Truce Progress Reported at Viscose Plant Talks
W C Woodard head of the CIO textile workers committee said negotiations with American Viscose officials are progressing toward resumption of work at the Parkersburg plant. A further shutdown was caused by a Sunday night walkout of 150 to 200 spinning department workers over a reprimand.
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Parkersburg
W. C. Woodard
Textile Workers’ Organizing Committee
CIO
Woodard
Paul Woodward
Larue Hendrixson
Department of Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
United States
Julius Holzbert
Cincinnati
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
Haythe Announces Democratic Candidacy for State Senate
Hinton reports W C Haythe formally announced his bid for the state senate from the 10th district. He resigned from a post with the bituminous coal commission to pursue the race.
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Hinton
W. C. Haythe
State Senate
Haythe
Bituminous Coal Commission
City Officials Preview Elk Bridge In Ohio Plant
Mayor Dawson and Consulting Engineer C. P. Fortney lead officials to Mount Vernon Steel and Bridge in Ohio for a preview of the Eli Fiver boulevard bridge. The complete bridge is assembled in the shop and will be shipped to Charleston after instruction from the erection staff.
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Dawson
C. P. Fortney
Mount Vernon Steel and Bridge Company
Ohio
Eli Fiver
Charleston
Fortney
Horse Show Sponsors Named in Damage Suit
Huntington circuit clerk M C Blake announced a $20,000 suit would be tried at the September term against three school board members, the Huntington Horse Show Association, and others. Sheridan Mullens claims the show on school board land damaged his property. The Philippine government plans slaughter and storage of meat for livestock raisers.
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Huntington
M. C. Blake
Board of Education
Huntington Horse Show Association
Sheridan Mullens
Four-H Club Members To Visit Washington
Four-H club members from Kanawha county will travel by car from Charleston to Washington DC and Endless Caverns, leaving at 4 a.m. tomorrow and returning Tuesday. Participants include Madge Heed Pinch Charles Vickers Lee Carte and others, with county agents Mabel Marks Eleanor Bigelow and T. H. McGowran accompanying.
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Kanawha County
Four
Charleston
Edna Flowers
Blundon
Joseph Muldoon
Chesapeake
Mabel Marks
Eleanor Bigelow
T. H. MecGowran
Moundsville Banker Dies at Age of 94
MOUNDSVILLE June 9. Thomas Scott, a 64 year old banking figure and longtime president of the Mercantile Banking and Trust Company, died today after years of activity. He was believed to be among the oldest active bankers in the country.
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Moundsville
F— Thomas Scott
Mercantile Banking and Trust Company
Scott
Transactions Show Gain in Charleston Banks
Check transactions in Charleston's four banks totaled 10 248 226 for the week ending June 8 a gain of 1 062 649 over the previous week. Secretary L C Oney of the Charleston Clearing House association announced yesterday. The corresponding week last year produced 22.87 percent more transactions.
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Charleston
L. C. Oney
Charleston Clearing House Association
Cloudy Weather Hampers State Crops In Week Ended June 9
Parkersburg reports cooler skies and rain kept fields too wet for cultivation. The U S Weather Bureau notes corn generally good but uneven due to wet conditions and some rust on wheat. Planting impeded in parts as crops struggle to establish. Wheat progress remains strong as heads form.
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Parkersburg
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hillbilly Crooners Sought at Mountain Festival
Elkins West Virginia June ninth amateur singers may enter the ninth annual Mountain State Forest festival contest. Preliminary rounds will be broadcast statewide to select final contestants. Songs must be authentic mountain ballads.
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Elkins
West Virginia
W. Grady Whitman
Manufacturing Plant Sought For Homestead to Aid Tygart Valley
Officials from the Farm Security Administration announced negotiations are under way to establish a branch plant at Tygart Valley Homestead near Elkins. The firms being considered include manufacturers of tractors furniture and vacuum cleaners, though the names were not disclosed.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
Tygart Valley Homestead
Elkins
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