Hope For Minimum Prices Soon Voiced by Coal Men
Coal commission cites $2,128 average cost of production in Appalachian Area for minimum price schedule. WV operators cautious but hopeful prices will be set quickly, with hearings to follow. District costs range from $1,837 in Northern West Virginia to $3,654 in Michigan. A separate note reports a lightning strike along a fence in Arlington, South Africa, killing a pig and several sheep.
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The
Coal Commission
Appalachian
West Virginia
Washington
Sec
Jesse V. Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Operators’ Association
Commission
Senate Committee
Guffey
Interior Department
Roosevelt
L. T. Putman
Raleigh-Wyoming Coal and Coke Company
Edward Graff
New River Company
Big Island Creek Coal Company
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
James Hart
Island Creek
Huntington
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Michigan
Panhandle
Arlington
South Africa
Judge Rules for Defendants in Blumberg Realty Case
Circuit Judge Julian F. Bouchelle directed a verdict for the defendants in the suit by Edna and Lewis Blumberg against W. C. Thomas Realty Co and others. The couple sought $500 paid as a partial house and lot payment in the L. C. Massey Park addition to South Charleston. The property, sold to the Blumbergs in 1937, was later sold at public auction under a deed of trust from Orla Hunt to the Jackson County Building and Loan Association.
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Julian F. Bouchelle
Edna Blumberg
Jackson County Building and Loan Association
Factory Worker Average Wage in 1937
The census bureau reported the average American factory worker earned 1180 dollars in 1937. Large plants with annual business of 25 million dollars or more paid the highest average wage at 1622 dollars. No figures from prior years were provided.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Jefferson Park Garden club hears on soils and playground plans
S. Charleston News Co. C. Gallaher spoke on soils at the Jefferson Park Garden club meeting held Wednesday night at Mrs. T. R. Baldwin home. The club announced plans to begin work soon on a playground project. Others present included Mesdames Eichhorn Hightower Eisner Miller Mills Norman Shahan Tabor Thaling Mills and Williams.
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Co. C. Gallaher
Charleston
Jefferson Park Garden Club
T. R. Baldwin
Club
Mesdames C. W. Eichhorn
W. J. Hightower
John Eisner
Courtney Miller
Colby Mills W. L. Norman
C. D. Shahan
A. C. Tabor
A. G. Thaling
W. M. Mills, Jr
Thomas Williams
Remarkable remedy claims relief for sinus troubles
Sufferers report dramatic results from KLORONOL a rare extract said to ease nasal congestion sinus headaches and hay fever. The medicine costs 3.00 a dose with money back guarantee sold by Cohen Drug Stores in Charleston Logan Dunbar Belle Drug Store Belle W Va.
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Cohen Drug Stores
Charleston
Logan
Dunbar
Belle Drug
Belle
W. Va
Girl Disappears Delays Trial In Murder Case
In Chicago on June 15 a 10 year old girl who testified against her father in the murder of his wife vanished, delaying the retrial of James K. Matter, age 42, who had been sentenced to 20 years last November after the girl, Martha Jean, heard her mother cry Dont shoot him please dont shoot. The Illinois Supreme Court had set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial which was slated for today, but the prosecution sought a continuance following a telegram from Miss Marian FE Mat-
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Chicago
INS
James K. Matter
Matter
Martha Jean
Illinois Supreme Court
Marian FE. Mat
U S Envoy to Spain Presents His Credentials
U S first ambassador to nationalist Spain Alexander W Wed dell presented his credentials to Generalissimo Francisco Franco in Burgos. A detachment of Franco’s Moorish bodyguard escorted Wed dell to the military governor’s palace for the ceremony.
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Burgos
Spain
U. S
Alexander W. Weddell
Francisco Franco
Weddell
Custody Dispute Ties Statewide Child Search in Chicago Case
A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania statement from Martha Jean's guardian reveals she cannot take the child back, as custody remains unresolved. Investigators press the search for the daughter as the case is continued to July 24. Matter, an industrial engineer, is charged with shooting his wife with an army rifle Oct 2 in their home.
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Ter
Martha Jean
Harrisburg
Chicago
Matter
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Mrs. French
Alderman
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H. L. Canterbury
J. B. Stae
I. C. Ruddle
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Jack Luthering
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Naomi Carroll Syms
Leland K. Smith
Sandra
Fourth Avenue
Robert Lanaham
Haddon Smith
John Smith, Jr
George and Helen Smith
Juanita Rowsey
Hazel Maiden
C. N. Cook
M. G. Huffman
Central Avenue
Mrs. Cook
Miss Maiden
Florence Maiden
Wilmore, Ky
R. A. Bondurant, Jr
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R. A. Bondurant
Roanoke
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