City Council Buys 10 Parkway Lots For River Bank Development
The Kanawha city council last night authorized spending 51,984.17 for 10 parcels along the river from Elizabeth Street to Morris. Major buys include the Franklin diner for 21,000 and the Anna M. Snyder property for 25,100. Other approved deals listed buyers and amounts. The council also advanced street right of way deeds to the housing authority and sought a permit from engineers to fill the bank for a 40 foot street. A parking ban proposal on West Washington was referred to committee. The chamber featured new air conditioning and a trial public address system.
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Kanawha
Franklin Diner
Anna M. Snyder
Morris- Bradford
Elizabeth Street
Morris
Philip H. Hill
Virginia R. Couch
Mary R. Payne
Genevieve Crawley
Myrtle J. Warner
Ruth A. Baer
Anna B. Satterthwaite
Charlotte Sterrett
Housing Authority
Estill, Ross, and Joseph
CHA
Elk Riverbank
U. S
Harry Silverstein
West Washington Street
Capitol
Patrick Streets
Mike
H. C. Walker
Budget Committee
Senate Rebels Strip FDR of Gold Power in Monetary Fight
The Senate curbed presidential power to use the gold devaluation tool and extended ongoing influence to June 30, 1941. A silver bloc victory halted a filibuster, paving rapid passage of the stabilization fund bill as WPA funding looms.
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Senate
House
Pittman
McCarran
Nevada
We Change
Ate
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Sen. Bankhead
Alabama
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Townsend
Delaware
Glass
Adams
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Treasury Department
Nomination of Duffy Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed the nomination of former Senator F. Ryan Duffy of Wisconsin to be federal district judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin.
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Duffy
Senate
Washington
Ryan Duffy
Wisconsin
Pet elephant at Pittsburgh zoo up for grabs
Flashes of Life In These U S reports a two-ton elephant named Danny borrowed from a circus a year ago is now to be given away. The circus no longer wants him back and taxpayers fund his daily diet of oats hay and vegetables at the zoo.
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Pittsburgh
Danny
Danville uses sun powered water heating on city roof
City Engineer C. L. Scott demonstrates a solar hot water system on Danville city farm roof. Two oblong tanks capture sun heat to supply warm water for the city shops at quitting time, proving a simple way to harness solar energy.
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Danville
C. L. Scott
Divorce suit filed after two days of marriage
Mrs. Theodore Jackson seeks divorce in Idaho Falls accusing Police Officer Theodore Jackson of cruel and inhuman treatment, just two days after their marriage.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Theodore Jackson
Policeman Jackson
Tractor spared as train rushes by at crossing
At Nebraska City on June 26 Henry Morgan’s tractor gears jammed as a Missouri Pacific passenger train approached a crossing. He did not jump and watched the train roar past, noting the crank and radiator were missing from the tractor after the close call.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Henry Morgan
Missouri Pacific
Morgan
Crime lecturer Collins jailed for false pretenses
Clinton Iowa police arrest 28 year old Collins after he took $9.25 from merchants while promising an anti crime lecture and failed to deliver. He is sentenced to 60 days in jail.
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Clinton
Collins
Slayer Surrenders After Slayings In Ohio Area
Letty, a Kentucky schoolteacher, was killed after a quarrel over money from horse sales. The suspect, identified as Case, fled through back roads, dodging a large posse and state patrols from seven counties. He claimed amnesia about the events and later surrendered after abandoning his truck and throwing a pistol into a waterway.
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Letty
Dunseith
Case
Scioto County
Portsmouth
D. H. Clark
Ross County
Don Lowery
State to Add Three New Parole and Probation Divisions
The 44th legislature overhauled parole and probation laws and funded full time investigators. Gov Holt is expected to keep Budget Director H Isaiah Smith, while Stanley E Dadisman may lead the parole and probation director post. The state publicity commission, created in 1939 and with $25,000 annual funding, is to start once funds are available. The commission includes the governor and several state officials and can hire a secretary.
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Pardon
Holt
H. Isaiah Smith
Stanley E. Dadisman
State Publicity Commission
Agriculture
State Road Commission
Revolt Forces Change In New Neutrality Bill
Democrats on the foreign affairs committee met to draft amendments ahead of Thursday vote. If enough support fails to pass the bill, a final vote could be delayed past July 4. Rep. George Holden Tinkham blasts the measure as the British munitions bill granting Roosevelt power to push the U S into war without congressional consent.
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Ing
Foreign Affairs
George Holden Tinkham
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
U. S
Witnesses deny injunction violation in laundry strike case
Testimony in circuit court sought to prove Louis Davidson a C I O representative did not violate the injunction issued May 31 related to the Charleston Laundry Company strike. Davidson and six associates face contempt charges. an order directed Richard Harkins to appear, as he is alleged to have torn down a certified injunction copy at the plant.
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Louis Davidson
Charleston Laundry Company
Davidson
Richard Harkins
Julian F. Bouchelle
Harkins
Three Men Held In Tar-Feather Case
Three men were detained after a tar and feather assault at a Warrenton country club dance that followed a horse show drawing hundreds of attendees from the hunt country. Thomas A. P. Krock, linked to the Cassini incident, was fined $20 and costs after conviction for carrying a concealed weapon. He testified the gun was unloaded and not concealed, saying he feared others would target him as well.
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Warrenton Country Club
Hunt Country
Thomas A. P. Krock
Cassini
Obituary for Myrtle Bates Hickman and Harry W Penny
Mrs Myrtle Bates Hickman 51 of 322 Laidley street died Sunday at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Folk Buckhannon Rev Wallace M Alston to conduct services at 2 30 p m today Bartlett mortuary chapel Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery Harry W Penny 67 of Davis creek retired druggist died yesterday morning in a Charleston hospital Body removed to Bartlett mortuary Funeral arrangements incomplete pending arrival of sister Mrs Mary Westover of Ottawa Kansas
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Wallace M. Alston
Bartlett Mortuary Chapel
Myrtle Bates Hickman
Laidley Street
Elizabeth Folk
Buckhannon
Spring Hill Cemetery
Harry W. Penny
Davis Creek
Charleston
Bartlett Mortuary
Mary Westover
Ottawa
Kan
Funeral service for Mrs Ada Smith at Piedmont home
Mrs Ada Smith dies at her daughter's home on Piedmont road. Services are at 3 p.m. today at the residence conducted by Rev. Vernon Johns. Campbell Mortuary handles burial at Spring Hill cemetery. Body to be from the home at 8 a.m. today.
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Ada Smith
Piedmont Road
Vernon Johns
Campbell Mortuary
Spring Hill
Grose Rites Held For Ansted Resident
Benjamin A. Grose aged 67 of Ansted will be buried at Lockwood family cemetery after 1 p m services today at his residence. Rev. Charles Walker to officiate with B C Hooper mortuary of Montgomery handling arrangements. Grose died Sunday at home.
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Benjamin A. Grose
Ansted
Lockwood
Charles Walker
B. C. Hooper
Montgomery
Grose
Tufts Rites set in Smithers for Thomas Martin Tufts
Thomas Martin Tufts 72 of Smithers died Sunday after a long illness. Services will be at 2 30 p m tomorrow at Carbondale Baptist Church with Rev B F Howell and Rev L W Whittington officiating. Burial in family cemetery. B C Hooper mortuary of Montgomery in charge.
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Thomas Martin Tufts
Smithers
Carbondale Baptist Church
B. F. Howell
L. W. Whittington
B. C. Hooper
Montgomery
Funeral for Dennis W. Pickering Held at Gabe School
Reverend Early Abbott to conduct 10:30 a m services at Gabe school for Dennis W. Pickering 68 of Gabe Creek near Clendenin who died at home Sunday night. Burial by Albert Myers and Son Mortuary Elkview in Canterbury Cemetery. Survived by wife Rachel three daughters Florence Huffman Frances Pickering of Wellford Alice Harper Frame three sons Gerald Elkview Lawrence Wellford Earl Wellford a sister Laura Schoolcraft Wellford three brothers Frank Wellford David Charleston Charles Gandeeville and six grandchildren.
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Early Abbott
Gabe School
Dennis W. Pickering
Gabe Creek
Clendenin
Albert Myers
Lawrence
Earl Pickering
Wellford
Laura Schoolcraft
Frank Pickering
David Pickering
Charleston
Charles Pickering
Gandeeville
Mrs Ida Bird 48 Dies After Heart Ailment At Home
Mrs Ida Elizabeth Bird 48 of Big Scary died yesterday from a heart ailment. The body goes from Bartlett mortuary in St. Albans to her home today. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Survived by her husband L C Bird. three children Olen Opal Ruth Bird. six brothers Homer Ernest Emery Jim Lloyd Norville Moore. and a sister Mrs Callie Dent, all of Big Scary.
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Ida Elizabeth Bird
Bartlett Mortuary
St. Albans
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
L. C. Bird
Olen
Opal
Ruth Bird
Homer
Ernest
Emery
Jim
Lloyd
Norville Moore
Callie Dent
Funeral services for Eckman resident Mrs. John Maurice
Funeral services were held yesterday at Eckman for Mrs. John Maurice of Eckman grandmother of John D. Maurice of Charleston who died at a daughter’s home Saturday. Burial followed in Ridgelawn cemetery.
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Eckman
John Maurice
John D. Maurice
Charleston
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Rembert Rites Held After Long Illness
Andrew Rembert age 38 of Harewood died Sunday at Denmar sanatorium after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were made with Harden mortuary in Montgomery. Survived by wife Emma Rembert a stepdaughter Mattie Dawson of Morris Creek a sister Annie Hamlet of Mt Hope and two brothers-in-law of Montgomery.
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Andrew Rembert
Harewood
Denmar
Harden Mortuary
Montgomery
Emma Rembert
Mattie Dawson
Morris Creek
Annie Hamlet
Mt. Hope
Poison Ivy Lotion Ad by Gates Special
An old advertisement urges readers to visit Potterfield's drug store for Gates Special Poison Ivy Lotion. It claims the product kills poison ivy in two applications and is endorsed by Ady.
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Potterfield
Gates
Louisiana Governor Faces Uncertain Term Amid Scandal T: Louisiana Governor Faces Uncertain Term Amid Scandal
Anxiety grips Baton Rouge as Gov Leche's health and leadership falter while Lieut. Gov Earl Long Mayor Mae Strie New Orleans and state officials confer at the mansion. Federal and state probes into WPA dealings and a looming grand jury investigation add to the political crisis and calls for accountability.
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Earl K. Long
Robert S. Maestri
New Orleans
Louisiana
Long
Leche
Heidelberg
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Smith
Federal Grand Jury
WPA
Buckner Claims Payment of Party Bills and Rail Bond Support
Buckner testified that he paid party bills and supported bonds to operate the railroad. He cited ex Senator Harry B. Hawes as sharing the view. Buckner says late Senator Royal Copeland favored the redemption legislation. Senator David I Walsh of Massachusetts and Representative Crosser of Ohio introduced Buckner drafted resolutions in both chambers. Buckner spent four hours on the witness stand and faces a likely tough cross examination tomorrow.
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Harry Bsa Hawes
Royal Copeland
Buckner
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Rep
Crosser
Ohio
Senate
House
China Blockade Pact Near, Report Says
A claimed report says Chinese and foreign authorities are preparing a tighter blockade in Tientsin. It mentions a possible stricter measure next Friday if Britain fails to comply with Mayor Wen's demand for closer cooperation with the Chinese section under Japanese military rule.
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Ese
Wen
Tientsin
Birth Announcements From Local Families
A son Samuel Wesley was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Edward Lynch of 418 Ross Street Sunday at home. Mr and Mrs Louis Schultze Jr of Lick Branch announced a son born June 24. Mrs Dorothy Fay Goff of Charleston is the former of Mrs Schultze. Mr and Mrs George Turner of Julian announced a daughter yesterday at Charleston General Hospital. Mr and Mrs A E Browder of St Albans announced a son Sunday at Kanawha Valley Hospital. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Harry C Guyer of 400 Beauregard Street yesterday at Kanawha Valley Hospital. Mr and Mrs D L Snyder of 65 Riverside Drive South Charleston are parents of a son born yesterday at Kanawha Valley Hospital.
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Samuel Wesley
Charles Edward Lynch
Ross Street
Louis Schultze, Jr
Lick Branch
Schultze
Dorothy Fay Goff
Charleston
George Turner
Julian
Charleston General Hospital
A. E. Browder
St. Albans
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Harry C. Guyer
Beauregard Street
D. L. Snyder
Riverside Drive
South Charleston
What Winds Brought mobilizes a large force and youth camps
The report notes What Winds Brought carries 14 officers and 94 cadets with an engine. Madame Crow, titled mother of guerilla warfare in China, is said to command about 30,000 guerillas. In Russia nearly 2,000,000 school children are slated to visit summer camps.
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Madame Crow
China
Russia
Britain Shifts Fleet as War Courts New Plans
The London fleet leaves exercises in August to remain ready for movement before the German harvest, a move seen as strategic. The cabinet foreign affairs committee held a night session on the Far East and new Moscow diplomacy guidelines. Anthony Eden urged stronger action against Tokyo, contrary to Chamberlain's optimism.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Moscow
Chamberlain
Japan
Anthony Eden
Tokyo
Japs Threaten Ships in China Port
A Japanese naval spokesman warned that Swalow has become a center of new military operations and Japanese forces cannot allow vessels to embark or disembark passengers or load or unload freight, except mail and provisions for foreign residents, signaling restricted port access.
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South China
Swalow
British Limit at Swatow Harbor and Japanese Barricades
Shanghai reports that only one British merchantman may enter Swatow harbor weekly. Hong Kong naval officers say Japan has strung wire barricades around the British wharves at Swatow.
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Shanghai
Swatow
Hongkong
Church Circles Meet and Anniversary Observed
The Ann Judson circle of Emmanuel Baptist meets at 8 p m tonight at Mrs J T Hyre 612 Florida St. Deep Water Methodist celebrates 27th anniversary with a covered dish dinner at the church attended by 39 people and a reading of 1914 minutes.
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Ann Judson
The
Missionary Society of Emmanuel Baptist Church
J. T. Hyre
Florida Street
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Deepwater Methodist Church
C. B. Zinn
L. O. Buster
Mildred Zinn
St. Albans
E. Wicker
Mt. Carbon
H. T. Nichols
W. H. Clay
F. L. Grounds
Robert Hunley
Thelma Clay
Alma Clay
Emma Litton
W. L. Dequasie
Jennie Turner
Blanche Manley
Bertha Coleman
William Joseph
Sue Coleman
Ruby Cambridge
Ella Massey
B. H. Matheney
Clough Meadows
R. L. Cabell
D. F. Reavis
C. D. Horton
Duane Reavis
Melba Clay
Lewis Clay
Betty Lou Brown
Helen Matheney
Billie Joseph
Barbara Joseph
Jean Matheney
Joyce Fay Matheney
Oklahoma Senator Backs Third Term Movement
The report notes a Oklahoma senator joins a push for a third term while pledging to pursue liberal and progressive policies. It questions how much influence he will have in delivering Oklahoma’s 22 convention votes to the Roosevelt camp, a position earlier supported by Sen. Josh Lee.
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Thomas
Sen
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
West Virginia Coal Output Surges to 27 Percent
West Virginia produced 27 percent of the nation’s bituminous coal last year, about 92,922,000 tons, out of 344,630,000 tons nationally. The 1913 share was 15 percent with 71,254,000 tons of 478,435,000 total.
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West Virginia
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Ireland Population Estimate Reaches 2.937 Million
Officials announce Ireland counts 2,937,000 residents in the latest official estimate. The figure reflects a stable growth path and implications for planning and services.
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Ireland
Olive Tablets Promote Bile Flow for Constipation Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to follow Dr. Edwards and take Olive Tablets to stimulate bile flow, aiding digestion of fatty foods and easing constipation. The vegetable tablets are marketed as harmless and available in 15¢ 30¢ and 60g sizes at all drugstores.
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Ohio
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