Bank Sold Own Shares Short Bank Admits Campaign Aids
Senate hearing reveals National City Company and its bank affiliate engaged in stock market tactics to sell Bank of National City stock short. The bank's security chief claims actions were for investment accounts, while Pecora's testimony notes extensive short-selling and a 1929 campaign to push stock onto the public. Shares borrowed from Charles E. Mitchell and returned with interest and dividends.
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National City Company
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National City Bank
Senate Banking Committee
Nerbeck
Hugh 3
Baker
Softakoken
Ail Tay
Fernand Preera
Haker
Tno
Persistent Fecora
Dominick
New York
Parkes
Square Jawed
Beker
Mey
Charles
Senators Tilt On Amendment
The senate debated a wage bill with Hodges proposing amendments to set a local prevailing wage as a minimum. Sandridge sought to return the measure to the Judiciary committee, but Hodges and Seal defeated the motion. The bill remains on second reading as senators continue wrangling.
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Senate
Benaltor Hodges
D. Mononsatta
Sandridge
D. Bar~bour
Judiciary Committee
Sandridge’s Move Was Defeated By Senatore Hodges and Seal (R. Woods
Hodges
Benator Sandridge
State Legislature Debates Bills Amid House Senate Actions
The House and Senate debated and sent several measures for committee review. A firearm curing bill and a public contracts reform were advanced while a resolution urged changes at the H. G. Kump hearing. The session adjourned with bills deferred and pending today.
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Senate
West Virginia
Lstary
House
House Passes Probation Bill Abolishes officer position in Kanawha
The House of Delegates approved a probation bill transferring duties from the probation officer in Kanawha County to the sheriff. Delegate James K. Thomas introduced the measure, with Delegate J Shirley Rossi guiding it under suspension. One opposition vote came from Delegate George A. Ruiden. The bill traces to a prior act creating probation agents in larger counties and aims to unify the work under sheriffs across the state.
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Kanawha County
House of Delegates
Senate
James K. Thomas
Kanawha
J. Shirley Rossi
George A. Ruiden
Mason
Senire
Death of Rich American in Java Baffles Police
John R. Pell wealthy American ex husband of Mrs Oeden L Mis died in a hotel in Solo Java. Police found no motive for suicide though Pell collapsed with a knife wound to the breast. His wife Miss Mis claimed she saw him rise stumble and fall and removed a false knife before summoning help.
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Java
John R. Pell
Oeden L
Feil
Glind
Gard
Gupate
Redistricting Battle Grips Lower House During Session
Lawmakers battled over a plan to reapportion the 94 member House with county based maps. Delegates pressed one bill to action while contrasts over governor elect H. G. Rump dominated debate and a purchasing department proposal advanced to efficiency committee.
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Jon 4
Belter
Logan
Belknap
Wonderin
Congressupip
Kump
J. A. Neat
Nicholas
Nesl
Glass Company Wins Large Order Boosts Kanawha City Plant
Owens-Illinois Glass in Kanawha City reportedly secured part of Anheuser Busch Inc beer bottle order worth 28.8 million dollars, signaling a potential reopening of the plant shuttered nine months ago. Company headquarters confirmed the deal but local manager H. J. Stebbins said orders to use the plant have not yet been received.
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Kanawha City
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Heleved
Glass Company
Atcoledo
H. J. Stebbins
Roosevelt and Al Smith Targeted by Albany Dinner Jibes
At a Albany dinner of the legislative reporters association, President-elect Roosevelt and former Governor Alfred E. Smith were the butt of political jests. Skits poked at federal jobs and cabinet roles while Lehman and other officials received playful gibes as the crowd sang and laughed at the pair's imagined exchanges.
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Eleet
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Albany Legislative Correspondents’ Association
America
Washington
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New York
Cate
Andrew Volstead
Alois
Sam
Mr. Roosevelt
al Smith
Arky the Maeudo Pj
Smith
Roosevelt
Franklin
Herbert H. Lehman
Willtam H. Kelley
Syracuse
Billa
Lehman
Conway
Plattshurs
Chaseman
Wong
Satoline Boye
Pike
Maine Governor appoints naval aide in inaugural purge
In Augusta Maine February a local report notes Governor Brown appoints Mardy Vallee cranner as lieutenant commander on the governor's staff and reveals Willke was briefly named colonel before discovery of prior Ghays service amid a Washington inaugural march context.
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Lineartes
Lally
Mardy Vallee
Cranner
Mounis Brawn
Maine
Brown Nudd
Two Men Given Life Terms in Miner Murder Case
Intermediate Judge Henry K. Bleck sentenced Ernest Mullins and Charles Bork to life in the state penitentiary after they pled guilty to the murder of 45 year old miner William F Garr at Coulburg Kanawha Mining operations during a strike. McSurley pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received 12 years. Moore was dismissed. Confessions were obtained by state police from the Montgomery detachment.
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Henry K. Bleck
William F. Garr
Conlburg
Coulburg-Kanawha
Ernest Edgar Mullins
Charles H. Bork
J. Blackburn Watts
Gay Pleng
William Raymond MecSuriey
John, Moore
MccSuriey Ey
Montgomery
Mullins
Rock
Coroner's Jury Rules Stabbing Case in Cantrell Tragedy
A coroner's jury found inquest evidence after a stabbing in Crescent city. Charles Shabdue, 16, admitted fighting with Leroy Cantrell but claimed he stabbed Cantrell in self defense. Two juvenile witnesses reported immediate remarks before the fatal encounter.
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Thal Leroy Cantrell
Gresenny
Als Qeath
Hanes
Charles Shabdue
Two Mile
Verdet
W. F. Work
Injin Britten
Shabdue
Cantrel
Two Die in Plane Crash Near San Benito
In Texas near San Benito a small plane crashed killing two aboard and injuring a third. Authorities say one victim, Erin Mecall, 21, a student, was found dead near the wreck and a pistol was located amid the wreckage. Hart, the pilot, had been shot, and a second victim, Nelson, was shot in the back as the craft spiraled down.
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Tex
Leman Mulan
Harlingen
Hart
Erin Mecall
Mier
Sma Benito
Nelson
Dividends On Junk Plant Questioned By Piedmont Panel
A. Spates Brady testified before the Piedmont Utilities Committee that the Piedmont Electric Light and Power Company scrapped its operating plant in 1922 and began buying power from the Edison company of Cumberland Maryland. He said the plant remained on the books as an asset and paid dividends from 1921 to 1981 while regulators and the public were allegedly harmed by lax oversight and holding company structures.
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Eastern Panhandle
Power Company
House Utilities Committee
A. Spates Brady
Elkins
Brady
Piedmont
Piedmont Eectric Light and Power Company
Edison Company
Cumberland
Wealernport
Luke
Chive
R. B Holt
A. J. Lubliner
G. DB. Moore
AtEites
Piedmont Pany
Itn Capital
Cividenile
Carina
Americ Construction and Saciliiles Company
Tleisr
Prison Inquiry Move Launched Overcrowded State Prison
A joint resolution by Senator Henderson of Doddridge seeks an investigating committee to probe grave overcrowding at Moundsville State Prison. The plan, supported by a study of prison administration and conditions, would form a four senator panel with delegates and budget for clerical and related expenses.
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Doddridge
Moundsville
Henderson
Senate
Smatar Hodges
Mohongailul
Prisam
Mowndsville
Eniure
Roosevelt Hurries His Reorganization Plan By Naming Budget Chief
Washington February 23 The Charleston post office site has narrowed to three options with two offered by E C Hanna and E M Burdette. Prices range from 407 700 to 455 000 and 269 000 to 270 000 respectively. The treasury may seek condemnation to acquire Burdette’s site if chosen. The third site remains under consideration and results are expected on future pages.
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Charleston
E. C. Hanna
E. M. Burdette
Dickinson Street
Lee
Dickinson
Lee Street
Hanna
Burdette
Summers
State
Laidley
Civic Center
Treasury Department
Boettcher Offers Ransom for Son in Denver Abduction
Denver broker Claude K. Boettcher pledges to pay a 60000 ransom if his 1 year old son Charles Boettcher II is returned unharmed by midnight Saturday. Detectives Blair and Chaven fly to Sidney Nebraska to assist in locating a “mystery house” believed to hold the boy as police seek leads.
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Cole
Clsude K. Boettcher
Charles Boettcher
Boettcher
Wil
Harry Blair
Dave Chaven
Sidney
Neb
Mystery House
Bechteher
Cnplive
A.T. Clark
Sid
Cummert
Favorable Business Reports of the Day
Rand McNally reports ten banks opened in February with stabilization and moratorium aids. Railcar loadings for the week ending Feb 18 rose for multiple lines including New York Central. Kelvinator vice president notes refrigerators sales reflect renewed buying urge. Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago reports small gains in employment and payrolls for the seventh district through Jan 15.
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Rand McNally & Company
New York
New York Central
Bulmore & Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Union Pacific
Missouri-Kansas-Tesas Gut Coast Lines
Pennsylvania Chicago
H. W. Binnitt
Detroit
Kelvinator Corporation
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicagg
Japan Prepares To Take Jehol From China
Japan informs great powers of intent to seize Jehol and set it for Manchukuo with no aim to invade China proper unless provoked. Ambassador Detuchi conveyed this to Secretary Stimson in Washington and to European governments. Frontier forces near Jehol see no major action since Perpiso, while operations target Perblas and Kalht to converge on Jehol. Chinese troops pull southward as tensions rise.
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China
Manchukuo
Great Wall
Stimson
Wash~ Ington
Detuchi
Europe
Jenol
Perpiso
Per- Blas
Kalht
Jeboelty
Senator Walsh to Wed Havana Widow Soon
Havana report says Senna tor Thomas J. Walsh plans marriage to senora Hieves Perez Chaumot de Trusin widow of Regina Trusrin, a Havana sugar magnate’s widow. No date set. wedding to be at the United States embassy as Walsh arrives from the United States.
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UPI
Senora Hieves Perez Chaumot de Truséin
Regina Trusrin
The
United Press Tonight
Sennator
Thomas J. Walsh
Roosevelt
Senora Tridfin
United States
Walsh
Talis Inbot
Habana
Washington
Clemente Vaquez Bello
Senate
Cuba
Having
Refino Truffin
Tailors Push Personality for Men In Depression Era Campaign
New York February 3 1UP The New York Custom Cutters association unveils a campaign urging American men to be personality conscious in fashion as women demand new attire. A manifesto by Raymond G Twyesford promotes tuxedos colored vests off the face nuts canary cashmere and bold tailoring while describing bystanding poses and a new urban look for men amid economic hardship.
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New York
New York Custom Cutters’ Association
Amin
Fraymond G. Twyetford
Ling
Twyesford
America
Twyeford
Roosevelt signals sweeping admin reform with new budget chief
Albany reports President elect Roosevelt speeds reorganization with Arizona Representative Lewis Douglas named budget director and confirms George H. Dern of Utah as secretary of war. Cabinet reshuffle aims for early economy and a balanced federal budget amid other high level postings.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Arizona
Douglas
Selesction Alué
Aise
George HB. Dern
Utah
Associated Press
Washington
Robert W. Blughem
Loutavile
London
Swagar Sherley
Kentucky
Danisc. Roper
South Caroline
Roper
Ronses [Velt
Democrats Save Senate Budget After Tossing Some Cuts
Washington Feb 23 Democrats claim a savings on the senate budget after trimming doorkeepers and messengers and preserving items like law books and roof repairs. The move leaves about 3 million in the senate’s share of a 16.9 million legislative supply bill with the house to reconcile differences. Senator Copeland pending plans to balance the broader budget, while Senator Haydon Avild led the savings push for the bill drafted with Senator Robinson guiding the political effort.
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Washington
Senate Démocrata
Senate
Copeland
D. N.Y
Roosevelt finds forgotten man in new cabinet
Beverly Wills reports confusion over new cabinet members as the forgotten man is said to be found nine women connected to the lineup. The March fourth inauguration is announced with a cabinet expected from the senate, while public opinion weighs reputations and future performance.
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Beverly Wills
Calif
U. S
Senate
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