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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1935
Page
4
Survey of Charleston housing shows 13 045 residential buildings with 10 876 wood and 2 5 brick dwellings. About 49 percent require modernization. 14 percent need major renovations. 24 percent are unfit for use, with 59 of those occupied by owners. One and two story homes comprise about 49 and 30 percent respectively.
The report notes one car garages in 30 percent of structures and garages for two or more cars in about 17 percent. No basements reported for A371 houses. Commercial uses appear in 57S residential structures including flats over shops. 7,962 wooden houses require major or minor repairs.
Witnesses including Roper and other department officials are set to testify as Mitchell's graft allegations are pursued. Mitchell's tense Senate appearance featured heated outbursts and claims he was blocked by Roper while seeking reforms in the department.
The board considers appointments for Marshall and other state teachers colleges as Pat Dean B Shouse and Deans from Concord and Virginia institutions are named in nomination lists. Officials say no major changes are planned though about 400 faculty and staff across several colleges await recommendations and coaching postings need board approval.
Noted physician Lindy outlines a 1991 development by Col. Lindbergh at the Rockefeller Institute division of experimental surgery. A glass coil gadget, rotating and rocking, circulates a fluid in a closed system and acts as a lung and heart substitute. Earlier experiments by Le Gallo, De Cyon, and Brown-Séquard are referenced as precursors.
The court weighs Hauptmann's trial for the Lindbergh case focusing on verdict alignment with the indictment and whether the baby's death constitutes murder. It also examines whether constitutional rights were protected, the correct county, and the sufficiency of evidence for a verdict. Proceedings feature debates on trial fairness and notable courtroom moments by Rosencrans and Wilentz.
Frederick W. Pope, second defense counsel at Flemington, argued the evidence did not justify a guilty verdict. He referenced a recent remark by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt expressing concern for any innocent man accused in the Lindbergh child murder case.
The article reports Harry Hopkins and Ickes reiterating unity while pledging to spend the four billion dollar PWA fund on permanent construction. They deny any rift, confirm cooperation, and note substantial PWA allocations including two hundred forty nine million for alum clearance.
The Governor said the task of placing a new state budget and classification system into operation has been taxed and will likely not be in full effect until after October 1, the end of the first fiscal quarter. He noted much work has been done and that up to 4,500 positions will be analyzed as rapidly as possible while acknowledging past inequities. The administration asks for patience and cooperation as standards of public life are rebuilt.
Two Huntington youths were sentenced to life terms after pleading guilty. The judge advised proper conduct in prison and potential consideration for pardon. The youths were ordered into a reform school until they reach age, then to Michigan City Prison.
Lawmakers discussed the Guffey bill aiming to curb pre NRA price cutting by creating marketing agencies and regulating wages. Essington praised the plan as practical for industry stabilization while opponents questioned compulsory wage clauses and interstate commerce implications. Easington argued coal mining affects inter state trade and must be regulated, noting high cross state coal shipment rates.
Essington argued that the operator's price likely affects coal prices across state lines and thereby Interstate commerce. Romanian piemen arriving at Wingfield South Africa from Bucharest face sunburn and frostbite from travel.
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