence Dean 18 year old chambermaid in Monaghan s hotel accompanied her employer on the night of Sept 10 in an automobile ride during which they were stopped by County Detective John C Wall Monaghan was accused of firing the officer with a smile and it was while the hotelman was being questioned concerning this attack that he died The blood stained bed held the spotlight in Soter s session page to Page 2
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Somerset
Commonwealth
Frank
Dionaghan
Uniontown
Charles J. Margiotti
Stacey Gooderman
Cal Girt
Bortilfon
Fayette County Court House
Monaghan
Florence Dean
Manseghan
Mise Dean
John C. Wall
Soturtey
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