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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1940

Page

14

Hines Becomes 12th Full U.S. General in History

White Sulphur Springs June John L. Hines retired chief of staff is promoted to full general the 12th person to hold the rank. The promotion follows a House vote approving a bill by Rep. Jennings Randolph to grant the rank without extra pay. Hines, a West Virginia native, served in three wars and led the Philippine department before retirement.

White Sulphur Springs John L. Hines U. S. Army Hines Jennings Randolph D.W. Va Elkins Congress House of Representatives John J. Pershing Gen. Hines West Virginia West Point Pershing Army Philippine Department

Suspect Arrested in Trotsky Gunning Case

Mexican police detained a 38 year old man named Nicolas Tuscano of Spanish nationality at a Vera Cruz hotel, amid the Trotsky residence shooting two weeks earlier. Trotsky and his wife escaped unharmed while his nephew was slightly injured, marking the first government arrest in the case.

Mexico City INS Leon Trotsky Peirce Nicolas Tuscano Vera Cruz Soviet Russia Trotsky Coyoacan

Council to Consider Paving Time Extension

The city council plans to consider a request for a PWA time extension from June 18 to 30 on Docket 1150-F. The docket covers pavement work currently underway and two未started projects on Bridge Road and MacCorkle Avenue eastward from the C. and C. station. The call excludes the chamber of commerce letter and the McHugh brothers contract for MacCorkle, with sponsor funds spent in groeing operations. Mayor Dawson had no report on the committee action, and Guy VanHorn, committee chair, is out of town. the mayor is expected back from Parkersburg today to preside.

PWA Bridge Road MacCorkle Avenue Chamber of Commerce McHugh Brothers MarcCorkle Improvement Groeing Dawson Friday Guy VanHorn Parkersburg Fomor

European Adviser Gets Traffic Ticket

Cleveland oil man Abe Pickus, famed for trans-Atlantic war advice calls, drove on the left side in an American street. He was arrested, issued a ticket, and the case set for June 17.

Cleveland INSI Abe Pickus Pickus America

Littlepage Terrace Inspected by 1,500 Visitors

Despite threatening skies nearly 1500 people toured Littlepage Terrace yesterday afternoon causing closing time to be extended by an hour. Clyde Jarrett of the Charleston Housing Authority led groups through model apartments to house families from substandard dwellings after next Saturday. Only 69 tenants approved so far for 170 available units, with more to be processed by the advisory board led by Henderson L Peebles. Girl guides trained as belringers at a church in Hersham England.

Littlepage Terrace Clyde Jarrett Charleston Housing Authority Jarrett CHA Algernon Blair Henderson L. Peebles Peebles Charleston Iow

Pay for Rest Periods Ordered by Fleming

Washington June 9 Regular rest periods for employees up to 20 minutes should be allowed without docking workers for the time off Col Philip B Fleming administrator of the wages and hours act ruled today In relaying the instructions to field representatives Fleming said that in the course of such work where regular rest periods are granted it will remain up to the regional director to decide whether the employee should be paid for time over twenty minutes

Washington INS Philip B. Fleming Fleming

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