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Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1935
Page
4
Utility Holding Company Bill Sparks Congress Debate
Washington tug of war over utility holding company regulation pits a reform bill with teeth against a softer committee version. Critics cite past investor losses from companies like Associated Gas and Electric, United Corporation, United Founders, Electric Bond and Share, and Cities Service, arguing regulators must protect widows and orphans from such market abuses.
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Washington
House
al Smith
Towita
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Congress
United Corporation
Roosevelt
United Founders, Holding Company
Electric Bond and Share Company
Philippines
Canada
Veriest Suumbskull
Cities Service Company
Blame and Burden of Widows in Utility Stock Crash
The text attacks blamed parties for the 1929 33 collapse in utility holding stocks. It argues widows and orphans suffered as Commonwealth and Southern American and Foreign Power shares plunged from high values to under a dollar. It asserts the public supports reform to end such abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth and Southern
Supreme court urged to define highway ownership rights
Bluefield Telegram argues the Minnesota Supreme Court should affirm that highways belong to the people, not truck drivers, and uphold the middle-line division as a safety demarcation. The piece stresses state high courts must curb excesses by motorists and ensure equal sharing of road space for safety.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bluefield Tele+ graph
Drunken drivers lose licenses at rate as law enforces
The Huntington Advertiser notes the state road commission has revoked or suspended about 500 licenses since the 1935 law took effect last March, with 3,500 to 4,000 motorists expected to lose privileges by year’s end. Officials stress vigilant enforcement as liquor availability rises.
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State Road Commission
Cammission
Huntington Advertiser
Sunday beer sales ban urged by Putnam County prosecutor
The Putnam County prosecuting attorney declared that Sunday dispensaries are like old saloons and vowed to prohibit Sunday beer sales countywide. Courts show only legislature can ban Sunday sales, and revoking licenses remains the legal method to curb rowdy beer establishments, a path the prosecutor should follow.
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Putnam County
Cattle Nation
Putnam
Grafton News
Potato storage plant eyed for Tygarts Valley as seed area
The extension service potato specialist reports strong consideration for a potato storage plant in Tygarts Valley and its designation as a certified seed potato area. It notes the valley’s strong suitability for potato growing and the absence of certified seed potatoes in West Virginia, promising statewide and Randolph County benefits.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Tygarts Valley
West Virginia
Randolph County
Hoover questions cloud GOP field at Grass Root gathering
Washington dispatch notes grass roots chatter on Capital Hill about the 1936 Republican nomination. Hoover faces weak delegate backing while Frank Knox and Ham Fish draw limited support. Mitch Mitchell and Prendergast clash over commerce policy as Vincent Astor ties to Roosevelt loom large in behind the scenes maneuvering.
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Hoover
Fat Herley
Agriculture
Arthur Hyde
White House
Walter Newton
Zahglefoot
Lucas
Republican National Committee
Springfield
Chicero Daily News
Middle West
Frank Knox
Mitchell Cramer
Ewing
Commerce Department
Mitchell
Prendergast
Kansas City
Missouri Senators
Dan Roper
Steamboat Inspection Service
Morro Castle
Bureau of Pit Commerce
Roosevelt-Astor Mitchell
Astor
International Mercantile Marine
Roosevelt
Vincent Astor
Diary notes and New York scenes in June at leisure
McIntyre Day By Day recounts a bustling New York day with social calls and a tour of the city’s haunts. The entry mentions Hal Phyfe's, Watterson Rotackers, Virginia, and Oscar the red-cheeked chef, plus Grover Whalen and Fifi Widener Wichfeld. It also notes Eddie Duchin’s rise, his fortunes, a marriage to Marjorie Qelvidhs, and various Broadway and social highlights. The piece paints summer life from Central Park to the Casino and open-air tavern culture.
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New York
Hal Phyfe
Watterson Rotackers
Virginia
Ryley Cooper
Tacoma
Iso
Maybelle Manning
Oscar
Peter Arno
Grover Whalen
Fifi Widener Wichfeld
Dreiser
Pavone
Central Park
Eddie Duchin
Columbia
Niany
Leo Reisman
New England
Sid Solomon
Noel Coward
Marjorie Qelvidhs
Social
Laughing at Hoover Gives Way to Cheers as New Admin Takes Stage
The piece notes public shift from mockery of Hoover to cautious praise for the new administration. It suggests administrations seek contrast to undermine predecessors and hints at the public’s evolving sentiment toward Republicans and policy shifts during the transition era.
Washington Close-Up on Norris Constitutional Amendment
Washington Close-Up discusses Senator Norris of Nebraska and his proposed amendment making the Supreme Court the sole constitutional custodian. It would set a six month statute of limitations, require two thirds of the court to rule, and channel constitutional questions directly to the high court, with possible implications for NRA legality. The piece weighs whether this rapid test approach would alter past outcomes.
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George Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Supreme Court
Schechter
White House
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Nortis
Dong Hag
NRA
Questions And Answers Quiz in The Gazette
Readers are invited to mail in a quiz answering general knowledge questions. The feature lists historical, literary, geographic, and civics queries with sample answers and guidance for submitting responses, along with a promo for an Indian Names booklet and coupon.
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Charleston
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Thirteenth St
Washington, D. Cc
Washington Off The Record: Campaign Banter and Coastal Tales
A garbled column blends political jests with coastal leisure as senators tease colleagues on the floor and at sea. It mentions Robinson and Bailey fishing near Chesapeake, plus quips about Ickes and Hopkins. Other items note Queen Elizabeth’s corset, novelist Natalie Sumner Lincoln, and divorce talk in D C.
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Jon Robinson
Arkansas
Joe” Bailey
North Carolina
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