England Gets Kings Report From London Luncheon
King George reported on his 15000 mile North American tour during a Guildhall luncheon, saying human feeling remains the strongest force in world affairs. He urged the empire’s future influence and praised the commonwealth’s ideals as a force for peace. The event drew 700 guests including U S Ambassador Kennedy and Prime Minister Chamberlain.
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London
George
Great Britain
U. S
Canada
Elizabeth
Frank Bowater
Joseph P. Kennedy
Chamberlain
Privy Council
Royal Lodge
Windsor Great Park
Margaret Rose
Guildhall
Empire
Jones and Carmody Named to Key Posts in Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt designates Jones and Carmody for top roles in a reorganization aimed at public works. Ickes remains outside the cabinet, and a public works administrator will head the new agency. Bonds to finance lending are to be taxable, with Treasury guarantees possible but no direct debt. Rep. Taber denounces the plan as budget evasion and warns tax liability will fall on all citizens.
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Iones
New Works Agency
Ickes
Jones and Carmody
Roosevelt
Treasury
Rep
Taber
Republican National Committee
West Virginia Negro Medical Society elects Shellcroft president
Dr. J. W. Shellcroft of Parkersburg was elected president to succeed Dr. Ernest Martin of Bluefield. Bluefield will host the 1940 convention. Other officers named were Dr. R. Lorenzo Carter of Charleston as vice president and Dr. A. D. Belton of Beckley as secretary-treasurer. The final day featured technical papers.
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Beckley
J. W. Shellcroft
Parkersburg
West Virginia Negro Medical Society
Ernest Martin
Bluefield
R. Lorenzo Carter
Charleston
A. D. Belton
Weather data brief from Columbus bulletin
Columbus weather bulletin notes maximum and minimum temperatures for the day with a high near 68 degrees and a low around 68 degrees as per the U S Weather Bureau.
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Columbus
U. S
Obituary Earl Henry Byers Death Services Held
Services for Earl Henry Byers 56 who died Thursday were held at 2 p m at Leon Baptist church burial followed in Leon cemetery mourning family announced prior to the service.
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Earl Henry Byers
Leon Baptist Church
Leon Cemetery
Rites for Mrs. Florence Slack Dearien Held Tomorrow
Rev. J. E. Wayland and Rev. Earl G. Hissom to officiate 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Reed for Mrs. Florence Slack Dearien 45 wife of Grover Dearien. Died Thursday night in Charleston hospital after extended illness. Body to be moved from Owen and Barth mortuary to the home. Surviving: two daughters Betty Louise and Mrs. William Perrine, a son William, and her mother Mrs. Oley Slack, all of Reed. Pallbearers: H. S. Slack, H. J. Chapman, Nate Gay, William Owens, Jesse Coen, Albert Brown, Andrew Nelson, J. C. Plant.
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J. E. Wayland
Earl G. Hissom
Florence Slack Dearien
Grover Dearien
Reed
Charleston
Owen and Barth
Betty Louise
William Perrine
William
Oley Slack
H. S. Slack
H. J. Chapman
Nate Gay
William Owens
Jesse Coen
Albert Brown
Andrew Nelson
J. C. Plant
Funeral rites for Mrs Lucy Garnes Wears in Buffalo
Rites at 3 p m today at Raynes mortuary for Mrs Lucy Garnes Wears 85 former Buffalo resident who died Thursday in Akron Ohio Burial in Pliny cemetery Rev Earl Hisson to officiate
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Raynes Mortuary
Buffalo
Lucy Garnes Wears
Akron, O
Pliny
Earl Hisson
Services for Charles E. Hoffman Held at Elmore Advent
Funeral services for Charles Ernest Hoffman age 52, a railroad car inspector for New York Central, will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Elmore Advent church. Burial follows in Hope cemetery. He died Thursday night in a local hospital. body moved from Owen and Barth mortuary to his residence at 1516 Pennsylvania avenue. He is survived by his widow Cora, three sons Eugene Ira Junior, three daughters Cora Stowers of St Albans Neva Bodkins of Dunbar Bertha Dunlap of Point Pleasant, four brothers Everett Harry William Cary Hoffman, and his parents Mr and Mrs J Hoffman of Point Pleasant.
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Elmore Advent Church
Charles Ernest Hoffman
New York Central Railroad Company
Hope Cemetery
Owen and Barth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Cora Hoffman
Eugene
Ira
Junior
Cora Stowers
St. Albans
Neva Bodkins
Dunbar
Bertha Dunlap
Point Pleasant
Everett Hoffman
Gallipolis
Harry
William
Carney Hoffman
J. Hoffman
Death of Mrs. Chancey Taylor in Carbondale
Mrs. Chancey Taylor aged 72 died yesterday at her Carbondale home after a brief illness. Her body was taken to Harden and Harden mortuary. Surviving are her husband Richard Taylor a daughter Mrs Lena Davis a grandson Charley Jones a granddaughter Mrs Gladys Mitchell and three great grandchildren all of Carbondale except the granddaughter from Scotthaven Pa.
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Chancey Taylor
Carbondale
Harden and Harden Mortuary
Richard Taylor
Lena Davis
Charley Jones
Gladys Mitchell
Scotthaven
President Insists On Continued Power
The article notes Senator Pittman condemns a bulldozing tone by the administration while miners' interests are cited. leaders warn that failure to pass the $1.735 billion WPA bill could force the Senate to extended all night sessions to reach action before next Friday. Senate supports possible night sessions as Minton and Barkley discuss schedules.
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Terest
Sen
Key Pittman
Nevada
Senate
New Deal
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Barkley
Kentucky
Public Utility Levies for 1939 Rise Slightly From Last Year
Major utilities show small gains in totals for 1939 with several bus lines and electric firms increasing levies. Notable changes include Atlantic Greyhound up to 600000 and Wheeling Electric rising to 5250000, while Kanawha Valley Power stays unchanged at 2500000 and Northern Virginia Power drops to 1900000.
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Atlantic Greyhound
Blue Ridge Transportation
Charleston Transit
Capitol Greyhound Lines, Inc
Consolidated Bus Lines
Cooperative Bus Lines
Ohio Valley Bus Company
West Virginia Transportation Company
Black Diamond Power Company
Elk Power
Flat Top Power Company
Fireworks Blast Rocks Large Area
In Chicago's western suburbs three arsonists seized watchman Frank Folisi and set fire to the Acme Fireworks warehouse in Proviso township, destroying the sheet metal structure and triggering a ten mile air alarm. A second plant in Leyden township was gassed but not exploded. Owner Harry Cohen links the fires to a price war.
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Chicago
INS
Acme Fireworks Corporation
Proviso Township
Frank Folisi
Leyden Township
Harry Cohen
Tax Bill Laid Before President Roosevelt
The $1,644,300,000 business appeasement tax bill eliminating the undistributed profits tax was laid before President Roosevelt after the House accepted Senate amendments. The bill, to take effect next Dec 31, imposes a flat 19 percent tax on corporations earning more than $25,000 annually and signals swift passage before June 30.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Map Maker’s Task Is Thankless One
The map maker’s task is a thankless one these days. Siamese officials told the state department their assembly will act tomorrow on a proposal to rename Siam to Land of the Thai. Geographers note the country is known internationally as Siam, while Siamese refer to themselves as People of the Thai.
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Washington
INS
Europe
State Department
Siam
Policemen Guard Fortune in Radium Transfer
Four grams of radium valued at $100,000 were moved from Memorial hospital old quarters to a new building. Experts and police provided escort as the lead cased container, weighing about 600 pounds, traveled by truck with motorcycle and radio car accompaniment.
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New York
Memorial Hospital For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Friedman Again Called In Income Tax Dispute
Harry Friedman head of the Form Distributing Company and brother in law of Moses L. Annenberg appeared for a second time before the federal grand jury investigating Annenberg's income tax returns. The Form Distributing Company is part of interlocking firms under Cecelia, a holding group. The session closed the third week of the Campbell led inquiry in Chicago.
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Chicago
INS
Harry Friedman
Form Distributing Company
Moses L. Annenberg
Federal Grand
Annenberg
Farm Distributing Company
Cecelia Company
U. S
William J. Campbell
Women urged to enter politics at convention
Mrs. Agnes B. Dickinson of Columbus told the convention that women must justify their entry into political activity. She criticized the defensive stance of women regarding political advancement and urged greater participation from women on big business boards and in public life.
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Big Business
Zonta International
Agnes B. Dickinson
Columbus
Nine Jailed After NMU Office Riot In New Orleans
One man injured and nine jailed after a riot at the National Maritime Union office in downtown New Orleans. Joseph Dynarski suffered possible skull fracture and facial wounds. Joseph Curran of New York, NMU president, among those arrested. Nine others faced charges of disturbing the peace and assault. Police say the clash followed an argument between Dynarski and Curran, with Dynarski claiming baseball bats were used.
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New Orleans
INS
Joseph Curran
New York
The
National Maritime Union
NMU
Union
Joseph Dynarski
Curran
Robert Meers
Phillip Glass
James Russell
Dynarski
Arsonist Receives Four Life Terms in NY Case
John J. Coogan, 39, was sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice William A. Gold to four concurrent life terms in Attica prison for arson deaths. He allegedly torched waste paper in a milk bottle receptacle at the home of his former employer William B. Clark Jr. on March 11, killing 78-year old William Clark Sr., two grandchildren, and their overnight guest.
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Bufealo
N. Y
State Supreme Court
William A. Gold
John J. Coogan
Attica
William B. Clark, Jr
William B. Clark
Leche Signs Final Act Approving Monroe Charity Hospital
Gov. Richard Leche signed a Monroe charity hospital contract in his last official act. He said he would retire within days due to ill health after two arthritis attacks. From his sick bed he signed in the executive mansion library, completing a program that built charity hospitals in LaFayette Pineville and Independence.
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Baton Rouge
INS
Richard Leche
Louisiana
Monroe
Leche
Executive Mansion
LaFayette
Pineville
Independence
Weston Chamber Elects Sprigg President
M. B. Sprigg of Weston, lumber and gasoline dealer, was elected president of the Weston Chamber of Commerce. Clarence F. Myer of Monongahela West Penn Public Service and Robert H. Pritchard, editor of the Weston Democrat, were named vice presidents.
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Weston
M. B. Sprigg
Weston Chamber of Commerce
Clarence F. Myer
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Robert H. Pritchard
Weston Democrat
Funeral Director Joseph N. Chipps Dies at 52
Joseph N. Chipps, 52, a Weston funeral director for two decades, died today at his home from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a Morgantown native.
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Weston
Joseph N. Chipps
Chipps
Morgantown
Windsors Planned Spain Visit in July
A semi official report says the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will visit Spain in July arriving at Barcelona on a private yacht around July 15. The trip is described as private with no official confirmation from governments.
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Barcelona
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Spain
Barter Deal With Britain Is Signed
A barter deal with Britain is signed based on calculating a parity price from the average 7-8 inch middling cotton price for the period January 1 to today noon, adding compression and delivery aboard ship, and contrasting it with the average rubber price for the same period.
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Britain
Whaley Nominated For Court of Claims
President Roosevelt nominated Richard S. Whaley of South Carolina to be chief justice of the United States court of claims. The president also named Sam E. Whitaker of Tennessee as a justice of the court.
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Washington
INS
Richard S. Whaley
South Carolina
Roosevelt
United States Court of Claims
Sam E. Whitaker
Tennessee
Navy Bombing Planes to Fly from San Diego to Pearl Harbor
Navy authorities announced 15 patrol bombing planes will take off from San Diego Bay for Pearl Harbor Hawaii next Wednesday if flight conditions permit. The 2570 mile hop will be completed in about 19 hours and carry 150 officers and men under Com. Sam La Hache.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
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Pearl Harbor
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Sam la Hache
Man Sentenced to Life for Wife’s Slaying in Parked Car
Allan Brown received life imprisonment in Maryland penitentiary after a four hour jury verdict of guilty for shooting and killing his wife in a parked car in front of her mother's home on April 11 in Baltimore Maryland.
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Baltimore
INS
Allan Brown
Maryland
Emory H. Niles
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