Britain Rejects War Debt In Kind Payment Proposal
London June 27 Britain publicly rejected the American suggestion to settle war debts in kind as impractical and a threat to Anglo American trade. The note, replying to Secretary Hull, favors a final settlement but argues deliveries in kind would affect economic conditions similarly to cash payments and cites Dawes to support the view. The government remains anxious to preserve harmony while seeing no current method to implement such a plan.
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London
Great Britain
Hull
Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Britain
HuJl
Real Britain
America
United States
Storm cuts power to East End business district
A severe storm last night knocked down a tree on Quartier street, breaking power lines and snapping a pole. Electricity access was lost from 8:20 to 9:30 pm affecting hundreds of homes, restaurants, hotels, a theater, and The Gazette plant. The outage disrupted offices and postponed medical appointments while the theater refunded admissions. Police and utility crews worked to remove the obstruction and restore service.
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Gazette
Quartier Street
Quarrier Street
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Capitol Street
Parents Say Girl's Health Wrecked in Edmonton Suit
In Edmonton on June 27, Vivien MacMillan's parents testified in a seduction suit tied to Premier J. E. Brownlee. The mother Maud MacMillan said Vivien's health declined after moving to Edmonton as a stenographer, noting a drop from 155 pounds. Allan MacMillan supported claims of worsening health after each visit. A surprise witness, Jessie Blant, a former maid, testified.
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Edmonton
Atta
Vivien MacMillan
J. E. Brownlee
Maud MacMillan
Brownlee
MacMillen
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
Willie Willis declares plans for a big time gathering as a playful phrase about an afternoon visitor who will teach the children a game or activity. The lighthearted note hints at community fun and youthful engagement under a warm small-town tone.
Johnson Holt In Senate Race
Two more announcements add Johnson and Holt to the Democratic race for United States senator in West Virginia. Johnson, of Clarksburg, a former American Legion national commander, backs the New Deal and Roosevelt policies. Holt, from Weston, is a member of the house of delegates.
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United States
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
Rush D. Holt
Weston
House of Delegates
Johnson
American Legion
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tugwell Critiques New Deal Fees In Iowa Address
Des Moines reports Rexford Tugwell under secretary of agriculture unveiled a social management program aimed at national coordination between government and business. Speaking before 1,800 bankers, he outlined mass production, scientific management and decentralized administration as core elements and attacked big packers and millers opposing the AAA reforms. He planned to visit Brookings South Dakota and other western states on his tour.
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Des Moines
Rexford G. Tugwell
Middle West
Brookings
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Iowa
Wallace
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
New Deal costs defended in congressional records
Washington report notes Republican leader Bolton claims Congress spent 27.0 billion on the New Deal while Democrat Buchanan defends total appropriations at 9.7 billion with more than half for emergencies. Buchanan says defeating the depression could justify costs comparable to a fraction of World War spending.
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Washington
Democratic Congress
Congressional Record
House
Bolton
Ohio
Republican Congressional Committee
Seventy-Third
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Buchanan
Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Hitler Blocks Move to Dissolve Steel Helmets
Berlin June 27 Chancellor Hitler rebuked radical Nazi factions by rejecting calls to dissolve the conservative steel helmet veterans group led by Franz Seldte. He ordered the storm troopers to stop attacks on the steel helmets and met with Vice Chancellor von Papen, signaling support for the conservatives amid broader party tensions.
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Berlin
Hitler
Steel Helmet War Veterans Organization
Steel Helmeters
Franz Seldte
Frank von Papen
von Papen
Seldte
Storm Troopers
Arnsberg
Little Hope For Recovery Held
SANTA BARBARA California June 27 Marie Dressler veteran actress of the stage and screen is confined at the home of friends in SANTA BARBARA suffering from a heart and kidney ailment. Her condition worsened this afternoon and little hope for recovery was held Medical staff said she had failed in recent days but there is no immediate danger of death. She has been in ill health for more than two years and left her studio to rest at the home of friends.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Marie Dressler
Miss Dressler
Mise Dressler
Son With Mother On Execution Eve At Sing Sing
OSSINING N Y June 27 Mrs Anna Antonio visited by her brother Peter Capella of Schenectady and watched by prison officials for a last time as execution looms tomorrow night Her nerves are tense yet she speaks of not sewing due to anxiety The 28 year old who plotted her husband's murder in Albany in 1933 fears clemency may save her and mentions her children and father while two men Vincent Scetta and Sam Parraci await death.
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Ossining
Anna Antonio
Sing Sing Prison
Frank
Antonia
Peter Capella
Schenectady
Albany
Fred Capello
Phyllis
Nine
Herbert H. Lehman
Anlawio
Vincent Scetta
Sam Parraci
Roosevelt signs 120 bills vetoes 91 others
A compact world note from Washington reports President Roosevelt preparing for vacation signs 120 bills and vetoes 91. Pecora may head stock control board as Republicans frame new campaign defense. Johnson approves aluminum code amid Mellon family ties. Berlin rebukes radical Nazis over steel helmets. Britain rejects US pay war debt in goods. Alberta premier seduction case moves forward as stenographer’s parents testify.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pecora
Johnson
Mellon
Berlin
Hitler
London
Britain
Edmonton
Alberta
Pecora Agrees To Take Stock Chairmanship
President Roosevelt works to organize the new government for the fiscal year starting July 1. He signs numerous bills and vetoes while considering personnel for stock exchange and communications agencies. Ferdinand Pecora is named as a possible stock commission chairman, agreeing to a one year term. The address to the nation is scheduled for tonight at 9 22 p.m. EST.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National House
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Stock Exchanges
New Stock Exchange Commission
White House
Pecora
Legis
Convicts Escape After Slaying Jailer in Birch District
Three prisoners fled after mortally wounding jailer Earl Bland, 54, in a Birch district jail corridor. Deputy reports surround, with state police and citizens aiding the manhunt as night falls.
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Sutton
Birch
Earl Bland
Clarksburg
Senators' Home Towns Strong For Roosevelt
Incomplete returns from 31 U S senators’ hometowns in the Literary Digest poll on Roosevelt's first year show varied support. Names include Phillips of Goldsborough, Reed of Pittsburgh, McKellar of Memphis, Byrd of Berryville, Hatfield of Huntington with several vacancies and uncertain totals.
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New York
U. S
Literary Digest
Roosevelt
Phillips
Goldsborough
Bauncey Yee
David A. Reed
Pittsburgh
Kenneth McKellar
Harry F. Byrd
Berryville
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
Jones Elected to WVU Alumni Posts in Committee Meeting
Oren Jones formerly of Sistersville and now with the university at Morgantown was named to the new assistant secretary post. F Roy Yoke of Morgantown was re elected as secretary. Dr Gary Hoge of Lewisburg, new president of the executive committee, said the assistant secretary will handle all secretarial duties.
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West Virginia University Alumni Association
F. Roy Yoke
Morgantown
Oren Jones
Sistersville
University At
Hogg
Gary Hoge
Lewisburg
Dir. Jones
Association Cireles
Johnson Attacks Darrow Report as Inaccurate Says NRA Ignored Facts
In a letter to Roosevelt, Hugh Johnson denounces the Darrow review board second report as unfair and false, arguing the board suppresses favorable testimony and manufactures political material. He cites code failures, 500000 concerns under codes, and a six in 25000 complaint ratio as proof. Richberg and NRA officials defend the administration and challenge the board’s conclusions.
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Associated Press
Hugh
Johnson
NEA Review Board
Richberg
Recovery Administration
NRA
Donald R. Richberg
Tolnson
Roosevelt
Jonson
Review Board
Darrow
William O. Thompsons
Dar
Ice
Sis
HBA
Federal Trade Commission
Mathematics Inten
Explosions Kill Ten at Dean Powder Plant Hawks Prairie
Ten people died and five were injured at the Dean Powder plant in Hawks Prairie near Olympia when two blasts ripped through the mixing room, destroying the facility and scattering wreckage. Victims include two women and several identified workers. a 12 year old boy among the dead.
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Olympia
Wash
Dean Powder Company
Hawks Prairie
Were
Oliver Wilson
Henry Denn, Jr
Charles Carpenter
Hazel| Eppley
H. J. Denn
Alvin, Smith
Andrew Hayden
J. C. Adams
John Clausen
Clarence Ulery
Pearl Ulery
William Barto
Glen Moyer
Scott Yarhol
George Denn
Norma Guilty As Accessory In Slayings Case
Dedham Mass June 27 Norma Brighton Brillen a bride of a convicted slayer was found guilty on three indictments charging her as an accessory after the fact to robbery and murder. The verdicts came after seven hours of deliberation as a packed courtroom heard the judge foreman read guilty. Sentencing was postponed until September or October with appeals possible. The jury reportedly struggled over the accessory after the fact charges amid rumors of acquittal.
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Dedham
Mass
Norma Brighton Brillen
Comely
Arthur J. Estes
Norma
Congressman Smith Seeks Democratic Nomination to Succeed Himself
Joseph L. Smith of Beckley filed formal candidacy for re election to the United States Congress from the sixth district. Thomas H. Curd of Welch announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to state senator from the sixth district. Theodore A. Cavendish of Huntington, a former Charleston resident and automobile dealer, led as candidate for the Republican nomination for state senator from the fifth district.
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Joseph L. Smith
Beckley
Thomas H
Curd
Welch
Theodore A
Ted) Cavendish
Huntington
Charleston
Jap Patriots Hurl Bricks and Clash With Police
In Shanghai an angry crowd of 300 Japanese sailors attacked British police at the international settlement before dawn, hurling bricks bottles and clubs. The confrontation risked an international incident as British authorities tried to arrest a Japanese sailor abroad. Police reinforcements and naval authorities ultimately prevented a pitched clash and restored order.
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Shanghai
Shanghai International
International
Quekely
British International Settlement
Samuel Courtney Dies at Hospital
Samuel Courtney 76 a West Virginia timber man died at a local hospital after falling ill Monday at his offices in the Odd Hedeign building. He was a brother of T B Courtney of Edgewood and associated in Putnam County business with him. Funeral services were set for two this afternoon at Simpson funeral home with burial in Grove City Woodlawn Cemetery. He left no sisters and was survived by brothers Robberts of Chicago and Oddie Near of Grove City.
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Eet
P. Courtney
West Virginia
T. B. Courtney
Edgewood
Putnam
D. G. Courtney
Courtney Lumeber Company
Ous
Tutter
Eiks
Charleston B. P. C
Simpson Funeral Home
Grove City
Woodlawn
Robberts
Chicago
Oddie
R. Uber
Will Cites Proof U.S. On Road to Recovery
Beverly Hills Calif June 27 A report notes President Roosevelt's address to the nation implying confidence in the country’s economic rebound. The piece reflects on public optimism and the belief that leadership has a strong stake in improvement and recovery.
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Will
U.S
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