Share-Wealth Plan Favored By Robinson
Senate Democratic leader Robinson urged immediate enactment of President Roosevelt tax-the-rich proposals to avoid long uncertainty. He spoke after a Saturday session where Long criticized pushing a bill now to break up big fortunes. Robinson said the matter should be treated separately from the 10 percent resolution and would consider taking it up this session.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. Robinson
Roosevelt
Long
D.-La
Robinson
New England
Harrison
D. Miss
Nance Committee
Bankhead Farm
la Follette Tans
Tobinson
LaFollette
Fashington
Death of G W Robertson 77 Coal Operator
Logan West Virginia mourns the death of G W Robertson 77 a prominent coal operator and founder of Logan county mines He led Monitor Coal and Coke and Gay Coal and Coke while directing Majestic Coal and other ventures His funeral is set for Shamokin on Thursday afternoon in Pennsylvania ties to the Southern Railroad and early industry figures noted.
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Logan
George W. Robertson
West Virginia
Asbury Park
N. J
Robertson
Pug
Thi Ha
Andrew Robertson
Pennsylvania
Shamakia Turaday
Seven Weeks Old Boy Owes Life to Firemen
NILES June 22 The biggest job the department ever accomplished firemen working in shifts for 60 hours administered oxygen and artificial respiration to save seven weeks old Nay mond Beaman son of Mr and Mrs John Seaman Physicians had abandoned hope after a three day pneumonia attack but the baby took nourishment this afternoon and survived as firemen carried him from the blaze exhausted but triumphant
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Niles
James Swerer
Wile
Naymond
Beaman
Mira
John Seaman
Major Revolt in Democratic Ranks Feared
Washington dispatch reports rising discontent within the Democratic Party over New Deal measures. Senators and representatives fret a potential revolt unless the session ends or tactics shift. Private polls show opposition to share-the-wealth taxes, Wagner labor bills, and the Guffey coal bill amid concerns over constitutionality and presidential pressure.
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Washington
Senate
House
New Deal
Pan American clipping seaplane ends 2400 mile coastal flight
In Alameda California on June 22 the Pan American Airways clipper seaplane completed a 2400 mile test flight from May Midway, facing headwinds and cloud to land in San Francisco Bay after 12 hours 39 minutes. Piloted by Capt. Edwin C. Musick and five crew, the flight did not seek a new speed record, with conditions pushing elevation to 14,000 feet at times as part of exploratory work toward regular California to Pacific routes.
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Alameda
Calif
Hawaii
California
Pan American Airways
Midway
Teland
San Francisco Bay
Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith
Edwin C. Musick
Pan American
Mustek
Trip
Mayor Hopes To Move City Incinerator
Mayor D Boone Dawson considers relocating Charleston’s incinerator beyond city limits as a PW A project funded by a 45 percent federal grant and a 5 percent loan. The plan includes moving city stables to the new site to gain a usable Virginia street building lot. The old plant is worn and undersized for a growing population. A new facility is seen as essential within five years to secure federal aid.
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PWA
D. Boone Dawson
Virginia Street
Charleston
Dawson
Charleston Eyes New South Side Bridge To Ease Crossings
State officials weigh a rail crossing elimination plan for Charleston to remove a South Side bridge from proposed trade crossing projects. Ernest L. Bailey and railroad leaders will decide next week on funding and whether the bridge becomes a grade crossing remedy or a state highway project.
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Charleston
South Side
Ernest L. Bailey
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Boone Dawson
Bailey
United States Bureau of Roads
Engleera
United
Outstanding News Writers Honored in Atlantic City
June 22 Atlantic City honors include Jack Lait for covering the Dilinger killing in Chicago and Michael A. Baron for aerial photos of the Morro Castle fire. Over 200 newspapermen attend a banquet at the Ritz-Carlton terrace where awards are announced. Mayors, editors, and guests of the city are recognized as part of a nationally televised ceremony announcing the 10 outstanding journalistic achievements of the year.
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Atlantic
City
N. J
UNS
Jack Lait
International News Service
Dilnger
Chicago
National Headquarters Club
James W. Barrett
Presss Radio Bureau
Rte-Cortton
Harry Bacharach
John H. Dreher
Reorter
Seattle Times
George Weyerhaeuser
Yale Varsity Gives Harvard Crew Worst Defeat in 41 Years
Yale varsity rowed Harvard to its worst defeat in 41 years at New London on June 22. Yale led from the start, finished about a dozen lengths ahead, and set a downstream course record while Harvard trailed throughout. Yale now leads 30 wins to 34 for Harvard in the series begun in 1852.
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Yale
Harvard
New London
Conn
Crimson
Ed Simmons
Baltimore
Thames
Ametraam Reed
Jim Castle
Honolulu
Bartlett's Cove
Roosevelt
jMonotatis
Elis
State to Let Route 13 Job
The state road commission will, on Tuesday, July 9, award a contract for surfacing 5.3 miles of state route 13 from Ruth to the Lincoln county line. Approximately 1,000,000 dollars will fund the project, with more than half from federal money. Other contracts on the same day include 12. miles of route 10 from Maysel to Hoane county, totaling about 1,000,000 dollars. Mortimer W. Smith said the work will cost about 1,000,000 dollars. Additional jobs across several counties are listed, including bituminous and asphalt surface work, stone base construction, and grading and drainage.
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State Road Commission
Jon
Ruth
Charleston
Lincoln County Inc
Maysel
Clay County
Hoane County
Mortimer W. Smith
Gilmer County
Glenville-Braxton County
Hardy County
Moorefield
Grant County
Ritchie County
Harrisville
Washburn
Washburn-Smithville
Harrison County
Clarksburg
Tucker County
Davis-Red Creek
McDowell County
Hancock County
Flight to Rome Ends in Crackup
Two wealthy young Portuguese nobles planned a nonstop flight to Rome. Their Bellanca monoplane failed to take off at Floyd Bennett Field, but both escaped unharmed. They celebrated with champagne and hinted at retrying the attempt. Count Alfred De Montesverde, 23, piloted the craft with Marquis George De Montesverde as navigator and radio operator.
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New York
Rome
Floyd Bennett Field
Bellanca
Alfred de Montesverde
George
Gus
Owens-Illinois Glass to Maintain NRA Codes
Owens-Illinois Glass Co. announces it will voluntarily maintain NRA codes standards. A bulletin states the Supreme Court decision voiding NRA codes will not affect current pay, and the firm will uphold working conditions and hours regardless of others actions.
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Toledo
Owens-llinois Glass Company
Supreme Court
Washington
Officials Push New Trial for Lifers in Kidnap Case
INDIANAPOLIS June 22 State officials moved to secure a new trial for two Huntington boys aged 14 and 17 serving life terms for the kidnapping of an Indiana sheriff. Attorney general says judge willing to set aside punishment for a guilty plea to a lesser offense. Arraignment set for tomorrow. boys returned to Jasper jail after reform school dispute.
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Indianapolis
Huntington
Indiana
Philip Lutz Jr
Jude John L. Sumner
Bascum Ray
Maurice Sheridan
Sumner
Paul V. McNutt
A. F. Miles
Reformatory
Miles
Ray
Sheridan
Lfe
Bascam Ray
Jasper
Justice of Peace
T. Ernest Mahalm
Ed. Leugers
Seugers
Long Count Barry Paces Jail Cell
Chicago June 23 A ref of the Dempsy Tenney Night paces a county jail cell awaiting sentence after embezzlement conviction. Barry and Abraham Karatz were found guilty of conspiring to steal 355,000 from Amalga Trust and Savings bank. Judge Michael Feinberg deferred sentencing for a week.
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Chicago
M27
Joll
Barry
Abraham Karatz
Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank
Michael Feinberg
Otto van Berek
Bhet Barry
Karatz
Judge Again Blocks Plea Of Mrs. Waley
In Tacoma Washington on June 22 1950 Federal Judge Cushman blocked Margaret Waleys plea to admit guilt in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case. Her attorney Stephen P. OBrien said she could not be convicted at trial and that a trial would be best. The judge set Monday for her trial on the same charge her husband had pleaded guilty to and sentenced for.
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Tacoma
Wash
Bronde Margaret Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Stephen P. O'Brien
Harmon M. Waley
Be, Cushman
Waley
Gemen
O'Brien
Henderson New Marshall Coach
Marshall College announces administrative and athletic changes for the coming school year led by Dr. James E. Allen of Davis and Elkins College as president. Cam Henderson becomes athletic director, Roy Hawley departs, Tom Dandelet takes over physical education, and Jis G. Wilson becomes dean of the teachers college joining a reshaped faculty at Marshall and related appointments.
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Marshall College
James E. Allen
Davis and Elkins College
Huntington In
Cam Henderson
Davis and Elkins
Marshall
Morris P. Shawkey
State Board of Education
Yesters
Teachers College
Ape
Mienderson
Roy M. Hawley
Tom Dandelet
Jis G. Wilson
Department of Education
Glenville State Teachers College
J.B. Shouse
Department of Edurn
Deportation Drive Plans Six Concerts For Charleston
A Charleston musical festival group plans six concerts for 1935 38 season with auditions for a broader chorus and orchestra. Walter Heermann of Cincinnati will direct the effort modeled after the Cincinnati May Festival and backed by city schools as talent is drawn from across the area. Presidents and sponsors hailed progress amid a broad campaign. the national deportation effort was also discussed with Rep Dies proposing a bill to remove about 6 000 000 aliens to curb unemployment.
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Charleston May
Association
Henderson L. Peebles
John L. Dickinson
Edgewood Country Club
Charleston
Frank H. Kincheloo
Walter Heermann
Cincinnati
Walter F. Martens
Httle Symphony Orchestra
Washington
United States
Dies
Tex
England
France
Italy
Uny
Peematen
Germany
Sweet
Labor Department
U.S
Kump Seeks Road And School Help
Governor Kump urges federal public works to fund road and public school projects, focusing on usable investments for the state. He backs selecting competent local citizens to administer expenditures and opposes outright grants for rural school construction.
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Kump
Army Fliers Cheat Death as Cadet Pilot Lands plane
Riverside dispatch reports three Army airmen bailed out of a burning craft en route to Brooks Field. Cadet F H McDuff stayed at the controls to slow the descent while Captain Dugan leaped free as the plane crashed near Banning, sparking a brush fire across hundreds of acres. McDuff parachuted to safety 200 feet above ground, and Dugan praised the cadet for the save.
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Riverside
Calif
Fiee
Banning
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Tex
Serat
Ry Giles
F. H. McDuff
FR. Dugan
Slickx
McDufe
Giles
Dugan
McDuff
Barlow Iyke
Ming
Capt. Dugan
Forty Hour Week Plan Gains Favor For Codes
Washington June 22 The 40 hour workweek with time and a half overtime emerged as a possible voluntary standard for codes under NRA and federal trade commission study. Business leaders reportedly back the plan while labor backs shorter hours. cooperation between the commission and NRA was to be clarified early next week as both sides press for voluntary agreements.
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Washington
NRA
Federal Trade Compission
Pete
Tha
Leglala
Commission
Ah Ars Vision
Alres
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Owens-Ilinois Glass
Shawkey
Wheat Shouse
Harry G. Wheat
West Virginia University
John Whitfield
Wheeling
Starry Institute
Francis (Skeets) Farley
Wilson
Columbia University
Ho Hag
Bel
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