Prosperity Within Reach Says Johnson at Nashville Address
Gen Hugh S Johnson told an economic conference in Nashville that prosperity is within reach rather than around the corner. He praised NRA gains in payrolls and confidence, urged educators to study the NRA, and argued the program replaces the jungle with ethics. He noted overproduction of workers but urged schools to foster creative talent to meet demand.
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Johnson
Nashville
Tenn
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
George Peebedy College For
Gen. Johnson
Iearn
Ex-Convict Admits Slaying Dentist
Harold St. Clair, a 30 year old Ohio man, admitted his identity to New Orleans officers and said he would not fight extradition. He claimed he killed Dr Homer L Meyers after being identified from a newspaper photograph. He was arrested after stepping from a taxicab and held for questioning. Police found two loaded pistols on him and three unexploded bullets, with a shell discharged. Dr Meyers was shot dead while at his home in Illinois, with prior ties to an assault and robbery charge in Chicago.
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New Orleans
Harold St. Clair
Ohio
St. Clair
St - Clair
Harold
Homer L. Meyer
Dr. Meyers
Plare
Blessed Events for Mother on Coast
A local family celebrates a birth spree with 17 children among them Mrs Joseph Moses Brimbali and Mrs Brizhufi each welcoming babies one at a time. Most births were singletons with only two twins among the 17, all occurring in the city.
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Napa
Joseph Moses Brimbali
Brizhufi
Bishops Debate Movie Boycott In Cincinnati Meeting
Four Roman Catholic bishops met in Cincinnati to seek ways to enforce cleaner pictures in Hollywood. No public decisions were announced as the conference held executive sessions. Archbishop John McNicholas leads the decency league urging members to avoid salacious films.
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Cincinnat
Roman Catholic Church
Hollywood
Roman Catholic Bishops of America
Joseph E. Breen
NGS Yok Gus
Martin Quigley
New York
John McNicholas
Cincinnati
McNicholas
John J. Cantwell
Los Angeles
John F. Nob
Ft. Wayne
Hugh Boyle
Pittsburgh
Samuel McCrea Cavert
Wreck Inquiry Reveals Chart Error In Dresden Disaster
German liner Dresden striking rocks in Rysylke Fjord sank after 1000 passengers were rescued. Captain Moeller relied on an unfamiliar pilot in waters not marked on the chart used at the inquiry. Pilot Jacobsen testified Moeller did not verify his pilot certificate.
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Kopervick
Ea Aos
Dresden
Moeller
Jacobsen
Rysylke Fjord
Waters
State approves final relief of year and distributes funds
Governor Kump ordered transfer of 250000 to supplement federal relief, final pay for the year brings total relief to 1 million. Checks ready for teachers salaries totaling 1240000 for the last month of the term, while auditor distributes 3713200 to county sheriffs and 20056 to municipalities from utility tax collections.
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Kump
General Fund
Bluefield Tomorr
Supreme Court
Virginia
Mig T
Sdui
Aoedeeral
Britain Aims to Enlarge Navy for World Empire
London reports that Britain proposed a larger navy to protect its global empire. The plan favors lighter fast craft from cruisers to small destroyers, with little emphasis on submarines. American negotiators were told the proposal will be reviewed in Washington before further bilateral talks.
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London
Great Britain
Washington
Child Wants Europe to Come to FDR on Tariff Changes
London report says Richard Washburn Child, special American representative, urges Europe to initiate talks on tariff powers. He notes Europeans prefer selling to the United States and should outline what they will export before the U.S. opens markets. Mission ends July 1.
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Europe
FDR
Fariff
London
United States
Roosevelt
Richard Washburn Child
Child
Washington
Lynching of Negro man shocks Kirbyville crowd
In Kirbyville Texas a 30 year old Black man San Griggs accused of associating with a white woman was seized from Newton county deputies by about 150 white men and women. He was hanged shot seventeen times and dragged behind a car before his body was left near a Newton box factory commissary. Sheriff Hughes vows a full investigation with help from nearby jurisdictions.
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Kirbyville
Tex
Newton
PS. Hughes
San Griggs
Hughes
Griggs
Newton Jar
G. A. Smith
W. E. Davidson
Orange
Smyth
Man Electrocuted At Dunbar Plant
Shelby Robinson 31 of Dunbar an operator at Libbey-Owens Ford Glass plant was electrocuted yesterday afternoon while operating a drill. The plant manager cited a short circuit as the cause. The body was taken to Bartlett funeral home. Survived by widow Eila and four children Nealey Harold Betty Ruth, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. W S Robinson of Dunbar.
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Shelby Robinson
Dunbar
Libbey-Owens
Ford Glass Company
W. C. Manberry
Iaid Robinson
Bartlett Funeral Home
Eila Robinson
Nealey
Harold
Betty
Ruth Robinson
W. S. Robinson
Robinson
World News At a Glance From The Associated Press
A compilation of domestic and foreign items: Treasury revenue rise, Roosevelt at shipyard, Catholic prelates discuss film cleanup, Morgenthau limits political work, Johnson on prosperity, lynching case in Texas, perjury probe in Turverson mystery, Vienna study of Poderjay erotic art, Britain naval talks, and Norwegian wreck heroes.
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Associated Press
Washington — Treasury
New London
Conn
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Washington
Morgenthan
Treasury
Nashville
Tenn
Hugh
Johnson
Lyn
Alice
Ivan Poderjay
Vienna
Poderjay
London
Britain
Tater Navy
Kopervick
Norway
Dresden
Local College Wins Approval for Four Year Status
Kanewhe college of Charleston received state board approval to become a fully accredited four year junior college. The decision followed an evaluation by Dr. William A. Cook of Cincinnati University and was celebrated by Dr. L S McDaniel, the college’s president, the board of trustees, and supporters. The report stressed the importance of a local educational field and community mobility in evaluating the institution’s fit and potential.
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Kanewhe College of
Charleston
Jenior College
West Virginia State Board of Education
Illiam A. Cook
Cincinnati University
L. S. McDaniel
de. Cook
General Education Board
University Board of Governors
Marshall
M._ P. Shawkey
Rudolph Kuhlman
Ruth Marlatt
Rosier
Fairmont State Teachers’ College
Joseph Rosier
C. B Chapman
West Virginia
I. F. Boughrane Scott
Pengner
Glenville State Teachers’ College
E. G. Rohrbough
Ang
Koontz Announces Candidacy for U S Senate in West Virginia
Arthur B. Koontz of Charleston declares his bid for the Democratic nomination for U S senator from West Virginia. Four rivals follow him in the race: W S Chilton of Charleston, Graham Sale of Welch, J Alfred Taylor of Fayetteville, and Edmund Conaway of Marshall County. He says he seeks the nomination to serve if elected.
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Arthur B. Koontz
Charleston
U.S
West Virginia
W. 5. Chilton
Graham Sale
Welch
J. Alfred Taylor
Fayetteville
Edmund Conaway
Marshall County
U. S. Senate
McCabe and MacCorkle Enter Contests For Offices
Two Charlestonians announce candidacies for major offices. Robert C. McCabe seeks the sixth district congressional nomination, and William G. MacCorkle aims for the eighth district state senate. Both are Democrats.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
Boone
Logan
Alvin J. Barnhart
James M. Meson
Charleston
Joe L. Smith
Beckley
C. M
Prison Love Scene Fails To Move Ivan
Vienna police staged a prison scene with Mme Suzanne Ferrand and Ivan Poderjay to elicit information on Agnes Turverson's disappearance. Ferrand wore a red dress and black gloves, but the ruse failed as both prisoners denied knowing Turverson. Investigators note Poderjay has multiple marriages. Ferrand claims lack of knowledge about Turverson.
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Ivan
Vienna
Agnes Turverson
New York
Detroit
Vienng
Mme
Suzanne Ferrand
Ivan Poderjay
Belgrade
Mme. Ferrand
Miss ‘Fulversots
Suzanine
Daughter Keeps Pact Ends Life in Desperate Pact
Margaret Bott twenty two died in Des Moines after shooting herself at the Pearson home. Her mother Alice King Bott sixty three died a week earlier when the pair bound themselves with ropes and swam into Lake Michigan at Chicago seeking death together. Relatives from Iowa cared for Margaret as authorities announced no inquest was needed.
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Des Moines
Margaret Bott
Alice King Bott
Highland Park
Ill
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Margaret
Astore
Iowa
W. W. Pearson
Pearson
William Carpenter
Carpenter
Treasury fund gains prompt early silver purchases disclosed
Secretary Morgenthau announced that the treasury began large silver buys through the exchange stabilization fund before Roosevelt signed the bill. He said the administration will support the purchases, with receipts for the year passing three billion dollars and income tax receipts rising sharply compared with last year.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Gallcts
Hoomeek
Moregenthau
Man Finds Chickens Vanish Then Dives In Pond For Clues
In Narrows Virginia on June 21 Harvey Spicer reported that several of his chickens vanished mystery. He later saw a large bullfrog swallow a chicken and dive into a pond near the flock. Spicer drained the pond and recovered 12 chickens. neighbors killed 48 large frogs to aid the investigation. F C Proest confirms the tale.
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Narrows
Harvey Spicer
Spicer
F. C. Proest
Treasury Edict Bans Politics in Government Service
The Treasury Department warns employees not to hold political party offices while in government service. Secretary Morgenthau says a man cannot collect for Uncle Sam and the party both. Postmaster General Farley and W. W. Howes are noted for Democratic roles, with some question about the National Chairmanship timelines.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Morgenthau
Sonatier
Uncle Sam
Bby
Jor
Post Office
Farley
New York State
W. W. Howes
South Dakota
Roosevelt Signs Rail Labor and RFC Loan Bills
President Roosevelt aboard the Sequoia signed two bills in New London Connecticut. The first abolishes the old railroad mediation board and creates a new board similar to the Wagner act for industrial disputes. The second authorizes limited RFC loans to closed banks undergoing liquidation.
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New London
Conn
Roosevelt
Sequoia
Tard
Board of Mediation
RFC
Thames River
Long Island Sound
Red Top
Harvard
State Board Reelects Most College Heads
The state board of education reelected presidents at 11 of 12 state colleges, deferring Potomac State’s decision until August. Major changes included Steve Herrick named director of physical education at New River State, while faculty at several institutions also saw reappointments and vacancies filled.
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Joseph W. Stayman
Steve Herrick
Shearer
New River State
All State College
Potomac State
State Board of Education
Potomac
Jozeph W. Stayman
Keyser
Mineral County
Steve Hertick
Punxsutawney
M. L. Shearer
Herrick
West Virginia University
Point Pleasant High School
Treasury plans bottle tracing to curb bootlegging
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced a July 2 plan requiring every liquor bottle to bear an imperishable identification. Bottles will be produced under license and strictly supervised, with refilling banned and reuse of containers illegal. The move aims to raise prices and cripple illegal liquor rings.
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Washington
Mor- Benthau
Annons
Treasury
Morgenthau
Sepedl
Rise in Degree Costs Sparks Debate in Nollywood
The report notes rising prices for academic degrees, with the president of Nollywood cited as supporting higher costs for education. It mentions shifts in values toward brains over politics and indicates policymakers recently adjourned their session.
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Caur
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Robert Quilten
Rock
U. S
Tn International Mystery
Agnes Tulverson
Texas
World News
Kanawha Institution Is Accredited By
State Board
Charleston Democrat
Suzanne
Miss Tufferson
Miss Tulverson
Treasury Fund
Hare Rayer
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