Flood Control Hearings on Ohio River Proposals
Washington June 6 The House flood control committee will hear Army Engineers recommendations to shield lower Ohio River cities from floods. Major General Edward M. Markham will explain levees wood walls and drainage plans with construction costs about 24.9 million and land damages 11.2 million. The measure lists Louisville Paducah Covington Newport Dayton and Russell Kentucky Jefferson Clarksville Lawrenceburg Indiana Cincinnati Manchester Cosgrove Ohio. A Roosevelt emergency program followed the January February floods as committee plans cover Weather Bureau and Agriculture Department officials in testimony.
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Washington
House
Army Engineers
Ohio River
Edward M. Markham
Roosevelt
Ohio Basin
Whittington
D-Mils
Louisville
Paducan
Covington
Newport
Dayton
Russell
Kentucky
Jefferson
Clarksville
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Cincinnati
Manchester
Coslgrove
Ohio
Army
Markham
Apakesman
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Weather Bureau
Invest Service and
Roll Conservation Service
Help Others Aid Selves Best Charity Says J D
A speech outlines core philanthropic principles emphasizing self-help, efficient use of funds, and organized plan. The speaker recalls a personal shift from ad hoc giving to structured charity with focus on reducing waste and maximizing impact. He stresses that wealth distribution must empower individuals to improve themselves.
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J.D
Mort
Walborn
Inventors Seek Better Mousetraps at Congress
New York report notes inventors pledge to prove the proverb true at the 1st National Inventors' Congress. A half dozen new mousetraps will debut, including one undersaving type that resets belt, plus a rainmaker model dirigible and a tear Tess onion slicer among other devices.
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New York
Congress
Roy C. Burns
Oakland
Calif
San Francisco
London
Tess
Civilization and its key advancing forces in 1909
A 1909 essay outlines civilization’s defining elements. It ranks subsistence, government and law, literature, science, art, and morality as core progress areas. It defends private wealth stewardship, arguing capital remains best managed by individuals rather than state schemes, framing prosperity within historical development.
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Doubleday Doran & Co
Tourist Guides In West Virginia Tour Planned
Tourists will cover 1369 miles of WV scenic highways in a state chamber backed tour to acquaint guides with local travel highlights. The itinerary runs Wheeling to Parkersburg via Route 2 with stops at Moundsville New Martinsville Sistersville St Marys Ripley Pt Pleasant Huntington Bluefield Beckley and more ending with a dinner and reception at White Sulphur Springs.
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West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Ruesta
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Ohio River
Moundsville
Indian Mound
New Martinsville
Sisteraville
St. Mary’s
Huntington
Ripley
Pt—Pleasant
Charleston
Neckley
Bluefield
Beckley
Richwood
Buckhannon
Elkins
Blackwater Falls
Canyon
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Kingwood
Romney
Berkeley
Springs
Martinsburg
Virginia
Winchester
Moorefield
Petersburg
Franklin
Marlinton
Watoga Atate Forest
Conservation Commission
White Sulsphur Springs
Brain operation surgery described as cure to behavior
Report describes frontal lobe brain surgery involving a prefrontal lobotomy on two holes near the hairline with three core cuts per side to disconnect tissue. Dr Freeman claims striking behavioral improvements in humans matching prior monkey results, restoring self control and reasoning after nervous tension and delusions. The piece also notes broader medical policy debates in Atlantic City about health department roles and public patient care.
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Freeman
Lost Airliner Found Wrecked on Peak
Ronald Dyche of the national forest service aided directing the long hunt from a camp a mile and a half from the wreckage. A guard was posted and no one would be moved before Monday morning. If they had been 25 feet higher they might have reached safety.
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Ronald Dyche
National Forest Service
Cratten
Dyche
Heavener Ason Born At Kanawha Valley Hospital
A son was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs C Paul Heavener at Kanawha Valley Hospital. The family resides at 8 Grandview Drive.
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A.son
C. Paul Heavener
Grandview Drive
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Soviet third five year plan outlined in grim detail
Plans for the third five year period project greater industrial outputs than the combined first two plans. Officials expect a population rise to 500 million within 25 years and aim to boost Russian labor productivity to approach American standards, with July as the deadline for Kremlin submission. The Tunisian birth rate note appears as a tangential data point in the industrial forecast.
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Kremlin
Housing Aid Curtailed. Funds Cut, Slum Clearance Emphasized
The program faces a reduction from an estimated 51 million dollars to a few million, with securities issuance likely trimmed or dropped. Authorities say focus will shift to urging municipalities and political subdivisions to handle slum clearance themselves, reducing federal spending.
Obituary notices for Baldwin Ellis Cooper and Riley families
George L Baldwin 61 of Hewett near Madison died after a long illness at home. Survived by Rosie Miller Baldwin widow four sons Leslie Louie Emmil and Virgil four daughters Leora Bias Joseph Ball Clifton Ball and Dewey Caudill sister Barrey Akers and many grandchildren. Funeral 2 PM at Hewett M E church with Rev J L Perry and Rev Spencer. burial in family cemetery. James Ellis 20 of Hurricane died after long illness. Survived by parents Garnet and, two brothers Clinton Ellis Hurricane and Robert Ellis South Charleston, three sisters Ruth Ellis Hurricane Helen Angelo Bear Hurricane Opal Draper West Charleston. Funeral at Hurricane First Baptist 2 PM with Rev J Guy Saunders. interment Valley View Memorial Park. Betty Lon Cooper Orgas Fayette county 18 months died at Montgomery hospital. Surviving brother and two sisters. Body to Hooper funeral home Montgomery. Boyd Riley 52 of 4532 First age nue died at home after long illness. Body to Marden and Hunen mortuary. Widow Osale Riley, son Robert Awey, and several nephews and nieces.
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George L Baldwin
George S. Baldwin
Hewett
Madison
Hunter and Hunters Mortuary
Rosie Miller Baldwint
Leslie
Louie
Emmil Baldwin l
Virgil Baldwin
Gates
Leora Bias
Joseph Ball
Clifton Ball
Ethel
To- Ran County
Dewey Ca
James Ells James Ellis
Garnet Ellis
Hurricane
Allen Funeral
Clinton Ellis
Robert Ellis
South Charleston
Ruth Ellis
Helen Angelo
Bear Hurricane
Opal Draper
West Charleston
Hurricane First Baptist Church
Amorrow
J. Guy Saundées
Valley View
Memorial Park
Betty Lon Cooper
Orgas
Fayette County
Betty Lau (Cooper
Summers Cooper
Kincaid
Montgomery
Hooper
Boyd Riley Boyd Riley
First Agenue
Marden and Hunen Mortuary
Osale Riley
Robert Awey
Four Russians Begin Lonely View at Rudolf Island Pole
Four Russians arrive at Rudolf Island base with an Eskimo dog for guard and companionship as Prof Schmidt and three colleagues take up a year long stay. They bring instruments, equipment, food, and are welcomed by a mass reception while Moscow receives four daily weather radio reports.
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Prof Schmidt
Rudolf Island
Moscow
Globe
Pole
Church Riots Warn Of Nazi Clash With Churches
The piece describes escalating church war tension in Germany as the regime presses its policy of adaptation. It covers Catholic hierarchy challenging Goebbels, pamphlet attacks on Nazi press, and Protestant clergy led by Niemoeller denouncing unfair tactics amid synod elections.
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Germany
Fuhrer
Munich
Cologne
Goebbels
Niemoeller
Steel Workers Seek Roosevelt Action in Prolonged Strike
The steel strike enters its eleventh day with about 34,000 workers in the Mahoning valley, as Republic Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Inland Steel resist signing contracts with the Lewis forces. Rail officials urge Governor Davey to protect property in Ohio, while Chicago attorneys review Mayor Kelly’s order to halt housing workers at the South Chicago plant for health rule violations.
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Lewis
Aas
Temperatures Reported From Municipal Airport Yesterday
The maximum temperature at the municipal airport yesterday was BR degrees per the federal Weather observer. Readings showed 72 at 7 30 a m and 76 at 7 30 p m with 1 20 p m noted later for reference.
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Federal Weather Observer
Two Men and Dozens of Horses Die in Stable Fire
In Oman ia Nebraska a blaze at the McClure stables beside Ak-Sar-Ben race track killed two men and left many horses dead or missing. Trainers Travis Locklear and Ed Kelly were identified among the victims as hundreds of horses burned or fled into the western city area.
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Omania
Neb
June
McClure
Ak- Sar-Ben
Travis Locklear
Reynolds Bros
Ed. Kelly
Duffy Hutz
Wage Hour Measure Change Is Demanded
Republican floor leader Bridges said eight other child labor measures are pending in the Senate and 16 bills and amendments in the House await consideration. He noted Representatives Halleck White and Jenkins Ohio would likely introduce similar wage and hours bills in their branch.
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Seyries
Martin Ur-Mass
Halleck
Ind
White
Ohio
Jenkins
Bridges
Senate
House
Adverse Report Ready on FDR Court Bill
The administration fought for a compromise on court reorganization as opposition fights the plan. McCarran said the anti change bloc has about 90 Senate votes with wavering members, and a long filibuster could not be sustained. A reverse report, ready likely Tuesday, requires ten committee votes to pass. Hatch compromise discussed but hinges on approvals from judiciary, Senate, and House.
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Cap
Senate
Tno
Jong
McCarran
Judiciary Committee
Hatch
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Leaders Speed Action On Roosevelt Program
Sessions on the administration wage and hours bill continue as the joint labor committees hold hearings into a 40 hour week and a 40 cent minimum wage. John L. Lewis of the CIO will present views as the panel nears likely passage within two weeks. Senator Black of Alabama and Rep Conlery of Massachusetts co chair the hearings.
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Senate
House Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
House
Senator Black
Alabama
Rep. Contery Co
Massachusetts
Otto Witnesses Attack on Bilbao in Civil War News
Otto and another uncle accompanied by Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma witnessed activity near the front as Franco Spanish insurgents reported heavy losses for government forces on the Avila front and skirmishing continued around Mount Lemona. National mourning was declared for General Emilio Mola with stores closed.
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Nazi Germany
Salsmanen
Franco
Falangistas
Xavier
Bourbon-Parma
Otto
Gaatan
Zita
Bourbonarma
Heary Lom Hendaye
Avila
Guadarrama Mountains
Madrid
Segovia
Lemona
Bilbao
Mudeld
Lemons
Francisco Franco
Ingurgente
Spain
Emilio Mola
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