School Bill and Road System Nearing House Vote
Governor Kum warns West Virginia that the county unit school bill and a road system reorganization face House action today and likely Senate conference. Disputes center on local self government and selection of road supervisors with concern from teachers and school workers. Governor Kum praised teachers who refused to join the lobby.
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West Virginia
Kum
Clerksburg
Provernor
Fost
Neely Speaks For Mothers on Mother's Day
Washington May 14 Senator Neely of West Virginia calls home mother and three words of mankind in a Mother's Day address. He credits Miss Ann Jarvis with establishing the holiday and honors mothers, living and deceased, with reverent gratitude and public homage.
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Washington
A E. Neely
West Virginia
Jemus
Mother
Ann BM. Jarvis
Virginia
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Government Relaxes Wine And Whisky Prescription Rules
Washington dispatch reports that federal restrictions on wine and whisky prescriptions will be relaxed starting tomorrow. Congress ordered the loosened regulations after negotiating a 3.2 percent tax. Physicians may write prescriptions for as much as a case of wine starting tomorrow, with pharmacist stamps ensuring safe city transport. only registered pharmacists may dispense.
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Washington
Max le
Congress
States Cutting Down Overhead
SHICAGO May 14 A concerted drive by states to abolish bureaus consolidate departments and eliminate unnecessary employees is under way About a score surveys show states have cut wastage and overhead to remove overlap in state government Legislation authorizing reductions has passed in some places Utah and West Virginia have allowed governors to combine or abolish departments but have not yet used the power Major eliminations include Massachusetts parks divisions and the industrial development commission Arkansas bureaus of mines and manufactures and agriculture and more Nebraska securities and public library commissions North Dakota immigration and bank receivership Tennessee markets division of sanitary engineering North Carolina corporation and tax commissions Oklahoma state marketing commission and plant board California bureau of publications and several law enforcement units plus 42 special attorneys Montana three state school supervisors axed Washington highway force trimmed and insurance inspections The report notes other reductions and a pending turn to page 2
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Utah
West Virginia
Highway Department
Tennessee
Forest Army Will Add Millions To U.S. Wooded Areas
The Roosevelt administration’s forest service program will deploy young foresters to boost U S woodland acreage and cut fire losses by at least 18 million dollars annually. Robert Fechner announced the plan, noting thousands of acres added to national timber resources and a strengthened fire-fighting network with trails banks and lookout towers to deter large fires.
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Roosevelt
Army of Young Foresters
America
Robert Fechner
Fechner
Indiana Repeal Election Concedes First Real Test
Washington May 14 A Sabbath quiet at Fort Hunt Virginia camp of 1200 bonus seekers contrasted with a small protest group marching on the White House led by Joseph Salzman of Brooklyn. Police blocked them and released them after talks. In Indianapolis Indiana the repeal of the 14th Amendment faces its first major test on June 6 as Indians elect delegates to a repeal convention amid tight dry versus wet tensions.
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Fort Hunt
White House
Joseph Salzman
Brooklyn
New York
Virginia
Fernsytranls Avenue
Ernest Brown
Por Five
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Selaman
Body Found in Kenawhe River at Sattey
A large man’s body was recovered yesterday from the Kenawhe river at Sattey by a boy. Coroner W. F. Work and Deputy Sheriff Howard Cunningham led the quick probe. The body was taken to Long and Johnson mortuary for an inquiry to be held today. Identification is expected to be difficult due to the time in water.
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Sattey
W. F. Work
Howard Cunningham
Long and Johnson Mortuary
Purether
Love Sermon Defies Pessimism in Mor ton's Cabin Creek Talk
The Rev J Blair Morton of Cabin Creek Presbyterian proclaims in a Gazette sermon that God's love remains steadfast despite harsh modern rhetoric. He criticizes sensational literary pieces and anonymous notices for seeking to unsettle civilization, likening fearmongering to the old Parliament plot and urging readers to reject panic.
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Cabin Creek, Presbyterian Church
Gazette
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House of Parliament
London
Ohio Flood Repeats Its Fast March Across the State
The Ohio River again rose rapidly flooding thousands of acres of lowlands from Parkersburg to the Mississippi. Cincinnati reported a 62 foot stage, with 56 forecast by morning as highways submerged up to three feet. Floods cut off Ripley and New Richmond, forced evacuations near Cincinnati, Newport, and Covington, and damaged crops and farm equipment in Indiana and Ohio border areas.
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Newport
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Lawrenceburg
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Angry Farmers Battle Police at Wisconsin Milk Dump
Angry farmers clashed with deputy sheriffs near Mukwonago Wisconsin in a milk strike spill. Tear gas bombs and clubs sparked a chaotic scene as trucks carrying milk to Chicago were halted and dumped, cows and pigs reportedly affected, and guards overwhelmed. The confrontation stretched into Walworth and Waukesha counties with deputies using gas and projectiles while farmers fought back, scattering milk across pavements and pastures as a dairy plant dash unfolded.
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Mukwonago
Chicago
Walworth County
Weukesha County
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Hugo Wendell
United Dairy Company
Gandhi Reconciles With Son On Quiet Sunday in Poona
Gandhi spends a calm day in Poona as he reconciles with his estranged son Hiraldal Gandhi at Lady Thatkerney’s villa. The Mahatma greets his wife released from jail and adjusts his day of silence due to Mrs. Gandai’s arrival, with his general health described as frail.
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India
Mahatma Gandhi
Hiraldal Gandhi
Gandhi
Italian Pilot Flies Upside Down for Hour
ROME May 14 Lieut Guglielmo Boccla flew upside down for 1 hour and 1 minute setting a world record. The old record of 41 minutes was held by Capt Raffaele Coladocni. The purpose was to study the physiological effects of upside down flying as physicians noted organ function remained normal except for a slight rise in heartbeats.
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Rome
Guglielmo Boccla
Raffaele Coladocni
Davis to Urge Arms Cuts to Calm World Tensions
Paris dispatch reports Norman H. Davis, ambassador at large, set to urge disarmament to ease European tensions and aid world reconstruction. He will meet with Foreign Minister Paul Boncour to discuss Germany’s armament demands, Geneva deadlock, and upcoming economic talks.
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Europe
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Paul Boncour
Germany
Davis
London
Geneva
Jap Aircraft Lead Assault Along Great Wall Near Peiping
Japanese planes opened a sweep ing advance south of the great wall toward Peiping. They bombed villages between Yenlo and Miyunhsien as tens of thousands of refugees fled southward along the highway. Chinese troops showed little resistance as civilians fled toward No Man's Land.
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Herbert KR. Rking
United Press
Yenlo
North China
Great Wall
Canina
Peiping
Here
Miyunhsien
No Man's Land
Woman Held in Death Of Her Step-father
FAIRMONT May 14. Beatrice E Bryant 24 is jailed after allegedly fatally shooting her stepfather Dennis Awill 54 during a quarrel in Monongah early today. Awill was shot four times in the back after an argument about the noise he made while building a fire and died. Police say Bryant claimed she shot because Awill abused her.
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Beatrice E. Bryant
Monongah
Dennis Awill
Awill
Bryant
Awl
West Virginia Coal Output Surges Over Week
United States Bureau of Mines reports West Virginia bituminous coal production for the week ended April 29 at 1,948,000 tons, up from 1,241,000, with Northern region producing 293,000 and Southern region 1,055,000 tons. Maryland output reached 24,000 tons, up from 22,000.
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West Virginia
United States
Teru
Virginia
Maryland
Steel Reaches New High Spot In 191? Output Rise
Cleveland May 14 Steel magazine notes steel works run at 34 percent capacity highest since June 191. Improvements deeper than spring rise with heavy bookings for finished steel last week. Operating rate up three points, backlogs grow, deliveries deferred as persistent buying indicates a long upswing. Wheeling leads at 66 percent, Cleveland 54, Youngstown 43, Chicago 21, Pittsburgh 2. Some tin plate mills at 100 percent, average 60. Buyer demand slows on strap prices as pig iron costs rise. Welcon Steel bought 86,000 tons Southern Railway summer cargo and 260,000 tons from Baltimore & Ohio.
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Youngstown
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Southern Railway
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Hotel Guest Rescues Boy From Kanawha River Levee
Ridney Robinson of Kanawha Street fell into the Kanawha River near the levee. E J Stackhouse a hotel guest and boat house tender helped tow the youth to safety before an ambulance transported him to St Francie Hospital where he was pronounced out of danger within half an hour.
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Kanawha S
E. J. Stackhouse
Coulsville
Ruttner Hotel
Ami Robinson
Bar. Blackbaure
Barlow
St. Francie Hospital
Blackhouse
Benign Old Man Is Tired After 1300 Performances
New York May 14 United Press Richard B Harrison known as the benign old man in The Green Pastures reached his 900th performance last night at a Pennsylvania venue and headed to New York for an interview. He spoke of fatigue yet passion on stage and shared letters from fans including a negro preacher who cried upon meeting him. Harrison recalled dreams of heaven and said he is driven by something inside.
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New York
Ne Jn
Heavenly Fish
Richard B. Harrison
Heston
United Press
Finex
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Stu
Tos
Washington
Gabriel
Heaver
Congress
Lewis Douglas
Bernard Wagner
Boughton
House
Ways and Teans Committee
Douglas
Senator Wraner
Roosevelt readies new plan for jobs and public works tax
President Roosevelt moves to unveil a comprehensive emergency reconstruction package this week. Discussions with industry and labor leaders focus on a manufacturers tax to back a 3.99 billion dollar public works program, with key aides and lawmakers aiming to unify support before Congress acts.
Chief Fechner Visits Foresters Camp No 1 in Vermont
Director Robert Fechner toured Roosevelt camp No 1 near Luray Vermont, joining officers for lunch. He spoke with a sunburnt, axe‑wielding youth who said he liked the place, quipping about the rent. The visit underscored the government’s reforestation effort and camp life.
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Robert D. Fecaner
Roosevelt Camp No. 1
Luray
Fechner
Sonny
Strings Along With Mr Rockefeller
A quirky tale from Santa Monica notes a dispute between young Rockefeller and an Amelia artist over art and inflation. The Rockefeller party rejects onions on a mocked plain bread scene and asserts the value of Rockefeller branding over vegetable toppings.
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Wal ‘Martane
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