Drought Disaster Presses Kanawha Valley Farmers
State officials call drought very disastrous as light weekend showers fail to ease prolonged dry spell. Commissioner McLaughlin notes limited rain around Charleston, warns conditions remain dire. Weather peaks at 99 degrees with storms. Local ministers urged prayer for rain. Cabell County losses estimated at 200000 dollars. statewide damage figures range from 3 to 5 million with central and western areas hit hardest. Wetzel County reports 185000 dollars in losses. A field survey nears completion with early July updates anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
J. B. McLaughlin
Charleston
A. B. Leamer
Huntington Ministerial Association
Cabell County
W. D. Click
McLaughlin
Wetzel County
Holt and Hillman clash over Roosevelt policies at Tamiment
Senator Rush Holt of West Virginia and labor leader Sidney Hillman debated Roosevelt administration policies at the Tamiment institute. Hillman sided with John L. Lewis against Holt, who denounced price fixing in the coal bill while Hillman defended labor protections against operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Tamiment
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Roosevelt
Tamiment Economic and Social Institute
Holt
John L.lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Hillman
Lewis
Lewy
House
Labor
Old Style Distributing to Solely Carry Piel Beers in WV
Old Style Distributing Company of Main Street will be the sole distributor of Piel Brothers Fine Beers in the Charleston and Huntington districts. M. F. Roche sales director announced with J. W. Maessen and two assistants touring Charleston to survey marketing conditions. Piel Brothers, Brooklyn, credits its stubby bottle design for higher production scheduled to expand next fall. seven distributing points exist in the state with Keifer as local manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Piel Brothers Fine
Charleston
Huntington
M. F. Roche
Roche
J. W. Maessen
Baltimore
Piel Brothers Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Piel Brothers
West Virginia
Co. KR Keifer
Puffing Robot Aids Study Of Tobacco Smoke
New York June 28 The American Chemical Society announced a puffing robot to simulate human smoking. The device resembles four Turkish hookahs and can smoke four cigarettes at once, producing uniform puffs to yield reproducible results. Inventors Bradford Harlan and Hammer of American Tobacco explain the aim is to learn what cigarette smoke becomes in human use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Chemical Society
J. A. Bradford
W. R. Harlan
H. R. Hammer
American Tobacco Company
Ten Fliers Die in Separate Crashes Across U S
A cluster of air incidents left several dead and injured. Wytheville VA saw a pilot die in a low flying craft crash. In New York two men, Joseph Franco and Anthony Trinken, were partially buried after a rental plane plummeted from hundreds of feet. Marquoketa Iowa reported two pilots killed and one seriously hurt when their craft fell in a field, Felderman piloting. Nearby Camas Washington residents reported two missing women fliers later found alive and injured near a mountain. Portland Oregon passengers Alyce Pashbury and Irma Westover were reported alive but injured after taking off from Vancouver Washington bound for Spokane air races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
Long Island
Joseph Franco
Anthony Trinken
New York
Glen Solberg
Marquoketa
Town
M. E. Felderman
Clinton
Felderman
Bertha Robinson
Camas
Wash
Alyce Pashbury
Irma Westover
Portland
Ore
Vancouver
Spokane
Radio Highlights NBC WEAF WEAF and CBS WABC Listings
A dense timetable of radio programs across NBC WEAF and CBS WABC networks with music acts, orchestras, opinions, news briefs, and international broadcasts. Notes include reciprocal trade shifts as Manchukuo begins soy bean shipments to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbc-Weaf
Top Hatters Dance Orchestra
Lee Gordon & Orchestra
Ieee
Texas
Edward Davies
Ford Bond
WEAF
Billy & Betty
WEAP
Amorz 'N' Andy
Uncle Ezra
Fibber McGee
Mollie
Margaret Speaks
Hardy Horlick
Richard Himber
Bestman
Original Dramatic &Kit
Dick Mansfield
Earst
Amos
Andy—west
Fisk Jubilee Choir
Jack Berger
Gene Beecher
Cbs-Wabc
Virginia Verrill
Whiterness Road
Berial
George Hall
Bobby Swenson
Eddie House
Dixie
Radio News
East
WABC
Blue Flames
Renfrew
The
Meaunjed
Loretta Lee
Eton Boys
Ted Huaing
Basic
Rosael Dorr
Boake Carter
Guy Lombarda
E. Moneak
Weat
Herbert Foote
West
Pick
Pat
Joey Nash
Radio Theater
Wayne King
Jack Shannon
Jack Denny
Cummings & Orchestra
Dasics Pick
Pat—west
Eddis Dunstedter
Geo
Givot Circus
Midwest
Vincent Lopez
Hawaii
NBC
WJZ
U. S. Army Band
Preas
the Entertainers
WJ2
Aistera
Lowell Thomas
Orphen Annie
Niela Goodelie
Tony Russell
Lum & Abner
Abe Lyman
Russ Morgan
N. Rodrigo
Ink Spots Negro
Glen Gray
Bhandor
Henry Busse
Xavier Cugat
Manchukuo
Germany
Hill Loses Two Nickels In Bilious Family Row
A business owner on Elk River recounts a chaotic yesterday when a three tire car full of men and one woman chased a man who demanded a nickel for a phone call to police. He lent one nickel, then another, as the husband defended his wife and the crowd dispersed after a window shattering brawl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hill
Elk River
Hill
Roosevelt
Tim
Election Frauds Charged in Logan Nomination
Circuit Clerk Simon A. Dingess faces charges of fraud corruption and violation of election laws in a petition asking the county court to throw out the Democratic sheriff nomination vote in seven precincts. Everett Workman defeated Dingess for the nomination by 69 votes after a recount.
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Logan
Simon A. Dingess
Everett Workman
Dingess
Obituary notices from Blooming Rose area and surrounding towns
Obituaries report John M. Midkiff age 76 dying at home in Blooming Rose near Racine with services at his residence tomorrow at 2 pm and burial in the family cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Roxie Brown Myrtle Nelson Edna Harless and four sons T Midkiff Ray Midkiff Melvin and Dennis. Other notices: Final rites for Mrs Ollie E Osborne 38 at West Union church Hurricane, burial Jackson cemetery. Levi H. Thomas 64 of Louisville buried Spring Hill after funeral at Owen and Barth. Brenda Jane Hughes three months old of Elkview died at Charleston hospital. service at Hafer funeral home Elkview with burial Reynolds cemetery. John Barefield 19 of Ward killed in auto crash with funeral at 2 pm at Ward cemetery. Surviving family includes father six sisters and three brothers.
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John M. Midkiff
Blooming Rose
Racine
Hunter and Hunter Funeral
Madison
Roxie Brown
Myrtle Nelson
Comfort
Edna Harless
Highcoal
T. Midkiff
St. Albans
Ray Midkiff
Auntington
Melvin
Dennis
Dennis Mid- Rift OF Bivunuing Ruse; and & Sisit
Ae Anna Lively
Princess Anne, d
Ollie E. Osborne
Clenden
West Union Church
Hurricane
Roland Kennedy
Jackson Cemetery
Brenda Jane Hughes
John R. Hughes
Elkview
Charleston
Hafer Funeral
D. A. Harper
Pinch
Reynolds Cemetery
John Barefield
Barefield of
Ward
O. S. Carter
Funeral services for John Charles Young held at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for John Charles Young 79 retired New York Central railroad employee who died Saturday will be at Sacred Heart church tomorrow at nine with Father Felician officiating. Interment will be Sunset Memorial Park. Also, infant daughter of E A Humphreys died yesterday at Frame street residence. Burial at Johnson and Cunningham chapel. Surviving sister Helen Humphreys. Funeral for infant son of J B Coleman of Kanawha Two Mile died Saturday at Charleston hospital. Rev Robson Fisher officiated. burial Spring Hill cemetery. Zee Ellen Hickman one year old died yesterday at Charleston hospital. services at Bartlett chapel this afternoon at two with Rev B C Gamble officiating. burial in family cemetery near Beckley.
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Owen and Barth
Levi H. Thomas
Louisville
Earl G. Hissom
Spring Hill Cemetery
John Charles Young
New York Central Railroad
Sacred Heart Church
Father Felician
Sunset Memorial Park
E. A. Humphreys
Frame Street
Johnson and Cunningham Funeral Home
Helen Humphreys
Johnson and Cunningham Chapel
J. B. Coleman
Kanawha Two Mile
Charleston Hospital
Robson Fisher
Zee Ellen Hickman
G. H. Hickman
Sunset Drive
Charleston
Two O’clay
Bartlett Chapel
B. C. Gamble
Beckley
Roosevelt greet crowds at home after breakfast
President Roosevelt and family greeted wellwishers at the estate breakfast. Mrs. Roosevelt laughed at a tale of Anna Dall Boetticher losing her white spring coat during the crowd and a secret service man escorted the coat to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt Speech Praises New Deal Defense of Democracy
The article covers Franklin D Roosevelt lauding the New Deal's aim to protect people from economic storms, arguing for government action against economic tyranny and monopoly. It notes his refusal to attack Republicans by name and quotes his pledge to end the excesses of 1929, as supporters cheered and roared as he left the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Deal
Republican Party
Landon
Kansas
Alfred FE. Smith
Union Party
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Roosevelt
Youth Confesses Part In Ohio Cop Slaying
Confession details from a Chesapeake youth linked to a Cincinnati crime case. He describes meeting an unidentified partner, being handed a revolver, planning the robbery, and a struggle near Eden Park ending with a gunshot. Coat with laundry mark ties suspect to Capitol Street store.
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Ohio
Tully
Myth Cafe
Cincinnati
Eden Park
Thompson
Miss Brown
Robbins
Chesapeake
Walnut Street
Capitol Street
Cook
Charleston
Starfield_street
Huntington
Cabin Creek
Detective Cook
Young Thompson
Hart
Zioncheck Leaps Fence Escapes From Hospital
Congressmen Zioncheck escapes from hospital after leaping a yard fence amid unclear plan. Dr. Pattrell reports he appeared uninjured and a sanity hearing was cancelled as transfer arrangements were made. Earlier sighting suggested he rode toward Ellicott City. hospital officials ongoing exam. Australia veterinarians combat mysterious disease decimating kangaroos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattrell
Zianebeck
Washington
Big Families Get Pensions in Russia
Moscow reports a new law granting pensions to all Soviet families with more than six children under five. Divorced parents face up to 50 percent income payments for child support and tougher taxation on divorces. The state will provide 2,000 rubles yearly for five years after the seventh child and 5,000 rubles per new baby after the tenth, with incentives expanding for each additional birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Federal aid for farmers amid grain and potato shortages
The piece explains potential price effects if corn and potato supplies dwindle, forecasting higher costs for milk cheese and butter and rising poultry demand. Over the weekend Secretary Henry Wallace formed a Washington committee to assist farmers, focusing on the Dakotas Minnesota Montana and Wyoming and monitoring the southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Washington
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Lemke Proposes Clean Campaign Economic Plan
Congressman Lemke unveils a campaign plank advocating a national bank of issue to balance credit. He argues such a bank would let the government borrow without interest, reducing tax burdens and addressing inadequate purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Issue
New Democratic Club Elects Its Officers
Estill Melion was elected president of the Independent Democratic club formed yesterday at the Kanawha hotel. J. A. deGruyter Jr as vice president and L. E. Given as secretary treasurer were named. About 200 people attended as A. H. Toothman, deGruyter, and Given spoke. primary election methods were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estill Melion
Independent Democratic Club
Kanawha
J. A. deGruyter, Jr
L. E. Given
A. H. Toothman
de Gruyter
Given
Ingram Slaying Case Due in Court Today
James Ingram faces a court hearing in an intermedi ate court before Judge Collett Littlepage for the fatal May 6 shooting of 19 year old Ethel Shelton on Morris street. Police say jealousy motivated the cafe killing and Shelton died at a Charleston hospital. Noah Proctor, 39, of Blakeley, also faces trial for the slaying of 35 year old George Sparks last April after alleging Sparks molested his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ingram
Ethel Shelton
Morris Street
Collett Littlepage
Charleston
George Sparks
Near Blakely
Noah Proctor
Blakeley
Proctor
Sparks
West Virginia coal output rises 24000 tons
State coal production for the week ending June 15 reached 2,024,000 tons, according to the United States Bureau of Mines. The week’s total was 24,000 tons higher than the prior week ending June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
United States Bureau of Mines
Helen Perraunt Elected At State VFW Auxiliary Meet
Mrs. Helen Perraunt of South Charleston was elected conductress of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the closing sessions of the state convention in Williamson. Mrs. Maude Ayres of Clarksburg was elected president, succeeding Mrs. Kathryn McGuffie of Tunnelton. Smyth K. Biggs of Clarksburg was installed as department commander, chosen to succeed Rex H. Davis of Morgantown. The 1937 encampment will be held in Morgantown with officers Kathryn Reynolds, Rhea Fisher, Della Dewese, Lucy Keller, Betty Davis, Kallie Lovett, Geneva Baker, Jessie Devrisk, Kitt Williams, Mary Cassell, and Louise Beedout named to key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Perraunt
South Charleston
Women’s Auxiliary
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Williamson
Maude Ayres
Clarksburg
Mix
Kathryn McGuffie
Tunnelon
Smyth K. Biggs
Rex H. Davis
Morgantown
Kathryn Reynolds
Holliday’s Cove
Rhea Fisher
Grafton
Della Dewese
Lucy Keller
Holliday's Cove
Betty Davis
Kallie Lovett
Welch
Geneva Baker
Jessie Devrisk
Kitt Williams
Huntington
Mary Cassell
Louise Beedout
Halidey's Cove
Strike Hits Blow At French Defense
Industrialized Alsace Lorraine area feeds the Maginot line with munitions as a broad strike spreads in eastern France including Metz department store workers and gas company staff. The Moselle prefect warns of deporting alien agitators amid German-ancestry population in the region. Hotels and Riviera resorts shut as thousands strike, with Nice evacuated and transportation disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace Lorraine
France
Riviera
Nice
Injured Youths Improve After Auto Crash at Clay
Two 15 year old youths, Marshall Colebank of Glover Street and Beecher Dawson of Widen, were hurt in a Clay auto accident Saturday. Both remain at Charleston General Hospital reported in satisfactory condition with facial cuts and lacerations. Police have not released accident details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Charleston General Hospital
Marshall Colebank
Glover Street
Beecher Dawson
Widen
Steel Industry Defies Unionization Drive
The steel industry resisted unionization efforts as mills lagged on orders. Delegates at a US Communist party convention in Allegheny Valley highlighted the drive, with B. K. Gebert noting 20 steel company union officials. The industry maintained loyalty to collective bargaining and said workers chose bargaining reps by secret ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
United States
B. K. Gebert
Alleghany Valley
Pennsylvania
Heart of Big Steel
Centenarian Groom Despairs On Wedding Eve
A 99 year old groom, dressed in a G. A. R. uniform and already twice married, faced a broken wedding as his planned best man son Ezra claims to be 101. He retained the ring and spoke of future use as Mrs. Manning left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra
Manning
Crisis in Europe as Ethiopia Fails League Sanctions
Geneva reports that the League of Nations faces a growing crisis as sanctions fail to curb Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia. Haile Selassie, in Geneva, asks if there is justice, while France and Britain debate lifting measures and the assembly contemplates actions to save the League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Julius Caesar
Benito Mussolini
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Geneva
China
Danzig
Memel
Austria
Assembly of the League of 5
Save
League
Leon Blum
France
Stanley Ome
Poland
London
China Plans Increase In Military Forces Frontline tensions flare near Manchukuo border
Tokyo reports Japanese army officers were killed and two wounded when unidentified assailants opened fire near Pogranitchnaya on the Manchukuo Soviet border. The incident marks a fresh flare in the long running frontier dispute. The Comet news agency notes the attack near Harbin. London streets are closed to traffic for recreation.
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Tokyo
Iwo
Pogranitchnaya
Manchukuo
Soviet Siberia
T Lyle
Japan
Soviet Union
Japanese Comet
Harbin
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Old Style Company
Piel Agency
EH. L. Satterfield
National Bank of Commerce
Medical Arts
H. Hobart Fisher
Meury
ER. Glass
M. D
ARNE
Toalk
Natsaki
W. Mozart
Federation of Business and Professional Women
2RO
Berlin
Did
Daventry
Empire
GSP
GSF
GSC
Caracas
Eight & m
Sergio Codog
Philip F. Schaffer
Medical
Thomas Rites
Humphreys
Coleman Infant
Charles W. Kniseley
Margaret W. Kniseley
How
Charleston Tent & Awning Co
State ST
Zioncheck
Australia
Paint & Glass Co
Hale
Remington
B. E. Proctor
Russia
Lemke
Ee Man
New Democratic Club
Ingram
Heln Perraunt
Ted
VFW
National Furniture CO
Kanawha ST
Wall Paper Gates Paint CO
Man
Europe
Save League
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Quarrier Telephone
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