State Police Ranks Cut In Economy Move
State police restructure cuts two captains to lieutenants and lowers several ranks as part of a department wide reorganization. Captain Thomas Sarton and Captain Frank Gibson move to lieutenant, while sergeants and corporals are downgraded with promotion prospects noted as vacancies arise. more reductions follow including assignments across Beckley Huntington and Ripley as wave of changes reshapes two to four company field footprint.
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State Department of Public Safety
Otter
Thomas Sarton
Leutenant
Chargs
St Willamson
Frank Gibson
Beckley
Pirot
B. Stout
Grove
Day Rowe
Rathelle
Seaman Martin
J. M. McClothlin
C. W. Carman
New Martinsville
A. Marishall
Huntington
Loeb, Waugh
Gauley Bridge
Paul Thompson
Ripley
Potters Agree on Competition Code and Wages
At a meeting of the United States Potters Association in Pittsburgh on June 37, industry leaders drafted a fair competition code under the national recovery act. They set minimum wages at 25 to 30 cents an hour and a 40 hour week, seeking relief from foreign competition and plan enforcement mechanisms to prevent products made at or below cost. The group noted European wages are higher and urged action as the industry claims to account for 76 percent of American pottery production.
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Pittshurgh
America
United States Potters’ Association
Rooesvelt
Tarif Commission
W. Edwin Wells
Newell
W.a
State May Not Issue Bonds Approved by High Tribunal
A $5,000,000 suit was filed in superior court in Baltimore by Co. Wilbur Miller against a group of financiers and corporations including Albert H. Wiggin and Sir Auckland Geddes. The case alleges a conspiracy to destroy finance and notes the state Supreme Court ruling on the deficit bond issue while signaling possible temporary finance steps and future actions after revenue measures are considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ap Group
Superior
Oy Co
Wilbur Miller
Davison Chemical Company
Silica Gel Corporation
Albert HW. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Sir Auckland Geddes
Pii
United States
Rio Pita Company
Utd
Jonn 4. Watson
International Agricultural Company
Chase, National Tak
Continental Ilinois Kank and Trust’ Company
The
Pinto Company
Pyrited Company, Inc
Henry
Supreme Court of Appeals
Board of Public Works
Pek
Down East
Supreme Court
Kump
West Virginia
Agreement On Code Expected
PICYTEBURGH June 27 Operators today tackled minimum wage and hours for miners under the national recovery act. They studied current wage scales and aimed to draft a code to fit the recovery law. Rose, Pittsburgh Coal general counsel, said producers have high hopes for success and a possible rescheduling of talks. He noted the northern fields may gain a break while southern regions with low wages have harmed rivals. Rose went to Washington to confer with national leaders. 3. D. A. Murray, president of the Pittsburgh Coal and chair of the new Code association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picyteburgh
Pon Rone
Pittsburgh Coil Company
Rose
Pittsburgh
Washington
D. A. Murray
Pittabutgh Coal
Cose Code Association
New Navy Physician To Report at Plant
Lieutenant Commander Benjamin W. Gaines, a physician on duty at the naval station in New Orleans, is ordered to report to the Naval Ordnance plant at South Charleston to relieve Lieutenant B Morrison who has not yet received orders. The transfer is to take effect Friday.
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Navy
Washington
Benjamin W. Gaines
Naval
New Orleans
Naval Ordnance Plant
South Charleaton
Gaines
R. c. Needham
B. Morrison
Appeal Allowed in Tenn. School Case Charleston Taxpayers
The state supreme court allowed an appeal from Kanawha county circuit court ruling upholding the county unit school law. No date set for arguments. Appellants include G. Leonhart and others. Lower court had restrained Charleston independent district from transferring its properties to the county board under the unit law. Other writs granted or denied across counties include Elders condemnation action in Huntington, Yates suit to set aside conveyance, and Harner bond case in Morgantown.
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State Supreme Court
Charleston
Kanawha
G. Leonhart
Chareston Independent District Board of Education
Cadel County
Lucinda A. Elders
Hoard
Park Commsssioners
Huntington
Taylor County
Homer Yates
W. A. Woodyard
Monongana County
Guy F. Harner
Temes Harner
Aassety Deposit
Morgantown
Teutons Asked for Peace Long Before Close of War
Secret diplomatic correspondence from the closing days of World War I reveals central powers sought peace ten months before the Armistice but were blocked by demands for full capitulation to American terms. 1914 discussions show Berlin and Vienna weighing separate peace while Kaiser’s empire faced decline and a weary populace. Page 7, Col. 2.
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Teutons
Washington
Germany
Austria-Hungary
State Department
Bega
America
Cay
Berlin
Vienna
Wilen
Hertling
Reichstag
Self Defense Is Claimed In County Killing
Elwore Warden, husband of Mrs. Vienna Warden, was arraigned for murder in the death of Acey Carr, 33, and wounding of Vienna Warden, 34, with two bullets injuring her in Charleston area. Warden admits shootings but says self defense. grand jury waived after arraignment. taken to Kana wha county jail. state police continue investigation.
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Acey Carr
Vienna Warden
Edward Warden
Beckley
Edward Smith
Yaatee
Cedar Grove
Warden
Charleston
Kanawha County
Elwore
A. M. Long
Senate Probers Will Quiz Kahn
Senate banking investigators planned to question Otto H. Kahn on his income tax returns after an all day probe into Kahn and the private banking house. The inquiry paused until tomorrow as Kahn disclosed a Chilean loan angle involving Ambassador Norman H. Davis.
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Washington
Senate
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb and Company of
New York
Kahn
Norman H. Davis
Ferdinand Pecora
Dollar Wheat Reaches Dollar Level Amid Market Rally
New York June 27 Grains surged with Wheat crossing $1 a bushel at Chicago and peaking at 1.0488 for May delivery Corn oats rye and barley rose three to seven cents while stocks overall gained modestly The Associated Press Standard Stock average closed at a new high since 1931 Cotton advanced early then pulled back as profit taking set in Wheat trading surged but later slowed with mixed results on the day.
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New York
Chicago
Wallatrest
Associated Press
Staller
Allgat~ry
California Vote Totals Show Prohibition Support Rising
Early returns from California indicate a statewide shift toward prohibition with about 175000 votes in favor as only a third of precincts reported. Southern California shows a strong 100000 vote lead for ratification of the twenty first amendment while northern areas favor repeal by wide margins. A separate race for legalizing horse race wagering trails, and anti prohibition leaders in major cities report closures amid ongoing tallies.
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San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
Rrape Grawery Inigne
Showdown At Parley Faces European Pow ers Over Dollar Stabilization
London June 27 The world economic conference faced a showdown on whether principal European powers will follow the American monetary program to lift the low mood or let the United States pursue its own policy. Central banks led by France pressed the Bank of England to join the stabilization effort, but Britain and the Bank of England refused to be drawn into action for the time being as wheat production talks stalled into July awaiting the 1993 crop figure. Optimism was voiced by Raymond Moley as the session noted progress.
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London
World Economic Conference
United States
France
Bank of England
Raymond Moley
Benwood Claims Wettest Municipality Title in State
Benwood in West Virginia claims the wettest municipality status as final vote totals show 71 for repeal and 78 against, a lopsided ratio of about seventeen and a half to one.
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Benwood
Wheeling
Fame
West Virginia
Labor Voices Opposition To Johnson Plan
Labor and minority groups voiced sudden opposition as textile operators presented to the National Recovery Administration a code to stabilize the industry with minimum wages and maximum hours. AFL President Willem Green objected to the age provisions and sought plant exemptions as manufacturers pressed for carveouts. The measure, backed by two-thirds of spindles and looms, awaits Roosevelt administration approval to take effect.
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Washington
IAP
National Recovery Administration
Willem Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Hugh G. Johnson
Minister Quits Hitler Cabinet in Nazi Shakeup
Berlin June 27 Alfred Hugenberg joining the cabinet resigns as economics minister and dissolves the nationalists party during a stormy session. The move follows a demand to spare nationalists from fate of socialists and Catholics. Hitler plans a one party dictatorship and may reassign leadership.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Hugenberg
Nallonaries Party
United Press
Hugenberg
Nars
Hitler
Maal
Dr. Hugenberg
Germany
Dr. Hagen
Anti-Prohibition Drive Begun in State in 1932
A long, text heavy summary discusses West Virginia's shift from strong Prohibition support to considering repeal in 1992. It traces the 1912 ratification of the bone dry amendment, 1914 enactment, and four decades of enforcement before state and federal repeal questions moved to a public vote. It notes the 1918 endorsement of the eighteenth amendment and the political pressure on legislators and candidates to align with dry laws, including worker campaigns and electoral consequences.
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West Virginia
Ahd
West Virginia Votes to Ratify Eighteenth Amendment Repeal
West Virginia approved repeal of the eighteenth amendment by a wide margin as industrial regions boosted the pro repeal vote. With 1,692 of 2,888 precincts reporting, 183,540 favored repeal to 105,382 opposed, led by Kanawha and other coal and chemical centers. County results show strong urban support, while rural areas largely stayed dry.
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West Virginia
New Dominion
California
State To Lead South Koontz West Virginia votes repeal
West Virginia overwhelmingly ratified the twenty first amendment, signaling a southern lead in repeal of national prohibition. BP D Koontz, chairman of United Forces for West Virginia, hailed the result as a nationwide push toward repeal and praised strong majorities across the state.
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West Virginia
D. Koontz
United Repest Forces
Sild
Mr. Koontz
Kanawha
Manone Dixon
Rogers to Watch Fliers Do Stuff
Beverly California June 27 Hag lunch today at the studio with Udet the greatest living German ace with 63 planes to his credit a marvelous stunt flyer and Lieut Falconi Mansolins crack acrobatic ace flyer both speak English A couple of fine young fellows Saturday we see these babies do their stuff along with our crack boys During the war parachutes were not allowed for fear they might fail one day Odett had his only 11 days when his plane was shot down without a chute there would have been no Odet today it makes you sick thinking of the boys we might have saved
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Beverly
Wills
Calif
Udet
Falconi
Mansolin
Germany
Udettad
Odet
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Gibson
Ceramic Industry
Willie Willis
Hebert Quillen
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Poland
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Wilson
Franz Josef
Charles
Pieasa
Wile
Pecora
Assie
A Rm
Gueranty Company of
Henrg Bovis
J. PB
Pinase
Cai
Labor
Johnson
Green
Cotton-Textile Institute
Nationalist
South
Mason-Dixon Line
Patrick D. Koontz
Repeal Council
Panhandle
Cabell
Logan
Mingo
McDowall
Ohio
Harrison
Monongalia
Mercer
Wood
Marshall
Marion
Barbour
Doddridge
Gilmer
Grant
Jackson
Lewis
Lincoln
Mason
Monroe
Morgan
Nicholas
Pleasants
Putnam
Ritchie
Roane
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Webster
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Pendleton
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Berkeley
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Brooke
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Virginia
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Maryland
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