Democrats Push Package Draft In House Floor Action
Democrats in the House debated a package of bills and heard constituents’ views while Senators planned weekend scindings. In the Senate, bills increasing PSC operating funds and granting waivers for uncontested tractor-trailer permit hearings advanced. House amendments barred underage tavern loitering and restored hours restrictions, with a 76-16 vote against reinstating juke box hours. Two minor bills passed, one raising tax list publication fees to 40 cents per item, aligning with 1955 code changes. The House also approved raising the bar fee ceiling, with details on current and proposed structures and the West Virginia State Bar vote.
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Dels
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Lincoln
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Mercer
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D. P. Given
Webster
James EF. Morford
Calhoun
Dorsel FE. Smith
Putnam
Clyde Staley
Logan
West Viriiia State Bar
Supreme Court
River flood endangers miners as rescue delays mount
In the Wyoming Valley a river flood traps miners after ice and debris break the river. Eleven men are listed as missing, with 12 believed rescued. Government and local officials declare a disaster area and seek pumps and assistance. Port Griffith and Pittston are nearby towns. Scranton is regional hub.
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Daniel H. Connolly
Enterprise
Henry Collieries
Wyoming Valley
Daniel J. Flood
Wilkes Barre
Army
Eisenhower
David L. Lawrence
Susquehanna
Connolly
Jesse Coal Co
Port Griffith
Pitts ‘Ton Hospital
Uea
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Robert ‘Groves
Griffith
Pittston
Scranton
Sitter and doctor rushed to hospital after prank crash
A sitter and a doctor were injured when an ambulance carried them after a prank incident. Both recovered. Two lawsuits against the young couple were planned but will be settled out of court, says an insurance executive who cites embarrassment as the reason.
Flood Disaster and Cold Wave Hit Broad Region With Losses
The article describes 1913 flood conditions in Meadville and across the Ohio River basin, with 1,500 homeless in Meadville and thousands affected downstream. It notes bridges endangered by barges, widespread power outages, and shelters in armories and churches. It references federal aid discussions and a deep cold wave across the eastern U.S., with subzero readings in multiple cities and dozens of deaths nationwide.
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Hameless
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Eisenhower
David Lawrence
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Susquehanna
Byrd
Shenango
Sharon
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Cuban War Crimes Trials Continue Amid Executions
In Havana crowds cheered as a verdict upheld the murder and looting charges against Sosa Blanco. Five of his command were executed in Mayari, bringing total executions to 253. A five man tribunal allowed Blanco to appeal while trial court proceedings proceed.
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Mayari
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Roman Colosseum
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Dacosta
Blancos Council
Castro
Weather Summary for Saturday January 24 1939
The forecast notes cold weekend with sunrise and sunset times. Moon rise and set listed. North portions expect 32 degrees and south 36. Monday warms slightly then cold returns by Tuesday or Wednesday. Rain or snow possible at the week's start with total precipitation about a half inch.
Child Chained For Two Years
Judith and her two sisters endured two years chained when not at school. They were kept mostly in a bedroom and deprived of food. The three girls were taken to Miami Children's Home while a court order permits continued custody during Family Relations Court proceedings.
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McCormick
Miami
Child Welfare Board
Surplus Commodities Plight Highlighted in Gazette Mail
Senator Jennings Randolph inserted a Charleston Gazette Mail article by Harry Ernst in the Congressional Record. The piece titled Slow Starvation Diet? discussed the plight of people dependent on surplus commodities and ran in the Sunday newspaper on January 18.
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Jennings Randolph
Wva
Congressional Record
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Gazette - Mail
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Harry Ernst
Court blocks Norfolk school closures over race based aims
After a court opinion, a three judge federal district court issued a permanent injunction halting Gov. Almond and state and local officials from closing any public school or grades in Norfolk solely due to enrollment or assignment of students of different races. The court earlier ruled the school closure law invalid and Friday's order carried that ruling into effect.
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Iia
Federal District Court
Lindsay Almond
Norfolk
Truck Driver Dies in Plunge on Caddell Mountain
KINGWOOD, W V Jr Watson of Clarksburg a West Virginia Motor Freight driver died Friday when a trailer tractor plunged 200 feet down a dry Caddell Mountain road in Wetzel village then 50 feet into a ravine. Brakes apparently failed investigators said the truck carried canned pineapples and juice.
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Caddell Mountain
Junior Watson
Clarksburg
West ‘Virginia Motor Freight
Preston County
Charles S. Harriman
Wetzel
Flood Crest Progress Reports and Hannibal Plant Shutdown
Crest moves downstream with flood crests forecast from Huntington to Parkersburg as Dam 15 at New Martinsville rises to 43.5 feet and Ravenswood to 48 feet. In Ohio, the Olin Mathieson aluminum plant at Hannibal, employing 1,700, shut down Thursday midnight and resumed at 4 p.m. Friday.
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New Martinsville
Marietta
Ohio
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ravenswood
Pt. Pleasant
Dam
Rail freight disaster near Monroe leaves many dead
Three die and many injured as 33 of 139 freight cars derail five miles south of Monroe. Fireball and explosions spread through Friday night, with a large blaze burning for hours. Fire crews dig a fire break while officials ask curiosity seekers to stay away to aid rescue efforts.
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Sheriff's Department
Stateroopers
France weighs asylum request from Batista in Paris
The French Government studies a political asylum bid from deposed Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. A Foreign Ministry spokesman gave no decision date and warned security would be a major issue if Batista were admitted. France has a history of granting asylum and Batista’s regime was pro French.
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Paris
Fulgencio Batista
Foreign Ministry
France
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