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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1938

Page

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Spain urged to halt bombing plan amid rising European fear

Madrid dispatch reports a deadly assault on Alicante with at least 199 killed and 759 wounded. The raid levelled parts of the city as Europe fears a widening conflict. Mussolini warned France reprisals against Spanish cities if Italian targets are attacked.

Asulletin Hendase INS Alicante Madrid Hts Paris Europe Italy Rome Barcelona Balearic Islands Spain Harcélong Benito Mussolini France Thrace London Mussolini Renato Prunas Tarn Page & Fast

Randolph predicts anti lynching law early in Roosevelt administration

Rep. Jennings Randolph of Elkins told about 3,000 people at the Shadyside beach Democratic picnic that an anti lynching law will be on the U S statute books before Roosevelt leaves the presidency. He praised the Roosevelt administration for its progressive acts since 1933, including banking deposit guarantees and the wage and hour bill. D D Hill, picnic chair, estimated about 5,000 attendees with delegations from Kanawha Cabell Putnam Logan and other counties.

Jennings Randolph Elkins U. S Franklin Roosevelt Shadyside Beach St. Albans Randolph Roosevelt D. Hill

Million Dollars Hitch-Hiked To Washington By Fund Officers

Three officers of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis on their way to Washington to present a check to President Roosevelt were stranded near Peekskill New York when they thumbed a lift from a passing motorist. The check for 1 010 000 dollars represents proceeds from nationwide birthday balls and March of Dimes and will be used to fight infantile paralysis. Left to right Basil O Connor Averill Harriman Dr Leroy Hubbard Clay Williams Keith Morgan birthday ball chairman.

National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Washington Roosevelt Peekskill N. Y Basil O'Connor Averill Harriman

Rebel Drive Is Repulsed At Spanish Front

Rebels clash with government troops across a 45 mile front in eastern Spain as 250000 fighters contend under a 110 degree sun. Infantry tanks armored cars and warplanes engage near Lucena Del Cid Castellon de la Plana and Valbona as Franco forces push forward in one of the civil war’s major battles.

Hendaye France Spain Lucena‘ del Cid Sales Castellon de la Plana Valbona Teruel Frantisco Franco

Earn to Page 8 Part 4 Col 2 Ene SaaS

The fragment from the eighth page, column two, notes a SaaS related topic. It highlights ongoing developments in software as a service, focusing on platform access, pricing models, and potential enterprise applications. Further context is limited in the readable excerpt.

Ene Saas

States Nearing Balanced Budgets Report

New York dispatch notes 16 states moving toward balanced budgets amid a 1937-38 fiscal year end. The compilation from capitals of 48 states shows most states in better financial shape than a year ago, with only about six running deficits and half of those small.

New York Page & Part

U S Naval Bombers End Record Flight

Seattle report on June 25 notes 43 naval patrol bombers from San Diego landed at Sand Point after a mass flight the largest in U S naval history. Over 300 officers and men aboard will operate along the Atlantic coast and Puget Sound for two months before returning. The first plane left San Diego at 5 14 a m and by 2 15 p m half had landed on Lake Washington.

Seattle Wash INS San Diego U. S. Naval Sand Point Naval Station Atlantic Coast Pueet Sound Lake Washington

Reich Defies U S Demand on Jewish Property

Washington reports Germany rejects U S demand to exempt all Jews in Germany from a property registration decree of April 26. Officials say the law targets Jews owning property valued over 5,000 marks, as expropriation looms for use by the German state. Exemption only for Jews who left before Hitler rose to power.

Washington INS Germany U. S State Department Reich Hitler

Women's Kangaroo Court Found in West Virginia

Federal inspectors report the first known case of a women's kangaroo court in a West Virginia jail. A husky inmate acted as sheriff, with a written set of lashes and fines for prisoners who disobeyed orders. The court ceased operation due to a shortage of victims.

West Virginia Washington Ee County Nina Kinsella Bureau At Prisons First Women Miss. Kinsella

Barbara Von Haugwitz Reventlow Seeks Divorce

Countess Barbara Von Haugwitz Reventlow seeks a divorce from Danish husband Court, claiming he is overworked and nervous. She wishes to keep custody of their two year old son Lance and aims to avoid alimony. The couple has had rifts over their son’s training and reconciliation attempts have failed.

Solletin Cofenbagen INS Politken Barbara von Haugwiritz-Revention Barbar Hutton Westworth Lance Court von Haugwitz- Reventlow Politicen London Barbara Maugwire Reventlow Woolworth Count Court Barbara Court Page

New Traffic Code In Effect Today

Gharlestonians must adjust driving habits to follow a 30 page ordinance enacted after a year of council wrangling. The rule set bans speeds of 30 mph in residential areas, 26 mph at intersections in busy zones, 15 mph at some business districts, with specific street restrictions on Capitol, Quarrier, Kanawha, and Broad streets.

Capitol Street Washington Kanawha

Brazil Nut Story to Start in The Charleston Gazette

The Charleston Gazette will publish the first of several short stories titled Brazil Nut for newspaper syndication. The State Newspaper will also carry similar pieces as part of a popular magazine-style feature.

Chinese Deal Staggering Blow to Japs

Shanghai dispatch reports fierce Yangtze river battles as Chinese forces repel Japanese gunboats and landings. Shore batteries aided by air strikes claim two Japanese boats sunk near Matowchen while a 500 man landing force suffered heavy casualties. Chinese HQ says the offensive was halted.

Shanghai Yangtze River Hankow Shiangkowchang Matowchen Fhe Mato Wchen

Rail Employes Fight Wage Cut

Washington reports 1,000,000 railway workers urged carrier management to withdraw a 1 percent wage cut notice. The Railway Labor Executives Association backs the president’s recovery drive and calls for cooperation among railroads, government, and workers to revive business and restore purchasing power.

Washington Railway Labor Executives' Association Roosevelt Railway Labor Executives’ Association

Man-Hater Mia Sla venska Shines in London Benefit Ballet

22 year old ballerina Mia Sla venska participated in an international ballet staged in London for a cancer hospital benefit. She is noted for flame colored hair and described as one of the world’s most beautiful women.

Mia Slavenska London

Funeral Rites Rehearsed For Mountain Man Bush Breareale

In Kingston Tennessee on June 25, mourners prepare for funeral services tomorrow for Felix Bush Breareale known as Bush. A coffin hewn from a walnut tree stands at his cabin as local residents from Knoxville Lenoir City Chattanooga and Tennessee towns gather for a three mile hearse procession to Cave Creek Baptist church where Rev Charles E Jackson will deplore the life of the man famed for his years and a hoped final rest at age 70 plus.

Kingston Tenn Felix “Bush Breareale Bush Mountain Cabin Knoxville Lenoir City Chattanooga Tennessee Cave Creek Baptist Church Charles E. Jackson Paris

Steel Price Wage Moves Boost Market Further Up

The market rose for a sixth straight day as wage policy debate in steel surfaced. U S Steel denied promising no wage cuts after price reductions, while Roosevelt urged unity to resist wage slashing. Traders bid up steel shares, with many gaining $1 to $20 for the week.

Wall Street New York New Deal U. S. Steel U. 5 Steel Corporation Roosevelt White House Wall Street Financial News Corporation

GOP Aspirants Still Reluctant In Kanawha County Primary

Kanawha county Republicans show scant candidate field with 3 of 17 offices filled as four party members filed this week. Chairman W. W. Wertz says party seeks strong state candidates by drafting willing individuals who have criticized past tickets. The filing deadline is midnight next Sunday. Circuit Clerk Malcolm H. Hix will keep the office open until Saturday midnight for in person and mail filings.

Kanawha—county W. W. Wertz Wertz Malcolm H. Hix

Boone Is Elected Head of Bankers

Boone A. Boone of the First Huntington National Bank becomes president of the West Virginia Bankers Association succeeding R. E. Bowie of Wheeling. Hayes Picklesimer of Charleston is named vice president and W. S. Clark of Fairmont is elected treasurer. The vote followed admonitions about leadership and youth from Dr. Ralph Cooper Hutchinson. Page 4, Col. 2.

White Sulphur Springs Charles A. Boone First Huntington National Bank West Virginia Bankers Association R. E. Bowie Wheeling Ralph Cooper Hutchinson Washington and Jefferson College Hayes Picklesimer Charleston W. S. Clark Fairmont Page

U S Pilot Dives At 400 Mile Speed Exhibition Stuns London Crowd

Maj. Al Williams, American stunt pilot, thrilled about 90,000 spectators at Gatwick airport with a high speed power dive. The 1,000 horsepower engine roared as he plunged earthward, then levelled off safely to conclude the daring display amid relieved cheers.

London INS Maj al Williams Gatwick Williams

Business leaders pledge support after Roosevelt chat

A group of fourteen top executives from U S Steel Goldman Sachs Dunn and Bradstreet R J Reynolds Sears Roebuck Libby Owens Ford SKF and Union Pacific met at Richard Patterson Jr home with Roosevelt brain trust in Washington. They pledged wholehearted cooperation with the administration to stimulate business and curb unemployment while discussing the government monopoly probe and steel price cutting. The president urged more intelligent cooperation among business labor and government and the group praised the address as magnificent.

Washington INS New Deal Roosevelt Asst. Sec. of Commerce Richard C. Patterson, Jr Roosevelt “Brain Trust D. R. Stettining, Jr U. S. Steel Corporation Sidney J. Weinbert Goldman-Sacks Company New York A. D. Whiteside Dunn and Bradstreet S. Clay Williams R. J. Reynolds Tobacco,company Robert BE. Wood Sears-Roebuck F. B. Adams Air Reduction Corporation John B. Biggers Libbey-Owens-Ford William Batt SKF Corporation Gayne Dunn G. White Engineering Corporation Rolland J. Hamilton American Radiator Company W. 4. Harriman Union Pacific Railroad Sears Roebuck M. B. Folsom KE and Clarente Francis General Feeds Corporation Brain Trusters Turn

Suburb Stadium Plan Moves Forward in South Charleston

South Charleston council named R. J. Gorman, Robert L. Bryan, and Francis George Davidson to draft a stadium layout for a 2000 seat venue with a two story field house costing about 90000 dollars. The project may receive PWA or WPA aid and will be funded by a local bond issue. The plan follows years of debate and a committee meeting led by Thomas Jr. and included Gorman.

South Charleston R. J. Gorman Robert L. Bryan Francis George Davidson J. W. Londeree PWA WPA Londeree Thomas, A Jr Gorman

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