Drys Campaign Committee Named for West Virginia Prohibition Fight
A committee to direct the drive against repeal of the state prohibition amendment was named Terteriay by the executive committee of United Pty Forces in West Virginia. Rev B E Ewing urged county by county appointments as the campaign unfolds with leaders including Ernest Henson J Walter Barnes Rev W M Given George A Ralden W Harmer W J Brown Frank Thiemes A B Moors Donald C Bragg and J B Workman. Moors named secretary. Brown to chair the subordinate committee, while Blagg is replaced.
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United Pty Forces
West Virgin
B. E. Ewing
Yeagus
Ernest Henson
Bluefield
Walter Barnes
Charleston
T. G. Whitsfield
Wing
Moors
Blagg. Brown
Tom
Reception for Mission Speaker Opens Evange lstie Campaign
The Charleston Booster club hosts a reception at 7 30 p m at the Caion Mission for Rev Hall L Calhoun opening a two week evangelistic campaign in the tabernacle The Shadow of the Cross mystery painting will be shown today from 2 30 to 5 30 p m and again 7 30 to 10 30 p m with Rev Pat B Withrow overseeing the mission schedule.
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Caion
Hall L. Calhoun
Tabernacle
Charleston
B. H. Epling
Pat B. Withrow
Charltaton
Labor Board Favored Special Steel Industry Crisis Widening
Textiles face imminent walkout as NRA ordered a 25 percent cut in output season and minimum pay drops to 12 or 13 dollars weekly. United Textile Workers leader Thomas F. McMahon said workers would act in days while Johnson outlined conditions for invoking the recovery act. A three-man steel board case and broader industry relief are debated as possible solutions.
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Yelt
NRA
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers of America
Johnson
Recovery Administration
Tec
S Teol
Automobile
Piay
General strike plans loom as Taft cites pending settlement
Union members and 80 company personnel including stenographers and clerks attended a mass meeting as organized labor prepared for a nationwide strike. Federal mediator Charles P. Taft announced a settlement expected by May 6, amid rioting in the automotive workers dispute that led to two deaths last week.
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Charles P. Taft
Federal Mediater
Automotive Workers
Dust and Heat Strike Midwest Crops in 1901
Midwestern fields suffer under sun and dust as drought drives record temperatures. Minnesota Gov. Floyd Olson declares an embargo on shipment of live stock into the state to conserve pasture and feed, calling the drought an unprecedented emergency.
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Caicago
Mortis
Floyd Olson
Minnesota
Big Koppers Deal Reported Here
The Imperial company aims to sell its entire mining operation on Paint Creek while the Koppers company seeks only the eagle seat for by product use. The deal would double miner employment if approved, with Imperial producing No 2 gas and No 5 coal and Koppers focusing on Paint Creek by products. Koppers already holds extensive southern West Virginia mining and uses little for fuel.
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Paint Creek
Imperial Company
Koppers Company
Eagle Seat
Kanawhe
New River Fielda
Aas
Indianapolis Gas and Electric Company
Milburn
Indianapolis
Ted
Eoppers Company
West Virginia
Armstrong Creek
Ie A
Debt Message Warns Against Fund Misuse
A government statement asserts vigorous efforts to persuade debtor nations of the sacredness of obligations and to discuss payment terms. The president signals no new legislation this session, and ties the Finland funding agreement to broader trade and financial relationship issues arising from war debt.
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Driuter
Finland
Senate
General Motors Auto Show Opens at Armory Today
The General Motors exhibit at the Armory opens at 1 PM led by Secretary of State W B O'Brien for Governor Kump. A 12:30 PM parade on Kanawha to Capitol to State to the Armory will precede the event. The week long display, with over 1000000 dollars in equipment, runs through June 9 with 60,000 anticipated visitors in 1932.
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General Motors Auto Show
O'Brien
Colonels Orchestra
Charleston General Motors Organization
Armory
W. 8. O'Brien
Kump
Joan Britton
American Legion
Kanawha Street
Capitol Street
State Street
Zimmmergarten
J. S. Calhoun
Steward
Calhoun Motors, Inc
Stewart-Calhoun Motors Company
Buick
Pontiac
McMillon Motors, Co
Chevrolet
Weaver Motor Car Company
Cadillac, LaSalle and Oldmooe Deaiers
Diamond Department Store
Frigidaire
McCoy and Gallaher
Schmidt Motor Company
J. F. Daneke
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Chow
Obituary notices of John C. Gilmour and others in Logan area
Funeral services for John Cassell Gilmour Jr. 42 former Logan county deputy assessor died at home after a long illness. Services held at Hardy Funeral Home with Masonic ritual at Spring Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Irene, mother Harriet, brother Alexander, sister Margaret, and others. Also notices for J W Lewis of Longacre and Mrs. Mary Horton of Scary.
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John C. Gilmour
John Cassell Gilmour
Logan County
Hardy
Logan
M. R. Atkinson
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
Hurlel
Spring Hill
Masonic Lodge
Ray Scott
Low
Irene Johsop Gilmour
Harriett Hutton Gilmour
Alexander H. Gilmour
Slater
Margaret Ford
Estonia Beach
Fla
Scotland
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Oakley Motor Company
J. 5. McGuire
A. A. Wesblt
Marion Giles
William Agee
Morrie Agee
J. G. Patterton
William Nicholson
Dewey House
Naamen Jackson
Charles L. Bates
Osa Richey
G. R. Claypool
W. ©. Turley
Sherman Smith
J. G. Neeley
Gordon Jones
Hs, Gay
Moore
William Dower, Sr
Glenn R. Jackson
Howard Shawl
B. Thornbury
Jr. W. Lewis
J. W. Lewis
Longacre
Harewood
Louis Bush
Mary Johnson
Oriskeny
Diream F. Horton
Strena
Horton
Scary. Pasera
A. Mitchell
Scott Cemetery
C. W Horton
Samuel Horton
Beary
Fred Horton
Steubenville
John Turley
Eumans Nelly
Wied Yeaterday
Mary Whittenberger
Beauregardstrent
Mary Lou Whittenberger
Mary Gillett
Cinsimat Home Slater
E. H. Saundders
Columbus
A. W. Gillett
Ginannati
Henry
Charleson
Funeral and funeral notices from near Guthrie and Charleston
Funeral services were held at Wesley Methodist church for Mrs. Melissa Lagham who died at her home near Guthrie. Burial followed in Lanham cemetery at Rocky Fork. Other obituaries include Mrs. Eumans nelly and Charles L. Carter with services in Charleston and Terra Haute. The notices list survivors including spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. A separate item notes a stolen vehicle investigation with the Topeka police and a vehicle registration bureau detail.
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Melissa Lagham
Guthrie
Wesley Methodist Church
Sissonville
W. R. Mayer
Shepherds Chapelry
Moss Bias
Roy Steats
Buriot
Lanham Cemetery
Rocky Fork
Kentucky Still After Sales Tax
In Frankfort Kentucky lawmakers plan another House vote on the three percent gross receipts sales tax bill. Supporters postponed further action until next Tuesday citing potential legal issues if passed on Confederate Memorial Day observances. A separate whisky tax proposal to raise from five to sixteen cents per gallon faces debate Monday.
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Fransfort
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Bats
Smith Elected Huntington Mayor Under New Charter
Huntington voters elect Porter W. Smith 37 Republican as interim mayor under the new mayor council charter. The Citizens' Board voted 14 to 7. Dr. W. M. York contests Smith's eligibility, seeking an injunction. The interim council takes over June 11 with Smith to serve until January 1, 1938.
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Huntington
Citizens’ Board
Porter W. Smith
Republiccan
Citizens Board
Bimith
George C. Bradshaw
Parent Teacher Club Meeting Highlights Exhibit
Dr. E Merson spoke on dental care at the Ward association monthly meeting in the graded school building. Mrs Carel Robinson presided as president and an exhibit of children’s work was on display.
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E. Merson
Ward Parent and Teachers Association
Carel Robinson
Powell to Portray Ziegfeld in New Screen Play
Hollywood report says William Powell will impersonate Florenz Ziegfeld in The Great Ziegfeld with Curt Laemmie Jr producing and William Anthony McGuire writing the story Billie Burke will assist. McGuire has gathered over 100 former Ziegfeld performers for the project. The piece notes antiwar themes and a shipboard setting amid international travelers aboard a packed vessel.
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Powell
Ziegfeld
Jerry Hoffman
Los Angeles
Hunter W Ploremn
Follywood
Owm
William Powell
Curt Laemmie Jr
Wiliam Anthony McGuire
Billie Burke
McGuire
Bill McGuire
Glegfela
B. P. Schuberg
Ren
Liam O'Flaherty
Vasily Solsky
Senator Myers Reported In Serious Condition
Senator John C. Myers of the second district was said to be in serious condition at Glendale hospital after suffering hemorrhages. A prominent figure in Charleston and the state, Myers has been in poor health for months and was previously confined to Charleston hospital during the late March session.
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Moundsville
Tune Ly
John C. Myers
Glendale Hospital
Moundaville
Myers
Charleston
Charleaton Hospital
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