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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1938
Page
1
Reports from Hongkong and Canton say Japanese air raids on Canton caused between two and three thousand deaths and injuries. Hospitals overflowed as civilians sought shelter. multiple buildings were wrecked along Wing-On Road and Ssichuen Street.
Norman T Bones a Socialist leader was pelted by an egg and toppled from his makeshift stand in Military Park Newark as about 200 war veterans with a 30 piece band moved on the platform. Police reserves and a frightened horse disrupted the scene after jeers and boos greeted his attempt to speak.
Four British sailors died when insurgent bombs set their ship afire and sank her amid widespread air raids on Allicante Barcelona and other coastal towns. British warnings of drastic measures followed as Franco's forces pressed bombardments and the Burgos HQ rejected any peace other than unconditional Marxist surrender. The dispatch notes unrest among Franco troops near Seville amid Italian and German command concerns.
Bellicose actions in a jungle border dispute drive general mobilization in Ecuador and Peru. Ecuador issues a general mobilization order and sends two regiments toward the Peruvian border. Peru follows with precautionary steps. Ecuador's cabinet resigns to join regiments to demonstrate commitment.
Fiscal experts say West Virginia cannot raise the 55 percent project share for the government spending lending program. Gov Holt says participation would be very limited under the senate version of the 3.7 billion recovery bill. Counties and school boards may fund their shares via extra levies or unexpended debt levy funds. The state lacks recourse due to tax limitation amendments banning new bond issues and capping appropriations. Page 15 Part 1 Col 5.
CHICAGO June 4 With indomitable courage 21 year old Bertha Klinking vows to beat death and live to fulfill her ambitions. Doctors say she has only 30 days to live but she declares she will be well again and continue tennis dancing teaching Sunday school and enjoying life. Medical histories offer little scientific hope though her spirit may aid her fight.
Democratic leaders expect a larger registered majority in West Virginia for the August 2 primary, with gains centered in the south and continued momentum in the central and northern regions. observers note reluctance of progressive candidates to enter formally, and note possible absorption of two or three Republican counties into the Democratic fold.
Washington dispatch notes 36 key industrial centers report sales holding steady with seven towns showing losses New York Baltimore Washington Cincinnati New Orleans Omaha and Norfolk. Dallas shows an increase over last year as warm weather is expected to boost summer buying merchants anticipate labor unrest easing by mid August and prices firming by fall.
The Kanawha County School Board announced five new principals and ten other appointments led by Supt Virgil L. Flinn. New principals include B. Hill at Thomas Jefferson, Charles A. Preston at Boyd, C. Hunt at Point Lick, Nila Matlocks at Glasgow Ward, and Bessie Ferrell at Giles. New teachers named span Charleston high Severn Deutsch Fruth Grace Ferne Suilth and others.
In New Rochelle New York investigators abandoned the idea that Peter Levine’s body was dumped from a craft. Navy divers searched the Iselin breakwater while detectives sought two missing local men, a boatman and an ice cream vendor, tied to the kidnapping.
Vienna dispatches report Prof. Siem and Sigmund Freud leaving by train bound for London with plans for possibly New York later. The aged doctor, accompanied by his daughter, carried manuscripts allowed to be taken from the country by Nazi officials.
West Virginia University board of governors announced pensioning of three prominent professors in Morgantown on June 4. Enoch Howard Vickers of economics and business administration, John Arnoll Biesland head of mathematics, and Rachel Colwell head of home economics were moved to emeritus on a limited basis. Vickers joined in 1907, Miss Colwell in 1910, with Ruth D. Noel and Edna Arnold named to new posts.
Washington June 4. Senate and House conferees pursue a full wage and hour accord with a Tuesday deadline. A rigid 25 cent minimum pay and 44 hour week proposal was defeated by House conferees. Norton proposes a sliding scale to 40 cents and a year end administrator for exemptions.
In Princeton Florida June 4 AP report says after the kidnaping of James Bailey Cash Jr the parents have given up hope of the child surviving. FBI agents led by director J Edgar Hoover continue questioning suspects including M F Braxton and Ray Rayburn while Willard Campbell says Braxtons were responsible but were not yet found.
President Roosevelt and New Dealers plan a White House meeting on Monday to map strategy for advancing the administration's legislative program before adjournment. Following a 60 to 10 Senate victory on the recovery bill, focus shifts to eight other measures including anti monopoly oversight, civil aviation, merchant marine, rivers and harbors, and flood control.
In Chicago a 22 year old mother, Mrs Oleta DerTinger, says she would rather her seven months old son die than endure lifelong blindness from retinal glioma. The infant Gilbert has already lost a right eye and doctors warn the left must come out to halt the disease. The mother expresses her choice and prays for mercy.
Washington reports the 75th Congress nears adjournment with President Roosevelt securing most of his programs. Key actions include a vast public works and housing expansion, a large defense budget, wage hour and recovery measures, and enforcement reforms, despite opposition and limited power to reorganize the government.
Washington June 4 AP The administration opens a spending attack on the depression as Congress nears final action on a 3.723 billion lending bill Officials say WPA funds already on hand will create about 30000 relief jobs weekly Wallace directs relief purchases to aid the needy while state and local agencies may receive clothing and food parcels from the commodities corporation PWA engineers expect more than 2000 projects costing over 650 million with 300 million in grants and 60 million in loans. Congress may adjourn by next week after a joint conference committee begins reconciling the Senate and House versions
West Virginia may see federal road funds reduced to 3 312 954 for the 1998 40 and 1940 42 fiscal years, down from 4 0 million for the current biennium. Road Commissioner Burr H Simpson notes Hayden Cartwright bill allocations with most cuts from grade crossing funding. The bill, sent to the White House June 1, would authorize 260 954 for 1938 40 and 391 000 for turn to page 15 Part 1 Cai 3.
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