Congress Quits After Giving Roosevelt Free Hand
Congress approves a lending spending bill totaling 3.763 billion dollars over Roosevelt’s veto with a 57 to 1 Senate override. The measure would extend 34-2 and four percent rates on land bank loans for two years, otherwise rates rise above five percent. Sen. King DLL Utah calls to sever relations with Japan until it returns to civilized behavior.
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Roosevelt
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Japan
Sen. King
Ds Uteh
Gay President Leads Washington Exodus
The article chronicles President Franklin D. Roosevelt departing the capital for Nahant with officials and family in tow. It notes congressional bills, farewells at the White House, and Hoover’s cautious demeanor after a car crash. The frame details travel to New York and Nahant for the wedding, including the Roosevelts and Boettigers.
Governor Refuses Special Session Over Levy and Bond Plans
Holt rejects a special session to address current expenses and deficits. He argues bonds require voter approval and that long term bonds could be funded by existing levies, while current levies would suffice for one year and third party levies aim to reallocate funding in 1939. He urges extra levy elections and questions public support for bond issuance.
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Holt
Virginia
Trent
Apa
Utilities valuation up for 1938 tax year in West Virginia board report
The state board boosted utility assessments by 2.1 million dollars in 1938, citing higher property values and new development. Major increases affected Monongahela West Penn Public Service, Appalachian Electric Power, and Kanawha Valley Power, with substantial bus classifications and several bridge and water company adjustments. Interstate lines and streetcar changes also shifted totals, while overall railroad figures declined slightly.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Wheeling Steel
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Logan
Kanawha Valley Power Company
Wheeling Public Service Company
Wheeling Concern
Atlantic Greyhound
Capital Greyhound Lines
Ind
Pittsburgh and Weirton Bus Company
West Virginia Transportation Company
Appalachian
Kanawha Valley
Northern Virginia Power Company
Huntington and Ohio Bridge Company
Steubenville Bridge Company
West Virginia and Ohio Bridge Company
Shel Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
Steubenville, Wellsburg and Weirton Street Car Company
Monongahela West Penn
Panhandle Traction Company
Services For Prominent Business Man Set For Tomorrow
Services for prominent Mason County native and Charleston resident Leland Butler will be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow at his residence 107 Ohio avenue The Buller Book Birding company owner died yesterday in a Charleston hospital Rev Charles H Harrington will officiate Burial is planned in Sunset Memorial Park with Glendale lodge No 178 Knights of Pythias Butler had been ill since May 24 and underwent major surgery about two weeks ago He leaves a widow three daughters two sons and six grandchildren Surviving relations include his sisters Mrs Mary Ely and Mrs M O Ward of Charleston a brother A D Butler of Ripley The body was moved from Battle mortuary to the residence yesterday
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Oain C. Buller
Ohio Avenue
Buller Book Birding Company
Charleston
Charles H. Harrington
Calvary Baptist Church
Mr. Butler
Sunset Memorial Park
Glendale Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Butler
Mason County
J. M
Elizabeth Crossman Butler
Charleson
Florence Cunningham Butler
Harry Thaxton
Gypsy Selby
John Conner
T. G. Leland Butler
Mary Ely
M. O. Ward
A.D. Butler
Ripley
Nelson P. Mamrick Melson B. Hanwick
Oscar Milam
Crosscup Avenue
Dunbar
Cosley C. Hamrick
Hugh Hamre
Harmon
Jean Givens
Chalis
Wash
Hamrick
Cowen
United Brethren Church
Mays
R. L. Kelbaugh
Dunbar A. B
Hunt
Roane County
Us ii Fiyne
Adjourment hints grim political fight turning to voters
The adjournment marks a grim political contest as the session ends with major administration goals tested. Roosevelt pushes crop control and wage-hour limits while seeking governance changes and TVA extensions. Congress votes tax reform and navy buildup amid strong opposition and regional splits.
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TVA
Roosevelt
Sothern
House
Iel Dorani
Hese Wage
Howe
Congress
The 75th Congress A Historical Economic Battle
The 75th Congress convened January 3, 1937, and ended in 1938 amid political strife. It faced court-packing fights, New Deal clashes, and battles over taxation, labor, regional planning, and military funding, shaping economic policy and party realignments.
House Debates Wage Bill and Tax Overhaul Reaches Law
The debate centered on a wage hour bill with concessions to the South, including a seven year scale and exemptions for disemployment. A tax revision cut the tax on undistributed corporate profits, aligning with business needs, while Roosevelt withheld veto and allowed the bill to become law.
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House
Niles Committee
Considera
Ion
Senate
Dixie
Roosevelt
Hague Dodges Query On Political Records
Hague faces a tense session with Democratic leaders as he dodges questions about political records and philosophy. He repudiates any ism that is un American while refusing to specifically repudiate Nazism amid scrutiny of his answers.
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Hoover
Ylce
Democratic National
Ernet
Obituary notices for Georgianna Schoolfield and others
Obituaries list Mrs Georgianna Young Schoolfield Jr who died after a year of illness with services at 4 p m today at her residence. Rev Ernest Thompson to officiate and Sunset Memorial Park burial. Also noted are funeral services for Rev Leslie Spradling Bills 44 of Lick Branch and Rosa Elizabeth Taylor drowned in Elk River. Additional notices cover W A More death at Witcher’s Creek, Ardelia Exton Rey, Gilbert Eugene Pritt infant death, Ferdman Wilson, James Haynes, Nelson Mamrick Melson Hamrick and Squire Smith with funeral arrangements and burial details.
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Georgianna Schoolfield
Georgiana Young Schooifield, Jr
Quarrier Street
Ernest Thompson
First Presbyterian Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Sehnalfield
G. Schnallield
Leslie Spradling
Lickbranch
Inday
Robinson Cemetery
Lick Branch
C. W. Smith
O. Smalley
Ardelia Exton Rey
St. Clair Taylor
Ardelia Ealan
Uppee Spring Street
Harden and Harden Estuary
Spring Air Cemetery
Sterner Policy Toward Japan Is Indicated
Secretary Hull signaled a tougher stance toward Japan and said the United States would pressure via the treasury and Federal Reserve Board to halt loans. He affirmed the administration’s aim to avoid entangling alliances and rejected reports of direct disarmament proposals to Britain.
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Treasury
Federal Receive Board
Finanial
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Allances
U. & Willingness
London
Britain
Dead Ducks Head Home After Congress Adjourns
Lawmakers and spouses raced home by plane train and car to Uvalde Texas Alabama and Kentucky as they ended their session. Leaders Raburn Barkley McNary and Garner left for home amid farewell receptions and political posturing while others planned quick returns to their districts and campaigns.
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Garner
Congress
Uvalde
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Senate
Caribbean
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Alabama
House
Snell
McNary
Washington
Rayburn
Rooservelt
Cemrain
Barkley
Bluegrass Hills
Kentucky
McCall Sentenced to Die in Chair in Kidnapping Case
The killer McCall faces execution after confessing to abducting a five year old boy from the Cashes in Princeton on May 28. He claimed accidental suffocation ended the child’s life and then received a $10,000 ransom. Cash and his wife offered no comment as they await further proceedings.
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Commy
Raiford
McCall
Cashes
Princeton
Cash
Britain Ready for Arms Parley Says Chamberlain
Prime Minister Chamberlain signals Britain in full accord with Cordell Hull on disarmament and cooperation with nations. He notes no U S proposal for an immediate halt to the arms race and mentions corrections from Reuters on the reported exchange. The note explains British agency practices in transmitting parliamentary news.
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Chamberlain
Cordell Hull
Henderson
U. S
Reuter
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Hungry relief programs loom over Cleveland budget
The senate and house unveiled separate relief plans totaling about 66 million and 78 million dollars respectively. Both programs rely on paper funds with only a fraction likely to materialize, while year end relief needs run from 13 to 917 million dollars. Proposals outline bond issuances against delinquent taxes and future liquor and utility revenues to finance next year’s effort.
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Senate
House
Lindbergh's Heart Learns to Breathe
A simplified view of the human breathing system explains oxygen intake through the lungs. Oxygen moves into the blood and binds with hemoglobin and other pigments, coloring the bloodstream. Blood vessels transport these substances to tissues where oxygen is released and used.
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Ross T. McIntire
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St. Lowis Peat Dispatch
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Spring Hill Cemetery
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Ella Amstrong
Lestey Sonce
Ward
T. E. Thorson
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Yall
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Cicinnati
Thomas Smith
Charles Smith
Henry Smith
Myre
Samuel Jarvis
Biys
Charles Leonard
Gilbert Eugene Pritt
Marvin Pritt
Hendrix Avenue
Noble Long Mortuary
Jackie Lee
Marvin, Jr
B.C. Pritt
P.M. Thaxton
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Deonvar
Campbell Funeral Home
Rhoda Wilson
Willia Turner
Katie Butchinson
James Haynes
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