Morgan Dictator Over His Financial Firm Revealed by Senate
Senate investigators disclosed that J. P. Morgan has final say in firm decisions and could compel partner withdrawals under a 1916 agreement. Records show long guarded papers detailing capital contributions profits and losses while a 1920s United Holdings deal is noted.
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Washington
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Senate
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Seston
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Jmbile
Parta Whitney
United Corporation Holdings
White Morganrome
United Holding Group
Pecora
Keatley Funeral To Be Held Today
Edwin M. Keates 65 former speaker of the delegates died of heart disease Wednesday. Funeral at St Johns Episcopal Church at nine this morning with Rev John Gai officiating. pallbearers named and attenda nce noted. page 4 part 1 continuation.
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Edwin M. Keates
Mite of
John Gai
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Bure Vilie
Ravenswood
John T. Morgen
B. Bopbhitt
Danial Matthews
Samuel B. Stewart
Robert G. Kelly
Stani _ oca
Rail and mining sectors show wage boosts and construction optimism
Reports from multiple cities indicate improved business activity. Missouri Pacific and other rail lines posted carload declines in some lines but Chicago Great Western announced steel bar order growth. Appalachian Coal Inc. raised wages for coal miners as building sentiment rises with federal funds for construction. Mill workers in Massachusetts and surrounding states saw wage increases amidst longer working hours and rising productivity.
Casto Defends Endorsement of Charleston Postmaster Candidate
Dale G. Casto, chairman of the Democratic county executive committee, says Julius Singleton was unanimously endorsed for acting postmaster of Charleston at a Saturday meeting. He notes 26 Charleston committee members attended, with outsiders excluded, to keep the endorsement a county matter.
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Charleston
Dale G. Casto
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Casto
Binglaton
Smith
Singleton Wee
Casta
Gharlas
Armed Robbers Loot Zeppo Marx Home For 30000
The Hollywood robbery at Zeppo Marx and wife Mrs Marx yielded about 30000 in jewels and cash. The intruders bound the couple and two guests in a clothes closet after forcing the maid to open the doorbell. They cut telephone wires and threatened with revolvers. This marked a second robbery at the Marx home within months.
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Zeppo Mars
Marx
Alan Miller
New Fan
Lillian Scott
Class Is Largest In Charleston History
The 1938 Charleston high school class heard Joy Elmer Morgan speak on America needing a new faith, plan, and purpose. Commencement featured music by the high school orchestra and selections, with the Rev John Gave delivering the invocation and students singing America.
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Washington
Journal
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United States backs supervision in disarmament talks
Geneva reports that the Roosevelt administration will support international supervision of armaments but will not commit in advance to penalties against violators. Ambassador Davis clarified Washington’s stance, stressing moral pressure while avoiding pledges to punish any country. The aim is a controlled disarmament path toward peace.
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Sherwood Reveals Loyalty to Walker Behind Disappearance
Hoboken cafe scene as Russell T. Sherwood, famed Mystery Man in the Hofstadter probe, explains 21 months of hiding linked to loyalty to former Mayor James J. Walker. He dodges personal details and a subpoena, says he handled a few private transactions, and leaves broader questions to future testimony.
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New York
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Hofstadter
New York City
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Sherwood
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Drigeon
Gray
Alexance
Samuel Seabury
Walker
Miss Lyn Graf Rests on Morgan Lap During Senate Hearing
In a bizarre scene at the Senate caucus room, Lyn Graf a 32 year old circus midget sat on J P Morgan’s lap during a banking house inquiry. Press agent Charles Lief accompanied her as Morgan greeted the diminutive visitor and the moment drew attention and confusion amid the investigation.
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J. P.morgan
Charles Lief
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Lief
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Lier
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Mr. Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgen
Repeal Election Day to Be Legal Holiday in West Virginia
West Virginia Attorney General Homer A Holt rules June 27 will be a legal holiday for a special election to decide ratification of the twenty first amendment. Repeal Council officials see boosted voter turnout as aiding the state’s ratification effort with many residents voting who otherwise would be restricted.
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Homer A. Holt
A. Breckburn Watts
Kanawhe County
Haun
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Hash
United Repeal Council of
West Vir Bila
Civia
Kee Nat Opposed To Redistricting
Congressman John Kee of Bluefield said there would be no opposition to redistricting from the fifth district’s citizens unless an effort arises to move the district to the Republicans and avoid a struggle. He noted the House committee would report a bill without recommendation and warned he would not support amendments proposed from the floor. The plan would shift Democratic counties including Wayne and Lincoln.
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Lincoln
David McQueen Taken by Death
David McQueen 80 died at his St Albans home about two oclock yesterday afternoon after six weeks illness. He is survived by his widow four daughters and several sons and sisters. Funeral services will be held at eleven oclock tomorrow morning at the St Albans home. He was born January 2 1853 in Fairfax Virginia and served as Nicholas County sheriff and member of the House of Delegates in 1883 when the state capital was Wheeling. He belonged to the Baptist church and was related to prominent West Virginia families.
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St. Alban
Mary McQueen
Tda McQuéen
Allsg McQueen
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H. G. Carskaddén
Hillaboro
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J. B. Moore
Ashland
Kyvesone
W. BE. McQueen
Summeraville
A. A. McQueen
Romney
D. F. MecGueen
J. H. McQueen
House of Delegates
Fayetteville
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McQueen
Charleston
Ronceverte
Benther
Charles McQueen
Weston
McArthur
Gauley Bridge
St. Albans
David McQueen
Finecastle
Nicholas County
Aas
Hous of Delegates
Atete
Wheeling
Hewy & Mason
Baptisl
West Virginia
Moleys Column to Debut in The Charleston Gazette
Roosevelt aide Professor Raymond Moley, a leading Brain Trust member, will began a weekly column this Sunday offering personal views on national affairs and the president’s program. The Charleston Gazette announces his commentary on national issues and economic policy.
Charleston Charter Bill Gains House Approval
The Kanawha delegation split as the Charleston charter bill passed the House 68 to 13. It creates a four member bipartisan board to govern Charleston with a bipartisan city council and equal party division of municipal jobs, sending the measure to voters for June 38.
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Bank Robbery Sparks Nationwide Manhunt Across Four States
Fugitives tied to a Bank of Chelsea heist in Gholsha Oklahoma face charges of kidnapping and car theft as a nationwide hunt expands across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas. A convoy of eight to ten suspects vanished with two cars and a missing youth in Guthrie Oklahoma as authorities track multiple groups through the Ozark hills.
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Charles Hell
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Mich
Marshal Plankey
Viola Talbot
Guthrie
Ozark KI
Kirk Prather
Welch
Oxla
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House Passes Budget Bill on Way to Adjourn Saturday
The West Virginia House approved a $24.4 million budget late yesterday without debate and sent it to the Senate. Governor H G Kump explained appropriations totaling 9,401,062 from general revenues for state aid to schools and highway improvements as the session rapid adjournment loomed.
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Rush Holt
Lewis
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GeRer
Dew County
Bude
Industry Bill Changes Loom
Washington dispatch notes imminent changes to the administration’s industrial recovery and public works tax bill as the House Ways and Means and Finance committees prepare to rewrite. The administration favors a substitute to strengthen fair competition rules and initiate conservation measures, with public works funding and industry regulation likely altered.
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Morrison
Harrison
Mrahenith
House
Finance Committee
Air Ships Praised And Criticized At Hearing
General Lindbergh and Brigadier General Mitchell led witnesses in a congressional inquiry into the Akron disaster praising and criticizing lighter than air ships. Lindbergh urged continued government experiments, Mitchel supported the program but faulted Navy spending and results.
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William Mitchell
Lindbergh
Mitchell
Navy
State to Add 31 000 Miles to Highway Control
The state will take over county roads on July 1 adding more than seven times the current mileage to highway department duties. State road commission figures show 4 348 miles of state highways and about 46 000 miles on county systems. Experts will map routes and determine which roads are most important for state and interstate traffic, with maintenance prioritized accordingly. County road supervisors will be appointed to oversee the checkup and classification of road conditions.
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State Road Commission
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New Jersey Ratifies Prohibition Repeal Amendment
New Jersey becomes the fifth state to ratify the proposed constitutional amendment to repeal prohibition but faces a potential legal test. A dry delegate challenged the convention’s authority over the second section which would ban liquor transport into any state in violation of its laws.
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N. J
New Jersy
Lemuel Iredell
Bridgeton
Will Says Gaining Prices Best News
A Beverly Hills snippet reports farm prices advancing by a percent in the last month, noted as better news than Mussolini or Hitler speeches. It mocks an envoy’s missteps and jokes about political bets, suggesting Pecora as a strong presidential candidate.
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Call
Pecora
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